Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1916 — Page 1

No. 41.

Princess Theatre. RENSSELAER’S QUALITY HOUSE. To-Night. - ~ ' « Liquor and the Law. The first installment of Universal . Supreme series-serial. This wonder- . ful tsory was written by Irvin’S. Cobb wfem alMp as only Cobb can tell it. Hobart " Jffi~ Heneley lakes the leading part sup- "A \ ported by Jane Novak and other stars. Two reel^ 5 besides this feature. IP A CT - v • i Admission 10c and 5c p. m.

BASKET BALL Friday Afternoon Feb. 18 - at 3:30 o’clock at H. S. Gymnasium MONTICELLO H. S. YS RENSSELAER H. S. Come out and see the best game of the year. Game is at 3:80 in the afternoon. Admission 25 cents.

Gary Traction Line In The Hands of a Receiver.

The Gary, Hobart and Eastern Traction which" operates the electric interurban‘line between Gary and Hobart, was Tuesday placed in the hands of a receiver Judge Greenwald of the superior court at Hammond. Attorney O. L. Wildermuth, of Gary,' was named as receiver and filed his bond, which was approved 'by the court. This action comes as the climax of a number of recent attempts to reorganize the company and place the line on a solid financial footing.

I I Use Best Material 1 Cater to First ■ Money Can Buy Class Trade H. 0. JOHNSON, j I Practical Painter, Dec-1 I orator & Paper Hanger ■ S PHONE 428. 1 I Why Pay More ? I lor a poor job of painting that sometimes ruins your proper- I . ty f-or future coats ? I I Good material and a.practjoftl applkatiQP of lt coits but Mle • " more, lasts twice as long and preserves instead of destroying ■ the surface. Let me give you a demonstration of it. jj Estimates furnished on interior and exterior painting and Jjl . decorating-

The Evening Republican.

The “Cantata Ruth” to Be Given March Second.

On Thursday evening, March 2nd, will be given one of the finest musical performances ever heard in Rensselaer. The sacred Cantata Ruth, by Gaul, will be rendered by the Choral Club, assisted by an orchestra qf eight pieces, and soloists, Misses Padgett and Wood, Mrs. E. C. English and Mr. Sage. The club has been practicing diligently and faithfully under the direction of Mrs. L. C. Sage and Mrs. M. D. Gwin at the piano. The orchestra will practice-with the club each Thursday evening. Everyone should avail themselves of the opportunity to hear this splendid work and to encourage the Choral Club n its desire to help educate the public musically.

Traveling Man Who Came Here Many Years Ago is Dead.

Jeff McDonald, 57 years of age and for almost thirty years a drug salesman, died Tuesday at his home in Crawfordsville. Prior to five years ago when he suffered a stroke of paralysis Mr. McDonald came to Rensselaer, where he made many acquaintances and was admired for his many good qulities. He was distinct from other traveling salesmen in one particular. He always wore a Sower on his coat lapel, usually a carnation. For twenty-five or thirty years prior to the affliction that made it impossible for him to continue on the road he came regularly to Rensselaer and the other cities and towns in his territory. “

All kinds of feed for sale by Hamilton & Kellner.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916.

COLUMBIA CLUB AT CONVENTION

Hoosier Political Organisation Preparing to Attend Great Gathering in Chicago in June. “I" ' Indianapolis, Feb. 16. —At the annual election of the board of .directors of the Columbia club, the following members were selected as the officers for the ensuing term: Lucius 0. Hamilton, president; Charles W. Miller, vice president; Ben R. Inman, secretary; Henry F. Campbell, treasurer. Judge Louis B. Ewbank tendered his resignation as a member of the board of directors and Charles Roemler was elected in his place. The resignation of Judge Ewbank „ was due to his entering the race for the republican nomination for judge of the supreme court of Indiana. Chas. C. Rouzer was re-elected manager of the club house. The club is making plans for a big demonstration at the republican national convention to oe held at Chicago June 7. Special trains will be operated to cany the members of the club and other Indiana republicans who desire to attend the conventionNegotiations are pending which will result in securing special rates on the steam lines operating between Indianapolis and Chicago. It is expected that several hundred party leaders from all parts of the state will join the Columbia club delegation and take advantage of the special rates. All republicans in Indiana who contemplate attending the national convention are invited to join the Columbia club delegation" in order that the state may make a creditable showing at the convention. 'Mr. Inman will gladly furnish further information to those who may be inter- —■—-- 4The Indiana delegation to the national convention will be accompanied by a band, and a Columbia club marching club will be one of the features of the demonstration. The officers and board of directors are rejoicing over the recent growth of the club, in which the membership has been increased more than threefold. When the campaign for new members was inaugurated a few months ago, there were about one thousand members of the organization. This has been increased to over thirty-four hundred; and new members are being received constantly. The club is now the largest political club west of New York and will be a potent factor in state and national politics In the present and future campaigns. It is expected that several hundred new members will be enrolled between now and the November election. The capacity of the club building is being taxed to the uttermost to provide quarters for the rapidly increas--ing membership. As the result, the erection in the near future of a tenstory annex to the club house is one of the questions that is being favorably considered by the board of directors. |

Remington to Have New Temple of Pythian Sisters.

A charter for a new lodge of Pythian Sisters has been granted to Remington and the temple will be instituted Friday evening, Feb. 25th. The oGedland temple-wili do the work .of instituting the new lodge. Twentyfive ladies will be charter members and 19 Knights will be associate mem--bers. Chancellor Commander George C. Haskell, of the K. of P. lodge, recently appointed a committee composed of L. B. Elmore, Lee Rush and H. A. Lambert to take the steps toward organizing the auxiliary and the result is very gratifying to members.

Free Wood Now Has a Very Fine Barbershop.

Free Wood’s barbarshop has undergone a complete renovation and the effect is not only very pleasing in appearance but is a credit ~tb the town. Free was determined that the last stigma which attached to his case of smallpox should be blotted out and he caused a new floor to be put in the shop, new paper on the walls, had the woodwork washed and repainted and to complete the job had the shop fumigated for several hours. Free will now be in a position to give the very best in the tonsorial line to his customers and a welcome to his shop is given to all who come.—Adv.

Stop, Look, Save. a Standard sls suits and overcoats $12.75-; $& -hats- for. s2* 500 work shirts 45c. Get Hamillized, it pays. Some extra good cows in the 0. C. Halstead sale the 21st. A good 2-horse gasoline engine at the O. C. Halstead sale* the 21st. ■

MISSISSIPPI LEVEE BREAKS NEAR NATCHEZ

75,000 Acres of Land Inundated By Swollen River—Lives Endangered and Damage Great. Natchez, Miss., Feb. 16.—An urgent appeal for help received here tonight from Newellton, La.,^where the Mississippi levee broke yesterday, said that a thousand or more persons were marooned by the flood waters with only a motor boat available to take them to safety. Three negroes had been drowned and outside the town itself about 76,000 acres of farm land was inundated. The government steamer Lafourche left here tonight with a number of small boats and rescue crews. Reports indicated that the gap in the levee at Newellton had widened to about 1,000 feet. A Newellton merchant telephoned from the flooded town tonight that the need of help was imperative. “We are in a desperate condition,” Mr. Jacoby said. “Water ranges from six inches to six feet in Newellton and there is only one motor boat available to. rescue a thousand or more persons marooned on the opposite side of Lake St. Joseph. The boat made trips back and forth last night and today, bringing in refugees and continued tonight, lfut the means of rescue are inadequate. Many of those here are women and children. From this side of the lake houses can be seen floating away in the flood. Whether they are occupied is not known.” Gov. Hall, of Louisiana, has been appealed to to secure funds to provide for the refugees.

SOUP CHEF’S PAL HELD IN CUSTODY

Chicago Police Arrest Antonio Tonionek Who Is An Alleged Intimate of Fugitive Poisoner. Chicago, Feb. 16.—Antonio Coda Tonione, 24 years old, was taken into custody this afternoon by detectives, following receipt of information from the New York police that he was a friend of Jean Crones, the University club assistant chef believed by the police to have put poison in the soup of the guests at the Archbishop Muldelein banquet last Thursday night. Tonione gave his address as the number of a house in frhich Crones formerly lived. Chemists today were asked to discover the nature of another poison found in kitchen utensils used in the preparation of the banquet. It was said that a new poison was the primary drug used and that the one first found was merely a secondary poison. Search for Crones and the woman with whom be is said to have left town continued both in Chicago and in other cities.

Former Pastor of St. Augustine’s Is Dead.

Father Charles Notheis, who from June to Septmeber m 1899 was pastor of St. Augustine’s church in this city, died last Saturday in Parua, Ohio, where he was pastor of St. Anthony’s church. He was born in Shelby county, Ohio, July 20, 1866, and entered the community of the Most Precious Blood on May 14, 1884, and was ordained a priest by Archbishop Elder at Cincinnati June 21, 1893. His funeral took place Monday at Carthagena, Ohio.

Western Unit Clocks Are Being Installed.

The Western Union clocks are being installed in Rensselaer and as soon as this is done there will be at least seven accurate and dependable clocks in this city. Thf largest of the seven is being placed in the Western Union office. The other six will be placed in the following places, the Makeever Hotel, the First National Bank, the State Band, J. J. Montgomery’s news stand, H. W. Kiplinger’s cigar store and Vernon Nowels case. The clocks are regulated hourly and require no winding or attention from anyone.

Remington White Rocks Cleaned Logansport Platter.

W. R. Geier, whose reputation as a breeder of White* Rock chickens is well established, scored a big sucecss at tee Logansport show recently and this year will have a call for about every bird and egg he has for sale. He won first, second, third and fourth cock, first, this} and fourth cockerel, second, third and fourth pullet, first, second third and fourth hen, .first and second pens. There were 82 birds exhibited in the class. He sold about all the stock he had to offer while at the sale. Mr. Geier’s sueeess in the poultry business is aiding much in bringing fame tb Jasper county.

TWO-SEVEN-THREE —Phone this number for coal, wood and feed.

THOUSANDS SPENT BY THE CANDIDATES

Primary Law Causes Man Who Wants Office to Use Extravagant Means of Publicity. Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—Perhaps the most popular song with candidates for nominations just now is “It’s all goin’ out and nothin’ cornin’ in.” Most of them can sing this cute but significant little ditty from morning till night and mean every word of it. Not in many years have the purse strings been loosened and the wallet turned inside but as is the case this year in the race for the republican nominations. With the democrats it is different. There is but one candidate for each of the state nominations except governor and it is not necessary for any of them to make a campaign for the nomination for anything. From the headquarters of Watson, New, oGodrich and McCray there have gone forth hundreds of thousands of letters, circulars and other pieces of mail. The Indianapolis postoffice has just put in service eight new automobiles for the collection and delivery of mail, but not altogether on account of the tons of stuff sent out from these campaign headquarters. The postage on this amount of mail runs into the thousands of dollars, to say nothing at all about the cost of printing, stenographers and other help. There is a small army of clerks,and helpers at qach of these headquarters, and all are working for money compensation. This costs a round sum each week. Then it is necessary to have officeß, ~an<f these strings of rooms in high priced hotels afford a very fine opportunity for a candidate to get rid of his loose change. Think, also, of the amount of money that is spent by candidates ia galloping over the state to meet the trench diggers. Not only that, but thing, also, of the cost of sending helpers hither and -yon in numbers and squads for the same purpose, and the large amounts spent for newspaper advertising. These are but some of the more important Items of expense to a candidate for one of the big offices. In addition, there is this and that and the other thing to pay for, all of which adds to the cost of a campaign.

ALL TIRED OUT

Hundreds More in Rensselaer in the Same Plight. • Tired all the time; Weary and worn out night and day, Back aches; head aches, Your kidneys are probably weakened. "Ton should help them at their work. Let one who knows tell you how. Mrs. Larkin Potts,. Clark & Washington Sts., Rensselaer, says: 4 *l was strength or ambition. I rested poorly and was subject to severe headaches and pains across my loins. I could hardly do my housework and I always felt tired and worn out. Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured from Fendig’s Drug Store, gave me relief at once and before 1 had used them long, the aches and pains left. I am grateful to Doan’s Kidney Pills for what they have done for me.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Potts had. Foster-Milbum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.

Gertrude Voitlander, of Vikarabad, India, will speak on the “Mass Movement in India” *at the M. E. church Sunday morning, Feb. 20th. Miss Voitlander is a Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society field secretary of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, and has had many and varied experiences both in India and as a lecturer. She uses the native costumes when desired. Admission free. Everybody invited. A collection taken at the close for the advancement of missions in the Orient.

Graft; at the Princess tonight. _ Lyceum Coarse Dates. March 29—Columbian Entertainers. Graft, at the Princess tonight.

O. L CtfUw * LesWorlnnd. CALKINS & WORLAND Funeral Directors Parlors in Nowels Block across from the postoffice. _ New combination auto imbalance and froeral^ear.^ CaIKM director and embalms? in both Indiana and Illinois. , Phones 25 or 307

Special Metro I Pictures at THE pgy " v ' THEATRE* Thursday, February 17 Both Afternoon and Evening Vaili villi, the talented English actress will appear in “The Woman Pays” An exceptional five reel production full of dramatic interest. A Realistic Storm Scene Intensely interesting from start to finish Seen at the Rex Thursday . Matinee at 2. Evening at 7. General Admission 10c, Children,S

MUNITION SALES BREAKING RECORD Nearly Quarter of Billion Dollars’ Worth of War Materials Have Poured Into Europe. Washington, Feb. 16. — American made war munitions now are pouring into Europe at the rate of «early two million dollars’ worth daily, with the figures swelling rapidly as production increases. For a long time after the war began shipments were negligible, and not until the middle of 1915 did the millions of dollars' worth of war materials contracted for begin to move in considerable quantities. Estimates made at the department of commerce today put total munitions shipments since Europe began to purchase for the present war close to a quarter of a billion dollars. At the arte shipments are going now the next four months would see this total doubled even if production remained at a standstill but production is declaerd to be growing faster now than at any time since American manufacturers began conversion of their plants into munitions factories. A great part of the munitions output has been in the form of high explosive sheHs, more than one hundred million dollars’ worth of which have left American shores. Powder comes next with shipments estimated at nearly one hundred millions, and small arm cartridges are third with $30,000,000. Fire arms are put at less thon $20,000,000 with small increases shipment was in January, 1915, when n>ore than $2,000,000 worth went to Europe. Graft, at the Princess tonight. We will have a carload of bargain spreaders March 1, 1916.—Hamilton & Kellner. —;—.■£>. THE WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature.

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

COAL For the range Jackson Hill and Rex Egg. For the furnace, Egg Anthracite, Sovereign Lump and Pocahontas. For the baseburner Scranton Anthracite, Nut and Stove. King Bee, Kentucky Biock. Grant-Wamer Lumber Co. Phone iIMI

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