Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1915 — Page 1

No. 180.

AT THE Gayety Airdome Extra Extra Extra 4 People 4 4 HARMONY KINGS High class musical act Trumpet, Saxophone and Brass quartette This can hardly be classed as a vaudeville act. It is an affair par excellence induced to appear here at quite a considerable cost. Four gents will be seen playing that number of saxophones simultaneously and performing numerous other musical feats, both vocal and instrumental. No advance in prices. Extra feature pictures for Saturday night 5 and 10c Christian Church. 9:3o—Bible school. Every member of the school is urged to be present; this is one of the most helpful parts of church work. Come and bring all the children. 10:45—Morning service, with sermon by the pastor. Try to get out to this service. Vesper service at the court house lawn in the evening. t Sunday Evening Concert Program. Masch. The Holy City. Schubert’s Serenade. Evening Star. Sermon by Dr. Cumick. Overture, Urjon. Vienna Beauties, Waltz. America . Methodist Church. Sunday school 9:30. Preaching at 10:45. Epworth League 6p. m. , Union service at court house at 7 p. m. Sermon by Dr. Cumick. Cured of Indigestion. Mrs. Sadie P. Clawson, Indiana Pa., was bothered with indigestion. “My stomach pained me night and day,” she writes. “I would feel bloated and have headache and belching after eating. I also suffered from constipation. My daughter had used Chamberlain's Tablets and they did her so much good .that she gave me a few doses of them and insisted upon my trying them. They helped me as nothing else his done.” For sale by all dealers. , . C

Tuesday, August 3 Ellis Theatre ■m rHON.ogSEPHU3„D»jg. I &SJ Lyman H. Howe 59L sgsssasac«K~!|z3d U.S.NAVY mUB sMHESgfhgg^ » n FROM SAVAGES. TO CIVILIZATION ■ HAKIM* AAHT/OHAL Q»SM BCG/STCD 25c, 35c, 50c ■ Phone 98 Good Farms for Sale. On reasonable terms. Call at the office of George Gifford, executor of the estate of B. J. Gifford, Odd Fellows Block, Rensselaer, Indiana.

The Evening Republican.

WILSON ADOPTS MEXICAN POLICY

Will Take Definite Step to Enforce Peace, Immediately After Return From Cornish. Washington, July 30.—Definite steps toward restoration of peace in Mexico will be taken immediately upon President Wilson’s return to Washington next week. What specification the president may have decided on has not been disclosed, but it was authoritatively stated tonight that the executive department of the government is preparing to carry, out promptly the program determined upon. Only an unexpected move in Mexico end the strife, it is said, would further delay affirmative action by the United States to restore constitutional government in the war-tom republic. Armed intervention is not believed to be contemplated in the president’s program. Many officials believe no forceful measures will be required. Persistent reports have reached here that the faction leaders are inclined to yeild to the demands of this government for a peace conference.

Battle Ground Camp Meeting Begins Tuesday.

The Battle Ground camp meeting begins next Tuesday and will continue in session two weeks. Present indications are that the attendance will be unusually large this year and some splendid programs have been prepared. Evangelism is to be the keynote of the meetings and Rev. James M. Taylor, D. D., a native of Knoxville, Tenn., is to be in charge of this feature of the work. Rev. Oakel F. Hall, student pastor at Purdue university, will have charge of the young people’s work. Boyville, which proved its worth in its initial tryout last year, will be given much consideration and plans have been made upon an increased scale. The girls will also receive special attention and fine things are planned for them. The music will be in charge of Rev. Manson E. Baker. Miss May Harper will preside at the piano and Paul T. Smith will be the cometist. The Sunday programs indicate that the services on those days will be exceptionable enjoyable. Laymen's day, August 11, will perhaps attract a greater number of visitors than any other one session.

Lord help me to play the game. It matters not to you whether I asm talented or poor in natural gifts; wealthy or starving, a leader among men or a simple follower, so that I play the game as you would have it played. Help me to keep my eye on the ball, that the curves of temptation will not deceive me. Keep my feet in the paths of righteousness, that I may touch second and third on my way ’round the bases. Help me to beat out my bunts, and hold me that; I stray not too far Horn base when the catcher is ready to peg me. Count not my .foul balls against me O Lord, for €be batting something goes wrong, 'though the intention is right. Help me in the pinches Lord, because a good bingle might bring my brother home. Let not the music of the fans keep my eye from the ball, not the enticements of the slabman draw me away from the need of a clean single with a man on second. Help me, O Lord, to bat over 300, because my eyes are on the big league for eternity even while I sojourn here among the bush-leaguers.

Accumulated waste in your thirty feet of bowels causes obsorption of poisons, tends to produce fevers, upsets digestion. You belch gas, feel stuffy, irritable, almost cranky. . It isn't you—it’s your condition. Eliminate this poisonous waste by taking one or two Dr. King’s New Life Pills tonight. Enjoy a full, free bowel movement in the morning—you feel so grateful. Get an original bottle, cotaining 36 pills, from your druggist today for 25c. 3

Public officials of the township, county and city are not required to take out insurance under the new workmen’s compensation act, according to notices which the state board of accounts is sending out.. Liability insurance agents, it is said, have been attempting to sell insurance to cities to provide protection to all employes. But the state board says that* all such representations should be disregarded by township trustees, . county highway superintendents, county commissioners, city and town school corporations, civil cities and towns, municipal owned corporations,' state institutions, ami state‘boards and officials. j

The Baseball Player’s Prayer.

Constipation Causes Most His.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SATURDAY, JULY SI, 1915.

DELOS WOODWORTH DROWNED IN RIVER

Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. True D. # Woodworth Fell From Bridge Friday Afternoon

DIVER SEACHES FOR BODY Futile Search By Volunteer Workers Lasted Almost All Night and Was Resumed at Early Hour Today— Crowds Lined River Bank Hoping # To See Body Dragged From Swift Current —Prayers Ascend Frown Many Homes That Waters Will Surrender Victim—'Boat of Searchers Capsized and Narrow Escapes Followed. f

Fire Whistle to Signal Recovery of Body.

Arrangements have been made when the body of Delos Woodworth is recovered from the river—if the diver is successful—to give an alarm from the electric light plant. The whistle will blow beginning with a coase whistle increasing to and ending in a shrill whistle, then repeating the whistle.

Delos Woodworth, 11 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. True D. Woodworth, was drowned in the Iroquois river Friday afternoon at about 5 minutes before 3 o’clock and his father almost lost hds life in an effort to rescue the drowning boy, not knowing at the time that it was his own son. At 1 o’clock this Saturday afternoon, Fritz Belhouser, a professional diver, aided by “Eddie”, a professional helper, with a score of volunteer workers, is searching the bottom of the swift cunent, while the banks of the river are lined with sympathetic friends who are murmuring silent prayers or indulging in earnest hopes that the body of the little boy may be recovered. Business in Rensselaer today is almost paralyzed and the community has not been so tom with grief for a long time. A bright little boy, the only child of his parents and a general favorite in the community, has been taken and the grief-stricken parents are near collapse because the body can not Be found. The circumstances attending the accident were: Friday afternoon Mr. Woodworth was delivering ice and at the home of Trustee H. W. Wood, on the north bank of the river at College avenue. He went into the house and put a cake of ice in the refrigerator. His little son was with him and as the father went into the Wood home ran to the bridge. As Mr. Woodworth emerged from the house only a moment later he saw a body struggling in the river. He sadd to Mrs. Wood: “There is a boy in the river and I don’t know whether he is swimming or is in danger.” Just then the body turned over and the feet protruded from the water. Mr. Woodworth ran to the river bank and jumped in. He had' on heavy clothing and heavy shoes and could not swim. He almost reached the body by the force of his jump and by being buoyed up by the current but then he was swept under. As he came up he called for help and Floyd Hemphill, a good swimmer, who works at the Donnelly planing mill, heard the cry. He sprang into the river and by careful work towed Mr. Woodworth to the bank. Louie Ramp and B. K. Zimmerman were at the planing mill and heard the call and saw “Casey” pull the man to shore. None of them knew there was a boy in the river. Mrs. Wood had.gone to the telephone to call for aid and in an incredible short space of time there were twenty or more men in bathing suits searching for the body. The search continued throughout the afternoon and until after 2 o’clock at night. Poultry and other wire fencing was stretched across the stream at three or four places, swimmers worked down the stream for two or three miles, boats were used, a raft made, a chain drag with hooks was made and many devices tried. Finally a string of boats anchored to each side of the river by ropes was foamed. Each boat contained two men and each man had a rake or a hook weighted with gas pipe. The boats were slowly lowered down stream and a good search made but without re-

suits. The search continued until 2 o’clock. As the men were being transferred from the boats to the shore one of the boats capsized. There were four men in # it, namely, Frank Geitzemauer, Victor Bowsher, Leon Lange and Reed, the latter a traveling sign painter. All but Lange had narrow escapes and for a few seconds there was a wild scene in the dark river at a point where the current is very swift. Reed and Bowsher were calling loudly for help and Geitzenauer was struggling to the shore by holding to the rope which was stretched across the river. Bowsher held to the capsized boat and W. J. Wright and Landy Magee in separate boats followed him and finally rescued him. Reed managed to reach shore without aid and Geitzenauer fainted and relaxed his hold on the rope at the -edge Of the river. He was pulled in and restored after hard work. There was same doubt for quite a while as tg whether all had been saved and the roll call occupied some time. Di*. Paul C. Cumick made three dozen sandwiches and Mrs. B. F. Barnes sent hot coffee and cakes to the workmen and on the side of the river between 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning the exhausted workmen partook of a lunch and received strength for their return bo town. They had gone only to the John Kohler farm less., than a mile down the river. At the same time Mrs. H. W. Wood, Jr., was serving coffee and sandwiches to other workers. In the meantime through William B. Austin, of Chicago, arrangements were made with the harbormaster to have a professional diver conte here to search for the body. The diver arrived on the 1:38 train but did not bring his equipment. He later arranged to have it brought to him and with the aid of an assitant and others the search was taken up at the point where the body was last seen. The diver has his full equipment and remains under the water for a long time, being supplied with air from a pump on a raft constructed on four skifts. He entered the water at just 12:30 and at the hour this account is written, 1:30, had searched to the cemetery, going over every foot of the stream. The crowd has not decreased since he entered the water and many are here from other towns, including a number from Remington. The towns of Foresanan and Brook have been notified and also the dredge boat below Foresman and every vigil has been adopted that seems likely to recover the body. \

ATTACKED MOTHER FOR SPANKING HER CHILD

Sensational Family Mixup at Crown Point Results in Arrest and Prosecution. Crown Point, Ind., July 30.— Mrs. Ora Chalmers, of Hebron, was arrested last evening, and charged with assault on her mother, Mrs. Lucy Alyea and her brother, Washington Alyea. Mrs. Chalmers is charged with attacking her mother .with an iron poker, when she became angered because the mother was whipping a child of Mrs. Chalmers. Washington Alyea came to the rescue of his mother and Mrs. Chalmers is said to have attacked him with a butcher knife. One of Alyea’s fingers was nearly severed. Mrs. Alyea was struck over the head and severely injured. D. E. Kelly, of Valparaiso, provided bond for Mrs. Chalmers and she was released from jail- Mrs. Chalmers, in defending her actions said she had a perfect right to protect her child.

Order Affecting Opening of College Road.

Rensselaer, Ind., July 30, 1915. Beginning Saturday morning, July 31st, college road will be opened from Work street south, but only for light hariting. This road is not yet well set owing to the wet weather, and heavy hauling will not be allowed. Let every person respect this warning.—Sylvester Gray, County Road Superintendent. A hero is often a man who was too scared to run.

K it’s Electrical let Leo Meeklenburg do it. Phone 621

Wants Divorce—Charges Cruel and Inhuman Treatment.

Elsie Prince has filed suit in the circuit court against her jusband, Russell Prince. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment, claiming that he abused her during almost their entire married life and that he struck her at different times. They were married November 16. 1911, and parted in December, 1914. They have no children. The plaintiff asks for a divorce and alimony of $1,500 out of $4,000 personal property, which she claims her husband possesses.

Real Estate Transfers.

■Emmet L. Hollingsworth et ux to David E. Potter, July 1, n% se 17-31-6, 80 acres, sl. Abraham Leopold et ux to Abraham F. Long, July 1, It 2, bl 7, Rensselaer, Leopold’s add, $275. Charlie Gifford et ux to Tindall Realty Co., Inc., July 23, n% se, 11-31-7, se sw, 11-31-7, 280 acres, Keener, sl. William G. Beal et ux to Charles V. May, July 23, pt n side sw, 33-27-6, 35 acres, Carpenter, $5,775. Martha J. Wasson et al to Harry R. Kurrie, July 20, s% nw, 24-29-7, 80 acres, Marion, SIO,OOO. Aaron Thorp et al to Henry C. DeKock et al,( June 1, n% sw, 2-31-7, 80 acres, Keener, $2,000. John M. Clarkson et al, executors of will of Robert MoCane, deceased, to John A. Ross, July 20, n% 24-31-6, nw sw, 24-31-6, Walker, $8,550.

Is Sickness a Sin?

If not, it’s wicked to neglect illness and means of relief. It’s wicked to endure liver ills, headache, indigestion, constipation, when one dose of Po-Do-Lax gives relief. Po-Do-Lax is Podophyllin (May Apple), without the gripe. It arouses the liver, increases the flow of bile—Nature's antiseptic in the 'bowels. Your constipation and other ills disappear overnight because Po-Do-Lax has helped Nature to remove the cause. Get a bottle from your druggist today. Get rid of your constipation overnight. 3

Excursion to French Lick.

The Monon will run a special excursion train to French Lick Springs Sunday, Aug. 15th. Train will leave Rensselaer at 5:30 a. m. Returning it will leave French Lick at 7 p. m. Fare $2 for the round trip. Fine band on train.

Baptist Church. Rev. G. W. Livingston, of Wolcott, will preach at the Baptist church Sunday at 10:45. Sunday school at 10:45. Everybody invited. See the Columbia’s $2.00 bargains, before buying your next pair of oxfords. You’ll save money. WEATHER FORECAST. Showers Saturday; Sunday cloudy.

Tuesday, Aug 3. Ellis Theatre the secretary of the navy,the & IjyjstSN H.Howe a4L exclusive naval spectacle -the # Au.s.nayy ■gMKfIHiTHE PHILIPPINES ".'.S*SSS!«J lSi|ipM [from savages’to°cTvTuzati6n \making ctash register Prices 25, 35, and 50c, Phone 98

PICKED OFF BY SNIPERS IN SUBURBS

United States Forces Repel Night Attack by Natives on Port-Au-Prince—Need More Troops. Washington, July 30.—Two American bluejackets were killed last night in an attack by natives on Port-au-Prince, Hayti, held by Rear Admiral Caperton, with 400 men from the cruiser Washington. The attacking party was beaten off without having approached closer than the outskirts of the city and order was maintained in the city itself. No sailors were wounded and the loss of the attacking force was not reported. The dead are: William Gompers, seamon, of Brooklyn, and Cason S. Whitehurst, ordinary seaman, of Norfolk, Va. Reinforcements had been ordered to Hayti before word of the fighting was received. The battleship Connecticut will sail from Philadelphia tomorrow with a regiment of marines, numbering 500 men. The navy transport Hancock, now being overhauled at Philadelphia, also will go to Hayti, it is said, although it is not known what force the Hancock will take south. The attack came at 8 o’clock last night, the bluejacket battalion bearing the brunt of the fighting. From the brush beyond the last house, snipers opened fire on them. The fire was returned and the attackers driven off, but not before Gompers mid Whitehurst had been killed.

Becker Meets Death in Electric Chair Bravely.

Charles Becker, who was put to death in the electric chair at Snig Sing, New York, Friday morning, for the killing of Herman Rosenthal, the New York gambler, went to his death bravely. The former New York police lieutenant retained his composure and protested his innocence to the last. He went to his death with a photograph of his wife pinned on his shirt over his heart. Three shocks were given before the prison physician pronounced Becker as dead at 5:55 o’clock. Becker led the way to his own execution. The condemned man sat up all night on the edge of his cot, calmly talking to Deputy Warden Chae. H. Johnson. “I have got to face it,” said Becker, “And I am going to face it bravely and without any troAle to anyone.” Becker’s last message to the world was: “I declare to the world that I am proud to have been the husband of the purest, noblest woman that ever lived—Helen Becker.”

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