Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1914 — Page 1

No. 62.

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Hazelden Greenhouse Totally Destroyed by Fire Last Sunday.

Newton County Enterprise. The greenhouse at Hazelden was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. Charles ’Leavitt, custodian of the grounds, was at the house, but did not discover the fire in time even to save the large number of plants that were being grown for spring planting. The electric wires for

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Hazelden center arp in this building and it is believed the fire may have been started by some defect or crossing of the wires.

FOR SALE—You have something to sell and can sell it, too, by placing an advertisement in The Rembliean’s Classified columns. Think of it, a 3-line ad all week for a quarter. Has saved «*n agent’s commission to many. Phone it to No. 18.

Entered January 1, 1897, as second class mall matter, at the postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the act of March 3. 1879.

TELEPHONE QUESTION BEFORE COMMISSION

Attorney Halleck Appears for the People and Attorney Parkinson For the Company. The Public Service Commission in Indianapolis today listened to the argument of Attorney A. Halleck and Attorney W. H. Parkinson in the local telephone matter. Delos Thompson, the president and general manager of the company, has been in Indianapolis since yesterday. Mr. Parkinson will tell of the direful hardships that have beset the local company and how the president has worn himself thinbeoause of the troubles and how the company, capitalized for $48,000 and taxed for about SIO,OOO and having an actual physical valuation of a lot more than it is capitalized for has been dragging the poor stockholders nearer and nearer the brink of financial ruin until they have come to the commission to ask them to authorize an increase of rates of something l|ke fifty per cent. Mr. Thompson will doubtless have his pockets bulging out with the figures showing that the receipts have all faded away and the company has been compelled to use about all of its toll receipts to keep its nose above water and that Central Union experts testify that it costs $1.40 to plant a twenty foot pole. But the commission is composed of five men who know a few things and Attorney A. Halleck will inform them in cases where they do not know, and we are just as certain as we were the day that Mr. Murphy listened to the long sizing of figures here, that the commission will decide that it has no authority and in justice to the patrons of the utility and with regard to their duties will not authorize a higher rate based upon any promise of reconstruction. The Republican has known for' some time that several telephone men have been after the local plant and have offered President Thompson far in excess of the 50 per cent that he so frequently bluffed about selling out for. We are informed that at this time there is an offer to buy the plant at 85 per cent of its capitalization. And we believe that a man or a company can be found to take over the plant at 100 per cent, and if the entire plant can not be bought that the prospective purchasers will give 85 per cent and possibly 100 per cent for the controlling stock, provided it Includes the stock owned by Delos Thompson. The Republican is more and more convinced that there is money and

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 191*.

MISS ELEANOR WILSON IS REPORTED ENGAGED

Washington People Believe She Will Marry Secretary of the ' Treasury McAdoo in June. It is reported in Washington society circles that Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the president, is to be married in June to Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury Department. Miss Wilson is 24 years of age and the secretary is 50 and a widower with six children, two of whom are married.

lots of it in the telephone business and that any figures produced to show that the Jasper County Telephone Co. has lost money are nothing more than a proof of mismanagement. A telephone story will be printed in a day or two that will show that a man who started in four years ago with a capital of SI,BOO built up a plant that made him a profit of more than $15,000 when sold four years later. We have been fold that we do not know anything about the telephone business. Delos Thompson told us so. Strange idea for a man who acknowledges that ,be has made a complete failure of the business for twenty years, in the very center of a territory where others have made small fortunes. But ignorant as we may be or as he may consider us to be in the business, we will venture that any real telephone man or real business man who will undertake the management of the local company can make it earn at the present rates from 12 to 20 per cent a year. If Mr. Thompson will sell the controlling interest in the telephone company for 85 cents on the dollar he won’t have to go beyond April Ist and probably not later than March 20th to make a sale. And a man will buy the plant who will give a written contract to maintain the rates at $2 for business phones and $1 for residence and farm phones for a period of 25 years. If the people swallow the slush about this telephone company losing money or about the aggrieved stockholders selling the business out at 50 cents on the dollar they are an easier bunch of marks than we believe them to be and the only way we will be convinced we are wrong is for Mr. Thompson, the president and the general manager, to make a proposition to sell those figures. We believe that he is holding the stock, his stock, at somewhat above par. Does this look like a reason why higher rates are deserved? Put this company into the hands of telephone men who have the business ability to run it and at the rates now paid it will beat any bank stock In Jasper county.

DEMOCRATS NAME FULL TICKET IN COUNTY

Well Attended and Enthusiastic -Convention Held at the Court House This Afternoon. Democratic County Ticket. For Clerk—T. F. Maloney, of Kankakee. For Auditor—Leslie Sayers,, of Wheatfield. For Treasurer—W. I. Hoover, of Marion. For Sheriff- Josiah Davisson, of MaTion. „ . For Surveyor—Devere Yeoman, of Marion. For Assessor—Joe Thomas, of Newton. For Coroner—Dr. A. P. Rainier, of Carpenter. For Commissioner First District— William Hershman, of Walker. For Commissioner Third District —James Washburn, of Carpenter. The democrats of Jasper county held an enthusiastic convention this Friday afternoon in the east court room of the court house. Lee Glazebrook presided as chairman and C. Arthur Tuteur secretary, while Editors John Bowie, of Wheatfield, and Babcock, of Rensselaer, were the tellers. The office of county clerk was the first for which nominations were called and finally it was passed and a call was made for nominations for auditor. Three names were placed before the convention, Frank Welsh, of Jordan township; Leslie Sayers, of Wheatfield township; and T. M. Callahan, of Marion township. It required only two ballots to nominate Sayers. They resulted as follows: Sayers 46%, Welsh 43y 2 , Callahan 27. Sayers 60 1-3, Welsh 37 1-3, Callahan 20 1-3. Mr. Welsh moved that the nomination of Mr. Sayers he made unanimous and- this was done. Mr. Sayers is the superintendent of the schools at Wheatfield and is an excellent citizen and doubtless well qualified for the office. The next contest was for county treasurer. Sheriff William I. Hoover, of the Babcock-Honan wing of the party, won out over Felix Irwin, of Fair Oaks, by the vote of 67% to 45%. The delegates seemed to consider it is better to perpetuate a good campaigner in office than to pass the offices about to the wellqualified and deserving members of the party. The next nomination was for sheriff. There was a long wait after Chairman Glazebrook called for nominations and finally Ellis Jones, of Carpenter township, proposed the name of Emmet E. O’Con-

nor, of that township, and Chairman Glazebrook was announcing that nominations were closed when Sheriff Hoover, the candidate for jumped up and placed Mr. Davisson in nomination. The ballot gave Davisson 78% votes and O’Connor 39%. The closest race came for township assessor. The candidates were W. R. Nowels, of Marion, and Joe Thomas, of Newton. Attorney Tialleck nominated Mr. Nowels with a brief spasm of oratory. In the voting Mr. Honan’s precinct gave Nowels 4 votes and Thomas 7. Thomas received the nomination by the narrow margin of 1% votes, the ballot resulting in 59% votes for Thomas and 58% for Nowels, that is, if the tellers did hot make any mistake in their addition. The office of surveyor was passed for some time, as Devere Yeoman, the present ineumbent, had announced that he would not accept it again. Finally Editor Babcock placed him in nomination and the convention put his name up any way; \ ———- T. F. Maloney, of Kankakee township, was then nominated by acclamation for county clerk. Dr. A. P. Rainier, of Carpenter township, was nominated by acclamation for coroner. William Hershman tried to dodge the nomination for commissioner of the first district by nomnating William Fitzgerald, of Kankakee, but Mr. Fitzgerald declined and when Mr. Hershman tried to decline the delegates put up such a bedlam that he could not be heard and he was named by acclamation. James Washburn, of Carpenter, defeated A. H. Dickinson, of the same township, for commissioner of the third district by the vote of 79 to 39. i The matter of naming seven candidates for county council was left to the county committee. The following were chosen delegates to the county convention: John Bowie, Simon Fendig, J. A. McFarland, W. I. Hoover, E. P. Honan, C. A. Tuteur, Dr. A. P. Rainier and Frank Fenwick. The convention adjourned at 2:45 o’clock. The ticket Is generally regarded as being a good one in all respects.

Progressive Banquet Will Take Place This Evening.

The Progressive banquet is to take place this evening at 6:30 o’clock at the armory. It is expected that 250 will set down at the banquet table. Hon. Clifford Jackman, of Huntington, who was the Progressive candidate for attorney general two years ago, is to be the principal speaker. C. P. Fate, the restauranteur, is serving the banqueters.

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