Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1910 — Page 1

No. 162.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Sol Fendig has returned from Spokane, Wash. J. J Brown, of Motion) was over on business today. Lottie Robinson, of Morocco, is visiting Lottie Marion for a few days. $50.0 to loan at once on good security. John A. Dunlap, t. O. O. F. Bldg. J. B. Harris, of near Peru, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. F. H. Hemphill. A daughter was'born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hall, of near Remington, Thursday. Moses Chupp and family are back from North Dakota, where they moved some time ago. M ra - Finery Mills to her home in Muncie today after a visit with relatives here. Miss Gladys Crandall, who has been visiting here, returned to her home near St. Joseph, Mich., today. Jim Kepner, of Francesville, returned home today after a few days’ visit with Ike Kepner and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tanner are moving back from Chalmers, where Dan went a few months ago to take charge of a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Cleva Eger, Mr. and Mrs. H. -J. Kannal and Harry Parker and Miss Irma Kannal will leave tomorrow for a week’s fishing trip on the Kankakee.

Bruce Porter and Mrs. John Kresler have returned from a visit with their brother, Will G. Porter at Rossville. Mr. Porter left today for his home at Mt. Vernon, S. Dak.

Joe Oppenheimer, of New Orleans, who has been the guest of his sister, Mrs. B. Si. Fendig, left today for a visit in Canada. B. S. Fendig accompanied him as far as Chicago.

Captain Wasson was in the country this morning when returning just this side of Pleasant Ridge, it began sprinkling out of a perfectly clear sky, an unusual occurrence.

The hot, dry weather is proving very damaging to the growing vegetation. Yesterday and today have been the hardest days of the year on the growing crops, owing to the hot winds.

The fat dinner man has woke up and will give a spring chicken dinner with raspberry pie and lots of other good things to eat for 35 cents Sunday. GEO. FATE.

In the Cash Store’s page adv. in yesterday’s daily, under head of “Table Linens and Napkins,” the third item, "55c grade bleached pure linen at 58c,” should read “85c grade at 58c.”

Mr. and Mrs, Wm Bennett gave an ice cream party for Duke Nichols at their residence in the west part of town last evening. About forty were present. A very pleasant time is reported.

Chicken theives are said to be at work in Rensselaer. Last night they visited a roost in the heart of the city. Some of these nights they will reveive a load of shot from some of the victims.

My loan company is still making farm loans at 5 per cent. If you are going to need a loan make application now, as some other companies are already refusing to loan. John A. Dunlap, I. O. O. F. Bldg.

The pea crop of northern Indiana is unusually short this year. The Van Wect Packing company, which has one-of the largest plants in this part of the state and which is located north of Warfcaw, closed down after putting up a one-third crop. The plant will be opened again in the fall when corn and string beans are ready for canning.

The Evening Republican.

AT THE Princess tonight —♦— PICTURES. The Implement The Special Agent SONG. My Old Girl, by Mrs. Talerla Honser.

Will Extend Manual Training Course in Public Schools This Year.

The Rensselaer school board is improving the buildings and premises by putting in new blackboards throughout and building a new fence in the rear of the south Bchool building. , The board expects to extend the manual training department which was begun last year, in the sixth seventh and eighth year grades. Eldon Hopkins, the janitor, who is also a first class carpenter, had charge of these grades and taught the boys caroentering a short time each day. The boys took readily to the work and acquired much valuable knowledge in this trade. The board has decided to fit up the garret of the new building for a work shop and continue the instruction commenced last year. The girl's will be taught sewing, etc.

Fair Oaks Couple Married at Noon Today by Squire Irwin.

Cloyd C. Clifton and Miss Cordelia M. Umphress, a young couplp from Fair Oaks, were married by Squire Irwin at noon today in the court house This is the second marriage for the groom, his first wife having died. He is 22 years old. The bride is 19 and this is her first marriage. She is the daughter of John R. Umphress

B. Forsythe to Open Store at Town of Brook.

B. Forsythe, proprietor of the Chicago Bargain Store, has rented a room at Brook, and will ship the remainder of his stock to that place and open a store. Two of his former clerks, Jerry Healy and Laura Phillips, will clerk in tue Brook store.

Alphabet of Health. Abstain from intoxicating liquors. Breathe good 4tir. Consume no more food than the body requires ( Drink pure water. Exercise daily. Find congenial occupation. Give the body frequent baths. Have regular habits. Insure good digestion by proper mastication. Justify right living by living right. Keep your head cool and your feet warm. Leave tobacco alone. Make definite hours of Bleep. Never bolt your food. Over exercise is as bad as under exercise. Perserve an even temperament. Question the benefit of too much fhedicine. Remember “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure^ Sacrifice money, not health. Temperance in all things. Under no condition allow the teeth to decay. Vanquish superstition. Worry not at all. Extend the teachings of this alphabet to others. Yield not to discouragement. Zealously labor in the cause of health and gain everlasting reward. From the Atchinson Globe.

Fred Longwell and family have spent the past week or more getting fattened up on hqme grub at Fowler. Fred was down to Indianapolis while he was gone and saw Bill Parkinson at work on their new automobile. The factory designer told Fred that Mr. Parkinson had designed a new steering gear fok automobiles that he would guess was Wurth more than a million dollars to the jhyentor when patented. Brook Reporter^

Cheapest accident insurance—Dr. Thomas’ EclecUc OH. Stops the pain and heals the wound. All druggists sell it.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1916.

OHIO MOB LYNCHES CONFESSED SLAYER.

Batters Newark Jail and Hangs AntiSaloon League Detective Who Killed Man In Raid. Newark, 0., July B.—The body of Carl Ethrington, strung to a telegraph pole on one of the main streets of the city, satisfied a mob of angry citizens who sought to avenge the death of William Howard, who, Ethrington confessed, he killed during a raid, while employed as a detective for the AntiSaloon League. Ethrington, with five other detectiyes, spent the early day in raiding soft drink saloons and late this afternoon all were placed in jail, following a demonstration in the streets after the disturbance at Howard’s place. Howard died tonight in a hospital and the news of the death incited to riot friends of the man, who formerly was chief of police. Crowds menaced the ( jail for several hours, despite the warnings of the sheriff.

The doors to the jail gave way to the rams in the hands of the rioters after an hour’s work and Ethrington was easily picked from the other prisoners and rushed to his death. The lynching accomplished, the spirit of the mob seemed to have been broken but Sheriff Linke telephoned for the aid of troopß.

Fearing that the attack might be re newed, the other detectives were removed to the city prison, where a strong guard was established. Sheriff William Linke, during the attack, was in his residence adjoining the jail frantically attempting to have the Governor’s office answer his telephoned appeal for troops. He was informed by Secretary Long, he says that the state considered it too late to be of service. Jailer William Lavin, w ho was overpowered and relieved of the keys, was pushed aside in the rush of the mob. He was uninjured. While the mob was battering down the doors Etherington was in his cell, in an attempt to commit suicide he smothered his head in his coat and set fire to it. He was caught in time. Crying piteously, Ethrington, a curly headed Kentuckian, who has been serving as a striks breaker since he was released from marine service three months ago, was dragged forth. “I didn’t mean to do it,” he wailed. His cries fell upon deaf ears. In the melee as the mob was leaving the jail eight prisoners held for petty offences escaped. One refused to leave As Etherington mounted the block ready for the swing he was asked to make a speech. “I want to warn all young fellows not to try to make a living the way have done—by strike breaking and taking jobs like this,” he declared. ‘ f had better have worked and I would not be here now.

The swing of the rope cut him short. He hung there about an hour, when the crowd quietly left. After the first excitement there was no disorder At the finish there were hundreds of woman and children in the crowd, all eager to accomplish his death. No member of the mob was masked and there was no attempt to conceal identity. The leaders were personal friends of the dead man.

Etherington early in the evening confessed he killed William Howard, proprietor of the “Last Chance” restaurant, in a raid of alleged speak easies. He narrowly escaped lynching at that time.

Fearing that the mob spirit would not be satisfied by one victim. Sheriff Unke immediatly asked Adjt. Gen. Weubrecht for troops to protect six other "dry raiders” held at the city prison in another section of the town. A hurried guard was thrown out in their defense. The mob after the first taste of blood seemed to quit but it is feared that it will storm the city prison.

Etherlngton's last moments while he heard the mob battering down the doors, were spent in praying and writing a note to his parents, farmers residing near Willlsburg, Ky. “What will mother say when she hears of this?” he kept moaning to the Jailer.

A group of newspaper men leaving the Jail early tonight after interviewing the detectives were set upon by the mob and wero being rough* y handled when one established his identity

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

A limited car on the Northern Indiana interurban line left the track at Dunlaps and ran 125 feet over the ties. The car was crowded, but none were hurt.

Frank Bosworth, proprietor of the Turner Ice Cream company, and August Gianopulous, owner of a confectionary store, were arrested in South Bend Thursday on complaint of violating the pure food law.

With his fiancee, Miss Gladys Johnson, in a launch near by, Roy Debow, agid 18 years, of Nappannee, was drowned on Lake Wawasee Thursday while swimming. He was seized with cramps and went down before aid could reach him.

All arrangements for the annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Editorial association, to be held at Wawasee Inn, Lake Wawasee, will be made at a meeting to be held there next week. Representative Barnhart, of the Rochester Sentinel, and John L. Moorman, of the Starke County Republican, nominees for congress in the Thirteenth district, are expected To be present. The Bill Nye memorial committee appointed at the recent meeting of the North Carolina Press association to formulate plans for a state memorial to the humorist, met at Salisbury, N. C„ Wednesday night and decided that the proposed memorial shall take the form of a building at the Stonewall Jackson Training school at Concord. N. C. The building will cost not less than $5,000.

Following a toy pistol wound in the hand, suffered last Saturday, Frank Kardasz, 9 years old, died at South Bend Wednesday of tetanus. The injury the parents gave such home treatment as was possible after the accident, and by the t f me a physician was summoned the lad was in a serious condition. The fatality was tha lira! in South Bend resulting from the Fourth of July celebration.

Circus posters, red and flaming, announcing the coming of a show to Richmond, are the cause of a suit in the Henry county circuit court which will result in the sale of the Murphy business block in Richmond. Some of the Murphy heirs consented to the circus posters being placed on the building, others objected and tore them down. They were replaced, and torn down, and replaced.

A giant oak tree that he had watched grow to its present size since he settled, seventy-five years ago, on the farm near Muncie where he died, will incase the body of Carl Fenwick, aged 77. His sons Thursday cut down the great tree, and they are fashioning it into a coffin. Upholsterers will smooth off the interior, but the outside will be of the unfinished wood. It will be buried in a grave of cement.

In defense of his sister, Mrs. Carl Miller, Chester Dale. 24 years old, last night shot and instantly killed his brother-in-law, Carl Miller, 34 years old, in Dale’s kitchen at'his home in Vincennes. Dale was arrested at the scene of the murder. Dale told the police that Miller came to the former’s home and abused his wife and her daughter by a former marriage, and that when Dale remonstrated, Miller drew a knife.

by means of a secret society emblem and then saved his companions from further mistreatment. Howard, it is charged did not resist the detectives when they entered his place on the outskirts of the city. He it is said, however, put his arms about Etherington as if to hold him, whereupon the officer fired a bullet through his head.

Striking Baltimore & Ohio railway employees declare that Ethrington recently came to Newark as a strikebreaker and the ill feeling growing out of the strike has intensified that due to raids today. Tonight a strikebreaker was pursued through the streets for several squares. He saved himself by Jumping through the window of a laundry. One of the first saloons visited was That of Louis Bolton, where a bartender, Edward McKenna, was hit over the head with brass knucks. The detective who hit him was pursued by a crowd of people who quickly-assem-bled and he was rescued by the police with difficulty. The officers and. their prisoner were followed by the mob to the jail.

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‘ WEATHER FORECAST. Local thundey showers tonight and r ■ Suhday. Cooler in extreme north portion.

Is Such Work Fair or Just.

A bunch of school and township sup ply men in the state are sitting up at nights and wasting a whole lot of gray brain cells in devising means to circumvent the township trustees and land some easy money contracts. The State Accounting Board has been at some pains to frame up a “Classified Notice to Bidders,” copies of which

are to bp sent out to all the township trustees of the state for their guidance in purchasing supplies and in advertising for the same. In making up the lists, the board called in the assistance of school supply men, but seemingly did not consult the trustees to any great extent. It is stated that it is the purpose of the board to so shape the classes that home people can have a chance at the sale of the most of the goods, or such things that they may be able to supply, but an inspection of the sample “Notice to Bidders,” which has been sent out to the trustees by' the Columbia School Supply Company, of Indianapolis, seems to contain a few jokers which will put local people at a disadvantage in a good many of the twenty-two classes enumerated.

In the first place, the notice specifies that “A bid on the goods of any class must cover all the checked items in that class.” Then when you get down into the classes you find goods jumbled together that are not usually carried by the same dealer. For instance, floor oils, cocoa mats and dust pans are put in one class. It is doubtful if there is a firm in Rensselaer that carries all four of the items enumerated in stock. Drug companies and hardware men may carry the floor oil, while grocers sell the brooms and furniture men the mats. Either of the businesses named can furnish the articles handled by themselves as cheaply, or even cheaper than a school supply house, but the requisitions made by the trustee is not usually large enough to warrant them in going out into the market and picking up goods not carried in stock.

The same in blank books and printed forms. These are both thrown into the same class but the local printer can furnish all of the printed forms and he cannot furnish the blank books in most cases, as he is not equipped for the making of them. The notice though, says he must bid on all articles specified in the classes as fixed. The school supply houses that helped prepare these forms, were aware of that fact, but were they honest enough to sail attention to it?

Farther, one supply company in the state went so far as to mail out with these sample forms of notices to bidders, a circular letter which strongly hinted that a trustee must not deviate V -it from the same, or he would likely get into trouble with the state examiners.

To the average citizen, it looks like there is a good deal of and red tape about the whole With advisory boards and field examiners to watch him up, and a settlement to be made with the county commissioners and with itemized vouchers, a trustee buying in the open market could not go so very far wrong.

It is all right to advertise for bids on all purchases of any considerable amount, but when it comes down to a good many items in the lists submitted, the saving in purchase price is not enough to pay for the time and paper taken to put through the matter to warrant bothering with the same. Farther, it is doubtful if the law ever contemplated such work either. It seems to be. reading more into a statute than what is really there^.

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM —-• PICTURES. Racing for a Bride, a drama. The Marvelous Water, comedy. Bradford’s Claim, a drama. The Capture of the Burglar, comedy. SONG Xovin’s Bovin’s, by F. Frederick.

This is the Handy Store Soring tta* hast of lusunor than are a host of appetising thing# that w# can supply ready to aat. Ho n#o#aslty at all for cooking oneself cooking meals. Our Canned Gtoods department ta always ready to serve yon. Hotted Ham, Sliced Beef. Delicacies in biscuits to no end. The freshest fruits from far and near. In short, there is every requisite her# to enable a housekeeper to prepare appetising meals easily and quickly. And best of all, the grades that ws handle are guaranteed to be pure and wholesome. Try us on anything you like. McFarland & San Reliable Grocer#.

Order Your Bee Supplies Now. I am the Excluite A|eat Far Jasper County for ROOT'S BEE HITES AND SUPPLIES. ♦ I sell at factory prices and pay the freight to Rensselaer. I have a large stock of Hives and Supers on hand and at this time can fill orders promptly. Swarming season will soon bs here and beekeepers should lay in their supplies now before the rush comes. Catalogue Mailed Free on Request. ♦ Leslie Clark Republican Office, Rensselaer, Ind.

Household Furniture for Sale. —* 1 ■' Having decided to remove from Rensselaer, I will sell at private sale, all of my household goods and furniture, consisting of bookcases, ch)na closet, center table, beds, dressers, dining room table, cooking and heating stoves, etc Must be sold by July 20. Goods can be seen at residence on College avenue. 3. N. PULLINS. Marriage Licenses. Cloyd C. Clifton, born Newton county, Ind., Feb. 26, 1887, residence Fair Oaks, occupation farming, second marriage, first dissolved by death, and Cordelia M. Umphress, born Jasper county, Ind., June 21, 1891, residence Fair Oaks, first marriage. Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or burns without a scar. Cures plies, eczema. salt rheum, any itching. Doan's Ointment. Your druggist sells it. Mr. Hayner, the piano tuner, is still in the city. Leave orders at Clarke’s Jewelry store. If you want to buy, sell. rent, or exchange anything, The Republican “Classified Column" will find your “affinity.’’

YOL.XIY.