Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1937 — Page 1

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Holy Name Society To Recite Rosary Members of the Holy Name hocj iety will meet after church aervlees th i< evening, and march in a body i to the Gillig and Doan funeral home, to recite the rosary for William Harting The members will also attend the funeral services at the St. Mary’s < atholic church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. TOMATO SCHOOL WELL ATTENDED Tomato School Is Held In This City Thursday Evening A large crowd attended the tomato school held at (he Moose home Thursday evening. E. R. Lancashire, former Ohio and Indiana extension man. urged the deep plowing and liberal use of batn- , yard manure. Ohio state experimental work has shown that one ton of barnyard manure is worth’ $3 when applied to a tomato crop and it is found that it is profitable to apply as high as 20 tons per acre. In the absence of plenty of : barnyard manure. Mr. Lancashire urged the plowing under of a good ' crop of sweet clover. He stated that the plants should be set out as early as possible in the spring and suggested that for this section of the state that June 5 was about j the latest date that this could be done profitably. In use of fertilizer, he suggested that it be placed at the time of the first cultivation and three : inches from the plant and three inches from the surface of the field. As to kind of ftrtilizer. he suggested that the county agent lie con- : suited and a soil test made and i fertilizer recommended after the soil had been tested. At picking time he advised to I wait until a good pick was assurled; that too much handling of the plants early, injured the crop. The Crampton Canneries have arranged to sponsor the Indiana , U. S. “Won" Tomato dub and any grower who grows two acres or more, qf tmpwliirs aud iMiveca. It) . Tor more tons is eligible. Anyone delivering 65 to 75 per cent C. S. No. 1 tomatoes and not to exceed i four per cent culls will be entitled to a silver medal and a 25 cent i bonus on No. I's and No. 2’s. Any grower producing 75 per cent or more U. 8. No. I s, not to exceed : three per cent culls, will be eni titled to a gold medal and 50 cents per ton bonus on all V. S. No. I s and 2’s delivered. The above announcement was made by H. Krimendall. presideht of the Crampton Canneries, who was present at the meeting. H. C. Bowmafi, secretary of I Crampton Canneries, was also present and stated that the company i could take acreage for pickles and , redbeets and urged serious consideration of the pickle crop as a high value money crop. Dee Fryback, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Roscoe Glendening of the First State Bank, were present and urged that everyone who had tomato ground fitted for tomatoes, should be interested in securing an acreage of this high value crop. ... o OPPONENTS SEE MORE STRENGTH Opponents Os Court Reform Assert Backers Wavering Washington, Mar. 26—(U.R) —Administration strength in the senate judiciary committee which is considering President Roosevelt's supreme court enlargement program is wavering, foes of the program asserted today. They said that four days of opposition testimony had increased their hopes of mustering a com-1 mittee majority either against the judiciary reorganization plan or in favor of one of two new compromise proposals. "It now appears," one opposition leader said, "that we might have a ' 10 to 8 majority on the 18-member committee as a result of this week’s developments, particularly j the tendency of previously uncommitted members toward one of the I alternative plans. We are comI pletely satisfied with progress so : far and expect the witnesses next week to be just as effective.” Administration stalwarts, however. confidently predicted defeat of all substitutes and passage of the president's measure in its original form. “Support for the bill is growing stronger every day.” said Chairman (ICONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

PROBE MYSTERf TORCH SLAYING Authorities Probe Past l ife Os Slain School Teacher New Cast'e, Ind., .March 26 —(UP) In the past life of blonde Mabel Sutton, 28, who had been a grade and Sunday school teacher. Sheriff's officers today sought a due to her strange “torch slaying’’ in a lonely wxhmls. Two days of questioning among i the young woman's acquaintances brought out only that she recently had been morbid ar.d tearful, and that hut Saturday afternoon she left a New Castle apartment building with two men. By Monday morning, apparently, she was dead. Her ibody. charred by fire until it was Itard'y recognizable I was found in a woods 50 yards off a country road and quarter of a mile | from any dwelling. John Sweat, who lives near the ’ wood«, said he saw two strange men in its vicinity Sunday afternoon. They departed in the direction of New Castle, he eaid. Sheriff Charlee F. Zornes sought to determine whether they were the same men who accompanied Mitw Sutton out of her apartment, but the woman who saw the three leave the apartment was unable to describe them. Miss Sutton engaged the apart- 1 ment .March 14. a few days after she loot iter factory job at Cadiz, and left her home to find new employment in Andernon She lived in the apartment for a week, the caretaker said. Other residents of the apartment’ said they had seen her crying frequently Questioning of her friends did not explain her apparent morbidness, or her presence in New Castle when her parents 1 elleved ehe was in An demon. She led an exemplary life apparently. A graduate of Ball Stats teachers college, ohe lived with het parents while she taught grade, school at Cades for three years. She was prominent in church and social *fTc tfv I Bit* *5 ntr*h« cWaTrrrunrvtf the’’ Cadiz. Ind.. Red Cross chapter. She had occasional dates with ■ Elbert Williams, 30. a teacher at' Fisher. Ind., Officers questioned ! Williams but obtained no cities from him. They traced her from Cadiz which (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) MORRIS STEELE IS FOUND SAFE Decatur Man, Missing Since March 2, Writes Os Safety Morris Steele. 60, Decatur rest-; dent, who has been missing since ■ March z 2. was located today. i through a letter received from him ' by Paul Briede of this city. Mr. Steele, evidently unaware of the wide-spread publicity given his disappearance, wrote a matter-of-fact letter, telling briefly of his activities lately in Hillsdale. Mich. The letter stated that he was ex-! ! pecting to get a good job soon and j that he was leaving immediately ( ' for Jackson. Michigan. He did not say in which city he was expecting ' the job. The rest of the letter dealt with personal matters, among which he requested that his home , here be closed. Mr. Steele had not been seen since March 2, but acquaintances did not become alarmed for a few days. His home was thoroughly searched March 6. by authorities, ! but no clue was found as to his whereabouts. As it was known he had no im mediate relatives, it was not at first believed that he could he visiting out of the city. Today, it was remembered by one of his fel- , low employes at a local industry, that he had at one time mentioned ; a cousin in Michigan. It is believed that he is visiting this cousin now. and it is possible that the cousin had obtained the i job for him. Because it was known that he had intended to go to Fort Wayne j the day he disappeared, Fort ! Wayne police had been asked to , ■ join in the search. ——-—o— Holiness Group To Meet Sunday The monthly meeting of the Ad- i ams county holiness association 1 will be held at the Monroe Friends church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. O. L. Flesher, pastor of the M. B. C. Antioch church, will speak. The public is invited to attend. J

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 26, 1937.

Out They Come Flags Flying !! ■♦ 1 j ' Lal I Jk ’ * ' Nlllmihi I I liirinuMTi *■ ■ [Xfi wr Mw w 'W : ssP ; > ---s L...— -.i„i i i With flags flying and band playing, sitdown strikers evacuate Dodge plant of Chrysler corporation in Hamtramck. Detroit suburb, under, truce agreement between John L. Lewis and Walter I’. Chrysler. The ! sitdowners held eight Chrysler plants for 16 days

CHURCHLEADER TALKS TO CLUB Dr. Kernahan Speaks To t Decatur Rotarians Thursday Evening Dr. A. Earl Kernahan. Washington, D. C, spoke to the Decatur Rotary club at the weekly meeting of the organization Thursday even i ing in the Rice hotel. Dr. Kernahan. who is conducting the personal visitation evangelism campaign in this city, spoke on I “Place of Personality in American Life." The speaker asserted that the leading characteristic of the American people is their uneqnaled per--1 sonality and that this personality ’ has bee nthe leading factor in makI ing them the greatest people in the world today, has enabled them with the aid of directness and courage, to accomplish the utmost in their various endeavors. “The biggest thing in the world lis a person, and the biggest thing : about a person is his personality” Dr. Kernahan said- “Personality, however, cannot be made 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 sucI ceed . "Os all organizations and characteristics, the church and church training pay the biggest dividends.” George Thomas was chairman ot the program. o WEATHER Generally fair and continued cold tonight and Saturday; Sunday fair, continued cold.

Annua/ Easter Egg Hunt To Be Held Despite Bad Weather

Regardless of weather conditions, the Easter rabbit will visit the Elks home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clockOfficials of the lodge, determined not to disappoint the kiddies of Decatur and Adams county who have been eagerly awaiting the second annual Easter egg hunt, have made arrngements to etage the hunt regardless of the weather. If weather conditions are suitable the hunt will be held on the spacious lawn of the home on North Second street, the scene of last year's first annual event. If conditions make this impoeBllble, the children will be giv%n the eggs in the home proper. In addition to more than a thousand brightly colored Easter eggs, the lodge officers have purchased 25 rabbits for distribution to the fortunate kiddies.

May Arraign Alleged Check Forger Today Dick Morningstar, alleged Geneva | check forger, was expected to be arraigned late this afternoon in Adams circuit court before Judge HuI her M. De Voss on the charge. The lie detector test given Morningstar at Indianapolis failed to bring any tangible results in regard to his alleged participation in numerous thefts in the county. Sheriff Dallas Brown stated today. The charge against Morningstar alleges that he issued a fraudulent i check to a local tire concern for SB. signing the name of Dan Baker, his brother-in-law. ■ '• 1 ~~0 PURDUE ALUMNI MEET TUESDAY Annual Meeting Os Adams County Agricultural Alumni To Be Held The annual meeting of the Purdue university agricultural alumni will be held Tuesday evening at 6:15 o’clock at the Rice hotel, where a banquet will be served. Roy Price, of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., county alumni chairman, is n arrangements for the banquet. As a part of the program, the . three Adams county boys who attended the winter short course at Purdue university, Joel Habegger, Richard Moses and Lawrence Beckmeyer, will be welcomed home. I A short business session will be I held. Arrangements have been made ' with I. Kalver, a Purdue alumnus, to hold a theater party at the Adams tiieater, following the business session.

i, | These rabbits will be awarded to s i the childfen finding the special J [eggs, on which will be imprinted the i word, "Rabbit.” 1 ! All kiddies of Decatur and Ad- - ams county, seven years of age b and younger, are cordially invited i to this second annual Easter egg b hunt, sponsored by the B. P. O. Elks -1 of Decatur for the kiddies of Deca- [ tur ana community. 3 j Last year, hundreds of children .- and grown-ups were attracted to the i scene of the hunt, the first of its t kind ever held in Decatur- [ This year, more eggs and more -'rabbits have been ordered to pro--1 vide for the larger crowd expectedAll arrangements for the hunt -' have been completed by R. C. Ehin- ,, ger, chairman, and his assistants. 1 Rain or shine, hot or cold, the b hunt will ibe held at the Elks home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.

GOOD FRIDAY IS OBSERVED IN THIS CITY Business Suspended During Services Here This Afternoon The three hours Jesus spent upon 1 the cross were commemorated this afternoon In this community with special church services attended by large crowds, while all business was suspended. Nine Protestant churches held annual union services at the Zion Reformed church from 12 noon to 3 p. m., as the Three Hours were observed at the St. Mary's Catholic church by the Public Way of the Cross The Protestant services this year were composed of six half-hour sessions. Special music at each of the services was furnished by the participating churches. Rev. Paul Brandyberry, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, delivered the first sermon on "Jesus and Personal Temptation," in a session presided over by the Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. ‘’Jesus and Divine Fellowship" was the subject of a sermon preached by ’ the Rev. George S. Lozier at the second session. The third sermon at 1 o’clock was preached by the Rev. H. R. Carson, pastor of the First U. B. church, on the subject ’‘Jesus and Human Treachery," with the Rev. ’ H. W. Carson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, presiding. The Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the Baptist church, preached a i sermon on “Jesus and Loving Ser- ■ vice" at the fourth session. The Rev. Glen Marshall, pastor ! of the Church of God, spoke at the fifth service on “Jesus and Victorious Suffering,” at a session presided over by the Rev. Kenneth Tim- . mons, pastor of the First Christian ■j Church. The Rev. C. M. Prugh, ■ pastor of the Zion Reformed • church, preached the last sermon * on “I Gave My Life For Thee.” The nine participating churches , were the First Baptist, Christian. First Evangelical. Methodist Epis- . copal, Presbyterian, Church of God, [ Church of Nazarene, First United Brethren and the Zion Reformed. Catholic Services Public way of the cross was • made at 12:45, 1:45, and 2:45 o’clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church during the Three Hours. The balance of the time was devot- • ed to private devotions and confessions. Tonight at 7:30 o’clock both the ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o Harry Offutt’s Brother Is Dead .[ Andrew M. Offutt, 60, brother of Harry C. Offutt, president of tha Indiana Engineering and Construction company, died at the St Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne Thursday. The deceased was employed by , his brother for the past 25 years. Surviving are the mother, Mrs. R-, E J. Offutt. New Castle, Pa., and four i brothers, Harry of Fort Wayne; i Jahn B. and W. J. of New Castle and Thomas of Butler, Pa , Funeral ! services will be held at the moth- - er's home Saturday. BOND ISSUE ON SALEAPBIL2I I Bonds For St Mary’s Improvement To Be Placed On Sale The civil township bonds and , school bonds, approved by the state tax board for the construction of the proposed new school and eommuni ity building at Pleasant Mills, will be offered t° r sa l e at 10 o’clock on Wednesday, April 21, D. Burdette ! Custer. Attorney for the project, • stated this morning A report had been previously , made that the bond issue had al- ; ready been awarded. This report is erroneous, Mr. Custer statedi The bonds to be offered include I SB,OOO in civil township and $25,000 . in school bonds, as approved by the i state board and requested by Ben i McCollougjh, St- Mary’s township trustee. i The money wou’d Ibe used to help • finance the construction of the proposed new buiding. which would ; include a large gymnasium and ad - ■ ditional school rooms, next to the present high school building. i The bond sale will be conducted > in the Pleasant Mills high school building on the above date.

Latest Airliner CrashilFatal For Thirteen Persons

STUDENT SALE HERE SATURDAY Second Annual Student Day Sale To Be Held Here Tomorrow Sixty merchants of Decatur will cooperate Saturday in the Student Day sale, sponsored by the Decatur high school and the Senior and Junior Chambers of Commerce. Special bargains in various lines ' of merchandise have been prepared by the merchants, in addition to an unusually attractive line of Easter . and spring goods Many of the merchants have planned special sales for that day with representatives of the Decatur high school clerking in their stores. This clerk will be paid a flat rate of $2 per day, the money to be turned over to the group for school activities. The Democrat on Thursday and ! today carried many advertisements of the merchants sponsoring and participating in the city-wide event, which Is expected to be the most successful yet to be stagedin these advertisements were list!ed a series of attractive specials for that day. including men's and ', ladies’ wearing apparel, shoes, furniture, foodstuffs and baked goods, motoring needs, jewelry, rugs, hardware and a host of necessities and luxuries, which may be purchased at fine savings. This is the second annual sale of the sort to be sponsored in the city, the first being held last year. The school students, both divis- • ions of the Chamber of Commerce 1 anj the merchants are hoping to I stage one of the biggest shopping events of its kind in history. 1 . o LOCAL CHURCH PLANS CANTATA II M. E. Church To Present Easter Cantata Sunday Afternoon 1 An Easter cantata. “Life Everlasting." will be given by the young I married couples class of the First I M. E. church of this city. Sunday ' afternoon, in a special vesper service at 4 o’clock in the church I auditorium. Mrs. W. J. Krick is directing the cantata and Miss Louise Hauhold , is the accompanist. The program will be opened with a processional “Holy-Holy-I Holy.” This will be followed by the chanting of the Lord's Prayer The congregation will sing a hymn. The program for the cantata, .' written by H. W. Petrie, will be: Darkness Reigned Choir Come, Only Salvation Soprano and Contralto Easter Dawning Choir The Easter Tidings Choir Ye Slow of Heart Dr. Fields and Choir i Life Everlasting Choir Earth Could Not Hold Him Mr. Harkless Crown The Risen King .— Choir Praise Him.-Mrs. Butler and Choir Teach Me to Love Thee Soprano - Tenor • Bass The Great Example Mr. Barber ’ Joy to the World Choir Choral Benediction and Sevenfold Amen will close the program. The public has been invited to attend. o Mrs. Miller Taken From Hospital Today Mrs. Ed. J. Miller, local grocer's wife, who was injured in an auto accident Wednesday afternoon, was dismissed from the Adams county memorial hospital Thursday afternoon. Her condition was reported as satisfactory, despite the fact that a rumor had been circulated last evening to the contrary. o Monroe Church Choir To Present Cantata The choir of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Monroe will present a cantata, “The Conquering King,” by Wilson, Sunday evening at the church at 7:30 o'clock. In the morning a baptismal service will be held with the dedication of infants and the reception of boys and girls into preparatory I membership.

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Nine Men And Four Women Are Killed Instant--1 ly As Airliner Crashes In Pennsylvania. I SEEKING CAUSE Pittsburgh Mar. 26.—<U.R> —BuI reau of air commerce investigators I * examined the scattered wreckage of a transcontinental and western ! air liner today in an effort to de- . termine the cause of a crash that killed nihe men and four women. The twin-motored ship, bucking ’ strong head winds over the western Pennsylvania mountain “grave--1 yard" of airplanes, plunged into a i hillside five miles southwest of the 1 Allegheny airport last night, ripp- ■ ed its cabin to splinters and ' brought death to all its occupants. Ten of the victims were passengers; three were crew members. 1 Pilot Lawrence Bohnet, a veter--1 an of the airways, had been ready ’ to land. Flying on "instruments" ! because of "soupy" weather enl countered east of Pittsburgh, he i followed the radio beam until he I reached the “cone of silence" which , told him he was above the airt port. Following what airline officials ■ said was standard procedure, the i pilot flew over the field to the I southwest where he would pick up ■ the radio beam once again and cir- ,! cle around for the landing. Five miles away, something hapI pened. What it was remained a [ mystery which the federal investigators hoped to solve in exatnin- > ation of the wreckage. Eyewits nesses said the ship “spit fire” and went into a dive crashing nose first into a sloping field. The hands } on the wrist watch of one victim , read 5:42 p. m. CST. I The plane was en route from ’ Newark, N. J., to Chicago. It was • to have landed hr Pittsbtrrgft to pick up two pasesngers. The crash was witnessed by the pilot of an eastbound T. W. A. plane, which was preparing to land. That pilot, A. N. Wilkins, i said: ' "At about 2,100 feet his (Boh- ' net’s) right wing dropped to about l 30 degrees, then the nose dropped, t He made two turns more down bej fore striking rhe ground." Dr. John McLean, manager ot the airport, said he believed the crash was due to ice on the wings. Government investigators planned to inquire into those and other ■ reports today. The disaster was the first to oc- , cur on an airline since Fred D. Fagg, Jr., became director of the bureau of air commerce, succeeding Eugene Vidal. He ordered Russell Delaney and Bryan M. Jacobs, airline inspectors stationed at . Kansas City and Washington respectively, to Pittsburgh, where they joined Russell Young, general airline inspector here, who was on the scene last night. Young dispatched a preliminary ■ report to Fagg. Its contents were not revealed. , The federal investigation began ■ at dawn, with the agents poking (OONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) q COY TO LEAVE WITH MCNUTT , However, Wayne Coy To Return For Trial If Necessary i — Indianapolis, Mar. 26 r— (U.R) — Wayne Coy will accompany Paul V. McNutt to the Philippine Islands as a member of the high commis- ' sioner’s staff but will return to Indianapolis if his testimony is 1 needed at the trial of Peter A. Can- ’ cilia and Joel E. Baker, the former 1 state welfare director said today. Coy, victim of an attack by Can- ’ cilia in a statehouse corridor 1 March 1, will leave Monday for his new post as assistant to McNutt, ' recently appointed high commissioner of the Philippines. I had hoped that Inasmuch as an early trial had been requested, I proceedings could be held before it was necessary for me to leave.” , Coy said. “Delays have occurred I and at present there is some uncertainty as to when a trial date can be fixed.” Former Governor McNutt Indirated that it was exceedingly important Coy join his staff immedlately. r “The situation in the Philippine (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)