Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1917 — Page 1

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ORGANIZE FOR HOME DEFENSE

New Names Being Added to the List Each Day. ■Twenty-three men have thus far enrolled for the proposed home defense company and at least thirty more are needed before organization can be completed. The enrolling officer will be at the court house next Sunday at 1:30 p. m. to enroll all who desire to join the company. • ■ x The following is a list of those already enrolled: . William H. Parkinson Moses Leopold Elmer Wilcox P. H. Hauter John I. Gwin Frank G. KreSler Arthur Tuteur Alexander E. Wallace Carl Wood Harry Kresler C. W. Eger Clinton Colvert John H. Sanders Clyde Davisson Erhardt Wuerthner E. W. Hickman Earl Whited Samuel H. Cornwell Russel Wz Willits v Merl Strain * Verlin V. Hopkins John M. Ward Paul Healy

TO REPORT AT CAMP TAYLOR

Where Drafted Men From Central States Will Train. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Burchard and little daughter Winifred, who had been visiting Mi. Burchard’S people at Hartford City, returned Thursday evening. Mr. Burchard will remain here until Tuesday when he will go to Louisville where he will be stationed at Camp Taylor, the cantonment at which the Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky men of the new national army are to be assigned. There will be 41,880 men at this camp. Indiana supplies 17,500, Illinois 10,134 and Kentucky 14,236. The camp will be in command of Major-General Hale. The department has completed the assignment of the officers of lower ran# to the camp, that is to say the captains, the first lieutenants and the second lieutenants. These men, in most instances, are graduates of the officers’ training camps, a majority of themi coming from the training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Orders have gone out from the adjutant-gen-eral’s office to practically all of the officers that are to be assigned to Camp Taylor to report at the camp not later than August 27, although the first of the national army troops will not reach the camp prior to September 5. The officers are ordered to the camp a little ahead of the troops, so that they may be ready to receive the men as they begin pouring in. The order directing that 30 per cent of the men be ordered

to this camp means that between - 12,000 'and 13,000 men will report to the camp on September 5 and 6. Under the orders the men must all leave their home stations September 5, but many of them will not arrive in camp until the following day. These first arrivals will form skeleton organizations which will be built as the additional increments come in. The war depart-, ment feels that this plan has its advantages because when the second 30 per cent arrives the first increment will have received Considerable training and will be able to assist the newcomers.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurley, a daughter. August 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Estal Marion of Union township, a son. August 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stover of Union township, a son.

FARMERS CAN HOLD GRAIN The State Bank of Rensselaer has made arrangements whereby they loan money on good bankable notes to permit farmers to hold their grain. This bank will be pleased to have you call and make your financial needs known.—Advt. Wild Hay— We have a large acreage of wild hay to put up in Newton county, known as the Kent tract of land, west of Fair Oaks, on shares or by the ton. Hay ready to put up from now oh.— J. J. Lawler. Phone 337. JAMES E. WALTER, Supt. ts

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. 8804. Louis Beecher vs. Alice Stocksicji; application for the appointment of a guardian. John Walker, a former court reporter of the Jasper -Newton circuit but now of Tombstone, Arizona, was (here a short time Wednesday shaking hands with old friends. Wednesday’s Lafayette Journal: Attorney W. H. Parkinson and son of Rensselaer, were in the city yesterday. Mr. Parkinson may locate here later in order to give his children opportunity to attend Purdue university. Dr. Charles R. Schwartz, a veterinary of Remington, was in Rensselaer Wednesday on business. Dr. Schwartz was recently commissioned a second lieutenant in the veterinary reserve corps, and expects a call to duty in the very near future. ■ i '* According to advices received by the local draft board Ross Porter, who was registered here but was examined in Cattaraugus county, New York, had successfully passed the physical examination. He will be under the direction of the New York board in the draft. Edward Coover, a former oldtime resident of Remington and a brother of M. C. Coover of that place and of William Coover, a former clerk of the Jasper circuit court, died last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Peck, near Ashville, New York, with whom he had lived the past few years. Burial was made there last Sunday.

The local draft board, composed of Sheriff McColly, Clerk Nichols and. Dr. Loy, has taken no action yet on the claims for exemption filed following the last examination. It is said that no action will be taken until the exemptions made by this board in the first call have been acted upon by the district board, which will be within th-" 1 next few days. County Treasurer May and children drove to Mudlavia Sunday and Mrs. May, who had been taking treatment there for rheumatism with but little benefit thus far, returned home with them for a week’s rest before resuming treatment. While she is not troubled so much with the rheumatic pains, she is not very much improved otherwise, but hopes that further treatment will prove more beneficial.

LOAN ASSOCIATION PERFECTED

The Walker Township National Farm Loan association of Walker, Gillam, Wheatfield and Kankakee townships, met June 2 and completed their application blank and sent same on June 4 to the Federal Land bank of Louisville, Kentucky, and their appraiser came out just two weeks from the date sent to the Federal Land bank. On July 18, just one month, from date of appraisement, they were approved by the Federal Land bank. Anyone in either of these townships wishing a loan, meet us at the Walker Center school house the first Saturday night of each month. —WILLIAM STALBAUM, President; V. M. Peer, Sec.-Treas.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Charles Rhoades, who is suffering from a nervous breakdown, is improving. Mrs. Fred Rishling, who recently fell from a motorcycle and broke her hip and had left the hospital only a few days ago, suffered a fall at her home Tuesday and rebroke the same hip bone.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1917.

AGED LADY CALLED BY DEATH

Mrs. Eliza Jane Galbraith, aged 95 years and 13 days, passed away at 2 o’clock Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Tanner in Barkley township. Death was due to old age. Two other daughters also survive, Mrs. Len Griggs of this city and Miss Galbraith, who resided- with her mother. Funeral services were held at the Tanner home at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. Cramer of the Barkley M. E. church preaching the sermon, and burial was made in the Prater cemetery. •

A NEW SERIAL NEXT WEEK

Watch for the opening chapters of The Democrat’s new serial, “The Real Man,” by Francis Lynde, whfch will appear next week. This is one of the very best serials that ever appeared in the columns of The Democrat, and it has published ihany good ones. Read it and you’ll agree that it is one of the best stories you ever read.

TEN MEN GO TO ARTILLERY

Taken From Local Company to Fill “Rainbow Division.” Ten members of Company M of this city have been transferred to the First Indiana Artillery, better known as the “Rainbow Division,” which will be one of the first sections of Indiana troops to be sent abroad. The men left here Tuesday afternoon, but the change was shrouded under military censorship and but few knew of the movement. From here the ten men went direct to Indianapolis and thence to Fort Benjamin Harrison, where they were mustered into the artillery. Following are the names ind home addresses of the mei from Company M who were transferred: William F. Reed. Fair Oaks Emery Nixon, Frankfort IHlarmon Clayton, Rensselaer Howard J. Ames, Rensselaer Willie Potts, Fair Oaks Harry M. Hays, Rensselaer Edward Peregrine, Rensselaer Add. Clayton, Rensselaer Wesley Hurley, Rerfsselaer Ford E. McColly, Wheatfield Twenty-one men were also taken from Company C at Monticello, and it is estimated that about 1,200 men will be taken from the Third regiment to complete the artillery requirement. From; Fort Benjamin Harrison the meh will probably be sent to Hempstead, Long Island, and from there direct to the war front in France. No intimation has as yet been received as to _when Company M will be removed from Rensselaer. The previous order prohibiting recruiting has been suspended and young men of this locality who desire to go with the home company will now be received. Several Indiana companies have already been ordered to Camp Shelby at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and others are expected to follow soon.

FILE ASSOCIATION ARTICLES

Articles of association of the new Farmers’ Bank & Trust company, together with a list of the stockholders, were filed with the county recorder Thursday. The articles contain little or no information that has not already been presented through the columns of The Democrat. The capital stock will—be $35,000, divided into shares of SIOO each. There are eleven directors, about forty stockholders, and therein it is proposed to do business after September 1, although no location’ for the new banking institution has as yet been selected, although probably will be today. The stockholders and the amount of stock held by each, follow: A. H. Hopkins, 50; John A. Dunlap, 20; M. E. Graves, 20; N. Littlefield, 20; O. K. Rainier, 20; Rex D. Warner, 20; Martha A. Washburn, 20; Martha E. Hopkins, 15; Floyd C. Amsler, 10: Joe Davisson, 10; F. J. Donnelly, 10; D. E. Grow, 10; W. I. Hoover, 10; Michael Kanne, 10; Charles V. May, 10: Charles F. Stackhouse, 10; Adaline P. Ketchum, 7; E. Besser, 5; A. G. Catt, 5; Harvey Davisson, 5; A. R. Hopkins, 5; Ernest Lamson, 5; A. F. Long, 5; A. O. Moore, 5; Juliet Moore, 5j Ralph Moore, 5; E. D. Nesbitt, 5; Walter V. Porter, 5; D. G. Warner, 5; N. H. Warner. 5; James C. Anderson, 2; Hiram Day, 2; Mrs. Elizabeth P. Long, 2; B. J. Moore, 2; Jesse Nichols, 2; G. M. Babcock, 1; J. M. Healy, 1; L. H. Hamilton, 1.

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- Place*. RESORT OWNER IS SHOT DOWN Assailant Made Escape and Is Still at Large. M. McConnell, a mysterious stranger who recently rented a cottage at Cedar Lake, shot and seriously wounded Ji many Leathers, proprietor of the “White City” resort, following a quarrel Tuesday night. McConnell made his escape and Leathers -was taken to a Gary hospital where his life is despaired of. It was thought that McConnell made his escape on a Monon freight train and word was sent to this city shortly after midnight to search the train. Sheriff McColly and Nightwatch Critser stopped the freight here and made a thorough search but found no trace of the would-be murderer. It is probable he did not leave Cedar Lake on this train or left it before reaching this city. McConnell was later captured near St. John after a revolver duel with the sheriff of Lake county and a posse of deputies. He had emptied his gun and threw up his hands when confronted with a score of shotguns.

HAS COMPILED FROST DATA

Armington Says First in Indiana Occurs Between Oct 4 and 20. j jj. Armington, meteorologist at the United States weather bureau in Indianapolis, has issued a map which sets out the average dates of killing frosts in autumn in Indiana, based on numerous records of past years up to and including 1915. According to Mr. Armington’s figures in the northeastern part of the state the first frost of the year ordinarily comes some time between October 4 and 10. The average in the northwestern part of the state has been from October 10 to 20. In the central district, including Indianapolis and surrounding .territory, the date is about October 10- Further south and toward the eastern part it is from October 10 to 20, and along the Ohio river on the extreme southern border about October 20. The first frost ordinarily visits the southwestern part of the state slightly later than October 20. The first killing frost in Jasper county last year came very early, about September 12, just about one month ahead of schedule time. However, it is not at all likely that the occurrence will be repeated and the corn crop will in all probability have ample time to mature. Corn to Escape First Frosts Washington, D. C., August 23. — Most of the record-breaking corn crop will be past the point where frost can damage it at the average date of the first killing frost, in spite of the fact that the crop is from ten to. fifteen and in some places even twenty days later than the average at this season of the year in central and northern districts. Reports to the weather bureau brought this information as well as good news from Kansas, where the last forecast of the department of agriculture indicated that, the production would be only half that indicated a month previously. The Kansas crop, the reports said, was recovering from the drought to a surprising extent, due to receipt rains. Warmer weather was decidedly favorable for corn in all central and eastern parts of the country during the last week, but lack of rainfall was being felt to some extent from lowa eastward. Harvesting of winter wheat was nearly completed last week, and yields continued good. Plowing for the next winter wheat crop Is progressing under favorable condi-

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SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 3

The Rensselaer schools will open Monday, September 3, as will also practically all of the other schools in Jasper county. All of the teachers have not as yet been assigned, but it is announced by the officials that this will be completed next week during the county institute, which will be held 4n this city. Superintendent Dean of the Rensselaer schools; who has been taking some special work at the University of Chicago, was home Wednesday and stated that 'his work there would not conclude until Friday of next week.

THREE ENLIST IN COMPANY M

Three recruits have been added to Company M since orders to proceed with enlistments were received earlier in the week. They are Letter J. Morgan of Sheldon, Illinois; Lee A. Sanders of Francesville, and Charles D. Landis, late of Carroll county but at present residing In Jasper county. Since the transfer of ten men to the artillery Company M has but 121, and if the three above are finally , accepted, this will be Increased to 124.

STOLEN AUTOS RECOVERED

Chicago Thieves Disposed of Several Cars at Medaryville. Al Guild of Guild & Anderson, the Medaryville stone road contractors, has been made the victim of Chicago automobile thieves, it is said, and will lose In the neighborhood of SI,OOO on cars that he had purchased from them and resold. Sheriff McColly of this county, with others, has been working on the case and as near as The Democrat Can gather the facts at thia three cars have already been identified as having been stolen and Mr. Guild has some four or five others on hand, which it is presumed were stolen. He stopped payment on a check he had given the Chicago parties for these latter cars, some $1,200, and therefore only stands to lose on the first lot of cars he bought of them. It appears that a man by the name of Zimmerman —we are unable to learn his Christian name—who at one time resided in Medaryville but who had later served on the Chicago police force, had driven out several second-hand cars from Chicago and sold them in about Medaryville. Guild met him and Zimmerman informed Guild that he could sell him second-hand cars so that he could make some good money on them. Guild took hold of the matter and bought five cars at S3OO each, securing bills of sale with each car. /fte sold these in Lafayette at $325 each, it is said, and went back to Chicago the last of the week and bought five more cars, again securing bills of sale with each car. It was on these latter cars that Guild stopped payment of a check given after he had learned that the cars had probably been stolen.

Guild claims to be entirely innocent in the matter and Zimmerman, the man at the Chicago end of the line, is said to have skippet out after he found that the gam* was upon Thursday Samuel Grier of 4100 West Madison street, Chicago, who had also sold Guild some cars, telephoned Guild from Remington for the latter to send him $lO. Guild at once notified Sheriff McColly and told him- to go to Remington and arrest Grier. Sheriff McColly went over there but found that Grier had left the car, a Buick Six, at Remington and gone on. A couple of detectives were expected down from Chicago yesterday to identify this car as having been stolen there.

Notice to Delinquent Tax-Payers. In accordance with the law and the direction of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, the county treasurer will put the list of delinquent taxes in the hands of a collector within a very few days. Those persons who pay their delinquent taxes before this list is issued will save collector’s fee. —CHARLES V. MAY, Treasurer Jasper county. ■ . If it’s anything in cardboards, cards, envelopes or papers of any kind The Democrat undoubtedly has It. *

WILSON CUTS HARD COAL PRICE

Harry A. Garfield Has Been Named as Administrator. JOBBER’S PROFIT IS LOWERED Executive’s New Proclamation on Fuel Expected to Knock Off $1 a Ton in Cost to Consumer. Washington, Aug. 24.—Prices of anthracite coni were fixed in a statement issued by President Wilson and Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams college, was named coal administrator. The anthracite prices, effective September 1, range from $4 to $5 per ton (2,240 pounds) f. o. b. mines. Jobbers are allowed to add a profit of not more than 20 cents per ton for deliveries east of Buffalo and of not more than 80 cents west of Buffalo. The jobbers’ profit on bituminous is limited to 15 cents per ton of 2,000 pounds, wherever delivered. Effective on September 1. The anthracite coal price scale becomes effective on September 1. Tha bituminous scale, announced on Tuesday, goes into effect at once, according to a telegram sent by Joseph Tumulty, secretary to the president, to E. J. Wallace of the St. Louis Coal club. < Limitation of jobbers’ profits Is expected to have a greater effect toward reducing the price of anthracite coal to householders than the fixing of the prices at the mines. Announcement Text. The president’s announcement was In part as follows: The following regulations shall apply to the intrastate, interstate and foreign commerce of the United States amWhe prices and margins referred to herein shall be in force pending further investigation or determination thereof by the president. Jobbers' Margins. 1. A coal jobber is defined as a person (or other agency) who purchases and resells coal to coal dealers or to consumers without physical handling of ft on, over or through ids own vehicle, dock, trestle or yard. 2. For the buying and selling of bituminous coal a jobber shall not add to his purchase price a gross margin in excess of 15 cents per ton of 2,000 pounds, nor shall the combined gross margins of any nunjber of Jobbers who buy and sell a given shipment, or shipments, of bituminous coal exceed 15 cents per ton of 2,000 pounds. 3. For buying and selling anthracite coal, a jobber shall not add to his purchase price a gross margin in excess of 20 cents per ton of 2,240 pounds, when delivery of such coal Is to be effected at or east of Buffalo. For buying and selling anthracite coal for delivery west of Buffalo, a jobber shall not add to his purchase price a gross margin In excess of 30 cents per ton of 2,240 pounds. The combined gross margins of any number of job* hers who buy and sell a given shipment, or shipments, of anthracite coal for delivery at or east of Buffalo shall not exceed 20 cents per ton of 2,240 pounds; nor shall such combined margins exceed 30 cents per ton of 2,240 pounds for the delivery of anthracite coal west of Buffalo; provided, that a jobber’s gross margin realized on a given shipment, or shipments, of anthracite coal may he increased by not more than 5 cents per ton of 2,240 pounds, when the jobber Incurs the expense of rescreening at Atlantic or lake ports for transshipment by water.

Anthracite Prices. 4. Effective September 1, 1917, the maximum prices per ton of 2,240 pounds free on board cars at the mines for the grades and sizes of anthracite coal hereinafter specified shall not exceed the prices Indicated in paragraph five. 5. The grades and sizes for which the maximum prices are specified are as follows: White ash anthracite coal of the grade that between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917, was uniformly sold and recognized in the coal trade as coal of white ash grade; red ash anthracite coal of the grade that between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917, was uniformly sold and recognized in the trade as coal of reck ash grade, and Lykens Valley anthracite coal that is mined exclusively from the: Lykens Valley seams and of the grade that between January 1, 1915.. and January 1, 1917, was uniformly sold and recognized in the coal trade as coal of Lykens Valley, grade: White ash Red ash Likens Valley grade grade. grade. Broken... $4.55 8r0ken...54.75 Broken ...*4.75 Egg 4-45 Egg.. 4.65 Egg ....... 4.90 Stove 4.70 Stove 4.90 Stove 5.30 Ches’t.... 480 Ches’t.... 4.9OChes‘t.. .. 5.30 . Pea.. 4.00 Pea....... 4.10 Pea ....... 4.35

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