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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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Paul V. Barrett. Findlay. O. per eonnel director «»r the Ohio Oil Co. will deliver the addreaa at the commencement exercise" of the Decatur high school thia evening at the school auditorium

DAMAGE SUITS VENUED HERE • 4B Two Damage Suits, Seeking $30,(100, Venued From Allen County Two damage suits, totalling *30,M*. arising out ot an auto accident on June 15. 1930 northeast of Roanoke have been venued to the Adams circuit court from the Allen circuit court. The suits were filed here this morning. In the one suit, Mike Terpinas filed a comidalnt in three paragraphs against Naum A. Tsiguloff The complaint alleges that the defendant, his wife and three minor children asked Agnes Terpinas. wife of the plaintiff, and Elena, his daughter, to ride with them in an auto from Roanoke to Fort Wayne. The plaintiff charges that the defendant drove his car at a rate of 65-75 miles per hour around a curvs and caused the car to jump over a 10-foot embankment; that his wife suffered a cru-ihed chest, four broken riba, internal Injuries, legs cut and bruised and other injuries; that his daughter sustained I a compound leg fracture and other Injuries. The plaintiff alleges that his wife must have medical treatment for the rest of her life and asks *5.t)00 each in three paragraphs for ' (CONTONVED ON PAGE EIORT) Two Berne Autos Reported Stolen Sheriff Rd Miller, state policeman , Russell Prior and Perne police are l.xvklnK for a gang of car thieves, who stole two cars In Berne overnight. The first two were taken oft a liorne street and later abandoned oue-half mile east of that town. The car. owned by Robert F.x. was wrecked when it struck a cement culvert. About x o'clock this morning another auto one owned by Krvin Schindler, of Berne, was taken off the street. It han not been tecovered. It In believed by authorl.les that the name gang took both cars. CONGRESSMAN FAVORS WORK Robert Jones Os Ohio Favors Dredging St. Mary’s River St. Mary's. Ohio leaders of the proposed project to dredge the St. Mary's river have been Informed that Congressman Robert Jones, from that Ohio district, la lending a movement In congress toward ap proval of the wot-k. The communication from tlio congressman Informed the St.: Mary's men that he expects to secure a hearing before the engineers of the war department, relative to the project. A bill was panned in the house authorising the nurxey of the river, Congrennman Jones stated. He also slated that it was likely the hear!dg before the engineers would be granted. , He han pledged to Inform Interested persons of the date of the hearing. if and when Its In net. and has asked them to be represented at the hearing. The proposed project would call for the dredging of the river and ; cites Ute need, because of constant flooding of lowlands and the river s I Inability to carry off the he tvy loud of water which pours Into it.

FRED F. BAYS INWASHINGTON State Democrat ('hairman To Confer With Roosevelt Washington. May 35 — <U.» — The Indiana Democratic party today had smooth-talked Fred F. Bays. Its new chairman and peacemaker. In the capital to acclaim a united front for the presidential candidacy of Paul V. McNutt, a former governor. Bays, a wealthy Hoosier whose showmanship springs from a stage career and life on the sawdust trail of a clrcua he once owned, planned a White Houae conference to inform President Roosevelt that lutra-party strife is ended Indiana party leaders agreed upon Bays, formerly a member of the slate public service commission. after bitter factional strife among Democrats nearly ended their regime In I»3R. The peace move waa motivated primarily by a desire to place all factions behind McNutt, who is returning from the orient to resign as United States high commisaioner to the Philippines and tawe active command of bls campaign Som«- Hoosier Democrats felt that the near-defeat of last November might have the effect of lessening McNutt's appeal a» a party leader, and the building of fences for 1940 waa climaxed with the selection of Bays who is spreading the word about the capital that harmony is the keynote of the atate democracy. lie gathered Sena. Frederick Van Nays, anti-new-dealer, and Sherman Minton, staunch supporter of President Roosevelt, and Democratic members of the Indiana congressional delegation around the luncheon table to assert hla harmony program "There will be no quarrels over patronage,** Bays said, reaching a vital point early. He told how he had streamlined and glorified the Democratic state headquarters and left no doubt that he wanted party leaders to spare the ahiny. new tCONTINUIiD UN PAGE TURKkG PLANNING TRIP FOR GRADUATES Al Schmitt To Take High School Graduates To Detroit Ai D. Schmitt, local Ford dealer, has arranged an entertaining and | educational all-expense tour to tha ' Ford Motor Company's plant In Detroit f<»r the graduates of the Decatur public and Decatur Catholic high schools. The 9ti Decatur high school and the 20 Catholic high school graduates and several members of both i school faculties have been invited by Mr. Schmitt to !>•' the Ford Company's guests on Monday, June 5. The graduates and members >f the party will leave this city at 5 o clock In the norntng In the Nt. Mary's township school buses. A trip through the huge Ford factory. one of the greatest in the world, to the lake docks whenlutats are loaded and unloaded and a visit to Ureenfield .Villas.', historical museum, will l>e highlights ot the trip. Meals will be furnished the graduates and metnbers of the party at the Ford plant and the trip is being anticipated with much Interest and pleasure by those invited to go. Mr. Schmitt will pilot the caravan to the auto city and to the Ford plant and It Is planned to spend the entire day visiting the many points ot Interest. It Is likely that the members ot >h< party will luive the opportunity to meet Hlenry Font or his son. Edscl Ford, president ot the automoj tlve concern. Awards Presented To Decatur Girls Three Docatur young ladies received awards Wednesday noon at the Indiana Federation ot Chibs tonventlon In Indianapolis. Mias Kathryn Knapp was awarded first prise and Miss Evangeline Fuhrman, second, in the essay coni teat conducted by the state Junior j rlubwomen. The title of the essays waa. "The place of the fine arts tn the building of chrscter." The awards were *5 each. Mias Margaret Hancher received second prise for her poster on “The Building of Character.'* Miss Eloise Lewton, English Instructor and Miss Kathryn Kauffman, art Instructor, promoted the girls' interest in the j contests. 4

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 25, 1939.

Vflttlewede Child Greatly Improved Charles Voglewede, two year-old | son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vog I b-wede. waa pronounced "out ot danger” this morning, following bis I eating about 2o pr.tent medicine physic pills. The quick action In getting the youth to the hospital and having Ins stomach pumped saved bis Ilf*. m the pills contained strychnin*. Hr waa taken home thia morning. . after spending a fairly restful night, i Hm parenta say he will be out and I around again In a day or two. SPECIAL DAYS :| SET FOR FAIR 1 i Each Day Os Annual Fair. July 31-Auxust 5, A Special Day i I—— 1 —— Plans for the annual Decatur ( Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show were furthered WednAday ( evening at a meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the annual i fair. Each day of the entire week's ' I celebration was designated as a special day. opening Monday. July 31. and continuing until midnight j Saturday. August 5. The fair is conducted by the of- ' fleers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce, who also comprise ‘ the officers and directors of the 1 Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, Inc. The first day of the fair. Monday. July 31. is officially designated as Opening day The fair will I be opened officially at 7 p. m. Monday with a short parade, followed I by the opening of the midway and attractions. i The feature of the second day. > Tuesday. August 1. will be the Pet Parade. Inaugurated last year, prov- ' Ing to be an Interesting and unii que feature. >i Wednesday. August 2. as in past ■ years, will be Float day. with atI ternoon and evening parades of 1 attractlvely-decorated floats and a I host ot musical organisations in the line of march. Thursday. August 3. will be featured by Twins day. Presented at the 1939 fair for the first time. Twins day proved a novel feature and attracted a huge throng to the midway for the afternoon feature. As an added attraction for Thura--1 day evening, the annual 4-H dress . revue will be presented at a downtown location to permit more fairI goers to witness the revue than, in past years when It was staged < at the school house. Friday. August 4, will be featured by the annual parade of prise ' winning horses and cattle In the 1 shows held during the entire week ' of the fair. Saturday, August 6, the closing ' day of the fair, will be Carnival ”tCONTINVED ON PAGE TWO) I ~ ■*’ Receive Invitation To Graduation Rites i Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman cf thia city have received an Invlta- , lion to attend commencement exercises at the University of la»uisms at Baum Rouge. May 26 to 30. , Among the graduates will be their , gtandaon. Charles A. Merryman, Jr., , bachelor of science, son of Mr. and I Mrs. Charles A. Merryman of Col- . linston, La.. The young man grad- • tiatea with high honors aud has a'ready accepted a position with a . Urge New Orleans concern Judgand Mrs. Merryman have six grandchildren and five of them have reI cclved university education.

Electricians Mate Tells Os Hours On Disabled Sub - ■■

Portsmouth, N. H.. May 25.-The navy selected electrician's mute Judson T. Bland to describe the tense hour* of 33 men entombed In a disabled submarine on the ocean floor with 26 drowned companions. He seemed to be in the best condition of the survivors brought to the naval hospital here. Yet he appeared none too steady when he entered the room, a blue hathj robe pulled over his white pajatni as. holding a blanket over his shoulders A short, stocky man In hla 30‘s, he talked In u weak voice. "Mr. Bland," an officer said j when he whs seated. "the newspapermen would like you to tell them your story In your own words, what happened, how ynu first knew something was wrong and everything as you *»w it." "The first thing I want to say," Bland replied In a monotone. "Is 1 that I am very happy to be here and that I was with such a good bunch of ship mates. I never saw I men handle a situation any better.

3 DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN DEATH RING Three DefendantN In Arsenic Poisen Rina Plead Guilty Philadelphia. May 25 — (UP) — Three of 29 defendants in the arsenic poison ring which killed for insurance pleaded gulliy today to chargee which can send them to the electric chair In one of the greatest mass murder arraign ments in American criminal bis tory. Seven other defendants, including two arsenic widows, pleaded | not guilty. Morris tLouis the Rabbi) Hol ber. described ss one of the dlreci tors of the syndlcste, wss stnong those who pleaded guilty, but two other key figures — Paul Petrillo and Ceasare Valenti—pleaded not guilty in addition to Rolber. guilty pleas were entered by Samuel , Sort inn and Rafael Polselll. The other not guilty pleas were entered by David Brandt. Mrs. Christina Cerrone. Amendeo Mussellls and the two arsenic widows ' —Mrs. Agnes Mandfuk and Mrs Josephine Romualdo. . All those arraigned were Indicted on murder. Involuntary and voluntary manslaughter charge, iin connection with the deaths of the ring's 100 or more victims. The arraignments constituted a peculiar courtroom acene. Many of the defendants could not s|wak Fltiglish and had to be told what , the charges were against them in Italian , When Polselll pleaded guilty to two murders, the public defender.' Thomas E. Cogan, protested to Judge Allien 8. C. Millar, that 1 some of the accused were pleading without consulting counsel. H»asked permission in PolselH's case to file a petition withdrawing the guilty pleas, but Polselll was adamant and refum-d to sign a re- i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MAGLEY SCENE OF CONVENTION Preble-Kirkland Sunday School Convention Planned Sunday The annual Preble-Kirkland t< vnship Sunday school convention will be held st the Magley Reformed church Sunday, with the session opening at I; 30 p. m. Features of the program will Ire addresses by Walter J. Krick, superintendent of the Decatur public schools and C. W. Ennclger of the Fort Wayne Evangelical church. Officers will be elected during the session. The complete program follows: Prelude. Song by congregation. Scripture reading. Prayer. Soug by the Kirkland men's ct'-rus. Trio—Virginia Shady. Ruth and Grace Grether. Address Mr. Krick. Duet—Mrs. Idu Yost and Mrs Gladys Arnold. Song by Donald and Billy Shady Offering. Address- Mr. Ennelger. Accordlan solo- -Robert Ehrmun. > Song by Kirkland's men's chorus. Benediction.

' The captain was perfectly cool. 1 lie gave hla orders calmly and the ' orders were carried out perfectly by each and every man. "We were making a test dive at fast speed. The navy yard test superintendent was clocking the dive and made the statemet as we went down that It would be a good dive. Then something happened -we don't know what It was and we won't know until the boat Is brought up. It was something that could not bo helped. It could happen to any tnechanlsm that re- ! quires complicated parts. However we begun taking In water through the ventilation Uno and we knew something hud gone aft. "The captain went below just prior to that time. He reported that everything was all right. Mon began working fast to shut off the flow of water. The instant the diving officer know the water was coming In he gave word to blow the tanka. This order was carried out (CONTINUED OH YAM FIVB) ’

Little Hope Is Held For 26 Men Trapped In Submarine In Atlantic; 33 Os Crew Saved

GIVE EVIDENCE IN RAIL WRECK SIO,OOO Suit Result Os Wreck Near Here On At Huntington Huntington. Ind.. May 33 —(Special to the Decatur Democrat) — The defense continued to produce ct idence today In an effort to prove that the warning and stop signals . on the blocks wets working and were disregarded, in the glU.IXiq damage suit brought by Mrs. Mary B. Patterson, administratrix of tba , estate of Charles W. Patterson an engineer, who died from Injuries sustained when his tram crashed ' 'il*.o the rear end of anotu-r on th--Chicago and Erie railroad tracks east of Decatur, February 14. 1937. The railroad Is being sued by Mrs. Patterson in the Huntington circuit court before a jury and i Judge Otto H. Krieg. It Is nut likely the case will be completed today. Wednesday afternoon the defense 'oat a motion for a directed verdict. At noon today Merman ForvAer. -»f Huntington. front-end brakeman on the train operated by Patterson and a defense witness. tesGtied that Patterson had failed to slow down wlMa passing a block which he said bad a yellow signal. Indicative of « train in the block ahead. He also -testified that Patterson paid no attention to a red signal in the block in which a train was hailed, apply mg the brakes only shortly before >e crashed Into the rear end of the stoffped train. Forester s'ated. In the jargon of railroad language. ' that he "unloaded” bc’Te the I wreck, meaning he leaped from the i train In time to save his life. Other witnesses for the defense I today Included members of thn crews of the train into which Pattcaon'a crashed and that of ont stopped in Decatur on which the middle train waa waiting. They all testified to the effect tha: the nigral lights were operating. They were D. Burkhead. brakeman, on the middle train; 8. L. Horn, fireman on the train In Decatu.-; James H. Kosenburg. engineer on the train , in Decatur, and George Notan, flag man on the train In Decatur. Earlier In the trial, whkh began Monday, the plaintiff had alleged that Patterson had been attempting i •«> operate a defective injector ta i mechanism which pumps water into the boiler) as he passed the signals. :t was also claimed that became of a blinding snow. It was impossible for Patterson to ae>> the signals. Brooder House And Chickens Destroyed A brooder house and about 350 one week old chicks were destroyed by fire Wednesday at the Robert Llechty farm, north of Btrue. An oil stove, used on the brooder house fa believed to have caused the fire. AWARD WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED Winners In Decatur Garden Club Contest Are Announced Award winners In Hie annual contest. sponsored by the Decatur GarJ dun cluii was announced today by club officials. The winners in Lite public school are: South Ward first, Joan Brelner; second. Richard Cottrell; third. Ed(tin Deltach. Riley Building; first, Jacqtiollnn Warren; second. Bonnie Roop; , third. Ralph Sauer. North Ward: first. Kathryn Strickler; aocond. Kathryn Stricklet and third. Leo Halley. Central: first. Ruth Joan Miller; second, Leßoy Bailey and third, Esther Smltley. The winners In the Catholic school: first, Jone t’olciiln; second. Patricia Schmitt and third. Richard Wemhoff. The judges declared that there were also many other beautiful gardens which failed to win places. It was decided to hold ati- ; other contest this year. Seeds are ; now being distributed. Tbs winners i will then be announced before th» j opening of the new contest nex*. I year.

| Delicate Operation - g* ~~ 4 ' ?*a//7 M. r tan . K. '.lt .■ L 1 Sutanne Labadte Facing a delicate operation to > I have her heart returned to the left aide, Susanne «. of Detroit, smiles bravely for the ! camera from her hospital bed The heart moved to the right side as a result of an automobile i accident. i —

DENIES GUILT AT BLUFFTON , Monroe Man Pleads Not Guilty When ArraiKnAt Bluffton Elia» M<'Donald of Monroe, who was ar reeled here Tuesday night hr • S.ierlff Ed .Miller for Wells county authorities, pleaded not guilty when ’ arraigned before Judge John Decker ' at Bluffton late Wednesday. McDonald waived arraignment ’ u.id entered not guilty plena to two counts, one of perjury and one of 1 obtaining money under false pretenses. After entering the pleas, he was remanded to jail by the judge to <>walt further action In the case. 1 McDonald la charged by Well* I county authorities with having oh* , tallied *175 as a loan from the Farmere and Merchants bank in Bluff* J ton on representations made in an affidavit that he was the owner of i tt bogs, voiced at 115®. n yearling , colt valued at |l<W> and 40 shee.i valued at *320. It is alleged In (Be affidavit that he madi* false representations an to the ownership of the stock dearrib* * d and did not possess tuch proi Perty. Sheriff Miller arrested McDonald after being Informed by Bluffton au* i thorltlen that they had a warrant j for him. o Sub Commander Tells Disaster On Board Ship — < Editor’s Note: Lieut. Oliver F. Naquin, commander of the subma* • rine Squalus. in the following dispatch tells In Illa own words of the disaster.} By Lieut. Oliver F. Naquin (Commander of the Squalun) Portsmouth. N. H.. May SB — ’ I (U.R> I was In the control room at the time of the disaster. The nc* I counts are too technical to attempt to discuss before the ship In rained and I do not Intend to dlscunn ■ them. My officers and men performed i 100 per cent. There was never any doubt in my mind at all that we would come up. especially after , we heard from the Sculpin that , the Falcon was under way. The Sculpin wan over un first and did some grand work I released my one available marker buoy and ’ communicated with the forward torpedo room. 1 Lieut. Nichols wan able to get • off the full story of our condition ■ by telephone to the Sculpin. 1 1 later went to the torpedo room • and exchanged greetings with i Captain Wilkins of the Sculpin • and then the buoy line parted. » apparently as a result of ocean i conditions. i The Ilves of the men in the • after compartments, In my opln* CCONTINVED O.N I'AOU HVEI

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*. ——— - - Navy Send Divers Into Submarine Squalus But Virtually No Hope Held FonTrapped Men. CAUSE UNCERTAIN Portsmouth. N. H.. May 25 — (U.P) - A grim story of death and struggle for life at the bottom of the Atlantic o<-ean came today from the survivors of the Squalus, the navy's 34.00u.0u0 super submarine As they told their story in the Portsmouth navy yard hospital, divers, 15 miles out in the Atlantic. went down 40 fathoms to where the Squalus lay deep In the mud with faint hope In their hearts of finding 26 other trapped men alive. It waa virtually certain they were dead, but the navy did not give up hopes until the last The moat tragic story of the underseas drama came from electrician Lloyd Maness, who swung shut the bulkhead door in the for--1 ward part of the submarine In time to cut off Innishlng waler and spare the Ilves of himself and 32 shipmates but sealing the doom of 2C others. Maness, trained in the rigid qualifications of the navy, closed . the door because it was his duty. In doing so he sealed the fate of his beat friend whose best man he was scheduled to l»- at a wedding thin week. gave no consideration lof the fate of my shipmates any II more than I would have expected similar consideration had I been In their place." Maness said simply Lieut. Oliver 8. Maquin, commander of the Squalus and the last man to leave her. said he lie- , llered the 26 men trapped in the . | after cuuiparimeut were killed by r I a wall of water which runbed into 1 , the submarine when she dived ..down to the bottom. "Lloyd B Maness Is the man J to whom I owe my life and so also do all of the other men who were with me,” Lieut. Maquin aaid. Rescue officials were virtually (in there waa not a trace oC life Inside the submerged nubmai rlne which apparently la-catne the > steel coffin of those who died when a rush of water fliarded the i after compartments. The divers had orders to stay aboard the Squalus until told otherwise. As the diving bell from the rescue ship Falcon went down for tho . last time the sun broke through , a slightly clouded sky. The day | was warm and th.- sea was calm. True to the tradition of the navy, rescue workers were determined to continue the search for ! survivors until forced to admit | "26 hands teat.” "We in the navy never give np.” . Admiral C. W. Cole, commandant ot the Portsmouth navy yard, said . aboard the cruiser Brooklyn. He pointed out there was the I. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TIIKEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY Classes End Wednesday, Activities To Cease Tomorrow Activities In the public aehool system of Decatur will Ire definitely dosed on Frida)- afternoon ot tills week. (’lass room work waa suspended for the summer months Wednesday 1 afternoon. At the Decatur junior* 1 senior high school, a short pro* gram was held In the afternoon an a climax to the titne-mon'ha tenn. No classes were held 'oday and , Hie students will return Friday afternoon to receive their report , cards and teachers will make final I nluns for closing during the vaca- , tlon period. I The feature event ot th? school I dosing, however, will be held tonight at the now school, auditorium t when 9«) members of tho senior i dass of tho high school will receive I diplomas, significant of their gradI uation. i Paul V*. Barrett, of Findlay, Ohio. ) personnel director of the Ohio OH ■ company, will deliver the com--1 mencement address. Principal W. Guy Brown, superlo* tendent Walter J. Krick aud memIrers ot the school -board will takq au active part in the exercises.