Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1916 — Page 4

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RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN ■ DAILY AND SEMI-WEEKLY LESLIE CLARK - Fublliher TME FRIDAY ISSUE IS REGULAR WEEKLY EDITION Semi-Weekly Republican entered Jan. 1. isv'i, a* second chase mall matter, at the postoffice al Rensselaer, Indlar.a, under tue act ol March ». uft. Evening Rapuuncan entered Jan. 1, as second class mall matter at tne postotiice at Rensselaer, lnd„ under tne act of March *, RATES FOR ADS Three lines or less, per week of •** issues of The Evening Republican and two of The Semi- Weekly Republican, k» cent*. Additional space pro rata. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally by Carrier, 10 Cents Week. 7 By Mall, h-60 a year. Semi-Weekly, in advance, year, S2.O(L

Classified Column fob sale. FOR SALE —160 acres pasture land, fenced, over half prairie, S2O per acre. Easy terms. —J. Davisson., FOR SALE—-Good clover hay, delivered in Rensselaer; also gotxi single buggy. Inquire of C. H. Mills at Trust & Savings Bank. FOR SALE—One of the best paying businesses in town for the least investment. Call on Billy Frye. FOR SALE—Five room house, electric lights, well and city water. Phone 613. FOR SALE—One 5 year old driving horse, weight 1200, gentle and good worker; also one bay driving mare, weight 1600 pounds, good worker and absolutely gentle for women and chiluren. —H. F. King. FOR SALE—Young collies, good drivers and watch dogs; One nicely broke. —W. B. Leonard, Francesville, Ind. FOR SALE —Some cows and horses. Phone 949-E, Frank Webber. FOR SALE —7 room house, 5 lots, new barn, good well and cistern. Phone 317. FOR SALE —We are offering a limited amount of the stock of the Thayer Oil & Gas Co., at 25 cents per share. The first well will probably be brought in the latter part of this week and all indications point to a large production from it. The contract has been let for three wells and stock is expected to sell at par after the bringing in of the first welL lor further particulars address The Thay-' er Oil & Gas Co., Thayer, Ind. FOR SALE—A pretty good barn. Must be sold immediately. —Phone 121. FOR SALE- -Two yellow pine, two Oregan fir stave silos, good as new, at greatly reduced prices. Phone 37. F. Thompson. FOR SALE—Good corner building lot, two blocks from court house. — A. E. Shafer, at Main Garage. FOR SAI/E—Three houses of five and six rooms; in good condition and well located. Can be sold on monthly payment plant. Also small farm, with fair improvements; on stone road and well located; small payment down and balance in annual payments. —Arthur H. Hopkins. FOR SALE —Some choice clover honey.—Leslie Clark. FOR SALE —Small 4-room house, with acre of ground, very cheap if sold at once.—Mrs. Eva McCrtain. FOR SALE—One bright bay filly, 4 years old. —B. D. McColly. FOR SALE —About July Ist, in the field, about 50 tons of No. 1 clover hay. Inquire of Perry Marlatt or John M. Johnson, Phone 951-J. FOR SALE—One of the best paying little grocery stores in northern Indiana. Good farmer trade. Expense very low. A money maker. For particulars address E. Zimmerman, Valparaiso, Ind. FOR SALE—Sawed oak lumber of all kind*, red or burr oak. Sawed m any dimensions desired. 4 miles west of Ren wl sot- All building material SIB.OO a thousand; also some 12, 14 and 16 foot bridge plank in burr and white oak. Phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr, FOR RENT OR SALE—A fourroom house in good condition, two lots, electric lights, city water, onehalf block east Catholic church.— Phone 237. v FOR SALE—Two desirable building lots not far from business action.—Harvey Davisson, Phone 499 or 246. FOR SALE—A hard coal baseburner, as good as new; also small King heater. Phone 151, Geo. H. McLain. FOR SALE—Twin Indian motorcycle, two-speed, equipped with kick starter, electric lights, horn and speedometer. —Leonard Rajal, Rensselaer, Ind., care Harvey Messman, Phone 903-C.

FOR SALE —Shetland pony, buggy and harness, new and in first class condition. —B. K. Zimmerman. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. vVith bath. Phone 258. FOR RENT—Two nice front rooms. Telephone 316. Corner of Weston and Grace srreets. FOR RENT —Furnished rooms with bath, cne block from coiyt house. Phone 402. f FOR RENT—?S room house on N. Weston and Elm streets; cistern, good well and large garden spot; fruit; good fences; Fred Stocksick property. Phone 919-K, Louis Beecher.

WANTED. WANTED—A few more washings and ironings. Block cast from cemetery, Mrs. Nellie Williams. WANTED —Two girl: to room or light housekeeping.—Mrs. Hayes Preston, River street. WANTED—A job with a private family; no washings. Address Box 787, Rensselaer, Ind. WANTED—SchooI boy boarders. Three blocks from school house. Phone 213. WANTED—To buy second-hand cash register. Must be a bargain.— Leslie Clark at Republican office. LOST. LOST—Between postoffice and Mrs. Ida Benjamin’s, a child’s Ingersoll wrist watch. Please return to Cal Cain. LOST —Blue sweater coat Thursday between Central garage and five points. Finder please return to this office. LOST —Auto number plate, 4488Ind. Finder' please phone 488 or return to this office. LOST—New felt, rose colored hat. Finder please phone 460. MISCELLANEOUS. It pays to use ¥a 13 when you have war prices on your wheat. I sell to the man who pays. I have the goods. Write me. —J. W. Sayler, Rensselaer, Ind. MONEY TO LOAN—6 per cent farm loans. —John A Dunlap. FARM LOANS—An unlimited supply of 5 per cent money to loan.— Chas. J Dean & Son, Odd Fellows Building.

See our plow line before you buy.— Hamilton & Kellner. The marriage of Miss Edith Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Adams, will take place tomorrow. Larsh and Hopkins for school boks, tablets, crayons, pens and pencils; in fact, all sdiol supplies. Johnny Aitken, an Indianapolis boy, in a Peugeot, won the three hundred mile race at Cincinnati Monday, averaging a 97.06 mile an hour clip. This was the inaugural race for the Cincinnati track. Wilbur D’Alene, in a Duesenberg, finished second, and Frank Galvin, in a Sunbeam, was the third to get the checkered flag. Resta, the favorite, was forced out at the end of the 168th mile by engine trouble. We have exclusive sale on men’s and boys’ Bradley sweaters and sweated coats. The fal ,Hines are now at our store on display in all colors and sizes. See the greatest line on earth. DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP, C. Earl Duvall.

We notice by the Monticello Journal of Monday that tlie? Monon bsaeball team obtained but three hits off the delivery of. Jackson, the Monticello twirler. Evidently some one has been stringing Brother /Thacker, for the Monon club got nine solid smacks of the Monti hurlcr, and there were no scratch hits among diem. Three of them were for three basics, two for doubles and four were singles, besides two bases on balls and a wild pitch. Monticello also claims thirteen hits for themselves, but they only got eight. *•. Over two thousand sajnples to choose your fall and winter suit from. Every garment guaranteed to fit perfect and hold their shape. Prices reasonable.. DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP, C. Earl Duvall. Ellis theatre will open the season with “The Movie Man,” a three act satire of the motion picture craze, with six musical numbers and vaudeville between the acts. Saturday Sept. 9th. Phone 98 and reserve tickets. Butterfac Wanted. I am ntill in the market for cream and will pay the hlghert/markot price at all times; Cream received eve< day. Open evenings— AB. Lowman, Parr, Ind.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC: The Railroads 9 statement of their posttion on the threatened strike, as presented to the President of the United States A strike on all the railroads of the country has been called by the Train Brotherhoods for 7 o’clock Monday morning, September 4. This strike was ordered from Washington while the President of the United States was making every effort to avert the disaster. The Final Railroad Proposal The final proposal made, by the railroads for a peaceful settlement of the coni trove riy, but which was rejected by the brotherhoods, was as follows.

(a) The railroads will, effective September r, 1916, keep the time of all men represented in this movement, upon an 8 hour and by separate account, monthly, with each man, maintain a record of the difference between the money actually earned by him on the present basis and the amount that wnuld have beep earned upon an 8 hour basis —(overtime on each basis te be computed pre rata. The amounts so shown will be subject to the decision of the Commission, provided for in Paragraph (e) of this memorandum and payable in money, as may be di/ected by said Commission in its findings and decision. (b) The Interstate Commerce Commission to supervise the keeping of these accounts and report the increased cost of the 8 hour basis, after such period of

Statement of Executives to the President In submitting this proposal to the President, the fifty railroad executives called to Washington and representing all the great arteries of traffic, made this statement to him as their convictions:

The demands in this controversy have not been presented, in our judgment, for the purpose of fixing a definite daily period of labor, nor a reduction in the existing hours of labor or change in methods of. operation, but for the real purpose of accomplishing an increase in wages of approximately One Hundred Million Dollars per annum, or 35 per cent, for the men in railroad freight train and yard service represented by the labor organizations in this matter. After careful examination of the facts and patient and continuous consultation with the Conference Committee of Managers, and among ourselves, we have reached a clear understanding of the magnitude of the questions, and of the serious consequences to the railroads and to the public, involved in the decision of them. Trustees for the Public As trustees for the public served by our lines and for the great mass of the less powerful employees (not less than 80 per cent, of the whole number) interested in the railroad wage fund—as trustees also for the millions of people that have invested their savings and capital in the bonds and stock of these properties, and who through the saving banks, trust companies and insurance companies, are vitally interested, to the extent of millions of dollars, in the integrity and solvency of the railroads of the country, we cannot in conscience surrender without a hearing, the principle involved, nor undertake to transfer the enormous cost that will result to the transportation of the commerce of the country. The eight-hour day without punitive overtime involves an annual increase, approximately, in the aggregate of Sixty Millions of Dollars, and an increase of more than 20 per cent, in the pay of the fnen, already the most highly paid in the transportation service. The ultimate cost to the railroads of an admission in this manner of the principle under contention cannot now be estimated; the effect upon the efficiency of the transportation of the country now already under severe test under the tide of business, now moving, and at a time when more, instead of less,

In good faith we have worked continuously and earnestly in a sincere effort to solve the problem in justice to all the parties at interest. These efforts were still in progress when the issuance of the strike order showed them to be unavailing. Problem Threatens Democracy Itself The strike, if it comes, will be forced upon the country by the best paid class of laborers in the world, at a .time when the country has the greatest need for transportation efficiency. ' , The problem presented is not that alone of the railroad or business world, but involving democracy itself, and sharply presents the question whether any group of citizens should be allowed to possess the power to imperil the life of the country by conspiring to block the arteries of commerce. “SXKwM*,.*-. u-.' w w attrrritrY R P RIPIEY ■ FRANK TRUMBULL, Atdu.oa, To t <k. & Santa Fe Sy.tei, Che..p..k. & OH. Railway. ' uiddkom DANIEL WILLARD, FAIRFAX HARRISON, Baltim.ra and Ohio Railr.ad. S.uthara Railway.

actual experience as their judgment approves or the President may fix, not, however, less than three months. (c) In view of the far-reaching consequences of the declaration made by the President, accepting the 8 hour day, not only upon the railroads and the classes of labor involved directly in this controversy, but to the public and upon all industry, it seems plain that before the existing conditions are changed, the whole subject in bo far as it affects the railroads and their employees, should be investigated and determined by a Commission to be appointed by the President, of such standing as to compel attention and respect to its findings. The judgment of such a Commission would be a helpful basis for adjustments with labor and such legislation as intelligent public opinion, so informed, might demand.

effort is required for the public welfare, would bo harmful beyond calculation. The widespread effect upon the industries of the country as a whole is beyond measure or appraisement at this time, and we agree with the insistent and widespread public concern over the gravity of the situation and the consequences of a surrender by the railroads in this emergency. In like manner we are deeply impressed with the sense of our responsibility to maintain and keep open the arteries of transportation, which carry the life blood of the commerce of the country, and of the consequences that will flow from even temporary interruption of service over the railroads, but the issues presented have been raised above and beyond the social and monetary questions involved, and the responsibility for the consequences that may arise will rest upon those that provoke it. Public Investigation Urged The questions involved are in our respectful judgment, eminently suitable for the calm investigation and decision by the public through the agency of fair arbitration, and cannot be disposed of, to the public satisfaction, in any other manner. The decision of a Commission or Board of Arbitration, having the public confidence, will be accepted by the public, and the social and financial rearrangements made necessary thereby will be undertaken by the public, but in no less deliberate nor orderly manner. The railroads of the country cannot under present conditions assume this enormous increase in their expenses. If imposed upon them, it would involve many in early financial embarrassment and bankruptcy and imperil the power of all to maintain their credit and the integrity of their securities. The immediate increase in cost, followed by other increases that would be inevitable, would substantially appropriate the present purchasing power of the railroads and disable them from expanding and improving their facilities and equipment, to keep abreast of the demands of the country for efficient transportation service