Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 224.

JOHN 0, JR. INCOLORADD May be Arrested for Causing Death of Women and Children in Strike. ARCHIBALD GOT IN \ And Was Met by Government Officials—Dumba Will Leave Sept. 28. Trinidad, Col., Sept 20\-(Special to Daily Democrat) —With t'earrival of John D. Rockefeller, jr. here today to inspect his Colorado ptojierty, pla;is wore being made by the United Mine Workers for having his arrested for being responsible for the death of wjinen and children at LndJow, during tlie coal strike. Rockefeller arrived here shortly before eight o'clock this morning, in an ordinary sleeping car, and was unrecognized, oo’ept by the mine officials who met him. His secretary said that young Rockefeller would probably be in Colorado for three weeks inspecting their property. 1 Rockefeller says he does not fear the threats of the prosecutor. It was the first time in eleven years that any Rockefeller has com.- to Colorado to inspect their vast interests in this state. K*' - New York, Sops. 20.—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Arriving today on 1 the liner Rotterdam, Jamec S. J. Arch’.- i bald, the correspondent messenger of | the Ausvo-Hungary Ambassador, as- ] sorted his innocence of any intention j of evading the laws of violating the j neutrality of this county. “I merely , took a letter unwittingly” Archibali , said " and this caused al! this .unfor- , tunate trouble.” Archiba’d was met , at the quarantine dock by an agent , of department of justice. He was not arrested and said he did not expect ( to be. The government representative ( who visiter him in a sta‘e room, asked him just one question Archibald said. Being satisfied with the answer, he left, but what the juestion was , Archibald refused to say. Archibald at first denied that he b' d seen any c.ne before the Rotterdam docked. Upon landing he went directly to the office of his attorneys.

New York, Sept. 20, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The first authent'e account'Of the German Zepplin raid upon Ixmdon were given here today by parties arriving on the HollandAmerican liner Roterdan-. The raid occurred on the night c' September Bth and though reported that only twenty were killed it is believed there were more than that number. The property loss is believed to have been at least ten million dollars. One bomb crashed through the roof of a bus near Trafalgar Square, ki’bng fourteen outright. A whole block of buildings in the heart of London, was destroyed by fire and there were many other fir’s in widely seperated parts of London. New York, Sept. 20,—(Special to the Daily Democrat)— Dr. Con-tatine Dumha, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador whose recall was asked by President Wilson, plans to leave the Vnit <d States Tuesday September 28th. It was learned here today that Dr. Dumba has engaged passage cr the steamer Rotterdam which sails on that dat .’ Berlin, Sept. 20,— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Secretary Crew of the American embassy called at the German foreign office today and was dotted witli the officials for an hour. Ji is reported that he was h' nded an 'in.portant message which the embassy at once dispatched to Washington. Its nature was not disclosed.

Washington, Sept. 20.-(Special to Daily Democrat)—Advices confirming the evacuation ot Torrean by General Villa, were received at the state de pestaent today. Eight troop trains left there Saturday. His army is reported retreating towards Chilhuahua. New York, N. Y., Sept. 20 (Special to Daily Democrat) —If W. J. Bryan ' goes to Europe on a peace mission it will be as a representative of the peace sentiment of the United States and not as the representative of any single group, he said today. Bryan said he is seriously considering the idea, but had made no plans. Washington, D. C., Sept. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—President

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Wilson is considering a special session of the senate to clear up relations with Central and South American reI publics prior to the regular session of | congress beginning December 4. it became known today. Vice President Marshall will arrive here the latter part of this week. Treaties are now awaiting ratification by the senate that it is expected will remove the ill feeling existing in the Latin-American countries against the United States. The most important of these is the one with Columbia provididng for the payment of $20,000,000 by this country for the loss of Panama. o POLICE COURT Dan Straub who tried to surrender himself to Sheriff E(j Green late Saturday afternoon but later arrested !>'• Marshall Melchi on a charge of wife and child desertion will be given a hearing. o FOR THEJIEDNION Veterans of 89th Indiana Arrive for Reunion Tomorrow and Wednesday AT K. OF <P. HOME

Committees Have Arranged for Very Elaborate Entertainment. The veteran survivers of the 89th Indiana regiment of the civil war w.l! begin arriving this evening and tomorrow for the annual reunion to be held here Tuesday and Wednesday in the Knights of Pythias Home. The various committees of the local G. A. R. have been busy attending to the details in their various department and the reunion will be one of the best ever held. The big camp fire tomarrow evening will be public and all friends are invited. Tlie following committees are in charge of the entertainment and otiier departments: Secretary—W. H. Myers Treasurer —Perry Elzey Soliciting Committee —Mrs. Samuel Chronister. Mrs. Joseph Hower,, Mrs. Agnes Andrews. Reception Committee- Thomas W. Mallony, Samuel Chronister. Committee of Conveyance—J. F. Tumbleson, James Gay, Emerson Beavers. Committee of Ushers at K. P. Hall--Charles Teeple, John R. Parrish. Committee on Trains —John T. Myers, J. B. Andrews, Cal Peterson. Committee on Radges—R. A. Drummond. Committee on Instrumental and Vocal music.—Dr. J. Q. Neptune. All committees are requested to meet at the hall at nine o'clock to morrow morning.

BELL TRIAL RESUMES Indianapolis. Sept. 20, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—That the alleged election conspirators who padded the election registration for the election in question in Mayor Bell's trial, were no respecters of persons, was brought out today, when the Rev. Geogge Burbank, pastor of the SI. George Epicospal church, testified that no man by the name of Fremont, ever lived in his house on Summit avenue. Such a name with that address appeared on the registration sheet. Burbank was not cross examined. Women took the stand for the first time in the trial today. They brought oyt that several names reported as persons corhing from their homes in precinct eight of the third ward, hud never been heard of before by them. o COMPLIMENTS DECATUR BANC "The Orphans’ Home Messenger’ published at Dayton, Ohio in the interest of the German Reformed Orphanage at Fort Wayne, gives the following complimentary notice to the Decatur band, which furnished music for the recent anniversay celebration: “Rev.’ M. Kirsch was in his happiest moed in presenting the different numbers of the program. No wonder! He had the Decatur Band to discourse music on anniversary day. Complimentary notices of the band also appear in various others of the church papers. Walter Miller, aged eight, son of •Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, who has been ill two weeks of typhoid fever, is about the same and very low.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, September 20, 1915.

SURREY WRECKED While Mr. and Mrs. Heckman and Son Were on Way to Grove. HORSE RAN AWAY Mrs. Heckman Had Ear Torn and Both She and Husband Bruised. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heckman and son, Theodore, of north of this city figured in an exciting runaway Sunday afternoon at "-io. They had silted for the St. Johns grove and were driving a young horse, hitched to a surrey. When In front of the Chart s Bultemeier home, one of the shafts came lose, frightened the horse which started to run. The buggy was overturned and the occupants spilled ouL Mrs. Heckman had her right ear nearly torn off and was badly bruised. Mr. Heckman received an ugly cut on the forehead and several severe bruiser, while Theodore escaped unhurt. Lu :k---ily Miss Nellie Daniel, a trained nurse from Fort Wayne was near the scene and immediately dressed the injuries A physician was called and the injured folks are getting along nicely <>- day. The surrey was badly wrecked. Mr. and Mrs. Heckman are the parents of Mrs. Fred Jaebker of this city. o ELECT OFFICERS

J. D. Stults President of Adams County Horse Thief Detective Association. AT ANNUAL MEET Sheriff Ed Green Made Captain—National Convention to be Soon. Tlie annual meeting of the Adams County Horse Thief Detective Assoc’ation held a splendid meeting in the sheriff’s office last Saturday afternoon. At this time the election of officers took place, as follows: President —J. D. Stultz, Decatur. Secretary—Thomas J. Durkin, Decatur. Treasurer—William Baumgartner, Berne. Captain—Sheriff Ed Green, Decatur. Mr. Durkin was elected delegate to the national convention to be held soon at Anderson. Mr. Stultz was elected the alternate. Other business affairs of a routine nature were also attended to at this time. LIGHTNING STRIKES HOUSE Plastering Falls On Bed Occupied By Doris Wilder. Lightning struck the house of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nye on the Dave Rice farm in Root township, a few evening’s ago during the electrical storm. A large area of plastering was knock? 1 from the ceiling of a bed room, fall'tig on the bed on which was lying Do.-is eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wilder of Monmouth, who was visiting her sister. Fortunately she es caped uninjured, the plastering not striking her.

WILL CLOSE FOP FAIR Irvin Brandyberry, chairman of the committee appointed by the merchants to confer with the association and the business men of Decatur regarding the closing of business houses during tiie fair reported today that all business houes will close on four days, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from one to five o’clock. Tills co-operation is appreciated by the association and the clerks and proprietors of the business places will thus be allowed to take in the fair. o— —-— SON IS BORN. A fine boy baby was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harry 3uman, who lives on the E. S. Moses farm. This is the third child and second son. Mrs. Suman was formerly Miss Bessie Drummond of this city, being a daughter of Mr and Mrs. U. S. Drummond.

ENROUTE TO HAVANA Several here who were anticipating a visit from the Rev Father Jakon, brother of Mrs. James Brunnergraff, will be surprised to hear that he is enroute to Havana, Cuba. He had been stationed at Mundoda, Illinois, and it was expected that he would lie here soon for a visit, the first in nine years. A letter received by Mrs. Bruitnegraff from her daughter. Veronit a, stated that she had a card from her uncle, the Rev. Father Jakob, simply stating that he was enroute to Cuoa. Whether he has been sent there by the Bishop or is on a trip, is unknown to relatives here.

REUNIONS HELD Family of Mrs. Rosa Baumgartner at Home Sunday at Linn Grove. HAD A FINE TIME In General Reunion—Linn Grove Band Gives Them a Serenade.

The family of Rosa Baumgartner of Linn Grove had a most enjoyable family reunion Sunday, when the children, grand children and great grand children were at home for the day. Tills has been the first in a long time that the gathering has been so complete, and tlie day was unusually enjoyable. There was no set form of entertain ment, but a general social mingling, and visiting, and a fine dinner was spread at noon. There is one gfeat grand child, this being James Lee, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Welker of Deleware, Ohio., Mrs. Welker having bem Miss Bess Baumgartner before her marriage. Among the children of Mrs. Baum gartner who witli their families, wc, present, were the following: Rev. anj Mrs. E. H. Baumgartner, Portland; C C. Baumgartner and wife, St. Jolms, Michigan; D. A. Baumgartner and son. Bluffton; L. L. Baumgartner and family, Decatur; Mrs. N. A. Baumgartner and children, Berne; Leander Ro'ui and family, Linn Grove: Miss Ida Baumgartner, Bluffton; John Meshberger and family. A grandson. Dr. Clyde Baumgartner, of Arcola, was among those present from a distance. A pleasant feature that came as a surprise was a serenade given by the Linn Grove band.

LEAVE FOR SCHOOL The Misses Ruth Bowe v s and Ma-j Frisinger left this morning for Oxford O. where they will enter Weslyn college on a four years course. Both young ladies graduated ‘Yom the D>catur high school last May. They w,I be room mates at Peabody hall. ADAMS COUNTY BIRD BOY. Paul Rohrer. Who will give an exhibition on Friday of next week at the great Adams county fair. Rohrer is a son of Editor and Mrs. Fred Rohrer of Berne. He graduated from the Berne high school last May and is now attending a school of aviation at Cicero. 111. His flight here will be in a Curtis biplane and will be his first in public and the first by an Adams county person, therefore, attracting much attention. Paul is but eighteen years of age, and was born at Berne July 4, 1897. The lad has the nerve and will make good at his chosen hazardous work.

THE JIEBEKAHS Will Celebrate Their Sixtyfourth Anniversary of Organization WITH INITIATION And Picnic Supper Tuesday Evening—Fine Time is Anticipated. The local order of Rebekahs, in accordance with others over the country, will tomorrow evening celebrate the sixty-fourth anniversary of the Rebekah Assembly. The officers have asked each lodg? to celebrate with initiation, and tlie Decatur lodge has gotten into line with the other in this respect. Miss Lena Butler, and probably other candidates, will receive the degree iomorrow evening. Tlie initiation will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock. After the initiation a picnic supper will be given and each member is asked to contribute to this.

KENDALLVILLE FAIR IS ON. (United Press Service) Kendallville, Ind., Sept. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Following close on the heels of the big Allen county fair at Fort Wayne, the Noble county fair opened here today with a large attendance and many exhibits. ft GRAVE CASE On Trial in Court—Sisters and Daughter in Controversy Over TOMB DECORATION Os Jeremiah Russell, Who Sleeps Peacefully in Decatur Cemetery. While Jeremiah Russell, the well known veteran, lies sleeping peacefully in his grave in the Decatur cemeter. some of his sisters and a daughter are principles in a suit which began

trial in the circuit court today, growing out of the decorating of his grave with flowers. The defendant in the state case is his daughter, Mrs. Estella Poling, who is charged by her hun‘, Mr. Russell's sister Mrs Joe Hower, with “willfully, mischitvlously and ( maliciously destroying and removing certain plants and flowcs placed ,>n the grave to decorate and perpetuate the memory of Jeremiah Russell'. This it is alleged was done May 28. ; It is said Mrs. Hower obtained permission of Mrs. Russell, who is t'.e second wife of f' ie deceased, to plant , the flowers on the grave of her brother Sometime after-wards it is said, the flowers disappeared, and it is Slid Mrs. Poling had said that she did not want the flowers there and would re move them as she wanted the grave sodded. The furrel ensued and Mis. Hower had Mrs. Poling arrested tor desecrating the grave. A jury and Judge D. E. Smith are hearing the case, which began this morning in court. Prosecutor Frucbte for the state, is assisted by John C. Moran. Mrs. Poling Is defended by L. C. DeVoss. The following are the jurors hearing the case: Chris Bultemeier, James W. Barr, Jesse E. Eckrote, James Foreman. Frank P. Halberstadt. Lewis Keller, William Kerr, Sherman P. Kunkel, Henry Eiting, Jacob Atz Nathan Ehrman, Charles Morrison. At the occasion of the introduction of the evidence for the state at noon today, Judge Smith instructed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant. Mrs. Poling, which they did. acquitting her, and the case came to an abrupt end. —o ERIE MAN UNDER ARREST (United Press Service) Marion, Ohio, Sept. 20 • (Special to Dally Democrat) —Albert Crew,, an Erie railroad engineer, of Huntington Ind., was arrested here today, on an indictment charging him with second degree murder, for shoot’ng to dea'h his brother in law’. John Schonell, se”eral months ago.

BIG PIER NEARLY DONE. (United Press Service) Chicago, ill., Sept. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Excepting for its recreation features the great municipal pier that will extend a mile into Lake Michigan, will be completed November 1. This was the announcement of the builders today. By next summer every detail of tlie great play, grounds will lie ready for Chicago’s millions and the thousands who visit the Mid-Western metropolis during vacation months. All of the construction work is expected to be finished by Christmas day, when municipal ceremonies probably will be held to dedicate the pier. Carpenters diready have begun laving the board walk which will be on top of the passenger and freight buildings and will give visitors a panorama view of Chicago's great harbor. DIVORCED WIVES

Attractive to Wm. H. Badders —Married Twice to One of Them. PLANNED TO ELOPE With Second Divorced Wife While Living With the One He Married. William H. Badders, three times married and twice divorced, is a,fickle man. He evidently does not know which of his divorced wives he wants, and he is now made defendant in a third divorce suit. This was filed in the Adams circuit court by his wife, Cora P. Badders. Mr. Badders was twice married to Cora P. Badders. The first time was in May, 1900. They were divorced December 22, 1911, and she was given the custody of their two children, aged eleven and thirteen. She says in her complaint that about a month aft er they secured a divorce, he was married to a woman with whom he had been kceing company before he got the divorce from her. They lived together only about five months, when the wife got a divorce. Very soon afterward, she says, her husband began humming around her again and promised to reform and do better toward her and treat her as a wife should be treated. She yielded to his entreaties and remarried him August 4, 1912, in Fort Wayne, and that they lived together until September 1.7. 1915. She says that soon after she remarried her former husband, he began keeping company again with the second wife from whom lie had been divorced, and that he. had planned to elope with her. She also accuses him or cruel treatment of herself and their children. She says he has struck and treated the children cruelly, and has cursed and beaten her. She says that on last September 15, he struck and beat her and pushed her against the wall and injured her, and that September 17 he took hold of her, at the breakfast table, and pushed her out the door of the house. She says that on account of her love and affection for their children she has stood his cruelty and indignities longer than she would otherwise, but that she is no longer able to bear them. She says that he had refused to let tlie children go with her. when she had wanted to leave, at one time. She asks for a divorce, the custody of the children. sls a month for their support; the sum of $2,000 alimony. They are now living with her parents on High street, this city. She asked and was granted a restraining order prohibiting Badders from selling or encumbering,his personal property, and from visiting or interfering with her and her children until October 3.

PUT ME OFF AT KOKOMO. (United Press Service) Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 20 —(Special to Daily • Democrat)—Kokomo's big industrial exposition opened today with a thousand out-of-town visitors present. A busy and interesting week of sound instruction and recreation has been promised by the Chamber of Commerce, which stages the annua) affair. The new buildings to be used for demonstrations for exhibitors were ready, and machinery was for the most part installed ready for the opening day. Great interest centered about the pure food exhibit, where scientists' ideas on cooking, canning and preserving were dispensed free to all comers.

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PIONEER IS DEAD I Daniel Weldy, at the Age of Nearly Ninety-three Years, Died Sunday. HAD BEEN FEEBLE For Past Year—Was Prominent Farmer of Kirkland Township. Daniel Weldy. nearly ninety-three years of age, for more than seventy years a resident of Adams county, (lied Sunday morning at six o’clock at his home on First street. Mr. Weldy had been in feeble health for the past year and for several months had been unable to lie up all of the time, spending part of the time sitting in a chair and part in bed. He seemed to be suffering from no constitutional disease, but simply feeble from infirmities of age. Saturday night he did not feel like lying down until two o’clock, having sat in his chair until that time. He then went to bed and at six o’clock peacefully slept away. For several hours his son. William B. Weldy, and family had resided with him and cared for him in his declining days. The time that Mr. Weldy began life in this county, is recalled and remembered by very few living people today. He came here in 1845. when the county was young, and in looking back over its development, he could point to many changes wherein he had assisted in the accomplishment of the development of the county and community. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, October 3, 1822, being a son of Peter ami Susanna (Huddle) Weldy. Tlie son, Daniel, was one of twelve children born to his parents. He remained at home until fifteen years of age, when his mother died, and he was practically thrown on his own resources. He rented land from his uncle and raised and bought tobacco, which lie shipped to Pittsburg, and the first $1,200 he made, he lost in tobacco in tlie Pittsburg fire in 1844. He came to Adams county in the fall of 1845, amt the following spring bought tlie farm where he lived until thirteen years ago, when he came to Decatur. The farm then contained eighty acres. There was on this land a rude log ttabin, 16x18 feet, with puncheon floor and mud chimney, in which he lived about eight years, when he erected a frame house and frame barn. , He occupied the frame dwelling until 1870, when he erected his present fllie brick dwelling at a cost of about $4,000. Mr. Weldy was twice married. He was married October 13, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Beery, whose death occurred December 8, 1879. Os the eleven children born to them, five are living. They are Christian M. Weldy, William B. Weldy,« Mrs. A. M. Fisher, Mrs. Noah Mangold, all of Decatur; Mrs. J. D. Gault of Peterson. Those , deceased are Seth M.. Abraham, Daniel. Mrs. Ella I’llery. Eli W. and Barbara Rinehart. He was again married August 22, 1880. to Mrs. Hester Blosser Beery, who is now deceased. Mr. Weldy was at one time one of tlie largest land owners in Adams county, possessing more than eight hundred acres, located in three townships. He sold this land later. As a farmer lie was very successful. He raised much valuable stock, making a spec ialty of Berkshire and Poland China bogs and general purpose horses. Mr. Weldy served his fellow citizens of Adams county and of his township. in a number of public capacities. He. was a trusted public servant, being a trustee of Kirkland township for fifteen years; a justice of the peace for eleven years, and a member of the board of county commissioners for a long term. As trustee of Kirkland township he erected the first log school house in that township and in his long and useful life he was foremost in promoting educational facilities. During his incumbency of these offices he built school houses, pikes and in many other ways contributed substantially to the improvement and development of the county. Mr. Weldy was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for fifty-two years, becoming a member |if this fraternity in 1863, belonging to St. Mary’s Lodge, No. 167, this city. Besides the children named before, Mr. Weldy leaves thirty-three greatgrandchildren and thirty-one grand- —"( Continued on page 2) '