Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1938 — Page 1

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JUDGE DE VOSS IS NOMINATED

■ TOWNSEND MS KEYNOTE lIIESS TODAY |' r^os To Back f|HI, JSl't'""' "'' : differ one another Cite it • ,h " Reneral progress. 1"V A- f ,i. : .is. is quoting from EjLd obviously was allud°f Indiana Craoctlry hy the return of Sen ' fr-ilrrfk Van Nuys to th£ party Itter be ne ousted almost a year ( .p|H.sinu tinof the approaching camp*#' Townsend said, is se- . we go ahead president and the parly Ejj£ greater security to the LopleJor will we turn back to do nothing govern- [ "Tods and every day we must reiD’ int r that we are the liberal LartyTle party responsive to the all. Within the last few ■years ft the social issues liave bercotne |nor- dearly defined, the •people i i America have chosen be- * tween « mally different “ “W« sent Mi, progressive | view,Me philosophy that always ' seeks t- 1 adjust society to the people's Mods for humanity’s sake. 1 We s«i to build a society that Inot sly today but far into the j - futureirill provide a greater meas-; ptireil ritv and happiness for 4 ■■ii'-w projei 's of tiie state adtuMtradon — to bring about I IN PACK FIVE) |th claims Imps, bebout H —.. Mrs. John Bebout Dies Moiday After Extended Illness Victoria lielle Bebout, 56, MMpown Blue Creek township tesMpi and wife of John Bebout IW®)mlay evening at 6 o'clock at f*f # I >-ath was attributed to MCltriiaiile and complications, bedfast three months. * Tits deceased was born ip Blue Creek township December 9, 1881, of Samuel and Sarah !son and was a resident of unship practically all Iter e was a member of the Meving, besides the husband, following children: Faye at Mrs. Aldah Niblick of Fort Gayle of Fort Wayne, Mrs. ietler of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Douglass, Clyde, Ruth, Beri Robert, all at home. A >r, Mre. Pearl Richards, prefer in death. The following 3 an< l sisters also survive: Cumbleson and Henry of Mrs. Orpha Erwin of Decary and Otta of near Berne, al services will be held at dock Thursday at the home 2 o’clock at the Mt. Hope with burial in the church y. The body wae to be taken is afternoon from the Zwick tmeral home. The Rav. Spurendrix will officiate at the perature readings )CRAT THERMOMETER am— 7o 2:00 p.m.Aso a m "so 300 P ' m "" 92 WEATHER "rally fair tonight and "day; somewhat warmer.

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j For Auditor m M wt *&**■ ■' *■ J? & M Frank G. Thompson 200 CIVILIANS ARE KILLED IN JAP AIR RAIDS Japanese Planes Stage Widespread Air Raids Against Chinese Shanghai, July 12. — <U.R> —Nearly 200 civilians were killed todayin widespread Japanese air raids which extended from the central provisional capital at Hankow to Canton in the south. Thirty-four Japanese planes broke through the Chinese air defenses near Hankow and raided the city of Wuchang, across the I Yangtse river from the capital. ! More than 100 persons were killed 'and several hundred wounded j there. Official reports from Canton said that more than 70 persons were killed and 200 wounded in a raid by 25 Japanese planes which bombed the city for 70 minutes. .Hits were scored on the Yutwalo road schol and the women's vocational institute near the Sun Yat Sen university. The Japanese also bombed Kiangtsun station on the Hankow railway, killing a score of civilians. The raids around Hankow were designed to isolate the city and , smash the Chinese air defenses as i Japanese land and naval forces ] advanced up the Yangtse valley to a point within five miles of the city of Kiukiang. i I The Hupeh provincial hospital at Wuchang suffered the most damage. Many women were killed when a maternity ward was hit. Scores of coolies were crushed ■ | when bombs fell in the heavily 'I populated districts of Wuchang, : flattening hovels. j The American Christian Alliance I Mission, in charge of the Rev. Eric ■! Ekvall, of hWeaton, 111., escaped (damage. It is next door to the t j maternity hospital. Red Cross • | workers dug mthers and babies i j from the ruins of the latter. II The planes dropped 20 bombs. • apparently aimed at the main raiI(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) COURT HOUSE IS BEING CLEANED Exterior Os County Building Is Being Renovated t Workmen are busily engaged at i the court house in renovating the ! exterior of the building, t Painters are now refinishing t woodwork around the windows and t doors of the county building paint- ■ ing all exterior woodwork a gun- • metal gray. Broken windows and frames are also being replaced and repaired. Fourteen broken panes are to rebe replaced by the workmen before the job is completed. The work at redecorating the outside of the structure is expected to require about a month. A crew of workmen several days ago completed chalking windows and door ledges. The work is being done under contract, let by the county commissioners.

HUGHES KEEPS UP FLIGHT TO SMASH RECORD Millionaire Aviator Com pletcs Third I-eg Os Journey Moscow, July 12 —(U.R) -Howard Hughes, dashing around the world on a record breaking flight from New York, brought liis twin motored plane down tonight at Omsk, Siberia at 9 p. m. Moscow time (12 noon CST) completing a flight of 1.437 miles from Moscow. On its arrival the plane .vas 6.7C3 miles out of New York in an elapsed time of 42 hours, 40 min. It was well ahead of the record set by the late Wiley Post on his solo flight around the world in 1933, although there was no exact comparison at this point because Post did not stop here. The scientifically equipped plane made the jump from Moscow to Omsk, a third of its journey, in 7 hours and 29 minutes, which made its average flying speed since leaving New York 211.49 miles an houv. The othpr two jumps were from New York to Paris and from Paris to Moscow. It was expected the plane would halt only briefly at Omsk for refuelling and continue its headlong flight eastward to Watusk. Siberia. They had arrived here after a flight of 1.675 miles from Paris, and 5,316 miles from New York, at 11:15 a. m. (2:15 a. m. CST). As they took off, after a pause of only (wo hours and 16 minutes, they were gaining steftdily on the round the world record of seven days 18 hours 49 minutes set by the late Wiley Post in 1933. Hughes, multi-millionaire oil man (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) WILL ABANDON SMALL SCHOOL Another 1-Room School House In Washington Twp. Abandoned The fact that one-room schools are rapidly on the decrease is definitely proven in Washington township. a survey revealed today. With but four of the one-room structures in ttse last school term, still another is to be discontinued next term. John M. Doan, Washington township trustee, announced today. The Raudenbush school, which last year had hut nine pupils, is to be disbanded next year. This will leave but three one-room institutions. They are: Brandyberry, Deßolt, and Washington. Approximately 90 pupils will attend classes in these three oneroom schools next term, Mr. Doan stated. With only six of the nine student available at the Raudenbush school for next term, it was decided to do away with the school there. A checkup revealed that at one time, eight one-room structures were in use in the township, but that the number rapidly declined to its present three buildings. Autos Collide At Street Crossing Cars driven by Lee Myers, of Monroe route two and Herman Von Gunten, of this city, collied at the intersection of Fifth and Monroe streets at 11:45 o’clock this morning. After colliding the cars careened into a lamp post on the northwest corner bowling the post over. No one was hurt but both cars were damaged. Chief Sephus Melchi and officer Ed. P. Miller investigated. —— Mrs. Hirschy Dies At Berne Residence Mrs. Amos Hirschy 68, died at her home in Berne at 12:30 o’clock, this afternoon. Death was attributed to complications, following an illness of several months. Surviving are three children: Willard and Mrs. Hugo Beitler, both of Berne and Capt. Erwin Hirschy, of California. Funeral services have not been arranged.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 12, 1938,

Decatur Judge Wins Nomination : jd K*> •wfjßii& -v . JB %. ™ Huber M. DeVoss

TO ASK REPEAL I OF GADGET LAW Townsend To Confer Late Today On Windshield Cadget Law Indianapolis, Ind., July 12 —(UP) Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, who yesterday issued a call for the special session of the state legislature ; to convene here next Tuesday, will meet late today with Democratic Senate leaders to discuss repeal of the auto windshield gadget law and the state institution'al building program. Referring to the gadget law which has received etate-wide criticism, the governor said, “I believe in Democracy and if the people don’t want it, the law should be changed.” Addition to two new projects—auditoriums at Purdue and Indiana universities —to the state building program is under consideration, the governor said. A large percentage of WPA funds would be used in constructing the buildings, he added. When asked about the cost of the projects, the Governor replied, "I have no esimate of the cost of these buildings. Part of the state's share of the cost 'probably would be provided by admission to the buildings” Commenting on allocation of state funds to help pay county social security costs, Gov. Townsend said he favors an ability-to-pay basis. “I prefer that the allocation be made on a basis of county tax (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) JOHNH.HELLER ON COMMITTEE Democrat Editor On Platform Committee At Convention John H. Heller, Decatur Daily Democrat publisher, was named as the district's member of the con vention committee on platform . during a harmonious meeting of the fourth district delegation that met in caucus at the state house last night. Samuel D. Jackson, Fort Wayne attorney, was named to the rules and permanent organization group; Waldemar E. Eickhoff, also of Fort Wayne, was chosen for the eredenHals committee. The district delegates also named Fred L. Feick, Garrett mayor to the post of vice-president of the convention and Celma Moellar of Columbia City, assistant secretary. The two fourth district sergeants-at-arms are Martin Spangler of Albion and Thomas Teagarden of 'Hamilton. Virgil M. Simmons is district director and Joseph Suelzer of Fort Wayne is treasurer.

Report Fred Major Slightly Improved Fred Major, who was hurt Sunday in a truck-auto collision east of Monroe, was reported as slightly | improved today. Major suffered several fractured ribs and had several teeth knocked out when the car he was driving collided with a truck driven by Bob Sluder, of Rockford. Ohio. The injured man's name was first reported as Frank 1 Majors. SECOND STREET I TO BE CLOSED Second Street To Be Closed Through Business District Blocading of Second street from Monroe street to Five Points will . i undoubtedly be done tonight to enable workmen to apply a coat of oil preparatory to re-surfacing the street, it was stated today by highj way officials. Dependent upon progress made in coating the street with the oil, of course, the officials stated that the full length is expected to be oiled tonight. Closing of this section of street means the changing of detours and necessitates the use of only two downtown east-and-west streets for crossing. Detour 27 Detour 27 on the north will remain the same with northbound traffic following 224 east on Monroe street, left on the Plqua road and junction with 27 at Millers’ Bend. The detour south will be changed from Adams to Monroe street. Southbound traffic will proceed west on Monroe to Thirteenth street, then south to junction at Chick's corner. Detour 33 Detour 33 to Willshire will be routed from Monroe street east to First street, south on First to Adams, west on Adams to Five Points and junction with regular 33. Road 224 will not be changed. Crossings Intra-city traffic will be able to j cross Second street only at two i places downtown. These crossings j will be at Monroe street and Five : Points intersections with Second j street. These intersections will be skipped by the workmen in oiling i Main street. All cars will be required to move off Second street between Monroe and Five Points this evening. It is estimated that Second street will be closed about a week (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O 4-H Club Members To Meet At High School All Decatur 4-H members who do not have transportation to Berne for the county picnic tomorrow are i asked to meet at the Decatur high I school at 10 o’clock.

Adams Circuit Court Judge Named For Appellate Court; All Nominations Unanimous — ! I -•

• Fred Van Nuys Nominated By Acclamation During Harmonious Convention At Indianapolis BY ACCLAMATION Fairgrounds. Indianapolis, July 12—(U.fil—A ‘‘wide open’’ convention of 2,258 Hoosier Democrats today nominated unanimously by acclamation a slate of candidates for the 1938 election, selected by statehouse organization leaders. In this tremendous burst of harmony, outstanding were the public reconciliation of Sen. Frederick Van Nuys and Gov. M. Clifford Townsend and a tremendous dem-; onstration by the delegates in sup j port of the 1940 presidential can-j didacy of former Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Van Nuys, “the man who came back," after being virtually read out of the party a year ago by Townsend, sealed the peace pact by shaking hands not only once hut several times on the convention speaker's stand with the governor and when Van Nuys finished his brief acceptance speech the governor was first to congratulate him. Van Nuys was introduced by Ren. Sherman Minton as ‘my colleague,’ and Van Nuys then spoke extemporaneously in acceptance of renomination. “I take this opportunity,” Van Nuys said, “to express my sincere and deep appreciation for the high honor that has been accorded me. I know the good citizens of Indiana are awaiting next November for the opportunity to approve ihe en-j tire Democratic administration. My j one promise is that in the next | I intervening two or four years wo I ! are going to work united to whip | the ghastly specter of hunger and social insecurity. “I thank you again and again." Next to be nominated by the delegates was Edward Koenemann of Evansville for secretary of state. Frank G. Thompson of Bluffton was presented for state auditor by Abram Simmons and again there was no break from the statehouse organization's program. Thompson, majority leader in the state house of representatives went over without a dissenting voice. Congressman Wm. H. Larrabee from the 11th district took over the chair. Harvey J. Curtis of Gary and Judge Huber M. DeVoss of Decatur were presented for appellate court judges, second division. DeVoss was presented by Arthur •Holthouse, mayor of Decatur, and with the customary precision, the delegates approved these choices by acclamation. All other candi(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) WORK BAPIDLY ON ADDITION New Ambulance Shelter Is Being: Constructed At Hospital Pouring of the concrete foundation for the ambulance shelter at the Adams county memorial hospital is expected to be started Wednesday in the northwest wing. Workmen have been engaged on the project several days and have completed part of the footing installation. Work of constructing the new addition to the hospital on the south side is expected to take about 6ix weeks. The work is being done by Phil Sauer, local contractor, and his force. When completed, the addition will afford a shelter for ambulance patients entering and being discharged front the institution. The roof of the building will be used as a sun-roof. Building of the addition was made posible through a gift from the John McClain estate, which covered the cost of construction.

, , For Senator , * pSpil it ■■ SttSSSS Fred Van Nuys DEMO PLATFORM BACKS MCNUTT AS CANDIDATE Endorse McNutt For President; Roosevelt Record Praised Indianapolis, Ind., July 12— (IIP) The Democratic convention today approved unanimously a 21-page ! platform wholeheatedly endorsing ( President Roosevelt and his policies j j Gov. M. Clifford Townsend and Sen. j Sherman Minton, and recounting' the achievements of state and national democracy. The document “proudly presents” former Gov. Paul V. McNutt as a Democratic candidate for president in 1940 and indirectly approves amendment of the state liquor law which has been under fire because of its port-of-entry system. Following the wishes of Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, no mention was made of the two measures he opposed — judiciary reform and governmental reorganization — in the plank endorsing the new' deal. The only plank Van Nuys specifically recommended — nomination of all candidates for congress and state offices by direct primary election —was not included in the platform. “The Democrats of Indiana are | proud of the record and the bril- j liant leadership of Franklin Delano Roosevelt under whose administration some of the brightest pages in American history have been written. We enthusiastically approve and endorse his record and his administration,” the platform said. “The wisdom displayed by the Democratic convention in 1934 in | the nomination of Sen. Minton has been sustained. The democracy of Indiana has noted with increasing pride the distinguished position which Senator Sherman Minton occupies in national affairs and the extent to which he enjoys the confidence of our progressive president. We commend him for his courageous championship of the measures and policies of President Roosevelt.” In forwarding McNutt for the presidential nomination, the document said: “He is at full strength of mature manhood, is unusually gifted with a sense of statesmanship, is qualified with proven administrative experience in state, national and international affairs, and is possessed of unimpeachable ON PAGE THREE) Starts Building Os Canning Plant Rufus Liechty, of Berne, has started the construction of a canning plant on the John Eicher farm, east of that town. He expects to open the plant by the middle of August. About five persons will be employed to open the plant and the force will he enlarged later.

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— Prominent Decatur Judge Is Named By Democrats As Candidate For State Appellate Bench. THOMPSON NAMED State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis. July 12—(Special to The ! Daily Democrat)—Huber M. DeVoss i of Decatur, judge of the Adanw cir- ! cuit court, thl afternoon was nominated for judi-e of the Indiana appellate court, second division, at the state Democratic convention. Judge DeVoss was nominated by acclamation. The candidacy of the Decatur judge was presented to the convention by Arthur R. Holthouse, mayor of Decatur, and for many years an intimate friend of the nominee, who is recognized ae one of the ablest circuit court judges in the state. Frank G. Thompson, business manager of the Bluffton News-Ban-ner, joint state represents*ive for six years from Adams ami Welle counties, was nominated by acclamation for auditor of state. Thompson, majority floor leader in the ' stale house of representatives, was j placed in nomination by Abrani Simmons, prominent Bluffton attorney and Democrat. Brilliant Record Judge DeVoss, who has compiled a splendid' record during his term as judge of the Adams circuit court, will conclude his six-year term December 31. Nomination of Judge DeVoss today at the state convention was the first such honor ever given by Hoosier Democrats to an Adams | county attorney. No Adams county man has ever been elected to a state supreme or (appellate court position. The late Richard K. Erwin, who was judge of the Adams circuit court, was elected to the supreme court in 1913, but after he had moved to Fort Wayne. Judge James Moran of Portland, who was elected to the appellate bench a number of years ago, was born in Adams county. Judge DeVoss was born in Randolph county, but moved to Decatur with his parents shortly afterwards. He graduated from the Decatur high school and studied law in his father’s office. In 1900 he was appointed deputy county clerk, resigning the following. He was admitted to the bar in 1902. Judge DeVoss was reporter for the Adams circuit court from 1902 (to 1917. In 1921, he was elected j mayor of Decatur, and his administration was marked by many progressive action for the benefit of Decatur and its citizens. Judge DeVoss is married and the father of three children. His son, John L. DeVoss. is Decatur city 1 attorney and president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. His two daughters, the Misses Marjorie and Bernice, reside in this city. LELANDFRANK RURAL CARRIER City Mail Carrier To Bei Transferred To Rural Route ij Leland Frank, city mail carrier* is to be the new carrier on rural mail route five, it was announced, here today. Mr. Frank is to assume the routn left vacant by the transfer oC Hubert Zerkel from route five to route one. Official notification of Ihe ap* ■ pointment of Mr. Frank was received from Washington, D. C., at th<j local post office late yesterday. The appointment will be effective next week and the new appointee will assume his duties at that time. The vacancy in the rural system occurred when Mr. Zerkel took over route one, after the discharga of J. Earl Butler.