The Urbana Daily Citizen from Urbana, Ohio • 1

Weather forecast: Snow tonight and Tuesday, possibly changing to rain Tuesday. Colder Tuesday night. SEVENTY-FOURTH URBANAGRAMS In These Paragraphs About Urbana, Day by Day, We Plan to Hew to the Line, Let the Quips Fall Where They May. -Have you noticed that it was a south wind that blew much of the recent cold weather into Urbana? We hope it discourages the Spring poets. --Many automobiles stored in cold garages this week, had to call on wrecker service to tow them to get the motors started.

It's an Ill wind etc. etc. -It snows, it snows, the school boy cries as he gazes out at the falling snowflakes. It goes, it goes, his daddy sighs as he watches the hole in the coal that the furnace makes. -Despondent because his wife left him, Henry Litts, 60, of dietown, N.

killed his pet cat and hunting dog so that they would not suffer and then took his own life with a shotgun. Why include the cat and dog? -This is the last week to pay vour taxes unless you expect to pay additional for delinquency. The county commissioners set Jan. 20 as the final day. This day comes on Sunday so Saturday is the last day to get under the wire.

-If you are a patient of Dr. R. S. Coppess and he ever says to you: "Now this isn't going to hurt you a bit," just remind him of his own experience this week when he went to a dentist. He admits that he yelled.

-Elsewhere in this newspaper is carried a list of garages in this vicinity that will give Auto Club service to members. Some classes of service are free, and we suggest that it will pay to clip the list and paste it inside your car or in the hat you wear while driving. -LeRoy Moses, 26, pleaded guilty in an Indianapolis court to killing Joseph Saunders, a fellow juggler. Before his arraignment he was very much engrossed in a newspaper. When Judge Collins sentenced him to life in the penitentiary he said, "All right," and returned to the newspaper.

He was reading the comic page. -Even a dog would not care to bc put out into the cold of recent nights. Last night Thomas Jones, widower, at New Moorefield, decided to put his dog out of the house. The animal objected in such manner that Owen had to seek the services of a physician to dress his left hand which the dog bit severely. -Urbana folks who saw the excellent production of "The Trial of Mary Dugan," in Dayton last week, saw among the minor characters, an Urbana man, William McDargh.

He is a professional actor, the son of Frank McDargh, of Urbana, and has appeared in several New York productions. -The New York Evening Graphic last week exposed as a press agent hoax the stories widely carried that Mrs. Harry Houdini had received code messages from her dead husband through the medium Rev. Arthur Ford. Graphic reporters are said to have obtained the story of the message 24 hours before the seance took place.

In a conversation between Rev. Ford and a woman reporter, sworn to by two hidden witnesses, Mr. Ford is said to have told that he and Mrs. Houdini had planned the receipt of the message as means of obtaining publicity before starting out on a lecture tour. The woman reporter says she was offered money by Ford not to print the expose, but she refused.

Local Temperature The figures for Lowest temperature are for today. The figures for Highest are the preceding day. 110 105 100 -95 90- 80- -65 30 HIGHEST 24 20- ZERO ZERO Below LOW URBANA DAILY CITIZEN Full United Leased Press Wire Daily Report 15 Cents Week by Carrier 48 URBANA. OHIO. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1929.

$5.00 a Year by Mail COOPER INAUGURATED GOVERNOR TODAY JOHN T. BROWN TAKES OATH AS LT. GOVERNOR Man Is Sworn at Senate Session Today. By United Press The scene in the senate when Lieutenant Governor John T. Brown, Mechanicsburg, took the oath was impressive and inspiring.

Brown was garbed in formal morning attire, similar 10 that worn by Governor Cooper. He took the oath at 10 a. m. with Justice Matheis of the supreme court officiating. After Brown was sworn the senate recessed until 12:30 when it reconvened to receive Cooper's cabinet appointees for confirmation.

Brown succeeds Lt. Governor George C. Braden, who was elected in November to complete the unexpired term of Earl Bloom of Bowling Green. Brown took the oath with his left hand on the senate Bible and his right upraised. He repeated after Judge Matheis as the justice read the oath formally conferring his commission.

Four Others. Four others were sworn into oflice this morning. They were tary of State Clarence J. Brown, Manchester; State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy, Columbus; State Treasurer Bert B.

Buckley, Dayton, and Attorney General Gilbert C. man of Cincinnati. Lieut. Governor Brown and Bettman were sworn in for first terms while Secretary of Brown and Buckley took the oath for second terms. State Auditor Tracy was sworn in for his third successive term.

The inauguration of Governor Cooper was the most elaborate since 1921 when Governor Harry L. Davis of Cleveland, the last Republican governor, took the oath of office. The state house was guarded by coated National Guardsmen detailed to bar the way of everyone exstate officials, employes and cept others who had urgent business within the capitol portals. It was bitterly cold. Snow fell Intermittently during the morning and temperatures hovered from 4 below zero to zero.

The tremendous throng gathered for the inauguration stamped its feet and clapped its hands, in an effort to ward off the biting cold. Auto Crash on South Main St. Causes Injury Mrs. Truman Mathers, East ter street, was somewhat bruised about the legs at noon yesterday, when the auto which she was driving, collided with the car driven by John Hill. The accident occurred trot south of Park avenue on South Main street and happened so suddenly that neither driver can account for it.

None of the occupants of the Hill car was injured in the accident. Backfires Are Cause of Runs The fire department was called to 320 Scioto street yesterday in answer to an alarm that had been sent in when an auto had backfired, which threatened, to set fire to the car. No reported. The department made a similar run at 8:30 this morning to 1112 Miami street, when the auto of Ivan Gillespie backfired. No loss reported here.

Hoover Plans Return. By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. Hoover is planning to return here from Florida, it has been learned here, about the middle of February. The return here at that date is for a series of conferences regarding legislation, as he is looking towards the opening of his administration and the special session. This early return seems to indicate that Hoover may abandon the good will tour to the West Indies but no announcement of this has been made.

Medals for Brave By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. Boy Scouts who rescued drowning persons have received the highest award of their organizaion---the gold medal of honor. They are Theodore Antonich, Great Falls, Joseph EA enwein, Columbus, Ohio; and dw. A. Bush, Brooklyn, N.

Y. Antonich plunged into the Missouri river and rescued a boy: Erlenwein saved Mrs. Clit ord Lewis and Miss Gladys An 'erson at Buckeye Lake. Bust saved: a drowning woman at Bay Ridge. MERCURY GOES BELOW ZERO IN COLDEST WAVE Farmers Scan Skies in Hope of Snow Cover for Wheat Fields.

After being in the grasp of a cold wave which swept down upon the residents of Urbana and Champaign county from the Great Lakes region, Saturday and reached a climax in a temperature of four below zero last night, the weather man today promises a lowering temperature with snow. His promise came true with the fall of snow this morning, which has exceeded any during the present winter. With the snow came a rising temperature and the hope that the cold wave of the past few days, which has brought the coldest weather of the year, is now over and that a heavy snow fall may be seen. During the past few months farmers have been seen to look at the skies with anxious eyes hoping that enough snow would fall to protect the winter wheat. Many of the farmers, who last year experienced a loss in their wheat fields, believed that if there had been morel snow it would not have been necessary to replant these fields in other crops.

Chicago Shivers. In Chicago the official thermometer reported a temperature of 11 below zero and three persons were reported dead from exposure. In this one city alone firemen ed 100 alarms due to overheated chimneys, defective flues, and exploding stoves. In southern Illinois there are reports of much loss and suffering to livestock which could not be housed before the cold weather arrived with the blinding snow. Game wardens in that state, fearing that all of the song and game birds would die from exposure, cleared sheltered spaces and placed food there for quail and partridges.

46 Below. In the northwestern states, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota, the thermometer reached the low temperatures of from 32 to 46 below according to reports last night. In Los Angeles the lowest temperature reported was 54, while in Miami, Florida, the minimum was 46, it was stated that this was unusually low for that city. New York City reported the highest fire ever fought in that city, and perhaps the highest one ever fought in the world. Five men and a woman were caught 792 feet above the ground on the fifty-fifth floor of the Woolworth building when fire broke out in an elevator control room.

One of the men caught in the building, kept the fire under control until firemen arrived. Former Urbana Contractor Is Critically Ill Charles C. Creager, a former resident of Urbana, is seriously ill at his home in Columbus following: a third stroke of paralysis last week. He is conscious only a part of the time. Mr.

Creager was one of the first cement contractors to do any work in Urbana and many of the men now engaged in that work here worked for him many years ago. He moved to Columbus almost 20 years ago and was engaged in the bakery business in that city until recently. First Pictures of Army Plane Crash in Which Eight Soldiers Died First pictures of the winchage of the huge army transport plane, C-2, sister ship of plane Question Mara, i. ich eight men were killed in a crash near Middletown, are All were soldiers from Bolling Field, Washington. The great tri-motored Fokker, the the famous Question Mark that recently set a new endurance flying record, sideslipped near a store.

The cause of the mishap remains unknown, although the plane was a forced landing when the crash occurred. It had just taken off from an army field in return flight to ashington. Late News Flashes Three Executed BELLEFONTE, Jan. cuted three men in Rockview convicted murderers. Those executed were Tony Charles F.

Mellor, 22, Philadelphia owski, 32, Philadelphia county. Lindbergh INDIANAPOLIS-Col. Chas. here today, warmed his fest and Louis. While thawing in the airport Governor Harry Leslie to congratulate that high office.

Fair Managers COLUMBUS-Members of the were arriving for their annual Chief event of the program is by Governor Cooper, tonight. H. H. Petty, Urbana, will preside Dirigible PORT ST. JOE, navy away from the mooring mast of started the long journey back to N.

J. Passenger PLEASANT HILL, -The "Hummer," crack Chicago Alton Chicago to Kansas City, turned a derail and turned over. Officials of the railroad said and that all passengers were sent New Influenza WASHINGTON-Reports of the week ended January 12, were lic Health Service, from three Maryland, 5815, Iowa 103, and a continued decrease for that the same as those given last week. Today state of Pennsylvania electropenitentiary today. They were all Lucitti, 33, Washington county; county, and Benjamin Damar.

Halts to Warm Lindbergh dropped in at the airport hands, and later took off for St. office, Lindbergh telephoned him upon his elevation to Gather Chio Fair Managers Association conference here today. a banquet which will be addressed at a meeting tomorrow night. Starts Home dirigible Los Angeles swung the U. S.

ship Patoka today and her home hangar at Lakehurst, Turns Over locomotive and seven cars of the passenger limited, bound from over when the train ran through that no one was seriously injured on their way. Cases 12,614 new cases of influenza for received today by the U. S. Pubstates. Texas 6825.

The lowa figure was state, but the others were about Hughes and Hoover Confer WASHINGTON-President-elect sident-elect Hoover conferred at breakfast today with former Secretary of State Charles Hughes who took a leading part in his campaign. Hoover, it is understood, discussed the international siutation particularly Latin-American affairs, talked over prospective appointees to Hughes as secretary of state and sought advice regarding prohibition, who emphasized this issue in his campaign this fall. By United Press SENATE Considers frat deficiency ap propriation bill. lodian aides committee in vestigation continues. Judiciary committee considers Jones- Edge compromise prohibition resolution.

HOUSE Considers war department ap propriation bill. Congress Today CHIO EDISON IS TO CUT RATES TO SMALL USER Decision Is Definitely Announced Today in Advertisement. That the Ohio Edison Company has definitely decided to reduce rates to the small user in Urbana for the light current used in homes is announced today for the first time. The new schedule of rates is not announced but 2 page advertisement of the company in this issue of the Citizen says: "At present the residence rates are too high. We propose tions bringing them slightly below cost.

No reductions to large power users are to be made at present. Reductions are proposed for street lighting, schools and churches. "The city can save $0,000 per year by electric water pumping." The advertisement of the Ohio Edison company says nothing about a request for a franchise. It is understood that company will put the new rates in eitect without a franchise from the city. The advertisement does not give the new rate schedule but says that the "selling price proposed rates (to domestic consumers) 8 cents.

9 to 10 Per Cent The new rate schedule probably will be announced before the end of this month. It probably will represent a rate reduction of about 9 to 10 per cent to the residence consumer. The last proposition made tc city council for a reduced rate to the consumer, as compared with the present rates, was as follows: cents per KWH-first 30 KWH per month. cents per KWH-second 30 KWH per month. '3 cents per KWH-excess.

"The minimum bill, as at present, 75 cents." Rates paid at present are: "11 cents per KWH- first 15 KWH per month. cents per KWH -next 45 KWH per month. "3 cents per KWH- Mechanicsburg Man Buys Team Edward Hunter, Mechanicsburg, purchased a high-priced team of matched three-year-old roan geldings at the annual horse sale conducted at South Charleston. Hunter paid $400 for the team. W.

E. Robe sold eighty head horses which brought a total of $10.000 for an average price of $125 a head. Hegele Takes A. P. Position Arthur Hegele, who formerly operated a grocery store here, has accepted a position with the A.

P. grocery onl Miami street. He will be in charge of the meat department. Smith Gets Money. By United Press LOS ANGELES.

Jan. first money won by the veteran MacDonald Smith had been captur-! ed definitely today as 11 players halted late Sunday by darkness prepared to complete the last few holes in the Los Angeles $10,000 open golf tournament. Tommy Armour. of Washington, D. seemed assured of second place, but the remaining cash prizes were in doubt.

GREAT OVATION IS GIVEN WHEN OATH IS TAKEN Thousands Hear Address Which Marks Passing of Democrat Regime. By HARRY WILSON SHARPE United Press Stat Correspondent COLUMBUS, Jan. Y. Cooper was inaugurated governor today. It was the realization of Cooper's fondest ambition.

Ile was supremely happy and was fully cognizant of the tremendous responsibilities suddenly hoisted upon his Mrs. Cooper, now the first lady of the state, was happy too. Tears of joy and pride gleamed in. her eyes. The new chief executive- the fifty first the state has so honored -took the oath of office amid impressive scenes.

The inauguration marked the passing of eight years of Democratic regime, six of which were directed by Vic Donahey, now a private citizen. Thousands of persons, among them grizzled politicians, who have seen the rise and fall of political fortunes, looked on. Boundless Ovation Enthusiasm was boundless and ovation after ovation greeted the new governor. Chief Justice Carrington T. Marshall administered the oath as Cooper raised his right hand and repeated after him.

The governor's salute of 17 guns boomed and the impressively simple inauguration was over. With the inauguration of Governor Myers Y. Cooper Monday, the Republican party is again in control of governmental affairs in the state of Ohio, only two other Republican governors having been elected in the last twenty years, the late Senator Frank B. Willis in 1914 and Harry L. Davis of Cleveland, in 1920.

The late John M. Patterson of Dayton, was elected in the fall of 1905 by the Democrats and died shortly after assuming office in 1906. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Andrew L. Harris, a Republican, whose term was extended on the second Monday in January, 1909, by a constitutional amendment. Judson Harmon then served four years and in turn was succeeded by Governor James M.

Cox, who was defeated by Governor Willis in 1914, and the former was again elected in 1916 and served a second and third term, being succeeded in 1920 by Governor Davis. Governor Vic Donahey followed the latter for three successive terms. Governor Cooper's inaugural address was a homey message, and was frank and direct. He sounded warning against "strict" legislation and appealed for economy and obedience of law. He assailed the Pence Public Utilities law, not by name but by inference, and denounced legislation "which disorganizes our indus- the endurance shown above.

same type as and crashed trying to make a scheduled RAID IS MADE ON POOL ROOM County Officers Arrest Six at Mechanicsburg. Led by Deputy Sheriff Todd and Constable Bradley, Sheriff Wilbur Wilkins made his first raid Saturday night, when, with Deputies Pullins and Saxbe, he raided the Clemmons pool room in Mechanicsburg and arrested the proprietor and live others on gambling charges. All of those arrested were found in a back room of the place, which had no rear exit, making it impossible for them to escape. The crowd was taken completely by surprise land had no time to destroy the evidence which the officers found. The officers confiscated $9.90 and a deck of cards which were on a table around which the alleged gamblers were seated.

Those taken in the raid were Dave Williams, Frank Keeler, Ed Bowser, Pete Cosby, and Robert Seward, all charged with gambling, and Charles Clemmons, proprietor of the pool room. Clemmons is being held on charges of operating a rambling house. Keeler was arraigned today before Probate Judge Banta and pleaded guilty to the charge of gambling. He was fined $10 and costs, totaling $19.77, which he paid and was released. The others taken in the raid will probably be arraigned tomorrow! morning in answer to the charges placed against them.

They are held in jail here pending arraignment. Ex-Senator Dies. MARTINSBURG, W. Jan 14. -Former Senator Charles James Faulkner, 81, died yesterday at his home at Boydville near here.

He represented West Virginia in the United States Senate from 1887, to 1899. trial and economic life." Makes Pledge "I pledge anew my determined and sincere purpose to meet responsibilities of this office, in the full measure of my strength and ability." he said. Governor Cooper said in part: "Here in the presence of so many of my fellow citizens who have witnessed the administration of the oath of office just taken, I express to this assemblage, and the citizenry of Ohio, my deep sense of the responsibility which this oath imposes. I should be untrue to the life-long convictions which I hold if I did not, on this serious occasion, emphasize my belief in the all-wise Being, to whom I shall contiually look for inspiration and guidance in directing the affairs of our state. "As your Governor, I wish here and now to pledge anew my determined and sincere purpose to meet the responsibilities of this office, in the full measure of my strength and ability, to the end that the people of Ohio may have and enjoy the blessings and advantages of an honest, economical.

sound and progressive government. Encourage Thrift. "There is no greater responsibility than that of encouraging thrift among our people. We must take every precaution to protect their in- (Continued on Page Two).