Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1916 — Page 1

No. 147.

TONIGHT 1 GAYETY AIRDOME Edw. L. Alexander presents The Great GRAVES and Supporting Company The World’s Greatest Laughing Show Watch for free sensational street exhibition daily People’s Popular Prices 10 and 20c

Fowler Grand Jury Investigating Death of Mrs. Dora Jones.

In a special session the Fowler grand jury is investigating the death of Mrs. Dora E. Jones, of Lochiel. The Jones’ are very poor people and live in a cottage meagerly furnished. Mr. Jones is a section foreman. The mother took sick on the 3 1 st of May, and was without medical aid until June sth, when Dr. Clayton, of Fowler, was called. He found her in a critical condition and gave but little or no hope for her recovery. The following Thursday Dr. Kinneman, of Goodland, was called in consultation. Mrs. Jones was told that there was no hope of her recovery and in the presence of the two physicians and a number of other witnesses made a statement and written confession as to the cause of her illness. In the statement she alleges that a criminal abortion operation was the cause of her illness and had been performed by Dr. Nellie Green, a practicing physician of Fowler, in her office on Decoration Day, May 30th. The coroner and county health officer went to the home Friday evening, where an autopsy on the body was performed. It is said that the lower part of the body was in a frightful condition caused by blood poisoning and the statement of the deceased as to the cause of the death was verified by the autopsy. The following day Coroner LeSage returned a verdict that the cause of death was a criminal abortion, duration of e ; ght days, contributing .peritonitis. Dr. Green states that she welcomes a grand jury investigation and is certain that she will be exonerated. She is positive that death resulted ftom typhoid fever which she was coming down with at the time she called at her office, and that the alleged confession was secured by Dr. Clayton for the purpose of discrediting her b- • fore the people.

IT IS SERIOUS Some Rensselaer People Fail to Realize the Seriousness of a Bad Back. The constant .aching of a bad back, The weariness, the tired feeling, The pains and aches of kidhey ills May result seriously if neglected. Dangerous urinary troubles often follow. A Rensselaer woman shows you what to do. Mrs. A. Woodworth, S. River St., Rensselaer, says: "My back was weak and lame and Uli the time I had f. dull, heavy pain across my kidrfeys. When I stooped to pick up anything, a sharp twinge caught me. I was nervous and tired and could hardly stand that throbbing ache in my back. Doan’s Kidney Pills gave me relief from these ailments.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Woodworth had. FosterJßilbum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Telephone Ho. 6 for stepladders, straight ladders and extension ladders. We deliver. —J C. Gwin Lumber Company. Mrs. J. E. Carson and children, of Lafayette, are visiting her mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, and other relatives.

If It’S Electrical let - Leo Mecklenburg do it. Phone 621

The Evening Republican.

JACKSON HIGHWAY MEETING TONIGHT

Officers and Advisers of Association Are Inspecting Highway—Will Meet People Here, Today the officers and advisers of the Jackson Highway Association are making an inspection of the reads on the line of the highway in Lake ounty. This afternoon they will be met at Water Valley by machines sent fi;om here and will come to us over that pant of the line north from Rensselaer to the river and this evening a public meeting will be held at the court house in which the objects and purposes of the highway association will be explained to the citizens of our county. The highway, when completed, will extend from Chicago and Lake Michigan to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico and will be one of the greatest arteries of travel in the world. The time is near when the state of Indiana will have a state highway commission and will begin the building of cement and brick roadways on the main line of highways in the state. The lines of the Lincoln Highway, the Dixie Highway and the Jackson Highway will be those having the first call on the state money as well as the amounts apportioned by congress from the government treasury to the state of Indiana. Up to this time the greatest drawback to securing a trunk line road through Jasper county has been the unsatisfactory condition of that part of the line which runs through Union township. Now the good citizens of that township, in their own interests and on ther own initiative, have undertaken to and no doubt they will remedy that trouble. Within the last two days the line of the Jackson Highway has •been marked from Rensselaer north to Lake county’s line in the same ananner that the entire line from Chicago to New Orleans will be designated. Is it not desirable and wise~?hat out citizens and taxpayers get busy and make a sure thing of securing the permanent location of the Jackson Highway through this county ? If they do they will soon have the satisfaction of traveling over a highly improved road maintained in part, at least, by the state and national treasuries, and the remaining highways of the county will be relieved from the bulk of the automobile traffic and will be more easily and cheaply maintained. Come out tonight and contribute your influence toward pushing the matter along and help those who are spending their time and money for the common good. -

Great Graves Has Man Riding Bicycle In Show Window. The Great Graves, hypnotist, who is showing this week at the Gayety Airdome, has a new and ndvel free stunt on exhibition for Rensselaer today, in Rhoades’ hardware store window. On Sunday evening Graves hypnotized a lady and had her sleep in the window of Rhoades Hardware store until Monday.evening, when he awakened her at the Gayety. At 1 o’clock today Graves placed one of the men of his company on a bicycle in the same window and has him peddling away as if he were going some place. He will let him ride the wheel until 8:15 this evening, a period of seven hous and fifteen minutes. To the one guessing nearest the mileage that the driver will make in this time Graves will give $5.

El Paso, June 19.—Oarranzista troops have worked all day throwing up earth fortifications at the south end of the international bridge. Another large force has entrenched itself across the river from Ysleta, ten miles south of El Paso. An American believed to be a soldier, was shot while in bathing in the river near the Santa Fe bridge late today. Nogales, Ariz., June 19. —American Consul Simpich has telegraphed all Americans in northeast Sonora as follows: “State department warns you to withdra wimmediately.”

Straw hats in all styles and shapes. Panamas of the finest straw at most popular prices. No trouble to show goods at Rowles & Parker’s. Reports from Miss Gertrude Hopkins say that she is recovering nicely from the recent operation for the removal of her eye and that she will be able to come home the latter part of this week. Carl Worland and Raymond McKay made a trip to, Hammond today. The boys are planning to enibark in the Belgian rabbit business and went there to make some purchases.

Mexican Bulletins.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1916.

NATIONAL GUARD IS SHOWING ACTIVITY

Reports From Throughout State Relate Willingness of Young Men to Join—Await Orders. From various militia companies of the state come reports of the enthusiasm being shown by the members of the Indiana National Guard and the willingness of young men who had not previously belonged to the guard •to join. Officers of the different companies in the state find that if they are not already recruited up to full peace strength, that it will takfbut a very short time for them to do so. Captain Tuteur, of the local company, had 59 men ready to leave for the front last night, just six short of the number required to go to Fort Harrison. Capt. Tuteur anticipates but little trouble in recruiting up to full strength. Major Healey was in Brook in an endeavor to get recruits. Lieutenant Garland and Sergeant Nowels were scouring the neanby towns for recruits.

When the call for duty came from President Wilson to the Indiana National Guard it found response from every walk of life. Physicians left hospitals to respond to the call; attorneys quit their offices to be on hand at the call of the colors; salesmen abandoned their pursuits of commercial activity to the demand of the nation, and at least one minister will be in the list of officers who will command detachments, when the militia is mobilized at Fort Harrison the latter part of the week. The roster of the guard officers and enlisted men shows that the Indiana soldiery has members from more varied walks of life in civic pursuits than any other group of men and ail haxe expressed a desire to answer the call that will take them to the Mexican iborder and possibly to the front before the crisis with the southern republic is at an end. In the list of officers in the guard there are two newspaper men, Major George H. Healey, of Rensselaer, editor of The Republican, and Oapt. John T. Lochner, of Auburn, editor of the Auburn Bee. In civil life Capt. Louden A. Harriman has quite a different title to that which he has in -military life. Capt. Harriman is a minister, and is widely known in military life. The roster to date of Co. M, of Rensselaer, of the men who have been called for service, follows: Herman B. Tuteur, Captain. Jerry B. Garland, First Lieutenant. Edward L. Watson, Second Lieutenant. Cecil E. Johnson, Surgeon. William J. Nowels, First Sergeant. Emerson Coen, Quartermaster Sergeant. James Vs. Spate, Sergeant. Ernest C. Moore, Sergeant. Grant T. Wynegar, Sergeant. Arthur J. Bissenden, Corporal. •Orvil J. Bowsher, Corporal. Adolph Hess, Corporal. John H. Eigelsbach, Cook. Privates: Lawrence Blacker, Earl Blackman, Allen Bowsher, Glen Gray, Dick D. Young, James Eldridge, Herbert Hammond, Harold A. Lee, Dale Norris, Paul A. Overton, Lee Richards, John Rush, Paul T. Spangle, Glen Swaim, Hollis Turner, William W. Waymire, Frank E. Wiseman, Ralph Wiseman, Laban Wilcox, Frank Yeiter, Fred Ballard, Harry Beebee, Charles Borish, Clarence Clayton, George Coppess, James Criswell, Caries Criswell, Floyd Elder, William Gundy, William Gant, Orphia Gant, Thomas Kennedy, Arthur Kennedy, John E. Lyons, Lee B. Lyons, Leland McClanahan, Harry Marlin. Major George H. Healey of the second battalion, has under his command the companies from Monticello, Plymouth, Valparaiso and Rensselaer. Major Healey’s staff includes C. Arthur Tuteur, First Lieutenant and Adjutant; George W. Healey, Second Lieutenant, and Don P. Warren, Ser-geant-Major.

There will be a charity benefit at the Rex theatre Thursday afternoon and evening. The committee having this in charge has been fortunate in securing the picture of “Lovey Mary,” by Alice Hegan Rice, in which the popular film child actress, Mary Miles Minter, takes the leading part. The prices are 10 and 15 cents and tickets are being sold by a number oi young girls who should be encouraged in thus giving of their time and energies in so worthy a cause. The public should also take advantage of this opportunity to see the best in moving pictures and it is hoped that everj child in town may see this beautiful child story Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, so that the adults maj have an opportunity to fill the house as many times as possible at the evening program.

Don’t fail to call Phone 71, Rhoads’ grocery, for fresh home-grown strawberries.

KING HENRY IV PRESENTED AT COLLEGE

Large Audience Witnesses Annual Play Given By St. Joe—Many Visitors Being Entertained. The first event of commencement week at St. Joseph’s College took place Monday ’night, being a presentation of Shakespeare’s King Henry IV. A crowd of nearly 700 persons greeted the student actors, who were warm in their appreciation -of the manner .in which it was produced. A band concert by the Rensselaer band preceded the play. The college authorities appreciated very greatly the help thus extended as many of the members of their own band had parts in the play. The college campus 4sespecially beautiful at this season and with the drives and walks thronged with automobiles and people and brilliantly lighted, it presented a pleasing picture indeed. John Cherry, of the class of ’l6, gave the address of welcome, mentioning the fact that the occasion celebrated the 25th anniversary of their alma mater and the 400th an.niversaryspf the birth of the great author of the historical drama pre seated. , ~—- —— The college orchestra rendered pleasing orchestral selections betweei acts knd a violin solo by John MeGahey evoked prolonged applaust from the audience. The following is' a synopsis of the play: After Boling,broke has deposed Richard II of England and ascended the throne as Henry IV, he seeks a time of peace to go on his long-con-templated crusade, but it dissuaded by the news of uprisings and battles in Wales and Scotland. The Scots under the command of Douglas make an incursion and at Holmedon suffer defeat by the English forces of Northumberland’s son, Henry Percy, the famous Hotspur of history. The king no sooner hears of the victory than he demands the prisoners. These Hotspur is unwilling to give up unless the king will ransom Percy’s kinsman, Mortimer. They quarrel; anti Hotspur sends his prisoners home without ransom and plots with both the Scots and the Welsh to overthrow the sovereign he had so recently helped to seat.

The madcap pranks and dissolute companions of the Prince of Wales are a source of anxiety to his father. The Prince’s boon companion is a corpulent warrior, Sir John Falstaff, who wars mainly with his tongue and the wine bottle. Falstaff and three companions rob some travelers on the highway and are set upon in turn by the Prince and one comrade in disguise, who put them to flight, and when later Falstaff would boast of his imaginary encounter with innumerable foes the Prince has a hearty laugh at his-expense. His merriment is interrupted by news from the coui-t of Hotspur’s rising in the north. The Prince immediately his royal father of his intention to be more worthy of the title of Pimce and is entrusted with a wing of the army that is proceeding against Hotspur. Hotspur is disadvantaged by the non-arrival of bodies of troops counted on by him from his father and from Wales. Neverthless he encamps at Shrewsbury and resolves on instant battle when the royal troops approach. The King leads his army in person, and before Shrewsbury holds parley with the rebels, to whom he promises pardon if they will lay down their arms. But Hotspur is misinformed of the terms of the parley and gives battle. In the spirited and decisive contest the rebels are defeated. Hotspur is slain by the Prince —though credit is claimed by the rascally Faistaff for the death—and King Henry begins to realize the true worth of his valiant son. ■The leading parts were taken by the following persons: King Henry IV—Mathias Lause. Prince of Wales—Theodore Fettig. Sir John Falstaff—John Bruni. Hotspur —Robert Loughrey. There will be a band concert this Tuesday afternoon and the dedicatory exercises in the gymnasium. This evening there will .be a banquet with covers laid for two hundred. Visitors numbering more than two hundred are being entertained at the college.

'NOTICE. ■■ ■ -v-i The Loyal Sons of Veterans Sun’ay school class of Parr union Sunday school will give an ice cream social Saturday evening, Jan. 24th. You are invited to attend. / We are pleased to state we can sell •you an all wool suit at a saying of $1.50 to $3.50 over prices asked by o’vhefs. Let us prove it. BOWLES & PARKER.

MILITIAMEN TO GATHER LATE THIS WEEK

Order for General Mobilization of the State Guard May Go Out Friday —Units Are Recruiting. Indianapolis, June 19.—The order for a general mobilization of the Indiana national guard at Fort Benjamin Harrison, it is believed, will go out from the office of Gov. Ralston next Friday or Saturday. The governor and Adjt. x Gen. Frank L. Bridges, commanding the guard, after a number of conferences today, announced that this was the present plan. The governor and Adjt. Gen. Bridges also were in communication by telephone with representatives of the central department, U. S. army, at Chicago. The guard will be mobilized at the fort without further orders from Washington, it was stated. • In the meantime recruiting is going on in all companies.

Former Rensselaer Boy Is Married At Watertown, Wis.

Vem P. Kaub, son of Mrs. Elizubeth Kaub, a former resident of this city, Was united in marriage to Miss Hilda E; Gnewuch, at St. Marks Lutheran church in Watertown, Wis., June 17th. Mr. Kaub went to Watertown in the summer of 1913, from his home at Elkhart, Ind., to accept a position on the Daily Times of that city, which position he has held continuous y since that time. Mr, and Mrs. Kai b will be at home to their friends aft r July 15th, at their residence, 409 Lincoln street.

15-Foot Snake Holds Up Monon Flyer 10 Minutes.

Lafayette, Ind., June 19. —A snaki, fifteen feet long, stopped the Hoosh r Limited, the Monon’s crack passe ger train, for ten minutes last nig t at Dyer. There were a number of Lafayette and Indianapolis passengers on the train and they all veri y the story. The snake had crawh 1 into a switch box and had cut off ti e electric connections making it impo <• sible for the interlocking tower mu to operate tihe switch. The curre t had stunned the reptile and he cou d hardly move; The snake wandered to the railroad tracks from his lair in the Kankakee swamps. The snake was pulled out, killed and measured, the result being the announcement that it was fifteen feet long. This is the first case reported here of a snake holding up a train. Conductor John Reid and Engineer Clifford Somerville of Indianapolis were in charge of the train.

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HAGENBACK-WALLACE CIRCUS COMING

Will Be Here Saturday, August sth, With Fifty-Nine Cars—One of Best Circuses On Road. The Hagenbach-Wallace circus will be in Rensselaer Saturday, August f which will certainly please the kiddies and everyone else for that matter. So far this year Rensselaer has been passed up by the circuses of any importance. Hagenbach and Wallace have shown in Rensselaer on several previous occasions and are one of the greatest traveling shows in the United States, particularly noted for their cleanliness. They have fifty-nine cars, which signifies that they have a show of unusual merit and length. Prior to the war this cirous was touring Europe and were meeting with success everywhere. Following the outbreak of the war they were forced o leave that country. This circus has been making all of the larger cities this year and Rensselaer is the smallest of any city that they have yet shown in this year.

WEST HAMMOND GIRL KILLS AMOROUS SUITOR

She Tells Police He Attempted to Assault Her When Her Family Was Away. Hammond, Ind., June 19.—After battling with her suitor, who she says attempted to assault her while she was alone in her home, Rosine Chipperta, a 14-year-old girl of West Hammond, shot and fatally injured Sam Bovons, 22 years old, a Hammond barber. .■ The little Italian girl then went to the home of Mrs, William Brandt, a neighbor, and reported the cnxiurrenctn

Rensselaer Takes On Martial Air Following U. S.-Mex Break.

Rensselaer presents a martial air today, following the call of President Wilson for the Indiana state militia for duty against the Mexicans. All members of the local company were ordered into their uniforms today to be in readiness on a moment's notice to leave for the concentration camp at Fort Harrison. The soldiers are quartered in the armory, having spent the night there, and are being fed at the expense of the state. , „ Flags are much in evidence in an effort to create enthusiasm and appeal to the spirit of youth calling him to enlist for service. All the equinage is in shape and a great hum and hustle is attendant at the recruiting station and the armory.

Pony Express, Phone 623.

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