Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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MRS. GLEN OBERLY SUCCUMBS

Tuesday Evening at 0:40 o’clock Burial Held Thursday. Mrs. Glen Oberly, who shot herself Monday afternoon with a revolver in an attempt to end her life, died at the county hospital about 6:40 Tuesday evening. An inquest was held Wednesday afternoon but nothing was brought out other than that it was a clear case of suicide. Private funeral services were held at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Thursday morning and burial made in Mt. Calvary cemetery south of town. It was brought out at the inquest that the young woman had not been staying at the Smith home since June 8. . She had been visiting her folks in Kentucky and had returned about a week previous. She had tried to get her husband to leave bls parents* home and go to a home of their own, it is said, and she was very bitter against his mother, who is an Invalid and cannot walk. On the. day of the tragedy she went to the Smith home, it is now believed, with the intention of killing Mrs. Smith and then shooting herself. She tried the front door but found the screen hooked. She then went around back of the house and fired the shot which ended her life 26 hours later. A neighbor who saw her near the house noticed that she seemed to have something wrapped up in her apron, and It was evidently the revolver with which she ended her life.

SOME NEW WHEAT COMING IN

Is Reported Spotted in Both Yield and Quality So Far. A few threshing machines were started in Jasper county Tuesday and Wednesday on the rye and wheat and a little wheat has been coming in, yet scarcely enough to get very much of a line on what the average yield or quality is going to be. The few lots brought in thus far have weighed out 58 to 59 pounds to the bushel and graded No. 2, Mr. Babcock of the W. C. Babcock elevator informs The Democrat, which is very good indeed considering the season. The only yields we have been able to learn anything of so far are: George Putts, on the Mrs. Clara Andrus farm northwest of Rensselaer, 16 acres that made 323 bushels, a trifle over 20 bushels per acre. William Morris of Jordan township bad 23 acres which made 14 bushels per acre and graded poor. Frank Hamer, also of Jordan, reports a yield of 18 bushels per acre. A few yields have been reported as low as 12 to 14 bushels per acre. Yesterday a "run’’ south of town started at Tone Kanne’s, but we could get no line on the yield at the time of going to press. Neither we been able to get any line on the rye yield as yet.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Fern, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Adams, had her tonsils removed Tuesday afternoon. Frank Parkison underwent a major operation Wednesday. Marion Wyant of Kentland, who was badly injured the first of the week when his clothes were caught in the machinery at the elevator where he \vas employed and his right knee badly crushed, is getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. Anna Tyler underwent a major operation Thursday and is doing nicely. Mrs. Tyler is 80 years old and it is remarkable how well she stood the operation, which was quite a serious one. Cecelia Zimmer, who underwent an operation for appendicitis, was able to return to her home at Goodland Thursday. The twin daughters, aged 9 years, of Mrs. W. H. Hopkins of Drumwright, Okla., had their tonsils removed Thursday. Mrs. Hopkins and children are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Blankenbaker, of Parr.

I ATTENTION OF THE FARMERS We are always in the market and will pay a premium on good, sound milling wheat. See us before you seII.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. j 23 Buy your typewriting tablets at The Democrat office.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomised —Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Judge Hanley has purchased the Mrs. Bertha Wlldberg property on east Cornelia street and will remodel the house for his son Cope and wife. The consideration is understood to have been $1,200. Sheriff Woodworth, accompanied by C. M. Sands, drove over to Plymouth Tuesday, taking with him Leonard Clifton, son of Rex Clifton of Parr, to the Julia E. Work training school. The Clifton lad is said to be a pretty good boy except that he has wanted to run away once in a while, and his father said that he could do nothing with him, hence his sentence to this school. They returned home via Culver and stopped there a couple of hours and visited the Rensselaer Boy Scouts, who went up Monday for a week’s outing at Lake Maxinkuckee. The boys are acquiring a good, healthy tan and enjoying themselves to the utmost.

New suits filed: No. 9073. Whitsel Lewis vs. Cora Lewis; suit for divorce. Complaint alleges that the parties were married on July 5, 1895, and lived together until February, 1914, when defendant abandoned plaintiff. The parties reside in Rensselaer. No. 9074. ; Alice N. McKay vs. Oliver H., McKay; action for divorce. < ' • * The complaint alleges that the parties were married March 8, 1901, and lived together until March 7, 1919; that for the past five years defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment and that on numerous occasions he had struck her with his fists; that as the fruits of their marriage they have two children, Raymond R. McKay, aged 16, and Harriet A. McKay, aged 12. Plaintiff asks for divorce apd custody of said children and that she be given SIOO per annum for maintenance of said children. Mrs. McKay resides in Rensselaer.

THE NEW T. S. CERTIFICATES

“The Best Investment the Government Has Yet Offered."

This is the way the new SIOO and SI,OOO treasury savings certificates were described 'today by W. L. Wood, W. S. S. county chairman, in backing up the appeal made to Indiana people by State Director Robert E. Springsteen of the Indiana war savings committee. Mr. Wood asked citizens of the county to consider the new certificates on their merits, and buy «them for what they are worth As well as from motives of patriotism. “The postoffices will sell the $100! certificates, and banks and trust companies will handle the SIOO and SI,OOO certificates,*' he said. “The SIOO certificate costs $83.60 this month, and increases 20c each month until December 31. The SI,OOO certificate costs $836 this month and increases $2 each month until December 31. Both mature January 1, 1924. The interest is reckoned at 4%, compounded quarterly, which means approximately 4.62%, if figured annually. Finally, these certificates are worth 3 % more than cost, with each succeeding month. In other words, if the buyer has to cash them, he receives all that he paid and more. “There is no other security or investment combining all these attractive features. They never fall below par, they mature in less than five years, and they are backed by the resources and good will of the whole United States. They are better than 'the War Savings Stamps and better than the Liberty bonds, because they combine the best features of both. People with money to invest cannot do better than to buy some of these new securities.’’ He also called attention to the fact that the treasury department will issue no more Liberty bonds, but will rely almost solely on the

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1919.

OLD FREIGHT DEPOT BURNED

At UUyette Thursday Morning, Entailing a Loea of ft 75,000. The old Salem street freight house of the Monon railroad at Lafayette was destroyed by fire Thursday morning, entailing a loss of about $175,000, SIOO,OOO of which was sustained by the Monon Railroad company, $50,000 by the National Fruit Juice Co., which used a large part of the building for a storage warehouse, and $25,000 to other property nearby. The building, which was erected in 18 78, was used for a number of years as a freight and passenger depot and for the general offices of the Monon. A new freight de.pot had been erected at anothew ! location and only the local offices I of the road occupied the building at the time of the fire.

BOUGHT A LARGE NEW TENT

While in Chicago Wednesday M. J. Kuboske of the flrm of Kuboske & Walter, purchased a large new tent, 40x80 feet, which was to be shipped out at once by express and be set up on the ground lately occupied by the C. E. Prior poultry house and used as a garage and workshop while their new garage is being erected on Van Rensselaer street. The tent cost them some S6OO in Chicago, and a man will be sent down to superintend the erection of the big canvas. Mr. Kuboske drove back another new Dort touring car, for which they have the agency.

ED. ROBINSON VISITS LONDON

Writes of Places of Interest He Visited While There. * Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson rechived a letter yesterday from their son Edwin, who is with the U. S. forces still overseas, which The Democrat is permitted to publish in full: Hdqtrs. Detachment, Bordeaux Embarkation Camp, June 15. Dear Folks—Got your two letters today upon my return from London. We had our tickets bought to Edinburgh, Scotland, and were going from there to Belfast, Ireland, but at the last minute decided we’d richer stay in London, so we stayed. Had a very good trip, but a very rough trip back across the channel. The lieutenant got very kick, as did almost everyone on board. Hed good luck myself, but was ready to get off when we landed. Several of the fellows almost got washed off the deck by a couple of big waves, and about everyone on deck got a good soaking. Spent a day and night in Paris going over, and one coming back. Saw London pretty thoroughly. Went out to Stratford-on-Avon and inspected Shakespeare's old house and Ann Hathaway’s home. John Burns, one of the oldest members of parliament in England, took us through both houses of parliament. Had some very interesting trips. In Paris, on the way over, we ran into a strike of the city railway, employes, and had to do all our traveling In taxis. Mrs. Senator J. Ham Lewis of Chicago came along and gave us a lift once. In Paris yesterday stepped out of a taxi and ran right into "Dicky” Benjamin. He’s coming through here on his way home in a few days. They want to make me a field clerk now, which would pay about twice as much as I’m getting, but would have to pay my own board and buy my clothes. I don’t think I care to make the change now, as it wouldn’t be worth while. Don’t know when I will be home. They are making preparations to close the base, now, and it is supposed to be closed by the 10th of next month, but don’t know whether it will or not. Better not expect me •until you see me coming. If Germany doesn’t sign the treaty I’m going to try to get sent up there right away. While I was in London I was sort of looking around 'to see what chance there would be to get sent to India with some London firm, but guess there’s not much chance of that now, at least. Have about all of France I want now, though, so if I can’t go some place else, I’d like to get started home as soon as possible. Well, guess I’ll close and go to bed. Was on the train all night last night and didn’t get much sleep as we couldn’t get a Pullpan. Write when you get a chance, and let me know what’s going on. Yours, ED.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS June 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Burns of Union township, a daughter. June 11, to Mr. and Mrs. v Leslie Alter 'of Union township, a daughter.

new certificates and the War Savings Stamps for Its future financing. People of the city and county are called upon to show their patriotism and their good business sense at the same time by investing or SIOO or SI,OOO certificates.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ol the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many LocalitiesBAD ACCIDENT NEAR KENTLAND When Auto Turned Over in Roadway Wednesday Afternoon. There was an ugly automobile accident west of Kentland yesterday afternoon, and one man had his nose nearly cut from ,his face, and he was otherwise bruised and battered. The other man suffered a broken rib and being quite large was badly shaken up. The two women in the party escaped with slight cuts and bruises. The car was pretty badly wrecked. The parties were Henry Bowaid and Samuel Belsley, with their wives, and were driving from their home at Roanoke, 111., to Remington. Howard Washburn was on the road at the time and witnessed the ( accident. 'He says they were not| speeding, but in passing a car the hind wheel of their car skidded a little and they made a quick turn back into the road, and the car turned over on the occupants. Probably turned too quickly, throwing the car crosswise of the road and were unable to regain control. Mr. Washburn brought the parties to the office of Dr. Mathews and Dr. Mathews and Dr. Glick gave them attention. They almost had to build a new nose for the one man, so badly was It cut and mashed.—Newton County Enter-' prise.

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Miss Daugherty Writes Again From Methodist Centenary. Readers of The Democrat are favored again with two nice letters from Miss Rosabelle Daugherty of Barkley township, who is attending the great Methodist Centenary at Columbus, Ohio, and writes most interestingly of the many things to be seen and heard there: 211 Dakota Ave., Columbus, O. July 8, 1919. Dear Mr. Babcock —Just one week Since we have been here, and really we have seen and heard so much I hardly know where to begin. Am afraid if I get started that I won’t know when to stop. The whole thing is magnificent, and the Columbus people are to be congratulated for their success in management. You never hear anyone say, “Isn’t It good?’’ or “That was fair,’’ but everyone speaks of everything with words of highest praise. Then the spiritual atmosphere is so very omnipresent. Yesterday was negro day, and as we listened to that eloquent negro preacher, Rev. C. A. Tlndley, D. D., of Philadelphia, who is about the most educated negro living, we were often moved to tears, and then he would make us laugh. The people, black and white, were so anxious to hear him that they kept moving nearer, so much that he sat down after telling us to come down into the orchestra and organ space because his voice was almost worn out. Then such a scramble to get there. We were among the fortunate, and right in the midst of many negroes. His main theme was, “Give the Negro a Chance.’ •He mentioned how the U. S. flag had been stained three times by martyrs’ blood, but not by a negro’s hand. He asked for social equality but not social sameness and explained the difference. He said we too often judged their race by the lower branches and not the topmost. He told how the negro boys had only too gladly fought in the great war, and he himself had lost his only son on no-man’s land. He said of course they had some fools but they wouldn’t be progressing like the rest of us If they didn’t, and that they would' be different from any other race of people. The negro people were tickled to death over all, that he, said, and in fact white people also Joined in with the “amens,” “that’s right,’’ and “glory.’’ Last Saturday we heard Chaplain Tiplady of England describe the Easter Sunday before the battle of Arras. His lecture was very touching as he told us many sad scenes that happened that day and days after. He thinks the French peo-

pie who experienced the bitter hardships with the Tommies appreciated the English soldier most, and their thanks means more to him than that of Clemenceau. I also heard Josephus Daniels in the afternoon and his was a great spiritual message to all Christians. He said they, that is, congress, would try and strike the red light districts next. That same afternoon and evening we saw the pageant, the most wonderful play that has ever been presented. One day, who had seen the passion play, Oberamergon, said it was not to be compared to this pageant. When they finally broke into the Hallelujah chorus everyone arose. When thq angel came and rolled the stone away the Roman sentries fell as if dead, and Mary was standing before the tomb while the chorus sang "Unfold Ye Portals.’’ The music throughout was beautiful and I must say about at celestial as anything I have heard. Mrs. Lynch from Oregon played the organ for the pageant, but Prof. Kraft for almost all other affairs. He seems almost a master of the organ. Yesterday we spent in the American building and heard the Mexican boys’ glee club. The missionary told us what the Methodist schools are doing all over our southwestern states for the Mexican people. Then we listened to a missionary from the mountain district in the east tell of their work there among mountain whites. He sang several ballads and religious songs that are native to those people. We even heard an old mountain lady sing their folk songs, which are really the old English ballads and folk songs almost out of existence now. Then they put on a little play, showing how Ignorant the people are and how they need help, and the nurse and teacher of course were the only ones there who were ale to help and educate them. That is the cry in every building more missionaries, more doctors, more nurses, more teachers, more consecrated workers, money and prayers to meet the overwhelming masses of people everywhere. The Mexicans also put on a play showing how the I. W. W. people come and stir the men so that they quit work, but thanks to the missionary preacher who sallies forth and gets them back. It seems that, great swarms of Mexican men are leaving their country and coming to th® States and cannot get work, and of course are then hungry and ready to follow anyone. We even saw a miners’ strike, supposed to be in western Pennsylvania. where they are having a terrible time fighting the I. W. W. and their old red flag. We also saw negro demonstrations, showing the negro and dilapidated quarters and then showing the same place with nice church and cottages after the Methodist people were helping them. I have not begun to tell all we have seen, but will write later, perhaps. We Jiave heard Bob Jones three nights and would love to hear him every night. 'He is conducting evangelistic services in a big tent. Many have gone to the front and confessed and now have the peace which passeth all understanding. Must close. Sincerely, ROSABELLE DAUGHERTY.

Columbus, 0., June 9. Dear Mr. Babcock —Thia la my third and last letter, aa Friday morning will find me enroute to either Rensselaer or Cleveland, and to be perfectly honest, I will be glad to get back to work again as 10 days is a big vacation for me. But do not think that I am becoming tired of the centenary, for this is one of the biggest opportunities that could ever be given any person. <I must mention the good will spirit of everyone whom I meet, and there are people here from all over' the world, all interested in one thing—the salvation of everybody. Elven In the Jammed street cars people laugh and Jolly and visit with one another, and the Columbus people have been very warm-hearted and thoughtful. It has been very warm here excepting last Monday. The Fourth did its best to be hot. We spent all the morning in the African building. Saw the play, “When the With Doctor Failed.” (Of course, it ended with a white Christian doctor coming in and curing the poor child.) Saw the missionary sell the slave chain gang Just as it is done there. (You see they think the African woman has no soul.) Heard native preacher give a splendid address. Saw a marriage take place, and all there was to it was a boy came in and selected a girl out of several and then bargained with her father, and after much dickering paid 15 hoes for her and she walked off behind him as his wife. We also saw the funeral of a chief, and his wives were tickled to death to see him die. I think the negro cannot be beaten for a meek and humble character; the North American Indian for dignity and strength; the Blast Indian for depth and long-suffer-ing; the Chinese for happiness and politeness; the Japanese for brains and politeness, and the Island and Mexican people for their light spirit and at the same time they have a great hunger for religion, and in the pageants, which each country has been putting on, they do their level best to present their need of a living Christ and a Christian civilization, which is very heart and purse stirring. We had a very interesting conversation with a Japanese young

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Vol XXII. No. 30

WILSON TELLS SENATE LEAGUE IS NECESSARY

Lawmakers Told That Without Pact Other Wars An Bound to Come. CHIEF WELCOMED BY SOLONS Execeutlve lieclares Agreement f«MW Society of Nations Made Foundation of lleat of Peace Condition*. Easier. Washington, July 11. President Wilson, in presenting the pence treaty with Germany to the senate, declared that "a league of free nations had become a practical necessity," to which the framer* of the treaty felt obliged to turn “ns an Indispensable Instrumentality for the maintenance of the new order it has been their purpose to set up in the world. The “most skeptical” of the peaceconferees at Paris, the president said, had turned more and more to the league, as discussion progressed. In seeking solution of the problems that arose In framing the terms of the treaty Itself. - League Made Work Easier. “The fact that the covenant of the league was the first substantive part of the treaty to be worked out ana agreed upon,” the president said, “while all else was in solution, helped to make the formulation of the reat easier.” Mr. Wilson said the agreement on the covenant had given the conferee* a feeling that their work was to be permanent and that the moat practical among them “were at last the most ready to refer to the League of Na tions the superintendence of all interests which did not admit of Immediate determination, of all administrative problems which were to require a continuing oversight.” “Rebel" Yells for Wilson. “What had seemed a counsel of perfection,” said the president, “had come to seem a plain counsel of necessity. The league of Nations was the practical statesman’s hope of success in many of the most difficult things ho was attempting.” When the president entered the senate chamber, escorted by a committee of senators, the crowded galleries rose and cheered for a minute In disregard of the senate rules. The president, mounting to the vice president’s seat, spoke briefly with Vice President Marshall as the cheering continued, punctuated with “rebel” yells.

Wilson's Address. President Wilson, in presenting the peace treaty and the League of Nations to the senate, spoke in part as follows: “Gentlemen of the Senate: The treaty of peace with Germany was signed at Versailles on the 28th day of June. I avail myself of the earliest, opportunity to lay the treaty before you for ratification and to inform you with regard to the work of the conference by which that treaty was formulated. “The treaty constitutes nothing less, than a world settlement. Why U. 8. Entered War. "The United States entered the whr upon a different footing from every other nation except onr associates on this side of the sea. "We entered it, not because our material Interests were directly threatened or because any special treaty obligations to which we were parties had been violated, but because we saw the supremacy, and even the validity, of right everywhere put in jeopardy and free government likely to be everywhere imperiled by tljie Intolerant aggression of a power which respected neither right nor obligation andwhose very system of government flouted the rights of the citizen as against the autocratic authority of his governors. “And in the settlement of the peace we have sought no special reparation for ourselves, but only the restoration of right and the assurance of liberty everywhere that the effects of the settlement were to be felt. We entered the war as the disinterested champions of right and we interested ourselves in the terms of the peace in no other capacity.

Yanks Had Saved Paris. “That first, never-to-be-forgotten action at Chateau Thierry had already' taken place. Our redoubtable soldiers and marines had already closed the gap the enemy had succeeded in. opening for their advance upon Paris —already had turned the tide of battleback, toward the frontiers of France

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