Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1928 — Page 1

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BLOC" BELAYS I ACTION OF FARM I MEASURE VETO ibnate Agricultural Com■niittee Undecided On EsI fort To Over-ride Veto Bitterness grows Imong farm leaders ■ Wiishingloß; May 24.—HJ.R)—-Bii-m block leaders decided to-, Ky to delay until tomorrow any I let ion on President Coolidge’s I Keto of the McNary-Haugen Ki m relief measure. [The senate agriculture committee, composed of bloc chiefs. Kt < briefly but reached no decision ns I whether an effort would be made override the veto, it will meet ain tomorrow. Protest Is Enlarged Washington, May 24.- (U.R) — Presint Coolidge's scorching veto of the i Nary-Haugen farm bill was seen re today as enlarging the protest be staged by discontented agricnl ral elements at the Kansas City Reblican convention, whatever may its ultimate effect upon individual rsidetitial candidates. Presidential politics was involved I the immediate problem of whether I) attempt passage over a veto. It ppeared probable today no such efnt would be made. ■ Sen. McNary, Rep., Ore., sponsor of Eie bill in the senate, will bring the Latter up today and is expected to Love to send the bill to the agriculSi ral committee. If such a motion is Llopted, the measure probably woul I |i“ in a committee pigeonhole the lest of the session. I Senate supporters of Secretary of fommerce Hoover, however, would li'ie to force the issue, if they folind llie senate Would sustain the presiKent, and thus also sustain the post lion of Hoover, who recently reiterated his opposition to the bill. It apL'ared doubtful today that lite senate Lottlt' override the veto. Passage pver a veto in the house also seems Impossible, but the house must wait Lion the senate. If the senate failed Itii muster the necessary two-thirds. Il.e veto would stand, since both 1 mses must over-ride. | Supporters of Frank O. Lowden Iwnuld prefer that the bill rest with phe veto. If congress upheld the presiplent, that would be a blow at Lowden's candidacy, which is based print,arily upon the farm issue. Most Democrats, it is believed, [would eagerly welcome an opportunity to vote to over-ride the president s keto. Meanwhile they are watching with interest the discomfiture in the [majority party caused by the agricultural rift. i The tone of President Coolidge’s indictment caused much bitterness among farm leaders, and they ire ■counting upon the resentment they believe this will arouse to carry forward their campaign at Kansas City Hoover leaders,, on the other hand, believe the president's denunciation of the measure as injurious to all clasess themselves will strengthen his cause. Some felt that the Lowden-Dawes farm group might stiff >r from the << OVHNIIF.D ON •’’'•■ll o MAIL CARRIERS ELECT OFFICERS Harry Fritzinger Elected President Os Adams County Organization Harry Fritzinger, of Decatur, was elected president of the Adams t ounLy Rural Mail Carriers at a iecent meeting of the carriers, held at Monroe. Other officers elected were Louis Niederhouser, of Berne, vice-president •'id Harry Crownover. secietaiy-trea-surer. The retiring officers are James Andrews Monroe, president; Herbert Zerkle, Decatur, vice president; and Karl Butler, Decatur, secretary-trea-sury. Charles Maloney and Harry Ciownover both of Decatur were chosen de.egates to the state convention to be held at Oakwod Park, Lake Wawasee, on June 30 and July 1 and 2. The Monroe carriers served icecream to the twelve carriers present at the meeting. There are seventeen carriers in the county.

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Gifts Spurned | 'IV w I 1 ill Janies Barret Johnson of Chicago I wants to make up with his wife, from whom he is estranged. She got a writ to step him from annoying her and refused his gifts. A judge will undertake to settle the squabble. FAVOhCHANGES - IN PRIMARY LAW Four Important Changes Considered By Republican State Convention By Bert M. Demby, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, May 24. — (U.R) —Resolutions advocating four important changes in the Indiana primary law today were placed before the Republican state convention, as the second day's session opened. The resolution submitted the following proposals: 1— Remove dominations for governor from the primary and place them in the convention. 2 — Provide for nominations of congressmen in district conventions. 3— Eliminate the presidential preference. 4— Place nominations for IT. S. senator in the hands of the convention •instead of the primary. The resolutions contained hearty indorsement of national and state administrations for the past four years. The Coolidge administrations was lauded. The platform of the party-, released with the resolutions reaffirmed, the Republican opposition to the world court and "entangling alliances'' It advocated payment of foreign debts; it recommended that further limits be placed on immigration: it endorsed the lakes and gulf waterway project. Touching on "farm relief,” the platform carried the following: "We approve such legislation as has been enacted to meet the necessities of agriculture and urge our delegation to 'congress to actively support such fuitiler legislation as will give agiieiilture a profitable, permanent secur(CONTINI till OX I’VtK SEVE.XI O Two River Boats Collide; One Man Killed, Two Hurt Madison, Ind.. May 24 (INS) Homer Johnson. 25, is dead and two men are injured as a result of a collision in the Ohio river ten miles above this city early today between the Packet Cincinnati" and the Tugboat Belfont. Johnson, and the injured men were bi ought to a local hospital where 1 Johnson died. The Packet was struck I midship on the port side and badly damaged. The injured men were Albert Weber. Madison, and Arthur I Reece, Middletown, Ohio, both of 1 whom were aboard the Packet. Both of whom will recover. The Pa?ket was able to proceed to Louisville. j BELIEVE CAPTIVE : IS SAM BAXTER ' Young Man Held At Dan1 ville, Hl., Answers Description Os Fugitive i Danville, 111.. May 24-(U.R)-Police - today were holding a youth answering the doscripticn of Samuel Baxter, sought for the slaying of two Indiana - deputy sheriffs several months ago. t The youth who was arrested were last ; night told police he was McKenzie Ward of Midlothian, 111.,

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GAIN IS MADE IN VALUATION OF PROPERTY Assessments Os Personal Property Compiled By County Assessor LARGEST GAIN IS ’ IN MERCHANDISE A gain of sevetal thousand dollars in the valuation of personal property in Adams county is shewn by the figtiles turned in by the township assessor and compiled by tile county assessor Jay Cline. The largest gains were made in merchandise, money and notes. With the exception of milch cows ( and other cattle, the average assess- a ments for livestock and farm imple- t ments were 1 wer this year than a ; year ago. The average valuation of au- ♦ tomobiles was lower this year, also, it ( being $194 this year in comparison to f $221 last year. Merchandise Shows gain , The total valuation of merchandise this year is $1,012,695 as compared to , $815,265 last year. The money, notes , etc., this year total $1,374,957, as com- ( pared to $1,258,847 last year. s The figures turned in by the asses- | sors are subject to correction by the . county board of review. ] There were 3.421 automobiles and j trucks assessed at a tctal valuation of | $664,923, making the average $194. ; A total of 1,509 farm implements | weie assessed at $197,918, average sl3l. A tctal of 4,481 horses were assessed at $335,371, average $74. A total of 245 mules were assessed for $20,190. average sBo. A total of 8.290 milch cows were assessed at $482,712, average SSB. A total of 4.4.82 other c ws were assesseil at $127,607. average S2B. A total of 7.540 sheep were assessed at $78,484, average $lO. A total of 4.001 sows were assessed at 101.908, average $25. A total of 16,916 other hogs were assessed at $82,958, average $5. A total of 15,455 dozen poultry were assessed at $126,256, average SB. A total of 2,846 groups of household goods were assessed at $666,813 average $173. A total of 219 groups of merchandise were assessed at $1,012,695, average $4,624. A tctal of 34 diamonds and other pieces of jewelry were assessed at $3,555, average $lO4. The money notes etc., assessed this year totaled $1,374,957. The total of all of the above items is $5,276,347 as empared with a total of $5,299,653 for the same items last year a gain of $66,694. The Board of Review* will meet on June 4 to go over the assessments. Real estate, both farm and city, was assessed this year, also, but the figures are not available yet. BERNE TG BOLD A HOME-COMING Chamber Os Commerce To Sponsor Event In Late Summer Or Early Fall Berne, May 24—(Special)—Plans for t a Home-Coming Week in Berne during > the late summer or early fall were ■ launched at a meeting of the Berne ’ Chamber ot Commerce, Monday night. ■ The members voted unanimously in ' favor of holding the event. I It is planned to include a bargain i week, an industrial exposition and a home talent chautaucpia in the week’s • program. The idea originated with the advertising committee of the Chamber of Commerce and was presented to the organization by Fred Rohrer. A committee was appointed to investigate the advisability of the bargain week, industrial exposition and ChauI tauq’.ia was appointed and is compos- | ed of Fred Rohrer, Louie Neaderhotiser, (’. T. Habegger, C. H. Muselmann and Menno Burkhalter. ROAD IMPROVEMENT ' The mater of road improvement received considerable discussion on Monday evening, especially that of getting immediate right-of-way through s Adams county for the paving of Fed- , eral and state road No. 27. A motion was adopted that an effort be made , to secure the co-operation between the Decatur, Monroe, Berne and Geneva I Chamber of Commerce to get the right- , of-way that the paving of the highway might be hastened.

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Transferred f Hr X * ■ ■■ Glen McCaughey Glen McCaughey, assistant Scout (| executive for the Anthony Wayne £ area council of Boy Scouts, of which r Adams county is a member, for the last year, has bees transferred to De- )t ' •roit, Michigan, where he will be field executive for the Detroit area council of Boy Scouts. His successor as R assistant Scout executive in this area 2 is ('. R. Danielson. At a meeting of local Boy Scout . workers and boosters, held this week, f it was voted that Decatur and Adams county remain in the Anthony Wayne area council for another year. Erntu ( Lankenau gave a report on how the R s9oo raised for the scout work here ‘ last year was spent, and C. C. Pumphrey gave a talk, in which he ex- £ plained how the local Scouts had R benefltted from their membership in ‘ the area council. v G. 0. P. DELEGATES ABE NAMED TODAY 11 Those Nam e d Represent i Organization Choices; Without Opposition i ( Indianapolis, May 24 —(INS) —Seven , delegates at large and alternates tc | the national convention at Kansas City were named by the Republican J! state convention when it ?ot down to the transaction of business in its second day's session here today. Those named represented the organization choices and were named without opposition after their names were read to the delegates. They were: E. Faye Kitselman, Muncie; Henry Lane Wilson, Indianapolis; E. W. Bowen. Delphi; Joseph Hutsell, Fort. Wayne; David Scott, uinton: Will R. Wood, Lafayette and Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette, Alternates chosen were: Judge John C. Richter, Laporte; Ernest Tidrington, Evansville; David R.* Turner, Gary: Mrs. Martha Gold, Knox; Mrs. Marx Nebeker, Clinton, Carles B. Enlow. Evansville; Mrs. Walter Grim, Salem. Presidential electors at. large were I also chosen. They were: Morris Ritchie. Lebanon, and Arthur B|n I ford. New Albany. Alternates were J. I. Evans. Fort Wayne, and Cope Handley, Renssalaer. Lovi inor Ed Jack-on did an appaf(COXTIXI ED OX PA«E TWO> PROBERS TO VISIT INDIANA Campaign Investigating Committee To Invade Indiana, Ohio, New York < Washington, May 24 —(U.R)— The senate campaign committee decided today to go to Ohio, Indiana, New Y ork and possibly West Virginia and California. after congress adjourns. The trip to Ohio and Indiana will ' be undertaken immediately after adjournment. I Champion Hog Caller Is Announcer During Republican Convention Indianapolis, Ind., May 24— (INS)— William A. Alexander, cf Rush County, Champion Hog Caller in In- ’ diana, added further laurels to his j list today when he was chosen ape- , clal announcer during the‘ballot- ( ing at the Republican state convention for nominations to State offices.

FOUR BILLS VIE F 0 R ACTION AS CONGRESS WANES Fax Reduction, Muscle Shoals, Farm Relief And Boulder Dam Bills Up FILIBUSTER LOOMS AS SENATE MEETS Washington, May 21. Die f. S. senate convened al 11 I A. M. today in a session that may go down as one ol the historic filibusters. Senator Hiram Johnson of California. battling for passage of the Boulder Dam bill against a threatened filibuster by Arizona and Utah senators, said he would try to keep the body in session until a vote was reached. Important Measures Up Washington. May 24 —(INS) —With | adjournment tentatively set for May j 29. the seventieth congress was staggering around in circles today as four major bills vied with each other for the legislative right ot way. The tax reduction bill and the Muscle shoals bill were in conference. due to reach the house and senate dt'i'ing the day as privileged business. While the Boulder Dam bill was under debate in troth branches and the vetoed McNary-Haugen bill awaited disposition at both ends of the capitol, administration leaders were hopeful of enacting the tax and Muscle Shoals bill, while side-track-ing the farm relief measure, and ifnnuonced they would be satisfied it the Boulder Dam bill was enacted by the house only at this session. The second deficiency bill, annual harbinger of adjournment, pushed its way into senate debate and leaders hoped U> enact it. early this afternoon. Its passage was said to insure adjournment next Tuesday. The bi!) carried a $15,000,000 appropriation to begin Mississippi flood relief work at once, which the senate inserted, sc it too must go to conference before final enactment. o — Start Search For Five Men Missing In Alaska Fait banks. Alaska, May 24 —(U.R) — Convinced that five men missing in their airplane for two weeks have met serious mishap between Wiseman and Point Barrow. Matt A. Niemenen. former Kelly Field flyer, has made arrangements to search for them today in his small plane, the fastest in Alaska. Thirteen days have passed since Noel Wien and R. H. Merrill left Wiseman with their passengers. L. Virgil Hal t, Charles G. Clarke and Jack Robertson. They planned to fly to point Bar: uw and return to Fairbanks the next night but have not been heard I from. PRIVATE AFFAIRS ARE LEFT ALONE Court Refuses To Intervene In U n u s u a 1 Family Trouble In East Bridgeport, Conn., May 24.—(U.R) City Judge William A. Buckley refused to intervene today in the private affairs of Mr. and. Mrs. Edward Cromwell. The wife, who has had 13 children, sought to have her husband convicted of "lit each of the peace" because he insisted that she continue to beat children after physicians had warned her that another child birth might cause her death. After a brief hearing in which citj alienist Daniel I’. Griffin testified tlia the 39-year-old proponent of biggei families has the mentality of an eight year-old, Judge Buckley decided tha his court would not take a hand 11 the Cromwell family affairs. Because it raised tlie delicate issm of whether the law should attempt t regulate the size of families. th< Cromwell case attracted nation-wid attention. Judge Buckley bemoanei that aspect of the case. He said tha "news scavangers" had attempted t make a hero and heroine of Mr. an Mrs. Cromwell. The charge against Cromwell wa a technical one as there is no la covering his alleged offense. HI wife had him jailed, explaining t tVONTI.XLED ON PAGE FIVE,

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Elected Third Time | J )3 k w W i • 1 Dr. Claire E. Owens of Exeter, : Nebraska, who lo«t her sight at the ; age of eight, is nominee for state 1 senator on the Republican ticket. She defeated veteran politicians in her ( campaign, causing one of the biggest ; upsets in years. TWO MEN TAW" TO PENAL FARM Roy Smith And Dewey Shafter Draw Fines And Sentences In City Court 11 " '■■■■ Roy Smith, arrested Saturday by Sheriff Hail Hollingsworth after an attempt by Smith to resist the arrest, waif found guilty on two charges in Maryoi's court Wednesday night. Smith was fined SSO and costs and sentenced to 30 days on the penal farm for burying carcasses of dead animals without a permit. On the second charge, that of carrying a concealed weapon. Smith drew a fine of SIOO and costs and six months on the penal farm. Dewey Shaffer, also found guilty on a charge of disposing of carcasses of dead animals without a permit, was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to 30 days on the state penal farm. Night Officer Burl Johnson and an assistant left early this morning with Smith and Shaffer for the penal farm at Putnamville, where they will start serving their sentences at once. Sheriff Hollingsworth lias had considerable trouble with the two men. Shaffer made an effort to escape last Saturday and Smith threatened the sheriff with a revolver. When the two men were leaving the jail today, it was discovered that a long piece of lead pipe which was ' used as a dtain in the jail was miss- • ing. Sheriff Hollingsworth has been 1 unable to locate the pipe as yet. but he stated that he was confident that I neither of the men had it in their ‘ possession when they left for the I penal farm. Neither of the men was able to pay his fine and will be forced to work the fines out. • —— Republicans Choose Presidential Electors ' Indianapolis, May 24—(U.R)-Presi-dential electors chosen by various Indiana district meetings here, follow: ‘ First district —William Hendrickson Booneville; Second district — Fiauk Gilkinson, Shoals. Third district - Horace Trueblood, Salem. Fourth district —William A. Guthrie. Madison. Fifth district—Mrs Gail Roberts Terre Haute. Sixth district—G. Andrew Gold- • en, Connersville. Seventh district — ' William L. Taylor, Indianapolis. Eighth district—Harry Swisher. Bluff ‘J ton. Tenth district—Charles W. Haney Rensalaer. Eleventh district B. F. Lonk Rensselaer. Eleventh uistrict. William ' M. Griffin, Fort Wayne. Thirteentl: ' district—l. O. Wood, Goshen. 't : ANOTHER VETO »r : IS OVERRIDEN to Senate Passes Postal Work er’s Pay Bill Over J ( j President’s Veto ,U Washington, May 24*—(U.R) —Prea ? dent Coolidge's veto ot the bill increa II ing pay for night work by postal wo keis was overtldden by the Senate t US day by a vote of 70 to 9 ‘ w The House ha'i already re passed tl s bill by more than the necessary tw U thirds, and it n.i v becomes i law wit out the Preaident s signature.

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DEADLOCK LOOMS AS REPUBLICANS SELECTTICKET Schortemeier And Landis Lead In Balloting For Governorship SEVEN CANDIDATES LEFT IN CONTEST Bulletin Indianapolis, Ind.. May 24.— (INSL-LHarry J. Leslie, of Lafayette, speaker ot the house of representatives, was nominated for governor in the Republican state convention _here today on the seventh ballot. IJefore the end of the roll call of counties was reached, unofficial tabulators found that Leslie had received more than (»70 votes necessary to nominate. Indianapolis. Muy 21. (>NS) Balloting for the Republican nomination for the governorship in the state convention 4»;ive everv indication ol settling into a long (Irawnout affair between Frederick Schorteinewr and Frederick Landis when the third ballot showed no relative change in the positions ol the candidates. . . Schcrtemeier, with 478*4 votes, had a gain of 72*4 over the preceding ballot. Landis polled 327*4 votes, showing a gain of 73*4- Jewett and Leslie picked up a few vote each. D. Burns Douglas, of Fort Wayne, who polled 7 on the third ballot announced his withdrawal in favor of the best candidate the Republicans could nominate The others received the following: Eshbach, 118; Jewett, 164; Leslie. 174: LeslL 39; Adams. 19. Fourth Ballot Schortemeier. 470 *4; Landis. 382*4; Leslie, 178; Jewett. 134; Kuhbach, 102; Adams. 50; Lesli. 19. Schortemeier Takes Lead Indianapolis May 24—(INS)—Frederick E. Schortemeier. secretary of J’ate who led in the primary contest for the fourth Republican nomination for governor but fell short of a majority vote took the lead in the state convention on the first ballot here to lay. Schortemciers total was 406 which was far shut i of the 670 votes needed to nominate. The other candidate polled the following vote: Frederick Landis. Logansport 254; Harry Leslie, laifuyette 153: Jesse Eschbach. Warsaw. 130; Charles W Jewett. Indianapolis 113; I). Burns Douglass, 97; U. S. Lesh. 74; Thomas Adams 69. Second Ballot On the second ballot tor governor Schortemeier and Landis leaders on the first ballot picked up a little strength. The second ballot showed Schortemeir 447*4; Landis 293; Leslie 169; Eschbach 126, Jewett 156; icotKTIMI'ED OW PAfiß MIVBMH —o DIRIGIBLE PASSES OVER NORTH POLE j Flag of Italy Dropped Upon Polar Ice Cap Early t This Morning h e Kings Bay, Spitzenbergen. May 24— i —(U.R)—An aircraft again has sailed “ over the summit of the world and Gen- ’• eral Umberto Nobile, who circled the r ’ north pole shortly after midnight last y night, is enroute back to his base here k Tlie Italia reached the North Bole *• at 12:25 A. M. for a few minutes it ,l circled as tlie definite locathm ot the pole has not been determined and Nobile wanted to make sure his dirlble passed over *he exact sport. Then an Italian flag a cross blessed by the Pope, and guide ropes were ■ dropped. J After circling for a few minutes at 1 the spot believed to be the exact top ot the world, Nobile turned liis trim Dirigible—lts sides coated with ice back towards civilization. He had visited the spot that only a few men before him had visited. He was on one of the former expeditions with Roald Amunsen and like Amundal- sen circled the area to be assured the is- exact spot had been reached. ar- Tlie Italia did not land any of her to- crew at the pole. Gen. Nobile had planned to drop Felice Trojanl. inventor ot ho a special landing apparatus, and metervo- ologist Finn Malmgren, but radioed th- lhad conditions made landing inadvisable.

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