Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1915 — Page 1

No. 235.

Tonight AT THE Princess 6 Reels 6 * A Born Warrior and Soquel' This is a film masterpiece to the utmost limit. Tuesday night “The Spitfire”, 4 reels. Wednesday night, “Call of the North” 5 reels. < Thursday night “In .the Bighop’s Carriage,” 4 reels. Featuring Mary Pickford. Friday night “Hearts of Oak,” 5 reels. I Saturday night “An Hour Before Dawn,” 4 reels. Featuring Laura Sawyer.

Says Monon Brakeman Ruined Home of Rural Route Carrier.

The .Monticello Journal of last Saturday says: A Monticello home was disrupted last night, a husband and wife estranged, and two little brothers separated, when Mrs. Ertie Rogers departed by the 6:09 Monon train for the north, taking with her their son, Louis. The father, who is a wellknown rural mail carrier out of the Monticello office, was prostrated by grief, and was in such a tate of mental distraction that the services of a physician were required. At his request, word was sent to his father, John C. Rogers, who resides at Brookston, who came over in his machine and spent the night with his son. This - morning Mr. Rogers and his son, Vernon, accompanied the senior Rogers to Brookston. The story of the unfortunate' estrangement of the well-known couple is to the effect that Mrs. Rogers had permitted a Monon passenger brakeman to show her attention, and that the intimacy between the couple has r been progressing for a considerable time. The separation between husband and wife followed the discovery by the husband of the infatuation of his wife for the brakeman. The many friends of the Rogers family will sincerely hope that the story has been overdrawn and that a reconciliation will follow.

Lon Kiser Sells Interest In Store To His Partner.

Lon Kiser has, sold his interest in the Rowen & Kiser store to his partner, Frank J. Rowen, who will continue the business at the old stand. The deal was made last week and Mr. Kiser withdrew from the Store Saturday night The partnership had existed for about three years.

Mrs. Jay Wood returned to her home near White Pigeon, Mich., Saturday after a visit of two weeks with relatives here and at Brook.

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The Evening Republican.

MINISTER DECIDES TO ANSWER CALL

Rev. J. C. Parrett Asks Dissolution Of Pastoral Relations to Go To Hammond. Rev. J. C. Parrett decided after visiting the members of the board of elders of the Hammond First Presbyterian church last Saturday to accept the call made by that church and Sunday morning announced his intention to the congregation of the First Presbyterian church of this city. There was a large congregation at the church and when Rev.' Parrett stated his intention to accept the call from Hammond and asked a dissolution of his pastoral relations with the church there was a general breaking down, the pastor and many of the members of the church succumbing to their emotions. For some little time none were able to speak and there was Scarcely a dry eye in the audience. Rev. Parrett came to the local church Oct. Bth, 1905, and he announced that he would preach his farewell sermon next Sunday, Oct. 10th, just ten years and two days from the time he preached his first sermon as the pastor of the Rensselaer churdh.

Rev. Parrett has been very successful in his pastoral work here and as preacher, pastor and citizen he has fulfilled the highest ideals of the members of his church and of the Christian people of the community. His departure will, therefore, be regretted by all who know him and all will share in the affectionate wish of his congregation that his relations in Hammond are in every way as pleasant as they have been here. With the , exception of Elder Halstead, who was the pastor of the Church of God for so many years, it is believed that Rev. Parrett holds the record for tenure of pastoral service. It has been a decade of the most pleasant relations and there will be general regret that it is to close so abruptly. The wider field, however, will give Rev. Parrett increased opportunities for good and doubtless be the means of a still further recognition for him. The salary in Hammond will be SI,BOO per year, a substantial increase over the salary paid here. Following the resignation of Rev. Parrett the board of elders held a business meeting and appointed a vacancy committee composed of C. G. Spitler, C. E. Prior and D. E. Hollister. A special meeting of the Presbytery is to be held at Delphi Wednesday. The severance of the pastoral relations of Rev. Parrett and the local church will be approved at that time and the vacancy committee will be given the names of some ministers who will be considered for the local work. Rev. Parrett will move to Hammond next week.

Jack Larsh Has Another Accident—Broken Ankle Now.

Jack LarshJ.l -years-old son of Joe Larsh, the druggist, was the victim of another accident Saturday afterWhile engaged with several other little boys practicing football on a vacant lot near his home he fell in a manner to break his right ankle, the end of the tibia or large bone of the leg being broken off. Drs. Loy and Washburn attended him, setting the fractured bone and later placing it in a cast. He will be able to attend school by using crutches within a few days. Jack has been injured seriously a number of times. When only 6 years of age he was run over by an automobile and his head so badly injured that for a time it was feared the accident would result fatally. He came out of it, however, without a permanent -scratch. Since then he has twice suffered the fracture of an arm and now at the age of 11 gets a badly broken ankle. Jack is an unusually bright and .popular lad and his injury will be regretted by all who know him.

To get the most prompt result when reporting a fire make your report in the following manner to the central office: Fire at *»; fire plug No. > giving number near the fire. Every telephone should have a card on it with the fire plug number on the card. These cards will be furnished by the telephone office or the news stand. Get your card today. X J. MONTGOMERY, Chief Fire Department.

SAFETY FIRST.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1915.

Chief Justice John Marshall, President Wilson and Secretary Daniels

Over a century ago Chief Justice John Marshall wrote into an opinion of the Supreme Court the following explicit declaration: “The American citizen who goes into a foreign country, although he owes local and temporary allegiance to that country, is yet, if ‘he performs no other act changing his condition, entitled to the protection of our Government; and if, without the violation of any municipal law, he should be oppressed unjustly, he would have a right to proclaim that protection, and the interposition of the American Government in his favor would be considered a justifiable interposition.” Three foreign wars have been waged to sustain this fundamental principal and it has been reiterated many times in respect to Mexico. Secretary Evarts wrote to our minister in 1877: “The first jiuty of a government is to protect life and property. This is a paramount obligation. For this governments are instituted, and governments neglecting or failing to perform it become worse than useless. Protection in fact to American lives and property is the sdle point upon which the United States are tenacious.” 'Secretary Bayrd took and maintained the same position. The democratic party in its platform at Baltimore declared: “The constitutional rights of American citizens should protect them on our borders and go with them throughout the world; and every American citizen residing or having property in any foreign country is entitled to and must be given the full protection of the United States Government, both for himself and for his property.” And President Wilson, in his address to Congress on August 27,1913, said firmly: “We should let every one who assumes to exercise authority in any part of Mexico know, in the most unequivocal way, that we shall vigilantly watch the fortunes of those Americans who cannot get away, and shall hold those responsible for their suffering and losses to a definite reckoning. That can be and will be made plain beyond the possibility of a misunderstanding.” It has always been the policy of every government to protect its citizens in their persons and property wherever they lived and this has been the strong arm of those people who have pushed into new countries to offer their •services and their capital to the development of a country. England waged war on the Transvaal because the diamond hunters from England who settled among the stock raising and agricultural Boers were not granted full rights -of citizenship. During President Taft’s administration free rights of travel through Russia of American Jews was denied and this Government promptly took the matter up and threatened to break off all treaties with that country. It is for the protection ol people in foreign lands that consuls are stationed throughout the world and if there is any fixed policy of international scope it is the one of protection to the lives and properties of persons in foreign governments. There has never been prior to the Bryan-WiiSon-Daniels regime denial of protection and in view of President Wilson’s statement in Congress that. Mexico would be held to a “definite reckoning” it is certain that the polu y of “watchful waiting” is pursued not only in violation of precedent and of firm conviction of duty but as a weak and wavering adoption of a weak and wavering administration. We hope that every person who sees this article will read again the opinion of Chief Justice John Marshall, whose life’s history is now being written by Albert J. Beveridge, and then read rhe pusillanimous interview, given out by Secretary Daniels after Americans who had flown from Mexico appealed for protection. The Daniels interview follows:

“When they came in I thought they had come to thank us for what the Navy did for them at Tampico, to express their appreciation of our action in saving their lives. I said to them: ‘Why, you are lucky to get out with your lives. You look healthy and strong to me and you ought to be glad you are safe.’ “They told me they thought they might lose their property, and they said that if it had not been for the British and German naval commanders they would have been left without protection and at the mercy of the enraged Mexicans. “I said to them: ‘lf Admiral Mayo had gone in there you all would have been massacred. I think you ought to thank this Government for saving your lives instead of complaining because Read Admiral Mayo did not attack the town.’ \ "They asked me what was to be the policy of the United States with respect to Americans owning property in Mexico. I suppose if I owned property in Mexico I would feel th’e same way they do about their nght to protection. But I said to them: ‘Why did you leave the United States and go to Mexico? You went there because you preferred to invest your money there rather than in the United .States. You thougth that by investing your money in Mexico you could make more than if you stayed in the United States. Isn’t this true?’ ‘‘They did not deny it. Then I said: ‘lf that is true, if you expect greater returns than you can get in the United -States, then you must take the risk of losing your property. If you prefer to go there and purchase property, you must not expect the people of the United "States to pay taxes for the support of an army *to protect your property in Mexico. Thus we witness a -Secretary of the Navy, presumably with the approval of a President of the United States, adopting a “new” freedom, forsaking the accejrted duty of more than a hundred years, denying the opinion of Chief Jutsice John Marshall, the platform which elected the President and resulted in the appointment of his cabinet and even the assertion of the President himself. And within the past few days an official report of General Funston told of the kidnaping of an American soldier, of his barbarous murder and how his ears and head were cut off and carried away as souvenirs. The dispatches for two years have told of the murders of American citizens, <rf the destruction of their properties, of the desecration of the American flag and President Wilson has failed to invoke the “definite reckoning” of which he told Congress. For the first time since those brave men defied England and wrote their defiance into the Constitution of the United -States has the protection of the Government been denied to American citizens; never before has the United States failed to assert in a positive and effective manner its rights on the high seas and never before have any people of the United States in a foreign land been compelled to depend for their safety to a Brazilian minister after being denied that protection of their own government. Old Glory was never before so disgraced and humiliated at home and abroad as it has been by our scholarly, ‘ well-meaning, good-intentioned President. “ ’Tis true; *tis pity; Pity ’tis, ’tis true.”

Officers Elected For the Rensselaer Poultry Assocaation.

The Rensselaer Poultry Association, in anticipation of its annual exhibition, which will take place the first week in January, has reorganized by decting th? following officers: C. W. Portill, president; A. F. Long, vicepresident; John Webber, secretarytreasurer; Jesse Snyder, manager of show. The last show was quite a success and Messrs. Webber and Snyder worked diligently to make it so and their re-election is a high compliment to them and assures another good show. '

Nineteen sixteen Model Maxwell tourinc car (655; self-starter and all modern; at the Main Garage. Call and see it. Smoked white fish at Osborne’s.

Father of Miss May Stanton Died Near Flora.

Miss May Stanton, who was called to her home near Flora some ten days ago 'by the serious illness of her father, returned here Sunday evening to arrange for a more extended leave of absence from her school work, expecting to return to Folra this Monday evening. At about 5 o’clock this morning she received a telephone message that her father had died at about 4 o’clock and she left for her home on the 11:17 train. Mi's. Dean is substituting for her in the grade work. The funeral will be hold Wednesday,

1916 Dodge Bros;’ car on floor at Rensselaer Garage.—M. I. Adams & Ron.

STRAW PRIMARY TO CONTINUE ONE WEEK

Not Enough Votes Cast to Be Thoroughly Representative—McCray (Strong For Governor. For Governor— McCray 150 Goodrich 11 Myers 10 Johnson . .... t 10 Carlisle 1 For U. <S. Senator— Watson 72 Miller 64 Taylor 29 Robinson t 16 Olds 1 The “straw” primary conducted by The Republican closed Saturday night with that result. The vote was not as representative as we had hoped for and it has been decided to continue it for another week in order that more can express their choice of candidates. When voters enter the primary election booths next March they will be confronted with a big ticket containing the names of the men above named and also the names of many, many others for various offices. It will be the largest ballot, probably, you have ever seen and it will be up to the electorate of the Estate and county to select their candidates. All parties will be up against the same ’thing and when you apply for a ballot you will have to state your politics on the ticket you wish to vote and you wfll be handed a sheet of .paper containing all who seek nomination. So fiar there are five men for governor and five for senator on the republican ticket and it is surprising that many people are not 'acquainted with any of the candidates. It is demonstrated by The Republican’s “straw” primary that it will be up to the candidates in a Primary election to get to the people either personally, by letter or through the newspapers. Many men who always vote the Straight republican ticket and who say “Oh, any of them are good enough for me, I’ll vote the ticket whoever is nominated,” should try to determine which men they want, so that they will be ready for the primary election next spring. Candidates will have to “get around” and this means a great big expense, but it wfll do the business and these nominations are going to the men who see the voters face to face.

This is the first time a primary has been compulsory in Indiana, and from the experience in the “straw” vote being taken by The Republican we will say that it is going to catch a big lot of peoPle unable to vote intelligently, but it should serve as a reason for a more thorough investigation than voters have been in the habit of making before and may prove all right in the long run. That it will be expensive for the state candidates there can be no doubt. There will be the three ,ways of getting to the voters. One will be through the newspapers. The Republican has three thousand readers in this part pf Indiana and realizes from many experiences that every item has its power in influencing public sentiment. The local newspapers are essentially the ones that the great majority of people rely u»on to 'be set right on many topics. As a republican paper it will be our aim to get information concerning these candidates to our clientele of readers, but we shall not do so in a manner to prejudice our readers. The candidates all look good to us, but we have our choice and we believe every voter should have. There are several things to be considered in making the nomination. One is to secure men with ability and honesty. Another is to name a ticket with some tack as to the running qualifications .of the candidates. The Republican feels that every voter should try to determine whom he desires and be ready to vote intelligently when the time comes. In order that more can express themselves ip our “straw” primary we will continue it over another week. Cut the ballot out of the paper and send -it or bring it to The Republican, lif you forget to cut it out get a ballot at The Republican office or at Fate’s College Inn. But be sure to vote.

We have just unloaded a car of stoneware. Stone jars from 14 gallon to 20 gallons; milk crocks from % gallon to 2 gallons; jugs from % gallon to 5 gallons; churns from 2 gallons to 6 gallons, and at prices that we can save you money on all stoneware and flower pots. JOHN EGER.

W it’s Electrical let Leo Mecklenburg doit. Phone 621

RENSSELAER-COUPLE HAD A CLOSE CALL

Auto Ran Into Rear of Ted Watson’s Motorcycle and Side Car and Girls Were Thrown Out. Ted Watson and Miss Wilda Littlefield, of Rensselaer, and Miss Laura Nelson, of Brookston, had a close call from serious injury at about 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon when as they were returning to Brookston with a motorcycle and side car they were struck from the rear by an automobile driven by George Sheets, of Brookston. Mr. Watson and Miss Littlefield had one to Brookston, leaving Rensselaer at about 12 o’clock. At Brookston Miss Nelson had joined them and the two -girls were in the side car of Mr. Watson’s motorcycle. They went to Lafayette and were returning home via Tecumseh Trail and the soldiers’ home and when about 4 miles south of Brookston and coming north they saw a car being driven rapidly west by an elderly man. The driver seemed to be frustrated and Ted saw that it was going to be difficult to avoid a collision and he swung his car to the left of the road and got by in front of the auto, but the driver instead of going on west as had been Oris intention and as Ted had figured, turned to the north and hit the motorcycle from the rear. Both young ladies were thrown out and landed against a hedge fence along the roadside. Ted remained on his machine which was turned around tnd jammed against a telephone pole, suffering serious damage. The rear wheel of the motorcycle was crushed, the side car was bent and the side wheel damaged. Mr. Watson is unable to account for his own escape from injury and it is also remarkable that the girls escaped without severe injury. As it was, however, they suffered only slight bruises. The auto driver, according to Mr. Watson, is reported to be very reckless and several told him at Brookston that the man had narrowly escaped other accidents. The man, however, denied responsibility and refused to consider any terms of adjustment. His automobile suffered only slight damage. An auto coming along soon took the young ladies to Miss Nelson’s home in Brookston and then returned for Mr. Watson, and later he and Mr. Nelsdn with a dray went out and brought the broken motorcycle to Brookston, and it was shipped on to Rensselaer. Mr. Watson and Miss Littlefield remained at Miss Nelson’s home in Brookston over night and returned to Rensselaer this Monday morning.

WABASH COLLEGE TO TEACH SOLDIERING

Vice President Marshall, William B. Austin and Otto Gresham Decide On PoMcy. Vice President Thos. R. Marshall, William B. Austin and Otto Gresham, constituting a committee of the board of trustees of Wabash college, have recommended compulsory military training for that school. If the report is ratified by the board at its meeting in December and indications are that this will be the case, Wabash will be put upon a new basis, and pains taken up for the erection of a large armory and gymnasium at Crawfordsville. The action comes in response to the appeal of President Wilson for a trained citizen soldiery. Colleges in many states are considering a similar action. The report will call attention to the fact that a trained citizen soldiery does not constitute militarism and that the Presbyterian love for peace may be augmented if the sons of Presbyterians will aid in the proper preparedness.

THOS. HARRIS DIED IN REMINGTON SATURDAY

One of That Town’s Oldest Citizens Passed Away After Sickness of Brights Disease. Thomas Harris, 73 years of age and for many years a resident of Remington, where he followed the real estate business, died at his home there last Saturday morning at 6:20 o’clock. His ■funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the MethodiSt church by Rev. Warriner and the Odd Fellows ritualistic service was also given. Burial waa made in the Remington cemetery. Deceased is survived by his widow and seven children, namely: John W. Harris, Mrs. Laurie dowry, Mrs. Leslie Fisher, Mrs. Will Glosser, Leßoy Harris and Misses Lucy and Ethel Harris, all <rf Remington. Brights disease had bothered him for some time and about a week before his death he suffered a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Harris was one of the eldest residents of Remington.

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