Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1929 — Page 1

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(HISER BILL IS SI6NED BY MR. COOLIDGE -g&X’tSS" For 15 New Ships u'TION ends long period of debate Wushinfiton. Feb. president Cooli<l«e signed tin ‘ iser hill h>‘ l;lv nulhonzmg of 15 cruisers and ‘ ;ll . modern airplane earner for to the legisla- .. n muled a controversy of than a y par "" whelher . " ,e Irnied States needed additional fightI L for its national defense. No Witnesses To Signing , The president signed the bill alone : i„ his office, 20 minutes after a conference with congress leaders on providing $50,000,000 for the building , program in this and the next fiscal ( VPfil* ■ Conferees were the president, vicepresident elect Curtis. Senator Robinson Democratic leader. Senator Hale, chairman of the naval committee; Sneaker Longworth, Rep. Tilson. Renublican leader of the house, and Rep. Garrett. Democratic leader. The president, it Is understood, emphasized that legislative appropriates for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1930, will have to be held down rigidly if the cruiser bill is to be provided under the present budget. The party leaders indicated a wil* lingness to cooperate. The bill included the Borah-Reed 1 amendment suggesting treaties with maritime powers guaranteeing the rghts of both neutrals and belligerents at war on the seas. Funds for starting work on six of the ships—five cruisers and an aircraft carrier—will be appronrlated probably before congress adjourns March 4. either In the pending navy appropriation bill or in the second deficiency act. The 15 cruisers w‘ll cost $17,000,000 each and the airplane carrier $19,000.000. The entire construction program will total about $274,000,000. The authorization requires that keels of five of the cruisers be laid j before June 30, 1929; work on five I other cruisers and the plane carrier must start prior to June 30, 1930 and ! construction of the remaining five ships must start before June 30, 1931. Proponents of a big navy insisted on the time limit so that work on all 15 vessels would be under way before the limitation of arms conference to be he’d here in 1932. Construction of the new cruisers still will leave the United States behind rGeat Britain and Japan in Proportion to the agreed 5-5-3 naval ratio. \Uth the 15 proposed vessels the I nited States will have 33 cruisers, Great Britain 63 and Japan 33. BUS HITS TWO WMSiIO HURT Greyhound Bus Crashes Into Trucks Stalled On Road Near Hillsdale, Mich. Hillsdale, Mich., Feb. 13 —(UP) Nineteen persons were injured when a Greyhound Line bus crashed into ‘*° trucks towing trailers near JonesVll u; ? lchiglll ’ last midnight. • ichtgan state troopers said the occurred when the bus, driv>ver <? 80rge Bergeron of Detroit, ran niimv creat of a hill on highway truck.T V 2 and crashed in >o the teks and trailers which had stalled ™ the icy road. AfJrVX WaS enroUte t 0 Chicago, a tree i n ng .T'^ 8 U careened into Passenger. S ‘ de ° f tlle road ’ Several The Rus ' Ue J e * <UOfc * ied unconscious. Thf ?. Waß badly da maged. and M, at n° f lnjllled deluded; Mr. 3,2 WeH Rev - Ro cca To g k At Masonic ‘Banquet o*6 Trinity fef? N -, R:,cca - P aa ‘or of Wavne has h ® P , scopal churc! > of Fort famous acbirn BeeUred to dellVer hl " Italy" at a t 9 ° n “ Mas onry and Ma ’onic ijue tO . be hold bythe

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Vatican Ambassador ’ -... a. ■■ ’ ’ I Bl w/ JrjF Senor Luigi Federzoni, nationalist leader, is reported as being first in consideration for the appointment to past of Ambassador to the Holy See by Premier Mussolini. catherinedavF CALLED BY DEATH Aged Resident Os Decatur Dies Os Paralysis This Morning Mis. Catherine Davy. 84, a resident of Adams county since she was six years old, died at 6:50 o’clock this morning at her home, 619 Indiana street, this city. Mrs. Davy was stricken with paralysis on January 23 and had gradually grown weaker since that time. Mrs. Davy was a daughter of John and Mercy Ray and was born near Steubenville, Ohio, August 12, 1844. Tn early life, she was married to George H. Davy, who died February--11, 1877. One daughter, Mrs. Emma Foreman, of Howe, Indiana, was born to this union. Later, Mrs. Davy was married to Baldwin H. Clark, who died In 1881. One daughter. Miss Delia Clark, who resided with her mother here, was born to this union. Mrs. Davy was united with the South Salem Methodist church when a child and later transferred her membership to the Decatur Methodist church. Surviving, besides the two daughters, are two brothers, James Ray, of | Cleveland, Ohio, and D. S. Ray. of Portland, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Tricker, of Marion. Two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Gilpin and Mrs. Rosa Hofer, have died since last October. Two brothers, and Lemuel Ray, and another sister, Mary Davy, also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock and at the Methodist church at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, with the Rev. R. W. Stoakes, of this city, assisted by the Rev. E. M. Foster, of Monroe, officiating. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. o Federal Grand Jury In Session At Capital Indianap?ll», Feb. 13—The Federal Grand Jury's investigation was resumed here today after a partial return last night of ten indictments naming 18 individuals, including nine alleged members of the gang which robbed the Pettis dry goods company store December 28. The Grand Jury was expected to conclude its deliberations in time to make its final return, February 20 or 21. Approximately SI,BOO was taken from the postal substation in the Pettis Robbery. Two indictments in this case were returned, one charging six persons with the actual robbery, and another charging five with conspiracy to rob a postal sub-station. q Election Os Hoover Certified By Congress Washington, Feb. 13 —(UP)I—Congress 1 —Congress today fotmerly certified the election of Herbert Hoover as President and Charles Curtis as vice president of the United States. In joint session the Senate and House met and .heard tellers tabulate the oficial electoral college vote in alphabetical order by states. “Herbert Hoover of the state of California has received for President of the United States 444 votes; Alfred E. Smith of the State of New York has received 87 votes,” vice president Dawes announced.

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REGISTRATION BILL SURVIVES I Lower Houses Accepts Minority Report On Misener Registration Bill Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 13.—(U.R) - < | Challenged to vote “aye" for honest ; elections, the Indiana house of repre- I sentatives today substituted 74-23, a ' minority report of the elections committee, favoring passage of the Misener registration bill for (he majority report which would have meant its death. From appeals made in behalf of ad- ' vancing the measure to second reading and amendment, it was evident 1 the vote was not a clear demonstra- ' tion of house favor but even those opposed admitted the need of some sort ’ of reglstiatlon. Mrs. Zeola Hershey Misener. Republican, of Michigan City, who in- . troduced the bill, drafted by the League of Women Voters, climaxed the debate on substitution by declar- ' I ing that an “aye” vole meant honest . | elections. Indianapolis. Feb. 13.—(U.R) -If cigarets are taxed in Indiana to enrich state coffers. It will be done over the protest of thousands of members of , the Women's Christian Temperance , Union. ( This unlooked for opposition arose , before members of the ways and means committee of the house of representatives as they announced a public hearing Thursday night on the , Trowbridge-Malott-Freeman tobacco . bill. 1 Appearing before jhe legislative eonrrnlttpe of-the- Indlkna bureau federation, which sponsored the measure, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, Liberty, asserted Tuesday night that a state tax on clgarets would be viewed as ■ state encouragement and legalization 1 of the use of cigarets. Other opposition, even more vigorous, will plague the ways and means committee as it ponders the tobaccc bill designed to provide revenues of $2,250,000 annually for the general fund. Tobacco jobbers will argue at the iCOVHATKn OM VH.E PIVR. START SURVEY FUR NEW ROAO Engineers From State Highway Department Begin Work East Os Decatur Engineers and surveyors from the state highway department started this morning to make a survey of the proposed route for state road number 16. running west from the IndianaOho line, through Decatur. Recently, the state highway commission selected the route going east from Decatur at the intersection of the Bellmont concrete road, through Willard Steele's farm and then east through unbroken territory. The highway department has assured local people that the proposed route will be Improved this year and the survey being made Is preparatory to drawing plans for the proposed improvement. The road will be improved with a hard surface and will be known as state road No. 16. A majority of the property owners along the road have signed waivers, granting the highway commission the right to go over their property. Many have donated their land for the purpose. As soon as the preliminaries are completed, the state highway commission will more than likely advertise for bids and go ahead with the improvement of the road this summer. o Tickets For Industrial Ass’n., Banquet On Sale Tickets for the Industrial Association banquet, to be held in the Knights of Columbus hall Monday evening were placed on sale today at the Vance and Linn clothing store, the O. K. barber shop and the Lose barber shop. The tickets are selling at fifty cents each. Col. T. G. Gallagher, of Toledo, Ohio, an official of the Continental Sugar company, will be the principal speaker at the banquet. At the business session, three directors will be elected by the association.

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Engagement To Daughter Os Ambassador Morrow Is Announced Pan American Airport, Miami, Flu., Feb. 13.—(U.R)—A stare, a tightening of h’s Jaw muscles and a shrug constituted Colonel Charles Lindbergh's answer today when he was asked by the United Press about Ms engagement to Anne Spencer Morrow daughter of the American ambassador to Mexico. Colonel Lindbergh had just arrived from Havana, conipieting his round • rip flight which inaugurated the Panama Miami mail service. The Sikorsky made the flight from Havana In two hours and 35 minutes. A crowd of several thousand, held back by roipes and special police, cheered its hero. It was in a little private office of tlie Pan-American Air Lines that the important question was put. “Colonel, without any desire to intrude upon your private affairs, may 1 ask if yon have anything to say about the announcement of your engagement to Miss Morrow?’’ the United Press correspondent asked. Lindbergh’s blue eyes blazed. For a moment they attempted to stare down those of the questioners. Then, he snapped out. “Any more questions?” Mexico City, Feb. 13. —(U.R)— Miss Anne Spencer Morrow, the quiet, home-loving girl who is to marry the world's most famous flier, went about her normal life today ignoring the fact that the chief topic of discuss’on among millions of people was her romance with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Miss Morrow and her family, bevond the bare announcement of the engagement made yesterday by Ambassador and Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow •ndicated plainly that public curiosity was not to be satisfied. Mexico City Society Intreested Mexico City society was ch’eflv Interested in the belief that Hie wedding would be held here, probably •n the spring. The Morrows, however, gave no hint. News that Col. Lindbergh, the taelurn, efficient Idot of the air who was considered gir’-shy, had become -■ngaged to Miss Morrow, came as a -omplete surprise. Ambassador Mor--ow summoned the press and issued •t in the following statement: "Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow have (cnvTixi'Fn ox ring o — Adams County People Buy ; 70,129 Christmas Seals With reports still incomplete, the total of the Christmas Seals sold in Adams county last December stands at 70,129, W. Guy Brown, of this city who was chairman of the sale, announced today. Mr. Br.:wn stated that several persons to whom seals were sent, has failed to report to him on the number of seals sold. He asks that those persons make a report to him at once, as he is anxious to make his final report this week. , o Several Mexican Rebels Are Killed In Fighting Mexico City, Feb. 13.—(U.R)— Several reliels and a woman street, car passenger were killed at Colima in a 30 minute fight between federal troops and rebels who had entered the city, dispatches said today. Lorenzo Aguila, mayor of Colima, a suburb was kidnaped by the retreating rebels who left the city shouting "Ixing live Christ, the king”—tha slogan of Catholic extremists in Mexico. o — MASONIC LODGE HULUS BANQUET The Rev.H. H. Fernthiel Delivers Address On “Masonary And Lincoln An inspiring address on the subject, “Masonry and Abraham Lincoln delivered by the Rev. Harry H. Fernthiel, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, featured a banquet held last night, by the Masonic Blue Lodge. Eighty-five persons attended the banquet and partook of the delicious two course dinner, which was served by the Order of Eastern Star, in the Masonic dining room. Following the banquet, a stated meeting was held by the lodge and work was given in the Fellowcraft degree.

LIHDBERGH ENDS ROUND TRIP HOP TO CANAL ZONE Completes First Trip Over New Mail Route; Starts On Rescue Mission STARTS ON SEARCH FOR MISSING PLANE Pan American Airport, Miami. Fla.,| Feb. 13. — (U.R. I — Colonel Charles A. j Lindbergh left here at noon today on a rescue mission. The Sikorsky Amphibian which he piloted from Havana eatlier in the day to complete the first round trip on the Canal Zone mail route, was turned southward to search for a missing plane owned by Richard Hoyt, millionaire sportsman. Lindbergh planned to fly over the Florida Keys wheie Ihe craft, an Amphibian, was believed forced down. With him were Col. John Hambleton. pan-American official, and a mechanic. The missing plane, piloted by Lieut. Steven Galloway and with one passenger, R. I. Duston on board, left Havana yesterday for Miami. 20 Hours Late Miami, Fla., Feb. 13.-- (U.R)— Charles A. Lindbergh, tanned by nine days of > flying in the tropics, returned to Miami today, completing the first round trip on the new Canal Zone mail route. At 9:58 a. m. est. he dipped the big Sikorsky plane to a pretty landing at pan-American airport. He had made the trip from Havana, a distance of 250 miles, in a little more than two and a half hours. Lindbergh had been due here yesterday afternoon but adverse weather in the Yucatan channel made the first north air mall on the new route nearly 20 hours late. — o To Search Abandoned Well For Girl’s Body Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 13 —(UP) — In abandoned well near Shelburn, Ind. was to be investigated by authorities ‘oday in their search for Edith May Dlerdorf, 10, who disappeared more than two weeks ago. ASH WEDNESDAY OBSERVED TODAY Catholic Church Celebrates Ouening Os Lenten Season Asli Wednesday, marking the opening of Lent, was observed today in the St. Marys Catholic church. A high mass was celebrated at 7:30 o'clock and was largely attended by members of the congregation. The distribution of the ashes took place following tlie high mass, the priest marking the forehead of the parishioners with the ashes and at the same time saying, “from dust thou art to dust thou shalt return.” The Holy season of Lent is observed in the Catholic church with special services. For the first time this year, the custom of making the Way of the Cross daily will be observed. This service will be held at 11:301 o’clock each day, except on Fridays and Sundays. On Fridays tlie service will be held at. 7:30 o’clock in the evening and on Sunday the Way of the Cross, reminiscent of the journey Christ made to Calvary and His crucifixion, will be held in the afternoon. Beginning next Tuesday, February 19, the first of the Lenten sermons wi'l be held. The Rev. Leo Scheets, of Garret, will deliver a series of five sermons on the “Doctrines of the Catholic church.” The public is invited to attend the services. Two Street Cars Collide At Indianapolis; Four Hurt Indianapolis Feb. 13—(UP) —'Four persons were injured, one perhaps fatally today when two street cars, loaded to capacity with workers enroute • to outlying factories, crashed i Moro than 100 passengers were ' slightly shaken up. A dozen men avert- ■ ed serious injury or death by leaping from the rear platform. Faulty brakes were blamed by C. P. Oliver. I miotorman. The wreck tied up traffic : in the downtown district for more than half an hour.

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Escapes in Bombing | & f M President Emilio Portes Gil of Mexico narrowly escaped death when the train on which he was traveling to the capital was dynamited at a bridge about 150 miles from its destination. It is thought sympathizers of Toral made the attempt. SERVICE CLUBS ~ TO HOLD BANQUET Legion, Rotarians, Lions And Industrial Association To Meet Together At a Legion meeting, held lust Monday evening, plans were completed for a Service Club banquet, to be held at the K. of C. hall next Tuesday, February 19, at 6:15 o’clock. The Rotary and Lions Clubs will attend in a body and ho’d their weekly meetings at th’s banquet Tickets «re being sold to the members of the Industrial Association and the American Legion. Perry Faulkner, former commander of the State Department of the American Legion, will be the principal speaker of the evening. Several interesting topics, having to do with community service, will be brought up and it is estimated that 150 will attend the meeting. All members of the above mentioned organizations are cordially invited to attend, as tickets can be purchased at the door. There will be short talks by the presidents of the organizations present, and the meeting will be over by 8 o’clock. The American Legion, at its meeting, also voted to hold a District the exact dates to be selected later Conference in this city this spring, by the committee. A committee was also appointed to investigate and present plans to the legion for tho organization and financing of a local Legion Drum Corps. The membership of the legion is now 189 and it is expected that 200 members will be enrolled in about a week. Other matters of interest were discussed, and public announcement of them will be made in the next two weeks. The next Legion meeting will be held Feb. 25. o Highway Commission Given Official Okay Indianapolis, Feb. 13. —(U.R) —AdminiatraUon of the stale highway commission was given an official Okay today in a report submitted to the house of representatives by a special committee of three, which had been empowered by resolution to investigate the report of expenditures of the commisison for overhead on road construction. The report was signed by George W. Freeman. J. Glenn Harris and George Saund?rs. o Uryan Case Goes To Jury This Afternoon The case of the state vs. Elmer Bryan, chared with assault and battery with Intent to commit rape, which went on trial in the Adams circuit court Tuesday morning, went to the jury at 1:40 o’clock this afternoon Introduction of evidence was concluded Tuesday evening and the arguments were presented this morning. Bryan was charged with assaulting Anna Heltnrick, :of Hagley, with Intent to commit rape, last April.

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FAILURE OF ONE FORCES OTHERS TO CLOSE DOORS Blurtton, Petroleum, Uniondale And Liberty Center Banks Closed Today WELLS COUNTY BANK OF BLUFFTON IS FIRST Bluffton, Feb. 13. —(U.R)-* Four banks in Wells county were closed today by I lie stalo banking department. 'l'lie first to be dosed was the Wells County bank, of Blullton, which was capitalized at SIOO,000. , , A lew hours alter the Bluflton bank had been closed, the State Bank ol Petroleum, the State Bank of Uniondale and the Liberty Center Stale Bank were closed. The Petroleum, Uniondale and Liberty Center banks did their clearing through the Wells County Bank and after it was closed, they were unable »o obtain laady cash, malfng it necessary for them to be closed. Three Likely To Reopen It was stated today that the Petroleum, Uniondale and Liberty Center banks were in good condition and likely would be reopened soon, after ready cash has been obtained. )f • hey are not reopened, they will be able to pay depositors in full, it was said. The closing of tlie Wells County Bank was done at the request of the beard of directors, who stated that the institution's assets were rapidly *eing depleted through withdrawals. The State Bank of Petroleum is cap ta’ized at $13,500. with deposits totaling $140,000. Henry Schott is president. The State Bank of Uniondale is cain’talized at $25,000 and has deposits •otaling $200,000. H. W. Lipkey is president. The Liberty Center State Bank is capital'zed at $25,000 and has deposits totaling $200,000. J. B. Funk 's president. State bank examiners are auditing »he books of the Wells County Bank today. Bluffton, Ind., Feb. 13.—(U.R) —The We’ls County Bank, capitalized at SIOO,OOO was closed today bv state bank examiners upon advice of direc« tors, who said the bank’s assets were dwindled by constant withdrawals. The Union Saving and Trust Company, Bluffton's other bank, announced that tlie majority of its capital stock had been purchased by the Lincoln National Bank, Fort Wayne. Thomas D. Barr, assistant state lianking commissioner, was to make an investigation of the closed bank's affairs today. Tlie announcement of the closing was made by F. C. Waugh, vicepresident of the bank. He said that, a Fort Wayne hank was interested in the reorganization of the hank and it was the hope <sf the beard that it would be closed for only a short time, pending reorganitw*»: o SOUTH WARD P-T CLUB TO MEET Club To Be Reorganized At Meeting Planned For Thursday Afternoon A meeting of the Parent-Teacher’s Club will he held tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon, at the South Ward school building, beginning at 2:30 o'clock. The meeting wißl be in the nature of a re-organization of the Club, which has been more or less dormant for some time past. Invitations have been issued to the parents of the pupils, the school board, the county superintendent and the city superintendent of schools, all of whom are expected to be present nt the affair. A program has been arranged which will consist of several musical numbers, a short reading by Mrs. Charles Knapp, and a talk by C. O. McComb, superintendent of the Allen county schools. The program will be held in the fourth grade room, and at 'he close of the program, a social hour, during which light refreshments will be served, will be held in the first grade room. Miss Eva Acker, prin- . cipal of the Soutl* Ward school, is in charge of the arrangements tor the meeting.

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