Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1929 — Page 1

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Vol. XXVII. No. 55.

FIGHTING EXPECTED IN MEXICO SOON

HOOVER cabinet HIMIHATIONS ARE CONFIRMED TODAY ■s.r&KS- ‘ List Is Submitted nrcfUSS CASKS OF DISC M I ELLON AND DAVIS Washington. March r, (U.R) TUc .... missed the McKellar re ; ; X'.in° aiithmliing Uio ?ju.lii lary ! ' to determine whether cabr liners should he he'd over from I inU.ra.ion to another-with-Ironfhmniion as President Hoover to do in .he oases of the jecretarv of the treasury Mellon and •K-retary of labor Davis. The nominations or the eight new amihm of the Hoover cabinet were sent to the senate today ami confirmH immediately Nominations Are Confirmed Washington, March :* (U.R) The Senate today confirmed the cabinet animations rs President Hoover in record time. Favorable action was taken 15 in inntes after the list had been submitted Immediate confirmation had not been expected, it having been previously reported the nominations I until! be referred to committees hecase of threatened opposition tr tome of the appointee*. ’ The principal opposition, however, ns reported to center about Secretary of Treasury Mellon whose nomination was n t submitted along with the others. Secretary of Labor Davis, the other holdover appointment, also was less off the list. Ttifse nominations may lever be submitted ot the senate as it was felt generally their confirmation .t second time was not necessary. Immediately alter the senate confirmed the Ho ver raplnet appointments the legality of the President's action in continuing Secretary yf Treasury Mellon in office without renom- ■ ination was questioned by Senator McKellar. Democrat. Tennessee, a hitter eatir of Mellon. Micellar introduced a resolution authorizing the senate judiciary committee to determine whether cabinet officers could tie field over from one hdministraion to another as in the present case of Mellon and Secretary of Labor Davis. Monroe Pupils Listen To Inaugural Ceremonies Monroe, March 5— (Special) —All ■ Pupils of the Monroe schools were I Pfivileged to listen in on the inattgttr- ■ d ceremonies as broadcast front ■ Washington, D. c„ Monday when E. j ■ M. Webb, principal of the school, in- ■ stalled his radio set in the assembly ■ room. The pupils listened to the pro- ■ sram front it to 12 45 o’clock.

HI TO AVOID TAX INCREASE St ate Legislature Moves To Increase State Revenues In Other Ways ®lne ( lT POl ' i 8: Mar - 5 -<U-R)-Deter. inercßM°.i? V<> " 1 lhf ‘ I,k ' ent tax T-ntf-Prifitinn ’ reatene<l by budget approthe i.,. a rea<ly v °ted by both houses I, i„ ( i, iaila I ‘ fJKisla,llre moved rapid- *£% K anl stock an,i tiZiT a tax of 120 ° f 1 WrationV“ * he ca ' ,i,al of cortatroduced hTw" 8 , Indiana w ' ds Parrell of ill ‘ he house by Sam Jthe ivavs nn/ ° nl Clty ' ‘’''airman of H and means committee. % Wallace 0. West, Indianan r taff Co,Te8 Pondent *'"tentin' Mar ' 5 -~'U.R:—Stocks dlana J v ‘T, *" *5,000,000 a b n e ni ®* e< ? t 0 hel P raise the xevenueg „ a ncrease in state 110081 in the » 6d ,0 obviate a 10-cent A bin to K , eneral P ro Perty tax. ’nine Waß .. f on,i P er cent of its ioint commit, ‘ lrafted '"Bay by a ■ature t 0 take i, ° f , the '"‘"“"a- legis"censing bin 3 *!! ace wit h the store ® easilr «B of »£* t le reVenue raising Raprell he BBS sion. hti C| ty, chairm Sam J ' Parrell - Hart- - B»'J meaner:' of the b °»se ways ,he stock , mUtCe ' waa t 0 iatrobill in the house "“''"•wo»»L„„ -

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Mrs. Verena Miller Breaks Arm In Falf Mrs. Verena Miller, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs Alv-i Nichols on Mercer avenue, fell Sunday, and fractured her right arm at the shoulder, Mr. and Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Millet were retnrneng home from church, and while Mrs, Miller was walking info the house, she 1 ist her balance, falling and injuring her self severely. An X-ray examination was made yesterday to determine the full extent of the injury Mrs. Miller is 79 years of age. and, due to this advanced age and her weakened heart, the arm has not been set as yet. Her sou and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller, were called front Port Wayne. Sunday, to he with their i mother. LEGION VOTES TO SPONSOR STREET FAIR NEXT FALL; j. Plans Started For Kail Festival And Agricultural Show In This City IDEA IS APPROVED BY LOCAL MERCHANTS At a special meeting held last t night, Adams Post No. 43, of the American Legion, voted to sponsor a * street fair and fall festival in Deca- ) tnr next fall. Everyone present at the meeting last night was enthusiastically in favor of staging the event and | pledged his cooperation. A motion was carried, instructing the Commander. Fiance Conter, to proceed with the appointment of the various committee chairmen at cnce, so that ’ plans can be started for the affair. Merchants Give Approval At a meeting of the directors of the Industrial Association and a committee from the American Legion post, yesterday afternoon, the Legion’s J I plan for sponsoring tTie street fair j | and fall festival was given the hearty j approval of the Industrial Assoc la-j ,lon directors. A large majority of the local merchants have expressed themselves In fa veer of the plan. also. The event next fall, the exact dates to lie fixed later, will be modeled alter ] the Old Home Week celebration held here last fall, with many added sea ttires. One of the new and outstanding features planned by the Legionnaires i- an agricultural show. It is planned to have the fanners of Ad- , ants county exhibit samples of all of their various products and prizes will be awarded. It is planned to arrange the dates ‘ jo that i’. will be late enough for the farm products to be matured and not late enough to make had weather probable. j To Start Work At Once Commander Center stated last

night tha 1 . he would announce his appointments at the regular meeting j of the Legion next Monday night, and then active work on planning forth* 1 ( street fair and fall festival will begin at once, so that, all details can be ( worked out in sufficient time to insure success for the undertaking. ‘ Plans for the eighth district confer- ( ence of the Legion, to be held in this ( city on Sunday, April 7, were discussed at tHe meeting last night, also. ‘ Invitations have been sent to prominent speakers to deliver addresses at the conference and committees , have been appointed to arrange for ‘ trtlVTlwgr) OIV M4C.R TWIII 1 PRICE OF SUGAR BEETS BOOSTED 1 Local Sugar Company In- , creases Guaranteed Price To $7.50 A Ton Anticipating a substantial increase in tlve tariff on imported foreign sugar, the Holland-Sh. Louis Sugar company lias voluntarily increased the guaranteed price for sugar beets to $7.50 per ton, witli free seed, according to an announcement made today by J. W. Oalland, district manager. Commenting on the increase in the price guaranteed for heels, Mr. Calland said: “Never before in the history of the Indiana sughr beet industry has the guaranteed price on sugar beets been as high as it is at the present time. This voluntary increase haß been made because the officials of the Holland-fit. Louis auger com(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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A New President Sworn In | I Scene as Chief Just ce Taft, himself an ex-President of the Cn'.led States, administered the oath of office to the thirty-first President of the] i'nitecl States, Herbert Hoover. Arrows indicate the men. i

Stop Signs Are Easily Seen Now; Better think i Up Another Good Alibi If a policeman happens to slop you I after you have run liv a atop also a; j one of the sited Intersections in lie i catur, tlon'i tell him you iliiln’t see 1 the st p sign. As a matter of fact, the stop sign; t in Decatur are vety much in eviilence just at present, title to a fresh coat of orange ami black paint, which has been applied during the last few days. Rehearsal Os G. E. Band Is Postponed The General Electric Band will not rehearse tonight on account of conflicting dates. However,uhe practice will lie resumed,next Tuesday evening, anil all members are asked to please lit* present. COOLIDGE BACK AT FORMER HOME Ex-President And Wife Return To Northampton, Mass., To Make Home Northampton, Mass., Mar. 5. —(U.R) Citizen Calvin Coolidge anti his wife, who was Grace Goodhue, returned home today from Washington, where Mr. Cool id ge hail served a.s president of the United States. A large crowd of their neighbors welcomed them home. They will live in the twostory white house at 21 MassaTOlt street. It was just as simple ns that, the i return to private life and to North- j ainp on of the taciturn little man and j his smiling wife, who have lieen at the head of this republic for more | than half a decade. The pomp and the panoply had been discarded like a long-worn coat at Washington. Thoughts of a pretentious, triumphal parade and demonstration on the part or the home folk had been dispelled in advance by a word from the man whose infrequen' commands have hail a habit, of being obeyed for many years now*. About 30 townspeople were up at a little after midnight to welcome the Coolidges when the asthmatic little engine dragged the empt day coach anil the special car which composed its train up the 20 winding miles from Springfield an hour ami a half !ate. They displayed lft ths) feeling when informed that the ex-president and his wife had been asleep for more than an hour and would not leave their special until morning. The 1 little knot of neighbors supposed that] “they must, need the rest," smiled j good nights to each other and went j home to bed. But at 8:40 a. m. the 30 were hack and wiith them all the rest of -Northampton, slushing about in the drizzle and the heavy New England fog to catch s'ght of their most prominent citizens as they stepped from the car to enter the automobile which took them home. Northampton just had to have an official welcome, whether there was a parade or not. So Mayor Andre did the honors. His speech in'full was: "Mr. Cootlidge, I welcome you. Wo are happy to have you home." Showing his appreciation, Mr. Coolidge replied in kind. His speech of iespouse was: “How do you do, Mr. Mayor? Glad to see you." And Mrs. Coolidge added: “It's very nice of you."

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 5, 1929.

I DECATUR WOMAN ; DIES AT HOSPITAL ; I r ._ _ f Mis. Jesse Debolt Dies Os t Peritonitis Early This j Morning Mrs. Ora Alice Deholt, SO, residing L at SO:’, South I.ine street, Decatur, die.l , at the Adams County Memorial hospi -j, tal at 3 o'clock this morning, March | 5, 192!) Mrs. Dehnlt underwent an , opeiatlon at tie* hospital Saturday. , and peritonitis developed, causing he- , death. f Mrs. Deholt was a daughter of Isaac , and Sarah Wiiittenliarger, anil was * borq iu Van Wert county, Ohio, Feb- j rtiarv 14, 1879 in early life, site was , married to Jesse Debolt, who sur- ( vives. Mrs. Debolt had resided in De- ( catur and Adams county for the last j twenty’three years. Surviving, besides the husband, are three children, VI: Join Werst, of Decatur, Mildred an-i Wilbur Debolt, | at home; and three brothers, Walter Whittenharger and Willis Whittenharger. of Decatur, and John Whitten barger, of Middlepunt, Ohio. Funeral services wll tie held at the Hutted Brethren church in this city tit 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with tin* Rev. Cecil R. Smith of Bignnier, former pastor ol the local church, officiating. Burial will lie made in tlie* Decatur ceineterv. WATSON NAMED SENATE LEADER Indiana Senator Elected Republican Leader Os Senate At Party Caucus Washington, Mar. s.—(U.R)—One of President Hoover’s most bitter opponents in the pre-convention campaign became his fiist lieutenant today when Senator James Watson of Indiana was elected Republican leader ot the senate at a party caucus. Other majority officers elected at tiie conference were: Senator Jones of Washington, assistant leader; Senator Fees, Ohio, whip: Senator Moses. New Hampshire, presdent pro-tem; Senator Hale, Mane, secretary. The Democrats re-elected Senator Robinson of Arkansas leader and named Senator Walsh of Montana, as sistant leader; Senator Sheppard of Texas, whip; and Senator Black of Alabama, secretary. They also nominated Senator Pittman of Nevada for president pro tem- - proe. This is merely a formality as he | will lie defeated by Moses, the majjoiity nominee. Rush Action On School Aid Bill In Senate Indianapolis, Mar. 5. — (U.R) — In a desparate last minute effort to solve the problem of school aid a Dill providing that all teachers in public school lie paid a flat salary of $5 a day was being rushed to a vote in the Indiana state senate today. The bill Introduced by Alonzo H. Bindley of Kingman, would abolish the present state aid system whereby Indiana gives sums based on population to counties whose taxation vainations are too low to produce enough revenue to maintain decent schools. Instead every teacher would receive $5 a day regardlecs of whether the community in which they served needed slate aid.

DEATH CLAIMS I P.W. BOLLINGER 1 Decatur Man Dies Os ' Diabetes At Hospital * Here This Morning v Peter W. Bollinger, 31. died at 9 o’clock this morning. Tuesday, March t 5, 1929. at the Adams County Memor- i ial hospital. Death was due to sugar <■ diabetes, with which he was first ( stricken six years ago. During the i past two years, however, his condition improved and lie was believed I to tie getting along nicely until he £ was stricken ill, Thursday evening, j i Sunday morning, he was taken I*> the . t Adams County Memorial hospital in < a state of coma. He rallied from this, however, Monday morning, and j | seemed brighter. Early this morning, i his condition again grew critical and he lapsed into a coma from which lie failed to awaken. Peter W. Bollinger was the son of i John I). Bollinger and Mary Ellen

Bollinger and was liorn in Decatur on December 31, 1897. The father | preceded him in death seven years i ago, hut the mother, now Mrs. Abe I Helmut, resides at 308 North Fifth I street. J On June 8, 1920, he united in marriage with Florence Meyers, who. together with three children, Robert, aged 8 years, Teddy, aged ti years, and Patty Rose, aged 3, survive. Two 1 half-brothers. Alva A., and John F. Stral', reside at Middletown, Ohio. One half-sister also preceded him in death. Mr. Bollinger followed the trade of a brick-layer until ill healtli overtook him fix years ago. For the past seven years, he lias been employed as operator at llie Port Theater, and since December lias also been employed as night clerk at the express office. He was a member of the St. Marys Catholic church. Funeral services will Ik* held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Marvs Catholic church, the Rev. J. A. Seimetz officiating. Burial will bo made In the St. Joseph cemetery. D.H.S. JUNIORS SELECT PLAY Cast At Work On Play “The White Elephant,” To Be Given March 20-21 Members of the cast for the play, “The White Elephant,” to be presented March 20 and 21 by the junior class of Decatur high school, have been practicing for the last two weeks. With two more weeks for practice, they expect to be able to present the play in expert fashion. The play chosen by the Juniors is a three-act comedy, written by Watkins Eppes Wright. Miss Verneal Whalen, the Junior ilass guardian, is coaching the cast. A committee, comprising Carl Gerber, chairman, Harold Shoaf, Russel Jaberg. Chalmer Fisher, Bob Shraluka, Marie Kolter, Bernlece DeVoss and Arlene Becker, selected tlie play three weeks ago. Following tryouts, the following cast was selected: Silas Green, the grocer's son Bob Shraluka Miss Jane Justice, of Jonesboro Inn Anne Winnes Mary Bake, a school teacher Mary Mclntosh Johnny Allen, Miss Jane's nephew Chalmer Fisher Mr. Fred Forbes, of Philadelphia David Heller Miss Amelia Forties, his sister Bernadine Shraluka Mrs. Waldo, an ex musical comedy actress-. Kathryn Frltziuger Mr. Waldo, her husband James Engeler Bill and Ed, Johnny’s two New York pals Russel Jaberg, Forrest Zimmerman Ronald Parrish is business manager and Harold Strickler is stage manager. Neither Hoover Son Can Succeed Father Washington, March f> — (UP) — Neither one of the sons of the new President of tile United States even can hold the position which their father has just assumed, even if they had that ambition. Neither Herbert Hoover, Jr , twenty five, nor Allen Hoover, twenty-one was horn iu the United States. Both * were born in Bondon. i One of the qualifications for a Presi I dent of the United Stateß is that he must be born in the United States.

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Great Lakes Largo i Case Is Dismissed 11 Washington, March 5 — (DP) —The supreme court today refused to rule on the merits of the legal battle between N rlhern and Southern soft coal fields for the great market served by (Treat Lakes shipping, on the ground that a compromise settlement over disputed freight rates which went into effect January 1 eliminated ilie controversy. Chief Justice Taft announced tha' the court after considering the famous “Lake Cargo Cases" fully, decided they were “mott” that the actual controversy among the parties was ended. Accordingly, lie formally reversed the action of a three-judge West Virginia district court which granted Southern opera lots a favorable set of rates, and directed the lower court to dismiss Hie suit

COMMISSIONERS I AWARD CONTRACT FOR FURNITURE Buy Metal Counter And Fixtures For County Treasurer’s Office THREE ROADS ORDERED SOLD The bid of the Kiger and Burnett company, Indianapolis, was accepted by (lie hard of county commissioners, this morning, for furnishing and installing the metal counters and fixtures in the county treasurer's office in the court house. The hid of thp Indianapolis firm was $1,557 40. Other bids filed were. Foil Wayne Printing Company, $2,283.10. Zwick and Myers, Decatur. SL--875; Central Office Equipment com pany, Fort Wayne, $1,990. The old wooden counter and case where the tax receipts are stored will he replaced with file new metal fixtures, ■glass windows wii form the cages where the county treasurer ami bis assistants wit give out the receipts. Roads Are Ordered Bids will he received for constructing ihiee macadam roads next month Tlie toads are the Meyers ami Oakley road. Blue Creek township; and the Hoffman and Ireland road. Blue Creek and the Deholt road in Jefferson township. Mbls will be received on April 2. ICaoh road is less than three miles in length and the estimates are under $5,000 each, makingjt possible to go ahead with the reads next month. Bids on the Wiuleregg and William Yager road improvements will he received a month later. No objections filed No objections were filed against the Hendricks, Andy Zeser and Hoeketneyer road improvements and the petitions were advanced another step. Fertilizer Bids The commissioners awarded t lie contract for furnishing 11 tons of fertilizer at the county farm. Henry Deltner was awarded tile contract on his

bid of $433.40. Lawrence Williams filed a bid of $444 Petition For Road The petition for the improvement of a road in French township under the I name of the G. C. McCttne No. 2 road was filed and ordered published. A heat ins will he held on April 2. Bids For Coal Julius Haugh was awarded the contract for furnishing one car of White Ash coal to tlie court house at $5 20 per ton and one car to county infirmary at $4.60 per ton. TO SEEK CITY COUNCIL SEAT George Appleman, Local Grocer, To Be Candidate In Democratic Primary George Appleman, well-known grocer of this city, announced today that he would he a candidate for the I)e- --• mocratic nomination as councilman of tlie second ward, city of Decatur, sub- - ject to the decision of Democratic vott’ ers at the May primary election i Mr. Appleman is well-known among - Democrats of (tie county and is pro--1 minent in affairs of Ills ward in this city- He has been in the grocery husiv ness for several years, on West Monp roe street. ti Mr. Appleman Is the first local citizen to file his declaration as a candii date for a coiincilmanic position e Declarations may be filed until 20 days before the primary.

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FEDERAL AND REBEL FORCES DRAW OP LINES President Hoover Studies Mexican Situation As First Official Problem HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH MR. KELLOGG Washington, Mar. n. (U.R) —- lloavv movement of Mexican federal expeditionary, forces eastward toward Vera (.ruz and northward toward Sonora in an

attempt to crush the military rebellion centering in those two slates urc expected to result in armed clashes within two days official advices received a! the Mexican embassy here today indicated. Mexico City, Mar. 5. — (U.R) The possibility of an engagement between federal and rebel forces in Vera (’ruz was seen today as the result of the government’s hurried efforts to concentrate troops along that front. Throughout the night, troop movements continued unceasingly as Plntarco Elios Dalles, recalled from private life, directed the deploying of government forces toward the Vera Cruz revolt area and toward strategic points leading lo Sonora and Sinaloa. Peace Appeal Broadcast Because of the wider-flung extension of the northern front, in tlie direction of Sonora, Sinaloa, it was thought likely that there would he no major conflict In those areas for several days. Military airplanes made a number of exploration flights over rebel encampments in the state of Vera Cruz yesterday, dropping handbills in which the government appealed to the soldiers and their officers for peace. The rebels, upon learning of the presence of federal troops, retired from Esperanza to Orizaba after tearing up about six miles of rallwav track. Hoover Studies Situation Washington, Mar. 5. — (U.R) —President Hoover took up the Mexican situation as the first official problem facing him today. He called in Secretary of State Kellogg at 10:30 a. m. for a conference, at which it is understood ha obi lined a complete report on the revolution against the government of President Portes (til of Mexico. The secretary of state was with the president for 15 minutes and after his conference declined to discuss what matters lie had presented to President Hoover, hut it was announced at. the White House that tha president had talked over the Mexican revoluion situation with Kellogg. Secretary Kellogg returned again to the White House for a conference shortly after 11 o'clock, about half an hour after he had finished his first, conference.

inivTivt-nn «>\ rmrt ma. APPROVE FALL FESTIVAL IDEA Directors Os Industrial Association Favor Plan Os American Legion The hoard of directors of the Decatur Industrial Association and a committee of members of the Adams post of the American Legion held a joint meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss the feasibility of the American Legion staging a tja.ll festival and farm show in Decatur next fall. A majority cf the hoard members approved the idea and stressed, especially, the farm show idea which the Legion committee introduced. It was decided to vote on the project at the next general meeting of the Decatur Indusrtial Association, which will he held the latter part of this month. Following tlie joint meeting, the Industrial Association directors held a meeting to dispose of regular business. The hoard voted to contribute SSO to the Boy Scout drive, which is being conducted at present in Decatur. Flans for the year also were discussed and tlie annual membership drive will he smarted the first we*| of April, it was announced by the officers of the association. The regular meeting which was scheduled for next Thursday night was dislianded be* i cause of the special meeting yesterday.

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