Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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BERNSTORFF HAS HIS PASSPORTS

Relations Between United States and Germany Acute. GERARD TO RETURN HOME President Asks; AH Neutrals to Join This Nation in Repudiating Germany’s Submarine Course. President Wilson bn Saturday broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and warned the kaiser that ruthless sacrifice of American lives and rights means war. Similar action is waiting for Austria when she notifies this government that she joins in the campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare. The President made formal announcement of his action to the country and to the world at a joint session of congress. Passports have been handed to Count von Bernstorff; Ambassador 0.Gerard with all his staff and all of the American consuls have been ordered out of Germany. All German consuls in the United States are expected to withdraw that the severance of relations may be complete. American diplomatic interests in Berlin have been turned over to Spain; German diplomatic interests in the United States have been tdken over by Switzerland. Foreign diplomatic interests which the United States had in charge in Germany have been turned over to various neutrals. Two years of diplomatic negotiations, marked with frequent crises and attended with the loss of more than 200 American lives on the high seas, have culminated with an act which, in all the history of the world, has always led to war. Every agency of the American government has been set in motion to protect the country against acts of German sympathizers. These moves are of necessity being kept secret. With the notice of severance of relations, the United States sent to Berlin a demand for the immediate release of sixty-four Americans taken from ships captured by German raiders in the south Atlantic. At the request of the President, congress immediately after hearing his address began work on new laws framed by the department or justice to check conspiracies and plots against the United States which can not now be reached under existing statutes. While the United States stands before the world court of public opinion in the anxious waiting period which will determine peace or war with Germany, President Wilson is determined that there shall be no w'ord or deed to merit a reproach, even from Germany herself. Nothing is to be done which is not fully justified by the laws of nations a,nd humanity, nothing is to be done for expediency, nothing is to be done which is not legal and just. With a hope for peace, and a readiness to meet war if it must be, the President has made it clear to all his officials that the course of the United States, difficult as it is, must be entirely beyond criticism." To that end, German rights and property in the United States are to have full protection of law, /and the President wishes every American citizen to forbear from any thought or act which might lead his country nearer to war. Hope that Germany might at the last moment modify her declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare was almost dissipated yesterday by hews dispatches from Berlin which gave the word of high German officials that there would be no turning back. With that hope waning, American officials now only await an actual demonstration of how the new decree will affect American rights. The United States government has assumed control over all interned German ships now in the harbors of this country. It was learned that in some instances efforts had been made to strip the

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A FULL TICKET IS NOT FILED

Democrats Not Anxious for City Office and Decline to Make Race. While it is a well-known fact that Jasper county Democrats are hot active seekers after office ants we frequently have to “draft’’ someone in to make the race for ;i part of the offices to be filled, the committee had> hoped that they would be able to fill all the places for the city primary. However, Messrs. Randle, Beam, Duvall and Hopver, for mayor, clerk, treasurer and councilman in the,-second ward, respectively, whose names had been suggested at the m§ss meeting held last Tuesday evening’, declined to make the race and no one else seemed to care for the nomination for any of these offices, consequently the Democratic ticket for the March primary will only include councilmen in the first and third wards and the two councilmen-at-large.. The primary ticket will be as fallows: Q For mayor—C. G. Spitler, Rep. Glerk—Charles Morlan, R.£, Emmet Laßue, R. Treasurer—C. M. Sands, R. Councilman, Ist ward—Cleve W. Eger, D.; Ray Wood, R. Councilman, 2nd Ward—Frank Tobias, R. Councilman, 3rd Ward —James Snedeker, D.; Fred Waymire, R.

Councilman-at-large Nathaniel Scott and Edward Herath, D.; Conra f d Kellner and Rex Warner, R. All the Republicans with the exception of Waymire and Kellner arfe candidates for re-election. The Republicans who filed for ward committeemen are: Floyd Meyers, D. E. Grow and Harry Kresler. ' The Republicans have candidates for ward committeemen and it is supposed their names will go on the primary ballot, but The Democrat has been unable to find any provision in the primary law for ward committeemen. It seems that under the primary law the precinct committeemen whose precincts in whole or in part lie within the boundaries of a city are the committeemen for the city and elect a city chairman, secretary and treasurer. Nothing is said whatever, so far as we have found, about any ward committeemen. For this reason no Democratic candidates filed fdr ward committeemen. The four precincts of Marion township are divided in nearly the center of the town, at the intersection of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets; and therefore each of said precinct committeemen has about equal territory, lying within the- city. Our committeemen elected E. P. Lane as chairman. George E. Collins, secretary, and J. A. McFarland, treasurer. While there are four precincts in Marion township, including Rensselaer, there are but three, wards in the city:~ The first ward takes in all the territory from east to west lying south of Washington street (including the new. extension to the east side of the city) and McCoy avenue; the second ward includes all of the territory north of Washington street, and east of Cullen, which latter now extends to the north city limits; the third w-ard includes all of the. territory lying east of Cullen street and north of Washington street. E. P. Honan has been appointed as the Democratic member of the board -of primary election commissioners and George IT. McLain is the appointive member for the Republicans. These two, with City F’er.k Morlan, will prepare the primary ballot and canvass the vote for both primary and the'general election next November. The primary ticket will be published as arranged by the election commissioners, together, with the voting places, for two weeks in both The Democrat and the Republican.

HATS OFF TO MR. GROUNDHOG

There may have been a worse winter’s day than that of last Sunday, some time in the dim and distant past, but if so we do not recall it within our remembrance. The wind blew quite hard all Saturday night and Sunday, approaching almost a gale Sunday morning, and a few inches of snow that fell during the night and early morping piled up in drifts and sifted into every crack and crevice of. dwellings and outbuildings. After the snow stopped falling dust from

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY, 7. 1917.

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Barographs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—To•jgether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. New suits filed: No. 8729. Eli Gerber vs. Nels Person; action for injunction. * •“““I” Attorney John A. Dunlap went to Kentland Monday on business before the county commissioners? A. E. Sticknoth, assistant road superintendent, was over from west Carpenter yesterday, accompanying County Commissioner Welch. The condition of former County Surveyor M. B. Price, who has been a patient in the county hospital since its opening, while improved in some respects is not all that his friends could wish by any means, and fears are expressed that he will never get up again.

The case of the- state vs. Joe Ellis, on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, recently tried in Squire Spitler’s court and resulting in the finding of defendant guilty and fining him $1 and costs, amounting to $24.10 in all, has been appealed to the circuit court. Marriage licenses issued: February 5, Elmer Morgan Davis of Tefft, aged 20 July 13 last, occupation farmer, to Rella Marie Myers, also of Tefft aged 19 October 21 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire W. L Spitler in the clerk’s office. The supreme court of lowa has recently decided in favor of former County Commissioner Simeon A. Dowell of Jasper county in the case of the Hallagan boys of this county who secured a judgment against Dowell in the lowa courts some, years ago in the old “cattle stealing case’-’ in this county, wherein a lot of cattle on whicti the Hallagans held a chattel mortgage were run out of the county and sold. A great deal of litigation followed the alleged stealing of these cattle by the parties involved and a judgment for $2,000 and costs was secured against Dowell in the lowa courts, to which state Sim had moved from Indiana some time after the alleged cattle stealing was done. The supreme court affirmed this judgment, but a rehearing was asked for-in 1913 and a decision handed down a few days ago in which the court reversed itself and the lower court, instructing the latter to rende r judgment in favor of Dowell, who had set up a plea in abatement, that he had gone through the bankruptcy' court in 1902 and was therefore absolved from any liability in this matter.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still in session yesterday. But little was done Monday except to allow claims. : < '• In the Henry M. Rayburn stone road, A. S. Willever, heretofore appointed superintendent,* tendered his resignation, which was accepted, and Simon T. Spriggs was appointed superintendent in his stead. In the A. R. Clark stone road the county auditor presented certified copy of proceedings at joint meeting with commissioners of White county and expense account. Same was examined and approved and bonds ordered issued to the amount of $2,000 to date from February 15. Marion E. Bice ditch —Bond of R. A- Mannan examined and approved. In matter of additional assessments in the George R. Clayton ditch in Jasper and White counties —bonds in sum of $356 reported sold to Edward O’Gara of Lafayette for $357. In matter of Jasper county hos-pital—-board reappoints J. D. Allman,' E. P. Honan, C. H. Peck, F. ■E. Lewis and L. 18. Hamilton as members of* hospital board. The latter report completion of hospital building, report examined and. approved and cause dropped. The annual financial statement of the auditor was presented and approved. ■ \ » Requisition of Superintendent

Wilcox of the county poor asylum was presented and approved aild advertisement ordered for bids. Interest on county, funds in the various depositories for the month of January were reported as follows; First National bank, Rensselaer, $126.04; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $6 7.1-8; State bank, Rensselaer, $71.35; State bank. Remington. $38.65; Rank of Wheatfield, $19.72. <

JURY REPORTS THIRD MONDAY

February Term of Jasjjer Circuit Court Will Convene Monday. The February term of the Jasper circuit court will open next Monday. The docket is not very large and there are no very important case's to come up at this term. The grand jury was drawn as usual but will not be called. The petit jury is called for the third Monday of the term. Following the names and places of residence of both the grand and petit jurors: GRAND JURY Charles Hoile Walker Martin Ford Marion William Willetts. . .Hanging Grove Charles Reed ..Newton James P. Deselms ...Gillam Caleb Cheever .. . Keener PETIT JURY William Hallier Wheatfield Charles W. Reed Barkley James W. Culp . .Gillam George W. McElfresh .. . .Barkley James Parkinson Barkley Joe Hallagan .. . sMarion F. T. Ringheisen ... Hanging Grove Frank Tillett Gillam W. B. Fisher Milroy George L. Putt . .Carpenter George Beisher Gillam Roy Bussell .Hanging Grove

INDIANA GOES “DRY” FOR SURE

Senate Passes Dry Measure by Vote of 38 For to 11 Against. Scoffers have been wont to remark, "It will be a cold day when Indiana goes dry.” And they were right. Last Friday was one of the coldest days we have had for many years, and the state was voted "dry’’ when the senate passed the Wright state-wide prohibition measure by a vote of 38 to 11. Four Republicans, Kinder, Nejdl, Reser and Wolfson, and seven Democrats, Bird, Erskine, Hazen, iHirsch, Kolsem, Thornton and VanAuken, voted against the bill. The hill was amended in some respects, the most important being the postponement of the taking effect of the law to April 2, 1918. It must how go back to the house for concurrence in the amendments, which will be done, of course. The strength developed for the bill in the senate was a surprise, but nearly every senator wanted to get on the band wagon evidently, and they tumbled over each other in their efforts to secure a seat thereon. This law will wipe out 3,500 saloons and a number of breweries and distilleries in the state. Of the .saloons that will be ousted, 72 5 are in Lake county; 561 in Marion county;' 300 in Knox county; 223 in St. Joseph county. Thirty-four of the ninety-two counties of the state are already dry by local option, while two others but one saloon bach. The saloons are confined now to 148 of the 1,016 townships.

SMALL FIRE EARLY MONDAY

Sparks Set, Fire to Roof at the Charles Leavel Home. Sparks from a chimney while he was starting a fire at about .5:30 Monday morning set fire to the roof of the Charles Leaver home in the Gus Yeoman property in the northwest part of the city. On the county farm road t The fire was discovered before very much damage had been done and after turning in an alarm Mr. Leavel endeavored to subdue the flames with buckets of water. The fire co-irfpany was on the scene in a short time and Chief Montgomery soon had the fire under control with the use of chemicals. Mr. Montgomery says his experience at this fire was the coldest of his recollection and after coming down, from the roof he was hardly able to handle himself. The damage was not very extensive, being confined to the roof where a hole about two feet square was burned.

AND NOW TREY ARE 11 TO 12c

Just twenty-four years ago, February 4, 1893, the writer penned this item in the Remington Press: "Pigs are pigs; that is to say, they are way up in *G’. If you are in moderate circumstances you can look at a small one and wish you had money enough to buy it.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNOSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. MONON MAN IS ASPHYXIATED William Winders of Monon, aged 60 years, was asphyxiated in a Monon freight car shortly after 2 o’clock 9 Saturday morning. The car was loaded with fruit and Ira Robbins, a freight handler, was sent to watch it. Shortly after midnight he complained of gas from the coke stove which heated the car and Winders took his place at 2 o’clock. At 7 o’clock he was found by Clarence Bridgeman sitting on a box as if asleep, but upon investigation was found to be dead. The coroner held an autopsy Saturday afternoon. The deceased leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Bert Owens and Mrs. Alva Crawford, both of Monon. Mrs. Winders is at present visiting relatives in Mississippi. Mr. Winders was for ten years a mail carrier at Monon and left that work recently to take up ralroad work. He had lived in Monon for a number of years and was a highly respected citizen. He leaves $5,000 life insurance.

E. M. LEE WILL FILE SUIT

Attorney Serves Notice of Plan on Public Service Commission. Indianapolis, February 5.-—Thos. A. Daily, attorney for Edwin M. Lee, appeared Saturday at the offices of the public service commission to serve notice on the commission that Lee will file a suit within the next few days, seeking an order of mandamus to compel the commission to recognize him as a member of the commission. Daily was in conference with Thomas Duncan, chairman of the commission, and while Daily was there Duncan went to the office of Governor Goodrich to inform him of Lee’s contemplated suit. Dun■an refused to discuss Daily’s visit.

ANXIOUS MOTHER THE VICTIM

Swindler Gets Money from Wheatfield Woman Seeking Daughter. The Democrat recently published an item taken from the Valparaiso Vidette telling how Mrs. John Nordhouse of Wheatfield had located a daughter who had been missing for fifteen years through newspaper advertising. ' Later developments disclose the fact that Mrs. Nordhouse was made the victim of a designing swindler who, impersonated the daughter in an effort to get money from the anxious mother. Shortly after Mrs. Nordhouse had published the advertisement seeking to locate her daughter, she received a letter from a yoifhg lady at Selbyville, Delaware, who claimed to be*the missing daughter and asked that money be sent to her with which to make the trip to Wheatfield. The money was forwarded and in vain the mother waited for the appearance of her daughter. As time went on and she did not appear Mrs. Nordhouse became fearful that some accident or misfortune had befallen the daughter, and it was theh decided that Mrs. -rdhouse’s son, David Lintner, journey to Delaware and investigate the strange situation. On his arrival at Selbyville he was ,unable to find anyone by the name of Sadie Lintner, or any ‘ her. He consulted with the postmaster and it was finally ascertained that a lady named Ethel Boles had sent the first letter and had also received the money. ~ ■ Federal officers were notified and at once placed Miss Boles and her father under arrest. Their hearing has been set for February 10, and David Lintner is remaining in the East as a witness.

An armload of old newspapers fr»* a nickel at The Democrat office.

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat has printed ' bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, February 7, Levi M. Miller, 1 mile south and % mile west of Parr. General sale, including 10 head of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, household goods, etc. ' ’ Thursday; February 8, Earl Tlartlford, at Gifford. General sale, including eight head of horses, cattle, chickens, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, February 13, James E. Lamson, 7 miles southwest of Rensr selaer. General sale, including 1 head of horses, 20 head of cattle, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, February 13, Frank Garriott, on Thompson farm, 1 mile east of Fair Oaks. General sale, including horses, cattle and farm tools. Thursday, February 15, Clyde Gunyon, 1 miles east and mile north of Parr. General sale, including 7 horses, 27 head of cattle, 62 head of hogs, 24 tons timothy hay, farm tools, etc. Saturday, February 17, W. F. Hayes and Sam Scott. Stock sale, on what is known as Frank Hayes farm, 6% miles north and 2% miles east of Rensselaer, consisting of 3 head of horses, 27 head of cattle and 14 head of hogs. Wednesday, February 21, Joseph Graber, 7 miles north and 1% miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, including 11 horses, 14 cattle, farm tools, etc. Wednesday. February 28 r J. W. Phares, on the H. O, JParrls farm, 1 mile south and Imiles east of Mt. Ayr, 6 miles west of Rensselaer. Stock sale and some implements, including 7 horses and mules, 20 head of cattle, 14 head of hogs. ; ;

$25,000 ALIENATION SUIT BEGUN

Joe Reynolds, Formerly of Rensselaer, Sued' by Chicago Mun. According to Chicago advices, Joe Reynolds, formerly of this city but who previous to locating in Chicago was employed on newspapers at Delphi and Frankfort, has been sued, for $25,000 damages for alienations of the affections nt the wife of a Chicago foot do<Jlor. Wlhether Joe is guilty of the charges or not, It will probably he quite difficult for Dr. Boone to secure the $25,000 asked for in his suit. Following is a report of the case as contained in the papers: "Belden 'H. Boone, chiropodist, with offices in the Venetian building, on Tuesday started suit against Joseph C. Reynolds, salesman for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper company, lie charges alienation of his wife’s affections. Friday morning, through his attorney, Harold W. jirka. he tiled suit for divorce. "Mr. Boone says Reynolds was shadowed for several weeks. When confronted with the facts, Mrs. Boone is alleged to have made a full confession. During the month of December and up to the 13th, Mrs. Boone, who is only 20, came to Marshall Field’s where she worked in the perfumery department, in an expensive automobile driven by her admirer, said Attorney Jirka. Meanwhile Mr. Boone and Reynolds had talked several times on the phone regarding his attentions to Mrs. Boone. But he persisted in carrying the Jove affair even though he knew that detectives were watching him. - "Ou December 13 we watched them closely. They met at noon at the Rerfecto case in Randolph street. Here he gave her a pair of gloves. At 6 o’clock that night they met again and took a taxi to the Red Star inn. After they had dinner they took a taxi to a house in Kenmore avenue. That night Helen got home at 9:25 o’clock. She got off the elevated train at Wilson avenue. He remained on the train. "At his home at 4020 Clarendon avenue last night Reynolds stated that the whole affair was a case of blackmail. ‘lt is a case of blackmail,’ is all that Mrs. Boone would say. ■ "The specific allegation -in the complaint ‘was that his wife and Reynolds had maintained an apartment at 4933 Kenmore avenue, Chicago.”

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 2, to Ml*. and Mrs. C. A. Caldwell, a son.

SHETLAND PONY COLT

A beautiful Shetland pony colt will be sold at the Horton and Heltzel sale near Lee February 12.

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