Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1918 — Page 1

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FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, January 22, Ira Clark, on the David Wesner farm, 3-4 mile east and 1-2 mile north of Kersey. General sale, including 7 head of horses, 37 head of hogs, farm tools, etc. Friday, Jand&iy 25, L. A. Warren, on the Sol Guth farm, 7 miles southeast of Rensselaer. General sale, including 13 horses, 8 head of cattle, 7 hogs, farm tools, etc.

ZERO WEATHER STILL WITH US

Thermometer Registered Sixteen Below O Yesterday Morning. The extreme cold weather continues with us, and with the exception of Wednesday night the mercury has dropped below the zero mark every night for the past week, Thursday night reaching 16 below. Otherwise the weather hast been quite bright and pleasant, but the continued cold has made it slow •work in getting the country roads cleared and the resumption of railroad traffic. The mail carriers have covered only a small part of their routes as yet, and the train service on, the Monon is considerably irregular as yet, but should soon become normal again.

FEBRUARY 18 IS RALLY DAY

Defense Council Working on Program for the Occasion. The regular meeting of the county council of defense at the court house Wednesday aJfternoon was quite well attended by the members thereof. Among the matters disouissd was that of holding a county defense “rally day’ in response to instructions from the state council of defense, which had fixed Monday, February 18, as the date for same in this county, and speakers will be sent here for that day. Nothing definite was done in the matter of determining where the meetings would be held, but it i 3 probable that the various schools of tike county willi>e dismissed for that day and the teachers at least be requested by the county superintendent to attend tfie meetings. County Fuel Administrator Fendig stated that while the fuel situation was acute there was still a small supply of coal in the hands of the dealers and that this was bping put out only in emergency cases and especially to the poorer people of the city. He had been advised by President Kurrie of the Monon that the Latter had wired to 'one of the Indiana mines to have a car of coal shipped to Rensselaer immediately, and that we would probably receive this in a few days, which, with the car seized by the administrator Tuesday and the amount in the hands of the dealers, would probably carry us through until traffic conditions became more normal, if everyone used as little fuel as possible and wheros ever wood .could be secured to use it instead of coal. It is probable that the greatest scarcity will be experienced in hard coal, but as soon as traffic conditions become -normal once more there is seemingly no reason why we should not get plenty of fuel in here again. The statement was made thut there were some violations of the law in Rensselaer in regard to the wearing of soldiers’ uniforms, in whole or in part, by men who were not at present in the military service, and a motion was made and carried protesting against this infraction of the military law, and it is probable that arrests will follow violations in the future. There was some discussion of the appeals ‘for aid for this fund and that fund and this organization and that organization that was purporting to be helping the soldiers either in camp or in the field, and it was the sense of the meeting that many of these organizations were unnecessary and only increased the expenses o)f distribution of the funds „ raised and that only those recognized by the war department, such as the'Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbuis should be contributed to by the public; that if lodges or fraternal organizations, cluibs, etc., desired to assist in this work that it were better for them to do so through the recognized agencies than to work independently; that these minor organizations would perhaps be doing a better work by contributing their money to the recognized agencies and in looking after the interests of the families of members who are in the service tttan they could otherwise.

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. County Attorney P. R. Blue was down from Wiheatfield Wednesday. Marriage licenses issued: January 16, Otto Louis Schreeg of Parr, aged 32 December 8 last, farmer, and Nellie Beatrice Garriott, also' of near Parr, aged 30 April 29 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. E. W. Streoker. New suits filed: No. 88 74. Mose Leopold, administrator of the Minnie Schatzley estate, vs. Jens Jensen et al; petition to convey real estate. No. -8875. Sprague-Warner Co. vs. Frank M. Abbott; suit on judgment. Demand $250. In The Democrat’s reference to the eost of Maintaining the various county buildings and institutions for 1917, in Wednesday's issue, some' thing over two-thirds of the $1,5 7: 13 for the county jail, was for the concrete drive-way and garage built there during year, and was not for the upkeep of the jail proper. While Jasper county has enough co-al on hand at the heating plant to last a month or more, it has been thought best in view of the fact that this is at present a rather dull time with the various offices and we will have no more court again until February 11, to reduce the hours in which the offices will be open and thus save perhaps a ton of coal each day. Therefore, the various offices will not open up until further notice until ‘9 o’clock each morning and will close at 4 in the aifternoon. Parties having business to transact at the court house will govern themselves accordingly.

FALSE STORIES AN INJUSTICE

Help the Needy but Don’t Misrepresent the Situation. In their efforts to extend sympathy and aid to sufferers from lack of fuel and food, more care should be exercised that flalse impressions are not given out to the moral detriment of deserving citizens, as was the case of Mrs. Charles Elder and qhlldren. In some manner the report gained circuilation that Mrs. Elder and children were found at their home in a freezing and starving condition, -and the story was immediately seized by extremists and harrowing tales of dire want and distress issued. As a matter of fact Mrs. Elder and children were neither freezing nor starving, and the stories told concerning their situation do them an injustice. Mrs. Elder has been regularly employed at the garment factory and is making an effort to care for herself and her children in a suitable manner. She had groceries on hand sufficient for several days and also fuel. She had not burned any of her furniture and the family was well supplied with bedding. This information is had from the eldest bov, fourteen years olf age, who called In person at The Democrat office to protest against the publication of the article in the Republican, and from neighbors, who say the family is comfortably fixed. The lad said they were getting along all right and they felt hurt over the ipipression that bad gotten out as to their condition. He states that as soon as spring opens up he expects to g > to work on a farm and wall help with his wages to care for the family and relieve his mother to this extent. He certainly has the right spirit, and while at present the family is not in affluent circumstances, they are neither in a freezing nor starving condition and have not been. - ■ __

BIG PUBLIC SALE « One mile south of Mt. Ayr, on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 Ten head good horses and mules, twenty head cattle, farm implements, etc.—CHARLES ARMOLD. f-2

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1918

EX-EDITOR CLEARS HIGHWAYS

Sidney Schanlaub Has New Method That Is Effective. Ex-Editor Schanlaub of Jackson township, Newton county, has a strictly new and original scheme for breaking roads. Last Tuesday morning he hitched to the running gears of bis wagon, threw on a few icy planks, and started out to bust a path for the mail carrier. Getting into his first snow drift, the horses began to plunge, causing the plank to shoot forward, slap up against the team, and then the real work of road miaking was on. Schanlaub keeps nothing but running stock and on this occasion the way and manner in which his horses smashed and otherwise maltreated the world’s sprinting record, after kicking loose from the wagon, was a sight long to be remembered, according to the testimony of those who witnessed the performance. With the ex-quill pusher holding to the lines and making a sled runner of himself —using his nose as a snow plow—a nice path a quarter of a mile long e more than a foot deep was made in just no time.

SHUT-DOWN ORDER IN EFFECT

FUel Administrator <’loses Industries East of the Mississippi. To relieve the congested condition of the railroads, caused in part by the severe weather and shortage of ships /for carrying freight intended for export in the east, National Fuel Administrator Garfield has ordered a closing down of practically all industrial plants east of the Mississippi river far a five day period, beginning yesterday morning, and for every Monday for the next ten weeks. It is believed that this will result in a saving of 30,000,000 tons of coal and, while a storm of protest has gone up over the country, the order will be Obeyed. This order- so far as it affects Rensselaer means the closing of the garment factory, 'furniture factory and reduction plant during the fiveday period and all retail stores and business houses except those selling food, which may keep open until 12 o’clock, noon; drug stores, hotels and restaurants in which no intoxicating liquors are sold may operate as usual on the Mondays specified. Business and professional offices must also close on Mondays except postoffices, county anil (municipal offices, telegraph and telephone, transportation, etc. The order is the most drastic ever issued in this country and a great many people doubt its wisdom. However, it is claimed that the eastern terminals are so congested with' freight intended for export thiat it is impossible to get coal through for use olf ships in carrying this freight and food stuffs.

CUT WOOD FOR CHARITY BOARD

Local Patriots Render Good Service With Ax and Saw. A meeting of some of our more expert local wood-dhappers was held at Mose Leopold’s office Thursday evening for the purpose of getting nip a party to go out to Jay Stockton’s place yesterday and level his forests and haul the wood to town and turn it over to the charity board for distribution to the poor families of the city as needed, Mr. Stockton donating the wood. As a result those pioneers in woodcraft, V. -J. Crisler, “Dickey" Benjamin, O. M. Sands, Mose Leopold, E. M. Honan, Vance Collins, Livingston Ross, Rice Porter, Harry Swartzell and about twenty others; —-four sled loads in all—went out to the Stockton farm yesterday morning, and it was barely possible that not a tree would be left standing in Newton township by late afternoon. However, the hoys have the right, spirit and if scores of others w'ould but follow their example we could laugh at any such thing as a fuel famine in Rensselaer no matter whether any coal is brought in or not. \ This wood, The Democrat has later learned, is being hauled to the Rensselaer Lumber Co s. yards, Manager Donnelly having donated space for same, and it will be sold to those needing suel —after The charity cases have been looked after—and the proceeds turned over to /the charity board. It is. the intention to continue tb’cut and haul the wood for three or four days, and a goodly sujyply oulght to be Secured in that time.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports Free Mm Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. ENGINE CREW FORCES DRIFT Monon engine No. 505. crewed by Leo Goodman, engineer, and Cecil Gordon, fireman, arrived Monday night from a freight run over the northern division. Between Hammond and Monon the big steel, horse battled with a snow drift twenty-two feet high, where the engine would back up and Uke i smash at the drift and kept on doing so until bit by bit it plowed Its way through. Fred Bryant, road foreman of engines, was on the engine and participated in the battle against the elements. Goodman said Gordon say it was the worst expert- j ence they ever had on the road. The big engine yesterday gave evidence of the bout with the snow and ice.j The running parts were clogged with .; ice and the snow was packed over the pilot of the engine nearly., up to the smoke stack.— Wednesday’s Lafayette Journal.

VISITED SON AT CAMP SHELBY

John Nowels, who with his wife, went to Hattiesburg. Mississippi, a couple of months ago to visit their son, Lieut. Jay Nowels. and wife, arrived home Tuesday eight after halving been on the road since January 10. Mrs. Nowels will remain at Hattiesburg some time yet. Mr. Nowels reports the hoys from Jasper county as getting along nicely. The weather at Hattiesburg has been qijite cold, the coldest known there for twenty years. Mr. Nowels” daughter, Mrs. Joseph Luers of Kouts, becoming uneasy about her father being on the road so long, sent her husband to Chicago to try and find some trace him. Not finding him in Chicago Joe came to Rensselaer Tuesday night and found his father-in-law had arrived here safely.

DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT

The Democrat received a letter yesterday afternoon from U. M. Baughman at Oklahoma City, announcing the death there on January 11 olf William O, Newman, who moved from this city about ten years ago. Mr. Newman suffered a stroke of paralysis on Janaary 7 and never regained consciousness. He was stricken while on the street. He is survived by the widow, two sons and three daughters. Funeral services were held last Sunday at the chapel of Marshall £ Harper's undertaking parlors. Mr. Newman was an esteemed citizen, a member of the Baptist church and the Rensselaer tent Knights of Maccabees.

/fflmrclic H H- ♦J 1 vLircUs Presbyterian Rev. J. Iludman Fleming, Mini-f----er.—9:so a. m., Sunday school: 10:45 a. m„ morning worship and sermon. Subject, "The Christian Peace Program." The church will be warm for these service- and do not feel that it will be extravagant as we have been conserving fuel all winter. The government wants the use of the pulpit :n * rr - phasizing its messages of patriot and righteousness. NOTICE On account of the bad weather and the railroad conditions, there will be no services at the Church of God on Sunday, January 21, their regular meeting day. Christian Science Christian Science eerrieee at 11 &. m. Sunday In the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially Invited. ° 0

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MISS MARTHA YEOMAN DEAD

liem.. in- I.;iitl to Rest in Weston < Vmetery Yesterday. M:<* Martha Yeoman, who had been in failing health 'tor the past year or more, died at the home of ter brother. Reuben Yeoman, in Newton township Wednesday night at It o'clock. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yeoman, now deceased, but former residents of this city. Since the death of her parents she had mode her home with her brother Reuben. Her age was about sixty years. She is survived by two brothers, Robert J. and Reuben Yeoman, anil- one sister, Mrs. John Rush, all of Newton township. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Methodist church, conducted by the pastor. Rev. E. W. Strecker, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Miss Yeoman was an esteemed lady and will be mourned by a large circle of friends.

TELLS OF TEXAS SAND STORM

t *pie*>ant Sturt of Big Blizzard in Lone Star State. A letter received Thursday morning from George M. Babcock and | written. Saturday,, I January 12. states that he has again been transferred in Kelly Field, San Antonio, j Texas, and his address now is | Squadron 819. Kelly Field No. 1, (South San Antonio, Texas. In his new location conditions are much better than either of the former units in which he has been stationed at Kelly Field. They now have wooden barracks, heating stoves, electric lights, hot and cold bath, etc., besides a good mess hall with kitchen and good cooks. .He says: "The bhrrack building is large enough to accommodate something over 125 men. A squadron consists of 154 men. It *s understood that this is a permanent headquarters squadron and it is rumored it will not leave here daring the war. I have also heard that al! members of the squadrou trill be made non-com missioned officers. corporals, sergeants, and put in command of the large number of drafted men soon to be sent here.’’ The severe blizzard that struck us last Saturday originated down in Texas, and George tells of his experience there on the Thursday evening previous. He says: "I had just left here (bis barracks) to go over to the tents to see if there was any mail. I got to the orderly tent, when, without warning, .somebody opened the backdoor of sheol. A heavy wind swooped down upon upon us. I saw it only a few feet away and it appeared as a black cloud traveling right on the ground. It was a sand storm, and before 1 could get into a tent the storm was yaging“lt is a hard thing to describe, except that the air was a mass of dost particles. The tent I got into had tbe side walls rolled up just a minute or so before, and we bad some time getting the tent staked down with the wind blowing a terrible gale. We had to tie our handkerchiefs over our faces in order to breathe, tbe dust was so thick. "The sand storm held forth for jivo hours or more, after which- hail ■fell for two hours longer and the ithermometer did one of the swiftest marathons down the channel that I saw. - I got froze out in the [tent I first landed in, having, on only my blouse over my shift, and I spent !a conple of hou-rs in the supply tent on the line wrapped in blankets, f nearly froze when I started from the tent to make a mile hike over tto the barraeks. But a great man) (fellows came in from town that 'night dressed lighter than I. wooden barrack buildings ! are built for nice, sunshiny weather, [there bein-- plenty of cracks in tjie ; light wall*, single flooring and other defects in making the. places coin sortable in cold weather, and ours I certainly presented somq sigh t after [that wind stoma had hit it. The [floor.-cots and blankets, and in :at t [everything on which dost could lay was covered with about one-eighth inch of Texas dirt. Since then it ha. been very cold and at night we have had a hard job keeping warm. Many of the tents were blown down by the wind. “We are commanded at present by a second lieutenant, an oldish like man with many years of army experience. and. while strict, he is easily a man commanding much re-

EXPLAINS THE ‘HEATLESS’ORDER

Excess Output of Plants Under War Pressure Clogged Roads SHIPS NEEDED TO AID ALLIES Nation Must Pay Any I‘rice * to Clear Congestion on Lines so That Fuel Fan Reach the Docks, Washington, Jan. lei. —Doctor (Jarfield issued tlie following statement explaining ltis “Headless day” order : "The most urgent tiling to tie done is to send to (lie American forces abroad and to tile allies tin; food and war supplies which they vitally need. "War munitions, food, manufactured articles of every description, lie at our Atliintle ports in ten to tens of thousands of tons, while literally hundreds of ships, waiting loaded with war goods for our men and the allies, cannot take the sons beeause bunkers are empty of coal. The coal to send them on their way is waiting behind a congestion of freight fcffat lias jammed all terminals. Must Clear Docks. “It is worse than useless to bend our energies to more manufacturing when whut we have already manufactured lies at tidewater congesting terminal facilities, jamming ihe ml 1 road yifrds and side tracks for long distances back into the country.

“No power on earth can move this freight into Hie war zone whore iL is needed until we supply the ships with fuel. “Once tlie docks arc cleared of Valuable freight, for which our men and associates in the war now wait in vain, then again our energies and power may be turned to manufacture more efficiently than ever, so that a steady and uninterrupted stream of vital supplies may be tills nation’s answer to the allies’ cry for help. Excess Production to Blame. ‘‘lt has been excess of production in our war-time speeding up that has done so much to cause congestion of our railroads, that has filled the freight yards to overflow; that Inis flooded the docks of our Atlantic ports with goods waiting to go abroad. “At tidewater the flood of freight was stopped. The ships were unable to compete the Journey from our factories to the war depots behind the firing line. “Adried to this has been difficulty of transporting co.nl for our own domestic needs. On top of these difficulties has come one of the most terribly severe winters we have known in years. “The wheels were choked ami stopped; zero weather has snow-bound trains; terminals congested, harbors with shipping frozen in rivers und canals impassable. It was useless to continue manufacture and pile confusion on lop of confusion. Effect on Mines Disastrous. "A dear line from the manufacturing establishment to file seaboard and beyond that was the Imperative need. It was like soldiers marching to the front. The men of the foremost rutik must have room to move. “More than a shock was needed to make a way through that congestion at the terminals and on the docks, so that tile aid so vitally needed by the allies could get through. “The incidental effect of this transportation system on coni production has been disastrous. There is and always lias been plenty of fuel, but it cannot lie moved to those places where It is so badly needed while railroad lines and terminals are choked. “Throughout the coal fields scores, even hundreds of mines are lying Idle because of railroads’ inability to supply the ears to carry away their product*. Must Pay Any Cost. “Foal mines cannot operate without ears. Fars cannot lie supplied while tlie railroads are crippled by tilt?, present freight congestion, which keeps idle cars lying useless in the freight yards. ' “In the past week the production of coal lias been disastrously red need. Reports in some cases have shown 90 per cent of the mines in certain fields Hosed completely for the lack of cats. “This is war. Whatever the cost, we must pay if, so that in the face of tlie enemy there can never tie the reproach that we iieid hark froth doing our full share. “Those ships laden, with our supplies and our food for men and food for guns'must have coal and put to sea.”

NOTICE The 21st Annual Meeting of the Policy Holders of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton, Jasper and White counties will be held at Remington, Indiana, January 19, 1918. FRANK E. FISHER, Pres. J-18 D. W. BIDDL/E, Sec’y.

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