Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 88.

LITTLE CHANGE : Made in Ministerial Ranks in Adams County—Rev. Glendening ON DECATUR CIRCUIT Rev. Stephenson Returns to Decatur —Rev. Phillips to Monroe. As stated yesterday, Rev. D. T. Stephenson was re-assigned to the pastorate of the Decatur Methodist church the appointments being read at the close of the conference at Auburn yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. C. Grimes was not re-assign-ed to the Decatur circuit, Rev. Ezra Glendening taking that place. The folllowing is the list of appointments for the Fort Wayne district: J. A. Beatty, district superintendent: Angola, H. S. Nickerson; Auburn, F. F. Thornburg; Bluffton W. T. Arnpld; Bluffton circuit, E. A, McC.lintock; Bobo, H. C. Powell; Coesse, E. E. Wright; Decatur. D. T. Stephenson; Decatur circuit, Ezra Glendenniijg; Fiat, Claude Metts, Fort Wayne— First church-, D. H. Guild; Simpson, H. L. Overdear; St. Paul, F. H. Cremean; Trinity, T, M. Hill; Wayne Street, C. C. Travis; Fort Wayne circuit, J. M. Stewart; Fremont, L. W. Kemper; Garrett, Chas. Tinkham; Geneva. J. T. Pauley; Hamilton and Alvarade, J. E. Coffin; Harlan B. I. Zecliial; Hoagland, E. M, Foster; Hudson and Ashley, D. A. J. Brown; Huntertown, J. W. Gruber; Leo E. J. Maupin: Monroe. John Phillips; Monroeville, C. M. Hollopeter; Montpelier, B. O. Bi’ls New Haven, Chauncey King; Orland, Benjamin F. Hornaday; Ossian. J. O. Powell; Pennville, E. M. Dunbar; Poneto, J. R. Stelle; Portland, A. S. Preston; Portland circuit, Henry Lacy Spencerville, J. C. Valentine; Woodburn, Arthur K. Love; York, J. R. Elson. Appointments in other districts in which there will be local interest are: Elkhart—J. C. White; Goshen, First, R. L. Seamans; Nappanee, Sherman Powell; Spiceland, E. A. Bunner; Warren, G. B. Work. During the closing session of the North Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference the ministers passed a resolution commending Judge J. B. Anderson, of the federal court, and Attorney Frank C. Dailey for their action on the Terre Haute election fraud. The report on temperance also carried a resolution condemning the action of the Indiana delegation in congress for voting against the Hobson amendment. During the morning session the conference passed upon the characters of the supernumerary preachers, also on the characters of those on the retired list. E. C. Halderman was made effective. Lewis Reeves was placed on the retired list at his own request. E. M. Foster was made effective. W. E. Murray, F. P. Johnson, J. M. Haines. George W. Keisling and Oliver H. Hurst were made supernumerary. J. o. Statesman was given a location at his own reguest. Professor Seper, of Drue Theological seminary, spoke tor a short time. The statistical secretary reported that the net gain in membership in the conference for the year was ( .l <5 the largest percentage gain for many years. The character work was resumed, and Rev. < • King, of I ort Wayne, was passed from the retired to the effective list. L. P. Pfeiffer was also made effective. The report of the treasurer showed that on increase of more than $6,000 in benevolences for missions was ma< I during the year over that of last year. The conference voted the Auburn people a hearty “thank you” for the entertainment during the conference al ter the reading of the treasurer’s report- . ~ Conference adjourned following the reading of the appointments by Bishop McDowell. ■ TAKES CHARGE OF BANK Indianapolis, April 13, (Special to Daily Democrat)—Auditor of State Crittenberger today took charge of the Merom state bank at Merom, Ind. He refused to discuss the/Mtuation, for by law he is not allowed to do so. This bank it is understood, was involv ed with the Anchor Lift Insurance Co., for which a receiver has been ask ed. The bank is said to have accepted $20,006 in Anchor stock for a loan of that amount.

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' “THE CHRISTIAN” ' Hall Caine's superb love story in eight reels, ‘ The Christian," produced by the all-star cast of Vitagraph players, has been secured by Manager Parent of the Crystal theater, and will fill the program at that popular playhouse tomorrow afternoon ami evening. This is a story gripping in its romance and thrilling in the many and spectacular scenes in which the villain endeavors to seek revenge on the hero. Panics and riots are incited and one of the most wonderful scenes of the world-famous Derby race is shown. The prices for the matinee wil be 10 and 20 cents, while for the evening a straight charge of 20 cents will be made. Two shows will be given in the evening, one at 6:30 and one I at 8:30. Tonight's show comprises' the last of the series of “The Perils of Pauline,” ajjd a Lubin comedy entitled "Patsy in School." cruel husband John Ray Made Defendant in Divorce Case Filed by Rosa Ray. CRUELTY IS CHARGED Jessie A. Miller Also Files I Suit Against William H. Miller, Charging her husband with cruelty and non-support, Rosa Ray has filed , a suit for divorce from John M. Ray. She also asks $5,000 alimony; the sum of SSO a month for support, and the ' custody of Seth, Treva, Chalmer and Glen Ray, tjieir minor children. They were married July 4, 1889, and lived together until tdUay, when she left. She also asks that the defendant be restrained from visiting her at their home, or disposing of or encumbering his real estate, household goods, etc., or molesting her or their children in any way. This was granted until further order of court. Mrs. Ray states that seven of their ten children are living, two of whom are married ana live in homes of their own. Those at home are: Iva, 21; Seth, 15; Treva, 12; Chalmer, 8; and Glen, 6. She charges that her husband was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment. That he used profane, vile, vulgar and obscene languauge in the presence of her and the children; has struck her with his fist; becomes intoxicated; stays away from home at times until early in the morning and refused to say where he had been or what he had been doing; accused her of going down town to meet other men; and of going to church for no good- purpose; and has failed to support his family as he should. She says that although she is little and weak and in ill health, she has been obliged to sew, wash, hang paper and work at the Filler factor | to help provide for the family and herself; and that he furnished only coal, Hour and potatoes (and one can of lard in the past year), stating that it was all the law required him to furnish and that he would do only what the law required. She says that in winter he appropriated tiie warmest place by the stove, excluding other members oi the family therefrom. He shut down the drafts and would not permit them to maiy the house warm enough for those farther away from the stove, to save his coal. She says while she was preparing his meals he would come out into the kitchen and close the drafts, when she required the heat to get a quick meal, accusing her of trying to burn up his coal. She says he also threatened to mortgage the home to buy coal. Mrs. Ray charges that she and her > daughters, by working, furnished the -applies for the family, except the ■oal, flour and potatoes, which he bought, and that he cursed and swore because she did not set a better ta- ' ble. 1 Because of his throats of violence, J and his treatment of her she says she ? is no longer able to endure life with r him. He owns two residence proper- '• ties, valued at about $3,400. Heller, Sutton & Heller are her attorneys. Miller vs. Miller. Heller, Sutton & Heller are also at- ' torneys for Jessie A. Miller, who n wants a divorce from William H. Mil(Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 13, 1915.

GET YOU^ READY Annual School Enumeration is Now on—Be Sure to List Children OF SCHOOL AGE Each Child Will Bring the County About $4 from State School Funds. The annual school enumeration under the direction of township trustees and city school officials is now on. It started last Saturday and will be closed on April 30. During that time all children must be listed. All persons not married, between the ages of 6 and 21 years, will be enumerated; all children who will be six years old before the first day of May are to be enumerated. The enumeration has nothing to do with school attendance; the number of children enumerated is used as a basis for distributing state school money to the various counties; the more children enumerated the less money we'll need from local taxation, so parents should be very careful to enumerate all their children, whether they attend school or not. Each child adds about $4.00 to the county school money from the state funds. Parents are to give the exact ages of their cliildrerik—the year, month and day they were born. Be on the lookout for the numerator between April 10 and May 1. The enmerators will report the number of school children enumerated to the county superintendent of schools on May 1. He will compile the reports and make a complete report to the state department of education on or before the 15th of May. o CASE IS FILED By Deputy Game Warden Against Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company. STREAM POLLUTION Causing Death of the Fish in the St. Mary’s River is the Charge. A charge that has long been threatened following each annual investigation on the part of the state game warden of dead fish found in the St. Mary’s river reached the Adams circuit court. It was filed by Prosecuting Attorney Fred Fruchte and is a case entitled the State of Indiana vs. the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co., for polluting stream. The charge was made by Deputy Game Warden James J. Connell, February 22, 1915. He alleges that on November 18, 1914, “and on divers other days thereaftijr the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company did suffer and permit dye-stuffs, acids, refuse matter and substances from a sugar mill to run and be drained into the St. Mary’s river, one of the waters of this state, in quantities sufficient to destroy the lives of fish which inhabit said St. Mary’s river at and below the point where such substances were discharged and permitted to flow into the waters of said river.” Summons was issued returnable April 22. A copy of the affidavit was ordered served and returned in the manner provided by law for the- service of summons in civil cases. Q— X POLICE COURT. In the surety of peace proceedings case entitled State vs. William H. Miller, which was filed in the court of 'Squire Kintz Saturday by Mrs. Jessie Miller, wife of the defendant, the plaintiff appeared this morning, paid the costs and dismissed the case. 0 WRECKS PART OF CITY London, April 13,— (Special to Daily Democrat) —A severe explosion has wrecked part of the city of Lerwick, • capital of Shetland, according to dis--1 patches received today from Aberdeen. Lerwick is a city about 5.000 and is a center of the herring fishing industry.

BUYS FRAME BUILDINGS. Ed Ehlnger, trustee for the Ehlnger and Detninger heirs, has sold the two frame buildings on Second street lately condemned by the state fire marshal, to Sam Fuhrman, who commenced this morning taking down the one formerly occupied by the Lose & Schrank barber shop. Tim Corbett now occupies the other building, and as soon as he vacates it Mr. Fuhrman will start tearing it down. The limit to June 1 is given by the fire marshal to take the building down. o WILL LEAVE JACKSONVILLE. Mrs. Frank France of Muskogee, Okla.; Mrs. Frank Schirmeyer and Mrs. Burton Niblick of this city, who have spent the winter in Florida, will on the twenty-first of this month leave Jacksonville, bound for Indiana again. On their return they will stop at Baltimore, Washington and a number of other places. They are expected to arrive in Decatur about the first, of May. Mrs. France will spend the summer with relatives in this city. HIP ISJNJURED W. J. Myers Miscalculates Steps from Office in Geneva and Falls. A PAINFUL INJURY Sustained—No Bones Broken But Nearly Same Treatment is Required. W. J. Myers, well known resident ot this city, suffered a bad injury to his left hip at Geneva yesterday morning about 9 o'clock. Mr. Myers had gone there to attend to some business and was just leaving an office to go to another point. In descending to the sidewalk, he supposed that he had reached the walk, whereas another step intervened. The miscalculation resulted in throwing him to the walk with such force that the hip was injured. Kind friends rallied to his assistance and he was carried to a doctor’s office. A thorough examination was made and while no bones were found to be broken, he was found to be suffering from a very painful bruise that will disable him and require nearly as long a time for recovery as a fracture. He was brought home on the afternoon train and placed under tiie care of a local physician. Tiie injured member must be encased in sandbags. He passed a restless night, the pain being very severe at this time. o A FISH_STORY That is Backed by Real Evidence—Mr. Lindsye “Went One Better.” ON THE BOYS Telling Yarns at Peoples & Gerke Store—Sent Mounted Head of Monster The boys of the Peoples & Gerke shoe story who spend their summers at Rome City have some fine fish stories to tell about the roaring winter stove, when they recall the fine blue gills they caught and the excellent fish fries they had. But Mr. Lindsey, a traveling salesman from Cincinnati, Ohio, representing Helming McKenzie, who was here last week, has also seen some real fishing and has more than the fish story to tell. He told the boys that he had the mounted head of a 480-pound sea bass which lie caught off the Florida coast last year. The boys opened their eyes in wonder at the wild tale, but opened them wider when today they received from Mr. Lindsey the mounted fish head itself, which he sent to them to look at. With it, lie sent the large iron hook, nearly a foot long, and the chain to which it was attached, with which he caught the monster. The hook is baited with large chunks of meat for the fishing. The fish head was placed in the display window and attracted much attention.

OUT D. M. Hensley Has Organized Boys Who Are Circulating the Petitions ON ROLLER SKATING Will be Presented to Council Asking Privilege on Certain Sidewalks. —" ■$ D. M. Hensley is continuing his fight to recover for the young people of Decatur the privilege of using the sidewalks at certain hours and under certain restrictions for skating. He has secured the assistance of a number of boys, who are now busy circulating petitions which will be presented to the city counciu at the next meet ing. Tiie petitions read: “To the Honorable Council of the City of Decatur, Ind.: —We, the undersigned resident voters of tire city of Decatur, Indiana, most respectfully. petition your honorable body that you so amend or alter section three of an ordinance passed February 23, 1892, prohibiting persons from skating on the sidewalks of the city of Decatur, to such an extent that persons may use roller skates on tiie sidewalks of said city on certain streets, sub\ct to the rights of said council to control the use of said streets and sidewalks in such manner as to make the use of roller skates thereon as compatable as possible with the use of said streets and sidewalks by pedestrians.” The petition seems fair in every way and we believe the council will give it their best consideration and will do what they believe is fair and i right in the matter. i o SPENT LIFE HERE Mrs. Abraham Railing, Native of Root Township, Dead at Age OF SEVENTY-THREE ■ Was Daughter of Samuel Gessinger—Funeral Will ' be Thursday. Born in Root township January 30 1 1841, Mrs. Abraham Railing, who pass ed away Monday afternoon at 3:45 ; o’clock at her home on South First i street, this city, at the age of seventy four years, may be said to be one of the county's oldest residents in the point of years of residence here. Prac tically all her life was spent in the i county, tiie family living later on a i farm near tiie St. Taul church south • of the city, before moving to this city I three years ago. i

Mrs. Railing had been ailing for some time from heart trouble and e complication of ailments. She war the daughter of Samuel and Rachel DeGanim Gessinger. Fifty-six years ago she was married to Abraham Railing and their union was a long and happy one, the aged husband surviving. Two of the five children born to them arc living. They are: Mrs. V. P. Ball of this city, Mrs. Simon Brandyberry, of Shock, Ohio. Two brothers and two sisters are Porter Gessinger of Hicksville, Ohio; John Gessinger of Middlebury, Ind.; Mrs. Rachel Kern of this city; Mrs. Sadie Middleton, Servia, Ind.. There are also two half-brothers—David Jones, of Cromwell, and John B. Jones, of tills city. The funeral will be Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Evangelical church, the Rev. Rilling officiating. Mrs. Railing was highly esteemed and her death causes sadness in many homes. WAS MOTHER OF 21. Mrs. Rose Morrell, the widow of Elanore Morrell, who died in Fort Wayne Friday at the age of eightyone years, was the mother of twentyone children. Death was due to complications arising from old age. She I was born in France.

> HAS THEM AGOING. Walter Robison, better known as "Bubs,” is in receipt of a number of daily newspapers from Los Angeles, all giving sensational accounts of the wonderful aerial flights of Art Smith, the Fort Wayne bird boy. In part the papers say: "Art Smith, the boy aviator from Fort Wayne, Ind., gave a demonstration of aerial insanity at the exposition yesterday, that anything ever attempted by any aviator In the west. Men who have witnessed flights in many parts of the world say Smith eclipsed any performance they have ever witnessed. When Art was asked what kind of an aerial stunt he had accomplished in one flight he merely replied that is was ‘just aerial insanity.’ In the flight of yesterday he made the loop at a height of 4,700 feet." Art is gaining so much fame at the exposition that the city of Chicago is trying to claim him as one of their citizens. “Bubs” Robison and i the bird-boy have been life-long friends. o DOPE Petition to Move Division of Clover Leaf Withdrawn by the Receiver. FOR SOME REPAIRS; Delphos Paper Says It is Done That Decatur People May ( be “Shaken Down.” The application filed in the United; States court in Toledo by Receiver' Walter L. Ross of the Clover Leaf I asking authority to issue receiver-; ship certificates amounting to $600,000, has been withdrawn by Ross, through his attorneys, according to a communication received by the Del-, phos Commercial club from C. S. Northrup, Toledo attorney, engaged by the city to represent it in a fight to retain tiie local Leaf terminal point.; The announced reason for the steps taken by the receiver is that it is desired to make certain lien holders parties to tiie suit. But it is the sup-' position here that Ross took this ac-| tion to “shake down” Decatur resi- j dents. This seems plausible, it is pointed out, as the removal of the division point to that town after the years of agitation, took on the form of more than a prospect, and tiie natural attitude of the citizens would be to quit offering inducements on an apparent "sure thing.” | As one prominent Delphosian said to a Herald representative, Ross probably sees where he made a mistake in , specifying a definite location for the; Delphos terminal instead of making; the fixing of the location conditional, —Decatur or some other point, which, |' in the opinion of tiie officials of tiie road, seems most advantageous. That Ross is after inducements is, evidenced by statements quoted by; the Herald from the Decatur Demo-j crat. Tiie paper printed an interview witli Ross, in which it was stated that the receiver said that Decatur and Willshi re are equally desirable as terminal points, but if neither of the towns can offer proper inducements the system might see fit to locate in the open country. Attorney Northrup said in ids letter that Federal Judge Killits has instructed his clerk to inform him (Northrup) when a new application is filed by Ross. Receiver Ross says in his original application that “The City of Decatur is ready and willing to make substar* tial donations in land and cash toward the cost of moving the terminal." — Delphos Herald, BROTHERHOOD MEETING. The Otterbein Brotherhcfid of the United Brethren church will meet in the church Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. All men, whether members of the brotherhood or not, will be welcomed at this service. Come and elkjoy yourself at the men’s meeting. You are welcome. 0 NOTICE, MODERN WOODMEN! Tn accordance with an order issued by Consul W. H. Engle, I am instruct- ■ ed to announce that there will be a called meeting of the Modern Woodmen on Thursday evening of this i week. All members please take notice. OMER BUTLER, Clerk.

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FROM GERMAN! I’ .. ■ . Martin Kirchner Receives ’ Interesting Letter from His Cousin, F. Otto I 1- ■ TELLING OF WAR i Regrets That Supplies Are Being Sent from America —Laughs at Reports. (Note —The following interesting letter was received last week ly Mr. Martin Kirschner of Route 11, from his cousin, Ferdinand Otto of Porz on tiie Rhine, and gives an inside account of tiie real conditions of tiie war. For tiie translation of the letter from the ; German to English we are under obligation to Rev. L. C. Hessert of this city.) Adelhenette —Porz on the Rhine, March 10, 1915. Dear Cousin Martin: —Your friendly line of February 5 and the enclosed post cards, which so very well illustrate to me your house and barnyard, I have received and am grateful to I you for tiie same. In the near future , I hope to be able to send you a better photo of myself, for tiie one I recently sent you is old and not made very well. As you may imagine, all of Germany, yes all of Europe, is greatly agitated over the present war, which has taken greater dimensions than any one could have foreseen. It is probable that in the near future other i countries, which thus far have only ; stood witli their guns in their hands, i looking on. may yet enter into the I struggle. It is a fearful struggle that ■is daily demanding new sacrifices. I There are no armies of the enemies l on German territory, but our bra > ’ and aide armies, tliat no country can I imitate, are in tiie land of our ene--1 mies. In Germany we have over 80,000 captives of our enemies, above all many Russians, French, English, Belgians and Turks, certainly a varie- ' gated mixtures of peoples. If we did not have sucli overwhelming numbers to fight, we would have crushed our ; opponents long ago, but as it is we ' are not able to make tiie progress we J desire. To be sure, it is too bad that America furnishes cur enemies witli war materials, for thereby the war is unduly prolonged and made alt tho more bloody. Upon the battlefields things are carried on furiously, as we hear from the many wounded soldiers. We hear that the French are growing i weaker in their resistance, and I believe that after a few more months they will not be so dangerous, since they no more possess the strength to ! take tiie offensive. Otherwise it is witli our German soldiers, who in open field are not afraid cf three-fold odds, and who put superior numbers of fheir enemies to flight. In a battle lasting but a few days in Russian-Po-land, as you no doubt have read in itlie newspapers, we have taken over '100,600 prisoners and many cannon and army supplies. Something like that could never happen to the Germans, such a number of men would not surrender, but fight to the bitter end. Besides tills number of prisoners they also had at least 150.000 in dead and wounded. Since our factory makes bombs and I can hardly be spared. I have not yet. been called .to go to the front, as I have already written you. About ten days ago I was in Dentz to attend a mustering, but I was again released. How long I shall be free I of course do not know. Germany still has many soldiers, and if necessary, 1 too, will go to the front and perform my duty. Otherwise everything is taking its orderly course in Germany. Everybody is witli heart and hand for tiie fatherland. Any other country could naturally not accomplish what our > country is doing in these dark days, i lat one time served in “Riflemen ) Regiment number 108,” in Dresden F and am a subaltern officer. My brotii- - er, Carl, was a member of the fourth '- batallion of Hunters in Neuemberg. Tills brother does not need to go into active service, since only those men under forty-five years of age are pressed into active service. Every man, every person has relatives and friends I on the front, and everybody is asking, - “When will this dreadful war have i an end?” but no one can as yet an- . swer that question. Many things must ; take place before the end conies, • even though all participants anxious(Contlnued on Page 4.)