Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1915 — Page 1

No. 157.

Tonight AT THE Gayety Extra! Extra! ; 6 -PEOPLE - 6 The famous King & Millard European Comedy Artists Protem Novelty in full stage. Singing in different make-ups. A good time generally is in store for those who are in line for a celebration. Fire works galore will be sent to the clouds after the inside celebration. 5 and 15c

Man Who Killed Delphi Nightwatchman Caught.

Charles Lawson, of Lafayette, who is wanted for the murder of Nightwatch Gps ScaMon at Delphi on May 16, has been captured at Sinton, Tex. The Carrolll county sheriff and countyattorney left for that place to bring him back. It is not probable that he will be taken back to Delphi because of the strong feeling against him at that place. Instead, he will probably be taken to Logansport, where his brother, Lawrence, was kept for a time. Lawrence is now held at Delphi, charged with being implicated in the murder of Scallon. He has been unable to give bond of SI,OOO. Charles Lawson has been working in Sinton for two weeks. The Delphi city council offered S2OO for the arrest of Lawson and the Carroll county council offered S3OO additional.

Notice to Rebekahs and Odd Fellows.

There will be a picnic on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hoyes, on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, July 13th, and all Rebekahs, Odd Fellows and members of the Camp are invited.—Florence Gorham, Noble Grand.

Must Not Ride on Sidewalks.

Bicycle and motorcycle riders must keep off the sidewalks. Accidents have recently been narrowly averted. It is contrary to city ordinance and must be stopped.—Vern Robinson, City Marshal.

Program at the Rex Theatre For Week Beginning July Sth Monday, July sth. “A Wireless Rescue,” Vitagraph drama, two parts. “Her Country Cousin,” Edison comedy, one part. Tuesday, July 6th. Star Special Special Chaplin Night “The Tramp”, Charles Chaplin comedy, two parts. “Sagebrush Tom,” Selig comedy, one part. “Unfaithful to His Trust,” Kialem drama, two parts. Wednesday, July 7th. “From Headquarters,” a Vitagraph secret service drama, three parts. “A Broadway Star Feature,” Earl Williams and Anita Stewart. Thursday, July Bth. “The Fork in the Road,” a Selig drama, two parts. “Mr. Jarr Brings Home a Turkey,” Vitagraph comedy, one part. • Friday, July 9th. “In the Dragon’s Claws,” a Lubin drama, two parts. “And Then It Happened,” a Selig comedy, one part Saturday, July 10th, Afternoon and Evening. A five part extra special—“ The Fairy and the Waif.” Tuesday’s and Saturday’s, special programs at 10c admission. We have booked some very heavy and worthy Star productions for the near future of a magnitude no manager has yet ventured only on a percentage basis. Can we do it? Watch for The Fairy and the Waif; Chocolate Soldier; The Hoosier Schoolmaster; Mignon; Protea; Dollar Mark; Jimmy Valentine; The Key to Yesterday; More Than a Queen; Salambo; The Kangaroo: The Fifth Commandment; America; The Butterfly; and many others. See them at The Rex.

The Evening Republican.

MORGAN SHOT AND CAPITOL DYNAMITED

Crack-Brained Teacher Tries to Kill 3. P. Morgan as Means to Stop Shipment to Allies. * J. P. Morgan narrowly escaped death at the hands of a crack-brained teacher last Saturday morning when he was assailed in his home at East Island, near New York City. He was entertaining at breakfast Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador to America. A man appeared at his home, forced the butler at tye point of a revolver into the house and when Morgan and his wife, who were attracted by the cries of the butler, appeared and tried to overpower the man, who nad a revolver in each hand, he shot each gun and both bullets entered the body of Mr. Morgan. One passed through the body below the abdomen and buried itself at the base of the spine. The other passed through one of Mr. Morgan’s legs. The man was overpowered and taken to jail. He made confession, giving the name of Frank Holt and assigning as his reason a desire to have Morgan cease to represent the English government in the purchase of munitions of war for the allies. Holt had been a teacher of German in Cornell University. He admitted later than he had made the infernal machine that was discharged Friday morning in the senate wing of the capital building at Washington and that was the “exclamation point” to his demand for peace. Holt has now been identified as Erich Muenter, who, as a student in Chicago University in 1906 murdered his wife. He escaped to Mexico and later shaved his beard, changed his style of dress and returned. to the United States and secured employment in colleges. He married the daughter of a prominent Methodist minister of Dalias, Tex., and was to have taught French in the Methodist college at Dallas the coming year. His wife was at the home of her father when the crimes of last week were committed. Holt says he will enlarge upon his confession Wednesday.

Porfirio Diaz, Former Mexican President, Is Dead.

oPrfirio Diaz, president of Mexico for 34 years, died in Paris Friday. He had been in France for 4 years following the success of the Madero insurrection.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA. MONDAY, JULY 5, 1915.

TEACHERS DEATH DUE TO DISAPPOINTMENT

B. D. Comer, of Union Township, Says Jesse Smith Was Refused License and Health Failed. - B. D. Comer, of Union township, former trustee and always interested in education, called at The Republican office Friday to commend The Republican for bringing to the attention of the people of the county the deplorable condition existing in the schools of the county under the management of Superintendent Lamson. JVIr. Comer says that the death of Jesse Smith, a fine young man of that township, was in his opinion the result of disappointment because after he had taught school for several years Mr. Larnosn turned him down when he made application for license. When Mr. Comer was trustee of Union township young Smith was one of the teachers and was a good one. Mr. Comer says he was one of the best teachers he ever employed and that he possessed the moral character necessary to make for thorough success of his work. He was conscientious and of a sensitive nature and when he failed to pass the examination he was disappointed to the extent that he worried himself sick and finally to his death. Mr. Comer said that this statement could be made with his full consent. He also said that he had watched the schools of his township with a deep interest and that they were not succeeding under Mr. Lamson and he deemed a change in the management a much needed thing. J. W. Faylor’s daughter, ’Miss Gertrude, also of Union township, graduated from the Rensselaer high school last year and then took a course in the Terre Haute normal. She received a license but did not get a school, owing to the fact that so many teachers were brought in from outside of the county. She was promised by Lamson that she would be given a place if a vacancy occurred. Along in the winter one of the teachers at Fair Oaks was removed. Miss Faylor made application but was not given the school. It was given to Miss Lois Meader, a thoroughly competent young lady, but it is reported that at the time the vacancy occurred she had not received a license but was called to Mr. LamSon’s office and a special examination given her. This is important only from the standpoint that it shows that Lamson’s word could not be depended upon, and Miss Faylor was again disappointed. She took another term at Terre Haute and this year came in to take an examination. She arrived a little late and Mr. Lamson informed her that she could not take the examination as “the questions were out.”

She is now talking a third normal course, this at Valparaiso. Her father is a farmer who has made many sacrifices for his daughter’s sake and who has had more than his share of misfortune, having lost an arm a feW years ago in a shredding accident. He called at The Republican office to say that his daughter had been very shabbily treated by Lamson. Along toward the end of the term a vacancy occurred in the Aix school. Miss Faylor applied for the position. Lamson told her that there were to be several township graduates at the school and that he wanted an experienced teacher and he brought there to teach the school an imported teacher who had taught the primary grade at Kniman. The Walker township schools had closed early and of course the imported teacher was to pay the 5 per cent for the privilege. The 5 per cent went to the agent who sent her here, presumably. But Miss Faylor, a graduate of the Rensselaer high school, who had passed the teachers’ exifwrdnation and taken two terms at a normal school, was not given a chanice.

The Republican editor was in Monon Saturday and was informed by a person who keeps posted on school matters that graduates of the Monon high school are quite invariably licensed if they take the examinations. S. W. Noland, of near Lee, a teacher of many years’ experience, mostly in White county, talked freely with the writer. He is a fine type of man and has taught many schools. Because of the convenience in reaching his school he secured the McCoydburg school a few years ago and this gave him an opportunity to study school methods in Jasper county.- He said that in White county they have an energetic superintendent with the proper school spirit and the faculty of securing results. He said that conditions in Jasper oounty under the Lamson management are pitiable. He is teaching school in White county because he dees not care to teach in Jasper county under Lamson. He spoke of one incident in his school experience with Lamson. One of his pupils had failed to pass the eighth grade examination and some of her grades were quite low.. She was very

PARR CELEBRATED THE NATAL DAY

Between Two and Three Thousand Gathered There Saturday and Had a Jolly Good Time. Parr had almost the largest crowd in its history last Saturday, when the glorious natal day was observed with band music, ball game, races and kindred events. It was a jolly crowd and all went well. The stands did only a fair business, owing to the fact that the weather was a trifle too cool for sodas, lemonade and ice cream. Rensselaer won the ball game by the score of 8 to 2. Estel Myers, formerly of Parr but now of Chicago Heights,. returned to win the 100yard dash. His father, who is hustling 60, won the old-man’s race, distancing Merriman Tudor and others. The pillow fight proved such a success that it was repeated several times. A contest that attracted much attention was a wheat binding contest. Since the introduction of the self-binders this is almost a forgotten art and many young fellows were unable to do the double band tie. Steve Brusnahan and John E. Alter, however, issued a challenge to all comers and had no difficulty in defeating them. It was a pleasant reminder of the old days and enjoyed especially by the older persons who attended the celebration. Edward P. Honan made a fine speech. He was followed by John E. Alter, who in his humorous manner kept all in fine spirits and several said his speech was the best they had ever heard him make. B. D. Comer also spoke in an appropriate manner. His remarks were filled with patriotism and all who heard him reaffirmed their faith in Old Glory. Baby racks and shooting gallery made up the other attractions and all went merrily. In the early morning L. A. Harmon, who was deputized as a sheriff, confiscated a keg of beer and pulled the cork and let it all run out on the ground. There was no evidence of bootlegging, it is said, but a few seemed to have bottles in their pockets but did not cause any disturbance. Miss Etta Hurley, the 15-year-old daughter of Ray Hurley, was knocked over by an automobile driven by Mrs. Elijah. The car was running slowly and the girl had stepped right in front of it. She was not seriously hurt. Taken all in all the celebration was a success and the large crowd was generally well pleased.

We were temporarily out of White Star flour but have received our car which was a trifle delayed in transit Guaranteed old wheat and guaranteed to please you, $1.65 per sack.— Rowles & Parker.

good in. writing, however, and Mr. Noland was surprised to find that her writing grade was below the requirement He appealed to Lamson about it and was told that her other grades were so poor that he “just cut her down in writing also.” The destructive effect on the pride and ambition of the pupil can weft be imagined. A daughter of John Williams, of Wheatfield, is said to have been turned down to make room for One of the second-hand teachers from other counties or other states. Any old applicant from any old place jusft. sb they came through a 5 per cent agent seems to have been good enough to suit Lamson. The charge is made by a number of old teachers that Lamson has the habit of grading them down for the purpose of reducing their pay below the provision of the law for teachers with a certain standard of success. The Republican wants to hear from all who have met disappointment at the hands of Lamson and wants above every other thing to secure for the able and deserving boys and girls of Jasper county a fair chance to secure a higher education for themselves by being allowed to teach school. Rensselaer graduates year after year more scholars than are graduated at Monticello, Delphi, Kentland, Goodland or any of the surrounding towns. It is conceded that we have the best high school in this part of the state and the graduates uniformly make a success of their college work and in aH fields of labor they apply to fill except in the matter of getting licenses to teach schoofl. z Should the people of Jasper county be content or permit the schools to be managed by an incompetent man, The Republican will proceed to investigate and report to the people our disclosures about Lamson and if there continues to flood to us the class of information concerning his unfairness and lack of ability shown by the disclosures of the past ten days, an effort will be made to have witnesses come before the board of education at the August meeting and tell what they know to show the unfitness of Lamson as the school head of Jasper county.

Mrs. S. L. Jordan and Family Sick From Mushrooms.

Mrs. S. L. Jordan and all members of the family except the youngest son, Homer, were made very sick from mushroom poisoning last Friday night. The mushrooms were eaten tor supper, all partaking of them except Homer, who remarked in a spirit of humor that he would not eat any but would be the heir to the farm the next day. It began to look as though his remark would prove true for at midnight all were taken very sick and Homer was the only one able to talk over the teelphone. He called Dr. Washburn, who gave directions for producing vomiting and then hurried to the scene. All had secured results and the free vomiting doubtless saved their lives. Those made sick were Mrs. Jordan and daughter, Day and son, Will, also her son, Rev. O. L. Jordan and wife, of Evanston, 111., who wer evisiting there. By the following morning they were all practically well agai. They insist that there were no .toadstools in the mushrooms they had eaten. Fortunately all survived.

Windstorm Does Much Damage Near Brook Sunday.

A windstorm did considerable damage near Mt. Ayr and Brook Sunday. The full extent of the damage could not be learned. A barn on the Jack Ulyat farm was blown dawn and four horses reported killed. A barn on the Charles Battleday farm was blown down and damage resulted to the house. Mr. Battleday’s nephew, George Battleday, lives on the farm. The George Battleday farm on which Charles Battleady, Jr., resides, also suffered damage. Charles Battleday went to the farm today and had not returned when The Republican went to press.

Fresh fish at O sborne’s. Calling cards at The Republican.

Farms for Sale!

No. 3—Bo acres. All good corn land and all in cultivation except three acres in young timber. There is a good 7-room house, bath, cellar, astern, good well, large barn, chicken house 70 feet long with cement floor, and many other outbuildings, woven wire fences and poultry yards, and lots of fruit. This farm lies in good neighborhood <m R. F, D. This is a splendid home and can be bought by party with small means. Price SBS. Terms, $1,500 down and balance good time. No. 4—268 acres. This tract of land lies on two roads, 80 rods from station, and has dredge ditch for line on one side for a mile, which gives it good outlet for drainage. There are no buildings on this land, but 100 acres are in cultivation and 60 acres is in pasture; 200 acres of this land is fine black soil and fine for onion culture; a large acreage is now growing on adjoining lands. Would sell this land m lots of ten acres or more. Price SBS. - • No. 6—40 acres timber land. This tract is fine for gardening, poultry or dairying; lies on public road near school and station. No improvements. Is dry land and can be bought on very easy terms at the low price of $37.50 per acre. No. 7—400 acres, of which 325 acres is black prairie corn land and remainder is pasture, with some timber. This farm lies near station, school, R. F. D., and pike. There is a dredge ditch near that gives good outlet far drainage. Good 6-room house, large barn, fine well and some fruit. This is good grain land and can be bought for SBS. No. B—loo acres, all in cultivation and all good grain and clover land. This farm lies in fine neighborhood, on main road, and forty rods from station, school and pike road. It is bordered on one end by large ditch that gives fine outlet for drain age for tile on the farm. There is a good 6-room house, fair bam, good well and fruit. Price SBS per acre. Owner will sell on terms of $2,000 down and long time on remainder. No. 10—40 acres, on main road, in good neighborhood, near school, station and stone road. This is al! in cultivation and all good grain and clover land. There is a good 5-room house, fair bam, good well and fruit. Price $95 per acre. No. 11—161 acres, in good neighborhood, 80 rods from pike road, has dredge ditch for outlet for drainage. This is a good farm, nearly all black land, and in cultivation except about 25 acres in timber and pasture. There is a station, school and store within •ne mile, and farm Kes on R. F. D., and telephone line. Price SBS.

Geo. F. Meyers Rensselaer ::::::: Indian*

Lewis Nichols for Groceries ora Good Meal Phone 296 Opposite Babcock & Hopkins Elevator

Equipment of Guardsmen Called in by Bridges.

Frank L. Bridges, adjutant general, has issued an order to the officers of all companies disbanded recently through orders of the war departanent that they must return all equipment belonging to the Indiana National Guard to the war department. Some of the property may be distributed in case new companies are organized, but it is also probable a 'portion of it may be sent into other States.

Fresh fish at Osborne’s.

HUGH KIRK PUBLIC CHAUFFEUR Motor Troubles Car Washing With M. J. Schroer Phone 78

No. 12—80 acres. This is a desirable farm and is located in good neighborhood and live surroundings; 60 acres is in cultivation and 20 acres in pasture, 70 acres is good black corn land and remainder better adapted to small grain. It lies at the head of dredge ditch and has fine outlet for drainage. It is on stone road and half mile from station and school. It is also three miles from good town with all kinds of business, three churches, bank and high school. There is a 5-room house and good small bam, good chicken house, hog lots and two good wells. Can sell this farm for $75 on terms of $1,500 down. This is a chance for a renter or party with limited means to get a home. No. 13—40 acres. This is a nice tract of land and lies level on public road and at the head of large ditch that gives it fine outlet for drainage; 30 acres in cultivation and ten acres in timber. There are no buildings on this tract. Owner will sell for $45 per acre on terms of S6OO down and long time on remainder. If purchaser will put up worth S6OO, then he can have long time on ail the purchase price. No. 14—240 acres; 200 acres of this farm is level black prairie cam land and 40 acres is in pasture and timber. This farm lies near station, school and stone road, is on R. F. D., and near large ditch that gives good oat-, let for drainage. There is a good 7-room house, good well, large barn and some fruit. Price SBS per acre. No. 15—60 acres. This farm has no buildings on it If purchaser will put on buildings worth SI,OOO, he can have long time on the whole purchase price of the farm. This farm lies on public road, half mile from pike road, one mile from school, church and station. It is all black corn land in cultivation except eight acres in timber near the road, making a fine building place. There is a large ditch giving fine outlet far drainage. Thia farm is in good, well improved neighborhood and is a rare opportunity for party with limited means to get a home. Price $65 per acre. No. 16—120 acres. This tract of land lies in good neighborhood, on main road and half male from stone road and dredge ditch that gives fine outlet far drainage. This land is level and good soil except a few knolls of possibly 20 acres. It is fenced and has been used for pasture, is timber land except about 20 acres of clear land. Owner will sell this land at the low price of $37.50 per acre and on very easy terms. If purchaser will build house and bam on this land worth SI,OOO he may have long time on all the purchase

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