Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1939 — Page 1

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

INCIANA FLOOD WATERS RECEDE. TWO ADE DEAD HI • I Sudden Floods Cause Heavy Damage;Storm Moving East Ry Vnlted Preaa Flood* which struck sections of Indiana yesterday. especially along the White and Wahash rlv i era, reveded today, In their wake they left a doten cities lii need of a thorough hotnucleaning. Muck and debris filled the streets of many communities ; and the sudden Hoods did untidd damage to hundreds of lowland homes More than 100 families In several cities were forced to flee, many of whom were evaciuted In boats. i A 10-car railroad train wan derailed near Bloomington when the rain-soaked rtaulbed nor way beneath It In Howard county about 10 small bridges were washed out The death toll stood at taro. . Near Covington. Hiram itlckets. J*, of West Lebanon, was drowned I as he tried to leave his car which ' , was suited by high waters His ; wife was rescued from the ear . | later. Robert Breeden. 62. was , killed on his Owen county farm when struck bp lightning J. H. Armlngtgn. federal neath- [ er observer at Indianapolis, predicted that fait weather ached . uled tor today should alleviate , flood conditions I Families were forced to aban ■ don their borne. In at least seven ■ cities. i The greatest number evacuated > was at Kokomo where police aroused residents of one section i of town at 3 a. m Sunday, warn- ’ Ing them to leave. About 50 fam I lies were evacuated throughout the* city. In several cities, boats were used to remove lowland residents At Frankfort they were employed 1 j to evacuate several families and 'j additional craft made available. 1 A doten families deserted their homes in Crawfordsville when I waters in Sugar Creek reached their highest level since 1)27. More than five feet of water covered portions of Portland's business district, forcing the clos- . Ing of numerous streets. Several . church services were suspended i when water surrounded the buildi Ings. Struck by a flood flrat was I Ellettsville, northwest of Bloomington About 30 homos and busl-l I j ness establishments were abandP otied early Saturday afternoon . when Jack's Creek overflowed . Hooding the town Escaping the floods almost eti f tlrely, the south and southwest t portions of the state stood a i chance of receiving some of the (CONTINUED ON PAG» FIVKi FEW ACCIDENTS ; REPORTED HERE Only Minor Accidents Are Reported Here Over Week End 1 Despite Inclement weather and • aatardous driving conditions, only minor aecideuls were reported In ’ Decatur and vicftrlty over the ' week-end. Cara driven hy Schtsmni. t of North Fifth street and Clifford , Piper, of Rockford. Ohio, collided ut the stop light intersection on t North Second street Saturday night j about 11 o'clock. Officer Adrian „ Coffee, who investigated, reported . that the Piper car swung wide in makilng the curve enroute north. Piper, in a statement to Officer Coffee, blamed the Inclement conditions for the crash. The Schumm auto sustained considerable damages. No one was hurt. An unknown motorist crashed into the saw-horse blockade on Eighth street at Jefferson street shortly before midnight Saturday night. The blockade was broken, as was the lantern on the saw-horse. Neighbors summoned police. When they arrived, however, the motorist had left the scene.

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FORMER MAYOR OF KOKOMO IS NAMED BY JURY Olin R. Holt And Other Former Officials Indicted By Jury Indianapolis, March 13- <UJ9II nited States district attorney' Vai Nolan revealed today that former Mayor Olin R Holt of Kokomo and four other former city officials of Kokomo were Indicted by the federal grand Jury on < barges of conspiracy to defraud I I the government. The Indictemnt which was re- ; 'urned last Friday, also named four Howard county WPA officials. , and a Kokomo business man • In addition to Holt the men are Carl J. Hmo. former city attorney George Morrow, former city engineer George Mil. former deputy city engineer. Nell Good, former city clerk. Lester Ratliff of Indianapolis and WPA head for Howard and Tipton counties. Lincoln F. Record. Kokomo WPA project superintendent. Thomas C. Heady, president of Sumpiion-Heady Hunt of Kokomo Joe Tarkington, employe of gov ernor's committee on unemploy ment relief James a. Harman. WPA project supervisor Sper-lflc charges were consplr acy to defraud the government by converting WPA labor Into prlv- ' ate business The defendants will be arraigned before Judge Roliert Halltel) on March 24. Nolan said, and trial will probably lie held after court reconvenes on May 1. DEATH CLAIMS DECATUR MAN Frank iieimenstoll I hew Saturday Afternoon At Hospital Frank “Buddy ' lx>tmenstoll. 36, well known Decatur young man. died Saturday afternoon at 3:46 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death followed an operation In which bis right leg was amputated below the knee. He had been suf--1 sering from diabetes, and the amputation wss decided upon by surgeons to check an Infection which followed a blister on a toe of his right foot. He had been ill since Christmas and was bedfast six weeks before being taken to the hospital. The deceased wws born at Peterson April ». 1303. the son of Joha and Liaetta Lclmenstoll, loth of whom preceded him In death. Ho was never married. Surviving are two sisters. Mrs. Floyd Andrews and Mrs. Byron Franks, born of this rity. w | He was a life-long resident of Adams county. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon nt 1:30 o'clock at the S. E- Black funeral home and burial will be In the Decatur cemeI tery. Rev. Charles M Prugh. pastor of the Zion Reformed church, will officiate. The body may be viewed at the i home of his sister Mrs. Andrews. North Third street, until time for the services. BULLETIN Walter Garwood. 24, of Niblick street, was though I 1 to be dying in the Adams 1 county memorial hospital ■ late this evening after drinking a quantity of Lysol disinfectant shortly before 4 i o’clock. The doctor stated i that Garwood had but little 1 chance to survive. Relatives said he had been jilted 1 by his sweetheart and ad--1 vanced this as a reason for I the act. The physician estimated he had swallowed about one and one-half ounce , of the liquid. " ' o ■■■■" Closes Restaurant, Enters Confectionery II —— - The Frybsck restaurant on Madison street, operated by Ray Fryi bnck has been closed. Mr. Fry • hack has euis.ed the confectionery ’ business with his brother. Dee FryI back, who recently purchased the ; Green Kettle confectionery.

Deratur, Indiana. Mon day, Marrh 13, 1939.

Con tests Van Nuys* Election jgKfc J 1 Raymond Willis Sen. Van Nuys Raymond Willis. Angola newspaper publisher, defeated Republican candidate for 1' ft. senator from Indiana at the November elrcthm. today tiled a petition wHh the V. S senate challenging the re-election 1 of Sen Frederick Van Nays Willis charged coercion of government employes and ballot frauds tn the November * election

TEST OF BANK NIGHT TUESDAY Long Awaited Trial Is Slated To Start Tuesday Morning The long-awaited “bank night" < ase of the state of Indlatis against I. A. and Roy Kalver. Incal theater owners, who have been charged with operating a lottery, will open Tuesday morning in Adams circuit court before Judge J Fred Fruchte and the jury panel of the February term of court. The members of the regular panel have been summoned to appear | in court on that day Selection of the jurors, which will hear the evidence in the case, will be opened immediately, it is expected. The court and both the state and defense counsel have indicated their intentions of trying the case starting tomorrow, and It thus considered unlikely that another continuance will be asked , for or granted. >1 The <aae dates back to early in the year I*3K when the Katvera < were charged with operating a lottery upon an affidavit signed by ' Jesse Leßrun. owner of a rival theater, since purchased by the Kalvera. The case was filed in justice of peace court. Pleading not guilty, the Kalvera were released on bond. It was upon a search warrant and conffrat lon order from Justice John T. Kelly that former sheriff Dallas Brown and h!s deputies on July 7.193 H conllcated the “hank night" equipment. Bank night has not been conducted since that time The case was later transferred to circuit court and then dismissed by Prosecutor Arthur E Voglewede upon the return of an Indictment against the Kalvera by the November term grnd jury last year. The local theater owners pleaded not guilty and were released on bond After several continuances the case was set Anally for Tuesday. March 14. Send Deputy Attorney General Attorney-general Omer Stokes Jackson has agreed to send a deputy from the attorney general's . office at Indianapolis to assist Prosecutor Voglewede In the state's case. It was announced today He is Glen R. Beckley. Attorney Ram Jackson of Fort Wayne and D. Rurduette Custer of thia city will conduct the defense. Since the case han attracted an unusual amount of public Interest (CONTINUED ON PAOE SIX) " o - Heller To Speak To Decatur Lions The regular meeting of the Decatur Lions club will he held at the Rice Hotel Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock. Robert Heller, who served aa joint representative from Adems and Wells counties In the last, session of the legislature, will apeaa mt "Current Trends in Legislation.'

LENTEN MEDTTATION | Rev. James A. Weber (first United Broth ten) "Thou Shalt Love the Lord Thy God” Matthew 22:37. We ran rise no higher than that to which wo give onr lovo a' i our affection. Androa Del Sarto was known aa the faultless pa'n* er. When you look at hie pictures of the Madonna, you find beauty of form but the fates have no soul shining out of them. The reason Is that Andrea Del Sarto was in love with a wicked, crafty woman named Lucretia He Inalated on painting her picture as the face of hla Madonnas. At one time the king of Spain made him the Koya) Painter and trusted him with al! the money he needed to paint. However, because of hla love tor Lucretia and because of her pieaa for more money, he emhetsled that trusted to him for the development of hla art. and died in disgrace. He could rise no higher than that to which he gave hla love and his devotion. Neither can you. You can afford only to set your affections on the highest—GOD.

Escape Injuries Ar Two Autos Collide Two persona escaped possibly serious injuries this morning when cars driven by W. M. of Berne and Nuthan C. Nelson. Decatur attorney, collided west of Monroe on shite road IM. Mr. Nelson reported to local authorities that he was making a ieft turn into the Truman Goldner farm lane off road 124 when the accident occurred. He stated that his car wax at ruck almost broadside by the Lehman cuto. which was approaching from the rear. MRS. LEHRMAN DIES SUNDAY Mrs. Godfrey Lehrman Dies At County Hospital Sunday Mrs. Godfrey lehrman 67 prominent Adams county n-sMen’ of sort*- ' east of Decatur, died Sunday nioming at 2:30 o'clock at the Adams <ounty memorial hospital. Death was attributed to anemia and hifluenxa. Tne deceased was born tn I'tHon township March 26. 1871. th* daughter of William and Phyllis Krneck-eberg-Schamerloh. Rhe had apen* her entire life In Union tovnahip. She first became ill two weeks ago and was taken to the hospital Thursday morning. Surviving, besides the husband, are a daughter. Mrs. Edwin 'Bauer, of Decatur, one son. Oscar, al home, a brother. Fred Schamerloh of Fort Wayne end two sisters: Mrs. Fred Koldewey and Mrs. William Bauer of Fort Wayne. A daughter, four sisters and one brother are deceased. Threo grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home, five and one-half miles cast and two miles north of Decatur (CONTINURD ON PAOE SIX) sin Pope Pius Receives American Ambassador Vatican City. March 13—(UP) —Pope Pitta today received In private audience. Joseph P. Kennedy. American ambassador at Ixmdon. and other members of thn American mission which attended his coronation yeaterday. Automobile Stolen Here Is Recovered The auto, stolen from Elmer Garwood, of east of Decatur, near the Riverside sales bam Friday, was located south of Decatur on ths Mud Pike, police authorities reported. Sheriff Fid Miller and Officer Sephus Malchl retrieved the stolen vehicle.

Willis Files Petition With Senate Challenging Election Os Sen. Frederick Van Nuys

HEAVY RAINFALL HITS DECATUR AND VICINITY River Out Os Banks, Many Lowlands Reported Flooded Decatur and community today | were recovering from on« of th* heaviest week end rainfalls In his--1 tory More than two and one-half Inches fell over the week end. Walter S Gladfelter. local precipitation observer, reported this morning, with 231 inches of this occurring over Saturday night. The usually placid St. Mary's river turned into a raging stream overnight as it endeavored to carry away the huge amounta of water through Ita narrow banks, rising gradually until it had burnt its banks. In several places in the county, roads were still under water this morning, despite a rapid recession with the advent of cooler temperatures over night and a ri-cesaatloa In the precipitation. At the Belmont park Sunday, several tenants of homes there were marooned for the day when the surging St. Mary's waters crossed the road and ploughed up to their front doors At the Homesteads, water also went on a rampage as low places were rapidly Ailed up with the Aow from higher grounds. Score* upon scores of Decatur residents awoke Sunday morning to And basements Aooded Bucket brigades were formed and pumps started in an effotl to clear furnace and ' fruit rooms before heavy losses ' occurred. Night police re|x>r:ed water over the curbing in several places in ' the city early Sunday morning Reaches Crest Mr. Gladfelter reported that the St. Mary s river stood at 19.5 feet this* morning, far over Sood stage of about 16 or 17 feet, but stated he believed It would reach a crest early today unlesa more rain fell. In southern Adams comity, along the Wabash, acres upon acres of Helds and lowlands were inundated Near IJun Grove many farm era were marooned In their homes , over the Sabbath. A number of local persona also motored to Portland Sunday to witneaa the high waters of the Salamonie in downtown Portland, when they heard that busineaa was tied up downtown Rain at Berne over the week-end mounted to 2.77 Inches. It was re ported today. The canope lowlands, -ourheast of Berne was flooded, the water reaching the highest Mage in this point that has been recorded since ISI3. State road 118 west of Berne was closed because of water running over It. Sheriff Ed Miller reported this noon that the Geneva Pike east of Geneva and a number of county soads were closed today because (CVNTINU'KD ON TACH? FIV’?) MRS.RUNYON DIES SATURDAY Mrs. Alonzo Runyon Dies Saturday At Home In Linn Grove Mrs. Alonso Runyon. 84, of Linn Grove, died Saturday noon at her home In that village, southwest of Berne. Death wiia attributed to comi [.Heat ions. The deceased was a sister of Mrs. Barbara Adler of this city. The deceased wus born In Pennsylvania June 20. 1854. the daughter of Michael and Barbara Huser. Her husband, a well known business man in Linn Grove, died September 14. 1927. Other survivors are: two sons. Chester Runyon, of Linn Grove and John of Tonica, ill.; two daughters. Mrs. Carrie Borror of Wells county and Mrs. Earle Meuhberger of Linn Grove and another sister, Mt*. Lena Nlederhouaer of Markle. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon nt 1:30 o’clock . at the residence and burial will be in the Greenwood cemetery at Linn | Grotffi.

SLIGHT DAMAGE CAUSED BY FIRE Kirsch Auto Sales Agency Is Scene Os Fire Sunday Morning The local fire department made a run to the P. Kirsch and Son auto ulesroom Sunday morning ak>out. * o'clock. When the fire department ar- , rived, the entire Interior o< the structure, was filled with smoke. It was learned, however, that ths Games were confined to tbe fur- , nac* room where a coal pile was biasing. The fire la thought to have been 1 started by spontaneous combustion. WIIMam Bittner, who lives in the 1 upstairs next door to the sales room, first noticed the blase when ’ he vras awakened by the smoke, curling Into bis room. He called Leo Kirsch, owner of the business, who in turn summoned the department The loss of the coal pile and: tbe minor damage caused by the - smoke was the only resultant loss. The fire, ft is thought, could have txo>n much more serious had not it been caught before gaining headway. A similar fire caused by combustion sometime ago was averted when employee of the firm were able to extinguish the* flames. POPE TO SEEK ! WORLD PEACE I I Active World Peace Campaign Planned; Coronation Held Vatican City. March 13 —(UP) — , Pope Plus XII intends to atari an active world peace camptlgn nt , | t ree, it was reported today as the ' Vatican settled down to ita normal routine after hie coronation yesterday as 262nd supreme Pontiff. Opinion was expressed in autontstive quarters that the Pope would work along general lines to further ' peace, by means of frequent appeals to all peoples to seek salvation through Christ. 1 At the sasne time, it was said he 1 would devote attention specifically 1 to the problem of improving relations between the Catholic church 1 and Nasi Germsny. As the result of the new Pope's I selection of Cardinal Magi lone as bis secretary of state, it was said > here that the Vatican had one of 1 the strongest regimes in memory t> 1 deal with world problems. ' Pope Pius was ciowned at ItOI ' P. M. yeaterday on a .balcony of St. Teter's. 'it was the end of the magnificent 1 .oronation ceremony as part of ' which there was first a procession I ' from the Vatican to St. Peter's and! * then the service In the Bsailica at-| a by 60.060 Banma, taclu.linz 32 Cardinals, royalty from linds and official delegations from all over the world. As tbe Pope appeared on the balcony. 500.0U0 persons massed In ' St. Peter's square cheered him. Cardinal Caccia-Donilnloni crowned Fiua XI! with the triple crown of, the supreme pontiff. The pope rea l I I two prayers and wearing his crown slowly made the sign of the cross over the heads of the 500.H00, Ho itnpatted his apostolic blessing to tbe city of the world. 1 The Influence internationally the ' new Pope already was exercising. f (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR! Funeral Rites For Mrs. Bopp Tuesday Funeral aervlces for Mrs Allee Bopp. 77, former Decatur resldeent. who died Sunday at her homo on I the Engle road near Fort Wayne, will be held Tuesday aftereoon at 1 o'clock at the Gets and Cahill I funeral home In Fort Wayne. The deceased was born In Fort i Waynt*. later moving to this city ■ and returning to Fort Wayne In . 1917. . Surviving Is a daughter. Mrs. NaI! omi Carry, with whom she had t been making her home. Members of t the Rebekah lodge will be tn charge i of the services. Burial will be in Fort Wayne,

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' Defeated Candidate For Indiana Senatorship Chaixes Coercion And Ballot Frauds. FIFTEEN CHARGES Waahlngton, March 13 (UJO— Raymoiul E Willis, defeated in the Indiana senatorial election last year, today challenged the reelection of Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D. Ind. In a petition filed with the senate Willis, Republican publisher of Angola. Ind . charged Van Nuys was re-elected through coercion of government employee and ballot frauds. Willis ssked the senate to investigate 15 charges filed In his 345 page petition. Affidavits slgn«d by voters and state eu<ploy.>s I in Vandenburgh. Lake. Sullivan. Marion. Vigo. St. Joseph and Clay counties were filed with the petition. Willis said that Van Nuys, through an Indiana supreme court order, had blocked his demand for l a recount. He asked the senate to carry on the Investigation which he was unable to finance personally, Willis received *.83.189 votes lu the official count. Vsn Nuys received 788.386- a margin of 5.19". “Surface Indications of fraud tn connection with the election tn certain sections were easily discernable and. when returns were announced, there was a widespread demand on the part of the people that the state committee (Republican siate committee I and I, as the candidate, contest the I election." The petition attacked th* Hoosier Democratic club which Willis said was known as the “2 percent club" because of Its alleged aaaeoainent of salary of state employes. Willis charged Van Nays has benefited by the 2 percent club. Willis cited statements by Van Nuys in which the senator de- | nounced the organisation with ’ "violating both federal and state ; corrupt acts." Willis said there was valid reason to believe thst large sums of the (2 percent) cluii were donated hy corporations on the basis that seemed to indicate that they were paying Into the club on a business transaction. Public employes were forced to contribute and "persons engaged lu work on relief projects were influenced in a large number of cases." the petition charged. Willis charged illegally registered voters numbered at least "10,00(1 and probably would exceed 26,000." i q i a,,, To Present Dionne Quintuplets To Kin? Uallander. Ont,. March 13—(UP) - Olive Dionne, father of the quintuplets, said today lu had accepted the Ontario Government's invitation to bring the babies to Toronto ' May 22 tor presentation to King ; George and Queen Elixabeth. Olive and Mrs. Dionne. Dr. Allan I R. Dufoe, the Quins' physician, and I • l nr«es Os ’he 'tofoe bnsnhsl staff., a- ill accompany the girls. A special train will bring them to Toronto, where the party Is expeefd to remain only one day. LEGION PLANS ANNUAL PARTY 20th Anniversary Os Founding Os Legion To Be Marked Here The annual American l.eglon birthday party will be held Thurs day night at 6:30 o'clock at the local Legion home. Adams Post No. 43, American Legion will participate In the nation-wide celehrntlon of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the organisation. The local celebration will lie opened with a supper at 6:30 o'clock at the home, followed by a program. Members of the Legion post will furnish the meat loaf, cake and coffee for the supper, while each member of the ladles’ gtulllary has lieen asked to bring a covered dish. The complete program for the event Is expected to be announced within a day or two,