Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1915 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Public Sales. ■ f The Democrat has printed bills for the following public salbs: Friday, Jan. 22, James K. Harriott 7 miles north and 2 miles west of Rensselaer—General farm T sale of horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, household and kitchen furniture, and 400 bushels of corn in crib. Wednesday, Jan. 27, John Etibbe, 3 miles northeast of Parr. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. ' Thursday, Jan. 28, Schank, on the “Coon Island” farm in Gillam tp., 7 miles southwest of Medaryville." 7 General farm sale of horses, cattle, hogs, corn in crib, farm tools, household goods, etc. Monday, Feb. 1, Clay Dewees, 5 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer, on the old Renicker farm. General farm sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 2, Ed Barkley, 2 % miles northeast of Aix. General farm sale, horses, cattle, implements, household goods, etc.

APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.

Illinois Dairymen Ask for Inquiry Into Alleged “Yards” Profits Through Disease Epidemic. The Chicago Herald of yesterday stated that none of the cattle at the Illinois state training school for girls at Geneva, has foot and mouth disease, in the judgment of experts acting in the interest of the Fox River Valley owners. This was announced last night after the experts, under a supplemental injunction issued by Judge Irwin, made an exhaustive examination. They found that one calf had diphtheria. All the other animals, they declared, were in a healthy condition. Jr ' • r Identity of the official, who in the opinion of the experts; blundered probably will be determined by state and federal investigation. How many similar cases have occurred will probably never bp known, as the greater number of the million dollars worth of cattle condemned, are under ground. Execution of the cattle at the Geneva school was halted .Monday by injunction obtained by Wah lace Norton, a Kane county farmer and taxpayer, acting on behalf of Fox River dairymen. After the writ had been obtained Norton attempted to see the cattle, but guards had been stationed about the place to maintain quarantine and bar outsiders. Late yesterday Norton was granted a Supplemental writ permitting both hirpself and Dr. A. M. Henderson, a former state and federal inspector, to see the cattle. “The blunder puts the state and federal authorities in a bad light.” said Mr. Norton. “It shows how ruthless has been the of animals in this state. There isn’t any’ doubt in my mind that hundreds of perfectly healthy animals have been killed. “Five state and federal veterinaries visited the farm and pronounced the herd infected with hoof and mouth disease.” The dairymen followed up their exposure of the alleged blunder at the Geneva School by sending a let*<6r to President Wilson suggesting that the department of justice make an investigation of reports that “a small -clique of dnterests” at the Union Stockyards has “already made several mifiion dollars” out of the plague situation. The letter in part read: t “It is currently reported that out of the misfortune of those owning cattle a small clique of interests has already made several million dollars; that daily shipments of cattle to the Union stockyards, Chicago, are held under quarantine so that they cannot be taken away again. Buyers fix their own terms for purchase of animals so held, thousands of animals each day are thus purchased for a price much less than their actual worth. “It is earnestly to‘ be hoped an investigation will prove the officials jnainTainipg quarantine are honest in ' the action taken by them, and that the terrible mistake made by them has been merely through ignorance.”

Lyceum Course Dates. .January 2L—Dr. Cadman. February 2J. —The Boyds. March 1^. —Weatherwax Bros. - Bargelt & Co. n 4 Birth Announcements. *1 Jan. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. George Crockett, of southeast of town, a son. • ■ Jan. 12, to Mi - , and Mrs. Dan Morrisey, of Rensselaer, a son. Subscribe for The Democrat.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments •.■ - ■ OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL j—: The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Attorney G. A. Williams was in Lafayette on legal business Thursday. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson of Hammond, was in Rensselaer Thursday on legal business. Court Reporter Wagner, F. E. Cox and John Ramp went to Kentland Thursday evening to attend a dance given by the Knights of Columbus at that place. Still no marriage licenses have been issued for 1915. Clerk Perkins is becoming anxious about it, and has decided to give free gratis a cookbook to the first couple applying.

The application for a receiver and winding up of the partnership of H. W. Gilbert and Luce Bartoo, doing business at Remington under the firm name of the Auto Sales Company, was heard by Judge Hanley at Kentland Wednesday and the court appointed Charles A. Bonner, receiver. The parties Opefatfe the largest and best garage in Jasper county, but it is stated they have lost some $3,000 in the past two years.

C. Arthur Tuteur, a rising young lawyer of Rensselaer, has been appointed journal clerk of the senate, a position that he ably filled two years ago. He. is the only one of the old force of two years ago that is on the job this year. Tuteur is a sort of Admirable Crichton about the senate chamber—he is able to fin in any part where his services are neded.— V . H. Blodgett, in Indianapolis News.

Representative Joseph A. Coons di Lebanon, has introduced a bill in the house seeking to amend the present vocational educational statute, which, is passed probably would reduce materially the total number of county agents of agriculture in the state. The proposed amendment to the law would change only one word in the section of the presentlaw which makes mandatory the appropriating ..by the county councils of monies to defray expenses of employing county agents of agriculture on receiving a petition. The word “shall” in this section is changed to_“may” in the proposed amendment, thus allowing the county council 'the option of making an appropriation for defraying expenses of county agents, even though a properly signed petition for the appointment of a county agent may have been presented. The bill would put the real power of administering the county agents provision of the vocational education law in the hands of the county council. .

Deputy Prosecutor Sands went out to Hanging Grdve tp„ Monday and tried before Squire Bussell' an old case which has been hanging firt since last October. The case was that of the State vs. John Havens and wife, of Milroy tp., and grew out of Havens having taken up some Of Elmer Clark’s cattle last October. Mrs. Clark and daughter went after the cattle and were told by Havens that there was $1 charges against them. An argument arose over this in which it was alleged that Havens had struck both the Clark women. Mr. Clark filed an affidavit in-Squire Irwin’s court and Havens was arrested. A change of venue was taken by Havens and the case sent to Squire Gaffield of Milroy. Another change was taken from Gaffield’s court to Squire Bussell’s court in Hanging Grove, and the case was Iried before the court, without a jury, Monday. After hearing the evidence the Squire thought that the best thing to do was to dismiss the defendant, and he did so., ‘ New suits filed: No. 8354. Desmond Doyle vs. Tony Messman, et al, suit on note. Demand $175.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1915.

No. 8355. Firman Thompson vs. Frank B. Ham; action to foreclose garage lein, of $43.53 for* accessories and supplies furnished for defendant’s Ford touring car.

No. 8356. Christina Rice vs. Cyrus Rice; action for divorce. The parties live in Carpenter tp,, and the alleges that they were married at Kentland on Oct. 21, 1894, her maiden name being Christina Curisan, and separated abou< three 'months ago; that about two years ago defendant became infatuated with one Mary Doe, whose correct name is unknown to plaintiff, then a resident of Remington, but now residing in Illinois; that since such time he has neglected and abandoned his farming, and his home and spent a great part of his time in the company of the said Mary Doe and made frequent trips to Illinois to meet her and be in her company and lived with her in a state of aduliry. They have one child, Ruth. Ried, T 4 years old, deaf and dumb, now a pupil at the State School for Deaf in Indianapolis. The care and custody of said child is asked for. The complaint is filed by H. L. Sammons of Kentland, plaintiff’s attorney. No. 8357. Vivian Boicourt vs. Lawrence W. Baker et al; action for partition of real estate. No. 8358. Ed Oliver vs. Orth Erickson et al; action to garnishee certain funds in the hands of the clerk of the circuit court, the plaintiff having recently secured a judgment against defendant Erickson for $195.16. »

Reported to Have Left Some Rad Checks Behind.

It would appear that another manufacturing bubble has “busted” in Rensselaer. At least there seems to be no present activity on the part of the Wisconsin and Chicago people who were going to take over the old match factory building and manufacture coal oil heaters. It is also reported on quite good authority that at least one of these parties left a few bad checks here. The Democrat is informed that W. B. Holmes was given a check for $25 which came back from the bank on which it was drawn, with protest charges added. Mr. Holmes is said to have written the party at once, threatening prosecution unless the matter was fixed up immediately, and to have received a reply to hold his horses just a short time and the matter would be straightened out. These parties were from Chicago and Waukegan, 111. The option given them by the Commercial Club on the match factory building expired several days ago, The Democrat is informed.

Eighty-ope Plead Guilty to Election Frauds.

When the 114 men recently indicted at Terre Haute for election frauds as a result of fedefaT grand jury indictments, were arraigned before Judge Anderson at Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon, 81 plead guilty to the charges against them, while the others, including City Mayor Donn M. Roberts, Sheriff Shea and Judge Redman, entered pleas of not guilty and their cases will come up later. Sentence has been deferred in the cases of those who plead guilty until a later date, as the government expects to use some of the parties as witneses against the bunch who will stand trial. . Among those pleading guilty aie nine city officials, ap> pointees of Roberts’.

ZiHurck- ► Presbyterian Church. Next Sabbath morning the pastor will preach on "Leanness of Love," and the “Law of the Kingdom.” Everybody cordially welcome. Church of God. There will be preaching services at the Church of God on Sunday’by Rev. Lindsey at 10:45 a. m., and at 7:30 p. m. Everyone Invited to attend. > Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; preaching service, 10:45 a. m.; Epworth League, 6:00 p. m.; preaching service, 7:00 p. m. Everybody Invited to attend. —REV. P. C. CURNICK, Pastor. Procure your printed-or engraved calling cards at The Democrat office.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL 1 Happenings in Distant and -Nearby Cities and Towns.—-Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. Supt. of Monon Schools Assaulted By Irate , Citizen. Supt. G, F. Lewis of the Monon schools, was assaulted on the streets of that town Tuesday by C. A. Thacker, a garage man of Monon, and severely beaten about the fact and head, and three teeth were knocked out. The trouble is said to have resulted over the expulsion of Ira Felz, a junior in the high school, last month. Thacker was arrested On an affidavit sworn out by Ed Smith and taken before a justice of peace where he plead guilty to assault and battery and was fined $5 a‘nd costs. ' -

Good Words for Former Jasper County Boy.

The following item from Saturday’s Lafayette Journal in reference to a former Jasper county resident, Prof. Lee Fisher, son of F. W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., will be interesting to Mr. Fisher’s many friends here: The citizehs of Otterbein and community have reason to be proud of their high school. A few weeks ago a committee on accredited schools, composed of Professor Flickinger and Professor Porley, of the Northwestern University of College of Liberal Arts, visited the Otterbein high school and thoroughly inspected the work being done. As a result of their report the faculty of the university, on January 5, voted to fully accredit the Otterbein high school with the university for a period of three years. This is the first step Otterbein high school has even taken to be accredited with any college and great credit and praise is due to Prof. Lee Fisher and his splendid assistants who, by their ability and zeal, have brought their school to this advanced place. Prof. Lee Fisher has been superintendent of the Otterbein school for five years and is held in high esteem by the patrons and citizens.

W. E. PECK DIED SUDDENLY.

Former \. Remington Postmaster a Victim of Heart Trouble in New York State. The sad news was received Tuesday evening of the sudden death in New York state of W. E. Peek, a former well known and popular resident of Remington, which occurred at his home near Ashville, Chautauqua county, N. Y., that afternoon. Two of his brothers, C. H. and F. L. Peck, of Remington, at once left for New York state to bring the remains back to Remington for burial, they driving to Logansport Tuesday night vi^ 1 auto to catch a train there. The news of Mr. Peck’s death was a shock to his host of frjends in Jasper and northwestern’ I’lndiana, 1 ’Indiana, where he was so well and favorably known, and no death has occurred in a long time that has caused more expressions of sadness than this. Mr. Peck’s whole life had been spent in Remington, where for a number of years he was employed as weigher in different grain elevators there. He was prominent in Ideal business affairs, had also served on the town council, and later served sixteen years as postmaster. He was a prominent Knight of Pythias and had served the offices in the local lodge as well as some other offices in the district and state. For many years he had been prominent in the political affairs of his party, and had thus become well known all over the district. Soon after retiring from the postmastership at, Remington Mr. Peck purchased a 208 acre farm in Chautauqua county, New York, and with his family moved upon same last October. He was very much enthused with that section of the coun try and had planned a bright future for himself and family. He was a large, portly man, weigning about 225 pounds, and apparently the picture of health. He perhaps worked to hard at the start, after having been engaged in office work for so many years, and became critically ill from heart trou-

ble a few weeks after locating upon the farm. He was taken to a hospital in. Jamestown, N. Y., but only remained there a short time, becoming anxious to get back home. It is reported that he was apparently getting along nicely and had practically recovered his usual good health when be suffered another attack r which soon ended fatally.

Mr. Peck’s age was about M, years, and he leaves a wife and five children, three sons and two daughters. The children are Mrs. Ernest Swift of Remington; Walter, aged IS; George, aged 16; Harry; aged 11, and Kathryn, aged 8, all at home. He aleo leaves’ five brothers and one sister-—C. H., FT L., Ike, James and Morris Peck of Remington, and Mrs. Mary; Price of Middlesboro, Ky. - 1 A telegram was received here by J. D. Allman Thursday afternoon, stating that the funeral party would arrive here whh the body on the 11:05 a. m., train today. Undertaker Howard of Remington, will meet them here with his automobile hearse and the body will be taken to Remington at once. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m., Sunday afternoon at Remington, and It is probable that a large number of Rensselaer friends of the deceased will attend.

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

A Few Words About Passenger Rates Mr. Editor:—The Japanese public ride on trains pulled by Baldwin and other locomotives of American make for less than one-third of a cent a mile. In Germany the fare is something like one-half cent a mile, while in Switzerland fifteen dollars buys a ticket good for a year’s constant riding on the most expensive constructed railroads in the • world. When one comes to understand it, there is no question why the American tourist doesn’t see America first. The present war has brought to the light of fact that between five and six billion dollars worth of watered American railroad stocks have been sold by home capitalists to European investors. Money must be had to carry on the war and these stocks were thrown on the market. The holders of stock here cannot sit idle while vast quantities of these stocks on the market put the market value of stocks way down; for just what stocks sell for in the market is all their holdings are worth. Hence they must buy these shares as fast as they are offered for sale. This takes money, much good American money. The American capitalist finds himself today with these watered goods back on his hands, and more coming. It finds him in bad need of more money, but with less money and all this paper on his hands. Small wonder that it behooves him then, to scratch around and use some method to get more money to redeem more of his watered goods and make some dividends on what he already has. . He sees the old method of doing this—to tie his load upon the back of the public. Already he has been promptly granted a raise in freight rates, which increases his net profits ten millions of dollars annually. He essays also for a raise in passenger rates. The public is handed the raise with a pat on the back and told at the same time about increas-T ed comfort, bigger engines, etc., it is getting. Now the public has not watered Mr. Capitalist’s stock, yet the public’s back is the only back he can see at a time like this, to saddle his load on to. That our own railroad has the symptoms of this dread waterea stock disease is too bad. In raising the rates they are not to be blamed for the graft, for they get it legitimately, even though it does hurt the public. • It would be interesting. to know, since Morgan reorganised the Monon, how much was paid in, and how much was watered stock. The Inter-State Commerce Commission found that in eight years the cap! tai- ' ization of the New HaVen Railroad Twas kicreased fifteen hundred per cent.nvhich was not represented by any improvements. Do these few remarks give you any idea of the absurdity of the public sighing a petition to raise the rates on the Monon?—A READER.

New Rebekah Officers.

Following are the recently installed officers of. the Rebekah lodge. Noble Grand—Mary Gray. Vice Grand—Mrs. John Smith. Recording Secretary—Hattie Hinkle. Financial Secretary—Agnes Platt. Warden—-ClareJessen. Huston.. Chaplain—Eva Maines. Inside Guardian—Emily Bull. Outside Guardian—Will Clouse. Rigiht Support N. G.—W. F. Osborn. . • Left Support N. G.— Jennie Steward. Right Support V. G.—Mary Osborn. Left Support V. G.—Marguerite Irwin. '.' ' '

Vol. XVII, No. 81

QUAKE VICTIMS PUT AT 50,000; KING VICTOR AIDS

Emmanuel Helps in Rescue a| Avezzano. TOWN’S TOLL ,IS 12,000 Second Shock Causes Damaged Build* Ings to Collapse and Many Rescuers Die—May Be Worse Than Messina Disaster. , ■— Rome, Jan. 15.—Estimates of the dead and Injured in the earthquake are placed at 50,000.

Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless. Towns and entire clties have been destroyed. Communications are cut and railroads are unable to reach the devastated districts. The Italian government is bringing every resource ipto play to alleviate the suffering and care for the injured. King Victor Emmanuel left international questions to his cabinet members and hastened to Avezzano in the Aquila province, there to superintend personally the relief work. Thousands Are Buried.

Thousands of dead lie beneath the mounds of debris, which once were dwellings, churches and public institutions which crumbled under the earth’s vibrations. The estimates are from 25,000 to 50,000 dead and injured, and yet there are several sections, which undoubtedly felt the earthquake in full measure, from which no estimates can be obtained. In the ancient territory of Marsi, which includes Avezzano, the victims are placed at 20,000, of whom 15,000 perished. Deputy Siparl, who represents Avezzano in the chamber of deputies, has asked for 25,000 soldiers and material for huts. Fifteen other towns In the Marsi have been destroyed and others damaged. 12,000 Victims In Avezzano. Avezzano suffered the worst damage, 12,000 people being killed or injured and the entire city destroyed. Fresh earthquake shocks added to the damage and created panic anew among the residents of Rome, Sora, 60 miles northeast in tlie province of Caserta, and at other points. In Rome buildings already damaged by the first shock collapsed. Besides Avezzano, the towns of Cappello, Magliano, Marse, Massadalbe, Collarmele, Cerchio, Celano, Lelll, Paterno, San Capistrello, Antrosano and Castronovme have been practicably destroyed. The disaster Is second only to that of Messina In 1908. Troops have been sent Into every part of the stricken country to aid In the work of relief. Quake Belt 300 Miles Long.

The earthquake belt is estimated to be about three hundred miles long, extending practically from one side of Italy to the other. The northernmost point affected is Poppi, near Florence, and the most southern point Paterno in Sicily. The worst damage was caused in Abruzzi, Latium and Campania.

King Victor Emmanuel, despite protests of government officials, early departed for Avezzano and arrived there during the afternoon. He inspected the ruins and watched the work of rescue. While making the rounds of the ruins he reached a spot where workmen, aided by soldiers, were endeavoring to extricate a child burled in the debris. The king mounted a pile of fallen masonry and superintended the .rescue. Queen Helena, still 111, since the birth of a daughter, has expressed the keenest regret that she could not go to the scenes of devastation as she did at Messina. Property Loss Great. The full extent of the property loss has not yet been determined. Here in Rome priceless statues, century-old buildings and structures that for years have been the Mecca of all visitors, have been destroyed or injured. Though, the loss of life, and possibly the damage, may be less than it was in 1908, the area of the disturbance greatly exceeds the Messina earthquake. The most disastrous disturbance, from all reports, seems to have centered in the vicinity of the town of Avezzano. Thus far 200 bodies and 160 injured persons have been taken out of the ruins there. Troops Aid Rescue. Troops are arriving in Avezzano constantly to assist in the work of rescue. The survi’ ors are in a pitia-< ble condition. Hardly one is without relatives in the ruins of tike .town,

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