Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1913 — Page 1

No. 89.

PRESUMED PAUPER HAD A NEST EGG

William Prica, Who Was Taken to County Farm, Had |2oo—Friends Had Been Deceived. V When William Price, an aged and infirm man, was taken to the county infirmary last week it was presumed that he was penniless. That was the belief of Christian friends who had given him and his two children, a girl and a boy, much aid for a long time and who had finally decided that he had best be taken to the county farm and homes found for his two children. When the clothing of the man d*as searched by the infirmary superintendent SIBO in bills was found and it was learned that he had given his daughter and son $lO each before he was taken away. The superintendent hardly knew What to do in the matter but after counseling with several decided to place the money in the bank and keep the old man at the farm. His infirmities are such that he is unable to care for himself and his children will, do much better away from him. The girl has tieen made a charge of the juvenile court, Judge Hanley, and the boy was taken to the Julia Work home. They are good children and it is hopf»d that good permanent homes are secured for them.

dive Cast Away Clothing To the Associated Charities.

The Board of Associated Charities will be glad to receive donations of clothing. At this house cleaning season many families have clothing which is of no farther use to them which would be very useful to some one else. Nothing but articles that are perfectly clean and absolutely free from disease germs should be donated, else more harm than good may result. Some member of the Board will be in the ladies’ waiting room at the court house each Wednesday from 2 to 4 p. m. to receive these donations. Remember, each member of the Board has much to do Of this work which they do without pay, so please bring your donations that they may not have the extra work of going after them.

You will have early fries if you feed your chicks Blatchford’s milk feed. Sold by Hamilton & Kellner. Orders for piano tuning can be left with any of the band boys and Prof. Otto Braun will give them attention and guarantee satisfaction. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad company was fined slo,r 000 by Judge Carpenter of Chicago, Thursday, for 100 violations of the law prohibiting railroads from working their employes more than sixteen consecutive hours. For each offense there was a fine of SIOO. A Classified Adv. will rent It.

Children Cry for Fletcher’s The Kind Yon Hare Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of - and has been made under his perr S sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and ** Just-as-good ** are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Childrenr-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Haveotto substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys 'Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA' ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years

The Evening Republican.

ASSASSIN FIRES AT KING OF SPAIN

Alfonso Defended Life by Rearing Horse Upon Assailant*—Bullet . Struck His Horse. For the third time in his reign King Alfonso, of Spain, was the victim of an attempted assassination Sunday afternoon at Madrid.-. Rafael Allegro, the would-be assassin, fired at him three times. The king owes his life to Jiis courage, quickness and skillful horsemanship. His assailant sprang from the sidewalk and seized the bridle of the'king’s horse. In his other hand he held the revolver ,and pointed it at the king. Alfonso dug his spur into his horse and the animal lunged just as the assailant fired. The bullet struck the horse’s neck and the powder from the cartridge blackened the king’s glove. Secret service men were upon the assassin in a minute but he freed his revolver arm and fired two more shots, which went wild. The king dismounted from his steed and declared that the incident was not of importance. A woman said to be associated with the assassin was arrested that evening.

Neglect of the English language is education’s greatest defect today. -Asking and answering difficult conundrums relative , to doubtful meaning of passages written long ago occupy time and attention that might better be devoted to a study of the proper use of words. A vast amount of time and mental energy is wasted in our high schools and colleges. Our professors are lacking in that they literally ladle out subject matter to so great an extent that it cannot possibly be grasped by the student. Better be stingy in this respect. Then the student can mentally digest what is given him. There is power in the English language. The man who can speak and write so as to be understood has a great power at his command. It is a glorious thing when the schoolboy Is made to feel that our language is not a thing to be trifled with. Too many persons believe gaining of knowledge Is the one object of a college education. The primary purpose is to gain the power to become an effective personality. Knowledge is secondary to this. There is nothing specific in education. It Is development of personality. We are reaching out too far in our high schools. Children are being taught there what we used to learn in college. A sense of form and refinement is badly needed here. Too much is undertaken In the way of higher education that should not come until after the university stage is reached. Benjamin Ide Wheeler. .

Entered January 1, 1897, as second class mall matter, at the post-office at Rens-eelaer, Indiana, under the act of March 3, 1879. • • ; y ■ * V .f *■'- ' • . •

HIGHER EDUCATION.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1913.

COURT CONVENES; OTHER C. H. NEWS

Largest Mortgage Ever Filed in Jasper County—Several New Suits Have Been Filed. The April term of the Jasper circuit court convened this Monday morning. The term promises to be a tolerably busy one. The grand jury has not been called and the petit jury will not be called until the 3rd Monday, which will be April 28th. Glenn S. Allen, through his attorney, S. C. Irtfin, has brought action against Charles Anderson, for possession of a farm in the Gifford country. The complaint alleges that the land was leased for one year to Anderson and that the lease expired February Ist but Anderson has refused to move. Plaintiff asks possession and S2OO damages. The Folsom Manufacturing Co. has brought action against Frank Rogers and David R. Miller, of Wheatfleld, asking judgment in the sum of.sloo. The complaint states out that Rogers & Miller sold their Wheatfleld store to T. Lundstrom, who Sold it to Max E. Kreuger, who sold it to Augustine Feary. It alleges that the sales were pretended sales and not in compliance with the law and asks that Feafy he appointed receiver and continue the. sale for the benefit of the creditors. A petition was filed with the clerk Saturday asking that a guardian be appointed for Gerrit Gravenstuk, of Keener township. The petition was signed by Richard Gravenstuk and prepared by S. C. Dwyer, of Lowell. Dr. A. R. Kresler was appointed the guardian of Virginia Burris. A mortgage for $3,314,000 was recorded in Rensselaer Saturday.* As the mortgage covered both real estate and chattels it was twice recorded and the fee for the sam'fsjvas $53.20. Miss Agns Platt, the recorder’s deputy, will have to work about six or seven days to record it. The mortgagee is the Union Trust Co., oMfidianapolls, and the mortgagor, the Inter-State Public Serviee Co., the owner of several lighting plants in several counties in Indiana, The only plant they have in this county is the Remington plant, but the mortgagor’s property in Henry, Shelby, Johnson, Lawrence, Jackson, Boone, Lake, White, Newton, Benton and Hancock counties is also described in the mortgage which is recorded in each of the counties. The Public Utilities Co. seems to have transferred its holdings to the Interstate Public Serviee Co.

EXPLODING LAMP CAUSES DAMAGE

Sayers Family Receive Severe Burns When Gasoline Lamp Exploded Saturday Evening. _ \ —— Lillian Sayers, the 14-year-old daughter of Prof. L. A. Sayers, of DeMotte, was badly burned Saturday evening when a gasoline lamp exploded. / Her parents had retired arid Lillian was in the act of extinguishing the lamp when the explosion occurred, setting Are to her clothing. Her parents were alarmed by her cries and upon reaching her side her father wrapped her in a rug, and with the assistance of his wife succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Miss Sayers was quite badly burned on the neck, body and arms, but it is though she will recover. Mr. and Mrs. Sayers also received numerous burns and Mr. Sayers received a cut on the foot, and Mrs. Sayers was bruised on the' cheek. Their injuries are not serious, however. •

Well Known Goodiand Doctor Died Sunday.

Dr. Benjamin W. Pratt, one of the best known physicians in Newton county, died tat his home in Goodland Sunday of pneumonia, after a week’s illness. Dr. Pratt had the reputation of being the most successful doctor in Newton county, and his death has cast a gloom over his home town. He had practiced medicine in Goodland over twenty years and for the past Aix years he has been the president of the First National Bank of Goodlapd. He leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Van Johnson, of Kokomo. His brother, Father Robert PrAtt, of Kokomo, was present when he passed away.

We carry the best chick starter and chick feed in town. ROWEN A KISER.

WILL CONTEST WILL OF BENJ. J. GIFFORD

Indications Are That Regina Burris Will Bring Suit for Entire Estate of Late Railroad Man; In the Jasper county circuit court Saturday Dr. Arthur R. Kresler was appointed the guardian of Regina Burris, who will be 16 years of age the 3rd day of the coming May. A bond for SIO,OOO was signed by Dr. Kresler and by Attorney John A i Dunlap, as the local agent for the Illinois Surety Co. The papers show Miss Burris to be a minor heir of Benjamin J. Gifford. While there is nothing on file to indicate the action it is commonly believed here that this is an initial step toward a contest of the will of the late-railroad man and land owner.. It is alleged that Miss Burris is the daughter of Marry Burris and Benjamin J. Gifford, that Mr. Gifford often referred to her as his own child and that he has so recognized her. He left her $5,000 in his will. At the time of her birth R. W. Burris and daughter lived near Kersey and Mary Burris, the daughter, was only a young girl herself. She was married several years ago to a man named Nutt and now lives in Illinois. Regina makes her home with her grandfather in Rensselaer. In order to prove the child’s right to the estate, even if the relationship is proven, will require that it be proven that Mr. Gifford was of unsound mind when the will was made or that the will was made under duress. The c6n test, however, will fie one of the hardest legal battles ever fought in Jasper county, if the action is begun as at present indicated.

Lacked Jurisdiction in Enforcing City Ordinance.

R. B. Randle made cpmplaint Saturday that Ed Honan, Jr., had ridden his motorcycle on the sidewalk on North' Forest street. Marshal Shesler arrested the boy and he was taken before Squire Bruner, where fie pleaded guilty and was fined $1 and costs,, amounting to $4.30. It was later found that Squire Bruner had no jurisdiction, as it is in violation of a city ordinance'to ride on the sidewalk and only the mayor could act. Nothing further has been done and it is quite probable wilLnot be. It is said that the young man had not been in the habit of riding the sidewalks and he explained that he did so in order to get torounfi a mudhole and hurry back to school, he having gone on a noonday errand to the home of S. R. Nichols, north of the railroad.

Chicago in February sent 5,156,540 packages by parcels post Following the appearance of President Wilson before the congress the democrats of the house of representatives Tuesday afternoon refused the plea he made for open caucuses. John A. Lapp, present legislative reference librarian, has been named director of the new bureau of legislative information, created under the recent act of the legislature. Mr. Lapp’salary was fixed at $3,600 annually. foi; more stringent regulations governing transportation of explosives led the interstate commerce commission to announce yesterday that it would hold a public hearing on the subject May 26, in Washington, D. C. A bill providing appropriation of $500,000 for the purchase of a site and the construction of a residence in Washington for the vice presidents of the United States has been introduced in congress by Representative Cullop. Consolidation of all electrical power plantg between the Missouri river and the Atlantic coast was .prophesied yesterday by Samuel Insull, president of the Commonwealth Edigon company, in an address before the Bond Men’s club of Chicago. \ The trial of Ross D.%trock, who is charged with kidnapping John Murray, an inmate of the Indiana village for epileptics, will be heard Monday, April 14th, at Newcastle. The case of Nelson Hamilton, also charged with a similar offense, will be heard later. A petition for a local option election in being circulated at Jasonville. There are twelve saloons there. The county commissioners have granted eleven licenses In that city. A remonstrance had been prepared against James Dobbs, but this was withdrawn and the license was granted. All the applicants have had saloons the past year. Use our Classified Column.

THE COUNTRY CHURCH.

The country church I consider in most respects the most important Institution in these United States. And 1 say this aithongh 1 realize that the same indifference toward church life and cbnrchgoing which has swept through our cities has also affected our country churches. The point Is, however, that we cannot afford to have a prosperous* agricultural life that is purely materialistic. The church is the one great Institution concerned with the higher human instincts. The church has been weakened by several causes. For oue thing there are too many churches, and as a result denominational jealousies are strong, the churches are poor, and the ministers are poorly paid! This is not true in all parts of the country, however, and there are splendid exceptions strong, fine country churches with activepastora, A# a matter of fact, I suppose we could have better agriculture without the country chureh—that is, the church Is not educational, and if it coffins to pure agriculture we could teach the farmers how to take care of their farms without bothering with the church part .at all. But I believe that,the church Is absolutely necessary for bringing the country community to its highest level of individual and community life. No other agent can take its place, because the religious instinct is fundamental. Sooner or later any civilization that survives must be dominated by religious influences. Kenyon L. Butterfield.

Unwritten Law Invoked By Husbands at Knox.

La Porte Argus-Bulletln. . ..... The unwritten law was invoked in Starke county when the grand jury, after a secret session occupying several days, came into 1 court this morning and refused to indict Frank Chapman and William and James Daugherty, prominent citizens of Knox, who were efiarged hy the Rev. George Barber and the Rev. Mr. Logan, preachers of the Church of the First Born, with assault with intent to kill. It is doctrine of this faith that its apostles are free to kill whomsoever they will under the guise of a religious ordinance. Mrs. Chapman confessed to her husband that Sarber and Logpn had frequently kissed her in the frenzy of religious passion, with the result that Chapman nearly killed Sarber, while William and James Daugherty visited* similar vengeance on the Rev. Mr. Logan for the same practice in their homes.

The mast of the old battleship Maine rests -in Arlington National cemetery and will be raised as a shaft to mark that section of the national burial ground in which repose the bones of the victims of the disaster who .went down with the ship in Havana harbor. Beginning today our store will be open evenings. ROWLES & PARKER. Start spring right by having the piano tuned. Prof. Otto Braun will do the work right. Orders may be left with any members of the boys’ band. Nat Goodwin has decided to make his permanent home near Los Angeles.

Strong Tires for the country man Would your form hand follow the plow in a pair of patent colts? T akes something stronger—calf skin or tough (fid pig skin and then the shoes go down to the uppers quick enough. If extra strong shoes are economy for your form hand why are not extra strong tires economy for your motorcar? Why not use tires built especially to take the hard knocks of country wear? United States Tires are built extra strong They contain all the strength that four famous tire factories, working as an enormous unit, can put into them. Your desire for economy in managing the business affairs of your form ought to lead you naturally to the use of United States Tire*. They cost no mors than you are asked to pay for other kinds. Next Saturday’s spin to town is not complete until you have bought United Status Tires at The Rensselaer Garage

©ERfECTION PtTE ON A B«YCIE FLEW THECLOTH?W6HEWOR£ONTH(SDAYWft3 NEW ME TOOK A TUMBLE AND LIT ON HIS NOSE BUT HE COULSNT FEA2E THOSLPEfIfECTKW&OTHfS Good Service That’s the first thought with us in selecting boys’ clothes. .... -j*-.--i r --•-: y.* ; ~f: • enrc-n Your first thought too. Clothes are constructed for “Boy Service” —which means they will prove their worth when your boy puts them to the test. They are guaranteed to. Easy matter tOAelect a spring juit from our lage stock of these good clothes. Tempting Values at these prices: 13.50 to SIO.OO. Davall’sQualitySlnp C. EARL DUVALL LAST NUMBER Lecture Course Jb IBS ■ -1 raPiini' . JEAN AND ORD BOHANNAN, Musical Entertainers. TO-NIGHT 8:15 .’clMk At M. E. Church ADMISSION 35 CENTS.

WEATHER FORECAST. / Fair tonight and Tuesday; light frost tonight; slowly rising temperature Tuesday.

FOR SALE-A S3OO piano. Will sell for SIOO cash. J. L. Smith.

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