Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1916 — Page 1

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NATIONAL GUARD IS MOBILIZED

Menacing Situation In Mexico Results In Order GO. M. BEING RECRUITED To Pull War Strength and Is Mobilized at Armory Ready for Call to Report at Fort Benjamin Harrison. On orders issued by President Wilson Sunday Secretary of War Baker has ordered all the national guard of the several states to prepare for service on the Mexican border, and 100,000 state troops are now mobilized at their armories ready for further orders, which may come at any time. Orders were issued to recruit to full war strength of 150 men to each company. Company M of Rensselaer, IH. B. Tuteur captain, is .being mobilized as fast as possible on order from Ad-jutant-General Bridges, acting on orders received from Governor Ralston, and it is expected that an order will be received to report at Fort Benjamin Harrison-, Indianapolis, soy further orders soon. The attitude of the Mexican officials and the continued raids of bandits over the border into New Mexico and Texas, the Carranza demand that the regular troops now in Mexico be withdrawn, is responsible for the general mobilizing order. It is the present intention to use the national guard for border patrol only, and whether or not they are sent into Mexico or whether this government intervenes in that country’s troubles remains for the Mexican government to decide. It is hoped that intervention may yet be avoided, but should it come it is very probable that the flag will go there to stay and the bandit bands of the southern republic will be wiped off the face of the earth and a staple and peaceful government be established there. Patience has about ceased to be a virtue with the United States, and it is now “be good or suffer the consequences.” The towns and country throughout Jasper county are being scoured for recruits to Co. M, and it is probable it will soon be up to the required war strength of 150 men. * * * REFUSAL OF CARRANZA To Back Down Means War and Crisis Is Due in Few Days. Washington, June 19.—Upon General Carranza’s reception of a stern refusal to heed his demands for repall of American troops from Mexico hinges the question of Mexican war, in the opinion of President Wilson’s close advisers. They were prepared tonight for the possibility of open hostilities after the note, which will be sent forward tomorrow, has reached Carranza’s hands. No indication has come that the first chief’s attitude of implacable hostility would be shaken by the reiterated declaration of the latest communication that the United States has no aggressive or warlike purpose toward Mexico, but is firmly resolved to protect her borders and end brigandage in the border states. The reply of Carranza’s note demanding recall of General Pershing’s expedition was in the hands of the government printer tonight, preparatory to its delivery and publication tomorrow. * * * All Foreigners to Be Disarmed. Guaymas, Mexico, June 19. —According to reports', Mexican authori-

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ties have ordered all able-bodied Americans in this region taken prisoners. It is said they intend to disarm all foreigners in the Yaqui valley. Pc/sters calling all Mexicans to arms today were displayed throughout the city, and also, it was reported, in the interior. Many Americans employed on the railroads in this vicinity are taking asylum abroad the United States cruiser Cleveland and the supply ship Glacier, which are anchored in Guaymas harbor. Trouble was reported today at Culiacan, capital of the state of Sinaloa, but details were not available here. * * * Americans Ordered Out. Galveston, Texas, June 19. —The Mexican government in Yucatan has issued a proclamation ordering all Americans out of Mexico and declaring a state of war existing between the two countries,! according to passengers arriving here today on the Norwegian steamer Nils, from Progreso. Americans and other foreigners, are being taken on board an American gunboat at Progreso. Great excitement is said to prevail.

Farmers' Grain Elevator Company Soon to Be Organized.

/ At the meeting held at the Gayety airdome Saturday afternoon to discuss the proposition of organizing a farmers’ co-operative grain company here, good talks were made by Mr. Stickney of Chicago and Mr. Atkinson of Bennett, 111., both of whom have had much actual experience with such companies, the latter being a charter member of a company formed 14 years ago at his home town. C. F. Mansfield of Monticello, 111., who was here looking after his real estate interests southeast of Rensselaer, also made a good talk along the same lines. Two members of the Wolcott Farmers’ Elevator company made short talks, giving their experience. All thought it the proper thing. The meeting, which was well attended by representative farmers adjacent to Rensselaer, was presided over by F. L. Hoover as chairman and George Kanne as secretary. It was shown that $12,000 of the $20,000 desired to be raised, had been subscribed, and several hundred dollars more was subscribed at this meeting. A committee was appointed to solicit further subscriptions and it will report next Saturday. It is probable another meeting will be called in two or three weeks to formally organize a company, elect officers and apply for charter, etc.

Good Sized Crowd Out to German Picnic Sunday.

The German picnic out at August R. Schultz’s farm in Union tp. last Sunday was quite well attended, but the threateneing weather kept many away. No doubt there would have been twice as many people in attendance had it not been for the threatening clouds, and in fact it did rain some there in the afternoon.’ Despite this, however, there were several hundred people on the grounds, many coming by automobile from Hammond, of which place one of the speakers was also from. Another of the speakers was from Indianapolis, and State Representative W. L. Wood of Parr also made a good talk. A band and glee club furnished music for the occasion and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. There were stands on the ground at which refreshments were sold and an auto truck loaded with 25 or 30 cases of the product that has made Milwaukee famous accompanied the Hammond crowd to make sure that the Hammondites did not suffer from thirst. The speech making was in both English and German.

Indianapolis High Schools in Step.

Most effective centennial programs were given last week by the Technical and Manual high schools of Indianapolis in connection with their commencement exercises. The latter featured the program with orations of a centennial nature while Technical put on an excellent pageant of Indianapolis under the direction of Miss Mabel Goddard by members of thg, senior class.

Fair Oaks to Celebrate.

Fair Oaks will have a regular oldfashioned 4th of July celebration this year, with speaking, races of various baseball game, band music and flreworkß at night. Bills will be out today or tomorrow.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916

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. Attorney J. A. Dunlap went to Indianapolis Sunday on a brief business trip. New suits filed: No. 8636. Frederick R. Waymire vs. William Handlin et al; action to quiet title

The Hanging Grove tp. commencement exercises will be held at MeCoysburg on Saturday evening, July Ist. \ - J. H. Chandler and wife of Mishawaka, who had been visiting Mrs. Chandler’s cousin, J. H. Perkins, and family, returned home Friday. The JacKson Highway boosters were to be in Rensselaer last evening, coming here from Hammond and Crown Point, and a mass meeting was to be held at the court house to talk the proposition over. As The Democrat goes to press on Tuesday afternoon we are unable to give a report of the meeting in this issue of the paper. The dry land dredge at work on the JunglesjJjavis ditch in Barkley tp. cut through the deep cut just west of Grant Davisson’s farm house at 7:30 Monday morning, releasing a large amount of water held back there and thus draining a large acreage of ground. The water released reached Rensselaer at about 3 o’clock Monday afternoon. The land owners affected by this ditch anticipate great relief by the work now being done in clearing out same.

COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE

Has Drawn Many Visitors Here From All Parts of the Country. The annual commencement functions at St. Joseph’s college, one south of Rensselaer, were held this week, closing this morning, and were attended by scores of friends and relatives of the students and faculty. Visitors came in Saturday, Sunday and Monday on every train, and scores also came via automobile, some of the latter having come 200 miles or more. The Rensselaer band gave a concert out at the college Monday evening from i till 8 o’clock, just before the play “Henry IV,” given in the large auditorium in the new gymnasium by the Columbian Literary society of the college, which was largely attended and greatly appreciated by the visitors. This is the 25th anniversary or silver jubilee of the institution of this college and the commencement functions are being attended by many of the former students and friends of the institution. Rev. Father Augustine Seifert, for many years president of the college, is here from Maria Stein, Ohio, and Rev. Father Berg of Whiting, for several years pastor of the Catholic church at Remington, is also amohg the visitors.

Automobile Crashes Into Store Window.

H. B. Tuteur performed a stunt with his Chevrolet runabout Monday noon. He was on his way home to dinner and when along in front of the I. O. O. F. building, G. H. McLain, in his auto which had been standing at the curb, was }u«t starting home. Mr. McLain did not see Herman, and his auto struck that of the latter, throwing the rear end around so that it headed for the sidewalk in front of Rowen’s It. was running too fast for Herman to stop the critter, and up over the curb and onto the walk it dashed, crashing through Mr. Rowen’s fruit table display in front of the west window and into the window itself, smashing the large plate glass and the lower part of the window frame and base before it could be stopped. The auto was not damaged to any extent but it will probably cost SSO

to $75 to repair the damage done to the store window, and as both were in a measure to blame for the accident Mr. Tuteur and Mr. McLain will share the expense of the repairs fifty fifty. The hypnotist, who is holding forth at the Gayety this week, had put his girl assistant "to sleep" Sunday evening in the show window of Rhoades & Son ward ware store next door west, and she was peacefully reposing on a cot therein at the time of the accident. Hal the collision of the cars occurred 20 feet further west Tuteur’s car would have crashed into the window where this girl was sleeping instead of the grocery Store window.

Trask Acquitted of Murder at Frankfort

Giles W. Trask, wealthy business man of Circleville and owner of a grain elevator at Tefft, Jasper county, was acquitted of the murder of Mrs. Minerva Evans, fortune teller, at Frankfort Saturday night, after a little more than two hours’ deliberation by the jury. The verdict was greeted with cheers and applauding by the large number of spectators who had assembled in the court room to hear the verdict. The muzder was committed on the night of May 3, and Trask claimed that he killed the woman in selfdefense; that she had hounded and blackmailed him out of several hundred dollars and that on his going to her home on the night of ttie murder she had drawn a revolver and threatened to kill him on his refusal to give her more money; that he wrested the revolver from her hands and she then started toward him with an axe. He struck her with a hammer he had purchased in a ten cent store at Kokomo on the same day, intending to take the hammer to Tefft to use in making some little repairs on his elevator, he testified. Mrs. Evans was found in a pool of blood in front of her home with het skull crushed in from several blows from an axe ..or hammer, and she died without regaining consciousness. Trask was arrested the same morning in the yards of the Glover Leaf railroad. He is said to have first denied any knowledge of the woman, but later admitted that he had killed her in self defense.

Trustees of Monnett School Hold Annual Meeting,

The board of trustees held their annual meeting at the Monnett school last Thursday morning at which reports for the year were given by the ‘principal of the school, the treasurer, the president of the Monnett Guild and other officers of the school. In the opinion of the board members, the year just closing has in many points been an advance step in the school’s development. A definite financial plan is being worked out by a committee appointed by the board, and an able financial secretary will be secured by the opening of another school year. Tentative plans have been made for a group of new buildings and •J , the fund for this purpose begun. The following board w'as elected for the coming year, subject to the approval of the Northwest Indiana conference: Dr. M. I). Gwin, president; C. Ross Dean, vice-president; Mrs. H. L. Brown, secretary; Rev, C. W. Postill, assistant secretary; J. D. Allman, treasurer; Dr. Paul C. Curnick, Dr. G. W. Switzer, Rev. C. L. Harper, Henry Amsler, Mrs. F. A. Turfler, Chas. H. Porter. The entire faculty nas been re-elected for the coming year.

Miss Gertrude Hopkins’ Injured Eye Removed.

Dr. English was notified Friday that Miss Gertrude Hopkins’ eye, which was so badly cut from fragments of -her glasses when they came in contact with a safe door at the State bank recently, would have to be removed; that the specialists at the Chicago hospital found it impossible to save the member. This will probably necessitate a longer stay at the hospital for Miss Hopkins, who has the sympathy of the community in her misfortune. Later reports from Miss Hopkins are to the effect that the eye was removed Saturday and she is expected to leave the hospital this coming Saturday, but whether she will return to Rensselaer at once or remain with relatives for a while as previously intended is unknown.

Birth Announcements. June 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Menno Chupp of Parr, a son. Place your want ads in The Democrat If you want to get results.

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. Jientland Girl, Injured in Auto Wreck, Expires Miss Greta Thompson, 22 years old, of Kentland, who, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Thompson, was injured in an automobile accident May 20 near Bedford, died in the Mercy hospital in Chicago last Friday. Her leg was broken and complications caused her death. Mrs. Thompson is still at Bedford with a broken leg and collar bone.

HANLY JOINS PROHIBITIONISTS

Former Governor Says He Will Be Four-Square Against Liquor J. Frank Hanly, former governor of Indiana, who withdrew from the Republican party last April and was nominated for governor at the Progressive state primary last spring, which nomination he declined, has announced that he has affiliated himself with the Prohibition party, with “no reservation.” This announcement is made In the curtent issue of the National Enquirer, a weekly newspaper of which Mr. Hanly is editor-in-chief. Mr. Hanly says that as there is “In the field of American politics but one political party or organization that stands committed unequivocally and four-square to this issue—the Prohibition party,” he now gives his allegiance to that party.

GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING

Death of JxK'hiel Woman From Alleged Criminal Operation. Mrs. Robert Jones died at Lochiel last Thursday. In the last hours of her illness Dr. Clayton of Fowler was called and later Dr. J. G. Kinneman of Goodland was invited in as consulting physician. After ,an examination the physicians determined that the patient was suffering from septic peritonitis, caused by criminal abortion, and that she had but a very short time to live. The dying woman then signed a written confession, attested by Dr. Clayton, Dr. Kinneman and two otherß, that her condition was the result of an abortion performed by Dr. Nellie Green of Fowler, Ind. Details were given in the confession as to the character of treatment, in which instruments were used, and claiming that the victim was prompted by the consideration that they were “too poor to have any more children,'’ and that the amount paid for the operation was $5. Dr. Clayton refused to issue a death certificate. Dr. LeSage, county coroner, was notified and following the death of Mrs. Jones, which occurred shortly after the confession, accompanied by Dr. Mavity, went to the scene and Friday night held a postmortem examination. At its conclusion Coroner LeSage returned a verdict of "death from septic peritonitis, caused by criminal abortion.” The matter was placed in the hands of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Violin, and Monday he asked the court for a grand jury to investigate the affair. The request was granted, and the jury will meet today and take up the matter. Dr. Green has been a practitioner here for 20 years or more and has many friends who refuse to believe the charge, particulars t of which are already known throughout the community. Whatever official investigation may develop, the action of Dr. Clayton under the circumstances was justified as a matter of self-defense, a fact certified to by the verdict of the coroner. But the charge is now in the hands of those sworn to give it a fair and impartial investigation, and until they announce SI decision the Tribune will not make further comment. Dr. Green is said so have expressed her wish for a grand jury investigation, and says she is entirely innocent of the charge. She explains the case with the statement that Mrs. Jones was badly afflicted with djs-

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ease of the generative organs and other ailments common to females, and that the examination she made was to determine her pregnancy, and claims that this condition did not exist. We grand jury is now in session and will doubtless report the result of their investigation tomorrow. —Fowler Tribune.

HIRE THERE and EVERYWHIERE

Mrs. Laura Shear of Goodland, aged 88 years, widow of the late Jasper Shear, a former well known tile manufacturer of Goodland, was recently declared insane and application made for her admission at Longcliff.

The corner stone of the new Jewish temple of the Sons of Abraham congregation of Lafayette was laid Sunday, Kabbi Morris Fuerltcht of Indianapolis delivering the invocation and making the principal address. The synagogue is being erected on North Seventh street.

William H. Heinrich, formerly of Kentland, an employee of the postoffice at South Bend, dropped out of sight oa the morning of June 1 and no trace of the man has been found, although friends and relatives and the police of the middle west have been making a thorough search for him.

A large barn on the Frank Martin farm, five miles northwest of Kentland, was struck by lightning during the storm last Wednesday and totally destroyed together with two horses, a colt, some hay, corn and other contents. The loss of $1,500 was partly covered by SI,OOO insurance.

Dario Resta at Speedway park, Chicago, Sunday raised his previous high speed record several notches when he made an average of 109.75 miles an hour in one of the races run there that day. DePalma, his opponent in Sunday’s race, could not meet Resta’s pace with his Mercedes.

A movement has been started at North Vernon for another county seat election and petitions are being circulated in the 1 1 townships in Jennings county, it is thought that within a week more than 2,000 persons will have signed. Sentiment in favor of the removal of the county seat from Vernon to that city is greater than ever, it is declared.

Benjamin Moyer, a merchant tailor of Indianapolis, aged 4 8 years, was probably fatally injured Sunday forenoon when the automobile in whith he with his wife and two children were driving went over a 27-foot embankment just east of Mulberry. ( The 17-year-old daughter of the injured man was driving the car at the time and in turning out in meeting a horse 'and bqggy she lost control of the machine and before her father could grab the steering wheel it had plunged down the embankment. The party were on their way to Chicago.

The Newton County Enterprise states that there are 755 automobiles listed in that county for taxation and the assessment thereon totals $126,687. There are 106 autos in Kentland; 90 in Jefferson tp.; 70- in Brook; 59 in Iroquois tp.; 83 in Goodland; -64 in Grant tp.; <59 in Morocco; 22 in Beaver tp.; 10 in Mt. Ayr; 36 in Jackson tp.; 80 in Washington tp.; 14 in McClellen tp.; 24 in Lake tp.; 11 in Colfax tp., and 27 in Lincoln tp. I Based on the population of the county, as shown by the last census, there is one automobile for every 15 people in Newton county.

Martin A. Quinn, a well known attorney of Lafayette, was killed in the L. E. & W. railroad yards at Kokomo Saturday. He was walking along the tracks on his way to the Kokomo brass works, and it is supposed was absorbed in thought and walked right into the side of a moving freight train. Bix cars passed over him. The left leg was out oft just below the knee and the right arm was severed at the shoulder. He lived 30 minutes hfter the accident and was conscious to the end. His age was 45 years. A wife and one daughter 15 years old survive him. Mr. Quinn was well known to a number of The Democrat readers.

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