Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1915 — Page 1

No. 27.

TONIGHT AT THE PRINCESS Zudora Photoplay showing at the larger theatres everywhere. In episode No. 6 we have the greatest mob scene ever portrayed on the moving picture curtain. Here we have the startling situation of a man about to be hanged though innocent. 7-8-9

The county commissioners are in session today. The Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday, Feb. Bth. W. S. Parks made a business trap to Roselawn today. F. F. Butzow, of Loda, 111., was a 'Rensselaer visitor today. Raines Barber made a trip to Paw Paw, 111., bis former home, today. Tom Cox, the janitor, has been confined to his home by sickness for several days. We sell the Pittston anthracite coal. There is no better on the market.—Hamilton & Kellner. "Use more cotton” is ft> be urged upon the people of the U. 8. The heads of families all endorse It. Herbert Hammond, son of County Auditor Hammond, has started to work in his father’s office. (Mrs. John Morgan and Miss Irene Banta are spending today with O. J. Kenton and family at Surrey.

H. J. Bartoo, editor of The Remington Press, was in Rensselaer a short time today on his way to Chicago.

Fresh fish, finnan baddies, smoked white fish and oysters on hand at all times at Osborne’s Fish Market.

Raging floods are reported at Phoenix, Ariz. Floors are threatened also along the Ohio and tribuitary streams. For the range we have genuine Jackson Hill egg, Kentucky Belle egg and cannel egg.—Hamilton & Kellner. iParker Overton came down from Hammond Friday and returned Saturday afternoon. He visited Ihis lister, Mrs. J. W. Childers, here. For this week only to get you started to using them, 1 lb. package of fancy evaporated apples lor Bc. JOHN EGER, Secretary Garrison, of the war department, has asked congress to make an appropriation of $200,000 to increase the range of coast artillery guns. T, A. Wlllever, of Gillam township, was a visitor in town Saturday and entered his name on The Republican’s ever increasing subscription list. The Junior Aid Society of the church will meet .Wednesday evening with Mrs. Frank i'BGltz. Miss Glen day will assist in v entertaining. ' Joe Reeve, who is taking shorthand at Success Business College, •Chicago, was home over Sunday to viffeit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ‘.Reeva For this week only; our 15c cans •of asparagus tips, pink salmon, fspinach, pie peaches or sweet potatoes for 10c. JOHN EGER. Wilson Shafer made a trip to his •home near Julian today. Across country it is only 10 miles but he made the trip on trains via Fair Oaks and Mt. Ayr. Nate SiftOn and Tracey W. McCarty, two chiropractors at Frankfort, have been ieharged in affidavits with practicing medicine without a license. Sifton treated a young man named Morrison, whose girl friend had hugged him so hard about the neck a? to dislocate a vertebrae Sala billa prfntalhara

The Evening Republican.

Stevens Best in Tournament/ Of Local Checker Players. Sam Stevens was the best of the local checker playes in a match the past week. He scored 9‘/s points, Frank Hill scored 7Vg, Molony 5 1 /*, Parks 3y g ; S. F. Haskell 3 and Griffin 1. They are getting ready for Monticello, if the club there will give them a game. 8. M. Laßue and J. W. Crooks were down from Roselawn to spend Sunday with their families. Neither eould recall a single thing worthy of news mention. Mrs. Ed Reeve was returned home from the Chicago hospital Tuesday of last week and is getting alohg as well as could Ibe expected, being able4o sit up some each day. Mr. and Mrs. George Horsewood, of Ligonier, who have been visiting their brothers, Frank and Charles for the past week, went to Mt. Ayr today to visit other relatives.

Mrs. Alton Meek returned to her home in West Lafayette Sunday evening after visiting for three days with her mo-th er, Mrs. A. E. Brown, and her sister, Mrs. A. K. Yeoman.

Will T. Lowman left Saturday for Hebron, where 'he will farm the coming year. Mrs. Lowman is still in St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Lafayette, but is doing very nicely and will probably be able to join her husband at Hebron shortly.

Albert Augspurger, who came from his father’s home in Minnesota the 13th of December and has been visiting friends here since that time, has decided not to return to Minnesota this year but to work in this county and has engaged for the year to Ralph Moore, of Barkley township.

Gilbert Lewis, who will have a public sale on Feb. 9th, on what is known as the old Paxton farm, 2 miles north and 2V 2 miles west of this city, will move to Tippecanoe county and reside on a farm 9 miles east of Lafayette, near the town of Buck Creek. Mr. Lewis formerly lived in Carroll county and will not be very far from his old home.

Mike Kuboski continues in a quite serious condition at his home on Main street. Practically recovered from pneumonia, he continues to suffer from the septic trouble caused by a scratch on one hand. Physicfans Sunday femoved considerable pus from the infected place in the region of ‘his right breast.

The Ladies’ Home Missionary Society will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Stella Ketchum. Miss Simpson, of the Monnett School, has returned from Gary and Will be present and give a talk about the work that is being done at the settlement house. All members are requested to be present,

A bit of belated news reached The Republican today. It is too important to omit even though It Is Ifl'te. On Dec. 26th, at Farmland, near Winchester, Ind., twins, a boy and a girl, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer, formerly of this city. Mrs. Oomer was in a quite critical condition for some time but is now understood to be quite well.

Frank Plummer left for his home at Williston, N. Dak., today, after a visit of five weeks with his sister, Mrs. George Mustard, here, and relatives at Wolcott. Mr. Plummer has been a resident of Williston most of the time for the past ten years and has seen the town grow from 1,000 to 5,000 population.

The Globe Stove and Range Co., of Kokomo, infringed on patents held by the Round Oak Stove Co., of Dowagiac, Mich., and have been compelled to pay SIO,OOO for the infringement prior to Jan. Ist and since that time $3 for each stove manufactured. The infringement was on a baseburner, Harrison Timmons arrived home from Benton Harbor, Mich., where he has been working for the Big Four railroad. He came to sell his property on South Cullen Street and expects to remove to either Benton Harbor or Anderson about April Ist.

Morton R. Clifton and Hyland Weaver, operators for the railroads* at Shelby, were Rensselaer visitors over Sunday. Morton came to get a pair of shoes and Hyland tame to interview a party whose shoes are much smaller and much prettier than the ones Morton came to buy. _ * ißemonstrances sufficient to defeat saloon licenses in each of the four wards of this city were filed Friday afternoon. Not much difficulty was experienced in getting enough people to sign the power of attorney cards and as there were no applicants there no fight of any kind. We believe that our people are so well pleased with having the saloons out of the town that there will never again be any here unless the laws are manipulated- by

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. MONDAT, FEBRUARY 1, 1915.

Edison Marshall Succeeding As Writer of Short Stories.

Edison Marshall, son of George M. Marshall, former editor of The Republican, is making a success of short story writing. He is a sophomore in the University of Oregon at Eugene, that state, and has just received notice that a story submitted to the Frank A. Munsey Co. has been accepted and will 'be pub lished in one of that company’s magazines soon. The story is entitled: “When the Fire Dies,” and is a story of life in the Yukon and tells in realistic detail the adventures of two miners lost and half crazed from cold. A few months ago he had another story accepted by the same company. It was entitled “The Leopard” and Tes, as he was generally called here, received a check for S3O for it More is expected for the new story.

Athletic News From St. Joseph' College—Baketball Starts.

The work on the new gymnasium has so far advanced that the basketball floor is now in condition for use. The contractor rushed the work on this part of the building, putting down a temporary floor, which will be covered with one of hard maple as soon as the indoor sports are over. The Junior League opened the season Wednesday, and the seniors had their first game Saturday. The varsity schedule is not quite completed, so the date of the first game is not yet certain. After a little necessary practice on the new floor, it will begin what it hopes.to be a most successful season.

Onion Prices Seem to Be On Decline—Some Sales.

T. M. Callahan was in Chicago last week and sold a carload of onions at $1.25 per hundred f. o. b. Newland. He is required to sort the onions and ship the best ones, excluding the small ones. A car consigned by him last week to St. Louis brought him 65 cents per bushel, but since then the price has fallen. It is probable that the price will not get any better this year, is the belief of many experienced onion men. A. Donnelly sold a car load last week delivered in Louisville, Ky., at $1.25 per hundred. His were not sorted but 'taken just as they came from cold storage. X ,

Will R. Wood and Edgar D. Crumpacker at Indianapolis.

The Saturday Indianapolis Star said: Representative-elect Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, who was here for the meeting of the republican editors, lalso called at the state houes to see how the legislature is worrying along without him. He broke all records for continuous service in the stifate, where he served four terms. Former Representative Edgar D. Crumpacker, of the 10th district, was among, the visiting republican leaders yesterday.”

Harry Newman Says That Tractors Are Farm Necessity.

Harry Newman, traveling agent for the International Harvester Co., states that during the month of ’’January he sold six farm tractors, which is just six times as many as he sold all of last year. Farmers are beginning to realize the importance of the tractors and it is only a question of time until every famer has one. Of the six machines sold two go to Monticello, two to Monon and two to this city. The local buyers are Moosmiller Bros, and H. C. Meek.

Selling Truck Farms From Springer Ranch at Kniman.

Ed Oliver has been in Ohicaga much of the time lately, where Ito is selling 10-acre tracts from the Springer tench for trucking purposes. It is said that many of the buyers are foreigners who usually make the best truck farmers. The Springer ranch is near Kniman. Quite a number of new people will locate at Newland the coming spring, having purchased land during the past year,

M. E. Church Notes.

The revival meetings have been postpone!- until further notice on account of the bad weather. - Instead of the Wednesday evening prayer meeting Dr. Curnick will deliver a mid-week sermon to which all are invited. The Standard Bearers win meet Thursday evening with Miss Bessie Clark. The Home Missionary Society will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. Ketchum. The Foreign passionary Society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. H. E. Parkison.

Steeplejack Who Worked Here Gets Write-Up in Tribune.

Many Rensselaer people will remember Edmond von Kaenel, the steeplejack who scaled the flagpole on top of the court house a few months ago and took pictures of the city and who also worked for some time painting at Bt. Joseph’s college. Von Kaenel was given a page write-up in The Chicago Tribune Sunday and spoken of as a famous steeplejack who had scaled almost every flag pole in Chicago’s loop district". He induced> Oney Fred Sweet, a special writer for The Tribune, to climb a flag pole. Sweet followed Von Kaenel to the roof of a high building and after Von Koenel had climbed to the top of a flag pole and perched on its very top with his arms outstretched Sweet with ropes attached was drawn part way up the pole. Sweet looked down, a fatal mistake in climbinb to a great height. He be came dizzy and says that he suffered all the pangs of death as he imagined himself turning sommersaults down to the pavement. He called up to Von Kaenel to let him down again and his knees shook for some time after he reached the roof of a 17-story building. Von Kaenel said to him: “You got to imagining what would happen if you fell. I told you not to do that. I never allow myself to imagine such things. My motto is “I don’t care what your motto is”, answered the reporter, “I have a motto of my own; it’s “safety first.” The article is illustrated and the picture of Von Kaenel is plainly recognizable.

John Hannah, Famous Ball Player, Died in Champaign, III.

John Hannah, baseball catcher, who eaught several games here some eight years ago, is dead. It seems to us that Homer Dobbins and Harry Swartzell pitched to him. The Benton County Review speaks of him as follows: “Mr. Hannah has been a patient at a Champaign, 111., hospital the past seven weeks and his death was expected at any time. An operation was performed several weeks ago and it was found that he was suffering with cancers of the stqmach and there was no hopes of his recovery. Hannah was probably known by almost everyone in this and surrounding towns as a ball player, having been a member of the famous Fowler ball team of several years ago. He was one of the most popular ball players that ever wore a Fowler uniform and was liked by everyone who knew him. The old park here was often called Hannah Park, in honor of the famous Catcher. He has been a professional ball player the past dozen years and after leaving Fowler played with the different leagues n Illinois. Last year he was a member of the LaSalle team in the Illi-nois-Missouri league and played his last game at Kankakee in June. The game lasted 12 innings and at the finish of the game he fainted and was unconscious almost two hours. This was his last game and from that time on he gradually grew worse. He spent several weeks here last fall hoping that a rest would benefit him but he was afflicted with an incurable disease, •returning to him home at Champaign, -where he has been a patient in a hospital ever since. He leaves a wife, formerly Miss Inez White, and one daughter. The body will be brought here for burial.”

Direct Primary Law Will Finish Big Fight of Session.

In all probability the main fight of the general assembly, now half through its session, will be over the direct primary. Members are lining up for and against it. As a measure insuring greater cost to be borne by taxation and the possibility of aiding the wealthy candidate the direct primary is sure bringing results. There is not much else to commend it, so far as we see at this time. »

Tuesday Day for Mr. G. Hog to Make His Appearance.

Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, is the date for the annual appearance of Mr. Ground Hog. All is staged for his coming and the world is impatiently awaiting his advent. Whether or not he sees his shadow, we may expect some six weeks or twice that much cold and uncertain weather, for the Indiana spring don’t get well settled down until well on toward summer.

Thanks Friends for Cards.

I wish to take this means of thanking my friends for the postal card dhower given last week. I received 132 cards in all and have taken deep interest in reading them and certainly feel very grateful to all who have so kindly remembered me.—Mrs. Grace Grant Francis.

Neighbors Won Prises at The Kentland Poultry Show.

The Kentland Poultry Show was held last week and among the winners are the following: Edgar Steward, of Mt. Ayr, in Barred Rock class, first and third cockerel bred pullets, first pullet bred hen, fourth exhibition oock, and fourth exhibition pullet. Charles Fleming, Brook, in same class, first exhibition cock, first cockerel bred hen, first and second pullet bred hen, first cockerel bred pen, second cockerel bred pullet, second exhibition pullet, special for first pullet In Single Comb White Leghorns, Geo. G. Handley, of Fair Oaks, first cock, first, second third and fourth cockerel. Light Brahmas, Edgar Steward, Mt Ayr, first cockerel, first pullet. Mallard ducks, Edwin Long, Mt. Ayr, first and second pullet In Black Minorcas, Bruce C. Stevens, of Morocco, about cleaned the platter and also received special prizes for the best male and female. Marion Archibald, of Morocco, won all prizes on Single (Jornb R. I. Reds. Rogers Bros., Morocco, won first cockerel and first pullet in the Black Orpington class. C. E. Montgomery, of Brook, won first and second cockerel, first, third and fourth pullet and third and fourth pen in the Buff Orpington class. Charles Fleming, of Brook, also won first and second Bronze Turkey cockerel.

Sunday Was Slushy With Abundance of Melting Snow.

The weatherman hit the mark Saturday. He forecasted snow or rain with rising temperature and gave us the entire repertoire, throwing in a livtle sleet. The rain on top of the melting snow caused much slush and where walks had been cleaned Saturday evening after the snow they were made very slippery by the sleet. Many were thus prevented from going to Sunday school and church. The attendance at the Methodist Sunday school was 192 of 8 less than the Sunday before. At the Christian church it was 156 or 33 less than the previous Sunday.

General Villa Reported Shot But Only Slightly Wounded.

A message from El Paso, Tex., under date of Saturday, states that General Villa, the bandit leader in charge of the northern Mexican army, was shot and slightly wounded at Agnascalientes. No particulars were given. It is reported that sinee the withdrawal of Garza from Mexico City, the capital has been occupied by troops under Carranza. Another dispatch says Obregon is in control of Mexico City and that Carranza is at Vera Cruz. The various leaders and their armies are widely scattered and peace is a long way off.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. Declares a 50 Per Gent Stock Dividend.

Chicago, Jan. 30.—The payment of a $20,000,000 stock dividend to the holders of the $40,000,000 common stock of the mail order corporation was recommended by the directors of Sears, Roebuck & Co. today. The new shares of the 50 per cent dividend will be issued against all accumulated surplus of approximately $23,500,000, a large part of which has been reinvested in the business. The directors recommended that the distribution should be made April 1 to stockholders of record March 15.

Secretary McAdoo’s Daughter To Become Red Cross Nurse.

Miss Nona McAdoo, daughter of Secretary McAdoo, of the U. S. treasury, and Miss Catherine Britton, of Washington, D. C., sailed Friday for France to become Red Cross nurses. Secretary McAdoo’s second wife in the daughter of President Wilson.

Order coal, wood and > feed of Hamilton & Kellner, Phone 273.

INDIANA- DAY IN HISTORY. January 30 Prom XnftUuM Society Calendar. Bboth Tarkington conferred a lasting obligation upon his parents. WHAT THE WISE ONE SAID WHAT THE WISE ONE MEANT What a chimera, then, is man. . - * * A judge of all things, feeble worm of the earth, depositary * of the truth, cloaea of uncer- An author tainty and error, the glory and up until he has something to the shame of the universe. say, he should not. —Pascal. —rarK. •',? - -

RESOLUTIONS OPPOSE SHIPMENT OP MUNITIONS

Faculty and Students of St. Joseph's College Oppose Practice That Will Prolong the War. The contracts which have recently been accepted by American companies bo furnish immense consignments of war munitions to the warring nations of Europe is causing considerable adverse criticism throughout the country. An excellent opportunity is given the American people to further the cause of peace, or to aid at least In bringing about a speedy cessation of hostilities in war-distracted Europe, by timely and forceful protests against this infamous commerce. -•

Th® following resolutions, a copy of which has been sent to Senator Shively, have bfen drawn up and signed by the faculty and students of St. Joseph’s college: Whereas, the American people eminent of the United States have repeatedly and publicly declared their belief In the principles and ideals of peace and their abhorrence Of war, and Whereas shortly alter the outbreak of the European war, the president solemnly called upon the people of this country to pray for the speedy restoration of peace among the warring nations and designated a day for that purpose, and Whereas the pulpit and press has repeatedly expressed its sense of grief and horror at the destruction of life and property caused by the war, and the consequent sufferings of the people, and Whereas the American people have given expression to their sym-. pathy for their war-stricken brethren >f Europe by the Shipment of • flour and other provisions, and, at Christmas time, even of gifts for the orphaned children, and Whereas we regard the policy of the United States government permitting the exportation of war munitions for the belligerent nations as contrary to its highest and publicly expressed Ideals and as inconsistent with the above sentiments and acts of the American people, and therefore injurious to their good name and fame and derogatory to their highest interests, be it Resolved, that we, the Faculty and Students of St. Joseph College, protest against a continuance of said policy and call upon our government to abrogate ft as speedily as possible, and that we favor the passage of any law to that effect.

Representative Waltz Will Offer Statistics to Favor 2½ Cent Rata

Representative Waltz, of Evansville, who introduced the bill to repeal the 2-cetn fare law and permit the railroads to charge 2% cents a mile, said that he hopes to get a report on it within a few days. “I intend to present statistics showing that the railroads are entitled- to the relief they ask,” said Waltz. “I will have statistics covering every year since 1907. If I can’t show by them that the bill ought to be passed, why, I hope that it won’t be considered. The bill is being submitted strictly on its merits.’’

Washington, Ind., Telephone Owners Have Street Fight.

Washington, Ind., has two telephone companies _ Saturday two opposition owners had a street fight. Robert McCraig, of the Automatic Telephone Co., was the aggressor according to dispatches sent out and attacked Geo. W. Von Dyke, manager of the Central Union Co., at Washington. Von Dyke was severely cut in one hip and 'had his coat ripped across the back, but be knocked McCraig down twice and finally got away. His assailant was arrested and lodged in jail.

Several army shirts have not been turned in and there is some other property missing, including a U. S. army rifle. Please phone information to George H. Healey. The Republican has printed sale bills for the foßowing persona:

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