Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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A BAD DEATH NEAR KNIAMAN

Mether of Seven Small Children a Victim of Pneumonia. Another sad death occurred i<n 'Jasper county Saturday afternoon as the result of influenza, when Mrs. Clarence Green of just north Of Kniman passed away, leaving ‘seven small children. Her 'husband is also sick with the same disease, but was thought to be improving somewhat at last reports. Mrs. Green was 37 years of age. The body will be brought to Rensselaer this afternoon and burial made in Weston cemetery, where short services will be held at the grave.

A GREAT SHOW IS COMING

The people of this city will be afforded the opportunity to see another one of G. W. Griffith’s great picture plays at the Princess Theatre next Monday night, entitled “Htearts of the World.” This is Mr. Griffith’s latest masterpiece, and is expected to excell “The Birth of a Nation.” In connection with the picture play music will be furnished by the symphony orchestra, which comes with the pictures.

PRESENTS A NICE APPEARANCE

The New Bakery Attracts Much Favorable Comment. The new bakery of the Rensselaer Bakery Co., just opened on the corner of Washington and Front streets, in the room occupied for many years by Rhoades’ barber shop and which has been thoroughly renovated and rearranged, presents a very inviting appearance and the proprietors, Messrs. Horlacher and Bever, report business starting off fine. Th<?j ha/ve a complete new outfit and everything is as spick and span as a new pin. i Mr. Bever, who is also ant expert Liandy maker, is in active charge o* the business and does the baking and candy making. Much favorable comment is heard lon the quality of the bread, cakes "and pastry being turned out, while the demand fpr their candies has been exceptionally heavy during the few days that the shop has been open. The new firm Invites the public to give them a call, and feels that the quality of their product is such that the calls will be repeated. The shop is open evenings.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

A son was born March 1 to A. W. Baker and wife (colored) of Chicago. They are friends of Free Wood and wife. Clyde Shand oF Remington entered the hospital Saturday suffering from influenza. Lillian Dahncke of Tefft was brought to the hospital Sunday suffering from influenza. A. 'HL Hart and babe of Kniman are Improving from their attack of Influenza, but Mrs. Hart and son Bernard are still quite sick. Joseph Fitzhugh of Milroy is slightly improved. Mrs. Sam Jacks was taken to Lafayette Monday to a hospital there for treatment. E. S. Rhoads was slightly improved at this writing, it was thought, although his condition is considered critical. Mrs. John Kresler and Mrs. John Anderson are {improving. Henry Appel of Remington was brought to the hospital Monday about noon, suffering from pneumonia, and died at 3:30 a. m. yesterday. He was perhaps about 34 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children, who are also said \to be very sick with Influenza.

PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ MARKET

The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a bazgar and market on Saturday, March 8, commencing at 9 a. m. in the room south of the Trust & Savings ban'. , They will have on sale aprons, fancy work, useful bags, children's and doll clothes, also lots of good things to eat.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS March 1, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Zook of near Gifford, a daughter. March 1, to Mr. and Mrs. John Shields of north u* town, a daugh ter/ ■ WOOD SIWING. I have the Clyde Williams outfit and will saw your wood for fl. 50 per hour. Cord wood, |1.25 per cord.—HARLOW PEEK, phone 947-F.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From thi Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Degal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. “Commodore” O’Connor was down from Kniman Saturday. County Superintendent M. L. Sterrett spent Saturday in Lafayette.' County Treasurer May and family were over at Wolcott and Remington Sunday. Attorney Russell Bedgood of Lafayette was a business visitor in the city Saturday. ■ ■ Attorney W. H. Parkinson of Lafay et tv was in Rensselaer Monday looking after some business matters. Former County Commissioner William' Hershman of Walker township was a business visitor in the city yesterday. There were 12 marriage licenses issued last month, against 8 for the preceding month and 7 for the /corresponding month of 1918.

Marriage licenses issued: March 1, Ray Edward Kellenberger of Monon, aged 32 March 12 last, lineman, and Edna Blanche Hayes of Rensselaer, aged 19 June 15 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. The Walker Township National Farm Loan association closed up two more loans this week, one of SB,OOO and one $6,000, making a total of nearly SIOO,OOO in loans made by this association since its organization, a little over a year and a half ago. The greater part of the real estate transfers recorded' during the past few K*ays come from the south end of the county, and farm lends over there are certainly becoming very valuable. Two transfers just have lately been made of 80-acre farms at SIB,OOO each, which is $225 per acre. John Knox, son of Thomas Knox of, south of town, who died overseas of pneumonia a few months ago, carried SIO,OOO war risk insurance, one-half of which was payable to his father as beneficiary and one-half to his youngest sister Miss Lucile Knox who is a student in the Rensselaer high school. It 1 was necessary for the latter to have a guardian to draw her monthly alottment of this insurance, and her brother-in-law, Frank L. Hoover, has been appointed as such.

The county commissioners finished up the regular business of the term Monday and following Is a report of the proceedings: The county auditor was directed to notify Contractors Morrow & DeArmond to appear before the board on the first day of the April term and show cause why two new bridges over the Schatzley ditch in Walker township should not be put in, according to contract. The contract for the Joseph Kosta stone road in Union township was let to Johnson & Hindley for >10,449. Mr. Kosta was appointed superintendent of construction and presented bond, which was approved. The board found that the expense < location and construction would be >II,OOO, and bonds were ordered issued for this amount in denominations of >550 and bearing 4y, ner cent interest. In tnerjj. R. Phillips stone road in Hanging Grove township, notice j o F sale was ordered given. 1 .n the Bertis C. Eldridge stone road the report of viewers hereto- j fore filed was continued for objectiofis and damages. 'Expense ac- j fcjiunt allowed as set out in report. ®upt. L. P. Shirer filed final re-1 port in the’ Harrv Gifford ditch, I showing receipts o. '>l 999.50 and disbursements of >1,9b4.25. Report approved and contractor allowed the balance as shown in report for services. In the Arthur R. Kresler ditch the transcript of the circuit court proceeding, showing the establishment of the ditch; was filed and If. D. Nesbitt, heretofore appointed superintendent of construction, was ordered to proceed with the con-

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

WNMET-AER. JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919

HOLDEN TO QUIT OEMETERY

Resignation Is to Take Effect on Next June 1. John Holden, who has been sexton of Weston cemetery for the past few years, will sever his connection therewith June 1 and will engage in the greenhouse business on hiq own account exclusively. The greenhouse now on Mr. Holden’s property is owned by the city, having been built there by the cemetery board and operated by the sexton out of the cemetery funds, the profits arising therefrom being turned into the same fund. He does not care to buy this, and the trustees expect to move it to some other location and continue the business, The Democrat is informed. A member of the board informs The Democrat also that this branch of the business has been very profitable, but it would seem that the plant would be depreciated considerably in moving it.

COURT NEWS

Not very much has been doing in the circuit Court since the last report in this column. The petit jury is called back again for today, and unless they have some trial assigned to them soon this will be a term of court without a jury trial, as this is the last week of the February term. Special Judge Vinton was up from Lafayette Monday and overruled the motion of defendant for a judgment on the interrogatories in the case of Law, adm., vs. the New York Central Railroad company, wherein the administrator was awatded a verdict of $3,500 damages at the November term of court. This is one of the railroad damages cases arising in Newton county others were- killed at a railroad crossing near Enes some two years ago. The case of Eunice J. Morris vs. George M. Myers was heard by Judge Hanley Friday afternoon. This case grew out of a hedge fence between lands of the parties in Jordan township. This hedge was over on the land of the plaintiff a few feet and was really not a line fence at all, it is said, a wire fence that had become quite old being located on* the line, or practically so. The defendant cut down the hedge and hauled away the posts therefrom, it was alleged. After hearing the evidence the court gave plaintiff judgment for the recovery of the property (the posts) or $75 in lieu thereof. Grant-Warner Lumber Co. vs. Mert V. Brown. Judgment for plaintiff for $583.70 and costs and held that plaintiff was entitled to $328.32 due from z Unlon school township, which plaintiff had attached; judgment against lot 2, block 11, Weston’s addition, Rensselaer, which had also been attached, for balance. Isaac Colburn vs. Abner P. Huntington. Cause dismissed by plaintiff. William B. Neeves vs. Harry L. Adams et al. Cause submitted

QUEER SICKNESS AFFECTS GIRL

A peculiar sleeping sickness has attacked a young daughter, 13 or 14 years old, of Mr. and Mrs. Milt Bunnell of Wolcott, and at last report she had been sleeping since Friday of last week. The disease baffles the doctors, who say it is something that has followed to some extent in the wake of the influenza and that several cases have been reported over the country. This girl is said to sleep continuously except when aroused once in a while by members of the family, and then she drops off to sleep again almost immediately.

struction of same. Charles W. Postill, trustee of Marion township, was granted permission to extend additional poor relief in the amount of >ls per quarter to Mrs. Clency Wood, Mrs. Lyman Zea, Miss Rosa Culp, Mrs. Anna Elder, Mrs. Mary Deer, Mr. Maloney and J. H. Moore. The quarterly report of G. M. Wilcox, superintendent of the county farm, for the quarter ending February 28, showed receipts totaling >1,102.02, as follows: Wheat sold, >421.52; bogs, >483.70; horse, >150; corn, >46.80. The expenditures for quarter were >1,874.08, leaping a net deficit of >772 for the quarter.

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* FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE Had Served as Juror in Miller Murder Trial at Winamac. Winamac, March 3. —William T. Baker, age 50, a farmer in Harjison township, committed suicide Iqbout 7 o’clock Sunday morning by shooting himself through the head with a target rifle. He had served as a juror at the Orrin Miller murder trial, in which Miller was acquitted here last Friday might. The body of Mr. Baker was found near the house by his daughter. The family c(m give no reason for the act. >Hle leaves a widow and seven children. A son, Hugh, who had been with the army in France, telegraphed that he had arrived in .New York on March 1.

PARTISAN OPPOSITION WARNED

2,000,000 Yank Soldiers Want a Lasting Peace. Washington, March 3.—Representative LaGuardia of New York, Republican, a major in the air service during the war, speaking in the house tonight in support of the league of nations plan, declared that every one of the 2,000,000 American soldiers who were sent to France, would* favor a plan whioh would forever end war. The soldiers know what the fighting was, he said, and for that reason would tolerate no partisan effort to deceit President Wilson in his efforts for a world society.

LEGISLATIVE NEWS NOTES

This is the last week of the present legislature; that is, the term will adjourn next Monday night with the stroke of 12. Following are some of the proceedings of the past few days that are of more general interest: IN THE SENATE H. B. 201 —Kessler. To increase the basis of payment for teachers in the public schools of Indiana by addition of 1% cents to the multiplicand of the grade made by the teacher. Passed, ayes 42, noes 4. H. B. 113 —Tuthlll. To allow judges of courts in districts containing more than one county S3OO a year for traveling expenses. Defeated, ayes 14, noes 30. S. B. 242 —Meeker and Balnum. Creating the Lake Michigan to the Ohio river waterway commission and appropriating $5,000. Passed, ayes 29, noes 0. o H. B. 83 —Buller-Duffey. State highway commission act. Passed under suspension of constitutional rules. Ayes 42, noes 4. S. ®. 80—‘Beardsley. Providing for licensing motor vehicles according to horse power and weight. Passed, ayes 26, noes 16. S. B. 152 —Dobyns. County unit road bill. Passed, ayes 35, noes 4. IN THE HOUSE H. B. 314 —Shilling. Providing for the repairs of parts of dredge ditches on petition of 10 per cent of land owners to township trustees. Passed, 82 ayes, no noes. H. B. 237—Tuthlll. Providing that drainage bonds may be issued at a rate of interest not to exceed 6 per cent, payable annually or semi-annually. Passed, ayes 70, noes 4. H. B. .82 —Smith. The "chicken’’ bill that seeks to protect farmers and gardeners from trespassing poultry. Passed, 79 ayes, 19 noes. H. B. 369 —Demaree. To amend county agent law so that appropriation, by county councils for expense of agents is left optional instead of mandatory as qow. Passed, 60 ayes, 2 7 noes. ' H. B. 327—Willis (of Lagrange). !To prohibit autoists from passing school hacks on highways when school children are entering or leaving hacks. Passed, 70 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 383—Miller (of Marion), i Defining the crime of Bolshevism and providing penalties therefor. Passed, ayes 87, noes 1. ACTION BY GOVERNOR H. B. 220 —Wood. Including the word "automobile" in the present statute on arson. Signed.

BOX SOCIAL

There will be a box social at the Gifford school on Friday evening, March 7. Ladles please bring boxes and boys their pocketbooks'.—* LELIA DELEHANTY and GRACE KNAPP, Teachers.

OLD RESIDENT OF REMINGTON

Croft Cheek Buried at That Place Last Sunday. Crawford Cheek, for more than fifty years a resident of Remington, where for many years he was engaged in conducting a meat market, died last Friday and was burled Bunday. Mr. Cheek had been in poor health for some time and his death was not unoi>ected. age was 69 years. Mr. Cheek/ came to Carpenter township in 1868 and after residing on a farm near Remington for four years, he moved to town and had since resided there, where he was engaged in the meat market business for about forty years of this time. His wife died several years ago and he leaves one son and two daughters.

SOLDIERS WHO GET THIS $60

Who Is Entitled to It and How to Proceed in the Matter. Washington, March 1. —In response to inquiry to Secretary Baker, Col. Kenzie W. Walker, assistant director of finance, in change of payment of the S6O bonus to soldiers, has prepared this official statement on the proper procedure in case of lone of discharge certificates and in other circumstances: “Certified copies of discharge certificates will not be accepted for the purpose of paying bonus. In case of lost discharge certificate of service Issued him by the adjutant general of the army. “Bonus will not be paid the following: •*1 —To any person who, though appointed or inducted into the military or naval forces on or prior to Nov. 11, 1918, had not reported for duty at his station ,on or prior to Such date; or "2 —To any person who has already received one month’s pay under the provisions of section 9 of the act entitled *!An act to authorize the president to increase temporarily the military establishment of the United States, approved May 18, 1917; or •*3—To any person who is entitled to retired pay; or ”4—To the heirs or legal representatives of any person entitled to any payment under this section who has died or may die before receiving such payment. “In explanation of the above the original discharge certificate is absolutely necessary for the reason that it is Intended to Indorse thereon the fact that the bonus has been paid. ' “There is no other method (that would not involve an enormous amount of bookkeeping) which would guarantee the government against duplicate payments. Soldiers may send in their discharge certificates with perfect confidence that they will be returned to them, pending certificates by registered mail if they prefer. . t “In case a soldier ‘has lost his discharge certiorate and has not a certificate of service Issued him by the adjutant general, he should at once make application to that official -to be furnished with such certificate.” Soldiers applying for the bonus will mail (preferably by registered letter) their discharge certificates, their written statement of when they enlisted, and when and where they were discharged, to “Zone Finance Officer, Lemon Building, Washington, D. C.” Marines will send the same to “Maj. Gen. Barnett, U. S. M. C., Washington, D. C.” Released members of the naval reserve force and men and women discharged from the regular navy and marine corps, also are Included in the house bill. No sailor with a dishonorable, bad conduct or undesirable discharge will be included. Sailors „ will send their claims, substantiated by their discharges or orders to inactive duty, to the disbursing officer, bureau' of navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D. C., for payment.

NOTICE 'TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscribers who have moved to new locations this spring should notify us at once of the fact, giving both their old and new address, apd their Democrat will be sent accordingly. Either phone or mall in a card notifying us of such change.—THE . DEMOCRAT. ts Get yon .sale bills printed at The Democrat office.

Vot XXI, No. 9U

NO FEAR OF JAP, DECLARES TAFT

Former President Reiterates Statement League Will Not Promote Immigration. TAKES JAB AT CONSTITUTIUN

Says Document Drawn Up 135 Years Ago Has Been in Course' of Interpretation Ever Since—l 2 Men Still on the Job. Cincinnati, March 4. —Former President William 11. Taft, in speaking before the Cincinnati chamber of commerce reiterated his statement that) the people of the United States need have no fear of Japanese Immigration under the covenant of the league of nations. , “It would require the votes of from thirty to forty of the signers of the( covenant to overrule the wish of tha United States in this matter,” said the former president. In this connection, Professor Taftj said that it would require a unanimous! vote of the signers of the league ami that therefore the danger was so small that any actuary would guarantee that It could not take place. Referring to the covenant of tha league of nations, Professor Taft said that its main Idea was the consideration of war or peace. He cited that, this covenant presumed an organized league of nations; the elimination of secret treaties and the co-operation of nations, and keeping peace and preventing war. Professor Taft proclaimed that at this time, at the end| of hostilities, it seemed most appropriate to perpetuate the efforts already] made to make peace assured. Deciares It Is No Trap. "All wars are not wars against ter-i ritorial Integrity or political Independence,’’ continued Mr. Taft. "The Monroe doctrine does not alm at anything except these two points. “This Is no tfrap," he said. “The nai tlons are not to let somebody else actl for them. Even the boycott, which UN self-acting, mustastlll come to congress to determine whether there has been] a violation making It necessary thatj such a boycott take place. “It Is said that England may havei too much force because of her self-} governing dominions. The British empire will have but a single vote tn the! executive council. Australia and Canada may get votes in the council of delegates if the other nations so wish it. The Philippine Islands may do thel same thing. What we want Is a that binds somebody to something. Wa want to organize the world so that wa can stop Gils suicide of mankind. ' “Several distinguished senators have said that the proposition of a leagua of nations can be taken up later. They] think that on some bright summer’s day when everything else has been cleared off the board, somebody—l da not know just who —will sit down and make up the league. I am not complaining of their criticisms. Speaks Praise for Wilson. “I am glad Woodrow Wilson went to France and learned what the men of other nations think of this plan. The countries on the other side are fairly yearning for this agreement* They want to know where the shoe pinches in this country. . . . “The Constitution of the United States, drawn up 185 years ago, has 1 been in the course of interpretation! ever since, and we still maintain nine black-robed gentlemen in a mausoleum In Washington to do nothing else but Interpret it. “We do not know the trouble over there. The horrible specter of bolshevism is pushing eastward from Russia. The nations there need the steadying hand of Christian civilization. I maintain that the need of the league is sustained by the facts as they now exist. What did we fight for? We wanted to defeat militarism, and to end war. Let us do now what we started out to do. •‘There can be no league In Europe Job. Or are we to become a ’slacker* nation?” ,

SUBMARINE END IS In SIGHT

London Junk Dealer Buys 25 Surrendered U-Boats. London, March 4. —The beginning of the end of the submarine, Invented by the Fenian, Holland, came with the announcement that the admiralty has sold to George Cohen, a Junk dealer, 25 surrendered first-class U-boats, for The average tonnage of the sold craft is 700 tons. The work of scrapping the total of the surrendered U-boats—more than 200 —will take nearly a year. The pl ate y and metal will go to steel* works, where they will be melted for reconstruction purposes. This action is expected to be duplicated by every navy whose government is a member of the league of nations.