Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1920 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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COUNTY MEETING OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

The Christian churches of Jasper county will gather in a county meeting at the Christian church Thursday, December 2. A large number Is expected from the Remington church and other Christian churches of the county. The ladles of the church will serve lunch at noon to all visitors in attendance. Several prominent speakers are on the program, which is as follows: MORNING 10:00 Devotional. 10: IB County SUrvey by County President. . 10:30 Written Reports of County Secretary and Superintendents. 11:00 Evangelistic Program of Local Church R- C. Dillman 11:30 Church’s Program of Religious Education —Garry L. Cook NOON 1:30 Devotional. 1:45 Reports of Committees; Election of Officers. 2-00 United Christian Missionary Society - Garry L. Cook 2'40 Woman’s Missionary Society in Local Church Mrs. Pearcy 3:10 Educational Program of Disciples In Indiana E. L. Day EVENING 7:30 Devotional. 7-45 State Program of Work R. C. Dillman 8:15 Investment of Life....G. L. Cook

MT. AYR BANK LOOT FOUND

Dug Up at Dalton, 111., Where Burled by Thieves a Year Ago. J. R. Sigler was called to Chicago, this week to identify some of the papers lost in the bank robbery that occurred here a year ago the first of this month. The papers recovered, and which Ms. Sigler went to ident# ify, were some gravel road bonds owned by J. S. Brenner and a certificate of stock in the U. S. Chlckle & Confection Co., owned by the writer. The last named bond was the con* necting link which identified all the, other papers, which had not yet been disposed of by the thieves. The parties who robbed this bank a little over a year ago got in bad in an attempted hold-up on the west side In Chicago, when they shot and killed a watchman. Three of them were captured at that time and two will go to the gallows this week for the murder of. the watchman, while the third, who turned state’s evidence, goes to prison for life. The one who drew the life sentence formerly lived at Dalton, a Chicago suburb, and was a policeman there for a number of years. He owned a small farm near Dalton and after he had been imprisoned in connection with the murder of the watchman, he wrote several letters to some c» his folks in which he referred to his pigs, asking them to. look after said pigs well. The fact that the request was repeated in these letters led the authorities to become suspicious and they found signs of fresh earth in the pig- pen .and began digging, the result of their labor being the unearthing of a package of securities which proved to be the ones taken from the bank here. The package was carefully wrapped in newspapers, placed in a coWee sack and buried some four feet under ground. When opened the U. S. Chlckle bond disclosed the writer’s name and address and brought us a lengthy telegram of inquiry at the time of the find and which was mentioned in these columns then. A few days later the bank got a telegram seeking a description of the missing property. This information was supplied at once and all the papers found in the lot proved to be from the bank here, and* consisted of the ones above referred to and a number of registered Liberty bonds. Being of such a nature that they could not be disposed. of without creating suspicion and having hopes that at some time they might be able to realize something on them, they had thought to keep them safe by putting them Underground- Mr. Sigler was permitted to bring home only the gravel road bonds and the U. S. Chlckle bond, the Liberty bonds requiring to be sent to Washington for release, payment having been stopped on them at the time they were stolen. Interest has been coming regularly on all of these bonds and now the originals will soon be back in the bank in the hands of thg rightful owners. The savings stamps were not recovered, of course, as neither were any of/ the abstracts and other valuable paperstalten ip this robbery. IMany have waited in hopes that >£lß class of the loss might, when discovered useless, be returned or where they could be returned. But it appears that no such good luck Is to be ours and all who had such

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From Hid Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together] With Other Notes Gathered by Us from the Various County Offices. Judge G. A. Williams was in Indianapolis on business Friday. New suits filed:" - No. 9273. George Humber vs. Lloyd Landis; suit on account. Demand 3217. Grant Wynegar was again released from the county Jail Saturday, his bond of S6OO having been reduced to 3200' and’swas furnished by Robert Eldridge of near Rensselaer. Marriage licenses issued: November 29, Glenn B. Sanders of Indianapolis, aged 23 April 28 last, mechanic, and Madeline Rose Moore of Rene selaer, aged 20 September 12 last, telephone operator. First marriage for each. The following candidates have filed expense accounts since our last report: B. A. Gott, Socialisrcandldate for congress, nothing; W. J. Wright, Republican candidate for coroner, nothing; Vern Davisson, Democratic candidate for sheriff, nothing. Tomorrow is the last day for fillip expense accounts and those who nave not filed should attend to this matter at once. Deputy Sheriff William Childers, accompanied by William Woodworth, drove to Attica Saturday and brought bank William James on an affidavit filed by his wife, who resides at Remington, on a charge of desertion and non-support. A hearing was held before Judge Williams yesterday morning and the defendant was ordered to pay Into court 38 per week for the support of the children, and was released.

THEATRICAL NOTES

The Gordon players proved a great drawing card at the Ellis Saturday night, when they presented “Bought and Paid For” to a capacity audience. The play was presented in every small detail and the settings were very attractive. Larry Foster and Miss Ethel Lerraine carried the honors, heading the cast. • Miss Lerraine is well known, here, and Mr. Foster will nd doubt prove a great favorite in the leading male roles. The Gordon players will appear at the Ellis every Saturday night at prices popular to all. This Saturday, December 4th, they will present “The Other-Man’s Wife,” a new play. Seats are now on sale at Long’s.

SANDERS-MOORE NUPTIALS

Miss Madeline Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Moore of this city, and Glenn Sanders, now of Indianapolis, were united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage at 9 o’clock Monday morning. They were attended by James Moore, uncle of the bride, and Miss Roberta Scott. The bride is a popular young lady and for the past Jour years had been employed as an operator in the Jasper county telephone office. The groom is a former resident of this city, going to Indianapolis only a few months ago, where he is now employed by an automobile concern. The young couple went to Lafayette on the 11:18 train Monday for a short visit with relatives, after which thdy will continue to Indianapolis where they will make their future home. • The Democrat joins the many, friends of the young couple in_ extending congratulations and .best wishes.

CITY PROPERTY FOR BALg As I expect to leave for California soon I wish to dispose of the residence property I own on north Cullen street and a 50x150 residence lot two blocks from court house on north Weston street.—<J. W. DUVALL.

papers in the vault are doomed to have them replaced with new opes. Such procedure means considerable expense, £ut it now seems the only alternative. Indeed, the loss of the deeds, mortgages and abstracts, etc., comprised the greater part of the loss in this robbery, yet all are glad ]to get back even the papers rei covered. —Mt. Ayr Tribune.

THE TWICE-A-WBEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1920.

GETS ILLINOIS STATE AGENCY

Forms' Jasoer County Teachar Making Good In Insurance Line. P. D. Wells of Morocco was in the city Sunday night and Monday, having come up from Frankfort and • stopped over to see his mother. Mr. I Wells informed The Democrat that he had just been assigned the Blate agency for Illinois of the Life Insurance company of Frankfort, with which company he bad been writing life insurance for some time, and that he expects to locate with his family In the spring either at Bloomington or Peoria: The position | carries with it a handsome salary] and Mr. Wells' Jasper county frleads] congratulate him on his being se । lected for the place.

VIRGIE MEETINGS CONTINUE

The revival meetings at Virgie being conducted by Rev. W. T. Barbre, pastor of the Rensselaer Christian church, are growing In Interest at each service. A large number was present Sunday night and five made the confession. Four young men made the confession Sunday afternoon. The meetings are announced to continue until Wednesday night aud if the Interest demands will continue longer. A delegation is expected from the Rensselaer church Tuesday night.

INJUNCTION KILLS COAL LAW

Federal Judges Decide Against Cont*ol bv Commission. . * Indianapolis, Nov. 29. —An interlocutory injunction, which virtually nullifies the powers of the Indiana food and fuel commission in directing the distribution and production of coal, was issued in federal court Saturday on the plea of Terre Haute mining companies seeking to overthrow the coal act passed at the special legislature. The ruling, which was handed down by Judge Baker of the circuit court of appeals at Chicago, who. with Judge Anderson and Judge George T. Page of Peoria, 111., heard the case, held that the operation of the law interferes with interstate commerce and impairs the contracts made by the mines prior to the enforcement of the law, October 6, 1920.* -

The temporary injunction, while not directly striking at the powers of the commission to fix the retail price of coal, in effect paralyzes the functioning of the commission because it is now powerless to prevent the shipment of the entire output of the mines to points outside the state and can not direct the allocation of coal to* •points within the state where emergency needs may demand it. Counsel for the commission said that they would ask for an early date for the hearing for the permanent Injunction and that they Intended to carry the case to the supreme court of the United States. Five reasons were assigned by the court for issuing the injunction. They are:

“Conceding to the state the general power to take control, from time to time, of businesses which, prior to such time, have been purely private, by reason of change of circumstances, by reason of the existence of facts shoeing that such a state of wrong has arisen in that business the safety and welfare of the people of the state demand intervention by way of regulation; and, granting also to the state the benefit of the presumption that a statute Is until the contrary is shown, we Will pass to final hearing any considerations that may be advanced by the complainants to show that no facts existed which justified the finding of necessity of Intervention on the part of the state —the state being free, of course, to meet and combat such a showing. “On the question whether the remedy prescribed by the legislature has any such proper bearing to the supposed evil, we will grant to the state the benefit of assuming that op the face of the statute the remedy proposed had the necessary connection with the supposed evil.

"As to the real facts of the operation of such remedy, whether it is workable, we will pass untjl the full facts can be developed on final hearing. “On the showing that been made today, we are all of the opinion that an Interlocutory injunction should be issued.”

Remember The Democrat office when yon are in need of sale bills .We are experts in this Une.

WILL SELL FARM AT AUCTION

Illinois Man Will Dispose of Holdings , Near South Bend. Noble B. Teal of Decatur, 111., was in Rensselaer Saturday evening advertising for sale at public auction a fine farm he has up near South Bend, advertisement of which appears elsewhere In this issue of The Democrat. Because of the fact that quite a number of Jasper county farmers have purchased farms in that locality during the past two or three years and are all well pleased. Mr. Teal thought his farm ought especially to appeal to others in this vicinity who might be seeking a farm near South Bend or Buchanan, Mich.

NEIGHBORS PULL OFF SURPRISE

Neighbors and friends to the number of thirty-four gathered Sunday •and with well-filled baskets went to the John Bachman home in Barkley township and gave the family a surprise. The occasion was on account of the removal of the family from that neighborhood In the near future. Among those present were Earl Guild and family, Oren Bell and family, Fred Markin, wife and daughter, Mrs. A. Elb, daughter lennie and son Roland, the Misses Gladys Price and Bessie Pullins, Mr. and Mrs. William Ahern, Floyd Rutherford and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bachman.

LOSES FINGER IN ACCIDENT

When Freight Train Bumps Car In Which Ho Was Working. Mell Abbott, who is employed at the W. C. Babcock elevator, got the middle finger of his right hand severed at the second joint and the index finger badly smashed Saturday morning when a large grain scoop fell on his hand. Mr. Abbott was transferring grain in a car when a freight train bumped, into the car, causing the large scoop to fall/ It is thought that the index finger can be saved.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Floyd Spain of northeast of town entered the hospital yesterday for medical attention. Mrs. John Duggins of Medaryville had her tonsils removed Monday. Gerald Kitchings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Kitchings of McCoysburg, entered the Saturday with a mild attack of appendicitis. He was taken to his home again Sunday. Mrs. H. P. Childers of Sfiuth Bend underwent a major operation Saturday and Is doing nicely at this writing. Mrs. James VanArsdel was able to leave the hospital Sunday. All other patients are improving.

' With assistance from you, “Santa” will be able to visit the nurses’ home and hospital this year. And what must he leave? A Vlctrola, di course. The doctors have responded generously to the fund, but we need more help in order to get a machine worth purchasing. Remember, this is a county institution and we want everyone to feel that their donation is needed. Please accept this announcement with the same spirit should you have been solicited personally. Miss Ryan, at the Red Cross rooms, or myself, at the hospital, will receive your donation; help us to shop early—MlSS NELLE DOYLE.

MONON FREIGHT CAR DERAILED

A freight car ran off the track about a half mile north of town yesterday morning at about 3:20 o’clock, causing trains No. 4 and 36, due here at 4:34 and 5:01 a. m., respectively, north Ijound, to detour via San Pierre. The wreck was cleared up again about 8:30 o'clock, however, and the milk train passed through yesterday morning about one hour late.

WANT TO BUY We are now ready to buy your fat hogs, cattle an<J sheep. Can also use a limited number of shotes. Will also buy a number of feeding cows and heifers, if you have anything in that Une, call LONERGAN BROS., phone 955-F or 902-K. djl Better flurry -Only HORI'■■HD - " - Read Hie Afis -

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns —Matters of Minor Mention from Many Localities. ■ MONON RECALLS THIRTY MEN Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 27.—An order was posted at the Monon railroad shops here today, calling thirty men out of 200 laid off a month ago, back to work December 1. Officials said that gradually aU of the men will be taken back.

THE INDIANA BANNER

At the Armistice day celebration a* the statehouse the first official use was made of Indiana's state flag. Probably not one person in a thousand knows what the state flag is. The legislature In 1917 enacted the following law: That a state banner is hereby adopted, and the same shall be of the following design and dimensions, to-wit: Its dimensions shall be five feet and six Inches fly b> four feet and four inches hoist, and the field of the same shall be blue with nineteen stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen stars shall be arranged in an outer circle and representing the original thirteen states, five stars in a half circle below the torch and inside th 4 circle of stars and representing the states admitted prior to Indiana, and the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana, placed above the flame M the torch. The outer circle of stars so arranged that one star shall appear directly in the middle at the top of the circle. And the word: “Indiana,” to be placed in a half circle over and above the star representing Indiana and midway between It and the star in the center above it. Rays to be shown radiating from the torch to the three stars on each side of the star in the upper center of the circle. • This is to be the regulation flag, in addition to the American flag, with all the militia forces of the state, and in all public functions in which the state offlclaUy appears. Nothing in the act prevents the use of the banner by private Individuals or by patriotic societies. In 1913 the legislature provided that “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” should be the state song. At the same session of the legislature a house concurrent resolution was adopted making the carnation the stats flower. —Indianapolis News.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

LW of Those Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat during the past week and, especially to those received by mall, this publication stall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those indicated by an * are new subscribers: W. H. Snedeker, Rensselaer. •Wm. Terpestra, Fair Oaks, R-2. F. W. Schwanke, Lowell. ) J. Hoffman, Fair Oaks, R-l. •'Millard F. Sell, Rensselaer. Mrs. Rolla Gates, Rensselaer. •A. B. Cavlndish, Newland. Wm. Havens, Elwood. Mrs. Delia Rowley, Pound, Wls. •John Ritenour, Remington. •Russell Williams, Ft. SnAUlng, Minn. D. McConnehay, Rensselaer. Dan Morrissey, Rensselaer. Harry Romine, Fair Oaks, R-l. W. H. Fitzpatrick, Francesville.

The Democrat has a lot of letter size (B%xll inches) unruled yellow paper pencil pads made up at prewar prices that |t is selling at 10 cents per pad. There are about 56 sheets to a pad, and at this price they are the biggest bargain one can find any place. Paper, is one item that has not been reduced any in price, and the prospects are that it will not be reduced anyways soon. Call in and buy a good supply of these pads before the supply is exhausted.

Want ads in The Democrat are read by more people In Jasper and surrounding counties than those appearing in any other newspaper in this county. At what is now 41 Broadway, the first, houses of the Dutch settlers werb erected in the year 1613 by Adrian . Block, New York’s first builder.

Vol. XXIII. No. 71

JASPER COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. ATTENTION!

There will be a meeting of. the League of Women Voters at the Presbyterian church Tuesday, December 7. Luncheon reservations are limited to one hundred. Ticket* 76 cents each. The quota of tickets for each township will be held until Monday forenoon, when reservations will ba open to the public. Luhcbeon reservations may be secured of Dr. Rosel M. Remmek, phone 403, or Mr*. A. IL Hopkins, phone 94. There will be a splendid program at 2 p. m., with an address by Mrs. Virginia Claypool Meridlth of Lafayette. Every woman in the county should attend. —Advt.

How Consoling.

The taxes we’ll have to pay in 1921 look pretty big now, but they may not look so big when the 1923 assessment arrives. — Indlanapollg News.

NOTICEI All Redmen are requested to be al the hall Wednesday evening, December 1, at 7:30 o’clock. Election of officers and Important business. —BY ORDER OF SACHEM.

COURT NEWS

This is the last week of the November term of the Jasper circuit court, and the next term will not convene until the second Monday in February. The next term of the New* ton circuit court will convene In January, there being a month’s vacation between the present term here and the next term in Newton county. The grand jury finished its work last Friday afternoon and adjourned. Rut two indictments were returned and those are reported to have been against parties residing in another state. Matters for which the grand jury wa* especially called to investigate, it is understood, were gone into as much as possible, but not enough evidence could be secured to warrant indictments. The petit jury came in Monday, but the two cases *et for trial were otherwise disposed of and the jury was excused until yesterday, when the Hauter vs. Rowles case came up foe trial. FOURTH WEEK Wednesday, State bank of Otterbein vs. E. Grant Sutton estate n State bank of Remington vs. same; State bank of Chalmers vs. Roy L. Harris. _ . Thursday, H. C. Fidler vs. Hugh P. Callander; William S. Raina vs* Ray Herr. • Friday, Silas Toombs vs. George M. Myers; Leßoy Myer vs. William L. Frye.

A STOCK FRANKLIN TOURING CAR

set up a new Virginia road record on October 21, when it broke the best train time between Bristol and Radford, Va. These two cities are 100.51 miles apart by rail. The feat is the more remarkable because the, roads traversed are among the worst in the east. H. F. Potts, who drove the car, made the run (112.8 miles by road) In three hours and twenty-five minutes, thus beating the Southern railroad time by five minutes, and the N. & W. time by fifty-eight minutes. Potts’ record is considered exceptional in view of the condition of the roads and because of the fog, which at times was so dense that it waa difficult to see twenty-five yards ahead. Only a week before, the same car was driven 100 miles in low gear without once stopping the engine, and to prove that the car had not been injured in any way by the performance, it was put through a gasoline economy test on high and chalked up a record of 40 miles per gaIIon.—THOMPSON & KIRK.

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