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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
CHARGE VICE IN MOVIE CAMPS
Caifornans Get Prosecutor to Begin
Inquiry as to Girl Actors-Out-
siders Are to Blame.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 30-Reiter-
ated assertions by a clergyman and
others that immortality was .mpant in
many of the large number of motion
picture camps and studios of this city,
and that the surrender of honor fire.
quently was the price exacted of
young women ambitious to appear on
the screen, received official notice
from Thomas l.. Woolwine. county dis
trict attorney, who said that an inves-
tigation would be begun at once and
action would be taken by the grand
jury If facts warranted
Chicago. Dec. 30-Roscoe Arbuckle,
movie star, who passed through Chi
cago on his way to New York from
Los Angeles. emphatically denied that
there was immortality at the studios
in California He placed the blame on
outsiders.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
SHEVLIN DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Millionaire Football Star Victim of
MaIady Caused by Coaching
Yale Team.

minneapolis. Dec. 30. = Thomas
Shevlin, millionaire lumberman and
famous Yale football star, died of
pneumonia after an illness of only six
days Mr. Shevlin caught cold when
coaching the Yale football squad last
fall, and was unable to shake it off,
Shevlin played football at Yale four
years. and was captain of the team in
1905, when Yale had the greatest team
in it's history. Always ready to re-
turn when "Old Ellis" eleven called
for fast coaching. he whipped several
seemingly impossible teams into win
ming shape.
Shevlin's lumber interests netted
him huge income. He carried 81 $780,
600 life insurance, recently having In
creased it from 100000
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
ITALIAN TROOPS CAPTURE
THE PORT OF DURAZZ0?
Reported That Emmanuel's Soldiers
Entered Albanian City-French
Seize Turk island.

Geneva, Dec. Silt is reported here
on good authority that Italian troops
have occupied the Albanian seaport OF
DuraZZo.
This report apparently is corroborat
ed by the fact that the German con-
sui at DurazZo. the members of his
staff and 80 other Germans passed
through Bellinzona, Switzerland, on
their way TO Berlin
Durazzo and Avlona are the prin-
cipal Albanian ports. Avlona was &C.
cupied by the Italians several months
ago. before Italy entered the war.
Durazzo is on a peninsula in the Ad-
Ratio sea, 40 miles south of the Mon
tenegrin border There have been pre-
vious reports of Italian activity there.
principally in connection with the
landing of supplies for the Serbian
army
Paris, Dec 31.-French troops have
occupied the Turkish island of Castillo
riZo (KasteloryZo), in the Aegean sea,
between the island of Rhodes and the
Gulf of Adalia, according to the morn
ing papers in Paris. The possession
of Castelorizo as a naval base is char
acterized as Indispensable
Rome, Dec. 31.-An official report
from Cettinje states that the Montene-
grin army, REINFORCED by a Serbian
corps, has resumed the offensive on
all fronts, particularly in the Sanjak
The Austrians were driven from
Montenegro territory and now have
also been driven from the Sanjak. The
Austrian losses are estimated at 49,
| 900 men.
Cettinje, Montenegro, Dec. 31.-An-
| other defeat for the Austrians in Mon
| tenegro is chronicled in the following
official statement:
After three days battle, in which
thousands of shells were fired from
| forts and warships, the Austrians are
in full retreat from Raskovazora. pur-
sued by u.s.
| The battle was fought in western
| Montenegro, on the Adriatic littOral,
which accounts for the presence of
warships.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
AUSTRIA YIELDS TO U. S.
Vienna's Reply i'm Ancona Case Ad-
mits America Is Right in Main
Commander Punished.

London, Dec. 31.-The reply of the
Austrian government to the second
American note on the sinking of the
steamship AncOna, with the loss Of
American lives, is forwarded to Reut-
er's from Vienna by way of Amster-
dam. The note says in part:
In reply to the second American
Ancona note, the Austro Hungarian
government fully agrees with the
Washington cabinet that the sacred
laws of humanity should be taken
into account also in war, and empha-
sizes that it, in the course Of this war.
has given numerous proofs Of the
most humane feelings.
THE Hungarian govern
ment, too, can positively concur in
the principle that enemy private YES
sells, so far as they do not fly or offer
resistance, shall not be destroyed be-
fore the persons aboard are secured.
The assurance that the United
States government attaches value to
the maintenance of the existing good
relations between Austria-Hungary
and the United States is warmly re-
ciprocated by the Austro- Hungarian
government, which now, as hereto
fore, is anxious to render these rela-
tons most cordial"
The reply also says that the COM
mander of the Austrian submarine has
been punished for not sufficiently TAX
ing into account the panic aboard the
ton more difficult.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR DIES
w. S. Hammond, Former Representa-
tive in Congress, Stricken
in Clinton, La.

Clinton. La. Dec. 31.-Gov. Winfield
Scott Hammond of Minnesota died
suddenly on Thursday in a hotel here
from stroke of apoplexy which ply
sicians said apparently had been su-
perinduced by recent attack of pto-
maine poisoning. He died before ply
sicians could arrive. Governor Ham
mond. accompanied by j. A. Novel;.
arrived here three days ago to inspect
his extensive land and lumber inter-
ests in East Feliciana parish.
st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 31-J. A. A.
Burnquist was sworn in on Thursday
as Minnesota's nineteenth governor.
TO succeed Winfield S. Hammond. who
died at Clinton. La
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
TWO SLAIN IN HOLOUP
HENRY muESsEL. WEALTHY
BREWER OF SOUTH BEND. IND.
AND EMPLOYEE SLAIN.
SON PERHAPS FATALLY SHOT
Bandits invade Office of Brewing Com
pany and After Vain Attempt TO
Loot Safe Eseape-Elshteen-Year.
Old Boy Witnessed Battle.

South Bend. Ind. Dec 91.-Henry
Muessel. general manager OF the
Muessel Brewing company. and his
chauffeur, Frank Chrobot. wero in
stantly killed by two masked robbers
who attempted to loot the safe in the
brewery Office here. William Muessel.
aged fifteen. was shot In the abdomen
by the robbers and it is feared mortal
ly wounded. The two robbers fed with.
out taking time TO search for money,
in quest OF which they committed two
and perhaps three murders.
Owing to the prominence OF Henry
Muessel. reputed to be a millionaire.
the entire town was aroused. Posses
secured the districts and the surround
ing country throughout the night. but
no trace OF the murderers was found.
Boy of Eighteen Sees Battle.
From Robert Muessel, the eighteen
year-old son of Walter Muessel. presi-
dent of the company. the police gained
their most accurate description OF the
robbers. Robert Muessel was in the
office when the bandits entered. AL
though they shot the other three per-
sons, for some unaccountable reason
they satisfied themselves with binding
and gagging the youth.
Leader in German Societies.
Henry Muessel was one of South
Bends wealthiest and most promi-
nent citizens and was we'll known
throughout northern Indiana. He
owned a large tract of land in the vi
cinity of his brewery and number of
years ago presented to the city valu-
able strip OF this property for school
purposes. i.ere a SCH DOL building,
said to be the finest and best equipped
in South Bend, was erected and given
his name. He was a leader in all the
activities of the German societies in
South Bend, man of philanthropic
motives and active in local and state
politics. He bitterly opposed every
effort to make South Bend dry and is
said to have made numerous enemies
among the anti-saloon workers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
SCHMIDT GUILTY OF MURDER
Jury Recommends Life Imprisonment
for Killing Man in Los Angeles
Times Expl )sion.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 31.-Mathew
A. Schmidt. charged with the murder
of Charles Hagerty. one Of twenty
men killed when the Los Angeles
Times building was blown up FIVE
years ago, was found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree on Thursday
The jury recommended life imprison-
ment. The verdict was found in half
an hour At the trial Donald voss Me-
serve. a detective. testified that
Schmidt admitted he and his associ-
ates intended to kill Gen. Harrison
Grey Otis, owner of the Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
BRYAN HALTS PEACE TRIP
Reservations on the Liner Rotterdam
Cancelled Because Ct Ford's
Return.

New York. Dec. 2s.-Because OF
Henry Ford's return to the United
States. William j. Bryan. who had
planned to sail for Europe on Tuesday
on the Rotterdam. has postponed lis
peace trip indefinitely. Passage which
had been reserved for himself and Mrs
BRYAN was Cancelled by Mr. Bryan. Mr.
Ford Is only slightly Ill says q cable
received here from Stockholm.
Gov. L. B. Hanna of North Dakota ia
suffering from influenza and is now in
hospital In Copenhagen. according
TO a cablegram from members OF the
party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
BRITISH AGREE TO DRAFT
Ministers Said to Have Accepted Bill
Providing a Modified Form Of
Compulsory Service.

London, Dec. 29.-lt is stated on ex-
cellent authority that the British cabi-
net has virtually decided upon a modi-
fed form Of CONSUMPTION bill. to be in
troduced In the house of commons
next week, giving the government the
necessary power. should II be found
needful. to bring in single men and
preserve Premier Asquith's pledge to
married men.
II is reported Reginald McKenna.
chancellor of the exchequer. and Wal
ter Runciman. minister of commerce.
have resigned. Their designations
have not yet been accepted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
TRY TO WRECK HORSE TRAIN
Work Near Gary, lnd.-Two
Are Captured.

Chicago. Dec 3O.-An alleged at
tempt to wreck train load of horses
in transit to the allies by placing ties
on the rails at a desolate spot several
miles east of Gary. Ind. was barred TO
state and federal authorities. Two
men, trapped at the scene by the crew
of a passenger train. are held by the
police of Gary. An examining magis-
trate held them in bonds OF $4,000
pending developments. Both are Hun
garians and we'll acquainted with the
environs Of Gary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
u. S. |ND|CTS EIGHT
CONGRESSMAN BUCHANAN OF IL
LIMOS ONE or MEN NAMED
IN MuNiTIoN PLOT.
FOWLER AND LAMAR ALSO HIT
Federal Grand jury at New York Ac-
euses Peace Council OF Conspiracy
TO Wreck Arms Plants and Cause
Strikes In the United States.

New York. Dec. 29.-The federal
grand Jury indicted for conspiracy to
foment strikes In American munition
factories the following men:
Congressman Frank Buchanan of
Illinois.
II. Robert Fowler. former congress-
man from Illinois
Frank s. Monnett. former attorney
general OF Ohio.
David Lamar
Jacob c. Taylor, president OF Labor's
National Peace council
Franz Won Rintelen. a German agent.
IL. Is, Martin.
Herman Schulteis
Fomented Strikes is Charge.
All of the indicted men. except La.
mar and Won Rintelen. are officers or
former officers of the peace council.
an organization which. the govern
ment charges. was formed and
financed by RiHtelen to bribe labor
leaders to call strikes in munition
plants. in furtherance of German prop
uganda in this country
Lamar. who has been called the
Wolf of Wall street." is charged with
being Rintelen's assistant. Ii Is said
hundreds of thousands OF dollars
passed through his hands, and II is al
legged he benefited personally to the
extent of 100000.
Rintelen Is a Prisoner.
Rintelen is at present prisoner in
England. He was seized by the British
authorities at Falmouth while fleeing
from this country under a false pass
port He is at present under indict
ment here. charged with conspiring tc
procure bogus passport as an Amer
lean citizen. No effort will be made
however. to obtain his return to this
country. as the offenses with which
he is charged are not extraditable.
All of the indictments were returned
under the Sherman antitrust law and
charge conspiracy to restraint of the
foreign trade of the United States
The maximum penalty is one year i'm
prisonment and a fine of $4,000.
AS soon as the grand jury reported
its findings, agents of the department
of justice, acting with United States
deputy marshals. were instructed tC
arrest the indicted men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Is there not something nerve rack
ing about the generosity of the powder
company that offers a bonus to every
employee who has been in its service
a year?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
WARDEN OSBORNE INDICTED
Sing Sing Head Made Subject OF True
Bill In Prison Inquiry by County
Grand Jury.

White Plains. n. Y, Dec. 29.-Thom-
as Mott Osborne. warden Of Sing Sing
prison. was indicted on five cot ITS
by tho Westchester county grand iE.y.
which has been investigating condi-
tons at the prison.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07
ALLIES SINK 2 DESTROYERS
Mine and Another Destroyed by
She'll Fire in Adriatic.

Paris. Dec. Sf.--Two Austrian de-
stroyers have been sunf in the Adri-
attic sea of Durazzo one by allied war
ships and the other by mine. They
were the Lika and the Triglav. The
balance OF the Au trian ships fed TO
ships.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Chicago man claims to be the
owner of kitten worth $4,000.
There are people who would be will
ing TO convey whole back yard full
OF cats for less than that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

English sparrows used to sell at so
cents a pair in this country and the
fact that people bought them shows
20 what heights of afiiuence the coun-
try had attained In 1876.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

San Francisco leads all American
cities in the number of suicides.
which indicates that it takes some
thing more than climate to make peO-
pie happy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Universal military training might
take some of US away from golf and
pinochie occasionally, but even this
sacrifice one might make cheerfully
for ones country
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

At the present rate of reduction in
price. IL will soon be possible for a
man 10 buy an automobile for few
hundred dollars that no one would
venture TO call a Tin can
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Lack of European dyestuffs does
not prevent a number of American
statesmen from seeing red" when
they hear one another's names dis
cussed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Butter commands extravaganza
prices in Europe. This is to be ex-
pected under conditions which make
cannon objects of greater sc.icitude
than cows
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

The oldfashioned man who sticks
to his wristlets may be, for all we
know. the grandfather of the new
fashioned girl who wears knee warm
era
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

\ scientist says bugs have souls, but
he needn't think he can make the
average person more considerate of
bedbugs by any such claims at that.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Spontaneous comhustion. which
used to account for so many fires. has
given way to the more serious plot
theory.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Whenever savant gets up and says
poverty is disease. the average low
brow is tempted to ask how any dis
ease can be a blessing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

= Announcement that Glue jeans are
aoout to disappear will be severe
blow 20 the horny-handed son of toll
that still wears EN- on the stage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

San Francisco boasts an angora
worth s745 before being clipped and
$500 afterward: at that. he has moth
ing on the average pianist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

generous inclination to rOint out
one another's weak spots is stiIl in
evidence amone the nations great
political parties.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Not everybody who talks like darn
TOOL Is one. But he throws himself
open To suspicion
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

California has a man who was
literally forced to eat his words. He
chewed up q worthless check he had
drawn to avoid conviction.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Peace rumors are again In the air.
but there is "A whole Tot OF air.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

II is said that American women
spend 100000 a year on poodles.
Still. you can't blame the men who
cell them jeweled dog collars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

We love good loser as we'll as any
body else does. but we have no money
TO lend to the brand of liar who says
he dearly loves to lose.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Even war has its funny side The
Turk is accusing the British OF atroci
ties
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

So many new medical discoveries
have resulted from the war that 1t
would appear expedient to carry it on
q while longer at any cost.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

When one hasn't a silver dollar in
his pocket half-dollar looks as big as
the bottom of lineup.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

The reason a dog howls is because
u 10 out OF tune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

English language. but the moving pic
lures are helping to ease the strain
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

The man of the hour seems To be
the man with the hourglass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

After you have told a man your
troubles you may feel hurt IL he wants
10 tell you his.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Affairs have reached that pass
where a censors victory fails TO salts
~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

Anyhow. no objections are being
heard these days to the smoke and
whistles of the factories.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

A hypo0ite has to be mighty care.
full. Otherwise he will be caught at IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

To err Is human. To shift the re-
sponsibility on somebody else-ditto.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-01-07

An unfailIng safety nrst In dipio-
macy: When In doubt. denyl"
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-02-10
BogaIuea Gibbons Behind
Bond Issue,

BogaIusa, La, Feb. J.-The
proposed 100000 bond issue to
be used in purchasing the mu-
nicipal equipment now owned by
the Great Southern Lumber Co.,
was enthusiastically endorsed at
mass meeting Of Bogalusa citi-
zens Friday night,
The commission council was
instructed to float a bond issue of
100000 on the city Of BogaIusa
to run for a term If 20 to - years
and pay not to exceed 5 per cent
interest, for the purpose of pur-
chasing the water system from the
Great Southern Lumber Com.
pany at a cost Of S51 800 and the
sewerage system at a cost Of S40.-
| 900. The council was also told to
buy the school houses from the
Great Southern Lumber Com.
pany at a cost Of S35,9W, and to
set aside the difference between
the amount paid for the present
school houses ard $4,000 of the
| bond issue for building and
eQuipping n5w school houses
that s.. 900 be set a side for build
ing and equipping a city Jail, and
| that T24 900 ia set aside for fire
prevention, Including the appara
tuS and buildings.
1t was sug aated that the fire
g stem be SO ranged and the
Ire houses 50 built and operated
by paii ire department that the
city Of 5alusa, so far as fire
insurance IS concerned, shalt be
but on a second class basis
which vii! make a reduction in
the rates now being charged.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-02-10

Relative to the bank robbery
mentinned in Il previous issue ot
the Era-Lrader, where neW-O9y
in Chicago accidentally discover
ed in a shoe box thrown on tno
pavement, 5000 Of the amount
stolen from me bank. the follow
ing method Of procedure on the
part of the robbers was disclosed
thru police investigation:
Five men drew up in an auto
at opening time. One >tayoI at
the wheel and smoked cigarettes.
The others stepped into the bank
ard returned in four minutes with
$4,000 and some small change,
All hoped into the car and sped
away north into Washington
Park.
That was all there was to see
outside. But inside
Masks were whisked over their
heads as the foul hondits entered
the big doors. Ten depositors
and as many officers and directors
held up their hands when a ban
dit said "Hands up" One was
'Jake' Stahl. manager Of the
Boston Braves in 1912 and 1913,
now vice -presidemt Of the WASH
ingtOn Park Bank. One Of the
depositors was Municipal Judge
Fry. Each bandit took his posi-
ton. Three had two blue pistols
apiece. The leader, unarmed,
went into the cashiers cage and
helped himself to all the cash in
drawer. Then, with a silent
flourish of six autOmatics. they
all walked out. The quivering
auto sped away.
In less than a hours all five
robbers were in Jail and the lead
err had confessed, naming Is pc
licemen, he says. are in league
with The crooks. The leader is
Eddie Mack, we'll known pick
pocket.
Mack was living at GA East
Fiftieth place as "E, M. Jerges''
and was thought by his neighbors
to be a travelling salesman. He
has an invalid wife and a 7-year
old daughter. The police were
watching him, suspecting connec
ton with another robbery.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-02-10
P)LIGE ALLIANCE NTH CROOKS
EXPOSED II! BIG BANK R05DE:RY

-Four hours after the bank IOh'
berry, four detectives approachec
MaCk'S home. They met Mack
also walking toward It.
"Just been down before Judge
Fry, Mack tod them. lh"'
seemed a pretty good aIIol loi
Mack. as tar as the oank FoooerS
went.
That night policemen visited
Nack'5 home. Mrs. Mack paI
little attention to them' one o.
them stepped 70 the telephone
COZ, you l0ck') ana TOOK IRON
behind 1t book containing sew
eraI numbers. One NUMBER u"-
Identified was; "0eeley 1880
Inc detectives lelt' But (Oh
you tlneSS!) one OF them tappec
the telephone wire
Mrs. Mack, as soon as the
coast was clear, called SeeIel
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-02-10
Step Taken 70" lrd
Nation,N u,> Prohibition.

a step toward nationwide
prohibition was taken WedneS-
day in the Senate. A substitute
committee favorably reported
tle Sheppard constitutional
amendment resolution. The
resolution provides for submis-
sion of an amendment to the
constitution which, if ratified,
would prohibit the manufacture
and sale Of all liquors in the
United States.
Alcohol is the handmade of
pneumonia" said the United
States Public Health Service in
la special report on this malady
is sued today. Speaking of the
work of alcohol in bringing on
pneumonia the health service
says:
1T is certain Of success, es-
pecially if literally and continu-
ally used"
The report states that 10 per
cent Of the deaths in the United
States result from pneumonia.