Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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OFF ON HUNTING TRIP SOON

Big Game in Northern Michigan Had eßtter Take a Hike. Emmet and Joe Pullins and the former’s son, Ernest Comer, Len MoCurtato, John Marlatt and * l Frenchy” Desdhand are planning a two or three s weeks bunting trip to the upper peninsula of Michigan, to leave here In Emmet’s car about Nov. 1 and drive all the way through, if possible. They will be but a few miles from Lake Superior, and deer, bear and other wild game abound there. Frenchy Is having a pair of spurs made for easy tree climbing if a big black bear gets after him, while John Marlatt, who is afraid no tree up there would bear his weight, is taking along a lot of camouflage material which he will throw out whenever bear tracks are sighted. John will not depend wholly on camouflage either, but will wear his three league boots on all excursions into the big game country.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Oct. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Gwin of east of town, a son.

STATE TAX LEVY IS 18 CENTS

An Agreement Reached on Rate Monday Afternoon. The state board of tax commissioners Monday afternoon reached an agreement on the state tax levy for 1919, fixing the state levy for all purposes at 18 cents on SIOO valuation. This is 16 cents below the levy last year, but the valuation this year is three times greater than in 1918. To the above a Jasper county taxpayer can add the county levy of 29 cents and the township levy as fixed by the state board and published in Saturday’s Democrat, to determine just what the total levy will be in his respective town or township. In Rensselaer the tptal levy will be |2.20, and in Marlon township $1.29. Last year the levy was \54.54 and $2.72, respectively.

MRS. MARY M’CASHEN DEAD

End Came at Home of Her Son in Jordan Township. Mrs. Mary McCashen,-. aged 79 years, died at the home of her son, Alva McCashen, in Jordan township Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock after an extended illness from Bright’s disease. Mrs. McCashen came to Jasper county in 1864 and resided to Milroy township for many years. She is survived by three sons, Alva of Jordan, Charles of near McCoysburg and E. B. McCashen of Colorado. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the Alva McCashen home at 2 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill, and burial made in the Crockett cemetery.

MRS. EVERETT WARNE DEAD

Rensselaer Lady Died Monday Evening From Dropsy. Mirs, Everett Warne, who had been in very poor health for the past few years from dropsy and Bright’s disease, died at her home on south/ Van Rensselaer street Monday evening at about 6 o’clock. Mrs. ,Warne was about 64 years of age and is survived by her husband, two sons, John and Orban Warne; one daughter, Miss Mattie Warne, all of Rensselaer; one brother, Wilson Schaeffer, also of Rensselaer,, and one half-brother, Jannes Schaeffer, of Brook. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Christian; church, services in charge of the pastor, Rev. W. T. Barbra, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

ATTENTION LADIES JASPER CO. \ Under the auspices of the Home Economics club donations will be received for filling the hospital cellar on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week at the former John Ramp store room. Fruit, fruit juices, jelly, vegetables, old soft clothes, etc.,, in fact anything that can be used at the hospital. Each lady in Jasper county is asked to donate something.—Advt. BANK NOTICE Until further notice the banks of Rensselaer will not be open evenings.—Advt. 01 8

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Monday, Nov. 3, is the last day for paying' the fall installment of taxes. \ Judge C. W. Hanley, Court Reporter Mike Wagner and Attorney John A. Dunlap were in Kentland Monday for the opening day of the Newton circuit court. Town elections are to be held in Indiana on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Remington and Wheatfield are the only incorporated towns in Jasper county, and each will hold an election. Rensselaer will not hold a city election again until 1921. New suits filed: No. 9114. The Straus Bros., a corporation, vs. Delos Cornell et al; action to quiet title. No. 9115. Charles Sommer vs. James Brooks et al; action to quiet title. County Clerk Nichols’ new bungalow on Weston street is rapidly nearing completion, the plasterers being busily at work this week. When finished this will be one of the neatest and most conveniently arranged homes in Rensselaer.

Oct. 13, Lloyd Haskett Burkhardt of Van Buren, Ind., aged 28 May 16 last, farmer, and Ethyl Jones of Wheatfield, aged 26 April 12 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at the Christian church parsonage by Rev. W. T. Barbre/ Marriage licenses issued:' Oct. 11, Oscar Paul Morgan Weiss, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Weiss of Newton township, aged 23 Jan. 22 last, farmer, and Grace Olive Kelly, daughter of Nir. and Mrs. Benton Kelly, also of Newton township, aged 21 Feb. 12 last, housekeeper. First marriage ficr each. On Tuesday the board of county commissioners met in joint session with the Jasper county commissioners to receive bids Cor the construction of the Putt road along the two counties’ boundary line, but no bids were received and the matter was referred back to the viewers for making a new estimate. —Friday’s Kentland Democrat. Dan Hartnett of Lafayette, who was arrested several months ago and had his preliimnary examination in Rensselaer and was discharged of complicity in the death of Brakeman Hughes of Monon, whose dead body was found lying on the Monon tracks near Pleasant Ridge a year or more ago, is now enjoying a 10 days’ jail sentence in Lafayette for intoxication. Dan and George Cummings, also ot Lafayette, were taken to by the police and a half-pint of denaturlzed alcohol Hound in their possession. Each was given $1 and costs and 10 days in jail.

LIVE STOCK SHOW PROGRAM

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 12 M.—All exhibits in place. 1 to 6 P. M.—Public inspection of exhibits. FRIDAY, OCT. 17. 9 to 10 A. M. —Judging horses and ponies. 10 A. M. to 12 M.—Concert by Dixie Jazz band. 1 to 3 P. M. —Band concert. 3 to 6 P. M. —Judging hogs. 7 to 9 P. M.—Band concert. SATURDAY, OCT. 18. 9 to 10 A. M. —Judging sheep. 10 A. M. to 12 M.—Band concert. 1 to 3 P. M.—Band concert. 3' to 5 P. M.—Judging cattle. 5 P. M. —Parade of premium stock 7 to 9 P. M. —Band concert.

WHO’S THE RENSSELAER MAN?

One machine was brought in for repairs as the result of a head-on collision, which occurred near Jake Day’s place Sunday night. No one was hurt and few particulars have been obtained beyond the fact that one of the cars was driven by a Rensselaer man and the other by a Peru man.—Friday’s Monon News.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919.

A GOOD SHOWING WAS MADE

By the New Bank in Its First Week of Business in Rensselaer. An Informal meeting of the stockholders of the new Farmers & Merchants National bank was held at the Barnes restaurant Monday evening. The meeting was well attended by the stockholders, who had as their guest Chas. W. Coen, cashier of the Merchants National bank of South Bend, who gave them a very appropriate talk. Following the meeting very nice refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. Pres. George A. Williams made the principal talk of the evening, and Cashier J. P. Hammond also made an interesting talk and read the following statement of the condition of the bank at the end of its first week’s business: RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ..$ 4,863.2? Banking House ..(.... 22,500.00 Furniture and Fixtures 1,550.00 Corn Exchange Natl. Bk- 29,176.25 Fletcher-Amer. Natl. Bk. 34,503.26 Expenses 925.08 Cash on Hand 7,652.55 T0ta15100,768.59 LIABILITIES Capital Stock . .$ 57,500.00 Surplus Fund • 5,750.00 Deposits subj. to check 42,481.42 Time Deposits 17,000.00 Interest . • 38.97 T0ta15100,768.39

OPEN BRIDGE SATURDAY NIGHT

For Traffic Again on Main Line of the Monon Railroad. Because of the Immense freight traffic over the Monon ' and the added expense and difficulty of detouring trains via San Pierre, the original plan of putting in* a® entire new bridge at Water Valley was abandoned and the old bridge put back in place with some new piling added and opened for traffic Saturday evening, the 6:50 northbound train being the first to cross since the bridge was taken out, Thursday afternoon, to allow the big dredge to pass through. The resumption of through traf--110 was certainly welcomed in Rensselaer, where freight, express and mail service was “shot to pieces” Friday and Saturday.

NEWTON TP. COUPLE MARRIED

Sunday at Home of Bride’s Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benton Kelly. Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock the marriage of Oscar P. M. Weiss and Miss Grace O. Kelly took place at the home of the bride’s parents. A large number of guests were present which included the near relatives of the young people. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. T. Barbre of the Christian church. The bride is one of the charming young women of Newton township, the youngest daughter Mr. and Mrs. Benton Kelly. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Weiss and is one of the progressive young farmers of the same vicinity. Following the ceremony a fine wedding dinner was served. After a wedding trip of 10 days the young couple will make their home on the farm of the groom’s father, who with his wife will move to Rensselaer. The best wishes of many friends is extended the young couple.

The No. 6 and No. 8 schools of Newton township will give a program and box social at- No. 8 school house, 3 miles west of Rensselaer, Friday evening, Oct. 17. Everybody welcome. Ladies please bring boxes.—MILDRED GIFFORD and MILDRED RUSH, Teachers. 018

An armload of old papers for 5c at The Democrat office.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

BOX SOCIAL

MUNICIPAL OPEN AIR BAND CONCERT

“Colossus of Columbia”—March..... Alexander “Muttering Fritz” —Trombone solo Losey Selection —“Il Trovatore” ... Verdi “Alabama Lullaby”-—Waltz Col. De Voce Medley Overture —"Yankee Hash” H. C. Miller “Operatorlc Numgler” . ... E. W. Berry “Lossus Trombone” ~ . ..'’’ more “The 'Hieart of a Rose”—Waltz Methven “I’ll Say She Does”—-Fox Trot. ..., “Persian Moon” —Fox Trot Kaufman " —The Rainbow March” . Maurice ■* • p If the weather permits there will be two more concerts this season. .

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 LocalitiesFRANCE RATIFIES THE TREATY J'- ■ - Action in Upper Branch is Unanimous—Deputies Also Ratify. Paris, Oct. 13- —The French senate unanimously ratified the peace treaty Saturday afternoon, 217 members voting. The French chamber of deputies ratified the treaty several days ago. The discussion on ratification of the peace treaty eame to a prompt termination after President Clemenceau asked the senators not to lose any time, but to pass on the treaty Immediately. There was no trace of bitterness and criticism which characterized the discussion in the chamber, all the senators being evidently of the intention to put the treaty into force at the earliest possible moment. The debate occupied three sessions of the senate, and one of these was taken up- entirely with the bourgeois report. M. Clemenceau spoke briefly, saying there was no need to go over the discussion in the chamber and repeat the arguments in favor of the treaty as the senators were such sensible persons that they would realize these themselves. Premier Clemenceau defended various clauses of the peace treaty and particularly one permitting Germany to retain cannon and fortresses on her eastern frontier. The premier explained this by saying if was to Germany’s interest to defend herself on the east and that France had no desire to see Germany lapse into bolshevism. Referring to the Anglo-French and Franco-American agreements M. Clemenceau declared that he had not asked for a British-Amer-ican alliance, but that he had accepted it quite willingly. “The best justification of the peace treaty,’’ said M. Clemenceau, “is that if at any time we had been asked if we wanted the present treaty nobody would have refused it.” Great Britain and Italy are the other leading powers that have ratified the treaty.

PRIEST URGES FIGHT FOR LAW

Father Smith of Holy Name Society Blames Reds for Unrest. Pittsburg, Oct. 13.—The Very Rev. Father Ignatius Smith of New York, national director of the Holy Name society, in an address here yesterday, before the annual session of the Diocesan Union, sounded the mobilization call for the 1,600,000 members of the organization to combat what- he termed an attempt by “anarchists” to overthrow the government of the United States “and hoist the red flag instead.” Present day unrest, said Father Smith, can be traced to radical foreigners “who we invited over here to partake of our hospitality.” "These anarchists,” he continued, “who knew neither God nor obedience to our laws must be crushed. We need not be armed with the rifle and the machine gun to crush them down; we will leave that to the armed forces, but we can help to defeat them by our example of our obedience to the law and the government.”

ACCEPTS A CALL IN NEBRASKA

Rev. H. F. Krohn of North Union Resigns Pastorate Here. Rev. H. F. Krohn, who for over three years past. has been pastor' of the German Lutheran church in north Union, preached his farewell sermon last Sunday, and Monday left for Wisner, Neb., where his wife now Is and where her parents reside. Rev. Knohn has accepted a charge at South Auburn, Neb., but on account of the condition of his health will take a vacation until about the first of the year before taking up his duties there. He will visit at Wisner and Bloomfield, Neb., In the meantime, his own people residing at the latter place. He has worked very hard in his charge here and baa almost suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. Rev. W. L. Schoreter, who has been in Rensselaer for some time sojourning for the benefit of his health, will take charge of the school in north Union, and It is understood that the congregation has a call In flor a preacher from Canada to take Rev. Krohn’s place as pastor.

WAS TRAITOR TO THE ALLIES

And Likewise a Traitor to the United States of America. Just why any real American citizen should extend the glad hand to that arch traitor, De Valera, the so-called “(president of the Irish republic,” passes all comprehension. De Valera, In the first place, never ought to have been permitted to land In this country and even now should- be given his walking papers and a swift kick under the coat tails and headed back to his Seln Feiners, who did everything they could to aid the Germans In the late world war. It should not be forgotten either that De Valera is seeking support on the theory that he and his followers stabbed an American ally whenever the opportunity was offered. It may well be remembered also that It was De Valera’s Seln Felner constituency that mobbed American sailors in the , streets of Cork so that in order to avoid further trouble It was necessary to declare the city “out of bounds” for our men. He boasts that Ireland justified her nonparticipation in the world war and was glad of an opportunity to stab the mother country—England—and that Ireland, as such, refused to recognize the principle of conscription and declined to give aid to Great Britain at a time when Germany threatened to crush the empire.

PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Oct 15, Albert Helsel, 12 miles north and % mile west of Rensselaer, 1 mile east of Virgie. General sale, including horses, 15 head of cattle, 44 head of hogs, 8 dozen chickens, farm implements, etc. Friday, Oct. 17, Ben B. Miller, 1 mile west and 1 mile north of Mt. Ayr. General sale. Including cattle, hogs, hay, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Obt. 28, John Guss, 10% miles north and 3-4 mile west of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

COMMUNITY SALE AT PARR Another community sale will be held at Parr on Saturday, Oct. 25. 6 brood sows, due to farrow by date of sale. 3 head horses —one bay gelding, 5 years old, one team good work horses. 12 head cattle—7 good milk cows, 3 steers, 2 2-year-old heifers. 1 pure-bred Holstein bull, 2 years old. 1 set new work harness. 1 DeLaval cream separator, good as new. 1 narrow-tire wagon. 1 feed grinder. 1 Vlctrola, good as new. 1 new single buggy and harness. 1 baseburner, used one season. If you have anything to sell, bring It over on day of sale.—Advt. NOTICE Dr. W. L. Myer will leave next Friday for New Orleans, La., to attend the National Dental association meeting and will probably be gone a couple of weeks.—Advt. LIGGETT’S CHOCOLATES The Chocolates with the wonderful centers, SI.OO a box. —Fendig’s Rexall Drug Store.

Vol. XXII. No. 51

REAL PURPOSE OF STATE TAX BOARD

Fast Closing Every Avenue ta Local Sell-Government. HYPOCRISY BEING PRACTICED Hands of Officials Bound by ThoseWho Are Desperately Trying to. "Save Its Own Skin." Indianapolis, Oct. 14.—The general plans and specifications of the state board of tax commissioners for assuming absolute control of the expenditures of every unit of government in Indiana Is outlined clearly in a statement Issued by It accompanying Its announcement of the levies fixed under the new law for some of the counties. It shows more clearly than anything the board has done what the real purpose of the Goodrich administration and the Republican organisation is and how far the state has advanced in the last two years towards the destruction of self government. The substance of the plan of the Goodrich-Republican tax board, as shown by its own announcement Is: (1) Im order to make it appear that taxes are to be no higher under the new law than they were under the old the board will not authorize improvements for any city, town, township or county that it does not regard as ‘‘necessary.’’ (2) The people are not to have a voice in deciding wha/ improvements shall be made andyiow their owin tax conditions shall be expended. (8) A board of three men sitting in Indianapolis under the direction of Governor Goodrich and the Republican state organization will have the last word on all public improvements, thereby exercising far greater power than any brainch of the government, formed under the state constitution eves attempted to display. (4) Practically no public improvements will be permitted by the state tax board in the next year or two in order that the position of the board members may be vindicated.

* * • In a nutshell, the statement of the board shows that It realizes that It can only make Its own law appear good by depriving the ,people of improvements that are required. It the board’s policy Is carried out it may be said without fear of contradiction that few road. Improvements will be attempted In Indiana for two years. Roads now bad will become worse and more money than ever will be necessary for their rebuilding. Few cities will be able to Improve their streets. In Indianapolis the hands of the city officials are about to be tied on account of the determination of the tax board to cut the levy to a point where it can say hypocritically that it reduced taxes under the new law. The Indianapolis streets never were as bad as they are now—and have been for the last year. Mayor Jewett, a Republican, and members of his boards have protested to the state tax commission, but In vain, which shows that even the capital city of the state is no longer governed by its regularly elected officers.

* • • The startling plan of the state tax board Is apparent in the following from its own statement: "Cities and towns must have additional .revenue for actual running expenses—salaries of policemen and firemen, wages of employes engaged in maintaining streets, parks and other public property, also for materials and supplies chargeable to current maintenance. "Finally, there is a tremendous loss of revenue heretofore derived from liquor licenses and franchise payments by public utilities, and a loss of local road revenues because of automobile tax transferred to the state highway commission. "All of the demands to which w& have referred are inescapable. The taxpayer, we are convinced, expects that they shall be met and is willing to pay more for the support of government on this account.

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