Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 87.

‘ MASSING TROOPS Troops Massing I at Strategic Points Along the Border. COLUMBUS IS UNEASY — Cali for Militia Unanswered—Army Officer Talks of Peculiar Condition. (United Press Service) SCensored Columbus, New Mexico, April 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) A request for militia from Silver City, > Which was not honored, resulted from baseless rumors which caused great uneasiness last night. The presence of Carranza troops near the border ostensibly to flank Villa, gave rise to t. alarm mg stories of imminent attack on the base camp here. Major Sample,! comma:.dant, asked Mayor Hoover to 1 notify residents to remain in the house »In case of an attack. Lteputy Sheriff Htudey telephoned for the militia but elate officials expressed complete confidence in the regular army forces here. “We are watching the Carranzistas movements with anxiety," said an army official of undeniable standing! today. “There are large numbers of them near the border, as many as 9,003 in one place. We cannot overlook the fact that their position in every case are strategic points commanding cur lines of communication. In event nf a break they are in a position to cut c.ur lines at once and leave the expedition in Mexico cut off from supplies. El Paso, Texas, April 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —United States cavalry was reported today to have crossed into Durango state after Villa. I Far in advance of them Villa was sa ; d to have reached a point on the road to. Durango City. Besides these unconfirmed reports, arrivals from Chihuahua City today brought a new version of Villa’s in- ( jury at Guerrero on March 30. They’ said a Mexican shot Villa through the kg after his daughter had been ouiragea. Villa’s men caught the man and Villa personally, while still suffering acutely from his wounds, put a bullet into the man’s brain. Juarez, Mex., April 11, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Three Mexicans wore executed here today by Carranza firing squad for conspiracy against the defacto government. According to commandant Gavira the trio confessed that interests close to the Felix Diaz revolutionary movement supplied them with money to ferment a revolution in the Juarez garrison. Gavira stated that there would be no more executed among two score others implicated in the conspiracy. The three killed were ringleaders. Many of the conspirators are said to have enlisted in the garrison with the Intention of capturing the soldiers weapons while they attended the regular Sunday concert in the Juarez plaza. Then Juarez was to have been captured and held for Felix Diaz. Gavira announced that 14 Villistas were captured yesterday at Medria. -- I Columbus, New Mexico, April 11— ( (Special to Daily Democrat)—False reports of Villa’s death from wounds suffered at Guerrero March 30 are being circulated by Mexicans encoun-j tered on the American line of march to deceive the pursuers and aid Villa to escape, according to Lieutenants Dargue and Gorell. aviators, on their arrival here today from the front. MR. GEORGE MULLIGAN HERE Mr. George Mulligan, greatest of all the younger sculptors of this nation and son of the late Charles Mulligan who designed the soldiers monument here, is the guest today of George Wemhoff. Mr. Mulligan is making an effort to secure the contract for the General Wayne monument at Fort Wayne which his father had when he died suddenly two weeks ago. His friends here pre hoping for his sueccess. KORBLY RE-ELECTED (United Press Service) Indianapolis, April 11—(Specia Ito Daily Democrat)—Bernard Korbly of Indianapolis was today re-elected the chairman of the democratic state committee. W. A. Kunkle of Bluffton was re-elected vice chairman of the committee.

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I OFFICIALS ON TOUR. I The quporintendent and road master of the Clover Leaf railroad are e pected to make a tour of the tracks, P ‘arriving In Decatur some time this afternoon. They started out of Toledo yesterday and are looking over the roadbed. The men on strike continue to hold out for $1.75 a day, but it is rumored that $1.60 or $1.65 will be offered them. The foremen who were also to go out with the men, have been advanced five dollars a month and many of them fail- , ed to go out when the laborers did. o SHOWS NO CHANGE No word showing a change in condition of Jess Robinson of St, Joseph. Mo., has been received by the family here. Saturday came the word that he was very low of typhoid-pneumonia i and Sunday came a message that he showed no change. It is supposed that he is no worse or word would have been received. powerjsmken Furious Artillery Fighting of the French is Stemming the Germans. IN VERDUN FIGHTING j Berlin is Bitter Over Premature American Editorials Today. (United press Service) (By Ed L. Keene) London, April 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —-Furious French counter attacks and sheeted artillery fire are checking tne mighty drive launched ,by the Germans on the north front ,of Verdun. The French are striking blows ’ rivalling in power the tremendous measures directed by the crown , prince against Dead Man’s Hill and the positions northwest of Verdun. The crown prince has been brought to a complete halt on every sector, ex- ‘ cent on the barren wastes on the northeastern ridge of Dead Man’s Hill, where the Germans, the French war office admits, gained a footing in a portion of French trenches last night. I German losses since the battle began fifty-one days ago, total more than 200,000. the French war office estimated today. The German semiofficial news agency claims the capture of 36,000 French prisoners, indicating that the Wench losses have at least exceeded 100,000. Official statements from both the German and French war offices this afternoon indicated that the stubborn French resistance is breaking the , power of the German offensive. Paris, April 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —German losses in the Verdun battle have now reached 200,000 the war office estimated in an official statement today. The third German army corps alone has lost 22,000 men. or abcut half its original number. The eighteenth German corps has lost 17,000 men. I Berlin .April 11.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —(By Carl W. Ackerman) — Much bitterness has been caused here I by reports that Americans are ques- ! tioning the honor of the German government without waiting for a presentation of all the facts in the Sussex and other cases. ! The Berlin newspapers today reprinted several American newspaper editorials ,as cabled here from English sources. The editorials charged I that Germany has violated the pledg ‘8 : given by Ambassador Bernstorff. I It is the unanimous opinion of all i Germans with whom I have talked ibat the U-boat commanders have received such explicit instruetjens that there is little poslbility that they have vioJ fated either international law or the pledges Germany gave to America. For that reason the Germans feel that tne American editorials, written before Germany presented her side cf the case, are entirely unfair. MONROEVILLE BOY DEAD. Monroeville, Ind., April 11 —Lloyd Linford Fry, son of Mrs. David C. Fry, aged eleven years, died at their home here at 2 o'clock yesterday aft- ' ernoon. He leaves a sister. Garnet E. Fry, and a mother to mourn his loss. The funeral will be held on ’ Thursday morning at 10' o’clock at • the Lutheran church at Monroeville. - The inteiiueiit will be In the I. O. O. F. cemetery at New Haven.

TRY IT AB6IN > 1 Second Diploma Examination WilLbe Held Next ) Tuesday. I 142 PASSED THE FIRST Out of 250 Applicants— Enumerate All School Children. The second diploma examination for the students of the county schools will be held next Tuesday at which time the students who failed to pass the first examination will be given an opportunity to try again for the common school diploma. Os the 250 taking the first examination only 142 passed. The remainder will take the second examination under the direction of the township trustees. If a student failed ip two or less studies he will not be required to take the entire examination, but only the examination in those branches in which he failed in the first examination. If he failed or was conditioned in more than two subjects he will be required to pass the entire second examination. The township trustees are busy now taking the annual enumeration of children of school age. Every family should give in their full number of children within the school age as it brings down the local taxes that much. A mistaken idea seems to have been given out throughout the county that to enumerate all of the children increases taxes. This is not the case. The more school children enumerated the more state school funds is given the county, and the less local taxes there will be to pay. o WOMAN’S CIVIC IMPROVEMENT The Woman’s Civic Improvement society will meet this evening at the library. MHIIRIED IN WEST Harry Jeffrey, a Former Clerk at Hensley Store, Surprises Family. NOW IN COLORADO Was Married Last December 12 to Springeld, HL, Young Lady. D. M. Hensley was agreeably surprised this morning when he received a letter bringing the information that his former clerk. Harry Jeffrey, had been married last December 12. The marriage of the young roan was not known even to his family, until his sister, Miss Bess Jeffrey, a nurse of Fort Wayne, arrived at his home at Durango, Colo., last week when she was introduced to her sis-ter-in-law. “Eloise Jeffrey.” The young lady is formerly of Springfield, 111., at which place Mr. Jeffrey was employed upon leaving here several months ago. He has been at Durango, Colo., since last August and owns a half interest in a jewelry store there. He was a clerk at the Hensley store for many years, learning the jeweler’s trade there and he was a young man highly esteemed by his employer and many friends. The announcement was sent here by Mr. Jeffrey's family of Fort Wayne, upon receipt of the same from Harry and his sister, Bess. PROBABLE LINE UP. (United Press Service) Washington, April 11,— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Vice President Marshall again the running mate for President Wilson and Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, temporary chairman and keyoter at the democratic national convention, is the prospective arrangement, according to many democratic leaders gathering here for the meeting of the state chairman Thursday. Senator Lewis announced toady that talk of his possible candidacy for the vice presidency has been dispelled with the determination of Marshall to run again.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 11, 1916.

! “THE RACK” TONIGHT. I I .Mice Brady In World’s Film pic- . turizatlon of the famous William A. I Brady stage success. “The Rack is _ a vehicle which gives this charming young artist a chance of still further learning the praise of numerous adjinirers amongst “movie fans" uh over I the world. World Film Corporation ; is to release the picture on December 27. Miss Brady plays the part r of Blanche Gordon, a young married j woman, who unwittingly places herself in a compromising position with -a disreputable man ?+.->ut town. The latter is shot and Blanche is accused of the murder. At the trial she’ pleads that she committed the crime, in defense of her honor. She is about j to be sentenced when a man in court confesses that he is the murderer. ; The dead man had ruined his wife. 8 ; Mfas Brady is supported by a power-, I I ful cast, Including Mr. Milton Sills,' 3 who will be remembered for his artis- , tic work in World Film’s “The Pit.” ' Emile Chautard directed “The Rack,” which will be presented at the Crystal theater tonight. GUY AFFAIRS “ : ARE IN ORDER ) r ' According to Report of the 1 State Board of Accounts Which is Just in. THE FIGURES GO HIGH Vnd Every Penny Account-! ed For—One or Two New Records Are Ordered. 1 The affairs of the city of Decatur. J financially and otherwise, are in excellent condition, according to the report of Clyde Strait and Charles B. Daly, field accbuntants for the state • board of accountants, who concluded - their investigations of the city books three weeks ago. and the complete report of which has just been receiv- ‘ ed by the city officials here from the state examiner, Mr. Hendren. The I examiners went over the books of the school board, the mayor, the city clerk and treasurer and they are pronounced to be in first-class condition. Report on School Board. The examiners went over the books of R. 1). Myers, treasurer of the school board, and found the records i properly balanced and kept as provided by law. During the year Mr. Myers handled the sum of $33,101.69, > every penny of which is accounted for. Mayor’s Records Perfect. The mayor, acting as judge of the city court, handled the sum of $920.28, which he accounts for. The accountants report that he is keeping the records prescribed under the law 1 and that they are proper. They add: . “We find the records in the mayor’s office kept in excellent condition and we would recommend that a license book with stubs be kept so that there 1 can be a check on the amount collect- ■ ed.” i The Treasurer's Office. j It may surprise the people of Decac tur to know that during the year this . department handled the enormous > sum of $109,827.28, that the expenditures in all funds was $86,663.33, leav3 ing a balance of $23,163.95, which was i all properly accounted for. The out- . standing warrants totaled only 3 $60.10 and the bonds not yet due to--5 tai $29,000. In other words we have within $6,000 of enough money on r hands to pay every cent we owe. The a accountants give an itemized account 3i of each fund, special improvement, g ! etc. J. D. McFarland, the conscien- .. jtious treasurer, made a slight error, I paying in the sum of $1.07 more than !. was due and this amount, was ordered 1 returned out of the fund. Another Record for Clerk. 11. M. DeVoss is ordered by the report to keep a record of all disbursements so as to furnish a complete check on the treasurer and this is being made up now to meet the requirements of the board. One or two ’ errors on the records of the city offii cials were ordered corrected and the - report as a whole is an endorsement -of the splendid service being given Jby the present administration. The J officials are making every effort to , 1 conduct the affairs of the city in a 3 | .: high class manner and they are dot ing it. They deserve the commendae i tion of the public. ’’j Mrs. Flossie Upp retimed to Porta land this afternoon after a visit here jon business.

MRS. FRECH DEAD Wife of Prominent Union Township Man Died Last Evening at Age of SEVENTY-SIX YEARS Mrs. F. F. Freeh Dead—Funeral Will he Held on Thursday Afternoon. I Mrs. Mary Ann Freeh, wife of Frederick F. Freeh, a prominent and suc- | cessful farmer of Union township, former residents of this city, died last I evening at 7:03 o’clock of infirmii ties of old age. At death she was seventy-six years, seven months and 1 twenty-two days of age. Mrs. Freeh was a daughter of, George W. and Catherine Graham. She was. born in Hancock county. Ohio, August 15, 1839, benig the oldest of a family of nine children. She t was reared in Hancock county and received her education there, and was there married December 3, 1867, to Mr. F. F. Freeh. They resided in Hancock county until 1871. For many years they lived in Union township. this county, where Mr. Freeh owns a fine farm. Upon retiring from active farm life, they came to this city and lived on North Third street, until Mrs. Freeh’s health became so bad about three years ago, that they returned to the farm, to be with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Mclntosh, and where Mrs. Freeh's death occurred last night. Os four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Freeh, one is living. This is Nellie, wife of Frank Mclntosh. A daughter, Alice, wife of Harry Funk, died about three years ago. Two cons died in childhood. There are eight grandchildren living. A sister lives in Colorado, and two brothers, one in Arizona and another in Ohio. The funeral will be Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home, in charge of the Rev. Powell, of New Haven. orTnl?|Flerf A. J. Smith Remembers Promise Given to Business Men if They Won IN SPELLING CONTEST Business Men Will Share With All, Including Students, Who Took Part. The box of oranges promised by A. J. Smith to the business men jf they won in the spelling contest, is here. They are fine fruit and are shipped direct from Florida where Mr. Smith is now spending his vacation. John Myers, captain of the business men's spellng ranks, however, said they are not going to be selfish with the fruit, and they want every single person, on both sides, both business men and high school, who took part in the spelling contest, to get an orange. This includes business, men students, judges, prouncers and all. The distribution will take place on Thursday evening at seven o’clock at the Graham & Walters office and all who took part in the contest should be there on that evening. The oranges 1 will be laid on the table and everybody will help himself, cafeteria style. - . OWILD SCENES AT OATMAN. Marked Opening of Stock Exchange— Over 300,000 Shares Sold. Oatman, Ariz., April 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —In the presence of over 5,000 spectators and speculators, the first regular session of the Oatman stock exchange was called yesterday morning at 10 o’clock. When the afternoon session closed there had been around 300.000 shares of Oatman mining stocks changed hands. The wild scenes enacted rivaled the wildest days of the old Goldfield exchange, to which a majority of the Oatman exchange members belonged. There will be regular morning and afternoon sessions held hereafter every week day of the year. A A moving picture of the opening was taken by the Pathe concern and will : i be shown over the country in their ! weekly picture service.

Il STATE COMMITTEE MEETS. (United Press flervfae) Indianapolis, April 11,- (Special In I Daily Democrat) —The Democratic state committee met here today to complete its reorganization In compliance with the provisions of the new ' primary law. A state chairman, see- | retary, vice-chairman, and treasurer j are to be elected. Bernard Korbly, the present chairi man, is expected to be re elected if he will accept, the place. It is undtI stood that most of the present district chairman will be up for re-election. GO TO SOUTH DAKOTA Otto Rice, son of D. M. Rice of Monmouth; ami Edwin Rabbitt, son <■! Charles Rabbitt of northeast of the city: left this morning for Sioux City, Iowa: and from there to South Dako I ta. where they will spend a year. They go to work and also to teach this winter. IS A SUICIDE I A. J. Johnston, Brother of Rem Johnston, Ossian, Committed Suicide AT MONTPELIER. IND. — Was Native of Ossian— Well Known—PromiI nent Business Man. — Andrew Johnston, 53, a former res-i ident of Ossian, was found dead, a ' suicide, in a barn at his home in Montpelier early Monday morning. An, empty bottle, which had contained j carbolic acid, told the means by which he had taken his life. Worry over ill health of the last several months, and severe financial losses, is a certainty as the cause of the act. Mr. Johnston was one of five men. whom the supreme court found judgment against in favor of the Madisan Oil company in the sum of SB,OOO. and as he and D. A. Bryson were the only two of the five men. who had money to j ay the judgment, the extra large apportionment would fall on them. In addition to this misfortune Mr. Johnston, as a member of the firm of Purman, Johnston & Co, recently suffered a loss from water damage to drygoods in their store, which was ne.>: to a burning building. Tlie deceased left his home Sun lay evening and when he did not return i late in the evening, it was supposed that he had gone to Ossian to spend the night with his brother, Rem. a. Johnston. Yesterday morning the son. James, went to the barn at the rear of the lot and found the doors of the building locked. He forced an entrance, and found his father lying dead near the door. The empty bottle fa.y at his side. The word of the death of Mr. Johnston came as a shock to Montpelier people. He was one of the most prominent business men in that city an 1 was interested in a great many of the public enterprises. He was well known, not only in Blackford county, but in Wells county as well. The brother, Rem. Johnston, of Ossian, was called to Montpelier early this morn-, ing and remained there during the day. Mr. Johnston has been engaged in the drygoods business in Montpelier for many years. He was engaged in business there with I). A. Walmer, now of this city, for fifteen years. The present firm of Purman, Johnston & Co. has been doing businass nearly that length of time. Andrew Glass Johnston was born November 26, 1862 in Ossian, the son of James and Mary Ann Glass Johnston. He lived in Ossian sixteen years, and then went to Motpelter, where he had made his home since. His marriage to Mary Cecelia Conley, daughter of Mrs. Tewksbury, of Montpelier took place April 3, 1887. Besides the wife three children, Hillda, Janies Conley and Edward Newlin, survive. The funeral services will take place at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at. the residence with burial in the Montpelier cemetery.—Bluffton Banner. LOT OF CATALOGUES. Forty mail sacks of the Sears-Roe-buck catalogues were received at the , local postoffice this morning for both rural and city delivery. There are ■ i from six to eight hundred catalogues |in the bunch,

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FILE PROPOSAL Automatic Registering Mav chine Corporation Makes Formal Offer. WANT TEST MADE — On Guarantee it Will Save Money and Time—Want to Rent This Year. F l | S. C. Hamilton, who represents the Automatic Registering Machine corporation, of Jamestown. New York, and is trying to install voting ma!chines for a test in this county at , i the next. election, has filed the fol- , lowing proposal with the county auidi tor for presentation at the next I meeting of the board of commissioners: Jamestown, N. Y„ April 8, 1916. To the Honorable Board of Commis-. sioners of Adams county, Decatur, Indiana: Gentlemen:—We beg leave to submit for the consideration of your j honorable body the suggestion that, ;in certain election precincts in Ad--1 ams county, voting machines be used i instead of paper ballots. By installing machines in Decatur, I Berne and Geneva, you can save to ■ the county a very large part of the i expenses of conducting the elections —a saving that cannot be even remotely approached by any other mu--1 nicipal improvement, and in fact a saving great enough to pay the entire purchase price of the machines within a few elections. | In addition to furnishing this benefit in money to the taxpayers, you will be improving the conduct of your elections in features even more important than economy. You will be making the voting ' much easier and safer. , j You will be doing away with all spoiled end mismarked ballots. You will be providing an absolutely secret vote. You will be discouraging any buying and selling of votes. You will be furnishing the result , of the election immediately. You will be doing away wdth all error in the count. You will be providing a permanent record of the returns. All these things you will be doing for your voters and your candidates in addition to saving a goodly sum of money to your taxpayers at every election. In order that you and your citizens may have an opportunity to try the machines without any expense, we will be pleased to furnish three of them for the city of Decatur and one each for Berne and Geneva for the election of November, 1916, on a purely rental basis, taking as rental no more than the amount the machines will save at that election, and with no obligation whatever on the part of the county to buy them. If, after trying the machines, your honorable body should desire to purchase them for the county, the amount of the rental will be deducted from the purchase price, and the balance may be paid in installments equal to 75 per cent of what you consider the machines will save from year to year in election expenses. We shall be pleased to bring a ma- ■ chine to the county to show to you land to your citizens at any time that may suit your pleasure, and in case you should decide to use some ma- , chines in the coming election, we will send a representative to assist lin arranging them and instructing your election officers and voters in 1 their use. If later you should deI cide to purchase the machines, they ' will be covered by the fullest guarantee. Respectfully submitted, . AUTOMATIC REGISTERING MACHINE CORPORATION. S. C. Hamilton, Representative. SPECIAL°ARRIVES r Armour's grape juice special, an ad- , vertising train that is being sent 3 across the continent to advertise Ar- . mour's grape juice arrived in Decatur 3 over the Clover Leaf railroad this t! morning about nine o’clock, distribnt- . ing samples of the produce of the factory. The train was switched onto the Clover Leaf at Continental and will be taken to East St. Louis, Illinois where it will be transferred to the M. , and O. for a southwestern trip. The , train wont through Fort Wayne last 3 year and comprised ten coaches. The 3 train that passed through here today was larger.