Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1914 — Page 1

No. 170.

SPORTING NEWS.

By Fan Attic.

A strike involving all of the big league ball players is threatened and it earned out the league parks will be closed Wednesday. David I*. Fultz, president of the Players’ Fraternity, declared that if organized iball did not accede to their demand the players would not consider themselves under contract after July 22nd. Ban Johnson,, president of the American League, said that a strike would be more disastrous to the players than the owners, as the coming in the of the Federal League this year has been the cause of the receipts not being up to standard and the club own> ers could stand the loss better than the players. The cause of the contemplated strike isthe decision hattaed dOwh by the hatioiiar commission in the case of Clarence Kraft, of the Newark. International League club. Kraft was ordered to report to the Nashvillp club of the Southern Association, at a cut of $l5O in salary- Kraft refused to obey the decision and was suspended. The players’ Fraternity took up the case and has fought the national commission, and since practically every player belongs to the Fraternity they probably, will fight it bitterly This has-been the •most turbulent year ever recorded since the formation of the' major leagues. The advent of the Federal league has been the main cause. Several stars have gone over do the Feds while under contract and in several cases injunctions have been filed against the jumpers restrain-, ing them from playing until the court decisions are handed down. Boston and Detroit battled 16 rounds yesterday before reaching a decision. Detroit tied the score in the 9tth and Leonard took up the mound duties for the Bed Sox and held the Tigers the rest of, the way. In the 16th Carrigan walked but was forced by Leonard. Hooper singled and Scott walked. With the bases choked Tris Speaker smashed out the winning hit. Detroit used 4 moundsmen during the afternoon. Jay Kirke, young Nap first baseman, has won ihimself steady berth by his great hitting. Up to date he has batted over the 400 mark.

Pittsburg is now firmly intrenched in the cellar and if something does not happen soon will probably be there when the gong rings this fall, v - Beck, the young Cardinal third sacker, is putting up a great game at that corner for Huggins and' is cracking out base hits wife a great regularity. ' ' . Willie Doak, fee young Card heaver, is going in great shape and is giving Christy Mathewson a run for the pitching honors of the organiaztlon. < Jlt|3|| Terry Turner received one of Joe Boehling’s fast ones on the knob yesterday and had to retire from the-game. - --■ 7 The Cubs continue to pile up the base hits with great regularity and the pitchers of the league would rather face any team on the circuit than the Brains. Lefty Baumgarner was on the mound for the Phillies and was hammered for 14 drives. The Browns copped both ends of yesterday’s bargain bill from the Yanks and passed the Sox in the pennant scramble! Jimmy Austin, the veteran third baseman, is putting up a sterling game and It seems that he grows better with age.. . —t report is being circulated feat Jimmy Bheckard will take the management of the Cleveland club and that Joe Birmingham will take his place in the association. Thd low position of the Naps and Birmfnghams inability to oope with his play* era are given as reasons. Home Run Baker has taken the leadership for the hitting in the American, passing Ty Cobb by a single point.

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The Evening Republican

PERVERATE LOVERS ARE BOTH TO LIVE

Married Man and CHri Who Took Carbolic Acid Now Say They Are Done With Each Other. Grace Plant, of Delphi, and her cousin’s husband, Emil Buehrer, of Toledo, Ohio, who tried to end their lives by suieide at Teeumseh Trail park at Lafayette, are both to live and have a chance to repent their folly if they have enough brains to indulge in anything so serious as rcpentence. Their per* verted idea of love led them to believe that their relatives were responsible for their inability to marry and they thought .they would be real romantic if they locked themselves in each other’s arms and then drank poison. The girl and man were both able to sit up 1 at the hospital Monday and the girl said that when shewas entirely well she would return to her home in Delphi. She said she hoped she would 'never see Buehrer again. The desire seems to be mutual, for Buehrer says he never wants-to see the girl againi, He was a fireman on the Lake Shore and Michigan ’Southern railroad. He has a wife and three children and he says he can not face them, nor his fellow employees on the railroad and he will go to his parents’ home, an unvarying plaee of relfuge when in trouble, at Archibald, Ohio. ‘

Pocahontas Basket Dinner.

The Pocahontas and their families will hold a basket dinner Sunday, July 26th, at the home of Mrs. John Smith, on the Warrew Robinson plate. Bring your baskets and remain all day.—By Order of the Pocahontas. • '

Show at the Gayety Was Really a Mighty Good One.

Those who attended The Gayety last night and heard 'the musical number by Minetti & Rimondo pronounce it the best thing that has been at the airdome this year. They say that it has any 10-cent show that was ever given in this city outclassed. The team play the piano accordion and violin and their rendition of popular music proved such a hit that they were encored time and again and they responded most cheerfully. . ■-.<? The same team is at The Gayety again tonight and those who failed to see-and hear Minetti & Rimondo last evening will have another opportunity tonight.

Today is a scorcher again and corn is stiflering very much. Steve Comer has taken the pains to make an examination at several places in the county and estimates that at this time corn has suffered a 25 per cent damage over fee prospect of three or four weeks ago. Failure to rain within a week will result in a 50 per cent damage, some estimate. Sweetcorn patches in town have mafiy of them dried up without producing an ear of corti. The same condition exists, it is said, in the country quite generally. Several old stated to The Republican reporter that this is the dryest season they ever saw In Jasper county at this time of the year. Many remember the dry summer referred to by Trustee Parks, of Mflroy township. They say that the drouth this year began earlier and that the heat has been much more intense. Today the njercury stands at 92 in the shade and it is mighty uncomfortable.

Speak Up Ton Com Growers; Chance to See the Big Show.

Indianapolis, Ind., July 20.-r-In : diana boys who are champion corn growers in their respective counties will be appointed delegatee to the annual convention of the National Topnotch Farmers* club, to be held next year at San Francisco, under the auspices of the Panama-Pacific exposition, If Governor Ralston can learn their names. Last April, the governor, on the request, of the farmers’ organization, asked, through the county superintendents of the state* for the names of the three juvenile com kings in each county isl order to make his selection of delegatee. To these letters, only 19 county superintendents have responded. Tt is desired that in counties where there Is. a boys’ com club, the president of the club and the two boys under 21 years old, holding the record for the largest acreage yield of corn should be named. In comities where no boys’ com elfcb exists, the county superintendent was requested to name three farmer boys under 21 years old to I act as such delegates.

1 - 1 ' RENSSELAER. Twariwi, TUESDAY, JULY U, 1914.

FARMER’S Wife wares A SPLENDID APPEAL

Suggests From ~ In the northwest each thrashing crew takes a cook and all equipment with which to prepare meals, knows he will have his regular number of men to get dinner for, whether it rains or not; whether the machine breaks down or not; therefore, his food supply need not be wasted or over-estimated, while often farmers’ wives in this district do not know two hour® ahead that they will be expected to feed 25 or, atkmen, Then they; must hurry, rush, run, to get something together for a meal; borrow dishes of the neighbors, because not one in twenty have utensils, and dishes enough to serene so many. They cook everyth ing N on the place, hoping to have plenty. ma y n °t be many hours’ work, but they happen to break something, so the whole crew is there a second day. The horror olit is appalling when they were expected ito get to the job, and there is a little ill feeling, too, as the neighbor possibly has just the right number of hours. So meal time comes just after the machine moves to the next jpb. Likely he had more grain than the people who were required to furnish two dinners, hoiyse feed and all, remember, for all those teams; No wonder so many object to making' two rounds through the ring, one for wheafe and-another for the oats. Ten dollars is a fair estimate for thrashing dinner, feed and all. No wonder if a little shower comes up that the grain has dried so slowly it is impossible, to thresh till afternoon; incidentally, that keeps such a lot of men out of the field a half day, while the grain at the end of the run, may be rotting in the shocks. On the other hand a certain farmer mayjnake all preparations to have threshers, the baking is done, the meat* L; bought, the vegetables are ready. But it rains, or the machine must be repaired; so they all go home to return in two days. The result is a number of dollars’ worth of stuff thrown or given ” away. Still, all this must be prepared again. Now, this actually occurs;" it is not overdrawn. There is a reform under way, not so many miles off, where these problems are all solved satisfactorily; by each man (except the machine crew) taking with him Aach day a nice, wholesome lundh and a tincup. The farmer’s wife makes coffee galore, and fills the tin as often as is desired. They have plenty of room to eat, not being jammed down twelve on a side at a table in a hot kitchen, with a table spoon to stir with and a baby knife to cut meat with, and this privilege is not always given till the third table, which often delays work for so many men, a half to of an hour. Factory men figure time closer than farmers. 'Pies may also he served with the coffee, as it is difficult to pack in lunch, and we understand is very acceptable. In the rings that have tried this play, they are well pleased. Several days’ time is saved in the long run. General health is better by not being compelled to eat so hurriedly, and in such confusion. Financially it is a square deal all around. The women are not over-taxed, and last but not by any means the least, there is harmony, no envy, nor malice, Jealousy or hatred. Why not break the yoke of cufr tom and give this a fair trial?—A Farmer’s Wife. '

Misses Grace and Marguerite Norris have returned from a two weeks’ visit with the families of er and Harry Kays, In Hammond. Their parents, Mt. and Mrs. James Norris, also spent Sunday there. Mr. Fisher, who moved to Hammond from Rensselaer, has been in quite poor, health and unablq to work all summer.

The Monon shops are putting on more men in the various departments. There are still positions open for machinists, blacksmiths, boilermakers, car builders, helpers and yard laborers of the right type Men desiring work should see Geo. Crumibo, general foreman of the shops, at once The night shift in the boiler Shop and machine shop is to be replaced August 1, and it is also rumored at that time more chinists will be added to the day fpree—Lafayette Journal. J (Muck fires are causing considerable trouble in some parts of the county. Firman Thompson has been having trouble for some time. Monday a big fire in the muck at Jttth. lifer’s big farm near Gilford broke'out and before It could be placed under control it had destroyed id acres of oats whioh was to have been cut today. The muck will burn for, weeks unless it can be stopped by v a big rala~w- by burning all of the muck in the patch where the fire starts.

H. w. MARBLE GETS

Nine Firms on Hand When Contract for Digging Northern Jasper Ditch Was Let - H. W. Marble, of Wheatfleld, was , the successful bidder in the Hobbs ditch letting in Rensselaer (Monday afternoon. Nine firms mentioned below were on hand and all of them agree that the contract went very low. The Hobbs ditch will run through the town of Kersey and will have its outlet in the Hodge ditch, which is a lateral to the Kankakee. It is to bo 11/*l 1 /* mles In length and the estimated yardage is 118,000. Owing to the way it lies it will have to be dug with a dry-land dredge. Bidding started at 12 cents per yard various firms cracked away until it was finally sold to Marble for 8.65 cents per yard. The Rensselaer Dredging Co., of which B. D. Comer is president,‘was the next lowest bidder. This company’s last bid was 8.74 cents per yard. Mr. Marble has a dredge on hand ready to begin the work. The other firms bidding were: The Rensselaer Dredging Co., John Hack & Son, C. H. Sternberg, Dilley & Berdine, Wright & Herring, Will Brown ans H. H. Hansen.

Complete Prohibition —- Ticket Named in County

The prohibitionists of Jasper county* in their recent convention nominated the following ticket: Clefk, Frank Morrow; auditor, C. A. Bringle; treasurer, W. S. Day; Sheriff, Chas. Leavel; assessor, O. H. McKay; surveyor, S. E. Thornton; coroner, W. W. Reeve; commissioner firet district, Jesse Wilmington; third district, Riley Tullis; couneil-men-at-lairge, A. G. W. Farmer, William Powers, John W. Norman; councilman first district, William' Blankenbaker; second district, H. aiU to e^sprupßa l *punj>uex Brand; fourth districts Ossian Ritchey; Joint representative of White and Jasper counties, O. L. Chivington. * E. S. Thornton was elected county chairman and C. A. Bringle secretary and treasurer.

F. G. Kresler Went to City to Buy lee Plant.

Frank G. Kresler, the city ice dealer, went to Chicago today to buy an ice manufacturing plant, which fie will install in Rensselaer and use in future years instead of depending on natural ice. It was his intention to purchase a plant costing $7,000 or SB,OOO. It is not improbable that he will eventually engage in the bottling business as well as the manufacturing of fee.

Floated “Old Glory” For The First Time Monday.

John O’Connor found feat the cement that furnished the foundation for his fine flagpole had set sufficiently Monday to permit fee ,removal of the guy wires and they were taken down. Old Olory was then Taised and It flaunted to the breeze all day. Mr. O'Connor gtates that the first day’s flying of the flag was in honor of Jack Montgomery, who never passes the flag feat he does not salute it. Monday happened to be Jack’s birthday, which one we do not know, and fee flag was raised in respect to Jack’s patriotism.

W. R. Shesler received word that his aged mother, Mrs. Oassie W. Shesler, was very sick at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Hudson, at Watseka, 111., and he left for there tnls afternoon. Mrs. Shesler is 35 yeaj-s of age and prior to last spring made her honra here with her son. j l>r. G R. Coffin, of MonticSHo, district chairman of the progressive party, accompanied by Will Ada of Kentland, the candidate on the progressive ticket for congress, were; in Rensselaer today. They are making a trip over the district contracting for space from a number of newspapers, to be used during the campaign in promoting the progressive cause.

Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Broun and Mary Jane returned last evening from a delightful 10-days’ automobile and camping trip. They went to Shelby, Ohio, where they spent two days with Mrs. Brown’s aunt. They then went to Cleveland and home -by easy stages, stopping at Ft Wayne and other places They took a tent with them and camped out eaeh night, cooking their own meals and the experience proved vew enjoyable. Dr. Brown will spend a day or two more at his country home before returning to his office.

SEEK TO RESTRICT RAILROADS’ GRASP

Interstate Commerce Commission Would Widely Separate Front Private Business. Washington, July 20.—Urging that the line of demarkation be tween great railroad interests and private business enterprises* particularly those relating to the coal industry, be more clearly drown, the interstate commerce commission today recommended to congress that the Hepburn rate law fie extended to embrace all traffic. This clause now declares it unlawful for a railroad to transport any article, other than timber and eoel, in which it may have any interest, except such articles necessary for its Use as a common carrier. The commissioner’s report was based on its investigation into the transportation of coal and oil, ordered by congress nearly seven years ago. : From facts developed in the investigation, “particularly those describing the industrial railways around St. Louis, and those des-cribing-the relations of the New York Central lines to coal properties, in Illinois,” the commission declared ft “believes it important that the public business of transportation should- be ckariy separated from private business, that railroads should be prohibited from furnishing, directly or indirectly, capital or loans to private enterprises; that railroads should be prohibited from extending the use of their credit for the benefit of private individuals or companies; and tharfr the commodities clause should be enforced and extended to all traffic.” The report asserted that a “potent evil arising from the mutual interests of carriers and coal companies lies in the fact that Inasmuch as there are In reality two profits, one in the safe and the other in the transportation of the coal, the profit in the freight rate becomes an added factor in the competition for commercial coal business.” . ~- U :~- 7 The report includes a long list Of railroads owning bonds and stocks in coal companies, and officials of many lines were said to hold interests in coal properties. A list of stockholders of the Wabash railroad, as of October 3, I#ll, showed the stock largely to be held In names of members of the Gould family and a man understood to represent the Russell Sage estate, and -the commission remarked that the “records of the Consolidated Coal company of St Louis show the Stock of that company to rest largely with members of the Gould tonally and Olivia H. Sage.”

EliZur Eage Sues Benton County Woman on Contract.

Elizur Sage some time ago brought suit against Mrs. Mary Ann Day, of Fowler, to compel her to comply wife a purchase contract for a farm at Redwood, Minn. Mr. Sage purchased a farm there and later contracted its sale to Mrs. Day, who paid him SI,OOO of fee purchase price, which was $29,000. The contract provided that Mrs. Day was to pay $22,000 on Marfe Ist, and the balance was to be secured by notes. The complaint filed (by Mr. Sage, through his attorneys, W. H. Parkinson and O. A Williams, states that the money due on March Ist was not paid and that Mrs. Day has signified her intention not to comply wffe fee contract. The suit was filed fa Benton county, but has just been taken to Tippecanoe county on change of venfle.

Dr. Turner’s onions at the Burk bridge are to be the finest in Jasper county- George Zea is the head onion fanner and he has worked .with untiring energy himself and has had good help. That section was favored ‘by some rains which did not reach most of the onion fields. Dr. Turfler has 57 acres of onions on his Walker township farm. They are suffering considerably for need Jot rain and a means of iretgmttonwas undertaken by Dr. Tunfter (Monday. He used a metal pipe 60 rods long across one end of the field. From this extended 90 pipes, each with a spray on the end. This spray was expected to throw water 20 feet In eaeh direction. The water was to he pumped from the dredge ditch. The engines used for the pumping did not prove adequate to make a complete success of the experiment, the sprsys throwing the water only about 10 feet It was expected to shift the whole machinery after each strip was well soaked. Dr. Turfler and Ms assistants put hi the whole of Monday night trying to . get the irrigation plant in condition. v

WSATHKR. Probably fair today and Wednesday. •.J ;' Order a robber stamp today from The Republican.

PHILIP MCELFRESH DIED AT ADVANCE AGE

Old Oltinn Passed Away at His Home in Eastern Fart of Town -Funeral Wednesday. Philip McElfresh, an old cittern of the county, died shortly .before 4 o’elock this Tuesday morning after a decline of some time, which took a sudden turn for the worse about two weeks ago. He was 82 years, 3 months and 6 days of age He was bom in Maryland April 15th, 1832.. He moved to Ooshoekton county, Ohio, when a young man and there was married to Elizabeth Oourtright To ttrt? union were born eight children, two of whom died in infancy. The other six are living, their names being: Mrs Emma Hemphill, of North Platte, Neb.; William iMcEffreph, of Lincoln, Neb.; Abraham McElfresh, of Kanorado, Kans.; Milton MeElfresh, whose address is unknown, but who is supposed to be in the west; Herve MeElfresh, of Ifchlea, j Neb.;, and Mrs. Clara Adstt, of Foster, Neb. Rev. Willlian McElfresh brother Herve tlWe A few days before their father’s death. His first wife died in 1875 and he was again married on Aug. 30, 1882, to Mariah 6hriver, who also survives him. He also is survived by six sisters, one brother, a number children and many friends. Mr. McElfresh was converted In early'* life and lived a consistent and Godly life. He has been Idem rifled with the Christian ehtpeh for many years and his funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at that church, being conducted by Rev. G. H. Clarke, now of Indianapolis, 'but formerly of this city.

TRIBUTE LACKING AS HUERTA SAILS

Dictator Leaves His War-Rent Conntry Wife No Signs of Homage— Jamaica is Destination. —.1...-' ' Puerto Mexico, July 20,-The German cruiser Dresden, with former President Huerta and his family, and former War Minister Blanquet, Senora Blanquet and their daughter, aboard, sailed at 7:30 o’clock this evening for Jamaica. The departure of the former chief executive was without incident, there not being even any shouts of “goodbye” to him from fee dock. The only thing to indicate any one of distinction was aboard the Dresden, was jm extended file of fifty troops, part of fee famous 29th arid part of fee Zaragoza battalion, drawn up at attention in front of ■the train and facing fee cruiser. These troops presented arms as T\_ AO J . S v « 11 so dark it is doubtful if Huerta observed this sole tribute to his departure. He and Senora Huerta will have to remember as incidents of their going little more than the embraces of friends and relatives, and even these were undemonstrative. The town tonight is an object of considerable speculative interest Orders have been issued for the retirement during the night of virtually all the troops, leaving the plaee open to fee constitutionalists. The feeling toward Americans has not been bettered by the presence of Huerta and his followers and there here tomorrow.

Dr. Washburn Attends Masting of Monon Surgeons at French Lick.

Dr. and Mrs. L M. Washburn went to French Lick Springs Monday night, to be present today at a meeting of the surgeons and claim agents of the Monon railroad. There will be 34 suTgeone present and several papers will be read and discussed and some time devoted to social diversion. The wives of the attending surgeons are also to be entertained.

Social at James School House.

There wifi be a lOeent social at the James school house on Friday evening, July 24th, given by the Ladies’ Aid. All are invited.

Brookston Mas Topped Chicago Stock Marker Monday.

Joseph BL Kious, of Brookston, topped the Chicago cattle market Monday with a load of steers averaging 1534 pounds*. The price ha received was $3.95 per hundred. Mr, Kious was informed that the only thing which kept him Isom getting $lO per hundred was a prejudice in the yards against paying that price. He stated that there is a well founded effort to keep the pries bdow lfleenta Mr Kious had two. loads on -the market, the other load selling tor SB-80. * AMM '

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