Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1916 — Page 1

No. 178.

Tonight At The GAYETY AIRDOME EXTRA EXTRA VAUDEVILLE 2 ACTS 2 ‘Bartered Lives’ 4 REELS 4 ‘‘School Girl Lark” I REEL 5 and 10c.

Three Young Wheatfield Men Narrowly Escape From Drowning.

Allen Fendig, Guy Solt and a cousin had a very narrow escape from drowning ait Dunn’s bridge last Monday while in’ swimming. The three young men attempted bo swim across the riven, when Fendig became exhausted and the two in attempting to rescue him, caught hold of each other and all three sank. H. B. Strouid, superintendent of the dredge, was in a,launch and went to their rescue and with considerable difficulty succeeded in pulling the three young lads into the Launch, and brought them to shore. Others /who came to their assitsance labored hal'd for some time before they were able to resuscitate ithem. The young men certainly had a very narrow escape, and only the prompt assistance guven by Mr. Stroud saved them from drowning.

College Students Will Be Mustered Out Soon.

Washington, July 25.—A1l national guard organizations composed of college students will be mustered out of the federal service in time to proceed with their school work in the flail. It was announced today at the war department that the policy of the government would be to disband such organizations completely as units of the national guard and to seek the reorganization of the college men into branches of the officers’ reserve corps. National guard companies when composed of students who have not gone to the border prior to August 1, will not be sent forward and some organizations on the border will be withdrawn by September 1, for mustering out, unless some new arrangement arises.

Jackson Club to Picnic At Michigan City August 6.

The annual outing of the Jackson Club will be held at Michigan City on August 6th. A contract has been made with John Priest, traveling passenger agent of the Monon railroad, for a vestibule train. At Wiashingt-n park in Michigan City there will be a number of athletic stunts and one of the features will be a ride of 25 miles on the steamship Theodore Roosevelt.

City Council Proceedings.

The city council mot in regular session Monday night with all members present and transacted the fblolwing business: In the matter of the petition of E. E. Warren et al for a sidewalk an the easlt side of Washington street between Clark and Vine streets, prayer of petition was granted. In the matter of constructing a sidewalk south from the Hemphill blacksmith shop on Front Street, known as resolution No. 135, rules were suspended and resolution adopted. The council found that, the benefit to the property, owners along the proposed South and Grove street improvements wall exceed the cast of construction and preHmiamry resolution was adopted for the improvement. The regular claims wore allowed.

Notice to Muzzle Dogs. On and after July Ist all dogs in the city or coming into the city, must be muzzled. By order of City Health Board. Dr. Leslie Sharrer will be in my office every afternoon from 1 until 4 o’clock and can be called at any other time of day or night by calling 2‘T.— Dr. C. E. Johnson.

The Evening Republican.

MRS. JESSE F. SWAIN DIED AT MOROCCO

Sister of Mrs. M. L. Spi tier, of Rensselaer, Passed Away This Wednesday Morning. (Mm Jesse F. Swain, of Morocco, passed away (this Wednesday morning about 1 o'clock. Mrs. Swiain wlas a sister of Mrs. M. L. Spitler, of this city, and wias well known to many Rensselaer people. Her exact age ihas not been learned. Delath was due to cancer of the liver. SQic was the wife of Jesse Swain, of Morocco, wjhere they have lived for a great many years.

The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Morocco and (burial will be made in Western cmeitary at Rensselaer. iShe leaves to mourn, their loss, her •husband and sister, Mrs. M. V L. Spitiler, and' other rellaibives, besides a hast of friends. Her children preceded her Ito the grave. Deceased was a kind and loving wife and mother -and her passing "will cause much sorrow to all who knew her.

Monon’s Annual Report Shows Big Increase.

The Monon’s apnuial report will show a gross increase of $1,150,000. Last May was the best month in the company’s history, last October being second best. October is usually the heaviest month of the year, the other three best months (being July, August and September. Business is of the same general character as in peace times, the principal increase being in grain and mil 1 ! products. The annual report will show fully $900,000 net and could show SIOO,OOO more if it were not for the increased depreciation and an unexpended balance for replacement. The year’s operating ration was around 65, against 71.31 the previous year. Monon stockholders will vote 'September 20th, in Hammond on the (proposed purchase by the Indianapolis ie Louisville railroad, of the Indiana Stone railroad and the Chicago and Wabash Volley.

Mrs. F. D. Burdhard and daughter, Winifred, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilf Jones at Redkey, Ind., will return (home the last of this week accompanied by Mr. Burohard, who went there Last Saturday. Weber and Bdrdsell wagons for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. John Switzer and Ernest Florence, of Barkley township, left Monday on a motorcycle trip to Yellowstone National Park. They expect to be gone at least a month and may remain aonsideralbly Longer. A card 1 from them mailed at Aurora, HI., stated that they expected to reach the Mississippi river today. We have a fine line of buggies and carriages.—Hamilton & Kellner. J. J. Montgomery left Monday afternoon for Kankakee, 111., to attend the Illinois firemen's convention and 6uting, which lasts until Thursday evening. It is an annual event and aLmaSt every fire company in the state is represented. Exhibition fire runs, wall scaling, hose coupling, etc., will make up the entertainment. Buy your threshing coal of Hamilton & Kellner.

The Sun Brothers Circus is to exhibit at Whoatfield Saturday, August 12. * This 'is one of the largest railroad circuses and menageries and this is the first time in its history that Wheatfield has ever had a real circus to exhibit there. It is more by chance than anything else that the circus is bo exhibit there. The circus had an off date and coming on the last day of the week they decided to exhibit at Wheatfield. From there they go to Goodland. The circus train consists of thirty-two cars, which is as large as the average circus contains. The citizens of Wheatfield are making great preparation for the visit of the circus and an immense crowd is expected, from not only the north end of the county but from the towns in many other nearby counties. 'The trains run just right on both reads passing through Wheatfield for passengers to take in the show and get home the same day and this fact is expected to swell the crowd. The merchants there are making ibig preparations for that day and eqjpect to see the largest crowd the town ever contained.

All accounts are payable at my office to Miss Morgan.—Dr. C. E. Johnson. • Pony Express, Phone 628. Auto Brand 50c work shirts, beet on earth, ait Hi Hoard & Hamil Ts.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916.

KILLED GIRL BY INJECTING AIR, STATE CHARGES

Roy Hinterland, Illinois Youth, Is In Guarded Cell at Olney For a Strange Crime. A case rivaling that of Will Orpet, recently aoqittcd of murder in Chicago, tes sprung up at Olney, 111., a small mining town in the southern part of that state. Roy Hiniterliter is in jail Charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Elizabeth Ratdiffe.

Hanterliiter had been keeping company with Miss Ratdiffe for ten months and on last Friday evening had taken her for a buggy ride. A short time after they had driven away, ffinterliter drove up to the Olney sanitarium with the limp form of Miss Ratdiffe across his lap. Investigation disclosed the fadt that the girl was dead and Hiniterliter was immediately placed under arrest charged with her murder. He protested his innocence vigorously, saying that the girl had leaned slightly forward and them, fainted dead away. J Authorities at first thought that the girl had been poisoned but investigation proved that this was not so. There were no marks of violence on the gM's body and the doctors wiefre baffled. It was disclosed that the girl was to have become a mother but there were no signs of an illegal operation. The stomach was examined. No trace of poison. Then Dr. Weber happened to probe into an artery. A bubble escaped. There are only two things known to medical science, it is said, that cause aid embolism in the arteries. They lare faulty injection or a lesion of the lung. The body was gone over carefully. was not a mark of the needle. There was no lesion of the lungs. The brain was examined 1 . It was. so full of bubbles that it floated in water. The heart was pierced. It almost exploded. The doctors were baffled. They felt that the girl had »een murdered. But how? 'So matters rested until a man from a neighboring village came to States Attorney Morris with a package containing an instrument used in performing illegal operations. He aid he had found one of the boy friends of Hintetliter picking it up from under the old elm near the bridge on the rock road. He had taken it away from him thinking that it might have gone bearing on the case. Sheriff West went to the spot and found indications that pointed to a Struggle. The imprint of the boy’s shoes and the girl’s hands were visible in the sand. Sand of the same kind had been found in the shoe of the dead girl. Afibeir the discovery of these facts the jury stated that:

“We find the cause of the death of Elizabeth Ratcliffe is due to an unlawful attempt, feloniously to produce an abortion on the said Elizabeth Ratoliffe, from which she died. The jury then recommended that Hinterliter be held without bail until the November term of court. An airtery in the girl’s body 'had been opened with a hypodermic needle, a syringe, the plunger removed, had been inserted into the incision. The air was introduced into the artery. A bubble reached the heart. Death by embolism resuited. Thfc crime from a medical standpoint is without a parallel, it is said," and was performed by a master mind.

Senate Refuses to Cut U. S. Army Bill.

All efforts to reduce the items of the army appropriation bill below the figures recommended by the military committee failed in the senate Monday, and indications were that the total appropriation for that branch of the national defense would approximate $290,000,000 when the measure is completed. Passage of the bill is expected today. As the bill stands at present, it represents an increase of $110,000,000 over the house authorization. Senator Lee, of Maryland, made an effort to include an appropriation in the bill to provide foT dependent families of national guardsmen in the federal service, but his amendment was ruled out on a point of order sustained by Vice-President Marshall. The issue will be raised again on an amendment to be offered by Senator LaFollette.

New Suit Filed.

Jaimes R. Noland vs. Minlnie Noland; action fk>r divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married May 11, 1902, and lived together until June, 1912; that in the month of June, 1912, defendant without cause wholly abandoned plaintiff and has since lived apart from him, against his wish, and without has consent. Three children were bom to them, Ruby aged 12 years, Dorothy aged 10 years, and Helen aged 5 years, which the plaintiff says he is willing to provide a home for. Plaintiff asks for divorce and custody of the children.

COSTLY HOSPITAL TO BE BUILT FOR GUARDSMEN

Detail of Medical Experts From Each .Regiment Will Direct Work—No Drilling In Hot Sun. Mercedes, Tex., July 25.—The war department, Brigadier-General Lewis, the commanding officers of the Indiana troops, all the surgeons and doctors of ithe Indiana units, the national Y. M. C. A., the Indianapolis Red Gross Society and citizens of (this locality all are trying to make the camp the pattern of the Rio Grande valley, to guard the health of the soldiers and to take care of Ithem when they are sick and to look after their moral welfare when they are well. The .war department lias ordered the erection of a camp hospital, with all modem improvements and appliances. This will cost about $15,000, and a detail of medical experts from every regiment will look after the work, which probably will be in charge of a regular army officer. At •present the very sick are being transferred to the base hospital at San Ahltonio.

General E. M. Lewis, the camp commander, has issued strict orders that the troops are not to be worked or made to drill in the extreme heat in the middle of (the day. Under his direction the camp is being put into a perfect sanitary condition as rapidly as possible. The mess shacks and the kitchens are screened, a great many filters have been put in, and while the supply of ice is not as large as it should be, General Lewis is making every effort to get a supply. I There 'is plenty of water, although ait times the pressure is weak, but Gen, Lewis has ordered that remedied. The tents for the eight companies of the Third infantry, which have been sleeping in pup tents, hove arrived and these companies will have plenty of Shelter. There has been some complaint about meat, but hliat has been remedied. For a few days considerable of the bread shipped to the camp was sour, but since General Lewis took the matter up, the bread is better. There are a number of places where food and .soft drinks are sold, and a barber shop. Under orders, a sanitary officer makes an inspection of these places at least twice a day. Major Foxworthy has had years of service in the army and as he knew just what was needed, he replied with this telegram: “Surgekxn T. C. Richards, director bureau supplies, American Red Cross, Washington, D. C. Necessities ample for approximately 35,000 Indiana troops; can use baseball outfits, boxing gloves, wrestling mats, games, tooth brushes, comfort bags, smoking material. Field hospital can use canned fruits, moving picture outfit needed.—F. W. Foxwarthy, major-surgeon, First Indiana Infantry.”

So the Indiana 'boys are waiting for 'the good things to be started toward them. When a fellow is 1,200 miles from home and in a bandit infested community, he always counts the hours until he hoairs from the folk back blame and that’s what they are doing just now. The Indiana infantry received good news when each commanding officer was informed by the war department that the Indiana regiments should be known as the First, Second and Third regiments. The order of Governor Ralston numbering them the 161st, 162nd and 164th, was not approved by the secretary of war. The Indiana hoys, for sentimental reasons, did not ■wish the numbers of their regiments changed.

On Friday the throe Indiana regiments of infantry will take a tenmile practice (hike. After that a practice bike each Friday will be on the regular program The surgeons and medical officers of the different units are instructing the men. how to take care of themselves, haw to regulate their eating, what to eat, when to eat and how to eat, and this of itself is an important feature from a health view.

A Little Banking Work For U. S. Postmasters.

To perfect (the federal reserve boards, country wide system for collection of bank checks at par, which went into effect July 15, Postmaster General Burleson at the request of the reserve board, has authorized all postmasters to receive checks from federal reserve 'banks drawn upon State banks which are not members of the system and directed them to make colletatriona. This means was adopted to facilitate collections in places where there are no member banks , to act as collection agencies. Postmasters will'' collect • all such checks and remit the funds by registered mail to the federal reserve bait* of the district which will 1 pay postage and registration fee.

THE CIRCUS ZOO IS EXTRA FINE

Wonderful Menagerie Found With the Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. One of the things in which the Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace circus has always excelled is in its menagerie. Carl Hagenbcek, the noted Gorman animal man, was the first parson who ever succeeded in breaking and subduing wild animals for a public performance. He startled the world half a century ago with his intelligent, yet man-eating beasts. At each world’s fair that has been held in the United States in the past forty years the Carl Hagenbock wild animals have always furnished the stellar attraction. Each year since the consolidation of the shows, the Carl HagenhockWallacc circus has grown. All of the wild animals of the show arc under the direction of the Htagonbecks. Only the choicest specimens are seen, others are disposed to smaller circuses and zoos. * /,. .

But the Hiagonbeck animals only form one department of the combined shows. The Great Wallace circus stall excells as the highest class circus in the world. The performance is given in three rings and two elevated Stages. More til nan 400 noted artiste that represent almost every country on the globe will be seen with the circus in Rensselaer on Saturday, Aug. sth.

Tuesday in the Scouts’ Camp.

Hot! Hoter!! Hottest!!!. A liberal supply of ice brought out to camp by W. J. Wright helped keep the temperature of the boys as low as possible. The hot, dry weather added another swimming period to the schedule of the day. A number of the boys took their Scout ,tests ’uring the day. WMle the boys have a good time they have their work and study periods. One of the many tasks of the boys is to keep the camp grounds and tents clean. The games are interesting in the early morning and late in the evening, so as to avoid the heat in the middle of the day.

The following persons visited the camp: Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reed, Mrs. Adams, Dr. M. D. Gwin, Dr. I. M. Washburn and “Bud” Washburn remained in camp over night; Clifford Cirus, Philip Blue, Francis Turfler, Adna Healey and Maurice Hammond also remained over night; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Grow, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parkison, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parkinson, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Brown and children and Robert May, brought their suppers and enjoyed the evening with the boys; Mrs. B. J. Moore, Jacob Moore, Elizabeth Moore, Brook Moore and Lefty €lark. Our midnight visitors were Amos Deer and the two McElfresh boys, who did not know that all lights must be out at 9:00 o’clock in the camp.

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All Lovers of Music Should Attend the Chautauqua.

I>o you know that the so-called music centers are broken up in the summer months and that the greatest singerS and musical artists are seeking whale season engagements among the chautauquas ?’ Concert halls are deserted in bite hot months; and the cool, shady ohautauqua tents have taken their place. While the man in the big city contents himself with the movies as a hot-rtight entertainment, we can enjoy, at the chautauqua, a veritable festival of music. Here’s the list we have heme tills summer at the Chautauqua. We can't bell the whole story in this article. What you ought to have is the Chautauqua booklet. It shows handsome pictures and gives a clean-cut, torse but full description of each of these six great musical features: Strang-Coleman Co., Chicago Artists’ Quartet, Bland’s Band, Gretna Party, The Gales and Hampton Court Singers.

This is about half of the offerings of the chautauqua, in addition to which is the Youths’ Chautauqua for boys and girls, which is another story. The list of lecturers you will find in the program booklet, and if yon never liked a lecturer, you'll like these. They are the informative, alert kind thlat will stir your interest in the practical, profitable and pithy discussions they present. A season ticket makes the cost but a few cents a number. It costs the puny, paltry sum of $2. It’s worth $lO. You can get them from the chautauqua secretary, or of any member of the association. Ask the first man you meet. We say “them,” for you’re expected to bring the family. It’s the grand outing for everybody. Get the tickets today. Order by phone. Just say how manly.

United States to Buy the Danish West Indies.

Only determination of a few minor details remains to complete negotiation of a treaty between the United States and Denmark providing far acquisition of the Danish West Indies by this government at a purchase price of $25,000,000. So nearly in agreement are the two gove. aments that an official White Ho isc announcement Monday predic 3:! that the treaty would be signed duu :r.j the day. Tbe delay in closing the deal Monday is not explained, but it wias indicated that no material barrier to the successful outcome had developed. It was suggested that the signing might await the return of Secretary Lansing from his vacation early in August. The exact provisions of the agreement are being closely guarded in the belief that publicity at this time might embarass the negotiators.

Suppose you investigate Hilliard & Hamill clothes before you buy—you’ll profit by it, and you may ride in a Ford.

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