Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1911 — Page 1

No. 102.

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LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Qgrden Seeds —6c and 3 for 6c Depot Grocery. Eating potatoes 60c a bushel at Rowles & Parker’s. < H. W. Kiplinger made a business trip to Lafayette today. Phone 96 for your grocery order. ROWLES & PARKER. Jesse -E. Wilson returned to Hammond this morning after a short visit here. Harry Staub, of Chalmers, was a business visitor in Rensselaer this morning. v Joseph Kendall, of near Foresman, tadde a trip to Monon today, taking the 11:06 train here. V J _ Miss Queen Perry, a former mußic teacher in the Rensselaer schools, is here for a short visit. The Home Grocery is now ready to redeem your Atlas E-Z Seal Fruit Jar coupons—bring them in. Ray Day is getting out some on crutches now, getting over as far as Van Wood’s barbershop Thursday. If you want the very finest early cabbage plants get the Holden varieties of The Home Grocery. E. J. Randle made a business trip to Lafayette today. He is having his auto painted in a Lafayette garage. Have your piano tuned by one that executes his work systematically, accurately, etc. PERRY HORTON. George Stowl, a young man who was grubbing out some brush on the John L. Nichols’ farm in Barkley township, had his right thumb cut off Thursday.

The first car advertising Gollmar Bros.’ circus arrived here this morning and fifteen bill posters and distributors are busy today advertising the circus. 4. D. Washburn was over from Kentland a short time this morping. There is nothing new except that. Kentland Is- a good town and getting better all the time. L Don’t you enjoy the blithe singing and lively good nature that constitutes a good musical comedy. “THEM Henderson Kids” looks like a real goqd thing in this line. It will be at the Bills theatre Saturday night. The Reynolds ball team defeated Remington Sunday on the former’s J rounds by the score of 9to 7. The efective eyesight of the umpire on close plays was partly responsible for Our boys defeat.—Remington Press. Um, By Ooßh, Harry Green is back in this neck of the woods with ‘‘Eli and Jane,” which always packs the house. They will be in Fowler May 9rd and Remington May 6th. Harry will probably head into Rensselaer to Close the season and possibly stay us all summer. The Republican made an error yesterday in giving the names of the relatives who attended the funeral of William Porter at Rossvllle. Those Who went yesterday were Mrs. John Rresler, Mrs. A. R. Kresler, Mrs. W. V- Porter, Mrs. Bert Brenner, Frank Kresler and A 1 Rishling. Mrs. Jennie Wishard and Mrs. I. J. Porter had gone there before Mr. Porter’s death. Leonard Rhoades went to Chicago today. He expects to bring Mrs. Rhoades home with him tomorrow if her condition permits. * She is now troubled with rheumatism in one foot, put otherwise Is getting along very well, .hvaing made very satisfactory progress toward recovery since the operation. She is still in ignoranc? of the death of her mother, and the breaking of that sad news to her was to be performed by the surgeon that operated on her, today before Leonard’s arrival at the hospital. “Doan’s Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time. The cure was permanent”— Hon. S. W. Matthews, Commissioner Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me.

The Evening Republican

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Government Encourages Genius Of Former Jasper County Boy.

Readers of The Republican will be interested in knowing that J. Cecil Alter, son of John E. Alter, of Union township, who has been permanently located for a nutiiber of years in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he is employed by the U. S. weather bureau, has been making suggestions for some time in the way of improvement on certain devices used in the measurement of snow in the rough western country. It is important to know the amount of snow in the mountains that will supply the irrigated lands, and as the territory, is very vast the work must be rapid as. well as accurate. Mr. Alter’s improvement consists of a wind shield of a strong but flexible cloth apron of either cylindrical or conical formation, disposed around and slightly above the mouth qf the gauge at its proper distance. This seems entirely satisfactory for snow as well as rain gauges and its simplicity and cheapness are greatly in its favor. A good deal of attention has been paid also to the possible losses from evaporation and its prevention in seasonal gauges, those that record automatically. Cecil was the first to propose and try oil films to prevent evaporation of the contents of seasonal gauges and the means seems both simple and effectual. He has also another device for measuring the angle of slopes and the steepness of mountains and hills. He and three other men recently returned from two weeks’ field work, measuring the snow in the Maple Creek watershed, having besides the new instruments a 360 feet wire, a compass and an aneroid porometer. The watershed is about 4 by 6 miles and exceedingly rough. The longest ridge is 6,000 feet above the main canyon and two miles long, sharp on top and in many places about 25 degree slopes. There are some thrilling experiences in a region where the snow is from 4 to 14 feeffleep over everything. The results seem very satisfactory. Government weather chief, Willis T. Moore had Cecil come to Washington last June, all his expenses being defrayed by the government, to explain to him the instrument for measuring snow on slopes and he approved it so far as to furnish the means to carry out the recent experience. Two former devices invented by Cecil are mentiond in Weather Bureau report No. 446, and relate tq the measurement of precipitation.

Quick deliveries of oil and. gasoline —Depot Grocery. W. 8. Richards, painter and paperhanger, phone 331. ff. - ’ The Fountain Park case comes up for trial Monday-and a number o' witnesses will be here from Remington. Miss Bertha Newton, who taught German in the Rensselaer schools for two years, and who is now\teaching at Frankfort, is here for a short visit with friends. Misses Clara Parker, Tillie Malchow and Bthel Sharp, at the home of the former in the north, part of the city, Friday evening entertained the city teachers and a few other friends in honor of Miss Bertha Newton and Miss Queen Perry, former teachers here, who are now here for a short visit.

Chas. T. Ck>x came yesterday from Goodland, where for a few days he has been visiting with his wife’s parent’s, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davidson. He has lived in Berkley, Calif., for some years and is engaged successfully in the dry goods business. His trip east was to buy goods in Chicago. He is a son of Mrs. Rachael Scott and he will try to induce his mother to accompany him back to Berkley, for which p)ace he will leave next Wednesday. Mrs. Scott has her aged mother, Mrs. Antrim, with her, and her leaving will depend upon finding a place for her charge. Mrs. Antrim, who fell and bruised herself badly several weeks ago. Is now able to be up and to walk afound quite a little unassisted. Baby won’t suffer five minutes' with croup if you apply Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil at ones. It acts liks magic.

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RENSSELAER, INBUNA, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1911.

Jury Finds for Defendant In Powell vs. Greenlee Salt.

The third trial of Powell vs. Greenlee came to a termination, when the jury returned a yerdict for the defendant at 3 o’clock this Saturday morning, the case going to the jury about 8 o’clock Friday evening. Mrs. Powell, at that tipe the landlady of the Nowels House, contracted to sell the goods in the hotel to Mrs Greenlee, and took Mrs. Greenlee’s notes in payment thereof, and this suit was for recovery on the not it The defense was misrepresentation, in that some of the goods in the hotel belonged to James H. Chapman and Warren Robinson, the owners of ihe hotel, and were purported to be included in the sale.

Company H Now In Second Battalion of the Third Regiment.

Company M, of the 3rd regiment of the Indiana Guard, which has been in the 3rd battalion and under the command of Major Joseph R. Harrison, of Columbia City, since its organization, was transferred to the second battalion of the same regiment by an order from the regimental headquarters dated April 27th. The transfer affects many of the companies of the third regiment, the rearrangement having been made to place the companies closer together. By the new. arrangeemnt Major Harrison is transferred to the First Battalion and with the exception of pompany G at Columbia City will have entirely new companies in his organization. The new companies with which M will be associated are C.. of Monticello, F of South Bend, and I of Plymouth. While the order does not so state, It is probable that the qoinmander of the second battalion will be Major George Freyermuth, of South Bend. The only unpleasant thing about the change is the loss of Major Harrison as commander of the battalion in which Company M is stationed. He has been a general favorite with the members of the company. The regimental headquarters being at South Bend, the battalion try-out will be held there some time prior to June 15th. The alterations will make a considerable saving in tarnsportation expense and time.

Richmond is Having Preparations For Grand Army Encampment.

Once more the stirring cry, “On to Richmond! ”is heard. Over fifty years ago this was the war cry of the Federal troops as they marched on to Richmond, Va. This year Indiana veterans of the war of the rebellion will raise the old slogan again as they march on Richmond, Ind., which will receive them not with a storm of shot and shell, but with open arms. May 17th, 18th and i9th the Thirtysecond Annual Encampment of Indiana Department, Grand Army of the Republic, will be held. For the second time in the history of the State, the Indiana Department, Sons of Veterans will hold its annual encampment at the same time and place as the veterans. The Woman’s Relief Corps, the Ladies of the Grand Army and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Sons of Veterans will also bold their annual meetings in Richmond at the same time. The tentative prograft arranged for these various organizations follows: May 17 —Opening of headquarters of G. A. R. and its auxiliary organizations. Registration of delegates and distribution of badges. Evening— Public reception in Coliseum and addresses by Governor Marshall and others. May 18—At 10 a. m., opening session of G. A. R. at Coliseum, of W. R. C. at the Gennett opera house, of Ladies of G. A. R. in high school auditdrium, of Sons of Veterans in circuit court room, of Ladies’ Auxiliary S. of V. in superior court room. Annual flag presentation of W. R. C. to high school. Afternoon—Annual parade of veterans; five thousand expected to take part, the line of march to be of Buch length that all can take part. Evening—Camp fire at Coliseum; children from Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans Home, Knightstown, Ind., to provide a feature on the program; General Warren Kiefer, of Ohio, ex-speaker of national house of representatives, to be one of the speakers. May 19—Concluding business sessions of the various bodies and special entertainments to be provided by executive committee.

If you want good bread, use Acme or White Star flour. Acme, $1.45; White Star, $1.35 a sack, at Robles k Parker's.

CLINTON L. BABER MUST SERVE PENITENTIARY TERM.

Head of Winamac Bridge Co„ Convicted Here, Year Age—Supreme Court Sustains Yerdict. Clinton L.- Bader, president and general manager of the Winamac Bridge Co., who was convicted in the Jasper circuit court on Feb. 26, 1910, of having presented a false and fraudulent claim to the board of commissioners of Jasper county, and Who was paroled on March 18th by Governor Marshall pending the review of the case in the supremo court of the state, will now have to serve the term for which he was sentenced by Judge Hanley following the trial. The supreme court made its ruling Friday, sustaining the verdict, overruling practically every objection made by Bader’s counsel in an effort to keep him from going to the penitentiary. The following abstract from the record of the court was published in the Indianapolis Star: Criminal Law—False Claim—lndictment.—2l6s4. Bader vs. State. Jasper c. C. Affirmed. Monks, J. , (1) The omission of quotation marlts after a fraudulent claim filed against the county, recited in the affidavit, is immaterial. (2) The verification to a claim is not part of it and need not be recited. (3) Charging that one knowingly committed an act charges that he knew the claim was false. (4) The record kept by the auditor of the proceedings in ordering the construction of a bridge was competent evidence. (5) The specification and blue print, being part of the contract, were admissible in evidence. (6) The state had a right to show by witnesses the smaller sizes of the steel used and what the difference would amount in weight, and how much less the bridge w'as worth as constructed than if constructed according to contract. The witness, being an expert engineer, could testify as to difference of value. (7) Where defendant gave evidence as to conversation relative to change in material and construction of the bridge, it was not error for the court to instruct the jury of the commissioners’ inability to change the contract. (8) Instructions which may have been called for by the argument of defendant’s counsel will be presumed to be correct. (9) Good character can not wofk to prevent conviction and such instruction is proper. (10) It is not error to refuse instructions not signed by defendant or counsel.

The story of Bader’s arrest and trial and conviction is familiar to most readers of The Republican. He was awarded the contract for building a bridge over the Howe ditch in Milroy township and when it was completed he filed a bill with the commissioners for payment. The bridge was accepted, but Wallace Marshall, of the Lafayette bridge company, appeared before the commissioners and made charges that the bridge did not comply with the specifications. He signified his willingness to make the charges before a grand jury and did so. An indictment was returned and Bader was convicted when tried. He was represented by Attorney Williams of this city. It was shown by the defense that Bader had told the com T missioners that he would be unable to procure the material required and complete ‘the bridge within the required time and Bader testified that' he had been told to go ahead and get the bridge done, that what was wanted was a “good bridge.” When the commissioners allowed the claim they cut it SIOO for the shortages, and then allowed $25 for extra backing.

Expert evidence from Marshall showed the bridge to be short in weight almost seven tons and in value something like S3OO. , After the jury had found the do fendant guilty Judge Hanley did not pass sentence until he had caused an engineer to investigate other bridges builded by the Winamac company. It was shown that practically all of these failed to comply with the specifications and Judge Hanley then passed pentence and directed Sheriff L. P. Shirer to take the convicted man to the penitentiary. Sheriff Shirer tyok Bader to bis home in Winamac, thinking that he had three days in which to carry out the order of the cou't, and believing that it would be humane to permit Bader to look after some business affairs and spend a short period with his family. Near the clone of the third day a reprieve came from the governor, instructing the sheriff to hold the prisoner until tin parole (was forwarded. The parole came in a day or two. It was procured on representations from the attorneys for Bader, backed up with a petition from many people in Jasper and Pulaski counties.

Bees Rensselaer Want a Ball Team This Summer?

Several letters hafft been received here addressed to the manager of the ball club,'asking for games, both at home and abroad. One received yesterday asked for a game on May 7th. All the neighboring towns have organized teams and are making date* ahead, auguring a prosperous crop of ball games this summer. Rensselaer lovers of the sport ought to get together and start the ball rolling with an organization. It seems to be the concensus of opinion that the tesm should be composed of home boys as much as possible, only importing those absolutely necessary. Probably with the addition of Johnny Hanks as pitcher the interest in-the sport would be intensified; the expenses greatly reduced, and perhaps something left over at the end of the season for the boys who stick with the team and make it a winner. There is plenty o f talent in Rensselaer and with proper coaching and plenty of practice, we would be able to take the measure any of the teams playing ball round about. Let us get busy and get a good early start. .* FAN.

Guess This Critic Don’t Know Much About Jasper Co.

Fowler Republican-Leader. Dr. and Mrs. Baker went Sunday through Remington and Rensselaer and to near Francesville, where they stopped for a day to visit with Mrs. Baker’s brother. The farmers in that part of the country are grumbling on account of the excessive wet. Ms. Lucas, who lives near Indianapolis, stated Tuesday that some of the farmers had not finished sowing oats yec. But he added that he would not give one acre of the dry land for ten of the marsh.

For failure to carry out the court’s instructions and take Bader to the penitentiary, Sheriff Shirer was cited for contempt and fined SIOO. Following the action of the governor 'in paroling Bader, Prosecutor Longwell procured evidence that resulted in securing several other indictments against Bader, all on practically the same charge. These cases have been continued from term to term, and now that Bader will go to the penitentiary on the first conviction it is probable that the other cases wil 1 be quashed. Mr. Bader’s parole bond was in the sum of $5,000. It was signed mainly by Winamac citizens. He is now in Winamac and The Republican was able to discuss the matter briefly over long distance telephone with M. M. Hathaway, formerly one of Bader’s attorneys and for some years a member of the bridge building concern Which Bader nfanaged. Mr. Hathaway had not seen Mr. Bader since the ruling of the court He stated that the Winamac Bridge Co. was a financial wreck, having failed during the time Bader was running it, and that Bader himself/"was also supposed to be a total financial wreck. He said that the company had made no money during the time Bader managed it. Before Bader is committed to the penitentiary he will have sixty days probably in which to prepare a motion for a rehearing in the supreme court and it is probable that Attorney Williams will make this last effort to keep his client from prison. It is hardly probable, however, in view of the opinions set out in the ruling tha r . a rehearing would be granted. Attorney Williams is in Indianapolis today, Saturday, on other business. He learned of the ruling last night and felt almost as bad doubtless as the convicted tSkn.

The Republican believes now as it did in the outset that Bader is deserving of much pity. He has not. lost Jasper county any money. He took the contracts for bridges cheaper than they could be built and cheapened the bridges to come inside of the cost. The act was illegal, the evl dence was plain, and the outcome what might have been expected. But the bridges Bader built were wortn all that was paid for them. He was a poor business man and his anxiety for work overrode his judgment and his honesty. With the Winamac Bridge Co. removed from the competitors in bridge building in this county it is probable that Jasper county will pay proportionately for Its bridges in the future. This is not In defense of Bader. His method was wrong and he deserv* * punishment, but we believe he was a victim of the rival concerns .th it sought to cause his downfall.

Beginning Monday, May Ist, until Saturday night. May 6tb, we will give each customer 20 pounds H. A E. granulated sugar for SI.OO. . ROWLBS k PARKER.

WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain tonight and, Sunday; colder Sunday. April 30.—Sun rises 6:00; sets 6:65. Maximum 62; minimum 52. Precipitation 0.63. Resolved—That it seems good to arrive at the first of May without having the fruit crop reported killed at least seven times.

HAPPY HOOLIGAN.

A School Boy’s Biography of Noted Character of Fuuay Page Fame. (By Barney Bade.) Happy Hooligan was born in Nubbin Ridge, North Pole, February fortyeleventh, 333 B. C. He has just arrived in Shakletown, South Pole. Ho traveled one-fourth of the way by tricycle, one-fourth by bicycle, onefourth by motorcycle and the remaining quarter by an aeroplane invented and manufactured by Happy Hooligan & Co., consisting of Happy Hooligan, Pres.; Abe Martin, secretary; Fawn Lippencott, stenographer, and Hee Pach, foreman of the foundry. It only took 300,000,000 days for these industrious workmen to make this wonderful aircraft The factory was located in Hullabaloo, where Goardville now stands. Happy has the record for being arrested the most times. He was arrested 79 times for exceeding the speed limit on his tricycle, 89 times for running into steam engines and breaking them to pieces with his bicycle, 111 times for riding 83 miles an hour without holding to the handle bars of his motorcycle and 302 tines for breaking up bird conventions with his airship. Happy is quite a flourishing figure in the history of the world, having fought in every snowball fight in his town in one year and being hit 699 times. He belonged to the First Baptist church in Harkenville, which in 2 B. C., had a population of five. He was baptized in Barr creek, and was later thrown out of the church for fishing in the same stream on Sunday. Sister Liz Squash was the prosecuting witness. She found him fishing from the stump she intended to use herself. .Happy bow trains snakes and eats ’em alive. He was with Barn urn’s circus in 1733, with Bailey’s in 1842, with Barnum ft Bailey’s in 1891 and is engaged for the coming season to play the Wild Man from Borneo in Pat Houk’s street carnival. He hopes to take out a company of his own in 1936, and visited Rensselaer last week offering contracts to a number of sophomores to become a part of his gallery of freaks. Happy is good natured, a popular ' favorite and has saved upwards of 36 cents during the last nine years. Prior to that time he went into bankruptcy with an indebtedness totaling $4,286,111.03. He is trying hart w pay every cent he owes, but says the Outlook is dark at this time. He is a fine chap and easy to make a loan to.

Looks Like It's Dangerous For Womeu to Visit Goodland

Remington Press. We are told that two of our married ladles had quite an exciting experience Tuesday afternoon. They were in Goodland and accepted an invitation to accompany a lady friend to George Ade’s farm near Brook. The trip was made in a Goodland automobile, the driver of the machine evidently had drank too much of Goodlaad’s wet goods &n<| failed to take a direct route from Brook to Goodland., The Remington ladies intended to return home on the 6:10 train, but did not get into Goodland until about 9 o’clock. The driver was told to bring them home in his machine. They started and when leaving Goodland a man jumped cm the step of the machine and began to use offensive language. The driver seemed to understand the situation and said nothing. When about three miles east of Goodland the machine was headed into the ditch. The ladies became frightened and ran to a nearby torm house and telephoned for an auto from here to bring them on to Remlnton. They arrived here without any further excitement. From the actions of the driver of the machine, we believe the husbands of the women would be justified in calling him tor time In a rude manner.

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