Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1916 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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GREAT ARRAY OF SPEAKERS LISTED

Hon. David I. Walsh Will Be Here October 20 MANY SPEAKERS SCHEDULED There Will Be No Cessation in the Flow of Oratory from Now Until After the Election in November. The campaign is now on in earnest in Jasper county and there will be no cessation in. activities until the sun goes down on the closing scenes November' 7. With an unprecedented record of four years of achievement, peace and prosperity behind them, the Democrats are assuming the offensive and plunging into the thick of the fight. They have no apologias to make, and their whole effort will be to acquaint the people with all that has been done. /Hon. John F. Geckler of Indianapolis will fire the opening gun here in next -week’s campaign on the night of Monday, October 16. Mr. Geckler will also address a night meeting at Wheatfield on October 17, and a night meeting at Remington on October 18. Mr. Geckler is an orator of ability and one who is alive and conversant with the vital interests of the day. He w r as formerly a Progressive amd was nominated by that party to make the race for congress in the Seventh Indiana district which includes Marion county ' and the city of Indianapolis. At Rensselaer Mr. Geckler will s|peak at the Ellis opera house, which has also been engaged for several other meetings.

A new Democratic band has been organized from players in the Rensselaer band and w’ill be present at all Democratic gatherings throughout the remainder of the campaign. This band comprises about ten pieces and includes the following well-known musicians: John Healy, Jerry Healy, Lon Healy, Paul Healy, John Eigelsbach, E. P. Lane, Don Beam, Paul Beam, Vern Jacks, Leo Mecklenberg and O. L., Calkins. This band was to make its initial appearance last night when they accompanied Hon. E. P. Honan to the Center school house in Milroy township. The. next big card on the local schedule will be on Friday night of next week, October 20, when . Jasper county will be host to Hon. David I. Walsh, ex-governor of Massachusetts. Mr. Walsh will address a meeting in the opera house in this city, and being a man who is fully in touch with all national questions, his speech will be of more than passing interest. Hon. George A. Bittier, state treasurer of Indiana, will also be here with ex-Governor Walsh on the above - date and speak on state issues of interest to one and all. Mr. Bittier is a business man of unusual ability, and he it is who has charge of all the state’s funds. A real treat is looked forward to on the evening of Monday, Octo-’ her 23, when Hon. David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, will be here for an address. The question of agriculture having become one of such deep concern to the daily needs of every man, woman and child, the secretary of agriculture is of necessity a man of great ability and na-

future public sale dates The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales* Wednesday, October 18, George W. Brandenburg, on the former Robert Randle farm, one mile east and three-quarters mile south of Pleasant Grove (now Moody). General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, et,c. « Thursday, October 19, W. A. Stevens, McCoysburg. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, corn, hay, farm tools, etc. Saturday, October 21, Russell Van Hook and Albert Duggins, onehalf mile west cf Rensselaer, on Bunkum road. Big joint stock sale, including several finely bred mares and fillies, 21 head of milk cows and heifers, mostly Jerseys; 14 head of hogs, ihcluding registered Duroc sows and gilts and male hogs, Hampshire gilts, etc.

tional prominence. Hon. David F. Houston fully measures up to the position he occupies, and his speech will be one of interest to all. Other speakers of prominence have been booked and the dates will be definitely announced in The Democrat at a later date.

ANNUAL BANQUET AND DANCE

The Van Rensselaer club enjoyed its annual banquet at the Methodist church Thursday evening, served in elegant fashion by the Methodist ladies. Following the banquet about 100 couples repaired to the armory and spent the remainder of the evening in dancing and social communion. Music was furnished by Nadle’s orchestra of Chicago.

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. New suits filed: No. 8680. J. .Victor Tate vs. James DeWitt,' and W. P. Gafiield; suit on note. Demand S3OO. More than one-fourth—l,loo —of all the voters in the county reside in the, four precincts of Marion township, which includes Rensselaer. The Hollingsworth ditch case has been set for hearing in the Benton circuit court for next Wednesday. This ditch affects lands in the southern part of Jasper county and the west part of White county.

The township trustees of the Tenth district will meet at Gary on October 19, on invitation of the township- trustees of Lake county. Their hosts will show them through the Gary steel plants and possibly take them over for a visit to the ■’Patch.'’ Marriage licenses issued: October 12, Harry Earl Forney of Lowell, aged 21 January 13 last, occupation farmer, to Ada May’Worley, also of Lowell, aged 18 December 12 last. First marriage for each. Marrjed in clerk's office by R a v Asa McDaniel, pastor of the Christian church.

In the matter of (he petition of James Hollingsworth et al for a public drain and ditch in Gilboa township, Benton county, and West Point township, White county, the remonstrators made a motion to dismiss the petition on the ground that the statute of 1915 gave the board of commissioners exclusive jurisdiction. It was argued in the Benton circuit court Wednesday afternoon, and the court took the motion under advisement.

Shejgff Hamilton and wife of Fowler were arraigned in the Benton circuit court Wednesday afternoon and asked to explain why they refused to permit C. M. Snyder, attorney, from seeing Boyd Slater, whom he will defend. Boyd Slater is the man who was arrested in Chicago, charged with, burglarizing the Messner & Son store at Oxford and will be tried Monday, November 6. It was also argued as to whether or not the sheriff should read all the mail which goes into the jail and which comes out. The ’ court said all miscellaneous articles and mail should be inspected but not read. Judge Berry asked for a few daj’s in which to decide the case. Among the Rensselaer attorneys that were in Kentland Tuesday for call day in the Newton circuit court were: G. A. Williams, W. H. Parkinson, Mose Leopold, J. A. Dunlap, C. M. Sands and A. Halleck. Court there adjourned Thursday until next Wednesday. Disposition of cases from this county taken to Newton on change of venue has been made: Everett Halstead vs. E. W. Stahl, dismissed. Charles W. Hickman vs. Roy Donnelly, suit on note, set for hearing October 24. Samuel Duvall vs. Paul C. Curnick, damage suit, set for hearing October 30. This case is brought from Jasper county and Curnick, a Methodist preacher, is charged with

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1916.

Thomas A. Edison Tells Why All Americans Should Vote For Woodrow Wilson

This is an interview from Thomas A. Edison, who has always been a republican in politics, but who says this is no tune to talk in terms of republicanism and democracy. This interview is one of the greatest contributions to the campaign of 1916 by any American.

’ “Times are too serious to talk • terms of republicanism or demo- ; cracy,” said Mr. Edison. “Parties ■ are all right. Reckon we’ve got to , have them with,our system of'gov- ■ ernment, but when it’s America , that’s at stake men have got to J vote as Americans and not as . democrats or republicans./ “This man Wilson has had a ; mighty hard time of it. I don’t believe there ever was a president who had so mpny big questions to decide, as many problems to solve. One has followed the other and now and then they have come in bunches. ■ “When you look the result over it s so good that criticism comes close to being nothing more than cheap fault finding. A fool or a coward would have had the United States in all sorts of trouble. As it is, we are at peace, the country was never more prosperous and we have the strength that comes from honor and integrity of purpose. “Wilson preserved the rights of humanity and conserved the future generations. Wilson has won victories by diplomacy that are far more important to mankind than any victories that we could have won by war. President Wilson’s Mexican policy has been wise and just and courageous. “At the time of the invasion of Belgium not a single paper or a

'alienating the affections of plaintiff’s wife, who is the daughter of defendant. ' N. C. Shafer & Co. vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Co., suit for damages, set for hearing October 25. The J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. vs. John Herr, set for hearing October 25. Ross Ramey vsfl C. I. & L. Ry. Co., suit for damages, .dismissed. Wilson-Barr Co. vs. Herman Messman, suit on note, set for hearing November 2.

H. GRIFFIN DEAD AT LAPORTE

Body of Former Jasper County Resident Brought Here to Bury. Howard Griffin, aged about 36 years, and until recently a resident of near Gifford, died at Laporte at 11 o’clock Wednesday night from tuberculosis, from which,' he had been a sufferer for the past year or more. Deceased had moved to Laporte about two months ago. He leaves a wifq and three children. The body was brought to Rensselaer on one of the afternoon trains from the south yesterday and taken to the Smith cemetery in Barkley township, where burial was made. Deceased was a brother of Mel Griffin _ of just south of Rensselaer. »’

CLAUDE HICKMAN EXONERATED

Young Man Arrested for Taking Nails Was Innocent, Claude Hickman of near Mt. Ayr, who was arrested some time ago charged with stealing some nails at the Lawler ranch, was given a hearing at Kentland Monday and discharged. Mr. Hickman was exonerated of any wrongdoing. It seems that he was hauling ensilage for the ranch and the hayrack he was using needed some repairing, and he did take some nails with which to do the work. There had been some petty thievery going on at the ranch but Mr. Hickman was proven entirely innocent.

RAIDED CHICAGO CITY HALL

State’s Attorney Detectives Seize Police Files for Evidence. Chicago, October 13.—Detectives from the state’s attorney’s office raided the city hall, seized files from the office of Police Chief Healy and served subpoenas on Healy, Mayor Thompson, Charles Fitzmorris, the mayor’s private secretary, and William Luthardt, Healy’s secretary, toappear before the grand jury. The raid was .in connection with an . investigation State Attorney Hoyne is conducting of. charges that the mayor apd chief of police are protecting saloon keepers who kept open on Sunday.

RECENT BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday, October 11, to , Mr: and Mrs. Will McKinney of Newton township, a son.

public man ever thought of anything but keeping the United States out of the European hprror. “Wilson came to the front with his proposition for tariff commission. That’s sense. The tariff is a scientific affair not political at all. A tariff commission lifts the whole business out of politics. “It has just been one big thing after another with Wilson. I have never known so t many dangerous questions brought up for decision to any one president. Look at the general railroad strike that piled up on top of Mexico and all the other things. Why, if carried through such a strike would throw the whole country into confusion and would prove a calamity that would have disastrous results bound to extend over a long period of time. I think he arose to the occasion splendidly just as he has risen to every other occasion that called for courage and wisdom. “In my opinion Mr. Hughes, if president, would have found it difficult to decide on the best course for the government to take in such matters. His capacity for hindsight, as we learn from his speeches, is highly developed; but ■ as to his foresight, we are not I equally well informed. < “They say Wilson has blundered. I Perhaps he has, but I notice that ' he usually blunders forward.” «

DEMOCRATIC DATES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16—Hon. John I; Geckler, Rensselaer, night. Ellis opera house. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 'Hon. John F. Geckler; Wheatfield, night. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18.— Hon. John F. Geckler, Remington night. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20—Hon. David I. Walsh and George A. Bittier. Rensselaer, night. Ellis opera house, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23—Hon. David F. Houston, Rensselaer, night. Ellis opera house.

J. L. PEETZ dead of typhoid

Former Resident of Monon and Later State Statistician. John L. Peetz, a former resident of Monon, where his wife conducted the Monon News, and later state statistician of Indiana, died Wednesday night of typhoid fever at Anderson, where Mr. and Mrs. Peetz moved about two months ago from Indianapolis. Besides, the widow, he is survived by his mother and two brothers at Salem, Oregon. Mr. Peetz was forty-five years old. He had been JU for about four weeks was not taken to a hospital until about a week ago. Mrs. Peetz was conducting the Monon News ip 1908 when her husband was a candidate for the office of state statistician, and created quite an Interest in him by writing an editorial in his behalf and sending a copy of_ the paper to every delegate to the state convention. When Mr. Peetz’ term expired he became secretary of the Children’s Home Society of Indiana. Later he went to Oregon for the benefit of his health. He came back to Indiana last spring and moved to Anderson from Indianapolis about two months ago. Mr. Peetz was a member of the Masonic lodge.

CATTLE BRING RECORD PRICE

Twenty Head Sell for an Average of $175.34. Indianapolis, October 13. —For the first time since July 3 steers sold as high as sll in the'local stockyards, and within 10c.of the record price, sll.lO paid for a load of 1,334-pound cattle June 14. Never before in the history of the market have twenty cattle brought as many dollars and the average a head is close to the record of $178.25, made by one steer, weighing 1,550 pounds, that sold at $11.50. The twenty head were mostly Shorthorns. They brought a total of $3.50 to $6.80, an average of $1 75.34 a head. Prime cattle still command a high price and they sell relatively as high here as elsewhere. These were fed by John Miller of Roachdale, and had seen on feed since last Thanksgiving.

WEEK’S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

High School Team Plajs Today and the College Tomorrow. At 2:3 t 0 this Saturday afternoon the Rensselaer high school football team and the East Chicago team will meet at Riverside park. The East Chicago team will* have an average weight in their lineup of about 190 pounds, while the locals will fall short of 160, yet the Rensselaer boys say they will be to give a good account of themselves. Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock the Roseland team of South Chicago will be here for a game with the St. Joseph college team. This will be the first game of the season for the college team. An admission of 25 cents will be charged to both of the above games.

4,213 REGISTERED IN THIS COUNTY

Largest Number Ever Recorded on Poll Books SOME PRECINCTS OYER LIMIT Ijaw Grants 250 Voters to Each Precinct Where Voting Machines Are Not in Use. * The total number of voters registered in Jasper county as shown from the new registration lists is 4,213. This Is a het gain of 391 over the registration of two years ago. Three precincts in the county have a registration of over 300— Barkley, east, 330; Marion, No. 1, 310; Mariofi, No. 2, 356. Two years ago Marion, No. 2, vzas the only precinct having over 300 voters registered. The number in this precinct then was 322, and this year’s registration shows a gain of thirtyfour. Marlon, No. 1, two years ago had but 266, while this year It -is 310, a gain of forty-four. Barkley, east, two years ago had 255, and this year has 330, a gain of seventyfive.

In these big precincts the election boards will certainly have something to do this year. The law contemplates that there rfhall be not to exceed 250 voters in a precincj—unless voting machines are used, whore double this number can be easily handled. It. is the duty of the township trustee whenever an excess of 250 votes have been cast In a precinct to notify the county commissioners or auditor and it is then the duty of the former to rearrange the precincts or add now ones so that the number of voters will not exceed the 250 limit.

Tn Marlon, No. 2, an excess of 250 votes has been cast in every election for the past fifteen years, and the election boards in that precinct have been worked almost to death in each election. There has been no change in the lines or number of precincts in Jasper county in the past twenty years; the number remaining at twenty all of this time. It would soern that something should bo done before anpfher election and the changes must be made at the June meeting of the commissioners preceding the election, if we remember correctlyto relieve the situation in at least the three precincts above mentioned.

There are also three other precincts—Marion, No. 4; Carpenter, south, and Wheatfield—which have an excess of 250 voters registered. 252, 252 and 28 0, respectively—and if every vote is gotten out November 7 the 250 limit will have been passed in those precincts a|so. It will be noted from the table below that Carpenter, east, shows a loss of six over the registration of 1914; the west prepinct has gained forty-five and the south precinct has gained forty-two. Gillam shows a loss of four; Hanging Grove a loss of twelve; Jordan a gain of six; Kankakee a gain of nine; Keener a gain of twenty-four; Marion, No. 1, a gain of forty-four; Marlon, No. 2, a gain of thirty-four; Marion, No. 3, a gain of seventeen; Marion, No. 4, a gain of twenty-nine; Milroy a gain of twenty-one; Newton a gain of twenty-three;' Walker a gain of three; Wheatfield a gain of five; Union, north, a loss of txyo, and Union, south, a loss of two over the registration of 1914. Following is the 1916 registration in each of the twenty precincts of

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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. HIGH PRICES FOR SERVICES Receiver and Attorney Don’t Work for Nothing, Fowler, October 12.—Judge Pollard of Delphi was here yesterday and resumed the hearing in the Fowler and Ambia bank receivership cases and Mr. Jenkins, attorney for the receiver, on the stand testifying as to the amount and value of hia services for which he has credited himself with $13,000. Among the items testified to was that all the three banks, Fowler, Ambia and Goodland, were charged for any item of work done, for instance three deeds were made to the banks for two farms and a hotel by Judge Baldwin, and he charged each bank SSO, or $l5O for the writing of the three deeds; that was not the end of it. life gave Judge Baldwin a receipt for those three deeds, and charged the three bqjiys $25 each, making $75 more for the receipts, or $?25 for this little transaction which most lawyers would probably charge less thrin $5 for. • Mr. Jenkins attended a little case in court over the bankruptcy proceedings and charged Judge Baldwin S3OO and the bank of Fowler and the bank of Ambia also S2OO each, making the neat sum of S9OO for that. The estate has been woefully mismanaged all the way through and one-half the amount that the receiver and his attorney have already taken out of the estate would pay all the depositors in full, and at the rate the remonstrators are digging tsp the items if Judge Pollard follows his previous record of fairness there is no doubt but the amount will be forthcoming. The hearing will be continued during the week. Judge Pollard and Jenkins go home on tile evening train, returning the 'following morning, but the others stay here.

APPLE CROP SHORT THIS YEAR

Few Farmers Sprayed Trees and Wield In 15 Per Cent of Normal. Indianapolis, October 1 3. —The Indiana ai>ple crop this year will be about 15 per cent of what it was last year, according to an estimate made by F. N. Wallace, state entomologist, based on reports he has received at his office in the state house. He says that, the shortage is due to several' causes. Among them were the cold rains at the time the trees were in blossom, followed by lack of pollination. Many fruit growers neglected to spray their orchards, it is said, which also had its effect in cutting down the crop. The other enemies of a good crop appeared during the year and helped cut down the yield materially. They were what *is known as the lesser apple worm, and the apple scab. One reason given by some for not spraying this year was that last year they did so, and when the crops were picked they learned some of their neighbors, who had not' sprayed trees, had crops equally as good. This year many ‘’‘took a chance,” it is said.

Jasper county as shown by the new registration lists: 1916 1914 1912 Barkley, East ..,330 255 187 Barkley, West . ..150 138 133 Carpenter, East ..190 196 ’ 187 Carpenter, West..lso ’B6 169 Carpenter, South.. 252 179 169 Gillam 154 159 147 Hanging Grove ..104 116 -108 Jordan . ... 176 170 177 Kankakee .......140 131 119 Keener ...235 213 185 Marion, No. 1... .310 266 286 Marion, No. 2. . . . 356 322 319 Marion, No. 3..,. 230 213 2,16 Marion, No. 4.... 252 223 246 Milroy 99 78 78 Newton ........169 146 142 Walker ,199 196 176 Wheatfield 280 275 257 Union, North ....182 184 155 Union, South ... .174 176/ 171 Totals ......4,213 3,822 3,627