Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1917 — Page 1

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PLOT TO ASSASSINATE WILSON AND OTHERS REVEfIIED WHENiNDIANftPOLISftRCHITECTCHARLESG.MiJELLERDRDPS DEAD Al ERENTON NEW JERSEY - HAO LOADED PISTOL.

(United Press Service) Trenton, N. J., Apr. 30— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Assassination plots against President Wilson. Theodore Roosevelt. William H. Taft and former Senator Thomas Taggart of Indiana are believed to have been revealed today through the death of Charles G. Mueller. Indianapolis architect, who dropped dead of heart disease last night in a hotel lobby here. Officers found in Mueller’s pocket a note book in' which was a memorandum stating that Wilson. Roosevelt and others were picked for death. A loaded revolver was discovered in Mueller’s pocket. i Two double barreled guns were found in his trunk. The assasination memorandum carried no details of how the murders were to be committed, or who was to make the attacks. 1 Officials fust stated they believed Mueller must have been j insane. Search of his effects discovered a number of books and architect's blue prints. | Washington. D. C„ Apr. 30— cial to Daily Democrat)— Congress and administration departments today turned to the problem of insuring the allies and the American people of food at their prices during the | war. Administrative legislation placing the nation's entire food production industry under direct control of the Secretary of Agriculture Houston was introduced in the house and senate. I The senate agricultural committee began its investigation before it recommended that the senate give Houston what he wants in the way, of food conservation legislation. A preliminary nationwide investigation by the department is urged in the first joint congressional resolution introduced today. The resolution authorizes the secretary of agriculture: To license and control "when necessary," manufacture, storage and distribution of all foods, food materials pr feeds. To compel licensees to exact only bare prices for all foods and to refrain from unjust or discriminating practices or charges. I • To compel cold storage and other food depositors to disgorge "unreasonably hoarded" stocks of food, and to force its prompt distribution to the public. To control the market movement and distribution of perishable prod uts. , Further and broader legislation probably authorizing the seizure of delinquent be shortly introduced. Stimulation of production and conservation of stipp ies will be threshed out in this additional legislation. Although today's resolution doe not authorize the seizure it will tn | ■effect bring the food industry abso- ( lately under government control. BULLETIN. Washington, D. C„ Apr. 30 ~ (S| ’ e ’| ci alto Daily Democrat)—lt wi.l be | only a matter of a few days before United States militia units now mobilized in this country, are on their wav to the European front, and less than six weeks before they are actually embattled with the Germans on the European front, if the allies' urgent recommendations to the American government today meet the approval of the administration. Indianapolis. ApriT 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Governor Goodrich at a conference with the conscription census boards today, instructed the boards to appoint registrars in every precinct in their counties and proceed to carry out the requirements of the federal conscription bill in a manner

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I which will be a credit to the patriot-1 ism of the state. t I "Your work will be performed with-1 • out the slightest tinge of politics and | the introduction of politics into this! work by any member of the board will he cause for removal," said the gov-' ernor. The date of the registration of all 1 men for military service will be fixed by the president. Governor Goodrich ! plans to have the registration so or-! ganized in Indiana that no delay will be encountered and the work eomplet-' ed in one day. . ' Washington. April 30 —(Special toi Daily Democrat) —The first men to represent the ITnited States on the! French front since America entered! the war will be one thousand sergeants. ! The plan was proposed to the council of national defense by its general medical board and immediately adopted today. The plan was the result «:f • conferences between the United State.! , French and allied representatives here. Ixmdon, April 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The American steamship I Vacuum was torpedoed and sunk Saturday. it was announced today. 1 An American naval lieutenant, nine 1 American naval gunners, the captain of the Vacuum and some of his crew were reported missing. i Unless the American naval lieutenant and his gun crew, now missing, are later rescued, they will be America’s first fighting force to lose lives in America's war with Germany. The, naval lieutenant will be the first officer killed. I J. I. Epolucci. a boatswain's nta'e.. U. S. N., is still missing from the Az-j tec torpedmng and he may be the Irst of Amerp:jj> fighting men to die. I The Vacuum was a cargo boat, the property of the Vacuum Oil company of New York. Captain S. Harris, residing at Lemp-| ston, N. Y., was in command of the oil tanker Vacuum when she was sunk and Lieutenant Thomas, U. S. N.. commanded the American navy gun crew abroad her. according to information obtained here today. The Vacuum Oil company admitted receiving cabled advices of the loss of the vessel, but withheld details. I The Vacuum was pf 1.992 tons. S.te carried two guns, forward and aft in charge of a naval gun crew. The Vacuum had a crew of 34. She has been carrying oil to Europe since 1914. I Captain S. S. Harris was in the one lifeboat still missing with the American bluejackets and their. Lieutenant and other members of the I Vacuum's crew still unaccounted for. I New York. April 30—Only three of the American naval gunners abroad i the oil tanker Vacuum, sunk by a submarine, are listed as saved in a cable-1 gram received at the oil company's, offices here today. I The Vacuum was formerly known as the Baymon. At the company's 'offices it was stated she had discharged her cargo at Liverpool and was homeward bound when attacked. I Washington. ApriTsO-(Special to Daily Democrat)— The administration selective draft bill will be on the statute books before the end of the week, if present plans carry. I As matters stood today the senate proposed to move substition of Js 'draft provision for that in the house bill Full debate is again permitted 'under the rules though if senators Lai toilette. Gronna and others do not in--1 terfere the motion will go sailing 1 through. tl The measure must go to a confe.3 ence committee of the house and sens ate, there to smooth out mainly the 1 age limit provision, set by the senate e at 27 and by the house at 40. Leaders r (ContinuetTon Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, April 30, 1917.

CHURCH CANVASS Zion Reformed Church Committee Will Prepare for Annual Meeting. A BUDGET DECLARED And Committee Will Make Thorough Canvass Wednesday Afternoon. The fiscal year of the Zion Reform|ed church has come to a close and | ■next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 they ! will meet for their annual meeting, j j Election of officers, elder, deacon and , trustee will be a part of the business ! 1 as well as a general review taken of i ! all the work accomplished by the i j various organizations and the church | as a whole. Already it can be seen from the' ■ reports that a number of advances ' I have been made and that the pastor 1 ; and elder, M. Kirsch, who will attend 1 dassis at Magley in a few weeks, will j be able to give a good report of this I I year's work. A budget has been declared, out | lining the financial needs of the local | . congregation for the next year. Five ! 1 teams of two men each will leave I | the church next Wednesday after-. : noon at 1 o'clock to make an every-' , member canvass for current ex- ' penses. The teams are as follows: 1. Otto Reppert. John Smith. 2. M. F. Worthmann, J. F. Fruchte 3. M. Kirsch, M. Miller. 4 Otto Kirsch. Ferd Litterer. 5. Fred Sellemeyer. Reuben Lord, i BEHURWONG ■ -- Decatur Court Will he Represented at the Annual Congress of NORTHERN INDIANA At Hartford City—Decatur Ladies in Specatcular Work There. Decatur Ben Hur will be represented at the sixteenth annual session of the Northern Indiana FraterI nal Congress of Ben Hur at Hartford , 1 City, next Wednesday and Thursday. May 2 and 3, by the following: Emma C. Burk. Ruby Baker, Nannie Biggs, I Martha Hay, Glen Venis and Martha Tucker. The first day will be taken up v’tfc ; i a program of music and reading and \ the business of the congress. The spectacular degree will bo given at the Orpheum theatre Thursday afternoon. Among those who will take part in the spectacular work wi'l be Mrs. A. D. Artman and daughter.) Mrs. Olen Baker, of this city. The! election of officers will also take place : on Thursday. Peru is after the 1918 : congress. PROGRAM FOR ZION W. M. S. The W. M. S. of Zion Reformed church meets Tuesday at 2:00 p. m.. ) with Mrs. J. Spuhler, on North First I street. Following is the pro-am: | Devotionals—Mrs. M. Jaberg. Leaflet, "Little Harr"—Mrs. M. Kirsch. Current Events from Outlook Missions, led by Mrs. F. Shaefer. Chapter Study. Porto Rico Under the Power of Spain—Mrs. L. W. 1 Stolte. f. ' **<■ Our New Possession: “Government” —Mrs. B. Elzey. Physical Conditions—Mrs. J. Spuhler. Sanitation and Health—Mrs. M. i Worthman. , Development of Education in Porto ! Rico—Mrs. M. Jaberg. Religious and Moral Conditions of the Porto Ricans—Mrs. H. Moyer. Social Service: “Religious Settlements” —Mrs. O. Reppert. Orphanages—Mrs. M. Miller. Medical Work —Mrs. J. Beel. The Symbol of Liberty—Mrs. L. Gehrig. Business. ’ Report of delegate to classical con " vention. ■

I COLORED "DOPE FIEND” I Turned Out at Bluffton Arrives Here. A colored "dope fiend" giving ToI ledo as his home, was taken into custody last evening about 6:30 o'clock near (he Clover Leaf station by Marshal Melchl and Deputy Sheriff L. It. Jacobs and taken to the county in- , firmary. He gave his name one time aa "William::" and at' "another as , "Smith". But very little information can be gotten from him and he had no papers or other effects about him to tell who he Is. Ho is undoubtedly the one about whom the Bluffton News tells, as follows: "Frank Williamson, the colored “dope” field taken into custody here 1 Friday by local officers, because of • his strange actions, was released this I morning. The fellow was supposed I to be from, Toledo, and local officers I consulted with officers there, but had I no further orders to hold him and he j was let go, with the injunction to get j out of town." LAST REHEARSAL Final Rehearsal of Play, “The Man from Home,” Taks Place Tonight. the show tomorrow Seat Sale Good—Seats Reserved This Afternoon —A Fine Play. All arrangments have been completj ed for the Junior play, "The Man from ' Home," to be given in the Bosse opera I house, Tuesday evening, beginning I promptly at eight o'clock. The cast will have Its final dress re • hearsal tonight with scenes and necss- . sary equipment. The seat sale has been exception- 1 ally good, the opera chairs having all been sold witli perhaps only fifteen blue chairs left this morning. Every effort is being exerted to make this one of the best ever given ! in Decatur. The Junior class is to b“! 'highly commended and congratulated; in their selection and earnest work in the play. The coaches are doing ail they can to perfect the production in ■ these last rehearsals. Seats were reserved at 3:35 this p. m. at the Holthouse Drug Store. The first fifty people drew for their places in the line up, thus giving each of the first fifty people equal chances in the reservation. _o WAGES IN RAISE The Clover Leaf Section Men Get Twenty-five Cents a Day INCREASE IN WAGES —— As a Result of a Strike Ended Last Week —All on Duty Now. — As a result of a strike by practical I ly all of the section crews on the Clover Leaf railroad, the men receiv-' ed -notice of an increase of twentyfive cents a day on their wages. The company will on May first, start paying section men $2 a day where but $1.75 was paid before. Adams county's crew includes seven . men. working out of this city. The • strike resulted from the failure of the • railroad to raise the wages of the section men along with those of tue • agents, telegraph operators and trainmen. Section bosses last week received notice of a raise of five dollars a ’ month on their salary. o f CHAS. JOHNSON THANKFUL For the assistance given us by the distribution committee and by the other citizens of the county, which has helped so much to recover from the loss caused by the recent tornado, we are most grateful, and we ask that this acknowledgment be made. It is i- good to live among friends. Mff. and MRS. CHARLES JOHNSON

.TO BE MARRIED '.jWalter Muinnia, Former De- ' catur Boy, and Miss Helen Truesdale - OF-- FORT WAYNE I! , Will be Married in May— Decatur Friends Attend Announcement Dinner. i • , The wedding of Walter Mumma, f. former Decatur boy. and Miss Helen t ! Truesdale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I Truesdale, Walnut street. Fort Wayne i will take place in the near futu s, I i probably in May. . The announcement was made at a I dinner party yesterday noon at the ! Truesdale home, to a company of the ■ nearest relatives and friends, among I whom were cousins of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Davis, who with Mr. and Mrs. Leland Frank, of this city, i 'attended. The exact date, however.] | was not announced. The groom was employed at the Morris five and ten cent store, this city, before going to Ft. Wayne mo: <■> | than a year ago. where he is arm.-i-l ture wjnder at the Electric Light | Works. He is a son of Mrs. Clara I Ahr Wysong, of Bluffton, formerly of this city, and is a nephew of Mrs. D. H. Hunsicker and Ed Ahr. of Decatur. I The bride who is the only daughter! ! in the family is highly accomplisheed [ in many ways, and especially as a i musician, having formerly been pine I organist at the Simpson M. E. church. Mr. Mumma is also an active worker I in the church. SUMMONS^ CAME For Mrs. Mary Cowan Falk. . Widow of Joel Falk, at Boho Sunday. WAS ILL A YEAR Os Hardening of Arteries and Complications — 71 Years of Age. The final summons came Sunday noon for Mrs. Mary Cowan Falk, widow of Joel Falk, after a year’s illness of hardening of the arteries and other complications. Death occurred at her home in Bobo, where she had been pred for the past year or more by her two nieces, the Misses Fanny and . Flossie Cowan. Mrs. Cowan was seventyone , years of age. She was married nine | teen years ago to Joel Falk, his death occurring about five years ago. Brothers of the deceased are John j C. Cowan, of Pleasant Mills and James ) Cowan, of Bobo. A sister, Mrs. L. I Martin lives in Wisconsin. Mrs. Falk was the step mother of I Mrs. Dan Erwin and John Falk of this ) city. The funeral services will be held , Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at Bobo. | ENTERS NEW FIELD ■ “ Sunday’s Fort Wayne Journal Ga ! 1 zette contains a picture and the fol- j lowing notice relative to Miss Jane Ernst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James j Ernst, of near Peterson, niece of T. 11. Ernst, of this city: “A young la ly 1 ' who came from her home in Decatur ( several years ago to enter the busi!iness world of Fort Wayne is Miss ' j Jane Ernst, who has proved her effi--31 ciency and capability for the past ’ i three, years in advertising depart- | ment of the Journal-Gazette. Miss I i Ernst has decided to take up another I I line of work, and has therefore resigaj ed her present position, to enter t'te ! “ready-to-wear” department of the Wolf & Dessauer store, where she exe pects to learn the business thoroughe ly enough to some day become a buyh er. Miss Ernst is an exceptionally n bright young woman, with a pleasing >. personality, and has a good knowledge tlof salesmanship and advertising, so s that the Journal-Gazette does not hesi- ) fate to predict success for her in any (J j line she may choose to take up."

I DEDICATION WEDNESDAY On Wednesday, May 2, will occur the dedication of (he new Publishing, House of the United Brethren ( hur> It.! I located at Huntington. The ex-governor, Frank Hanley, will deliver the dedicatory address. Bls I j hop O. G Allwood, of Hillsdale, Mich.. | Bishop F. L. Hoskins, of Myrtle, irahol Bishop ('. L. Wood, of Alma, Mich. . also Rev. W. H. ('lay. I). 1).. of Hills ! '.dale. Midi., are on the program. The Huntington City bund will furnish special music for the occasion, be-, sides other music. The building is located on the corner of Franklin and Warren streets, directly opposite the court house, one of the finest business houses in Huntington. being five stories high, strict- ( ly fire proof, containing forty-six rooms besides vaults and lavatories. The superstructure is of fine brick , of a darkish color, the building is of

inestimable value to the church, also' to tlte city, costing fifty thousand dollars. Many from the surrounding country will go to Huntington to wit-j ness the dedication. THE COUrFNEWS Ambrose Shoaf Brings Suit for Divorce from Wife, Samantha Shoaf. A VIOLENT TEMPER — Suits Received Here from Allen Superior Court — Chronister Divorce. — Through his attorney. L. C. DeVoss. ! Ambrose Shoaf today filed a suit ask- ; ing for a divorce fropi Samantha Shoaf. They were married Decent- | her 18. 1906, and lived together until : today. He sets out that he has four i children by a former marriage, two of: ■ whom lived with him and his wife) |on their farm. He charges that his j wife was cruel and inhuman in her: treatment of them, calling the sons names; stating that she would like to cut out their hearts and stamp | them into the ground; calling him and his family dirty trash. He says she is possessed of a violent temper, and j would hurl dishes, throw the furni- , ture around and break the glass in the door. He says further, that she i threatened to burn all his property, I ( said she didn’t love him now and) never did; and has accused him of, running around witli other women.) all of which she knew was false and 1 said to torment and teast him. He sets out that he lias provided her witli a comfortable home anil • that site has had the income from j the cows and poultry. I Wilson Chronister was given a divorce from Ethel Chronister. Judg-j ment against the defendant for ali-| mony as per agreement. Judgment; against the plaintiff for costs. The motions of Frank Shaner and I Belle Wolfe to squash the affidavits ; against them of adultery, were over ruled and the cases set for May 10. Two cases were received in the cir cuit court an change of venue from j the Allen Superior court. They are 1 I the case of Paul E. Wolf Bedding Co. I I vs. Richard Mayer, et al. on contract. | demand $800; and that of Wjlliam i Rayburn vs. William O. Rayburn, et al for damages, demand SISOO. A marriage license was issued at i Bluffton to Christian Egly. a son of . Henry Egly, to marry Helen Blanch l French, a daughter of James W. French. i Real estate transfers: Fred Busiek j to Theodore Busick. 120 acres of Root ' ; township, $12,000; Elizabeth Frank, et ’ al to Charles Burr et al. lots 12 and 1 • J Monmouth, $100; Cordelia I. Town-; : send, executrix, to Carl Schafer, part t of 10l 256. Decatur. $815; Susannah j .' Landis to Carl S. Ixindis, 40 acres ' !, 3 Kirkland towship. $5,000: Elsie r Thomas to Owen Johnson, et al, let, . 280. Decatur. $L WEDDING SATURDAY B Saturday evening nt five o’clock ai - the parsonage of the Rev. \\. I'. John- - son. pastor of the United Brethren | r church in Jefferson township, was! j solemnized Hie wedding of Frank) ? Myers, son of Ben Myers, and Miss j Minnie Foreman, daughter of E. I • Foreman, of Blue Creek township. f They are prominent young people of i their community.

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BOARD IS NAMED I — '■ Gov. Goodrich Appoints Green. Hammell and Davison as Members of CONSCRIPTION BOARD Report at Indianapolis Today to Receive Instructions as to Registration. Will Hammell, clerk of Adams county. Ed Green, sheriff of Adams county. C. F. Davison, editor Decatur Herald.

The above men were named by Governor Goodrich as the conscription board of Adams county, the announcement of their appointments coming in telegrams late Saturday evening. In the same messages they were notified to report at the governor’s office t t noon today for further instructions and all three men left Sunday for the capitol cny. The governor named the clerk and sheriff in each county and one other citizen. An effort will be made to have Indiana complete her registrtion first, and the day for this important event will be fixed soon. The men between the ages of 21 and 27 will have to register and those who do not will be subject to a heavy penalty. The new law is being concluded this week, having passed the senate with several amendments, late Saturday night, with only seven votes against it. The conference with the house will be held within a day er two and the details completed. The members of the board will l.e given many details today and will then be ready to organize. It is likely their chief work will be to arrange for holding the registration. Other boards in the section of the stare are: Allen—David C. Stout George W. Gillie and Ixmis H. Moore, all of Fort Wayne. Blackford —Samuel J Farrell. Samuel L. Miller and Ralph Monford, all .f Hartford City. Jay—Thomas N. Fleming. Grover Bishop and Fred Martin, all of Portland. Wells—John A. Johnson. Herman F. Lesh and George L. Arnold, al! < f Bluffton. Huntington Jacob E. Davis. Gl'-n Brown and M. H. Ormsby, all of Huntington. o MORE LABOR AVAILABLE A message from the Chicago Farm Labor Bureau to M. E. Overton, county agent, Saturday, told of the recruiting of many laborers in Chicago for farm work, and expressed the id< a that farmers in this vicinity might need more labor this summer. Any farmer needing help, if lie will see the county agent, will be given what he needs, the service costing nothing. The labor being recruited consists >-f men who now live in the city but who have had farm experience. o DIED SATURDAY NIGHT Decatur friends of Paul Vogelgesang, sales manager of the A. H. Perfect company of Fort Wayne, were shocked and surprised to learn of .us death at Indianapolis at 10:30 Saturday night. For a year he had suff ed from diabetes, hut was believed to be improving slowly under treatment. He continued at his work until a week ago. He is survived by the widow and one son. TO SPEAK TONIGHT Fort Wayne Red Cross Workers at Court House Tonight. Attention is again called to the patriotic meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock at Hie court house. Principal speakers will be Postmaster Miller and Mrs. Fauve, Fort Wayne, Red Cross leaders of that city. Everybody is invited to come. Red Cross work and methods of organization will be discussed. _ F U NER A LWE~D NESD AY. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Breinet will be conducted Wednesday afternoon, leaving the Charles Werling home at 1:30 standard time, for the Preble Lutheran church, where the services will he held. Four children who reside in Pennsylvania will be here for the funeral and the delay is made to await their arrival.