Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1920 — Page 1

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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

L. H. Hamilton Elected Member of Rensselaer School Board. The city coifncil met in regular ' session Monday night with all members present except Councilmen ■ Wood and Kellner. Ui H. Hamilton was elected member of the school board, to succeed A. H. Hopkins, whose term expires next month. It is said that Mr. , Hamilton will not accept the appointment for financial reasons. The matter of stoppage of the new sewer on Abigal street, to the C. H. Leavel residence, was referred to the sewer committee. On motion the mayor was authorized to appoint an officer to look after automobiles running without licenses and with cut-outs open, also dogs without muzzles and boys using rifles and air guns within the city limits. The usual number of claims were allowed.

JOHN COOPER OF UNION KILLED

When Auto Turned Over North of , • Virgie Monday Night. John E. Cooper, a son of the late William Cooper, of Virgie died at 6 a. m. -yesterday from injuries received in an automobile accident Monday evening. Mr. Cooper, in company with Ancil Potts, also of Virgie, started to the Kankakee river in the latter’s car Monday afternoon to do some fishing. They got as far as Roselawn when the storm came up and after remaining there for a short time they decided to return home. On stalling back Mr.~ Cooper asked to drive and he was permitted to do so. When just north of Virgie and the wheels of the car were in a deep rut, Cooper lost control of the car and it went into the ditch, turning over twice. Both men were thrown out and z .Cooper was pinned .beneath the car, but Mr. Potts, who was unhurt, soon 1 eleased Cooper, who was badly injured internally. While no external marks were visible his left side was crushed in and internal hemorrhages finally ended in his death. Deceased was perhaps about 35 years of age and is survived by a wife and three small children. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at Virgie, and burial made in the Prater cemetery.

PAINTERS FALL FROM LADDER

What might have been a very serious accident occurred Monday forenoon when a rope scaffold broke on the east side of the new bank building, letting Earl Osborne and Amos Deere, who were painting the brick, fall to the cement sidewalk, a distance of perhaps 18 to 20 feet. Neither of the men were O seriously injured although badly shaken up, and the Deere lad received several cuts about the head and face, but Mr. Osborne broke the force of his fall by catching hold of a rope as he started to falj and was therefore not The accident was caused from a • rotten rope. Although a new one, It was made of such poor material that it was absolutely worthless.

OLD RESIDENT OF BARKLEY

Mrs. Nancy Burgett Buried at Sandridge Cemetery Sunday. Mrs. Nancy J. Burget, aged almost 75 years, died at her home just east of Aix Friday night after- an extended illness. Deceased was born in Ohio July 8, 1845, and is survived by an adopted daughter, Miss Anna Burgett, of Rensselaer, her husband and two daughters preceding her in death. She had resided in Barkley township for many years. Funeral services were held at the Alx church at 10:30 Monday forenoon and burial made in the Sandridge cemetery in Barkely township-

WELCOME SHOWERS VISIT US

Vern Michael of near Kniman was in town Monday, and stated that they got a splendid rain in that vicinity Sunday afternoon, making it too wet to plow corn Monday. A heavy rain also fell over in Newton township. In fact, the rain was quite general, it seems, continuing in spots as far south as Indianapolis at least, but in Rensselaer we only got * n^ce little shower, and a mile or two I' south of qs only a sprinkle. At Indianapolis there was quite a little wind accompanying the rain and considerable damage was done to shade trees, etc.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From Ilie Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal New* Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Attorney Jasper Guy .was over from Remington cn business Monday; Miss Belle Southard spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Southard, of Milroy township. Marriage licenses issued: June 12, James E. VanArsdel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Arsdel of Jasper county, aged 26 Feb. 8 last, farmer, and Perlin Mabel Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams of Barkley township, aged 19 Oct. 21 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs.. Orval Hltchings and Don Wright returned to their homes Sunday. Miss Pauline Conn of this city entered the hospital Saturday for medical attention. Miss Irene Yeoman, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Yeoman of Newton township, underwent a major operation Sunday morning and Is doing nicely at this writing. Elizur Sage of Rochester, Ind., was brought to the hospital Sunday for medical attention. Mr. Sage is a former resident of Jasper county and has been sick for the past eight months. Yesterday morning an x-ray picture was taken in order to diagnose his ailment. r Mrs. Charity Wolf of Demotte underwent a minor operation Saturday. Mrs. Bertha Hammerton of near Surrey, who has been a patient at the hospital for several weeks, underwent a minor operation Monday. Kenneth Hooker, aged about 8 years, died at the county hospital about, 11:30 a. m. yesterday after an illness of about 10 days «from tubercular meningitis. The lad is a grandson of Perry Marlatt of this city and since the death of his mother several years ago had made his home ' with the John Marlatt family on Weston street.

CAR TRIES TO CLIMB A TELEPHONE POLE

Miss Geraldine Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith of this city, received several cuts and bruises about the face Sunday evening, when an automobile in which she was riding in company with her cousins, Harry and Allen Smith, of Earl Park bumped into a telephone pole. The party had just left the Hiram Day residence on Cullen street, with Harry Smith at the wheel. In some manner the young man lost control of the car which immediately jammed into a telephone pole. Miss Smith was cut about the face from the broken windshield. She was taken to the hospital and her injuries dressed and then taken to her home.

A CORRECTION

In copying the names of the owners of stock in the banks of Jasper county, The Democrat inadvertently omitted the following names in Saturday’s issue: Trust and Savings bank, Rensselaer —C. G. Spitler, 31 shares. Farmers and Merchants National bank, Rensselaer—A. F. Long & Son, 8 shares. Farmers’ National bank, Remington —C. H. Peck, .25 shares; F. L. Peck, 5 shares. (Correction.) Bank of Wheatfield, Wheatfield — Ruth Salisbury, Grown Point, 5 shares.

ED DUVALL IS MARRIED AGAIN

Dr. and Mrs. Ed Duvall of Knightstown were here Sunday, visiting relatives. They were married only Ipst Tuesday, M rs - Duvall beipg formerly Miss Catherine Armstrong "of Dunkirk. They had steep vising up in Lake county with Bob Wartena before copipg here. They trajejing v|a au|p. This J? ty. second his first yrife [ing died g fejy . A

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1920.

SHRINERS OFF FOR CONCLAVE

Special Murat Temple Train Passed Through Rensselaer Sunday. The Murat special trt/n from Indianapolis, consisting of mose than a dozen Pullman cars, passed through Rensselaer Sunday enroute to Portland, Ore., where the national Shriners’ conclave 'is to be held. The engine was painted in colors and equipped with a steamboat whistle and some of |he cars were decorated. An electric sign, bearing the word “Murat” adorned the railing on the observation platform of the rear Pullman. The train from Chicago will take the Canadian Pacific route through Canada, visiting Banff, Lake Louise and -on to Vancouver, B. C., where the Shriners and their families will leave the train and travel by boat to Seattle, Wash., and thence to the Rose City on their special train, arriving there next Sunday. While at Portland the Shriners are promised feasts of all kinds, including seafood breakfasts, clam bakes 1 and salmon fries.

ARE THEY SO ASHAMED OF IT?

Kentland Paper* Silent on McCray Campaign Expense Report. f. A careful perusal of the Kentland papers fails to reveal any mention of would-be governor W. T. McCray’s official report of primary campaign expenses of 131,368.82. And yet this official report made under oath, was filed in Newton county and is of especial Interest to the voters of not only Newton county but the entire state. Why this conspicuous silence on the part of the newspapers in this candidate’s old home town? Also, why did he not file his statement in Indianapolis, the same as did his unsuccessful opponents, Toner and Fesler? It will be remembered that Toner spent $21,000 and Fesler over $60,000, and they didn’t make much of a campaign either. Mr. McCray’s long and thorough campaign, with expensive headquarters and numsrous campaign managers and sub-man-agers all over the state, together with the great amount of newspaper advertising, circular letters, posters, etc.; etc., costing all told but halt what Mr. Fesler expended, demonstrates that he is Indeed a trained business man.

AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR BROOK

Four young people from Dopovan, 111., in a Ford car, met with a mishap a short distance west of Brook Sunday evenTUg about 9:30 o’clock, on the Brook-Ade road, when their car ran off the end of a small culvert and was baoiy smashed up. One of the young lady occupants of the car was pretty badly cut up about the face and bled profusely, but whether seriously injured or not our Informant was unable to learn. H. B. Tuteur and Robert Reeve of Rensselaer, on their way from Brook to Morocco, happened along soon after the accident.

PENROSE IS MUCH PLEASED

Pennsylvania State Boss Issues a Public Statement. Philadelphia, Pa., June 12.—Mr. Penrose in a statement this afternoon gave unqualified indorsement to Senator Harding as the man preeminently fitted for president. He said: “I learn with pleasure of Senator Harding’s prospective nomination at the Chicago convention. “Senator Harding was one of my earliest candidates for the nomination, upon whom I looked most favorably. - “I had frequent conferences with him. He is suited preeminently for the office, and if, in the evolution of events, he should be nominated, it would be a splendid thing for the Republican p£frty and satisfactory to all Republicans.”

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* In the Nearby Cities and Town* — Matter* of Minor Mention From Many Localities. U. S. BUYS 14,000 TONS OF SUGAR For Use of the Canning and Preserving Factories of America. New York, June 11. —Thirty-four million pounds of sugar will be available for commercial canners and preservers during the five months from June 1 to Oct. 31, A. W. Riley, special assistant to Attorney-General Palmer, announced here today. Assurances that the sugar will be provided were given Mr. Riley by representatives of the leading refiners. Representatives of the canning and preserving Industries told him, Mr. Riley said, that both industries were in a serious condition due to the threatened shortage of sugar. The refiners promised, he added, that the supply would be available at a reasonable price. They expressed willingness to fill the orders of all essential industries but declared the principal obstacle waif lack of transportation facilities. The 34-060,000 pounds will be divided equally between the canners and preservers.

WILL GO TO LAND OF ESKIMO

Monticello fioctor and Family Leave Soon for Monticello, June 15. —Dr. H. W. Greist of Monticello, accompanied by his wife and 2-year-old son David, plans to leave early In July for Alaska, where Dr. Greist will be engaged in making a survey of that country, and of the needs of the Eskimo population. Dr. Greist and his family will locate at Wales, Alaska, which is located on the Seward peninsula, the most westerly point of the American continent. Wales is about 60 miles from the Siberian coast. Dr. Greist will work under the direction of the Presbyterian church, and his position will be somewhat of a medical mlssioirary. He will ascertain the health and needs of the Eskimos, and will determine if conditions justify the building of a government hospital there. Dr. Greist will work all along that part of coast and will also visit the Diomede Islands.

BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL

The remains of Mark Barnes of Kokomo were brought here Sunday afternoon on the 2:57 train and burial made in Weston cemetery beside his daughter, the former Mrs Joseph A. Larsh, who died here several years ago. Mr. Barnes died Friday night of kidney trouble and other complications, aged 72 years, and is survived by a wife and one son, George Barnes, of Ban Francisco, Calif., and his two grandchildren, Jack and Doris Larsh, of this city.

CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL MEETING

The Democratic Women’s School of Citizenship will meet in the east court room at the court house Friday afternoon at 2:30. Every woman who accepted a text book is urged to be present and bring others with her. The questions on pages 19 and 20 will constitute the lesson, which will be conducted by Mrs. A. Elb of Barkley township. Come prepared tp take a part in the discussions and bring magazine and newspaper articles on political subjects. Please be prompt.—DEMOCRATIC WOMAN’S COMMITTEE.

OLD-TIME RESIDENT IS DEAD

Former Rensselaer Publisher Died Last Friday Near Monticello. Jamies S. Spencer, aged 82, died last Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Irving McOwan, near Monticello. Deceased was knoim to several of the old residents of Jasper county, having published here many years ago the Rensselaer Gazette, rfe had lived in White county for 72 years and was the first publisher of the Spectator,tow known as the Monticello Herald. He is survived by three children, Schuyler C. Spencer of Portland, Ore.; Bessie McOwan of Monticello and James H. Spencer of Los Angeles.

GOOD-BYE TO THE FISH NOW

Dr. H. J. Kannal, W. C. Babcock, H. F. Parker, C. E. Ross, C. E. Baumgartner and Landy Magee left yesterday on a few days’ fishing' trip up near Dowagiac, Mich. They drove up in Dr. Kannal’s big Cadillac car.

A THIRD PARTY IS IN OFFING

Committee State* Doors Are Open to Follower* of "ProgreMlve*.” Chicago, June 14.—Asserting that the Republican convention "ignored most of the serious problems and mentioned others only to reveal Its unwillingness to face them honestly,” the committee of 48, in a statement last night signed by Amos Pinchot and other members, said that "whatever uncertainty existed as to whether there would be a new party candidate for president has been removed.” The organization will adopt a platform and nominate a candidate for president at a convention In Chicago on July 10. “The Republican party has now driven out of representation in its councils the millions of voters who followed Roosevelt, Johnson and LaFollette,” the statement said. "The new party will represent these voters and will present a definite and constructive program.” The statement said that the new party had been organized In 30 states and that it would be prepared to put its electoral ticket on the ballots in every state.

ITEMS FROM AROUND ABOUT US

A large barn about 2% to 3 miles south of Morocco was destroyed by fire about 11 o’clock Sunday night. The 1920 population of Chicago has been officially announced as 2,701,212, a gain of 515,929, or 23.6 per cent over the 1910 census. The Morocco Courier and Brook Reporter will each be $2 per year after July 1, they announce, because of the thribled expense of getting out a paper and the almost prohibitive price of print paper. Lake county will have two wet representatives In the state senate. At the recent primaries O. O. Holmes of Gary, dry, beat Frank B. Mcllroy of Hammond, a wet, by 20 votes. Mcllroy won a recount and the result announced today gives him a plurality, of 78 votes over Holmes. Mr. Hplmes will appeal. Two stretches of the Goshen-Mil-lersburg division of the Lincoln Highway and a part of the Goshen-La-grange road were badly damaged last week by the Intense heat. No expansion joints had been built in the roads, it is said, and under the hot sun the bricks expanded and an upheavel followed. The damaged roads are being repaired. Dr. Charles J. Brockway of Lafayette was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the Tippecanoe circuit court Saturday afternoon, the jury deliberating but 20 minutes. Dr. Brockway was charged with striking and beating his wife, from the effects of which she later died. Dr. Brockway is 32 years of age, and unless a new trial is granted or the case reversed, he must serve a sentence of from 2 to 21 years in the state prison.

Elmer E. Williamson, Vice-presi-dent *of the Swan-Williamson Co., wholesale druggists of Indianapolis, was killed near Logansport parly Friday morning when the automobile he was driving went over an embankment at Pipe Creek Falls. He had spent Thursday in Logansport that evening went to Perji with a party of young people. They were returning to Logansport duping early hours of the morning when the accept He 1® W' [vived by a' widow and two children.

Vol. XXIII. No. 23

“OLD GUARD” WINS OUT

Harding Nominated For President on 10th Ballot. - - t VICTORY FOR STANDPATTERS Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts Named for Vice-President —Progressives Are Sore. The Republican national convention nominated United States Senator Warren G.| Harding of Marion, 0., for president Saturday evening after the longest national convention session since 1880. Governor Coolidge jot Massachusetts was nominated for vice-presi-dent on the first ballot. The choice was effected on the tenth ballot of the convention and the sixth roll call of the two sessions Saturday, in which Harding forged steadily ahead, while Gen. Wood and Gov. Lowden lost strength until the Illinois governor was eliminated from the contest and tne general overwhelmed at the finish. Harding achieved the necessary majority of 493 votes at 6:14 p. m. when Pennsylvania swung 60 delegates to his support, making his total 520. When this final roll call was ended the lineup on the nominating votes stood: Harding, 674 7-10. Wood, Johnson, 80.4. Lowden, 12. Scattering, 58.9. A motion to make the nomination of Senator Harding unanimous was lost as a result of the objection of the LaFollette delegates from Wisconsin, an incident that Is regarded as lending color to the report that Senator LaFollette Intends to bolt the Republican ticket and line up with a third party. The convention then proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for vice-president. Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin was placed in nomination by Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois. Oregon nominated Gov. Coolidge of Massachusetts in place of Senator Lodge, to whom Oregon was committed tor vice-president by primary Instructions, but who declines to stand for the place. The nomination of the Republican ticket came at the close of a full day of balloting which was intes-» rupted by a two-hour recess in the afternoon. There were four ballots In the B#slon which began at 10 a m., and was dlstlrfguished from the start by the development of the movement to select Senator Harding instead of either Wood or Lpwden. During the recess there was a round-up of the Important state leaders and a counting of noses, as a result of which It was determined to put over Harding when the convention reassembled at 4 o’clock. When the convention reconvened the roll was called for the ninth time, and the Harding boomers lost no time in getting into action. Connecticut started the ball rolling by switching 13 Lowden votes to Harding. Illinois stood pat on Lowden and Johnson, but when Kansas was reached the entire Sunflower state delegation, instructed for Wood, was plumped for Harding. Some observers jumped to the conclusion that the action of the Kansans presaged the choice of Gov. Henry Allen of Kansas for the candidate for vice-president, as it was known the Harding managers were figuring on either Senator Johnson or Allen for second place on the ticket. The next sensation was produced when Kentucky was reached on the roll call and A. T. Hert, floor manager for Lowden, announced: “Kentucky casts 26 votes for Harding.” The action of Hert signalized the elimination of Lowden. New York threw 66 votes to Harding, but Pennsylvpnia stood pat for Sproul. The Ohioan had left both Wood and Lowden far In the rear, but he was short of a majority when tfee ninth roll call was finished. Wood’s vote had declined to 249, Lowden’s |o 12|% and Johnson’s to Qp the tenth and final roll ca|l

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