Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 87.

GETS SIX YEARS IN LEAVENWORTH Mayor Roberts Sentenced to Prison and Fined $2,000 Shea and Redman EACH FIVE YEARS Other Sentences Vary from Two Months in Jail to Three Years in Prison. Indianapolis, Ind., April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat—Judge Anderson took a strong stand against the saloons today when lie sentenced 112 Terre Haute politicians. He said: “The saloons must go. Society must •smash the saloon as we have it now. OF_ all the alleged corruption brought ouF*in this case, the saloon |as the center and I confess this doesn't make me feel very kindly toward these defendants.’’ The Sentences. Don L. Roberts, mayor of Terre Haute—Six years in Leavenworth prison and a fine of $2,000. Ell Redman, circuit court judfce— Five years in prison and SI,OOO fine. Dennis Shea, sheriff Vigo county — Five years in prison and SI,OOO fine. Harry Montgomery, president board of public works —Three years and SSOO fine. George Ehrenhardt, member board of works, three years and fjte. Thomas Smith, city judge—Thr.ee years and SSOO fine. Ed Driscoll, committee secretary — Three years and SSOO fine. Maurice Walsh, county sealer of weights and measures: Joseph O'Mara, street commissioner: Joseph Straus, Alexander Steele, road .inspector: Arthur Gillis, and J. Messilink, each received a sentence of one year and one day in prison and a f/<e of SIOO. Ed Holler, chief of police, and first to plead guilty, received one year in prison and a fine of SI.OO. The following were sentenced to six months in the Marion county jail and a fine of $lO each: George Evans, colored. Frankie Hess, Jack Hines. Buster Clark, S. Jordan, Jack Singley, Kid Kizer, George Woodall. George Reuse, Clarence Stark, Fred Morrison and William O’Donnell. Joe Jeffries, famous gunman, was given six months in jail and ten dollars. Other confessed and convicted men I received sentences of various length . in jail, most of them three months. | Bert Hill got sixty days and a dollar fine. The sentence of Mr. Hill was the only one suspended. Court Announcements. Judge Anderson announced that the case had cost the government $12,000, which must be paid by the defendants. In this connection he said the dynamite case had cc(st-$32,000, and had not been paid, and District Attorney Dailey was ordered to at once see that the cost of that case is paid. Bonds Are High. Judge Anderson also said that the bond of each man who desires to appeal will be SIO,OOO for each year sentenced, making Robers’ bond $60,000, and said that the bopd furnished must include a guarantee to pay the fine assessed. When the court asked if any one had anything to say before sentence was passed, Roberts did not move, but Ehrenhard and Hull said they had no knowledge of what they were to do before election day. Mr. Clark made a short statement and was answered by the judge. The sentence in each case was different on each count so that in case any part of the indictment is held bad and the other good, the sentences will stand. Four Held Up. The sentences of Jack Nugent. John Hines. John Bunn and Frankie Hess will not be passed today but upon request of Attorney Dailey they will be held as witnesses in the case against Roy Chattuck and five others charged with conspiring to commit election irauds to elect Chattuck to congress from the Fifth district. The case if set for Friday, May 17. In order that Frank Green, one o the confessed conspirators in the Ter re Haute election fraud cases, migh come here from Terre Haute to b< sentenced it was necessary for hi: companions to pass the hat severa (Continued on Page 2.)

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Violinist is ill. Many from this city who had planned to go to Fort Wayne to hear Fritz Krlesler, the famous violinist at the New Palace theater, will be disappointed to hear that he is ill and that the engagement has been cancelled. Mr. Krieslet; is suffering from a wound received in the European war several months ago and it is a recurrence of this trouble that necessitated the . abandonment of his booking for tonight. o ELZEY SCHOOL CLOSES. 1 The Elzey school, District No. 8, in Root township, of which Harry Hoffman was the capable teacher, dosed a successful term Friday. The children had a good program and a flae dinner was spread by the patrons at noon. Mr. Hoffman was presented ' with a fine shaving set as a gift of appreciation by the pupils. i . ... o I ELECT OFFICERS: ( J Presbyterian Sunday School ' Holds Election—Super- 1 intendent is t ( 1 MR. C. H. SHAFER ' t Has An Able Staff of Co- i Workers—Miss Maggie j Hoyer Secretary. —■ - ’ The Presbyterian Sunday school I * held its regular election of officers , yesterday morning. C. H. Shafer was elected superintendent with an able * staff of co-w’orkers. The list in full: Superintendent—C. H. Shafer. First Assistant Superintendent—H. S. Michaud. I Second Assistant Superintendent— W. A. Lower. Secretary —Miss Maggie Hoyer. j Assistant Secretary—Miss Gusta Cramer. Treasurer —Jesse Cole. Librarians —Carl Atz, Francis Davison. Pianist —Lulu Atz. Assistant Pianists —Jirene Gregory, Alta Teeple, Rachel Lavell. Chorister —J. C. Sutton. Assistant Chorister—Hugh Hite. Page —Dick Heller. ’ Superintendent Cradle Roll —Jean i Lutz. o MILLERTRIPLETS Are Only Triplets in Fort Wayne and Allen County—Their Pictures IN THE PAPER Sunday—Children of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Miller, Formerly of This City.

“Here are the only triplets in Fort Wayne and Allen county.” Under this heading in tlie Fort Wayne JournalGazette Sunday appeard the faces of three young people that looked very familiar to Decatur people. They were Miss Ruth Miller, Grover Miller and Mrs. Homer I. Stewart, triplet daughters and son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Miller of Fort Wayne, formerly of Decatur. The paper says: “The triplets were born in Marion, Ind., September 23, 1892, during the Cleveland administration and in honor of the president, liis wife and daughter, were named Grover, Frances and Ruth, respectively. All three have been hale and hearty since tlie day of their birth and have never suffered from any serious ailment. Mrs. Stewart’s two-year-old daughter, Mary Alice, was awarded the first prize at tlie annual baby show at Robison park last year.”

AT PLEASANT MILLS U. 0. Rev. C. E. Chupp has secured Rev. U. Miller of Wapakoneta, Ohio, to hold a revival meeting at Pleasant Mills. Rev. Miller is a strong and influential speaker, especially associating himself with evai | elistic meetings.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, April 12, 1915.

CAUGHTJN ACT Leland Ray, Pleasant Mills, is Caught Stealing Auto Accessories. WAS IN GARAGE Os John Helmrich—Charge of Petit Larceny Brought Against Him. Between 11 and 12 o'clock Saturday night Leland Ray of near Pleasant Mills was caught in the act of stealing a kit of tools, pumps and other accessories from a Ford automoble owned by Nelson Cole, the Yellow Creek dredger, the same being in the garage of John Helmrich, northeast of the city. Mr. Helmrich was just going home, having spent the evening in Decatur, and seeing a horse and buggy hitched alongside of h:»t barn ho immediately investigated, and to his surprise saw a man taking the tools, etc., from Mr. Cole’s Ford machine. He overpowered the thief and later on got assistance from the owner of the machine. Mr. Nelson ami the two men brought him to this city and placed the young man in the bands of Night Policeman Joel Reynolds. He was then turned over as a guest of Sheriff Green until this morning, when a charge of petit larceny was placed against him by Mr. Cole, and he was arraigned before Mayor Christen. The young man's attorney asked that the case be continued until a week from next Thursday. The request w;| granted and after giving a bond of $250 he was released until the date set for a hearing. RETUBNEIT HERE Rev. Rilling of Decatur—D. A. Kaley, Berne, and D. R. Heil, Linn Grove. APPOINTMENTS READ At Close of Evangelical Conference at Kendallville Sunday. The sixty-third session of the Indiana conference, Evangelical association, closed at Kendallville yesterday with a powerful sermon by Bishop Bowman to the ministry, and with the reading of the appointments. Adams county will be pleased to hear that her Evangelical ministers are to be returned. Rev. J. H. Rilling, who has been pastor of-the Decatur church for three years, is returned; Rev. D. A. Kaley goes back to Berne and the Rev. D. R. Heil to Linn Grove. The Berne circuit is to be supplied. Other appointments in which residents here will be interested are the following: Mishawaka, D. D. Spangler: Mt. Carmel, D. O. X’ise; Olney, C. P. Maas; Akron, C. W. Spangler; Syracuse, C. H. Burgener. The appoint!mifor the Fort Wayne district in full are: J. W. Metzner, presiding elder; Avilla and Hopewell, F. S. Erne; Berne, D. A. Kaley; Berne circuit to be supplied; Bippus, F. C. Wachnrtz; Celina mission. F. Hartman; Celina circuit, E. D. Haley; Dayton first church, D. E. Zechlel; .Dayton Wayne Ave., C. A. Hirschman; Decatur. J. H. Rilling; Defiance circuit, W. S. Tracey; Defiance and Hicksville, W. H. Flurkey; Edgerton, Ira C. Steele; Fort Wayne, first church, E. Q. Laudeman; Fort Wayne Crescent avenue, C. E. Boyer; Greenville, M. O. Hirschman: Huntington, Ralph Loose: Kandallvllle, J. H. Evans; Linn Grove, D. R. Heil; Markle, C. W. Schlemmer; Phillipsburg, J. Mundorf; Portland mission, Jacob Arnt; Portland circuit, E. H. M. Baumgartner; Ridgeville, G. F. Zuber; Scott, A. D. Aegerter; Van Wert, B. Schuermeier; Waterloo, A. ■ Geist; St. Peter, W. H. Mygrant; Wol- ) cottville, J. Reese. t W. H. Freshley, who has been pasI tor at Fort Wayne for five years, goes - to the First church at South Bend. : and J. H. Evans of South Bend goes Ito Fort Wayne.

REV. STEPHENSON RETURNS. Auburn, Ind., April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The appointments of the Methodist conference were read at 3 o'clock thi« afternoon. Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the Decatur First church and Rev. Grimes of the Decatur circuit were returned. Rev. Arnold returns to Bluffton, Rev. J. O. Powell to Ossian and Rev. J. A. Beatty is again the superintendent. But one change was made in Fort Wayne, Rev. H. L. Overdear being sent there. o —- TODAY HtS NAMESDAY Today was the feast of St. Julius tlie namesake of Father Julius Seiraetz pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city. To show their respect to their pastor the school children with the help of the Sister gave a little program in his honor this morning. Father Seimetz in return granted the children a holiday. - ■ ■■ o TO LOCATE HERE Dr. Lloyd Magley, Who Completed Course in Veterinary College TO COME HERE Will Open Office for Practice by First of Next Week. Dr. Lloyd Magley, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Magley, of Monmouth, who last week completed ills three-year-course at. the Indiana Veterinary college, Indianapolis, and was graduated in a cltss of sixty-six Friday, has re- . turned here and will locate for practice in this city. Mr. Magley lias not yet decided upon the exact building in which he will have his office rooms, but will do so soon, and will equip his office, secure his instruments and medicines and be ready to begin practice by the first of the week. An announcement card of the place and time will be inserted later. Mr. Magley 'is n capable young man, born and reared in this city and community, and expects to return to bis home county to stay. During the summers while at home on his vacations he has assisted locally and is already well acquainted with many in the county professionally, as well as socially, having many friends here, who yiisli him the best in his career. TO PREACH HERE Rev. L. C. Stolte of Indianapolis to Preach at German Reformed Church. ON NEXT SUNDAY Comes as a Candidate for *the Pastorate Succeeding Rev. Hessert. Rev. L. S. Stolte of Indianapolis will preach next Sunday morning and evening at the Decatur German Reformed church. He comes as a candidate for the pastorate here succeeding the i Rev. L. C. Hessert, who has resinged • to go to Crestline, Ohio. Following the evening service the i local congregation will meet and an i election will be held as to whether • Rev. Stolte will be called to the, . charge here. Rev. Stolte preached at the Decatur church about three years ago and is well known to many here. He was a t classmate of the Rev. Hessert at the Mission House, Franklin, Wis., where ; both prepared for the ministry. Rev. Hessert will preach his fare ; well sermon here Sunday, May 22. 11 o NOTICE. 1 All members of Jonas Tritcb's Sunday school class are requested to 1- meet at the Elzey & Carroll barber shop Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock i- to organize, and all who are not mems bers and care to join with us are wel I, come to come. The class will m< et s at the morning session at 9 o’clock. FRANK. CARROLL, Pres.dent.

THE STORY HOUR In Conjunction With Junior Christian Endeavor at Christian Church. IS VERY POPULAR Miss Agnes Gillig, Story Teller—Planning for the I May Festval. “The Story Hour” has become one of tlie very enjoyable features given in conjunction with tlie junior Christian Endeavor services held at tlie Christian church every Sunday afternoon, witli Miss Agnes Gillig as tlie story teller. During tlie period yester- ' day, three stories, “Mrs. Wilson’s Birthday," “Tlie Pioneer Baby,” and “Abraham and Isaac,” were told and tlie folks, both big and little, enpoyed them to the utmost. The story hour is held near the Junior Endeavor period, because it is more convenient, but it should be definitely understood that any child who comes for the story hour is not obligated in the least to become a , member of the junior Christian Endeavor. At tlie junior Endeavor yesterday, Miss Dora Schultz with the help of . Mabel Weldy as pianist, conducted the song service. Mrs. Benjamin Borton talked on the life and mission of John the Baptist, and Miss Dorothy Enos sang a solo. Plans are under way for a grand May Story Festival. This will be given with Indian setting. Indian costume and other features to make the 1 occasion a very realistic one. biglesdrOeal At Sylvan Lake, Rome City —Amusement Park Will 1 be Built 11 1 AND LOTS PLATTED i On Kesler Island—Clarence ' Cook of Fort Wayne In- ' i terested. While there has been talk of an amusement park at Rome City for some time, much to the interest of . • many Decatur people, they will probably be surprised to hear that the deal has now been closed. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says: “Thousands of Fort Wayne people who frequent the beautiful Sylvan lake resort at Rome City, as well as thousands more throughout the northern part of the state, will be treated to a genuine surprise in tlie announcement that the well known Kesler is- i land, situated above the narrows, is about to pass into the hands of an Indianapolis syndicate and will be converted into an amusement park and platted into lots. “This fact became known yesterday when Mr. George S. Caoll, representing tlie syndicate, arrived in Fort Wayne, enroute home, having in his pocket the preliminary documents for ■ the transfer of tlie property, signed : by Mrs. Ella Kesler, of Brimfield, ■ Ind., who has been the sole owner of the property for many years. “The syndicate lias secured tlie i services of Clarence F. Cook of this i city to give tlie matter local atten- ■ tian and he has been authorized to ■ visit Kesler island with a civil engineer for some preliminary surveys • and later will be identified with the i executive movement of the enterprise, i particularly as regards the disposal of ■ lots on the island. Mr. Cook was not able to state the consideration of the sale of Kesler island, but it is understood to be in tlie neighborhood of $16,000. He has been requested to go to Indianapolis to get full details of the proposition.” o MEET AT LIBRARY TONIGHT 0 ■ r The Young Women’s Bible class k will meet at the library at 7:15 this i- evening. The change of place of the 1 meeting was necessary because the ■t school house is being fumigated on account of scarlet fever. Members are requested to take notice.

WORKED FOR THIRTY HOURS. Wo feel under obligation to Gaffer & Wilhelm, tlie well Aown painters and paper hangers, and tiieir force of workmen, who papered tilts office in applie-pie order, and worked thirty hours consecutively to accomplish it, and so as not to interfere witli the publication of tlie paper. We appreciate tlie hard work necessary and take off our hats to tlie wen who did it. " O ■ - "T BURIAL OF MOTHER. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. McGill of Warren, Ohio, who visited here witli Mr. McGill’s brother, John McGill, left tills morning for Fort Wayne. They have been here following tlie burial of Mr. McGill’s mother, Mrs. Elva McGill, at Middlebury, Ohio, last Thursday. She made her home with her son at Warren and the body was brought to Middlebury for burial TO THE HOSPITAL ■ Samuel Doak, Who Has Been 11l of Stomach Trouble Taken to THE HOPE HOSPITAL For Treatment Today—Examination to be Made—- ■ May Have Operation. Dr. E. J. McOscar, the well known Fort Wayne surgeon, was here yesterday in consultation witli Dr. 11. E. Keller in the case of Samuel Doak of West Monroe street, who has been ill of stomach trouble for several months. Dr. Keller took Mr. Doak to Fort Wayne this morning to enter the Hope hospital for further treatment 'by Dr. McOscar. If the thorough examination reveals a state that requires an operation, and Mr. Doak's vitality is sucli that it is thought he can stand it, it will be held tomorrow. It is believed that he is not suffering from cancer of the stomach. It is thought that there may be a thickening of the opening leading from tlie stomach to tlie intestines, and if such is the case, an artificial 1 opening may be made from the stom- 1 ach. This would consist in joining ’ the intestines to the stomach at a new 1 place. 1 0 i ATTEND WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kremers i I at Rochester, N. Y. Wed- , ding of E. Kremers - AND MISS BURLING Groom is Architect of Firm of Wright & Kremers, Niagara Falls. Rochester, N. Y., April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mr. and Mrs. William Kremers of Decatur, Ind., attended Friday evening, April 9, in Rochester tlie marriage of Miss Margaret Grace Burling of Rochester to Ernest Kremers, of Niagara Falls, N. Y., son of Dr. Henry Kremers, and of Mrs Henry Kremers Holland of Ann Arbor, Mich. The Rev. Paul ,Moore Strayer, pastor of Third i’r ? byterian church of Rochester officiated at tlie home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George William Burling, here, at 182 Rutgers street. Mrs. William A ; Soper, of Utica, N. Y„ was matron of honor and Chester W.' Wright of Ni agara Falls, N. Y., was the best man. The bride is a graduate of Smith college of Geneva, N. Y„ and the groom took a course in tlie University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Mich. Mr": Kremers now is an architect connected with tlie firm of Wrigllf & Kremers of Niagara Falls. After a brief trip Mr. and Mrs. Kremers will reside permanently at 517 Fourth street, Niag- > ara Falls, N. Y. i o LIBRARY BOARD TO MEET. I A meeting of the Decatur library i board will be held Tuesday evening. A full attendance is desired.

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WAR DISPATCHES Italian Government Has Issued Order Against All War Demonstrations. STEAMER IN TROUBLE Torpedoed by German Submarine—American Liner Minnesota is Ashore. Rome, April 12, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The government announced today that hereafter ail persons responsible for organizing war demonstrations will be placed under arrest and dealt with severely as violators of Italian neutrality. This government followed clashes in Rome and other Italian cities yesterday between tlie Interventionists and the Neutrals. Tokio, April 12, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The American liner, Minnesota, witli 1500 pasengers aboard is ashore in t,he Inland sea, according to wireless messages received here today. Tlie vessel is said to lie in no great danger. Norfolk, Va., April 12, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The captain of the German crtiiser Wilhelm at Newport News announced today that tlie ship would be ready f<;r the sea in two weeks. London, April 12, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Tlie Liverpool steamer Wayfarer of 5599 tons displacement lias been torpedoed by a German submarine and is being towed into Queentown in a sinking condition according to dispatches received iiere today. It iis the largest British merchantman to fall a victim in tlie war. (By William Phillip Sims) Paris, April 12, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The most important, perhaps the most decisive campaign of tlie great war lias begun with tlie French army in the “pink of condition.” It is stronger and more effective by far than at the beginning of the war last summer. I have just returned from tlie front. Spring has come to the war zone. The preliminary clashes of tlie great de/$ struggle in northern France are being fought in a fairy land of with flowers. By official invitation I made a trip to tlie French front. Before leaving 1 was told that I might see anything I wished. The French army lias nothing to conceal from neutral eyes said one of the commanders and I found that true. I saw it, saw all and more than aijy one could wish. The suffering is there, but the army is in excellent fighting trim. , aSCAFFOLDING BREAKS. Charles Woodward Precipitated Under Bucket of Light Green Paint. Charles Woodward, a member of the Peter Gaffer painting and paper hanging force, met witli a painful accident tliis morning while doing some interior painting at tlie jail, in the prisoners’ department. lie was working on a twelve-foot scaffolding which gave way, letting him drop to the stone floor. His head was injured and his wrist was thought to be broken, but later developments found that, it was sprained. Tlie ridiculous was very closely associated with tragedy in tliis case, for Charley was working with a bucket of light green paint, in the fall tliis was thrown over him so completely that if he had been drenched witli a tubful it could not have covered him more tightly. It also splashed about the walls. An insane man confined witli tlie prisoners in tiio jail, who witnessed the catastrophe, became much excited and paced back and forth, and tilings were pretty lively thereabouts. BIBLES ARE HERE. We have received another shipment of the $1.23 limp leather | bound Bibles and those who have been awaiting them can secure them at any time now. We have found it almost impossible to keep up with the demand for this splendid value. Better get one right away for the offer will only continue a short time.