Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1937 — Page 1

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CHINESE ARE 11 annihilated r e Regiment, RefusRetreat, Wiped Out By laps .85.,. •' U.P) than - . . r.-.-k ■K (Ls j),.. Sb tngliai front ,|,v< t-xn.g -id" ”• ’’’" ‘ '''“ Pk '“" ' bomb- .. ii-< ' r ' ' march- / H* men 'l'-' Chinese regi- ’ •> Ke.hiapao- ~ tak-u " ,,t lo U| Vt . of Japanese ■ u> back, of defendK7 as less. At 9 a. tn., three K after the attack started. M w ...... B men left including a few a Japanese the survivors and all Ut^^H fighting. Definite Orders Ort (U.R) — Andre r.-Jiin Erench ambassaordered to insist any withdrawals of foreign •- ike Spanish civil he in proportion to the —'bo respective it l-to-ned today. This ■ A t . ontradii lion to the n froin nationalists! ,nl loyalist armies. < in Corbin. ■>•?■ tomorrow's tneet- -: 1; -I"Obp." '’in definite. As insists on speedy vohinteer problem ■K—IIN PAGE FIVE) o jJLF LANDON TO ISPEAK TUESDAY (J. 0. P. Candi- ■ ■date To Broadcast s Tuesday Night HMt>:-ka Kans. Oct 18 — (U.R)—' Landon today prepared to what I.- termed "a nationmeeting over the radio,” in capai :'y as the Republican nominee in 1936. said that the speech, achedfrom 8:30 to 9 o'clock Tues-n-ght will be on "certain quesof the day.” BBi" anmmneement. made Sunnight, was terse and without '!.- Republican standard in the 1936 campaign, I dei" call a nation wide mass over the radio at 8:30 to Tuesday. October 19. I in uss with you certain of the day." - was no hint as to the topic IBM hail chosen. Political circles five possible themes: MH International relations. Th" ' irthcoming special sesscongress. Agricultural problems. National finances. I’l'-sident Roosevelt's judicIBBt Program. In •.cover, refused to com0,1 his plans. It will be his major broadcast since the {■B 6 campaign although he has given out statements i I ■(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) p, ■ ■pe Line Worker I Has Leg Broken IKK. i! line worker, was HBbitted to the Adams county inenMrial hospital Sunday shortly aswhen he suffered a fraeright leg. accident occurred when a V B nR P ' Pe strucl< hint. The attendIH Physician stated that he was iBB tin 6' easily today. s ’ 0 18. . Broadcast Tonight iB' yae Park ' N ' Y - Oct. 18—(UP) Bm- es ' dent Roosevelt addresses the I . at 9:30 P- CST tonight in : ■ ° appeal for support ot comf ■'bty chest drives. Roosevelt will speak from the i| B ary his home on the mobiliI K° n f ° r hum a rl needs program. JK SPe<!Ch Wll! last five minutes | br ° adcil,t on a " net ‘

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Traffic Blocked For Time This Morning Traffic on Second street was temporarily blocked at 10:30 o’clock this morning when a barrel of palut fell from a truck, when the driver suddenly atpplied his brakes to a-v.-ld hitting a pedestrian. Traffic was at a standstill while the driver, aided by Police Chief Melchi, rolled the heavy barrel back onto the truck. NONE SERIOUS AFTER WRECKS Rain, Faulty Vision Blamed For Accidents Over W eed End Rainy weather and faulty vision j were partially blamed for a series of wrecks over the week end in and near the city. Despite the large number of crashes there were no serious results, only one person going to the hospital. Marcella Brown. 10, was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning when she sustained hip Injuries In a collision at Jefferson and Fifth streets. Five other children Dorothy Brown, 12; Vera Brown. 17; Richard Brown. 8; Raymond Schultz. 14 and Vera Schultz, 12. who were riding in the car driven by Lawrence Brown, suffered cuts and bruises. The other car was driven by John Smitley. Police, Chief Melchi Investigated. At 12:10 o'clock this morning Herbert Avery, of Willshire. Ohio, i escaped injury when his car crashed into the base of the signal flasher at the Mercer avenue-Erie raili road crossing. It was necessary to call ahead and flag trains until the car could be extricated from between the tracks, where it had become wedged. Avery was unhurt except for shock. Policeman Adrian Coffee investigated. I At 10:50 o'clock last night cars i driven by Harriet Marquardt, of, Monroeville, and Harry Allen of Keystone, sideswiped at the curve | on 224 east of Decatur. Both cars were damaged but the two drivers ‘ ese&fed unhurt. At 9:15 last wht a ear (M-veu . by Lee Owens, of Decatur route, four hit the bridge rail two miles I south on road 27. He told Police-1 man Coffee that a car with bright lights crowded him into the rail. Rainy weather and faulty vision were blamed for the latter three accidents by investigating authorI ities. Orlie Ritter, of thia city, reported to police Saturday night that a car had hit his while it was j parked on Eighth street. Chief Melchi checked the license number ; secured by the man and found that ' the other car belonged to John Hoffman, of Eleventh street. —-o ————— 34 Coal Miners Are Killed By Explosion Mulga. Alabama, Oct. 18—(UP) —The cause of the explosion in the Mulga coal mines that killed 34 men was fixed tentatively today—u miner struck a match and set off accu- . mutated mine gasses. j; .* one of the group of miners • working in an isolated section of i the huge mine which employs 1,750 men surpives to tell the story. I Thity-three were killed outright and I I one miner, brought out alive. Ivan , Cox, died yesterday of severe burns and the effects of black damp. o CHURCH PLANS SPECIAL PARTY Birthday Party For All Members Os M. E. Church Wednesday I A birthday party for every mem- | ber of the church will be held Wednesday night at 6 o’clock in the Methodist Episcopal church here, spon- ! sored by the young married peoples 1 class. 1 Tables are to be set fcr each month of the year and 'persons at-1 tending the party will sit at the ■ table conforming with the mcath ■ •f their birth. Each of the tables will be decorated. Stunts from members ot each of the 12 tables will be provided. Families attending will be expected to bring sufficient food for each member of the family. Coffee will i be provided at the church. Birthday o"erlnge consisting ot a penny for each year will be taken • during the prr«ram. i The young married couples, class, j which is sponsoring the program, is doing it as its part in raising funds for the improvement plan. Mrs. Walter Krick is chairman of the committee, whose other members are Mrs. Mel Barber and Mrs. Dea, I Fry ba ok.

ITALY ATTACKS BRITISH PLANS FOR PALESTINE Newspaper Leads Attack; Violence Reported Increasing — Rome, Oct. 18— (U.R) —Premier Benito Mussolini's own newspaper. Popolo D'ltalla of Milan, leading a bitter campaign of criticism against Great Britain's Palestine' policy, asserted today that “news from Palestine can not but arouse a sense of horror throughout the civilized world." Coincidently, dispatches from Addis Ababa reported that Moslem leaders of Ethiopia had tele-1 graphed the league of nations and the British government expressing disapproval of British policy and solidarity with Arabs in Palestine. There was some surprise here at the heat of the Popolo D'ltalian editorial at the outset of negotia- 1 tions to remove foreign volunteers from the Spanish ciivl war. But the attack fitted in with developments of the last several weeks calculated to remind Britain i that Mussolini is not inclined to sit quiet while Britain and France make threats of strong action if the volunteers are not removed. The Popolo D'ltalia article said: “Laws which for thousands of vears guaranteed justice to civilized mankind are openly trampled on and innocent citizens are puns ished for deeds for which they ’ bear no responsibility. "Whole streets have been razed as punishment for acts whose perpetrators the authorities are unable to detect and do not, wish to investigate. "If a street or ward in any city in Europe were to be destroyed as foolish punishment for attempts against a European air field, a wave of indignation would arise ■ against those responsible. | "What constitutes an offense I against the civilization of Europe should also constitute an offense against the civilization of PalesI tine. No one entrusted anyone ' with' a mandate for sowlna- deYCONTINVED ON PAGE FIVE) WARNS DRIVERS OBSERVE SIGNS Failure To Observe Through Streets Will Bring Prosecution — Stopping at the street crossings Is up to the driver. Chief of Police Seph Melchi. commented this i morning when a check up of the ■ auto accidents over the week-end was made. The crossings are plainly marked. Chief Melchi stated. In addition to the frog-type stop signs in the center of the streets, stop signs on the right hand side of the street have been placed on the designated through streets. The city has also erected speed limit signs in the residential and business districts and the curbs have been, painted at a number of ' the street intersections, warning | the driver that he is approaching I a crossing. Nearly all the accidents could I have been prevented if the driver I observed the stop signs. Chief Melchi stated. In a few of the I cases both of the drivers were at j fault. “It seems that the drivers heedlessly drive into the intersections ! without paying any attention to I the stop signs and then wonder ■ why they have an accident," the police chief commented. To have an officer at every street crossing in the city would be an impossibility, as there are more than 150 intersections. To employ 150 policemen to guard the crossings would be financially impossible. Even then it would be up to the driver to stop. Chief Melchi and members of the force will inaugurate a campaign of apprehending offenders and arrests will be made. o Decatur Food Council To Meet This Evening There will be a meeting of the Decatur food council tonight at 7:30 I o'clock in the city hall. All memj bers and interested persons are ini vited to attend. O Henry Knapp Is Reported Better Henry Knapp. Decatur herdware merchant, suffered a severe heart attack in his store Saturday night. , He was reported much improved today.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 18’ 1937.

Dies Suddenly AB : ..4 W. A. Lower, prominent Decatur resident, died suddenly of a heart . attack late Saturday night while listening to the radio at his home in this city. DEATH CLAIMS ~ 0. W. SPRINGER Orlando Springer Dies Sunday Afternoon At j Local Hospital Orlando Wellington Springer, 71.1 I retired teamster and farmer of Bobo, died at the Adams county , memorial hospital Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock of complications. He had been ill for four weeks. Mr. Springer had been a life-long resident of Adams county and was born February 23. 1866 the son of Samuel and Penetta-Pring Springer. His marriage to Miss Iva V. Kernels took place May 9. 1889. , i She preceded him in death Octo- 1 ber 2, 1921. Mr. Springer was a member of the Mt. Tabor M. E. church of ! east of Decatur and of the Ben Hur I lodge of Decatur. For the last 36 years he served as custodian of the church and for the last II ■ years as custodian of the Bobo school. StirvfVfhg are six children- Wai-1 ter A. Springer, of Dayton. Ohio; j Rachel P. Springer, at home; Mrs. j i Cora E. Drake, of Decatur; Mabel M. Springer, of Rockford, Ohio; j Mrs. Nellie V. Cottrell, of Bobo, and Maude L. Chronister, of Wren. Ohio. One brother, John, of Fort! I Wayne, and one sister. Mrs. Ida i Brown, of Decatur survive. One: brother and four sisters are de-1 ceased. Surviving are 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday at 1:30 o'clock (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Steel For Theater Addition Received ' • The steel to be used in the con- ( struction work at the Adams then1 [ter in making the new addition, has . 1 ’ arrived, I. A. Kalver, theater pro-! prietor announced today. The arrival of the steel, at first • held up because of mill strikes, has enabled the constructs work to !be resumed. The Kalvers are plann-1 ! ing an adition to the theater which I . will increase the seating capacity. | A larger stage will also be built. 4-H CLUBS PLAN | TO VISIT PARK Annual County 4-H Club Tour To Wells County State Park Thursday The annual Adame County 4-H Club tour will take place Thursday, and will be a visit to the Wells 1 county state forest. This state for- ! est is near the Wells-Adams County line about 2 miles west of Newville or 6 miles southeast of Bluffton. Members «f the tour will be expected to begin reaching the state [park about 2:30 in the afternoon and then will be o"nducted on a sightseeing tour of the variovs wild animal life confined In this park: [ deer, buffalo, wolves, and game . birds. As special guests the 4-H clubs [ are Inviting the older youth organization, which is known as the Teens and twenties Cluib and the Purdue Ag alumni association members. At approximately 5 o’clock in the | evening, these gropps will gather at the recreation grounds and will ’ enjoy a welner and marshmallc.w | roast. This activity will be followed by organized games. Club members are especially urged to invite the club leaders, their parents and brothers and sisters and friends to at-. | tend this club tour.

W. A. LOWER DIES SUDDENLY SATURDAY NIGHT — Prominent Decatur Man Is Victim Os Heart Attack Saturday Night The sudden death of W. A. Lower , 65, prominent local educator and: , business man. which occurred Sat urday night at 10:30 o'clock, shocked Decatur and community ' His death was caused by a heart attack, while he was at home. j Death came unexpectedly as he was sitting at home, listening to the radio. He had been in appar-[ ent good health, having served as clerk at an auction sale on Friday. Mr. Lower was a leader in the Republican party of the county I and district. The son of a prom- [ inent pioneer Adams county fam- [ • ily, he was born here January 26,1 ! 1872 and grew up on his father's farm. His parents were Joseph S« [ and Rebecca Jane Congleton-Low-er. He was married to Dora L. Peterson, who survives. Mr. Lower in June, 1910 was! appointed by the late President i Taft to the office of Decatur post- [ master, serving in that capacity [ for four years. i Before retiring from the post office he was in the general insurance and real estate business. In 1889 he was appointed assistant state superintendent of public in- j struction. He taught school in the county for nine years, four years in Decatur as principal of a ward school. On January 1, 1915. he was named secretary and director of the Peoples Loan & Trust Co., bank, of this city, and was instrumental in its organization. Fra ternally he was a past chancellor of the Kekionga lodge No. 65. Knights of Pythias and a member of the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias. With the exception of the four ears spent in Indianapolis in the state education department he lived his entire life in the county. At the time of his death he was i again engaged in the real estate , ; and insurance business and served (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o BOWERS RITES HERE TUESDAY Mrs. John S. Bowers Died Saturday Evening At Decatur Home A heart attack was fatal to Mrs. 1 Mary Laman B..were. 77, member of a pioneer fami'y here, Saturday evening at 5:15 o’clock. Mrs. Bow-[ ers had been ill since Wendesday ' night. Mrs. Bowers was born in Delphos, Ohio, April 3, 1860. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Laman. She ' was married to John S. Bowers, one of the early hardware dealers and < prominent in banking and other cir[cles in the city. He survives. For many years Mrs. Bowers had I lived at 105 Marshall street. She: 1 was a member of the M. E. church ! -,f Decatur. Surviving besides the husband [are five children: Mrs. Vidia Ka-> lough, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Gladys) Wilkes, of Kendallvil'e; W. S. Bow-, 'ers, of Decatur; Ruth Bowers Haitt, [ of West Palm Beach, Florida, and 1 Esther, at home. A sister, Mrs. Wilson Lee, of Decatur, also survives. Two brothers are deceased. There are five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and at the M. E. Church at 2:30 ..’clock. The Rev. R. W. Graham, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. • The Zwick funeral home is in charge of the services. o Knights Os Pythias Will Meet Tonight All members of the Knights of Pythias lodge are asked to meets tonight at 7:30 o’clock at the lodge, home to make arrangements for a service at the funeral of W. A. I Lower. Mr. Lower was a past i chancellor of the lodge and a member of the grand lodge, K. of P. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 56 Noon »9 2:00 p. m. -— 60 3:00 p. m. 59 WEATHER Occasional rain probable tonight and Tuesday; somewhat , coolgr Tuesday.

Airliner Crashes In Rugged Mountain Peaks In West; 19 Persons On Board

SUPREME COURT DENIES REVIEW OF SEC POWER Justice Black Participates In First Deliberations Washington, Oct. 18—<U.R>~ The supreme court, with Justice Hugo 'L. Black apparently participating I for the first time, today refused to undertake a review of constitutionality of delegation of power to the securities and exchange commission. The court's action in the SEC test had been awaited with special • interest since it involved the use' of SEC powers to subpoena tele-' ! grams sent to and by a group of Florida securities dealers. Black's participation in the court's decision was not directly announced by the supreme court. ' However, the list of supreme court orders contained no notation that he did not participate. Since a note declaring Black did not participate in the court's determinweek, its absence this week wtus week, its bsence this week was thought to indicate Black has entered fully into his court duties. Participation by Black in the SEC case had been awaited with added interest since he himself was once the object of a somewhat similar legal attack when he was chairman of the senate lobby committee. The lobby committee, aided by the federal communications commission, seized a group of telegrams sent to and from Hearst newspaper officers. William Ran- ‘ dolph Hearst charged in a court suit that the action was unconstitu- , tional and was upheld by the DisI trict of Columbia circuit court of i appeals. The SEC case involved similar legal issues since the Florida securities dealers charged that the ! SEC sought the telegrams for ’ “fishing expedition." The denial of the SEC attack was the court's principal action to(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — O Auto Accident Victim Aunt Os Local Woman Mrs. Emma Liebmann, of Fort | Wayne, who was fatally hurt in an ' auto accident Sunday morning, was , an aunt of Mrs. Herman H. Krue- [ [ekeburg, ot this city. Mrs. Liebmann died four hours after the accident from a fractured skull. ——oKnights Os Columbus Meeting This Evening “German Night” will be held at ! the Knights of Co’umbus lodge this ' evening with a business meeting beginning at 8 o’clock, to be followed by a program at 8:30 a’clock. German music, German eats, Gentian , songs and German refreshments I will be served. There will be no ! charge nor collection. All members of the lodge are urged to attend. ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Clara Potts Died Saturday Night At Fort Wayne Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Potts, 63, of Auburn, route two, a [ native of Adams county, who died Saturday night at the Fort Wajtie Lutheran hospital, will te held Wednesday afternoon at 1:45 o’- 1 clock at the home and at 2 o'clock 'at the H.pewell church. Interment; will be made there. Tiie deceased was born in Adams county, southeast of this city, and a'so lived in Fort Wayne before moving to Auburn. She was a member of the Fort : Wayne Gospel Temple. Surviving are the husband, Peter Potts; a daughter, Mrs. George Knapp, of Fort Wayne; four sons Flold George and earl all of Fort Wayne and Raymond of Auburn, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Thomas and Mrs. Charles Miller .of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Albert, William, and August Peltz ot Fort Wayne; 18 grandchildren. The body will be returned to the home this evening. I

ANNUAL RALLY WELL ATTENDED Inter-River Zone Os Walther Leagues Is Held Here Sunday Approximately 300 persons from 10 societies in this district attended tiie annual rally of the interriver zone Walther Leagues, held at the local Zion Lutheran church yesterday. The program was opened at the church with devotions and an address of welcome given by the Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor ot the local Lutheran church. The response was made by Durbin Kertz of Convoy, Ohio. The Ossian Walther League was [ accepted as a new society. During the election of officials, i Mr. Kertz was named president; | Oscar Lankenau of this city, vice- ! president and Grace German of Willshire. Ohio, secretary-treasur- . er. 11. E. Reidenbach, group president, presided at the sessions. Mrs. Karl Krudop entertained with a vocal selection at the meeting. The principal address of the convention was given by the Rev. Henry Lieske of Kendallville. Banquet At Night The ladies of the church missionary society served the banquet held at the Country Club in the evening. A. R. Neimeier of Waynedale, acted as toastmaster. The Rev. Paul Schultz delivered the prayer and the "Mississippi Four” quartet from radio station WOWO furnished the musical entertainment. Prof. O. Krueger, president of Concordia college, Fort Wayne, gave the principal banquet address. Music was also furnished by A. J. Grice and Miss Wolpert. District officials delivered impromptu addresses. The convention was in the (CONT'NUED ON PAGE FIVE) O CROPS,POULTRY SHOW SATURDAY — 4-H Club Crops And Poultry Show To Be Held At Monroe Saturday The 4 H Club crops and poultry show will be held Saturday, at the I Monroe high school. All exhibits i must be in place by 10 o’clock. ' The show will be judged by Herman Miller of Bluffton. In addition to the exhibits of their agricultural products at this show, the | boys will submit their record i l books which they have been keeping on their club work. Forty-four exhibits are expected in the corn project. Corn club boys using open pollinated corn 1 will each exhibit ten-ear samples. 1 Those using hybrids will each exhibit one-half bushel of ear corn. The nine boys enrolled in the sugar beet project will each exhibit a sample of three beets. Eight exhibits are expected in the poultry project and each exhibit will consist of two pullets and a cockrel. The soil conservation boys will exhibit the maps of their respective farms. Fourteen boys are enrolled in this project. The nine potato club boys will each exhibit one peck of potatoes. Gerhart Schwartz of Monroe will be in charge of the games while the judge is placing the exhibits. After the actual judging work is completed, discussions will be held on the exhibits. —o Runaway Orphans Are Located Here Six runaways from an orphans home, tired, hungry and dirty were aipprehended here Saturday night j by local authorities. The lads, when I picked up by police, stated that they hadn't eaten since Thursday with the exception of some fruit.: They also stated that they had (been j ! sleeping in fodder shceks. The lads: Joe Williams 15; I I George Sniyser, 10; Kenneth Spaugh, 17; Forest Kimball, 17; Eu-1 gene Cagle, 16 and Charles Inscore,' 15; told police that they were enroute to Cincinnati to see a foot-, ball game. After questioning they admitted that they came from the United American Mackinac orphan’s home in Tiffin, Ohio. They were returned there Sunday by institution author!I ties. I

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Fate Os 19 On Board Is Uncertain; Transport Crashed During Heavy Snow Storm. SIGHTED FROM AIR Salt Lake City. Oct. IS (U.R> - A west-bound United Airlines transport carrying 16 passengers and a crew of three crashed among the rugged peaks near the UtahWyoming border during a storm last night, the air line announced today. The wreckage was sighted from the air by Robert Bergeson and William Williams, pilots for the United Airlines, during a checkup of territory where a shepherd reported hearing what he thought was a plane in distress last night. The big transport was down at an altitude of 10,000 feet at a point 26 miles south of Knight. Utah. Bergeson and Williams could not land at the scene and were unable to determine whether any of the occupants of the wrecked plane had survived. They landed at Knight and started organizing ground searching parties. The scene of the accident is accessible only by mountain trails over which only pack horses can be used. Scouts reported that it may take several hours to reach the plane and determine the fate of the 19 aboard when it crashed, when within 50 miles from its port here. A heavy snow was falling in the mountain area at mid-morning and this may further impede progress of the searching parties on the ground. Announcement of the fact that the plane had crashed was made by Major R. W Schroeder. United Airlines operations manager here. He would not comment on rumors circulating here that the plane had burned. Those on board were: John Conbiy, Cleveland. United Air Lines reservation clerk. Louis Cleaver, Portland. Ore., a co-pilot on company business. Charles Renouf. Pittsburgh. George Ferreria and Mrs FerI reria. of Cheyenne, Wyo. Ralph McKeown, Glendale, Cal. W. Pitt, New York. J. Pergola. New York. D. A. McMillan. Murray .Utah. Dr. L. Gross, New York. Mrs. J. Hammer, Cleveland. W. J. Hart, Sharon. Pa. Mrs. C. Prichett, Washington, D. C. William Pischell, Salt Lake City. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 — Check Hybrid Corn Plots Wednesday The hybrid corn variety plots on the William H. Patterson farm in Blue Creek Township, one mile north of Salem, will be checked Wednesday. Peruns interested in learning the results of this hybrid variety plot are asked to meet at the Patterson farm at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, at which time the yields will have been checked. Three growers in the county are producing hybrid seed this year: Otto Helle of Union township, Winfred Gerke of Root township and Boyd Stepler of Kirkland township. Special driers have been installed by these men and practically all their seed stocks are on the drying racks at the present time. • o A. J. FRENCH DIES SUNDAY Linn Grove Resident Dies Sunday At Wells County Hospital Andrew J. French 70, life-long ! resident of Adams county died at the Wells county hospital at 4 o'- [ clock Sunday evening. Death result- [ ed from carcinoma. He was admitted to the hospital September 15. He was born in Linn Grove Ncv- | ember 18, 1866, the son of William and Sarah French. His entire life was spent in and near Linn Grove. He was never married. All broth- ! ers and Bisters preceded him in death. The body was taken to the I home of a nephew, Fleming French [at Bluffton, from the Bierie and Yager funeral parlors. Funeral services will be held there Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’c’ock and at the Linn Grove U. B. church at 2 o’clock. Burial will be ' made in the Greenwood cemetery.