Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1915 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr*. Wilma Wemps, of Evansville, came today to visit her aunt, Mr*. George E. Murray and family. Misses Mary Schann and Francis Hettle returned to Wapokoneta, after a visit of a few days at the college. C. Earl Duvall went to Indianapolis today to attend- the state convention of the Retail Clothiers Association. He will attend a banquet for be given at the Claypool Hotel. Mrs. Nora Thornton, of Spokane, Wash., who has been visiting Mrs. Allie Potts and other relatives here, went to Lafayette this morning to visit other relatives. Miss Ethel Davis, after a visit of two weeks here, went to Bluffton today to visit Mrs. Frank Stafford. She will again attend DePauw University at Greencastle this year. William A. Faris left this morning for his home at Caldwell, Idaho, after spending a month with his aged father, George Faris, of near Medaryville, who is in quite bad health. Mrs. E. B. Allman and father, John Evans, and little Miss Stella Weber, returned to Chicago this morning after a visit of several days with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Brown, of Surrey. Bom, Aug. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Marion, of Barkley township, a girl. Aug. 26, to Mr. and Mrs. D. M. MaMurray, of Marion township, a girl. Mr. and Mrs. George Iliff and son, Jimmie, and her father, G. M. Besse, of Remington, returned this morning from a visit with G. M. Besse, Jr., at Haywood, Wis. George reports that there was a killing frost there last Saturday night and that com and potatoes were much damaged. He likes the country there very well and says he never saw a better clover growth than there is there. Mr. Besse is engaged in clearing his place. The Indiana Times of last Friday published an article suggesting Will H. Hays, republican state chairman, as a probability for United States senator four years later, when the term of office of Benjamin F. Shively comes to an end. The Republican is a great admirer of Will Hays and believes him qualified to fill any position where a diligene worker, an honest man and a fearless advocate of the principles he holds-is needed. It is impossible to tell what may happen before a campaign to select Mr. Shively’s successor, but right now we can not think of any man in Indiana we would sooner support for the senate at that time.

The newspapers are making the most of the Gary tragedy and the murder of the Rev. Mr. Kayser has been called an international plot and an effort to prove him as a German spy. Evidently he was very indiscreet in his utterances and instead of confining his remarks to sympathy for Germany, he is said to have bitterly assailed the United States, which don’t sound very good to any loyal American. Residents of Gary to whom we have talked say that the newspapers have been sensationalizing the murder and that the talk of Kayser being a “spy” is tommyrot.

The swimming pool at Wolcott cost in money $587.60 and there was a great deal of labor in addition of which no account was made. There were a number of cash subscriptions from $lO up, the largest being S3O and E. W. Irwin, formerly of Rensselaer, being one of three to give this amount. There were a number of $lO, S2O and $25 subscriptions. Concerts resulted in raising $47.85. The disbursements show more than a s carload of cement was used and that one car cost $139.95 besides the freight which was $37.05. Other sand, cement and freight cost $99.71. It required $59.96 worth, of water pipe Most of the other items were in labor. This experience at Wolcott should give Rensselaer a fair idea of the expense that would be necessary here.

What ■Germany does in its diplomatic decisions relating to our protests concerning its undersea warfare it will evidently do in order to develop whatever relations it prefers to maintain with us. Writers had stated that Germany desired to extend its hostilities to this country in order to cause this country to retain its munitions supplies and thus damage the allies. The statement was preposterous but many believed it and had Germany not shown die proper spirit following its sea conduct there might have been cause to think, she” did not care. Now, however, she is disposed to be fair and to concede to our demands and the United States quite properly is showing its neutrality by demanding of England the right of the seas in the shipment of merchandise that is not contraband. It is probable, that had this demand been made earlier and had it been demanded that passenger vessels be not used to carry contraband the Lusitania horror would have been averted. Germany at this time seems desirous of doing the right thing, which means that she wants the continued friendship of the United States. We should not let this desire on the part of Germany influence us to take any advantage of that country by submitting to the domination of England in its sea policy. Surely there is no occasion for the United States to make any concessions to any , nation: It is a time for firm policies, • upholding the long established practice of unbending determination to show that we hold the United States supreme and propose to lay down to no nation on earth.