Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1916 — Page 4

WORLD’S EVENTS IN SHORT FORM

BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED DOWN TO LIMIT. ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE Notes Covering Most Important Happenings of the World Compiled In Briefest and Most Succinct Form for Quick Consumption. European War News The occupation by French fqrees of Devetepe, northeast of Lake Doiran. in the Balkans, as well as an advance in the direction of Monastic, is reported in the French official statement issued at Paris, • * * Three hundred thousand German soldiers have been killed or put out of action at Verdun, the Paris correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle reported. ♦ * * A British official communication issued at London admits the loss of a small monitor as a result of the fire of Turkish batteries. • * •

Denouncing as "intentional murder," the sinking by a submarine of the Aus-tro-Hungarian passenger steamer Dubrovnik in the Adriatic sea, the Austrian government at Vienna filed with representatives of the neutral nations in Vienna a protest against "the criminal acts” of the allies. * * * Sir Roger Casement and Daniel Julian Bailey, who were arrested in connection with an attempt to land arms and ammunition in Ireland for use by the rebels, were held for trial in the high court of justice in London, on the charge of high treason. * * * Luigi Martini Mancini. an American citizen, was drowned and two other Americans saved in the sinking of the Dutch steamer Batavia V in the North Sea. according to dispatches to the American embassy at London. Three Dutch sailors also were drowned. * * * Austria, after months of preparation. has assumed the offensive on the , Italian front. The war office at Vienna in an official statement claims the capture of nearly three thousand prisoners. • * • The Russian army driving against Diarbekr on the Bagdad railroad in Turkey has occupied Mainekbatuu. it was officially announced at Petrograd. * * * Between 30,000 and lO.nhn square miles of Turkish territory in Asia are now held by the Russians. * * * An official announcement issued at Berlin says that during the month of April 06 hostile merchantni n of 225.000 tons have been sunk by German and Austro-Hungarian submarines or mines. • * • Russian troops drove the Turks from Rivandonza. on the Caucasus front, and seized ammunition depots, says an official report from Petrograd. * ■ *' . Domestic Gertrude Tower, daughter of Charlemagne Tower* ,|fornier Fnited States ambassador to Germany, died at Philadelphia from injuries received in an automobile accident. * * * The submarine Dll , the last of seven vessels of this class built bv the Fore River Shipbuilding corporation, was launched at Quincy. Mass. The submarine is 170 feet long. ■ » * An increase of from 10 to 30 cents a ton in the wholesale prices of anthracite coal was announced at Philadelphia by the Philadelphia and Reading coal and Iron company. • * * William K. Price, the American minister at Panama, delivered to the Panama government the final demand for the surrender of 1,200 rifles used by the Panama national police. The disarming of thd police force has been sought on account of rnpjs which resulted in the deaths of Americans. * * * The strike of employees of the Westinghoifse plants at Pittsburgh, which was called on April 22. affecting nearly 30,000 men, was officially declared off. * * • Nearly 1,000 express wagon drivers employed by all the big railroad express companies in Chicago went on strike to enforce their demands that their union be recognized by the companies. * • * - Four persons were drowned in Reel Foot lake at Hombeak, Tenn,. when a gasoline launch in which they were riding overturned. The dead: Mrs. Frank Dane, Mrs. H. F. Keller, .John Hamilton, Infant Hazelhurst. * « * Carl A. Luderitz, German consul at Baltimore, who was indicted in connection with an alleged passport fraud, surrendered to Assistant United States District Attorney Roger B. Wood at Is’gw York. 1 . .

Jesse Washington, a young negro, who assaulted a white woman at Waco, Tex., was taken from the courtroom while on trial ‘ and publicly ijufned in front of the city hall. • • • Ten persons were killed and 27 others injured when diners in the Crystal restaurant at Akron, 0., were crushed under the crumbling' brick walls of the building as the structure collapsed * * • Ruffin G. Pleasant, Democrat, was inaugurated governor of Louisiana, I succeeding Luther E. Hall. ' ' * * * Washington

\ After a lively discussion of the Mexiean situation, the National Guard and the proposed government nitrate plant, | the senate at Washington adopted the ; conference report on the arm y reorganization bill without a roll call. The Dili provides for a regular army of 1211,000. . • * • 1. ] Senator Kern of Indiana introduced a resolution in the senate at Washington directing the secretary of state to make official inquiry as to the safety and well being of American citizens in Ireland, residing in districts affected by the recent revolution, and to take steps that will safeguard their lives and property. The resolution was referred to the foreign relations committee. • • • The flood control bill,; providing appropriations for tiie Mississippi and j Sacramento rivers, was passed by the house at Washington by a vote of 180 to 53. . ».■ •. • The Owen bill to amend the corrupt practices act was reported at Washington by the senate elections committee. with amendments increasing the aggregate disbursements permitted in presidential elections from $250,000 for all political parties to $400,000 for any party. * * • President Wilson has replied to the message sent him recently by Pope Benedict, in which the pope conveyed the impression that lie hoped the United States might be of assistance . ultimately in restoring peace to Europe. The reply was not made pub- , lie.

• * • Germany in a note to Secretary ! Lansing at Washington, by Count von I Bernstorff, warns neutral governments that merchant ships flying neutral flags must obey the provisions of international law in regard to their conduct when stopped by a German submarine. and that they incur danger should they turn their ships in the direction of the submarine. - • • * To meet Japan's objection to bavin g tii e so-c a lbs! ge nt lem ans agreement for the restriction of immigration enacted into law in the pending immigration bill, the senate immigration committee agreed upon an agreement which removes the .Japanese entirely from, the, hill, but accomplishes Asiatic exclusion. •*' * .*• The Glass rural Credits bill proi vfiling for a federal farm loan board and a system of 12 land banks passed the house at Washington by a vote of ! 295 to 10. * * * Personal ! B. P: Birdsall, former congressman from Clarion, la . and successor to Col. j D. B. Henderson, died suddenly after a brief illness. Mr. Birdsall. who Was .well known throughout the state. served in Congress from 1002 until 1908.

Mrs. Clara Louise Kellogg Strakosch. at one time considered by the musical world the leading prima donna. died at her home near New Hartford. Conn. She was born in Burnterville. S. in July. 1842. In 1887 she was married to her manager, C harles Strakoscli. • •. • Sporting Freddie Welsh, champion lightweight boxer, was suspended by the Wisconsin athletic commission at Milwaukee from engaging in boxing contests in Wisconsin for a period of four months for delaying the recent contest between himself and Ever Hammer. * * * Mexican Revolt United States Consul Marion Letcher and nine other Americans arrived at El Paso from Chihuahua City. Nearly a thousand Mexican refugees folio wed tiie Americans out.

The Mexican bandits who raided Glen Springs several weeks ago and killed half of the gallant little band of American treops that garrisoned the town were captured near Laguna del FYesno, 105 miles south of the border, by the troops under Major I-anghorue and Colonel Sibley. Six Mexicans were shot. The others, numbering about seventy-five, surrendered. ■ • • It was announced at Washington I that General Carranza has agreed to General Scott's informal understanding with Gefieral 01-regon, which provides that Carranza forces shall endeavor to show their ability to control the situation in northern Mexico while American troops remain for the time being. » * • Official notification from the Carranza government that export taxes on various metals have been increased from JSO per cent upward was received at El Paso. Tex. The new decree takes effect -immediately.

HOOSIER NOTES

Happenings Over Indiana That Are of General Interest.

Owensville’s new Masonic temple, i which cost $12,500, was dedicated Wednesday. j The thirty-sixth annual convention of the Indiana Funeral Directors’ Association is in session at Indianapolis. ' . ■)., ';j Six hundred high school boys of the ! middle west are taking two weeks’ intensive military training at Culver military academy. Mrs. Ellen Fitzsimmons, age eighty-four, is dead. She died in the house which she had occupied for • fifty-eight years. i The city of Indianapolis wasfMre- ' queathed $40,000 to spend as it wishes in the will of Mrs. Anna M. Segef, just filed in probate court. James H. Tomlin, superintendent of the Evansville schools, announced to the school board his intention of! severing his connection with the local schools. Following rain and electrical storms that continued all day and night, the 1 worst floods experienced at Goshen in j many years are causing heavy damage. A fly-swatting contest among the grade pupils of the Columbus schools ! was won by Daniel Heck with 29,820 flies killed. More than 300,000 flies were killed. I

Stricken with an acute form of appendicitis, Archie Mercer, age sixtyfive, west of Greensburg, died seven hours later on his thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Edward C. Schuetz, age fifty-four, postmaster of Brazil, died suddenly of heart disease. Mr. Schuetz was one of the leaders in the fight against Donn Roberts of recent fame. Ivory G. Kimball, age seventythree, for many years judge of the police court in Washington, and for many years a well-known resident of Indiana, died at Washington, D. C. Fred Mohr, local manager of the Interstate Public Service Company’s electric light plant at Fowler, was killed by electricity when directing repair work one mile east of Fowler. Five hundred employes, practically the entire force of the Roby plant of the American Maize Products Company, at Hammond, are out on strike for higher wages and shorter hours. Rev. J. B. Ferguson, Rev. ScroggS, Rev. \\. 1.. Clarke and Rev. Alexander Sharpe took part in the installation of Rev. Rhys Price Jones as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Franklin.

With a street parade in which 750 uniformed lodge members marched, Red Men of Vigo county observed their Indiana centennial celebration, 'i his was tiie first of Terre Haute’s centennial events. The miners’ scale committee of district No. 11, United Mine Workers of America, at its meeting in Terre Haute voted to sign the old Terre Haute agreement after five weeks’ effort to obtain a settlement. A swarm of bumblebees got into the carnation house of the Princeton Gardens, one of the largest flower and vegetable concerns in the state, and destroyed 5,000 fine carnations. The bees bored into the center of the flower. Lewis Moore, age seventy-one, farmer, lecturer on agriculture and Democratic politician, died of pneumonia at his country home, four miles northwest of Muncie. Mr. Moord was a frequent speaker in county institutes.

Frank I.online/., thirty-three years old, an inmate in the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane, hung himself in a room adjoining the infirmary of the institution. Leminez had been committed to the hospital from Clinton, May 5. The Women’s Relief Corps, of Tipton, which offers silk flags each year for the best decorations of homes, will give prizes this year for the best decorated business house and a second flag to the employe who designed the decoration. John D. Smith, a well known horticulturist, of Tipton, is raising strawberries in barrels this year. He has four barrels bored with holes and filled with rich earth, and the plants are growing in the holes. The barrels revolve upon a spindle. The electrocution of two horses and a dog in a pool of water that had become charged by the breaking of a wire carrying 3,000 volts of electricity, the end of which fell into the water, probably saved at least one person from death at South Bend. The charged pool was near a prominent business corner where hundreds of persons cross the street. ’The-Rev'TW. H. Shepherd, 67 years old, pastor of the Christy Street U. B. church, in Marion, who had been in the ministry twenty-five years, is dead., He had been stationed in Marion since last September. Mrs. Mary K. Woods celebrated her ninety-ninth birthday at the home in Paoli, by keeping open house to her friends and neighbors. She entertained her more elderly friends and neighbors, no one less than 80 years old being supposed to attend. At this meeting" the combined ages of four women aggregated 390 years.

William Hatfield, age 77, of Bluffton, recently consulted a doctor for the first time in his life. The old Presbyterian church at Marion, built in 1874, is being torn down to make room for a business block. .--a* Pioneer Mothers’ day will be celebrated at Elwood June 6 under the auspices of the Elwood Council of Women. C. W. Wade, 39 years old, dropped dead at Washington while writing a lodge notice on a blackboard in the Eagles’ clubroom. John Frank, l( one of the oldest citizen? of Dubois county, died at his home in Haysville. He was one of the wealthiest farmers in the county. A new firm in Indianapolis is manufacturing a smoke consumer and fuel-saving device which has proven highly successful wherever installed. Alvin Parham, of Bedford, age sixteen, walked in his sleep and fell through a second-story window. He was severely cut about the face, legs and arms.

John Craeger, of Colorado, formerly of Sullivan, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. George Exline, neaT Sullivan. This is his first visit here in forty-two years. Representatives of all of the Congregational churches of the state convened at Indianapolis for the five-day session of the annual Indiana state Congregational conference.

Penmanship is being taught to music in the Fort Wayne public schools. Hundreds of pupils each day take their writing exercises to the rrm'ody of a phonograph. GJes W. Trask, a wealthy farmer and elevator owner, of Scircleville, who killed Alice Evans, better known as Madame Rand, a clairvoyant, with a hammer on May’3, was indicted by the grand jury for second degree murder.

The state of Indiana holds the banner record of the Ohio valley states for enlistments in the regular army, for the first fifty-eight days the recruiting campaign has been in progress. The total number recruited in Indiana during that time was 429.

Dr. S. L. Strickler, of Boggstown, announces a donation of forty acres of land to the Beechwood academy, a school maintained near Boggstown by the Seventh Day Adventist denomination. The tract has a value of SB,OOO. Forty thousand dollars will be expended on new buildings. Within a short time the board of commissioners of Elkhart county will award the contract for the construction of about six miles of brick pavement over the Lincoln highway route. By next fall the entire length of the Lincoln highway through Elkhart county will be permanently improved. .Miss Ella Blackstock, age sevgntyfour, founder and for years manager of the Missionary industrial school for girls at Tokio, Japan, which is under the patronage of the Minneapolis branch of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, died at her home in Lafayette. Ihelma, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schuler, of Connersville, who sustained fatal burns to her face and body Monday when a kerosene can exploded in her father’s hands, is dead. Both the child’s eyes were destroyed. The father, unmindful of his flaming garments, rushed to the baby’s assistance, but was unable to extinguish the fire until the child’s body was blackened. Fair and race dates for the northern Indiana circuit have been announced as follows: Laporte, August 29 to September 1; Goshen, September 5-8; South Bend, September 12lb; Logansport, September 26-30; Crown Point, August 15-18; Valparaiso, August 22-25; Kendallville, September 19-22; Bremen, September 26-29; Bourban, October 3-6; North Manchester, October 3-6. In the oratorical and reading contest of the South Central Athletic and Oratorical association in Bedford, Bloomington, Washington, Linton, Sullivan and Bedford took part, with the following results: Oratory—- • Wayne Harryman, Bedford, first; John Hastings, Washington, second; Earl Sourwine, Linton, third. Reading—Miss Ruth Norman, Bedford, ; first; Wood Sanford, Washington, 1 second; Josephine Beasley, Sullivan, third. Hurried and tearful farewells were in order at 2 o’clock Sunday morning at Fort Wayne when the fifty-eight members of Company E, Indiana National Guard, were commanded to “report for service” at their armory. Not until 6 o’clock, when three officers and forty-two privates had reported for duty, were the soldiers informed that the stunt was a “preparedness” test ordered by Major J. E. Miller, in command of the company, to determine how quickly his force could be mobilized in time of trouble. Company cooks prepared an army breakfast in the armory to ease the feelings of the soldiers routed out of their warm beds into a heavy downpour of rain. The spring payment of taxes was the largest in the history of the office of the Marion county treasurer. According to figures compiled and tabulayted, the collections aggregated $5,491,710.44. Committees are at work making final preparations to care for the annual convention of the St. Joseph’s Staats-Verband, composed of Ger-man-American Catholic societies of the state, which will be held at Indianapolis, May 21-23. About 3,000 delegates and members of the various societies are expected.

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SUPERFLUOUS WORDS

(By Walt Mason) Bill Jinks can’t say, “It’s a pleasant day,” in just that many words; he has to talk clear round the clock, till he scares away the birds. He’ll go way back to the almanac of the year when Adam died, to find a day that was bright and gay like the one that’s about to slide. He’ll talk nine hours to describe the showers that fell on the ninth of June, and to prove to you that all rains are due to the changes of the’ moon. He’ll talk three weeks, till his jawbone creaks, and his larynx slips a cog, to show that sleet will destroy the wdieat, that snow is but frozen fog. Now, you and I, as we teeter by, can say, “It’s a pleasant morn,” and we will not stop to discuss the crop, the pumpkins and oats and corn. But old Bill Jinks, he is full of kinks, and he simply can’t be brief, and his tongue must clack till the welkins crack, and he causes lots of grief. It grieves Bill Jinks that the whole world shrinks with pain from his dance and song; and he wonders why all the people shy whenever he comes along.

The Indiana Democratic Club

Invites all Indiana Democrats to join them on their special trains via Pennsylvania lines to the Democratic national convention, leaving Indianapolis at 10:30 o’clock a. m., Tuesday, June 13, to renominate Wilson and Marshall. The round trip railroad fare, including Pullman fare one way, will be sll.lO. Write now for train reservation to John E. Spiegel, secretary, care Indiana Demo eratie club, Indianapolis. Tickets good returning until June 25. These trains will be made up of the most modern Pullman electric lighted equipment in operation, including heautifui observation cars and diners. Will also be personally conducted by a representative of the Pennsylvania lines. The Indianapolis Military band of 36 pieces will accompany the party and furnish special music enroute, and will remain with the club throughout the entire convention at St. Louis. Indiana Democratic headquarters at St. Louis will be at the newly built, fireproof American hotel, at 7th and Market streets. Rates, $2.50 per person per day. Every room has a hath. Write for rooms now to John E. Spiegel, secretary, care Indiana Democratic club, Indianapolis. The officers of the Indiana Democratic club will secure tickets of admittance to the convention hall in St. Louis of. all Democrats going on these trains. At all times parades will be headed by the Indianapolis Military band, with other special features, starting from Indiana Democratic club at 10 o’clock a. m„ June 13. Special uniforms and badges may be secured from the committee. For any further information needed write to John E. Spiegel, secretary, care Indiana Democratic club, Indianapolis, or see any of the members of the committees.

Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the clerk of the circuit court of Jasper County, state of Indiana, executrix of the estate of Andrew Hall, late of Jasper county, deceased. Said ektate is,4upposed to be solvent. JOSEPHINE HALL, May 12, 1916. Executrix. $5 Panamas, $3.50. Indestructo panamas, at Hamill’s only.

* * /» 7f\ I (psshieu (Ad [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first insertion. 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-five cents, but short notices coining within the above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be—for 25 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE For Sale— Good four-year-old cow giving good flow of milk. —E. S. RHOADS, Rensselaer, Ind. ts For Sale—2b bushels late seed potatoes, at. $ ] per bushel.—JOHN DALE, Phone 951-1. m-25 Tame Hay—Good timothy hay in mow at farm, 8 miles north of Rensselaer. Phone 904-D ts For Sale—Two good Jersey cows, 2 and 5 years old, recently fresh. —, M. NESSIUS, phone 160-Green, m-25 j F“r Sale—Six-room house; walks, deep well, electric lights, nice lot,. Price $1,000; $4 00 down;take live stock.—G. F. MEYERS. ts For Sale—Some good onion seed for sale.—D. L. HALSTEAD, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-H, Mt. Awr exchange. m-30 For Sale or Rent—Four-room house and 3 lots at Virgle. Enquire of JAMES WISEMAN, Fair Oaks, Ind., R-2. For Sale—Red Cross windmills. I also do "well drilling, having two machines in operation, and can do prompt work.—ELMER GWIN, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 418 j-12 For Sale—As I am going to move to Chicago I offer my 8-room, modern house built less than two years ago, all conveniences, lights, water, bath room, hot air heat; lot 50x125. Terms reasonable.—MlKE KUBOSKI, Rensselaer, Ind. j-13

For Sale—To settle an estate I will sell a 100-acre farm in Newton tp., close to school and elevator, good location, 80 acres in cultivation, 20 acres pasture. Fair improvements.—W. B. YEOMAN, Surrey, Ind. j-2 For Sale—The building and ground on which the Methodist Protestant church is located in Rensselaer on corner of Clark and Van Rensselaer streets. Want to reserve seats, selling only building and ground. For particulars call on or phone JOHN BILL, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 949-C. ts For Sale—Red. white or bur oak lumber, sawed to any dimension desired, $lB per thousand for all building material: 4 miles west of Rensselaer, on County farm road.— A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr; or see John Zellbrs, sawyer. ts WANTED Wanted—-Have buyers for farms in Marion, Union, Barkley, Jordan and Newton tps. • See us.—GEO. F. MEYERS. ts Wanted—Salesman to sell oils, greases and paints in this territory. Salary or side line. Party with automobile preferred; extra allowance for machine. $ 100.00 per month to the right party.—BALSO OIL COMPANY, 238 Erie St., Toledo, Ohio. j 4 MISCELLANEOUS Pasture—Have 40 acres of good bluegrass pasture, want horses or cattle for season; pasture 3 miles east of Fair Oaks.—F. F. LAKIN, Fair Oaks, Ind. ts

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. ~ FINANCIAL Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 533-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 la approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. I flnl thnl wlthout Del "- LU 1 11U without Com miss! OH I UUI lllU ( Without Charges for H* Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON New Buss Line Between Rensselaer and Remington. 4 I have started a new auto busa line between Rensselaer and Remington and will run on the following schedule: Leave Rensselaer from Main Garage: 7:00 a. m.; 4:00 p. m. Leave Remington from Panhandle Station: 9:05 a. m.; 5: i 5 p. m. Fare 75c each way. Reach Remington in time for the morning train west, add the evening trains both east and west, and for the Monon’s Chicago train at Rensselaer at 10:36 a. m., and the two evening trains, north and south. Will also stop for passengers at any place enroute. FAYETTE BURGIN. Buy envelopes at The Democrat office. A large number of sizes, styles and colors, both bond and plain finish, to select from, at 5c per bunch of. 25. Call in and see them.