Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 December 1914 — Page 2

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4.. Federal Investigation Begun of the "House of David," Home of

Benjaniin, the Leader, Teaches That Marriage Is a Sin—Other Doc trlnes Bring Down the Law $ on Him.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Dec. 18.— Federal investigation of Benjamin and his alleged immoral practices with women inmates of his Israelite House of David, or "Flying Roller" colony, today assumed a wider aspect. I United States Attorney Myron H. K. Walker, of Grand Rapids, announced that in addition to the possible Mann act prosecutions. Benjamin's proselyting campaigns to bring women and ir* young girls into the "Garden of Eden" will be investigated under the postal •|5v5j laws. ft'' Evidence of alleged misuse of the **.. mails by Benjamin arid his Israelite JS*- missionaries is being gathered by govI i, ernment agents in various parts of the country. Some of this evidence already is in possession of federal officials, gjt:.'' Predicts "Crack of Doom."

It shows that he mailed out thousands of books and pamphlets to prospective converts in all parts of the world. In these writings the "Seventh Ang'el" urged all to Join the "Faith"' and become memibers of the 144,000 "elect," because the en'd of the world was at hand^ When the prophecy fanea of realization the "King" ordered the remainder of the stock of these writ-, ings burned and announced that the date was a typographical error. Then he substituted March 12, 1916, as the date of the "crack of doom."

Meanwhile Benjamin himself has disappeared and nothing as to his whereabouts can be learned at the colony. It is believed he has gone into hiding in Shlloh, where there are many secret i• rooms and passageways known only to himself and to women members of his inner court. «. There is also a tunnel leading to his private garage, where he keeps automobiles ready for instant flight. In I secret panels in his inner shrine Benjamin is reputed to have a "hoard of «gold and a hatful of diamonds/'

Rebellion today arose in the wake of the disappearing king. Comes now George H. Schumacher, yclept "Joseph" on his own authority, and admits that he ip the real leader of Israel that "Benjamin" is a fake probably worse •/than the women's affidavits have painted him, and that through him, "Josepih," will the people of Israel "be fed the spiritual corn they need to bring about the immortal life." "Joseph" said Laura Plank, one of the girls said to have taken part in 5 Benjamin's Chicago street fair heglra, vis his "spiritual wife."

State May Take a Hand. State officials are likely to take a hand In the case with the government. :It Is understood that several influential residents of Benton Harbor, St Joseph, and Grand Rapids are preparing to appeal to Governor Ferris for a state prand Jury Investigation on the ground of Benjamin's alleged immoral relations with girls under 16.

The colony is said to have a population of about eight hundred men, women and children. Abuot three hundred are women and young girls. The cult members boast that no children ever have been born within the gates of "Eden," a cardinal doctrine of the faith being that husband and wife, when they become members of the cult, must not live together. "Marriage is a mortal sin," Benjamin says. "But I am your Ishii-husband," he adds to the women and girls. "Whatever I do in the flesh Is not wrong, because I am purified and the flaming sword has been removed from my path."

The children living in the colony all were brought there by parents who vrere recently converted, it is said.

Tells of Chicago "Street Fair." Mrs. Edith Clarke, one of the three women whose affidavits accuse Benjamin, today told her attorney, H. S. Whitney, of a street fair Benjamin held in Chicago four years ago, in which she and ten other womeo-^And girls took. "The fair was a money making affair," Mrs. Clarke said. "It waa held way out somewhere. I am not acquainted in Chicago, »o I cannot tell you the streets. We had a girls' band, a lot of animals, and about fifteen men, •i Including Benjamin. "When he ts at the colony Benjamin most always sleeps in the day time. He is always busry at night. He seldom gets his breakfast before noon and he has women around him and waiting on him all the time." "Tee." Mrs. Holliday chimed in, "and he has the young girls danoe for him t- at night. He keeps whisky and wine $ in Shlloh—that's his headquarters and

Inner court. And he gives the girls all they want to drink. "Whenever Benjamin found out that 'S any woman knew what was going on he warned her to keep quiet and took her Into the inner court. I caught him 6 by accident one night with a woman. "When he saw I had seen what he

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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. PHOEBE TODD.

Mrs. Phoebe Todd. 83 years olci, div-0 at her horn" ir w*«~« Thursday night at 10:45 o'clock. The remains wei« iau •. son, William

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teenth street. She is survived by two sons, William A. and Perry, of Fremont, Neb., and a step-son, Stepnen Heffner, of Terre Haute, and two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Bell of Chicago and MrsL Mattie Brubaker of Paris, 111. The funeral will be neld at the residence of the son at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and the remains will be taken to Riley for burial ?n the Oak Hill cemetery.

.MRS. AS(XA LARSON.

Mrs. Anna Larson, 40 years old, and an Infant baby died Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the residence, 2437 Lafayette avenue. She is survived by her husband, Herman seven children, a brother, Matthew Bauman, of New Mexico, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Auler, of Fontanet, Ind. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

RICHARD CLEMENS ROETKER. Richard Clemens Roetker, age S months, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clemens A. Roetker, 1600 South Nineteenth street, at S o'clock Friday morning of pneumonia. The funeral will be held from the resia«nce Sunday afternoon at S o'clock ana from St. Patrick's church at 3:30. Interment at Woodlawn cemetery.

MRS. MARY HOFFMAN.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Hoffman, 72 years old, who died at her home, 124 South Twelfth street, Thursday morning, will be held frcm the residence Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock and from St. Patrick's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be at Woodlawn cemetery.

MRS. MARY McGOFFSEY. Mrs. Mary McGoffney, 22 years old, died at her home, 1112 South First street, Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. McGoffney was & widow and the body will be chipped to Jeffersonvllle, Ind., for burial.

JAMES D. JONES.

By Special Correspondent. CLINTON, Ind., Dec. 18.—James D. Jozies, victim of the alleged accidental shooting at th? Jones home, North Sixth street, in this city, Sunday night, died in the hospital in Terre Haute Wednesday. It is stated that after the coroner of Vigo county completes his inquest the body will be brought to Clinton, whore Dr. D. White, coroner of Vermillion county, will hold a second inquest. The local chief of police stated that he was not satisfied that the shooting was accidental, and that yoiing" Johes will be arrested as soon as the officers can lay their hands on him, and held until every feature of the case has been given the utmost investigation.

DR. JAMES E. TAIiBOTT.

By Special Correspondent. LINTON, Ind., Dec. 18.—Dr. James E. Talbott, 67 years eld, died at his home at 7 o'clock Fridty morning after an illness of several weeks. He was a pioneer physician and citizcn of Greene county. The deceased is survived by a widow, Anna E., and four sens, William B., Edward R., Dr. John E., James E. Jr., all of Linton, and George M., of Georgetown, 111. He was a worker in the M. E. church and a member of the local orders of Masons and Knights of Pythias. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

CORY AtARVlN.

By Special Correspondent. WEST UNION, 111., Dec. 18.—Cory Marvin, a veteran of the- civil war,: died. He was 69 years of age ah4leavefc a. wife and two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Claybaugh, Mrs. Etta Harrington, of Georgetown, 111., and one son, Fred, of this place. He also has seven grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Friends church at 7 o'clock Ihursday. Rev. Willis Bond, of Martinsville, Indk, officiated. The body was taken to the Brick cemetery for burial.

JOHN ANDREWS.

By Special Correspondent. PARIS, I1L, Dec. 18.—Word was 'received here yesterday of the death of John Andrews at Poplar Bluffs, Mo. Mr. Andrews was formerly a resident of Paris. He was employed as foreman of the night switching crew in the Iron Mountain yards at Poplar Bluffs. He Is survived by his. wife, two small children, his mother and a half-brother.

MISS MARIE BRAD7IELD. By Special Correspondent. MECCA, Ind., Dec 18.—After a month of suffering from severe burns, death came to Miss Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bradfleld. The young lady's clothing became ignited while she was standing before a blazing fire in a grate.

JOHN O. CALVERT,

By Special Correspondent. BLOOMFIELD, Ind., Dec. 18.—John O. Calvert, 78 years old, a pioneer citizen of this county, died at his home two miles north or Bloomfield. His wtfe, who was 11 years old, died about a month ago.

did he got angry first, then he calmed down and said, 'Did you see what we did?' When I said I did, he made me promise not to tell my husband or anybody else, and from that time he treated me fine.

Three Classes in the Colony. "There are three classes in the colony. Benjamin says that's according to scripture. The lowest class is called 'Gentiles.' Then come two classes of 'Jews.' The lower class lives in Jerusalem and the higher in Shlloh. we lived in Jerusalem. "All men have to wear their hair long arid grow whiskers, and the women must wear their hair hanging down the back."

The bible of the "Flying Rollers" is the '^Star of Bethlehem," a collection of Benjamin's ungrammatlcal writings in four volumes. In it he claims to have received divine revelation. The introduction reads: "All who receive this covenant message should use every effort to obtain the names and addressee of other brothers and sisters of the faith of Israel and send them in that we may be able to reach them with the last oovenant message. "This book is the living, flying roft (hence flying rollers) which is now to pass over the earth of the hou»e of Israel to make it immortal earth. Therefore, let Israel now receive with the living flying roll of Ufa Benjamin is the son of the flying roll."

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the lantern downstairs ihight have been the cause, but after making an examination it looks very much as If oigaret stubs are to blame. I believe firmly that both Rowley and Alexander Were dead before the Fours got to the building on their still alarm. There was so much smoke at all times that I am wholly unable to account for tho fact that eo many escaped with their lives. It seems almost miraculous. "One of the men from the Fours told me that as soon as they left their station they saw flames. Rowley was more or less penned up, it seems. He was in a little room partitioned off from the Inside stairway and no doubt was suffocated before his body was burned. The body was charred eJmost beyond recognition. Alexander, I think, was caught in his effort to escape. He was found on hte bed, ono shoe on his foot and the other in his hand. His body was not burned."

Hines also pointed to the fact that there were four stairways in the building, in showing that the fire must have spread very rapidly, since few were able to make their way to the stairs. There is one stairway leading out on Second street, one about In r.he middle of the builiing, one on the norch side and one in the lear. A long continuous hallway runs from the front to the back upstairs and all rooms lead off from this. The hallway downstairs starts back of the restaurant. 3pares Mother Sorrow.

There were various statements and stories told of acta of bravery during the Are but one which is substantiated by the firemen is deserving of special mention. Little Clifford Rowley, who, it is said, knew that his brother was dead, noticed that his mother was much worried about Chester and kept asking about him. Clifford, in his effort. to oonsole his mother, told her that he knew Chester was all right for he (.Clifford) had seen him walking about not long before.

Alexander spent much of his time In Lukie Fogle's saloon, it is said, and a bartender in the saloon said Friday morninp that about slfs days ago a crowd of en were standing talking together, among them Alexander. He remarked at that time that he felt that something serious was going to happen. Since that time, it is said, he has seemed very much downcast at all times.

In one of th'e rooms of the house, a small poodle dog was found cuddled up In bed apparently asleep, but later It

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The building Is owned by Martin J. Reilly-, agent for the Schlitz Brewing company. Mr. Reilly said Friday he had no idea What the loss would be but the building was fully covered by insurance. Assistant Chief Hines said he estimated the loss in the neighborhood of $350.

The firemen made a number of attempts to rescue people from the building, but In each case were prevented from entering because of the smoke. They remained on the scene until about 6 o'clock.

FIRE IN CLOTHING STORE.

8moke Causes Considerable Damage :v At Newmarket. The headquarters fire company was called to the Newmarket clothing store, Fourth street and Wabash avenue, about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, where flre, which caught from defective furnace apparatus, did slight damage by flames and much greater damage by smoke. Chief Bledsoe said Friday morning the damage to the building would amount to about $50, but could not tell the damage to the goods.

The greatest loss will be from smoke. Every part of the store was filled with heavy clouds of smoke and this condition deterred the work of the department somewhat, but the work of the firemen was prompt and a greater loss was prevented.

FIRE LEVEL8 SCHOOL.

Qeftraya New Building At Lagro With Loaa of $50,000. LAGRO, Ind., Dec. 18.—The new $50,000 school building here was destroyed by flre early today. An oil stove which was left in a pump house near the school building, to keep the pipes from freezing, became overheated and set flre to the shed and flames attacked the school building before they were discovered.

School sessions will be held In churches until other arrangements can be made.

PLAN "GYPSY FESTIVAL."

"The Gypsy Festival" is the title of a play to be given Friday evening at the Spruce Street African Methodist church. Nineteenth and Spruce streets. The play will be directed by Mrs. MaJble Jones, a teacher of reading and elocution, at Sedalia, Mo., college.

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it is asserted have advanced twothirds of the way across Galioia and nearing the fortress of Lemberg, occupied by the Russians early in Galiolaa campaign.

Russians Claim Gains.

The Russian official announcements admit none of this. It is claimed, however, that the extreme Russian right near Mlawa has thrust the Germans back and that Russian cavalry has Bwung across the south of Bast Prussia.

In the western arenA there has beSn no reports of great activity. Foot by foot the allies appear to be forcing the Germans out of their trenches in Flandens and maintaining the pressure elsewhere on the front from the sea to Switzerland.

The British press today naturally makes a feature of the annexation of Egypt and the Sudan which takes from the sultan of Turkey 14,000,000 subjects and 1,300,000 square miles of land. This action, moreover, robs the Turk of his last foothold in Africa, Italy having taken Tripoli from him a few years ago.

AUSTRIAN TROOPS SURRENDER.

Servians Re-establish Themselves in Vicinity of Podrinie. PARIS, Dec. 18.—1:50 p. m.—In a dispatch from Nish, Servia, the correspondent of the Havaa agency says the Servian authorities have re-estab-lished themselves in the vicinity of Podrinie, where the Austrian troops surrendered to them. Prisoners affirm that the Austrian losses In the recent engagements in killed and wounded have been very large and that they exceed the losses In prisoners. Heavy casualties are shown by the innumerable unburied bodies of Austrian soldiers found on the line of their retreat.

Loznitza, where there has been no fighting recently, was burned by the Austrlans.

BRITISH SHIPS SUNK.

German Claims Two Were Lost Duping North Sea Raid. LONDON, Dec. 18.—3:15 a. m.—An Amsterdam dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company contains a German official statement which claims that some of the British destroyers which attacked the German raiding squadron oft the British coast were sunk. ..

The communication follows: .Vxu "The retreating cruisexs were"'Aat-

tacked by four British destroyers, one of which was sunk. Another disappeared badly damaged. "At another point another English destroyer was sunk."

An official statement issued by the British admiralty last night makes no mention of any British warship hav ing been lost. The British statement said that the light cruiser Patrol and the destroyer Doon, which were among the British ships that attacked the German cruisers, were struck by shells and lost five men in killed and flfteen wounded.

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