Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1915 — Page 8

Summary of Most Important News Events

European War News Three Japanese warships, under command of Admiral Nakayama, with six colliers and supply ships, manned altogether by about 4,000 men, were recently in Turtle bay, Lower California, which is Mexican territory, Standing by the stranded Japanese cruiser, Asama. Turtle bay is said to be the best harbor north of Magdalena bay, the west coast rendezvous bf the United States navy. No effort Is being made to float the Asama. It is reported the Japs have mined the bay. * * * The Russian staff at Petrograd has called to the colors additional classes of reserves which will almost double the present army strength. The Hungarian civil authorities have evacuated Ungvar, the immediate objective of a Russian column which has crossed the ridge westward of the Uzsok pass. • • * The Carpathian campaign which was started in January has cost Russia 50,000 men killed and 10,000 taken prisoners, according to a Venice dispatch, which quotes a Budapest newspaper. • • * '■ After a twelve-hour battle the Russians have captured another section of the mountain barrier between Galicia and Hungary, according to a dispatch to London from Lemberg. This report tells of a Russian attack on the Austrians at Mezolaborcz, in the East Beskids. The Austrian forces were forced to give ground. * * * Zeppelins made raids on the British coast towns of Blyth, in Northumberland; Tyne, Wallsend, Seaton Burn and Cramlington, dropping bombs in each place. The bombardment OC> curred in the evening. One man was hurt. Propertv Permission to enter drydock was given Commander Thierfelder of the German raider Kronprinz Wilhelm by United States officials at Newport News, c.. • * * “After prolonged negotiations,” says the London Daily Mail's Rome correspondent, "Italy has agreed with the entente powers to support Serbia’s claims to an outlet on the Adriatic coast.” : . ♦ * ♦ Reuter's Tenedos correspondent says: “The British torpedo boat destroyer Renard entered the Dardanelles on a scouting mission and ran up the straits for moFe than ten miles. A heavy fire was directed at her, but the destroyer was not hit.” ♦ * * The British collier Newlyn landed 120 survivors at Falmouth from the liner Wayfarer/Injured by a mine or torpedo sixty miles off Scilly Islands. ♦ • * Bulgarian forces are . continuing their attacks on the Serbian frontier. They assailed a Serbian blockhouse at Zancka and forced the Serbian troops to retire at Malechi. • * * Five hundred and fifty Zeppelins and aeroplanes have been assembled by the Germans for a raid over England In June, according to information just brought to Paris.

Last of Germany’s sea raiders, the Kronprinz Wilhelm, scourge swept, her crew facing starvation, her bunkers empty, barred from New York harbor by the perpetual guard of British cruisers, sought sanctuary at Newport News, Va. The cruiser had been at sea 255 days, during which time she sank 14 merchantmen. The ships and cargoes were valued at $7,000,000. It is believed the raider will intern. * * * Lord Kitchener of England has called on Canada for a second expeditionary force. The news was given parliament at Ottawa, Ont., by Premier Sir Richard Borden. Three months ago Kitchener was informed that the force was ready in Canada to board ships and sail for Europe. • * * Domestic Thirteen persons are dead and twen-ty-seven injured as the result of a collision between a street car and a freight train at Detroit, Mich. * * * The estate of Peter D. Martin, a capitalist of San Francisco, who died at Santa Barbara, Cal., April 3, is bequeathed to the widow, Mrs. Lily Oelrichs Martin, and Charles O. Martin, eleven-year-old son. The value Is said to be more than $1,000,000. ♦ * * August H. Frederich, elected president of the St. Louis board" of aidermen, was indicted and arrested on a charge of forgery. Frederich has said he would resign his public office at once. He was elected on the Republican ticket. Democratic national leaders in a vigorov defense of the accomplishments of the administration at the annual dinner of the Jefferson club of Philadelphia put President Wilson in the field as an active candidate for re-election.

In an Interview with a reporter in New York Victorlano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, was quoted as saying he would return to Mexico. Elihu Root was boosted for president by Governor Whitman, Lieuten-ant-Governor Schoeneck, W T illiam Barnes, Jr., President Pro Tern of the Senate Brown, and all but himself at a complimentary dinner given by the upper house members of the legisla-* ture at Albany, N. Y. ♦ » • The Wisconsin corrupt practices ■ act was held to be constitutional by the supreme court at Madison, Wls. ♦ ♦ * Secretary David F. Houston of the United States department of agriculture made the presentation speech when a beautiful statue of Thomas Jefferson, done in bronze by the late Karl Bitter, was unveiled at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Va. The statue is a gift from Charles R. Crane of Chicago. • » Mayor Donn M. Roberts, one of the 27 men convicted by a jury in federal court at Indianapolis for participation in the conspiracy to defraud the government in the election in Terre Haute on November 3, 1914, was sentenced by Judge Anderson to six years in Leavenworth prison and to pay a fine of $2,000. In all 116 men, 80 of whom pleaded guilty, were sentenced. • • • Three men were/drowned and two others narrowly escaped death in the waters of Chequamegon bay when the United States mail boat plying between Bayfield, Wls., and Lapointe was crushed by ice floes. ♦»• , ■ Work on three large submarines for the United States government will begin at the Seattle Construction and Drydock company’s yard within thirty days. The boats will cost $1,500,000. « • • Disgusted because Berrien county has gone dry and harassed by numerous lawsuits now ready for trial in the circuit court at Benton Harbor, Mich., “King” Benjamin in a public statement issued from the executive office of the House of David announced that- he was ready to sell all his holdings and quit the sonynunity. • • «" - Cotton went up a dollar a bale in an active and excited market In the first hour of trading on Saturday at New York. Values soared to sls a bale more than the low prices of last December. ”♦ • • ■ « «♦ ._ _LriA r --■ Washington Conspiracy to defame and damage the Riggs National Bank of Washington was charged against Secretary of the Treasurer McAdoo and Comptroller of the Currency Williams in a suit filed in the District of Columbia supreme Court. The allegations cover 37 instances of alleged improper use of official power. The bill asks an injunction to restrain McAdoo “from usurping powers” of the treasurer of the United States. * * * ■’ The cruiser Des Moines was ordered by Secretary of the Navy Daniels at Washington to proceed immediately to Santo Domingo to protect Americans and their interests there. New political disturbances have developed in the republic and the presence of another warship was desirable. ♦ ♦ * Officials at Washington are considering a plan to send an army transport to Tampico to bring back to the United States some three hundred Americans who have appealed to the state department for transportation from Tampico. They are out of work and without funds.

Secretary of the Interior Lane at Washington announced the selection of the Seward-Fairbanks route for the government railway. At the same time he made public the fact that the government had purchased the property of the Alaska Northern Railway company for $1,150,000 already constructed over the first stage of the journey from Seward. * » • Personal Edwin Bliss, well-known writer of fiction, dropped dead in the Hotel Vanderbilt, in New York. He was thirtysix years old and a member of a prominent St, Louis family. Heart disease caused death. * ♦ • Ex-President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt met at New Haven, Conn., for the first time in four years. They acted as pallbearers at the funeral of Prof. Thomas Lounsbury of Yale. * * * : Mexican Revolt . Information from Carranza officers and soldiers in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, i says that 350 Villa soldiers, who suri rendered after a battle between Villa and Carranza armies near Huisachito, ■ as well as a number of Mexican worn- ■ en, estimated at between ten and eighteen, were summarily executed by the Carranza forces. ♦ ♦ ♦ Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, commanding the American forces on the Mexican border, is en route from San Antonio to Brownsville, Tex., to take personal charge of the situation there, which has again become threatening. Foreign Great denionstrations in fa ror of Italian intervention in the war led to serious disorders at Rome. Many were arrested.

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

REMINGTON. [From The Prese.] REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE •'■■■ 318 | East bound | 7:38 a.m ’’o. 331 I West bound j 9;01 a.m •io. 340 I East bound ; 5:03 p.in ao. 319 | West bound [ 5:33 p . m

Tom Smalley is home from the Navy, his time having expired. Adrain Foster of Lafayette, came Monday to spend several days at home. John O’Connor and daughter, Nellie, were Remington visitors Wednesday, Miss Grace Clowry went to Momence, 111., Tuesday for a few days visit with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Righter of Saunemin, 111., spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. John Howell. Mr. and Mrs. David Shand went to Warsaw, Saturday morning, to spend a day or two with his brother John Crabb started for Hastings, Neb., this Thursday morning, where he will visit his daughter for a few weeks. Misses Ruth and Fanny Tribby entertained the Bachelor Maid Girls Friday evening. A fine time is reported. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Patton of Monticello, spent Saturday-and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Sophia Lucas here. C. 11. Peck and son Fred, accompanied by Bruce Peck, went to Kokomo, Friday and drove home in the former’s new Haines automobile. Miss Greta Dunn visited last week at Monon with her uncle, Clarence Bridgeman and family, and at Wolcott with Mr. and Mrs. James Pemberton. Miss Rosella Wilder is slowly improving in condition Since her return from the Lafayette hospital. She now gets about some and even walks out a little, Mrs. Ida Coover, who has been visiting her neice, Mrs. H. H. Bowman, at Monticello, for several weeks, returned to Remington, Thursday, accompanied by little Dean Bowman. The home of George Jackson, at Wolcott, was completely destroyed by fire about 9:30 Sunday night. Only a part of the household goods were saved. Had their waterworks been completed it is likely the building would have been saved. Jake Thomas and George Hemphill have returned from northern Minnesota, where they went prospecting for land. They were looking for land and did not know they had to have a boat to locate it with. They report that section almost entirely one vast swamp. The Baccalaureate sermon of the Gilboa high school will' be preached at the Gilboa M. E. church, Sunday night, April 18th, by Rev. W. B. Warriner, pastor of the Remington Methodist church. The sermon will be on the theme, “The Master Builder,” the thought suited to all, young and old alike.

Miss Josephine Kenyon came near blowing up their home Saturday while engaged in cleaning the cupboard, she discovered some small packages which she thought con tained some sort of left over medicine and without unwrapping them threw them into the fire. Two of them proved to contain gunpowder, and while no serious damage was done, it was only because the quantity of powder was small, that it was not of a more serious nature. As it was she got somewhat scorched. The subsidy election in Marion township is all off. When they came to look into tXs matter they found that it was impossible to vote another subsidy in that township at the present time, owing to the fact that a subsidy had been, voted to Messrs. Roberts and Company, and that if at any time previous to the expiration of the limit, Roberts and Company should conform to the requirements stipulated therein it could be collected, no matter if another had been voted.

POSSUM RUN. Estel Marion spent Sunday with Roy Beaver and wife. Essie Comer spent Saturday night with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. John McCurtain took dinner with Charley and Everett Parker Sunday. O. M. Thomas, Willard Abbott and Mr. Seaman were Rensselaer callers Friday. ” The Mt. Pleasant school closed Wednesday with a very nice dinner and a fine program. \ Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ores Cunningham and family. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker re turned home Wednesday after a

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week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson of Monon. LEE 11. C. Anderson has purchased a new automobile. C. A. Lefler and family spent Sunday after church at Joseph Clark’s. Frank Overton and family spent Sunday at George Holeman’s in Monticello. Mrs. Ida Lewis, who has been staying with Mrs. Joseph Stewart, is home at this writing. The ladies of the Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. T. R. Clark. Alvin Clark and wife attended the Sunday school convention in Monon Sunday afternoon. The young people did choir prac tice at the home of Miss Agnes Stiers ’Wednesday evening. Mrs. Myers and son, Lynn, spent Sunday here with her daughtei Mrs. T. R. Clark, and family. Uncle David Culp has been sick during the past week with the grip, but is better at this writing. Louie Noland, Reify Stiers and Harold LaMar are working on the new stone road northwest of Lee. The little Misses Helen and Erma Rishling are spending the week vis iting their grandmother Freeman and family, in Barkley tp. W. L. Stiers reshingled his house where Mr. Miller, the blacksmith, used to live, getting it ready for our new blacksmith, who is here working now.

COURT NEWS.

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& Company, also of Indianapolis, at par. ?<o bids were received for the Hobbs ditch bonds, aggregating $8,989.76 and bearing the same rate of interest. Appellate court action: No. 9137. Graves vs. Jenkins. Jasper C. C. Appeal dismissed. Felt, J. (1) The record affirmatively shows "“that the amended complaint was in two paragraphs and a demurrer was sustained to the first paragraph, while the complaint in /the record is denominated “Amended complaint.’’ The pleading is not sufficiently identified for the court to render a decision upon. It is the appellant’s duty to present a record of sufficient certainty for the court of appeal to act upon. (2) If the complaint were in the record the bill of exceptions is not shown to have been filed with the clerk below and is not a part of the record.

Items from the circuit court docket: Pioneer Stock Powder Co. vs. G. A. Hemphill; judgment for $153.10. Kinder x.ennedy vs. Sarah Ann Kennedy et al; order made to take examination of defendants, Sarah Ann Kennedy and Nellie Kennedy, at office of J. C. Murphy, on April 19, between 2 and 4 p. m. Ed Oliver vs. Herby Garriott; defendant files plea in abatement. A. E. and 'J. Bisher vs. Reuben Zehr; alias process ordered, returnable Ist day Sept. term. George H. Gifford vs. Nick DeVries et al; cause dismissed, eosts paid. Lowell National Bank vs. Erancis A. Turfler; judgment for $460.31. Christena Rice vs. Cyrus Rice; divorce granted plaintiff, who is also given care and custody of minor child until further order of court. Milton and Sam Roth vs. Frank Ham; cause dismissed at plaintiff's cost. John Marlatt vs. same; same order. Harry W. Gilbert vs. J. Luce Bartoo; receiver files report. Jasper Guy files report as collector of certain claims: Total claims, $1,669.52; collected, $1,441.05; mistaken claim and offset, $5.80; uncollected, $222.67; Jasper Guy allowed $72 for collection. Defendant Bartoo ex cepts to certain items of report. Josiah Gaines vs. Margaret Johnson et al; court finds for Margaret Johnson on cross-complaint and renders judgment quieting title, subject to contract, in said crosscomplaintiff, Margaret Johnson. Frank E. Babcock vs. Israel S. Koffnian; cause dismissed at plaintiff’s costs. John W. Marlatt vs. Charles Mansfield; dismissed, costs paid. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. vs. George’W. Peters; dismissed at plaintiff’s costs. State vs. William Coon; dismissed on motion of state. From the probate docket: In the matter of estate of Grove, Smith; Joseph Hilliard, exr.. files inventory showing value of personal estate at $898.85. Estate of Andrew Hicks; Isabella Hicks, ex., files final report and cause-, is set for hearing May 6. Estate of B. J. Gifford; George H. Gifford, exr., files current report. Matter of guardianship of minor heirs of Lewis Stockwell, deceased; Maggie Caldwell is appointed guardian of persoh qnd estate of Elizabeth Caldwell, aged 18, Myrtle, age* 14, and Lemuel, aged 12, and files bond in the sum of $1,400 with John Price as surety . thereon. Estate of Edward Ranton, Sr.; will admitted to probate, Edward Ranton, Jr., named as executor, and letters testamentary issued to him on filing of bond. Matter of estate of William Van Cliff; Maggie Van Cliff, widow, files

petition to have estate settled without administration. George Van Cliff and Felix Erwin appointed appraisers, who file inventory of estate. Estate of Abbie Roberts; Edward P. Honan, exr., files final report and hearing i s set for April 29. Matter of guardianship of Margaret Shumway; Mrs. Peter Mayflies petition to have court direct John A. Dunlap, guardian, allow board for his ward’s daughter. Prayer granted and guardian directed to pay $2 per week for same.

Cases Set for Trial. Monday, April 19 —Lopp vs. Speck estate; Makeever vs. Baker estate. Wednesday, April 21—LaRue vs. Person; Oliver vs. Cambe; Oliver vs. Garriott; Kendall vs. Crain. Thursday, April 22—Schneidt vs. Schneidt; Meyers vs. Meyers; Jungle System Co. vs. Prevo. v Friday, April 23 —State vs. Zeigler; McMullen vs. Morris; Davis vs. Roorda. Monday, April 26 —Gifford vs. Gifford Gun Club; Hickman vs. Donnelly; Excelsior Stove Co. vs. Graves; Rensselaer Lumber Co. Vs. Gilmore; Callahan vs. Wood; York vs. Rhoades estate (2 cases). Tuesday, April 27—Linton vs. Eichelberger; Binford vs. Eichelberger; White vs. Miller. Wednesday, April 28—McClurg vs. Granger; Spriggs vs. Spriggs. Thursday, April 29—Hopkins vs. Harris; First National Bank Vs. Rutherford; Miller vs. Hart and Granger. Friday, April 30—Universal Trading & Supply Co. vs. Goepp; Yeoman vs. Makeever; Cullen vs. McGuire estate; Granger vs. Gifford et al. . ' Monday, May 3 —Culligan vs. Burkhart; Herr vs. Moon; Kennedy vs. Kennedy; Bruner vs. Jasper County Telephone Co. Tuesday, May 4—-Norris vs. Warren; Gwin vs. Medland et al. Wednesday,' May s—-State vs. Granger; Sandefur vs. Jordan. Thursday, May 6—Makeever vs. Makeeve; 1 , deceased; Michaels vs. Caldwell et al (2 cases)? Friday, May 7—State ex rel. vs. Aldrich; McClellan vs. Lybarger.

JOHN BUNNY NEAR DEATH

Well-Known Movie Star in Critical Condition at His Home in Brooklyn. New York, April 16.--John Bunny, the noted moving picture comedian, whose face is familiar to millions of “movie fans’’ all over the world, is at the point of death at his home in Brooklyn. Dr. A. H. Richardson, his physician, said that there is hope that Mr. Bunny may pull through, but that his condition is critical. He is suffering from weakness of the heart and a disease of the kidneys.