Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1914 — Page 1

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COUNTY CONVENTION FRIDAY

Material Being Talked Of Will Make an Excellent Ticket. PRIMARIES HELD SATURDAY And Delegates Selected Will Meet in toe East Court Room at 12:30 P. M., Friday, toe 1 .‘ith*—Partial List of toe Delegates. The Jasper county democratic convention will be held in Rensselaer next Friday, March 13, at which time a full county ticket, which includes Clerk of the Circuit Court, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, County Surveyor, County Assessor, Coroner, County Commissioners from the First and Third Districts, and seven members of the County Council. The convention will also select delegates to the State, Congressional, Representative and Judicial conventions, calls for the %wo former of which appear elsewhere in The Democrat. Indications are that there will be no difficulty in filling the ticket with! good strong candidates, and everything at this time points to democratic success all along the line if no mistake is made in nominating the county ticket.

Following is a list of the delegates selected so far as reported to The Democrat at this time. Unless otherwise noted the delegates selected were to choose their own alternates in the event they could not be present in person.

MARION NO. 1. Carl Duvall. E. Gerber H. B. Tuteur. X. S. Bates. L. Glazebrook. Lewis Welsh. S. Lowery. O. K. Rainier. Ed Heratn. MARION NO. 2. H. Eiglesbach. L. Strong. C. F. Stackhouse. Nelson Randle. . W. R. Nowels. Werner Miller. T. A. Crockett. Dolph Day. Jphn R. Gray. James Snedeker. Jack Hoyes. J. a. McFarland. MARION NO. 3. W. H. Ritchey. W. W. Sage. John Bill. W. J. Hoover. F. E. Babcock. M. I. Adams. J. U. Iliff. Stephen Kohlev. MARION NO. 4. E. P. Honan. John J.Eiglesbach. Joseph Nagel. Trevor Eger. J. J. Hunt. C. B. Steward. F. L. Hoover. W. D. Bringle. Joe Putts, Sr. Charles Phegley. H. Smith. UNION, SOUTH PRECINCT. Delegates. Alternates. Frank Garriot. Amiel Schultz. S. A. Brusnahan. John Phares. Joseph Kosta. Charles Garriott. Joseph A. Luers. P. T. Hordeman. Wm. Smith. _ Walter Harrington Charles D. Lakin. X. Gunyon.

Crowded House at the Rex.

The Battle of Gettysburg: films drew big crowds to the Rex moving picture theater Saturday afternoon and evening. Two shows were given to crowded houses in the afternoon and three shows at night. At the latter standing room was at a premium at all three shows. The pictures were pronounced extra good.

The City Council.

The regular meeting of the city council was held Monday evening, with all members present. The street committee was authorized to lhave crossing put in on Van Rensselaer street at high school building, and lights were ordered placed in alleys in block 4 and block 9 ."V-' : . m ."77. f City attoney was instructed to prepare resolution for rebuilding of the sewer on south side of Washington street from the river east to east side of Cullen street. This sewer seems to get stopped up easily, and it is the intention to take it up and learn what causes the stoppage. It is thought to be large enough > but more fall can now be given it, and if deemed necessary a large sewer will probably be laid in its place. The fire committee was authorized to purchase four fire extinguishers, two for the light plant and two for the fire department.

POLITICAL NOTES.

Of Interest to Jasper County Readers of The Democrat. John R. Gray, of Rensselaer, who had announced himßelf as a candidate for the democratic nomination for county assessor, has withdrawn,

‘as he found that he was ineligible. To he eligible for this office one must have been a freeholder for four years preceding the election. M. A. Sweeney, of Jasper, Dubois county, was in the city yesterday in the interests of Richard A. Milbum, his law partner, for the democratic nomination for attorney general. The progressives of Jasper county will put out a full ticket this year and will also nominate full township tickets in most of the townships. It is said that there is not only no black-sliders reported in the local ranks, hut that there are a few new converts to the progressive cause.

DEAL MAY FALL THROUGH.

Judge Hanley Rejects Offer of Monon liy. Co. for Gifford Road. H. R. Kurrie, attorney for the Monon railroad company, was here featurday to close up the Monon’s option on the Gifford railroad, but the offer of T. S. Roberts, president of the N. W. I. T. Co., of $9,,000 more than the Monon’s offer, put Judge Hanley in a position where he did not feel like accepting the $95,000 offered by the latter, and Mr. Kurrie was much put out over the matter and said that it was not probable his company would .'have anything more to do with it.

It is reported that Judge i Hanley informed Mr. Roberts' that unless be came across with about $25,000 he would not consider his offer at all, and that Roberts at once went to Chicago to raise the money. The SI,OOO check put up by Roberts, while no one questions but it is good, is not even a certified check, but is given on a Mason City, lowa, bank and written out on a First National bank check blank of this city.

Judge Hanley is reported to have told Mr. Roberts that he knew the Monon was good for what it contracted for, and while he and his company might also be good, they were strangers to him and he must have assurances of more money or he would turn down his offer. When the matter of taking over this road came up before the public service commission at Indianapolis last Thursday, some unexpected opposition developed. Benj. F. Talmadge, Ed Oliver and George Clark, objected because of the alleged fear that the Monon was not acting in good faith, would probably not operate the road, and that the Gifford road was a competing line, etc., etc. Talmadge is said to be a promotor who with Oliver and Clark, was trying to purchase the road as agents for other parties and recently made an offer of some $400,000 for the road and all the real estate remaining unsold of the Gifford estate. Enimet Laßue, as attorney for Regina Burris Kupke. of Barkley tp., who has brought suit as the alleged illegitmate daughter of the late B. J. Gifford, also objected to the sale of the road to the Monon, as being against public policy, as the road was a competing line of the would-be purchaser. H. R. Kurrie for the Monon, says it was the intention of his company to improve and operate the road, and that it is not a competing line. Executor George Gifford and his attorney, Mose Leopold, stated that the bulk of the business of the Gifford road, which owned but four freight cars and one passenger coach, is carried by the Monon from McCovsburg, and that the objections raised were not true. Briegs will be submitted to the commission in support of their respective interests and objections.

Progressive Banquet, March 13, 1914

To all Progressives, Friends and Ladies:—You are cordially invited to attend a banquet at the armory Rensselaer, Indiana, Friday, March 13, 1914, at 6:30 o’clock p. m., given by the Progressive organization of Jasper county, Indiana. .The Honorable Clifford Jackman, of Huntington, Indiana, who comes to us highly recommended, and Other Progressive speakers will deliver addresses. Banquet will be served by Clarence P. Fate. Tickets will be fifty cents each. The committee of arrangements urge those desiring tickets to make application at once to the chairman or secretary. PROGRESSIVE COMMITTEE. H. j. Kannal, Secretary. * R. B. Harris, Chairman.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1914.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tlie Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Attorney E. P. Honan was in Kentland yesterday on legal business. * Victor Hoover, eldest son of- Sheriff Hoover, is laid up with a ckse of mumps. Five marriage licenses were issued in Jasper county for the first week in March. County Agent Barrett will be In Wheatfield Wednesday afternoon as usual on his bi-weekly visit. James M. Tillet, of Peru, was here Saturday closing up the sale of an 80 acre farm which he owned in section 3, Gillam tp., to Herman Hermanson. The price received was about $75 per acre. It is rumored that another divorce suit will soon be filed in the circuit court, the parties to the action being residents of near Rensselaer. Incompatibility will probably constitute the principal charges, it is said. V

The county jail again has a couple of occupants, both of whom were put in Monday. One is John Snyder, from Wheatfield, who is in for 11 days, and the other is Fred Eaton, of Newton county, for 18 days on a charge of assault and battery.

The township assessors, who this year have new blanks to fill out, showing just how much work they did each day, will be in Friday to compare notes on the work already accomplished. State Tax Commissioner James A. Heuck bias notified County Assessor Lewis that he will be here on that day to meet the assessors also.

Sheriff Hoover, accompanied by T. J. Allen, one of the field examiners at work on the books of the county officers here, drove over to Kentland in his auto on business Monday. He found the roads fairly passable, the worst being between Remington and Goodland, where there were still many spowdrifts and their thawing made the road very sloppy.

Marriage licenses issued: March 7, Orville Fisher, son of Frank W. Fisher, of Kankakee tp., aged 21 July 23 last, occupation farmer, to Pearl Ethel Keen, daughter of Nathan Keen, of Wheatfield, aged 22 Jan. 23 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Paul C. Cmrnick in the clerk’s office. / March 7, Glen Jay Norman, son of Solomon A. Norman, of Union tp.. aged 22 Sept. 2 last, occupation farmer, to Nettie iM. Davisson, daughter of Amos Davisson, also of Union tp., aged 20 Oct. 28 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. March -0, Arthur Baker, son of cl W. Baker, of aged ?>Z Feb. 14 last, occupation farmer, to Cynthia Cloah Van Dusen, daughter of Robert Van Dusen, of Demotte, aged 21 Nov. 21 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for female; second for male, first having been dissolved by death Feb. 27, 1910. Married by Rev. R. B. Wright, ht the Baptist parsonage.

Agricultural Meeting at Kniman.

By special request, County Agent Barrett has arranged for another meeting in Walker township to discuss the subject of cow peas and soy beans. This meeting is to be held in Kniman Wednesday evening, March 11. Also on Thursday night, March 12, there will'be a meeting at Rosebud school house in South Union. At this meeting alfalfa will be the subject of discussion.

“The Flaming Arrow.”

Much interest is being manifested in the approaching engagement of “The Flaming Arrow,” the big western melo-dramatic hit which is heralded to appear at the Ellis theater. Among the distinguishing features embodied in this most talked of attraction might be mentioned Mr. Cal Callahan, the popular exponent of western types. Mr. Callahan earned spontaneous prelss indorsements by his unrivaled performances in.“ The Girl of the Golden West,” “The Squaw Man,” “Where the Trail Divides,” etc. White Eagle, the noted rope spinner and fancy rider and the Cowboy band and orchestra are added features carried this season. “The Flaming Arrow” will be seen at Ellis theater on Friday, March 13th.—Advt.

WELL, LET US HOPE

Those Horrid Wcfether Forecasters Have Hit It Right This Week. Washington, March B.—Hope for a week of bracing, seasonable weather, with generally fair skies, was held out tonight by the weather bureau forecasters for practically every section of the storm-battered, snow and ice covered country. No important storm is charted to cross the country this week,” said the bulletin, “although a disturbance of moderate intensity will prevail over the middle west Wednesday or Thursday and the eastern states about Friday. “The precipitation attending this disturbance wiji be generally light and confined to the northern states.”

RUNAWAY SON

Of .Millionaire Englehart Is Arrested in Detroit Postoffice. Detroit, Mich., March 7.—Everett Englehart, thirteen-year-old runaway son of T. W. Englehart, of Gary, Ind., millionaire real estate man, “Duke of Ridgeroad,” for whom a nation-wide search Was being made, walked up to the general delivery wicket in the Detroit postoffice this morning to get a letter with money from home. He was promptly arrested. Young Englehart says he ran away from home because he thought he would like to get a five-dollar-a-day job working for Henry Ford. He returned to Gary this afternoon acccompanied by an elder brother.

HUSTLING FOR BUSINESS.

The man who whispers down a well about the goods he has to sell, won t reap the golden, gleaming dollars like the one who climbs a tree and hollers. I am selling buggies on Front street, a new car just received.—C. A. ROBERTS, Rensselaer, Ind.

Thinks Rumor Should Be Sifted.

Editor Democrat:—rMy attention ! has been called to a current rumor | afloat in Rensselaer regarding a 17-year-old school girl, a country girl, I understand, who was in town attending the city schools, having been taken to the armory and held there all, or nearly all, of one nght recently. The rumor says that the girl was assaulted a number of times, by different parties, one of whom was a member of the local militia company. I have not seen any re'eronee to this alleged outrage in the columns of the Rensselaer Republican, which is so very severe in such oases, and 1 have wondered why it had not ferreted out the guilty young men and landed them in jail ere this, if there was anything in the rumor. * ' As the place where ths alleged ofj tense is said to have occurred was in | the armory, whiidh is under the supj ervision of one of the editors of the ; Republican, and one of the members of his militia company is said to be implicated in the matter, it would seem to me that it is his duty to thoroughly investigate this rumor and see If the armory, the rent of which is paid for out l of the state treasury—by the tax payers, if you pleaee-—is being put to such uses. ft Should be rumor, I mean-—ln the interests of morality and good citizenship. W hether the rumor is true or not true, the facts should be known, because if true the fathers and mothers i of Jasper county girls will hestitatp before sending their daughters to a town to school Where they might meet the same fate that is alleged so have befallen this poor girl. Trusting you will give this space o your paper, T am, very truly.—A l’eliever in Justice and Good Citizenship.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country.

SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. REBUFF AT HANDS OF JOHNSON Meets Unemployed Army When California Governor Sharply Criticizes Marchers Who Avoid Work. Sacramento, Cal., March 7.- Sacrdmento wrestled all day with the unemployed problem, precipitated by the arrival hero of “General” Kelley’s arniy: on its way to Washington. Tonight no solution had been reached, but a company of the state mjlitia had been ordered out by Adjutant General Forbes to guard the state arsenal, and to be in readiness to answer a roit call. More than 190 recruits joined the army, which is now divided into two rival factions of , almost equal strength, one obeying the orders of “General” Kelley and the other composed of seceders. About 1,500 men are listed in the two camps. Leaders of the men called at the executive offices today and demanded of Governor Johnson that they be supplied with food and transportation to the state line. . The governor offered them work instead, and they refused, frankly declaring they would accept no employment until they had completed the march to Washington. They drew a sharp rebuke from Johnson.

The governor first offered the three committeemen work, and when they declined he said: “For the men who want work I have the greatest sympathy, and I am willing to do everything I can to help them. For the men who won't work, which I understand is true with the Industrial Workers of the World, I have no sympathy. “You all have admitted that you have not been seeking work. You have refused the position which I offered you this very day. 1 herefore, you do not present an unemployed problem. Those are not the actions of unemployed men.” The governor recognized in James McCameron, one of the committee, a man who had begged from the governor twice in San Francisco. McCameron admitted to the governor that he had told him a falsehood to obtain money.

Sacramento Runs “Army” Gut of the City.

General ’ Kelley’s army of "unennidoyed” were driven from the city of Sacramento Monday hy 300 deputy sheriffs, all being beaten into submission who resisted. Many heads were fractured and many bruised and battered men lay in the streets. Others picked up stones, brickbats and anything they could lay hands and began smashing store windows and street cars. They were finally driven off by the of fire hose. “General” Kelley and eighteen other officers of tfhie “army” are under 7 arrest on charges of vagrancy. Part of tjhe "army” that escaped Trom the posse are scattered about the city. The rest is disrupted, as the leaders submitted to arrest after refusing to accept transportation back to San Francisco, whence they had come.

Big Bakery Burns.

Logansport, Ind., March B.—Fire which started this morning at 11 o’clock and was not under control until 4 o'clock this afternoon, destroyed the Strecker wholesale bakery here. The fire started from an overheated furnace. Large quan-fi tities of flour stored on the second floor of she bakery were ruined. The loss is $40,000, nearly covered by insurance.

Gene Talks of Branching Out With His Libel Salts.

Eugene Purtelle, tjhe traction promotor, was in Frankfort Wednesday but 'would give out nothing definite regarding his plans concerning the completion of the Frankfort-Tipton line which he had under construction last year. He intimated though that

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he would very likely file libel suits against several newspapers outside of Chicago on account of damaging statements which have been maue against him.—Monticello Journal.

Must Serve Sentences.

Washington, March 9.—President Frank M. Ryan and 23 members of the. Bridge and Structional steel workers union, convicted in the celebrated dynamite conspiracy cases, must serve their penitentiary sentences the supreme court decided today. The court refused to review their conviction in the lower federal court at Indianapolis and Chicago. Denial of the writ of review exhausted the last resource of the defendants. Confessions of Ortie McManigal, former secretary of the union formed the basis of the convictions of the defendants who appealed to the supreme courts. They were tried and convicted at Indianapolis of conspiracy to transport dynamite in interstate commerce. Their conviction was recently affirmed by tlio appellate federal court at Chicago.

Will Be Nominated by Acclamation.

John B. Peterson will be renominated at Hammond by acclamation. There was really no excuse Tor setting this convention at so impossible a place and hour. The convention should have been held at a central, more convenient point and at a day and hour which would accomodate the most people. In the lesson of cause and effect there was no cause for trickery in fixing this convention and as for effect we can only bide our time and see. Mr. Peterson has made a good congressman but he has trusted too much to advisers who were really not working to bis interest. He has been deceived as so conditions and while he has never had anything to fear from the loyel democracy of Tippecanoe county he has allowed his lieutenants to pursue reprehensible tactics which independent voters do not like. The democrats, however, will do their best to overcome these blunders and will give Congressman Peterson hearty and loyal support.—Tippecanoe County Democrat. »

Grand Jury Investigating Cedar Lake Murder.

Speaking of the recent murder of John Mitch, a Cedar Lake saloon keeper, in which Ray Heilig, of Lowell, a former Remington boy, with Glen Jones and Albert Wiverly, also of Lowell, are held in jail at Crown Point, charged with having committ.‘t die assault on Mitch which caused his death, the Crown Point Star says: ■Jhn*-s ,u<l Heilig then went west a short distance to the Spanier saloon, accompanied by Albert Wiverly. another drunken fellow, who was arrested with the other two by deputy Sheriffs Richard Kilborn and Clem Benches, but they are quite certain Wiverly had nothing to do with the murder, he being an inoffensive fellow who was kept for a witness. It is said that be.fore the pair crossed to the west side of the lake that they caused trouble in the dark saloon. on Binyon’s Point, where one of them was knocked down. After sobering up on Friday it is said that Jones told of striking Mitch, while Heilig wlho was in a separate cell would say nothing. Mrs. George Manual, whose place is near where the afTray occured was an eye witness, and also another woman who witnessed it from a second story window, whiob, with Jones’ story, makes almost; a plain case of guilt. ’When arrested the couple seemed to be prepared for a prolonged drunk having with them two full quarts of whiskey, one quart of wine, a bottle ot rock and rye, a bottle of cremedemente, and a pint or whiskey for immediate relief, which had been tapped. it is not known where they got the stock, but it is thought it was stolen. The prisoners have not been allowed visitors, and the hunt at Cedar Lake by officers for proof is kept mum if anything of note was uncovered. Outside of the story that two ladies living in the vicinity of the tragedy can give damaging testimony against Jones and Heilig, not much is told concerning the proof that will come to the surface when the time comes for trial. It may be all made plain when the prisoners are taken before the court, and the proof may be more or less circumstantial. •In the public mind the parties ln jail are responsible for the death of John Mitch, but public opinion and what will be shown at a trial sometimes differ. A grand jury has been called to meet next Monday for the case.”

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