Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1917 — Page 1

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MORE PETITIONS ' One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Petitions Filed in (he Senate FOR PROHIBITION J Bill Will Probably Come Up Wednesday—Convention Bill Reported. llk (United Preus Service) | , Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30— (Spec-! K ial to Daily Democrat)—The entire I * morning session of the senate today i J was devoted to receiving 175,000 petitions for prohibits:. from all parts of the state. | Action on the constitutional contention bill passed by the house, I jg|. which was expected to come up at morning session of the senate, I KWas deferred until the afternoon. S' The senate committee on constiKtiltional revision met thiM morning KJ and decided to submit a divided reE port on the bill; the majority favor-j ft ing the passage and the minority ■recommending that it be submitted i | to a vote of the people. Prohibition workers were cheered ■ ft today by the announcement of Sen- > I ator Smith of Knox that he would I | support the bill. Smith until today! had not announced his position. The house passed three bills at its j morning session. The most impor-I tant was the Kessler measure allow-! L ing voters who tire absent from the precinct in which they live on elec-1 tion day to cast their ballots by mail. The Miltennerber bill providing for the sale of commodities by weight instead of measure was passed. Representative Vesey of the bouse <ommitte< considering the woman i suffrage bill is taking a poll of the’ house on how the members stand on j the suffrage question it was learned i ■ today. If he finds a majority favors i the measure he will try to kill it ini the committee it was stated. Indianapolis, Jan. 30—(Special to j Daily Democrat) —When the McGonagle constitutional convention bill was ft reported on the senate today by the ■ committee on constitutional revision five senators signed the minority roll port amending the bill to submit the | question of calling a constitutional [convention to the people for a vote S' They were: Reser. English, Fleming, Eflaggarty and Kinder. I The majority favored passage of the ■bill. The debate began immediately ■'em whether the majority or minority ■report should be adopted r Senator English spoke in favor of [adopting the minority report allowing ■the people to say whether a constita- ■ tional convention should be called. I A vote was taken on the measure ■ and the majority report, favoring pas-i ■’sage of the bill, was adopted. The oill ■ will probably come m for second read ing tomorrow. I — o h VILLISTAS AWAITING H? (United Press Service) E (By Webb Miller} !‘ ! El Paso. Texas. Jan. 30—(Special t > ■ Daily Democrat)—Fifteen hundred ■ Villistas are awaiting the final move ■ment, of General Pershings forces ■ from th’is district United States ati-| ■ thorities here announced today Al ■ few miles from Casas Grandes a [smaller band of Villistas are wailing [to march, in a few hours after the [ Americans are out. ""favoring GRAYSON. (United Press Seryiee) „ Washington. D. < I ial to Daily Democrat I—By a stric I party vote the senate naval lonimt | tee today favored the nomination of | Lieutenant-commander Gary 1. <»ia> I son. President Wilson’s physician, to I the rank of rear admiral. A fight on I the senate floor is believed certain. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the neighbors and | friends for their kindness during the I illness and death of our tat hit. ■ Fuhrman. Also the G. A. R. for their | service at the church and the choii | for their beautiful songs. The many | beautiful floral pieces were a|l '"' I ed very much. COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING. A cottage prayer meeting will I) held this evening by the Baptist urn I gregation at. the home of Mr. am Howard Sikes on Madison street, o good attendance is desired.

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k FRIDAY THE 13TH. r William A. Brady will present, :e his next release on the World Fill) i program, Robert Warwick In “Friditj k ‘ the Thirteenth”, taken from Thos. W I Lawson's famous story of the atoel i exchange. In the picture Mr. War yi< k plays the role of the Napoleon ol Wall Street, and those who have seer this picture at a private exhibition given for the benefit of Mr. Lawson ! say that in this role, Mr. Warwick fat surpasses even his wonderful wotk •in “Alias Jimmy Valentine" and “Th< Man of the Hour." Friday, the Thir teenth” will be shown at the Cryst il theater, on tonight. o . FOR SIXSESSIONS Monroe Township Farmers to Hear Good Things from Instructors. COMPLETE PROGRAM Instructors of Note to Appear Before the Institute on Both Days. — The Monroe township farmers ia- ; stitute will commence Thursday morning February 15th, and continuing t wo days, bring to the farmers of that community many helpful things in their work. The program for the series of 1 meetings is:Thursday, Feb. 15. . 9:30, Music Song, “America." Devotionals. Music. i Breeding and Selecting of S»ed Corn —James Kline. Chorus —Monroe School. Foods and-Cookery—Miss Barr. Appointments of Committees. Noon. 1 :«0 —Music. , ‘ ! More and Better Livestock—James Kline. Discussion —Led by Elmore Cook. Reading. Chorus—Monroe School. Rural Social Life —Miss Barr. Evening. 7:00 —Music. Reading —J. P. Davis. Co-operation of Neighbors. Farmers! and Business Men —James Kline. Discussion—Led by M. S. Leichty. Music. Friday, Feb., 16. 9:30 —Music. Devotionals. Silos and Silage—James Kline. Discussion —Led by E. W. Busch ’. Chorus—Monroe School. Feeds and Feeding—M IT. Overton, County Agent. Noon. 1:00 —Music. Reports of Committees. Rural Embelllishments-Jamer Kline Reading. Chorus —Monroe School. Illustrated Talk—M. H. Overton, County Agent. Adjournment. Meals will be served by the Monroe Ladies Aid society. FLETCHER TO GO. (United Press Serv'ee) Washington. D. C., Jan. 30 (Spec- ! ial to Daily Democrat) —United States Ambassador Fletcher will be sent to his post in Mexico City very soon, it was officially learned today. This official recognition of the Carranza regime makes the second step i in President Wilson's new policy toward Mexico. The first was withdrawal of General Pershing’s army. , —o- — PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. M. M. LeCount, pastor at. Lagrange. and chairman of the commit tee on evangelistic work in the Fort Wayne presbytery, will preach tonight. Good music. Song service will commence promptly at 7:30. Every member of the church, unless un- ■ avoidably detained, is expected to be present. A cordial welcome for ev- ■ ery one. MRS. FISHER OPERATED ON ■ Drs. MeOscar and D. D. Clark Ulis . afternoon performed an operation on Mrs. J. O. Fisher of North Sixth street tor gall bladder trouble. Mrs. W‘ll ? Bowers and Miss Emma Schneider are the trained nurses in charge. Word at three o’clock is that he ■ operation revealed infection of the gall bladder, and appendicitis.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 30, 1917.

.. C. AULT OWNS UP in I v’-. Ft. Wayne Poice Took Five Minutes to Sweat Theft Story Out of Him. n * * '• HAD MONEY HIDDEN ir | k j 1 In His Coat Lining When r d Searched by Decatur Police—Roommates. ) Thi- Fort Wayne police took five minutes to sweat Charles Ault into confessing to theft. The Fort Wayne Jaurnal-Gazette says: Abe Whitright and Charles Ault have been room mates and good friends for some time. They lived | together and made trips together. They went to Decatur Saturday. . About the time they arrived there Whit right discovered his money was gone. There was S2O of it he said. , Ault, of course denied taking it, but Whitright could not imagine how any one else could have robbed him. The loser complained to the police at the neighboring city and Ault was taken to headquarters. Hexlenied his guilt. His clothing was searched but the officers there could find nothing ’ j and Ault was allowed to go. Both he > and his room mate became enemies. Whitright yesterday tod the local . police. Detective Sergeant Charles F. Spillner took the suspected erstwhile friend to police headquarters. There a confession was obtained by the detective and Chief of Police Charles F Lenz. Ault admitted after five minutes o’’ questioning that he had stolen money! ( from his room mate. He claimed, however, the amount he took was only: sl2 and that he left two $4 bills fur his friend to live on and spend. A charge of petit larceny has been placed against Ault. He said the money! was concealed in his coat lining when. he was searched at Decatur. o OUTLOOK GOOD Mr. Kintz Here Representing Buyers of Stock in Also Products Co. FUTURE IS BRIGHT — Men Back of the Proposed Plant Enthusiastic—Mr. Reed Coming Soon. Mr. Kintz, of Bay City, Michigan,; was a visitor in Decatur yesterday I his mission being to investigate the outlook for the locating here of the Also Products company, he representing the purchasers of stock. He said that the stock had been all sold with j the exception of $5,000 and that this amount would be easily disposed of after he has reported. He was more than delighted with what he found here. He examined the Ward Fence factory building and grounds and says it will make an ideal home for the new company. He was also delighted with this city and county and may decide to locate here himself. He believes in the future of the Also com- ■ • pany and said his investigation of the i[ men back of the deal proved them I high class business man. He left a; • I circular showing a picture of the pro-1 posed plant here, a prospectus giving a history of Dr. L. D. Bailor, origina- j : tor of Alfalfa foods and medicines, j .! telling of future plans which include .: a large sanitorium here and the factory to manufacture medicine, break- . i fast food, syrup, tea, coffee, Also drink, .! flour and candy. The prospectus sets - forth the claim that an investment in ■ j this company is one of the best ever ■ offered and , show that the furnishing of free rent for two years, light and water and the option to buy at the end of three years will save the company $50,000. t Mr. D. M. Reed who located the t company here has written that he will t! arrive February 12th to close up the 1 deal and arrange for the work of rer modeling the plant ready for the ne v machinery. Indications are that Dalp las will make good on every thing he b said and that the Also company w‘ll within a very few years be one of the

I big ones of this country. The sl.i'k *I is being sold In Michigan and the I company will come here with but small Inducements. Be a booster and I watch them grow. e REBEKAHS TO INITIATE. i The Rebekahs will Initiate a candidate. Mrs. J. S. McCrory, this even- ! ing. The state president, Florence I McGregor, of Mt. Vernon, will be J i present ami a large delegation of i Berne lodge members will attend. 1 Every member is urged to be out. RAIDER IS NEAR British Cruisers Prowling o OfT New York Harbor Hunting Raider. t J PLANNING A COUP? Kaiser is Believed to be s ! be Preparing Peace ProII posal in Note. (United Press Service) New York. Jan. 30—(Special to ,’ie ’ Daily Democrat) —British warships ' are prowling off the coast of New 1 York today according to reports in : shipping quarters. Their vigil is due ‘! to the rumored presence of a German raider about seven hundred miles off • this port. All shipping was warned to be on the watch for a raider and likewise guard against wirelessing its; position to any unidentified inquirer. Shippers feared that the German : raider may be planning a spectaculai J coup along the regular Atlantic lan?. Washington. Jan. 30 —(Special *o Daily Democrat)—The Kaisers next move toward international peace, con- ! sidered one of the critical steps in • the peace development, was anxiously i awaited today. ' That Berlin was to send Ambassa- . dor Gerard an answer to President ( | Wilsons senate speech aroused i h<* | (greatest speculation here. If thisj ; proposed statement is worded in more; i agreeable terms as to Germany’s situ-! ation it is declared the message wiil do much to advance the peace move-1 I ment. Unofficial reports had led to the l» , lief that Wilson “peace without vic ; ; tory" suggestion offers Germany a bi? ; [opening to give its most “lenient" I terms and still not appear to humbl' ; itself before the world. Advance i’t ! formation indicated that Germany will I support the present peace arrange- [ ments. Ixindon. Jan. 30—(Special to Dailv | Democrat)—Germany is keeping “war i prisoners” also members of the crew of armed prizes taken by the latest (Continued on Page 2 > BOOST ' DAILEY F. C. Dailey to be Offered Appointment as Assistant Attorney General. HE MAY ACCEPT IT His Record in Prosecuting Election Fraud Cases Brings Him to Front. Frank C. Dailey of Bluffton, who has i been acting as special prosecutor fut the government of violators of elec- [ tion laws, will probably be offered an appointment as assistant attorney general to succeed William Wallace. Jr. Attorney General Gregory has had consultations with vice president Marshall and Senator John W. Kern in regard to the appointment of Mr. Dailev. I Mr. Dailey will probably be called to Washington where a formal tender of appointment will be given him. It is not nown whether Mr. Dailey will accept the place as seme doubt is expressed in some quarters as to i whether he will be willing Io give up I a lucrative law practice for the $7,500 > a year the government offers. The offer of the appointment came ' through the initiative of attorney g»n- --■ eral Gregory himself who is hignly 1 pleased with the way Dailey has handI led the election frauds cases in In- > diana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois.

TAKE LIFE VOWS .|! Albert Siegrist and Miss Kate Wolpert Married This Morning at ■» f ST. MARY’S CHURCH I Leave for East on Wedding I Trip—To Reside on Farm Near City. ' j Albert Siegrist and Miss Kale Wolpert took their nuptial life vows this morning at 7:30 o’clock at the St. | Marys Catholic church, Father SeiI metz officiating. In pure white, t'n 4 ' • bridal costume of silk was very becoming, white flowers in the hair giv-; ing the appropriate bridal touch. A , white prayer book was carried. Miss! 1 Tena Schurger, the bridesmaid, were a pretty costume of white crepe a? chine. The groom was attended by Mr. Joe Appleman. A wedding dinner at tlie home of the bride’s brother. Joe Wolpert on South Eighth street was for the immediate members of the bridal party and following this, Mr. and Mrs. S!egrist left on a wedding trip to t'le east. They will visit with relatives I 1 of the groom. ' On their return here they will lie at 1 home on their farm in Union town- ( ship. | The bride is a young lady in whom the best qualities can he found, end i she has the esteem of innumerable f friends. The groom is an exemplary f young man well liked. ( Miss Wolpert was born and reared , west of this city and since the death I t of her parents, has been residing here, ; j having several brothers and sisters in (

this city. Mr. Siegrist is an Ohio ; young man. MRS.BOHNKEDEAD Mrs. Wiliam Bohnke, Fort Wayne. Formerly of Decatur, Succumbs. DUE TO PARALYSIS Resulting from a Fall— Husband and Eight Children Survive. The death of Mrs. William Bohnke occurred in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. The family formerly resided here, Mr. Bohnke being an employe of the waterworks plant at that time. Mr. Bohnke is a son of the late Fr-'d Bohnke Sr. of this city. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says of her death: “Mrs. Christine Bohnke, wife of C W. Bohnke. 2225 Lafayette street, died last evening at the family home after an illness of paralysis, which was brought on by a fall off some steps which the deceased sustained some time ago. “Born in this state, January 23, 1864 Mrs. Bohnke was fifty-three years of age at death and leaves to mourn their loss, in addition to the husband, eight children, four boys and four girls, several of whom reside at home. There are also a number of surviving relatives in the west. “Funeral services will bo held Wednesday from the home at a time to be announced alter, with llev. Luehr officiating. Burial in Concordia cemetery." i o STORK VISITS DES MOINES A letter from our old friend D. E. Studabaker now employed on the Des Moines Capital says he is getting along nicely and likes his work, tie was married a year or so ago to a Memphis lady and they reside at DesMoines. In his letter D. E. savs: “Wife and girl doing tine. Call her Bonnie Rachael, after wife’s mother. She weighed 8% pounds Friday. Oh she’s some girl and my wife and I are happy as oan be and getting along fine.”

GOING TO COLLEGE Johnny Holthouse son of Mrs. Maty Holthouse will leave today or tomor row for Rensselaer, Ind., whore he will <mter St, Joseph's college al Col legevllle, taking up the second half of the commercial course. Charles Holthouse his cousin is a student at the college. His brother Felix will accompany him to Rensselaer. o— — WOODMEN TO INSTALL. The Modern Woodmen will have their installation of officers tomorrow evening. In connection therewi'h, there will 'also be a banquet and a fine so< ial time. LARGE PER CENT Nearly One Divorce for Every Five Marriages in County in Past Year. THE STATISTICS SHOW Five Persons Sent to State Penal Farm—Report of Business of Court. Statistics show that the divorces granted in Adams county were nearly twenty per cent of the number of marriage licenses issued. This is shown in figures of the annual report - piled for the state statistician by I County Clerk Hammell and his deputy, John T. Kelley. There were thirty-one divorces! granted over 165 marriage licenses issued. Twenty-seven divorces were granted to women and four to men. Os the number of women, fourteen were for abandonment, eight for cruel treatment, and five, failure to provile’ and also cruelty. Three were granted to men for abandonment and one i

for infidelity to marriage vows. Thirty-eight divorce cases were hied, five being dismissed or denied. The court docket made quite a busy lime in court. During the year, 292 civil vases were filed and 215 disposed of. Eight were venued to other counties and twenty-three venued to this county trom other counties. There were six children’s eases in the juvenile court. There were issued 49 letters of ad-j I ministration: twenty-three guardian | t ships. Four foreclosure decrees; < were entered and there were five! sheriff’s sales. | 1 Four persons were adjudged of un-| : sound hind and hunting licenses is-!; sued numbered 621. Three persons declared their intentions of becoming citizens of the Unit- i ed States, and three were natralized. ; Forty criminal cases were filed: I eight dismissed; and thirty-six disposed of. Five were convicted ler : felonies; eleven for misdemonorv There were two eases, and two con- i victions for violation of the liquor 1 > laws. Five were sent to the state pen-; al farm during the year, and one ’o; the state reformatory. o COURT House. NEWS. Deputy Sheriff, L. D. Jacobs this| morning arrested Frank Neuenseiiwander at the home of his mother < n Elm street, on a warrant issued on a grand jury indictment charging him with larceny, the theft of ten muskrat hides, valued at $2. same being the property of Charles Fisher. Neuschwander went to jail in default of the SSOO bond. He is a brother of Earl Neuenschwander who was sent to the penal farm for taking a bicycle. Real estate transfers: Charles S . Linton et al to Harley J. Rief, 35 acres of Wabash township, $3500; Dennison 1 Tinkham to William T. Tinkham, 20 acres of Blue Creek township, $1: Menno S. Liechty et al to William J.j Sprunger. lot 24, Monroe. $165; Wil-; liam J. Sprunger to Henry Kerr, part I of lot 57, and lots 58 and 59. Berm 1 j $1100; Peter W. Kessler et al to Will , ( iam J. Sprunger, lot 23 Monroe, sH<>: 5 Katherine Biberstein to Abraham Beer, lot 60 Berne, S9OO. |, A marriage license was issued to Albert Siegrist, farmer, born Novem-I*-her 1, 1886, son of Stephen Siegrist e Io wed Catherine Wolpert. born Feb ruary 16. 1883, daughter of Joseph Wolpert. 1 1 Peterson A Moran are attorneys i for David Ritter in a partition case, in which Eli W. Steele et al. are defendants.

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WORD OF DEATH p i Os Harriet Morrison Walr s i lace Received by Aunt, ' Mrs. John Niblick AT SAN GABRIEL, CAL. 1‘ I ' Had Been 111 Since Last July , —Death Causes Sorrow to Many Friends. MJ < Harriet Morrison Wallace, wife of i W. R. Wallace, of Los Angeles. Cal., land only child of Mrs. Elizabeth M< rison, passed away yesterday mor.iI ing at 9:15 o'clock at San Gabriel, (’al. according to a telegram received l ist, night at eight o’clock by her aunt, Mrs. John Niblick. Ldet July, Mrs. Wallace underw -nt •an operation. An overdose of either, • resulted in ether-pneumonia. wi'.h j complications of congestion of the liver, from which she never rallied. She was taken to the sanitarium at San Gabriel for a rest cure, and when • she became able to leave, under th.’ care of a trained nurse, and they were able to secure furnished apartments near the sanitarium, the other members of the family joined her there. It is believed that death however, came very suddenly at the last, probably due to her weakened heart. Cards and messages, written by herself, had been received by relatives only last the last being a card Saturday, received by her cousin, Helen Niblick. Mrs. Wallace was in the prime ct young womanhood, and had she lived, would fiiave been only twenty-six years of age in April. When the Niblicks visited with them last, during the world’s fair, she seemed to be the very picture of health, and her friends here can scarely realize her death. Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Morri- ' son has been with her since, she was • able to leave her sister. Mrs. Hattie Studebaker Obenauer. after her illness in Florida. Mrs. Wallace was a daughter of Ambrose Morrison cashier of the First National Bank at Marion, in which city Mrs. Wallace was born. Mr. Morrison died very suddenly twenty-one years ago, when his daughter was but five years of age. Mrs. Morrison and daughter came soon thereafter to Decatur to live. After her marriage, Mrs. Wallace went with her husband and mother to Mexico, where they lived for several years, leaving for the states again, when Mexico became very unsettled. The husband and two children. Hatriet aged six and Bruce aged two years, are the surviving members of her immediate family. Further word is being awaited here as to the funeral arangements. The word of her death causes . incere sorrow among the many frien Is of the family here. FOX AND MUNTON NAMED William A. Fox of Angola, head of the department of education of Tristate college and one of the best known men of that section of the state, was nominated by the democrats yesterday as their candidate for state senator to succeed the late Dr. W. T. Green. The republicans named C. J Munton of Kendallvill', president of the Fort Wayne Al- Northwestern Interurban company. The election will be held next Tuesday. February 6th. The district is normalIly republican by 2.000 but it is believed Mr. Fox will give his opponent ;a good run. Indications are that Munton will he supported by the wcis and Fox by the dry element, as the latter declares openly on the question while Munton is non comittal. PATROLMAN DIES. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —John P. Deßosse'le mounted patrolman who was shot while trying to arrest two negroes last Wednesday, died today. Claude Tiylor and Ernest Cooley are in 1a il awaiting trial in connection with the officer’s death. Taylor has been charged with murder. OUT FOR CLERK. . * R. G. “Dick” Christen .city bookkeeper. today announced that ho would be a candidate for the democratic nomination for city clerk, at the primaries to be held Tuesday, i March 6th.