Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1916 — Page 1

No. 205.

GAYETY Tonight Extra 3 People 3 2 Ladies & a Gent i K Artists of note in'vaudeville.' If your neighbor likes funny dancing, fine vocal music and the latest in jesting, sugest that she visit the Gay6ty tonight. Only a short time when the vaudeville season ends. Pictures of quality at the same old price. 5 & 15c.

Methodist Church. Sunday "school 9:30 a. m.; preaching 10:45 by pastor; Epworth League 6; union service at 7 p. m. Rev. McDaniel will preach at the union service. Everybody invited. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Potts and children went to yesterday to visit Mrs. Potts’ sister, Mrs. Jerry Miller, and family over Sunday. Your Bowels Should Move Once a Day A free easy movement'of the bowels every day is a sign of good health. Dr. King’s New Life Pills will give you a gentle laxative without griping and free your system of blood poisons, purify your 'blood, overcome constipatin and have an excellent tonic effect on the entire sy'tem. Makes you feel like living. Only 25c at drug* gists. Superintendent C. R. Dean, of the Rensselaer public schools, received a letter today from Earl Chamberlain, principal of the primary grades last year, who is now on -the border with the American soldiers, serving as orderly for Major Healey’s—staff, in which he states that it will be impossible for him to get away from the army and take his position back again this year. Mr. Chamberlain regrets extremely that conditions will prevent his coming back for the school year, but he is a loyal soldier and is making no kicks. Mr. Chamberlain came last year for his first experience in teaching and proved to be a mighty able and efficient teacher and his old place will he hard to fill.

The Best Laxative. To keep the bowels regular the best laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a full glass of water half an hour before breakfast and eat an abundance of fruit and vegetables, also establish a regular habit and be sure that your bowels move once each day. When a medicine is needed take Chamberlain s Tablets. They are pleasant to take and mild and gentle in effect. For sale by B. F. Fendig. c Dental Notice. I will be absent from the city until August 28, and my office will be closed during that time. My patients and those desiring my services will please take notice;’”"'” . DR. W. L. AIYER. BASE BALL TWO GAMES ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE GROUNDS Sunday, August 27 foresters - vs. WHEATFIELD THE WINNER VS. *- ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE First Game Called at 2 P. M. Admission 25 Cents.

The Evening Republican.

CAMP MAY LOSE 1,200 MEN BY ORDER

Six Hundred Indiana Soldiers Affected if Student Body Is Mustered Out. —Sayre Making Speeches. Mercedes, Texas, August 25. —The order to send the students home from Llano Grande camp has not yet been received and there is a suspicion that there may be a change that will result in the students not going home as early as contemplated, if they go at all. 'But there still is plenty of time left for the order to get here.

Official figures supplied to Brigadier General E. M. Lewis, 'the camp commander, from the various commanding officers show that if the students are mustered out of the national guard it will take 1,200 men from Llano Grande camp, almost half of that number being from Indiana. Based on the reports of his subordinate officers, General Lewis has made some recommendations concerning the students, but that information will have to be made public by the war department. It is known, however, that practically every commander in the camp has recommended against the mustering out of the student’s. There seems to be a great deal of mystery connected with this affair and why the war department is gathering information concerning the number of 'students eligible to go and what effect their going will have on the remaining units is part of the mystery. It is known to the Indiana soldiers that United Stales Senator John W. Kern is extremely active in trying to have the students mustered out, and this has caused not a little unpleasant feeling toward the senator on the part of many of the Indiana troops. They say the whole situation savors ©^politics.— Francis B. Sayre, son-in-law of President Wilson, is a visitor at Llano Grande camp. He is making a trip through the Rio Grande valley in the interest of the National Young Men’s Christian Association. He says that his visit has nothing to do with tne situation in Mexico and that he is not here looking into the question of mustering out the students. Mr. Sayre has made several addresses at the different Y. M. C. A. buildings. Brigadier General Lewis received notice Wednesday afternoon that another tropical storm was on its way and was expected in this vicinity some time Thursday. General Lewis notified the commanding officers to be pre- ( pared for it and every precaution was taken to meet the storm. The warning came from Brownsville. In the Rio Grande valley are a large number of troops from lowa, North and South Dakota and Nebraska and an appeal from these states has been made asking that the men either be discharged or receive thirty days’ furlough, so that the crops may be harvested. The appeal says there is a great scarcity of harvest hands and unless the troops can supply the labor, there will be a heavy loss in the crops. There is no one in the valley who can settle that question, and the farmers who made the appeal were advised to take the matter up with the war department. A new and rather unexpected phase of the student question came up yesterday when several members of the Minnesota regiments asked for discharge on the ground that they were students in barber colleges in Minneapolis, St. Paul and other cities. So far as can be ascertained no Indiana barber students have asked to be mustered out. * Companies A and B of the Second regiment are having a hard time getting to the rived to do guard duty. When they were about ready to go last week, the storm came, up and the roads were in such condition that General Lewis recalled the order for their movement. They were ordered to go today, but last night a bridge five miles east of Mercedes went out and the order again was recalled until the bridge can be rebuilt, and that means several more days of delay. Two companies of the First Minnesota started yesterday and are stalled in the mud somewhere between Llano Grande and San Benito.

I have rented a business room onehalf block north of Bacock & Hopkins’ elevator, facing the Rensselaer Lumber Co., where I will hereafter carry on my junk business, paying the highest market price for rags, paper, Lxxn, rubber and all kind-i of metal, copper, brass, zink, aluminum, lead, copper wire, light copper, copper boilers, etc. Bring me youi junk at my new place of business or if notified I will call and get it in my motor truck. Phone 577. SAM KARNO‘WSK v

Cakes like you bake at home received twice a week at McFarland’s.

Removal of Junk Business.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1916.

Railroads Grant 8-Hour Day; Ask Arbitration on Wages.

The settlement of the crisis between the railroads and their employes which seemed so near the first part of the week is apparently back to its former condition and the bringing to an end of the crisis seems as far off now as ever, and the railroad laborers are becoming disgusted with the slowness and threaten a walkout soon if matters are not brought to a satisfactory close by the railroads soon. The union heads call the latest offer of the railroads owners impossible and assert that they will not accede to the demands now offered. Following a series of stormy sessions Friday the presidents of the roads agreed to make a counter proposal to President Wilson today conceding, the principle of the eight hour day, but demanding an arbitration of the question of wages to be paid for such day. President Wilson’s original propsoal provided that the present pay, which the men get for ten hours’ work, should be given them for the reduced hours and overtime at pro rata pay. The brotherhood chiefs say that they will not accept this compromise. They assert that they will strike first, and they point out that they ace ready to order the men to quit their jobs. They even have the strike order printed, with only the date of the issuance missing, and they claim to have converted all their resources into cash and quickly convertible sesurities and that the totaL amount available to care for the strikers is $15,000,000. The action of the railroad presidents was in consequence of several events which transpired during the day and afternoon. The spokesman of the brotherhood called at the white house this morning. They told the president that they are having great difficulty in restraining the 640 chairmen in Washington who believe the situation is being toyed with by the railroad executives, and hold that the only thing to do is to go back home and order the strike.

Doctors Enjoy Days’ Outing at Hazelden.

Members of the medical profession of Rensselaer and their families enjoyed a day’s outing at George Ade’s Hazelden farm, near Brook, Friday. All of the Rensselaer doctors with the exception of one were in attendance. The occasion was a picnic given by the Newton-Jasper Medical Society to the doctors of the Tenth district. There were doctors from Lafayette, Hammond, Gary and many other places present. Following the picnic dinner an hour and a half scientific meeting was held and many points of the medical world discussed which proved very interesting. Mr. Ade also entertained with a sketch of poetry and slang on “Microbes,” which proved to be of great amusement to the physicians. Mr. Ade stated that he had sent it to several publishers, who had turned it down so he had decided to push it off on The doctors. Some of the physicians remained over with their families for a picnic supper. Bathing and golf were amusements participated in by many of the picnicers. There were about one hundred present in all, and it is hoped by the physicians that this picnic can be made an annual affair.

I. O. O. F.’s Had Big Day at Fountain Park Friday.

Odd Fellows’ day was held at Fountain Park Friday and it was estimated that at least one hundred members from Rensselaer were in attendance with their families. At the K. of P. day celebration held on August 18 it was estimated that there were at least 4,000 people who visited the grounds on that day, and at least this many weie in attendance at the Friday program. Judge Orbinson, of Indianapolis, made an address, and there was also several concerts during the day by the three bands present, one of which was the Rensselaer band. There was a parade on the grounds in the afternoon in which all took part. Fountain Park will close for the season of 1916 tomorrow evening.

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INTERESTING LETTER FROM LIEUT. HEALEY

Tells of Conditions on Border and Life of American Soldiers.—Tells of Home Llano Grande, Tex. August 21, 1916. The Republican: A busy person I’ve been ever since our arrival here but each week my work seems less hard and more systemized. I am in charge of the regimental commissary and the officers’ mess of our battalion. Besides this I must see each morning and evening that eighty-six mules are fed, curried and watered. Yesterday was the first time I have had a chance to ge away from camp for any length of time, so I took a trip to the border with Lieut. Garland, Sergt.-John Robinson and Corporal Labon Wilcox. Before I tell of my trip I will mention of the storm which visited us Friday and Friday night. We received word "Thursday night that a storm was coming. Tents were fastened and everyone was thinking that a false alarm had been given. Everything looked bright Friday morning and the troops went out on their regular Friday hike. At about eight o’clock the storm started. The rain came .in torrents and the wind blew. The “hikers” came in about noon and were soaked to the skin. The storm lasted all afternoon and most of the night. During this time a number of tents were blown down, but our regiment withstood the storm better than most of them. Sergt. Albert Dunn, who is stable sergeant was up all night with the mules. He is proud that none of his mules got away while he cornered fifteen from other regiments. The sun came out strong "and in the evening you could not tell that there had been a storm. We know that we were not hit nearly as hard by the storm as other parts of southeastern Texas. . Now for our border trip and a little idea of what the “border” is like. We left camp horseback at about six o’clock Sunday morning and went directly south. About two miles from here we crossed a lake on a ferryboat and continued our journey over exceedingly muddy roads. ((We have had so much rain lately that the" water stands in puddles where the drainage is not good—and it is only good about the camp.) Once we lost our way from the main road but we understood from a Mexican, (who no sawe Ingles), that we were on the

wrong “camino.” On the right trail again we went directly to a little place called Progreso. It was here that three American soldiers were killed in a raid last year. The place of Progreso consists bf two good brick buildings, a church and a number of Mexican dobe huts, most of them vacated. There are nine cavalrymen and twelve infantrymen all regulars stationed here and make good use of the brick buildings for storehouse and sleeping quarters. The church, which is also of brick and in good condition, is closed. In front of the churtjh is a large new tombstone. It was placed there about two years ago and bears the name, of Santz. The and wife by the name of Santz. The couple were quite well-to-do dnd thinking that the Mexicans would come across the border and kill them they had the tombstone made and set in front of the church which they had also built. But the couple have moved away and are still living while their tombstone stands. From Progreso we went directly to the Rio Grande river. It was about a mile and all the way through tall weeds and shrubbery. TJle river was quite high from the recent rains and we could not get very close because of the wet clay on the bank. But we looked across the river and saw' Mexico and felt satisfied. No huts were along the river in this place and nothing could be seen on either side of the muddy Rio Grande but tall weeds and shrubbery. There is no cultivated land for a mile back from the river and then very little. Our return trip consisted of a round-about trip back through Progreso, Mercedes and back to camp. Outside of the soldiers we met on the trip we only saw two Americans until we got back to Mercedes. All Mexicans here are very friendly. They are almost afraid of soldieis and when you find one that can talk English nc always says he wants “the soldiers to clean up Mexico. _ . . Our trip was about twenty miles. - n all and we came back covered with mud and somewhat vired but surely enjoyed our trip. _ We took a number of pictures along the way and hope to send *Bome home. It is getting time foT me to go to bed as 1 have worked hard today and am tired. Sergti Wynegar left Saturday for

E. P. Honan Witnesses Ball Game Among Convicts at Michigan City.

E. P. Honan, who has been attending the Indiana Democratic Editors' meeting at Michigan City, states that he saw a ball game among the convicts at Michigan City Friday, as the guest of Warden Edward Fogarety. Mr. Honan stated that the convicts had a league, and that it was surely amazing the interest that the men took in the game, and that baseball was doing more than anything possibly could toward keeping the men satisfied and making better men out of them.

A state prison is hardly complete any more without a baseball league composed of the men within the prison walls, and practically every prison in the United States has a baseball league, and only last month the baseball magazine had a long article on on of these teams telling of the rapid strides that were being made since the innovation. Occasionally the teams are permitted to leave the prisons for a game with outside teams, and are placed on their honor to return and there has not been a single instance in which a member has violated the trust placed in him. Some cases are reported of the men becoming so adept at the game, that when they have served their time they are offered positions with big league clubs and given a chance to earn a livelihood through their ball playing and become useful citizens. Baseball is probably the greatest leveler in the United States to day, and the poor factory hand is not out of place when he mingles with the biggest men of the day at a ball game.

Quartermaster Sergeant Coen Reecives Discharge From Service.

Mrs. Emerson Coen received word today from her husband, Emerson Coen, that he had received his discharge from the Indiana guard and that he would be home soon. Emerson has had his application in for some time for discharge, but there had been some delay in securing it. Other members of Mo. M are also said to be waiting for their discharges on the dependent cause, but it is not known as yet whether or not they have received them or not, but it is probable that they have as their applications were made the same time as Sergeant Coen. Mr. Coen served in the navy for several years and is one of the best trained and competent soldiers in Co. M, and is a loyal soldier but feels that he should be home to take care of his duties at Conrad, Ind., where he is managing a farm for Mrs. Jennie Conrad. Mr. Coen had just got his work well started oil the farm when the call to Mexico came and he was forced to leave it in other hands.

Col Fred Phillips to Give Edison Concert Sunday Evening.

Col. Fred Phillips has kindly offered to render an Edison concert immediately following the union services tomorrow evening at the court house lawn. The concert will be held either at the same place where the weekly concerts are given by the Rensselaer band or where the union services are held. This concert will be free of charge and everyone is invited to attend.

recruiting service in Indiana and by time this reaches you may have been home and given you firsthand information from Uncle Sam’s Rensselaer soldiers. Lieut. George W. Healey.

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Community Chautauquas Appear to Be Gaining in Favor.

Towns that have indulged in the luxury of a chautauqua, very often at the expense of a few public spirited men, as has been the case in this community, are turning to the community chautauqua as a way out of the financial loss, says the Monticello Journal. The Monon News makes the following reference to the subject: “The Monon News is indebted to Mrs. Will Hunt for information concerning the community chautauqua which recently closed its second engagement at Lindon. A five days course was given with very gratifying results, insuring another engagement next year. The advantage of the community chautauqua is that a few guarantors are not required to stand good for deficits, which usually occur. The plan of the community is similar to that of the lecture course we have had here for the past few years. It depends on the advance sale of tickets and proceeds entirely on its own responsibility asking no one to stand behind pledgers. The News hopes that Monon will have a chautauqua next year conducted on the community plan and we believe promoters of such an entertainment would have no difficulty in securing ticket subscriptions that would justify giving us a place on the circuit.”

Sneak Thief Continues Work; Poultry Houses Victims.

The sneak thief, who has been getting in his work again around Rensselaer of late, is continuing his petty thieving, e.nd last night the nerath and Wallace produce market was again the victim for the second time within two \veeks. Prior’s produce market has also been entered twice and A 1 Rishling had his till tapped once. About two weeks ago the thief took several dollars from the till at the Herath and Wallace market and also entered C. E. Prior’s where he obtained but thirteen certs. The same market has been entered since that time, but nothing was obtained. Mr. Rishling lost $8.75 during the noon hour recently. It seems that the thief, whoever he may be, is confining his efforts to the poultry houses as no other robberies have been reported. The money taken last night was obtained from the safe and the evidence seems to point to the robbery having been committed by some individual thoroughly familiar with the premises, but Mr. Wallace has no idea as to the thief. Mr. Wallace states that a check for $25 was taken along with the money last night, but it is probable that the thief will make no attempt to turn it into cash. It has not been determined how much money the thief obtained as yet. The owners of the produce markets are greatly perplexed and annoyed by these petty thieveries, and since their places of business are easily entered it seems that the only way to stop them is to lie in waiting with a shotgun or leave the till empty each night.

Tennis Score.

Dr. I. M. Washburn put James Warner out of the running for the city championship this morning when he defeatd him in straight sets, 6-2; 6-1. The drawings for the semi-6’'-’ will take place this eve.ihig. rr " e Babcock-Waymire match has not yet been played. Dr. Washburn, C. R. Dean and Wm. Babcock will probably be, the finalists.

THE WEATHER. Fair an doentinued warm today and probably Sunday.

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