Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — Page 1

No. 232.

TONIGHT AT P THE —0 RINCESU “The Way of World” With Hobart Bostworth and Dorothy Davenport in 5 acts. Admission 10 & 5c

Van Rensselaer Club Banquet To Be Held On Oct. 12th.

The annual Van Rensselaer Club banquet will be hekl this year on October 12, the anniversary of the club being October 13th. —The —ba-nquet—w+H—be—held—in—the-dining room of the Methodist church and will be served by the church ladies. An orchestra will be procured from teh city to furnish music during the evening. Several toasts will be on the program'. Following the banquet there will be a dance at the armory. It is planned to make this "banquet the best ever given by ths» club, and it should prove to be the grandest social event of the season. Several other social events will be given during the winter.

One More Week.

See Nelsfm, the Hatter, for scientific hat renovating. Factory at McKay’s, Rensselaer, Ind.

This Week’s Tire Bargains Just received a new lot of tires, which I will sell with or without the 3,500 mile guarantee. Buy without the guarantee and save money. Here are my prices. Non-Skid Guaranteed Without. Price Guarantee 30x3 $11.60 SB.OO 33x4 24.10 16.50 - Smooth T'read 28x3, 9.80 6.60 30x3V2 13.10 9.65 32x31/2 15.15 11.00 28x3 9.80 6.60 34x4 21.90 15.00 Guaranteed Tubes of all Sizes Buy tires without the guarantee, pay cash and save money. I pay cash for tires and sell them the same way. Please don’t ask for credit. SCHROER’S GARAGE M. J. SCHROER, Proprietor >

The Evening Republican

WEATHERMAN FROWNS LON BIG RALLY DAY

Old Sol Refuses to Show Him—if and Heavy Downpour of Rain Today Keeps Many Away v Rain —something that must always be taken into consideration when any big celebration is planned and a good time anticipated—was on the job early this morniiig and has continued to be throughout the day, and as a result a great many who had intended to attend the big republican rally kept away, and ended the dreams of a perfect day of enjoyment and harmony. Not that there was not harmony at the rally, for it would take more than a rain to cause dissension in the ranks of the reunited republican party, but .the weatherman. did_ put a damper on the day’s doings and the crowd that was expected at the greatest rally ever held was not as large as it would have been if old Jupiter Pluvius had held off for a few hours. Notwithstanding the unkindness of the old man, several carloads of Jasper republicans went to Kentland chuck full of G. O. P. enthusiasm and brimful of confidence. A great many had signified their intentions of going and many of them would have gone, notwithstanding the downpour, if transportation facilities had presented themselves. on by the committee in charge of the celebration is not known, but it is presumed that the meeting was moved to a spot where the crowd would be sheltered and protected from the elements. It was an enthusiastic crowd, however, that was on hand to listen to the speakers of the day, and republicans and former progressives mingled together as in days of yore and here and there was oven a democrat in the crowd to hear the able speakers that had been procured, and ready to listen to the republican side of the national issues. -

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1916.

COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Wm. M. C. Blake. Title quieted. Emeline Cummings vs. Stella Inman et al. Cause set for third Friday. State vs. True Culp, intoxication. Defendant arrested and brought into court and bond fixed at SIOO. Released on recognizance. State vs. Ludd Clark, intoxication. Same action as above. State vs. Ernest Clark, -intoxication. Same action as above. State vs. Charles Culp, intoxication. Same action as above. State vs. Vem Culp, intoxication. Same action as above. State, vg. Frank Scipio, intoxication. Bond fixed at SIOO, returnable on first day of November term, and defendant released on own recognizauce. .The above cases were the results of grand jury indictments returned at the April term of court, but the arrests were not made until last week. ' T, Aetna Life Insurance Company vs. Joseph A. Akeps et al. W. B. McNeil, receiver, files report, showing that he is charged with $232.86, and entitled to credits of $57.67, leaving a balance of $175.29 in his hands. Report approved. Receiver allowed SSO for his services and balance of $125.29 ordered paid to Mrs. Pinter. Cause dropped from docket. Estella Faylor vs. Estate of Margaret Faylor. Judgment for S9O for plaintiff. Matter of adoption of Grace Anderson by Benjamin Reeves. Petition granted and child is given name of Grace—Anderson- Reeves with allher legal rights of natural heir. Harvey Keen vs. John Kolhoff, trustee Jordan township, and Thomas Reed. Temporary injunction issued against cutting willows and weeds from bank of Sage ditch in Jordan township and cause set for hearing on Sept. 25, when restraining order was dissolved. Henry J. Weithe vs. Alfred L. Goodlet. Cause dismissed on plaintiff’s motion. Carrie Baker, individually and as guardian of Mildred and Vera Baker vs. estate of John Baker. Judgment rendered against estate for $250 by agreement. Emery Elliott, guardian, vs. Otto Schrader et al. Reappraisement filed showing value of real estate to be $6,000. Emmet Laßue, commissioner, ordered to make further sale under former order without further advertisement. James R. Noland vs. Minnie Noland. Decree of divorce granted plaintiff. First National Bank vs. Samuel R. Nichols et al. Receiver files report showing charges of $194.12 and credits the same. Report approved and cause dropped. C. I. & S. Ry. Co., vs. J. T. McLaughlin. Cause continued for term by agreement. Charels J. Raub vs. Thomas Lemon et al. Continued by agreement for term and set for trial on November 23rd. •

New Street Numbers Provided For By the City Council.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night ordinance 174, providing for the numbers of buildings in the city of Rensselaer was adopted. The ordinance provides that Cullen street shall become the dividing .line for the streets running north and south, and Washington street the dividing lme for streets running east and west. Each twenty feet of ground shall be given a number and each block shall be allotted 100 numbers . Buildings situated on the west side of streets running north and south shall receive the even numbers and those on the east side sha receive the odd numbers, and buildings on the north side of streets running east and west will receive even numbers and those on the south side the odd numbers.

Crump Is Released; Bond at $3,000.

Jesse Crump, who is charged with first degree murder for the alleged slaying of Don Macgregor, on June 21st last, was discharged from the Benton county jail at Fowler Tuesday. Crump was tried on the charge in August but the jury disagreed. His bond was fixed at $3,000. It was signed by P. J. Kennedy, of Templeton, and Glenn and Frank W. Moore, of Otterbein.

Letters Advertised For Week Ended September 25, 1916.

Anna Barr, Mrs. Lewis Adams, Mrs. Stella Tillison, Sylvia Shaffer, Glenn Cain, T. M. Payne, George 0. Hall (2), John Michael, Jas. Simpson, J. H. Cronkhite, Jan. Graham, Geo. Hamish, Earl Adams, * Carl Heins. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office Oct. 9, 1916.—N. Littlefield, Postmaster.

John Deere line of plows are sold by Hamilton & Kellner.

FIND OIL AT THAYER FIELD

Is Now a Proven Territory— Claim 50 Barrels Day. . * .1 ■ ■■ Thayer, Ind., Sept. 26.—They are pumping'oil at Thayer today' and this afternoon when the first 24 hours elapsed the first of the three wells being drilled by the Thayer Oil & Gas Co., was pronounced more than a “fifty barrel a day well.” "It is better than we hoped,” said the company. “It is a proven field now and our holdings are worth a half million dollars at the least.” A big crowd witnessed the shooting of the well. The oil came with such force that it spurted higher than the derrick. It is pronounced a rich and high grade oil and the gas pressure is so strong it is hard to estimate what the flow of the well will be eventually. The gas burns with a blue flame and lights the entire village of Thayer. Over a thousand people, the largest crowd ever in Thayer, saw the shooting of the well Sunday. Work on the second of the three wells started today. “Stock will sell at par before Christmas,” predicted President Johnson today.

Idleness of Children Between 14 and 16 Not Permitted.

School attendance is compusory for all children not physically nor mentally disqualified between the ages of seven to fourteen. Any child disqualified physically or mentally must h’ave a physician’s certificate. In the absence of such certificate the common school corporation shall cause each child to be examined by a physician. All children between 14 and 16 years of age must be in school during the school term unless lawfully employed. Before a child between fourteen and sixteen can go to work he must have the proper age certificate from the executive of the school corporation and a written statement from the employer that he has secured employment. The age certificate is filed with the employer, who must notify the school corporation when a child leaves its employ. Attendance officers are empowered to enter any place when children are employed for the purpose of determining whether any children are employed in violation of the provisions of the law. The new school attendance law provides that children between 14 and 16 years of age must go to school unless they are employed to work. And before this can be done an application must be filled out, signed by the employer, the father, mother and child. Then this application is properly filed with the executive officer, which in townships is the township trustee, and in cities and towns is the school board, who may authorize the school superintendent to act, this executive school officer may issue a work certificate and as soon as tne child quits work the employer must notify the authorities at once and the child must then start to school again. So that a child between 14 and 16 must have work.

Last Band Concert of the Season This Evening.

The last band concert of the 1916 season will be given this evening, and the program promises to be one of the very best rendered this year. The-quality of the concerts this summer has been excellent and the musicians with each passing year, and under the direction of Prof. Wolfe through the coming winter months should be even better next year. It is to be hoped that before another year passes that the city will provide some sort of permanent band stand in order that the members will not be under such handicaps as they have been forced to undergo in the past, and with a nice new place in which to play the quality of their music should be even better. The program for this evening is: March, New York Hippodrome. Medley Overture —Reiuick, Hits of the Year. ' Overture —Faust, Gounod. v Waltz, Wedding of the Fairies. Intermezzo, The Glow Worm. Selection—Ted Enyder’s Song Hits of the Year. , _ , Overture, Hungarian —Rela Bela. Galop, Inferno —Rcla Bela. Star Spangled Banner.

Miss Grace Brown, of San Francisco, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. E. C. English and Mrs. Harry Brown.

The Tariff and the Farmer.

A protective tariff with widely separated exceptions, has been the large issue for nearly a century, and as carried out in the country has been applied to products which at the time ■ were, ot witnm a reasonsDi6 Time, would probably be competitive with like products from other lands. Under this policy republicans placed reasonable duties on farm produets in the McKinley bill of 1892. These the Wilson bill of 1894 largely reduced. The Wilson bill, however, relands, as well as our annual statisall farm products. The Dingley bill of 1897 placed a wholesale protective tariff on farm products. This tariff was practically rc-enacted in the Payne law of 1909 and remained until superceded by the Underwood law of 1913. Republicans favored protection of farm products for the following reasons: First. Because they saw in the growth of our population and the rapid reduction of cultivation of our tained a substantial duty on nearly tics, an approximation of consumption and production. Second. Farming is not the simple process it was once to-be carried on by anyone, and taken up or dropped any time. A season, a year, a decade, will not span nor determine agricultural success. Farming is a profession now and ought to be the noblest of them all. It should receive first consideration instead of being made the victim of unwarranted legislation caprice of party venom. The farmer must combine the training of the engineer to understand and manipulate his complicated machinery, with the study of the scientist, to prepare the soil, seed, harvest and garner. Moreover, he must be a financier to judge when, how and under what circumstances to market his products, that best resuljts may follow. Third. The course of tariff legislation in other countries, Britain excepted, has been to place protective duties on farm products. Fourth. The results of the Dingley and Payne agricultural tariffs were satisfactory on the protective, competitive ana revenue basis.

It would be a bold statement in the light of all the facts and tables that have been shown, for the democratic party to have declared in favor of placing farm products, generally, on the free list. Yet fair dealing with the producers of the country required such a plain statement, if legislation such as was enacted in the Under*wood law had been contemplated. To do less was bad faith, yet nowhere in the democratic platform of 1912 was there a hint, to say nothing about an open statement, that the large feature of democracy’s tariff policy -which was given first place in the national platform and in the tariff law, which was given first place in the democratic legislative program, was to De the removal of duty from nearly all farm produces produced in the north and drastic reduction of others belonging to the section. The democratic national platform said nothing directly about farm products being placed on the free list, nor did it state, leaving anything open to inference, that its legislation would be of that character. The first important clausdAof its paramount clause was:

“We favor the immediate downward revision of the existing high and in many cases prohibitive tariff duties, insisting that material reductions be speedily made upon the necessities of life.” . - Speedy reduction of duties cannot be tortured by any honest interpretation into meaning a removal of duties. The idea involved in the word “reduction” indicates a lessening, but also implies a cbntnuance of form and substance of the original factor. So farmers may have been warned that duties on farm products would be reduced in case of democratic success as had been done in the Wilson bill in 1894, but no one was given to understand, or was warranted in understanding that the ditties would be removed and farm products, general-:, ly, placed on the free list. The change promised was a matter of diet, not of death. However, further on the platform states; “Articles entering into competition with, trust-controlled products dnd articles which are sold abroad more cheaply than at home should be put on the free list.” The products of the American farms do not enter into competition with trust controlled products and have not been sold abroad more cheaply than at home. The wheat, corn, rye, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, egg 3, potatoes and other products of the farm are not sold by our farmers in competition with any trust The only other provision of the Baltimore platform which relates to the duties on farm products is where it says; . “We denounce the action of President Taft in vetoing the bills to reduce the tariff in cotton, woolen, metal and chemical schedules and the fanners free list bill.”

ALL IN READINESS FOR BIG GAME

Preparations Going On For Great Football Contest Here Sunday— Teams Working Hard Now. i Valparaiso Vidette. All is progressing nicely in the. preparations for the great football game next Sunday at Rensselaer, between the Indiana champions, Pine Village, and the Apollo club team of Valparaiso. Manager Helvie now has his team picked and the members are working hard to get in trim for the contest. Only once in the last twelve years has the Pine Village team been scored upon, and that was in a game at Attica between Renssel.'jr and the Villagers. “Neither” said Attorney Frank Clifford today, “has our team been scored upon.” Pine Village has the football fever right, and the local boys will bump into a real bunch of football men at Rensseaer. Several old college stars will be in the lineup of the Pine Villagers. Last year “Jim” Thorpe was a member of this team, but it is understood that he will not play with them this year. Manager Helvie has molded into shape a great team to start the season, and the boya are going after Pine Village in groat style and show them that northwest Indiana is the home of some real football players.

Some Things For the Voter* To Remember This Fall.

Registration day will come on October 9th, and the registration board will be in session one day, from 6 a. m. until 9 p. m. All voters who have registered and voted in 1914 and who have not moved out of the precinct where they registered and voted do not have to register this year. . All voters who have become of age since the election in 1914 and these who have moved from one previart to another since that time, Mwt register October 9th if they if itffr to vote in November. > If a voter is not of age but will be at any time up to the day of election are the same as a qualified voter and have the right to register. If yout birthday comes the day following election you are a qualified voter, as you are really 21 years of age the day before and are starting on your 22nd year. Provision is made also for the registration of voters who for any cause whatever will be absent or unable to appear in person and regiatgr eh Oct. 9. If you are going to be ateenfc you can apply to the county auditor or the party headquarters and secure an “absent voter” affidavit and filling out same for some one to •present it to the registration board, on October 9. AM voters who have moved out of the precinct where they registered and voted in 1914, and then returned to the same precinct, must register this year. All voters who registered in 1914, but failed to vote, must register again- * . If you a>e not already qualified, and do not register October 9th, any date after this will be too late.

Stolen francesville Machine fa Was Found at Monon.

The automobile that was stolen at Francesville one night last week, when a gang of yeggmen worked that place, was found Sunday morning by John Heltzel. The machine was parked back of the Monon hovjee at Monon Sunday night and was left standing ‘there until Sunday morning. It is presumed that Mr. Heltzel will receive the reward of $25 which was offered by the owner of the car for its return. /I

A delightful surprise was planned land successfully carried out last evening on Thomas Hayes, the occasion sging his forty-third .birthday. Neighbors and relatives to the number of 56 gathered at his home and surprised him. Refreshments were served and all departed at a late hou,r reporting a good time and wishing Mr. Hayes many more happy birthdays.

It will be recalled that the fanners free list bill, as it passed congress and was presented to President Taft, contained little produced on the farm.. The articles including meats,, and cereals, which had been in the free list bill when originally predicted, had been, by the deliberate action of a democratic house and a republican senate, cut out of that bill. So that all that any. farmer had reason to fear, if fairly dealt with by_ the successful party, was reduction of the rate of duties on the products, ana he was in no wise warned that *»y, of them would be placed on the free list. _

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