Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 286.

WILL DEMAND EARLY TRIAL - 1 - - ‘ t State Officials Indicted by Marion County Grand Jury to Give Battle. i 1 •» i r | THIRTEEN ARE NAMED Including Cook and O’Neil —Governor Ralston Interviewed in Chicago.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The appearance of Evan B. Stotzenberg. authority on the state constitution, and Ferdinand Winter for O’Neil in criminal court, gave credence to the report that the state officials indicted under the act of 1885, would attack the constitutionality of thi.j act, which limits the number of employes. The grounds for this act will be that the constitution gives free reign in this matter and that the legislature acting openly by committee has the power to employ all aid necessary. The act in question has been a dead letter for many years, according to a statement by Prosecutor Baker. One report was that attorneys for (TNeil would ask for an early trial in order that his case might be a test and tried this month before Judge Markey, wno retires January 1. Judge Markey is a democrat. His successor is a republican. O'Neil’s attorney asked for a copy of the indictment in order that they “might petition for a speedy trial. Bernard Korbly appeared today for Secretary of State Cook. Chicago, 111., Dec. s—(Specials—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Governor Ralston of

Indiana did not request the grand jury investigation in Indianapolis which resulted in the indictment of thirteen efTte officials, he declared here today. The governor is in Chicago to attend a dinner of the Indiana club. He called Indianapolis to confirm the report. “1 requested a grand jury investigation of two Lake county bills, which 1 believed had not been passed by the legislature. I did not ask for a probe of the legislative employment situation. There is nothing which I care to say about the indictments at this time. 1 don’t know that I shall have any occasion to discuss them," he said. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 5 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Seven of the thirteen officials indicted last night by the grand jury appeared in criminal court today and were released on their cwn recognition. The evidences oi near panic that have been seen about the state house since it was apparent the probe of the jury would be sweep ing. are lacking in their appearance. While some declare the legislature was due for a clean-up, others were emphat

No Civilized Man Wants to Live Where There Are No Churches —Go to Church! f' I ° “nTSSb th* « SMtitstion th. world h«. over U known from TO ’civluzi lt ha* ctangcd the wor d from r«SoM, from MIGHT TO “ ' »; sU " mcn ‘ in ,he tak igw to those of the Christi™ l.nd* tod.;. nci icviNfi IN GOD GIVE ANY REASON FOR CAN ANY ON.. CHy „ CH „„ T „g not going to chu home the puß|T¥ and bk . PURITY AND SANCTI i t 0 HIGHEST MORALS, THE TITUDE of person or juBTICE r.ghteousness and best laws, it sta great instigator and pagood government. ,T sENEyOLFNCE . skepticism never tron of aul the church, not infidelity, has F F OUNDE E D D THE GREAT ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTIONS OF THE LAND. , k he estimated. No civilized man The value of the chuTC \ church. He wants it for its wants to live where, there « out oi town o r influence, if for nothl ?. g ® kp ’himself out. Take the church out and bccomes worthless. save the WO rld. the MISSION OF THE C u handS 0F |TS PRO . does IT merit anythi us sTAND BY 1T AND AT . FESSED FOLLOWERS. dUTY wftU> AS A PLEAStend ITS serV '® es RESPON sibility will not down, let ure. 'NDIVIDI jal heerfuluy and respond valiantly. u 3 ASSUM CHURCH next Sunday! Be sure to GO w GO EVERY SUNDAY! --—I

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lor takes office January 1. Those re leased without bond are W. P O'Neil, Sam Quillnn, Wade Free, George Sands. George Raab, P. C. Hill and Douglas Dolser. The following Is the story of the Marion county grand jury, as reported in the morning papers: Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 4—Lieutenaht Governor William P. O'Niel, Homer L. Cook, speaker of the house of the 1913 legislature, who recently took office as secretary of state, and other officers and members of the patronage committee of the 913 legislature, were Indicted tonight by the Marion county grand jury. The indictments charge that the officials signed the warrants for pay for employes in excess of the amounts fixed by law and for more employes than provided for in the statutes. Others indicted were: Mason J. Niblick, of Vincennes, minue clerk and parliamentarian of the 1913 house; Levi P. Harlin, of

Indianapolis, state senator; John D. Shea, Indianapolis, chief doorkeeper of the state senate; Douglas Bosler, Newcastle, principal doorkeeper of the house; John J. Keegan, Indianapolis, representative; George W. Sands, South Bend, representative; Samuel N. Quillen, Indianapolis, principal clerk of the house of representatives; George M. Raab, assistant secretary of the senate; Paul C. Hill, Greencastle, assistant clerk of the house; Wade H. Free, Anderson, secretary of the senate, and George Stellhorn, Indianapolis, engrossing clerk of the house. Thirty-four indictments were returned. All of the indictments allege that the men named presented or signed false claims which were paid out of the legislative funds. In only one case is the man named in the indictment said to have received the money for which the alleged false claims were presented. All of the money alleged to have been illegally obtained from the legislative unds was paid to doorkeepers, clerks and stenographers. All of the accused will be allowed

- their liberty on their own recognizi ance, it was stated tonight. Keegan, Sands, Harlin, and Niblack were mem- | bers of the patronage committee of . the 1913 legislature. The section of the statute under . which the indictments were returned I ’ollows; > "Whosoever knowing the same to bo > alse or fraudulent, mails out or pre- - sents for payment or certifies as cori rect to the general assembly or either house thereof, or to the auditor of . state, or other state officer ♦ * * any claim bill, note or bond account, pay roll or other means of indebted- ] ness, false or fraudulent, for the pur- > pose of procuring the allowance cf l the same or an order for the pav--1 ment thereof, out of the treasury of r said state * ♦ * and whoever, knowI ing the name to be false or any such t claim, account, bill, note, bond, pay t roll voucher or other evidence of indebtedness from the treasurer of state » * * shall on conviction be im- . prisoned in the state prison not less (Continueil on Page 3)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, December 5, 1914.

LOVE OF WIFE 11 111 For Erring Husband Brings Young Mrs. Cornelius Smith to This City. PURSE IS MADE To Take Her to Hammond— Bids Good-bye to Husband Who Goes to Prison. The love of a young eighteen-year-old wife for her erring husband, from whom she had not heard since Thanksgiving day, when he took her to the home of relatives at Marx Center, 0.,

r un'/i night before last when officials t here telephoned her that he was in f jail here, brought Mrs. Cornelius Smith to this city. Smith, it will be remetnj bered, was sentenced to from one to I eight years in state's prison for larceny, being the man who broke into ' the G. R. & I. freight house this week. ■ He will be taken to Jeffersonville tonight or Sunday ifight. Mrs. Smith got money of relatives . at Mark Center to come here, and not . having enough to get away, officials . here are making a purse for her to take her to Hammond, where her hits- . band has relatives and where their belongings now are, and where she will get work to support herself until . her husband is released from prison. The Smiths were married last June. .She is said to be a very fine little woman, and those who met her were sor- . ry for her unfortunate circumstances. THE COURI_NEWS Frank Nolan Changes Mind —When Trial is Nearly Over Changes Plea TO THAT OF GUILTY Given Ninety Days in Jail, $25 Fine—Administratrix Appointed. After the state had concluded its evidence against Frank Nolan in the circuit court and Nolan had taken the i stand in his own defense about 9:30 this morning, he changed his mind and withdrew his plea of not guilty, to "guilty” of the charge of petit larceny, that of stealing an overcoat and some cartridges from Elmer Moser. Judge Smith gave him a fine of $25, ninety days in jail and the payment of the costs of the prosecution, with a (disfranchisement of one year. The jail sentence, fine and costs, will bring Nolan’s stay in the county bastile up to April, or the first of May, A deed given by Charles E. Cullivan et al. to Edwin Affolder, for lot 321, in Geneva, consideration, $350, and recorded today at the county recorder’s office, bore the first war revenue stamps. There were fifty cents’ worth of revenue stamps affixed, this being the amount required for each SSOO or fraction thereof, in valuation of the property for which the deed is given. No deeds are to be accepted for record unless bearing revune stamps. The revenue stamp is exclusive of the SI.OO fee for recording, which goes to the recorder’s office. Anna Garner took out letters of adiiiinistmtion on tlic pstn.tp of tho iutf? Sylvester Garner. Her bond was sl,500. Decatur Lumber Company vs. George Brewster. Demurrer to the defendant to the complaint. Emma Gerke vs. Sheriff Durkin, replevin case. Reply to the 2,3 and 4th paragraph of answer of Sheriff Durkin and Henry Gerke. The case is set for trial December 21. Naomi Ix>ve vs. Edward H. Love divorce. Appearance by Gates and Whiteleather for the defendant. Rule tq answer; answer filed. Oscar Hoffman vs. John W. Cowans,

■ trustee. Amended complaint ns filed, • making the Hartford school township “ a new party. Summons was ordered issued for the new party, returnable December 5. S This week was criminal week in the circuit court and quite prolific in definite desuits. Frank Amero, wife and child deserter, and Cornelius Smith, who broke into the C. R. & I. freight , house, were both sent to Jeffersonville prison; and Frans Nolan, to jail for ninety days. o— ■ BASKET BALL CHALLENGE. Winfield Maddy’s basket ball team claims to be the best for their size and weight in this city, and they hereby challenge any team in their class to a game. Don’t be afraid, boys. Come on and give us a game. i — - <, — ——— ■ A BIG VICTORY •» s i The Decatur Boys Defeat Their Opponents at Port- > land by Two Points. > WAS A STIFF GAME 3 Local Boys Were “Lost” 1 During First Half—Final > Score 16 to 14. r 5 A victory worthy of note was won 1 last evening by the basket ball team ' ot the Decatur high school, when they defeated the Portland high school in that city by tlie close score two points. The total count was 16 to 14, in Decatur’s favor. The game was one of the most thrilling and enthusiastic games ever play- ' ed by our local boys, and was well worth the reward which they received. In the first half of the contest, it I looked as if Decatur was bound to receive their "Waterloo,” the score standing 10 to 1 in favor of Portland. Beginning with the second half our boys rallied and showed their opponents what they were really made of. The game got a little rough, but cl course that could be expected toward the close of an even contest. The last six minutes of the game stc%d almost even, neither team holding over one ' or two points to the good. During the last minute of the game Decatur shot the winning basket and the victory was ours. This makes the second defeat the Portland boys have received from the hands of the Decatur team. i The line-up was as follows: > Portdand. Decatur. ! Barr ~FSmith I Close F Peterson I Crowe C Bal'. > Hudson G Everett , CunninghamGMerryman ! Drake . *Sub Miller ; Field Goals —Portland: Barr, 1, ■ Close, 1; Crowe, 1; Cunningham, 2: > Decatur: Peterson, 4; Smith, 1; Bau. ■ 2. Fouls —Close, 2; Peterson, 1; M’l I ler, 1. Referee —Davis, of Pennville. i The next game will be witli Petr, leum in this city next Friday. Ttic girla’ team will also play. The Deca i tur boys have not yet received a de , feat. —<>■■ — GOT WIFE A JOB. i George Durbin, arrested at Decatui ; yesterday morning at the request ol i Chief of Police Lenz, was brought bark 1 to this city last evening by Baifif Eisenhut and is held in jail awaltin: trial on a charge of wife desertioc Durbin, plumber, married liis wife *H i Jackson, Mich., and brought her hen i to live. After a week he took her t. Hoagland, got her a job doing house work and left her. She became ill anc her mother came for her and took • her to Jackson.—Fort Wayne Journal- - Gazette. ——————o — CLARENCE MILLER DEAD. Clarence Miller, aged 28 years, of Geneva, Ind., died last night at Hope hospital following an operation for ob • struction of the bowels. The bod; i will be sent to Geneva this morning • at 6:25 by Chalfant * Egly.—Fort ———oK. OF C. NOTICE. Monday, December 7, installation of I officers by D. D. Dr. E. J. McOscat t Meeting called promptly at 8:00 p. m. A lunch and social session will follow •he installation. A good attendance is , desired. G> K-

-CHURCH NOTES "What Motive Shall Govern My Christmas Giving” 1 Will be Subject at t — • EPWORTH LEAGUE Presbyterian C. E. to Have I Special Service — New Minister at Baptist. i ..... Realizing the conditions that exist today, both abroad and in the United States, the Epworth League of the Methodist church has announced ns the topic for the discussion at the meeting of the Epworth League tomorrow evening, “What Motive Shall Govern My Christmas Giving?” There has been so much foolish Christmas giving in the past, it seems that some steps should be taken to overcome the evil this year, when millions of women and children are in danger of starvation and death. An interesting program has been prepared and the meeting will begin at 6:30 p. m. The discussion will be led by Miss Etta Mallonee. Miss Frances Cole will he leader of the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor special service Sunday evening, to which everybody is invited. Rev. Floyd Rogers arrived from Kanias City, and tomorrow will conduct his first services as regular pastor of the Baptist church. His wife and children arrived with him and they will reside on Mercer avenue. redpatljotes Bohumir . Krvl’s Daughter Returns from Exciting Trip Abroad. THE WEDDING RANKS Os Ben Greet Players—Percival Vivian and Miss Bevans Married. A copy of 'The Community Builder,’ published by the Redpath Chautauquas, Chicago, lias reached our exchange table and there are several Items that will be of interest to Decatur people, inasmuch as they relate to the members of the bureau who have appeared at our chautauquas the past two seasons. It will be remembered that when Bohumir Kryl’s band played here last summer, his daughter was returning from a trip abroad and it was reported had been injured when a shell struck the car on which s-ic -vas riding. The paper says: "Miss Josephine Kryl, daughter cl Bohumir Kryl, the world's famous ■ornetist and band leader, has just etunied recently from Belgium, where' he was studying on the violin with lie great teacher, Ysaye. Enroute tome she witnessed some of the horrors of the European war. While «■ Zente, Miss Kryl heard the bombarding a few miles away. At Knock, iff Belgium, she saw a German spy •-hot to death. He was first discover'd on the roof of a hotel where he was taid to be operating a wireless telegraph instrument. She also saw the irrest of a woman spy from Germany in Brussels she heard women wailing -in every hand. There were only a few men there. All had gone to battle, and many were being brought home wounded. On leaving Liverpool for America. Miss Kryl found everything spoken for except in the steer age, but after one night she slept the remaining nine days in a chair on the deck. Miss Kryl Is but sixteen years old, but site made the trip from Brussels clear to Chicago all alone.” • Wedded in Chicago. Percival Vivian of the Ben Greet Players, and well known to Redpath Chautauqua audiences, was united m marriage to Miss Irene Bevans, of Chicago on September 4. She also had just finished a season as one of the members of Mr. Greet's own company in which she played the part of the "fairy queen” in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

I ERIE MOTOR CAR. Friday there wns unloaded nt Tipton a fine nine-passenger motor car and It will he In the care of J. N. 1 Penwell, superintendent of bridges and buildings for the Lake Erie, says an exchange. This is one of the most thoroughly appointed cars of the kind that is in service and it is for the use of the chief engineer in his trips over sections of the system. Heretofore the ' car has been kept at Indianapolis, but Chief Engineer Connor decided that he would have it at this place, Tipton i being centrally located. The car is modern in every way, having a cant.py top, with clqsed apartments for winter use and Mr. Conner is thus able to get over any section of the road with his assistants at any time desired. o — PIONEERJS DEAD Mrs. Louis Koldewey, sr„ One of Early and Prominent Settlers OF UNION TOWNSHIP Succumbed Last Evening at Age of 73—Funeral Probably Monday. Margaretha Louise Sophia Tiemai Koldewey, widow of Ixiuis Koldewey passed away last evening at 6 o’clocl on the Koldewey home farm in Unioi township. Mrs. Koldewey had beei ailing for two weeks of a complicatioi of diseases, and for the past severa' days her condition had been such tha death was expected. She was seven-ty-three years, one month and thirteen days of age. She made her home with her son. Louis KoMewey, who re sided on the home farm. She was born in Stemshorn, Hanoi cr, Germany, in the year 1842. Whei thirten years of age she came wit! her parents from Germany to thli country, and settled in Root township this county. She was married to Loui Koldewey May 10, 1861. The coup! then went to Union township, wlier they spent the remainder of thei lives. Mr. Koldewey passing away Di cember 6, 1905. They were prominent residents c their community, progressive and iifluential. and well liked by all, an numbered among the pioneer resident of their township. Mrs. Koldewey was the mother o ten children, of whom eight are living Two daughters, Mrs. William Boenk and Mrs. Gust Reinking have preced ed her in death. Those surviving are Louis Koldewey, Fred Koldewey, Em ma Krueckeberg, Union township Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke, Miss Marth Koldewey, Decatur; Mrs. Carrie Biel erich, Preble; William Koldewey an Mrs. Fred Grote, Fort Wayne. Ther are twenty-nine grandchildren an two great-grandchildren. A brothei William Tieman of Root township, an three sister, Mrs. Henry Wietfeld Mrs. Ed Ey, Mrs. H. Hosemeyer, c Fort Wayne are living. The funeral will be conducted ’■ the Emmanuel Lutheran church h Union township by the pastor, th Rev. Hoffman, and will probably '■ held Monday afternoon Later arrangements were made b which the funeral service will be heit Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock fron the house, and at 2 o’clock from thEmmaus Lutheran church. o_ CARD OF THANKS. We take this way in thinking tin friends and neighbors for their kind ness and sympathy shown during thsickness and death of our husband an< father; to Revs. Stephenson and Her serf for their kindnes shown and sym pat.hizing words. MRS. T. B. ROBINSON AND CHIL DREN. o — THE ADAMS COUNTY BANK HAS STAMPS Yesterday the Old Adams Count} bank received a supply of revenue stamps, which must be placed on billr of lading, notes, etc., on account of th< war tax. The bank will use a larg< number of these stamps in their owi business and will also sell them to the public. The Progressive Sunday school class of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. Murray Scherer on Madison street Monday evening.

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ALLIES GAIN INJELGIUM Desperate Fighting is Taking Place in Northern France and Poland. BELGRADE IS UNDER Complete -Control of Aus • trians—Portuguese Minister Resigns. Lisbon, Dec. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Portuguese minister today resigned. tne premier today presented to parliament a note announcing the resignation of the minister which resulted from the mobilization of the Portugal army. The Primier declared the resignation was due to the objection of the terms of the ministery regarding the mobilization decree. Paris. Dec. 5, —(Special to Dailly Democrat) —Tlie allies are further advancing their lines in Belgium and northern France on the western end of tiieir battle line and also in the Algonne where desperate fighting is reported, is the official statement today. Petrograd, Dec. 5, — (Special to the Daily Democrat)—Desperate fighting is still on in Poland. The Russian offi■ial statement today covering operations of Dec. 3 does not mention a victory at Lodz such as was claimed yesteday. Berlin, Dec. 5, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hostile aviators dropped tour bombs yesterday in Freiburg it was reported. Announcement of the ittack was made in an official statement. Vienna, Dec. 5, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Belgrade is now completey under the control of the Austrians iccording to the official statement of he war office today. Berlin, D| c. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Jemocrat) —Continuation of the allies' iffensive in Flanders is admitted in lie official war office statement today, t says the French attacks wtVe repulsd. The operations in Poland continue o progress normally. Washington. D. (’., Dec. s—(Special o Daily Democrat)—Reports that Jeueral Carranza is preparing to give ip and leave Mexico were given some lubstanee today by a dispatch to the iavy department from Admiral Howtrd that Carranza was going to Salina ,'ruz on the Pacific side of the Isthmus >f Tehuantepec. It was pointed out this would be a convenient starting point to join the ex president society »f Mexico. General Naytorena, one of .’ilia's men. has offered to surrender to General Hill and stop fighting at Naco, ccording to unofficial advices today. Washington, D. C-, Dec. s—(Specials—(Special Daily Democrat) Instructions w’ero abied to Ambassador Morg»»nthau totay to spare no effort or expense ‘in iroviding for the needs of-Christian efugees, t ho, having been expelled ’om the interior, are gathering at varais sea coast cities. Washington, D. Dec. s—(Specials—(Special o Daily Democrat) —Reports from cxico that Carranza lias declared Ills Mention of destroying all British railoads wore laid before the state detriment by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador. Both railroads tetween Vera Cruz and Mexico City ire British property. o- - SALE WELL ATTENDED. The auction sale held by the Schafer Hardware company at their building >n Madison street drew large crowds of farmers this afternoon. Many buggies were offered at auction as well as harness and other articles and some fancy prices were run up. The stock offered for sale was all of the season's styles and many bargeins were secured. o— Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sarf and daughter arrived in the city last evening and today went to Craigvllle, where they will visit with Mrs. Sarf's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sautbine. Mr. and Mrs. Sarf live in eastern Oregon. ✓