Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1916 — Page 1

No. 118.

Emma Golda Oxley Seeks Divorce From Frederick Oxley.

Moses Leopold as attorney for Mrs. Emma Golda Oxley has filed an action for her divorce from her husband, Frederick Oxley, whom she charges in the complaint with failure to provide for the wants of herself and two children. They were married at Colfax Aug. 23, 1908, and lived together until recently. She says that he has b4en guilty of failure to support her for the past two years, although he is able bodied and capable of earning sls a week at the carpenter trade. Another new suit filed this week .is that of Mertie C. Hyatt vs. Andrew M. Anderson et al, a suit f6r the foreclosure of a re.al estate mortgage. The plaintiff's attorney is John A. Dunlap. Estella Faylor has brought suit against the estate of Mrs. Margaret Winslow, whose death occurred recently at Fair Oaks. She presented a claim which the others in the family have contested. C. G. Spitler represents the heirs contesting the claim.

The graduates are busy sending out their invitations to the commencement exercises. The Republican has printed cards for many of the graduates. During the past several months the high school items have been furnished to The Republican by Ray Fidler, one of the members of the graduating class and he has taken much care to present the school activities in a very readible manner and The Republican wishes to' publicly acknowledge its appreciation of his work. Karl Crandall is playing mighty fine ball with the Indianapolis American Association team this year. He is hitting hard and playing a fast game infield. Tuesday against Milwaukee he got a single, a two-bagger, 2 runs, 3 put outs and 3 assists. If j Karl keeps on throughout the year as I he has been going the early part of j the season he will be in demand in ! the majors for next year.

For about three months the judiciary committee of the U. S. senate has been considering the recommendation of President Wilson for the appointment of Louis Brandies to the supreme bench. Not hoping to reach an agreement the committee is now about to return the nomination to the senate without recommendation. There are 18 members of the committee, 10 democrats and 8 republicans. All the republicans are opposed to the confirmation. Two democrats are also said to be strongly opposed and two others favor returning the nomination without recommendation. Evidently Mr. Brandies is not the proper man to become a justice of the supreme court.

WEATHER. Fair and continued cold tonight and Thursday; possibly light frost tonight in low places in extreme north.

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DOCTORS TO PICNIC AT ADE'S IN AUGUST

Jasper-Newton Medical Society Will Entertain District M. D’s. at, & Picnic Affair. Dr. M. D. Gwin, who has been the president for the past year of the tenth district medical society, completed him term of office Tuesday, when the society held a meeting in Valparaiso. Dr. E. H. Powell, of Valparaiso, was chosen president, Dr. H. 0. Mertz, of Laporte, vice-president, and Dr. E. M. Shanklin, of Hammond, secretary. The doctor's from Rensselaer, namely, Gwin, Washburn and Johnson, carried with them an invitation for the society to meet at a picnic in August at the George Ade home and the invitation was accepted. The exact date has not been set, but will be announced later. The M. D's. were enthusiastic about visiting Hazelden and the picnic promises to be the best gathering the doctors of the district have ever held. Jerry Garland is one of the latest Ford car owners. A number went to the college last evening to witness the turnverein given by the students and pronounced it a great success. In the republican presidential primaries in Vermont both Roosevelt and Hughes were on the ticket and returns from the Tuesday vote showed Hughes to lead Roosevelt about two to one.

■ A Washington dispatch says that Carranza and his advisers now understand the motives of the U. S. govj eminent. Carranza has the average citizen of the United States beaten if he does understand . We plead ignorance. —rnrnmmmm Miss Agnes Platt, deputy county' recorder, has been unable to be at the office for several days. She was siezed with a pain in the left side and extending to the head just after she came-to the office Monday and went to her home. Since then she has been unable to leave the house. Horace Hollingsworth, of Des Moines, lowa, secretary of the Associated Charities and Corrections, stopped off here for a short visit with his nephew, E. L. Hollingsworth and family, on his way home from the general conference of the association held at Indianapolis this week. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Amott was bitten on the hand by a dog Monday evening. The dog, however, was not mad and no serious results are expected. The incident, however, suggests the question, “Why is a dog?”

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1916.

AEROPLANE RACE STARTS SEPT. 2

Transcontinental Air Classic Is to Begin at New York and Finish On the Pacific Coast. NSw York, May 16.—The transcontinental aeroplane race for which prizes have beer* offered by the Aero Club of America, and individuals interested in aeronautical development, will start from New York Sept. 2, it was announced tonight. No definite decision has been reached as to the route, but it was said the Serial highway would be laid out through Philadelphia and Pittsburg by way either of Baltimore and Washington or Harrisburg, Pa. From Pittsburg the route may follow the Lincoln highway through Canton, Mansfield, Lima, 0., and Fort Wayne, Ind., or swing northward through Cleveland, Toledo and South Bend to Chicago. From Chicago the route probably will run through St. Louis, thence through Kansas City and Oklahoma towns, or through Arkansas to Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco, Austin and San Antonio, Tex. From there to El Paso, the fliers will proceed within sight of the Rio Grande and thence westward along the Mexican border through Tucson and Yuma, Ariz., and by way of San Diego, Oal., to Los Angeles, and pos-* sibly San Francisco.

The East End and Its Drainage Needs.

The heavy rains of Saturday and Sunday nights caused another flood in the eastern part of Rensselaer and calls attention to the wretched drainage of that part of the city. Certainly all measure of “watchful waiting” should be dispensed with and a preparedness campaign should follow at once. Any person living in the territory south of the track will tell any who inquire that the water that causes them trouble comes from north of the track. Any person north of the track will tell yotrthat the only relief they have from the water is to have it cross the track grade. What is the answer? It may require a drainage expert to figure it out, but it would seem that simple reasoning would be to provide for the drainage of the north side and that it should be drained toward the west and south and reach the Iroquois ditch either through the Maxwell ditch or this side of Weston cemetery.

Since many of the homes in the eastern part of Rensselaer were built, the old Make-’errnSelf ditch has been converted into a covered drain. It has often proven itself inadequate. During the past ten years there has been a gradual and unrestricted filling up of the old channel over the sewer until now it would be next to impossible to enlarge the sewer. The east part of Rensselaer and south of the track could probably be drained through the present outlet," but when the rush of waters from many acres of farm land north of the track tries to crowd through the drain it is congested and the water floods the premises of many. Stock pen filth is carried into the yards and basements and in very high water times into the houses. There is a duty to those whose homes are afflicted in this way to give them drainage and to give them the right kind. It is more important than any other improvement now being considered in Rensselaer. Anyone who has had water standing about their yards or in their basement knows how terrible a thing it is. In the east part of Rensselaer it will occur at intervals until the ditch ig dug. It may occur only once every year or two and it mdy occur several times a year. But it will happen until the drain is supplied. We are opposed to Wilsoniting Rensselaer by any further policy of hoping it won’t rain so hard in the future. The council should not let matters rest until the contract has been let and the ditch completed.

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vanatta have just received the particulars of the death of their grand nephew, little Robert Daly, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Daly, which occurred at Detroit. Bobbie was standing on the citrb and his .mother was looking in that direction when a large auto was driven along at a rate estimated at 50 or 60 miles an hour. The driver lost control and the car skidded a distance of i 27 feet. When next Mrs. Daly saw her little son he was on the other side of the street and crushed so that he died in just a short time. The shock almost cost the life of his mother, who has heart trouble and for a time her life #as despaired of, but she is better at the time the letter was written to Mr. and Mrs. Vanatta, about wo weeks after the accident. The driver is beMrs. Daly was formerly Miss Mabel j Sayler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | John Sayler, formerly of this county but now living in Washington. ■

If you want a high grade of chicken feed, phone 273.

MACY MAN KILLS MOST OF FAMILY

His Mother and Two of His Children and Their Murderer are Dead and Son is Said to Be Dying. Peru, Ind., May 16. —Four persons are dead tonight and another is believed to be dying as the result of an attempt of William Dollar, 30, to wipe out his family at their home in Macy, a town north of here. Dollar shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Anna Dollar, 50, and his daughter, Agnes, 5, and wounded his daughter, Ida, 2, so badly that she died in a local hospital tonight. Dollar’s other child, George, 11, is said to be dying, and Dollar is dead, a suicide at the grave of his wife, who died a month ago. Dollar is said to have recently professed conversion at a church revival and is declared to have made tentative arrangements for the funerals of his victims and to have arranged for winding up his business affairs. The murderer shot his victims with a revolver as they slept. Dollar’s father, George Dollar, 65 years old, part owner on an elevator, was not home at the time of the murder. When he learned of the shooting he fled with his mind apparently unbalanced by the 1 shock. Word was received later that he had been arrested at Anderson and placed in jail.

June Marriage of Miss May Stanton Announced at Party.

Mrs. Harvey Wood, Jr., and Miss May Stanton were hostesses Tuesday evening to a number of guests. The occasion was the announcement of the June wedding of Miss May Stanton to Mr. Paul Weatherwax, of Bloomington. The color scheme was pink and white and roses and lilacs hung with pink and white hearts in the rooms. Cards furnished entertainment for the guests. The announcement was made by rose and gold spectacles folded upon a quaint little book entitled “Thro’ Rosey Glasses.” Miss Stanton has been a teacher in the grammar school here during the last two years. Before that she taught in the county. Her home is in Flora. Mr. Weatherwax is a member of the Indiana university faculty. The vguests were Misses Minnie Hemphill, Elizabeth Hemphill, Grace Stover, Mable Atwood, Ethel English, Cela Anderson, Myra Schroeder, Lucille Phillips, Marie Winn and Jane Parkinson.

Hospital Construction Starts Will Be Rushed.

•Contractor Medland this Wednesday morning started the construction work of the hospital. The building was staked off, the equipment placed on the ground and everything being done to hasten the job through with all possible expedition.

Marriage License.

Harold Fair Pullins, bom Medaryville, Aug. 29, 1894, present residence Gillam township, occupation farmer. To Della Faye Houston, bom Ford county, 111., Jan. 21, 1897, present residence Francesville, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Band Concert Program for Tonight.

Our Director, march. Poet and Peasant, overture. The Wiggle-U-Wu, dance. Valse Elaine. Concert Polka, Tuba solo. Hello, Frisco, one step. Selection Faust.' March.

Social at Parr. The Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Baptist church at Parr will tgive an ice cream and strawberry social there Saturday evening, May 27%. All are invited. Church of God. Services will be held as follows at the Church of God: Saturday evening at 7:30, Bible lesson. Sunday morning at 9:30, Bible lesson. Sermon at 10:45. Evening sermon, 7:30. S. J. LINDSEY. 7 : The Matinee Musical and Ladies’ Literary will hold a joint program at the Christian church Friday and all members of both clubs have the privilege inviting, two. guests. Mrs. Mary Deere was treated to a postcard shower today on the occasion of her 46th birthday. A big dinner was served to a number of guests, who presented her with several useful articles in remembrance of the occasion.

THE TIPPECANOE SETS NEW RECORD

High Water Threatens Electric Light Plant—3.Bo Inches of Rain Fell In 36 Hours. Monticello, May 2.—The Tippecanoe river has set a new water mark this week, for never in the history of measurements has the water of the Tippecanoe reached the height it did Tuesday, the raise being due to heavy rainfall. The electric light plant has been in danger, the water only lacking a foot of reaching the windows of the building. All the boat houses above the dam are nearly submerged, and the home of Henry Wirtz, on the west side of the river, has been threatened with destruction by water. The government rainfall gauge, operated by J. C. Loughry, measured 3.80 inches of rainfall for the period of 36 hours, beginning at 6 o’clock Saturday evening and ending at 6 o’clock Monday morning.

Delos Thompson Not to Enter Chicago Amateur Races.

Delos Thompson, whose name was published in The Chicago Tribune as an entrant in the Chicago amateur 100-mile race, was not entered in the race at all, but was a victim of a Chicago reporter. Mr. Thompson simply drove around the track a time or two but with no expectation of entering the race. A reporter, however, wrote a paragraph stating that he had reported for practice. Delos states that he would under no circumstances risk his neck in an automobile race. He is a good driver and don’t mind speeding up a little on the road, but he is not looking for any honors on the speedway. Mr. Thompson was somewhat surprised to see his name mentioned as an entrant in the races and before leaving for Winona, Minn., where he and W. F. Smith have a stone road contract, he left word for The Republican to correct the report.

Baptist Church at Parr Will Be Started Soon.

The building of the new Baptist church at Parr will be started very shortly. The committees report that they have secured pledges for about $1,500 toward the building. The coninn nf Unn 1 4-/v jM[ \7 kpfYßm AT tract f let a UcCH tu -iTi • t . lTiv/w iif trt Rensselaer. The building will be 28x48 feet in dimensions and a full basement beneath, which will be used for a dining room, class' room, etc. The building will be of frame and the outside of stucco. It will probably cost from $2,300 to $2,500. Trustee Hammerton was down today to discuss some of the business matters with Rev. F. H. Beard and J. H. PerKns. The Loyal Sons and Daughters of the church have undertaken the project of getting the church piano and will employ various means to earn the money, the first being an ice cream and strawberry social at Parr on Saturday evening, May 27th.

Gillam Township Couple Married Here Tuesday P. M.

In the “palm room,” otherwise the clerk’s office in the court house Tuesday afternoon Miss Della Faye Houston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Houston, of Francesville, and Mr. Harold Faris Pullins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pullins, of Gillam township, were married by Dr. Paul C. Cumick, of Trinity M. E. church. They wil lreside on a farm in Gillam township.

Castor Oil Now Easy to Take

Doctor Makes New Remedy On Same Principle as Whipped Cream. The action of cream under the whipping process in making whipped cream encouraged a Cleveland physician to try his hand at making castor oil palatable. Castor oil though recognized everywhere as the safest and surest laxative, has always been hard for physicians to administer without sickening adults are bribing children. However, by whipping pure castor oil into a jelly and adding a delicious flavor of orange and lemon this doctor finally succeeded in overcoming all these objections. Castor oil is the only medicine that should ever be taken for constipation or stomach disorders. His new preparation is called CAS-TOR-JELL and is now on sale at all drug stores, ft is highly recommended by physicians everywhere. On sale at B. F. Fendig’s Drug StoreCastor Products 00., Cleveland, O.

„ NOTICE. The ladies of the Baptist church will hold a market at the J. A. McFarland grocery store Saturday, May 20th.

BLOCKADE CAUSE OF BIG DECLINES

Norway is Only Northern European Neutral to Increase Purchases in U. S. During the War. Washington, May 16.—Restrictions placed on commerce by the British orders in council are credited here with being the cause of sharp declines in American exports to the northern European neutrals during the la#t year. Figures assembled today in the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce show that Norway alone in the countries in the north had increased purchases in the United States. Spain and Switzerland, however, are buying in America in increasingly large amounts. Shipments to the entente allies continue to grow. During the nino months ending with March, Great Britain took slightly more than one billion dollars worth of American goods. Frances purchases grew from $225,000,000 to $442,000,000; Russia’s from 12 million to 128 million; Italy’s from 138 million to 200 million; Greece’s American takings increased from 19 to 23 million dollars. Denmark’s American purchases declined during the nine months period from 63 to 44 million; the Netherands from 101 to 74 million; Sweden's from 65 to 43 million; Norway's from 32 to 37 million, dollars. Exports to South America more than doubled, increasing from 63 to 129 million dollars. Shipments to the Asiatic countries increased from 10 to 156 million dollars.

How to Educate Mexico.

The Lafayette Journal thinks that the most effective means of educating Mexico for the next few years will be with a gun and not a spelling book. This reminds us of the song that our soldiers in the Philippines used to sing after they had unsuccessfully tried the “slap your wrist” plan on .the Mindinaoes. It ran as follows: “Damn, damn, damn the insdrrectos, Cross-eyed, kackiak ladrones, And beneath the starry flag r Civilize them with a Krag, And return hs to our own Beloved homes.” Years ago an adage said “The only good Indian is a dead one.” There is a strong per cent of Indian blood in Mexico and harsh as it may seem, the hope of Mexico seems to lie in the killing off of a large number of its murderous bandit leaders. The Philippines quieted down and peace and prosperity and enlightenment exist in that country since the capture of Aguinaldo and the killing of the shiftless class who wanted to fight instead of work. Mexico is rich in natural resources and its poor and misguided people, victims of misrule for generations, think it owes them a living and they want to get a gun and go out and collect it. Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, now states of the United States, and with prosperity, good schools, business on a firm basis and its people happy, would yet have been in darkness if it had not been for the war of 1845 and 1848. What that war was worth to these states one would .now be worth to all of Mexico, where those who wish to enjoy peaceful pursuits are unable to do so owing to the bandit classes and the fact that there is no dependable government. The American flag flying from every hilltop in Mexico will be the only thing that will bring civilization to that coutnry and possibility to its benighted people.

Nelson, the Hatter. Nelson, the hatter, has pleased the hundreds who have had their hats cleaned and reblocked and will remain another week. Look up your old hats, panamh or felt, and take them to him at McKay’s laundry. From $1 to $1.50 will make your old hat look like new and save you from $3 to $lO. Do it today. Pocahontas Notice; Thursday night of this week will be the third anniversary <xf the organization of the Pocahontas lodge and the occasion will be celebrated. Refreshments served. All members urged to be present. —Keeper of Records. We have that cultivator you want. HAMILTON & KELLNER.

If It’S Electrical — let Leo Mecklenburg doit. Phone 621

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