Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1918 — Page 1

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EARLY MORNING WEDDING

Charles C. Rhoades Marries Illinois Young Lady. Charles €. Rhoades, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades of this city, and Miss Gertrude M. Foley of Kewanee, Illinois, were married at the home of S. C. Irwin at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, Mr. Irwin performing the ceremoony. The young couple both hold government positions in Washington, Mr. Rhoades having been in the service for the past several months. Owing to the fact that Mr. Rhoades was not of age, it was necessary for the couple to come to this citaaty to gain the consent to the marriage of young Rhoades’ parents. They arrived in Rensselaer at 11 o’clock Monday night, arousing the county clerk out of his bed from a peaceful sleep, and the marriage license was issued shortly after, after which they proceeded to the Irwin home and were married at the wee small hours of the morning. They were none to soon, apparently, as the bride’s mother, accompanied by a suitor of the mother’s choice, arrived in this city at four o’clock Tuesday morning to stop the marriage, but was not sufficiently wise to the young c6uple’s movements, consequently arriving a few hours too late to witness the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades both have a leave of absence of ten days which they will spend in this city with the former’s parents, and other relatives and friends.

McGLYNN KILLED IN ACTION

Official Dispatch Was Received By Parents Saturday Evening. '' l Mr. and Mrs. D. V. McGlynn of Remington, whose son, Dewey McGlynn, was recently reported missing in action since October 15, received an official dispatch Saturday evening stating that their son was killed in action on October 14, almost a ■month before the armistice was signed. The young man was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John R- Gray of Rensselaer and was about 20 years of age. He enlisted soon after war was declared but did not go over seas as early as expected on account of an attack of mumps. He went across last May, having spent the winter at Camp Green, North Carolina. He was in the 10 th Machine Gun Battery. He leaves a father and mother, four brothers and three sisters to whom the sympathy of the community is extended.

STILL MAKING SHELLS FOR U. S.

W. Duvall, who is employed as an inspector by the Edward "Valve Company of East Chicago, spent Sunday with his family here. This company is engaged in making shells for the government and its contract does not expire for some time yet. Several Rensselaer and Jasper county people are employed there, including Mr. Duvall, Dan Robinson and Rolla Gates of Rensselaer, and Charles W. Bussell and James Lefler of Hanging Grove, and Mr. Bussell has some daughters who are employed in the office force of the company, also.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The city council met in regular session Monday night with all members present except Councilmen Warner and Kellner. Very little business was done outside of the allowance of the regular grist of claims. The city attorney presented an ordinance prohibiting the use of air rifles, sling shots, etc., within the limits of the city and on motion same was passed to second reading. Petition of Mrs. Mattie Sharp to tap sewer in block 12 was granted on payment of fee of sl.

DEATH AT COLLEGE FROM INFLUENZA

Sister Regugia Wehrle of St. Joseph college, died Friday evening at 6 o’clock from influenza, at the age of 47 years, 11 months and 18 days. The body was shipped to Rome City, Indiana, Saturday for burial. This is the second death at the college from influenza out of perhaps 150 cases. The epidemic has practically been stamped out now, all patients having ben released.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs Froin the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized —Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Attorney R, K. Bedgood of Lafayette was a Rensselaer visitor Friday. Attorney L. D. Boyd of Delphi was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. Marriage licenses issued: December 7, Albert Russell Teach of Rensselaer, aged 25 September 23 last, contractor, and Bessie Marie Kepner, also of Rensselaer, daughter of John Kepner of Sheldon', Illinois, aged 22 August 11 last, telephone operator. First marriage for each. December 9, Charles C. Rhoades of Rensselaer, aged 20 November 25 last, mechanic, to Gertrude M. Foley of Kewanee, Illinois, aged 21 June 11 last, stenographer. First marriage for each. Male being under age his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades gave consent to issuance of license.

While Saturday was the last day of the regular November term of the Jasper circuit court, special Judge Vinton of the superior court of Bafayette, came up and took Tip the case of Joseph D. Law, administrator of the estate of Ammeddie St. Pierre, who was killed near Morocco a couple of years ago at a railroad crossing on the New York Central line, near Enos, and the administrator had sued the railroad company for damages. In order to hear this case after the time of the regular term had expired, the term was adjourned until January 20. In the motion for a new trial by Judson J. Hunt, administrator, in the case of Haag vs. the estate of Joseph I. Adams, deceased, wherein the jury earlier in the term j had given Haag a judgment for $1,300, Judge Hanley granted the motion.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

There are now six influenza patients at the hospital, Mrs. W. S. Parks, Mrs. Dan Lakin, Granville Moody, Sr., Simon Thompson, Chauncey Wood and Ralph Humes. All are getting along nicely. D. D. Colvin and son, George, who were injured in aw automobile accident Thanksgiving day, were able to go to their home at Rockford, Illinois, yesterday. Floyd Gratner is still improving and it is thought will be able to go to his home some time this week. Mrs. John Price, typhoid patient, is in quite a serious condition. Mrs. Alva Potts, who is suffering from? an infection caused from influenza, is in a critical condition. Miss Jean Jones was able to leave the hospital Monday. Mrs. John Ward had her tonsils removed Sunday.

LOSES PURSE CONTAINING $42

George Lambert and daughter, who are employed in a shell-mak-ing plant at Emington, Illinois, spent Sunday at their home in Gifford. Mr. Lamjbert h. J the misfortune to lose his pocketbook Saturday, containing |4 2. He did not miss it until he got to Hammond, to which place they had come on a street Car, and he thought that he must have left the pocketbook on the bed at his boarding house, and he took another car back at once. But the landlady said she had seen nothing of the purse and he is therefor out the amount, which is quite a severe loss to him.

The next excursion to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, will leave Chicago at 9:30 a. m., December 13.. This is a 3,500 mile trip, the grandest you ever madqt Don’t miss it.—HARVEY DAVISSON.— Advt.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1918

DISLOYAL REMARKS; ARRESTED

Similar Case in Rensselaer, But No Action Taken. New York, Dec. 9.—Raymond L. Ramsdell, vice-president of the United Cigar Stores company, was arraigned in a magistrate's court here today, accused of having exclaimed regarding President Wilson: “Wilson! I hope he drowns.’* A complaint charging disorderly conduct was made against Mr. Ramsdell and the case was adjourned utotil Friday. This fellow must be a relative of the Jasper county man, who remarked in the presence of a number of other people in a business place in Rensselaer on the day -President Wilson left for France: "Well, our Kaiser is leaving us today.’’ “I don’t quite get you,’’ said the other Republican to whom the words were addressed. “Our Kaiser is leaving us today; he is going to see his brother in IHbllaind.” “Oh, yes,’’ said the other, "Well, I hope he stays there.’’ This is an actual conversation that took place 'here, as The Democrat is reliably informed, and shows to what depths some people will permit their political hatred to go. Talk about prohibiting the red flag in parades in the cities; better* put a curb on the speech of the red flag allies in Jasper county.

COURT NEWS

The case of the State of Indiana vs. Bert Lewellyn, superintendent of the schools at Demotte, on an affidavit filed by James Russell, charging assault and battery upon his 14-year-old son, came up ' for hearing in Squire Irwin’s I court Saturday and Lewellyn was found guilty and fined $1 and 'costs, amounting to $50.70 in all. ' The ease has been appealed to the 'circuit court. The sta ; te was as- ! sisted by A. Halleck, while M. ' Leopold represente.d. the defendant. A large number’ of Demotte and Keener township people were here to the trial.

WHERE THIS MONEY GOES

Washington, Dec. 9.—Why does it cost the United States so much more to make war than it costs any of its cb-belligerents? What is being done with the tens of billions being raised from Liberty bonds and taxation? One often hears these questions. The answer is not difficult. It is, simply, that it costs an American more to do anything than it costs anyone else in the world. That is the best reason why Americans should buy Liberty bonds. The American army is composed of workingmen. The American workingman demands a higher standard ’of everything than any bther workingman in the world. When he becomes a soldier he carries that standard with him, and, comparatively, gets it. Napoleon said, and everybody ever since has repeated, that an army travels on its stomach. So naturally the subsistence of the American soldier comes first in the long bill which is rapidly running to a day. The regular ration list of the American army calls for forty-nine different items of food. It inI eludes many things which are luxuries t© the soldiers of the foreign [armies. At that, it only costs 32 ! cents a day to feed a soldier. The figure is low because the govern--1 ment has the advantage of dealing 'in billions and tons where the individual deals in, dollars and ' pounds. Even so, the army ha£ felt the increased cost of living because it cost only 12.81 centa a day to feed a soldier during the Spanish-American war.

TO TELEPHONE PATRONS

On account of influenza and other sickness we are compelled to work six operators short. Five doing all they can to do the wbrk of eleven. We kindly ask that you do not make one call you can possibly do without. We must lessen number of calls or discontinue some classes 'of service. Knowing you will Realize our position, we ask your heIp.—JASPER COUNTY TELEPHONE CO.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns —Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. EMPTYING "FORT BEN" Indianapolis, Dec. 9. —Speeding up demobilization of the engineers camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison is expected to result in the discharge of one thousand men a day by Friday of this week and the maintenance of a similar average until Christmas week. Already 3,601 engineers have been mustered out or more than one-fourth of the entire camp. During the past week an average of 500 men were mustered out daily and it is the desire of the fort officers to have the camp emptied by the holiday season so that every man may spend Christmas day at home.

LITERARY CLUB OBSERVES 41ST ANNIVERSARY

The forty-first anniversary of the Ladies’ Literary club was observed in an interesting and entertaining manner in the spacious and beautiful home of Mrs. Oren Parker. In observance of the occasion Mrs. J. Medicus, a charter member of the club, read an original poem of one of the founders of the organization, the late Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, which had been composed on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the club, and to which the reader had added a stanza suited to the present occasion. The musical numbers were two vocal numbers —(a) Allah Be With Us, by Charles Lowne; (b) Oh Heart of Mine, by James Whitcomb Riley. Both were given in a pleasing manner by Mrs. J. A. Dunlap. Several Victrola lumbers were furnished by the hostess.

The talk on Constructive Patriotism, by Mrs. A. R. Hopkins, was given in her usual excellent way. After reviewing the growth of the ideal of liberty in this, our favored land, as well a sin the nations of Europe, she drew the conclusions that four things are necessary to the growth of this ideal. First —A land. Second—A people. Third —Institutions. And fourth —A superior type of womanhood. No country can rise higher than the intellectual and moral ideals of its women; therefore, a democracy, if it would continue to exist, must give its women an equal chance for development. Mrs. J. D. Allman gave a most interesting and comprehensive report of the State Federation meeting at Indianapolis, which she attended last month. On account of the “flu” epidemic the attendance was but one hundred and twenty-seven, and these abiding by the rules of the health authorities and wearing masks at every session were so uncomfortable and ill at east that they could hardly enjoy the small part of the program that could be given; so much of what had been planned being impossible. Mrs. Allman stated that from the humorous remarks of the various speakers she felt sure they must have presented a very grotesque picture as they sat with masked countenances through the various sessions. The program was concluded by a historical account of the custom of singing Christmas carols. Two new members were accepted, Mrs. Kratli and Mrs. W. E. Parkinson. -

NOTICE, To all members of Prairie Lodge’, No. 125, F. & A. M.: You are hereby notified that the stated meeting for the election of officers will be held Monday evening, December 16, 1918.„ Your attendance is requested.—BY ORDER OF THE W. M. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted us in the sickness and death of our companion and mother. —J. M. ALLEN AND CHILDREN.

Dwight F. Damson, Former Jaaper County Boy Dies From Effects The following article relative to the death of Dwight F. Damson, a former Jasper county boy, is taken »from the Thursday, December 5, issue of the Little River Monitor, Little River, Kansas: “This part of Rice county was saddened about two'*w%fcitß wheh a cablegram announced that Dwight F. Lamson, son of Charles E. Lamson, had been wounded in France about the middle <of September, then shocked and grieved to hear last Thursday evening that he had died in a base hospital October 30. Dwight was born in Goodland, Indana, September 3, 1891, and was 27 years, one month and 27 days old at the time of his death. His father brought him to Rice county in 1897, Where he spent his summer vacation but lived with his aunt, Mrs. Ella Snodgrass, in Manhattan, during the school term and attended school there two years. He then made his permanent home with his father and here completed the common school in his home district and took three years training in the Little River high school. He was a member of the Methodist church, the Sunday school and the Epworth league in Lttle River, and for several mon,ths before he entered the army he was greatly interested in the different lines of church work. He often told his pastor that he wanted to do something to help someone, and last January he handed him $lO with which to send, ten Epworth Heralds to ten soldiers for a year. He also bought twelve little red chairs for the Beginners’ department of the Sunday school. He gave away a number of bibles and made other gifts to religious and charitable work. Dwight entrained for Camp Funston April 28, 1918, where he was inducted into the service of his country. On the 24th of May he left for Camp Mills, New York, from which place he embarked for France about the first of June. He was wounded in action in the right shoulder by a gunshot, and after he had undergone two operations he passed away at base hospital No. 28. The Methodist service flag in Little River contains one red cross and thir-ty-four stars, the majority ;of which are red, indicating service overseas. But in the center of this beautiful flag, that is more precious to the members and friends of the church than earthly wealth, is a golden star for- Dwight F. Lamson. This community has donated liberally to the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross and other war charities, and “gone oyer the top” with every loan, but Dwight has made the supreme sacrifice, beyond which there can be no greater. To his father, aunts and cousins, who were crushed by that last cablegram from France, we commend the words of Shelley engraved on the monument over the grave of Keats, in the cemetery at Rome:

—Contributed.

MAY BE ON AIRPLANE ROUTE

Lafayette Receives Samples of Two Kinds of Airplane Postage Stamps. Samples of the U. S. airplane postage stamps have arrived in this city and if Lafayette is placed on the proposed airplane 'mail service route they will be a common sight. There .are two kinds—l 6 cent and 24 cent stamps—the 16 cent stamps are used as postage on letters from New York to Cleveland or from Cleveland to Chicago, and vice versa. These stamps are green and on them is the imprint of an airplane, a model similar to thet, one which visited Lafayette last week. The 24 cent stamps are blue in color, and are used as postage on letters from Chicago to New York or from New York to Chicago.—Lafayette Journal.

PRIVATE SECRETARY TO CONGRESSMAN WOOD DEAD

Miss Myrtle Cassel, private secretary to Congressman Will R. Wood, died in a Washington hospital last Sunday from pneumonia, following an attack of influenza. The body was brought back to Rossville, Indiana, where her people reside, for burial. Miss. Cassel had been employed In Will R. Wood’s law office in Lafayette for the past fifteen years or more. Upwards of twentyfive years ago she lived with her parents in Goodland where her father was principal of the Goodland schools for several years. She will be remembered by many readers of The Democrat In Goodland and vicinity.

WOUNDED IN ACTION AT FRONT

“Peace, peace, not dead, he doth not sleep, t* He hath awakened from the dream of Ife; ■ . ’Tis we, who, lost in stormy visions, keep 4,-_ With phantoms an unprofitable strife.” J. E. Lamson, of this city, and C. E. Lamson are cousins.

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Vol. XXI, No. 73

ARMISTICE MAY BE PROLONGED

Berlin Dispatch Says French Government Has Requested Conference. - ‘ WILSON ASKS PARLEY DELAY President Would Decide League of Nations First—Will Meet Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando in Informal Discussions. Paris, Dec. 10.—Report of a coup d’etat nt Berlin by which Ebert becomes president of the German repub-t lie and members of the workers and! soldiers’ executive committee were! seized by troops reached Paris thl» afternoon. Ebert is credited here with) being a mere tool of the old regime,, whose difficult task Is to pave stages of the road for the restoration of the Hohenzollerns months or year® hence. Berlin, Dec. 10.—Mathias Erzbergerj head of the German armistice del<qpatlon, announced that the French government has requested the German! army command to designate plenipotentiaries to confer regarding the pros longation of the armistice. The deles gates will meet nt Treves, In Rhenish! Prussia, December 12 and 13. President Asks Delay. Aboard the U. 8. S. George Washington, Dec. 10. —President Wilson is understood to have sent word to laiia expressing the hope that no decision! be reached on any mooted Including peace conference representa’tion, before his arrival Saturday. It is regarded as certain that tha president favors deckling whether and how the league of nations shall b® formed before reparation, • punishments indemnities and territories are adjust-! ed. -r It is not believed President Wllsonl will sit at more than the first formal session of the peace conference Will Meet Premier*. His present plans, it is understood,! are to meet Premiers Lloyd George* Clemenceau and Orlando at a of Informal discussions with a viewj to arranging the formal program* Thereupon he will assist in the orJ ganlzatlon of the formal sessions and| return to America. While delegates represent him al the ensuing discussions he will remain in close contact with the head* of the other nations and be prepared! to decide questions referred to him. Late Sunday President Wilson unrtrpe’ctedly attended a songfest in that enlisted men’s hall, where afterward he shook hands with the officers and! sailors. The president was given three cheers and a “tiger.” The weather is tine. The health ofl all aboard the Wilson ship is splendid.! Sims to Command Guard. Washington, Dec. 10.—Admiral Sims, commander in chief of all American forces in Europe, will personally command the fleet of nine battleship* and 30 destroyers which is to meet President Wilson’s ship at sea and escort it to Brest. Secretary Daniels announced that Admiral Sims’ flagship will be the Wyoming. When these ships join the Pennsylvania and the accompanying destroyers, the entire naval escort and all ships accompanying the president will be commanded by Admiral Mayo, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet whose flag flies from the Pennsyivanlit> Vice Admiral Henry B. Wilson will be In charge of the harbor and port: arrangements for the reception of that president The George Washington, flying the president’s flag as supremecommander of the United States navy, will enter port through a channel marked by vessels of Vice Admiral Wilson’s command.

MORE MEN NEEDED IN NAVY

Daniels to Ask Congress for Large Increase in Personnel. Washington, Dec. 10.—Congress will be asked to provide for another large increase in the permanent personnel of the navy. In Ills annual report to Secretary Daniels, the chief of the bureau of navigation, strongly recommends further expansion. He states that the present strength of 131,485 men and 6.000 apprentice seamen is lust sufficient to man the ships regular navy in commission and to be commissioned at the end of the year and that an increase is essential to keep apace in efficiency with other naval powers. Place your “Want Ad” in The Democrat and get results.