Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

■■ I At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all Memft>ers .were present except Mayor guttler and Councilman Fred Way■ilre. The only business transacted Was the advancing to third reading of ordinances No. 186, 187, 18*, and the allowance of the fojjowing claims: Corporation Fund. Frank Crister, nightwatch sal. $30.90 Moses Leopold, atty 5a1.... 75.00 Chas Morlan* clerk sal 25.00 L A Bostwick, engr services - . 5.30 Jasper County, exp St Bd acts 96.00 J L Griggs, firing for council 4.20 C E Simpson, sal bd health 10.00 C M Sands, office supplies.. 2.711 Hemphill Bros, blacksmithing 19.00 Road Fund. Bllis Thomas, sal city tmstr 36.0 0 Gilbert Al'bin, work on street 36.00 Wm Coffel, same 27.00 Vern. Jacks, same ■ 24.00 Granville Aldrich, same..... 6.00 Water Fund. National Lead Co, lead pipe. 58.55 Dick Hartman, salary 13.05 C M Sands, ref water rental 1.25 Park Fund. JL' Griggs, sharp Iwn mowers 2.25 Electric Light Fund. C S Chamberlain, salary.... 75.00 T. E. IMalone, same 50.00 Dave iHJaste, same -- . 50.00 Dick Hartman, same 32.95T J Hoyes, same 50.00 Jesse Gates, hauling coal. .-. 49,55 vacuum Oil Co, oil 31.80 C M Sands, freight paid. . . . 156.96

WOMEN MAKE GOOD RECORD

Sold $75,000 Worth of Liberty Loan Bonds in Jasper County. County Chairman Chapman has written a letter of- congratulations' to Mrs. J. J. Hunt, chairman of the* women’s branch of the Third Lib- j erty*loan sales for Jasper county,' warmly commending the work of the women, who sold $75,000 of , bonds in the county, more than double their minimum allotment, I In this lette? Mr. Chapman says: The County Committee is very much pleased and realizes that this splendid result was obtained by your untiring efforts, as county f of the women’s branch of * th? Liberty loan organization, by those whomen who assisted you and by the -women who, when appealed to by their Government, gave immediate and generous response. Thus, the women, by their activities, have made Jasper county the banner county of the state in oversubscribing its allotment for Liberty bonds. In recognition of their devotion and loyalty to our cause, permit me to present to you, for the women x of Jasper county, Indiana, an honor Hag awarded by the Government for Teaching your allotment. Please accept my thanks and say to all your co-workers that we thank them for their efforts.

ASKING FOR BIDS FOR POSTOFFICE QUARTERS

A. C. Garrigus, a postoffice inspector, was here from Kokomo last week looking over the city preparatory to the establishing of free delivery, it is understood, and posted a notice for bids for 'quarters for the postoffice for a period of from five to ten years from next November, when, it- is understood, the lease of the present quarters expires. The requirements are that lesser furnish, a room with heat, toilet, fixtures, safe, etc., and that said room shall be somewhat centrally located.

As the fixtures alone, if bought new, which it is supposed they would have to be unless one could purchase of Mr. Shafer, the owner of the building where the post-J office is now located, the fixtures now in use, which were bought some-ten years ago, and apparently are in good condition, would jprobably cost $2,000 or more, and the expense of furnishing heat will also be considerable. Whether or not Mr. Shafer will be a bidder for the office again is not known at this writing.

OBSERVE EDUCATIONAL WEEK

This week has been designated as Educational Week, for the purpose of bringing before the people the importance of education and to urge upon the pupils to finish their high school work and also to attend college if 'possible. The state board of education is sending out speakers to the high schools -all over the state to urge upon the / pupils and patrons the advantages* of education; On Thursday afternoon of this week Prof. Lee of Indiana university will speak at the high schoe’ building in Rensselaer at; i 3 o’clock, and all patrons and people interested 'in educational work are urged to attend. This is absolutely free to everyone who cares io attend.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

NmA( Pvacnpk Fm Hit Yvins OF JlSrefSiY CAPITOL The Irgrf Kew EpMoeetaed—Together WHOh OCher Notes Gathered From the Several Csnty Offices. The White dremt court convened Monday. Only one more week for filing mortgage exemptions. and about ten days more to pay the first installment of taxes.County Agent Learning was at Lafayette Monday attending a meeting of the county agents of this part of the state. Mr. Learning also gave a talk before the gathering on "What the County Agent Should Do,’’ which was well received.

LAST PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

Given by Ladies' Literary (Tab Friday Aftenoon. The last of the year's programs of the Ladies Literary club was given Friday afternoon at the public library. As a change from former years a short play will be given instead of the musical which usually closes the year's work. The Mwtrosg demands of the times were reSected in the amount off business that required attention before the resußar program could be given. The matter of raising the money to pay for the Jltd bond purchased by the rU-ulb was discussed and among other r~earns of raising the sum will be the popular one of giving a heneSn picture show. A committee was appointed to select a suitable paemre and plan the sale of tickets.

A rnmansmication from the chairman off the Pu&lie Health committee of the ladiaaa Federation of Clubs. orgiwg a canpaiga of education -to seeare the passage of the all-time health officer bill, also the bill for medical school inspection, was read, the corresponding secretary aad'ia compliance with sug- . gestions ‘-eoataiaed therein Mrs. J. lA. Dunlap was apopinted to represent the edwh ia a committee of the county coaneS of defense, which is striking to do the same things through at* committee on child welfare. Two members, Mrs. Errett Gtaham aaad Mrs. John I. Gwin, are also mezibH.- of the Literary club. These three are expected to bring ! the necessary information to the dub, as well as the names of the | various candidates for the offices of state senators and representative of this district off each, political party with a stateaseat as to their atti- ' tude on these measures, which have been twice defeated in our legislatures owing, it is thought, to a lack of knowledge of their importance on the part of the public. Three new members were elected to membership, via: Mesdames Charles Porter. William. Bringle and

George AdßMrs. A J. Beßows, on account of sickness in her home wished to withdraw her Membership, but instead she was urged to accept a leave of ’■ absence. The president of next year, Mrs. J. D- A33i®a®. and Mrs. F. H. Hera>pHn. were selected as delegates to, the stale federation next year, and the two secretaries, Mesdames Clara Andras and W. L Bott, as alternates... .. The information given on South America was especially interesting, being a praettral and enlightening descriptac® off the livestock industries of that country by Mrs. A. J. Bellows, a surprising account of the mineral wealth of our southern neighbor by Mrs. E. T. Harris, and a partirelariy fine portrayal of Beanos Aires, the Chicago of South America, by Mrs. Oren Parker. A re-port of the attendance for the rear, as read by the secretary, i showed Mrs. J. B Fleming to be the only member perfect in attendance and punctuality. and made evjerr member resolve to make a better showing next. year. Tb*> retiring president. Mrs. F. B. Teaming, in a few well-chosen remarks. thanked the members for their splendid cooperation during •the year, but this- has been largely due to her own fine leadership.— Press Represeatntive.

PLEASE CALL AND SETTLE Having soM my blacksmith shop on Cullen street and going out of business. April ST, I request all persons indebted to me for work to call and settle their accounts at once. —FRED HEMPHILL. a-27 Fffne correspondence paper on sale in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department in i—r— of different •tyiOß and at* Mrteeo ranging the to TSc per bast.

THE TWICE-A-W6EK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1918

GAVE PUPILS THRIFT STAMPS

The South Meadow school in Newton township, taught by Miss Oka Pancoast, closed Thursday with a well-rendered patriotic program, which was greatly enjoyed by the patrons and visitors present. Conservation of food was patriotically observed by the teacher as she especially requested the patrons to omit the usual big dinner on account of the great waste of broken food. As the first step in the teaching of conservation and thrift Miss Pancoast presented to each pupil his first Thrift Stamp at the close of the program.

OLD RESIDENT OF GILLAM DEAD

William F. Stevens, who had been a patient in the county hospital for a few weeks and was taken to the home of his son, Trustee James Stevens of Gillam township, last Thursday, died Sunday. Mr. Stevens would have been ninety ■years of age had he lived until April 26. Funeral services were held at Independence church yesterday at 2:30, and burial made in the cemetery near the church. He is survived by his son, James Stevens of Gillam township, and one daughter, Mrs. W. E. Culp of Lee.

LARGE CROWD TURNED OUT

Friday Night to Hear the Grdat Lakes Naval Training Band. One of the Great Lakes Naval bands, which is touring Indiana in the interests of the Third Liberty loan drive, and which gave a con'cert in Rensselaer last Friday evening, attracted a very large crowd : notwithstanding the cold, cloudy ’weather. The boys arrived on the ■6:50 train from Delphi, where they had given a concert in the afternoon, and were immediately to the Makeever hotel where an ele,gant supper was served to them. At about 8 o’clock they marched ■ down Washington street, then proceeded to the band stand which had been erected in the court house yard and delighted the large crowd ,with a number of selections and 'drills, but owing to the extreme cold they were soon taken to the Christian church .where the remainder of the program was carried nut, and in connection with the regular band music a number of songs and I stunts given by the boys was greatly enjoyed. Rev. Geo, Henninger of the First Methodist church of Indianapolis, made the address of the evening at the church, which was good, but rather brief, as the speaker said the people would rather hear the band than hear him talk.

CAME 25 MILES TO REGISTER

The first woman to register in Rensselaer was Mrs. Steincaimp of Walker township, who, after having traveled twenty-five miles, presented herself at the Red Cross headquarters on Friday with the statement that she had come in to register. That is a fine example of the spirit of Jasper county women and the workers in the Red Cross and similar organisations are com- ' menting on the growing interest taken by women even in th£ remote sections of the county in various forms of war work. " The English and French wojnen ■ have shouldered many burdens 'put upon them by changed conditions and have won great praise.and grati itude from their governments. It ‘ has been stated that women of England are practically carrying on the , business of the entire country. ! American women will do .fully as well with their responsibilities, but thev must be more completely organized and learn to work together.

"ghis nation-wide registration of the women is one big step in the right direction. The cards for registration are the product of the united efforts of Miss Ida M. Tarbell and two experts from the census department and they have made the I process of registration both interesting and stimulating. A registration booth has been, erected in the Red Cross headquarters in Rensselaer, and many patriotic women will prefer to register there, thus saving time jiot only for the registrars, but for themselves also where they are busy with home duties- and do not wish to be interrupted. The registrars are loyal—women

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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*. VICTIM CHARGES CONSPIRACY Williamsport Man, Tarred and Feathered, to Appeal to Governor. Attica, April 20.—William A. Hunter; a wealthy Warren county farmer, who was tarred and feathered and publicly branded as disloyal by residents of Newellton, La., Tuesday, arrived at his home ten miles west of this city Thursday. He was keenly humiliated over the ordeal through which he had passed, and declares he will demand an official investigation from the Governor of Louisiana and, failing in that, will appeal to the federal authorities.’ Hunter is prominent locally and his friends regard his treatment in Louisiana as an outrage. His loyalty is above question, those who know him here declare. He is the controlling stockholder of the Central Bank at West Lebanon and owns one of the best farms in the county. In addition he owns a plantation of 4,200 acres in Tansas parish, Louisiana, and it was while on a visit there that he was assailed. A committee attempted to sell him Liberty bonds, and, when he declin ed to buy, grew insistent and finally threatening. He told them that he had no ready money available, and that if he had he would buy his bonds through his home bank in Indiana. j Tuesday morning, • a week after J the committee’s visit, two bile loads of men, among whom I were a local justice and constable, I came to the plantation, loaded I Hunter into a machine and took I him to Newellton. He was taken to a poolroom and tar was smeared over his clothing and face, after which feathers were applied. The justice of the peace told hjm that he was being thus decorated because .he was disloyal to the United States, that he had made remarks derogatory to the Third Lib--1 erty loan and that they were sending him out of the community, if he returned, the justice declared, it would be worse the next time. He then was hustled aboard a train, the dozen men who had him in charge accompanying him to Tallulah, county seat of the adjoining parish, twenty-five miles from Newellton, where he was paraded around the public square and jeered by the crowd on the streets. At the station at Tallulah a large crowd gathered, a local lawyer mounted a truck and madb a flamboyant speech, and women sang patriotic songs. Some hotheads urged that Hunter be strung up. but a minister and another man in ' the crowd restrained them, and when the train arrived Hunter was placed aboard, three of the vigilants accompanying him. A number of soldiers were on the train, and they started to jeer him, but were restrained by an officer, who ordered them to stay out of it.

(Blunter arrived at Vicksburg arrayed as he left Tallulah, and was taken in charge by the police and taken to the United States deputy marshal’s office, where he removed the tar and obtained new clothing, leaving on a later train for hime. Hunter declares the charge of disloyalty was trumped ,up in'order to frighten him out of the community. The leader of the mob, he said, was Duncan Farer, former manager of the plantation, whom Hunter had discharged two years ago, and who, Hunter asserted, has held a grudge against him since. Another

leader was an adjoining land owner, with whom Hunter had had labor troubles. Newellton is in the “black belt,” there being only 250 white voters in the parish. IJunter expects to return to his plantation if he can obtain protection from the state. Hunter bought $5,000 worth- of the Second Liberty loan and before leaving for the South he left

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

E. W. Lang of the north side of town is a pneumonia patient at the county hospital, having been taken there Sunday. Howard Green slightly improved* Mrs. Ed. Fay and Bert Tilton are considerably improved. Miss Luvia Gunyon, surgical nurse at the hoepital, has been sick since Saturday, but is better at this writing. Mrs. Magdalena Meyer, who was injured by a fall at her home on Tuesday afternoon of last week, was taken to the county hospital Friday afternoon for treatment. Bert Tilton of Wheatfield, who was home on a furlough from Camp Merritt, New Jersey, was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon suffering from pneumonia, making three pneumonia patients at the hospital at that time. His attack Is said to not have been nearly so severe as that of Howard Green or Mrs. Ed. Faye, the two other pneumonia patients.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Carroll W. LtJatliennan Writes From England Corporal Carroll W. Leatherman, who was the first man drawn in Jasper county in the selective draft last July—No. 258 —arid who, after several months’ training at Camp Taylor was recently “sent across,” writes his father, D. F. Leatherman, of Rensselaer, under date of March 30, The letter does .not state whether he was in England or France, but as the envelope bore an English postmark it IB presumed he was in England at the time It was written. The letter in full follows: March 30, 1918. Dear Folks:—• Hello everybody. Well, I arrived abroad safe and sqund. I cannot tell you where, only somewhere in Europe. It is raining here now. but looks like it has been good weather lately. Well, I don’t know where to begin at to write, as there is bait very little we can write. The water was pretty rough, for a few days, and the wbves would wash the deck, but most of the time it was not so bad. I soon got used to being on the water. It didn’t bother me at all. I had a cold and for a few days did not feel very good, and did not get sea sick, as many others did. It was a great trip. After disembarking we rode for quite a distance on the train and saw some of the most beautiful country I ever saw. Everything is so well improved. There are no frame buildings here, everything is stone, cement or brick. We are now in huts made of tin on the outside and a kind of a plaster on the .inside. We will not he 'here but a ! few days, then I don’t know what we will have. Some of the boys are having fun over changing their money. They don’t know if they get enough back or not. I haven’t had any changed yet. There are several things that seem odd to us now. I suppose by this time you 'have ] got the card. You ought to, 1 . think. "' —" ”

I have not been to the Y yet but think 1 will before long. It is but a short distance from here. ' I hope' there, will 'be good Y. M. C. A. buildings werever I gp so I can attend services and any other amusements that they provide. It will a great help to break the monotony. I guess they have them wherever the trobps are. Well, I can’t think of anything more to write just now. T will quit for a while, maybe can think of something more later. Well I' have been out walking around the camp this afternoon. Everything is new and it is inter-! t esting. Another fellow was with i me and as we were coming back i we stopped in at a Y. M. C. A. and saw a picture show. It was real good? Then after the show they passed apples around. Tomorrow morning here will be communion services and also Other services, then tomoroqw afternoon there will be a lecture and singing. So I guess there will be something to go to. 1 have told about all i know that I can tell or write, so I guess I will give you the address and quit for tonight. I may write .more before I mail this. Sunday Morning. Will write a few more lines today then mail this. I did not get to go to the Y. M. C. A. this mofn-

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an Order with his bank to reserve $5,000 worth of the Third loan for him, which was done. Hunter is sixty-eight years old and was horn and reared in Warren county. He is a brother of James A. Hunter, who represented Warren county in .the state legislature a few years lago.

Vol. XXI, No. 7

AMERICANS SUFFER CASUALTIES

In Fierce Onslaughts! By Germans In Toul Sector. DENTED LINE LATER RESTORED With Heavy Losses to Enemy Forces —Germans Claim to Have Taken 188 Prisoners. i Washington, April 22. —General Pershing's first report on the German assault aiipon the American and French forces in the Toul sector (Saturday is understood to indicate that the Americans sustained more than 200 casualties, and to estimate the German losses at between 300 and 400. It was learned tonight that the report had been received, but war dbpartiqent officials refused to make it public or to comment, upon persistent reports about the department concerning its contents. Secretary Baker is understood to be waiting more details before malting an announcement, though Ire probably will lay the information received before the house military committee when he appears tomorrow to tell of his trip abroad. Yankees Regain Positions.

Having withstood a violent German infantry attack in force the American troops on the sector northwest of Toul have driven the enemy from the positions he gained Saturday and have restored the situation completely. The American main positions held out against the enemy, but he occupied advance elements from which he was ejected Sunday by the Americans in a counter-attack. To the east the French lines also have been reestablished. Indications are that the Germans intended to make the attack the start of an effort to separate the American and French troops and. perhaps, wipe out the American sector. General Pershing's men, however, fought desperately and only retired from Seicheprey before overpowering numbers. The enemy was mot able to hold the village and soon evacuated it. After the Americans had driven the Germans, from the occupied advanced posts, the enemy did not attack 1 again and Sunday was cohtparatively quiet east of St. Mihiel. The German offensive, which persisted throughout the day and into the night, was preceded by most violent artillery fire, but the Americans were undismayed and stuck to their guns amd trenches to meet the enemy storming troops. Two German airplanes were brought down by American machine gunners.

Foes’ Resumption of Offensive Near Events along the battle line in France and Belgium seem to be shaping themselves for a resumption of the great German offensive. Since the savage attack on the American forces at Seicheprey on Saturday there has been no fighting of an extraordinary nature along the front, but there have been indications that the Teutons are almost ready to resume the sledge-hammer blows they have been aiming at the allied armies. Unless recent operations have been feipts it is probable that th“ coming week will witness two great turning movements by the Germans. One probably will pivot on the village of Robecq. northwest of j Bethune, on the southern side of the salient driven into the allied lines, back of Armentiers. The other is expected to develop at or near Mesnil, north of Albert, on the north side of the Somme salient. The allied armies are holding all lines intact and have strengthened their positions in many places.

FOR SALE. All kinds of blooming plants, ferns and. vines for lawns, porch boxes and baskets; all kinds of vegetable plants for gardens ready by May 1: cabbage plants ready aow. Better give -ue your orders now for cut flowers for Decoration day and save being disappointed. We will have them for you then. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cut" flowers our specialty, Phone 216-Green. —KING FLORAL CO. 1 Subscribe for The Democrat. -