Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1915 — Page 1

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PROS. ATTORNEY ASSAULTED.

George Kauffman Got the Worst of It In an Encounter With C. M. Sands. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Sands, who is also the city treasurer of Rensselaer, was standing on the crossing 'between the Rowles & Parker corner and Earl Duvall’s store Monday evening between 7 and 8 o’clock, talking with Prosecuting Attorney Hess and Squire Dean, when George Kauffman, who is said to have been under the inffuence of liquor, came up and, pushing Dean and Hess to one side, said: “I would sooner whip you than any I know of,” and followed up the remark by striking Mr. Sands a heavy blow on the right cheek. Sands was standing with his hands in his overcoat pockets at the time, and all thought until the blow was struck that Kauffman was joking. However, he didn’t touch Sands again, and when the latter got through with him he could barely drag himself to the sidewalk and lean up against the side of the building. Kauffman lives in the old Kelly , property on South Weston street, owned by B. D. Comer of Union tp. Sands is the agent of Comer for collecting the rent, and Kauffman is said to have been rather slow in paying at times and it required a little prodding on the part of the collector to get the money. Mr. Sands has also had some accounts to collect against Kauffman, he states, and whether it is simply a personal matter with him or whether Kauffman acted as a representative of some of the bunch whom Sands, as deputy prosecutor, has been active in getting after, is not known at this time. Kauffman is said to be somewhat of a scrapper himself and a hard man to handle when not under the influence of booze. He evidently made quite a mistake in thinking he was going to get away with Mr. Sands, who is a very peaceable citizen but demonstrated his ability to take care of himself when necessary. Kauffman was picked up by the nightwatch and some other parties whom the latter got to assist him, and was taken home. It was rumored that the matter would be taken up with the grand jury yesterday and an indictment asked far. The people of Rensselaer will not |Stand for having their citizens and 'officers assaulted in this manner, and it is -probable that Kauffman will be given a good stiff fine and jail sentence for his “funy’

New Time Card Went Into Effect Last Sunday.

A new time card went into effect on the Monon Sunday. The greatest change made is in No. 35, which heretofore left Chicago at 10 p. m„ reaching Rensselaer at 12:15 a. m. This train now leaves Chicago at 11:40 p. m., reaching Rensselaer at 1:38 a. m. This will give Rensselaei people an opportunity to remain in the city for the theatre, if they desire, and reach home at 1:38 in the morning. Folowing is the complete nev schedule of trains at this statidn: SOUTHBOUND No. 35 1:38 a. m. No. 5 10:55 a.m. No. 3 .11:10 p. m. No. 37 11:20 a. m. No. 3 3 1:57 p.m. No. 39 5:50 p. m. No. 31 7:31 p. m. NORTHBOUND No. 36 ; . 4:48 a. m. No. 4 .. . 5:01 a. m. No. 40 ...............7:30a.m. No. 32 ...... 10:36 a. m. No. 38 3:: 12 p. m. No. & 3:31p.m. No. 30 6:45 p. m.

New Stock Company Pleases Large House.

Willette Hill’s, stock company made their initial appearance here Saturday evening at Ellis theatre in “Jimmy Valentine.’’ They were greeted with a good house and everybody spoke very highly of the play and the company producing it. Mi. Cash E. Tomlinson, as Jimmy Valentine, was exceptionally good, and he was well supported by the other members of the cast. The company left here Sunday afternoon for Frankfort \Vhere they will play this week at the Blinn theatre. Next week they will play at Peru, at the Wallace theatre. They will prolyibly go from Peru to Huntington and from Huntington to Kokomo. Willette has a very good company indeed and The Democrat hopes he will meet with good success.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Remember to file your mortgage exemptions with the county auditoi before May 1, otherwise you will lose the exemption from taxation which you are entitled to in Indiana where you have a mortgage on your real estate. Former county commissioner, O. P. Tabor, now a resident of Wabash, was in the city yesterday, coming over from Remington with W. T. Elmore. Mr. Tabor is now 69 years of age, he informed The Democrat, but he bears his years well and is looking fine. Christopher Salrin and son, George, were down from Walker tp., on business yesterday. Mr. Salrin has become too old to farm and has decided to sell his large farm in that township, it is good land and well worth the price he asks for it. The farm is advertised in our want ad column today. P. T. Longacre, one of the lamented promotors of Bro. Healey’s match factory, was in the city Friday afternoon, looking after their interests in the match factory farm, which the “boosters” turned over to Mr. Sterling and his crowd and gave them SIO,OOO in cash for taking it. Longacre states .that he is now located at Worcester, Mass., where he and Sterling are operating a match factory.

The April term of the Jasper circuit court convened Monday with Judge Hanley in the woolsack and the grand jury in session. Monday was taken up principally with probate work, but the three Rensselaer boys who were recently arrested for breaking into a case of shoes in a Monon box car and stealing four pairs, were arraigned' before the court and on a plea of guilty were fined $lO each and sentenced to 60 days in jail. Both the fine and costs were suspended during good behavior. Yesterday was “call day,’’ and cases were set down for trial.

Marriage licenses issued, April 10, William Addison Eberman of Chicago, aged 38 Feb. 26 last, occupation engineer, to Lillian Guthrie Schooler of St. Louis, Mo., aged 2 7 Nov. 26 last, occupation telephone operator. First marriage for female; second for male, first having been dissolved by divorce Jan. 21, 1915. Married by Rev. P. C. Curnick. April 10, Charles William Gasaway, son of Richard Gasaway of Fair Oakis, aged 20 Feb. 21 last, occupation farmer, to Marie Pauline Jungels, daughter of Michael Jungels of Fair Oaks, aged 20 March 18 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under age, father filed written coh sent to issuance of license.

Rensselaer Young Men Get In Ban At Kentland.

Prosecuting Attorney Hess came over from Kentland Monday to meet with the grand jury which convened on that day. A couple of Rensselaer young men were fined $5 each and costs, a little over sl3 in all at Kentland Saturday morning in Squire Mauck’s court. It seems, that three young men from here accompanied by a driver whom they had hired to take them over to Kentland in an automobile Friday night, got in bad by one of them, said to be a married man, insulting a young lady in the skating rink there. The girl reported the matter 'to some of her friends and they started on a hunt for the man. The Rensselaer, boys learned of the matter and hurriedly hunted up their driver and started to pull out for home, but got on the wrong street and run into a ditch, over which there was no bridge, and were compelled to turn about, with

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'the town marshal and a mob facing them. One of the quartette pulled a revolver and fired four shots in the air to frighten off the pursuers, but the scheme didn’t work, and they were pulled and arraigned before his Honor, the Squire. There was nothing against the driver nor one of the others, but the other two were fined as above stated. One of those fined gave the name of O. H. Gleason, which is said to have been assumed, and the bther Shumaker. After firing the revolver they threw the weapon away, but it was picked up by one of the pursuers. They paid their fines and costs. Prosecutor Hess thinks they aru all pretty decent sort of fellows but just happened to get in bad.

Where “Knocking” Is a Virtue and “Boosting” Is a Joke.

The Republican says that The Democrat man is a “knocker,” while the bombastic editor of the Republican is a “booster.” Well, to be called a “knocker” by some people is a high compliment, and The Dem ocrat’s “knocks” have saved many of its readers and the people in general fropi being swindled in many of the “boosts” of the Republican. The Democrat man believes in boosting things worthy of being boosted and knocking—as the Republican pleases to term it —those that are unworthy. Compare the record of the past dozen years and see which has been in the right. The good people of Terre Haute, who sought to clean up the rottenness of their city, were no doubt dubbed “knockers” by the bunch who are now on their way to Ft. Leavenworth to remain for a term of years as guests of your Uncle Sam. The Republican’s “boosts” have become a standing joke with everyone, but the bump of egotism of its “booster” editor is so abnormally developed that it overshadows all his reasoning faculties, and he hasn’t found it out yet. It is indeed amusing to note how he always hitches up with the wrong end of every gold brick scheme that comes along.

Sees Old Neighbor Sentenced to Federal Prison.

Rev. Curnick went to Indianapolis Sunday night-to be present in federal court Monday when Donn •M. Roberts and the other Terre Haute election conspirators were arraigned for sentence, also to look after some other business. Rev. Curnick was pastor of a Methodist church in Terre Haute before coming to Rensselaer, living almost directly across the street from Donn Roberts. Mr. Curnick was quite active in the good citizens league work there in trying to clean ub the city, and came in for much abuse from the “boosters” —-as the Republican would call them —who objected to the high-handed manner in which the gang was running affairs. He also received numerous threats from individual members of the Roberts’ “booster” club.

Rains Ended With a Freeze Monday Night.

We got several nice showers here Friday, Friday night, Saturday forenoon, Sunday and Sunday night, which done a world of good to grass, wheat and oats, and wet up the ground to quite a little depth. We can stand a great deal more rain, however, but everyone is feeling very thankful for that received. The mercury took quite a drop Monday night, and it got cold enough to freeze ice to considerable thickness over small vessels of w’ater, where exposed. Yesterday was pleasant, with rising temperature afid the same weather is predicted for today.

Estel Remley Dies in Montana.

Word was received here a few days ago of the death on March 31, at Vida, Mont., of Estel Remley, son of John Remley, formerly of Rensselaer. H'is death was caused from pneumonia, and he was only sick a few days. His age was about 24 years. Estel and his father went to Montana a little more than two years ago and he had taken up a claim of 320 acres there, only lacking two days of iiaving completed 'his residence thereon at the time of his death; The mother and the rest of the family moved to Montana a little more than a year ago. Rensselaer friends of Estel and of the family will be sorry to learn of the former’s death.

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DONN ROBERTS GETS SIX YEARS

And Is Fined $2,000 —Other Terre Haute Gangsters Sentenced in Federal Court. Donn M. Roberts, mayor of Terre Haute, was given the heaviest penalty by Judge Anderson of the federal court at Indianapolis Monday in passing sentence on the 116 Terre Haute gangsters recently convicted or pleading guilty to election fraud conspiracies in the last election in that city. Ten of those pleading guilty were fined $lO each and sentenced to six months in jail; one was given a fine of $1 and six months in jail; twentyfour were fined $lO each and four months in jail; sixteen were fined $lO each and three months in jail; thirty-one were fined $1 each and 60 days in jail; three were fined SIOO each and one day in jail; sentence was suspended in the case of four, and withheld in the case of four others. Those sentenced to the federal prison at Ft. Leavenworth are: Six Years, $2,000 Fine—Donn M. Roberts, mayor. Five Years, SI,OOO Fine—Eli H. Redman, judge Vigo circuit court; Dennis Shea, sheriff of Vigo county. Three Years, SSOO Fine—Edward Driscoll, assistant city engineer; Geo. Ehrenhardt, member board of public works; Harry s. Montgomery, chairman board of public works; Thomas Smith, judge city court. Two Years, SIOO Fine—William Crockett, superintendent city crematory; John E. Green, election inspector; Lewis Nunley, assistant city engineer; Hilton Redman, attorney and political worker; Elmer E. Talbott, city controller. Year and a Day, SIOO Fine — Alexander Aczel, election worker; Arthur Gillis, undertaker and election clerk; Charles Houghton, custodian city hall; John Masselink, city sealer; Joseph O’Mara, street commissioner; George Sovern, saloon keeper; Joseph Straus, election worker; Maurice Walsh, treasurer democratic county committee. Year and a .Day, $1 Fine —John Edward Holler, former chief of police. Roberts and several others of the above number will appeal to the U. S. circuit court of appeals, but Sovern, Masselink, Gillis ana Straus Aid the court that they would not appeal, and said they wanted to begin serving their sentences as soon as they could arrange their business and family affairs. The court gave each of them their commitment papers under a promise that they would go to Ft. Leavenworth and surrender themselves to the prison authorities not later than next Sunday at 12:30. o’clock p. m. , -

A Church Squabble at Remington.

There was considerable excitement in the Christian church at Remington Sunday, when, after the regular services, the board of elders read a report of their finding on charges made against W. E. Johnston, a prominent citizen of Rem ington, who has been very active in the church work and who was the Sunday school superintendent, choir leader and an officer of the C. E. society. There has been trouble for some time, it is said, over stories told of Mp. Johnston and bis activities in church affairs, and the membership is divided regarding them. He has many friends who stand by him, and by several it is thought the action of the board in expelling him from the church will cause a disruption that will be hard for it to recover from. The Democrat knows nothing about the matters concerning Mr. Johnston, but by some, it is said, that the whole thing is simply jealousy on the part of some of the other members. He is said to have been very prominent in the management of tlig church affairs and to have been one of its best paying members. The board’s report, we are informed, was quite lengthy, and other things stated that for the best interests of the church they deemed it best to wipe Mr, John ston’s name from their membership. Mr. Johnston is the junior member of the firm of C. B. Johnston & Son, lumber and coal dealers of Remington; and is among the most prominent and wealthy men of that place.

l‘*id Social. There will be a pie social at James school house Friday evening, April 16. Ladies please bring pies. —-Advt.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. DISTRICT OFFICERS ELECTED. Northern Indiana Club Women Hold Meeting at East Chicago. East Chicago, Ind., April 10.--Fifty delegates representing twentythree clubs and eight counties, together with 150 clubwomen of northern Indiana, assembled at East Chicago yesterday in the fifth annual convention of the Tenth District Federated Clubs. The meeting was held in the auditorium of the Congregational church. The speakers were Miss Vida Newsom, state president; Professor Mary L. Matthews, of Purdue University; Mrs. Irene B. Thornton, state chairman of public health nursing, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Esther Falkensteln, social settlement worker, of Chicago; Mrs. Eva Marble Bondy, of Valparaiso, district chairman, presided and responded to the address of welcome given by Mrs. H. H. Clark, of East Chicago. The endowment fund was presented by Mrs. Lillian Reed, of Warsaw, Thirteenth district chairman, in a clever parody on Riley’s “When the Frost in on the Pumpkin’.’’ An exhibit of the work of the blind women of the state was made by Mrs. Daisy Kay, of Morocco. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. E. M. Bondy, Valparaiso, chairman; Mrs. James Gibbs, Crown Point, vicechairman; Mrs. William Meade, sec-retary-treasurer; Mrs. Daisy Kay, director. The following county chairmen were elected: Mrs. ill. 11. Clark, Lake county; Mrs. Luther C. Lyons, Newton county; Mrs. W. E. Harris, Porter county; Miss Mary E. Cased, White county. The chairmen for Benton, Jasper and Warren counties will be appointed by the executive committee. This was the first district meeting fob this y-ear. Enthusiasm prevailed and the resolutions were adopted indorsing the work of the legislative, council of Ayomen and other cooperative work along the lines of peace, temperance and reform.

DEFENDS CONVICTED MEN.

Lee Duncan Says Cozart and Eawards Were Unjustly Dealt With: Lafayette, April 12. — When news reached Lafayette yesterday that M. W. Cozart and E. G. Edwards, of the Tishimingo Tie and Stone Co., had been convicted in the United States federal court in Mississippi of using the United States mails to defraud, there was considerable excitement among the holders of the Tishimingo company in Tippecanoe and other counties. Cozart and Edwards, who had been actively engaged in disposing of the Tishimingo stock, had ben telling purchasers that they would be promptly acquitted of the charges in Mississippi, and that the cases were onl> the outgrowth of persecution. Lee Duncan, of this city, former county treasurer, who has been acting with Cozart and Edwards in selling stock in Lafayette and vicinity, says the men have been unjustly dealt with and that they are not guilty of fraudulent use of the mails. He says they sold stock before obtaining a state charter, but had been told the charter woulo surely be Issued. He says a factional fight in the Mississippi state government led to the charges being filed against them. Duncan asserts that Cozart and Edwards are really guilty of no wrong doing. He says the Tishimingo company will go ahead with its factory project, . both at Merom, Ind., and in Lafayette. The Merom plant, he says, rapidly nearing completion and the company intends putting up a similar factory building in this city; It is said that about $200,000 worth of stock has been floated in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties.

Vol. XVIII, No. 2

EUROPEAN WAR IN BRIEF

The efforts of the Fench to advance in the district ate meeting not only with characteristic resist once, but the Germans are delivering fierce counter attacks at various points, not only in that territory, but to the north, in the neighborhood of Albert, around which mahy engagements have been fought during the course of the war. The important strategic position of Les Eparges, which dominates the plane of the Woevre, has been free from fighting since the French occupation of two days ago, but as the Germans are reported to have set great store by this position it is more than likely that the lull presages a reenforcement of the troops who were compelled to withdraw after the last French attacks and offensive operations for the recapture of that point. The fighting to the north of Albert was along the banks of the Andre river, and resulted from an attempt by the Germans to take the French trenches at Hamel and in the Thiepval Wood. The attack was carried out with determination, and at various points there was hand-to-hand fighting. But, according to the French official statement, the Germans were repulsed. Berlin reports the capture of three villages on the Yser canal and the failure of French attacks in the Argonne. But the French claim to have captured a section of a German trench in that region. The Fench admit the loss of some trenches, previously captured from the Germans in the Montmare Wood. Details of the latest operations In the Carpathians are lacking, the Russian official report being largely confined to the defeat two days ago of the Austrians, in which the Russians captured a battalion, and the occupation of several heights near Uzsok Pass, in which they captured more than a thousand men. The German auxiliary cruiser the example of the Prinz Eltel Friedrich, has slipped into Newport News, with the record of having sunk 14 vessels since last' August. Count Von Benstorff, the German ambassador at Washington, has made public the text of the note he recently presented to the American state department. In this note the ambassador points out that a great Industry of war material of every kind is being built up in the United States, and says: • “If people desire to observe true neutrality they ,wlll find a means to stop the exclusive exportation of arms to one side, or at least to use this export trade as a means to uphold the legitimate trade with Germany, especially the 'trade in foodstuffs.”

POTASH DEPOSIT IN NEVADA.

Great Supply of a Coininercail Grade Indicated by Discoveries. Eil, Nev., April 10.—A mammoth deposit of potash has been discovered in the mountains east of here by James McDonald, formerly known as the Silica king. The sample from a deposit of alunite discovered by McDonald while strolling in the mountains was sent to the Mackay school of mines for assay and was shown to contain 13 per cent in potash salts. While present work is at shallow depth, indications point to the uncovering of a commercial ' grade of potash, Once sufficient depth has been attained.

Game Laws Violated by Goodland Man.

Frank Kennedy of Goodland, was arrested Ify David Rankin, deputy United States marshal for Indiana, for violation of the game laws by the interstate shipment of deer from Michigan. He gave bond of S3OO th appear in court at Grand Rapids, Mich., April 12. Kennedy told the officer that a misinterpretation of the law caused him to violate it. He received two shipping, tags, one for interstate shipment and one for intrastate shipment, but did not understand that only, one deer might be shipped interstate. He shipped two deers interstate and the charge against him followed.—Saturday’s Indianapolis News.