Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 271.

fNTENTE WINS In Eastern Star War Zone by Driving Troops Across the River. WEST FRONT QUIET But One Engagement Large Enough to Win Place in Day’s Dispatches. Berlin, Not. 15,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Austro and Hungarian forces have entirely cleared the west bank of the Styr of Russian troops, the Vienna war office stated today. The victory is regarded as one of the most important secured in the Galatian war zone. Toward the northern extremity of the eastern line the Germans under Marshal Von Hindenberg repulsed a Russian attack near Smorden. On the west front the Germans have wrested from tiie French about 300 yards of trenches northeast of Ecurie. Washington, Nov. 15,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A report to the state department today from American ambassador Sharpe at Paris regarding the sinking of the Ancona gave the number of survivors as 232, but did not detail the circumstances of the attack. Paris, Nov. 15, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —(By Simms,) —Extarmlnatlon — not conquest of the country alone —but complete obliteration of its people is the German Austro aim in (Continued on Page 6.)

JOE ELEY CAUGHT I Joe Eley Caught With Roll He Garnered from Jay Teeple Saturday. GIVES NO BOND Arid Remains in Jail Awaiting Hearing in the Circuit Court. Joo Eley, charged with robbery B awaits trial on the serious charge in B the county jail. Saturday night Eley B is accused of robbing Jay Teeple, a I' roomer at the .tni Tubleson restaurI ant in the south end of tho city, 01 ft $9.50. Eley is said to have entered Teeple’s room and extracted his pocket i book from his pocket while ho lay ■' asleep. Teeple woke up and demandilß ed his pocket book back. Eley refus ■ ej to give it back, and when Teeple B called Tumbleson up, Eley had locked El himself In his room. The matter quiet |ed until early Sunday morn | ing when Teeple telephoned Marshal Melchi. Melchi enE tered the restaurant, heard Teeple’: story and as he was about to go up the stairway Eiey came down. Ho was searched but little was found. Melchi went to the room and going through Eiey’r suit case found the pocketbook described by Teeple, in tho too of a shoe Eley had been wearing Saturday night. Tlio total sum Eley had in his possession was $15.61. Before coming down stairs Eley had given Boyd Mayone dollar. He drew sl2 Saturday night as wages, and on Friday night had to borrow money to buy tobacco. Eley has nothing to say about the case. The police have additional evidence. The case will be filed in the circuit E court, and no preliminary hearing will be held in the local police court. The charge of larceny was filed in ; the circuit court today against Eley. In default of SSOO bond, he wont tc jail. _ o TAKEN TO HOSPITAL I Mrs. Henry Myers acompanied by her husband and Dr. H. E. Holler was taken to Fort Wayne this morning and later on to the St. Joseph hospital where a diagnosis of her critical cont diticn was held. Mrs. Myers has been K suffering for the past six months. If gK necessary an operation will be held. _— -o Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deitsch of K Celina. Ohio, wore guests of relatives fc here over Sunday.

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AULT FUNERAL TUESDAY Through confusion with data for another funeral, it was stated erroneously in this paper last evening, that ■ the funeral of Justice of the Peace 1 John T. Ault, of Jefferson township, wculj be held Sunday morning at ten o’clock. It will be held Tuesd.iv morning at ten o’clock from the Methodist church near Berne, in charge of the Berne Odd Fellows . MOTHER VERY LOW Rev. Harmon Called to Marion By Mother’s Illness. Rev. F. H. Harmon of the United Brethren church left today for Marion where he will be at the bedside of his aged mother, Mrs. Susannah Hermon, who is very low and not expected to live. Mrs. Mermon is eightynine years of age. About six years ago she fell and broke a limb and since than she has been failing, with added infirmities of olj age, and complications of heart trouble. PIONEER IS DEAD Washington Simeon Wolfe Died at Home in French Township Sunday. OF BOWEL TROUBLE Wife and Two Children Survive —Funeral Time Not Stated. Washington Simeon Wolfe, a prominent farmer of French township, and for forty years a resident there, died at nine o’clock yesterday morning after a long illness of bowel trouble. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe, early pioneers. He yvas born in Pennsylvania April 28, 1831 and came to this state soon afterwards. He is survived by the wife, Sarah Wolfe, Joseph, a son of French township, and Liza Hartman, a daughter of Ross North Dakota. Andrew Wolfe of Bluffton, and John Wolfe of Peru aro brothers of the deceased. Ontsister is dead. He is also survived by eighteen living grand children and twenty-one living great grand child ren. ■ Funeral services will be held from tbo Zion Reformed church and burial •In the St. Luki’s cemetery at a time to be announced later. AUTOS COLLIDE Art Smith’s Parents Drive Here in Auto and Have Collision Saturday. LEAVE CAR HERE For Repairs—Proceed to Berne to Visit —Schnitz Auto Also in Collision. An automobile in which the parents of Art Smith of Fort Wayne, and their brether-in-law and family, including two children, were driving to this city, collided with the Schnitz autonjobile and both In turn were forced into a telephone pole on North Second street Saturday afternoon about four o’clock near the Haugk mill. Both, it seems, were trying to avoid a buggy, when the collision occurred, and the blame Is attached to no one in particular, seemingly being one of those unavoidable accidents. The automobiles ■were damaged considerably. The Smiths left theirs at a garage here, while they proceeded by train to a pofnt near Berne where they visited with relatives. They returned here Sunday and stopped off at the home of a relative, Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Rice of North Seventh street, and also with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robinson, before returning home on the 5:45 interurban car last evening. The automobile will be left here until repaired. No one was injured in the accident. o Mrs. Jay Dorwin returned to South Bend, Wash., after a several weeks stay here with her mother, Mrs. Harriet Coverdale and her mother-in-law Mrs. Belinda Dorwin. Rev. Dorwin returned home two weeks ago.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, November 15,1915.

TO RE-ORGANIZE t ■ W. P. Schrock and HoltI, house Family to Retire from Clothing Firm, r BY JANUARY FIRST < Big Reduction Sale Being Advertised—Concern is One of Citys Oldest. 1 ’ The page announcement in todays ’ paper is the first step in one of the 1 most important business changes made 1 in Decatur in many months and tells its own story, the Holthouse, Schulte & Company clothing store .oldest business house in the city is being reorganized. The Peter Holthouse family and Will P. Schrock are retiring from the firm. That this may be done an effort to reduce the stock to the amount of 10,00$0 will be made by offering right in the heart of the season the mammouth stock of goods at a greatly reduced price. Mr. Henry Schulte who for many years has had much to do with the management of the store wlil continue in charge. Mr. Will P. SchrocK who has also been a fixture at the store for so many years will as announced retire the first of January and will become associated with the Smith & Bell ttnu in the lumber business. The Holthome family will also withdraw their inteies.s which have been looked after by Mr. Tony Hokhouse since the death of his father. The store is a we'', established one and has been located in its present place of business for a third of a century. SCORES COUPLE Mrs. Ida Lord Sent to Prison for Contributing to Delinquency OF YOUNG CHILDREN Her Children on Witness Stand Tell of Some Shocking Crimes. Mrs. Ida Lord, of Ft. Wayne, divorced wife of Enos Lord, formrely of this city, has been sent to prison for three months. The Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette says: “ ‘This is not the heaviest sentence I could give you, but I want you to understand right now that if this court ever hears of you associating with that woman again or of haviny anything to do with her, you will be brought in and given a punishment you will not soon forget,” is the way Judge Eggeman spoke to Joseph Miller yesterday after sentencing him to four months in jail and fining him $1 and costs for contributing to the delinquency of children. To Mrs. Ida Lord, with whom Miller has been liv Ing in adultery, the court also gave a severe grilling and then sentenced her to serve three months in the correctional department of the woman’s prison. She was also fined and costs. The case against Miller and Mrs. Lord brought out some shocking and inconceivable testimony from the three daughters of Mrs. Lord, aged nine, eleven and thirteen, respectively Mrs. Lord is divorced from Enon Lord, the decree having been granted last August. The court gave the children into the custody of Mr. Lord, although some time later Mrs. Lord took charge of the offsprings. The couple had thirteen children and nine of them are living. Soon after the divorce case of Mrs. Lord was filed she began to live with Miller, who had been paying his attentions to her for some time, and after the case was heard in superior court the testimony of the children was presented to Prosecutor Harry H. Hilgemann and ha filed affidavits against Miller and his paramour. At the hearing in juvenile court yesterday the children testified that Miller had used the worst kind of language in their presence, and had at various times made indecent remarks tothem. On several occasions, the children testified, Miller did other things which cannot be described in print: he taught the i children to swear and use vile language and committed shocking crimes

with the mother in their presence. One of the girls, nhtp years old, was put on the stand and was asked by Judge Eggeman whether she knew what it meant to testify under oath; if she knew that when she took an oath she was asking Almighy God to punish her if she failed to tell the truth. She answered In the affirmative and then related the story of the shocking things she witnessed in the home where the mother was living in adultery with Miller. ’You may have become enamored with this man,’ the court said in passing sentence on Mrs. Lord, ‘but you have ruined yourself, your home, your husband, your children, and 1 must sentence you to three months in the correctional department of the woman's prison.’ ‘I want it understood, Judge Eggemann said, after the tral, ‘that women will be dealt with the same as men if they desert their children or contribute in any way to their delinquency, and this will be a warning to others as to what they- will get if they appear before this court on similar charges.’ ”

TRUNK JOAD MEET Indiana and Ohio Counties Invited to Send Delegation to Marion, Ind. ON DECEMBER FIRST To Attend Preliminary Meet for Cleveland to St. Louis Highway Plan. Tom M. Morgan, secretary of the Hoosier-Dixie Highway association, has called a meeting of representatives of Ohio and Indiana counties, interested in the building of a trunk highway from Cleveland, Ohio, to St Louis, Mo., to tie held at Marion, Ind., on Wednesday, December 1. Adams county has been asked to send a dele gation and the formal invitation is ex peeted w’ithin a lew days. If we want this line we ought to show it by send ing a bunch of machines to Marion on the day mentioned and we believe the people of this county will want the road. In a few years from now It will mean much to be on a main road and now is the time to land. Let’s don’t wait until all the principal thoroughfares have been fixed ant! then get in. it would cost this county practically nothing, for we have the improved roads now and we expect to keep them up. A little public spirit will put us on the map. Let’s do it.

MARITAL WOES Stood by Daniel Straub for Thirty-three Years—Has Had Enough. GOES INTO COURT The Allen Superior to Ask for a Divorce from Sarah J. Straub. The Fort Wayne Sentinel tells more fully of the divorce case brought by Daniel Straub of this city against Sarah Straub in the Allen superior court, as follows: “After thirty-three years of married life that he describes in detail as being persistently unpleasant, Daniel Straub has begun action in the superior court for divorce from Sarah J. Straub. They were married in 1882 and separated July 15. Stout and able bodied man when he espoused Sarah, Daniel says lie earned good wages that he turned over to her. He says she was wasteful, slouchy, extravagant, threw food into the waste bucket keep tim and his family indigent and that he finally lost his health from overwork.. The wife neglected him, he says, and nagged him, demanding the earnings he brought home and spending his money for foolish things, while her home was untidy, unclean and unkempt from neglect, added to which, she would get mad, separate herself for days from his bed, sleeping in a remote room of the house and refusing to be a dutiful wife. She is accused of early forming a dislike for him, calling him cile names and accusing him of wrongful (ContlnueJ on Page 4.)

FUNDS_STOLEN Amount Made at Monmouth Box Social Stolen from Dresser Drawer AT W. A. FONNER HOME Thief Gained Entrance by Taking Out Window Screen—Family Away. Some meanest of sneak thieves or burglars gained entrance to the W. A. Fonner home Saturday morning between ten and twelve o’clock, while the family was away, and stole $39.20 from the dresser drawer. This is the sum that Miss Belen Fonner had in her charge, being the proceeds, from the box social wnlch her school at Monmouth had given Friday night, for the purpose of fitting up the domestic science room. The entrance was gained by pulling out the screen in the front window and opening the dresser drawer. From the amount taken in at the social, Miss Fonner had the above mentioned sum left after paying the auctioneer, and had taken it home until it could be banked. A check for $3.75, given by Ed Ahr, was tossed aside, probably because an attempt to have it cashed would betray the thief. A the time of the robbery Miss Helen had gone to the school at Monmouth and the remainder of the family were at work in the field. Miss Fonner has made up the amount lost by the school from her own private funds, so that there will be no loss whatever to the school funds.

A JITNEY_ JEHU Court Notoriety Here and in Ft. Wayne Made Him Lose Practice. DRIVES A JITNEY Was in Smash-up Sautrday Night and is in Hospital —Many Accidents. Dr. Charles M. Goheen,, who was fig ured in Adams county court, as well as his own court circles, and because of his loss of praetice therefore, has been obliged to become a jitney jehu, and make his living by opers.t’ng a • tney bus, figured in a smas >-up with a couple of joy-riders who hired his cab, Saturday night at eleven o’clock near Hadley, when his cir vaa •jtru.’k by a Pennsylvania train. Dr. Goheen is in the St. Joseph hospital suffering from a severe scalp woun 1 and a nervous shock. The joy riders disappeared after the accident, and are unknown. It was evident from their conversation, he said, that they were married, but not to one another. When the crash came he says he heard Hie woman say, her husband must not find her there. They jumped and disappeared. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says: “All during the ride, which lasted little more than an hour, the n an and woman were very loving and on three occasions. Dr. Goheen says, !.e was told to stop his car. Ths pair would then leave the auto for several minutes but whether they went to ta'ta a drink the driver says he does not know. He saw no liquor. Dr. Goheen has obtained much notoriety during the past two years. He was arrested with Dr. .»or:s flitin on an Adams county indictment, charging that they had caused the death of a Monmouth woman by performing a criminal operation upon her. He was acquitted but Dr. Thain was convicted and is now serving a prison sentence for the crime. A charge of manslaughter against Dr. Goheen was brought a year ago following the death of Paul and Pauline Ulmer, four-year-old twins living in Fairmount place, upon whom he bad operated for the removal of tonsils. His trial on this charge Is now pending in the circuit court. Since the Ulmer case Dr. Goheen has hal no practice and has sought to earn a living by driving a jitney bus. As a jitney jehu he has figured in a couple of minor mishaps.

REINSTATES BURKITT (9»iajos sso-d paiiun) Washington, Nov. 15, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —ITesident Wilson today instructed Postmaster General Burleson to reinstate George Burkitt, as assistant postmaster at Winnetka Illinois, if the Only charges against him are that he criticised the president for his coming marriage. Postmaster Klopfer discharged Burkitt because of alleged remarks that he believed Prsident Wilson ‘‘should have waited at least a year before marrying again.” “This is a free country,” said Tulmulty in making known the president’s request. Tumulty announced that he knew nothing of the charges brought against Burkett until publicity was given the matter. The president is understood to feel, because of the nature of the charges, he should have been personally consulted before action was taken. The president’s mortification over the publicity given the matter is strongly reflected in administration circles.

STEALS_A FORD Wm. Lose Ford Touring Car Stolen Saturday Night on Court Street. NO TRACE IS FOUND Police Send Word Over the Northern Half of State —Did Quick Work. It was standing on Court Street at six-thirty o'clock Saturday night, but at seven o’clock was sadly conspicuous by its absence. So today Sheriff Ed Green sent out cards describing William Lose’s Ford touring car, confirming his telephone messages of Saturday night. The car was stolen. Lose ran up town and parked the car where he usually does and went to his office. Returning in half an hour the car was gone. He notified the police and within the hour messages to head off the thief were flashto all surrounding towns. However, nothing has been heard of the car yet. The Fort Wayne police are looking for the machine, but last night said they had no clue yet. Without a doubt the Car will be recovered because of the early notification the local police gave to the state.

MA SLAGEL IN Pinch Engineered by Reynolds, Biggs and Melchi Gave Good Results. TWO MEN, ONE GIRL Caught in 10 O’clock Raid —Men Plead Guilty— Girl Fights Case. “Hello, Bill! I guess you’ve got me,” said Rollin Broadbeck as Special officer William Biggs stepped up on the back porch of Ma Schlagel's emporium corner of Studebaker and Shirmeyer streets Saturday night at ten o'clock., Harley Walker, the second man trying I to slip out of sight conveniently had'nt much to say. Georgia Andrews, (It’s Goldie at Fort Wayne) protested vigorously and Ma didn’t like it at all. But Reynolds, who bossed the charge was obdurate and insisted that the bunch was pinched. So it came to pass that Georgia, or Goldie and Raleigh and Harley were taken to jail to await trial this morning. Goldie was so miffed that she confided to McGill who managed to escort her to jail, that she would fight ths ease. But as she is a “second offender” and has a standing order against her to keep out of town, she may see the error of her ways. None of ths party could give bond Saturday night. The pinch came as the culmination of several nights hard work on the part of Melchi and Reynolds. They lay in the cold, dark weeds watching the place, all of last week. As Reynolds and McGill rapped at the front door of the house, Ma attempted to stall them off, while Goldie let the boys out the back door. Bit Biggs, with a newspaper man was ~ ("Continued on Page 4.)

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A HIGH-SCHOOL Wanted by Kirkland Township Patrons—Ask Court to Order Trustee TO ESTABLISH ONE And Maintain It—Mandamus Suit Filed in Court Here Today. Patrons of Kirkland township, including Joseph Pease, William M. Yager and Joshua O. Parrish, demand tho establishment and maintenance of a high school in Kirkland township, and the employment of a competent teacher therefor. A mandamus suit was filed in the circuit court by the aforenamed patrons on the relation of the state by their attorney, C. L. Walters. Trustee George M. T. Houck and his advisory board, Albert Reppert, William Dettinger and Harvey Beefy, are made defendants. They recite that there is no high school in Kirkland township, nor within three miles of its boundary. They say that in the past five years more than eight graduates of the common schools, each year, have been desirous of entering high school, and that a large number of school children in the township are qualified to attend high school. According to the allegations a large sum of money is paid by the township and patrons for the transfers of pupils to other high schools, and for their board and manitenance, and that it would be a matter of economy to establish and main(Continued on Page 4)

LONG LIFE ENDS Jos. Mallonee, Well Known Man of City, Died Saturday Night. WAS 83 YEARS OLD Had Been in Failing Health Past Y ear Since Suffered Injury to Hip. In the death of Joseph Mallonee, which occurred Saturday night at 12:30 o’clock, Decatur lost one of its best known and most aged men —better known as "Grandpa” Mallonee. Mr. Mallonee, had he lived until next December 23, would have been eightythree years of age. Death occurred at the home of his son, Ross Mallonee, on West Monroo street, where he was given every care, during his declining years, and especially in the past several weeks that he had been practically helpless and suffered much. Suffering from infirmities of age, he was rendered more feeble in a fall about a year ago, when his hip was injured. Although he was able to be up and around after that he never fully recovered. Mr. Mallonee was born in Morrow county, Ohio, being the son of Mr and Mrs. William Mallonee. He came, with his parents, when he was quite young, to this city, and has pent practically all his life here. He was married to Sussanaa Mann, who died a number of years ago. Two children, born to them, are living. They arc Ross of this city and Mrs. Ella Teeter of near Berne. A stepson, Elijah A. Mann, also resides in this city. There are also several grandchildren, and a half-brother, Gallagher Mallonee, of west of Decatur. The funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the homo in charge of the Rev. D. T. Stephenson and burial took place in the Decatur cemetery. o — ' — BOX SOCIAL. A box social will be held at the Aber school house, four miles northeast of Decatur, on Friday evening, November 19. Girls are requested to bring boxes of lunch and the boys are to bring wel-filled purses. Contests and a general good time that will be enjoyed by all is promised. o County Clerk and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke are in Chicago on business and visiting with friends.