Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1913 — Page 1

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Princm theatre THEO. GEORGE, Prop.

SIS PERKINS.”

An enthusiast who writes for the Kansas City Star, saw “Sis Perkins” at the Auditorium Theatre in that city last spring and wrote of it as follows: ' “If a comedy may be rated by the quantity of laughter it evokes from the audience, then Sis Perkins must be the funniest, comedy ever written. The crowd at the Auditorium last night laughed itself sick and then laughed Itself well again. I had never heard so much laughter In a theatre. It wasn’t ordinary laughter; it wasn’t merely the vocal smile; it was screaming, shrieking laughter and it sounded as though a thousand people had gone mad with joy. “Sis Perkins” makes the thin fat, and the fat thin; it polishes the theatre and exercises the ribs; it is pepsin for indigestion and massage for nerves, and callously healthy persons find a new use for their well-being. “It must not be understood, however, that Sis Perkins is all laughter. There is a story that touches the serious side of life, and the character of Sis, which may be described as a modern Cinderilla, appeals strongly to the sympathies. It tells of a girl, young, bright, innocent, care-free, bubbling over with the joy of living, suddenly brought face to face with a great tragedy ♦nd burdened with a great responsibility. In the end she overcomes all obstacles and wins the love of her hero, of course. No play would be complete without a touch of sentiment telling the “old, old Story,” but in Sis Perkins it is treated in an original way and its appeal is unusually strong.” “Sis Perkins” is presented this (season by a company of unusual ability. It is meeting with marked Success all along the line and 'the people of Rensselaer will have a treat in store, for them on Saturday night, Aug, 23.

DAILY BUS TO REMINGTON.

Beginning Saturday, August 16, I Will run an automobile bus daily |o Remington on the following Schedule: Leave Rensslaer at 6:30 a. m., from north side of court house Jquare,' returning to Rensselaer 0:00 a. m. Leave Rensselaer at 3:45 p. r> turning to Rensselaer 6:00 p. m. Fare eaeh way, 75 cents. During the meeting at Fountain Park, special trips will be made at the rate of SI.OO for round trip. ft L MORRELL.

4 Classified Adv. will find it fARISIANIAGE FOR THE HAIR Unsightly—matted—colorless—scraggy hair made—flu^y—soft—abundant and radiant with life at once. Use Parisian Sage. It comes in 50c. bottles. The first application removes dandruff, stops itching scalp, cleanses the hair, takes away the dryness and brittleness, increases the beauty of the hair, making it wavy and lustrous. Everyone needs Parisian Sage. B. F. FENDIG.

THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY FAIR Will Be Held This Year ? ' >■» •' . < ■ ■ •'■ AUGUST 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 1913 Special Train will be Run from Rensselaer on Thursday, August 28th Everybody invited and a good time guaranteed. 208 entries in the speed department alone. I I - 1. -I J', T—rrrx- n, ~r t=xr:s l_ a jrja-.m.r w, Chas. F. Welgele, Pres, s C. W. Travis, Secy., Lafayette, Indiana

The Evening Republican.

TONIGHTS PROGRAM. “The New Sheriff,” an Essanay western drama with unique situations. > “The Second Shot,” a Pa the playdrama. “The Value of Mothers-in-law,” an Essanay comedy. ■- 13 days until the chair is given away. >2.60 given away each Saturday night. .

Miss Ida Milliken left this morning for New York City to be absent for several weeks. During her visit in New York her niece, Mrs. H. A. Hochstrasser, formerly Miss Frances Andrews, a niece of Miss Milliken, will sail for her future home in Catania, Sicily. A good line of baskets specially bought, specially priced at the Home Grocery. ’

Mrs. Martha Washburn went to Chicago on business today and will probably return here for a visit of a few days with her son, Dr. I. M. Washburn. She returned recently with her daughter, Miss Mary, from Paris, France, where they had been for several months, and they have been with her other daughter, Mrs. Ernest Graham, at Paw Paw, West Virginia, where Miss Mary still is, and to which place Mrs. Washburn expects to return. ai 1 ..I, ■ Mrs. Florence Kellam, of Chicago, accompanied by three sons, came yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire. Mrs. Kellam was formerly Mrs. Calvin Karsner, and her first husband was raised in Rensselaer and learned the printer’s trade here, later working in Chicago. He died several years ago. leaving a widow and four sons. Mrs. Karsner later married Mr. Kellam, who is also a printer, and has a little son by him. Her two older sons are 15 and 16 years of age and will come the last of the week for a short visit. '

“Sis Perkins” has the prettiest story ever told and the plot of the play is so easily understood. It’s not one of those silly things that no one can understahd and after its out you find yourself asking what it was all about. Sis Perkins tells a story of honesty, virtue, love and triendship. There are moments when you want to cry and some do; then again there are funny scenes when you laugh until you ache. It’s not a blood and thunder play. It’s devoid of horse play and dime novel heroes. It’s a good clean comedy, up to date for ladies, gentlemen and children. One night only at the Ellis Theatre, on Saturday night, Aug. 23.

Mrs. A. J. Thompson and little daughter, Ethel, of near Mechanicsburg, Ohio, arrived here this morning and drove over to Mt. Ayr to see her aged lather, Ephrain Sayers. Mrs. Thompson was reared in Benton <sounty, where she taught school tor some years prior to her marriage. Her husband’s health failed and he went to the southwest to try to recover it and lived for some time in Arkansas and Tulsa, Okla., and then returned to Indianapolis and Anally settled at Mechanicsburg, Ohio, where he is a prosperous farmer. Mrs. Thompson states that her husband last year had 30 acres of corn that averaged better than 100 bushels to the acre and that he sold much of it at $2 per bushel. The Wing brothers, probmost noted farmers in the middle west, live near the Thompson farm and Mr. Thompson keeps his seed corn in their large, seed barn. Order your Calling Cards at The Republican office

Entered January I,’ IM7, aa second class maU matter, at the post-oflee at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the act of March I, lOTA

BEMBBELAEB, INDIANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913.

PITIFUL STORY OF ASSAULTED GIRL

Justice Find Bond of Willis at |6,000 and Accepted Willis and Father as Security. The pitiful story of 15-year-old Clara Bell Thompson, related ,to Squire Joel Spriggs, of Walker township, in the 1 presence of about one hundred people Monday afternoon brought expressions of sympathy for her and bitter denunciation of him, and the attitude of the farmers who had gathered at the Spriggs home showed plainly that the horror of the deed had aroused, 'them to a high pitch. The girl related every occurrence during the evening that the assault is alleged to ‘have been committed and the effort of Attorney Parkinson to shake her evidence only tended to •strengthen her story, which pointed to a crime more serious than has been. enacted in Jasper county in many, many years. The Spriggs home is about 18 miles from Rensselaer. Probably eight car loads of people were there from this city, while other automobiles and many .buggies had broughf people from the surrounding country to attend the preliminary hearing of James L. Willis on the charge of criminal assault. Mr. Spriggs held the court in the kitchen, of his home. The large room was crowded with spectators, while many others stood at the doors and windows and about the yard. The little Thompson girl was placed on the stand and related that Willis had taken his wife and children and herself out in an automobile on the evening of Aug. Bth, and had left his wife and their children at the residence of James Ennis, where Mrs. Willis was having some dressmaking done. That he had then taken her a ride into the country west of. Rensselaer, and that he had tried to hug her and to take other liberties and had finally stopped the car, the lights having gone out, and said that he could not light them until the gas ran down. He pulled her from the car, she said, and choked her and asked her if she had had relations with any other person. Her story, from tjiis point, in practically her own words, follows: , “And he said, ‘Did you ever do this before,’ and I said, ‘No,’ and he said, ‘Didn’t you,’ and I said ‘No,’ and he said ‘Didn’t you ever with ” and I said ‘No.’ Each time he choked me harder and he said he would choke me until I said ‘Yes,’ and he asked me again and I was afraid he would kill me and I said ‘Yes.’ He held me tight and I tried to get away and to call out and he held my mouth and he bound me so tight I could not get away.” The little girl completed her story and told of their trip home and how he kept asking her if she was mad and if she would tell any one and threatening her if she did. She told about him letting her out at the Mrs. Jared Benjamin corner, where he again asked her if she was mad and if she was going to tell. She told of her going home and telling her stepfather, who was in the front room of the house and of then telling her mother. While she related her story and was being cross-examined Willis sat by his attorneys, his face flushed. The other witnesses Introduced were John J. O’Brien, step-father of the little girl, who told of her return home and what she had told him and her mother and that Mrs. O’Brien had gone across the street and told Mrs. A. L. Willis, “Jamie’s” mother, and that later

Jamie and his father came to the O’Brien home and Jamie said, “What can. we do to settle this?” He said that Jamie said he was rated at $32,000 and that his parents and his fife’s parents had money and.that they would spend it in his behalf and that he said, “Even if I am gulty I could beat you.” Dr. C. E. Johnson and Dr. E. N. Loy were each placed on the stand and told of making an examination of the girl at her home the Wednesday following the alleged assault. Their testimony coincided and was to the effect that some act had been committed- at a very recent time, from 24 hours to 7 days. They told of , finding purpleishbrown marks on her throat. The marks resembled finger prints and were about such marks as might result from being severely choked. Each was on the witness stand for some time and the defendant’s attorneys tried to make something out of their testimony that might prove of use to the defendant, but nothing was accomplished. After they had finished their testimony a recess was taken. The state closed its case and the defense decided not to introduce any evidence. The attorneys then argued about the size of a bond that would hold the defendant for the circuit court. Attorney Dunlap spoke for the defendant and argued that the bond should not exceed $2,500. Prosecuting Attorney Longwell asked that the bond be placed at $5,000 and took advantage of the opportunity to score the defendant as a “scoundrel,” “worse than a murderer,” and a “menace to society.” He was followed by Mr. Parkinson, who asked that the bond be made less, he considered $2,500 too much. He said that the condition of Mrs. Willis was such that a shock might kill her and that if he could not give a bond and had to go to jail his wife would not live for an hour. He offered to introduce a physician as evidence supporting this statement. Justice Spriggs said that no doctor could examine him and tell how long he would live. He then said: “When it comes to sympathy, there isn’t a man on earth has ally more than I have and especially toward a woman, but when I try a case I try it according to the law and the evidence and I don’t allow sympathy to enter into the ease at all and I fix this man’s bond at $5,000.” The defendant’s attorneys did not expect that bond could be given in that amount but they offered Willis’ father, A. L. Willis, who has his residence property on College avenue. The security was .offered, notwithstanding the fact that the property is not worth to exceed $3,000. The defendant also signed the betad. This enabled him to keep out of jail. When the bond was fixed at $5,000 there was a loud clapping of hands and a burst of cheers went up from the farmers assembled, while in the outskirts of the crowd there were calls, “Make it ten thousand.”

The Republican believes that Willis should be in jail. There was not a witness to discredit a single word of the testimony of the little, girl, whose pitiful story brought ‘tears to the eyes of many strong men who heard it, and whose abuse in most places would have been avenged long ago. It is a fine thing that in Rensselaer and Jasper county our people are so generally law abiding. It speaks a confidence that there is justice in our courts and that money and falsehood and bluffs are not sufficient ti prevent the guilty being brought to the bar of justice. But with such clear evidence of guilt for such a dastardly crime should place the accused behind the bars and keep him there where he does not continue a menace to society. The Republican says this without a particle of malice and would not advocate it if there was

“PETE” BRENNER FOUND DEAD AT GARY

Druggist and Brother of Bert and Jinks Dies Suddenly—Funeral to Be at Mt. Ayr. Clermont Brenner, letter known here by the nickname of "Pete,” was found dead in his bed at his rooming house in Gary Monday evening at about 6 o’clock. Lawson Meyer, also a former Rensselaer citizen, telephoned here to A. F. Long, who immediately Informed Bert Brenner, a brother of the dead man, at Valparaiso. This Tuesday morning Scott Brenner, another brother, of Mt. Ayr, went to Gary, as did Bert, from Valparaiso, add A. J., another brother, now of Winchester, Mr. Long was later notified that the body would be shipped to Rensselaer and would here on the 'milk-' train this' Tuesday evening. The funeral will probably take place at Mt. Ayr, and burial be made in the North Star cemetery, where other members of the family are buried. No particulars of his death could be procured, but it is presumed to have been caused by heart trouble. “Pete” was about 36 years of age and clerked in a drug/ store at Gary, being a fine pharmacist. Besides the brothers mentioned above, he leaves one sister, Mrs. Ira Sayler, at Mt. Ayr, and a half-brother, Ensign James E. Brenner, of the U. S. Navy.-

John Stephenson, a farmer, Saturday found a white robin-on the A. B. Hurd farm, near El Paso, 111. The blrl Is snowy white, with pink eyes. Although not unknown to science, it is a great rarity. Mr. Hurd expects to place the bird in one of the Chicago parks. Roy Miller, age 25, a Lake Shore brakeman, was cut to pieces on the tracks west of Laporte Friday night when flagging for an extra freight. Four or five trains passed while he was there and it is not known what train struck him. Miller had been married only three weeks and lived in Elkhart. Accidental death was the verdict of the coroner. Eugene N. Foss, three times elected governor of Massachusetts as a democrat, and a candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidency last year, Saturday, declared himself a republican, but remained indefinite regarding his reported candidacy for the republican nomination for re-election. Dissatisfaction with the present national administration is the cause of the change of parties.

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even an indication of innocence, but here is the story of a little girl, supported by the testimony of a step-lather and of her mother, if she had been called to relate it, and of two reputable physicians, alleging a crime so revolting that it makes the parents of girls shudder to think of the dangers that lurk in the community and with sympathy for the distracted parents and the poor invalid wife, we believe that the jail is the safest place for him to be for the sake of society and his own protection. . The case will be called for trial when the circuit court convenes in September: The defendant will doubtless ask for a change of venue and it will quite jfrobably be tried in Newton county. The penalty for the crime is 2 to 14 years in the penitentiary, while a provision of the law’ provides a further punishment of sterilization for criminals of this type.

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Wednesday

E. M. Thomas and Mrs. Sarah S. Maes Married.

E. M. Thomas and Mrs. Sarah 8. Mace, both of Rensselaer, were married Monday afternoon at about 5:30 o’clock at the residence of Elder r J. P. Green, on South Weston street Their many friends will join The Republican in wishing them much happiness.

ATHLETIC BATTING.

G AB H Pet E. Wilcox 10 38 16 421 Swartzell 10 43 16 372 Morgan 6 20 7 350 Clark, P 15 32 16 324 Parks 5 19 5 207 Clark 4 15 3 200 Denniston 8 32 6 188 Conn 5 18 3 167 Eldridge 3 12 2 167 Elderlo 38 6 158 Robinson 7 21 3 143 J. Wilcox 10 39 5 123 Cook 1 3 0 000 The Fountain county commissioners have announced that they will recommend the purchase of 16 voting machines. James Flanagan, of Saginaw, was robbed of $25 and his watch by two men with whom he was riding on the pilot of a train near-Wabash Saturday. After his valuables had been taken he was pushed from the locomotive. His Injuries are serious.

Major Samuel P. Cox, a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, died Saturday at his home in Gallatin, Mo., at the age of 85. In civil war days Major Cox gained faftie by slaying the notorious “Bill” Anderson, a guerilla chief, who, with his band of desperadoes, long terrorized northern Missouri. Major Cox also served the government, in the Sioux Indian uprisings of 1847. Under the public accountant law it is the state’s businessrto examine the books and reeodrs of the city schools and it is no longer necessary for the mayor to appoint such accountants, according to the opinion of Attorney General Thomas M. Honan. The act of 1899 has been repealed by the accounting act of 1909 and the duty devolved upon the state board, Honan thinks.

SEE THE MAN PULL THE PLOW. The J. L Case Plow Company will give exhibitions as follows: Thursday, August 21, at 10 a. m.— R. A. Parklson farm. Thursday, August 21, at 2 p. m.— Amos Alter farm. Friday, August 22, at 10 a. m.— Lawrence Kellner farm. Friday, August 22, at 2 p. nt—At Rensselaer. Every farmer who possibly can should attend one of these exhibitions and hear a splendid talk on PLOW and PLOWING by an expert HAMILTON & KEUHnSR, Local Agents. Suffered Ecxema Fifty Tears—Now Well. Seems a long time to endure the awful burning, itehing, smarting, skin-disease known as ’tetter”—another name for Eczema. Seems good to realize, also, that DR. HOBSON’S ECZEMA OINTMENT has proven a perfect cure Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes:—“l cannot sufficiently express my thanks to you for your Dr. Hobson’s Eczema Ointment. It has cured my tetter, which has troubled me for over fifty years. A. F. Long, or by mall, 50c. PFEIFFER CHEMICAL CO. St. Louis, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa. Phone 273 for feed and coal.

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