Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — Page 1
Jasper County Democrat.
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VISITED BY FORMER TEACHER
William T. McNeil of Reno, Nevada, was the guest of Fred Waymire from Friday until Monday. Mr* McNeil -was a former school teacher ill Benton county and Fred and Dan Warm ire and their sister. Mrs. Robert Michal of Kniman. used to go to school to him. Later he was publisher of the Oxford Tribune, being succeeded by John P. Carr, who published - The paper for a number of years before going to Fowler and establishing the Fowler Leader. Mr. McNeil has 6ince been engaged in the newspaper business in different cities in Nevada and for ten years was engaged as a special writer for the American Magazine. He is now engaged in publicity work in boosting Nevada, which be thinks has great possibilities before it- The state at present has but IhO.OO (' population, although its area is as large as Indiana and Illinois combined.
GUTS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE
And Thereby Starts a Uvely Gasoline Fight. Cheaper gasoline, one of the dreams of Jasper county people for the past few years, bids fair to become a reality. Since Mark Schroer closed his garage on East Washington street Jay W. Stockton has taken active steps toward organizing a stock company of automobile owners, the purpose being to sell gasoline and other supplies at a minimum profiL Gasoline has lately been retail ; nc here at from 23 to 24 cents a gallon, while in Remington and some of the neighboring towns it conic he purchased for 2 and 3 cents less. Pending the installation of the necessary equipment Mr. Stockton arranged for the use of a Standard Oil wagon from which to retail gasoline. The wagon was placed on Mr. Stockton’s lot adjoining the garage building and a placard reading “Gasoline 21 Cents.” placed thereon. Shortly after noon Friday a representative of the Standard Oil company made his appearance and ordered the sign removed, which was done. Mr. Stockton explained the situation, stating that the sign was on his own property, and it was then replaced, and gasoline is still being retailed at the cut price. The Standard recently abolished all service stations, it is said, and retailers are thus enabled to charge any price they please. The octopus would no doubt like to refuse to sell gasoline to Mr. Stockton lut cannot consistently do so, and consequently. it is reported, the other garages of the city have quit Buying of the Standard and get their supply of gas from the Indian Oil company. While the fight is on the people are the gainers and can sit back and complacently smile, hoping for a continuance of the situation.
ALLIED ONSLAUGHT GROWING
Russians Continue to Inflict Severe Losses on Teutons. The Teutonic allies continue to suffer severe losses on both the. eastern and western fronts. The Russians have not alone made considerably, gains in territory but have captured since July l about 36,643 officers and men, ninetythree heavy and light guns, twentyeight trench mortars, 403 machine ' guns and ninety-one guns of other description. The French and English liare continued their advance on the western front. It is felt certain that many of the Germans have been taken from this section to the eastern front in ah effort to stop the Russians, and the opposition to the French and English is growing weaker day by day. One of the most important even+s of the week is the news from Greece 1 that indicates its entry ihtc the war on the - side of the allies. While no formal declaration of war has been made, yet such a condition actually exists and mobilization of Greece's forces is * under way. Greece is capable of raising an army of 300,600 if they P’e furnished with munitions, and this number added to the allied forces in the Balkans would mean muck.
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COURT HORSE NEWS IN BRIEF
Mmstiifhiatnilg From tin Tims Dtpimns IF JASPER CffIJITY CAPITOL ptbrr —Oil— Votes Gathered tron the S* Coonty Offices. '-V. - - _/ The meechrg ueM last night under the gESjikes as the State Council of OeJense. iriginadly announced to be heM Sn ItnQrsy Park, was held in the 3JL 3L ehnmrh because of the threat*u lug weather. The Betsat far hunting squirrels ©pens Angnsc I instead of July 1, as herexiftre-. and closes December 1. A penalty as $lO is provided for -pacts srrirrel found in one's possessor ®sr pursued during the closed seasru. It would he strictly proper for the aurhscStfes to take some action f> those who make a practice of -driving, autra mealies while intoxicated. sntu an offense is against the laws ©f Indiana and justly .so, for those who- do such not ..only endanger their own lives but those of others. A few arrests and convietioEs wrt!<£ no doubt have a Tf-rr eoie-rfnx ’tendency. ■. Mr. and If re. Joseph Michaels ■were down fram Chicago Saturday to see their son. Clarence Michaels, who is stun erttShed in the county jaTl here. 3Cr. Michaels is very anxious a® do aU in his power to help ins sin @ut of Ms present trouble and ft® lead a straight life in the future, and it is probable that he wtOE reimburse Mr. Misch fox his loss fim connection with the theft mg his car and take the young .tt'-bti t® Chiiiago- and help him obtain ’honesE • empio yment. TTe urge that an of our’ readers preserve last: Saturday's issue of The Democrat. En which was published the Esc @f registrants in this eotmry. tigetier with the serial numbers given them for tue draft. In the feet issue following the complerior the draft we will publish ahe numbers in the ordev in whi:i they were drawn, and by referriur 1® the- list published Saturday tie reader may- readily estublish the rzrfer in wMch the registrants ®? Jasper county will be called far service.
New suits Cfirdr No. 878 a. Roy Wilbur vs. Th-elma. Wilbur; action to aritiS imurrhEgeThe >mi ifdiiiHili alleges that the parties were married June 2, 191 <, and separate# aa June 4, 1917. that at the tfme of said marriage the defendant was a married woman,. the lawful wife of one F. Binslager, tm wiaai she had been pre vicusly msarruef and had never been dixoreefl.. am ass which. was to this plaintiff ttct-tvtt • that two days after sale ?*reteuded marriage defendant left -7afan-if and wrote him -a letter KiatSrgr that she would not assume the da tie? and responsibilities bf a. married woman. At Use special meeting of .the cot in x ps-:aiefl ?atrmlav additional CT jijimjai nir—ii w“re made "for the ednik 1 Ksr 1911- aggregating a -'liTQe 'lirtiWW 'aßam F7,.fr6#fiyr the fob lowing s'eeiff c '■ purposes: New garage and driveway at jail, Enr ■ Eahrteuaitce of county hoss SIJIIKIi/:/ : . ~v: Fpr tiree bridges over the Bass ditch-ir Kamhake* township. $*575-. Bridge «sxeg Otis ditch in Keener township. Bridge twer Cooper ditch fn Keener tewasHtljp.. % 1.100., Brlire "Warble dithh in WhearSeM townnship. S 3 23. /, Bridge M Carpenter township, Sf7>*». Bridge Smith ditch in Walker. twwusMp. f 1.200. Two bridges over Iroquois ditch in .Marie® «®wns&fp, 5750.
CARD OF THANKS
We ueslre t@ express our heartT e2t thaasis to the friends and nedgdihiws ff&g- their kindness and sympathy ha ttke- death and burial ©P «bt father. Edward Cain. — THOMAS CAIN AND FAMILY.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK
RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917
VOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL
Miss Ada Huff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Huff of south of town, was operated on Friday for appendicitis, and is getting along nicely. Martha Grant and Emmet Eger, who have been suffering with typhoid fever, are doing nicely. Mrs. Ed Reeve, who underwept a major operation last week, is resting easier, although there is little or no change in her general condition. Loren Boicourt underwent an operation Monday for the removal of his tonsils. - Mrs. Earl Bruner of Morocco underwent a major operation yesterday morning. Mrs. E, J. Randle and son Ed, Jr., were taken to their home Saturday. Charles Reed of Barkley township continues to improve. It has been found necessary to limit the visiting hours to from 10 a. m. to 11 a. m., 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Friends are also asked not to visit patients without first securing the consent of the nurse in attendance.
YOUTHFUL THIEVES CAPTURED
Wolcott Officers Trail Two Young Men to This City. Two young men were arrested at the Monop station in this city early Sunday morning by Marshal James Pemberton and Nightwateh Millard of Wolcott, who had trailed them here after they had robbed the VV. M' Sullivan store at Wolcott. They gave their names as Fred Jones and Earl Rogers, and claimed Indianapolis as their home. After robbing the Sullivan store they made their escape in an automobile they were driving. The machine broke <Jown about six miles southeast of this city and they came on here on foot, and when found by the officers and placed under arrest were waiting for a train to Chicago. The officers handcuffed the young men together and took them away, both being handcuffed to one of the men to prevent escaping,
They at first gave the names of John Holt and James Marcy, the latter having a registration card bearing that name. Later he said his name was also Holt and that he had found the registration card. The automobile they had abandoned was taken to Wolcott with them and was there identified as belonging to a man named Biddle at Kirklin. which had been stolen in Indianapolis recently. When confronted with this evidence the young men gave their correct names and admitted their guilt. They were then taken to Lafayette to await officers from Indianapolis, where they will be charged with grand larceny.
INDIANA POINTS STORM RAZED
Five Persons Killed and Crops Damaged by Hail. Five persons are known to have been killed and crops severely damaged in sections throughout Indiana by the storm that swept the state Friday evening.' Three of the victims, Thomas Brady of Crown Point. Richard Ryland of Dana and Milford Neal is of Jennings county were killed by lightning. .lames Henderson and daughter-in-law, Mrs: Effie Henderson, residing in Brown county, were killed when the storm wrecked the Henderson home. Hail was reported in several sections of tlie state, and the- property and crop loss may possibly amount to several hundred thousand dollars, although the exact amount is difficult to determine. Tn southern Indiana corn leaves were cut to ribbons, oats und wheat were -lirlven into the ground by the wind and hail stones and other crops suffered similarly. Considerable was done in places to crops in the vicinity of Lafayette. A severe hail storm inflicted incalculable damage' to crops in parts of Tippecanoe county yesterday afternoon. The hail was accompanied by a downpour of rain and a strange roaring sound somewhat resembling a tornado. The storm followed a path from one-half to threequarters of a mile in width, traveling east from Gtterbein. - Corn blades were cut to ribbons and many stalks were broken, wheat that was almost ready for the reaper was shattered and oats fields " ■»-. . . . •...-■
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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS
Telßgraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT HITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. NEW AUTO ROAI) IN COUNTY A move, is on foot to mark out a new auto highway through the county. It is to begin at the state line and follow the Panhandle through Kentland, Goodland, Monticello, Logansport to Fort Wayne and Toledo. It connects in Illinois with the Corn Belt route, which is already marked out. This line is to be appropriately marked, and especial attention is to be paid to the marking of poles on the turns. Beginning three poles from the corner the automobile driver will be warned of the turn and the letters “R” and “L” will notify him to be ready for a right or left turn. The State Automobile association states that this will force the building of better roads, and we agree with them that it will force the building of new ones and they will have to he better to stand the traffic. —Brook Reporter.
BREAK EXPECTED IN AUSTRIA
Eastern Empire May Sever Relations With Germany. The Austrian reichrat was thrown into an uproar Saturday when the former Czech minister, Herr Praschek, declared the hate of the entire world was not directed against Austria, but against Germany and that Austria should detach herself from her ally, says a Vienna dispatch. “How are we to obtain peace,” demanded Herr Praschek,. “if we cling to the German side? Must, we continue to sacrifice our interests to the expansion of Germany?, Must we continue to submit to the German militarism that has drawn us into this .war?” The speaker declared that Czech deputies had been imprisoned for attempting to bring about an alliance of Austria with Russia and France, and added that if they were to be stigmatized as traitors then all Czechs who believed similarly should be so stigmatized.
ASK AN INCREASE IN RATES
Date for Hearing on Petition for 30 Pet. Increase in Electric Rates. The Public Service commission of Indiana has set aside July 23, 24 and 25 for the hearing on the petition of the Indiana Electric Light association for a 30 per cent surcharge on each bill rendered for electric service. Thirty-six companies join in this petition. Their services cover most of the state. The decision may govern the attitude of Other companies. The hearing, therefore, is of general interest to every community. In conformity with the new policy of the Public Service commission of Indiana, this informal notice of the hearing is being given today to all concerned, through commercial clubs, chambers of commerce, etc., and the newspapers. The hearing will be held at the State House, Indianapolis, and will be 'open to all. Formal notices, including copies of the petition ifself, are being sent to city clerks and may be consulted. '
Summarized, the petitioners allege: . ’ ' 1. That the rates now in effect are based on the average of normal or prevailing prices of coal, labor, material and taxes. 2. That during the past year, the petitioning utilities have ljeen compelled to bear an extraordinary and unprecedented increase in these costs and of all other entering into cost of production and distribution. . 3. That the utilities are unable to contract for/future deliveries of coal except at a very great advance over the normal prices, and believe it will not be ‘possible during the continuance of the war to purchase either coal supplies, materials or labo-r except at prices far in ex cess of normal. 4. That the average per cent of increase of prevailing prices over normal prices are: Coal, 194 per cent: labor, 3.2.67 per cent; copper, 144.86 per cent; miscellaneous sup-
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FORESTERS DEFEATED BROOK
Will Play the Foresters of Lafayette Next Sunday. The Foresters’ baseball team went to Brook Sunday and defeated the fast team at that place 4 to 0. Feldhaus for the locals was in fine form and allowed but three . safe hits, while Hampton, twirling for Brook, was nicked for nine safe blows. Jlealy led in the attack with four hits out of five times at bat. Next Sunday the Foresters’ team will go to Lafayette and play the Foresters’ team of that city. Otto Ricks, a former St. Joe student, is pitching for the Lafayette team and is backed up by a strong aggregation.
A SERIES OF AUTO ACCIDENTS
There were three automobile accidents in Rensselaer Saturday evening and Sunday, but in neither case was anyone seriously hurt. The first accident occurred Saturday evening at the intersection of Washington street and McKinley avenue, in front of the H. O. Harris residence. Walter Hopkins, driving his Ford car, was going north on McKinley avenue and another car was coming south on the same street, while Perry Marlatt was coming east on Washington street. The new traffic posts at this corner and near the McKay laundry make it quite difficult for one to observe the traffic rules because of the narrowness of the street between the Curbs. The three cars reaching the corner at the same time caused a mixup in which Mr. Marlatt collided with the Hopkins car, throwing it over against the- curb and turning it over. Not very much damage was done to the car. but Mr. Hopkins was somewhat bruised. The second accident occurred at about 7:30 o’clock Sunday morning when Elmer Biggs and Charles Marlin, driving the former’s Ford car, upset in the road on east Elm street, almost directly in front of “Frenchy” Deschand’s home. The car turned turtle completely, the wheels being upright in the air. Mr. Deschand and others of the family ran out and righted th§ car and reused young Marlin whorwas pinnedunderneath. Except for a broken windshield the car was not badly damaged. This accident is said to have been caused from mixing too much whisky with the gasoline. The parties are said to have been driving at a high rate of speed, going west, and were too drunk to handle the car, but went zig-zagging about unt>l the car finally turned over. After it was righted they got back into it and started off, sill zig-zagging from one side of the street to the other, and one of the men is said to have fallen out, so badly intoxicated, was he. It is a miracle that they did not run over some one or run into some of the houses along the street.
The third accident, which occurred about 3:30 p. m., was likewise due to reckless driving. Five Francesviile boys, who had been working for S. C. Irwin in the onion fields at Newland, had hired a Ford car at Francesville to drive to Monon, it is said, but instead they came to Rensselaer and started from here to Wolcott. None° of the boys were more than 14 or 1 years of age and had no legal or moral right to be driving a car. When out near W. S’. Parks’ residence on College avenue, and driving at a high rate of speed, they attempted to drive past John Parkinson in his father’s big Cadillac. John was going to stop at Parks' and held out Ills hand in warning to them, hut they evidently did not know what this meant and did not slacken speed at all. Seeing that they were going to run into his car, John pulled back into the road to the west and their Ford struck his running hoard, throwing
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NOTICE TO OCR PATRONS Tomorrow, Thursday, July 13 the Benton Telephone association w4Ji hold its annual operators’ and employes’ picnic at Gay park. Brookston. This will be a “day off” for every employe that can be spared of the several companies comprising this association, and the public is asked to be as patient as possible with the central operators on this day-as the force will be short in order to give every operator possible an opportunity to attend this picnic. JASPER > COUNTY TELEPHONE CO.
VoL XX. No* 32 „
COURT DECLARES LAW TO BE VOID
And No Constitutiosal Conn-' tioß Will Be Mi FURTHER REGISTERING STOPS And th< Women erf Indiana Will Xot (W to Vtrfe in vftaahtt a* They Had Expelled. The Indiana supreme- coart ■ Friday decided that the lav calling a constitutional convention for Indiana is unconstitutional and yosdLThis means that no co nsri t u if-uaal convention will be held. Judge Richard Erwin, chief iastice of the supreme court, wrote the opinion, and Judges Spencer. Harvey and Myers concurred. Judge Lairy reserved the light to express his views on the question in aa opinion m be filed later. The act was passed early in the last session of the lesrislatsre. Democrats and Republicans in both houses supporting it with sufficient strength to bring about its possage. As soon as. t; - ar v-re piV lisbed and placed in force Henry W. Bennett of IndianapolS* wlfiO was generally understood to represent other interests, filed salt. .In the Marion county superior coert. roora 1, attacking its validity. The suffrage- law, insofar as it ewncerned the election of delegates ta the proposed constitutional coaT'ention, also was attacked. Judge W. W- Thornton. before whom the case was argued, held the convention law valid. Tie suffrage law was at the same tin# held invalid in so far as it applied, to the constitutional convention law. Appeals were taken immediately to the supreme court and under the necessity existing because of extensive preparations l<e:ng mads to elect delegates to the proposed convention, the ruling-from th** higher body came quickly. Attorneys who were : **u.' • ~ the law in the argument in suprenwe court this, week advanced toe opinion that the legislature had no power to call a constitutiosal convention and that this power rested only with the people. They sail the legislature had only the right to submit to a vote of the peogle the question of whether the people wished to hold a convention. The local registration board received a telegram from state headquarters Friday evening instructing the former to permit ®o mere persons to register in this- cwnaty.
SOCKS FOR OUR SOLDIER BOYS
Indiana Women Prepare to renudi at Least 4.000 Pairs. Our war department, the National Council of Defense and the State Council of Defense have ssetrt a great deal of time and iaos.e-r investigating and oh serving . .lievarious 'experience* and needs of the soldiers now In the field of hattle. Am one the more important things developed is the fact that one of the most terrible condition* of the war is the “trench feet" of the soldier? caused by badly fitting and badly dyed socks In teasy cases blood poisonics ressPe-L Tb - soldiers spend their rl* trenches often in wafer to their shoe tops or above. Thjs sjtaaliost is surely bad enough during the
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Wild Hay — We have a large acreage of wild hay to put tj» m Newton county, known a® the Kerne tract of land, west of Fair Oaks, on shares or by the ton. Hay ready to put up from now on.— JT. J. Lawler. Phone 337. JAKES E WALTER, Supt. ; r Wanted—Good cmptfiK *»■ fiw our Fair Oaks ranch with wife capable of taking care of ranch house.—J. J. Lawler. Phone 331. JAMES E. WALTER. Sag*. ts Mu With Tractor Wanted—We have several hundred acres »• want plowed for wheat, on ranch w est of Fair Oaks; ready any fine after August I. iavter. Phone 337, JAMES K. WALTER. Supt. O