Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1916 — Page 4

MUST ANSWER TO MURDER CHARGE

Alleged Craps Game Leads to Double Killing. ..i. SALOON MAN KILLS TWO MEN .T , ' ■ 4. ; r " .v.'.; .■-■■■■■ . '.fr-. S Charles Irwin and Ollie Duckworth Shot by Corby Howe at Wilfred, a Small Mining Town Near ■ Sullivan. } . ; Sullivan, —Two men are (lead and Corby Howe, a saloon keeper at Wilfred, a small mining town near here, is under arrest, charged with the murders, as a result of a fight at his saloon. The dead ihen are Charles Irwin and Ollie Duckworth, both of Shelburn. It was reported here that the shooting resulted from a craps game. After his arrest, Howe said the two men entered his saloon and, when Irwin said to Duckworth: “You start It and I'll finish it,” he drew a revolver and fired, fearing Jje was to be attacked. ■■ May Appoint Taggart. : Indianapolis.—Thomas Taggart probably will serve as Democratic senator from Indiana, succeeding Senator Shively, who died in Washlington, until the fall election, according to the opinions expressed here. Governor Ralston said he would not discuss the appointment until after the Shively burial. l . Worried About a Tramp. j Whitehall.—The family of E. J. Eckenberger, chemist of the Lehigh Portland Cement company, was poisoned by eating food that was im pure Members of the family are thought to be out of danger. They fed a tramp with the food and are worried for fear he died. Hart Goes on Tax Board. Indianapolis.—W. 11. Hart, former auditor of state, will succeed Eben 11. Wolcott as member of the state board of tax commissioners. Hart is an Indianapolis man. Wolcott resigned to become an.officer in an In dianapolis bank. £ Erect Hospital Bungalow. V Wabash.—Members of the Wabash County Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis have let the contract for the erection of a bunga low at the Park hospital. Other build ings of a similar type may he erected later. r “ — ' - Asks for Divorce. Vincennes. —Mrs. Etta It Oliphant has filed suit for divorce against John T, Oliphant, former president of the Vincennes Bridge coni pany and now head of the Oliphant Johnson. Coal company, alleging cruel ana inhuman treatment. Gets SSCO Judgment. Boonville.—Miss Sylvia Wiih.oyt.of Evansville received judgment <>f SSOO against George Bate in a breach of promise suit venued here from Evansville. She demanded $lO, 000. • . .x~ . ■ ~ ~ Bued for Divorce. Goshen —Lulu M. ltlatichard of N- w Paris has sued William A. Rlauchard, owner and manager of the Blanchard hotel at New Paris, tor di vorce, alleging cruel treatment and nonsupport. Going Back to England. Anderson; —\V. O. Kennington, chief engineer for the Retny Electric company during the last five years, will return to London in April and offer his services to England: Cap Explodes. Bedford. —The seven-year-old s.m of Frank Lahtz found a cap of the Kind trainmen use as signals, antt struck it with a hammer, causing an explosion that seriously injured him. Pharmacists Lose Licenses. Muncie. —Five Munch pharmacists charged with selling liquor illegally are without their licenses. The state board of pharmacy heard evidence and immediately took action. Law Books in ‘‘Hock." Valparaiso.—H. H. Lori eg. judge of the circuit court, found 27 law books. Which v-er stolen tram the courthouse here, in a Chicago pawnshop. Diphtheria Closes Schools. Rockport —Diphtheria at Enterprise, In this county, has made necessary the closing of the schools. Farm Home Burns, n Milford. —The farmhouse of James T. Shepard was destroyed by fire. The loss was $3,500. More Land for Parks, , South Bend. —More than one hundred acres of land were added to the village’s park system by the purchase of Rum village, the city council having authorized the purchase. ; Farmer Hurt. Sullivan. —James S. Stevens, a farmer living near Carlisle, had a narrow escape from death when hia horses ran away. He was dragged a quarter of a mile and seriously In-

Happenings of the World Tersely Told

Mexican Revolt The departure of American troops into Mexico was an event witnessed by hundreds of spectators who crowded into Columbus, N. M. * * • United States troops are in Mexico pursuing Villa and his band of brigands. American forces have crossed at two points, Columbus, N. M., and south of Ilachita, N. M. Carranza troops are co-operating with the 4,000 American forces which crossed at Columbus and are accompanying them. General Pershing is in command of the expedition. This announcement was made at San Antonio, Tex., by General Funston. * • • American torpedo boat destroyer was sent by the war department at Washington to Ensenada, capital of Lower California, because of fear of revolt by the garrison. * V * Half a million cartridges consigned to General Calles were seized at Douglas, Ariz., by United States soldiers. , * *■ ■ * Special trains arriving at El Paso, Tex., from the interior of Mexico brought more than of whom about 200 were women. They report that anti-American feeling in Mexico is growing. * ■*; -• . According to Consul Silllman, General Carranza has expressed gratification at the announcement of the president declaring he had no intention to permit intervention. Like gratification was expressed at the acceptance by the United States of the reciprocal proposal under which Carranza troops may enter American territory. * • * The command of the 12,000 American troops resting on their arms along the 250 miles of border between Columbus, N, M., and Nogales, Ariz., shifted to this place. Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing immediately established headquarters for the expeditionary forces which will invade Mexico. ♦ * * At Lanark, a small town, less than twenty miles north of El Paso, two automobile parties of Americans were attacked by the Villista raiders and, after a battle, the Americans were forced to abandon their automobiles and seek safety in flight.

Domestic Romance and tragedy in the careers of Mrs. Helen Walton Bishop and Dickson Bishop, Dowagiar millionaire who was her former husband, are again intertwined. Mrs, Bishop (lied in Danville, 111., only a few hours after the marriage in Atlanta. Ga., of Mr. Bishop and Miss Sydney Boyce. * * * Orders were received by United ' States military authorities at Atlanta, : Ga., to immediately reopen the branch recruiting stations in Alabama and Georgia that were closed a year ago. * * * Word was received at New York that Theodore Roosevelt had left Port of Spain, Trinidad, to return to this city from his West Indian tour and that he will arrive here Saturday, March 25, * * * Senator A. B. Cummins of lowa won the Republican indorsement for the 1 presidential in the 'Minnesota presidential primary election. Wilson was the only Democratic candidate for president, and the Prohibition candidates, Eugene Foss and William Sulzer, rftn a close race. The Progressive party candidate, Governor Johnson of California, had no contest. * + * Heine Zimmerman, third baseman of the Chicago Cubs, was granted a decree of divorce from Mrs. Helen Chazar Zimmerman by the New York supreme court. t * * * William Robinson, Grinnell aviator, was burned to death after his aeroplane had overturned and dropped 13,000 feet near Ewart, la. The gasoline tank on the machine exploded. * The names of 200 men, many of them prominent, who have enrolled for the first southern military training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., next month, were given out at New York. * *. * Supreme Justice Tompkins dismissed the case against Thomas Mott Osborn, former warden of Sing Sing prison, who was placed on trial at White Plains, N. Y., on Monday on a charge of perjury. • * • 3 . B Fire originating from an unknown source destroyed three two-story business blocks, the post office, two hardware stores, two meat markets and numerous office rooms at Hobart, Qkla., causing a loss of over $250,000. * • • The recruiting headquarters at 505 South. State street, Chicago, was stirred on receipt of orders from Washington directing the officers to use their best efforts in increasing the enlisted strength of the army to 120,000 men in the shortest possible time.

Another border bandit Outrage at Fabens, 26 miles east of El Paso, Tex., threw the American population into a panic. Eight bandits with sacks full of loot were captured, five by two soldiers and the others -by three Texas rangers. • • • General Funston announced at San Antonio, Tex., General Pershing had seized the telegraph station at Columebus, N. M. Funston said: “The seiz- ” ure of the station was made necessary because correspondents are sending out information about troop movements. The activity >vas proving ruinous to our efforts," • • * j- Eight ydmng women of Atlanta, Ga., who have qualified as Red Cross nurses,- have volunteered their services to the government to go to Mexico with the army. " •* * • • The first section of the aviation squadron that will see service in Mexico left San Antonio, Tex. It consisted of eight machines, eighty men and full equipment. • * * 1 An embargo on arms to Mexico lsi sued at Washington affects only San I Francisco, Nogales and Los Angeles, ' the gateways to Chihuahua, Sonora and lower California. No general embargo on arms to Mexico has been ordered. * * * A strict censorship has been placed on messages from the United States to Mexican cities, it was announced by cable companies at New York. All messages for Mexico -via El Paso must be written in plain English or Spanish. * * *

European War News The deaths of three prominent German generals have just been reported at Berlin. The Bavarian army has lost Lieut. Gen. Eduard von Graf, Wurttemberg has lost Maj. Gen. Wilhelm von Lotterer and Lieut. Gen. von Menges. ; # .<► The British lost 5,000 men in an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the Kut-El-Amara garrison, acording to an official statement at Berlin from the Turkish war office. * * * * According to the Rome Messagero, Russian warships have again bombarded Varna, where seven Turkish sailing vessels were sunk. - + * * »The Russian admiralty at Petrograd admits the loss of the destroyer Leiteran Pushtseheen. off .the Black sea coast of Bulgaria. Part of the crew was saved. * * * J. B. Osborne, American consul at Havre, in his report to Washington on the sinking of tire Norwegian bark Silius, is understood to bring out clearly that the Silius was torpedoed by a submarine. Seven Americans on board were saved.

The British destroyer L'oquette and torpedo boat No. 11 have been sunk by mines, the British admiralty announced at London. Four officers and 41 men are missing, and it is believed , they perished. • • • Washington The senate at Washington passed the house bill amending the postal savings bank law so as to increase the individual deposit maximum from SSOO to SI,OOO with interest and an additional SI,OOO without interest. * * * The senate at Washington approved the joint resolution adopted by the house to bring the mobile army up to its full strength; which would add about 20,000 men to the present establishment. The resolution now goes to the president * * * The United States “readily” granted permission to Carranza troops to cross the international boundary in pursuit of “lawless bands of armed men” in accordance with the reciprocal agreement suggested by Carranza. The agreement was handed by Secretary of State Lansing to Eliseo Arredondo, General Carranza’s ambassador at Washington. * • * Secretary of State Lansing, accompanied by .Mrs. Lansing, left Washington for a ten-day stay at Pinehurst, X. C. Frank L. Polk, counselor of the state department, will be acting secretary. * * * An official prediction that the Panarua Caitrt. will pe reopened by April i 15 for the passage of deep-draft vessels was announced by the war department at Washington. • * . * 1 Foreign i ’ i Manitoba voted overwhelmingly for I prohibition, returns show a majority for the drys in urban and rural municipalities alike. * * * An avalanche has buried several houses In the Agordo district. The victims so far reported number 25, says a dispatch from Venice. „W- * * * I German casualties since the outbreak of the war have been 2,667,372, It was officially announced by the government press bureau at London. The German casualties in February were put at 35,185. • * • The marriage of Prince Joachim, the fifth son of Emperor William, Princess Marie Augustine, daughter Of Prince Edward of Anhalt, was celebrated In the royal castle of Bellevue, according to a dispatch from Berlin. The marriage took place In the presence of the German empress.

INDIANA BREVITIES

Tipton.—The home of Ira F. Crail, a half mile north of the city, was destroyed by fire. The loss is about $3,000 on the house and SSOO on the contents, partly covered by insurance. Knightstown The Knightstown Buggy company has almost entirely converted their factory for the building of automobile hearses, and have been compelled to build an addition to their buildings. , Indianapolis.—Officials and members of, • the Indiana National Guard are of the belief that they will be called to the front and are waiting anxiously for some word to that effect. ;• '""v

Biwood.—Elwood friends are raising money for Earl, the eight-year-old son of Henry Morris of Peru, whose legs were cut off when he was run over by a train. The family lived here for many years.

Logansport.—Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gallon have just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Mr. Galion served in company A, One Hundred and Thirtieth Indiana infantry, during the Civil war. Anderson. —The commissioners of Madison county have fixed April 10 as the date for a local option election in Jackson township. The township includes one town, Perkinsville, and the village of Pendleton Anderson. —Fifty persons are victims of a fever epidemic here, and healt’. officials are conducting an examination of water and milk used in the city The fever resembles typhoid.

Anderson.—Because of a remonstrance by a majority of property owners concerned, the board of works has abandoned the proposed resurfacing with asphalt of two brick paved streets in Anderson, Ohio avenue and South Meridian street. Bluffton. —A dream of easy money for the benefit of the bride he hoped to claim within a few weeks came to naught here for Archie Wells, twenty-one years old, of Fort Wayne, when lie was arrested, charged with forging checks for sums aggregating $4,414. Archie, who has been a hotel clerk i l Fort Wayne, made the checks payable to Chicago mail-order houses and expected to obtain bis purchases through the local post office He was arrested as he called for his mail, and did not realize a cent on his scheme. Valparaiso.—Fred W. Imme, said to he a student at the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, came to this city and soon after his arrival he had shot himself to death in thd room of C E. Gersinger, a friend whom he came to visit. He lay on a couch, drew a .32 revolver and before Gersinger could prevent it the bullet had passed clear through Imme’s head and imbedded itself in the couch. On Immes person was over a hundred dollars which he had just received from his father In Berlin, Germany Kokomo.—David Lewis, who is a deacon in the Christian church at Greentown, was assaulted by George Smith, another deacon, in the back room of a store In Greentown. Lewis is suffering from cuts and bruises about the-head and has been unconscious most of the time since he received the injuries. No arrests have been made, but the sheriff is keeping in touch with Lewis’ condition. Neither man will talk of the affair, but it has been known for some time there had been a controversy over the selection of a church janitor. Indianapolis.—James E. Watson will carry his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator to the state convention and will seek his party's favor at the hands of the delegates. This announcement was authorized at the Watson headquarters in the Hotel Severin in a statement written and signed by the candidate. Watson bases his appeal on a mathematical calculation which shows that by eliminating the vote in Marion county Watson received a plurality of about 7,000 votes over Harry S. New, his closest opponent. He says he carried the “substantial and reliable Republican counties of the state" In last Tuesday's primary. South Ben ..—Edward P. Chapin, w-ealthy and one of the bestknown residents of South Bend, and Mrs. L. L. Wedell of Minneapolis, Minn , were married in Chicago. They left immediately after the ceremony for Brooklyn, N. Y., to attend the marriage of friends there. After an absence of about ten days they will come to South Bend to reside. Mrs. Chapin was Miss Leonora Lamont and was a niece of Mr. Chapin’s first wife. After Mrs. Chapin’s dehth she. remained in South Bend. Her home, however, for the last 25 years has been in Minneapolis. For the last 17 years she was principal of the Minnehaha school in Minneapolis, resigning a short time ago

Madison. John Pierce, fifty-one year* old, engineer at the plant of the Madison Fertilizing and Glue company, was burned probably fatally. He stepped into a pile of hot cinders and his feet, becoming caught, could not be extricated for several minutes. His rubber boots were burned from his limbs and the flesh waß cooked from the bones from bis ankles to bis knees. Laporte.—The county commissioners fixed March 30 as the date for the holding of the option election in Casa j county. In which is located the town of •Vanatah. which has five saloons.

THE ANNUAL PAINTFEST.

By Walt Mason.

The time’s at hand, O sons of toil, to buy eight quarts of linseed oil, and half a peck of lead and zinc, and paint the house that’s on the blink. 1 0, weild the brush with gladsome ■ shout till painter’s colic knocks you out. There’S nothing sadder than a shack that’s gone to ruin and to rack because the owner is too tight to buy some paint and make it bright. I buy some pigment every spring, and paint the smokehouse and the swing, and if no pigment is for sale, I buy some hogment with niy kale, and I paint the chimney, tall and broad, I the cistern and the -lightning rod. I buy shellac.and. turpentine and make the whole blamed digging shine, and thus 1 gladden up the hearts of people in their choo-ehoo carts, who scorch along the dusty road,, and rubber at my gay abode, “Gee whiz,” they cry, “that fat old bard must buy his shoatment by the yard: A fine example he has set to all the world, already yet!”

CfesifteaAq , [Under this head notices will be pubshed for 1-cent-a-word for the first nsertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each adltional insertion. To save book-keeping •ash should be sent with notice. No noice accepted for less than twenty-five t-nts, but short notices coming within he above rate, will be published two or lore times—as the case may be —for 2b epts. Where replies are sent in The democrat’s care, postage will be charged or forwarding such replies to the adver:ser.t FOR SALE For Sale—Prairie State incubators a|id brooders—as good as the - •* * t best. It will pay you to see them before buying. JESSE SNYDER, Agent, Rensselaer, Ind. ’Phone 266. For Sale-—Soy beans. —EDWARD BELLOWS, Remington, Ind., R-R. ts For Sale—3o 0 bushels seed oats.— CHARLES GRANT, Rensselaer, R-2. For Sale —-Recleaned timothy seed, $4.50 per bushel —ED HE RATH, phone 461. ts For Sale—Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching, per 15, 50c. Also good work and brood mare. —M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. m-26 For Sale—Barred Plymouth Rook eggs, $1 per setting of 15. Also mammoth Pekin duck eggs, $ 1 for 1 2, from special pen —Phone 913-K. a-16 For Sale—ls you w r ant an A-l touring c ar cheap, either for all cash or on easy terms, call at the Rensselaer Garage and see the car left there for sale. ts For Sale—No. 14 Ida Monitor round stove, burns either hard or soft coal, all In good shape, will be sold very cheap.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—A gray team of horses, coming 3 and 5 years old. Will sell one or both. One mile north of Lee. —WM, ZABEL, McCoysburg, Ind., m-17 For Sale, Trade or Rent—At the corner of Forest and Merritt streets, modern nine-room house with hath; basement under all, with furnace heat; drinking and cistern water both in house; four and one-half acres adjoining; good barn, hen house and orchard. —F. M. PARKER, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 217, ts For Sale—l 6-cylinder Austin touring car, electric lights, good serviceable condition and a good looker, at a bargain. Also secondhand 5-passenger Overland, in good serviceable condition, good tires, 35-h. p., $275. Terms can be arranged to suit purchaser.—Dß. J. H. HANSSON, ’phone 443. For Sale—Red, white or bur oak lumber, sawed to any dimension desired; 4 miles west of Rensselaer, on county farm road.—A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr; Vance Collins, Rensselaer phone 935-D, or see John Zellers, sawyer.

For Sate—A five-passenger touring car in the pink of condition, with electric side and rear lights and electric horn, one extra tire, speedometer, clock, jack, pump and other tools; top and side curtains. An absolutely good, reliable car and a good looker. Will bell for less than half the original cost. Car may be seen at Rensselaer Garage, near postoffice. For Sale —135-acre farm in Otsego county, New York; good house of 14 rooms, basement barn 30x60, one shed 14x36, one shed 16x70, horse bairn 24x60, ho -phouse 24x48, hog house 20x30, large milk house, stpne smoke houses, good sap house, running water in house and barn lot, and spring water in pastures. House stands among nice lot of elm and hard maple shade trees. This property Is located 200 rods from town of postoffice, stores, churches, etc., and Is a great bargain at the price it Is offered, $3,000 cash. Owner will sell milch cows, farm tools, etc., to purchaser if desired. —Address E. D. BABCOCK, Maple Valley, New York.

ELLIS THEATRE THREE DAYS COMMENCING Thursday, March 23, 1916 JACK BESSEY STOCK CO. “Help Wanted” Jack Lait’s Poignant Modern Classic Which will be the opening play. FRIDAY “THE GIRL IN THE TAXI” SATURDAY “BABY MINE” EXTRA To introduce this excellent company to local theatre goers one lady will be admitted free with each 35c ticket, providing it is reserved before 3 p. in. Thursday. Limit to 75 free tickets. Buy early. 1 Prices 25c and 35c. Phone 98 FOR RENTFor Rent—9-room house, blocks from court house on Cullen street.—Dß. F. A. TURFLER. WANTED “ Wanted—A girl for general housework. Good wages.—MßS. DELOS THOMPSON. m-23 Wanted—Several men to act as agents for this territory for well known old-line life insurance company. Reference required. Can furnish attractive proposition. Address E. G. LAMBKA, 1811 W. 10th St., Michigan City, Ind. m-23 Wanted—More milk customers. Deliver milk and cream to any part of city. Phone 535.—A. WILLIAMSON, in north part of town, m-20 Ranted—Middle aged lady for housekeeper in family of six on farm. Phone at once 936-1, Rensselaer exchange, or address P. O. Box 812, Rensselaer, Ind. m-20 ~ LOST. LOST—An old steamer rug or shawl, taked from Leek’s hitch barn about two months ago. $1 reward for return. For further particulars inquire Democrat office. m-19 MISCELLANEOUS Storage Room—For household goods and other light weight personal effects. Large, dry quarters, and will take goods for storage by month or year.—THE DEMOCRAT. E strayed—-A Shropshire ewe from my place in Newton tp., about 10 days ago. Phone any information to CHAS. BATTLEDAY, phone 88-1, Mt. Ayr exchange. m-20 FINANCIAL Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 633-L Farm Loans—We can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at 5 per cent. Can loan as high as 50 per cent of the value of any good farm. No delay In getting the money after title is approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. Farm Loans—l can procure you • five-year loan on your farm at a low rate of interest. See me before placing your loan. Office, west side publio square.—P. R. BLUE. Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans—l can now furnish 5 per cent money on good farm loans, and with the least possible delay.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. I Ant thnl WlthoUt Delay ’ I Ifll Ili Wltho,lt Commission I UUI I 111 > Without Charges for n Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON Notice of Survey. Notice.is hereby given to J. C. Frazee, Mary J. Poole, Merett Hayden, Grant Davisson, Clyde Davisson, S. T. Comer, Harvey Davisson and all others interested, that I own the nw Vi of the ne % of Section 8, Township 30 North, Range 6 West, Jasper County, Indiana, and that I will proceed with the surveyor, or his deputy, of said county to make a legal survey of said section 8 or so much thereof as may be necessary to establish the corners and lines of my land. Said survey to begin on March 23. 1916. SILAS J. TOOMBS. M. B. Price, Surveyor Jasper County. mB-15-22. Notice of Public Sale of Real Estate. The owners of the north half of the northwest quarter of section 13 and the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, and the south half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 14, all in township 30 north;-range 7 west, in Union township, Jasper county, in the state of Indiana, will offer the same at public auction at the late residence of Michael Schultz in said township to the highest bidder on March 20, 1916, at 1 o’clock p. m. Terms of sale will be announced at time of sale. AUGUST R. SCHULTZ, et al. Subscribe for The Democrat.