The Call-Leader from Elwood, Indiana • Page 1

anne HE ELWOOD CALL LEADER "ELWOOD la Good" VOLUME XXVI NO. 280 ELWOOD. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1916 TEN CENTS A WEEK SLANDER SUIT IS IN COURT First of Four Cases From Here Was Called For Trial This Morning. OTHER CASES FROM ELWOOD The suit of Mary J. Kimple, of this city, against Hannah and James Wheeler in which damage is claimed for alleged slander, was called in the superior court today.

Mrs. Kimple believes her reputation has suffered to the extent of $5,000 because of stories concerning her, that the Wheelers are said to have put in tion. Damage in that amount is asked in the complaint. This is one of four suits for alleged slander brought by Elwood people in the county courts within the past few weeks. It is the first of the cases to be called for trial.

Levi Case Set. The case of Abe Levi, local junk dealer, charged with receiving stolen goods, is also set for a hearing this week but there is a chance of its being continued nutil a later date. When the trial of the defendant. on this charge was called last April, the jury failed to reach an agreement. It was hardly thought then that the case would again come to trial but it is still on the docket and Mr.

Levi stated that he was anxious now to have it threshed out, asserting that he was certain of his ability to prove himself innocent of the charge to the satisfaction of all concerned. The case of Spencer Lawson, Stony Creek township farmer, against Charles Bolinger and John Haas, owners of a garage at Pendleton, which occupied all of Saturday in the superior court reached the jury shortly before 5 o'clock, In the evening. Lawson demanded $200 which he alleged he paid on an automobile which was wrecked the first time he tried to operate it. He admitted that the garage owners had returned to him notes which 1 he had executed in payment for the mar chine but claimed they refused to return his first payment of $200. MUSICAL SHOW WILL MAKE BIG HIT HERE Director Announces Himself Highly Pleased With Reheasals.

Those who have been privileged to witness the rehearsals for "The Runaways," the home talent to be staged here on Thursday and Friday evenings under the direction of the Woman's club, are unanimous in predicting that this will prove one of the most successful offerings Elwood has ever witnessed. Mr. George E. Shaw, director, states that he is more than satisfied with the talent both in the chorus and drill work and in the dialogue and the show will be equal to many of the professional musical comedies seen here in recent years. Yesterday the principals in the cast were photographed at the L.

S. Hawkins studio and these pictures are to be used by Mr. Shaw for advertising purposes in other towns where the play is to be produced during the season. The following are some of the young ladies who will appear in the different choruses: Goodbye Girls- Grace Berry, Margaret Root, Ethel Horn, Martha Ev. ans.

Butterflies "Louise Hileman, Lena Hauley, Helen Klump, Edna Trick. Dixie Group Gladys Downs, Mary Waymire, 'Maudie Moore, Ruth Callaway. 154 See-Saw' Girls -Elizabeth Parker, Edna Parsons, Georgia Wilhelm, ice Flirtation Chorus -Frank Osborn Robert DeHority, Sowell: Waymire. Donald Cook. Fairies- Alice Swisher, Jane Ann Platt, Jane Hurting, Louise Humphrey, Martha Clauser, Elizabeth McNew.

Edith Johns, Edna Ford and Lillian Winsor spent Saturday afternoon and evening at Anderson 7. Our Want Ads bring big 1 Are Now Divorced. Fredie Long and Heber Harrold, polo stars who have worker together as stars on the polo floor for years, are at last divorced. Harrold has signed with the Indianapolis league for the season and Long la going to play for New Castle. The two men have worked together so long that they will be stong opponents when they meet on opposite teams and some fast playing may be expected.

Each asserts that he is going to show the other how real polo is to be play- ed. Mission Revival. Evangelistic services will be held at the Main street Mission this ening at 7:30 o'clock and the public will be cordially welcomed. The services will be in charge of Rev. Mr.

Shockey and wife and' It is possible that they will close with this evening. Misses Mary and Vesta Waymire, Meredith Fletcher and David Slust, motored to Kokomo Sunday evening where they visited with friends. STORIES DID NOT AGREE Both Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs Had Many Witnesses and Court Will Wait to Decide.

MADE MONEY BUT SPENT Because of the conflicting stories told by friends and neighbors of the warring parties told in court Saturday when the divorce of Clem Hobbs against his wife, Ida Hobbs, was called for trial, the hearing was continued until a later date when further evi. dence will be introduced and a decision of some kind reached by the judge. Mrs. Hobbs Aled the original suit and this was answered by a cross complaint by the husband. Each asserts that other is to blame, the husband charging his wife deserted him to work in a restaurant while she charges that she was forced from the home and compelled to work to sup port herself and baby.

In the circuit court Saturday, Pearl Shively told Judge Pence of the trouble she has experienced since she became the wife of Charles Shively, three year ago. The wife testified that her husband has treated her cruelly for the past two years. She said he has knocked her down at different times, and declared that for days at a time she carried marks of his blows. Shively was employed at a factory, so the wife said, from $25 to $28 a week. This money, so Mrs.

Shively testified, was spent for liquor. The wife. said that when she asked her husband for money with which to buy clothes he told her she could stay in the house and did not need clothing. When she went to work in a restaurant he is alleged to have said that was the proper thing for her to do. Judge Pence has taken the matter of garnting the divorce under advisement.

The separation, so the wife told the court, occurred last July, and came as the culmination of a ten days' spree on which Shively is alleged to have launched July 4. He is said to have left town. PLAN ENTERTAINMENT Chamber of Commerce fo Co-Operate In Inspection Work Here. Plans are about completed for the entertainment next Wednesday of the inspection committee of the Indiana State Fire Prevention Association. The insurance committee of the Chamber of Commerce will co operate with the inspectors, in order that they may obtain the facts regarding conditions of Elwood.

James A. Bawden, president of the association will speak to the pupils of the high school. The dinner to 'be given at the K. of P. club rooms will be at 6:30 o'clock.

Roger W. Wallace, attorney 1 for the state fire marshal, will be the principal speaker. Local citizens will present reasons why, in their judgement, Elwood should have lower insurance Tickets for this dinner art fifty cents each, and may be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters or from members of the com mittee. MISS PEET WILL I RETURN Call Leader's Second Annual Cooking School to be Held in Near Future. GREAT TREAT FOR LADIES Everybody who enjoyed the lectures and cookery lessons given last season in the Grand Opera house, by Miss Florence M.

Peet, will rejoice to know that food expert, this fine cook and matchless cookery teacher is coming back to Elwood with a new program, lots of new dishes and a new recipe leaflet. All Session Free. She will give five free lectures and cookery lessons in the Grand Opera house, telling again, how, to make good homemade bread, giving her scholars some new decieps and some new ideas in regard to making pastry. There will be plenty of room in the Grand Opera house, where she will hold her lectures, and comfortable accommidations for every woman who desires to attend the Call Leader's Second Annual Better Food, Better Homes' School. The sessions will all be free, delicious will be served every day and much valuable household wisdom will be dispensed by Miss Peet, who is probably the best Better Foods, Better Homes, lecturer in the country.

MRS. MARY E. SHORT PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Death Follows Long Illness, Funeral to be at Muncie. Following a long and severe illness, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Short, wife of Samuel E.

Short, died at noon yesterday at the home on South street. For several days she had been failing rapidly and for several hours the end had been momentarily expected. Something over four years ago the Short family moved to Elwood from Muncie where Mrs. Short had spent her entire life. During her residence here until her health began rapidly failing, she was an active worker in the Baptist church and also in the Eastern Stars.

She was a woman who. led a beautiful christian life. both in her home and in her public work and while her residence in Elwood had been comparatively brief, she had many friends here who will feel her loss deeply. Short memorial services will be held at the home here tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and the remains will then be taken overland to Muncie where funeral services -will be held in the Baptist church in charge of Rev. C.

J. Bunnell, of this city and Rev. J. F. Frazier, of Muncie.

Interment. will follow in the cemetery there. Besides the husband Mrs. Short is survived by one son, Earl Short, of Muncie; two daughters, Edith, of Elwood and Mrs. Seth Hutsell, of Muncie; father, John Sullivan, of Muncie, and three sisters and five brothers.

PLEADS GUILTY Ed Melrose Will go to. Prison for Saloon Robbery. Ed Melrose of this city, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of petit larceny in haying robbed an Alexandria saloon recently, -when arraigned in the circuit court Saturday and was sentenced to a term of from one to eight years in state prison. He is thirty-four years old. Second Team To Play, Owing to the fact that the Second Basket Ball team of Tipton, is coming here for a game tomorrow night, the Second Elwood Basket.

Ball team will meet them on the high school gymnasium floor. Both teams are very evenly matched and a strong and fast game is anficipated. Work Started. Work was started today on the new front to the Curtis block on Main street, which was recently contracted for and this will be rushed forward with the greatest possible dispatch. The new front on the Ramelr block is nearing completion and the front to the Kute Conner drug store will also be finished within few days If the weather remains as it is today, Revival Meetings.

The revival meeting at the Wes. leyan Methodist curch North and Twenty seventh streets is starting out with good interest and good attendance. Meetings beginning promptly at 7:30 m. each evening this week. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Seriously IN. Seriously IN. Adolph Pfluger, residing at 917 North Thirteenth street, has been seriously ill for the past several days and reports today from his bedside were that his condition seemed to be getting steadily worse. FAVORS NEW CONSTITUTION Gov. Ralston in Next Message Will Recommend Convention to Legislature.

COMES OUT FOR SUFFRAGE Gov. Ralston has declared for.a constitutional convention for Indiana. He repeated the assertion of his cam paign of 1912 and said he will tinue to maintain that position. The governor called attention to the fact women suffrage in Indiana can be obtained only through a constitutional convention and asked support for the movement because the suffrage cause. The statement of the governor follows: "I shall recommend to the incoming legislature the calling of a constitutional convention.

In doing this, I shall be maintaining the position took in my campaign of 1912 for governor. In my opening speech of that campaign I declared in favor of such a convention. In my inaugural address I said: "That the Democratic legislature in 1911 believed that the present constitution of Indiana did not meet the requirements of the people, and 80 holding it prepared for submission to the voters of Indiana a new constitution. Cites Declarations of Other Parties. "'The progressive and Republican parties in their respective platforms in 1912 declared in favor of a constitional convention.

"'So unless the Democratic legislature of 1911 and the Progressive and Republican parties were all mistaken, the people of Indiana are in need of and want a new constitution. 'Is is strange that they should desire an up-to-date, organic law? Their present constitution was adopted more than sixty years ago. Since then the development of our state has been marvelous. Its population is greatly increased and its intelligent social and material progress have multiplied, many fold. New questions have arisen that can not be solved under the present instrument and new conditions make it necessary for the people to assert rights they can not exercise thereunder.

Government's Purpose Is to Serve the People. 'What is government for if it is not to serve the purpose of the people? "Thomas Jefferson believed SO strongly that this was the objeet of government that he maintained: (Continued on page ELWOOD. WON Tipton Football Team Defeated Yesterday by Score of 6 to 0. Tipton Football players met defeat on the gridiron at the Plateglass park here yesterday by a score of 6 to 0. The game was a fast one from the first and was filled with exciteing moments.

"Herckless and Kahler were the stars of the afternoon. Mrs. William Carter spent today the guest of friends at Alexandria. COURSE OPENS THIS EVENING Gretchen Cox Concert Company to Give Number at St. Joseph's School Hall.

LECTURES ENTERTAINMENTS This evening at St. Joseph's school hall the first number of the second annual fall and winter lyceum course will be given. This will be a musical program offered by the Gretchen Cox company, a company that comes here with the very highest recommendations and a genuine treat is promised all who attend. The second number on the course will be a home talent production "Wild Oats," to be produced under the direction of Theodore Fettig and this promises to attract unusual tention throughout the city. Rehearsals for this are already under way with a large and talented cast and it gives promise of proving a finished production of unusual worth.

The lecture on January 26 by Chas. H. Platenburg, will be one of the strongest and' 'most timely ever delivered In the city. Mr. Platenburg will speak on the subject of, "Loyalty to the Home Town," and this will be a lecture that should appeal to every business man and every patriotic citizen in Elwood.

Mr. Platenburg, who has been on the platform for a number of years, has the record of, returning to practically every city he has visited and his lectures are of such nature that they are long' remembered and do a great deal of good wherever heard. The Stohlers Male Quartette will close the course on the evening of February 9 with an excelelnt musical entertainment of the highest order. Fine Offering Tonight. The finest possible combination of three musical instruments is that of violin, piano and cello, which are the features of the program to be offered this evening.

The effect produced. is that of a full orchestra. In fact, an instrumental trio is usually called, and properly, a little orcrestha. This attraction present a varied program including solos for violin, voice and cello, musical readings, vocal solos with violin or cello obligato, and orchestral numbers. An added feature is the artistic introduction given to a number of the selections, thus adding greatly to their appreciation by the audience.

The Gretchen Cox Concert company brings to the public the best in music, and makes a specialty of selcetions that appeal to every listner. Miss Gretchen Cox is a violinist whose playing is of unusual power and brilliancy. She fulfills the deman made upon the great the most critical and charms everybody." She was formerly leader of the Metropolitan Ladies' Orchastra, and for two successive seasons was at the head of the Metropolitan a Musical club, of Chicago. The high standard set by Miss Cox has been maintained in in selecting her company. A number of excellent readings will also be introduced during the evening.

Holding Up Spuds. Acting on complaints received within the last few days, United States District Attorney L. Ert Slack began an investigation yesterday of charges that cars of potatoes are being held in Indianapolis railroad yards in storage to force prices, up to $2 a bushel. Government agents spent most of the day investigating the charges and Mr. Slack said that thus far nothing had been revealed that sustantiates the allegations.

Should the evidence warrant it, the matter will be presented to the grand jury. He said the complaints were made by citizens of Indianapolis. Office Changes. Newly elected Republican state officers will take up their new work at various times beginning On that date, Ed Jackson succeeds Homer L. Cook as seretary of and Otto L.

Klauss, of. Evansville, will take the offic of state auditor; but Uz McMurtrie, of Marion, state treasurer, elect, will not take office until February 1. Most of the others take office the first of the year. Franklin, Lafayette Jr. The Franklin Lafayette musical company opened a lite engagement with Late Troyer of the Lyric tre yesterday afternoon when a fine big boy arrived at the home of Mr.

and 1 Mrs. Troyer. While Mr. Troyer acknowledges that the musical rehearsals of the company, which will be held mostly at night with him as property man, may not be as enter. taining as some which appear at the theatre, yet he is certainly proud of his "Lafe Jr." The mother was formerly Miss Sylvia Gannaway of Kenosha, Wis.

Class Meeting Called. All members of the 1913 class of the E. H. S. are requested to meet at the home of Raymond McDaniels in the Davis block.

on Wednesday evening of this week. At this time plans will be discussed for the first annual class reunion. It is intended to hold the reunion some time during the holidays, owing to the numver of members who are away at college but will be home at that time. NO MORE ARE TO CONTEST Remainder of Defeated Democrat Candidates Will Abide by the Result. WHAT IT COST CANDIDATES Saturday was the last day given political candidates to file their petitions for a recounting of votes or in which to bring an election contest.

No more such petitions were filed at Anderson by defeated Democrats and the only two contests to be settled are those brought by W. A. Faust, candidate for treasurer and Coroner Stottimyer, who was defeated in his effort to get the office for a second term: Arch Doyle, candidate for surveyer, who was among the defeated, had talked of following Faust's lead but he did not file a petition, although he was in the office at the time it closed Saturday night. John Reddington, candidate for county commissioner, was also among those who talked of asking a recount but the majority against him was so large that he evidently did not consider it worth while. The petitions for recount will be heard in circuit court early this The recount on contested offices will probably begin Thursday and will be completed, it is thought before the end of the week.

Candidates Expenses. William W. Farmer, of Anderson, Socialist candidate for governor of Indiana, Saturday filed his certificate of campaign expenses with the county clerk. Farmer spent $35.32, he said. Charles Reese Fennimore of Anderson, who was the Socialist candidate for treasurer of state did not spend cent during the campaign according to his expense certificate filed.

Saturday. MISSION CLOSED LAST EVENING More Than 1,000 Persons Received Cot. munion During the Week. With a large audience present and a deep interest manifest, the Week's Mission closed at St. Joseph's church last evening.

The Mission in every way was the most successful in the history of the parish and it is felt that it worked a great good throughcut the coin raunity here. During the week almost one thousand inembere of the parish received Holy Coman nion and the men of the church 1eccived this sacrament in 4 body 'at the early mass yesterday, morning. At the eight o'clock mass Father Devine delivered a sermon on "The Laws of the Church" and at the second Mass Father Reibbold spoke on the same topic. In the evening the sermon was on "Persever ence." The two priests who had charge of the Mission and who made many friends during their short stay here, left today for Moris, Mino 45 where they will open another Mission within a tew. aba 13 (or abl made we blanco cats ruta3 DEA 20.