Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1917 — Page 1

No. 26

b THE Q I BINGES 0 I TONIGHT Thomas Jlnce Production BILLIE BURKE IN | PEGGY | 5 and 10c

THE WEATHER. For Indiana—Generally-fair tenignt and Friday: severe cold wave tonight, strong northwest winds diminishing. Temperature last night: (Maximum 14 above, minimum 14 above.

Lunch—Market.

Given by Monnett Guild. Public invited. Beginning at 11 a. m., Saturday, Feb. 3. Lunch Menu. • v Vegetable soup 5c Ham sandwiches ...10c Ham sandwiches with potato chips 15c Ginger bread or doughnuts 3o dr -coffee • .....-5c Two doors east of post office. The Crump murder’trial will open at Fowler on next Monday.

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The Evening Republican.

Germany to Mine Waters About England—America Warned.

Today, February 1, has been set aside by the German Kaiser as the day upon which Germany will open her sea campaign, which they say is to give Germany the victory in the end. The Kaiser has issued a warning to all neutral nations and has given his own ships orders to sink every ship attempting to enter the allies’ ports. The announcement is made that this step has been taken following the enforcement of the sea policy of the allies to set un a starvation blockade, which is classed as inhuman. Germany has declared that she will do away with all restrictions placed upon her means of fighting at sea and attack.all ships carrying contraband as listed by the German. 4 . Notes were simultaneously handed to American Ambassador Gerard in Berlin, to envoys of other neutral nations, and to Secretary of State Lansing by Count Von Bemstorff, the German ambassador. Germany announces the revocation of her pledges to the United States and the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare on commerce on a greater scale and through a greater area of the high seas Than ever before. The note sent to the neutral nations says: “From Feb. 1, 1917, within barred zones around Great Britain, France, Italy and in the eastern Mediterranean, as outlined in the following, all sea traffic forthwith will be opposed.”. Th,en follows the delimitation of the blockaded zones. Miss* Mildred Selkirk, of Corners, has & gone to Rensselaer, where she has accepted a position as teacher in the public schools. —Michigan City News.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917.

DRY CHANCES HINGE ON CHAMBERS’ PROPOSAL

So Say the Democrats, Who Will Support Bill If Amendment Is Added , —Looks Like Party Move. ~ " The enactment of the state-wide prohibition bill was assured Wednesday night through the action of the democratic members of the* senate, who caucused until midnight and Shall y reached an agreement that is satisfactory to thos§ who participated. The terms of the agreement may not be entirely satisfactory to the temperance forces as a whole, but at present it appears that they must.be content. The course of action that it to be pursued is* as follows: An amendment will ibe prepared providing that the law shall (become effective December 31, 1918, instead of January 1, 1918. The Chambers amendment will restore to druggists provision to the same form as when the bill was originally introduced, prohibiting the sate of “vinous and spiritual” liquors by druggists. A committee of five has been appointed to draft the amendment and to the support of these amendments is pledged the solid support of the twenty-five democratic senators. With the support which will be available from republican the adoption of the amendment is assured-With the adoption of the amendment the passage of the prohibition law is guaranteed by the democrats,. Not all of the democratic members writ vote for the prohibition bill on its final passage, but enough of them will do so to insure its safety. The caucus action precludes the possibility of the plan going awry, as every democratic senator is bound to do so by virtue Of a gentleman’s agreement. This will delay the law becoming effective until after the election in 1918, and thereby the democrats hope to gain some party advantage. Leaders in the legislature assert that the Chambers amendment will be concurred in by the house and that, if the bill passes, it: wilt-be thrown into the hands of. a conference committee of the two houses. There was also a question whether the house would agree to an extension of time fixed for the measure to become active, if enacted, anti it was asserted bv some that the house would not agree to any date (beyond June 1, 1918, if they would extend it that

long. .. Indiana is to have her constitutional convention. The senate Wednesday afternoon passed the McGonagle bill by a vote of 34 to 14. The bill now goes to -the governor for signature. It provides for the selection of delegates on the non-partisan tickets, for a purpose of framing a new basic law for the state, There will be elected 115 delegates, one from each, district of the state, and fifteen at Urge.

Comment On German Note.

New York World: “There can be only one answer on the part of the United States to the new German submarine proclamation and that answer should be made today. The German ambassador must receive his passports forthwith and diplomatic relations must cease at once. There should be no procrastrnatioimmtil the hand of the United States government is forced by premeditated murder and depredation. * * * We have made every concession to Germany that self-respect will permit, and all those concessions have proved to be in vain. To acquiesce in a resumption of ruthless submarine operations is to subject ourselves to the losses of war while depriving ourselves of the means of self-defense. That is intolerable. No peace is worth the price of abject national humiliation and degradation. No peace is worth the surrender of a nation’s sovereignty If Germany wants war with the United States, let Geimany have war with the United States. Our hands are clean.” '• 2 4

Severe Cold Quickly Cored., “On Decemfoer first l had a very severe cold or attack of the grip as it may be, and was nearly d<> wn sick in bed,” writes O. J. Metcalf,' Weatherbv, Mo. “I bought two bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and it was only a few days until I was completely restored to health. I hrmly ■beaeve th- ■ ’ Cha ml erlam’s Cough Remedy is one of the very best medicines and will know what to do when I have another cold.” For sale by B. F. Fendig. - * c Vernon Harrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrington, is quite sick, with pneumonia at the hospitalMrs. Frank Moore was operated i upon at the hospital today by Dr. A. C Arnett, of Lafayette, assisted by a local doctor. The operation was what is called a major one but seems to have been successful. A butchershop in which horse meat is sold exclusively 1 has been opened in Harlem, New York city, with the approval of the board of health. A sign over the shop reads: “Horse flesh for sale here.” Round and sirloin steaks are quoted at cents a pound, while inferior cuts sell as low as 6 cents a pound. Horse meat frankfurters retail at 10 cents a dozen. -1 — - T ' ' vo’ir <-a!ltne cam* aera.

Christie Explains Method To Improve Corn.

By G. I. Christie, Supt. of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University. Under average methods of seed selection and field conditions there is from year to year more orless deterioration in all varieties of corn. Through the mixing caused by stray pollen of other varieties and careless selection of the seed tne varieties lose in quality, producing power and other valuable characteristics. This “running out”, of corn makes jt necessary to secure a new supply of > seed every few years—a practice which is responsible in a large fneasure for the unsatisfactory condition of the com at the present time. One simple and satisfactory way in which improvement in a variety _ot corn may fee maje readily is by planting each year a seed corn patch, which not only furnishes a chance for improvement through selection of the seed, reduction in the number of barren, suckered and diseased stalks, but it also furnishes a convenient place from which the seed com can be gathered easily at the right time and in the proper way in the fall. . To plant a seed com patch about 25 of the best and most typical ears of corn should be selected from the seed intended for the general crop. A thorough germination test should be made of each ear and all the weak or dried ears discarded, as it is important, that only ears of the strongest vitality be planted. All kernels off in color or mixed should be removed. The small and irregular grains on the tips and butts of the ears should also be shelled off abd discarded. The ears should be shelled together and mixed thoroughly. With this com the planter should be tested and the plates adujsted until the desired number of kernels can be secured. The planting should be done at the usual tiine.

The patch may be planted by itself far enough away from other com to avoid danger from mixing, or itmay be planted in one comer or on one side of the general field. If planted in the general field it should be planted on the south or west side, so that at tasseling time the prevailing winds are from that direction and little pollen, if any, from the general field will be carried to the patch. The patch should receive the usual good cultivation which will preserve a soil mulch and keep the ground free of weeds. In this way moisture will be retained in the soil for the use of the crop.

Nor’wester Headed Straight For Us—Partly Arrived.

True to the prediction of the prognosticators, February arrived bringing with her cold .wave, accompanied by high winds. Tearing down from Alaska and the British northwest, where it has been gathering for several days, the storm has already struck Montana with full force and has ci-ept into Minnesota and lowa. Prognosticators predict that by Friday morning Chicago and vicinity will see the thermometer registering around twenty degrees below zero. Meanwhile, the city is facing another coal shortage, not having had time to recover from the recent tie-ups in coal shipments. The lowest temperature so far reached was at Medicine, Hat, Alberta, which had 46 below zero weather. At Butte, Mont., it was 42 degrees below and at Havre 36 below.

Clamp Lid On N. Y. Harbor — No Vessels Permitted to Depart.

New York, Jan. 31.—The port of New York was sealed tight tonight by order of Dudley Field Malone, collector of the .port. Vessels of every description, including tug boats, were turned back at Quarantine by the torpedo boats stationed there to mainj’r tain the neutrality of the United States. The purpose of Mr. Malone’s order remained a mystery upon which he declined to throw any light. He has full authority to act upon his own initiative in case of emergency as he is held responsible for enforcing neutrality. While there was no apparent basis for the belief that such drastic action resutled from information that one or more of the great German liners internet at Hoboken was preparing to make a dash for the open sea, it was significant that a deputy collector "conferred' tonight on the HamburgAmerican line dock with the chief of police of Hoboken and representatives of the steamship company. Thventy-four steamships, some of them the largest in the world, owned by German interests, are ti&l up at piers on the New Jersey side of the Hudson rjveK/

Monon Employes At Lafayette Ask For Wage Increase.

The men employed in the Monon shops at Lafayette have asked for an increase in wages. A delegation representing the different departments in the shops left tor Chicago to see President Kprrie and General Superintendent McManus to discuss the w r age scale for the present year. The men are asking a five per cent increase per hour over the wage scale of last year. The machinists and boiler makers are now getting 38 cents an hour, the blacksmiths have a sliding scale from 41 cents down, awd the pipe fitters get 32 cents. • Fof some time past the men have been working on a fifty hour schedule per week. The wage increase does not affect the apprentices in any way. None of the members of the committee hav6 returned home as yet and it is not known how 'the conference ■resulted. , ‘

OSCAR PHEGLEY BADLY INJURED

Was Walking Alongside Wagon When It Tjpped Qyer and -Pinned Him "To the Ground. Wednesday evening just about 5 o’clock as he was driving a team hitched to a wagon with a grain binder loaded upon it and had reached a point on the Pleasant Ridge road about midway between the homes of George Kanne and Floyd Robinson, when the wagon turned over and fell with the binder and all, upon him. Mr. Phegley was driving one of three teams to wagons with the household goods and farming implements of Elmer Phegley, who was moving from near Monticello to the Phegley farm just south of Rensselaer. They had reached the point indicated above

when Oscaf requested his brother, Edward, who was driving the rear team, to go ahead. In order that Edward might pass Oscar pulled his team out to the side of the road. He was walking alongside of his wagon when suddenly it overturned upon him and pinned him to the ground. He lay there with his face buried in the gravel and water and the weight upon him was so heavy that he could not be relieved by his brother and the other gentlemen with them. Finding that it was impossible for them to take the weight off of Oscar, the two men went to the home of Floyd Robinson and George Kanne and the" poor man, suffering the greatest of pain, was left in this position until these parties arrived. As soon as he was released he was brought to the office of a local doctor, who found That he had been severely cut about the head and that his hips were frightfully bruised. The physician washed him and sewed up two arge, ugly gashes in his head and gave him what relief he could and then Mr. Phegley was carried to the hospital. Here he spent a ( fairly good night, but he is in very great pain. It is thought that he is; not mured internally and th at Tie" wi 11 recover satisfactorily.

We are having a wonderful sale on cream separators. Let us show you what we have. —Kellner & Callahan.

Repeated Eye Headaches sap vitality and bring about general nervous breakdowns. • Many sensible people continue to suffer great pain and inconvenience through false pride. Don’t be Foolish 1 Glasses Will relieve, if fitted properly, and wearing spectacles is no sign of old age. Let us relieve your headache by supplying glasses that will take away the strain. Hundreds will testify to our reliability. Clare Jessen OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. —— Phone 13.

■ -v\ ' .. '.. ' ’ ’ ‘ z • • have hern able to procured limited shipment of the —■— a Famous . • ; ' -—: - —“T _ ■ ■ ■■- NoivShrinkable House Dresses Good Styles, Well Made. Guaranteed Not to Shrink Price $2.00 When these have been exhausted there will be no more this season J , ! FENDIG'S FAIR r \ 1

TODAY AT THE StarTheatre "THE SLIM PRINCESS” One of George Ade’s best comedys featuring Ruth Stonehouse and Francis X. Bushman. FRIDAY. Paramonnt Day Dainty Marguerite Clark in “Silks and Satins’ . 5 » Matinee Daily.

GRAIN MARKET. Feb. I.—'Market panicky. Prices drop. Com 90c, oats 50c, wheat ’ $1.60 and rye $1.15. Attention Moose. There will be important business at the Moose hall this evening and all members are urged to be present. By order of the secretary. For a Bilious Attack. When you have a severe headtehe, accompanied by a coated tongue, loathing of food, constipation, torpid liver, vomiting of partly digested food and then bile, you may know that yoCT have’a severe bilious attack. While you may be quite sick there’ »s much consolation in knowing that relief may be had by taking three of Chamberlain's Tablets. They are prompt nd effectual. For sale by B. F. Fendig. C Att>me v F. M. Laßue has filed with the city clerk eiH he will be a candidate for the republican nomination for city clerk. By this it is*understood that Charles Morlan will have opposition.

NOTICE A great many people have the erroneous impression that if a piano is not played upon it does not get out of tune. Others think that it does not harm a piano to get out of tune. z As a matter of fact, the finest piano in the \yorld will not produce good music if it is out of tune, and is not in tune unless tuned once a year. There are pianos right here in Rensselaer that have been neglected so long that it is almost impossible to get them in tune, and it is highly detrimental to the musical development of any one to be guided by m out of tune piano. Out of 200 pianos I have tuned in Rensselaer and the surrounding country, I have found very few pianos sv the pitch they shouJd be at. Trusting this is timely information to the piano owners, I respectfully solicit your patrdhage. P. W. HORTONf __ Phone 24-B.

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