Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 58, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 February 1916 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER SEN ED. DOANE, Publisher. 'MSP ER INDIANA

Most cynics are unmarried. A canary is the cat's obsession. The oyster Is never happier than at a church supper. Falling in love with the cook is proof of the pudding. Still, those great but peevish powers cannot go on lighting forever. At least, a shortage of freight cars Js a lot better than idle freight cars. No man should wait until he knows all about women before getting married. We make millionaires by chewing gum and then find fault with the rich. In every town there are people who sojourn and others who just häng around. A fashion paper says a girl's hat in most instances is indicative of her mentality. What is needed to keep up with the changes wrought by war is a daily geography. Unfortunately a fireproof munition factory is still beyond the skill of science and invention. Civilization knows how to make war, but it seems without effective method of making peace. One could not think of a worse afiliction than to get rich quick and have money on the brain. The longer we livo the more certain wo feol that a lazy liver and a forlorn hope are first cousins. As a figure of speech, "not worth a continental" seems to be getting ready to come back into the language. To appreciate fully the advantages of a short skirt, one must see a girl run to catch a car. She catches it. This much can be said of the wrist watch, that not a single one has been smashed in a barroom fight thus far. If you know anything about psychology you can glvo some sort of mysterious answers to all fool questions. More Paris gowns than over are coming over, in which respect the horrors of war havo received a setback. It'll tako somo time for a wounded Boldior who has married a nurso to llntl out for curtain whether bo's a war victim. Tito man of the hour Is tho ono who can think of a achomo or nat'onal taxation which will not bo objectionable to anybody. Thoro are people who wouldn't admit that l hey woro happy If happlouaa woro to break out all over them, like tiio inonHloa. When an angry wlfo huoh lior hua band for divorce hounuao ho woro mourning for unothor woman, one woudor junt how to plonae a wlfo, any how Man can novor forgot Mint time whon ho waa a boy and grow ho faul ho rolled up Ii Im pnnta to Ituop (ho publlu from auolng thoy woro too abort. Tho hlatorlaua any that It wau not until aftor l ho Norman ronquoat that tho uhu of hula began In Hhiglnnd, hut thoy do not toll uu what people hot on olootlona before than. So HiieroHflfutly havo tho Japanern Imitated German cheap toya, It lu mild, that huyora cannot toll tho difference. Thla nppoara to bo ono of tho imex pootod oruultloH of war. Pacing around tho bod for tlftoou mlnutoM la recommended uh h euro for ftlooplonunoHH. I litt what about It whon tho bod racoa around the wouhbbo 00 qu pant? No man, tie lu woll known, Ih a horo ,to hin vnlot, but tho valut douau't havo to prutond that ho la. And thin Ih whuro tho vnlut has It on tho promt agent or tho prlnito aoorotary of a nonrgroat man. It Ih announced that by moana of a now fnvoutlon tho AuHtrlan noldlora will havo tholr gannonta hont od by ttluotrlelly thin winter. Why can't wo havo tho bonotlt of aomo of Uiqho now iuvontloiiH ovor horo? Now a bomb to wreck HUbmarlnoa from aoroplanoB haa boon Invented. And ho tho expansion of human lovo for Um kind goes merrily on. It having boon ascertained that Benjamin Franklin invented tho electric nuahbutton, It Ih fonrod ho'd novor got the odlco-brv vote for anything. Throughout all tho Btorm and stress of war tho peace rumors, somotimoa vague, Homethnea dotlnito, are persisting. Evidently aomowhero naturo la Tefuslng to hold out.

CABINET 15 WITH WILSON Oil MEXICO; ASSASSINS SLAIN

President to Give Carranza Time to Restore Order. SENATOR WORKS URGES WAR "First Chief of Republic Tells Wash Ington That Troops Are Pursuing Remaining Members of Band of Outlaws. Washington, Jan. 15. At the cab inet meeting it was decided that the present policy would be maintained and General Carranza would be de pended on to punish the Villa bandits who killed American citizens. No formal announcement was made but officials close to the president de clared the administration had no in tention of armed intervention in Mex ico at present. Carranza Given More Time. The view was reiterated that Car ranza should be given an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to restore order. This was encouraged by a tele gram from Carranza to his ambassa dor here, promising every effort to run down the bandits. The attacks on the administration in the senate and house were gone over at the meeting, and Secretary Lansing presented reports from the border. The president and members of his cabinet were represented as being deeply shocked over the murder of Americans, but as believing that the Carranza authorities should be able to control the situation. It was generally agreed that, beyond making the representations already sent to Carranza, with which he has promised to comply, no further stops should be taken at present. Whether each member of the cabinet agreed with that view was not disclosed. Telegram From Carranza. General Carranza's telegram from his headquarters at Queretaro follows: "The murderous attack on the passenger train near Chihuahua was mado by tho only remaining band of outlaws in that region. This band is being pursued by my troops with a view to insure its capture, whereupon condign punishment which their crime doBorvos will bo applied to every guilty participant. Troops of the constitutionalist government have been ordored to ostablish patrol from end to end of tho railroad lino in order to guard against similar outrages." Sonator Works, Republican, California, Introducod a resolution authorizing and directing tho president to Intervene in Mexico to ostablish and maintain a government there until It I uul'o to withdraw. "Up to this tlmo," said Senator WorliH, adtlroHHlng the Honnto, "eongromi ha pormlttod all responsibility for uondltlnnij in Mexico to rest upon tho proaldont. It In too grave a reHponnlblllty. We have all Hympnthlzud wllh tho president In tho hope that oondltlonH would right thumnolvuM without Intnrvontlon. I vorv much doubt now whether auch a peaceful outcome Im possible. Sayn Intervention Menn War. "Cougrotm ulonn bus tho right to doolare war, and that In what Intorvon lion monna. Congress should eouragoounly uhoulder (ho roHpoiudblllty. Thoro In no rennen for dividing tho responsibility with othor nntlomi or to Impose It upon tho proaldont, l nak that the ronolution he referred to the foreign rnlatloiiH oomntlttoo, with the hope that It will tako prompt action, " Tho reiiolutlon waa 0 referred. Sonntor Lodgu nuhniltted the name resolution he offered April 21, I9U, uh u uuhHtltute for the reiiolutlon the iienate then adopted, authorizing the president to use armed force in Mex ico to enforce Uh deiuaudn upon Gen eral Iluorta and nnUed that It bo re printed In the record. "That resolution," mild Sonator Lodge, "oxproRHod the Republican attitude regarding tho war ngnlnat I hierin. That war ban reached a nuoooasful termination, nu Mr. Iluorta hau Juftt died In Jail." Stone Deplores War Tnll, Renaler Stone again addrosnoil tho Heuate. "On thlN occasion, more than anv time In the laut live years," mild he, 'wo ought not to embroil our Kovorninent with Mexico We ought now to aid Ctirranxu to outnhlish a governmeet (Irmly, to maintain ordor, (Jan It bo wo are going to co-operate with Villa and Zapata to help overturn thin govornmout boforo It Ih ostabllHhed? "I do not bollevo a Henator on tho Republican side would vote for war. If thin Ih to be partisan polltlcH wo uro going Into uh a ronult of thoo resolutions, I am hero to Hay the nrosldent of tho Unltod States Ih too big to Involvo so much lifo and hopo In war for politics "If wo wore capable of it, tho best thing that could happen to him and tho Democratic party politically would bo to havo war with Mexico and also with Europe. With such a war raging noxt Novombor tho chances of tho president's boing ro-electod would bo enhanced a hundredfold. "But tho president happily is not built that way. Mo will not drag a

VICTORIANO HUERTA

Victoriano Huerta, former dictator of Mexico, who died at El Paso, Tex., after an illness of several weeks. great international question of this kind into the mire of partisan politics. The American people are behind President Wilson to preserve peace and peacefully to aid in establishing a government in unhappy Mexico." A statement insisting that the state department had -taken every precau tion to protect American lives in Mex- J ico and. assuring the public that those responsible for the "dastardly crime" of assassination of seventeen Americans by Villistas will be punished was issued by Secretary Lansing. Carranza Avenges U. S. Men. Washington, Jan. 14. The state department received advices from El Paso stating that Carranza troops had captured Gen. Jose Rodriguez and General Almeida and their companions, who are both Villa generals, and who are held to have been responsible for the killing of Watson and the seventeen other Americans near Santa Ysabel. The dispatch stated that Rodriguez had been sentenced to be shot and that General Almeida was killed in making the capture. The captures took place near Madera, a point in Chihuahua, some distance away from Ysabel, and from which place the Villistas fled after committing tho massacre. HEAVY LOSSES FOR TEUTONS i Petrograd Says 20,000 Teutons Were Captured In Two-Weeks' Fight Petrograd, Jan. 11. In tho two-week battlo that culminated in tho capture of Cznrtorysk and tho driving of all Austro-Gornian forcos from tho east bank of tho Strypa rivor thj Teuton I088O8 totaled at 'oast 60,000 mon. ac cording toolhclal estimates mado horo. OHlclal reports to tho war ofllco etat that tho Russians havo talton moro tl) nu 200,000 prisonors and that twice that number of AtMtro-Gormnn sol(Horn havo boon killed or wounded, DurluK tholr successful oporatlona butwuon thy Soroth and Strypa rlvora tho ItusMlnna havo advnnood thirty mlloH along a front of alxty iuIIoh, Vienna, Jan. 1 1. Auntro-llungarlan hondquurtora roportod undor dato of January 0 thai the Russians In tho eastern theater bail dlHcontlnnod tholr attacks aftor boing ropulHOd at all polntu oast ut tho Uallclan and Uoanu ablan frontier RIOTING STOPPED AT EL PASO HundrodH of Mining Men Attond Doublo Funeral of Two Victims of Santa Yiiabol Mniiinore, 101 Piiho, Tox Jan. 15. VIkoi'oiih notlon by I ho pollen, aided by Unltod Blaloa HOlriluTH, ban ronlorod ordor horo, whoro for Ihroo daya thoro had boon turmoil growing out of tho inao Macro of IS forolanoni, moat of (.hum AinorlcanH. by bandlta In woatorn Chihuahua. Bontrlon uro Hlatlouod on all Iho principal utroot oornurH. Ono hmd rod and fifty arroutH havo boon tnadn. HundrodH of mining num at tondod tho doublo funeral of Maurice Andoruon and IS. 1. Roblnnon, viutinm of tho Santa Ynabol innnHaero. Punornl HorvIcoH aro holng arrannod for tho othor vlutliUH. 17 DIE IN TRAIN CRASH Coltlftlon In Canadian Pnolflo Railroad Yard t Brnndon, Man. Mercury 1ö Below. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 13. Sovonloon workmen ssoro killed, llftoon fatally Injured and n coro badly hurt In tho Canadian I'aclilo railway yarda nt Brandon, Man., an tho roault of n col llalon between n Hnow-clearlnK train and a hoavlly-lnden atook train Sixty men woro In tho cubooHo, which waa boing shifted to another part of tho yard. It wna 4C bolow zero at Uio timo. Samuel Lucas, Actor, Dlea. Nov York, Jan 11 Samuel Lucas. author ol the song. 'Grandfathers Clock, and known as one of the moat original entertainers on tho Atnorlcan stage tor nearly ball a century died at Uta home here. He waa aeveoty-tlta years old.

ERTA IS DEAD FORMER DICTATOR OF MEXICO SUCCUMBS AFTER HEMORRHAGES. FAMILY. AT HIS BEDSIDE Became Provisional President of Mexico After Assassination of Madero President Wilson Refused to Recognize General as Head of Government. El Paso, Jan. 14. Victoriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, died here last night. Repeated hemorrhages of the lungs followed the administration of the final sacraments and immediately preceded death. The family was at the bedside. Huerta an Indian. Victoriano Huerta was more typically "Mexican" than any of his rivals for the dictatorship of Mexico. He was of almost pure Indian blood. He was born in one of the provinces in 1854 and was sixty-two years old. As a youth Victoriano Huerta was sent to the National Military school at Chapultepec, where he took a seven years' course, and was graduated in the engineers with credit. After a time he was appointed to subordinate commands by President Porfirio Diaz. He was known among the half-savage Mexican soldiers as "a man eater" who ruled with iron. Accused as Madero Slayer. After Diaz had been banished Huer ta soon became a national character. He served under President Madero. but when the committee of senators ordered the arrest of Madero it was Huerta who took the soldiers and arrested the president. That was on February IS, 1913. Four days later Madero was murdered while guards were taking him to prison. Huerta was blamed for this murder, but he always denied all knowledge of it At the election on October 26, 1913, Huerta declared himself elected president of Mexico "by an almost unanimous vote." Wilson Refused Recognition. But Carranza and Villa both opposed Huerta and civil war has raged ever since. On the ground that Huerta had won the presidency by the assassination of Madero, President Wilson refused to recognize Huerta as president, and bided his time until a stronger man should take his place. It was in Huerta's administration, on April 9, 1914, that a paymaster and squad of bluejackets of the United States were insulted and arrested at Tampico. Huerta apologized, but refused to order a salute fired to the United States flag, as President Wilson demanded, and a fleet was sent to Vera Cruz, tho city captured with a loss of 17 American marines, and held for weeks. War was averted by tho mediation of Argentine, Brazil and Chilo, and tho Americans 10ft Mexico without tho saluto boing fired. Finally on July, 15, 1914, Iluorta ro signed tho presidency and lied from Mexico. Ho loft on board tho Gorman crula or DroHtlon on July 20 and lator wont to Europe. FIVE INDICTED IN WAR PLOT Four Mon und n Womnn Chnrgod With Connplrlna to Ship Rub. bor to Qormnny. Now York, Jan. in,Flvo pomoiiH, Including ono woman, woro Indlotod by a fodoral wand Jury, oharnod with oonaplrlnK to ahlp rubbor auorot ly to tho (Ionium Kovornniont In violation of Unltod Statoa ouittoma lawn. Tho alloKod conaplratora Indlotod aro: ICdwnnl Wobor, a ooualn of Alfrod Woher of tho MouUcho bank of Hurtin; Paul Hchinldt, an omployoo of tho Rubbor and (layulo company, I OS Wator atroot, Now York; Max .laoKor; Mm. Annlo Dotcom, a roaldont of Holland; Klohnrd Wolilborg, a oomont doalor UvIuk In tho Hronx. Jnoftor, It Ih charKod, camo to tho Unltod Statoa nu an agent of tho Ctfnnnn tfovornuumt, plannhiK to allp ouantltloa of rubbor through tho tlrltlah btockado. Mra, Dokora and Jaogor, It waa aliPKod, attomptod to ahlp tho rubbor to (lonnuny In tholr trunku an Mporoon al ofl'oela,M in violation of ouatoma rugulatlona. TAKE U. S. SOLDIER OFF SHIP British Detained American nt Jamaica Washington Won't Act, as Ha Was Released. Washington, .lan. 15. -It waa atatod on authority that thla Kovornniont will not tako any action aa a roault of Alfrod CMarko of tho Fifth Unltod Statoa Infantry being takon olT an American ahlp at Klngaton, Jamaica, by tho Hrltlah authorities and oxanv Inod aa to hla nationality, Stato department ofilclala aald that aa Clarke waa pormlttod to go back aboard tho ship and proceed to Now York aftor ho had declared that ho la a natural. Izod Amorlcun citizen, that this gov ornmont will not mako an laauo of tho mattor. No Peace Proposal!, rtomo, Jan l5.MThe Holy Soo did nothing, either directly or Indirectly, to solicit from elthr Ljroup of belligerents an Invitation to participate or preside at a peace conference." said the Cethollc drgan Corrlero d' Italia In an article evidently Inspired by tho Vatican.

PR bot

C. R. WATSON

This is the last picture made of C. R. Watson, manager of the Cosihuirlachic Mining company, who with 18 companions was murdered by Mexican bandits, 40 miles from Chihuahua. Mr. Watson, who formerly was a Chicagoan, was chairman of the Mine and Smelters' Operators' committee of Chihuahua. MOOSE OPEN WAY FOR G. 0. P. FUSION Progressives Adopt Declaration of Principles Meet at Chi- - cago June 7. U&icago, Jan. 12. As a political entity the Progressive party will have no existence in the national campaign of 1916 if the Republicans grasp the olive branch which was proffered to them by George W. Perkins and other Bull Moose leaders in the meeting of tho Progressive national committee in Chicago. That the Progressives in their peaco advances are willing to forego a presidential nomination for Theodore Roosevelt, if amalgamation and harmDuy can be brought about thereby, was revealed in the following state ment by Mr. Perkins, made at the end of the committee's session: "We aro all hopeful that both par ties wfll agree upon somebody, and it need not necessarily bo Mr. Roose velt." This remark vas mado aftor Colonol Roosovolt had sent a mossago to tho Mooaors In which he asked thorn to subordinate party to country. "Thoro is crying need," said tho colonol, "that wo shall cast asldo all purely pnrtlBan consideration and dUregard all but tho vital I88I10M affect ing tho national lifo, and hall strive wholo-hoartodly for a Bound Americanlam, which ahall Inslnt that ovory man within our bordora ahull bo an American and nothing olao." Immedlatoly aftor ttio moHsago had boon road tho commlttoo docldod upon Chicago aa tho piano and Juno 7 aa tho time for holding a national conven tion. Thla Ih tho dato which tho Hopublican national commlttoo Uuh holootod for IUI 11)10 convention In Chicago. Mr, PurklnH enlarged upon hin earlier Htatomont by iHHUlng another ono In which ho dollnod what ho rogarda an tho Ihhuoh In tho coming campaign and tho relation which tho ProgroHBlvo following hohlH to thorn. Ho roltoratod tho party doclaratlonM of 1012 and then proclaimed tho proportion of national military and naval proparndncHH an tho prlmo Imhuo of tho campaign thin year. CONSCRIPTION FOR BRITAIN Government QUI for Compulsory Military Servlc Passed on Second Reading by Vote of 431 to 30. London, .Inn. 13. Following thf lrlnh party'fl promlHo of Hupport, mill tary conncrlptlon for HJngland waa h Hurod beyond the ahadow of a doubt whon tho govornmont'H compulnorv Horvloo bill paHod Ita aocond reading In tho houae of commouH by -I3i to 3D Tho drat reading, at which tho Irlah oppoaod tho bill, roaultod In a vote or 103 to 105 Tho overwhelming ma Jorlty In favor of tho bill hIiowh tho country abHolutoly behind tho govern mont'a policy and makoa certain tho dual paaHago of tho bill doHplta any oppoHltion by labor organizations. That auch opposition will be mot. ooth In a political way and through lahor Htrlkoa, waa Indicated by union load, era, SAY GERMANS LOST 25,000 Parli Dlapatch Sayi Tcutoni 8i;ffcrtd Heavy Casualties In Their Champagne Drlva, Pari, Jan. 13. Moro than 25,000 men were loai oy mo uormana In their vain attempt of last Sunday to break through tho French lines in Champagne, say dispatches from Chalona. whither great numbers of Oer man wounded have been taken Among the prisoners are soldiers of the German Imperial guard.

INDIANA BREVITIES

Indianapolis. George Celts of Muncie was chosen president, H. T. Showalter of Wabash, secretary, and F. S. Southworth of Plymouth, vicepresident, at the annual convention of! the Indiana Monument Dealers. Hammond. The state board of accounts filed with the governor of report charging Thomas Grant, former Lake county sheriff, with a shortage of $9,523.65, which it is said is overcharge mileage for taking inmates to state institutions and as excess salary. Hammond. A suspicious blaze, only checked by sprinkler system, threatened at the time to destroy the Standard Steel Car plant, makers of war munitions here. Blaze started in the storehouse. Firemen are inclined to suspect it was a- touch-off. Three coaches containing strike breakers were switched on a siding at the Edwards Valve plant at East Chicago. Indianapolis. The Indiana Draft Horse Breeders' association will meet in room 12 of the statehouse. Friday, January 2S. An interesting program is being arranged which will include a discussion of draft horse production, colt shows, the organization of local associations and the work of the stallion enrollment board. Farmers and draft-horse breeders of the state are invited to attend. Indianapolis. Warren T. McCrny, president of the state board of agriculture, announced the appointment of the board's executive committee, which will be the governing body for the state fair to be held xt September. Members of the committee are John L. Thompson, Gas City; Clem Graves, Bunker Hill; Dan C. Reed, Attica, and Charles H. Anthony, Muncie. Indianapolis. The State Florists' association held its annual meeting and election of officers at the chamber of commerce. W. J. Vesey, Jr., of Fort Wayne, was elected president; Irwin Bertermann, first vicepresident; Theodore Dorner, Lafayette, second vice-president; O. E. Steinkamp, secretary, and H. L. Wiegand, treasurer. The majority of the florists had flowers on exhibition In the hall. Evans ville. Launches were busy in the Ohio river below this city taking families from houses threatened by the rising water. According to reports received hero, 25 families were removed from homes in tho vicinity of Mount Vernon, lud. The river was at 42 feet. Suffering among families in tho low lands was Intensified by tho lowest temporaturo of tho year. Three degrees above zero was registered. Fort Wayne. With a rope around his neck, tho body of J. ID. Ruinsoy, salesman of Indianapolis, was dragged from tho Maumeo river horo. Death probably was duo to strangulation. A note, dated January 1, found In ono of his pockets, Bald: "To whom It may concern: This Ih a clear ease of suicide, Intentional and promcdltatud. Incurnblo lllnos nd misery, otc.M ltumsoy was alxty-slx, and lived with hla daughter, Mra. George Summora, In Indlanapolla. Indianapolis. Many of tho old ollteora ol tho FaueJora' aHuooIatkm of Indiana woro rooloctod at the or Kanl'atlon'H annual election at tho Donhjon hotel. Olllcora named aro: Pronldont, U. It. Fltihol, Hopo; troaa. uror, Frank I, Johmion, Indlanapolla; Mjoretary, CharloH It. Mllhaua, Indianapolla; Mrat vlco-proHldont, A. U. Cartor, Carmol; aocond vlco-proaldont, Kohooo MoKlnney, Indlanapolla; third vIco proHidont, Maaon .J. NIblack, Vln con neu; fourth vlco-proaldont, O. 13. SpauKh, KiiKby; fifth vlcoprealdent, (Iooi'ko W. Tobln, Indlanapolla. Lafayuttu.--Nowt Brown of Frank lin haa boon oloctod proaldont of tho State Corn Growera' aanoolatlon at a mooting hold In connection with tho Purdue unlvoralty abort course. .1. M. McMahan of Liberty waa elected vlcoprealdent; Profoaaor GoorKo I, Chrlatlu of Lafayette. aecrotary-treaH-uror. Dlatrlct vlou-prualdontH worn oloctod aa followa: Flrat dlatrlct, J. G. Llttlojohn of Kontland; Second, Carey Sunderland of Mundo; Third, John Lux of Plalnlleld; Fourth, Charlea Plrtlo of Sullivan; Fifth, Grant Johnaon of Dale. Indlanapolla. Mombera of tho In diana State Ontomotrlcal society elected olllcera for tho comlnx year, after a program of addrosHoa before their aemlanuual meetlUK at tha Severin hotel Tho principal addreaa of tho afternoon soaaion waa by W. A. CoKHhail, profoHHor of aatronomy of Indiana unlveridty, on "The Produc tion and ToHtluK of Laro Optical Hurfacoa. Olllcora elected woro W. T. McCullough of Indlanapolla, pronl dont; Ilomor Orgotto of Bluffton, firat vlco-proaldont; Karl Berry of Indianapolla, second vlco-proaldont; William HitHOltlno of Kokomo, treaauror, and Jlnrnlo Woodward of Indlanapolla, aocrotary. Gary. Tho cold weather waa rf aponalbio for two doatha in Gary. Michael Kllmchuk waa burned to death while building: a&flro to warm himself, and Thomaa Callahrn, blindfid by Hying mow, waa run own and klllod by n fast trnln. Max Bloom of Chicago waa klllod In an accident it tho Gary Steel plant. Indlanapolli. Fred J, Solomon, Chi cago, wno pleaded guilty In i&dtjral court to concealing aaaeta at the tlmo ho was in bankruptcy la Gary, was sentenced by Judge Ander ion to ono year and ona day In Fort

Leavenworth.