Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1915 — Page 1

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MEXICAN PLOT ~ IS DISCOVERED Recent Border Trouble Was Plan to Get United States to Declare War. ATTEMPT FAILED To Materialize After Presi- | dent Returned—lnvestigation Being Made. (United Press Service) ■Washington, Aug. 14. (Special to Daily Democrat)- Tlie recent Mexican flurry was a plot to stampede the United States into war. Three hours after President Wilson arrived in Washington it petered out. The identity of the plotters is not public property but in Washington and other cities an investigation is under way to discover the interest behind the intent. The plotters felt when Seo- , retary larnslng and the Latin-Ameri-can diplomats met that the time tor action had arrived'. There scheme 1 was to cause trouble along tile border and antagonize Carranza but the attempted atampede failed. Intervention is as far away today as ever. President Wilson’s note to Carranza and tire Mexican leaders will be made public »tomorrow. Prom a reliable 1 source It was learned that the appeal ( Is similar to the former one urging , the military leaders to get together for peace and promising recognition. Berlin, Aug. 14, —(Special to Daily < Democrat)—Gen. Von Hindenbergs 1 troops attacking the fortress of Kovno have stormed and captured a fortified ( fortress in front of Kovno. “Between < the Narew and "the Bug. we have reached the Silr.a-Nurvew section” t said the statement. "East of War- , saw the Barvarians who occupied Sled- ( Ice are approaching the Bug northeast t of Sokolof having repulsed several { Ruslan counter attacks. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Aug. 14 —(Spec- 1 ial to Daily Democrat) —For permit- c ting artti-foreign demonstrations in I Vera Cruz. Gen. Carranza has removed the mayor of the city, according t to information received this afternoon and the message indicated that the J official had also been placed under ar- j rest. £ c Berlin, Aug. 14,—(Special to Daily ‘ Democrat) —The second phase of the campaign on the eastern front is rapidly drawing to a close —the Russian center giving ground with little re- ‘ sistance in its retreat to the Kovno- , Brest Litovsk line. Attacking the ' Russian wings are Von Hindenberg ’ and Mackinsen, the two greatest generals Germany has produced in the * world war. Kovno is being subjected ’ to terrific assault by Von Hindenberg and there is not the slightest doubt G here that the fortress must soon succumb. Mackinsen is pressing north- ‘ ward upon Bres’ Litovsk dealing heavy blows on the Russian left flank. ' < Paris, Aug. 14,— (Special to Dally f Democrat)—A French cruiser bom- i barded and destroyed the Wagoner works at Jassa and the Palestine ( coast, the ministry of marines here i announced today. Geneva, Aug. 14,— (Special to Daily ( Democrat)— Italys’ recent warning to ( Servia to keep hands off in Abania constitutes one of the most serious stumbling blocks In the allies effort to win Bavaria to agree to take part in the war, is was learned here today. . o—assessments being made The trustees of Root. Preble, Washington, French, and Kirkland townships, Adams county and of Lancaster township Wells county were meeting this afternoon at the office of Trustee Augenbaugu preparing the assessment sheet tor the cleaning and repairing of the Holthouse ditch. The job is a strenuous one and requires a great deal of computing of figures. NO CONCERT MONDAY Because several of the band boys will be away on vacation visits, there will be no street concert Monday evening. The next regular concert will be Monday evening of the following week.

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NATIONAL LETTER CARRIERS TX'tt'oit, Mich., Aug. 13, —Chicago was chosen for the 1916 meeting of the National Rural letter Carriers' association at its annual convention which closed here to-night. These officers were elected: President George W Klitne, Willlard, Mo., vice-president Fred L. White, Buckhead, Ga., secretary, L. 11. Wilson. Oliva. Minn, and treasurer, L. H. ('ate, Weatherford, Okla. o TWO MORE AUBURNS SOLD Tommy Durkin the local Auburn agent sold two more Auburns th.s week, Mr. Emick of Berne being one of the purchasers and William Ehlerding of Kirklana township the other. The cars are both of the 1916 model and will no doubt be enjoyed by the owners. PROGRAMJS OUT For the Orphans’ Home Celebration---M. Kirsch of This City TO BE IN CHARGE Os Devotional Exercises— President of Board—Decatur Band to Play. The Decatur band will play at th'? anniversary day celebration of the German Informed orphanage at Fort Wayne next Thursday, August 19, ami arangements are being made to run a special car to Fort Wayne if enough can be secured to go. All who desire to go by special car should call the Rev. Stolte by telephone. The program has been announced by the Rev. J. F. Winter, superintendent of the institution. M. Kirsch of this city, president of the board, will be in charge of the devotional. The program will open :.t two o’clock with a parade headed by the band, In which all employes and children of the home, as well as -ill visiting pastors and board members will participate. The parade will te--minate in the grove where devotional exercises conducted by M. Kirsch, will be held. The following program will carried through: Invocation—Rev. Kohler, Sulton, Neb. Song ■' Assembly. Song ..... Orphans. Scripture reading—Rev. Bollmann,, Buffalo, N. Y. Prayer —Rev. Wienand, Brooklyn, N. Y. Song.—Assembly. German Sermon —Rev. Beisser, Plymouth, Wis. Song—Assembly. English Sermon —Rev. Grether, AH’ ance, Ohio. Music—Orchestra. Offering. Reports by the treasurer of the insituation, secretary of the board and treasurer of the building fund. The ladies of Salem Grace and St. John’s Reformed congregation of that city will be in charge of the various sales stands, where sandwiches and refreshments will be served. The anniversary celebration Thursday ’ -in be preceded by the annual board meeting on Wednesdaly, August 18. This will probably be the largest board meeting ever held, at least there was never a time when four synods were represented each by three trustees. After this year each of the four Reformed synods will elect only two representatives. o NOT GIVEN CREDENCE. (United Press Service) South Bend, Ind., Aug. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Reports from the police that Silas B. Eversole, sixty, (ormer Dunkard minister, would confess to the murder of Hazel Macklin, fifteen, found strangled in a vault a year ago. were given no credence today. Eversole’s every action claimed his innocence. He appeared fortified after a talk with his wife. Most of the evidence is circumstantial. Mrs. Ray Teeple entertained at dinner and supper yesterday in compliment to Mrs. A. P. Beatty and Mrs. Carl Beatty of Des Moines, lowa. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Judson W. Teeple and Mrs. Henry Mayer. A delightful social time was enjoyed.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening,August 14, 1915.

HE WALKS AGAIN f - Adrian Buckmaster, Invalid for Nine Years, Able to a t Walk About 1 WITH AID OF CRUTCHES It is Believed Will Fully i Recover in Time—Visits in Fort Wayne.

For the first time in nearly ten years, Adarin Buckmaster, aged nineteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Buckmaster of this city is knowing the delights of getting around without the aid of a wheeled chair. He has been able to walk for the past five months on crutches and it is believed will soon outgrow- the ailment that made him practically helpless for so long. Ten years ago, he had his hip injured, it is believed, in playing leapfrog at school. For three years he was an invalid in bed; and for six years was able to go about in a wheel-chair. Now- he has regained the use of his leg sufficiently to walk on crutches. He is able to ride in automobiles, also although he is not able to go riding otherwise, in carriages, except in his chair, and of that he has become so tired that he dislikes the very sight of it, and has not been in it once in tlie past six months. Two weeks ago he went to Fort Wayne for a visit, tlie first since his accident, and later he visited with a sister, Mrs. Agnes Simons eight miles west of Geneva. His many friends are rejoicing with him in his recovery. WORLD INTEREST Manifest in the Indiana Educational Exhibit at San Francisco. A SPECIAL MESSAGE Hoosierdom Far Ahead of All Others in Subject of Consolidation. (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, August 14 —Here is a telegram whicli has come to Indianapolis. It was sent from the exposition grounds at San Francisco and is from the chairman of the committee having in charge the entire educational exhibit at the big fair. Here is his message. “Exposition Grounds, San Francisco “Charles A. Greathouse, Supt. Public Instruction, Indianapolis. The Indiana Educational Exhibit on subject of Consolidation has been installed for some time. Exhibit is very satisfactory. Is accomplishing great deal of good. Educators from all over the world are interested in the subject. They all come to Indiana exhibit to study. You are to be congratulated. “ALVIN E. POPE.” This special exhibit was prepared and sent from Indiana at the urgent request of tlie same committee of the fair management that now sends this message of commendation. The Indiana educational department was appealed to in this matter because ill the other states had graciously conceded that Hoosierdom is far and awav ahead of all the others in this one progressive feature of the school system. —o — FREE MOVING PICTURES The free moving pictures will be shown at the Crystal theater tomor- ’ row afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. These 1 are sent out under the auspices of the National Association for the Study I and Prevention of Tuberculosis. THE STOR’S STOP Naomi is the name o fthe girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schirack, living four miles southwest of this city. Mrs. ' Schirack was formerly Miss Susie ' Bentz. The Henry Mayer family will entertain at supper this evening for Mr. and Mrs. Emery G. Kiefer.

DAMAGES REACHES THOUSANDS (United Pre™ Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 14,—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Farmers from all parts of Indiana today reported great damage done wheat by the continued wet weather. Those fortunate enough to have threshed are congratulating themselves, for tlie wheat of their neighbors Is rotting in the shock and In many cases has begun to spront. Conservative estimates place the loss at many thousands of dollars. Despite the optimistic weather man who predicted fair weather for today, reports received today indicated general rains with the center probably in this neighborhood. It rained here throughout the night and was raining today in Muncie, Richmond, Vincennes, Lafayette, Columbus Seymour, Elwood, Connersville, Hartford City, Bluffton. Rain threatened at Fort Wayne and Huntington.

MONROE GETS ELECTRICITY Citizens Voted Friday for a Bond Issue of Four Thousand Dollars TO ERECT THE POLES And Lines to This CitySuperintendent Mylott to Begin Work. Monroe will have electric lights. This question was decisively settled yesterday when an election of the voters of that town cast a vote of 92 to 22 for a bond issue of $4,000, which will approximately cover the cost of erecting poles and lines from that place to Decatur, a distance of six miles. For more than a year Monroe has been attempting to plan through an appeal to the public service commission to hold an election for this purpose. At the recent session of the legislature, Representative R. C. Parrish introduced and had passed an act authorizing municipal corporations owning or operating electric Igiiit, power and water plants to furnish electrical current or water to any person, firm or corporation, eithdr municipal, or private, living or situated without such municipal corporation, upon procuring the consent of the public service commission. Following the passage of this act, a petition was filed with the board and granted. The bond issue will be made immediately and the work will be started under the supervision of Light and Water Superintendent Martin Mylott. It is thought that the work will be completed within six weeks. Not only will the privilege of having electric light and power be a great convenience and advantage for the citizens of Monroe, but the addition of a couple hundred consumers to the local plant will mean much financially in th.e way of keeping down the expense. Superintendent Mylott stated that a rush order for the necessary materials would be sent in and the work would be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. o EASTLAND IS RAISED. Excursion Steamer Sunk Three Weeks Ago in Chicago River, Righted. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111.. Aug. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Three weeks after she overturned in the Chicago river, the steamer Eastland was righted this afternoon. Dredge crews had been working on the vessel for ten days ! and today after the hull had been raised to an angle of forty-five degrees, and her coal shifted, she righted herself. No bodies were found on the vessel. Divers are working on the > bottom of the river in search of bod- . ies thought to have been buried in . the mud. Captain Harry Pederson, , of the Ship, gave SIO,OOO bond today , on his indictment by a state’s grand jury on a charge of criminal carelessness. His attorney announced he would turn state’s witness. o ! COURT HOUSE NEWS 5 Real estate transfers: J. S. Lower '• to Rebecca J. Lower, real estate in 8 Root township, $3,000; Joseph L. Lower to Margaret Linn, et al., 80 acres -. of Root township, $12,000. United •. States patent deed to Lemuel Smith, 240 acres of Monroe township.

FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 ” 1 ' Has Alva Ingman Served as > Superintendent of M. E. Sunday School i AT JEROMEVILLE, OHIO T. 11. Ernst Who Recently Attended Home-coming, Met His Old Friend. T. H. Ernst who recently returned from a visit to his old home in Ashland county, Ohio, and attended the home-coming there, had the pleasure

of meeting many old friends. Among them, was a man distinguished because of a very unusual thing. The man was Mr. Alva Ingman who is about seventy-one or two years of age. The thing of particular interest, is that Mr. Ingman lias served for fifty consecutive years as superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school at Jeromesville, Ohio. The church is being handsomely remodeled now. Among the memorial windows do nated to the church is a beautiful one by Mr. Inginan. Unknown to him, the building committee had inscribed thcr on his name and the fact that he had served for more than fifty years us superintendent. How much longer he will hold the office is unknown, as hq is still serving, and will undoubtedly live many years longer. Such is the hope of ali,( as he is greatly beloved and honored by every child as well as the older members. He resides a mile and a half from Jeromesville, the old home of Mr. Ernst. MEN WILL HELP About Fifty Merchants Have Agreed to Assist Farmers in Getting in BALANCE OF CROPS Will Help Those Who Had to Stop Harvesting on Account of Weather. ■ At the special meeting of the Decatur merchants’ association held last , evening at the library about fifty bus- . iness men came up and volunteered , their help, if needed, to the farmers ' of Adams county in harvesting the balance of this year's crops which work has been somewhat interfered with on account of the wet weather. A good many of the farmers have been able to complete the job of harvesting while some have not and to these farms the merchants will go. , With the extra help it will take but a few days to complete the harvesting job in Adams county. The farmers who have not yet got In their crops ( will want the work done at once and therefore the merchants will render their assistance to them. A committee of three was named last evening to look after the work and the farmers are requested to see or notify these men if they need help. The committee named was Fred Fullenkainp, Henry Gerke and A. D. Suttles. — ABOUT THE SICK. J. S. Lower shows no improvement and is gradually sinking. He is ill of Bright's disease. Mrs. Anna Buhler of Indianapolis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fisher, of this city, is somewhat better. Walton Johnson, ill of accute appendicitis and nephritis, is better. — — PARENTS OF FINE BOY A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dowling of Madison street at ten o'clock last evening. Tlie mother formerly Miss Emma Terveer is quite sick but it is thought that she will recover. LIVES ARE LOST (United Press Service) Northampton, Eng., Aug. 14,—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Between six i and ten persons are reported to I have been killed by the derailment of , the Irish Mail of the London and N. W. railway near Stow tunnel today.

I LAST OF OUTPUT I Tlie last barrel of whiskey made by the David Klopfenstein distillery four miles east of Bluffton has been sold ; and the warehouse In which the wh'skey has been stored for several years will hereafter be used for other purposes. C. M. Blue, of Fort Wayne, United States gauger came to Bluffton Thursday to make the final test and to check out the same. The Klopfenstein distillery was closed eight years ago, and at that time hundreds of barrels were left in the warehouse to age. Since then It has been necessary for the United States gauger to keep a tab on it and to check out every time any of it was sold. The last barrel has now been disposed of and the bond under which the owner of the distillery has been under for years is no longer effective. —Bluffton News.

SERIESJNBUSE And Wrongs and Indignities Was Life of Emily J. Niblick, She Says. ASKS A DIVORCE From Samuel T. NiblickFailed to Provide, and Abused Her. More than twenty years’ abuse, has. rendered Emily J. Niblick incapabh of longer enjoying the company o Samuel T. Niblick, as her .husband and today she filed a suit for divorct from him, her attorneys being Betel son & Moran. They were married and lived to gether until August 12, 1915, says the complaint. For more than twenl; years, she says, life has been a cot. tlnued series of wrongs, cruelties an' indignities. For more than two year: he has failed to reasonably provid' for her, and for ten years, she says li has been an habitual drunkard, am has cursed her and called her vib names. On August 12, she says h' got a butcher knife and threatened I' injure her, and would probably hav, done so had a son not interfered. Shi says he has cursed her and told he she was not his wife, and that sh. could apply for a divorce, that h wanted to get rid of her, and that sh was a disgrace to the Niblick family The complaint sets out that he ha; accused her also of infidelity. Os th' nine children born to them, four ar' dead and the other five are over th' age of twenty-one years. She say: he owns forty-five acres in Well county, valued at $7,000 and also get a pension of $27 a month. She say that in 1903 the real estate was morl gaged for SI4OO and that she had t< nay the mortgage thereon, and tha although he promised to repay hei he has failed to do so. She asks tha a judgment for SI4OO with Interee from January 1903, be declared so her, and that she be given alimony i> the sum of $3,000. Mr. Niblick, who is well known a: "Thomp” Niblick, has retained th< services of Attorney D. B. Erwin and will fight the case. It is said he wil file a cross-complaint in which he al leges he is entitled to the divorce Mr. Niblick is seventy years of age and his wife is about the same age. o FAILED TO ARRIVE Manager Parent of the Crystal tliea ter was greatly disappointed last even lug over the failure of the Charlie Chaplin feature film entitled “Filu Johnnie,” to arrive and in this manner desires to apologize to the patrons ql the theater. A telephone communication with the Indianapolis office this morning disclosed the act that the film had been sent to Decatur, 111., instead of to this city and that it would be returned here Sunday afternoon and could be used for Monday afternoon and evening. In addition to this great comedy a three-reel Broadway Star feature entitled "Who Violates The Law" will also be given. o RETURN NEXT WEEK Dr. D. D. Clark received a card from • Dr. J. M. Miller who states that he and t his wife are having the time of their > life at tlie San Francisco fair and f also visiting other points in California. . He states that they will be at home about August 20 to 25.

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ATTACK MADE ON HEUER HOME Unknown Person Throws Half a Brick Through Window Last Night. BLOOD HOUNDS FROM Celina Fail to Track Assailant—Model Cigar Store Robbed at Same Time. For some mysterious and unknown

reason, the home of Fred Heuer, one of the proprietors of the Holthouse Drug Co., ou West Monroe street was made the object of an attack last night at 10:30 o'clock when half of a building brick was hurled through tlie window of the music room, supposedly with the intention of injuring Mr. Heuer. Mr. Heuer had arrived home about five minutes before the attack was made and had placed a record upon the Victrola. After starting the ma--’Mine he had left Hie music room to enter the dining room on the opposite side of the house and in which Mrs. Heuer was crocheting. Just as he was entering tlie dining room, a distance of about twelve feet from the music room, he was startled by a zrasli of breaking glass and returning to the music room found the floor covered with small fragrants of the window pane. The blind to tlie window had been pulled down about three-fourths of the way and the half brick had lodged there, thus preventing it from entering the room and doing serious damage. That the assailant was a man, was evidenced by the velocity with which the brick was thrown and also by the tact that Albert Seilemeyer, residing In the same block, heard tlie crasli and looking out of the window, saw the man running down the alley sou’ll from the Heuer residence. Night Policeman Druley was summoned and made an investigation but failed to uncover any clue as to the Identity of the assailant. At the instigation of Mr. Heuer, two bloodhounds were secured from Celina, hey arriving here at 5:30 tins mornng. The hounds quickly picked up the scent from the brick and followed the trail to the Krick & Tyndall tile factory where it was lost. Three ather attempts to follow the trail remlted in the same manner. A number of tramps making their headquarters in a freight car near the factory were rounded up by the officers and i young tramp giving his name as Pete Crawford was taken into custody bn suspicion, after making an unsue■esssful attempt to escape. Cigar Store Robbed At practically the same time that the assault was made on the Heuer residence and while officer Druly was In tlie west part of the city making m investigation, the Hodel cigar store owned by Frank McConnell was entered and robbed of $lO and a small quantity of cirgars. The thief hid gained an entrance by climbing onto the roof o fthe single story annex, for■ing open the sky-light and dropping onto a pocket billiard table. An exit was made by cutting out the screen of one of the rear windows. In dropping to the table, the thief had left the imprint of liis shoes and the blood hounds that were working on tha Heuer case were secured and an endeavor was made to get on the trail. This attempt also failed however. A very plausible theory advanced by the officers was that the assailant and thief were working to--1 gether and that while the one man ' made the attack on the Heuer resl- • dence in order to draw the attention 1 of Officer Druly to that part of city, the other man was at liberty to _n f ter the Model without danger of be- > Ing apprehended or being interrupted in his work. I- - James Ginley was arrested this morning on evidence that strongly implicated him with the robbery. The affidavit was sworn out by Mr. Mc- ’ Connell. Ginley will have his trial 1 late this afternoon before Mayor 1 Christen. 1 o — Attorney D. B. Erwin filed a new > partition case entitled Wm. H. Bittner et al. vs. John C. Bittner et al.