Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1916 — Page 1

No. 81.

COUNTY AGENT NOT DECIDED UPON

Trustees Express Desire to Employ Jasper County Boy—Purdue Representative Says No. * ________ If Purdue University’s representative, Prof. T. A. Coleman, has his way Jasper county will have to employ an agricultural agent from outside of Jaspar county. Prpf. Coleman was not here when the county board of education met Monday and the latest word received from him was a letter to County Superintendent Lam son written on March 14th, after Mr. Coleman had been here and had in formed the trustees that he v/ouid take up the matter of hiring Mr. Clarke with the authorities at Purdue. ' Mr. Coleman said in his letter that the “policy” at Purdue was not to hire any man as a county agent in ■his own county. He said that he thought they had more difficulty than would ibe the case with sS stranger arid that notwithstanding the fact that the thirteen trustees of Jasper county had recommended Faye Clarke, a graduate of Purdue university, that the authorities there had decided not to alter their ruling that an agent could not be employed in the county where his home was. H. W. Wood, Jr., trustee of Marion township, stated that he vas reliably informed that Agent McFarland, of Benton county, was a resident or at least bom and partially schooled in Benton county and that he had been appointed. Trustee Rush, of Newton town-

ship, stated that he thought so long as Jasper county paid the money for the agent and the board of education was a unit in wanting Mr. Clarke he could see no sufficient reason why Purdue should not take the chance of recommending him. Trustee Porter, of Carpenter township, spoke along the same line. Trustee Hammerton, of Union, said that he could see no other way except to abide by the ruling from Purdue. Superintendent Lamson said that if it was the policy to employ agents who had not had any experience he ■ would as soon have Mr. Clarke as any one, but that he thought Jasper county should have an agent who had had practical experience. The statements of Prof. Coleman that there was at this time a shortage of from ten to twepty-five county agents was discussed. It was Ulso related that in several counties where experienced agents are employed they are receiving more than $2,000 per year and that, in order to get an agent for $2,000 it is necessary to take one with no experience or one who has been employed some other place and for some reason cast off. 'Mr. Lamson said that it had been suggested to him that in order to hire a man of wider experience it would be a good idea to go out and try to raise SI,OOO more money by subscriptions, but it was not certain that thus could be done. Mr. Lamson asked if the secretary should be instructed to write to Purdue and urge that a man be sent here or recommended here at once. Trustee Wood said he thought the / matter was not very urgent and that we could afford to wait for Purdue to make a recommendation. Mr. Damson called upon several trustees for an expression but they generally declined to speak. Mr. Lamson said that he thought the public discussion had already made the task more difficult for any man who would oome in than would otherwuse have been the case and he inclined to the opinion that it would be difficult for Mr.'Clarke under the present conditions .to got over the ground smoothly. The Republican is of the opinion that there is nothing more wholesome to the public than a discussion of matters frankly with .the people and we do not think that a more shameful outrage was ever perpetrated in this county than the one that is now being put over. Whether Purdue m its “policy” or Prof. Coleman because he assumes the authority, or the influence of Mr. Lamson is behind the project it (is disgraceful, dishonest, contrary to every principal of government and opposed to the freedom of -—the people: - * - -=== Here is a strang parallel. The law says that county school

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FARM HAND DIES WHILE PLOWING

Charles Meadows Is Found Dead In Field On Funk Farm In , Benton County. Fowler, April 3.—Charles Meadows, a well known resident of JJenton county, fell dead yesterday afternoon while plowing in a field at the farm of Frank Funt, near Lochiel. He was apparently in good health when he went to work yesterday afternoon, and Mr. Funk was considerably startled an hour later when he found him dead. The team had stopped and their standing in one place so long was what attracted Mr. Funk’s attention. The deceased was 45 years old. He has a son attending school in lowa, and his wife, from whom he was divorced, lives in Crawfordsville.

Nelson, the hat man, only expected to stay here one or two weeks. He didn’t know how many hats there are in Jasper county. His advertising has brought them in to be cleaned and reblocked and now he is going to remain another week and devote especial attention to ladies’ and men’s Panamas. - They look like new when he does the. work. See him at McKay's Laundry.

superintendent shall be elected from the eligible candidates in the county in which he is to serve. If there was only one candidate who was eligible the trustees would be compelled to employ him even though there was not a single one of them wanted him. That is the law. Now Purdue cstablihses a regulation that even though every trustee in the county and every citizen as well wanted to hire a county agent from the county they could not do so because he was a “home product.” The ruling is too silly to have its origin at Purdue university; it is worse than silly, it is corrupt.

It seems that an appeal might well be made to the attorney general and if need ibe to the courts to see if Purdue has a right to make a ruling that is discriminating against citizens of the county in this manner. And then the next legislature might well amend tfie law to limit the authority of Purdue and to provide that where there is an applicant from the home county that he shall be given a preference instead of being barred by such a shameful “policy” as has been adopted by some blunderbus clothed with authority 'he does not know how to exercise.

The trustees very becomingly or perhaps submissively decided to await the action of Purdue. The spirit of justice should have demanded that they take issue and see whether there was left in the constitutional aim of home government any rights or whether these had been withdrawn and our institutions were to be managed entirely by a few very human sort of fanatics who adopt “policies” and “regulations” to make it appear as though they were earning their salaries. Some stress was laid on the care taken by JPurdue to recommend only good men to the jobs as county agents. Several trustees indulged in a little snicker when the name of Mr. Barrett, the last recommendation, was mentioned. Mr. Lamson admitted himself that Mr. Barrett had not proven altogether a success. Yet Mr. Coleman, who is now so solicitous about our welfare that he don’t want us to have a graduate of the institution he represents and who has the unanimous endorsement of our trustees, was the same man who recom-. mended Barrett and said he was a man of extensive and successful experience and had in his farm management paid out a mortgaged farm. It may be recalled that Mr. Barrett went froip here to Noble county, where he again made a failure, according to Mr. Coleman and it is wondered who recommended him 1 there. Did. Mr. Coleman have the nerve to do it? It is all a lot of sham and bunk that is being worked off on Jasper county and if there is much of the red blood of True Hbosier independence left m our trustees they should make Purdue show its hand in this matter. Since about 76 per cent of the people of Jasper county don’t want a county agent any way, it would be a very good tiling to, hold the matter open until the right at least was exercised to have the man who is wanted.

ONE MORE CHANCE.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1916.

MRS. CHARLES H. PECK DIED IN REMINGTON

Wife of Well Known Merchant and Sister of J. D. Allman of This City Passed Away. Mrs. Charles H. Peck died at her home in Remington at 7:20 o’clock Monday evening.' She was surrounded by her family and relatives when the final summons came. She was a woman of splendid accomplishments and for many years had been an active worker in the Christian church of that place, having been the organist for the choir and interested in missionary and the church auxillaary work. She was 58 years of age on March Bth and had been an invalid for several months, suffering from cancer. Last fall she was a patient for some time at the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis, where she underwent a sugrical operation in the hope that it would effect a cure, but it scarcely even afforded temporary relief and she had been declining rapidly since that time and it was realized for a long time that death could not long be averted. Besides her husband she leaves three children, namely, Mrs. Harold H. Bowman, of Monticello, and Miss Laura and Mr. Fred Peck, ,f Remington. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. William Co over, of Denver, Colo., who has been with her for the past year, and a brother, J. D. Allman, of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday at Remington at

BELGIAN FLAGS TO BE SOLD SATURDAY

D. A. R. Will Take This Method of Raising Funds For the Destitute War Sufferers. The national board of the society of the D. A. R. has decided to assist the commission for relief in Belgium in organizing a Flag (Tag) Day for the relief of the war sufferers in occupied Belgium. These sufferers number about 9,000,000 people, 3,000,000 of whom are entirely or in part destitute. The day chosen is the Bth of April, the anniversary of King Albert’s birthday. Seven cents is the cost of a flag and seven cents is the cost of food for one destitute person in Belgium for one day. These people will need help until the war is over. Members of the General Van Rensselaer chapter will have these flags for sale Saturday, April Bth, on the streets. It is hoped that everyone will buy a flag and thus help in allieviating the suffering that the war has brought to these innocent, helpless and defenseless people.

It is requested that each person purchasing a flag will wear it? not only on Saturday, the Bth, but on Sunday, the 9th, with prayers for these unfortunate people. Ten million of these flags will be on sale next Saturday throughout our great country. —We are prosperous and happy, it is our country’s great opportunity to demonstrate not only its patriotism but its high ideals. Shall we deny them, or as a great, neutral nation, shall we come to their aid and rescue . DAISY ALLEN STORY, Pres. Gen. Nat Society G. A. R.

Debating Contest Held At High School Monday Evening.

The contests to select those to represent Rensselaer in the triangular oratorical and reading contest to be held between Monticello, Rensselaer and Delphi at Delphi May 6th, were held before quite a large crowd at the high school building Monday evening. The papers of all the contestants were very good. In the boys’ contest Dwight Curnick won and in the girls’ contest Miss Maude Elder received first honors. The papers of the winners were exceptionally good. Despite the fact that both are totally blind, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Hubbard successfully ‘operate the farming part of a half section of land they own just west of Jet, in Alfalfa county, Oklahoma. /,/(

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ERROR OF $395,604 IS CAUSE OF BRIEF REVEL

Nephew of Crawford Fairbanks Gets Lump of Wealth Instead of $396 For Quarterly Allowance. Harry Montaignier, who lives in Terre Haute, and is a nephew of Crawtford Fairbanks, and is also a noted mountain climber, Was unusually joyful a short time recently when a bank error of $395,604 made him wealthy, for before he had only received a quarterly allowance of $396. But his joy was only brief, for it is hardly necessary to say that the bank discovered the error and waS not at all backward in letting Mr. Montaignier know about it. Montaignier, who has a world wide reputation as a mountain climber, had some investments in Terre Haute that realized him $396 quarterly. This money had been transferred by cable since the war began through a New York bank to his credit in Switzerland. When the last quarterly remittance was cabled by the bank, $396,000 was sent by error instead of $396. Upon receiving the money, Montaignier cabled a long and expensive cablegram extending profuse thanks for the generous and unexpected gift. Of course the bank notified him and the real status of affairs became known to him. Stories of Montaignier’s expenditures have been greatly exaggerated. The only sign of -extravagance known is that he made a gift of $1,500 to an impoverished artist friend.

The Farmers’ Guide Presents “Advertising as a Dust Mover.”

Farmers’ Guide. How often I have stood in various stores noting with interest how the shelves- of these stores were a true index to the merchandising ability of businessmen. The concern that is wide awake and up to date always seems to be represented by fresh and attractive looking packages. Those who are sleepy and indifferent to progress usually have their goods on the shelves in soiled and dust covered packages. It is very noticeable that there is little dust on the "packages of goods that are well advertised and this is what I would have the readers consider. The man who advertises and thus creates a demand for his ~product -s the man most worthy of your trade. His goods are made in large quantities and for this reason you should get a better article for the money. Because his goods are rapidly sold, the stock changes often and should be fresher than the goods of the man who doesn’t advertise.

(Everybody likes progress and profit and you will find infinitely more of this with the advertised article than you can with one made by a man who is too sleepy to see the advantages of advertising. So it would seem that you protect yourself when you . give, consideration to what kind of merchandise you are going to buy, whether it shail be the popular, economical and clean brand of advertised merchandise or whether you will be content to buy any stale and dirty thing that is handed to you, no matter how old it is or how much modem improvement is lacking to make it right in both quality and price. We investigate our advertisers and know they are right before we let them place their message before you in our columns.

Son Born to Ensign and Mrs. James E. Brenner.

A card from Ensign James E. Brenner, of the U. S. Navy, announces the birth to himself and wife of a 6% pound son, which has been named James Emmet Brenner, Jr. Ensign Brenner is on the U. S..S. Maryland, which is stationed at Mare Island, Oal. His wife was formerly Miss Florence Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Jdrs. Ralph W. Marshall, former residents of this city. Their friends here all extend congratulations.

Fred Baier Stone Road Let to Reimenscneider.

The Fred Baier stone road in Carpenter township was sold to Theodore Reimenschneider, of Winamac, for $11,596. The other bidders were Gallagher Bros., $13,700; Win. W. Dunlap, $12,760; Smith & Co., $13,590, and Calahan & Gifford, $13,650.

RENSSELAER MERCHANTS PREPARED FOR YOU

Wednesday Should Be Greatest Sale Day In History of Rensselaer— Extensively Advertised. Are you prepared for Sale Day ? If not, you should be. Rensselaer merchants are prepared to offer you absolutely the greatest bargains in every line that they have ever given. The Rensselaer Retail Merchants’ Association has pulled together and not a single member has flinched in their plans to make this the greatest sale day ever held in Rensselaer. The sale has been very extensively advertised in the home papers as well as in the papers in the neighboring towns, and the merchants are looking for a monster crowd tomorrow, and they thou Id not be disappointed. It will pay you to come a long way to purchase of our merchants, for the money saved in every line of business will amply repay you for your time lost. A bigger, better, grander Rensselaer is what we are all striving for, and the only way to bring this about is to spend your money at home and' further the richness of your own community. Make Rensselaer a real live town and it will attract attention everywhere. These sale days offer the greatest chance possible to Show that Rensselaer is awake and constantly moving forward. Let there be perfect co-operation (between the merchant and the consumer, and remember, your slogan should be, $ A bigger, better, grander RensseladpL”

Drys Protest Tie Vote So Votes Will Be Recounted.

Washington, Ind., April 3. —Declaring that a majority of the legal votes cast at last Wednesday’s local option election, in Washington, which resulted in a-tie vote of 1,122 for each side, favored prohibiting the sale of liquor, and that the counting of illegal votes changed the result of the election, A. D. Fulkerson and Levi F. Potts, Monday filed with the board of county commissioners a petition for a recount of the ballots. The petition was granted and the recount begun. The wets opposed the order for a recount, although they .declared a recount will show the city voted wet by a small margin. The drys say the recount will show the wets were defeated by three votes.

Several Are Going to the Republican State Convention.

Quite a number are going to Indianapolis to attend the republican stats convention, which occurs tomorrow and Thursday. Some are going this afternoon and evening and others tomorrow. J. D. Allman, of Rensselaer, and C. H. Peck, of Remington, who were elected delegates/are unable to go because of the death of Mr. Peck’s wife, who is Mr. Allman’s sister. William Whited, of Barkley township, is also unable to go. These will be represented by proxies. County recorder George W. Scott is to be an usher at the convention. 1

PROFIT BY THIS

Don’t Waste Another Day. When you are worried by backache; By lameness and urinary disorders— Don’t experiment with an untried medicine. Follow Rensselaer people’s example. Use Doan’s Kidney Pills. Here’s Rensselaer testimony. Verify it if you 'wash: Mrs. Guy Hudson, Clark St., Rensselaer, says- “I had spells of back- ] ache and was nearly worn-out by the j dull, incessant ache across ray kid-J neys. Doan’s Kidney Pills, which we get at A. F. Long’s Drug Store, al-i ways give fine relief from the trouble., I certainly think they are a very good j medicine.” * Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—-get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Hudson had. Foster-Milburo Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Senator Cummins, republican, has offered more than thirty amendments to the Chamberlain army bill.

VILLA, BY RUSE, ESCAPES PERSHING

Bandit Fleeing With Oijly Eight Men and U. S. Force Is Left Sixty Miles in the Rear. Official reports say that Francisco Villa has eluded U. S. troops successfully and with only eight men is leading our force at a distance of at least 60 miles. He has not been wounded in the leg as reported, but is having “his fun” and seems now to be ia a country that he is particularly well acquainted with. It seems that Villa took no Tart i n the recent battle with U. S. and Mexican troops. The road taken by Villa is thoroughly familiar to him and is known among peons as “Pancho’s road.” Villa will at least be at liberty for some time yet, for no one knows the country better than he and no one at the present seems quite sly enough to catch the old fox. The report that Carranza’s chief, Gen. Cano, has deserted and joined Villa is probably another false report, as nothing since the report seems to indicate such. In fact, the Cano troops are working vigorously against Villa. Supplies have been to some extent lacking, especially feed for the animals, but now the troops are in a country where there is plenty of corn of inferior quality.

Cal Cain Broke Bone In Foot Monday Afternoon.

While installing some new barber furniture in his shop on Van Rensselaer street Monday afternoon Cal Cain had the misfortune to let one of the heavy chairs fall on his right foot, breaking a bone near the large toe. The injury was quite painful and Cal will be forced to walk with the aid of crotches for some time. The new furniture at the barber shop was brought overland from Lafayette Monday and the chairs were installed that afternoon. The rest of the furniture • will probably be installed today. The chairs are white enamel sanitary chairs and Oal prom- , ises to have a real up-to-date shop.

Walter Wiseman Helping Catch the Elusive Villa.

Walter V. Wiseman has gone to Mexico as a member of Troop B, sth U. S. cavalry, commanded by Capt. W. B. Scales. His wife, iwho was formerly Miss Rosalie Smith, came here to remain during his absence. She had been living near Fort Sheridan, where the sth cavalry was stationed. A letter received*since he arrived at the border stated that they went some eight miles over the line into Mexico and then returned to the American side of.the border. He did not know at the time he wrote whether his organization would eventually get into the campaign in Mexico or would be used only as a border patrol.

Next Wednesday is the big day at Rowles & Parker’s.

THE CITY BAKERY Makers of “BEST YET” i Bread Sale Da* Specials 7 loaves bread, 25c Cookies, 5c Dozen Bever & E&elsbach

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