Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 221.

"BUD” GIBSON ON THEJTAND Star Witness for State Admits He Told Several Different Stories AND WAS EMPLOYED For Eleven or Twelve Years as Vote Buyer for the Republican Party. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 16.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —James (Bud) Gibson, a witness today in the election corruption conspiracy trial of Mayor Joseph E. Bell, testified that Mayor Bell at eight o’clock on the evening of the primary, asked him at the polls to "take care” of Ralph McCarthy, a candidate. "Ralph was left off the slate through an oversight and 1 want you to take care of him” Gibson testified, Gibson saij he in where the tally sheets were being prepared and saw to it that McCarty got the long end of the vote. Gibson also testified that on election day Mayor 801 l gave him eleven dollars in one dollar bills and that he put it in his pocket with other money to be used to buy votes. He said that Michael Ryen, one of the

chief attorneys for the defense in this * case was with Bell at the time. Gibson was indicted with the 127 in this case. He pleaded guilty to the charge and has been considered the big man in the state’s battery. Gibson testified that on election day Herman Adams, chief inspector of weights and measures, gave him $85.00 and told him ‘I am going to hold you res-ponsible for the vote, I’m not going to mix in it You must make a showing.” Gibsan saij he paid from one to two dollars for votes on election dav, Gibson admitted on cnss examine tion that in his testimony before tinfederal grand jury he said he had re ceived no money from Mayor Bell to buy votes. He also admitted that he had for eleven or twelve years bought votes for republicans. When asked whether he was paid for this he said "Well. I had a regular job and I drew the salary.”

Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 16 —(Spec ial to Daily Democrat) —The state faced a crisis today in the Bell trial. Gibson, the star witness, admitted un der cross-examination that before a federal grand jury and a local grand jury, prior to the one that returned this indictment that he testified so far as he knew Bell's hands were free from any fraud. The state maintained that since Gibson's testimony vindicating Bell was in each instsfhee given before he pleaded guilty to this indictment, it was the natural story of one seeking to protect his fellow conspirator. The state demonstrated that befre Gibson went before the federal grand jury he had a conference with Herman Adams, who according to Gibson’s testimony today had given him $85,00 with which to buy votes. The state also brought out that the deputy prosecutor who conducted the grand jury was Ralph McCarty, who “fixed” the primary at Bell’s request, according to Gibson’s story. On direct examination Gibson stated that for seven or eight months he had been on the pay roll of Mayor Bell without doing any work. On cross-examina tion he again admitted that he told the federal grand jury that he receiv ed no money from either Bell or Ad ams to buy votes, that he did not buy any votes and that he knew of no wrortg acts at the primary, the regis tration or the election. He admitted telling the grand juries that the primarines were on the square and that Bell never gave him any money. Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 16 (Special to Daily Democrat) —With Indianapolis staging the bitterest political trial and the trial that may be of most far-reaching consequence of any in the history of the state, war news and Washington news has faded into the background in this city. While the state charges that Mayor Joseph E. Bell was the moving spirit and fountain head of a gigantic conspiracy involving possibly 500 alleged conspirators with a common object to steal the Marion county election, the defense returns with the assertion that “the state is conducting a school for perjury” at the instigation of the Indianapolis News in realiation for libel suits.against the News by Thomas Taggart. Mayor Bell and Chief of “ (Continued on Page 2.)

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ANN ARBOR ELEVEN OUT Ann Arbor. Mich., Sept. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —If Coach Fielding H. Yost had to name the eleven varsity men who will represent Michigan in football this year, today, it Is probable that only five of the eight “M” men who are available for this year's squad, would be picked. The other three it is believed would be displaced by husky youngsters, who will report to Yost along with the veterans, next Monday. Staatz, Bastian and Watson are the “M” men whose positions are endangered. Cochran, Maulbetsch, Dunne, Benton and Reiman, all veterans, look like fixtures on this year’s squad. governWHay At Bluffton Street Fair is to be the Banner Occasion for the Week. COME IN SPECIAL Luncheon at Bliss Hotel— Mr. and Mrs. Heller Invited to Join Party. Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 15—Governor Ralston and a number of other state and federal officers have accepted an urgent invitation of William A. Kunkel, democratic chairman of the Eighth district, to be guests of himself and the city of Bluffton on Thursday, September 23, the third day of the ninth annual Bluffton free street fair and the Webs county agricultur al exhibit. The governor's party will leave Indianapolis about 7 o’clock on the morning 1 of September 23, on board the “Martha,” the private car of the Union Traction company officials, which has been chartered by Mr. Kunkel for the accomodation of his guests. The party is due to arrive in Bluffton at 11 o’clock. The trip is to be entirely non-politi-cal and the party will be required do little speechmaking, only an hour being allotted on the program for the addresses. The rest of thetime will be given to seeing the fair. The governor’s party will be greeted by a reception committee composed of Abram Simmons, former law partner of United States District Attorney F. C. Dailey, as chairman, and other prominent citizens, including W. R. Barr, J. W. Sale, C. E. Sturgis, Mayor John Mack, R. S. Todd, D. H. Swaim. G. L. Saunders, John A. Morris and Coy L. C. Davenport. Chairman Simmons will introduce District Attorney Dailey and the latter will present the other members of the Indianapolis party to the street fair crowd. Leaving Bluffton at 3:30 o’clock the governor’s party will reach Indianapolis at about 7:30 o’clock.

Members of the party will include Governor and Mrs. Ralston, Auditor of State and Mrs. Dale Crittenberger, Secretary of State Homer L. Cook and Mrs.. Cook, Superintendent of Public Instruction C. A. Greathouse and Mrs. Greathouse, District Attorney F. C. Dailey and Mrs. Dailey, State Treasurer George Bittier, Supreme Court Reporter Philip Zoercher. Representative and Mrs. J. A. M. Adair, Charles A. Edwards of the public service commission and Mrs. Edwards, Judge and Mrs. J. J. Moran. John H. Heller of the Decatur Democrat and Mrs. Heller, Edward G. Hoffman, Tweflth district chairman, and Mrs. Hoffman; Oil Inspector J. O. Behymer, Mark Storen, United States marshal; Peter J. Kruyer, internal revenue collector; Dr. Thomas E. Stuckey, collector of cus toms for Indiana; Thomas Taggart, Judge Joseph Shea, Representative George W. Rauch of the Eleventh district, J. H. Fry of the state auditor's office and Adalgo Wandel of the secretary of state’s office and Mrs. Wandel. Mr. Wandel’s old home is at Bluffton. One of the special features of the r’s (Isiv at tlic fair will Iso an automobile parade, for which prizes aggregating SIOO are offered. Thursday also will be old soldiers’ day at the fair. TO “RING IN” STUDENTS. (United Press Service) Highland Park, Mich., Sept. 16 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Pupils who attend the new $300,000 Highland Park high school, to be erected this year, must ring ‘‘in” and “out” just like factory workers. The school authorities have ordered the installation of time clocks in the building.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, September 16, 1915.

WOMANSUFFRAGE Was Theme of Susan B. Marsh, President of Bth District Woman’s FRANCHISE LEAGUE Good Address But Small Attendance Acount Woman’s Peach Canning. • Mrs. Susan B. Marsh of Muncie, president of the Eighth district Woman's Franchise League, spoke to the women of this city last evening at the library hall. The turn-out was not very good, on account of the warm weather and the fact that the women are in the midst of peach canning and other home duties, but her address was a very excellent one and brought forth much applause from those who took the time to go. She is an ardent advocate of woman suffrage. Among the points that she brought out, is that woman neoda the ballot for her own protection — to protect herself from man-made laws. That woman should have interests outside their home, as well as inside, that their minds may be broadened. and stimulated, thereby, was also another point urged for woman suffrage. The purification of the polls; the election of the best men to office, regardless of politics, she stated, would be the outgrowth of woman’s power to vote. Since women have taken a firm place in the industrial world, and in the ownership of property, she should have the right to help make the laws governing the control thereof, and the right to say how the money she spends for taxes should be used. She cited instances of the advance of states which have woman suffrage, and of their general improvement, illustrating with many specific illustrations. o BOOST JHE FAIR Advertising Cars Start Out Each Morning Loaded to Guards With Lithos. FOR THIRTY MILES The People Are Being Informed of Our Fair and Invited to Come Over. If there lives within a radius of thirty or forty miles of Decatur, any person who does not want to know all about the great Adams county fair to be held here September 27-October 2, inclusive, he had better crawl in a hole and pull the hole in after him, or the advertisers will get him. Each morning as the gaily decorated Pilot car of Frisinger s and Dan Beery’s Ford are ready to pull out, loaded with every kind of advertising known to modern lithographing, they look like Santa Claus wagons. Each car carries a crew of four men and they are busy from morning until night, plastering the country with the lithos of airships, racers, autos, special attractions and bills, giving general information. It’s to be a big fair and a good one. Every department head is hustling now. Dan Beery, the president, is booking special attractions and keeping an eye on each department, ably assisted by the secretary. Free Frisinger. Ed Ahr is watching up the horse exhibit, and Jack Meibers is out after speed, while each is doing everything he can to make the coming show a wonderful one. It starts Tuesday and lasts all week. Don’t miss a day. —o GOING TO WORLD’S FAIR Mr. and Mrs. Ed Luttman formerly of this city now the proprietors of the Luttman house at Sturg ! =, Mich,, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Luttman of Hoagland will leave the later part of September for San Francisco where they will attend the Panama-Pacific exposition. The will also enjoy a number of side trips and will visit at San Diego. Mrs. Martin Luttman will act as a guide for the party she having been to California once before and knows the many places of interest along the route.

AUTOIST'S NARROW ESCAPE. A backing box car on the Erie at 2 o'clock this afternoon struck Ike Bauman's automobile in such away between the front wheel and fender that it was dragged from the east to the west side of Winchester street on the railroad. Thefender was damaged, a wheel bursted and other minor damage done the car. but Mr. Bauman, who was the only passenger, was uninjured. His escape was lucky. He mistook the signal of the watchman for a signal to come across, and got directly in the way of the backing car. POLICe COURT Jim Ginley was arraigned before Mayor Christen last evening on a charge of assault and battery filed by Howard Burdg. He was found guilty and given a fine of $5.00 and cost amounting in all to $15.00. He stayed the docket which by law gives him or his bondsman ninety days in which to pay the fine. WILL W HERE Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Will Visit Decatur Thursday, Sept. 30 ABOUT TWO HOURS Advance Notice Says from Seventy-five to Hundred Will be in Party. The manufacturers ar.d wholesale merchants of the Cleveland chamber of commerce will arrive in Decatur on a special train over the Clover Leaf at 10 >3O on tbe morning of Thursday, September 20th and< will stay here an hour and fifty-six minutes, leaving at 1226 for Huntington. The party are making a five days trip through Northern Indiana. The letter announcing their arranger.ent follows' The Chamber of Commerce, Decatur, Ind. Gentlemen: You perhaps will ininterested to know that a party of seventy five to a hundred members of our board plans to visit your city at the time indicated by the enclosed sch°dule, and that one or more members of the party desire to call upon you at your place of business. The purpose of this trip is to enable the executives of our C'tveland firms to personally meet those with whom their houses do business, or may do business; to foster personal acquaintance already established and to establish new acquaintance. We hope that it will be convenient for you to enable our representatives to find yo.i at your place of business at the time indicated and trust that you will oe as much interested in meeting then as they are earnest in their desire to meet you. Sincerely hoping that we in turn may have the pleasure of a call in Cleveland from you and -your fellow citizens in the not distant future, I am Very respectively, SAM’L. R. MASON. Secretary.

SCHOOLSTO OPEN Next Monday in Washington Township—List of Teachers Announced. BY THE TRUSTEE Mr. Augenbaugh Makes a Good Selection —Nine District Schools. Trustee Ed Aughenbaurh announces that the schools of Washington township will open next Monday for the season, after the summer vacation. There are nine district schools. The teachers of these are as follows: District I.—Ruby Parrish. District 2—Cleo Roop. District 3—Etta Brandyberry. District 4—Genevieve ''puller. District s—Melvin Mallonee. District 6—William Noll. District 7—Marie Daniels. District B—Martin Huffman. District 9—Grace Butler,

HICHLY_PRAISED By Press and People is Retiring National President George Wemhoff. SECURED CONTRACT For Mulligan, the Sculptor, to Erect SIOO,OOO Denver Civic Statue. Copies of the Denver newspapers which have reached this office show that George Wemhoff of this city, retiring president of the National Monumental Dealers’ association, was a popular man, not only with the association, but with the citizens of Denver, where the annual convention was held recently. The papers contain pictures of, and interviews with Mr. Wemhoff, and with the other members of the party, including Charles Mulligan, the sculptor, the McMasters sisters, models, who posed for the Adams county soldiers’ monument, and other distinguished members and visitors at the convention. Through Mr. Wemhoff, who invited Mr. Mulligan, the sculptor, to be the convention’s guest, Mr. Mulligan was awarded the contract for the SIOO,OOO statute. "The Spirit of the Mines,” which is to be erected by Denver in its civic square. The SIOO,OOO is exclusive of the marble for the statue, which is to be furnished free by Charles Manning, one of Denver's benefactors. This statue was designed by Mr. Mulligan and is said to be a masterpiece. Mr. Wemhoff retires as president of the association, with a fine record, and has received much praise through many presses. C. B. Holmes of Cherokee, lowa, was elected national president. The convention will probably be held at Atlantic City next year.

FROM _FUNERAL James Boyd Returns from Chicago—Attended His Grandsons Funeral. THAT OF FRED DAVIS Rural Mail Carrier, Instantly Killed—Visited Here Recently. James Boyd, of Pleasant Mills, was in tiie city last evening, having returned from Chicago where lie was called by the death of his grandson, Fred Davis, 22, a rural mai' carrier who was nearly instantly killed last Thursday afternoon about four o’clock. The young man was a rural carri< r from Cicero, a suburb of Chicago, and had finished his work for tiie day ati'i returned home, when he thought of ills money which lie had left at the office. He mounted his motor cycle to go down after it. and while there, in turning a corner, ran into an automobile truck which was going on tne wrong side of the road They collided and the handle bar of tiie young man’s motor cycle, ran into his body and through his heart badly mangling his body. He lived about forty minutes afterwards. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Davis, Mrs. Davis having been Miss Phoebe Boyd, before her marriage. The young man had visited here about six weeks ago. The funeral was held Sunday and was one of the largest ever attended in that community, being held in a park pavilion, because the attendants would have more than filled any of the churches. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. and Masons and these organizations of Chicago atended in bodies. Two automobiles were required for the floral offerings. Mr. Boyd’s daughter, Adda, who accompanied him to Chicago for tiie funeral, remained with the family of her grief-stricken sister for awhile. attend BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Rev. F. G. Rogers, Mrs. Harve Schroll, Mrs. Simon Brandyberry and daughters, Alice and Et»a Brandybe,ry, left for Bluffton today to attend the meeting of the Baptist association.

SURETY OF THE PEACE. Sheriff Ed Green arrested Forest Gilpin this morning on a surety of peace proceedings, instituted by Gilpin's mother-in-law, Mrs. Clark Hindenlang. of Bobo. The Gilpins lived in rooms in the U. E. Cramer residence on North Fifth street, and Gilpin's mother-in-law is said to have come here and taken her daughter home. The surety of peace proceedings. it is said, resulted from a fracas Tuesday evening. Gilpin was driving some cattle for Ahr when arrested. He did not give bond and was taken to jail. His hearing will be tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock before 'Squire Lenhart. THE COURT NEWS Judge I). E. Smith Returns From Bluffton Where He Held Court FOR HALF WEEK Many Civil and Probate Matters Attended To— Marriage License Judge D. E. Smith has returned from Bluffton where he held court the first half of this week. A marriage license was issued to Gee R. Green, oil worker of Carroll, Fairfield county, Ohio, son of Jos. E. Green to wed Edith May Shuler, of Geneva, born December 14. 1882, daughter of John B. Edgar. The bride is divorced from a former husband. John Schlegel, charged with wife desertion gave S3OO bond and was released from jail. Fred Kumpf, south side man, who has been confined in the county jail since June 18, on a charge of stealig $14.65 from Charlens B. Niblick of Decatur, went on trial before Special Judge Smith this morning. The trial will likely be concluded today. Niblick and Kumpf were engaged in pipe line work near Uniondale at the time of the alleged theft and Niblick claims that Kumpf took money from his clothes while they were in a room at a Uniondale hotel. Kumpf denies the theft and says that the money found on his person at the time of his arrest was his own property. This money is now in the hands of the court pending the outcome of the case. Kumpf has been unable to furnish bond and has been in jail since his arrest. — Bluffton Baner.

Elizabeth Augsburger was discharged as executrix of tiie estate of Christian ('. Augsburger, upon tiie approval of her final report. The final report of Thomas Deen, adminstratrix of the Martin Buchard Deen estate, was approved and the ad ministrator dicharged. J. H. Voglewede was discharged as administrator of the estate of Mattie J. Bailey. No inheritance tax was found due. The final report of Dennis Striker, adminstrator of the Mathias Striker estate, was approved and the administrator discharged. C. L. Walters filed ris final report as evecutor of theestate of Eva Peoples, which was approved and the executor was discharged. Joseph Wetzel, executor of the estate of Peter Wetzel, filed inventory number two, which court approved. Be Miller, qualified as guarndian of Mendale Maxine, and gave SSOO bond. In the case of William J. Vesey vs. Coppock Motor Car company, the petition of the receiver for authority to cancel 'ease, was sustained and so ordered. Thetwo cases of Cornelius Decker vs. The Fort Wayne Brick company, damages, were dismissed and the costs adjudged against the plaintiff. In the case of William H. Patterson vs. Oliver P. Shets. a motion was made by the defendant to make the claim mor certain and specific. In the case of Caroline L. Doak vs. Booth Burdett et al., a decree of quiet title was made for the plaintiff. John F. Snow was appointed commissioner to make, deed, which is reported. James M. Rice vs. G. R. & I. rail (Continued on page 2)

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ANARCHY_REIGNS At Nogales, Mexico, Where Rioters Loot Stores and do Much Damage. NATIONAL DEFENSE President Announces Conference to be Held on September 25th. z (United Press Service) Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Anarchy has broken out in Nogales, Mexico, across the boarder from here following the departure us most of the garrison to meet Carranzans coming to attack th“ city. Rioters took possession and looted stores. The small force of Yaqui left behind, arrested thiriy five but were forced to retreat to camp,, again leaving the mobs in possession of the city. Washington. Sept. 16, —(Special Io Daily Democrat I—President Wilson’a first definite personal steps towards national defense were taken today, when he arranged a joint conference for September 28th between himself, Chairman Paggett of the house military affairs committee and Navy Secretary Daniels. Washington, Sept. 16.- (Special to Daily Democrat)- Ambassador Bernstorff's “complete understanding” w’.t’i Secretary Lansing is merely an und'”'standing that the United States will insist on a disavowal of the torpedoing of the Arabic, as the only condition on which diplomatic intercourse will <be continued. This was the white house interpretation today of Beinstorft's complete understanding” interview in New York, forecasting a settlement of all German-American dift'-r---ences and the establishing of more friendly relations than ever before. TODAY'S HOOSIER ODDITY. ' (United Press Service) Goshen, Ind., Sept. 16 -(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Free to the fair.'* That was an enticing sign and it drew a big crowd of passengers to the jitney busses that used it. Several farmers operating without licenses cut rates on the regular jitney bus men during the county fair, carrying passengers for fifteen cents, when the regulation rate was twenty-five The regulars had the cut-raters arrested and fined. In retaliation the farmers got licenses and carried passengers free. o SERGEANT BALL GOES FREE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Sept. 16, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Sergeant Edwin Ball was today acquitted by court martial on the charge of murdering Walter Dowell., a private from Madison. Ball shot Dowell while the guards were in camp when Dowell tried to escape. Dowell was suspected of smuggling into camp. MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED (United Press Service) Kokomo, Sept. 16, —(Special to tha Daily Democrat) Sheriff Omer Brown accompanied by Ralph Tudor, local newspaper man, went to Logansport today to bring Ellis Wood to this city. It is presumed Wood will be tak?n before the grand jury now in session and asked to tell what he knows about the murder of Walter Collins, of which lie is suspected. ——• ■ — - ■ o— EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will hold an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday evening. Among the features of the evening fortunes will be told and a fishing pond will be conducted. Come and bring your friends. o REBEKAH DEGREE STAFF All members of the Rebekali degrea staff are requested to attend this evening at 7:30 o’clock, to practice for initiation for next Tuesday. o BUSINESS MEN TO MEET The regular meeting of tiie Decatur Merchants' association, postponed from Tuesday night, will he held at the library at eight o’clock this evening. Al] members should be present. THE BERNSTEIN STORE Tbe Bernstein store wi’l be closed all day Saturday until 5:30 in the evening.