Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1937 — Page 1
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FEAR MANY ARE KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENTTOOAY Four Known - Dead, 11 Others Are Feared Burning To Death Salem, 111., March 24 —(UP)— Four were known dead and 11 others were feared to be (burning to death as result of a hue accident on the highway three miles west of here late today. The bite, specially chartered from the Greyhound Line, crashed into the side of a concrete bridge and overturned Apparently the accident was due to a rear tire blowing out. The bus burst into flames before the occupants could escape. At 2 p- ni. four bodice had been removed to a funeral home and two persons believed near death from burns, were taken to a local hospital. They weer not identified. Firemen who rushed from here in an effort to extinguish the flames reported that from 17 to 25 persons were aboard the bus. It was not on a regular schedule through Salem. City Enrolled In National Contest The city of Decatur was enrolled in the annual national traffic safety contest by Mayor A. R. Holthouse today. The contest is conducted by the National Safety Council, with offices In Chicago. The only requirement for the city is to report at ‘ the and of the year the number of aqtjt.fatalities. Cities not having a motor vehicle fatality are placed on the honor roll. Chief of police Seph Melchi was delegated to compile the report for the year. The safety council will mail its monthly magazine, "Public Safety," to local officials. Consider Drafting Strike Legislation Washington, March 24 —(UP) — Administration leaders will meet with President Roosevelt, probably I Saturday, to consider drafing legis‘jlation to meet the sit-down strike crisis, it was learned from a high administration source today. Exploratory conversation, including long-distance telephone conferences with the President at Warm Springs. Ga„ indicate an effort will lie made to devise legislation which will give the President authority to assist states in meeting strike crises. Communion Service On Good Friday The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at the Zion Reformed church at the regular evening service, to be held at 7:30 o'clock Good Friday evening. A group of adults will be received 1 into membership. The subject of . the sermon to be delivered by Rev. Charles M. Prugh will be, “He Descended Into Hell.” Tffe vested 1 choir of the church will furnish special music for the service. CHRIS EICHER HURTTUESDAY ; ■ Well Known Adams County Man Suffers Fractured Leg Chris Eicher, state highway em- ! poye, west of the city, is confined to the Adams county memorial hospital suffering a broken left leg sustained In a freak accident TuesdayMr. Eicher, who was engaged in t road work near Union Center. Wells county, when the accident occurred • was walking along the berm of the road supervising the work when his foot caught in a partly buried I wire clothes hanger. In fa'ling he twisted the member i and fractured Hie leg bone between I the knee and the hip- 'He was | brought to the office of a local physician and then to the hospital, I where the broken bone was eet. | The attending physician reported | hie condition as good despite the i severity of the fracture.
THREATENS TO CLEAR ROOM OF ALL SPECTATORS Outbursts By Spectators At Court Hearing Bring Warning Washington. Mur. 24 <U.R) ('hairman Henry F. Ashurst threatened to order senate police to clear the senate judiciary committee room of spectators today after sharp exchanges over President Roosevelt's court plan evoke! outbursts by the audience. Ashurst gave his warning when applause and cheering by special ors marked a dispute between com mittee members during questioning of President Harold Dodds of Princeton University. Dodds op posed (he Roosevelt court plan. The dispute broke out when Sen. William Dieterich. 1).. 111., c harged Dodds was “not helping this committee at all" after the Princeton executive declined to suggest what sort of constitutional amendment he favored as a substitute for the court plan. Sen. Edward R. Burke. D.. Nebr.. protested Dieterich's questioning, evoking applause from the audi ence. "It looks to me like the gallery is packed." commented Dieterich. Sen. George McGill. D„ Kans., joined in to say: "This witness has reflected on the president of the I’nited State* ’ and in a wey, on the senate. I 1 reserve the right to question this witness as 1 see fit." Sen. Carl A. Katch. D.. N. M.. supported McGill and the audience again demonstrated vigorously. Ashurst after assuring his commit tee colleagues they would be allowed to continue questioning Dodds, warned the audience no ; more outbursts would be tolerated. Louts J. Taber, master of th<national grange, testified as the day's second witness opposing the | (CONTINUE!) ON PAGE FTVK) ZION LUTHERAH PLANS CONCERT Noted Soprano And Organist To Present Concert Sunday Night A sacred and secular concert of voca' and organ music will be presented by Miss Helen Limbert. soprano soloist of Fort Wayne, and Clare Edwards, concert organist, also of Fort Wayne, at the Zion Lutheran church on Easter Sunday. evening. The concert will be an I outstanding presentation of rare beauty in music since Miss Limbert and Mr. Edwards are both highly accomplished in their respective fields of music. Miss Limbert appeared at the Lutheran church last fall in the dedicatory organ recital held at that time, and her beautifully rich soprano voice thrilled the capacity audience. Miss Limbert has appeared as soloist with the Fort Wayne Civic Symphony orchestra and the Lutheran Choral society of Fort WSyne. She was chosen soloist for the: Great Lakes Symphony orchestra ■ at the Cleveland exposition last; year and has given concerts in many cities in the middle west. In ■ her appearances at the Lutheran' church Sunday, she will sing selec , tions from Kreisler. Haendel, Hay-: den and others. Miss Limbert I studied with Theodore Harrison of; the American Conservatory of. Music, Chicago, whose successful; engagements throughout Germany. England. Austria and Holland es-1 tablished him as a leading concert and oratorio artist. Mr. Edwards is an organist of! ! note, having appeared for years; in organ concerts and oratorio ac-1 companiment. and recently served i as organ soloist in the presentation : iof Bach's masterpiece. “The Pas-; sfon." given in Fort Wayne. He studied extensively with the late Clarence Eddy, who was recognlz-; ed as the dean of organists ini America. The press In many sec-: tions of the country where Mr. Edwards appeared extended him the highest praise for his beautiful, colfCONTTNHED ON PAGE FIVE) I _ o Rotarians To Hear Dr. Earl Kernahan Dr. A. Earl Kernahan, of Wash-! ington, D. C.. will address the regu-; lar meeting of the Rotary club; Thursday evening. His subject will; be, “The Place of Personality in | American Life."' George Thomas is in charge of the program for the! evening.
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Miss Helen Limbert Clare Edwards The Zion Lutheran church will present a sacred and secular concert Easter Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Artists Io appear on the program are Miss Helen Limbert, soprano, and Clare Edwards, organist, Itoth of Fort Wayne. 1
DR.KERNAHAN TALKSTOCLUR Evangelism Campaign Leader Speaks To Lions Club Tuesday “The biggest thing in the world is a person, and the biggest thing about a person is his personality," Dr. A. Earl Kernahan. of Washington. D. C.. told the members of the Lions club in their weekly meeting at the Rice hotel last night. “The leading characteristic of the American people is their unmatched personality," spoke Dr. Kernahan. who is conducting the personal visitation evangelism cam- ! paign in Decatur, "and it is this personality that has been the leading factor in making them the greatest people in the world today | —enabled them, with the aid of i directness and courage to accomI plish the highest in the various I fields of endeavor." “However, the development of i the personality cannot be made I through education alone. The church and its teachings must aid in creating that characteristic. A person must have personality moulded of social, moral and religious temperaments to remain unselfish and succeed," he said. “And of all organization and characteristics, the church and the church training pay the biggest dividends," Dr. Kernahan stated in closing. The Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor of the First U. B. church was in charge of the program and insfrumental in securing the services of Dr. Kernahan as speaker. Tribute To Mangold A letter of tribute from Melvin Jones, secretary of Lions International, was read in respect to the late Dr. Burt Mangold, deceased member of the club and its first president. The tribute stated in part, "it seems fitting that we pause and pay respect to our honored and beloved brother, who has crossed the great divide. As the fragrance of the rose remains in the petal long after it has fallen, so may the noble life of Lion Mangold, the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SCHOOLCANTATA FRIDAY NIGHT Rural Schools To Present Cantata At Berne Friday Night —- Nearly 300 voices wi'l ibe blended into one chorue Friday night when ! the students of the eeven rural high schools in the county present I their annual Easter cantata at the Mennonite church in Berne. This is thought to be one of the largest chorusee ever to appear in ! the county. Geneva will have the largest representation with SO stud- ! enta taking part. Kirkland is next with 50 students. Others are: Monroe. 47; Hartford, 39; Pleasant Mills 33; Jefferson, 28 and Monmouth, 17. Drese reheasals for the cantata were held this afternoon at the church as a final preparation for the event. Two individual cantatas will be included in the entertainment this ! year. “Eaeter Angels” and “Christ ; Victorious." Special musical numbers and vo- ■ cal eolos will be presented by stud- : enta of the various schools during the cantata. No admission charge ! will be made but a free will offer- | ing will be taken-
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i i 1 Invite Seniors To Journalism Meet : I Indianapolis. Mar. 24. —Seniors of , Hartford township. Berne, Kirk- ( land, Monroe, Pleasant Mills and , Geneva high schools, who are interested in the newspaper profess , .ion. have been invited to the fifth annual Butler University journal- , ism field day in Indianapolis on L ' April 17. according to an announce- < ment on the Indianapolis campus. 1 More than 3t)t) high school sen- , iors, from all parts of the state, are expected to attend the field , day. The program will include a series of shop talks and demonstrations by staff members of Indian-' ■ apolis newspapers and press asso- ( ■ elation bureaus. .1 According to Butler journalism ■ department officials, who sponsor ■ the event, the field day is held each i year in order to give the high! school seniors a practical acquaint- ■ ance with the newspaper profession. The program on April 17 will t include a visit to the plant of the - Indianapolis Star. DEATH CLAIMS : DECATUR LADY Mrs. Anna Keller Dies ! Tuesday Evening At Home In Decatur i Mrs. Anna C. Omlor-Keller, 66, ; widow of the late Dr. Henry E. ■ Keller, and prominent life-long i resident of the county, died last • evening at 5:45 o’clock at her t home. 108 N. Fourth street. Death was caused bv complications after an extended illness. i The deceased was a devout mem- - her of the St. Mary's Catholic ! church of this city, of the St. U Mary's Sodality and an active mem- : 1 her in social and civic clubs in the city. t The deceased was born near De- | catur August 13. 1870. the daughter . of Nicholas and Catherine Schpne- . Omlor. In 1893 she was married to f Dr. Henry Keller, former promin- , ent Decatur physician, who preced- . ed her in death 11 years ago. She . had spent her entire life in the • citv and county. Surviving are two children: Raymond C. Keller, local jeweler, and i Mrs. Mildred Ehler, also of this; l city. Three children. Laurine E., Beatrice and James are deceased. i A brother, Charles T. Omlor. of Decatur also survive®. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held t Fridav morning at 10 o’clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Rev. Joseph J. Seimetz, Rev. Joseph J. Hennes and Rev. Ambrose Kohne, of Goodland, offielating. Mass will be read Monday i I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Ernest Merica Hurt In Accident Tuesday i ■ Ernest Merica. 46- of near De- • catur. is a patient in the Linvill hos- : pita! at Columbia City as the result • of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near that city, ■ Tuesday morning. Mr. Merica was the driver of a i car which collided with a truck drivi en by Paul U.'lman on U. S. road ■ 30. a mile west of Columibia City, and number of fractured i ribs and injuries to his right arm ; and shoulder. With Mr. Merica were Mrs. Merica. who was not injured. Ralph Wil- ■ der and Ralph Krill, both of this ■ community, who sustained injuries : to their right sides and shoulders, i Mr. Wilder and Mrs- Krill were ■ treated at the hospital and discharged immediately.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES ARE PLANHED HERE Three-Hour Period Will Be Observed, Schools (’lose Today Easter vacation begun in the city schools toduy as the city began its observance of the pre-Easl-er season. Pupils of the public schools will return to their classes Monday, and the St. Joseph Catholic school will re-open Tuesday. Holy Week services will open Thursday in the Si. Mary's Catholic church with the celebration ot the institution of the Holy Euchar ist. Following the mass, at 7:30o'clock, the procession of the Blessed Sacrament will take place! I during the day and in the evening , from 7 to 8 o’clock a prayer hour will be held. Good Friday, nine Protestant ' churches of the city will hold annual Good Friday services in the Zion Reformed church from 12 noon to 3 o'clock. These services will be divided into half-hour devotionals instead of the former 20 minute periods. All business will be suspended during the three-hour period. All stores and offices in the city will ; close and industrial plants will ob-; serve the Three Hours where at all possible. During the first hour, the Rev. G. O. Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church will preside with the Rev. Paul Brandybefry. pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, delivering the sermon. In the second half hour from 12:30 to 1! o’clock, the Rev. George S. Lozier, 1 pastor of the First Evangelical church will deliver the sermon. At 1 o’clock the Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor of the First U. B. church will preside over the second hour with the Rev. H. R. Carson. pastor of the First M. E. church, delivering the first sermon, and the Rev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor of the Baptist church, giving the second. During the last hour, beginning at 2 o’clock, the Rev. Kenneth Timmons. pastor of the First Christian ' church, will preside, with the Rev. Glen Marshal, pastor of the Church of God. speaking the first half hour, and the Rev. C. M. Prugh, pastor of the Zion Reformed ■ church, delivering the last sermon. The Three Hours, from 12 to 3 , o’clock, will be observed Good Fri-1 day at the St. Marys Catholic church. Public way to the Cross will be made at 12:45, 1:45 and 2:45 o'clock. The balance of the time will be devoated to devotions and confessions. Friday evening epecial Good Friday service will be held at the Zion Lutheran church at 7:30 o'clock. Holy Communion will be celebrated, and the newly confirmed children will take part in thi® service for the | first time. Communion service® will also be held Friday evening at the Zion Reformed church at 7:30 o’clockOn Holy Saturday at the Catholic church, the services of the blessing of the pascal candle, fire, and Easter water, will begin at 6 o'clock, followed by a high mass (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) MONROE PLANS UNION SERVICE Union Services To Be Held At Monroe M. E. Church Friday Union services will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Monroe Friday afternoon from 12 to 3:65 o’clock. A number of pastors will take part, speaking on the “Seven Last Wotjds of Christ.” Special music will be furnished by the various churches and aleo by the Monroe high, school student®. People will be given opportunity to leave between periods. The (public is invited to attend. Following is the schedule of pastors and churches participating l :! C. J. Gehrig, pastor of the West Missionary church. 12 to 12:35; C. E. Smith pastor Pleasant Mills and Salem M E> churches, 12:35 to 1; Lawrence Dellinger, Willshire and Winchester U. B. churches, 1 to 1:25. ! (H. H. Meckstroth of St. Luke’s and Vera Cruz Reformed churches, 1:25 to 1:56; C. H. Wiederkehr, First Missionary church of Berne, 1:56 to 2:15; V- B. Ratcliffe, Spring Hill M. E- Church, 2:15 to 2:40; E. F. Morfcrd, Monroe M. E. church j2:46 to 3:65.
Europe Faces New Crisis; Mussolini Enraged By Events
GUARDIAN CASE 1 NEARING JURY Case Venued Here From Portland To Jury Late Today One of the longest and most bitterly contested jury trials in re- * cent years, late this afternoon near- ’ ed the jury, which will decide * 1 whether Mae Rice, 54, of Portland is capable of managing her own 1 estate of nearly $14,600. This is ) the seventh day in court. 1 The suit was venued here from I Jay county and is being heard by « a jury composed <sf seven men and t five women. The members are: i Rosella Mettler, Berne; Ida Nuss- i baum, Berne; Nellie Ineichen, Wa- i bash township; Hazel Schultz, Decatur; Anna May Bowen. Decatur; i Glen D. Adler, Kirkland township; i William John Inch. Monroe; Goldie 1 Gottschalk, Hartford township; ■, John A. Nevil, Wabash township; i Edward Koos, St. Mary’s township; ; George Flanders, Decatur, and Roy . Miller, Blue Creek township. As Miss Rice was adjudged of j unsound mind a few years ago, it , was impossible for her to bring ( suit in her own name for the re-i, moval of the guardianship. The H plaintiff is a friend, Mrs. Louisa Jetters, also of Portland. J. Gord- j on Meeker, guardian and a Portland attorney, is named the de-lj fendant in the case. The state's! interests are represented by Ar-] thus E. Voglewede, Adams county prosecutor. During the presentation of the | evidence, the results of a physical (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO, MEMBERS WILL > I NAME OFFICERS ___________ Junior Chamber Os Commerce May Change Constitution ' —— ' The suggestion of a constitutional amendment, permitting the entire. ! membership to vote for officers, 1 wa® made at the meeting of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce directors, Tuesday evening in the Rice hotel. T T nder the present constitution officers are elected by the directors, 1 who are chosen by the entire organization. A date for voting for the change ' has been eet for next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. The meeting will be held in the city hall. Should the 1 ! change be made, the annual election of officers also will be held Tues- , day. It was planned at the meeting ot ] the directors. Tuesday, to change i the form of meetings, whereby regular monthly meetings will be held for the entire membership. At the present only directors met regularly and the whole club only at social meetings and special functions. A limited membership drive will be held this year and an effort will ' be made to have only a small, active , organization of representative 1 young men and women. The drive ' will not be made until after the > meeting Tuesday. Postmaster Lists Office Open Hours Postmaster Phi! L. Macklin an- , nounces that the lobby of the post- ] office is open until 8 o'clock in the ( evening, except on Saturday, when it closes at 7 o’clock. I Patrons of the office can have . mail postmarked up until 7:45 p. m. except on Saturday, when it must ] be filed an hour earlier. Mail (placed , at the Rice hotel must be in the box i by 9:36 o’clock in order to be dis-, patched on the 9:48 train. ! Postmaster Macklin also stated that it wou'd be appreciated by carriers If persons who moved or I changed their address would notify the office at once. They are reI questd to give the old address when ( making the change. WEATHER Partly cloudy extreme south, > probably rain central and north portions tonight and • Thursday, turning to snow slurries Thursday; somewhat warmer extreme east, colder t extreme south west portion tonight; colder Thursday.
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European Nations Facing Crisis Even Graver Than One Threatened In Late European War. BRITAIN UNEASY By Louis F. Keemle (United Press Cable Editor) A crisis even graver than tho one threatened by the Ethiopian war in 1935 confronted Europe today. Mussolini is enraged by the turn of events. The Spanish Loyalist government is meditating an appeal to the league of nations. That would force a meeting ot the council. Mussolini, still smarting under the sanctions imposed by that tribunal during the Ethiopian war, would react in away that might prove disastrous to European relations. Into his speech yesterday in which he said the Italian people never would forget sanctions — that he would not let them—can ibe read a threat that he will take decisive action if the league and the powers back of it step into the Spanish situation. Such action presumably would be his denunciation of the non-inter-vention agreement and the dispatch of thousand® of more troops to Spain to ensure the victory of the rebelsThe reverses suffered by the Italians at Guadalajara have stung Mussolini, and the French have rubbed salt into his hurts by murmuring in an audible aside that tho vaunted Italian military machine after all is not what it has been cracked u-p to be. Thus , the possible loss of dictatorial prestige is an important factor in the crisis. The seriousness ot the situation is emphasized by authentic word from Paris that Mussolini has called in hta ambassadors from various J European capitals for a report on | the trend of events. It is further emphasized by BritI ian’s open uneasiness lest a storm I break, emphasized by the efforts of ] officials to persuade the uncensored ! British Press to "lay off” Mussolini voluntarily. They feel that the unconcealed satisfaction expressed both in Britain and France over the Italian reverses in Spain may prove i more than Mussolini can tolerate. They also feel that the fact that French commanding officers and a newly-developed, deadly French automatic rifle played a large (part in the Loyalist successes is no comfort to Italians. Another important development is Italy’s intention of reaching a mutual agreement with Jugoslavia. Austria, which has been friendly with Italy, does not like that, and sandwiched between Italy and Germany, may turn to France. Young King Leopold of the Bel(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Close Legion Home For Friday Services Officer® of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion announced today that the Legion home at First and Madison streets will be closed at 12 noon Friday, and will remain closed throughout the threehour period while services are being held at local churches. LANDSCAPING CITY GROUNDS East Side Os Municipal Plant Is Being Landscaped The work of landscaping the grounds on the east side of the city lights and water works plant started yesterday. i A crew of WPA workers are engaged in the work. Last fall the city started a program of beautifying the grounds and ornamental evergreens and shrubbery were set out. The lawn will be terraced along the entire east front and more trees and shrubbery set out on the south half of the grounds. A few of the maple trees facing Third street will be removed. A couple of the trees are dead and the trees are so close together, that healthy growth of a’l of them is prevented. Landscape gardners advised the removal of the scrub trees in order to give the remaining trees the chance to grow and expand.