Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1915 — Page 1

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TONIGHT AT THE PRINCESS Thanhouser The Million Dollar Mystery This will be the most interesting of the series up to date. Comedy—“ High Spots oh Broadway.” 7-8-9

Mrs. T. W. Grant to Undergo Optical Operation.

iMrs. T. W. Grant, accompanied by K her husband and Miss Mattie Hemphill, the trained nurse, went to Lafayette today, where’ she will enter St. Elizabeth’s hospital for an operation on one of her eyes. Dr. Keiper, the eye specialist, will perform it. Miss Hemphill will remain with her only until after the operation.

LYCEUM COURSE DATES.

Jan. 21—Dr. Cadman. Feb. 25—The Boyds. March 17—Weatherwax Bros. April 7—Bargelt &,Co.

Big Suit and Overcoat Sale • at Duvall’s Quality Shop Rensselaer, Ind. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 20, we will sell all our sls and $16.50 men’s and youths’ suits at $9.99 "I _ ' . . ■ ■ ‘ ' —' ' """ ' All our men’s and youths’ $lB and S2O suits at sl2 and $13.50. All our men’s and youth’s s22.soand $25.00 suite at $16.50. Your choice of 10 fur overcoats at $21.00. Boy’s Suite, SIO.OO grade for $7.00 “ “ 8.50 grade “ $6.00 “ - 7.50 grade “ $5.00 i ‘‘ “ 6.50 grade “ $4.50 5.00 grade “ $3.50 Men’s Overcoats, $22.50 for $16.50 “ “ 20.00 “ 13.50 “ “ 18.00“ 12.00 « “ 16.50“ 11.00 “ 15.00 “ 10.00 12.00 “ 8.00 « “ 10.00 “ 7.00 ' ■ Sheep lined corduroy and duck coats $3.50 and $4.50. Now is the time to purchase as you can save dollars. - .... - ■ ~ C. Earl Duvall \ ....1...... ___ > ~ ■ J.. - -

The Evening Republican.

ENGLISH TERRORIZED BY ZEPPELIN BOMBS

Pour Towns Shelled and Several Deaths Result—Attempt Made to Destroy Palaea England was terrorized Tuesday night when one or more Zeppelins made a daring raid, dropping bombs in four towns, damaging much property and causing several deaths. An attempt was made to blow up the king’s royal palace in Sandringham, but this Tailed. It is believed the Zeppelin went to Wilhemshaven, Germany, a distance of 300 miles.

Dr. Parks Cadman, who comes to us on Thursday evening of this week, is without doubt one of the leading speakers and orators of America As pastor of the Central Congregational church in Brooklyn he has had wonderful success, and is classed among the most successful pastors of the world of today. You should by all means hear him Thursday evening at the Methodist church at 8:40 p. m. The reason for the late beginning is on account of the revival at the Christian church. You can attend the revival and have ample time to secure a seat and hear the entire lecture.

Notice to Skaters. Because of depredations committed at the ice pond it becomes necessary for me to forbid skating there and any trespassing will be prosecuted. All must keep off.— F. G. Kresler.

The Loyal Sons Class of the Christian Bible School will hold a market at Rowen & Kiser’s store, Saturday, Jan. 23rd; open' at 9 o’clock. The usual good things to sell. Fresh fish, smoked white fish, finnan haddies, canned salmon, oysters and oyster crackers at Osborne’s. Phone 439.

Lyceum Course.

Market Saturday.

RENSSELAER INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1915.

THIEVES STEAL TIRES FROM AUTO

Main Garage Visited Monday Might and Four Tire* Out From Sides of Two Oars. Thieves visited the Main Garage in Rensselaer Monday night and stole four automobile tires. The tires were carried on the sides of two machines and the straps which held them were cut and the thieves hurried away with their stolen booty. Ohe of the tires was a new Ajak, one a new Firestone, one a repaired Firestone and the fourth a new Diamond tire The number of the Diamond tire was 40,673,283. No trace of the thieves was found, except that Nightwatch Critser saw a strange Ford touring car running about the city that night. The theft was reported to the Motorists Security Alliance, of Chicago, and they sent B. D. Way, a representative here. The company insures machines against theft but can not insure accessories. It is probable that the tires will never be recovered and all should take warning to Iqck theif private garages, as the practice of stealing tires is apt to become common.

Larkin Potts Suffered Severe Paralytic Stroke.

Larkin Potts, an aged soldier of the civil war, suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday evening at his home in the northwest part of town and he has* failed rapidly since then. It is probable that the stroke will result fatally and indications are that death will not be far removed.

Creamery Butter 34c.

We will retain high class creamery butter at 34 cents a pound. Buttermilk on hand at all times. The W. H. Dexter Creamery, Just east of The Republican oflice.

WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight: colder north and east portion; Thursday fair.

CHAOS RULES IN CITY OF MEXICO

Bandit Villa Prepares to Leave Capitol and Enter Upon Another Northern Campaign. "Watchful waiting” put Carranza and then Villa in charge of wartorn Mexico. Cbnditions are today worse in that country than ever before and the fact that production of the prime necessities of life during the past three years has been curtailed by the war puts the country in a deplorable condition at this time and many unwilling persons are compelled to attach themselves to one or another of the bandit armies to procure a living. The mortality during the long war has not been very great. Strangely the Mexican bullets have failed to result fatally in many cases, apparantly due to bad marksmanship, but armies of a few hundred, under leaders who have no object except their own welfare, have tramped the country over and,over and growing fields have been devastated, cattle ranches raided, banks and stores robbed, women outraged, mining industries destroyed by dynamite and a state of anarchy has existed from which there will probably never be any relief except it comes from a protectorate established by the United States. A firm hand might have restored peace in Mexico a long time ago, but the feeble warnings that have eminated. from President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have failed of results in Mexico and have not secured respect any place in the world.* There was never a doorstep of a great power so bloody with revolution as Mexico where in the interest of humanity and for the protection of the subjects and investments of the people from other countries intervention was not the policy. . Now Villa has issued an order to the national railway to move its offices from Mexico City to some point north. At the same time the records of the capital have been packed apparently for the evacuation of the capital and removal of the property to some northern city. Villa plans a campaign in northern Mexico, which has c been the scene of the greatest disturbance for a long time. A Washington dispatch says that the confusion is greater than ever and the various warring factions seem to have no prospect of getting together for peace because of their personal ambitions and because the leaders and profit In their plundering warfare. Knowing the purpose of bandit leadership new and ambitious leaders are asserting themselves with a handful of half starved, poorly armed and untrained men. They can rob and destroy and persecute and they assume the title of "general” arid become factors in the imbroglia. A country rich in natural resources in which people from the United States and England and other countries had established 'Homes and made investments has been and is being ravished by Indians and half breeds and a great nation looks on and approves it. Confident that progress and opportunity and health and happiness follow the American flag and believing that in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines the justice of our course has been proved by the happy conditions that have resulted from the chaos of many years, we can not believe that the United States is right in failing to do a duty to civilization in Mexico.

SEE THE MASTER KEY AT THE Rex Theatre 15 Episodes In All On Saturday, x January 23 we willpresent the first episode of “THE MASTER KEF in two parts ▲lso two additional parts of an entertaining and instructive nature or drama or comedy. This will make a sprong program; one that must appeal to all lovers of clean, instructive photo plays. The Master Key appeals to us as a subject of exceptional merit, and wo ask the public to see the first ' episode, Then pass on our judgI ment aa to its merit. I Admission: Children sc; General 10c on Saturday night only whill Master Key funs. Saturday matinee 6c.

SENATE PASSES M’CORMICK MEASURE

Abolishment of Capital Punishment Had Majority of 6—Public drinking Cups Doomed. The state senate Tuesday passed Senator McCormick’s measure to abolish capital punishment in Indiana. The vote was 27 to 21. The measure met some sharp opposition. Senator Van Auken argued against the measure, saying that a sentence for life in Indiana did not mean a sentence for life, but implied only the imprisonment*of the murderer for 10 or 12 years, until some governor issued a pardon. Representative Reser, of Lafayette, also opposed the measure. The abolition of public drinking cups was the provision of a measure that passed the senate by a vote of 30 to 18. A similar measure passed both the house and senate when Thos. R. Marshall was governor but he vetoed it A bill was introduced to give blacksmiths liens on wagons and horses for work performed was offered by Senator Cleveland, of Evansville. So far no one has offered a bill to put the fellow who deadbeats a newspaper in jail and apparently the newspapers are going to continue to do business to suit themselves. Senator White’s bill for the benefit of school teachers provides that where a teacher has taught for 100 months and has maintained a teaching grade of pinety per cent during that time, they shall be issued a life license by the state. Another bill presented by Senator White proposes to transport free of charge high school pupils living in townships where consolidated township schools are located. Under the present law only students of the grade schools are transported. . Fifteen new measures were introduced in the legislature, among them one by Representative Wood, which provides that legal notices shall be published in newspapers nearest the affected territory. This is a measure that out-of-county-seat papers have been trying to get through for a number of years. It is not known just why Mr. Wood fathers the effort unless he contemplates starting a newspaper at Parr. Possibly, ot we may say probably, however, he has simply introduced it to please some constituent and does not approve it himself.

Real Estate Transfers.

William Klein et ux to Charles M. Dunn, Jan. 14, n’/ 2 n% n‘/ 2 se, 22-28-6, 100 acres, Milroy, $8,000., William E. Ott et ux to Ellen Hyde, Jan. 8, Its 9, 10 Remington, Schaeffer’s add, $2,400. Thomas Harris et ux to Leroy Harris, Jan. 5, out It 5, Remington, Stratton’s add, SSOO. Anton Madsen et ux to August R. Schultz, Jan. 16, nw ne, 12-30-7, 40 acres, Union, $2,100. John A. Teter et ux to Laura E. Becker Jan. 16, Its 1,4, 5, blk 12, Rensselaer, Weston’s add, S9QO, Flora B. Carr et baron to Hiram Day, Jan. 13, pt nw sw, 29-29-6, 16 acres, Marion, $3,000.

The Ford as “Salesman’s Equipment”.

Each month’s sales reports show an enormous increase in the use of Ford cars by the large manufacturing and distributing houses of the country. Their utility for “salesman’s equipment” is becoming more firmly and generally established as an" economic principle. The Fordcost of less than two cents per mile is in itself a convincing argument. In the last few months 598 Fords have been sold in Seattle. - Of these, 240 Fords, or about 40 per cent of the total number sold, were bought for merely commercial purposes.

We are giving % off on all suits and cloaks. FENDIG’S FAIR. Try our Classified Column.

INDIANA DAY IN HISTORY. January 20 J . ' - . r ' ■ From Indiana Society Calendar. \ Addison C. Harris came into the world and gave it his tentative approval. *

WHAT THE WISE ONE SAID Too rash,‘too unadvised, too sudden: * v Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be, Ere one can say: “It lightens.” —Romeo and Juljet.

TONIGHT Christian Church “The Unpardonable Sin. What Is It?” Special Music Come

Receives Word of the Death of Brother in Iowa.

Mrs. George R. Robinson, mother of Mrs. L. H. Hamilton, of this city, has received word of the death on Jan. 11th of her brother, John Byers, of Burlington, lowa. Mr. Byers was 86 years of age and a veteran of the civil war, having served in the 9th Indiana regiment. He leaves a wife, two sons and one daughter. He moved from Jasper county to Burlington twenty-three years ago. He was here to witness thp unveiling of the Milroy monument. He will be. remembered by many of the old residents of the county, having spent all of his life here prior to his removal to lowa. Mrs. Robinson is the only surviving sister. (

Elisabeth Moore Entertains On Thirteenth Birthday.

Miss Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore, was thirteen years of age Tuesday and that evening entertained in v a very delightful manner seventeen girl friends. The evenirfg was spent in playing dominoes, authors and dancing. A mock wedding and later a divorce were conducted, in true style and proved pleasing features of the evening entertainment. Refrehsments were served. The hostess received a number of gifts, tokens of appreciation from her guests.

Our Prices of Shoes. —• - l . g ,.- . -J... 4 now shoes, common, $1.50. 4 now shoes, steel pluged, $2.25. 4 new Neverslip shoes, $2.75. 4 old shoes, SI.OO. All shoes over No. 5 are 25c extra. HEMPHILL BROS. Closing out every suit and eloak in stock, % off. Come early. FENDIG’S FAIR. eoooooooooe»e»»»e>5 The Daily Inquisition. :: ! I ’' <> < > < • Good Evening. <; < I Have you tried to plan for JI ;; the general betterment of ’ [ I: Rensselaer during 1915? e e e e e eeeee »oe»»s m • » e • Garza is now president of Mexico, having succeeded Gutierrez last Saturday. Villa is strong for the new executive and says peace is now assured, provided he has to go out and kill a few hundred to establish it. In the meantime it is a popular Mexican pasttime to persecute Americans and destroy their Industries.

WHAT THE WISE ONE MEANT I There Is a noticeable difference between the operation of a banana peel and molasses in midwinter. —Harris.

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