Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1913 — Page 1

No. 186.

T 1 *"~ "' .. ~ . • * '" Princess theatre tonight BLANCHE WALSH and her original New York Co. in Tolstoy’s Immortal Play “Resurrection” 4 Big Reels The snow scene and the scene of the seven Russian dancers are alone worth the price of admission. See America’s Greatest Actress in one of the Greatest Hays of the Age. ■ 5 and 10 Cents 26 days more on chair. $2.50 in gold given away every Saturday Night

BROUGHT HER FATHER BACK FROM ASYLUM

James W. McEwen, Aged Editor, Declared To Be Harmless And Is Again In Rensselaer. \ Mrs. Frankie Bostwick went to Long Cliff asylum, near Logansport, Tuesday to see her aged father, James W. McEwen, and much toher pleasure she was informed that his condition was such that he could return home with her and together they came back on the afternoon train. The attendants at the hospital stated that he was entirely harmless and that his mental condition was due to the general senility of age and that he would be better off at home than at the asylum. He had grieved considerably at the separation from his wife and daughter and they had also grieved for him. There is no marked change in his condition and there is not much probability that he will ever improve any mentally. He was much pleased to get home.

Grant-Warner Lumber Co. Hosts To Many Farmers.

The Grant-Warner Lumber Co. leased the Rex Theatre Tuesday night and used it for the purpose of showing the uses that are made of steel fence and also the methods of erecting the posts and the fence. Mr. Griffo, from the American Steel Wire Co., told of the development of steel posts and of their lasting qualities and many slides were sown in which the posts had been used where strong and durable fences werer-necessary. Books describing the posts and their use were given to each person In attendance, while a number of corner posts and line posts were exhibited. Ice cream, cake and cigars were served and the guests, who were largely farmers, took much interest in the explanation of the posts, and many questions were asked about them, and Mr. Griffo, as well as the proprietors of the lumber company, T. W. Grant and C. C. Warner, answered all questions.

V I - ■ " ' """ l_ "‘ Mrs. John Remley and children are planning to start for Montana to Join Mr. Remley and daughter, Opal, who went there several months ago. They may remain permanently, although for the present Mrs. Remley will not sell the restaurant near the former depot, but will rent it to Mrs. Alva Best, whose husband is the buttermaker at the Dexter creamery,

The Evening Republican.

CONCERT TONIGHT; NOW DON’T FORGET.

Band Boys Have Engagement At Lowell Tomorrow And Are Holding Concert Day Earlier. The weekly band concert will be held this evening, v weather permitting, having been changed for this week because the band boys had an engagement at Lowell tomorrow. If it does not rain the evening should be an ideal one, following the heavy rain of last night. •, Next week the .band concert will be held on the regular night, Thursday. ' C. F. Shantz, of Elkhart, who has a farm in Benton county about ten miles south of Remington, was in Rensselaer this morning for a short time. He says that they did not have nearly so much rain there as we had here this morning. Jacob Hensler was over from Remington and says that there was a fine rain there. James Tillotson and wife, of Morocco, who have been at Rushville since last December, were in Rensselaer a short time Tuesday afternoon on their way to Morocco, where they will take up their residence with her parents, Mr. and Mra Joseph Pollock. Mr. Tillotson has been an invalid sos the past four years.

Each Week Appear the Statements of Rensselaer Residents. bast week it was a Rensselaer citizen who spoke. The week before, it was, a Rensselaer citizen who spoke. The week before, and for many weeks before it was a Rensselaer citizen who spoke. And again this week it is a Rensselaer man. You are not asked to act upon the word of a stranger. The best guidance that is humanly possible to give you—the encouraging word of neighbors, is always given. Nelson Randle, N. Main St., Rensselaer, Ind., says; “I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills at different times when suffering from a lame and aching back and other symptoms of disordered kidneys. I was led to procure,this remedy at Fendig’s Drug Store, by reading about its good work in similar cases. Relief soon followed its use and the backache and other kidney ailments were removed. I do ndt know of a case where Doan’s Kidney Pills have failed to prove" of benefit.” For sale by all dealers Price 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Oo„ Buffalo, New York, sole agents lor the United States. Rememfber the name—Doan’s—and take no other.

Entered January l, 1897, aa second cUm mall matter, at the poat-offlee at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the act of March S, ISTt,

WEEK BY WEEK.

RENBBELAZR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1913.

DEAD MAN FOUND EAST OF RENSSELAER

Pathetic Note From Mother Furnishes the Identity.—Name was Clem Ensiey, of Hamilton. The dead body of Clem Ensiey, apparently about' 35 years of age, was found on the north side of the main track of the Monon railroad about three-quarters of a mile east of Pleasant Ridge at an early hour this morning. < Passenger trains, Nos. 31 and 4, passed just east of Pleasant Ridge and a woman passenger on one of the trains saw the body of a man at the side of the track and reported it to the train crew. The report was made to Third Trick Operator Hufford when the train reaehed Rensselaer and he reported it to Clifford Parkison, the storekeeper at Pleasant Ridge, who went to the place where the body lay alongside the track and then flagged fast train No. 36, expecting that the body would be brought, to Rensselaer, but the train crew would not move the body. In the meantime the Wright undertaking parlors were notified and Zern Wright, Ray Parks, Dr. E. N. Loy and Geo. H. Healey went to the place where the body lay. The body was cold and the limbs stiff and apparently he had been' dead for, several hours. His face was somewhat bruised and blood had run from his nose and mouth. There; was a bruised place on his left leg above the knee, and his trousers were torn at that point. There was nothing to indicate that the body had been dragged along the track and apparently death had resulted at almost the point where the body had first hit the ground. Apparently he had fallen from a passing train but there was nothing to indicate from what train nor from what part of the train. On the inside eoat pocket of the man a letter was found addressed to “Mr. Clem Ensiey, Hammond, Ind.,” which read: “Dear Son: I want you to let me know what you are doing and if you get this letter or not. I hope you will he all right. Clem, don’t do anything wrong, r can’t stand it. MOTHER.” Two oneeent postage stamps were enclosed in the letter for an answer. The letter had been mailed from Hamilton, Ind., on Aug*. 4th, and had reached Hfcmmond Aug. sth. Hamilton is a small town on the Wabash railroad in Steuben county. It Is possible that the solicitous note of his mother had caused him to try to reach her home, although he was not going by the most direct route.

After the body was taken to the undertaking establishment a more complete examination of his effects was made. A small purse in the trousers watch pocket contained a $1 bill, while 65 cents was found in another trousers pocket. A certificate from a physician at Michigan City, written on a prescription blank, stated that “Charles Harris, the bearer, had pulmonary tuberculosis.” Evidently Ensley had been going under another name or had procured the certificate from some other person. There were several small manilla envelopes on which was printed a statement to the effect that the bearer was crippled and was trying to make his living by selling the within useful articles. The envelopes were empty. In the Jlteft side pocket of his coat was a broken whiskey bottle and the liquor had run through his clothing when the botle broke, presumably as he was killed. A package of cigarettes and matches completed the inventory. The hands of the man indicated that he was a laboring man. The index finger and the second finger of his right hand had been cut off at some previous time. Death had been caused by a hole In the back of the head, about the crown. It was a quite large hole and probably caused instantaneous death. An effort is being made to get Into communication with the man’s mother at Hamilton, and the body will be held pending the result.

Richard Beck, who is now located ln*the bakery business at Lebanon, In writing to renew his subscription, says: “Please change my address to 208 S. Lebanon street. I have moved my bakery into much larger quarters at the above address, my former quarters becoming too small. Am now on the principal business street and have an up-to-date bakery, having in the past month installed a modern steam oven besides other new appliances, and am doing business in proportion."

SUES “GENE” GREENE FOR BREACH OF PROMISE

Vaudeville Singer Married in Rensselaer Now Sued By Jilted Chicago Sweetheart. A sensational story appears in the Chicago American of today, Wednesday, that will be of considerable local interest hecadse the parties involved on one side of a $25,000 breach of promise suit, were married in Rensselaer on July 29th. The story from the American is printed in full at the conclusion of this article. “Gene” Greene is a singer of considerable note and a close personal friend of Earle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan, the roller skaters. Greene was with them abroad last year and Mr. Reynolds has since that time been acting as his hooking, agent. Together they will go to Australia week after next to play in the theatres in the largest cities of that country. Because of their friendship Mr. Greene decided to come to Rensselaer to he married, hoping to keep his wedding a secret until he was on his way to Australia. In company with Miss Harriett Elizabeth Kleissendorff and some of her relatives they came to Rensselaer in a big touring car and Mr. Reynolds had. everything arranged for the wedding, which took place, at the Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parrett performed the ceremony and Miss Belle Laßue played the wedding march. Mr. Greene requested the minister not to give out any information to the newspapers and also asked The Republican not to mention the marriage until after he had set sail from San Francisco. Evidently Greene’s desire to keep the marriage a secret was to keep the marriage from reaching the ears of'Miss Virginia Kibbe Yahnke, who claims that he had promised to marry her and who has brought suit for $25,000 for breach of promise. The American’s story of her suit and of Greene’s activity since the death of his wife, are here told: Widowed, married and sued for breach of promise all in the short space of five months is the record held by Eugene Greene, known on the vaudeville stage as the “Harry Lauder of America.”

“Gene,” as he is familiarly known to the vaudeville attending public, recently created a furore when he had a funeral march played at his secret wedding to Miss Harriet Kliessendorff in the-church at Rensselaer, Indiana. Today Miss Virginia Kibbe Yahnke, singer and plaintiff in the suit filed against Greene for breach of promise, declared that the wedding music rendered in the Indiana church was most appropriate. Her suit filed in the Municipal Court asking for $25,000 damages, it is predicted will be followed by testimony of a sensational character. Here is the chronology of Greene’s unusual domestic affairs in the last five months: February 21—Greene’s first wife died in Dresden. March 21—Miss Yahnke was introduced to Greeny she alleges, by Bernard Adler, song composer. March 22—Greene proposed marriage to her, she charges. July 20—Greene is married to another girl, Miss Kliessendorff, at Rensselaer, Ind. August s—Greene made,defendant in $25,000 suit for alleged breach of promise to marry Miss Yahnke. Today Miss Yahnke at her honle, 4400 Champlain avenue, discussed her case. “Gene told me that our marriage need be delayed but a short time,”said Miss Yahnke. “He said that probably we would be married in October, as by that time the public would have forgotten that he ha'd so recently been a widower. “You can imagine my surprise, therefore, when I read of his secret marriage last week in Indiana." Miss Yahnke asserted that letters and telegrams of love from Greene which she had In her possession disappeared mysteriously from her home one night last July after Greene had been a visitor.

Simon Fendig has his fine new house at Wheatfleld about ready tor occupancy and expects to* move into it yet this week. It is a tenroom house, fully equipped with all modern conveniences and with a large basement beneath. A heating plant and hot and cold water, with bathroom, make ittone of the very best houses ever built in the north end of Jasper county. The government filed two suits against the Erie Railroad company Monday in New York city to recover $4,500 because, it is alleged, the railroad company required six telephone and telegraph operators on its lines to work twelve hours a day. Plain or printed Butter Wrapper*, -at this office

TAYLOR M’COY IN TROUBLE AGAIN

Son of Tom McCoy Charged With Passing Fraudulent Draft On . Indianapolis Hotel. J, v>- : - The following Article appeared in the Indianapolis News of Tuesday, Aug. sth: Taylor McCoy, age twenty-eight, was returned here from Chicago last night by Henry Askins, detective, on a charge of issuing a fraudulent draft. According to the police, McCoy gave the Washington Hotel a draft for SIOO, drawn on the Inter Ocean Publishing Company, of Chicago. A warrant for McCoy’s arrest was sworn out by J. Edward Krause, proprietor of the hotel. Charges were dismissed on motion of the state when McCoy was. reported to have arranged his difference with the Hotel Keepers’ Association.

Help S. S. Picnic By Doing Your Trading Early.

Tomorrow is Sunday School picnic day and many of the merchants of Rensselaer have signed an agreement to close their stores from 12 to 4 o’clock, thus making it possible for owners and clerks to atend the picnic. It is hoped to make this the largest picnic ever held by Rensselaer Sunday Schools and every person is invited. It will do you good to get out and partake in the pleasures of a Sunday School picnic. There is one thing all can do to help this event and that is to buy whatever you need from the stores before noon tomorrow. Stores can not close up for an afternoon without some loss of trade, but you can do quite a little toward helping them by getting your orders in early, so that delivery boys and all can' get off for the picnic. It is understood that the committee in charge of the eats have a big menu prepared and that the committee on amusements have planned a soft ball contest and several other enjoyable games. Swihgs for the little folks, hammocks for the larger ones and a good time for everybody.

Good Sized Audience Were Pleased With Missouri Girl

“The Missouri Girl,” a four-act drama that also has a streak of excellent comedy running through it, was very ably presented at the Ellis theatre Tuesday night by Merle H. Norton’s company. Fred Raymond, who wrote the play and starred as “Zeke” for many years, was here with the company and played the part of Colonel Sweatnam in a very excellent manner. Dorothy Vaughn as the Missouri girl, played the part in a very natural manner, quite free from the unnatural poses to which so many soubrettes are given. Ed Mack was an excellent Zeke. Bernard Vine, as Phil. Sweatnam, carried the heavy role very gracefully. The specialties were clever. ,

Receiver Not Appointed For Hugh Leavel Bakery.

An action was held before Judge Hanley Tuesday, which sought to have Beaver & Eigelsbach, successors to Hugh Leavel, appointed receivers for the benefit of J. F. Darmody & Co., of Indianapolis, confectionery manufacturers. • Leavel conducted the bakery in tKe K. of P. building for some time and recently sold it to Clifford Beaver and John Eigelsbach, taking a business of the same kind a* Yeoman in trade. Leavel is said to have left a number of debts and the Indianapolis company asked that a receiver for the business be ap pointed under the bulk sales law. Leavel filed a schedule showing that his total effects were worth less than S6OO and the court sustained the demurrer of the defendant and the receiver was not appointed.

Aix U. B. Church.

Prayer meeting each Thursday evening at 8 p. m. Quarterly conference business meeting Saturday evening at 8 p. m. All invited. Sunday, Aug. 10, Sunday School at 10 a. m. Rev. J. E. Grimes, conference superintendent, will preach at 11 a. m. Regular preaching at 7:30. A cordial invitation Is given to all. G. R. Champlln, Pastor.

Blind, but seeing through the eyes of other*, John H. Talbot, Denver chemical expert and mining engineer, has announced that after 18 months of experiments in his laboratory at Los Angeles, Cal., he has found that sodium fluoride, if inhaled, and disseminated through the parts infected, will cure tuberculosis.

DEMOCRATS SPLIT ON CURRENCY BILL

Motion Passed at Last Moment Extending Privilege to Interests on Saving & Trust Departments Washington, August s.—The administration currency bill, still further amended in Important particulars, emerged from the Democratic conference of the house banking and currency committee today over the protests of Representatives Neeley, of Kansas, Eagle, of Texas, and Ragsdale, of South Carolina. At the end of a lively session in which the democratic objectors promised to carry their fight to the floor of the caucus next Monday, the Glass bill was approved by a vote of 11 to 3. Earlier in the day President Wilson’s currency program had come v in for open criticism in the senate. Senator Hitchcock, democratic member of the currency committee of that body, in a speech directed against the plan for currency reform at this session, said he believed “the mere agitation of the banking and currency question at this session has been a mistake.” The differences Wong democrats of the house cortrmittee were not settled by i final action on the bill Besides the three who voted against it, Representative of Arkansas, expressly stated that be would fight for amendments to the measure in the caucus. Notice was served upon Chairman Glass today that an attempt would be made by the opponents to have the caucus Monday thrown open to the public. It is understood to be their desire to bring out open discussion on the amendments defeated in the committee, for the legalizing of corn, wheat and cotton warehouse receipts as the basis for circulating notes. rr The savings bank and trust companies amendment proposed by Representative Bulkeley, was adopted by a vote of 10 to 4, and Representative Neeley’s motion to recommend an open caucus and Representative Wingo’s amendment to prohibit interlocking banking directorates, were defeated by similar votes. In each of these contests Representatives Neeley, Ragsdale, Eagle and Wingo voted against the balanee of the democrats. The currency bill probably wiß not be passed upon by the republican members of the house committee until it has gone through the democratic caucus.

Obituary of Adam D. Burns.

Adam D. Burns, son of John W. and Ellen Bums, was born July 20, 1859, near Lafayette, Tippecanoe county, Indiana. He died Sunday morning, between 6 and 7 o’clock, August 3rd, 1913, in Lafayette, Ind. He was a former resident of Rensselaer, having lived here several years and being employed by A. Leopold. He left Rensselaer about niqe years ago, going to Missouri and last to Lafayette, where he lived when death came He had been in poor health for the last two years. At times he was bedfast, but the last few weeks he felt some better and was driving a movilng van in Lafayette and was at the storey where he usually trades. Late Saturday evening he came home and went to bed and on Sunday morning he awoke about 6 o’clock and talked to his wife, then turned over and began to snore and his wife thought he was feigning sleep. She spoke to him and tried to arouse him, but when she looked closely she saw his right eye was closed, but his left one was open. She at onee saw that he was paralyzed. He breathed twice after she aroused the household and then expired. His age at death was 54 years and 13 days. He was the second child of a family of twelve children. The funeral was held at the residence of the deceased, Monday, Aug. 4th, at 3 p. m. He leaves a wife and one son, James, also two daughters by adoption. Four staters and tour brothers and many Relatives survive him. He was a member of the K. of P. lodge of Rensselaer, and the Odd Fellows of Stockwell. The Lafayette lodges of these orders took charge of the services at the Springvale cemetery, at Lafayette, where burial took place. Frank Bums and family, of Mt. Ayr, attended the funeral, Mr. Burns being a brother. What have you to sell? Why don’t you sell Its A Republican classified ad will bring you a buyer willing to pay what it is worth. = I'jsa

WEATHER FORECAST. Showers tonight and Thursday morning, followed by showers Thursday

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