Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1913 — Page 1

No. 3.

THE ABUSE OF THE PARDON PRACTICE

Alvo O. Reser, of Lafayette, Criticises Patdon of Murderer Freeman by Governor. ' Alvo O. Reser, of Lafayette, who was the , court stenographer when a man named Freeman was convicted in that city some fourteen years ago of the murder of his wife, roundly criticises the abuse of the pardon practice. Freeman was recently pardoned by the governor after the board had recommended it. Some . lawyer had planned a scheme to deceive the board and the board had fallen for it without making any investigation. The board was. infprmed that Freeman had found his wife in the arms of another man and had become so enraged that he killed her. Reser says that the report is a lie, manufactured out of whole cloth and that no evidence of that kind was ever introduced in defense when he was on trial. He correctly says that it is a disgrace and a shame beyond understanding to think that a man after having murdered his virtuous wife would fourteen years after try to justify his crime by dragging her name in dishonor. It is a crime little less than that of the murder he so foully committed. The prison ? board, could easily have consulted the records tn Tippecanoe county to ascertain what the evidence was but they did not do so. They accepted the carefully in behalf of the criminal and recommended that the murderer be pardoned and caused to be published over the state a disgraceful insult to the .memory of a wife who had done all of a good wife’s duty and following years of abuse had been shot to death by a debauched husband. Alvo O. Reser has done a gpod service to the state and to society by pointing out this grave pardon board blunder. Freeman should be loathed by all respectable people for having connived with an unscrupulous lawyer to secure his freedom by maligning the memory of his victim.

Coming to The Ellis Next Tuesday Evening.

To those who care for real drama and nothing of the frivolous order, “The Commercial Traveler,” will he a diversity never before witnessed in the city of Rensselaer. Strong in dramatic situations, vivid in life’s / true pictures, it is no .wonder that the interest of the play was such as to hold staid old London audiences for over three years. Even New York, with its musical comedy-mad audiences, remained spellbound for one year. Chicago saw it as cast aside for seven months. There is a record that has not been beaten by any drama of social/life. An exceptionally strong Cast has been selected and the production in its entirety will be given at The Ellis on January 9th.

The jiffy curtains are a feature of the R-C-H cars that are meeting with instant favor by the public. Just received another car of bran and middlings. Bran $1.25, and middlings $1.40 per 100 lbs. HAMILTON & KELLNER

The Quality Store For fine goods at reasonable prices, look over our stock before buying. We Carry Everything that is Good to Eat. For Saturday we will have— Cabbage Parsnips Sweet Potatoes Turnips Grape Fruit Oranges Bananas Apples And Everything in the Staple Line. REMEMBER US WITH AN EARLY ORDER Phone 202 Rowen & Kiser

The Evening Republican.

DELPHI WILL PLAY COMPANY M TONIGHT

Carroll CdUnty Team That Aspires to Blate , Championship Will Meet Soldier Quintette. The Delphi basketball team will be here tonight for a game with the soldier five and a splendid game is expected. Delphi has had a fine independent team for several years and this year the slogan has been “Beat Monticello,” the team that was pronounced the state champions last year. So far Delphi and Monticello have not met but they expect to come together within the next month. The Delphi team is managed by J. J. O’Connor, who says his team is fast and plays with lots of ginger.

“We have been called rough,” said Manager O’Connor, "but we are not. We play the game for all there is in it and we play to win,’ but no man on the team is an unfair player. We hope to win from Rensselaer and believe we can do it, although we know that we have a big job on our hands.”

Rensselaer is scheduled to play a return game at Delphi on January 21st. Ed Duvall, who received an injury to one foot in the Goodland •game, is now confined,in bed at his home, with a severe cold that borders on pneumonia. Today he is somewhat better. He will be missed from the game tonight, as he has been playing a star game at guard? The team is fortunate, however, to have three other good guards. The Delphi team claims to be especially strong in the guard positions and to be able to hold all competitive teams to low scores. Rensselaer’s forwards have been shooting baskets with such cleverness that the visiting guards will have a great workout tonight.

May Have to Bar Eggs In Parcels Post System.

Washington, Jan. 2.—Two days’ operation of the parcels post has raised a very great doubt as to whether it will be practicable, as a regular practice, to ship eggs by mail under parcels post regulations. In a good many instances reported to Washington eggs have been broken in shipment, and it is possible that the regulations may have to be revised to eliminate eggs from the articles that may be transported, on the ground that they are too fragile to be handled in that way. Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, today received from Marshall Hill, a poultry dealer of Massillon, 0., a crate of a dozen eggs, more accurately speaking. they were eggs when they started, but when they reached the senator they were an egg omelet. Nearly every egg was smashed in transit and the inside of the box was plastered with the yellow yolks. The eggs were packed in the regulation way with a separate compartment and a tissue paper wrapping for each egg.

See Vanarsdel for January Bargains in sweaters and underwear, blankets, comforts, shoes and overshoes. Don’t buy without seeing his bargains. •• See George F. Meyers’ list of Farms for Bale4ir another column.

SataNd Janary 1, ia*7,’ aa aaeoad olaaa Mian matter, a* the »o«t-omo« atJteasMlaar, Indiana, aadar tte aot of KaMh 3, UTT*.

‘ RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY », 1913.

AUTOMOBILE KICKS; ARM IS BROKEN

Tom Callahan Has Wrist Broki While Cranking His Automobile This Morning.

Tom Callahan had his right wrist broken this morning while cranking his automobile. 1 He had spent the night at Newland and was cranking his automobile preparatory to his return to, the city at .about 8 o’clock this morning. The cold made the engine hard, to start and he used a little more gasoline than was necessary, with the result that the motor kicked back, the crank striking his arm, breaking the bone just above the wrist joint. There was no one in Newland at the, time able to drive a car and Mr.’- Callahan, after tying the injured arm in a sling, determined to attenipt to drive the car to Rensselaer himself with his left arm. He succeeded in making the trip, but suffered considerable pain and Was forced to go to bed for a time after his arrival here. Later he had the arm set and is getting along all right.

Rensselaer a “Limerick” Subject in Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Journal of last Sunday contained the appended “limerick” on its-funny page, which goes to show that the fame of our fair city and the shattered resolutions of its young men have more than a local reputation. -The “limerick” reads: A chap from that town Rensselaer Resolved to begin the new year By ceasing to smoke, But he found it no joke, And he’s smoking again, so we hear.

You cannot believe the many bargains we are offering until you come to our store.. We can convince you at Vanarsdel’s. J-' ■ (

Adding to Your Profit ■ , * ♦ • ' ■' ■ / * YOU know that the idea of this store is to give value in every piece of merchandise we sell; whatever the price to see that youget the full worth of your money. In other words, the money you spend here for clothes or for other things to wear, represents, at bur regular price, a good profit to you. You don’t need any pencil and paper, or any calculation in arithmetic to see that, under those conditions, whatever we take off the price, we add to your profit. If you want to make some extra money right now is your chance; we’re taking chunks off the prices on lots of these Suits and Overcoats that we have been selling all the season. We want to clear them up at once. i Hart Schaffner & Marx \ Goods are included in the lot; and if that doesn’t represent real value to you then you’ve got to learn something about clothes. When,you buy a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit or overcoat worth |25 at $18.50 you’ve had $6.50 extra profit put into your pocket; that is, you get that much more value. Do you want it ? This is the time and place, and here are the prices—- • S2O and $25 Suite and Overcoats, . now $ 1 8.50 j I S2O Suite and Overcoats, now 1 5.00 sls Suite and Overcoats, . now 1 1.50 $12.50 Suite and Overcoats, now 10.00 •r $lO Suits and Overcoats, . . . now 7. 50 - All Boys’ and Youths’ Suits and Overcoats at very low prices for quick clearance. Men’s "Fur and Fur-Lined Coats cheaper than we - ■ '--S < can buy them. Indiana THE G. E MURRAY CO.

Benny Postage is Possible In the Near Future.

Senator Burton, of Ohio, who has been making a canvass of congress to ascertain the sentiment toward his bill to reduce the postage rate oh first class mail to 1 cent an ounce, believes the legislative body is about ready to take this step. He points out that first class mail produces a revenue vastly in excess of the cost of service. The revenue from first class mail in the last fiscal year was approximately $162,000,006, of which more than $62,000,000 was profit to the department. Senator Burton says this indicates that 1-cent rate would enormously stimulate the growth of-this class of mail, with a reSuitant further increase of revenue therefrom. The influential democrats in the congress are nearly all committed to penny postage, and it seems pretty well understood that if nothing is done on the subject *at this session the reduction will b e made soon after the democrats come into power.

On and after Jan. Ist we close at 6 p. m., except Saturdays. Jarrette’s Variety Store.

DO NOT BUY Until you have seen our Bumper Bargains. We have turned a Broadside Gun on all our Winter Merchandise, and Shot the Prices all to Pieces, producing a Wonderful Bargain Event with a saving of one-fourth to one-half to You. Again we say, see us before you buy. If we can not Save You Money, we will not Expect Your Trade. Buy where Your Money Buys the Most. E, VanArsdel & Co.

Parcel Post Ad Brings Him Business.

Hammond Times. W. H. F. Parry, the Gary brick dealer who achieved fame by mailing out 1,000 heavy paving bricks, weighing 6,000 pounds, thus upsetting the Gary parcel post department, yesterday received the benefit of the advertising he got. Parry’s exploit was printed in every paper in the country on Tuesday. Yesterday he received an order for 75,000 bricks from Cheswick, while a second request was for brick quotations from Jefferson City, Mo. A third letter'was from a Philadelphia firm enclosing circulars of a brick machine. Attached was a clipping from the Philadelphia Record telling of the dismay of Postmaster Call when the bricks were mailed. Other letters were received and each of the writers stated that they saw Parry’s name in the papers of their home city.

Our January Bargains are bumpers. Don’t fail to get our prices before buying. We can save you money on all winter wear, including dress goods and footwear. E. VANARSDEL & CO.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer Saturday; moderate northwest winds.

Funeral of Mrs. Yates to Be Held Saturday Afternoon.

The funeral of Mrs. Adaline A. Yates will be held at the family residence Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. J. C. Parrett will conduct the services. Interment will take place at Weston cemetery.

Mrs. George A. Thomas and children, who have been guests since Tuesday of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin, Returned to their home in Monticello today. Mr. Thomas, who is a railway mail clerk, stopped off here this morning and accompanied his family home. Buy our buckwheat flour and corn meal through your grocer and if he does not have it order direct of us. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Oysters 35 cents per quart; fresh fish all week at Haus’.

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