Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1913 — Page 1
No. 67.
ASSASSINATED KING GEORGE OF GREECE
Murder Occurred at Saloniki in Turkey, Where King Had Been Since Capture of City.
Saloniki, March 18.—King George of Greece was assassinated while walking in the streets of Saloniki this afternoon. The assassin was a Greek of low mental type, who gave his name as Aleko Sehinas. He shot the king through the heart. The king was accompanied only by an aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Colonel Francoudis. The assassin came suddenly at the king and fired one shot from a seven-chambered revolver. The tragedy caused intense excitement. Sehinas was seized immediately and overpowered.
- The wounded king was lifted into a carriage and taken to thb Papifion hospital. He was still breathing, but died within half an hour. Prince Nicholas,, the king’s third son, and other officers hurried to the hospital. Arriving first, Prince Nicholas summoned and, speaking in a voice choked with sobs, said: "It is my deep grief to have to announce to you the death of our beloved king, and invite you to swear fidelity to your new sovereign, King Constantine.”
Crown Prince Constantine, who succeeds King George, is at present at Janina. He is expected to come here with all possible speed. The assassin of the king is an evil-looking fellow about 40 years old. On being arrested he refused to explain his motive for the crime. He declared that his name was Aleko Sehinas, and, in reply to an officer, who asked him whether he had no pity for his country, announced that he was against governments.
Sehinas maintained a perfectly impassable demeanor, which was suggestive of being irresponsible for his actions. Precautions were at once taken throughout the city, and perfect order is being maintained. The king fell into the arms of his aide, when shot. Two. soldiers ran up, on hearing the firing, and
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Young Desperadoes at Stockwell Came to Very Sudden Grief.
A week ago several boys at Stockwell, near Lafayette, organized for the purpose of robbing stores, holding people up and creating a feign of terror in the neighborhood. They were inspired by a man 33 years of age, who helped them carry out the plan to rob William H- Holloway’s store. Three of Holloway’s boys were in the gang. The store was robbed but the. officers found out who had done the work and they were promptly arrested and taken before Judge DeHart, of Lafayette, who sentenced them to various institutions. The youngest boy was 14 years old and he was sent to the boys’ school at Plainfield. The other boys were sent to Jeffersonville, while Ray Lindsay, the man, was sent to Michigan City.
Farm Residence and All Contents Burned Tuesday.
The farm residence of William Tyler, just south of the town of DeMotte, in Keener township, and all the contents, was destroyed by fire Tuesday at about noon. Presumably the fire was started from the chimney. It had a big start when discovered and nothing could be saved. The house was an 8-room, story and a half frame, building, worth at least SI,OOO. It was insured for SSOO and the household goods were insured for S2OO in G. H. McLain’s agency.
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helped to support him. He was placed in a carriage and efforts were made to stop the bleeding, .but he breathed his last on the way to the hospital nearby. When Prince Nicholas bade the officers swear fidelity to Constantine, they shouted “Long live the king!” Prince Nicholas is the only member of the royal family Jn Saloniki. Mourning emblems are displayed everywhere. The Greek governor has issued a proclamation announcing that the oath of fealty to King Constantine has been taken.
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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1913.
TARIFF REVISION FIRST ON PROGRAM
Special Session of Congress to Meet April 7th Will Look After Other Matters Later.
Washington, March 18.—Democratic members of the new senate finance committee today agreed on a plan of tariff action that will have important bearing upon the downward revision plans of President Wilson and the house tariff leaders. In a conference participated in by all democrats on the committee, except Senators Stone and James, a policy of close co-operation with the house was outlined through which it is hoped that the house bills can be made acceptable to the senate and pushed through that body with but little amendment and without the delay of committee hearings. Senate leaders stated tonight that there is general harmopy among the democrats of that body upon the tariff program. Conferences with Chairman Underwood, of the house ways and means committee, will be asked for during the next week or two and the democratic membership of the senate will be canvassed thoroughly before the extra session convenes.
The members of the committee ex pressed confidence that the senate itself would follow the lead of the committee in all tariff matters. The plan will be to take all questions into caucus and it is believed that the caucus will support the committee. The present democratic strength in the senate is 50, to 44 republicans and progressives, and it is counted that even in case of the filling of the two Dlinois vacancies by the election of republicans and the possible defection of some democrats on certain schedules, there still would be enough votes to put through any bill agreed on by caucus with the controlling vote held by the democratic vice-presi-dent, Mr. Marshall
Senator Simmons, the pew chairman of the finance committee, presided over the meeting today. He made no formal statement of his position, but expressed a willingness to fall in with the house plans of revision. He was appointed chairman of a sub-committee to confer with the democratic members of the ways and means committee of the house, who are now rapidly completing the tariff bills. The finance committee practically decided to have no senate tariff hearings because of the extensive conducted by the house committee and the debate that occurred during the last congress.
Mrs. Trevor Wilcox Writes From North Bend, Oregon.
Trevor Wilcox and wife are now living at North Bend, Oregon, and the following brief letter from Mrs. Wilcox was received today: “Will you kindly send The SemiWeekly Republican to North Bend. Oregon, instead of to. Marshfield. We would like to see all of our old Rensselaer friends mighty well and find lots of pleasure in reading about them in The Republican. Trevor is doing nicely in his new location and we are all enjoying good health. Of course you know we are located on Coos Bay, about 13 miles from the ocean, and as the Southern Pacific Co. is putting a railroad through there are lots of people coming through here, which makes it a fine place for a business opening. At present there are no railroads here and everything comes by boat. Hoping this finds all Rensselaer people well, we are very truly, -■■■ . ■■ -- + ■
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Wilcox.
Sergeant Cook Will Be With Militia Again Tonight.
Louis H. Cook, an instruction sergeant from the U. 8. Army, will be here again tonight and have charge of the drill. No member of tffe company should fail tp be in attendance. Be on hand promptly at 8 o’clock and receive the benefit of his instruction. ,
M. E. Bazaar Friday and Saturday.
The ladies of the Methodist church will hold a bazaar Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, March 21 and 22. Also a market on Saturday, at George E. Collins’ Shoe Store
Good things for your Easter dinner Sunday: Leaf and head lettuce, nice ripe tomatoes, celery, radishes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots and cabbage Fancy apples, grape fruit, bananas, oranges, and cranberries, and at prices within the
reach of all.
All home print tonight. Read the inside pages.
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„“I have tried to look ahead tn this matter. It is a very serious thing to place an indictment or a criminal charge against a boy. Take for example, after the boy. thus branded has grow 1 ® to manhood. Say he is called s a Witness in court. One of the questions most likely to be asked of him will be as to whether he has ever been indicted or convicted of any offense. Suppose he has been charged, in his Irresponsive and indiscreet years, with buying or accepting a cigarette. Is that a crime worthy to go of record? Is that a thing to -be classed with other indictable offenses? Yet there it would be as an impeaching element against the man, regardless of its insignificance and regardless of the fact that it was recorded in his salad period and in his time of boyish frailty and folly. “It was my judgment that the bill was too drastic. Yet the good people who fought for the enactment of the bill held that they could not get at the evil of cigarette smoking in any other way.l They argue that they have tried less drastic measures and have failed to solve the problem. I did not get to the bill in time to sign it within the limit of days required by the law, and 1 do not care to veto a measure in which the legislature has sought to remedy evil conditions.” A school bill signed yesterday is that by Yarling, which provides that children under 16 years old shall either go to school or work. The measure is intended to solve the problem of .the boy over 14 who leaves school, but who does not at once find employment.
JOHN EGER.
Governor Permits Cigarette Bill to Become a Law.
When the governor Friday permitted the anti-cigarette bill to become a law without his signature he pleased the W. C. T. U. of the state, which supported the bill. The governor eclared that this bill had given him more worry than any other dozen bills sent to him for action. “The beer bills did not bother me,” said Governor Ralston, “for I had my mind made up as to what I would do with them, and I simply put them out of my mind to such a time as I might be called upon to act on them. But this bill qn-cigai-ettes, with a provision which would brand as a criminal a high school boy who buys a package of cigarettes, I have worried over a great deal.
Valpo Hunters Overturn Boat in Kankakee River.
Valparaiso Messenger. Claus Helmick and Ben Schenck, both of this city, had a thrilling experience at the Kankakee river Saturday while hunting ducks. The young hunters were in a. boat and were taking a duck tub up the streap to plant it. Schenck was rowing and while thus engaged Helmick climbed up on top of the duck tub. His weight on the tub made the craft topheavy, and the boat tipped over, throwing them in the river in water 15 feet deep. Both had a hard time in gaining the shore in safety. Helmick lost a valuable shotgun in the adventure.
Offers to Get Chrysanthemum Sets for Any Who Want Them.
J. H. Holden, keeper of Weston cemetery, will order a number of chrysanthemum sets on April Ist, and will take orders for any who wish theip. They will cost about 50 cents a dozen or 5 cents each. Orders should be placed right away. Chrysanthemums are the finest faJl flower and their cultivation will do much toward the beautification of Rensselaer.
The second games of the WebsterLincoln inter-society series were played at the high school gymnasium Wednesday afternoon. The Lincoln girls won their second straight game 14 to 5, clinching their series. The Webster boys were unable to duplicate their former performance and went down to defeat by a 23 to 12 count. The game was fast and rough. The Lincolnites took the lead and were never headed. The third double-header of the series will be played Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Everyone should try and see these games as they are probably better than any that have been played with opposing high school teams this year. The admission is 10 cents to all.
City Marshal Shesler and his aids have been doing a good job cleaning the main streets of the city, scraping up and hauling away the mud and gatherings of the win ter months. Washington and Van Rensselaer streets present a much better appearance in consequence. The ladies of the Round Table Club, their husbands and escorts were delightfully entertained Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Learning and Mr. and Mrs. C. 0 Spitler at the Learning home on Van Rensselaer street. Six-handed seven up was played.
BELATED TRAINS RETARDED STUDENTS
St- Joseph Boys Who Expected to Take 4:40 Train Did Not Get Out Until 11:09.
Some,seventy-five boys and young men from St. Joseph’s college, who had expected to leave for their homes on the southbound No. 31 train, due here at 4:40 this Wednesday morning, were greatly disappointed when that train did not put in an appearance. The cause of its non-arrival was the wrecking of two or three freight cars near Lowell and the train they had expected to take was detoured via Hammond to Wilders and thenee to Monon over the Michigan City division. The boys did not seriously mind the inconvenience, however, and lounged about the depot and the platform and indulged in pash times of various kinds. Of course, all grew marvelously hungry and Mrs. Lura Pennell, who runs the depot restaurant, almost sold out everything she had in stock. Finally the boys were able to leave on trains Nos.'s and 37, due here at 11:09 and 11:32, respectively, although both of these were belated. The freight wreck near Lowell was not a very bad one, but the ears went off the track in a cut that made their removal from the track quite difficult. -
GRAND Easter Millinery Opening J>T day March Friday 2 0,21,22 Saturday ’ ’ I A Fine Display of Trimmed Easter Hats And competent milliners to make up your Hats to suit you. Remember the dates for the Opening and come in early and see my line. Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy
Easter Offering FINE FOOTWEAR Style, Service, and Economy we offer in exchange for your patronage, and money cheerfully refunded on any unsatisfactory purchase. LADIES’ SHOES and Pumps, of velvet, patent or tan leathers, in a variety of styles and prices, $3.50, $3.00, $2.50, and some as low as $2.00. CHILDREN’S WHITE BUCK, high top and low top shoes, prices according to siz $1.75, aid $1.50. MEN’S GUN METAL mJ TAN SHOES aid OXFORDS, button or lace, with high toes and short vamps, m b y prices range from ------ f L 10 «-s bA j,;'. ’■ -.Jj George E, Collins
WEATHER FORfeGAIT. Rain tonight or Thursday; warmer south and east portions tonight; colder Thursday afternoon or night; -r--
Limerick Writer Sends Sample of Work to Wilson.
Washington, D, C.—The first limerick reached the White House Tuesday. President Wilson Is a lover of this form of verse and is ar expert both in remembering them and in writing them. The one received Tuesday came from T. E. Martin, of Buffalo, who proposes himself as "president of the Limerick Society.” It is: "Said a man of New Jersey named Woodrow ‘“The great ship of state I sure could row,’ “He is now at the oar “Launching out from the shore; “Proving he surely could row and Woodrow."
LaPorte Bull Moose Paper Has Short Existence.
J 1 The Bull Moose, a Progressive paper started shortly after the close of the. last campaign, has discontinued publication. Instead of the 1,000 subscription which Editor Palton expected, only fifty “came across.” $3,000 Was lost in the venture by the promoter. We have a special offer to make to you on manure spreaders. Come and see us. / HAMILTON A KELLNER.
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