Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1913 — Page 1

No. 43.

A TOUCH OF SPRING IN THE AIR Have you noticed the bright sunny mornings that we are now having? It means that Bpring is on her way. It creates the desire in a man to “spruce,up” a bit, and to feel and look his best. And this is the best place to buy your new Spring CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS •TRAUB A SELIC -

GRANT-WARNER CO. HAS FINE PLANT

Opened for Business Monday Morning—T. W. Grant and C. 0. Warner Will Be in Charge. The Grant-Warner Lumber Co. opened up their plant for business Monday morning and is now going after a share of the lumber, cement, lime and building hardware business and next fall will erect and* also engage in the coal business. They have built a first-class modern plant on the south side of the Monon railroad ffccipg Vine street and between Forest had Dayton streets. The ground the buildings occupy is a plot with a frontage of 280 feet and a depth of 105 feet. The main building is 74x90 feet in dimensions and contains the office and has a large lumber storing space vyith a driveway through the center, and a second floor where the finishing lumber will be kept. In the rear of the office is a large room for sash and doors and window glass. Another double shed in 32x90 feet in dimensions and a third is the same size and contains the barn, also the shed for cement and lime. The coal gheds are to be erected in the fall. A twenty-foot driveway ex tends in the rear of ther buildings and across the west end. In every respect the plant is modern and convenient, showing the firm to be thoroughly equipped for the business. The members of the company are Thos. W. Grant, for many years engaged in the lumber business at Roselawn; C. C. Warner, former county clerk, and Geo. E. Murray, the merchant. Mr. Grant will be the manager of the business and Mr. Warner will be the bookkeeper. They will be welcomed into the busii ness circles of the city and will have the brat wishes of all for a splendid ' .- '

Rifle Team to Attend Match at Notre Dame.

The annual match of the Northern Indiana Indoor Rifle Association wftl be held at South Bend Saturday of this week, and a large number of contestants are expected. The match will be held at the gymnasium of Notre Dame University; A team of about six will probably go from Company M, leaving Rensselaer on the 3:30 train Friday afternoon and returning Sunday morning. The programs for the match show both team and individual shooting aifd a total of twelve rifle and two pistol matches. A full at drill Is desired tonight, in order that arrangements for attending this match may be completed. The matches are not limited to military organizations, but clubs, schools, police departments, etc., are eligible. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Greve and son, ' John Nordhouse, Attorney John Greve, George Marr, John Bowie, H. W. Marble, Dr. Salisbury, Chas. Schatzley, B. D. MeColly, John Biggs and C. E. Kersey, of the north end, were Rensselaer visitors today. All came onthe Bowie Special over the ft. A E. I. The cross-comer correspondent IS said to have decided to make his future visits to the county seat when so many of the Boosters are not traveling. He don’t like the temperature on the big days *

, „ 1 ~ "Joaquin” Miller, "the poet of the Sierras,” died Monday in his oneroom cabin, which he built with his own hands in the Piedmont Hills of California many years ago: His daughter, Juanita Miller, and his wife were with him. Boy scouts have'organized a band of 24 pieces at Logansport, which will accompany the Commercial Club on some of its trips. The club wiil try at Indianapolis to land the G. A. R. encampment of 1914 for Logansport. c Smallpox has broken out on many farms north and south of Elgin, 111., and hundreds of gallons of milk from some of the finest dairies In northern Illinois are being dumped onto the ground and fed to pigs daily. following an order for the tagging of dogs, a paid catcher is at work in Tipton and all untagged dogs are eaught and killed If not properly redeemed.

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INCOME TAX BILL PASSED SENATE

Efforts to Have Part of Revenue Go to County Failedr-Other Legislative Doings. Indianapolis, Feb. will have an inheritance tax law if the Tingle bill which passed the senate Tuesday is signed by Governor Ralston. It passed the house several days ago. Four attempts to the bill so that part of the tax collected should go to the county where the estate is situated have failed. Senator Hibberd, of South Bend, offered an amendment that 50 per cent of the tax should go to the county and a like amount to the state. This was lost. Senator Hauek proposed an amendment that the state should receive 75 per cent and the county 25 per cent to the school fund and distributed •over the state. This also was* lost. Two amendments, one exempting property willed to Catholic priests and bishops for strictly church purposes, and the other reducing the pay of appraisers from $8 to $5 were urged by Senator Curtis and carried. The'bill provides for the collection of a graduated tax upon, estates of less than $25,000 ranging from 1 per cent of the clear market value when willed to husband, wife or lineal issue, to 5 per cent upon the degrees of collateral consanguinity. Upon all in excess of $25,000 and Up to $50,000 the rates shall be one and one-half times the schedule Of primary assessments; $60,000 to SIOO,OOO two times the primary rate, and from SIOO,OOO to $500,000 two and one-half timest and above $500,000 tjmes tne primary rate. All of the money collected is to be paid to the state. . The bill of Senator Traylor which provides that saloons may remain open all day but Sunday, elections; Christmas and Thanksgiving days, passed fly a vote Of 26 to 19. Senator Hauck moved to lay the bill on the table but was voted down. Senator Strange characterized the bill as preposterous. The McCormick loan shark bill, which provides all those who lends sums of less than $250 at interest rates between 8 per cent year and 2 per cent a month shall take out a license and not be permitted to charge a greater fee than $3 for making a loan, was passed 40 to 2. The measure by Senator Netteryille providing for an annual graded tax upon motor vehicles passed with little opposition. He said the law was similar to those in New York, Illinois, Michigan and other states and was disigned to help secure a uniform automobile law all over the country. The liveliest discussion of the day arose over the Lyday bill, which already has passed the house, and provides that legal advertisements in second class cities shall be placed in daily papers. The bill failed for want of a constitutional majority. The senate also passed the Ballou measure for the registration of all dentists. The house passed the Nix bill to protect farmers from unlawful combinations regulating the price of farm products and prescribing penalties for offenders. The Adam bill giving the railroad commission the power to award damage in certain cases passed. She house voted down the Moelng bill Increasing the salary of deputy township assessors from $2 to $3 In townships having cities of the first, second and third classes. Other bills that passed followsThornton, permitting the city council of New Albany to vote not more than $2,500 for the celebration of its centennial; Stahl, giving the township trustee right to transport children to school corporations other than his own. Representative Eschbach, of Warsaw, called the attitude of Speaker Cook, “rotten” when he refused to recognize members clamoring for the floor in a debate on the Storen bill providing for the removal of the Jennings bounty court house from Yemon to North Vernon, which was up on second reading. “I hope It is not so rotten,” retorted the speaker, “that your fellow members get a sniff.” The bill advanced to third reading. The house upheld the majority report Of the committee on elections that the Stotsenburg senate bill providing tor one woman on school boards be indefinitely poet poned The Jones primary bill was advanced to engrossing.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESD’Y, FEBRUARY It, 1913

MRS. HOMER LAKIN GRANTED DIVORCE

Warmest Separation Buit That Has Occurred in Jasper County for Several Years. • v . * . 'Special Judge Cunningham Tuesday evening granted a divorce to Mrs. Emma Retta Brown Lakin at the conclusion of the most sensational divorce case held in Jasper county during recent years. The defendant was Homer Lakin, son of Frank Lakin, decease<|, and he fought the granting of the divorce with vigor. Mrs. Lakin was only 16 years of age when married. That was two years ago. They lived together . intermittently for a little more than a year. The plaintiff claimed that the husband was abusive in many ways and if what she related was true and the court evidently considered it so, she well deserved the decree of divorce and the restoration of her maiden name to blot out of her young mind the indignities she passed through during her brief married life. Lakin was married once before and has children by that marriage. Th#divorced wife also has one child bom after their separation. She alleged that he procured medicine and tried to force her to take it witha view to preventing the normal birth of the child. Lakin.blamed all the troubles he had With his wife to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Brown and husband, and he has filed a damage suit asking $5,000 for the alieniation of her affections. The result of the divorce will probably limit' the chance of making this suit favorable to him.

JACOB SMITH IS IN A TIGHT PLACE

Parr Man Charged With Giving Checks When He Had No Money in Bank. Jacob Smith, 36 years of age and unmarried, is in jail He is charged by W. L. Wood, the Parr merchant with having procured money under false pretenses. Smith rung a lumber camp on the Joe Kusta farm, near Parr. Some time ago he wrote checks on a Rensselaer bank for more money than he had in the bank and evident is at hand to show that he knew he did not have the money on deposit. He offered to make good by giving orders on men who had had somber sawed, but it was found mat these had previously accepted orders given to others. Sheriff Hoover and Mr. Wood arrested him today and brought him to Rensselaer and he was given a preliminary hearing, and bail placed at S3OO, which he has so far been unable to give. Smith formerly had a lumber camp near Wheatfldd and is said to have had similar trouble there. He was in jail here about a year ago on an Intoxication charge.

Opposition to penny postage is being urged by the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. It Is based on the ground that penny postage will create a big deficit, estimated at $70,000,000, in first-class mall matter, which now returns about that amount of profit to the government, and that the deficit will materially handicap the development of the parcel post and the postal savings banks.

The Dayton tablet factory at Quincy, 111, was destroyed by fire Monday night The plant covered an entire block and the fire threatened to spread. The loss of the tablet factory is estimated at $500,000. / —■ - Carl Bennett 25 years old, was found dead in a bathtub at his home in Shelbyvllle Sunday. He had been apparently in good health. Heart trouble was assigned as the cause of death. Pensions for widows of soldiers of the Spanish war and widows of civil war veterans who married after 1890 are provided in bills reported from a meeting of the senate pensions committee: Mrs. Anna K. Burg, 65 years old, was run down by a handcar while crossing the Pennsylvania tracks at Ft. Wayne, sustaining injuries which later caused her death. The commission form of government lost by a vote of 226 to 634 in a special election Monday at Pan a. 111. All five wards went against it. I A camp of Sons of Veterans will be organized at Newcastle within a few daya Thirty names have already been placed on the roll.

LARGEST PENSION BILL EVER PASSED

Appropriation Aggregates $180,300, 000 Carried in House With Futile Efforts to Amend. The largest pension bill ever reported to congress carrying appropriations aggregating $180,300,000 was passed by the house last Tuesday by a vote of 219 to 40, with an amendment which will make necessary an additional appropriation of more than $1,000,000. A small number of democrats, led by Representative Boddenberry, of Georgia, made futile .efforts to add amendments to bar from the pension rolls veterans having incomes exceeding SI,OOO a year and not entitled to pensions on account of wounds or disabilities sustained in the military service. 7 As reported by the committee the bill contained a paragraph providing that after July 1, 1913, no pension should be paid to a non-resi-dent not a citizen of the United States, except for actual disabilities incurred in the service. A motion by Representative Good, of lowa, to strike out the paragraph was carried, 154 to 112, many democrats joining With the solid republican minority in support of the motion. It is estimated that something over $1,000,000 is paid annually to veterans who would have been barred by this paragraph.

Recurrence of His Old Trouble—Bellyachitis.

Our brother with the sour grape disposition has just had a recurrence of his old trouble, bellyachitis, and throws a conniption fit this week because The Republican did me printing for the poultry asociation, alleging that the association is a republican aggregation and not worthy of democratic support. In the same article; to show how foolish the charges are, the editor admits that he printed the catalogue in 1908, 1909, 1010, 1911, and he does not show that The Republican ever objected in any way or ever used the fact that The Democrat printed the catalogue jus an excuse for not boosting the poultry Show in every possible way. During the fall of 1911 a democrat who represented the association as a committee for giving out the catalogue job called at The Republican office and after doing some figuring we made the bid of $40.50. He came to The Republican office a little later and said that The Democrat had bid S4O. We did not question the legitimacy of the transaction and did not make a babyish fuss to try to prejudice the public against the poultry association, and now, when The Republican printed the catalogues for the first time In five - years, The Democrat charges that the association has gone republican. As a basis for its “holler” the charge is made that The Republican received $59.11 for the catalogue. This is not true. The sum of $59.11 was paid to The Republican for the catalogue, for 500 date lines, 500 large manilla envelopes and for all the advertising that was done. The Republican printed 14 extra pages over the agreed size of the catalogue and that many more pages than The Democrat had printed in previous years and like so many ext fa rooms on a house, the cost was against the persons having the work done. During the past year there was an increase of 10 to 20 per cent* in the price of all paper, which would make a little difference In the cost of any job. But this is merely an incident that we do not eare to discuss further. The Republican was told that The offered to do the job for S4O, without the extra pages. The Republican’s price was $45, with 500 manilla envelopes for the catalogues thrown in. The job was given to us. The work was done according to all requirements and the bill was paid. It is probable that there was $lO profit above stock and labor and we are sorry that our neighbor feels so sensitive about it. A reader of The Democrat read the following paragraph from that paper: “If it Is the intention to make this show a purely republican partisan affair, so far as the expenditures of the funds are concerned, the sooner democrats awake to the faet and withdraw their patronage from it altogether the better.” He then remarked: “Bah, it is such cheap things as that that have tended to disgust the better class of democrats In Jasper county with the editor of their party paper."

The Gordon Players at the Ellis Theatre, three nights, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Opening bill, *Tn the Bishop’s Carriage” Prices 150-25035 e Ladies free if accompanied by one 35c ticket. Call ElUs Theatre Phone 98, for reserves.

KNIGHTS HAD FINE TIME AT BANQUET

Anniversary Dinner and Initiation Brought About One Hundred Members of Order Together. f ™ The Knights of Pythias bad a fine time at the anniversary banquet' in the armory Tuesday evening when about one hundred of them gathere'd together and partook of a fine slipper served by the Pythian Sisters. When the supper was over Chancellor Commander Davenport made a short talk and called upon several others, and E. L. Hamilton and Rev. W. G.-WirtU made short speeches. Rex Warner invited all of the banqueters to attend the first show at his theatre, as a treat from him, and all did so. They then proceeded to the lodge room, where the rank of Knight was given to three candidates. -T3»«r degree team is said to be in the best working condition it has been in many years and a visiting Knight said he never saw the work given in so able a manner. Following the initiation considerable time was devoted to the “good of the order” and about every one had something good to say. It was one of the most pleasant lodge occasions the Knights have ever had.

MADERO FORCED TO RELINQUISH OFFICE

Men Believed Loyal to Mexican President Tarn Against Him and Arreat Him. President Madero, of Mexico, Is under arrest. His refusal to resign when asked to do so by the senate after he had failed to put a stop to the rebellion after ten days’ fighting in the city of Mexico, culminated In a coup in which General Blanquet took an active part, and Madero and his cabinet and family were placed under arrest and General Huerto was made provisional president. The action is said to meet the sanction of the rebel leader, Felix Diaz, who has signified his willingness to stop the fighting and to try to restore peace In the city and country. Walter White came yesterday afternoon and remained until this Afternoon. He came from Colorado Springs on the sad mission of bringing his son, Walter, Jr., back to Wilmington, 111, his old home, for burial. Mr. White was away from home when his son died. The lad had been in very good health except that he had suffered a little kidney trouble since the first of the year. On Wednesday evening- of last week he had suffered a slight attack and the family physician was called. The boy did not seem to be in a serious condition and no fear for him was entertained. He retired at about 9:30 o’clock and at about 1:30 awakened and his mother raised his head to adjust the pillow beneath it The boy put his arms about her neck to assist himself in rising and sank back on the pillow Into instant death. He would have been 15 years of age last Sunday, Feb. 16th. The body was shipped to Wilmington, 111, Friday and the funeral occurred In that city last Sunday. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. White and hie death has been a very sad blow to them. They have two daughters, Helen, aged 18, and Margaret, aged 16, who will be remembered, as will the boy by many Rensselaer people Walter went to Lowell this afternoon and will go from there to his home at Colorado Springs. Mrs. E. M. Duke and Mrs. J. M. Hutchinson, of Ann Arbor, Mich, who have been here for several days, conferring with B. J. Gifford, to whom they are related, went to Kankakee today, where they will have the body of Mrs. Gifford buried. Since her death, several weeks ago, the body has been kept In avault at Kankakee; awaiting positive disposal. All have now agreed that it is beet to bury it at Kankakee, where the good woman had many warm friends and where she had lived tor so many years.

The resignation of Chester S. Lord from the staff of the New York Sun was announced Sunday night He had been forty-one years in the service of that newspaper. He was made managing editor in 1880 and has held that position continually since. Mr. Lord’s desire to relinquish some of his activities was given as the reason for his resignation. Extra good, that new 75c line of overalls at Lesfa.

WSATHXR FORECAST. Rain tonight or Thursday; eolder Thursday and in northwest portion tonight.

PRESIDENT-ELECT VISITS NEW YORK

Woodrow Wilson Journeys to Gotham for Relaxation After Strenuous Work as Governor. President-elect Wilson went to New York Tuesday night after an exhaustive day’s work at the state house in Trenton for a period of relaxation. It had been understood that he was to attend the dinner given in New York by the New Jersey state senate to its presiding officer, Senator James Fielden, who will succeed Mr. Wilson as governor of New Jersey on March 1, but he did not go. Instead he went to the home of a close friend where he spent the evening and retired early. The day saw the accomplishment of the principal reform whleh Governor Wilson had urged upon the state—the regulation of trusts and corporations. The “seven sisters,” as Governor Wilson named his antimonopoly bills, passed the house of assembly without amendment just as they did the senate last week and Mr. Wilson will sign than today. The governor was delighted that the chief proposal of the party program was carried out so effectively. Earlier in the day he listened to the objections of state labor leaders who thought the bills might restrict the setivlties of labor unions, hut the delegation wait away quite convinced by Mr. Wilson that they need have no fear of such an application by the New Jersey courts.

DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. W. L. Myer plans to be in Florida from March 4th to 17th. Advance notice Is/ given in order that patients can arrange accordingly. : 1 —rrrrrrv TheEllisTheatre J.H.B. ELLIS, Manager. - THREE NIGHTS, COMMENCING *- •*. ■ - Fhurs., Feb. 20 Mr. F. S. Gordon Present* The Gordon Players OPENING PLAT “II UK BMW’s Carriage” A four-act dramatisation of the famous Full of comedy, pathos and thrill*. Each play fully equipped with special scenery and electrical effect*. Singing and dancing specialties between acts. Not a dull moment during the waning. With each ticket goes a personal guarantee from Mr. Gordon mod your local manager of satisfaction or money refunded. We give you more for your money than any company on the road. Ladies Free ■I. Opening Night Note—A lady will be admitted free on the opening night If accompanied by a paid reserved seat ticket if purchased at the advance sale before seven o’clock. One paid ticket will admit a lady and gentleman or two ladies. wuTowa auuST For Reserve Call Kills Theatre Phone M. / • , New Depit Restan* HOME-MADE BREAD HOMEMADE PIES AND DOUGHNUTS Lunches, Short Orders, Confections, Cigars, Etc. Orders taken for Rolls, Oakes, Etc., for partice. ROOMS, 50c. Hn. LUR/TpENNEL Stjgjjfc Splwl Adjostm—ts Remove the cause of disease and the result will be health. J.C.BHUPERT iraonunt Over Renal Drug Store. Rensselaer, Office Days: Thun-

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