Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — Page 1

No. 139.

Base Ball Sunday, June 11 * AT RIVERSIDE PARK Lafayette Riversides vs ATHLETICS The Riversides won the City League Pennant in Lafayette last year and next to the Red Sox is the best club of that city. They only lost to the fast Crawfordsville .team last Sunday 1 to 0. Come out and boost the locals and help keep up Rensselaer's baseball enthusiasm. Music during the game. ■* Game called 2:30. Admission 25c.

Death of A. W. Graham Ends Prosecution of Grain Man.

A. W. Graham, of Lafayette, who failed in the brokerage business in that city last year, causing the- closing of the branch board of trade office here conducted by W. H. Hill, died at Lafayette this week. Hill lost about $3,000 through Graham’s failure and smaller sums were lost by others. Graham was arrested on the charge of conducting a bucket shop and on an embezzlement charge. He was in jail here a short time, but finally gave bail and was released. He has been sick much of the time since his release and the cases against him were continued from term to term. The cases against him will now be stricken from the docket. Hill, the chief witness against him, left town some months ago and his whereabouts is unknown.

Philip Blue was pleasantly surprised today when he received a visit from an old comrade whom he had not seen since 1864. He was David Warren, of Spigersville, Mo. Mr. Blue and Mr. Warren were in the same company during the war and were discharged about the same time.

OUT OF TOWN.

No, Nelson, the Hatter, isn’t out of town; he’s still- with us, but he is soliciting out of town orders. All the people in Rensselaer haven’t had their hats cleaned or reblocked yet and shouldn’t wait until Nelson is jjone to think about it. Take your hats to Nelson before it is too late. Out of town people may send their hats to him at McKay’s laundry and be assured of prompt, satisfactory work. -

WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and Sunda.v, preceded by showers in extreme north portion tonight.

Bulletin No. 3 , Why Not Face the Facts About Armor Competition? To the People: The policy of the United States Government for many years has made real competition in armor-making ineffective. - r —f» : - _V ■ '' "" : *5 — —— \ The Government might have asked the three armor plants for bids and let the erjjirs tbnnage to the lowest bidder. That would have made competition effective. The result of such a course would have been to drive two of the three manulecturers out of business, and leave the country with facilities of only ons plant in time of need. i The Government in fact has always asked for bids from the three manufacturers, but no matter what the price ! quoted, each year’s business was divided among them. r # Armor makers serve but one customer —the Government, just as a public utility serves but one customer —a community. The solution of the public utility problem is regulation of rates. The solution of the armor problem is for the Government to fix the price. I 1 - *-*_•. i We voluntarily agree to accept any price fixed by the Federal Trade Commission. Isn’t acceptance of that offer better than the destruction of an industry built solely to serve the Government? M •; chas. m. schwab. cmrhs Bethlehem Steel Company KUGENE G. GRACE. Praldwl _ mm m ~

The Evening Republican.

Hughes and Fairbanks

Are Nominated as President and VicePresident on First Ballot This Morning.

ENCOURAGING WORD FROM T. R.

Charles Evans Hughes and Charles « Warren Fairbanks Receive Nominations Respectively for President and Vice-President on First Ballot Taken Today at About 12 O’clock — Roosevelt Letter Is Read in Whicn He Urges Progressives to Give Support to Republican Party and Advocates Harmony Between Two Parties.

Charles Evans Hughes received the republican nomination for president on the first ballot taken today, which occurred at about 12 o’clock. Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, was nominated to make the race with Mr. Hughes as vice-president. Republican delegates had predicted that Mr. Hughes would receive the nomination on the third ballot, but notwithstanding this fact the climax came as a great surprise. The nom-

Rain Caused Postponement Of Races Until Sunday.

The rain which has fallen steadily all week caused the postponement of the Chicago speedway race until Sunday. The drivers have had no chance to qualify their mounts until Friday afternoon and this was too late for them all to get their time trials. Those qualifying Friday were Barney Oldfield in a Delage, who made the fastest lap when he went at the rate of 102.5 miles an hour. Henderson in a Maxwell went 101 miles an hour. O’Donnell in a Duesenberg also got a 101 mile speed, and Buzane, also in a Duesenberg, circled the track at a 95 mile gait. Despite the three days’ heavy ram the track is in good condition and the race can be run Sunday if the rain does not cease until an hour before starting time. The race will sta r t at 1:30 sharp. -

“I have been using Chamberlain’s Tablets for indigestion for the past six months, and it affords me pleasure to say I have never used a remedy that did me so.much good.”—'Mrs. C. E. Riley, Ulion, N. Y. Chamberlain’s Tablets are for sale by B. F. Fendig.

To the Public.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1916.

ination of Mr. Hughes was conceded by almost everyone present but it was confidently expected that some of the other candidates would make a stronger showing than they did. Republicans are elated and are confident that they have picked the right men. It is practically certain that the merging of the progressive and republican parties will follow. Reed Smoot, of Utah, was elected chairman of the republican conferees committee and met with the conferees of the progressive party. Mr. Smoot read a letter to the republican convention from Theodore Roosevelt advocating harmony and giving substantial support of the Republican platform and suggesting Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts U. S. senator as a candidate for both parties. The same letter was read to the progressive party and was tabled by them. Mr. Roosevelt’s delegtes at the republican convention, including Medill McCormick, of Illinois, seconded the nomination of Mr. Hughes in the republican convention and his nomination was made unanimous. They were roundly cheered and indications point to permanent peace between the two parties.

Grant’s Tossers Prepared For Lafayette Riversides Sunday.

Fair weather prevailing, the Athletics will meet the fast Riverside team from Lafayette Sunday at Riverside Park. The Riversides are accounted a speedy bunch of the Athletics will be forced to go at top speed all the way if the e ame is to go into the won column. The probable batting order of the locals will be: Eldridge 2b, Lyman 3b, Parks rs, Fredericks ss, Elder tf,-fllaten c, Blue or Eigelsbach lb, Clark or Healy cf, Clark p.

The Stork Special.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eger, Friday, June 9, a son and their second child. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Estel Markin, I'riday, June 9, a daughter.

Mrs. Kate R. Watson and daughter, Miss Catherine, returned today from a visit in South Bend. All Athletics please report at Riverside park Sunday morning at 9 o’clock for batting practice.—Van R. Grant, Mgr.

HUGHES LED ON FIRST TWO BALLOTS

Root Second, Fairbanks Third Choice. A, Roosevelt Fails to Develop Expected Strength and Lags Behind in Fifth Place—Hughes, T. R. and Fairbanks Gain Strength on Second Ballot. A \ THE VOTE

First Ballot Hughes, 253%. Root, 103. Weeks, 105. Cummins, 85. Burton, 77%. Fairbanks, 74%. Sherman, 66. Rocsevelt, 65. Knox, 36. Ford, 32. Brumbaugh, 29. LaFollette, 25. Taft, 14. Dupont, 12. Willis, 4. Borah, 2. McCall, 1. Not voting, 2%. Total, 987. ,

Chicago, June 9. —On the two only ballots taken today in the republican national convention, Justice Hughes eld the field and gained strength. His supporters, confident that another ballot would give him a majority, resisted adjournment, but the convention, tired and worn with a continuous ten-hour session, was determine ! to rest until tomorrow morning at 1 1 o’clock and adjourned. It was the first time,since 1888 that a republican convention has taken more than one balot to choose a presidential nominee. On the first ballot Justice Hughes polled 253% votes. He got 42 from his own state and aside from Oregon and Florida, the remainder were largely scattering. On the second ballot he increased to 328% votes. It requires 494 votes to nominate. Col. Roosevelt’s topmost strength was 81 votes. Besides Justice Hughes, the Colonel and Charles W. Fairbanks of all the eighteen men who had votes on the first ballot alone made an increase on the second.

The expected demonstration for Col. Roosevelt when he,was nominated by Senator Fall, of New Mexico, lasted 41 minutes and broke the record for this convention. All observers agreed that it was largely a gallery demonstration and that the participation was scattering -from the delegate section. The Fairbanks demonstration ran next with 35 minutes, the Burton demonstration lasted 34 minutes and the Hughes demonstration lasted 20 minutes. On the first ballot the delegates followed their instructions, voting for favorite sons and primary choices. Senator Weeks got 105; Elihu Root 103; Cummins 85; Fairbanks 74%; Sherman 66; Roosevelt 65 and Knox 36. Henry Ford got Michigan’s 30 votes by instruction. Former President Taft got 14 from Texas, and the scattering - included complimentary votes for Borah, Willis and McCall and the instructed vote for other candidates. On the second ballot Michigan turned twenty-eight over to Hughes and gave Col. Roosevelt two; McCall, of Massachusetts, turned his vote to the justice amid great applause; Senator Lodge, who had nominated Senator Weeks, turned his vote to Col. Roosevelt; W. Murray Crane announced his vote for Hughes; Missouri gave the justice 22 of her 36; New Jersey gave him 16. The New Yov& delegation vote on the second ballot stood, Hughes 43; Root 42 and Roosevelt 2. Pennsylvania’s second ballot was, Knox 36; Roosevelt 22; John Wanamaker 5; Hughes 8; Dupont 2; Root 1 and one not voting. Before the second balk* was taken one of the favorite sons—Gov. Brum- - -i J u A 3*C*JP r *

**■ Second Ballot Hughes, 328%. Root, 98%. Fairbanks, 88%. Cummins, 85. Roosevelt, 81. Weeks, 79. Burton, 76%. Sherman, 65. Knox, 36? * LaFollette, 25. Dupont, 13. Wanamaker, 5. McCall, 1. Willis, 1. Wood, 1. Harding, 1. Not voting, 1. Total, 987.

baugh—withdrew and proposed the nomination of Col. Roosevelt. The ther favorite sons remained through the balloting. On the second ballot one vote was cast for Major General Leonard Wood and one for Chairman Harding. Tomorrow, the Hughes supporters predict, they will continue to draw strength and nominate their candidate. “We quite while we were growing,” declared the Hughes people. An analysis showing where the gain of Justice Hughes came from on the second ballot follows: In all Justice Hughes gained 75 votes on the second ballot. He gaiped one in Alabama, two in California, one in Georgia, one in Kentucky, two in Louisiana, two in Maine, eight in Massachusetts, twenty-eight in Michigan, four in Missouri, two n Nebraska, three in New Hampshire, four in New Jersey, one in New York, six in Pennsylvania, two in South Carolina, two in Texas, one in Utah, three in Virginia, three in West Virginia, one in Hawaii. He lost one vote in Arkansas and one in Tennessee.

Roosevelt gained sixteen votes on the second ballot. One of these came from Maine one from Massachusetts, two from Michigan, fifteen from Pennsylvania and one from Texas. He lost one vote in Idaho, one in South Carolina, one in Washington and one in Georgia. In ten continuous hours the delegates today sat through eleven nominating speeches which presented Justice Hughes, Elihu Root, Former Senator Burton, Senator Weeks, T. Coleman Dupont, Senator Sherman, Fommer Senator Fairbanks, Senator Cummins, Col. Roosevelt, Senator LaFotlette and Gov. Brumbaugh. There were a various number of seconding speeches. Ten had been planned for Col. Roosevelt and -although Chairman Harding agreed to recognize them all, they did not all appear.

During the uproar that greeted the nomination of Col. Roosevelt, the police had to be sent to the galleries to stop women tearing bunting from the railings. Otherwise the demonstrations, although noisy and prolonged, were good natured and orderly* Tomorrow the convention leaders expect to dispose of both presidential and vice-presidential nominations. When the delegates take their seats at 11 o'clock for the third ballot it. will be Hughes against the field. The total vote of the convention fixed by the credentials committee a: 989 was reduced to 987 because the two Porto Rican delegates failed to qualify. This reduced the number necessary for a nomination to 494 instead of 495 as previously had been announced.- ■ /

J. H. MEETING MONDAY ANOTHER ONE TUESDAY

Garage, Restaurant Men and Commercial Club to Meet Monday—Highway Officials Here Tuesday.

There will be a meeting of the garage men, restaurant men and the commercial club Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Mayor Spitler’s office t? decide on business concerning the Jackson Highway. E. P. Honan has received a letter from D. M. Boyle, of Lafayette, vice president of the Jackson Highway of Indiana stating that the officials, in eluding P. L. Atherton, president of the highway, will be here Tuesday night and there will be a night meeting of all those who care to attend. The meeting will be held in the court houes and It is hoped that this will be one of the best booster meetings heiu along the route. Everyone should be a booster and turn out for this important meeting. The officials will spend the night here and will make the trip from here to Indianapolis Wednesday, sfo.iping at Lafayette to take dinner as guests of the Lafayette Chamber rs Commerce. It is hoped that a number from here will go as fa r as Lafayette with the boosters and that at least one man will accompany them as far as Maysville, Ky. Before the officials make their trip all telephone poles along the line will be marked J. JH. The marking for Jasper courtly will include from Thayer to the county line east of Remington. •Everyone be out and boost the Jackson Highway.

DEATH OF FOWLER WOMAN AROUSES TOWN

Prominent Physician Is Alleged to Have Performed Criminal Operation.

Fowler, Ind., June 9.—The people of Benton county are greatly excite! over the statements alleged to have been made by Mrs. Robert Jones, of Lochiel, who died at the home of her parents yesterday, and it is thought one of the most prominent physicians of Benton county will be charged with performing a criminal operation. Mrs. Jones was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bartlett and it is alleged that the operation was. performed on Decoration day. When the woman died, Dr. Glayton, who last attended her, refused to sign a death certificate, and it is said that he has a statement given to him by Mrs. Jones just before she died in which she accuses a local physician with performing the operation that caused her death. Coroner LeSage and Dr. Mavity conducted an autopsy and found that death was caused by peritonitis which developed after a criminal operation had been performed. Dr. LeSage signed the death certificate, so stating Mrs. Jones was 28 years old. Her husband is a section hand. The statement made by Mrs. Jones will be given to Prosecutor Nolin by Dr.' Clayton as soon as he returns. The alleged statement of the dead woman has caused considerable excitement here, as the physician implicated is one of the best known in northern Indiana.

Marriage of Lyman Roadruck And Miss Clara Elder Confirm^

The rumor circulated several weeks ago of the marriage of Miss Clara Elder, daughter of Mr. and Mis. David Elder, of this city, to Lyman Roadruck, of Morocco, has been confirmed by both parties. Mr. Roadruck was the first to give up the information at his home in Morocco. He came to Rensselaer today and has been interviewed by the reporter. He treated us the same as he did the Morocco reporter, stating that he did not wish to tell where and when he was married, but intimates that it was about the holiday time. He will probably take his bride to Morocco as soon as a house can be secured.

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