Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1938 — Page 1

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UH JACKSON is CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR L Wayne Attorney To leek Dem° crat ’ c * omi ’ ■ nation In June I n/lan 7.-XU.RH-Any t'"’", wmild relent in his dewouta r ,,S T ( l K Van Nuys for rJ F Er was dispelled today f'i attnoutnetnent ot Sam Kn'l be’a candidate *for nomltki"n formally revealed his t j Uocrati. organization K, s here last night even though is in Fort Wayne. Lit indicated beyond question I, h. support of the potent ti Zhou, organization ■behind Jackson to defeat Van L. as first reported by the I mt- : ■press last spring. Kkson privately told friends Lths ago that he would not conE running without organization and it is viewed here as Linkable that he would blast ■ a , h P first announced valid E'tn the IKS election without Enite stat, house assurances, ■is announcement means that Ensend will not retreat, ar-in-Kted in some quarters, from the Etion ho took at the Democratic Eorial Association sutntn e 1 Eting st French Lick when in Eelectrifying speech he virtually E Van Nuys out of the Derate Er P*rty.' Not only was this Ee tor Van Nuys' desertion of Elident Roosevelt in the supreme Er' fight last spring but also in Ensai for two previous rebellions East the stat- party leadership ■ n and 1938. ■ .:. 1- ' ' !1 ’ «'”•* E viewed as a forthright asserE Towns- nd >t form- ■ Gov. Paul V McNutt is runEg Indiana democracy. It had K reported that among other ■us McNutt planned to accomKb on his February visit here Er. the Philippine Islands where Eis I’- S. commissioner, was to E- ’•' brea- ■■ betW'- n T»w hm-ihl E Van Nuys. Jackson's declar■on of his candidacy is seen as ■ting any such overtures before E? could be made. Er. Jackson, one of Indiana's E st distinguished Democratic E" '■ '■>’ •»>"« n,, y ‘""1 E tor ' has been aitiv-ly engaged ■ Democratic politics in Indiana E the midwest since 11'15 when ■ entered Indiana law school in ■ianapolis. He received his E« degree at this school in 1917. E r Jackson's service to his E't!' in the state was recognied E k ‘ the Indiana ratio state ■tral committee sd. ctetl him as ■tnanw chairman tor in ■ party's ■ le convention at Indianapolis in E* e ' li* 36 - It was in this conven- ■> that Gov. Townsend was E°' r ‘ a 'ed to head the state ticket ■ the last general election. In campaign when Sherman E lll ° was elect'd failed States E a:or . Jackson served as ch-air- ■ n °f the state Democratic ceil- ■• committee's speakers bureau. made an outstanding record ■ prosecuting attorney for Allen ■" 1!y for two terms, being elect- ■ lO thiß oMt 'e 1® 1922 ami again E° XTIX, Ell °N PAGE SEVEN) leanery meet I here TUESDAY k’niw ■ Here Next Tuesday ■ Fw- w? be '“ com Pleted for E national >ne deanery meeting of ■n. to be hptd UnCil ° f Cat!loilc w °- ■Columbus h a it , r he ‘ oCal Kni * hts E Mrs Hu?i Tucsda >’. January ■ local tut anW8 ' prpstient o( f 0 niwtfi wri n b P ° UnCeJ ~ o day ' ■m. bv the ,if be opene( - at 8 ■H. Brooks Tp Preßidt 11 '' Mrs - E 1 be follow J' H ’ rt Wa - V, ‘e. and E Rev ' Ja beph * Sp an a t ddr ‘ :88 by E! h iSt. v P ? p S ? lmet? - Pastor E oll ° w 'mg the 3r| ( ? uholic ch urch. fchlln. of Fort v- S9 ’ M!SU Ma,y Club Chaim, ' ,a>ne ' deanery E^ a »iution Th?"' ' ae,ure on fc r 01 «ndu<'ting PU t r ho 8e s tud 3 ! L alß ° e Present'a 116 ’° Cal councU E to th’ celehr „ rrogr ” m ' relain ‘hta dXer e y, Vari ° Ua

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Yost Bros. Given Excavating Contract Excavating for the basement for :hn new school building on Jefferson street has been sub-let to Yost. Bros, of this city by the general contractors. Schinnerer and Trueinper of Fort Wayne. Carl Schinnerer of the contracting firm was in the city today making plans for general operations as soon aa the site is cleared. The I WA resident engineer Inspector has arrived in the city. BRITISH COPS ARE BEATEN UP BT JAP TROOPS Two British Policemen Are Reported Mauled By Japanese Shanghai. Jan. 7—(U.R)—British | authorities reported today that two British municipal policemen had been beaten by Japanese troops in the latest incident involving Japanese ever increasing aggressiveness in the foreign-con-trolled international. settlement The attack took place last night on Brennan road, on the extreme western edge of the settlement, where several British troops were killed in the early days of the Japanese Campaign against Shang-1 hai. A. Turner and F. G. West were the policemen beaten. Turner was the first man mauled about when he advised the Japanese troops he ■ thought it unnecessary for them to search a certain Chinese civilian. West was beaten when he came to Turner's assistance. Neither was injured seriously. The attack followed yesterday's* protest to Japanese authorities by the settlement municipal police against the alleged manhandling of two other British policemen. G. J Bennett and J. Sinclair, at the Japanese naval landing barracks on Christmas day. Bennett and Sinclair went to the Japanese barracks in response to I a Japanese summons and assertion that they had delayed a military messenger. They reportedly were poked in the ribs with sticks and threatened with swords before I ... — (CONTINUED ON PAGE TOUR) REVOCATION OF LETTERS ASKED — Mary M. Johnson Asks Revocation Os Letters Os Administration Alleging that she never relinquished her rights as a widow. Mary M. Johnson has filed r petii tion to revoke the letters of admin- , ( istration Issued to Ellery E. Johnson in the estate ot Richard B. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson a'leged the persons! 'property in the estate amounted to [ the probable value of SSOO. Mr. : Johnson died December 29, 1937, ‘ leaving the following heirs, accord- ’ ing to the petition: the widow, and eight children, El'e’-y E., Ben F.. Rose M. Kryder, Emma A. Patterson, Forest, John H„ Agnes Props and Richard B. Johnson. Letters of administration were issued Ellery E. Johnson, January 3, 1938. The widow alleged she had not waived and relinquished her right to administer the estate that the present administrator. Ellery E. Johnson, by coercion and threats forced her to sign an instrument ' puporting to ibe a relinquishment of her right.” The petition also a'leges that the administrator is not a resident of -udiana and that he is Indebted to the estate for money loaned by the decedent. The complaint further claims that the widow is over the age of 21, a resident of the county and in all respects duly qualified and hae never knowingly waived or relinquished her right to serve as administratrix. Q Dwight Gaiiivan For Joint State Senator Dwight Gaiiivan of Lancaster township, Wells circuit court reporter, today authorized the announcement that he will be p candidate for nomination as joint senator for Adams, Wells and Blackford counties at the Democratic primary May 3, Mr. Ga'livan graduated from Lancaster Center high school and attended LaSalle Extension law school in Fort Wayne. He Is a member of the Indlajia state bar association and of the Wells county bar association. He has been president ot the NVells county young Democratic. •club for the past four years.

One May Win Appointment to Supreme Court

■ 1 4" J i Judge Samuel G. Bratton

Possibility that President Roosevelt will appoint one of the three men above as successor to retiring Justice George Sutherland of the United States supreme court is discussed in Washington. Judge

NEW PARKING SIGNS POSTED Signs Erected Restricting Parking To One Side Os Street New signs, proclaiming “No Parking On This Side of Street,” 1 were erected today on the east side of Third and First streets, in accordance with the city ordinance. Cardboard signs mounted on wooden posts were used since the first of the year. When the ordinance became effective. These were replaced by the new ones. All necessary signs to acquaint motorists with the new ordinances have now been erected and drivers will be expected to act accordingly. Sigps limiting the parking on Second street to one hour between , 8 a. m. and 7 p. m. weekdays, and 8 a. ni. to 10 p. in. Saturdays have already been erected on Second street iietween Jefferson and Jackson, and on Monroe street from First to Third streets. Berne School Reports 15 Out With Epidemic A total of 15 'pupi’s were reported absent from the second grade of the Berne public schools due to an I epidemic of whooping cough and ’ measles. Marilyn, seven-year old daughter of Mr. and Mr.’. L. B. Smith, of that town, is reported suffering from measles, whooping cough and pink-eye simultaneously. Former Members Are Urged To Re-Instate Charles Heare, secretary of the local Loyal Order of Moose lodge stated this morning that he has received an extension of the special ruling for the re instatement of former members. Former members are asked to get in touch with Mr. Heare before January 15, last day of the extension. POLICE ISSUE MANY TICKETS Approximately 300 Traffic Violation Warnings Are Issued Approximately 300 warning tickets nave been issued to violators of the new traffic ordinances in the city since the first of the year, Chief of Police Sephus Melchl estimated today. Os this amount the day policemen, as was expected, have issued the larger portion, with the greater part of these issued for overtime parking on Second street. Night men have also issued a number of the warnings, some for parking in restricted fire zones. iA second violation after receiving the warning ticket calls for the issuing of a fir«st offense ticket, which provides for the paying of a $1 fine at the city clerk’s office. A second i ticket provides a penalty of $2 and 1 a third, $3. Duplicates are made of the warnings, which are filed away and record kept. On the duplicate is listed the license number, place, time and date of the violation. The warning asks the cooperation of the offending driver. These duplicates are referred to I v hen subsequent tickets are issued. |

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 7, 1938.

- I Senator Sherman Minton

Samuel G. Bratton ot Albuquerque, N. M., is an appeals justice, and is 49. Solicitor General Stanley F. Reed is a 54-year-old Kentuckian. Senator Snerman Minton is a young liberal from Indiana.

To Resume Child Story Hour Here Mrs. R. D. Myers, assistant 11btarian. announced today that the children's etury hour periods wil! be resumed by her next Saturday aftenoon in the library hall. These will be the first since before the holidays. Mrs. Myers said that the I story hour for the children in the first four grades of school will be at 2 o’clock and the story hour for the children of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades would be at 2:30 o’clock, Saturday afternoon. BELTS PRESENT HOSPITAL GIFT Delta Theta Tau Sorority Presents Surgical Instruments The announcement of a gift of surgical instruments to the Adams county memorial hospital was announced today by the Delta Theta Tau sorority, as one of its projects for the year. The funds for the purchase of the instruments were raised through the sorority’s concession stand at the street fair last year. A letter of thanks and appreciation has been received from Miss Elizabeth Pittman, superintendent of the hospital, and from the board , of trustees ot the institution The set has been needed for a long time and will be of definite bt nefit and help to the hospital, surgeons and patients. It fs a project which can be added to at later dates as necessity demands. The Delta Theta Tau national sorority is organized for the purpose of charity and philanthrophy. The national project is a mountain school at Berkley, Kentucky, and is supported by the entire organization. The state project is a gift of theraipeutlc lights, which have been p|ven to the Riley hospital for children at Indianapolis, and was purchased by funds raised by the hospitals of the state. Each chapter, in turn, cart les on its own individual projects.

Henry Ford Foresees Greatest Prosperity Era In U. S. Times

By Steve Richards, (Copyright 1938 by UP.) Dearborn, Jan. 7.— ■ (U.Pj — Henry Ford believes America is entering the most prosperous era ot its history. The prosperity he sees will be one in which industry and agriculture are linked by an inseparable ■ bond to banish depression. This new day, the nation's No. 1 individualist and pioneer automobile manufacturer told the United. Press today, "is at hand.” Its keystone will be the use of j agricultural byproducts in the manufacture of industrial goods. ■ Its spark-plug, he believes, will be a new tractor which soon will go into mass production at the Ford River Rouge plant. The tractor will be so cheap that every tiller of the soil from the dirt farms • of New Jersey to the broad Kansas plains may buy it. The time is virtually here. Ford told the United Press, when al-: most an entire automobile —body, i fenders, doors and paneling—may be constructed out of wheat chaff, soy beans, corn husks, or other farm by products. "This new alliance of agricul-

Stanley F. Reed

LEADER SCHOOL OPENS JAN. 18 Adams County Leadership Training School Details Set Final plans have been made for the opening of the Adams county leadership training school here on January 18, it was announced today. Registration cards were distributed yesterday. The school opens Tuesday night, January 18, and continues eacn Tuesday night for six weeks Sessions will be held from 7:15 until 9:15 o'clock at the Decatur public high school. The Rev. R. W. Graham and the Rev. James A. Weber are dean and registrar of the school, respectively, while the Rev. Paul Brandyberry is the secretary and has cnarge of the book sales. Officers of the school have stressed the fact that "while the school is especially for teachers and leadefs of Sunday School and church, it ie ! not confined to this class, but is open to all Christian-living persons." The Rev. George S. Lozier, the Rev. Charles M. Prugh, the Rev. George O. Walton, the Rev. Homer >J. Aspy and Mrs. H. F. Zwick will have charge of the following cour- • ses, respectively: “Personal Reli(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O J. Dwight Peterson Formally Appointed Indianapolis. Jan. 7 — (U.R) —J. Dwight Peterson of Indianapolis.' formerly of Decatur, today was appointed to the Indiana university board of trustees by the state board of education. He succeeds George A. Ball, Muncie industrialist, who resigned last week. The term expires July ■ 1, 1939. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend recommended Peterson’ for the post. The new trustee is a Republican, graduate of Indiana uniI versity and president of Cities | Securities Co.. Indianapolis.

I ture and industry,” Ford predictI ed, "will be the salvation of both- ' It will produce the greatest period : of prosperity the country ever has • known. | "And I’ll put this thing over if ': it’s the life of me,’’ he added, smil- '' ing. Ford, vibrant with visions of the I future based on his dream of farm * and factory cooperation, led the ■' way through immaculate laborator--1 i ies where engineers were trying. ; discarding, and trying again. ' I On the glazed floor Ford drove the new tractor, never before seen •by an outsider. The 74-year-old • industralist was as pleased as a small boy with a fire engine. To him it was far more than a tractor. It was a magic sesame to a new life. Through this me--1 chanical simplicity nurtured in his mind for years—he saw the means of putting agriculture on a paying i basis, he saw streams of ill-hous-'l ed city dwellers going back to the farm to live in abundance and to produce materials for industry. “The high cost of tools and equipment is one of the farmer’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

INTENSE HUNT IS MADE FUR MISSING PLANE Disappearance Os Huge Navy Plane Brings Exciting Turn San Diego, Cal.. Jan. 7.—<U.R> - j The disappearance at sea ot a huge I bombing plane with a crew of seven men today caused an exciting I turn in the naval maneuvers that 1 have proceeded off the coast in I secrecy for almost three weeks. "7-P-4,” the newest and most i powerful type of a fighting airi boat, was lost somewhere about 200 miles off the coast. It was engaged In the maneuvers, doing what ■ navy officers described as “security patrol.” Every resource of the navy was ' thrown into the search, which was interrupted early today by the loss of a young cadet who fell from a plane into the sea in the same area where the scores of searching planes and ships were congregated. Navy dispatches said the cadet who fell overboard was Seth P. Hawkins. It was not stated whether he was engaged in the search : when he was lost. Although the plane carried a radio transmitter, no message came from its men. There was an auxiliary electrical generator aboard, to produce power for sending messages in case the plane had landed at sea. and it was capable of coming down and riding out the roughest kind of waters. A fleet of naval and coast guard craft, including planes, converged about the area where “7-P-A" was last reported at 3 p. m. Wednesday. The navy made 150 ships and 200 planes available to the search today. The aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga were ordered here from San Pedro, to pick up 50 planes at North Island station and steam out to sea where they will serve as bases of operationsEighteen huge dreadnaughts stopped gunnery practice off San (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) NAMED TO HEAD TICKET SALES Don Wait, Dr. Fields Head Birthday Ball Ticket Committee Don Wait and Dr. E. P. r if Ids, today were announced as co-chairmen of the ticket committee for the Birthday Ball for President, by John L. De Voss, general chairman of the affair to be held here January 29. A meeting of all committees selected so far will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’cloc in Mr. De Voss' office in the bui'ding on South Second street, to make preliminary arrangements for the i dance and to select other commit- ‘ tee members. Those already announced are: or chestra committee, Ed Kauffman and Fern Bierly, co-chairmen; financial committee, Herman H. Krue- • ckeberg. chairman; decorations I committee, Kenneth Beard, chairman; publicity, Bob Heller, chairman; and ticket committee, Don Wait and Dr. E. P. Fields, co-chair- , men. The funds collected from the Birthday Ball this year, will be, as i in the past, used sot the aid of victims of infantile paralysis. Seventy percent ot the funds will be used by 'the local committee and 30 percent i will be sent to the national committee for research work. o Dusty Miller Sneaks To Local Rotarians Members of the Decatur Rotary club and a number of guests enjoyed one of the club’s finest programs Thursday evening, when Dusty Mil.'er. nationally recognized lecturer and humorist, delivered one of his famous lectures ! t'nterspersing his homely philos- • ophy with bits of rare humor, Dusty j said that if the American people ! will only change their attitude, their frame of mind toward conditions and the other fe'low there will be a vast change in our social and economic welfare. He closed by saying, "Give the other fellow the benefit of the doubt.” Clarence E. Bell was chairman of the program. o Surveyor’s Office Is Being Cleaned The surveyor’s office of the county courthouse is the latest to undergo a thorough cleaning. WPA workers are engaged in cleaning the walls, ceiling, filing cabinets and I other furnishings.

Joseph P. Kennedy Named Ambassador To Great Britain

For Senator Wk F'' ■ fc ■ I . k Sam Jackson, prominent Fort 1 Wayne attorney, last night formal- [ ly announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States senator, for the post now held by Sen. Frederick Van Nuys. HIRSCHEY CASE NEARING JURY John Hirschey Rape Case To Go To Jury Late This Afternoon A life sentence to protect soi ciety from “such sex maniacs” was demanded by Prosecuting Attorney Arthur E. Voglewede this morning, in his closing argument in the Hirschey rape case, which began Monday in the Adams circuit court. The case will be given j to the jury late this afternoon, it is I expected. The case came to an unexpectedIly early close this morning when I both the defense and state rested. About 15 persons, who were men- , tioned as possible witnesses, were not called to testify. The defense this morning called back the defendant, John Hirschey. to finish his testimony. The state ; concluded by calling in Dr. Palmer Eicher, who testified Wednesday ' for the defense. After closing the case, both sides were granted an hour and a half to make their closing arguments. The instructions will be given by Judge H M. DeVoss late this : afternoon, before the jury will beI gin the deliberations on the case. Thursday afternoon, the defense ! called to the stand its most import- > ant witness, the defendant. Mr. Hirschey denied he had ever attacked the nine-year-old girl, who i had alleged he raped her. The girl is his niece. Hirschey testified that’ he had kept the girl’s family for more than half the time since her parents’ marriage, because her father was out of work much ot the time. He said that he had been a “father’’ to the children and that they ■ liked to stay at the Hirschey home. He denied being in a barn with I the girl last Memorial Day, when I the attack is alleged to have been made. On cross examination he admitted he had been in the yard with a bucket, taking milk to the hogs, i He said that he had been separati ing the milk when the girl’s fam--1 ily arrived and was not on his way ; to the barn to milk as alleged by (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o WORK STARTED ON WATER MAIN New Water Main Is Being Laid By City Water Department Work was started Tliuisday on ’aying of a new water main on Mercer avenue, Charles Brodbeck manager of the city water departi it: ent, reported this morning. The new line runs from Grant to High street on Mercer avenue. The old four-inch pipe is being taken up and new six-inch line rep’acing it the entire distance. Mr. Brodbebck stated that the work of taking up the old line and laying the new one is expected to fake a period of about three weeks. WPA labor is also being employed cn the project to assist the regular members of the city water de- • rartment crew.

Price Two Cents.

Maritime Commission Head To London; Other Men Are Named To Diplomatic Posts. KENNEDY LEADER Washington, Jan. 7 —(UP) —President Roosevelt today nominated 1 Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the ' Maritime commission, to be ambassador to Great Britain, and announced Joseph E. Davies, present ambassador to Soviet Russia, will be made ambassador to Belgium. The nominations carried out a long anticipated revision in this country's major diplomatic posts. At the same time Hugh R. Wilson. assistant secretary of state, was nominate dambassador to Germany and Norman Armour, at present minister to Canada, was nominated as ambassador to Chile. Most of the diplomatic shifts have been anticipated for some time. Kennedy, one of the Nevz Deal’s p: incipay exponents, has been considered in line for the London Post ever since it became apparent that the late Robert W. Bingham was liely to relinquish his post Bingham died at John Hopkins hospital several weeks ago. Wilson's choice so rthe Berlin •post was revealed some time ago when the state departmen f as<ked the Nazi foreign office for approval of his appointment. William E. Dodd ! incumbent ambassador, announced that he had resigned several months ago. Davies, reported dissatisfied with his post in Moscow, according to gossip in state department and dipi lomatic circles here has beer, seek- ■, ing for months for a transfer to ani other post. Davies is an old line’ Democrat, i He was offered the ambassadorship ■•to Moscow by President Woodrow i Wi’son, but declined. i He was chairman and member of | the Federal trade commission from .1914 to 1918 and in charge of dei termining the cost of basic war ma- ; terials from 1916 to 1918. He practiced law in Washlngton . from 1919 until November 19'3’6, when he was appointed ambassador [•to Soviet Russia, succeeding William C. Bullitt who was transferred : from that post to the ambassador- . ship at Paris. • Kennedy. 48, is regarded as the wealthiest man in the Roosevelt administration. If his nomination is approved, he wil Itae to his London [assignment a vast experience in ,' negotoiation, gained both in government service and in private busi- ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) PAUL BAILER IS BACK IN PRISON I • Former Decatur Man Out Os Prison Only Few Short Hours Mishawaka, Ind., Jan. 7.- XU.R) 1 — —Paul Bailer. 38, was headed back 1 to the Michigan City state prison 1 today where he faces a life term instead of freedom which might have been his next September. Fleeing from the prison honor farm. Bailer attempted to walk over a railroad bridge near Osce- ' ola last night. He lost his footing ’ and plunged 15 feet into a creek below. Passersby discovered him in an injured condition and brought him to a Mishawaka hospital. His prison garb betrayed him. Officials communicated with the state prison and he was identified as the missing convict. Bailer, a Fort W’ayne resident, was sentenced to a life term for ' rape. The state clemency commission commuted this to from 12 . years to life which would have ’ made him eligible for parole in September. Prison officials said Bailer’s few hours of freedom will restore his life term. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 20 10:00 a. m. 24 Noon 32 2:00 p. m. 28 , 3:00 p. m. 27 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Saturday, somewhat colder tonight; continued cold Saturday.