Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1916 — Page 1

No. 274.

PTHE 0 RINCESU TONIGHT Red Feather Universal Program ‘A YOKE OF GOLD' A drama of Old California with Dorothy Davenport, Gretchen Lederer, Emory Johnson, Alfred Allen and Richard Morris. IN FIVE ACTS 5 and 10c

Remington Press Editor Scores Our Roads.

H. J. Bartoo, editor of the Remington Press, spates that he made a 90mile drive Sunday over parts of Jasper county and that he found the roads in some places abominable, while he found some that -were very fine, but these were up in the northern part of the county. The worst sfretch dr fdaiT’Tound by the” editor during the entire day were inside the corporation of Rensselaer, so he says, while the next worst stretch was in Remington.

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 as 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. superintendent of state missions, Indianapolis, at J.O:4iL 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.

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 thesj cases and offer them at a most reasonable price.

The Lyden Speedier will save you 20 to 40 per cent on gasoline. Worth $lO of anybody’s money. Price reduced to $3.50. Call Phone 452 Black or Main Garage. 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. Mrs. C. Spate, A Newland, was a Rensselaer visitor today.

LEE.

Mrs. O. E. Noland wak cajled to Logansport iSaturday on account of the serious illness of her brother’s wife, Mrs. Clarence Maple, who was operated on. At the time of leaving Sunday she was a little better, with some hopes of recovery. A crowd gathered Saturday evening and partook of the roast pig that was the outcome of the election. James Culp and wife and Elmer Gilmore and family spent Sunday with David Culp and wife. Uncle David is suffering with a severe'cold and is under the doctor’s care. The doctors seem to have a busy time in this neighborhood. Little Bernard Stiers has scarlet fever, Goldie Peregrine has lung trouble and William Zable has scarlet fever. Roy Heltzel and family autoed to Francesville Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. Heltzel’s home people. Leßoy Noland visited over night with Jas. Culp. The Ladies Home Missions meets Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Sam Jacks, with Mrs. Bessie Jordan as leader. -'• r .

The Evening Republican.

DR. NELLIE GREEN IS EXONERATED

State Dismisses Case Against Lady / Charged With Having Performed Criminal Operation.

In the Benton circuit coqrt last Saturday, Judge Berry, on motion of Carl A. Mehaffey, prosecuting attorney, dismissed the criminal case pending aginst Dr. Nellie Green, of Fowler, charging her with having committed a criminal operation on Dora Jones, a lady living near Fowler, which caused her death in June, 1916. It will be remembered that the Benton county grand jury returned an indictment against Dr. Green for this alleged offense, just before the Benton circuit court adjourned for the summer. The doctor declared that the charge was wholly unfounded. The local sentiment was strongly in her favor, as she had been a successful practitioner in Benton county for over 25 years and had many friends and adherents.

The doctor admitted that'she had examined Mrs. Jones at her office about the first of June, but she claimed that Mrs. Jones was merely threatened with typhoid fever. Mrs. Jones returned to her home after consulting Dr. Green and became much worse. She sent for Dr. Green, but owing to an unfortunate accident the doctor was at the time too seriously injured to leave her office. The family of Mrs. Jones then called another physician, who treated her. On the Bth of June Mrs. Jones died and the attending physician refused to issue a burial certificate. The coroner was called and an autopsy held. The state expected the examination by Dr. Hurty, at Indianapolis, would furnish convincing evidence that a criminal operation had been performed. Contrary to the expectation of the prosecuting attorney this examination revealed the contrary and the doctor was completly exonerated. The husband, mother and sister of Mrs. Jones*never believed that any criminal operation had been performed and had been subpoenaed by the doctor as her most important witnesses. The prosecuting attorney stated in open court that there was no evidence whatever of the corpus delecti, and that he believed it was his duty to publicly state that this examination by Dr. Hurty had fully exonerated the defendant.

Senatorial Race Cost New a Small Fortune.

Harry S. New’s race for election to the United States Senate in Indiana cost him altogether $6,721.82, he reported to the secretary of the senate. His answer to that provision of the aw which requires a statement from the candidate as to what promises or pledges he has made is as«follows: “I have made no promise or pledge to anyone and no promise or pledge was made by anyone for me with my knowledge or consent.” New is the first of the Indiana senatorial candidates to send in a post-election report.

Supreme Dictator of Moose Lodge is Dead.

iHy Davis, supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose, is dead at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, after an intestinal operation, according to word received at Aurora, 111. Mr. Davis, who was 60 years old, leaves a widow and a daughter.

Ladies’ Literary Club will observe anniversary and federation day Friday afternoon, Nov. 17, at the Trinity M. E. church. They will have as their guests the members of the Home Economics Club, Matinee Musical and the D. A. R. Members of the Fortnightly Club of Remiington are also invited.. The meeting starts at 2:30.

Mrs. Caroline P. Hyde died at the home of her son, A. J. Hyde, after a short illness of pneumonia. She was born in Camden, N. Y., May 29, 1823, and died Nov. 2, 1916 aged 93 years, 5 months, 4 days. In 1846 she was married to 0. J. Hyde who died in 1866 after serving throughout the civil war. In 1851 .they moved to Richmond; Ind., when it was nothing but a village. She resided in Richmond 59 years, when she came to the Kankakee, where she remained to the time of her death. She was a charter member of Grace M. E. church, where she .retained her membership. She leaves 3 daughter and 3 sons to mourn their loss: P. L. Hyde, Inman, Kans.; A. B. Hyde, £outs, Ind.; A. J. Hyde, Kouts, Ind.; Mrs. Mary F. Coffin, Kouts, Ind.; Miss Ellen Hyde, Clifton Springs, N. Y., Mrs. Laura H. Foste, Rochester, N. Y. ' and eight grandchildren and two great-grand-children. After a short service conducted by her grandson, Wm. H. Gleiser, of Delevan, HL, her remains were taken back to her old home and placed bepide her husband.

Federation Day.

Obituary.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. WEDNESDAYr NOV. 15, 1916.

HAS THE U. S. A. DUTY IN MEXICO?

Major Healey Writes His Impressions Of That Country—Holds Intervention Inevitable.

Since my-t£tum from the MexicanTexas border I have been asked by many persons my opinion of conditions along the border and what would be the eventual outcome of the situation affecting the two nations. It has been impossible for me to express ir a short time a complete idea of my impressions and feeling that the same interest that has been expressed by many is felt by every citizen I am here giving expression .to my personal convictions. Bear in mind, please, that I have no special information, that I have never been across the Mexican border and that whatever opinion I express is based upon my study of that country since the beginning of the fight to depose Diaz and which soon demanded attention in this country for two principal reasons. First, because citizens of the United States guaranteed protection by treaty and by. the policy of civilized nations, had established homes and made investments there. Second, because this nation was pledged by the well and long established doctrine of Monroe to the adjustment of affairs on this side of the Atlantic instead of having interested foreign nations make the adjustments. This study has been augmented by four months’ border service, during which time I have come in contact in a limited way only with Mexican people, but it has been sufficient to confirm me in the belief first formed at a greater distance from them that peace and prosperity will not come to Mexico until a protectorate is established in that country for reopening industries and a systematic effort made to educate, Christianize and inspire the poor drifting millions that compose that nation. I have never looked upon Mexico with an object of greed. I have never looked upon its people with hatred. I have rather regarded it a great pity that a country rich in natural resources, which means rich in opportunity for mankind, should be controlled by a people so unable to appreciate its value and .so incapacitated to develop it and improve themselves. When Columbus discovered. America and other strong hearts came here to combat the hardships of a new country, they found the Indians in possession. These poor creatures were unaware of the value of their great estate, but no one could deny their complete right to its possession. Progress demanded that they make way for those capable of developing the many resources and our proud and powerful nation is the result. The original colonies have been added to from time to time as conditions disclosed the necessity for such expansion and there is certain 1 y no person in the United States unwilling to admit the benefit to the territories added or the value they have returned to £ur nation. They came at great cost and with great sacrifice, just as our national freedom came and later as our unity was preserved but the result is the great American nation of today. Don’t think that I am starting an argument for territorial expansion. I am not; but I want to call attention to the fact that so far no blunders of annexation have occurred and to the further fact that the good has not been alone to the original States but to the territories and the people who were thus brought into the influence guaranteed by our method of government. Ido not believe that the nation’s power to do good has ceased, nor that its work in the world’s improvement is to suddenly stop. I do not hold that annexation is necessary for the shedding of this influence, for we have the example of Cuba to show that development can be secured by means of protectorate, but should it result we have every reason based upon experience to us that good results would follow. I have argued briefly my viewpoint for I fear in this day and age there are too many people who are willing to sacrifice the right* the duty and the well-estab-lished policy of the nation for the easier course that seeks to create a roseate path for the present and to truts to fortune for the future. You will agree with me that there is something wrong with Mexico. You will probably admit that there are a good many things wrong. You will probably also acknowledge that the main thing is the lack of leadership and the lack of willingness of the people to be led. I have expressed myself at times by saying that they do not respect leadership, do not subbit to authority, do not have convictions of right or wrong policies, do not figure on any national future. These negStive views have left them generally without any personal or state, and often quite honorless. Destroy the ambition of a man

and his ruin is accomplished. Destroy the hope of the collective unit 3 of a nation and* the ruin of the nation is certain. I believe that much of the present woe of Mexico is the consequence of decades of bad management, during which time the door of opportunity has been gradually closing to the poor of the nation. Entering into the cause of the present national debauchery is the temperament of the people. The Indians of America could not be moulded into collective citizenship. Some individuals showed ability but schemes of education and colonization proved that they were unworthy of the trust of government. The Indian is a prominent factor in Mexico. They live along lines of least resistance. Three hundred years of drifting has destroyed the possibility of Mexican people making a success of Mexico. We find it necessary to provide power in this country to control those who are without ambition or who dp. not respect our laws or conform to our established rules of development. To restrain those who are lawless in this country we find it necessary to have police forces, coutrs and jails. And what is more important, we find it necessary to administer with rules of justice that impress those who are to be controlled that a square deal is coming to them. In Mexico the correctional institutions have not been reformatory. Justice has been denied. Discontent has brewed. Opportunity has been absent. Misery has become so common that a great portion of ths population do not realize' the depths of national depravity into which they have fallen. Power is necessary do restore them to a condition worthy of the country in their care. There is no one in Mexico, and no collective force in Mexico, able to supply the power. This has been plain for four years. has been suggested for a much longer period. What, then, is to be done with Mexico ? Recently one of the United States consuls to one of the cities in Mexico expressed himself to me to the effect that “God must be placed in Mexico” before it can become a nation of hope. He recited an incident of deception of his own experience with a man in power in that country. He kept faith with one of the Mexican leaders and informed him when he was to leave Mexico on official order. The compact required the Mexican to control his people from demonstration, but instead of controlling them he excited them to great anger and threatened violence.

Along the Mexican border are many towns with more Mexicans than Americans living in them. Brave young women arc teaching the Mexicans the English- language and giving them the first encouragement toward citizenship that has been experienced for generations among their people. Recently at the invitation of our regimental chaplain some thirty or more of the Mexican children of the town of Mercedes were brought to our camp in an army truck and from a platform gave an entertainment in' broken English. They waved American flags, sang patriotic songs, spoke patriotic speeches and gave evidence of the possibility of future usefulness. Thus must education an I Christianization be the basis of a reconstructed Mexico. We are sending missionaries to foreign lands to ful fill the injunction of preaching the Gospel to all the world. Our missionaries find it necessary to have the protection of laws to give them a foothold and they find it slow progress indeed. Right here on our doorstep is a nation whose citizenry has fallen into a state of paganism and the hand of duty is becoming to us to supply the power for reconstruction.

That it must come is my firm conviction. Just what form it will take is a national question. It seems „o me that a protectorate that will police the country best answers the needs. Driving the bandits to their lairs, giving every encouragement to those who want peace, working out agrarian justice, holding out hope and perpetual peace and protection and law enforcement to those Who have been bred under a government of delusion. In the meantime schools must be established, churches erected, the brotherhood of mann inspired, it is not the work of a day, nor a year, nor a decade. It required 300 years to secure a foothol|d for religion in Japan. It will require time to make Mexico a worthy neighbor to the United-States and, properly administered, the cost of the work must be assessed against Mexico. If the result should b§* annexation the greater the benefit to Mexico, the greater the benefit to civilization, and the broader the influence of the grand old stars, and atripe6. There is a bit of sentiment in my discussion, but Americanism is not all commercialized. Duty should oe business mixed with conscience, just as it was when Washington battled for freedom, just as our heroes went forth to sacrifice their lives for the preservation of the union and just us we entered Cuba, the Philippines, Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Islands and i

AGED LADY DIED FOLLOWING FALL

Mother of Sylvester Gray Passed Away at Her Home in Carpenter Township Tuesday.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, mother of Sylvester Gray, of this city, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Bums, in West Carpenter township Wednesday afternoon it the age of 86 years. On last Monday Mrs. Gray sustained a fall, in which she received a broken leg, and an account of the accident was contained in Tuesday’s Republican. Mrs. Gray sank rapidly following her fall and her death occurred about twenty-four hours later. Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of Parr, her daughter, and Sylvester Gray, of Rensselaer, were at her bedside when death came.

Mrs. Gray leaves to mourn their loss, four childem, as follows: Mrs. James Bums, of Carpenter township: Sylvester Gray, of Rensselaer: Albert Gray, of Kenosha, Wis.; and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of Parr. The funeral services will be held at the late residence Friday morning at 10 o’clock and deceased will be laid to rest at the side of the grave of her husband, James Gray, who passed away about thirty years ago.

Governor-Elect Declines To Live In New Mansion.

Indianapolis, Nov. 14. —That the state should not accept the residence at Fall Creek and Pennsylvania street, which was donated by the city of Indianapolis for the governor’s mansion, is the belief of James P. Goodrich, governor-elect, who will not live in the house during his term of office. Goodrich believes each governor should be allowed to select his own home. He says some men in the future may not be financially able to furnish so large a house. The city purchased the property to make room for Fall Creek boulevard. An act of the legislature is necessary to make the transfer formal. Goddrich left Sunday night for New York, where he will’spend several weeks on business. In the meantime Mrs. Goodrich will seek living quarters in Indianapolis.

Price of Corn Took Shoot Upwards Monday.

Corn made a new high record Monday, December com opened at 9614 to 95 1-8 and sold to 95 3-4. May opened at 97 3-4 to 97 and sold to 97 7-Bc. Wheat opened higher but much of the advance was lost during the subsequent trading. December wheat opened at $1.92 1-4 to $1.91 and sold to $1.89%. May opened at $1.95 1-8 to $1.94 and sold at $1.94 1-8.

The weather has moderated somewhat today and bids fair to be much warmer for tomorrow, which will make the day a more pleasant one for the democrats.

just as we are building the Panama canal. There is another phase of the question that we are forced to consider. We are not the only foreign nation that has discovered the rich treasure*, of Mexico. The oil, the mines, the agricultural and stock possibilities, the sisal fields,, the ports, the climate, make Mexico a grand country for investment and just as the nations of the world over a hundred years ago looked with greed upon the new-found colonies of thi3 western continent, so do they now look upon stirfe-rent Mexico. When the European war ends we will probably be asked by England and France and Geimany to give an account ‘>f our self-acknowledged charges on this side of the Atlantic. Their peace will probably be cemented with treaties that will look after their welfare and not ours. We may neglect our own rights there, we may deny protection to American lives and American investments, but we are obliged to administer with fine discretion the affairs of other nations or expect them to look after their own affairs without regard for us. And so it might behoove to think while We can do it clearly and possibly avoid the necessity of hasty action when an emergency arises.

All of these reasons—duty, conscience, policy, foreign relations—lead me to believe that some form of in tervention must come: in Mexico. I do not speak politically. I do not speak from the standpoint of a soldier but as an American citizen interested in the future of our own country and the welfare of our neighbors. During the next four .years the foreign war will in all probability come to a close and great problems of farreaching importance must be solved. It would be a splendid thing if we could be in a position to say to the nations across the sea, “We have looked v after your interests in Mexico and you can continue to respect the Monroe doctrine.” Ji fear the result if we shun the duty so plain to any who have studied Mexico or have learned first hand of conditions there. GEORGE H. HEALEY.

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California Count O. K. Right Now, Wilson Aide Says.

San Frapeisco, Nov. 14.—“ The completed count for California will not show a difference of more than ten votes one way or the other from figures already given on the presidency”, said Sydney M. Van Wyck, chairman of the democratic- campaign committee, here late today. Mr. Van Wyck based his assertion on returns from all the counties in which the county rlcrks have completed- theor -woite

Lyceum Dates.

Iris Concert Co. Nov. 16. Roy Smith, lecturer, Dec. 18. Schildkret, orchestra, Jan. 6. Hagerman, lecturer, Feb. 8. Rob Roys, quartet, March 5.

Election’s Over.

Now for Hilliard & Hamill’s Ford Party in January./ Bangkok, the capital of Siam, has an up-to-date water system equipped with sand made in America. Roy Smith, of Harlem, Mont., arrived yesterday for a visit with his father, E. E. Smith, for several weeks. Roy is now proving up a claim in Montana. William Babcock, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock of this city and a student of Wisconsin University, was a happy boy Tuesday.--William-attained his majority on that day and as a result was the recipient of three roasted ducks from his parents. William was exactly one week too young to vote at the last election and felt very badly over the fact that ne was not allowed to help name the nation’s head, but it is thought that the fowls will serve to comfort him and help him to forget his misfortune.

Quite a great deal of inconvenience is caused to travelers from the north who are forced to detour around . Burks bridge, which is impassable at present, while a new and much better grade is being built. The hill north of the bridge is being cut down and the dirt is being used near the bridge where the' grade is being repaired. For years the grade at this place has been in very poor condition and when the spring and fall rairts came it was indeed a treacherous road to travel and many accidents have been recorded. *The grade was low and the water would raise to such a height that the roadbed would be covered with water to such a depth that it was impossible to cross it with any degree of safety. The grade when finished now will be in excellent shape and it is thought that the improvement will last for a grept many years to come. Thousands of dollars have been spent on this place in past years and it is the hope of everyone that the repair will be of a permanent nature.

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