Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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DON’T ENCOURAGE MENDICANTS

Who Travel About From Town to Town Seeking Alnis. There is - an. ordinance in Rensselaer against professional beggars, and our people should bear this in mind and not give alms to these traveling mendicants, for they are in ninety-nine cases out of 100 rank frauds and unworthy of charity. One of these tourist mendicants, who had all the ear-marks es a professional, made the rounds of the court house, the business houses and a part of the residence district yesterday, when Marshal Vern Robinson got onto him and he promised to leave town on the first train if permitted 'to go. He said he was from Lake county and was going to Monticello. All of which might have been true, but from Monticello he will probably work Delphi and towns on south. He probably picked up several dollars here before he was stopped in his systematic canvass of the city.

PAYNE ACQUITTED OF THEFT

Of J. C. Gwin’s Automobile by Circuit Court Jury Monday. Lewis Payne, who was arrested in connection with Scott Chestnut for the theft of J. C. Gwin’s auto recently, was acquitted by a jury in the circuit court Monday afternoon. His defense was that he had no intimation that the car was a stolen one and that he had merely gone along with Chestnut on the trip at his invitation and had no part whatever in taking the car. At the request of the state Payne was held under S2OO bonds to appear as a witness for the state in Chestnut’s trial when it comes up in the Newton circuit court, to which he took a change of venue. New affidavits were filed the last of the week "against Chesnut and Payne, charging burglary and grand larceny, where the old affidavits charged only burglary. The state’s witnesses endorsed on the back of the affidavits are: J. C. Gwin, J. I. Gwin, John Robinson, Charles Grow, Jim Johnson, Jim Rhoades, Dan Bordwell, Allen White, Al Knovinsky, Amos H. Alter, Bruce White and Van M,. Wood. John A. Dunlap was appointed, by the court to defend Chesnut, who did not have money to employ counsel.

Other proceedings in court follow: Randolph Wright ditch. Commissioner granted to second day of September term to file report. William Large ditch. Commissioner granted to first day of September term to file report. Barkley township ditch. Commissioner granted to second day of September term to file report. Milt Roth ditch. Commissioner granted to second day of, September term to file report. » ' M. V. Brown vs. G. H. Hammerton, trustee Union township—defendant files demurrer to answer. Complaint overruled and exceptions. Defendant files answer. Cause reset for hearing on the fourth Wednesday. John G. Reidelbach, administrator of the estate of Edward E. Nichols, deceased, vs. Guy Beason. Judgment on default for $85.61. Charles A: Jones vs. Ransom N. Edwards. Continued to fourth Friday.

OATS CROP QUITE PROMISING

Considerable wind, showers and cool weather have prevailed, the past few days. A couple of nice rains fell Monday that caused the to drop to about 40 degrees. There has been very little sunshine for over a week, but according to the government weather prediction warmer weather is due today. The week’s weather forecast for the Great Lakes region and Ohio valley reads as follows- “ Unsettled and cool; probably rains first half of week, followed by generally warmer after Wednesday.” However, even though this kind of weather be a trifle unpleasant it is highly satisfactory in that the oats are more promising than they have been at this time for many years.

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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. Next Monday is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes. Attorney Jasper Guy was over from Remington looking after bases in court Monday. Fifty teachers, most of them from Jasper county and a few from Newton county, took the teacher’s examination here Saturday. A. M. Bringle, rural mail carrier on route No. 1 out of Fair Oaks for the past fifteen years and one of the most reliable carriers by the way in Jasper county, came down Monday to sit on the petit jury.

R. F. Raster of near Gifford, who was arrested several weeks ago for wiTe-beating and sent to Longcliff March 2, was released from that institution last Saturday a’nd was accompanied back to Rensselaer by Deputy Sheriff John Robinson. Commissioners’ court and the county board of education will meet Monday. The latter body will elect a truant officer at this meeting, the term of the present incumbent, C. B. Steward, expiring. He will be a candidate for re-elec-tion, however, it is understood. Treasurer Charles V. May sold the $4,755.25 bond issue of the John C. Baker ditch Friday afternoon to Breed, Elliott & Harrison of Indianapolis at $9.75 premium. There was but one other bidder, the Fletcher-American National bank, also of Indianapolis, which bid $1.50 premium.

Marriage licenses issued: April 28, Leßoy Snow of Jasper county, aged 22 September 24 last, occupation farm laborer, and Elvyra Callander, also of Jasper cqunty, aged 22 November 13 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s office by Rev. E. W. Strecker. ■*

O. K. Rainier, County Clerk Jesse Nichols and Sheriff B. D. McColly were at Indianapolis Monday attending a meeting of the conscription boards of the state. The meeting was held in the house of representatives’ chamber. Plans were discussed for making the registration uniform in the various counties of the state. Cope and Emil Hanley, sons of Judge Hanley, have joined the officers reserve corps,, according to word received here Sunday. The former is attending school at Nashville, Tennessee, and will leave soon with a large number of other students for training “somewhere in the East.” Emil,who is a student at Purdue, will go to Fort Benjamin Harrison May 15 for training.

The Benton County Civic Union met at the library assembly room on Tuesday afternoon. Committeemen from the different townships were present and arrangements were made to organize the three counties, Benton, Newton and Jasper. John BOw-er of Pine' township was nominated as delegate to the constitutional convention to represent the. three counties.— Fowler Tribune.

.Judge T. F. Palmer of Monticello has been appointed by Governor Goodrich as special judge in the Monon ditch matter. Since the death of H. A, Steis, who was the special judge on the ditch at the time •of its establishment. Judge Pentecost has been looking after what matters have come up. Future reports made by Construction Commissioner Williams will be presented to Judge Palmer.—Pulaski County Democrat. When you want good lead pencil-^—something better than you can get elsewhere—try the pencils for sale in the fancy stationery department at The Democrat office.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY V 2, 1917

WILL NOT CLOSE THE MILL

R. W. Sprague informs us that the item in The Democrat last week regarding the possibility of his having to close dow T n the Iroquois Roller Mills because of inability to secure wheat for grinding has thoroughly convinced him that many people read The Democrat, as he» received telephone‘messages and# letters from different sections of'the surrounding country from people who wanted custom grinding done in the near future and those who have been using his flour. The item was possibly misunderstood by some. He had no intention of closing the mill completely, but thought perhaps he would be unable to get enough wheat to continue making flour right „ along. He expects to continue custom grinding, handling feed and flgur to the extent that he is able to secure w’heat. He states that he has a few lots of wheat in prospect now and the outI look is brighter. n

NEW LAW TOOK EFFECT MAY 1

Grocers Have No Further Use for the Old Style Measure. si The new “sale by weight’’ law enacted by the last legislature went into effect yesterday and a great many articles heretofore sold by measure must now be sold by weight. Among the different classifications of articles that must be sold by weight are fruits, dried fruits, cereals, seeds, nuts, ice, coal, coke, lime, salt, sugar, butter, lard, meats, candies and other commodities usually sold by weight. Section two of the law provides that all strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and currants sold or offered for sale shall be sold by avoirdupois weight or in uniform sized baskets, boxes or other receptacles containing one quart or one pint standard dry measure.

Section three of the new law fixes the penalty for violation of the law at $lO and costs for the first offiense; $25 and costs for the second offense, and SIOO fine and costs and thirty days imprisonment for the third offense. The act makes it unlawful for a merchant or other vendor to even possess any of the measures customarily used in retail stores. The only exemptions made in any case are for apples, sold by the standard United States barrel or standard box, cranberries sold by the barrel, and farm products peddled from house, to house by the producer. Following is a list of the. standard weights that are made a part' of the new law. Housewives are urged by the state commissioner of weights and measures to provide

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MEETINGS OF FARMERS’ CLUBS

A meeting of the Parr Farmers’ club will be held at the Parr school house Friday evening, May 4, at 8 o'clock. Chairman S- A. Brusnahan of the program committee reports that an interesting and instructive program has been secured and a large attendance is expected. The first regular meeting of the North Union Farmers’ club will be held at the school house at Virgie Saturday evening, May 5, at 8 o’clock. President Harvey Dexter has made unusual arrangements in order to secure a good program' and promises a profitable evening to all who attend.

WORKING ON NEW DIRECTORY

Which Will Be Ready for Use in _ a Few Weeks. The Democrat office is now working on a new directory for the Jasper County Telephone exchange, which will be ready for distribution in a few weeks. The new directory will be in book form and will consist of about thirty-six pages. There will be some few advertisements but the major portion of the directory will be the instructions and rules and the names and numbers of the subscribers.

OLD REMINGTON CITIZEN DEAD

John Wilson, an old soldier and well-known citizen of Remington for many years, died at his home in that place Monday at 8:30 a. m., aged about 75 years s The funeral will be held today at 2:30 o’clock from the Presbyterian church and burial made in the Remington cemetery.

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. WAR DRAFT BOARDS CHOSEN Will Take a Census of All Persons of Military Age. Saturday afternoon Governor Goodrich appointed ninety-two conscription boards, one for each county in the state, who will take

a complete census of all persons in the state of military age, according to the provisions of the national war draft measure. There will also be five city boards for the cities of Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend. In each of the counties the board consists of the clerk and sheriff and one appointive member. The county boards will name a registrar for each precinct in the county. It is expected that pay will be provided for the precinct registrars, though it is anticipated that in many instances prominent citizens will volunteer to do this work without compensation. Only one day, the date to be fixed later by the government, will be devoted to the registration. Every man of conscription age who fails to report himself on that date will be subject to arrest and heavy penalties. The clerk and sheriff in each county serve on the board by virtue of their offices. The appointive members in this vicinity are as follows:

Jasper, O. K. Rainier, Rensselaer; Newton, Fred Lyons, Brook; Benton, Elmore Barce, Fowler; White, J. D. Timmons, Monticello; Pulaski, John G. Reidelbach, Winamac; Starke, Sidney A. Uncapher, Knox.

PROVISIONS OF ARMY MEASURE

Selective Conscription Bill Carries $3,000,000,000 Appropriation. The selective conscription bill, as originally drafted, provides: For the immediate expansion of the regular army and the national guard to full war strength, and for the drafting into the federal service of the national guard. For the raising by draft of an additional 500,000 men, for the second 500,000 and for further recruit training units as may be deemed necessary.

For the raising of all troops provided for in„ the bill by selective draft of male citizens between 19 and 25 years old. (The house amendment makes the ages 21 to 40 and the senate 21 to 27.) For the exemption of selective draft of legislative, judicial and persons with dependent relatives. Provision is made also for the discretionary exemption of persons engaged in industries essential to war. (The house inserted an amendment allowing the President to exempt farmers also.)

For the registration of all persons subject to service under the act upon proclamation of the President. For volunteer enlistments in the regular army for the period of the war under qualifications now obtaining, except that the maximum limit is raised from 35 to 40. For regular army p&y of sls a mdnth. (The house inserted an amendment raising the pay to S3O a month, and the senate to $29.) For an appropriation of $3,000,000,000 for the first year’s operation of the act. (A house amendment eliminated this provision.) The senate adopted an amendment which would enable Colonel Roosevelt to lead an army to France.

CALLED MEETING OF COMFORTS COMMITTEE

There will be a called meeting of the Comforts committee of the Navy League at headquarters near posto’ffice on Wednesday afternoon at 3 Members who have knitting needles, which measures 3-16 or 1-8 inch please bring them. Everyone interested invited to come and join.—Committee.

SECURES BIG DITCH CONTRACT

Bought a Dredge Boat and Will Commence 'Work Soon. Clyde Gunyon of Parr returned Sunday night from a business trip to Odessa, Minnesota, where he had gone on dredging business. He 'secured a contract while there for a four-milo ditch and bought a dredge that was on the ground. He expects to start work about the middle of May, if the weather will permit, and will take three men with him from this county. He reports that spring is very backward in that section, that the frost is not yet out of the ground and little or no seeding has been done. Six inches of snow fell there last Thursday, but it was later followed by rain and when Mr. Gunyon left there Saturday it was raining hard and • almost the entire country was covered with water with an occasional bank of snow still to be seen.

H.S. TRIANGULAR TRACK MEET

May s—Rensselaer, Monticello, Delphi Contest at St. Joseph’s. On Saturday, May 5, at 2:30 p. m., the annual Rensselaer-Monti-cello-Delphi track meet will be held at St. Joseph college. The triangular meet includes contests In oratory and declamation. These contests will take place In the high school auditorium. Paul Beam represents the school In oratory and Mamie Bever in declamation. The contestants for the track work are as follows: 50-yard dash —French Crooks, Leonard Swaim. 100-yard dash —French Crooks, Harold Sage. 220-yard dash —|lllarold Sage, Dan Guild. 440-yard dash —Dan Guild, Leonard Gourley. 880-yard dash —Herald Littlefield, George Hoover. Relay—-John Dunlap, Arthur Thornton, Walter Randle, French Crooks.

High jump—French Crooks, Ronald Pullins. Broad Jump—Ronald Pullins, Harvey Snow. Shot put—Leonard Gourley, Dan Guild. < Pole vault—Floyd Hemphill, Harold Sage. . High hurdles —Lawrence McLain, Floyd Hemphill. Low hurdles—Leonard Swaim, Lawrence McLain. Robert Loy, Charles Halleck, Walter Randle, John Dunlap and Arthur Thornton will be substitutes.

Medals will be awarded to the following: Trophy cup to winning team. Trophy cup to team winning relay. Gold medal to individual with highest general score. Bronze medals to winners of each separate event. medal to winner of oratorical contest. Silver medal to winner of declamation contest. The officials In charge of the meet will be non-locals, with the exception of Principal J. I. Coe. The minor officials will be from St. Joseph college and will be designated by white badges. The chief officials have not been definitely chosen, but it is thought that the following will compose the list: Floyd Murray of Hammond, accomby another .official from Gary, C. M. Sharp and one other from Shortridge school, another of Wabash college and Mr. Coe. The officials will be designated as follows: Starter, field judge, referee, timekeeper and scorer. These officials will wear yellow badges. Robert Blue and Robert Loy will announce the events to the spectators;

Tickets will be on sale at Long’s and Fendig’s drug stores, at the field or from individuals selling tickets. Everyone .should be sure to wear his ticket. ( The other meets have been held at Monticello and Delphi, respectively. This year it is our time to show the visiting teams that we mean to bring victory to the “Red and Black.’’

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U-BOAT SINKS AMERICAN SHIP

Gun Squad and Grew Are Believed Dead. ALLIES START NEW DRIVE Federal Food Kills Tamnclied—Visitors to Enjoy Ten-lhiy Tour—> Chicago Mayor Under Charges. An American armed steamer—« the oil tanker Vacuum—has been sent to the bottom by a German submarine and it is feared that an American naval lieutenant and some of his gun crew of nine men perished in the disaster. The captain and several of the crew of the Vacuum are known to have been drowned. While returning to the United States from a trip to Europe, the Vacuum encountered off the coast of Ireland the submarine which gave her a death wound. Scant details of the sinking are available and it is not known whether the Americans were able to bring their guns into play or if the vessel was torpedoed and sunk unwarned.

The expected battle in the Champagne region of France, following days of acute gun preparation by the French forces which was answered almost shot for shot by the Germane, at last has broken. Seem-, ingly synchronizing it with the somewhat lessened activity on the part of the British against the Germans on the Arras front, the French Monday, eastward from Rheims, launched an attack over a front of about four miles from tho south of Beine to east of Mont Carilettb and captured several fortified German trenches'. Delivered at noon day, the offensive was swift and sharp, and at its conclusion the French line had been driven forward into territory previously occupied by the enemy to depths ranging relatively from 500 to 1,000 yards. Simultaneously to the eastward a thrust by tho French northeast - of Montehaute netted them a gain of about two-thirds of a mile and placed them virtually astride the Moronvilliers-Naurov road.

That the fighting in this region has not yet been brought to a conclusion is indicated by the official statement of the Paris war office, which announces ' that artillery, duels of violence are still going on. There also has been a continuation of the great artillery activity from St. Quentin to the Oise and along the CAemi-des-Dames, northeast of Soiesons.

Washington, D. C., May I.—The administration’s food control campaign was introduced yesterday in both houses of congress. In the house Chairman Lever of the agricultural committee offered a bill to give the agricultural department direct supervision of food production and distribution. The program was put before the senate in a resolution by Senator Gore, chairman of the senate committee. The measures proposed do not cover price fixing or control of grain entering into manufacture of liquors. ’ Both these subjects Will be dealt with in measures to be drawn later. Twenty-five million dollars is asked for the agricultural depart 4 irient’s use in administering the program. The legislation calls for an immediate survey of the country’s food resources and confers power on the department to prevent speculation and price manipulation. France’s war mission will leave Washington Thursday on a tour of the eastern and middle western states arranged to give its members an opportunity to see as much of the country as possible within a limited time. The distinguished Frenchmen will go directly to Chicago from Washington and later will visit Kansas City, St. Louis. Springfield, Illinois, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The tour probably will last a week or ten days. , Y". In addition to loans to France and Italy totaling between $200,000,000 and $300,000,000 the United States will soon make a loan

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