Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 148.

MUST MOBDUZE Allies Demand That Bulgaria Send Her Army to Fight Against Turkey. RUSSIANS RETREAT From Lemberg—Lansing’s Appointment Expected Within Short Time. Berlin, June 22,—(Special to Daily Democrat)--The allies have demande<l that Brigaria immediately mobilize her arny and march against i Turkey. Bulgaria, acording to semiofficial advises, lias avoided a direct answer and has requested detailed, information to territorial concessions to be made to other Balkan nations. Paris. June 22,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —German artillery men have bombarded Dunkirk with 14 inch 1 guns. An official announcement said that several civilians had been killed. Washington. June 22,—(Special to i DaJly Democrat) —Announcement of Robert Lansing’s appointment as the secretary of state to succeed Bryan may be made at any time. President Wilson, the U. P. learned has definitely decided to name Lansing as his premier for the remainder of the term. He has listened to the suggestions made tor the place by the politicians but is understood to have taken the position that no name proposed had the necessary qualfflications for the office. < Berlin. June 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Russian retirement from Lemberg may be said to haze begun. Forces defending tiie city from the north are falling back in an I easterly direction instead of coneen-' tinting on the city itself. A strongly 11 entrenched Russian force west of 11 Lembbrg was covering the retreat when the latest dispatches to the war I office were filed.

Nogales, Ariz., June 22—(Special to . tlie Daily Democrat) —An unconfirmed rumor that U. S. marines landed at Guaymas caused the greatest ex- i citement today at the border here. , Because the governor of Sonora h is; established a strict censorship on j news from the Yaqui valley it is be-j lieved that important events are tak-' ing place. The landing of the marines is not confirmed in any way. —o I COUHI house news. A marriage lice.nse was granted yesterday to Hawkins, farmer of Allen county, born June 21, 1891, son cf William G._Hawkins, to wed Monema Fleming, born May 12, 1813, daughter cf J. A. FlemingDeputy County Auditor Paul Baur.i-| gartner is making up the sheet showing the amount of the ‘June draw of the spring installment of taxes each trustee will receive. This will be ready to be drawn by the trustees by Thursday. The Eckrote divorce case was filed by Attorney L. C. DeVoss of this city and F. M. Armantrout of Geneva. Hooper & Lenhart are attorneys for The Decatur Produce company in their case against Frederick Kolter and Edward Kolter, demand, S3OO, cn account. The board of review is going over the assessments of the business houses today. Tomorrow they will begin the hearing of taxpayer’ complaints, Union and Root townships being heard. A marriage license was issued at 2:45 this afternoon to Hobert Webster, farmer, born November 4, 1897 son of Samuel Webster, to many Ruth Stevens, born December 12, 1887, daughter of Smith Stevens. The wedding will be performed tomorrow afternoon at Monroeville, at the home of the Flatrock Lutheran minister. — — -o Messrs. S. T. Murdock of Indianapolis, manager of the Indiana Lighting company, and S. E Mulholland of M. Wayne, assistant manager, were visitors in the city today, inspecting the local plant. From here the men left for Bluffton.

DECATUR DALIA DEMOCRAT

AT POINT OF DEATH. Is J. C. Leiter of Columbia City, Formerly of Decatur. J. C. Ixdter of Columbia City, formerly a miller associated with \. VanCarap in this city, is at the point of death at his home. He is suffering from enlargement of the liver, this in turn producing other ailments. Mr. Leiter has been a traveling salesman for a milling company. He is well known in Decatur in social, lodge an 1 church circles. He is a member of t both the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges in which he was an active worker. Mr. and Mrs. John Bolinger of this city called on him, visiting >n Columbia City over Sunday. Mr. Leiter had been a patient in the hospital. VALUE OF CASH

In the County is $551,750 — Notes Are Nearly Twice the Sum. BOARD OF REVIEW Compiles Assessors' Figures—lnteresting Statistics Shown. The assessed value of notes in Adams county is twice as high as the assessed cash value. The notes are assessed at $1,045,815 and the cash at $551,750, according to the totals of the board of review. This is divided among the following townships and corporations: Notes Cash Union $ 24,485 $26,811 Root 49,802 70,769 Preble 93,023 75,846 Kirkland 54,019 33,457 Washington 25,396 14,214 St. Mary's 30,870 27,538 Blue Creek 16,028 17.065 Monroe 175,455 24.920 French 128,305 16,630 Hartford 116,692 49,355 Wabash 34.419 54,039 Jefferson 33,764 22,381 Decatur 87.985 53,489 j Berne 135,936 25,085 Geneva 13,686 26,576 Monroe 25,920 13,575

MILITIA IN CONTROL. Atlanta, June 22,—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Georgia’s citizenry soldiery was today in control cf the situa- | tion growing out of the commutation of the sentence of Leo Frank. A battalion of the Fifth regiment had dispersed all demonstrations in the Vi- j clnity of Governor Slaxton's home, i The sheriff had control of the situa-j tion about the state farm where ' Frank is confined. The remainder, of the Fifth regiment was held in reserve. o WERE MARRIED John A. Hawkins and Miss Monema Fleming Married at M. E. Parsonage BY REV. STEPHENSON Will Live on Allen County Farm—Both Are Popular Young People. It was a quiet wedding at the Methodist church last evening at 6 o'clock when the Rev. D. T. Stephenson uniled the lives of Miss Monema Fleming, daughter of ex-Trustee and Mrs. J. A. Fleming of Union township, and Mr. John A. Hawkins, a well known young Allen county farmer, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hawkins. The couple was accompanied only bv the parents of the bride, who witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins will live on a farm in Allen county. Miss Fleming is well known in this city as well as her home comjmunity, being a graduate of the DeciiItur high school. Both are popular land highly esteemed.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, June 22, 1915.

STORE IS ROBBED Kolter Store at Magley Burglarized Last Night— Rear Door IS BURSTED IN Stamps, Money and Tobacco, Pipes and Clothing Are Taken. SheriT Ed Green was called to Magley this morning to investigate the burglarizing of the Kolter general store, which was discovered at six o’clock this morning when the proprietor went to open up. The panels of the back door had been broken and the entire door bursted in. breaking the lock. A quantity of merchandise and clothing was taken, besides $1 in postage stamps and $3 in cash. The stolen goods include the following: Three pounds Yankee Girl tobacco, two boxes cigars, smoking tobacco, neckties, tie pins, sleeve holders, pocket knives, eggs, two pairs Khaki pants. There was no clue to the burglar or burglars. It was thought that the burglary might have been committed by pipe line followers and Sheriff Green went to Tocsin where lie went through the camp but found no trace of the stolen goods. It is thought that tramps following the railway may have done the work. Mr. Kolter is postmaster and the office is located in the store. The stamps and money taken were in a money drawer, unlocked.

TO CIVEJANODET Decatur Horse Sale Company Will Have Foreign Buyers and Shippers AS THEIR GUESTS At Banquet at K. of P. Home on Friday Evening— Successful Season. As a closing celebration and commemoration of the tenth anniversary of their organization, the Decatur Horse Sale company has issued one hundred invitations to the foreign buyers and shippers and to the local people connected with the company to be their guests at a banquet to be held at the Knights of Pythias home on Friday evening, June 25, at six o’clock. The officers of the companv have arranged an excellent program and the event will be one that will be long remembered by those participating. Friday will close the th’rIteenth and last sale of the 1914-15 I season as well as the tenth year that ' the company has been in business in this city. This season has been one of the most successful seasons in the history of the organization and the men at the head of it are more than satisfied with their achievement. During the thirteen sales an average of 250 horses have been offered, the highest mark being reached when 350 animals went under tlie mallet. The Decatur Horse Sale company was first organized ten years ago, but at first confined their operations to local exchanges and did not branch out into the great foreign field until about four years ago. Since that time, however, their reputation has been rapidly and steadily approaching the highest pinacle of success and today they are rated among the highest standard companies dealing in stock, in the country. In attendance at the sales during the season are hundreds of buyers and shippers from all over the United States, the majority of them, however, from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and other eastern states. This not only means a successful enterprise in the city but secures a vast amount of valuable advertising for Decatur and should be assisted and boosted by every citizen. Mrs. Dick Hill and daughter, Mi- • bel. went to Monmouth this morning for a visit with relatives.

LAST BUSHMAN PICTURES. Tonight at the Crystal theater, the last of the Francis X. Bushman pielures will be given when that popular moving picture idol appears in the three-reel play, "Stars Their Courses Change." Owing to tiie transferring to another circuit. Manager Parent will be unable to secure any move films of Mr. Bushman. This evening's | play is one of tiie strongest tiie well known actor has ever been seen la and the local patrons of the Crys'al theater will be well assured of their money’s worth. The price of admission will be five cents to all. Tomorrow the Parson Osborn company will fill the bill at the Crystal. This company stages tableaux, including Rock of Ages and other biblical situation. The price of admission will be five and ten cents. A BARNJAISING Old-fashioned But Most Delightful Event at George A. Kintz Farm. SOUTH OF DECATUR

Attended by Eighty Men, Women and Children— Dinner Served Crowd. One of the big social events of the season was the “barn raising" at the George A. Kintz farm, two miles south of the city, by the way one of the best farms to be found in the entire middle west. The guests came early in the morning and there wore many of them, more than eighty men. women and children, according to actual count and they remained all dav, the men assisting at the work of raising the big barn and the women aiding as needed while every one enjoyed themselves all the time. The new barn is 36x40 with concrete foundation and will be a great addition ( to the big Kintz stock farm. The contractors are James Stogdill ana Robert Gould, who began work Monday of last week and will finish by Thursday. The raising yesterday was participated in by five men, the guests including Father Seimetz of this citv. who made a considerable record i:t lifting. Like the others he also excelled at the dinner table, where the entire crowd was given a substantial repast at noon. In addition to t-his barn Mr. Kintz has another, 24x80, Just across the road and which was moved several inches by the windstorm recently. Mr. Kintz is an extensive stock raiser and has an ideal farm for the business. Pictures oi the crowd were taken yesterday byMiss Bertha Kintz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kintz, of this city. It was a delightful day and was thoroughly enjoyed by every one of the eighty present.

HOME FROM WEST Miss Gertrude Moses Will Return Latter Part of Week from HER WINTER’S STAV In South Dakota—Has Been in Chicago for Ten Weeks, Miss Gertrude Moses, who has been spending the winter hi the west, wdl return home the latter part of the week, from Chicago, where she has been ten weeks. She went to South Dakota hoping the warm, sunny, dry climate would have the same beneficial results for her rheumatism that the south did last winter. A change in weather conditions, however, took place, much rain falling, hence the residence there did not have the desired effect. Ten weeks go she went to Chicago and lias been under the care of Drs. Dillings and Post. Her condition is much improved.

AUTOS IN ADAMS I Total Number in the County is 544—The Assessed Value I OF THE TOTAL Is $126,504, Making Average Price s232.s4—Decatur Has HO. Autos, autos everywhere. Adams county has 544 of them and their assessed value is $126,504, making the, average price $232.54, ascording to | the spring assessment. These are the statistics taken from the sheet, which ! the board of review finished compiling yesterday. This shows the number each township and corporation has and the assessed value thereof. Decatur leads with 110 automobiles. The following is the list in detail: Assessed No. Value Union 12 $ 3175 Root 23 6200 Preble 34 6695 Kirkland 46 8625 Washington 25 5400 St. Mary's 21 3850 Blue Creek 8 1350 Monroe 41 10460 French 27 4246 Hartford 35 9550 Wabash 30 9225! Jefferson 29 51J5 ’ Decatur 110 27315 Berne 57 15590 Geneva 39 6490 Monroe 13 2618 j o REV- RUHL DEAD Rev. Philip Ruhl of Fort Wayne, Pastor Auburn Reformed Church

DIED VERY SUDDENLY In Pulpit of Apoplexy—Was Well Known Here—Funeral Thursday. Rev. Philip Ruhl, pastor of the Reformed church at Auburn, but a resident of Fort Wayne, died yesterdaymorning at the family home, 1120 Harrison street, at the oge of six-ty-nine years. Death was due to apo-

plexy- and the deceased suffered the stroke Sunday morning while in thel pulpit at the Auburn church. Rev. Ruhl was preparing to make the announcements Sunday morning when he was stricken and fell on the pulpit. Members of the congregation rushed to his side and he was soon i unconscious. His condition was recognized as being serious at once and he was brought to his home in this city, where he died without having regained consciousness. Born in Sandusky county. Ohio, Rev. Ruhl was educated at Heidelberg university, where he finished his duties previous to entering the ministry, in 1871. His first charge was at Kenton, Ohio, where he remained until 1874, when he went to Auburn. Four years later he went to Prospect, Ohio, where he remained until 1888, returning again to Kenton. He came to Fort Wayne in 1898 and remained here until 1907 as head of the Salem Reformed church, and for the last seven years he had been in charge of the Auburn congregation. A faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Rev. Ruhl gave practically his entire life to furthering the cause of Christianity. According to his own ministerial record he preached 4,800 sermons, officiated at 677 baptisms, 332 marriages and 471 funerals. He was well known in Fort Wayne and his death brings grief to his countless friends in this city. His wife and one daughter preceded Rev. Ruhl in death, and surviving, besides his son, Calvin Ruhl, of this city, and one grandson, there are two brothers —John Ruhl, of Nappanee; Henry Ruhl, of Union. Mich., and three sisters, Mrs. L. Bailey of Elkhart, Mrs. Adam Book of South Bend land Mrs. Simon Statler of Mishawaka.

In accordance with Rev. Ruhl's own wishes the funeral services, which will be held at the home Thursday afternoon, will be private. Rev. J. 11. Bosh and Rev. F. W. Knatz will officiate. The pastors o. the Zion's elassis, of which Rev. Ruhl was a member, will act ns pall bear ers. Friends may view the remains at the reidence until Thursday noon. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Rev. Ruhl was well known in tins city. o BUILDING A CARAGE. John and Herman Yager are having an up-to-date garage built back of the Yager Bros. & Reinking furniture store. The Yager brothers recently purchased a new Auburn automobile. o BIG SALEJS ON Buyers Come from Far and Near to Take Advantage of Reduction in Prices. WEATHER IS FINE And Fact That Farmers Are

Unusually Busy Delays Crowd to Some Extent. The big sale is on anj the local stores did a fair business this morning, with indications that the business will increase during the evening and the rest of the sale days. Because of the heavy rains last week and the fact that these fine days require the attention of every live farmer in his fields, the crowd today was not as large as it would otherwise have been, though many were here from a distance and each told of others in his community who were coming during the three days' sale. The stores are well stocked and the- merchants have put the right prices on the goods that will move them if the people come for the sale. Visitors from Venedocia. Rockford. Wren, Craigville. Preble, Peterson. Monroe, Berne. Geneva, Bryant, Pennville, Hoagland, Monroeville, Dixon. Convoy, Ossian and other places were here today. The Merchants’ association will meet at the library this evening at which time all the business of the sale, including the allowing of bill?, will be attended to. The merchants are already planning for other sales to be held in the fall. That the customers at this sale are a bunch of satisfied buyers who will be glad to come again is believed. —o MERCHANTS MEET TONIGHT.

The regular meeting of the Decater Merchants' association will be held .v. the library at 8 o’clock this evening. Every member who can be there should attend. o KICKED BY COLT Marion, Aged Seven, Son of Amos Z. Smith, Has Four-inch Gash CUT IN HEAD When Colt’s Hoof Strikes Him — Condition Not Dangerous. Marion, aged seven, son of Amos X. Smith, residing near Pleasant Mills, was kicked in the forehead by a suckling colt last evening at 6:30 o’clock at the family home. The little boy had been playing in the yard and ran up behind the little colt, playfully striking it with a stick. The colt of course kicked out and struck the boy on the forehead, cutting a four-inch gash, requiring eleven stitches to close. The gash begins above the right eye-brow and extends across the head into the left eye-lid. Three stitches were taken in this eye-lid. alone. The little boy was not rendered unconscious by the blow. A physician administered to him and he is getting along nicely.

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POLITICIANS AREjNDICTEO Thomas Taggart, Mayor Bell and Other Politicians Are Charged by THE MARION COUNTY Grand Jury With Conspiring to Corrupt the Primary and Election. Indianapolis, June 22, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Thomas Taggart, democratic national committeemen for Indiana. Mayor Joseph Bell, Chief of Police Samuel Perott and one hundred twenty-five Indiana politicians were indicted today by the Marion county grand jury charged with conspiring to cemmitt 48 felonies in connection with the recent county primary, registration and election. Tie grand jury will vote again this aft rnoon, and it is understood tiie veto will be on other “higher-up” Indiana politicians. Although tiie majority of tiie 128 indicted men are democrats there are several prominent republicans, notably Robert Metzer, forim r republican chief of police and sheriff of Marion county. Don M. Roberts former mayor of Terre Haute, is named in the indictment. One indictment, containing 48 counts was returned. Arrests had not yet been made at noon. Tiie more prominent men in the list will be held in bail of SIO,OOO. Lesser lights must give bond of $5,000 and others face bonds • f $2,500. Indianapolis, Ind., June 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Among the more prominent men indicted arc Frank P. Baker, former county prosecutor; Dennis Cush, street commissioner; Michael Flynn and Arthur Merrill, police lieutenants; Hubert S. Riley, of the board of works; Hetman Adams, inspector of weights and measures; J. W. Sluff, ex-superintend-ent of the city hospital; Fred Barrett, democratic county chairman, and Edward Lyons, democratic candidate for

county treasurer at the recent elections. The unlawful acts alleged include such as importing voters, repeating, tampering with the election returns by election officials, use of violence. threats or restra-’nts against voters, violation by inspectors of laws concerning voting machines. Mr. Taggart was located at. the sheriff’s office, where he and Mayor Bell had just given bonds. “I have no statement to make at present,” ho said, “for I have not yet seen the indictment." Mr. Taggart said that everyone was giving bond. “Bonds wll be supplied for all the indicted men,” he said. The indicted men will be arraigned before Junge Collins of *he Marion county criminal court. Judge Collins was elected on the republican ticket in the election which will be probed in the prosecution of these leaders. Taggart arrived from French Lick about the time the grand jury reported. To his earlier statement he added that he knew nothing about the indictments except just what he had read in th- papers. He notifi-d the sheriff by ’phone that he would “be over" immediately. Bonds with 11 had previously been fixed by the court were given the sheriff. The i first count charges the defendants with conspiring to corrupt the elee- , tion in favor ol Lyons. The indictments contain 224 typewritten pages j and allege that crimes of all descriptions from destroying ballots to entering false names on the poll books. ATTEND CONVENTION. A dozen or more from the Decatur Epworth League went to Bluffton today to attend the Fort Wayne district Epworth League convention. —o — The national capital is preparing tor tlie biggest "vaccination bee" n the world's history. The 40.050 gov- ' eminent employes in Washington am advised to get vaccinated as a safeguard against typhoid fever. Government employes are warned that the vacation season is the danger period for typhoid and that treatment, should not be delayed by those w.io wish to avoid the dangers of the summer season.