Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1916 — Page 1

No. 273.

D THE 0 I RINCESO i TONIGHT" GOLD SEAL FEATURE UNIVERSAL PROGRAM 3 Reel Drama “The Crystal’s Warning” A tense drama of mystery, love and intrigue with Hobart Henley, Clara Doroling. Also 3 Reel Comedy. Fred Mace with Triangle players in “A Janitor’s Wife’s Temptation.” 5 and 10c

RUMOR

Hughes Sees New Chance of Victory.

New York, Nov. 14.—Charles E. Hughes was about to offer President Wilson congratulations on his re-elec-tion today, when National Chairman Willcox intervened with a request that * he await the very latest returns from an investigation in California and ether close states. Report had it that Mr. Hughes had all but dictated his good wishes to the president when a rumor was* circulated that an error of 7,000 had been discovered in the California figures, which, if correct, would secure its thirteen electoral votes to the republican nominee.

Mother of Sylvester Gray Broke Leg.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, of Carpenter township, fell and broke her leg Monday. Mrs. Gray is the mother of Sylvester Gray, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of Parr. She is about 86 years of age and the accident will go extremely hard with her owing to her advanced age. Mr. Gray and Mrs. Babcock went to see the unforunate lady today.

Thermometer Sank to Lowest Point of Season Monday Night.

Winter seems to have set in for sure now and the thermometer sank to its lowest point of the season Monday night. At one time the mercury sank to 13 degrees above zero. A light snowfall accompanied the change in temperature and all in all it has been about as disagreeable weather as we can remember of ever having had in the month of November.

Latest Movie Story From Gary.

Gary restaurants are serving “Mary Pickford soup” and the other day a stranger straggled into a South Broadway eating place and called for a bowl. He discovered a hair in it and calling the proprietor entered a protest. “What the h— do you expect for your dime," the latter replied—“one of her curls?”

RENEWED TESTIMONY.

No one in Rensselaer who suffers backache, headaches, or distressing urinary ills can afford to ignore this Rensselaer man’s twice-told story. It is confirmed testimony that no Rensselaer resident can doubt. Nelson Randle, retired farmer, N. Main St., Rensselaer, says: “I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills at different times, when suffering severely from lameness and aching in my back and other symptoms, which plainly proved to me that my kidneys were in a disordered condition. Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured from B. F. Fendig's Drug Store, helped me at once and short use freed me from the backache and corrected all other symptoms of the complaint.” (Statement given February 21, 1910.) On February 29, 1916, OVER SIX YEARS LATER, Mr. Randle said: “I recommend Doan’s Kidney Pills at ' every opportunity. I use them occasionally and they keep my kidneys in good condition.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney Remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Randle has twice publicly recommended. Foster-iMilburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Peru produces cofn the kcmals of which are one inch across. 4 * *-«

The Evening Republican.

The mileage system of compensation, the basis of which is the number of miles traversed by a train crew and not the actual hours of work, is the crux of the new problem that, a railroad authority said, may result in the development of a situation similar to the one which brought into being the Adamson law. The trouble lies in the fact that neither the railroads nor the m#n know definitely how the law should be applied. Chairman Lee said that negotiations might be resumed by calling another conference. Arbitration proceedings looking toward the settlement of the demands made by the Switchmen’s Union of North America on thirteen railroads east of the Mississippi river for an eight hour day and time and a half pay for overtime, began here today. What was said to be the first action against the operation of the Adamson eight hour law brought in the western district of Missouri whs filed Monday in the federal court at Kansas City, Mo., by the Chicago, Great Western railroad company.

N. W. Reeve Receives Present From Express Company.

N. W. Reeve, for thirty years a faithful employe of the American Express Co. as their Rensselaer agent, received a pleasant surprise today. Mr. Reeve was retired from the payroll of the express company about four years ago with a pension. He heceived an increase in his pension of sl6 a month without solicitation by himself. Since his retirement, Mr. Reeve has received $25 a month pension. President H. R. Kurrie, of the Monon, realizing that the sum Mr. Reeve was getting was not adequate, nor what was expected when Mr. Reeve left the company, took the mitter up himself with the head of the company, President George C. Taylor. Mr. Reeve received a letter today from Mr. Taylor stating that the matter had been brought to Ms attention and that from now on he could expect S4O a month from the company for the-faithful services he rendered for so long a time and that he should regard it as a Christmas present from the company.

RAILROAD STRIKE LOOMS UP AGAIN

Managers and Brotherhoods Fail to Agree On Application of the Adamson Law.

New York, Nov. 13.—Danger of a nation-wide railroad strike, which was believed to have been averted by the passage of the Adamson eight hour law, has not entirely disappeared, it developed here today when representatives of the railroads and the four brotherhoods, compirsing 400,000 employes, failed to reach an agreement as to the proper application of the new law. The stumbling block, both sides admitted, was the existing mileage system of compensation. William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, spokesman for the employes in Jhe absence of A. B. Garretson of the Order of Railway Conductors, declared in a statement that in the event of evasion by the railroads of the Adamson law, summary action would be taken by the brotherhoods. He said that the strike order, which was directly responsible for the law, was still in effect and the brotherhoods would not hesitate to enforce it if the occasion demanded.

Dedication of Parr Church Next Saturday Eve and Sunday.

The new church at Parr will be dedicated next Saturday evening and Sunday, Nov. 18 and 19. Sermon Saturday evening. All day meeting Sunday. Good preaching. Special music. Everybody invited. Come and help in this great work. The program will be a£ follows: Saturday evening, sermon by Rev. C. F. Dame, of Monon, at 7:00. Sunday school at 9:45 Sunday morning. - Morning dedicatory services in charge of Rev. C. M. Dinsmore, superintendent of state missions, Indianapolis, at 10:45. Basket dinner in, basement at 12:00 noon. Afternoon, sermon by Rev. C. M. Dinsmore at 2:00. Evening services,'special sermon to .the young people by Rev. W. H. Lemasters, of Chalmers, at 7:00. . *F. H. Beard, Pastor.

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stingle, who had the candy stand on the street here, left yesterday for Lafayette to visit before starting for Los Angeles, Cal., where; they will spend the' winter. Our competitors are asking 36c for? Wilson Bros. Fibre men’s hose. We have a large stock of Wilson Bros, genuine Fibre hose, all colors, at the old price of 25c.—"Hilliard & HamiU.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 1916.

STABS FOUR AT . SOLDIERS’ HOME

Hobart Davis, Crazed By Drink, Slashes Tour at State Soldiers Home at Lafayette.

Crazed by jealousy and his mini driven to a fury by drink, Hobart Davis, 21 years of age, brutally stabbed four persons at the Nurses’ Home £t the Indiana State Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette about 11 o’clock Monday night and was himself shot in the right hip. His viotoms were: Miss Beatrice Compton, seriously wounded; Miss Bertha Bilderbeck, a nurse, stabbed ( n left arm; James J. Bilderbeck, seriously wounded; and James R. Griffin, slightly wounded. • * The trouble grew out of Davis’ jealousy of Miss Compton, who had kept company with Davis for about two months but a few days ago they had a quarrel. On Sunday evening Miss Compton had other company and Davis ordered her friends from the grounds. After his quarrel Davis went to Lafayette and visited several saloons. He became intoxicated and returned to the soldiers home on the last car. Davis went to the room occupied by Miss Compton and she fled down the hall screaming. Mr. Bilderbeck was aroused by Miss Compton’s screams and opened the door. He saw Davis following her with a knife and struggled with him to get it away. Davis wielded the weapon with telling effect and plunged it into Mr. Bilderbeck. Miss Bertha Bilderbeck went to her brother’s assistance and grabbed Davis by the hair. The infuriated man then plunged the knife into her left arm. She and her brother continued the struggle until they were exhausted. __

Miss Compton fled to her room and locked herself in. Davis followed and kicked a panel out "of the door. He then started to slash at her, at the same time telling her he would kill himself. He would first plunge the knife into her and then into himself. In some manner Miss Compton managed to a scape and ran upstairs. Davis followed and finally caught her, slashing and choking her. Three men empolycs of the home finally arrived on the scene after having been informed what was happening. Knowing the assaults that Daj’is had made, the men took no chances and two of them fired simultaneously at Davis. One of the bullets struck him in the right hip and he fell to the floor and he was soon disarmed. Miss Compton’s home is in Brookston, Ind., and had been at the home only a little over two months. Her wounds were attended to and it is is thought she will recover.

Chicago Must Cowd New Year’s Revelry Into One Lone Hour.

Chicago, Nov. 13.—-Chicagoans who are accustomed to welcome the New Year with celebrations in cases and hotels, will have to crowd all their gaieties into just one hour this year. Mayor Thompson announced • today that the police would permit no tilting of the lid that has allowed the 1 o'clock qjosing law to be evaded in former years. The last day of the year coming on Sunday, cases selling liquor here will be closed until midnight undpr the state laws. At midnight they may open, but at 1 o'clock they will have to close to conform with the city ordinance.

NOTICE. Having severad my connection with the office of John D. Dunlap, I have opened an office for the practice of law in the stockton-Williams Bldg. E. M. LARUE. The Lyden Speedier will save you 20 to 40 per cent "on gasoline. Worth $lO of anybody’s money. Price reduced to $3.60. Call Phone 452 Black or Main Garage. ' Mrs. B. L. VanVoorst came today from her home in iMonticello to visit Mrs. George Hopkins this week. One of our customers saw an overcoat in Chicago last week; he liked it. We showed him the exact coat for $3.60 less—he bought , from Hilliard & Hamill. / Only about 200 bushels of those Netted Gem potatoes now left from our car just received. Quality unexcelled. Good keepers. It looks as though it would be good business to lay in your winter supply now. Per bushel $2.10. » . BOWLES & PARKER; Mrs. Wm. Myer left today* for Houston, Tex., where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. William Donnelly. Her daughter, Mrs. Mary Meyer Healy and husband accompanied her as far as Chicago, where they will spend a day or so.

SHOULD NOT FORGET THE SOLDIER BOYS

A Box Filled With Good Things to Eat Should Be Sent Company M For Thanksgiving Day.

As Thanksgiving day draws nearer, the thoughts of Rensselaer people should turn to the members of Company M, who have been giving their services to the United States on the Mexican border for the past several months. Thanksgiving comes on the last day of the month and there are only about two weeks left in which to do something for the boys from Rensselaer. It has been suggested to us that the members of Company M be remembered on this day with a box laden with good things to eat from home. Of course the United States government will provide her soldiers with something extra on this day, but what soldier would not rather have something from home, accompanied with love and good cheer, to eat on this day? How much more he would relish' this food than that provided by the government. For many it will be the first experience»of eating Thanksgiving dinner away from home, which will make it doubly hard and we feel that a box provided by the community for the boys would not be out of place on this day. A young fellow was in The Republican office this morning, who is a former member of Company M, and he is preparing a box to send. The time is growing short in which to take action in this matter and something should be done immediately in order that the food may reach the soldiers in time for Thanksgiving.

Rensselaer Ladies Heard Suffrage Speaker at Lafayette.

Mrs. Mary D. Eger, Mrs. Wm. Traub, Miss Mary Yates and Mrs. Alda Parkinson, in the latter’s car, driven by Mike Kuboski, motored to Lafayette Monday to hear Dr. Anna Shaw, famed suffrage leader. Her talk was delivered at Fowler hall, and the ladies speak highly of her and feel that they were indeed fortunate in having heard Dr. Shaw. Her easy, humorous and terse appeals seemed to be personally meant for everyone present and by pure logic she answered all of the arguments of those opposed to suffrage.

Miss Pauline Comer Operated On For Appendicitis.

Miss Pauline Comer, daughter of Shelby Comer, was operated on for appendicitis at her home near Aix Monday by a local physician assisted yy a Chicago surgeon. Miss Comer complained of not feeling well on Sunday morning and her condition jecame rapidly worse. A physician was called from Rensselaer, who diagnosed her trouble as appendicitis and found that it would be impossible, owing to her serious condition, to take her to ,the city. A physician and nurse from Chicago arrived Monday noon and the" operation was performed immediately. Miss Comer withstood the operation well and it is expected that she will soon be able to >e up and around again.

AMERICAN EXTRAVAGANCE.

Probably Americans are the most wasteful people in the world. Former President Eliot of Harvard recently figured out that we spend over five billion dollars for things that we could easily get along without, or would be better off without. Few people will agree that all of the items in the list should be stricken from out expenditures but, unquestionably, many of them should be. Here is Dr. Eliot’s list of American extravagances: Intoxicating liquors ... $2,200,000,000 Tobacco 1,200,000,000 Jewelry and plate 800,000,000 Automobiles 500,000,000 Confectionery 200,000,000 Soft drinks 120,000,000 Tea and coffee 100,000,000 Millinery 90,000,000 Patent fhedicine ... 80,000,000 Chewing gum 13,000,000

Total $5,303,000,000 Probably most of us expect to see liquor -head the list, but I confess, I did not realize that the Americn liquor bill was more than four times our automobile bill. Apparently we also smoke uit more than twice what we spend formutos. Candy is an expensive luxury but I dare any of you to try to raise children without it, or without ©hewing gum. The agitation for equal suffrage would double in intensity if any attempt should be made to save the $90,000,000 spent for millinery er the much larger amount for jewelry.! The only item on the list that we aie making serious efforts to reduce is the first one.

DEMOCRATS TO HOLD BIG BARBECUE

Wltson Victory Will Be Celebrated By Democarts With Ox-Roast, Fireworks and Speaking. >

The democrats of Jasper county are making arrangements to celebrate the democratic victory with an ox roast and barbecue in Rensselaer on Thursday of this week, afternoon and evening. William D. Headrick, former progressive, will speak at the Gayety Airdome in the afternoon. Two steers wiR be roasted for the occasion. One is donated by Davisson Bros, and the other by Jay W. Stockton. They will be served free at 1:00 p. m. Other features of the jollification will be a parade, band music, fireworks, bonfires, etc.

Hammond Times Tells of Pine Village Team.

The Hammond Times of Monday contains a long article, giving the history of the team from that small place for the past thirteen years and also of Claire Rhodes, tfye manager. Owing to lack of space only a small part of the article is copied. The Pine Villageers claim to have defeated Rensselaer in 1903, thereby winning the championship of this section. That is too far back for us but penhaps some of the followers of the local team at that time will remember whether this part o the article is true or not. It is the belief of most Rensselaer football followers that Rensselaer was never defeated in the 0 old days. “The beginning of Pine Village on the gridiron came with the formation of an eleven that bucked Morocco, a little to the north, annually, and was conceded a local championship by beating Rensselaer in 1903. It was never humbled until two weeks ago, when the Cincinnati Celts visited Pine Village and trimmed the home boys 9to 6. The alibi for the visitor’s touchdown was that an onside kick went over the line and that a Pine Villager was not alert enough to fall on it first. The following Sunday Pine Village played Fort Wayne and lost, 7 to 0, going up against a very strong aggregation of Notre Dame graduates. Its schedule for the season probably will send it against the North Ends of Chicago, either here or in Indianapolis. The Chicago visitor dropped off the train to view a community that has a bank, a grain elevator and a lumber yard, but a football team first, last and always. Numbers of the athletes strolled the streets wearing sweaters with W. J. C. on the right side of the breast and an elongated P on the other. The W. I. C. stands for western independent champions and the P. naturally for Pine Village. These coats are more a mark of distinction than the lettered sweaters passed out to graduating players in final university games. They are the garb of the elect in a town where a man with a ■beard like King Lear’s discusses end runs and the kid of 14 forecasts the plays in a game as they are run off.”

WAR PRODUCT. The DuPont Powder Co. has discovered a by-product which makes a most durable suitcase. Wears as long as leather and can be washed with soap and water. The local firm of Hilliard & Hamill have secured a few of these cases and offer them at a most reasonable price. J. A. Crisler, of Spokane, Wash., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Ben Harris and family. The best is always the cheapest. Washington Netted Gem potatoes stand for quality. A few left from our car just received, $2.10 a bushel. ROWLES & PARKER. August Moore returned today from Kankakee, where he has been visiting with friends for the past few days. If you haven't laid in your winter supply of potatoes, better buy now. Minnesota's SI.BO a bushel; Washington Netted Gems, $2.10 a bushel. ROWLES & PARKER. Mrs. J. R. Vanatta went to Marion today to visit her son, Judge Robert M. Vanatta and wife for about a week. If you appreciate good potatoes, we can please you—the Washington Netted Gem, the whitest, mealiest potato grown. A trial will convince you of their superior quality. Per bushel $2.10. ROWLES & PARKER. Mrs. J. L. Leist, of Indianapolis, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. McLain, returfted to her home today. New crop thin shelled English walnuts 20c a pound.— Home Grocery.

Star Theatre TODAY THOMAS WISE in “The Gentleman ' # — .—.Mj,^ / From Mississippi” A story of Washington Life A comedy drama WEDNESDAY MARY PICKFORD IN “MISTRESS NELL” Matinee Daily from 2 to 4 AT THE STAR THEATRE

Proceedings of Regular Meeting of City Council.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening, with all members present except Councilman Kresler. George Swigart and other petitioned for a street light, which was referred to the light committee. Ordinance No. 176 providing -for the change of names of certain streets was referred to alley and street committees. Chester Zea tendered his resignation as city teamster, which was accepted. The fire committee reported that they had employed Ellis 'fhomas to take Zea’s place on the same terms and conditions that Zea was employed. Their action was approved by the council. A contract for coal with the Vandalia Coal Co. for coal for the city at $1.35 a ton at the mine was approved. This is a very fortunate contract for the city, as coal is now selling at a much higher rate. The superintendent of the water plant was instructed to order the balance of meters required to supply all consumers. The usual number of claims were allowed.

Obituary.

Mary E. Ritchey, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Ritchey, was bom at Newton, Fountain county, Indiana, June 16, 1845. In 1852 her father moved his family to Indianapolis, where she lived for nine years, coming to Jasper county in 1861, where she spent the rest of her life. October 31, 1865, she was united in marriage to James Welsh, who died August 23, 1907. To this union were bom two children, Carrie, who has always live! with and cared for her mother, and Bert, of Larimore, N. Dak. She was the second of a family of eight children, three of whom, two brothers and one sister, died in infancy, and one sister, Mrs. Aurelia Downing, of Little River, Kan., died less than year ago Two brothers, Osiander and Wilmot, and one sister, Mrs. Laura Michael, all of near Rensselaer, survive her; also her two children, three grandsons and many other relatives and friends. • For 35 years she has been an invalid and suffered intensely most of that time. Her last sickness overtook her less than two weeks ago. She died at her home southeast of Rensselaer at 12:30 p. m., Nov. 10, 1916, aged 71 years, 4 months and 24 days. Congestion of the lungs was the direct cause of her death. The funeral was held at the family residence, 1% miles southeast* of. Rensselaer at 1:30 Sunday. The services were conducted by Rev. J. B. Fleming, of the Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. McDaniel* of the Christian church. A large number of relatives and friends gathered to pay their last respects to the dead. Burial was at Egypt cemetery beside her husband. , Card of Thanks. We desire to express our appreciation to the friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us following the death of our . beloved mother and grandmother. Also for the beauriful floral offerings.—Carrie Welsh, Bert Welsh and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcells expect to go to Amarilla, Tex., in a week or sd, where they will visit their son, Rue and family for a month or more.

THE WEATHER. Clear and colder Tuesday; Wednesday fair and continued cool. Ii ' ’ “ '•'* - v

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