Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1938 — Page 7

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i — Grasshoppers Are Ravaging Crops In Parts Os Indiana | ♦ Franklin, Ind.. Aug. 16—(UP) - A grasshopper horde, said to be the worst ever seen in Johnson county today was ravaging a 40-acre cornfield on the Halph Huff farm near here. The insects started on the corn after stripping the heada off tint- ' othy and clover in nearby fields on the same farm. Batesville, Ind.. Aug. 16 —(UP)— 1 Farmers In Adams township today' were waging a losing fight against’ ..warms of grasshoppers which have invaded several portions of the secI tion. Several fields of corn and clover liave been completely destroyed by the flying fiends who moved into 'the territory a few days ago. WRECK VICTIMS BURIED TODAY Victims Os Head-On Collision Last Friday Morning Are Buried Decatur and Adams county bur- ' ied their wreck victims today as hundreds of relatives, friends and ( (sympathetic citizens attended the i services at the St. Mary's Catholic church to pay their respects to those who lost their lives last week I in one of the county’s worst auto ' accidents. In another Hoosier city and at lowa City, lowa, relatives and friends there were holding similar 1 rites for two others whose lives were snuffed out in the head-on | collision south of Monroe last Fri-1 day morning. Services were first held at the i local church for Monica Colchin. | young daughter of Mr. and Mrs ; Fred Colchin. of this city, who died j almost Instantly in the crash. The j Rev. Fr. Joseph J. Seiinetz official ! i ed. Members of the CYO served as . pallbearers and honorary pallbear-, ers. Monica was the first of the [ newly furiued organizatiuu to die. | The honorary pallbearers were: ' i Loretta Lose, Helen Gillig, Mary i Martha Terveer, Catherine Holt-1 house, Mary Miller and Mary Wol-1 pert. John Carroll. Ed Voglewede, Ed Wolpert, Art Miller. Bud Hain ' and Pat Murphy were active pallbearers. • The Rev. Fr. Edward Roswog of South Bend officiated at the ser- ’ vices for Jerome Gase. driver of ! the local car in the fatal crash. The j service followed those for Miss Col-1 I chin. The deceased lads' six broth-' : ers. John, Leo, Norbert. Lawrence, Hubert and Raphael served as pall- ' bearers. Both of the victims were buried TcoNTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Rev. Prugh Assists At Niehaus Funeral Rev. C. M. Prugh went to Angola : : today to assist in the funeral ser- j ; vices for Miss Linda Niehaus, who! died Saturday morning in Adams county memorial hospital as a result of injuries received in the - automobile accident which occur-' ! ed south of Decatur early last Friday morning. o ESCAPE INJURY IN AUTO CRASH Two Autos And Cow Figure In Crash Monday Evening — Three persons escaped serious in- ; juries last night about 7:30 o’clock | when two cars and a cow figured in an accident two miles north of the city on federal road 27. The cow, belonging to the Central Sugar company, wandered onto the road and was struck by a I car driven by R. J. McDermott, 24, ; Muncie salesman. The cow was thrown into the j path of an oncoming auto, driven | by Miss Gertrude Brennan, of Garrett. She was accompanied by her sister, Mary. McDermott sustained a severe bruise across the bridge of the nose and bruises about the knees and legs. The two ladies escaped unhurt. The cow was nearly dead and had to be killed. The McDermott auto was badly damaged. The whole front end was telescoped from the impact. The Brennen auto was damaged on the side. Sheriff Dallas Brown, Deputy John Dierkes and State Patrolman Earl Warnock aided in directing the heavy traffic, attracted to the wreck scene.

NAZI GERMANY BROADENS ITS WAR MANEUVER Food Shortage Is Experienced As Result Os Maneuvers By Joe Alex Morris (United Press Staff Correspondent) Nazi Germany today broadened an unprecedented series of war maneuvers to test the effect of Totalitarian war on the nation's industry and economy. Economic experts and industrial leaders were called by Field Marshall Goering, who is also dictator of the four-year plan of economic self-sufficiency, to meet tomorrow for discussion of raw material and man power problems. New methods of distribution of raw materials were expected in an effort to alleviate current shortages. Tighter supervision of national resources appeared likely. Already, the Reich's military maneuvers touched almost every German. A million men ranging from youths to World War veterans will participate. Transportation facilities have been requisitioned from a large part of the population. Others have encountered a food shortage in a nation already depending on many substitute products. Goering's action today linked the nation as a whole closer to the test of war strength: vividly emphasized the rigors of the theory of "total war.” European governments, uncertain of how tar it may be to the next world war. continued to deprecate fears aroused by the Nazi maneuvers but there was a sharp division of opinion expressed in newspapers, particularly in London, as to the dangers of the war games. Most encouraging factor for peace appeared to Ike the constant alertness of world capitals to the possibility of a sudden explosion; the determination of London and Paris to maintain a steady and relentless pressure wherever the threat of conflict i iCkINTkKUSD WAGE hXVMJ) SDL MUSSER TO HAVE EXHIBIT Adams County Dairy Record To Be Shown At State Fair Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 16. —(U.R) How an Adams county Jersey cattle breeder built a successful dairy herd will be shown in the dairy exhibit to be housed in the Purdue building at the Indiana state fair, Sept. 3 to 9. Appreciating the value and importance of production informai tion, as supplied by his Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Sol Mosser has kept his herd on continuous test for the last 13 years. He has carefully selected his sires and raised their progeny. A complete health program has been an i important part of his herd building program. The herd was one of the first to receive a clean herd certificate for Bang's disease in Indiana. I During the last 13 years. Mr. | Mosser's Jerseys have produced a total herd income of $26,046.04, an average of $164.05 per cow. He has received an average of $3.12 for every dollar expended in feed. Through good herd management and a sound health program. Mr. Hosser has developed a herd of cows that are consistent long-life producers. He has a life time record on every cow in the herd. The old original foundation cow produced 482 pounds of butterfat at an age of 15 years. She now has 19 producing progeny to her credit. In addition to showing the above results, the dairy exhibit will also illustrate the methods practiced by Mr. Mosser in the breeding and management of his herd, which has made this splendid record possible. A part of this herd will be on exhibit in the cattle barn, as a part of the educational dairy exhibit, sponsored by the Indiana State Jersey Cattle club. Dairymen are invited to study Mr. Mosser’s success story in the Purdue building, and to see the educational exhibits in the cattle barn. —o Lindbergh And Wife Enroute To Moscow Warsaw, Aug. 16 —(UP) Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh landed at the Okencie airport at 5:45 p. m. on a flight from England to Moscow where they will attend the Soviet air show Thursday.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 16, 1938.

Governor Host To Farmers | jg EL -I ! *I H "TV JBL i * fax MU * F '■ 'ril J* i > ■ wiifOML | I- FARMERS i .11 K|. f ■ 7 wm ®y g <1 g Fl Farmers and wives on grounds of executive mansion At the conclusion of the annual farmers' short course in Baton Rouge, La.. Gov. and Mrs. Richard W. Leche play hosts to hundreds of the farmers at a reception on grounds of the < xecutive mansion.

CROPS FACING INSECT DAMAGE Crops Threatened By Damage From Grasshoppers And Beetles Indications are now that there may be considerable damage to crops in Adams county from grasshopper and corn borer infestations this year. Some damage has been done by blister beetles. An unusually large number of blister beetles have been seen this year —a sign that there were numerous grasshopper eggs during the winter. The larvae of the blister beetle live on grasshopper eggs. The fact that there are many blister beetles would indicate they had an enormous food supply. The grasshopper-blister beetle due to the fact that when an excesscycle is probably reaching its peak ively large amount of blister beetles are bred they consume the entire food supply, exterminating both themselves and the grasshoppers. Many small grasshoppers have been seen this year, but as yet the insects are too small and in insufficient numbers to cause damage. Favorable weather conditions in the next few weeks may result in serious damage from these insects. Tlie blister beetle, also known as the old fashioned potato bug. damages corn silk, potatoes, flowers and other plants, but usually is not as thorough in its stripping of vegetation as the grasshopper. J. C. Fitch, who heads the corn borer experimental work at Auburn for the Purdue university agricultural station, and R. H. Weiltnan, extension agricultural engineer of Purdue university, are to spend a half day in the county in the next (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O_ BULLETIN Shanghai, Aug. 16—(U.R) — United States Marines armed with machine guns and bayonets drove Japanese troops out of the American sector of the International settlement today. Diplomatic circles regarded the Japanese attempt as an effort to test the determination of third powers to preserve the neutrality of areas not occupied by the Japanese.

Decatur Churches To Aid In Donating Books To Needy

A pledge to assist in the performance of a miracle has been undertaken by religious and community organizations of Decatur. The miracle was begun with a dime and a lot of courage by Willie Lee Buffington, one time member of the “poor white trash” of South Carolina and now a struggling theological student. Through his courage and faith in his fellow man. he has furnished the inspiration and much of the administration for the initiation of a chain of libraries throughout the south. Willie Lee's plan was simple and has remained simple, yet in six years it has provided for the establishment of 14 libraries, none of which has less than 2,0T0 books and one having 8,000 volumes. Willie Lee in 1932 invested his total fortune, a dime, in five twocent stamps to affix to letters ask-

Ladies In Accident Planned Visit Here — By an unusual coincidence, the' | two young ladies involved in the | auto crash north of the city last 1 night, Gertrude and Mary Brenn-' I an. of Garrett, were enroute to this city to visit the family of another wreck victim when they were j struck. The girls were enroute to the home of Monica Colchin. who died here last week in an auto accii dent. Gertrude was a friend and fellow student nurse of Mary Jane Colchin, sister of the deceased | girl. Neither of the girls was injur-' ed and they were able to continue on their way to the Colchin home.! DODGE HEIR IS LOST IN LAKE Heir To Millions Is Drowned In Georgian Bay, Canada Mindemoya, Ont., Aug. 16 (U.R) - ' Provincial authorities investigated today the death of Daniel G. Dodge. 21, heir to a $9,000,000 automobile! fortune, who fell from a motorboat j and was lost in Georgian Bay while | he, his bride of two weeks and two | employes at his summer estate! were speeding to a hospital here. ! All had been badly injured in a dynamite explosion. Twenty men in boats were grap- : pling for the body, but it was in 90 i ' feet of water and the search was believed hopeless. The burned and bleeding surviv-l ors said Dodge stepped over the' side of the boat while blinded and ! hysterical with pain. The dynamite I had ex>polded in his hands, they said when he picked it up from the floor of the garage at the Dodge family's i summer home. 20 miles west of the ’ settlement of Little Current. His left arm and leg were shattered and part of his face was blown away. Authorities went to view the garage to decide whether the dynamite had been planted. The survivors said that there were two explosions, j the first one having set off another j stick of dynamite that lay on a (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

ing the contribution of “a book or so” for the help of a few of his needy but book hungry negro neighbors. The first letter returned 1,000 books and success to the plan, which has inspired entire cities to collect old books and magazines for his chain of libraries. Libraries Built Cash contributions and cooperation of neighbors have enabled him to build log cabins and obtain vacant school rooms for the location of his libraries. In cooperation with hundreds of other cities, organizations in Decatur have agreed to help. Interest has been aroused in the “Faith Cabin Libraries’ among the several pastors, members of the women's missionary societies and organized Sunday School classes of ((.'UM'INUEU .ON PAGE FOUR),

SEN.TYDINGS OUSTER ASKED BY ROOSEVELT President Speaks To Nation On Social Security Monday Washington, Aug. 16. — (U.R) —. President Roosevelt advanced his' purge of the Democratic party today with an inferential endorsement of Rep. David J. Lewis who | is seeking to unseat the anti-new , deal senator, Millard E. Tydings,' in the Marylad primary Sept. 12. Addressing the nation by radio on the third anniversary of his ■ signing of the social security bill, Mr. Roosevelt praised the two senators and the two congressmen who were instrumental in passage of the bill. But he mentioned Lewis. co-anfh<F of the measure with Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D., N. Y., first, and at the last minute revised his prepared address to refer to him as “one of the American pioneers in the cause of social security." His mention of Lewis followed by five days his outspoken plea to the voters of Georgia to defeat conservative Senator Walter F. George, who replied yesterday that he would “fight and die to prevent the Democratic party from becoming a one-man party." From officials close to the White House, it was learned that chairman John O'Connor of the house rules committee, was next on the condemnation list. It has been hinted that the president would ask at today's press conference to have him replaced with a 100 per cent new dealer. Mr. Roosevelt made clear his attitude toward political consevaties in last night's address with the assertion that a reactionary administration or a “do-nothing congress in recent years would have left social security “a beautiful drean which might come true in the dim and distant future. He made it appear virtually certain. toe, that broadening of the social security act to include groups not now protected would be on his list of “must' legislation for the next congress. I Immediately upon conclusion of the president's speech, Lewis began a radio address on a Maryland network. He spoke from a room I in the hotel where high govern-j ment officials were celebrating the anniversary of social security and, had listened to Mr. Roosevelt who spoke from the White House. As if picking up where the presi-1 dent left off the 69-year-old former coal miner told a Maryland audience that Tydings had voted “pres-1 ent" when the senate roll was call-' ed cm the social security bill. “And what does a Democratic! member of congress in particular owe his party and his country? | he asked. “Is it not to cooperate with his party and with its leader, j the president, in meeting the pledges in relationship to those problems contained in the Demo-1 cratic platform? “To all his defaults as a Democrat in the senate, Mr. Tydings answers, ‘I voted according to my conscience.’ I ask the question, ‘was it a Democratic or a Repul (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Knights Os Columbus Install New Officers Monday Night Newly elected officers of the Decatur council, Knights of Columbus. were Installed last night at the local lodge hall. District Deputy Fred Schoppman of Fort Wayne and his aides conducted the ceremonies. Charles J. Miller was installed as grand knight. Other officers are: Cornelius Geimer, deputy grand knight; Herman Knapke, financial secretary; Fred Schulte, recording secretary; Francis Wertzberger, treasurer; Joseph Koors, Sr., chancellor; Ralph Reed, advocate; Herpian Wolpert, warden; Edward Geimer, inner guard; Richard Wertzberger, outer guard and Robert Gage, trustee. Short addresses were given by the Rev. Joseph J. Selmetz, pastor of the St. Mary's church here; Deputy Fred Schoppman, Deputy George Alter, Emmett Mills and Joseph Schwartz, all of Fort Wayne. Plans were also completed for the Centennial celebration of the St. Mary's church, which will be observed here Sunday,

Two Desperadoes Nabbed By G-Men, One Man Wounded

FURTHER PLANS jFOR CENTENNIAL Catholic Sisters Arrive For Centennial Mass Here Sunday | A number of Catholic Sisters are ' already arriving in the city for the I Centennial observance of St. ' Mary’s Catholic church next Sunday. The Sisters will be the guests of parents and relatives in the city and county and will attend the outi door Centenary mass in the school I yard Sunday morning. The service is held in commemoration of the i saying of the first mass in Decatur one hundred years ago last spring. A solemn high mass, with Most Rev. Bishop John F. Noll. D. D.. of I Fort Wayne attending, will be held I [ at 10 o’clock. Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz. pastor, will be the celeI brant. Other officers of the mass will be Decatur men who are ordained to the priesthood. The famous Paulist choir, composed of 100 boys, from Chicago, ■ directed by Father Eugene O'Malley. will sing the special high mass. Father Jerome J. Travers of And- ; erson will deliver the sermon. The public is invited to attend Six other masses will be said Sunday morning at St. Mary's church. The time of the masses is 6. 7, 8 and 9 o'clock. Several hundred copies of the history of the parish written by Father Seimetz have already been sold. The book recites the founding of the Catholic parish and its' ! growth during the last century. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Elsie Kintz Dies This Afternoon At Toledo, Ohio ' Mrs. Elsie Ann Powers-Kintz, 89, . pioneer Decatur resident and one of the city’s most revered citizens |died at 1:14 o’clock this afternoon at her home in Toledo. Ohio. The deceased .who lived in the I city for 54 years, before moving to' I the Ohio city, was prominently j ( ' known and ie well remembered by local citizens. She had been ill sevI eral weeks, since suffering injuries ( in a fall at her home. She was born November 7, 1848 ( near Fremont, Ohio and was married to Gabriel F. Kintz at Tiffin, . I Ohio on October 9. 1869. He preceded her in death June 9, 19324. Surviving are seven children: Miss Lettie Kintz of Toledo Mrs. ; | Catherine Wilson also of Toledo, 1 Mrs. Helen Anderson of Gideon, i Missouri; Clarence of Lima, Ohio; Frank, Mrs. Celeste Neptune and ' Mrs. Marie IBishop all of Toledo. 1 I One son. Leo is deceased. Funeral services will be held ' Thursday morning at 8 o'clock ! (CST) at the Good Shepherd Cathjolic church in Toledo. Following the | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Meshberger Bros. Submit Low Bid Indianapolis, Aug. 16 —(UP) — : Low bids totalling $1,313,932.41 on ! .'25 roads and bridge projects were ! received today by the state hibhway • i commission. Included among the low bids were: Adams county, sur- ' facing 10.145 miles of secondary ( ! road from Adams-Wells county line !to Geneva, Meshberger Brothers i Stone Co., Linn Grove, Ind., $77,224.- < 'l"' o Franklin College 1 Names New Dean i i ' | Franklin, Ind., Aug. 16 —(UP) — I Dr. John F. Cady today assumed i J duties as dean of Franklin college, ! succeeding Dr. P. L. Powell who i , i resigned. Powell will continue as i .'head of the department*of religion. I Cady has been head of the history < , department since 19301 and recentI ly returne dfrom a three-year leave t of absence in Rangoon, India where ; he was connected with the Univer- , • sity of Rangoon. ■ I > Dean Cady is the husband of Miss i Vlvlau Thomas formerly of Decatur. <

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Youthful Desperadoes Are Identified As Kidnapers Os Two St. Louisans. CRITICALLY SHOT Grand Rapids, Minn., Aug. 16 - (U.R) -G-men surrounded a farm hideout early today and captured two southwest desperadoes who will be tried for their lives on charges of kidnaping John Couch, 22. surrendered Immediately but Otis James Meredith. 21. attempted to escape and was shot down. Agents of the federal bureau of investigation definitely identified the pair as those who abducted Daniel Cox Fahley and Cecelia Gross of St. Louis, Mo., Friday and drove them into Minnesota. Meredith was brought to Grand Rapids hospital where his condition was described as "critical.” Couch was placed in jail. FBI men said they would be charged under tho Lindbergh kidnap law. which carries a possible death penalty. A party of G-men, accompanied by Glenn Miller, chief of police of Big Fork. Minn., and Harry Lamson. deputy sheriff of Effie. Minn., of Charlie Roots, father-in-law of captured the kidnapers at the farm Meredith, near Effie, 40 miles north of here. Meredith was shot through the back as he attempted to flee. Both men were armed but made no attempt to resist. Federal men said they confessed the Fahey-Gross abduction. Fahey's automobile was found in the faryard. They also admitted they fought a gun battle with officers near Ft. Worth. Tex., early this month. A federal complaint charging interstate transportation of a motor car has been out against the two men since Aug. 6, 1937, FBI agents said. They indicated that a federal kidnaping complaint, carrying a death sentence, would be filed by the St. Paul office. Couch was released June 9. 1938, from the Missouri state penitentiary and Meredith was released September 20, 1930, from the same prison. Meredith. 21. was born at Linwood, Ark., and claimed he once lived at Kirkwood. Mo. He formerly was employed as a punch craftsman at Minneapolis. Couch, 22, was born in St. Louis. Root, owner of the farm, is Couch's father-in-law. Both men were armed when federal men surrounded the place. Couch submitted to arrest peacefully, but Meredith attempted escape and w’as shot. Meredith was placed under guard at a Grand Rapids hospital. Couch was held in the Grand Rapids jail. Fahey. 31-year-old landscape artist, and Miss Gross. 23, daughter of a moderately wealthy St. Louis family, were seized in Fahey’s automobile at St. Louis Friday night. The abduction was reported when they appeared at Minneapolis Sunday. Fahey said they had been forced to accompany the two desperadoes (CONTINUI7D ON PAGE THREE) ARREST MONROE TOWNSHIP LAD Sherman Liechty Charged With Destroying School Property Sherman Liechty, 17. Monrodj township, is being held in the Adams county jail here awaiting arraignment in circuit court on charges of malicious tresspass oj public property. Liechty who was arrested this morning by Sheriff Dallas Brown, and State Officer Truman Bierie is alleged to have damaged the dis* trict No. 8 school in Monroe township. The affidavit signed by Edwin H« Gilliom, Monroe township trustee, charges Liechty with damaging books and pictures, throwing painlj over the room and books, and othe.i vandalism. Liechty, the authorities stated, admitted the acts after intensive questioning, but steadfastly maintained that he was alone at tlid time. Entrance was gained by cutting the screen, and prying up a winj