Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1911 — Page 1

No. 29.

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TWELVE REPRESENTATIVES HEREAFTER IN INDIANA.

Bepabllean Caucus Decides on Basis That Will Beduce Number of Congressmen From Hoosierdom. The state of Indiana will lose one representative in Congress as the result of the decision of the republican party caucus Thursday night to pass a congressional apportionment law at this session, limiting the House membership to 311. which is the present membership. The decision was accomplished after a lively session, in which Representative Crumpacker was constantly on the firing line in an effort to induce the caucus to “save the faces" of the various representatives. Because of this action the Indiana legislature will be called upon to pass a congressional apportionment act redistricting the state into twelve congressional districts. The loss of one member in Congress from Indiana probably will fall on tin southern section of the state, since the gain in population during the last decade has been mainly in the northern end*or the Hoosier commonwealth. The Indiana democratic representatives, however, will now take up the apportionment issue as a matter demanding immediate attention and naturally each trying to save his own “bacon." The sentiment of three-fourths of the republicans at the caucus was that the House is already so large as to be unwieldy and that it should not be made any larger. The resolution fixing the membership at 391 was offered by Representative Phil Campbell of Kansas. Representative Crumpacker spoke in favor of a House of 433 members, as provided in his bill, but CampbeU’3 resolution carried by a vote of 70 to 55. Representative Crumpacker said just after the caucus adjourned that he would abide by the decision of the caucus, even though Indiana loses a member, and that he has no reason to doubt that the work of the caucus will be ratified by Congress. This puts the question of a congressional reapportionment of Indiana up to the state legislature. It is assumed that Governor Marshall probably will bring the matter to the attention of the legislature in a special message as soon as Congress formally ratifies the work of the caucus. There was some talk that enough members may bolt the caucus and line up with the democrats to defeat the will of the caucus, but Representative Crumpacker does not expect such an outcome and he will not be a party to it. The oaucus was to decide two con*' troverted propositions: First, whether any apportionment legislation shall be enacted before next winter, and, secondly, if it should be decided to proceed with such legislation, whether the toi&i membership of the House should be left as at present, or whether it should be increased to 433 members, so as to save all of the states from loss of representation. At the outset of the caucus Representative Crumpacker, chairman of the Census Committee, introduced the following resolution: “Resolved: That it is the sense of this caucus that a law fixing the basis of congressional representation s) ould be enacted at the present session of Congress.” The Crumpacker resolution was bnterly opposed by the representatives

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'from New York state, who explained in detail how any action by Congress at this time would be prejudicial to the interests of the republican party in that state, where the democrats now have coqtrol of the legislature with full power to enact a congressional gerrymander. Representative Crumpacker combatted the idea that legislation should be deferred to serve the ends of the republicans in a single state. Crumpacker won first blood and his resolution committing Congress to ae tion at this session was adopted Ther tion at this session was adopted. There were eighty-nine votes for .t. and forty-eight against it. Representative Bennett of New York then brought up ‘the southern disfranchisement bugaboo by moving that states that disfranchise the negro should have their apportionment in Congress decreased accordingly. Crumpacker opposed this motion as wholly impractical and again Crumpacker W»n. Several propositions were pending, including the Campbell proposition, leaving the House as it stands today; - proposition of Mr. Evans of Missouri, "favoring 402 members; a proposition of Mr. Stafford of Wisconsin for 397 members, representing views said to be held by Speaker Cannon and some other House leaders from the larger states, and the Crumpacker idea of 433 members, urged at the outset by its author. The Campbell plan was first taken up and finally put through, the details of carrying out the scheme being left to the Census Committee, which will prepare tile way for action at this session of Congress. The caucus developed into a rather ,'stormy one when the Bennett antidisfranchisement plan was proposed.. The proposition directed the preparation of a bill to carry out Sec. 2 of the fourteenth amendment to the Federal constitution so as to cut down the representation of any state exactly to the extent that the negroes were disfranchised by such state. This proposition was defeated after considerable speechmaking, 72 to 48, the same number of representatives voting against it as voted against the consideration of reapportionment at this session., when the vote was 89 to 48. About 150 republican members of the House attended the caucus.

James E. Watson Praises Republican Party at Topeka.

* James E. Watson, former copgressman from Indiana, and the defeated republican candidate for governor, in a speech at the banquet of the Kansas' Day club, at Topeka, Kansas, defended the record of the republican party as a progressive record. “Is not our party sufficiently progressive?” he asked. “It was when It passed the Sherman anti-trust law in 1889, a law so drastic as to enable the administrative officers to destroy any obnoxious combination of capital found within the borders of our land. “It was when it passed the Elkins anti-rebate law, when it enacted the pure food law, the national inspection law, the employers’ liability law, the sixteen-hour law, the child labor law, the railroad rate law. “It was progressive when it enacted the legislation that practically takes the control of all the railroads out of the hands of the man who builds them and places them in the hands of the interstate commerce commission. “The republican party has always solved problems as problems have confronted it.”

New Kind of Temperance Hen Discovered by Winamac Hiss.

Francesville Tribune. A young woman rushed up to a young man near the court house at Wlnamac the other day and shook hands with him cordially. “I have a confession to make to you,” she gurgled. "You won’t believe it, but I always thought you drank.” The young man fingered for a clove and tried not to blush. "And now,” she pursued, “I find that you are actually a temperance worker. Now, I see you are trying to be modest and deny it, but you can never fool me again, I overheard my brother saying, in his slangy way, that you were a great booze-fighter! Oh, he was in earnest. Why, he said that you had punished more of the stuff than any other ten men in Wlnamac. I’m proud to know you; will you ever pardon me for misjudging your She was gone before he got through choking with laughter. - Calling cards at the Republican.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1911.

SEVEN HORSES BURNED IN HANGING GROVE BARN.

Bara on J. C. Gwln Farm Burned Thursday Night with Big Loss to Tenant, Frank Cochran. A good sized barn on the J. C. Gwin farm in Hanging Grove township was burned to the ground Thursday night and seven head of horses were burned to death with the barn, also about 300 bushels of corn, several sets of harness and a quantity of oats straw with which the mow was filled. The # farm is occupied by Frank Cochran and the stock and other contents of the barn were his property. The Cochran boys went to a dance Thursday evening, driving one ;eaju. No members of the family were at home but Mr. and Mrs. Cochran. They had been in bed for some time when Mrs. Cochran awakened at about 11 o’clock and saw the light from the burning barn. She awakened her„ husband and the barn at that time was just ready to cave in. Of course, there was nothing he could do to put out the fire nor to save his stock. It is probable that the horses wero dead when they first awakened. The boys did not arrive home until about 2 o’clock and knew nothing of the fire until their arrival. It was fortunate they they had one team out of the barn or it too would have burned up. J. C. Gwin visited the scene of the fire this Friday morning. There is no clew as to how it caught fire. Mr Cochran was badly broken up because of it and was scarcely able to talk about the fire. His loss is conservatively estimated at SI,OOO. He hid some insurance on the horses. The. barn was a very good one. It was built some fifteen years ago, and reroofed and an addition built two years ago. The loss of the barn, Mr. Gwin estimates to be about SSOO and is insured for about half that amount. Mr. Cochrane has been on the farm two years. The farm is located 8 miles east and 1 mile, north of Rensselaer.

January Was a Freak Mouth, Viewed From Weather Standpoint

January waJ considerably warmer than the average temperature for the month during the last forty years, according to the monthly meteorological summary issued Thursday by the Indianapolis station of the weather bureau. The report for the month shows the mean temperature to have been 33 degrees as compared with 28.2 degrees, which, is the normal for the month, the excess being 4.8 degrees. The coldest day of the winter was recoded Jan. 3, however, when the mercury reached 3 degrees above zero. The highest temperature was recorded Jan. 11, when 60 degrees was reached. The total precipitation for the month was 2.98 inches, this being .17 above the average. A snowfall of six' inches is shown for the month. The prevailing direction of the wind was south, the total movement being 8,710 miles with an average hourly velocity of 11.7 miles. The maximum velocity was recorded 8, when a western reached fifty-four miles an hour. There were four clear days, seven partly clear and twenty cloudy days during the month. Fog was reported on- six during the month and thunderstorms Jan. 1, 27 and 29. In Rensselaer the lowest point reached was 11 degrees below zero.

A LIST OF THE LATEST HITS IN SHEET MUSIC.

“Steamboat Bill” is the very latest, and very popular. I have it with the following: Kiss Me. Down By The Old Mill Stream. Stop-Stop-Stop! The Man In the Silvery Moon. Retired Burglars Are We. The Bum and The Bumblebee. Some of These Days. Change the Boy to Suit the Girl. All That I Ask is Love. The Sweet Italian Waltz. My Sweet Italian L6ve. Why Don’t The Band Play Dixie. Any Little Girl That’s a Nice Little Girl. Little Puff of Smoke, Good Night Mother. I’ve Lost My Girl. Constantly. Under The Yum-Yum Tree. The above are the very latest, all popular and Interesting, I will keep constantly supplied with all the latest in sheet music, as I am notified as soon as a new one Is placed on the market

PERRY W. HORTON.

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Try a dozen or those seedless, navel oranges for 15c a John Eger’s.

WEATHER FORECAST. Rain dr snow tonight; Saturday fair and colder. Temperature for 24 Hours Ending With 9 A. M. Today. Maximum 54; minimum 21.

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Introductory Sale Having purchased the Frank G. Kresler stock \j of merchandise, we wish to meet the people of Rensselaer and vicinity and get acquainted. Therefore, we are going to give you a HOT-BED OF BARGAINS Beginning Feb. 2 and continuing to Feb. 11, inclusive < T" - ' ■ Below we quote you a few of the many Money-Saving Prices which we are pleased to give you: Calico Special tO SSU!S3S£ go for 5c per yard, 10 yards only to a customer. Don’t wait till it’s all gone; it won’t last at this price. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' U ■■■■■■" ■■■■■ 1.l II ■■HU I ■ 11. IN ■■■ J GINGHAMS will go like snowballs in August, so you | will have to hurry to get in on the following prices before they are gone. Special Apron Ginghams at 5c per yd. 10c Ginghams for 9c per yard. Ginghams for 11c per yard. 15c Ginghams for 14c per yard. 10 per cent Discount We will allow 10% Discount on all Shoes, Wool Dress Goods, and Corsets. Don’t forget that we are headquarters for the Leading Corset. I pay you su PPly y° ur future wants in Undergoods. We will sell all > 50c grade Underwear at 39c. #2.50 grade Underwear at 11.95. SI.OO grade Underwear at 75c. 3.00 grade Underwear at 2.35. $1.50 grade Underwear at SI.OO. RlsnkpfQ Hold on, wait a minute! Only a few left, but here they are LiiaillVCld while they last, at prices lower than ever before: A few Cotton Blankets at 50c. SI.OO Cotton Blankets at 79c. $5.00 Wool Blankets at $3.95. 1.50 Cotton Blankets at #1.15. 5.50 Wool Blankets at 4.39. If you already have enough, supply your wants for next winter while you can get them at these prices. 1 * '*" 1 .. """*"" l '- 111 iifh?. nr Gent’s Furnishings, Etc. Here you are for Shirts. Men’s Dress Shirts, #I.OO grade, now 78c. Men’s Dress Shirts, $1.50 grade, now $1.19. All Winter Caps and Leather-Lined Mittens at cost. Hats and all Furnishings at reduced prices. It is also your misfortune if you misfit the Corduroy Pants, in men’s and boys’, which we have, as we have cut the price on these to half. We Have Many Other Bargains Not Mentioned. Come in and get acquainted and let us get acquainted with you. We will insure you fair treatment and will continue to give you the best value possible for your money. Come early and come often ; it is no trouble to show goods. Yours, to please. ALFORD & VANARSDEL THE CASH STORE , Successors to Frank G. Kresler. Rensselaer. Indiana

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