Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1914 — Page 1

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olume XII. Number 39.

■FILE CASE FOR I IMPEACHMENT In . a. ■Case for the Removal ci County Superintendent L. E. Opliger ■■ - - I FROM HIS OFFICE Biled in Circuit Court Late I This Afternoon— Several Charges. K — this afternoon, I'ro-ccutor It. Parrish for the suite, tiled in the s circuit court an impeachment Mo against County School Superln ■mid* nt Lawrence E. Opliger, where . in Trustees John T. Kelly. John Moswre. Otis J. Suntan, Sam Sutler, c. c lie* *' Frank C. Wechter and W. L. ■nori,hill ask that Mr. Opliger lie reMoved from his office. ■she trustees set out ti.it Mr. op was elected and uualified Juno (1911. hut that for more than two he has failed to perform his as such county superintendent " and has failed to labor in every prac- *'• Bbable way to elevate the standard ot ■■heliitut and to improve the condittous ot the schools of the county. The ways in which he has failed to do so are specifically set out as follows: • 'That in January. 1912. Ms mental '.'''■'lbealii- liecame impaired to sm !i an •artent that he was unable to attend to the duties of his office for three month during which time he was S C3S2r.ed in ft sanitarium, where he was treated for mental weakness and unsoundness. That when 1- tented from said sanitarium, he assumed and began to exercise a du tutorial (Continued on >-je 2) , elbow Injured Mrs. J, B. Drummond Slips and Falls. Tearing Ligaments of ARM AT THE ELBOW '•Or.' Fink Has Right Knee I Sprained — Caught in '• Machinery. ■bfl)- Mr. and Mr J. B Drummond ■ wcr* taking a short cut dovn the rail road track to the home of their sontg.ta Dick Koop, and family, Sunday jMrt* to spend the day. Mrs DruniBKHii had the misfortune to stumble and fall in such away ti.it lor left alb< was injured. Tl.e arm was hut • ing badly am! iii'-.m- '< r» painful. A MHMsii * was med, who found ‘ Jhnt the ligaments I*.id been torn ) at the elbow. He dressed the arm and while the course of nature tn a«r eases is slow, and she will be ‘jK|Bt>lo<l for some time, trn- injury is not zerious. Mfft- J- I'- Drummond is Well up In years, being sixty-eight jrenr old. I' Or.i Fink, of the south part of the JpeHy. Is at. home from the Illinois oil |MaMs, where he had the misfortune to KffM his right knee caught In some ■Epchlnory, Tho knee was badly Bhpr HII .1 out the Injury I- not serious. KLINE HIGGINS WEDDING. — — homo of Mr. and Mrs. John mplrn of southwest " f this city, wad * the aceno of a pleasant social gather i tnt Sunday In honor of their son, DftIrvld Kline, and his bride, who were Karri. .1 Saturday noon at Risjiester. Ke,, both resided. The bride was ■Krme, I Miss Effie Higgins. gpalm a .umber of friends were enter Bfamm st a iupprr P*C-' tho hr de ami groom returning to lUm hce er Klbat evening. Mr. and Mrs. < hnr«« Kterce of North M.im M ter were also ar were Mr. and Mrs. W. H W. f of Fort Wayne, the last named Ken** home this morning. \ numV bet of nelghlM>rsnlsow.*re«u.-i« Flic «j|bhn Kllno family •»"- r > here years, coming from Rochester.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT “DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

W. E. ROLLINS SUICIDES. r Former Van Wert Man Takes Car bolic Acid in Fort Wayne. William E. Rollins, aged fifty-one years, of Van Wert. Ohio, at one time f ft resident of Fort Wayne, committed * uicide at an early hour Sunday morn ing by taking carbolic asid in his room nt the Hotel European, Fort Wayne. Ills body was found shortly after 11 o’clock Sunday morning. 11l c health is supposed to be the cause. Surviving besides the widow, he leaves his ageit mother, Mrs. Hannah Rollins, of Rockford, Ohio, nnd one brother, Charles, ot Garret. The body was shipped at noon today to Rockford. Ohio, where the funeral will take place Wednesday. MB. GORE DENIES b t The Blind Senator on the Stand Today in His Own Defense in Big Case. POSITIVE ANSWERS _________ * Resident Wilson Does Not Agree That There Is a Business Depression Oklahoma City, Feb. 16. —(Special to Dally Democrat) —U. S. Senator Gore, the “blind senator,” took the stand today in his own defense in the $50,900 damage case brought by Mrs. Minnie Bond. He denied the story as told uy Mrs. Bond, speaking cisievly as to nearly every point. Asked “did you ever hold her hand?” he replied “I did not.” Did you ever place your hand on her foot?” Answer —“I uio not”. "Did you take any liberaties with Mrs. Bond?" "Answer—"l did not”. “When did Mrs. Bond leave your office?" Answer—“ When I told her 1 could give her no encouragement regarding her husband’s desire for office.” He told of the meeting with Mrs. Bond in the Winston hotel about a week later saying. “About the time we entered the hotel lobby Mrs. Bond came up and said she would take care of the senator now. She acted as my guide." CAR WAS HELD UP In Fort Wayne by Lack of City Power. The party who expected to return to Decatur on the last ear from Fort Wayne last evening were disappointed. While still using the Fort Wayne power, but at a point very near the Fort Wayne city limits, when only a Httle distance would have taken them to the point Where they could have speeded along on their own power, the car we\ dead. Os course no city cars were running, either, to carry them back. They were hung up there from 11:30 o'clock until 2 o’clock. At 2 o'clock many of the passengers decided to walk back to Fort Wayne as best they could, through the drifts, and came home on the early morning 1 train on the G. It. & 1. Those who walked back telephoned for a taxi cab to come and get the ladies ot the . party. The belated car arrived her--1 at 8 o’clock this morning. On account of some trouble In Fort Wayne, the car due here at 8:15, did not arrive until 9 o'clock, but others went out . on schedule time. Those on the cur I held up last night were Mr. and Mrs. , I. A. Kalver nnd sons, Mr. and Mrs. 1 E. X. Ehinger, Miss Leah Apt. Miss Leona Bosse. Raymond Gass, Fred El- , xey and others. o ■* — - "K MARY REEL." 1 "A Proposal from the Sculptor," be 1 Ing tlie third story of "Who Will Mur ry Mary?" Produced In col In Iteration with "Tlie ladles’ World.” Mary • really loses her heart to an impetu- . ous young sculptor, who In in reality .. engaged to the girl who poses for his masterpiece. The model, learning of his infatuation, goes to Mary and tells ■ her the truth. Mary, completely disr lllurioned. dismisses the temperamena tai gentleman. Another reel, "The a Troublesome Telephone Company." a [. Paths, western. J 1- City Treasurer Joo McFarland, who e has been ill of rheumatism, is still e confined to his home, but in sdmewhat better and able to be up again.

Decatur, Indiana,Monday Evening, February 16, 1914.

W. P. MOON DEAD e Aged Man Succumbs to Pa--0 ralysis Sunday Morning d !. at Home of Son 8 * ■ ■t yAT AGE OF EIGHTY 11 1 Was Native of Pennsylvania ii J —Resided Here Fortye B two Years. 1 William P. Moon, one of the veterI an carpenters of tlie city, passed | away Sunday morning at 7:45 o'clock at the home of his son. W. E. Moon, corner of Seventh and Jackson ; streets. Mr. Moon had been ailing for tlie past seven years, but the direct cause of his death was paralysis with which he was afflicted since a week ago last Sunday. He was eighty years, five months and twelve days of age. 1 Mr. Moon was born in Pennsylvania September 3, 1833, and was a son ot Joseph and Elizabeth Moon. When . he was three years old he came with his parents to Richmond. Indiana, and from there Mr. Moon later came to this city forty-two years ago. where he has spent tlie rest of ids life. He was a carpenter by trade and was well known and highly respected. His I wife. Margaret Moon, passed away . twenty-eight years ago. He is survived by two sons, W. E. Moon, of this city and Ora Moon of LaGrange, and a daughter. Mrs. Amanda, Permer, re- ■ siding at Columbus. Ohio. The funeral services will be held ■ Tuesday ntominr st in o'clock at the . home, and will be conducted by the ' Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the Method- • ist church. Burial will take place in • the Decatur cemetery. o THE COURT NEWS Jury Will Report for Duty Next Friday—Cases Set for Trial. 111 EVANS WILL CONTEST Set for Trial March 30— Frank Rudy Qualifies as Exeutor. Jesse G. Niblick et al. vs. John B. Weber, defendant deiaulted. Susie C. Corson vs. T. Frank Cor- ■ son, divorce. Answer filed. Cause , set for trial for eWdnesday. February 25. Abe lloch vs. The Chicago A- Erie R. R. Reply by plaintiff to second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth para--1 graphs. Cause set for trial for March ■ 12. • Edward H. Faust et al. vs. The ToI ledo. St. Louts & Western Ry. By ! agreement of parties the time to answer is extended ten days. * —— Berne Hardware Co. vs. Mathias ’ .Miller. Cross-complaint In two para I graphs by defendant. Rule to answer ’ cross-complaint. _• . Cary D. Evans et al vs. Perry AlI bert Evans et al. Cause set for trial ■ March 30. Otto Tlremerkamp vs. Chicago & Erie R. R. Company. Answer filed to complaint. ’• Kit C. Cowan qualified a» notary t public, giving 11,000 bond. f —• Frank Rudy qualified us executor of f the will of the late Anna Kohler. — f J. M. Rose qualified as ndmlnlstrai* tor of the estate of William Fahrner. He gave 1800 lx|nd. I' 1 e Farmers' and Merchants’ State a Bank vs. Elias Reken et al. Cause dismissed and coats paid. ■MB■»■■■• n Tlie petit jury was ordered not to II report until Friday of this week. •I——• i. Real estate transfersMenno

I Burkhalter to Samuel Nussbaum north half of lot 372, Berne. $525; ('lias. E. Sullivan et al. to Noah 1) Schwartz, realty In Wabash tp., $3500; Chas. E. Sullivan et al. to Jacol - Baumgartner, realty in Wabash tp. $600; Noah D .Schwartz to Chas. E Sullivan et al., lot 98, Monroe. $3500; Samuel Nussbaum to Wilber Nuss bauni, lot 372, Berne, $1475; R. D. Patterson to Jeremiah A. Todd et al., lot 70, Decatur, quit claim deed; r Katherine Bolds, administrator, to Sarah Jano Hart, west half lot 246, Geneva, SSOO. t oABOUT THE SICK. Attorney L. C. DeVoss, who has been ill a week or so of broncial trouble, is reported as being better, and is again able to be up. o - : CLAIM_SETTLED l For $l,lOO Against the Erie Stone Company and the Meshbergers * — > FOR THE DEATH r 1 , Os Ralph Meyers, a Laborer, ’ Killed at Linn Grove Last December 3. i ~ i Attorney Gray, ot the firm of Silver- . berg. Bracken & Gray, of Muncie, was i in the city this morning on business I in court. Mr. Gray represented the • Erie Stone Co. and Jane and Harry Meshberger, who own and o perate 1 tlie stone quarry at Ltnn Grove. ‘ where Ralph Meyers, son of Robert ' Meyers, or near Linn Grove, was kill- ■ ed last December 3, 1913, while era--1 ployed there as a laborer. With Attorney D. B. Erwin, representing the administrator. Robert Meyers, settlei ment for death claims, with the quarIj ry company for $l,lOO. was reported to the cuircuit court this morning and approved by the court, it will be remembered that the unfortunate boy attempted to crawl through a narrow space between the erusher and bin and was caught in the shafting and crushed to death. He was twenty-one years old. - o ■ ■ THE MAN ON EASY STREET. Ther’s a mansion out on easy street All furnished rich and fine. And there the man that owns it Most leisurly reclines. He’s counting up his profits On stocks and bonds and gold. But he never has a thought For the man out in the cold. He has gobbled up a railroad, By methods quite unfair. At lee st han half its value And most blandly he declares ’ This is the way to work a scheme And thus he grows quite bold. But he never has a thought For the man out in the cold. I He Is president of a bank or two Has shares in o II and steel. Director in a dozen firms And he makes the people feel Hlh grasp upon so many things ■ As he gobbles up the gold. But he never has a thought ■ For the man out In the cold. And then he goes to foreign lands i On the fastest sailing yacht. To put In force some other scheme * To add to what he”a got. He hobnobs with Dukes and lairds And grows ao very bold, ■ But he never has a thought I For the man out In the cold. An then whe he returns again : To homo and native land. I He chuckles with the greatest glee To see his hoard expand. He wastes no time shout his plans, r But seeks a firmer hold. But he never has a thought For the man out in ths cold. f The above poam was written by John Kahl, aged seventy-five, of An ■ draws, Ind., an uncle of Mrs. O. C. . Chronister. ■ —-*0 BRYSON DEAN FUNERAL. The funeral services for Bryson Dean, the seven year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dean, who died Sat- > urday, were held this afternoon from the United Brethren church in this city. Burial was made In the Maplej wood cemetery, ♦

; GOES TO GARY „ Chester Johnson Left Today for Gary to Engage in Business ’ WITH HIS BROTHER i, . Will Open Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Office in That City. i , Chester Johnson, for many years I associated with Tom Gailogly in the Insurance business in this city, left tills morning for Gary, where lie will engage in business. With his brother, Mayor Roswell O. Johnson, lie • will open an office in tlie Gary theater building, to engage in the real estate, loan and insurance business. He will move his family to Gary in the spring and will make his future home there. Mr. Johnson, however, retains his ■ Interest in the Decatur firm witli Mr. Gailogly, but his place here will be filled by his brother, E. *W. Johnson. The latter lias been a traveling salesi man for the Knocker Shirt company of Portland. He resigned Saturday evening to take up his new work, upon which lie entered this morning. He is a capable young man and will make a success of his new work. Chester Johnson lias been identii fled with the business interests of i Decatur for many years and with his , partner has built up one of the leading insurance agencies of the city. , through their enterprise and ability. With the same qualities he will assuredly make good in the new place to which he goes. Tho Johnson boy, are sons of Joseph Johnson of near Monroe, where they were born and , reared. WELL ANf HAPPY Decatur Colony in Los Angeles Prosperus and in Love With Country. WRITES MISS M LEAN Says Jerry Coffee Looks Fifteen Years Younger Than When He Left Here. We are in receipt of a very Interesting letter from Miss Jessie McLean, who until recently was a resident of this city, but now resides at Los Angeles, Cal., where she seems happy, contented and prosperous. In concluding her letter she says: “All the Decatur people in Los Angeles, whom 1 have met here are getting along tine. One could write a story about Jerry Coffee and call it ’The re juvenation of Jerry Coffee in California.’ He really seems fifteen year, younger than when he left Indiana and all the other Decatur people are doing tine, and can’t help hut be happy In this lieautitui country. But we all have a warm spot In our hearts for dJur old Decatur." Miss Mel.enn’s’ address Is 238 West 17th street. LOH Angeles. Cal. -o THE HEALTHY. HAPPY WIFE is the greatest inspiration a mail can have and the life of the family, yet how many homes in this fair land are blighted by tile ill health of wife and mother? It may lie Imrkaches, headaches, tlie tortures of a dlsplme ment, or some ailment peculiar to her sex which makes life a burden. Every woman li» tills condition should rely upon Lydia E. I’inkham’a Vegetable Compound, made from roots and ■ herbs, to reatore tier to health and * happiness. 0 C. B. L. OF I. RHUM PARTY. A stag ruhm party and smoker will lie given Tuesday evening at tho hail i for all gentleman niemlters. A most . enjoyable time Is expected and every • member is requested to be there and 1 enjoy himself. A smoker will be glv ilea in connection with tlie party. At hladmlHsloti oi 25 cents will bo charged Iconic.

I IN NEW QUARTERS. Indiana Lighting Company Located ir Ellis Building. y The local offices of the Indiant Lighting Company are now located h their new quarters In the Ellis build Ing on Second street, having moved there Saturday from the Bowers build ing on Monroe street. The new quar ters are comfortable and handsome being equipped with steam heat, and having mosaic floors and steel walls and ceiling, beautifully frescoed. j o CAR LOAD HORSES. The Interurban freight car made two trips to Fort Wayne today, being exceedingly busy. A car load of horses was brought down for the horse sale Friday. s - o— - STAKES OWN LIFE I — * B i Bluffton Pioneer Banker, C. T. Williamson, Commits Suicide by Hanging ON SUNDAY MORNING While the Family Was at Church—lll Health Attributed as Cause. i George T. Williamson, aged seven--1 ty-three. a pioneer business man and banker, committed suicide Sunday afternoon at his home in Bluffton, by . hanging. His dead body was discov- • ered by his widow upon her return home from church. 11l health Is believed to l<e the cause. He had been I dead two or three hours when found, was the belief of the physicians called. I Mrs. Williamson had left her husband dressing when siie started to church. When she failed to find him on her return, although his hat and overcoat were in their accustomed place, she ■ became alarmed, fearing that her husband had become seriously ill or hurt, and searched tlie premises. His lifelessf body was found in the attic, suspended by a half-inch trunk rope which liad lieen placed over a board laid across the joists. After placing tlie noose of the rope around his neck lie had ascended a ladder against a tank and stepped from a rung of . the ladder and strangled to death. He had been ill some time and his act Is supposed to have been due to temporary derangement of the mind, committed on tlie spur of the moment when he went to tlie attic to attend to tlie water tank. He left no message ’ of any kind to show that he had lieen ■ premeditating the act. and the ladder, . trunk and everything used, wer 1 already there, and lie took nothing along. He had attended to his usual duties and had put on the suit he had 1 intended to wear for tlie day. He had I at times lieen inclined to periods of . despondency, due it is believed to the : action of Ids brain, of the poisons absorbed into Ills body, through Intestinal trouble believed to be due to cancer. Mr. Williamson was born in Ohio, • near Lancaster, and from there came 1 to Marlon, Ind., and from that city • went to Bluffton, about 35 years ago. ■ He and his brother. L. A. Williamson, i president of the Wells County Imnk. founded the Williamson Brothers’ Hardware company of this city, and he was a member of this firm at tlie time of III* death. He also was a member of the board of directors of Iho Wells County bank and had i other business Interests from which ho derived a substantial income, so I that he hud no financial worries. He 1 usiinlly spent his summers nt Odvon. . Mich., and frequently went to Flor Ida for the winters. t Surviving Mr. Williamson are his wife, two sons. Merle Williamson, of I Bluffton, assistant casliler of tin' • Wells County Bank, and Jesse I Williamson, n young attorney, resld J Ing In Chicago. There also Is n sos ter daughter. Rutli Williamson, a grandnleie of Mr, Williamson, nnd one brother. L. A. Williamson. Tim funeral of Mr. Williamson will II be held Wednesday afternoon nt 2 II o'clock at the residence. it ■ •<*— y Miss Frances Dugan will chaperon d a umber of the girls of Hie Billiken v Hunch at a dinner party In Fort n Wayne Tnesday evening, and later to i. Hie Majestic theater to see the opera, ■'Peg O’ My Heart.”

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„HOME_MISSIONS a Will be Theme of Address ci Mrs. Celestine Bernheim of Chicago. r- i (1 LADY IS A JEWESS Converted to Christianity—e Will Speak Next Sunday at the M. E. Church. e Mrs. Celestine Bernheim, of Chica- > go, u converted Jewess, will be hen* ‘ to give an address at the Methodist church next Sunday morning at tlie usual preaching hour, 10:30 o’clock. Mrs. Bernheim conies in the interests of tlie home missionary department of the church, and hyr address antedates tlie annual mite box opening of tiie Woman’s Home Missionary society, which will he held soon. Mrs. Bernheim is particularly ini terested in the missionary work in tlie Ghetto district of Chicago and will tell how tlie money raised by the missionary societies Is used, bringing • tlie results of the work directly home to tlie workers. Mrs. Bernheim spoke here a year ago and gave a most interesting insight into tlie great home missionary cause. A silver offering will lie taken. Everybody is invited to come and hear , Mrs. Bernheim. -o REGULAR MEETING OF K. OF C. Tlie regular weekly meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be lield tonight and all business matters up before the council will he taken care of. Members are urgently requested to lie present. A luncli will lie served and cigars passed. AFTER JA R THIEF Erie Detective and Marshal Ceph Melchi Working on Clues Obtained Here. NEGRO STOLE SHOES From a Chicago & Erie Car at Spencerville and Peddled Them Here. H. O. Scott, an Erie detective, was here Saturday afternoon looking for a mnn who had broken into a ear at Spencerville, Ohio, Wednesday niget and stole thirty-two pairs of shoes. As soon as he told Marshal Melchi his story tliat officer toid him that u negro had been here a day or two liefore selling shoes. They went to Will Helm’s second hand store on Adams street and were told by Mr. Helm that he had bought a pair of shoes from the negro for forty cents. He went and got the shoes which lie had already sold and returned them to the detective. They were a $5.00 pair of doth top shoes. Other clues were obtained and it i» believed that tlie man will eventually Im located. He came here on Thursday and wae in the city several hours. He first tried to sell shoes to Ed Coffee, tint ’ failing to do so went to Helm. Tile I officers will appreciate It if any peri son who bought shoes from tlie negro > will report the fact. Tills afternoon ■ the marshal found several people who , liad iH-en solicited to luty shoes from ' Uta negro. THE COURT NEW 3. f I* Word from Earthaven Insane aeye turn is that Mrs. Dun Kaelir. who was I- taken there recently, cannot he rei taltied at the asylum owing to her belt ing in n delicate condition. She will I bo hrouglit back to her home In thsouth part of tho county. 1 2 Miss Sarah Sleplor will bo taken to the asylum at Richmond tomorrow morning. H . —4^.-.— — ■ ■— ii Miss Frances Cole was entertained t Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Homer Blewu art at Ft. Wayne and last evening nt- „ tended the opera. ‘ Peg O' My Heart" at the Majestic theater as their guesL