Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1929 — Page 1

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gw CABINET ®I IS FILLED i HEWED DOWN niiam D. Mitchell Accepts! Post Os Attorney General DONOVAN REFUSES TO Secretary of war Washington. Feb. 27.—<U R) — William .1- Donovan, assistan jltornev general, today turned down an offer "• secretary <»t 5 in the Hoover adininistnilinii in a conference with toe si n-elect at his S street E!".■ , lie . wjvale practice <>l allti |%Svan. his friends explained. wk the position that he never did . w k a cabinet position, but if one ,ere considered by him it should be ‘ the post for which lie considers him- ' tels fitted by training: and experinr,. which was the attorney generalship. Mitchell Accepts Post Another cabinet position was filled lodar with William I). Mitchell’s acfoptance of the attorney generalship which Donovan sought. Mitchell, from Minnesota, has been solicitor KMcral in the Coolidge administra- h Hon. At the same time, it was learned | that the president-elect was about to | complete the makeup of his cabinet and will have the slate filled within the next 24 or .16 hours. Speculation about the secretary of igriculture centered upon Dante Pierce. Des Moines, lowa, farm paper publisher, who was called in this afternoon for a conference. Pierce has support from western HweH-uiuuai Interests. Mitchell's acceptance of the attor- ■ ney general portfolio makes six cabI taet places definitely filled to date. ! The others are secretary of state, Henry L Stimson, New York; secretary of treasury. Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh; secretary of interior. Dr. i Bay Lyman Wilbur, president of Stan- ; ford University; secretary - of navy, Charles Francis Adams. Uoston; and Ptotmas'er General. Walter F. Brown, [ Tidedo. Ohio. Mr. Hoover was somewhat disturbrt over reports that Mitchell is a Democrat In discussing the appointment with visitors, he pointed out diat the solici'or-general supported lhe Republican national ticket several times. Mitchell. Mr. Hoover has pointed W, supported Charles Evans Hughes w the presidency in 1916 and likewise supported Calvin Coolidge. Postmaster General New, who reMarch 4. had luncheon today „ h the president elect and Mrs. oti'w, and C. Bascom Slemp, formL’v™ 31 ?’ ,o rresi( lent Coolidge ■rginia Republican leader, was " see the president elect this afternoon. Donovan who bowed himself out of consi i* T today ' at one time was ‘lered for attorney general, but ' 1 dr >’ and Man forces had . ne. ? Us a PPoinitnent to the attor- £ ra . lsh ”• and ,hat ,his P° st « b«en closed to him. Naiucii' an fOlllll not ’ l,len ' 11 was cx " some Ln'" eWot ' !,is po9ltton - ’«><« friends'. ca,)inet Position. His Mr. O ’ ! ' he ha<l served ,n fe beca U M> Ca | rnP H iKn ‘° r ,he preßi ‘ es« elec‘l,ol ■*’ deßlred Mr - HoovThe 0 ± ■ l, ‘ snught 110 reward, the attorney' . 0,1 t 0 his elevation to not 80 ‘ , gen( ' r alshi,p had become ’••Minto? a “ Bh ' agalMt h'*". it hut a fight against 'tWriNiien «v fmm fivr, state road is INUNDATED H « hw ’y no. Between Berne And Geneva Is Blocked a N O P< ? 7 , 27 ~ ( Special)—State fe, Was ni ,f!,w een Geneva and •ton overflow 08 ® 11 . t 0 trafflc ‘o fl ay b »Mi fiver in . water rro "> the Wa’btotnohiie dat6tl the roadbed - A >ht he J BPWT 8 P W T ab 'e to go b «t th « fiver I early this coming. r ° M Mon becam 8 V 1 riaing and tbe The water i 6 impaß sable. Places h<?w° V6r the bi ßhway in * north here and He l '* 1 ®, S’’ ert about ' 6r bridge and at a br !tl g e a mi| e south of th e river

Scientist Gets Medal Jg| % ■ ■■ Kt■ c-JI i Dr. Robert Andrews Millikan, above 1 of the University of California, in collaboration with Professor A, A. Michelson of the University of Clr'cago developed new theories of the velocity of light and Jiave been jointly awarded gold medals by the Society of Arts and Sciences. DAN STEINER DIES SUDDENLY Fenner Berne Business Man Dies Os Heart Trouble At Huntertown Berne, Feb. 27. — (Special I — Dan Steiner, 44, former business man of Berne, died at 4:30 o’clock this morning, February 27, 1929, at his home in Huntertown. Death came ami was caused by heart, trouble, which followed a nervous breakdown about a year ago. Dan Steiner was the son of Peter D. Steiner, of Berne, and Barbara Moser Steiner, deceased. He was born September 2S, 1884, in Monroe township, Adams county. He uniled in marriage with Miss Hulda Stauffer, the surviving widow. In addition to the father and wife, two chllden, Frieda, aged 14 years, and Carl, aged 10 years, survive. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Levi Steiner, of Dalton, Ohio; Amos Steiner, of Deerfield, Indiana; Albert Steiner, of Hartford township; Ezra Steiner, of Linn Giove; John Steiner, of Geneva; Sam Steiner, of Berne; Mrs. Fred Liechty, of Berne; Mrs. Cyrus Lehman, of Berne, and Mrs. David Amstutz, of Wabash township. Mr. Steiner was manager of the Berne Grain and Hay company for a period of two years. Seventeen years ago, he went to Huntertown, where j he has been manager of an elevator and lumber yard. He is also a director and founder of the Huntertown bank. Funeral services have not been made, but burial will probably be made here. Relatives from here went to Huntertown this morning in response to messages announcing the sudden -death of Mr. Steiner. o Farrell-Storen Bill Is Passed By House Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 27—<1 P) Revenues of 8250,000 annually were expected under provisions of the I' ar-tell-Storen bill, passed by the )i<»se of representatives today. The hill would fix a tax cf $1 to SIOO gross value of conditional sales contracts or business notes of finance companies organized outside Indiana, but operating in this state. ■o Change Boundary Lines Os St. Joseph County Indianapolis, Feb. 27. —’U.RJ The Indiana senate today passed the Per-kins-Rowley bill changing the boundary lines of St. Joseph and Laporte counties to follow the new course of the Kankakee river. _o “Air Train,’’ Consisting Os Plane And Gliders, Makes Successful Test Cassel, Germany, Feb 27 —(UP) an “air train" consisting of a plane with two enginless gliders as trailers was given a fairly successful test here yesterday. The two trailers were uncoupled at a height of 1,500 feet and glided safely to the ground while the plane continued. It was hoped to demonstrate that the trailers could he made jwactical for dropping off way passengers from a non stop through plane.

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SENATE PASSES BILL ORDERING ARMORY PROBE Complete Investigation Os “Closed Corporation’’ Method Authorized BILL IS SENT TO LOWER HOUSE In<li:in;i|)olis. Feb. 27. — <U.R> Working with record-breaking speed, the Indiana senate passed a bill todtiv authorizing complete investigation of the “closed corporation" method of national guard armory construction in Indiana. Tiie bill was presented by Alonzo 11. I. ndley within an hour after the senate, sitting as a committee of the whole, had recommended that the state board of accounts be instructed to go in’o every detail of armory construction and report to the governor Rules Are Suspended It was passed unanimously under suspension of the rules and sent to [the house just 15 minutes after preThis was believed to have been the fastest action ever taken by the senate. t The Lindley bill “hacked up - ' the investigation resolut on by giving the L state board of accounts the right to |, go into the private affairs of ::ny j perwn, firm, board or other body in | any way connected with armory con- 1 struction and appropriated $10,4)00 to I pay expenses of such an investigation. In presenting his measure Lindley pointed out that unless the board be given specific power and money with which to conduct the investigation, it. might have difficulty in going into llu- private bunks u£ the Peoples State Banjc and its subsidiary, the Ostrom Realty Co. These two firms have financed and constructed all the armories. The state has obligated itself to pay $1,700,000 for 23 national guard armories built under the closed corporation plan. The work was directed by “armory trustees.” No bids were made, the bank and realty company taking all contracts. Senators backing the investigation claim that I constr action co.-ts have been excessive. and that no authority exists for the issuance of tax exempt bonds to pay for the work. By Wallace G. West. I'P Staff Correspondent Indianapolis, Feb. 27.—(U.R) —Bearing approval of the house of repre- ■ lOVTIVIEir OV "(cr fivk> GRANT CHARTERS' FOR TWLt RANKS First Commercial Bank At Bluffton And Uniondale Bank Chartered Bluffton, Feb. 27—Charters granted Tuesday afternoon at Indianapolis t;r two Wells county banks The First Commercial bank of Bluffton was chartered with capital stock of slo<),otin. The Bank of Uniondale, a private bank was chartered with a capital of SIO,OOOOne hundred twenty-seven citizens of Bluffton signed the petition for the First Commercial band and 96 citizens of Uniondale signed the petition for the Bank of Uniondale. The First Commercial bank organized yesterday at a meeting here with the election of a board of 15 directors who in turn elected Charles M. Niezer of Fort Wayne to the presidency of the bank and Fred Potthoff of Fort Wayne as cashier. The Bank of Uniondale was organized several days ago with Clifford R. Lipkey as president and J. A Brickley cashier. The new local bank probably will be opened for business next Monday, March 4, probably in the old banking house of the Union Savings and Trust company. Thp latter bank is to be taken ovei by the First Commercial bank In the meantime there appears much uncertainity as to which Fort Wayne banking institution will open a new national bank in Bluffton. Representatives of the Old National bank, Lincoln National Bank and Trust! company and of the First National bank all of Fort Wayne are reported in Washington seeking a charter. The First National! bank is identified •with the organization of the First Commercial bank of Hits city. ’

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Actress Injured i w wk few ■wTii 'W*--Mis. Leslie Carter, celebrated ac tress, who has had to postpone opening as star of “The Shanghai Ges|ture“ at Detroit because of injuries sustained in taxicab accident there. mmiIPSON RETAINS POWER Chicago Mayor Is Far From Wiped Out In Aldermanic Election Chicago, Feb. 27. — (U.R)—The Chicago aldermanic elections, billed by I reformers as the stroke that would wipe Mayor "Big Bill" Thompson off the political map, appear to have done little more than joggle his | throne. Ont of the peaceful balloting on candidates for 50 seats in the Chicago city council today came numerous victories and surprises for both sides. But "Big Bill the Bidder" was far from wiped out. With as high a percentage of success in the run-off election oil April 7 as he enjoyed in Tuesday's voting Mayor Thompson will retain enough sympathetic aidermen to control the council to the end of his term in 1931. The wave of reform that has gathered momentum with each new gang murder or massacre since the Deneen group trounced the mayor in last April’s primary, was too weak to, break through the Thompson strongholds, although it did leave its mark in some wards. Six members of the present council, four of them Thompsonites. were defeated and in nine wards the final result awaits the run-off. To win in Tuesday's balloting a candidate had to poll a majoity of all the votes cast in his ward. In wards where no decision was reached the two highest go into the run-off. Four of the nine are Thompson men. MAKE PROGRESS IN SCOUT DRIVE Chairman Reports That Indications Are City Will Go Over The Top “Indications are that Decatur will go over the top,” said Worthman, general phairman of the annual Boy Scout financial drive here, today in commenting on the drive which opened Tuesday morning. Although no figures were available cn the amount of money subscribed so far. reports were coming in from several teams of solicitors that, they were meeting with good success. it was planned to complete the drive today, but several solicitors were unable to make their calls yesterday or today and the drive will be continued over Thursday. AH citizens are urged to contribute some amount, large or small, to help put the drive over the. top. Approximately $1,200 is needed to carry on the Scout program here until next February.

ALL FIGHT IS | TAKEN OUT DE U.S. CONGRESS Determined Majority Blocks Way Os Opponents Os Most Measures PEACEFUL CLOSING PROGRAM IN SIGHT Washington. Feb. 27—(U.R) All the fight was taken out of congress today when opponents of most measures found their way blocked by a majority determined that the peaceful closing program of Republican leaders should be carried cut in both houses. When the midwestern opposition to j the naval cruiser appropriations bill was able to muster only 13 votes in the senate, it announced it would agree to let the measure go through. Way was cleared thereby for adoption of Hie conference report providing $12,370,000 for cruiser construction work to start immediately. The report then will go bark to the house for swift ratification before the law is sent to the president for signature. Sen. Harris Defeated Drys advoca .ing $24,000,000 increase for prohibition enforcement faced the same situation. Senator Harris of Ge rgia. champion of the increase, was defeated by the appropriations committee when he tried to get the increase put in the appropriation bill. I He was prepared to carry his argument to the floor, but he faced a I hopeless situation. Some opposition has cropped up in I the house to the Jones bill increasing I tlie penalties of liquor law violators, i It is based on sta'ements by WashI ington attorneys that the bill will clog the local court docket and result in a complete rearrangement of the punitive provisions of the local enforcement law. Drys say that the opposition is not strong enough to | defeat the bill which already has I passed the senate and they are pre- [ paring to take it up for a vote in the house later in the day. Consideration of the naval bill conference report in the senate occasioned some debate when Senator Heflin of Alabama reiterated his pre viols attacks upon the custom of permitting the interdenominational religious pennant, flying above the American flag during religions services. Senators Dill and Jones of Washington protested againt the elimination of $400,000 for the Bremerton. Wash., dock, but said they would not hold up the whole appropriation bill on that account. Senator Glass of H'OVri'V I'Ell ON PAGE 4'lVEr DISCUSSES THE IMMORTAL SOUL Rev. Scheets Gives Another Instructive Sermon At Catholic Church “Man was made an image and likeness of God,” said the Rev. Leo ' Scheets, cf Garrett, in the second of his Lenten sermons delivered at the St. Marys Catholic church last even- ■ ..r R»v. Scheets spoke on the immortal soul of man" and. being a student of theology, his address was of a theological nature. The series of sermons are instructive. Last i wicek, Father Scheets dealt with the origin cf man and, lasit evening, leferiing to the concluding arguments of his sermon, stated "God did not make hell. Hell was created by the fallen angels and not by God and it was of their own choosing that, they made hell.” Dealing with the immortality of the soul, the theologian showed how Adam and Eve were created “in the vestibule of Heaven with an immor- ' tality of body,” but that they, by i .eating of the forbidden tree, destroyed this gifi- "Had it not been ■ for the sin of our first parents, man would have immortality of body,” . said the speaker. “After the fall of our first parents," said Father Scheets, “God gave i us sanctified grace and the promise i of a Redeemer, so that we might • gain Heaven through immortality of i the soul.” In next week's sermon. Father - Scheet- will deal with the coming of , the Redeemer. Following the sermon, Benediction > of tlie Blessed Sacrament was given* -by the Rev. Father J. A. Seitnetz, pastor.

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International Leader “ s’ ! | f - I 1 [ w Dr. Nahum Sokolow. chairman of tlie World Zionist. Executive, at age 70. is working with the activity of youth in the rebuilding of Palestine as the Jewish National homeland. His audience witli Mussolini on Zionism attracted wide attention. FEAR EPIDEMIC IN STORM AREA Blizzards, Spring Thaws And Tornadoes Spread Death Over Nine States Chicago, Feb. 27. —(U.R) —Blizzards in the north, spring thaws in the midwest ami tornadoes in the south have sipread death, suffering and a threat of epidemics over a nine-state area between tlie Canadian border and the Gulf of Mexico. Tlie known death toll in the series of weather pranks mounted to 38 in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi where wind storms and twisters struck Monday. Floods were imminent in Ohio. Indiana, parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and, Misj.issippi. Minnesota. Wisconsin and lowa were experiencing blizzards. At Duncan. Miss., where twenty-one persons were killed in tlie windstorm Monday, a corps of nurses and relief workers fought to prevent diseases, following in the wake of the storm. Scores of persons were suffering injures and are housed in temporary shelters. Indiana Streams Flooded Indianapolis, Feb. 27—(U.R)- Fed by spring-like thaws, streams throrffchont Indiana were at or near flood stage today. Some degree of suffering was reported in the southern section of the state, where many acres of farm land was reported inundated. Reports received in fndianapolis sa : d the streams had continued to rise last night at an alarming rate , and were nvt expected to start receding until tomorrow-. Advices from the extreme southern portion said several schools had been closed because school hacks were unable to traverse highways, made nearly impassable by silt deposited on them by the overflowed streams. From (he coal fields in Pike county came word of additional suffering brought on by the higher waters. Many families were said to be without ample fuel, food and clothing. A section of Big Four railroad trackage between Connersville and Brookville was washed out. A few residents were forced to flee their , homes in the latter city Tuesday. Bartholomew county has been hard hit by the worst flood in several , years. Much damage being reported. .—o Making Up Issues In Tocsin Bank Case Bluffton, Feb. 27 —(Special)—Attorneys D. B. Erwin and H. B. Heller, of Decatur, appeared with local attorneys today before D. W. Lett, of Marion, special judge in the Tocsin bank case, relative to making up issues in the suit brought by. Grover Essner against Irvin Wasson and other stockholders of the defunct bank Several 'demur rers were filed in behalf of stockhold ! ers0 Ossian Man Buys Property In Decatur • Tlie Kern property on North Fifth street was sold at public auction, last i Saturday, to George Myers, of Ossian Mr. Myers paid $1,900 for the property I Col. Roy Johnson was in charge of tlir sale.

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BUILDING TO COST $65,000 IS AUTHORIZED Three Other Indiana Cities Among Those Allotted Structures BUILDING COMMITTEE SEEKS LARGER FUND Washington, D. C., Feb. 27.— (U.R)—The postoffice and treasury public buildings committee toI day submitted to congress a list of public buildings provided for under the $248,000,000 authorized for construction and exI pansion work. The committee said a total of $398,000,000 was needed for the public building program in order to care for citizes not allotted structures. Indiana authorizations included Decatur. $65,000; Greensburg, $70,000; Warsaw. SBO,000; Plymouth. $65,000. O— Orville Wright Receives | Distinguished Flying Cross Washington, Feb. 27 —(UP) —Orville 1 Wright today received a distinguished Flying Cross authorized by congress for the filght of the Wright Brothers i plane at Kitty Hawk, N (’., December 17. 1903. Secretary of War Davis piun- ! ed the medal on Wright's coat and then handed him an identical medal awarded posthumously to the other ’ brother, Wilbur. BULLETIN Mulbucnii Flviuu Field. Mex'tifo City. Feb. 27 <U.R> Col. ' i Charles A. Lindbergh, rclurn- [ ing here this afternoon f ront an i [airplane flight with his fiancee. , Miss Anne Morrow, crashed in landing, but neither was in.jur1 ed. ’ For a few anxious niomenis, watchers at the field feared a • serious disaster had finally ov- • ertaken the “Lone Eagle,” after 'ia series of recent mishaps. But these fears were quickly dispelled when Lindbergh, with a slightly bruised wrist, told ‘ newspaper men: f “I have nothing to say.” lie added, however, that he lost the ri«ht wheel of his machine unoii landing in an adjacent field. o Col. Lindbergh Takes His Fiancee For Ride ! In His Plane Today ’ ■ ' Mexico City. Feb. 27. —(U.R)—Cnl. 1 Charles A. Lindbergh took off with his fiancee. Miss Ann Spencer Mor5 row at 11:45 am. today, from Vai- ’ buena Field. ’ Lindbergh headed his plane toward ' Popoeateptil and Ixtaccihua’l, the twin volcanoes northeast of the city. ’ Lindbergh and his bride-to-be arriv- ’ ed at the Valbuena aviation field by 5 motor. On alighting from the autos mobile, Ann carried a small hand bag. 1 Lindbergh had the plane taken out ■ of the hangar, assisted his fiancee 7 into it and then boarded it himself. 4 The field officer claimed he knew Lindbergh and Miss Ann were off for • Estcion Calle —a flight of four hours from here. 1 0 ' LIONS ENTERTAIN : “IS ZAT SO" CAST Motion Pictures Taken At Ford Motor Company’s • Plant Are Shown s Members of the cast of “Is Zat So,” i. a home talent play produced here re- “• cently under the auspices of the e civic department of the Woman's '*■ Club and the Lions Club, were guests 8 of the Lions Club at the weekly luncheon meeting of the club, held in *" the basement of the Christian church last night. The program last night was provided by A. B. Hall. He showed motion p pictures taken at the plant of the Ford Motor company, depicting the h various processes followed in the it manufacture of Ford cars. i. Guests of the Lions last night, in h addition to the cast of “Is Zat So,” e were Louis Armstrong, of this city, and W D. Talntadge, of Indianapolis.

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