Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1915 — Page 3

Volume XIII. Number 99.

THE DEGREE WORK Os the Knights of Columbus Conferred Upon Decatur Men Sunday in CITY OF HUNTINGTON Joint Initiation a Big Suc-cess-Many Knights Accompanied Candidates.

The joint initiation of the Huntington and Decatur Knights of Columbus held Sunday at Huntington was a marked success from start to finish. The Decatur council, No. 864, was well represented at all the doings, there being thirty-four candidates from the local lodge, and close to 150 brother knights who were in attendance at the initiation ceremonies. The special train on the Erie which carried the candidates and members left this city at 7:45, arriving in Huntington in good time. At the station the knights and candidates formed in line and marched to the K. of C. hall. At 9 o’clock the first degree was put on by the Huntington council. At 10:15 the knights attended high mass at the St. Mary’s Catholic church and heard the Rev. Father Noll deliver one of his excellent sermons. At 1:30 tlie initiation work was again taken up by the Logansport council. At 3:15 under the directorship of the district deputy of Illinois the third degree was administered. After the ceremonies were concluded the newly made knights were taken to the Ulrey case where a banquet was served in their honor. After the banquet the members again assembled at the Knights of Columbus hall where the evening was spent in entertainment. The Decatur Glee club proved the favorites of the occasion, the members receiving applause after applause. Clement Kortenbrer and Elmo Smith also pleased the audience with a few vocal selections. A smoker was also had in connection. The names of the candidates from this city who took the degree work arc as follows: George Baker, Raymond Harting, Frank Lose, Leo Ehinger, Norbert Holthouse, Leon Crawford, Otto Gase, Harry Murtaugh, William Murtaugh, Arthur Meyer, George Brown, John P. Brown, Frank Brown, Raymond Brown, Joseph P. Heimann, Joseph Heimann. Clem Lengerich, Frank Distel, Joseph B. Johns, Joseph A. Kintz, Ijawrence Smith, Joseph Smith, William Keller. Stephen Secrist, Ben C. Beckemeyer, Anthony Kohne, B. H. Meyer, Anthony Voglewede, Otto A. Miller, George A. Wemhoff, John A. Miller, Joe B. Knapke. On Wednesday evening there will' be a meeting at the K. of C. hall and every member, especially the new members, are urgently requested to be present. The meeting will be held at 8 o’clock. — —o SORES OF PAST REOPENED. Syracuse, N. Y., April 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—-Old ghosts today arose to haunt Colonel Roosevelt as a political Hamlet. Political sores of the past were reopened and the dealings of Roosevelt while governor and president with Barnes and Senator Platt were bared, dloosevelt frankly admitted that Platt was the boss and that he worked with him. Roosevelt sympathy with Barnes' opposition to the renomination of Governor Hughes was also shown by letters produced. "But I felt that the political machine should not be used by the organization even if they had grievances with which I sympathized.” Roosevelt qualidied. Roosevelt told how he met Platt frequently at private breakfasts in New York while he was governor, to discuss patronage and other matters. In one letter from Platt’s files, the colonel asked that an architect friend be allowed to bid on a government contract and asked Platt to see that his friend was ; Bowed to compete. The Platt let ters disclosed in detail their long cor respondence. Their frequent consul tations over appointments and Roose velt’s acquiescence in Platt’s wishes in many matters. Roosevelt showec little signs that he was perturbec over the revelations. He took evi dent pains to hold his temper, whet attorneys went after him with the in tent of raising the colonel's anger.

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JUDGE ANDERSON IS ILL Evansville, Ind., April 26,—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Judge Anderson of the United States district court for Indiana was today seriously ill at the St. George hotel here from ptomaine poisoning. A physician and nurse were in constant attention. His condition was pronounced serious but not dangerous. Judge Anderson presided over the dynamite conspiracy and election conspiracv trials. It was his ruling more than anything else that brought an end to the libel suit of Theodore Roosevelt against the New York Herald and the Indianapolis News over the Panama canal controversy. Judge Anderson was taken ill yesterday at Terre Haute while enroute here to hold court. The short session was today postponed. Anderson said he attributed his illness to canned tomatoes eaten in Indianapolis. o-

JAIL DELIVERY 1 __ I • Three Prisoners Saw Way Out of Wells County Jail Early Today. ESCAPE DISCOVERED When Sheriff Took in Their Breakfasts—Marshal Melchi Notified. An unprecedented and successful attempt at jail breaking took place at Bluffton early this morning when three prisoners, two chicken thieves and a statutory prisoner, sawed their way through three window bars and made their escape from the Wells county stronghold. Undoubtedly the men had outside assistance of some nature, as when they were placed in jail they were searched and everything removed from their clothing. The men first sawed through a heavy log chain that fastened the door leading from the corridor to the “bullpen” or large cell room. After getting into the corridor they then sawed through three iron window bars and dropped to the yard. An insane occupant and a man placed in jail on a drunk charge were also inmates at the time. The three men invited the prisoner charged with being drunk to accompany them, but he refused. They then forced him to lie still in his cot while they made their escape. When the sheriff took in the five breakfasts this morning the remaining prisoner told him that he brought too much, and then told the; story. The two chicken thieves had ( been arrested last week, being cap- ( tured by a posse of farmers. The men had plealel guilty in the mayor’s court and were to be taken into circuit court, where they were also going to plead guilty.. Both live in Fort Wayne and are said to be depperate] characters. They go by the names of Grant Vommerford and Clyde Dubois,; while the third /man goes under the name of Butler Ambers. Marshal, Melchl and Sheriff Green were notified of the escape and were given the description of the men. Two Clover Leaf freights, eastbound, left Bluffton shortly after the escape, and It is thought that the men left town on them. A reward of $25 is offered for each of the three men. —: o I. O. O. F. CELEBRATION. > ' • Ninety-sixth Anniversary Celebrated j With Program and Supper. > The ninety-sixth anniversary of the - founding of the I. O. O. F. will be ’ celebrated tomorrow evening at the 1 local hall, with a program at 8 o’clock I- after the regular lodge session of the e Rebekahs. This will be for the Odd e Fellows and their families. A fine r program has been arranged and -that d will be followed by a picnic supper, to d which each will contribute. The prod gram follows: s Piano Trio—lreta Beavers, Geraldt- ine Brandyberry and Naomi Mayer, r- Opening Address—E. B. Lenhart. 1- Reading—Eva Augenbaugh. B - Vocal Solo—Ruth Hubbard, is Talk—L. C. Helm. d Vocal Solo —Velma Lenhart, d Reading—Nola Snyder. ■I- Piano Solo —Ireta Butler. . ,n Talk—Dr. J. M. Miller. n- Piano Duet-Vera Hunslcker, Muriel Leonard.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, April 2G, 1915.

A SUDDEN DEATH Mrs. Rebecca Rushton Passed Away at Early Hour This Morning at HOME OF DAUGHTER Mrs. Page Blackburn—Had Been 11l Two Days— Complications Cause.

i , After an illness which had confined her to her bed for only two days, Mrs. Rebecca Rushton passed away early this morning between 3 and 6 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Page Blackburn, residing on Marshall street, at which place she had been making her home for the past three years. Mrs. Rushton was taken ill last Friday from complications, due to her advanced age, and she was compelled to take her bed. Mr. Blackburn had been attending to her wants at. 3 o’clock this morning and she seemed to be resting easy. At 6 o’clock he again went to the room and found that life had departed. Mrs. Rushton had been a sufferer for the past thirty years from rheumatism and had been left a partial invalid. The deceased was a native of England, having been born in Madley, England, October 30, 1835, her maiden name being Rebecca Williams. When a girl of eight years, the family emigrated to-America, settling in Philadelphia, Pa. She was united in marriage June 3, 1859, to Samuel Rushton. Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to Indiana, settling in Fort Wayne. To this union five children were born, three daughters having preceded the moth(Continued on page 2) o CHANGEJF CARB Is Necessary—Sunday, the Hottest April 25 in Thirteen Years. DRIVES THE “LONG" Fishing, Corn Planting, Green-gathering, Other Spring Diversions. Sunday was not only the warmest ' day of the year, but was also the hot--1 test April day since the 25th of the 'month in 1902, exactly thirteen years ago, according to the Fort Wayne weather man. Yesterday’s maximum was St,. I It’s time now for the discarding of the woolens. With weather conditions warming up and thermometers hovering above the 80 mark there is no need of the long ones” any longer in fact, they must, for convenience sake, be replaced now, with the lighter weights. Out door recreation now attracts the attention of all people, young and old, with the advent of the summerlike days and among the more attraction places is the streams that meander through the county. While there are no streams of any great size that abound with fish, nevertheless the water affords opportunity for fishing and emulators of Isaac Walton can be seen daily with bait can handy, seated along the bank of some stream the highest ambition of all being to catch the biggest fish. Back yard gardens and flower beds also attract attention of some of the city folks, while the farmer is busy now getting his corn ground in shape for planting. While, so far, as weath- , er conditions are concerned, corn can ■ be planted now, yet there is but little in the ground, farmers preferring to ■ wait. Perhaps never before in the agricultural history of Adams county has there been more work accomplished byway of preparation of ground, this early in the spring. One farmer in Preble township began planting his corn last week. Another attractive vocation—one that falls to the lot of the cook or hcusewife —is that of gathering “greens.” Os course grocers have continuously had in stock the hot-house

variety but this class of the delicacy falls far short—in the estimation of most people at least—measuring up to the standard of dandelions. The market holds nothing better in store at tliis season than “greens," the kind that abound in prolusion and await only the gouging out. Young armies of women and children, with knife and basket in arms are to be seen daily in search of the toothsome greens. o DEDICATE LUTHERAN CHURCH The fine new $23,000 Lutheran church at Schumm, 0., was dedicated Sunday with impressive ceremony. Many from this city and Fortt Wayne were among those present. Rev. George Schumm of Ixifayette spoke in the morning; Rev. John Schinnerer of Bay City, Michigan, and Rev. Ferdinand Schumm in th,e afternoon; Rev. Ferdinand Schinnerer in the evening. Mr. Reidel of Fort Wayne was the architect and Mr. Adams of Willshire, Ohio, the contractor. o -

1 FUNERAL OF BABE * A still born babe of Mr. and Mrs. ! McClure was buried today in the Sal- ’ em cemetery east of the city. stateworkers I - ■ Will Present Unqualified Prohibition at the Court House in This City. MONDAY AFTERNOON State Chairman Schmidt and Noted Singer, M. A. Stipp, Coming. J. W. Shifferly, Adams county chairman of the prohibition party, announces a splendid meeting to be held at the court house in this city next Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, May 3. At that time unqualified prohibition will be presented in song and speech. Two well known state workers will be here at that time to conduct the service. One is M. A. Stipp, citizenship superintendent of the Indiana Christian Endeavor union. Mr. Stipp is a singer of power, and it was of him that Rev. M. Fillmore, the song writer, said: “He has a voice of natural sweetness.” The speaker will be J. Raymond Schmidt, prohibition state chairman. He is an eloquent man with a message to present. Admission will '■< free and everybody is invited. FT. WAYNE GIRLS Enjoyed a “Hike" to This City Sunday—Arrived at 6 O’clock. ON LAST EVENING Left Fort Wayne at Ten— Returned on the 9:30 Interurban Car. Four Fort Wayne young ladies started on a “hike” to this city Sunday morning and arrived here, worn and tired, but victorious in making the trip—at 6 o’clock last evening. . The party left Fort Wayne at 10 1 o'clock in the morning and covered the first half- stretch of the way by i 12 o’clock, stopping at that time at Middletown for their dinner. Arriving here they took a good rest until i the 9:30 car, on which tney .eiurned ■ to Fort Wayne. i The party comprised Anna i Minnie Trosin, Sophia Humcke, Hen- • rietta Brake. . o SCHOOL BOARD MEETS. f The school board will meet this ev- ■ ening to attend to the regular business for the month. , .. o-— > SPRING IS NOW HERE. pI ■ — ; The storm partition at the postoffice - entrance hae been removed, which is 3 another evidence of spring.

• A SPECIAL TRAIN B i Will Carry Christian Endeavor Delegates to the World’s Convention l' AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS I 1 Howard Wisehaupt, State C. E. Transportation Secretary, Spoke.

“The opportunity of a life time has . presented itself,” said Howard J. > Wisehaupt, the state C. E. transportation secretary, to a large audience of young people at the West Jefferson street Church of Christ, "for a special train and reduced rates have been secured to carry any one who desires to attend the World's Christian Endeavor convention to be held in Chicago July 7 to 12. The special train leaves Fort Wayne at 12:40 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. July 7, arriving at 4:30, the same time that the Indianapolis special train arrives. The Indiana delegation will march in a body to the hotel.” The speaker then proceeded to tell in a most interesting way other facts about the great convention. He said that it had been eighteen years since a world’s convention had been held in the United States and that it possibly will be eighteen years more before another would be held so near Fort Wayne. President Woodrow' Wilson will make the opening address of the convention and other speakers of prominence include William J. Bryan, F. B. Meyer, of London, J. A. McDonald, of Toronto, Royal J. Dye, Africa. Jane Addams and many others. A (Continued on Page 3.) o CAR TAKEN UP Decatur Boys Who Go to Fort Wayne Lose Garage Number. FROM THETR AUTO Complications Arise — Boy Thought to be Herman Neuenschwander Hurt. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, says: “Herbert Neischwonger, aged fourten years, who resides with his parents on the Decatur road four miles south of Fort Wayne, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon, when in riding his bicycle, the front fork broke, throwing him with the wrecked wheel into a ditch at the corner of Rudisill and South Calhoun | streets. A portion of the frame struck young Neischwonger in the groin, rendering him unconscious. He was removed to a residence near the scene of the accident, and the police ambulance was summoned, which removed the injured boy to the St. Joseph’s hospital. A sister of Neischwonger, who had not heard of her brother’s injuries, was located by Lieutenant Harry Grimme of the police department, and she accompanied the injured boy to the hospital. It was stated last night that he would recover. “The first report that the accident was caused by a collision with an automobile was strengthened when the police found a brand new Ford car at the end of the Calhoun street pavement. The machine had evidently been abandoned, and had no numbers. It was taken to the police station, and had scarcely arrived there when H. S. Parrish and I. W. Archer, Decatur young mqn, came to the station to report that the machine was in their charge, and that they had left it near the city limits on discovering that the garage number had been lost off the car. Sooner than run the risk of arrest, they came in to the city to report. Chief Lenz directed the men to take the car back to Decatur.” The boy mentioned above is Herman Neuenschwander, son of late Jacob Neuenschwander, who resides with

Ills grandparents south ot Fort Wayne. The boy's aunt, Mrs. Reuben Ixird. of this city, received a message of the injury this morning. The broken bicycle rod penetrated the boy’s abdomen mid while it did not penetrate the stomach, it bruised It, rendering his case tin* more serious. He is at the St. Joseph hospital. It is believed that he will recover, though the injuries are severe. He has lived with his grandparents since his father’s death. o GENEVA MAN IN JAIL. Winchester, Ind., April 26 —Jeff Green, 45, who says his homo is near Geneva, was lodged in the county jail for drunkenness, when he was found in the extreme northern part of the city by Chief of Police Mills. o

: THE COURT NEWS 1- . Special Judge Hartford Hears Claims in Interurban Case. ' THE DAMAGE CASE i Os Widow of Wade Andrews Aganst Jeff Klopfenstein Refiled. Today was the date set by Special Judge Hartford tor the hearing of claims, liens, etc., in the Fort Wayne ' & SLringlii Id Railway receivership ! erse. The claimants were represented by a brilliant array of legal talent, but an unexpected turn ensued, and the claims were not heard. A petition j was filed by Senator John Bass, ask-| ing that Bass be readmitted as a par-, ty and asking that the decree for or-j' der of sale be vacated and set aside I ! by striking out parts therey-. Thej' date of the sale of the road had been I 1 set for Tuesday, May 4, but whether 1 it will be held at that time' will de-1' pend upon the action of Judge Hart- ' ford iu tlie*petition. Among the law-' 1 yers present from out of town were 1 Senator Barrett, Judge Vesey, Elmer I Leonard, Judge Rose, Judge Walter 1 Olds, Dick Vesey, Guy Colerick, Ed- 1 ward Hoffman, Fort Wayne; Attor- 1 noy Gardener, Richmond; Judge Quayle, Lima, Ohio; J. H. Koenig, SI. I Mary’s, Ohio. > — Attorneys L. C. DeVoss mid C. L. • Walters this morning refiled the dam- ■ age case of The State on the Relation • of Ella Andrews, widw of Wade An- ■ drews, tor damages against Jeff Klop- > tonstein, the Preble saloonist. The -1 case was tried at Portland recently, but was withdrawn when almost i ready to go to the jury. The new ! case was filed in the Adams circuit 1 court. The old case was taken to ( Portland on change of venue. , t 1 r A motion for continuance in the < case of tlie State vs. Ora Andrews < was sustained. The case of Abraham Weil & Broth- ■ ers vs. Charles Davison was set for j October 4. |1 H Louis Krentzman vs. Tlie Chicago & Erie railroad. Answer filed; case set for May 28. The case of William F. Roebel vs. ( The Pennsylvania Railway Company, is set for September 6. Henry Decker et al vs. Harriet Bucher. Answer filed by the clerk. A petition to sell personal property in the estale of James A. Ferguson, without notice for casli at not less than appraisement was sustained. Report is to be made within thirty days after sale. Henry F. Linn and Louis F. Miller, • executors of the Solomon Linn estate, i were authorized to purchase tnarers i and headstones. ; A marriage license was issued to t Gustav Koenemann, born April 29, t 1889, son of C. Koenemann, to wed > Emma Fuhrman, born April 17, 1895, i daughter of Henry Fuhrman. Sheriff Green is in neceipt of a telei phone message from Bluffton that i three prisoners in jail there, broke i (Continued on Page 2.)

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ROUTE SURVEY » For Proposed Toledo, Fort Wayne & Chicago Canal Reported — TO THE BOARD No Decision Forthcoming at Tins Time—Fort Wayne Gets Either of Routes.

Fort Wayne, Ind., April 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Although the members of the board of army engineers met here today to receive the reports of Captain Lewis H. Watkins, who has had charge of the government survey of routes lor tlie proposed Toledo, Fort Wayne and Chicago barge canal, it was explained that no decision as to tlie feasibility of the canal will be forthcoming from the beard at this or any other time. Major P. S. Bond of Cleveland explained that tlie board doos not make tlie decision, but reports its findings to the secretary of war who makes such recomnu ndations to congress as lie sees lit. Tlie preliminary surveys have cost about $50,000. Members of tlie I\ird who were here today included Colonel W. V. Judson of Chicago, Major Bond and Colonel Millis of Newport, R. I. The board members would not lie interviewed today concerning tlie canal. They said that their only confident would lie General D. C. Kingman, chief of engineers. They are expected to report favorably upon the canal. Boosters of the canal have little I doubt, however, that the recommenda'lions of the army board will favor the canal. One of the questions still in ! doubt is the route of the canal. There are two proposed routes, tlie southern and tlie northern. The southern routes includes Huntington, Wabash and Rochester, three cities that have been working hard for the waterway. It is believed that if tlie canal is viewed favorably the southern route will be chosen. Fort Wayne is neutral in this controversy, for it will get the canal with either route. Tlie Chicago Association of Commerce, however, is pulling for the southern route. South Bend, on the other hand, is pulling with Michigan City for tlie northern route. Perry A. Randall, president of tlie Erie <SI- Michigan Deep Waterways’ association, illustrating tlie utility of the proposed canal, said: "The highest rate charged for hauling freight by the railroad is at least $4 a ton per thousand miles. The same ton can be hauled a thousand miles over the Chicago barge for $2 per ton. The canal will have a yearly carrying capacity of 40,000,000 tons, it is understood, nnd figuring on this basis, the saving in one year in rates would bo $80,000,000, the sum equal to the entire cost of building the canal if the United States government is required to pay every cent of Hie expenses from Toledo to Chicago." Never since the canal was first proposed seven years ago has there been such enthusiasm for it, according to Mr. Randall. He says he has received assurance that every congressman from New York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois will vote for an appropriation to build the waterway. PROGRAM The classical drama. “East Lynn,” April 30, 1915. The clasical drama. "East Lynn,” in five acts. It relates a wonderful moral lesson. Evcrylxwly come. 'Admission, 15 cents. The proceeds will go to defray the organ expenses. o___ 0 ___ — RUBE WILKINS HERE. Rube Wilkins, our old friend, who it was rumored was Hied in a train accident at Kansas City last winter, blew into town today, hale and hearty. CARD OF THANKS The family of Amos Fisher extends its sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends for all the kindness shown them during the sickness and death of their babe.