Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — Page 1

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ED OLIVER GETS IN VERY BAD

With Federal Food Administration, and End Is Not Yet. ■ • SECURED 500 POUNDS SUGAR For His “Preserving Factory” at Newland, Through Most Questionable Means. Few people ini Jasper county are aware that there is a big fruit preserving factory at Newland, employing sixty to seventy people, and owned and operated by Ed. Oliver, the noted onion grower and real estate promoter. In fact, the people of Newland have probably never heard of this “established industry’* and will be surprised to learn that it has been operating in their midst for year after year without their ever having become cognizant of its presence. Some two weeks ago County Food Administrator John Eger was notified that 500 pounds of sugar bad been unloaded at Newland for Ed. Olivet, and was asked how Oliver could get this vast quantity of sweetness when ordinary people had to be content with five pounds at a time, and were required to sign up an iron-clad purchasing ticket to get even that much. Mr. Eger at' once started an investigation, and the result of such investigation was made public at the meeting of the county council of defense Thursday afternoon, and every member -of the council feiv very indignant over the matter and believed that Oliver should be severely punished if the food regulations were to be respected, rather than treated as a joke. Mr. Eger was commended for his action in the miatter and was especially instructed to turn over all the correspondence and evidence he had collected to the state federal food administrator, that the latter might bring Oliver to justice. The facts in the matter as disclosed to tihe council by Mr. Eger are substantially as follows: He found that Oliver had ordered the sugar through the G. E. Murray Co. of Rensselaer, on a certificate received from the federal food administrator in Chicago, where he had filed an affidavit, and that pending the arrival of the sugar he had borrowed 150 pounds of the Murray Co., who had ordered the 500 pounds for him. Mr. Eger ordered the sugar bought in and turned over to him after a long distance phone talk with Food Administrator Barnard at Indianapolis, and this was done. He then secured the certificate Oliver had received in Chicago and took the matter up with the federal food administrator there and asked that the latter make a written statement of the facts regarding the issuing of the certificate to Oliver, who told the administrator that he was the owner and proprietor ot the Saratoga hotel of that city. He also secured a copy of the affidavit made by Oliver to the federal food adminlstrtor at Chicago, but this was not read before the council. The statement of the federal foo-» administrator at Chicago follows: UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION Harry A. Wheeler Federal Food Administrator for Illinois 111 W T est Washington Street Chicago, June 18, 1918. Mr. fJohn Eger, Rensselaer, Indiana. Dear Sir:—Referring to our conzversation of today, the writer has

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TOPPED WEDNESDAY’S MARKET

Gillam Township Steers Sell at $17.85 Per Cwt. Thomas Logan of Gillam township and John G. Culp of Barkley town ship returned from Chicago Wednesday evening, where the former had a load of heavy steers on Wednesday’s market that brought the top price in their class for the day, $17.85 per cwt. There were twenty-two head in the lot and their average weight was 1558, making the average price $278.31 per head, bringing Mr. Logan the neat little sum of a trifle over $6,120 for the carload.; The steers had been on feed for the past seven months, having been started on the soft corn last fall.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

Secretary of State —Herman L. Conter, of Decatur. Auditor of State —William M. Jones, of Fairmount. Treasurer of State —J. B. McCarthy, of Kempton. Attorney-General—Evan B. Stotsenburg, of New Albany. Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts—Samuel Callaway, of Monticello. Superintendent of Public Instruction —Willis A. Fox, of Angola. State Geologist—Edward Barrett, of Plainfield. Judge of Supreme Court, First District—John c. McNutt, of Martinsville. Judge of Supreme Court, Fourth District—" James J. Moran, of Portland. Judges of Appellate Court, South District—M. B. Hottel, of Salem, and High Wickens, of Greensburg. Judges of Appellate Court, North District—F. S. Caldwell, of Winchester, and Edwin F. McCabe, of Williamsport. Th j speech of Vic? ' President Marshall before the state convention appears on another page of today’s lemocat.

CELEBRATION IS GALLED OFF

Decided that Work in the Fields Is Greater Patriotism. At the meeting of the county council of defense Thursday afternoon, which meeting was largely attended, it was voted unanimously to call off the proposed patriotic celebration here on July 4th, that the farmers and their help might put in the day in the harvest fields ?/ihere it would count for much more in a patriotic way than any public demonstration that might be made in Rensselaer. A vote of i'lanas '.’as cxb n.lcd to the faculty of St. Joseph college for their kindness in offering the free use of the college grounds for the proposed celebration. Captain Bowman, F. L. Peck, Dennis O’Riley and H. W. Gilbert of the Liberty Guard company at Remington| were present at the meeting and asked that the council do as much iij. a financial way feu the Remington company as had been done for the Liberty Guards here. They have a large and excellent company at Remington and so far, through contributions and in using their personal funds, have paid practically all expenses to date and have provided the company with uniforms. Practically all that has been allowed the companies here has been the payment of the rent of the armory, and the council fa/vored the treating of all the companies in the county alike in the way of expenditures of public funds. A committee composed of F. L. Peck of Remington, W. L. Bott of Rensselaer and John Bowie of Wheatfield was appointed by the chairman to confer with the officers of the different companies on the proposition and report at the next meeting. A number of other matters of minor interest were discussed and a few bills were allowed.

LEAVE FOR NEW HOME IN MONTANA

Charles H. Porter and his tenant, Charles Horsewood, finished loading their two cars of farm tools, household furniture and stock Thursday and left that evening for Harrison, Montana, where Mr. Porter recently purchased a 400-acre ranch. Mr. Porter accompanied one car and Mr. Horsewood the other. They expected it would take them from ten daya la two weeks to reach their destination. Mrs. Horsewood and two children will remain here with her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Adams, until- her husband and Mr. Porter get through with the cars. They will then start for Harriscm, but expect to stop off at Bismark, South Dakota, and St. Cloud, Minnesota, for a short visit with her brothers, Sanford and Will, respectively. w Mr. Porter’s sale last Saturday of property that he did not wish to move, and also some of Mr. Horse wood’s property; was a decided success, nearly everything selling for more than it originally cost, and late April Hatch chickens selling at $6 to $8 per dozen. A cow and calf belonging to Mr. Horsewood brought $137, while his Ford automobile sold for $2 more than he paid for it four years ago. It wa* a cash sale, too. The best wishes of Mr. Porter’s many friends and the friends oi the Horsewood family go with them to their new home.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1918

P JUNE 2®ih IS I IWIONAL I I WRSAVWGSD® i I 1 I .x-, '■ I a x k i PLEDGE YOURSELF TO | SAVE and BUY I WOTOSMS I THAT THERE MAY BE MORE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO 9

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Intiresting Paragraphs From tfie Various Departments J ■ OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. I Do you save carbon copies of your business letters? If so—and every good business man should do this — call in and see the saving we can make you on “second sheets.” —The Democrat, Later orders received by the local conscription board is for the entrainment of the twenty-nine men from this county to be sent tv Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, on next Tuesday, June 25, instead of June 28, as first announced. Marriage liceses issued: June 18, Willis Joseph Wolfe of Pulaski county, aged 19 November 13 last, farmer, and Florence Ethel Watson of Jasper county, aged 18 «March 28 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under age his father, C. E. Wolfe, gave consent to issuance of license.

New suits filed: No. 8936. Harry Watson vs. Mary E. Rush; suit on account. Demand $125. No. '8937. Mary I. Dolezal, guardian of Vera Karp, a minor, vs. Walter Hershman; suit for damages. Demand $5,000. The complaint alleges that plaintiff’s ward, who is a school teacher, was run over by an automobile driven by plaintiff at San Pierre on April 22, and was permanently injured, in addition to receiving a broken limb and other bruises. One thing that the public cannot understand is, how did that Republican. township trustee of Wheatfield township, who was found short in his township deposits by the field examiners of the State Board' of Accounts, ever get this money in his own private hands. He -could not deposit the county warrants in his own name nor could he check out township funds for his own pri vate use in his road contracts without the bank being aware of the fact, it would seem. Only a few years ago a case almost identical with this was brought to light by the field examiners in Walker township, where the Republican trustee had used township funds for his own private purposes. It would be

interesting to know how this thing is managed, so that the forthcoming legislature can remedy any defect in the depository law that enables an officer to “get fey”—for a time, at least. in csmr Lands belonging to his censtit’ueoey for his own P ri " rate needs.

WANTS TO HEAR FROM THE “OLD TOWN”

The Democrat is in receipt of the following letter from a former oldtime resident of Remselaer who will no doubt be remembered by some of our citizens who were here a half century or more ago: San Diego. Calif., Jsne 15. 1918. Editor Democrat, Rensselaer. Ind. Dear Sir:—Please send me a copy of The Democrat from say old home town. As a boy I commenced my ap?»rentic*ship in the old Gazette office founded by Dan F. Davies, who 'afterwards /became sheriff. I boarded at the Dunlap House, the principal and only hotel in the town, paying the large price of two dollars a week for board, which I thought a large sum. James Spencer was the editor during my time. The main feature in the Gazette that I remember was a continued story written by a young man ' named Snodgrass. . which run nearly two years. You then had no railroad, bat had to reach the outside world through Bradford some miles away. I would like to see the changes therefore want a copy of your paper. Naturally I do mot expect to find names of the bld-timers, who have gone to their reward, such as Milroy. Hammond. Walton, Percupile and many in that class. But I have a curiosity that only The ■ Democrat can .satisfy. Yours very truly. A G. STACEY. 2332 Irving Are_ San Diego, Calif.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

List of TT*ose Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts Dosing Week. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat since last Saturday’s issue and, especially to those received by man. this publication shall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those indicated by an • are rew subscribers: Moses Sire. Remington Mrs. Cora Albereon. Plainfield. IndianaJohn R Lewis. Rensselaer, R-l John Brook. Knixnan Arthur Putt, Fair Oaks. R-2 David Hahn. Parr. R-l J. C. Bristow. Rensselaer, R-4 L B. Marion. Rensselaer •David Leatherman. Rensselaer •Hugh Kirk. Rensselaer Lawrence Snick. Wheatfield, R-l Profit Cheek. Remington W. D. Meyers, W&entfield Harry Newman. Renaaeiaer Thomas Logan. Francesville W. C. Sutton Thayer, R-l Charles Homewood, Harrison, - H. J. Bordrman. Rensselaer, R-3 _ Harvey Williams. Remington, R-3

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DROVE THROUGH TO INDIANAPOLIS

George M. Myers drove down to the state convention Tuesday morning in his Stanley Steamer, ana was accompanied by Delegates Frank Welsh, E. P. Lane and John Kolhoff. They drove down in about four hours and enjoyed the trip immensely. They returned Wednesday evening, and Delegate Frank Fisher of Kankakee township rodeback with them. They report the corn all the way to Lafayette about the same as in this vicinity, but from Lafayette to Indianapolis it is not ’’early as good and kept gett ng poorer the further south they went Wheat was good all the way along and scores of binders were at work in the wheat fields this side of Indianapolis Wednesday. Six of the Jasper county delegates put up with “Jink” Brenner, former landlord of House here, who is now running the Plaza hotel, corner of Indiana and Capitol avenue. The delegates all report a verk enthusiastic state convention. ,m

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Edward Peregrine Writes From Hospital in France. Edward Peregrine of Jasper county, a member of the Rainbow Division in France, writes to Mt. and Mrs. L. M. Ritchey of Jordan township, from a hospital, where he was recovering from burns received by mustard gas of the enemy: - ' Evacuation Hospital, France. May 21, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Ritchey, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Friends —-Received your letter of April 19 and was- glad to hear from you folks. Your letter was on the way about one month, for I am at the hospital and it took the letter 4hree or four more days to reach me. The pictures came through O. K. and I sure appreciate them. They are fine. Tell Osa that picture looked as natural as ‘‘Lucinda,’’ that is the name of our gun, the one that fired the first shot at the dutch from Bat. E, 15Oth. Many thanks to Osa and you for the pictures. Yes, indeed, it would be fine if I was back in the states so I could eat dinner with you again, but as it is I am in France and doing my bit. Whether it is large or of small importance I cannot say. But listen to me, if I am fortunate enough to return I will come and visit you people and tell you some of my wonderful experiences. But if I don’t, and you happen to gaze upon the battlefields of France In the American sector in the movies or on a sight-seeing trip, you can say I was one of them who died for his country. We are having wonderful weather here now and I hope it continues. Just before I left the front it was very active and things were exciting too. We threw a barrage and the Germans returned it with gas shells. They fell very close to us. We put our gas masks on and continued operating the guns, but the work was very hard. They shelled us several times in one day; when we had our firing complete they started shelling us again. The shells fell in the gun pits. As luck was with us we happened to be in the dugout. Then the ones that were not assigned to the gun pit for the night were dismissed, and as I stepped out of the dugout to go to the sleeping quarters, along came a shell and fell within a few feet of me, throwing gas and dirt all over me. As it happened it was mustard gas and it burned my back 4uite badly and I was sent to the hospital a few days later, and I am still here. I was in bed seven

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REMINGTON RED CROSS SALE La-t Saturday Netted About $5,000 and Was a Huge Success. The gross total of the Red Cross sale Saturday amounted to approximately >7,000, of which the following figures' are an estimate only: Concessions, $425.00. Dinner and supper, $425.00, Tag Girls, 1250.00. Goat sale over $400.00. Contributions, cash, over SI,OOO. Among the large contributors to the cash donations* were ;> State Bank, $250.00. Washburn Grain Co., SIOO.OO. Farmers Elevator, SIOO.OO. C. B. Johnston & Son, SIOO.OO. It is requested that those who did not pay up on the goat , sale will please call at the bank and settle the fame. , The day’s net receipts cannot be had in time for this week’s publication. but from all appearances it will be a very gratifying result, apd it is estimated at $5,000.00 clear. The auctioneers were Williams and Kenyon of Remington, Hawkins of Fowler, Wright of Wolcott and Eastburn, of Brookston. —Remington Press.

Vol. XXI, No. 24

YANKEES GAIN NEARLY MILE IN BELLEAU WOOD

I). S. Troops Win Near Chateau Thierry—Storm Trenches at Cantlgny. FOE WINS AT SEICHEPREY? Berlin Claims Americans’ Positions Were Penetrated ami Heavy Losses Inflicted—WOO Huns Killed On the Marne. With the American Forces on the Marne, "June 21.—American troops Jn this sector attacked the German line northwest of Chateau Thierry during the night and : made an advance of five-eighths of a mile, driving the Germans from a small pocket on the northern side of (lie Bodeau wood. The Americans occupied the German positions without resistance from the enemy, the Germans having withdrawn when the short and sharp artillery bombardment indicated that an infantry attack would follow. Yanks Win at Cantlgny. With American Army in France, June 21.—At dawn American troops stormed German trenches and ma-chine-gun nests In front of Cantlgny, tn the Montdidler sector. Those of the German garrison who J remained to fight and carry out their orders to hold the positions at any cost were killed by rifle and machine-gun tire and bayonet. The Americans also, took prisoners. Many Germans Killed. The American artillery put down a heavy box barrage on the rear of file enemy positions. A few minutes later the infantry swarmed over the top ami rushed the trenches. Some of the Germans had tried to escape through the barrage, crashing to their rear, but few of them got through, for numerous German dead were found later. Prisoners captured declared that they had orders to hold on at all costs, and this was apparent by the desperate npuiner In which they fought. f l lie battle was short, but deadly, for the enemy positions were swept clean of Germans. The official report says that a great many Germans were killed. Only Sixty Huns in Raid. The enemy artillery Ims been more active on the Toul sector since the heavy gassing to which the Americans subjected them. The infantry action has been confined, however, to an attempted raid, In which only sixty men participated, in spite of the German official statement which said that they had penetrated tire American lines at Seicheprey. Berlin Claims Cain. Berlin, June 21.—German troops have penetrated deeply Into American positions at Seicheprey, which lies to the east of St. Mihiel, between the Meuse and the Moselle, and Inflicted heavy losses Hie defenders, according to the German official communication issued here. 800 Germans Killed. With the Americans on the Marne, June 21 German .casualties In the fighting in tills sector are now estimated at 800 killed and 5,00 G wounded. Private James A. Donohue, who was taken prisoner eight days ago, escaped and rejoined ids company. He declared that a few other American prisoners are compelled by the Huns to work in the front lines.

SERVICE FLAGS HERE AT LAST

An order for 100 Service Flags sent in by The Democrat more than six weeks ago was received Wednesday afternoon from the factory in Pennsylvania, and we can now supply all customers who gave us their orders for flags during the past few weeks, as well as others who want flags so long as this supply lasts. Owing to shortage and delay in getting material at the flag factories it takes a Tong time to get orders filled, and all the factories are away behind in tiheir shipments. Therefore if you have one or more sons in the army or navy you should take advantage of this opportunity to secure a service flag before our present supply is exhausted. We have these flags with one, two and three stars. Call early If you want one.

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