Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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1140 AUTOMOBILES IN COUNTY

Registrations Up to July 1 Far In Excess of Last Year’s Total. According to statistics compiled by. the Campbell Circular Advertising Co. of Indianapolis, there were 1140 automobiles registered at the secretary' of state’s office from Jasper county up to July .1, or for the first half of 1917. This is far in excess of the total registration for last year. - George W. Goar of with his Hupp car was the first to register from this county, and the last was John Nagel of Rensselaer, license No. G 6932 having been issued for his Ford on last Saturday. The total number of registrations for the entire state of Indiana is 167.181, the last license number being G7lßl. The letter A on a license number is between 100,000 and 110,000; B is between 11'0,000 and 120,000, and so on, edch succeeding letter indicating an additional 10,000 licenses. The estimated vdlue of all automobiles in Indiana is $85,000,000.

GUS KANNE SERIOUSLY HURT

Skull Fractured When Auto Turned Over Tuesday Evening. Gus Kanne of near Campus, Illinois, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kanne of Rensselaer, is in a hospital at Streator, Illinois, and his condition is quite serious. His automobile turned over Tuesday evening as he was returning home from Campus and it is thought his skull has been fractured near the base of the brain. Mr.. Kanne had gone to Campus alone Tuesday evening- and while he was there his wife telephoned him that Mr. and Mrs. Alf Kanne and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kohley of this place had come to spend the Fourth. Mr. Kanne started home at once and it is presumed he was driving fairly fast. When he was about a mile from home, according to the best information obtainable, one of the front wheels of his car struck a rock and broke down, which-caused the machine to turn over. Some time later Mr. Kanne was found lying about sixteen feet from the wrecked machine, having been thrown that distance.

He was unconscious when found and was immediately removed to his home. His relatives here were notified and his father and brothers, George, Arthur, Al and Ed Kanne and wife, and sister, Mrs. Gaylord McFarland, went to Campus at once. The injured man lay in a semiconscious condition for twenty-four hours and Wednesday evening was removed to a- hospital at Streator, Illinois. Dr. Johnson of this city was called to Streator Thursday to see Mr. Kanne, and found his condition quite serious. He showed signs of regaining consciousness at times but not sufficiently to give any considerable encouragement. It was the intention of tho attending physicians to operate on the patient yesterday afternoon if he did not show some material improvement by that time. Whether or not this was done we did not learn at the time of going to press.

GILLAM FARMERS MILL MEET

The regular meeting of the Gillam Farmers’ club will be held at Independence church next Wednesday evening. The program committee has arranged the following order for the' evening: Essay—Old G10ry.... Grace Miller Song. ...... ..• • • Gillam Quartet “Good R0ad5”........ Dr. Hackley Discussion “Co-operation”.. Co; Agt. Learning Song Rev. W’eiss “Farmers’ Organizations and. What They Are Doing”. ..... ......... P. H. Hauter A considerable amount of business is to be presented, including the report of‘ the canning committee. Everyone is invited to attend.

COMFORTS COMMITTEE NOTICE Members. who have garments finished "will please bring them to headquarters as ,we are packing a box to forward to Washington. Sew on your name and address. Get the new instructions before beginning another, piece.—OßA T. ROSS, Chairman. The Democrat will print yon up a bunch of such stationery lu any quantity desired and for about the same price you pay for blank -paper elsewhere. ts

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tin Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notos Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney A. D. Babcock and John Moran, accompanied by Jesse Moore and John Martin, were over from Goodland Thursday afternoon. The two latter came over to enlist in Company M. County Auditor Hammond has been suffering some for the past several days with an infected hand, caused, it is thought, from poisoning it while working about his potatoes. It is much better at this writing and will soon be alright again. J. W. Oswald, for many years a well known attorney at Goodland, who had been in poor health for some time, died Friday night and was buried at Goodland Wednesday. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Oswald was a native of Wabash county, Indiana, and was 64 years of age. He located in Goodland in 1883. The H. & D. company of Goodland will take an appeal in the Palmer D. Wells vs. H. & D. company case, which was tried here some time ago and the jury gave the plaintiff damages in the sum of $4,000 for the alleged failure of the defendant company to fulfill their part of a contract in which Wells was to sell shock absorbers in the state of New York. Wells sued for $75,000. —Benton Review.

New suits filed: No. 8778. Henry Swart vs. James L. Adams et al.; action to quiet title. No. 8779. The Bank of Wheatfield vs. S. E. Case, Annie L. Overacker and Simeon W. Hamilton. Suit on note. Demand S6OO. -No. 8780. Emma Harrington vs. Ford Harrington; action for divorce. The complaint states that, the parties were married July 2, 1910, and separated January 13. 1917; that defendant was wholly impotent at time of marriage and still continues so; that defendant is the owner of real estate of the value of $2,500 and personal property of the value of SSOO. Plaintiff asks for a divorce and $1,500 alimony. Marriage licenses issued: July 3, George Hobart Martin of Kniman aged 19 May 8 last, occupation farmer, and Audry Opal Schreiner, also of Kniman. aged 16 Oct. 13 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Both being under age the mother of male, Anne Lue Martin, and mother of female, Mrs. Fred Schreiner, give consent to issuance of license. July 3, George A. Daugherty of Jasper county, aged 26 December last, occupation farmer, and Evelyn Aldine Freeland, aged 1 8 August 2 • last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. July 5, Floyd Parr Gratner of Jasper county, aged 22 January 29 last, occupation farmer, and Cora •Etta Bare of Newton township aged 19 August 12 fast, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. . July 5, William. Johq Holmes of Jasper county, son of Sidney Holmes, aged 21 August -5 last, occupation farmer, and Leallia Pearl Eldridge, also ,of Jasper county, aged 18 January 17 last., occupation housekeeper First marriage for each. Married ■in the clerk’s office by Rev. Asa McDaniel.

July 6, John Wesley Duvall of Davenport, lowa, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall of Rensselaer, aged 32 January 12 last, occupation student, and Anne Adele Race, also of Davenport, lowa, aged 32 February 2,1 last, occupation student. First marriage for each. Following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners for Tuesday, the closing day’s session: « , John Daniels awarded contract for new bridge in Jordan township

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————co". • - THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917

DAILY PROGRAM OF THE CHAUTAUQUA

FIRST DAY. FRIDAY, JULY 6 9:3® a. bl —Youths’ Chautauqua— Get aeqaainted time—Directed by the junior supervisor. 2:3© p. bl —Opening exercises—By the ■ superintendent. ’ WW Orchestral concert —The Craven family orchestra. 3:15 P- bl —Address. “The Almighty Dollar’ —Rufus E. King from New York state. Admission, 15 and 25 cents. 7:3© p. m.—Popular musical entertainment—The Craven orchestra. B:3© p. m. —Lecture. This New Age’—Raufus E. King, the editor. Admission, 15 and 25 cents. SECOND DAY —SATURDAY 9:3© a. m.—Youths’ ehautauqua. 2:30 p. ®- —Rollicking program— The Original Alpine Singers and Yodlers. 3:15 p. m.—Address. “Babies and Folks" —Dr. Robert Perry Shepherd. Admission. 15 and 25 cents. 7:34 p. bl—"A Night in Tyrol,’’ in native costume —Amusement for old and young—" Daddy" Grobecker and his Alphine Singers. 8:30 p. m.—Lecture, “Efficiency and Democracy”—Dr. Shepherd Admission, 15 and 35 cents. . THIRD DAY —SUNDAY 9:30 a. m.—Youths’ ehautauqua. Better each day. 2:34 p- bl —Delightful musicale — Chicago Concert Artists. 3:15 p. m- —Health studies—- " Health Attained and Maintained” —Mr. and Mrs. C. Rucker Adams. Admission 15 and 25 cents. 7:30 P- bl —Some splendid music —Chicago Concert Artists. 8:15 p. bl —A dramatic recital — Maude v™* a chactauqua favorite. Admission. 15 and 35 cents.

'TWAS A VERY QUIET FOURTH

Tbe O*ly Noise Making in Rensselaer Was From Motorcycles. Rensselaer probably had the quietest 4th of July this year that was ever known in the history of the county. Not a fire-eracker, gun, revolver or tor torpedo was heard from mom to night, and the only noise-making heard was the “pop, pop” of motorcycles passing through and the cecasc-sai lawbreaker who persists in operating his automobile —when out of sight of the peace officers—with the ent-out open. The town was praerieally deserted —perhaps we should say the streets, rather, as many people spent the day in the quietude of their homes. Business houses were all closed and therefore the streets deserted until night, when there was quite a turnout to the picture shows. The weather was ideal, bright and pleasant all day long, and just

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THREE YOUNG COUPLES WED

Mice Evelyn Freeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Freeland of Newton township, and George Daugherty, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Daugherty of Barkley township. were married Tuesday evening at the home of the bride s parents. The ceremony was a quiet one, only the immediate rela--tives of the couple being present. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. tv. Strecker, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, of this city. They will establish their home on the Benjamin Harris farm in Newton township. which the groom has been farming for some time. Miss Cora E. Bare, daughter of Mr and Mrs. D. S. Bare of Newton township. and, Floyd Gratner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gratner of Barkley township, were united in marriage Thursday evening by the Rev. E. W. Strecker at the Methodist parsonage. They left on an evening train for a short journev to points in central Indiana, after which they will return here. Their future plans have not been announced. John W. Duvall, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall of this city, and Miss Anne Adele Race of Chicago were united in marriage at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the home of the groom's parents. The wedding was a quiet- one, only a few immediate relatives being present. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. B. Fleming, pastor of the Presbyterian ehureh. Following a wedding supper the young couple left on the evening train for Chicago, and from there will proceed to Davenport, lowa, where both are students at the Palmer chiropractic school.

FOURTH DAY—MONDAY 9:30 a. m.—Yduths’ ehautauqua. 2:30 p. m.—Popular copcert ; —Ellis Brooks’ famous Chicago band. Jessie Izil Beers, soloist. 3:30 p. m.—Lecture, ‘‘The New Patriotism’’—-Dr, James R. Howerton. Admission, 15 and 35 cents. 7:30 p. musical festival —Solos, duets, quartets aud novelty numbers—-Brooks’ bdlhd. Admission, 25 and 50 cents. FIFTH DAY —TUESDAY 9:30 a. m. —Youths’ ehautauqua. 2:30 p. m.—Snappy entertainment The Beverly quintet. 3:15 p< m. —Address, “The Prisoner” or ‘‘Making Crooked Men Straight’’—Rollo Mcßride, public defender in Pittsburgh. Admission, 15 and 35 cents. 7:30 p. m.—Profusion of music— Vocal and instrumental The Beverly quintet. 8:15 p. m.—Lecture, ‘‘Miracles of Electricity” —■ Latest scientific discoveries illustrated —Reno B. Welboxtn. Admission, 25 and 50 cents. - SIXTH DAY —WEDNESDAY 9:30 a. m.-4-Youths’ ehautauqua. Finals in athletic tests. 2:30 p. m.—The best in music— Lindquest-Allen-Van Vliet company. 3:15 p. m—Address, “If We Only Knew" —Helen B. Paulsen. Admission. 15 and 35 cents. 7 p. m.—Pageant—“America Yesterday and Today”—Presented by the young people of the community—Directed by Miss Dora Miller. y 7:35 p. m.—Lecture, “The Needs of the- Hour” or “The Powder and the Match" —Judge George D. Alden of Boston. 8:35 p. m.—The artists’ concert — All-star company of celebrities — Lindquest-Allen-Van Vliet company. Admission, 25 and 50 cents.

BOYS ADMIT ANOTHER THEFT

Took Ring and $3 From the Russell Store at Monon. When news of the arrest and conviction of two boys here for robbing the Pleasant Ridge store reached Monon Tuesday evening, the proprietor of the Russell store, which had alsa been robbed on last Sunday of $3 in cash and a valuable ring, telephoned this information to Sheriff McColly, he suspecting that the same two boys had done both 'jobs. The sheriff went before the boys at once and accused them of the theft and an immediate confession was made. One of the boys handed over $2 which he had sewed inside his hat band, and the other boy produced the ring and another dollar. Both boys persistently refused to say anything further regarding their residence or relatives until they were enroute tp the boys’ school at Plainfield where they were taken via auto Thursday. As they neared their destination they showed more of a desire to talk and sought the sympathy of the sheriff, each showing a reluctance to go to the boys’ school and wanted to go to their homes. They then said their names were Sam Comena and Harry Larsh, and that both had a widowed mother residing at Benton Harbor, Michigan, which was their home. The former is an Italian and the latter a Norwegian. However, it was beyond the power of the sheriff' to do anything for them at this stage, even had he wished to do so, and they wer"? duly placed in the institution and their relatives have been notified, but no word has been received from them as yet.

RETURN FROM EASTERN TRIP

Mr. and Mrs. George. Long and two children, Mrs. A. F. Long, accompanied by the latter’s daughter, Mrs. Russel Strawbridge, and baby of Niagara Falls, New York, reached Rensselaer about 7 p. m. Tuesday on their return trip via auto from Niagara Falls. They left there Saturday and spent Saturday night in Erie. Pennsylvania; Sunday night in Oberlin, Ohio, and Monday night in Fort Wayne. They encountered a Lake Erie rain Sunday, and it was a real storm, so they did not make as much mileage Sunday as they made the day previous. From Fort Wayne they came via Huntington, Peru, Logansport and Monticello and found the roads much better than in going, when they went via Rochester, Indiana, and only some thirty or forty miles- farther, the extra distance being more than made up by the better roads. They report a splendid trip except for Sunday’s rain,.

GERMAN LEADERS DEMAND BALLOT

Reichstag Meeting Amid Revolt Recalls the Days ot 1848. ASK EQUAL SECRET SUFFRAGE Manifesto Particularly Significant Because the Signers Include Many Prominent Men. Berlin, July 6. —Coincident with the reconvening of the reichstag, a score of the so-called German intellectuals united in a formal demand on the government for Immediate parliamentary and electoral reforms, including equal, direct and secret suffrage.

What made the manifesto of particular significance in the view of reformers here was that among the signers were such men as Delbrueck, Van Harnack, Meinecke, Emil Fischer, Troeltsch and others of the purely “Intellectual” type who have heretofore opposed the democratization plans announced by the radicals. Must Give Up Indemnities. Representatives of various parties expressed divergent views on the peace question, which also was discussed by the committee. Herr Ebert said the government could have pence this summer if it would only offer pence without annextons and indemnities to all opponents and abandon separate overtures to Russia. Herr-Brzberger saidthe formula of the Russian council of deputies was Impossible nnd impractical. He warned the government representatives against awa'kenlrig false optimism by their statements. Herr von Payer said that further peace proffers wore harmful and tend to defeat the German-object. The only thing to do, he said, wns to hold out, meantime bolstering public sentiment by immediately beginning the work of democratizing the country.

Threats of Revolution Heard. Such sessions of the “little reichstag” and the debate in the Saxon diet threatening revolution unless reform Is Immediately undertaken are rather unpleasant preliminaries to the reichstag meeting. A measure giving additional representation to a number of overgrown urban industrial reichstag districts probably will be submitted to the reichstag. Party leaders, during a conference with Chancellor von Bethmanu-Holl-weg, obtained from the government an agreement that this so-called minor reform program would be Immediately taken up. A committee began preparing a report thereon for Immediate presentation to the reichstag. Other reforms still slumber. "Devotion to Crown" Derided. Saxon soldiers are not fighting ‘tint of loyalty to the king, but for love of the fatherland.

Saxony Is suffering sadly from the mistakes of an Incompetent bureaucracy and conditions have reached such a state that all parties In the Saxon parliament are forced seriously to warn rhe government of the danger of this situation. Such were the disagreeable declarations which the government was forced to hear from all parties except the conservatives. In a debate in the" Saxon diet yesterday, a report of which has reached here. The occasion for the debate was a socialist resolution demanding that the government make an effort to secure liberal reorganization of the empire. "Reforms From Mob." After Count Vltzhun,' premier of Saxony, had declared that the Saxon government would fight any attempt to secure any franchise reform in Individual states through the reichstag, the socialist vice president of the house, himself an ex-soldler. flatly denied that loyalty to the king played any role with the soldiers. After this debate, almost unparalleled in a German legislature since the days of 1848. the diet adopted the socialist resolution, the conservatives atone dissenting.

TO GIVE CANNING EXHIBITION

The fifth of the series of canning demonstrations held under the auspices of the Jasper County Better Farming association will be conducted at the home of Mrs. Charles Welch of Carpenter township next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Everyone is invited to bring in any fruits and vegetables •which gave them special difficulties, together with the cans and the demonstrators will explain the proper methods. Mrs. Stewart Learning and Miss Helen Murray will be in charge, v

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COMPANY M OVER 100 MARK

Several Recruits Added During the Past Week. Nine recruits have been added to Company M during the past week, making the present enrollment 103, the largest enrollment the local company has ever had. The new men are Philip S. Miller, Foresman; Henry P.“ 5 Childers, Conrad; Cecil V. Dawson, Mt. Ayr; Clarence B. iHiarms, Goodland; Elmer J. Baker, Medaryville; Richard E. Myer a Gifford, and William J* Holmes, Lloyd Cooper and Bert N. Hudson, Rensselaer. Two men, Cecil L. Stowers of Rensselaer and Henry Buck of Mt. Ayr, have been rejected for (physical disability. There are other applications on file and tvhen these applicants have been accepted, together with prospective applicants, the enrollment of Company M will be nearly up to standard.

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE DRAFT

Jasper County’s Quota Probably Hilled, With Several to Spare. One would think from hearing some people talk that evpry man In Jasper county between the ages of 21 and 31 years was to be drafted and put into the new national army at once, except those entitled to exemption by reason of physical disabilities, married men with dependents, etc. Now, as The Democrat understands, not a solitary man In .Jasper county is likely to have to go to make up this first call for th® national army. Each state is given a quota to fill, based on population, and Indiana's quota Is but 1 4,632, and from tfiiij is deducted the enlistments in the national guard and regular army. In other words, each state has to furnish its quota only, and thia quota is based on population. States like New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois will have to furnish many more men, of course, than Indiana.

Our state’s 'population is estimated at 2,740,322, and Its quota is given at 14,632. This quota is in turn apportioned to counties, and as Jasper county’s population is but 13,000 hf round numbers, Its quota would be approximately sixty-seven. Given credit for the enlistments In the national guard and regular army and this quota has already been filled with several to spare. The same is probably true taking the state as a whole. Therefore, while names will be drawn from Indiana and Jasper county for the draft, it is not at all likely that the men so drawn will be called upon to go Into camp even. At least not on the first call for troops. Should another call be made and Indiana —and Jasper county as a unit —is short in men who had volunteered, then enough of the number previously drawn would be called out to fill the second quota. Now, as The stands from all the .information it can gather, these...are the facts and all reports to the contrary are without any foundation whatever.

PRESIDENT GROSE TO SPEAK

Will Address the People of Jasper County Joly HPresident George R. Grose of Depauy university, working under the auspices of the State Council of Defense, will be in Rensselaer Saturday, July 14, and address the people of Jasper county on war issues. He will bring a message thrilling with truth and burning with a fervent desire to preserve democracy in the great crisis which our counrty is how- passing. The State Council of Defense has asked that all the people of the county and surrounding territory make every effort to be present and hear this gifted orator. The council also suggests that business of all kinds be suspended during the meeting, and that all people do their part toward re-establishing within the minds and hearts of all the people the spirit of the men who made our country and the spirit\of the men who defended our country jin other crises of our national nfe. This is the very least service the council of defense has a ..right to expect of the people of Jasper county, and we must not be found wanting.. The time and place •of the meeting and other details will be published later.

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