The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-19
PREBLE To have
PEACE LEAGUE
ORGANIZATION
Committee Named in Eaton to
Form County Branch of En-
forcement Society.

EATON, o., May 1s.-oh.o Branch
Of the National League to Enforce
Peace has named the following COM
mittee In Preble county to organize
county branch: Mayor Harry Risinger.
Judge A. D. Davis and Charles F.
Broke OF Eaton. and Mayor Raymond
Hornbeck and Oscar Sheppard of
West Alexandra. Il IL expected the
committee will meet ct an early date
and map out plans for a live-wire
organization.
Expects TO Raise Big Sum.
Although entering the campaign late,
Preble county will have a branch of
the National Home Service Fund of
the Salvation Army. which today be-
gan q drive for funds Preble county
IL expected to raise $4,000 as its share
Of the big fund. 1t was expected or
ganization for the campaign would be
perfected today In all sections OF the
county. A local organization for Eaton
and vicinity was to be formed here
today. The committee selected to
take charge Of the local organization
consists OF Mayor Harry Risinger. the
Rev. J. Elmer Yingling, L. L. Brown,
Lieut.. George B. Mcclellan and v. v.
Brumbaugh. The national campaign
opened today and will close next Mon.
day, 1t was thought Prebie county
would be sufficiently organized to en-
ter the campaign today.
Plead Not Guilty.
-Four persons indicted by the late
grand jury entered pleas OF not guilty
when arraigned here Saturday before
Judge Abel Risinger in common pleas
court. Samuel Schneider, John Schil.
miller and Karl Pine OF Dayton, were
arraigned on grand larceny indict-
ments. and Leroy e. Lyons was ar
raigned on an assault and battery In
dictment. Schneider and Schilmiller
furnished $500 and $500 bond, respect
lively, for their appearance for trial.
Pine, who has been in jail here since
indicted, In default of bond, was re-
manded to jail when he could not
raise $500 bond. Two persons, william
Mills and Ransum Estis, non-residents
Of the state, indicted for stealing an
automobile from the garage Of 8. C..
Richie, have not been arraigned to
plead to grand larceny indictments.
Each was released under $500 bond,
following their arrest.
Sues For Assault.
Alleging they assaulted him by
striking him upon the head with a
stone and crushed his teeth and jaw
when they struck him with a spark
plug wrench. Harley Creager. farmer.
Montgomery county. has fled suit for
5000 damages against Perry Eiken-
berry and Perry Kretzer. said to re-
side In GratisStownship, Prebie county.
The suit was h1ed here in common
pleas court. Creager AYERS the as.
sault took place May Is, 1918, at what
is known at Huffman Hin, near Day
ton. as he was returning to his home
in his automobile from Lakeside park.
near Dayton, He claims the assault
was unprovoked upon his part. He
claims Eikenberry and Kretzer halted
him and Immediately began the as
sault upon him. He AYERS his face is
disfigured for life as result of the
assault and that his injuries prevented
him doing his farm work for quite a
period Of time. Eighty dollars of the
amount sued for represents doctor
and dental bills. according to Creager's
complaint.
Soft Drinks In Saloons.
Five of the six saloons will be con
yerted into soft-drink places when
the "drouth" in Ohio sets in May 81
If the five saloonists carry out theil
present intentions. Monesmith Bros
is the one saloon that has announced
that it will shut up shop and quit
Charley and John Monesmith are the
proprietors. Proprietors of the othel
saloons, when approached concerning
their future plans, each said in sub
stance: Il will give the soft drinl
business trial and see how it goes.
Eaton will be saloonless after Il
o'clock next Saturday night, as non,
of the proprietors has secured a re