Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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WAR CONFERENCE A SUCCESS

Splendid Speakers Were Greeted by Enthusiastic Audiences. Notwithstanding the drifted condition of the country roads and the fact that it was next to impossible for people of the north end rtf the county to have any assurance of reaching Rensselaer and getting back home again by rail, there was a splendid attendance at the war conference meetings held here Tuesday afternoon and evening. Both of the general meetings held at the Methodist church filled the building to capacity. In fact, it is said that many were unable to gain admittance at the evening meeting. The principal speaker in the afternoon was former State Senator Proctor, author of the Proctor liquor license law. Mr. Proctor is a very bright man and a splendid speaker. His address was well received by the large audience. The principal address in the evening was made by John Rutledge of Cleveland, Ohio, but who Has spent considerable time in Washington and is well posted on war affairs. His speech was a splendid effort and was principally along the lines of conservation and food saving. v Other speakers at the sectional meetings, some of whom spoke briefly at the general meetings at the church, were Miss Elizabeth Cowan and Professor Meyers of Purdue; Rev., A. H. Backus of Dunkirk; Fred R. Farman rtf Laporte, and Robert E. Cavanaugh of Salem. Music was furnished by the St. Joseph college band and the Rensselaer high school orchestra.

EXAMINATION NEARS AN END

Large Majority of Men Found Fit for Army Service. The examination of registrants for the national army has been going on steadily this week and a . large number of those placed in fyass one have been found physicalable to enter the army. Those examined up to noon yesterday, together with the division in which they were placed, follows. The addresses of many of those coming in during the last days was not entered and could not be given in this list: ~ Division One James H. S. Ellis, Jr., Rensselaer Ray Donald Anderson, Rensselaer D. D. Dean, Rensselaer Leslie Zellers, Fair Oaks Emmet M. Laßue, ; Rensselaer Jesse Grimm, Gifford Harold Leo Fidler, Jordan Clarence W. L. Knouff, Rensselaer Arthur Murray, Wheatfield William E. Marlin, Rensselaer Horace Louis Charais, Jordan Osie Archie Dondlinger, Wolcott John W. McCarthy, Rensselaer Livingston Ross, Rensselaer Guy C. Peek, Rensselaer Frank A. Garvin, Rensselaer John A. Utterburg, Rensselaer William Roy Myers, Wheatfield Homer W. Stewart, Wheatfield Murray M. Myers, Wheatfield Guy Minor, Tefft Jack Roede, Thayer Lawrence A. Blunk, McCoysburg John Dennie Maher, Fair Oaks Paul A. Karr, Fair Oaks Samuel Koslowsky, Rensselaer Thomlas George Worden, Remington Oscai Johnson, Rensselaer Leo Krueger, Parr Bernard C. Bailey, McCoysburg Jesse Earl Wiseman, Fair Oaks, R-2 John Charles Bunding, Demotte Jamies Hill, Fair Oaks Frank Grube, Wheatfield Herman P. Stewart, Wheatfield Wm. Harrison Armstrong, Kniman Paul Sekema, Demotte John F. Phares, Rensselaer Andrew Hurley, Remington Howard Bayard Clark. Rensselaer Elmer Daniels, Rensselaer Roscoe Hilton, Kniman John W. Michael Walter Peer Lawrence Iliff Ray Hopkins Wilford Stevenson George Bowen • Frank L. Hancock Harold Hamilton Leroy Zimmerman Floyd Griggs Tony Apostal Samuel C. Stockwell "Winfred H. Hurley Leighton E. Gifford William A. Dunn Charles M. Iliff '' > . William Miller John Fenzel Tipton O. 'Wiseman Ernest O. Rees Arthur J. Quinn Alfred E. Longstreth Charles R. Pollard Hartsell Adams Elmer Wiseman Frank Trulley Jesse Brown Guy Swim James Moore James Zickmund l

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interestloj Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene Monday in regular session. George H. Gifford of Tipton was in Rensselaer on business Thursday. Attorney John A. Dunlap and C. C. Warner were Chicago goers Thursday. William Fitzgerald and Thomas Maloney of Kankakee township were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. County Highway Superintendent Sylvester Gray and W. S. Parks attended the good roads meeting held at Purdue university on Wednesday and Thursday. Among the articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state Thursday was -that of the Jasper Reduction company of this city; capital $10,000; to manufacture and sell fertilizer; directors, James A. Lucas, Charles >E. Petty and Levi E. Cripe. New suits filed; No. 8879. First National Bank of Medaryville vs. Orren S. Bell; suit on note. Demand, $2,300. No. 8880. John D. Thompson vs. Guy Beason; foreclosure. Demand, SI,OOO. No. 8881. John D. Thompson vs. Guy Beasey et al; action for conversion. Demand, SSOO.

WILL START A CREAM STATION

B. S. Fendig. has leased the old poultry house building on the corner of Washington and Front streets to I. H. Riley of Valparaiso, who will conduct a creamery therein. Mr. Riley has several cream stations in northwestern Indiana and expects to remodel the Fendig building and make Rensselaer his headquarters.

NOTICE TO PATRONS Owing to the condition of shipping we have been temporarily out of our leavening which we use in our prepared buckwheat and pancake flour, but same has now arrived and we have plenty on hand. Economize on wheat flour by using these. Call your grocer and have him send you a sack or phone 456. —IRQQUOIS ROLLER MILLS.

John tHealey Louie A. Schultz William Simonin Peter DeGroot Averv P. Morrow Alfred W. Cullen Division Two Wallace Miller, Rensselaer, R-2 • William A. Zink, Rensselaer Lottis S. Franklin, Wheatfield Thomas Swart, Demotte Clarence. Earl Garver, Rensselaer John Israel Reed, Rensselaer James Kriz, Rensselaer Frank John Boes, Tefft James William Kupke, Newland Albert VanWienen, Gary Frank Roorda, Fair Oaks Basil Carl Hall John K. Braddock Charles Herr William Albring Harry W. Cochran George Padgitt Division Three Henry W. Cords, McCoysburg Geo. Wm. Barnhardt, Remington Wm. Hampton Minndear, Rensselaer Crawford Lytle Bates, Remington Herman Goepp, Moody Preston Henry, Parr Charles Elbert Casto, Fair Oaks Clarence E. Armstrong, Wheatfield Jesse F. Heath, Remington Solomon Yoder, Fair Oaks Elijah Cunningham, Parr Herbert C. Hammond, Rensselaer Frank Potts Louis Anthony Miller, Rensselaer Tom Stevens, Parr, R-l Turpip Brown, Goodland John Anthony Switzer, Parr John Minniear, Rensselaer, R-4 Ferdinand Bachman, Rensselaer Glenn E. Tanner, Demotte Emmet D. O’Connor Russell Prince Harry Gilmore Carl J. Worden Everett R. Parker Ernest E. Linback A number of other registrants in class one have been called for examination next Monday and Tuesday.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918

COLDEST WEATHER IN HISTORY

Mercury Below Zero Fifteen Days in January. All previous local cold weather records have been put in the shade by that of the present winter —when the mercury registered below zero, eight days in December and fifteen days in January, a total of twentythree days in the two months. The following table gives the official maximum and minimum temperature for each twenty-four hours as registered by the government thermometer out at St. Joseph college. Preserve this copy of The Democrat for future reference and to look at occasionally during the hot days of next July and August—at least, we hope to have some hot days next summer to insure a good corn crop, and The Democrat believes that we will have one of the best crop seasohs this year that we have had in the past two decades Following is the temperature record for the last sixty-two days: Max. Min. Saturday, December 1.. 4 5 30 Sunday, Dec. 2 . . 38 27 Monday, ,Dec. 3 43 36 Tuesday, Dec. 4...... 45 30 Wednesday, Dec. 5.... 41 2 4 Thursday, Dec. 6..... 27 15 Friday, Dec. 7 27 6 Saturday, Dec. 8 26 3 Sunday, Dec. 9 6 —7 Monday, Dec. 10..';.. 7 -—lO Tuesday, Dec. 11 4 —l6 Wednesday, Dec. 12... 21 —-7 Thursday, Dec. 13.... 21 10 Friday, Dec. 14 18 —1 Saturday, Dec. 15 12 —22 Sunday, Dec. 16 25 10 Monday, Dec. 17. .... . 33 Tuesday, Dec. 18 40 2 Wednesday, Dec. 19... 3ft 33 Thursday, Dec. 20.... 53 37 Friday, Dec. 21 48 30 Saturday, Dec. 22..... 38 '23 Sunday, Dec. 23. . 43 29 Monday, Dec. 24 49 36 Tuesday, Dec. 25.t.vj’ 36 19 "Wednesday, Dec, 26... 31 11 Thursday, Dec. 27.... 34 23 Friday, Dec. 28 33 6 Saturday, Dec. 29.... 13 —8 Sunday, Dec. 30 11 —l6 Monday, Dec. 31...... 18 6 JANUARY Tuesday, January 1... 15 —2 Wednesday, Jan. 2.. . . 20 9 Thursday, Jan, 3... . . 21 —6 Friday, Jan. 4 25 14 Saturday, Jan. 5 27 9 Sunday, Jan. 6. ...... 30 20 Monday, Jan. 7...... • 25 17 Tuesday, Jan. 8 19 - Wednesday, Jan. 9.... 15 —lO Thursday, Jan. 10.... 21 —7 Friday, Jan. 11 26 11 Saturday, Jan. 12..... 14 —2l Sunday, Jan. 13...... 9 —7 Monday, Jan. 14 20 2 Tuesday, Jan. 15..... 20 0 Wednesday, Jan. 16... 20 0 Thursday, Jan. 17.... 17 7 Friday, Jan. 18 12 —l7 Saturday, Jan. 19..... 11 -—ls Sunday, Jan. 20 15 —l7 Monday, Jan. 21 16 —5 Tuesday,. Jan. 22 20 3 Wednesday, Jan. 23... 14 —ls, Thursday, Jan. 24.... 32 15 Friday, Jan. 25 35 21 Saturday, Jan. 26..... 29 17 Sunday, Jan. 27 13 —1 Monday, Jan. 28...., 19 9 Tuesday, Jan. 29 17 —9 Wednesday, Jan; 30... 26 —3 Thursday, Jan. 31.... 23 1 It will be seen from the above that the coldest weather was on December 15, when the mercury reached 22 below, while the coldest day was December 11, when the maximum was 4 above and the minimum 16 below. /Hiowever, the two previous days were only 7 and 6 above, respectively. While there were fifteen days in January that were below zero—from 1 to 21 below—on the 15th and 16th it was down to zero, making seventeen days during the month that it reached zero or below; two days, January 27 and 31, that the maximum was but 1 above, and two days, January 1 and January 14, that the minimum was only 2 above. These observations are taken each morning and the figures are therefore for the twenty-four hours preceding. The highest point reached any time during the month was 35 degrees, on January 25, and on only two other days did it reach 30—January 24, 32, and January 6, 30. A previous report that the government thermometer at the college reached 31 below zero, was incorrect, as the lowest point reached at any time was 22 below, on Saturday, December 15, and the next lowest was 21 below, on Saturday; January 12.

FARM AND STOCK AT AUCTION

I-will offer at public sale on February 15, my farm of 160 acres, well improved and well kept up by stock. It is not a run-down farm. I will also offer horses, cattle, hogs and farm implements. For terms on farm write me or Fred Phillips, Rensselaer, Ind. —J. W. FAYLOR.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. $2,904 WORTH OF STOCK KILLED By Dogs in Bartholomew County During the Year 1917. Columbus, January 31.—Figures compiled in the office of the Bartholomew county auditor show that $2,904.13 was paid out during 1917 to persons whose live stock or poultry was killed by dogs. The amount is larger than it was for the previous year. More than S6OO was paid out in Columbus township, Hawcreek township being second with more than S4OO. It Is believed that Bartholomew county strikes an average with reference to live stock and poultry killed by dogs and on this basis the expense throughout the state would be more than $175,000.

PAY OF MEN IN ARMY SERVICE

Salaries of Enlisted Men Range from S3O to $Bl Per Month. The pay of enlisted men depends on their grades, ratings, and length of service. From June 1, 1917, and continuing during the term of the war the pay of enlisted men is as follows: , Men receiving S3O: All privates, the army entering grade. Men receiving $33: First-class privates, men promoted to act in minor non-commissioned officer capacity. Men leceiving $36: Corporals, saddlers, mechanics, farriers and waggoners, and musicians rtf the third class. Men receiving S3B: All sergeant grades in the line, which include infantry, field artillery, coast artillery and cavalry; cooks, horseshoers, band corporals, and musicians of the second class. Men receiving $4 4: Sergeants of the various corps of the engineers, ordnance, signal corps, quartermaster corps and medical department; band sergeants and musicians of the first class. Men receiving $4 8: Battalion sergeant majors, squadron sergeant majors, sergeant majors (junior grade), sergeant buglers, master gunners and assistant band leaders of the line.

Men receiving ssl: Regimental sergeant majors, regimental supply sergeants, sergeant majors (senior grade), quartermaster sergeants of the quartermaster corps, ordnance sergeants, first sergeants, electrician sergeants of the first class, assistant engineers and battalion sergeant majors and battalion supply sergeants of the engineers. Men receiving $56: Sergeants, first class, of the medical department. Men receiving s7l: Hospital sergeants, ‘master engineers of the junior grade, and engineers. Men receiving $81: Quartermaster sergeants of the senior grade rtf the quartermaster corps, band leaders, master signal electricians, master electricians, master engineers of the senior grade, and master hospital sergeants. All enlisted men. while on detached duty not in the field where there are no army quarters available, receive in addition to their pay sls per month to cover the expense of housing and also a suitable allowance for subsistence and for heat and light. An enlisted man in active service has no necessary personal expenses except for barber and laundry. Uniforms, underclothing, shoes, hats, quarters, medical attendance and subsistence are supplied them at government expense. Such materials as tobacco, postage, confectionery, and incidentals of individual taste may be purchased at the post exchange at cost.

NOTICE TO O. E. S. MEMBERS Owing to the fuel situation the Order of Eastern Star will not hold any more meetings until further notice.— Advt. '

FUTURE PUBLiP SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, February 5, John V. Lesh and A. R. Kresler, at the latter's farm 3 miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, including 14 horses, 37 head of cattle, 15 hogs, farm tools, etc. Friday, February 8, Paul SamUeL son, Vi mile east of Gifford. General sale, including 5 horses, 7 head of hogs, (farm tools, household goods, etc. Tuesday, February 12, Parmer Wiseman, on the Clay Harris ranch, 4 miles west and 1% miles north of Fair Oaks. General sale, consisting of 26 head ot cattle, 39 head of shoats, seed corn, timothy hay, chickens, implements, some household goods, etc. Wednesday, February 13, Ernest Asher, 1 mile east and 1 mile south of Wheatfield. General sale, including 13 horses, 19 head of cattle, 21 hogs, chickens and ducks, 200 bushels seed oats, corn, farm, tools, etc. Thursday, February 14, Ira Brown, on the Welsh Bros, farm, 6 miles south and % indie west of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, a whole lot of nearly new implements, etc. Thursday, February 14, O. P. Braddock, 3 miles north of Gifford. General" sale, consisting of 9 head of horses, 7 head of cattle, 16 hogs, chickens, ducks, farm implements, some (household goods, etc. Friday, February 15, J. W. Faylor, 9 miles north and 1 % miles west of Rensselaer. General sale, including 8 horses, 70 head of cattle, 18 head of hogs, farm tools, etc. Monday,. February 19, Simon Overholt, 4 miles north of Parr. General sale, including 5 horses, 9 head of cattle, 9 hogß, farm tools, etc.

EXCESSIVE PROFITS ON COAL

Rensselaer Man Compares Prices Here and Elsewhere. “While Rensselaer has been quite well supplied with coal during the fuel shortage, there’s a reason—the local dealers are making more money on coal now than they ever made since they have been in ness, and have been hustling to get coal that the golden harvest might continue,” said a gentleman to The Democrat this week. “Take, for instance, Linton large lump. They are cleaning up about SIOO on each car, or $2 per ton. This coal costs them $2.80 at the mines; the freight is $1.07 and the war tax $1.50 on a 50-ton car, making >3.90 per ton here. They sell it at $6 per ton. Not so bad, over two dollars profit on a less than four dollar investment. ‘‘This coal is sold in Francesville at $4.50 per ton, or $1.50 less than here. The freight rate to Francesville, however, is 97 cents per ton, ten cents less than to Rensselaer, although the distance from the mines is almost identically the same and complaint should be made to the public service commission to remedy this injustice. “I am not advised regarding the percentage of profit on hard coal, but it is probably about the same. So ‘there’s a reason’ why our dealers are putting forth strenuous efforts to secure coal to supply their trade —it is golden profits for them, perhaps, as well as a desire to keep their patrons from freezing. “The Francesville dealer makes 70 cents a ton on Linton lump and the Rensselaer dealer $2.10, and the former says he doesn’t see the Rensselaer dealers ‘get by with it.’ As it is, the coal business in Rensselaer is paying a larger per cent of profit than any business in Jasper ; county.’’

RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination for the county of Jasper, Indiana, to be held at Goodland on February 23, 1918, to fill the position of rural carrier at Remington, and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other postoffices in this county. The examination will be open only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a postoffice in the county and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and application blanks may be obtained from the offices mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D, C. Applications should be forwarded to the commission at Washington at the earliest practicable date. Examination starts at 9:30 a. m.

Sale bills printed while you wah at The Democrat office.

Vol. XX, No. 88

STATE OF SIEGE FOR HAMBURG

Military Commander Orders Stop of Strike at Big Shipyards. ' ■ ■ ■ • < SOCIALIST LEADERS ARE HELD Casualties Reported in Berlin Following Clash Between Troops and Workers—Revolution in Austria. London, Feb. I.—The German strike has now spread to Munich, Bavaria, where the big Mauser armament worka are Involved, and some of the printing works engaged In the newspaper trade in Berlin have struck, according to di»« patches received here. Orders Strikers to Work. Amsterdam, Feb. I.—The military commander at Hamburg has ordered a cessation of tlie strike there, says the Cologne Gazette. The dispatch adds that the commander also ordered that future strikes be avoided. 1,200,000 on Strike in Germany. London, Feb. I.—The German strike Is still growing In magnitude, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen reports. In Berlin 700,000 persons are on strike, he says, 58,000 of these bring women. According to an Amsterdam dispatch, the strike has been extended in districts hear Berlin, especially In Tegel, Aldershof,' Spandau and Marlendorf, where 500,000 men have quit work. A similar number of workmen are on strike in the remainder of the empire. A great number of socialist leaders have been arrested in various German towns.

Shipyard Workers Out. Evidence of the extent of the strike In Hamburg Is found in the Cologne Gazette, which says that almost all the shipyard laborers of that city have quit work. After tlie men in the Vulcan yards walked out the others struck, declaring their solidarity with the Vulcan workers. Clergymen vainly exhorted the strikers to continue their work. The tollers proceeded to the trades union headquarters and adopted a resolution opposing the pan-German Fatherland party and demanding immediate peace without annexations or indemnities, better labor conditions and Improvement of the food supply. A deputation waited on the genera* in command of the district and said the strikers would not resort to violence. State of Siege at Hamburg. Copenhagen, Feb. I.—A state of siege has bpen declared at Hamburg, Altona and Wandsbeck, according to a socialist report from Hamburg, Casualties in Berlin. Geneva, Feb. 1. —According to a Basle dispatch printed by La Suisse there have been serious conflicts between troops and strikers In Berlin, with casualties. At some places, the story asserted, troops refused to fire on the strikers. Dispatches from Vienna received hare asserted that soldiers started the recent strike movement, many Austrian officials leading. These officers, ft was declared, tore off their insignia, and joined with their men. A dispatch to the Democrat declared M a revolution, not a strike,” is reigning in Austria. Prague messages reported that the local authorities were unable to suppress tlie strikers and that troops were arriving to aid. Call for Reichstag. London, Feb. I—The1 —The socialist party leaders in Germany, according to a Statement In the Berliner Tageblatt forwarded by the Amsterdam correspondent of the Central, News, have asked President Kaernpf of the reichstag to summon the reichstag immediately in view of tlie alarming events of the last few days. Opinion in Geneva, the correspondent says, is tliat the strike movement will reach a crisis soon. It is felt that the movement either will collapse or take a turn which may force the German government to its knees. Fifty thousand workmen have ceased work at Kiel. Tlie strike is now general in the Chemnitz district, which is the most important industrial section in Saxony.

FANCY PRODUCE MARKET.

February 1.- —Get the top price. Bring us your produce. We are paying today the following prices: Eggs, 55c; hens, 20c; springs, 20c; old roosters, 10c; duCks and geese, 17c; turkeys, 18c to 23c; butterfat, 50c. Have some duck and goose feathers for sale. Our place of business will be closed on Mondays until further notice. —C. E. PRIOR.

A new supply of pads of typewriter paper (8%xll) just made up and on sale in the fancy stationery and office supply depart- . ment at The Democrat office.