Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — Page 1

No. 70.

PTHE Q RINCES U TONIGHT Wm. Fox Presents BOBMANTELL fa “THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE” 5 and 10c

Matinee Musicale Held Election of Officers Friday.

The Matinee Musicale Club at their bi-tponthly meeting Friday held their election of officers for the ensuing year. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Vice-president, Mrs. George Williams. (Secretary, Mrs. L. E. Barber. Treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Warner. Reporter, Mrs. John I. Gwin. The program as rendered at the regular meeting is given below: “What love is to man, music- is to the arts and mankind.” —Von Webber. Paper—Raff and Brahms, Mrs. L. E. Barber. Piano—“ Dance,” Brahms —Annabel Daugherty. Voive —(a) “Weigenlied,” (b) Sand Mannchen,” Brahms—Miss Ether P Raff, Miss-Ruth \Vood Voice—“'Love Finds Out Raff—Mrs. Rex Warner. - Piano —“Waltz Impromptu,’ RaffMiss Florence Allman. Paper—“ Liszt,” Mrs. F. A. Turfler. Piano—“Liebes Traum,” Mrs. M. D. Gwin. .. ~ • _ Organ—“ Consolations,” Mrs. M. D. Place of meeting, Methodist church. Mrs. H. L, Brown, *

this week> only, at less than present wholesale prices: '•3 lb can Hawaiian sliced pineapple 20c 3 lb can California yellow peaches 15c 3 lb can California apricotslsc Ilb can California asparagus , ... Joe 2 lb can Richelieu, Monarch, Fort Dearborn, Snow-Flake or Baxter’s Maine sfreet r com, the finest corn packedj-bc TTbcanTomatbor vegetable soup . lOc JL lb can sliced tidbits’for fruit salad .T^ 3 Searchlight matches, per box .... 5c We will handle fresh fish during I,Anfc . JOHN EGER.

Pay Harrington Bros. Co.

Having sold our elevator to The Farmers’ Grain Co. and being required to give possession very soon, we hereby notify all persons owing us to call and settle on or before April 1, 1917- . _ Harrington Bros. Co. A good price for your old battery when buying a new Vesta “double life” storage battery.—Rensselaer Garage.

Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and lifting or strenuous exercise is a strain on the muscles, they 'become sore and stiff, you are crippled and in pain. Sloan’s Liniment brings you quick relief, easy to apply, it penetrates without- rubbing and drives out the soreness. A clear liquid, cleaner than mussy plasters or ointment, it does not stain the skin or clog the pores. Always have a bottle handy for the pains and aches of rheumatism, gout, lumbago, grippe, bruiseß, stiffnes3, backache and all external pain. At your druggist’s, 25c.

—THE WEATHER. ’ Fair and warmer tonight and Sunday. Lowest temperature last night 28 above.

Storage Batteries RECHARGED AND REPAIRED Electric Starters, Generators, Ignition Lighting Systems Repaired and Rewired 4 Rensselaer Garage Official Service Station for Vesta Doteblc Life Batteries. . .. .

The Evening Republican .

OFFICERS OF GUARD EXPECT CALL SOON

Believe Mobilization Order Will Come Soon After Congress Convenes— Expect Call By April 7th. High officials in the national guard and the heads of. the various militia organizations throughout the state are confident that their belief that they will soon be ordered to the state concentration camps will be carrier out shortly after the special session of congress convenes on April 2. One high guard officer stated that he be-

April 7. This officer believed that the plans of the general staff of the army, most likely to be used in the event of war with Germany, will be the sending of an expeditionary force of American regular guardsmen to the European battlefields - not later than next fall. General - Harry B. Smith, adjutant general, said that he has received no intimation as to when mobilization orders for the Indiana guard may be forthcoming. He said, however, that the Indiana guard is being brought rapidly into shape for eventualities. General Smith made nublic .the following telegram he received Wednesday evening from the chief of the militia bureau at Washington: “Reference Letter March 13, calling for list equipment national guard at maximum stemigth, secretary of war desires same to be expedited. Appropriate the quantities, if possible determine exactly. Of first importance is amount on hand in states. Exclude equipment in hands of troops not mustered out. —Mann, Chief Militia Bureau.” , , General Smith said the March 13th letter was that ordering him to send the war department immediate information relative to what equipment would be needed for Hoosier guardsmen, recruited to maximum strength of approximately 6,500 men. _ Martial activity such as the city has not seen since 1808 is stirring Indianapolis, and this activity and patriotism that engendered it are manifesting themselves in the formation of infantry, artillery and cavalry units which will ero far in restoring the Indiana national guard to the

status it had in the state twenty years ago. The adjutant general’s office at the state house is the center of activity and the national guard armories throughout the state are the ganglia which are registering the tremendous niterest of the citizens of the state in military affairs and the guard. The rumor which stated that the guards of the various states would oe ordered to the state mobilization headquarters on April 7, it is the general belief it is built on substantial grounds that before long the guardsmen will begin active training at the various headquarters. Orders have been issued calling for the various state units to be recruited up to full ■strength and an appeal has been made asking that all able bodied men join the guard at once. As soon as possible the various units will be expanded. The Indiana regiments would be made into divisions and this expansion would provide for many new officers and those showing the most aptitude would be advanced to the officering of the men. In this event Major Healey and probably some of the other local offjeers would be advanced.

Have you seen the swell Easter suits we are shewing in Kunnenheimer, Collegian and Frat makes. The qualities are great and the tailoring and patterns are simply ftne, at Duvall’s Quality Shop. C. EARL DUVALL.

PASTURE FOR RENT. Have pastuer for 250 head of stock near Fair Oaks. Plenty of good water and fine grass. All cattle SI.OO per month. All horses $1.50 per month. For season from May Ist and Nov. Ist. Phone James Walter, Mgr. Lawler Ranches. NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be killed. 5 VERN ROBINSON, City Marshal. Abundance of Money. I can los~a you all ttie money you want on that farm. My ra f e is 5 per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre.— P. D. Wells. Morocco, Indiana Easter shirts, neckwear, hose, belts, caps, vests and everything nobby for the men and boys. C. EARL DUVALL

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917.

New Albany Devastated By Cyclone; Many Killed

Over 100 Hurt Second Storm Within Few Days Descends on Indiana Causing Property Damage Estimated at $2,000,000

New Albany, Ind., March 23. —Between 25 and 50 persons were killed and probably one hundred or more were injured by a storm which late today swept over New Albany, demolishing scores of residences and several industrial plants. Twenty-five bodied are known to have been recovered and it is expected this number will be materially increased when all the debris oi the wrecked buildings has been cleared away. The lighting system for the residence section of the city was put out of commission by the storm and the work of rescue is proceeding slowly and with difficulty. In addition to the bodies taken to the undertaking establishments there were reports’ of others that were taken to private homes. Because of the difficulty in searching the ruins in the darkness it is probable that the fail list of bead and injured will not be known before tomorrow. A baby, about six months old. was found floating in a small stream into which it had been borne Ibv the wind. The child was alive and clinging to a dog which apparently had been killed by the storm. The child died in the arms of its rescuer and the body was taken to an undertaking establishment. Later an aunt idetnified the body and then reported that both the father and mother had been killed. The streets in the path of the storm were a mass of wreckage and it was soon seen that outside assistance was. needed to meet the situation. An appeal was made to the city authoritie sos Louisville, who sent a large number of policemen to th* scene. In addition every available officer from the Indiana state reformatory at Jeffersonville and from the Jeffersonville poilce force were hurried to the stricken district. A call was made on the governor for state troops and it was reported tonight that these were on the way. Numbers of citizens from surrounding towns hastened to New Albany and offered such aid os they were able to render. Early in the night plans, were formed for furnishing relief to" those whose homes had been distroyed. At

Have Been Married For a Month—News Just Out.

Although it has been suspicioned that Miss Daisy Morris, of this city, and John Roadruck, of Morocco, were married, the authenticity of the rumor has just been confirmed. Mr. and Mrs. Roadruck were married in Wheaton, 121- about a month ago, unbeknown to any of their friends. IMiss Morris is the daughter of Mrs. E. J. Morris, of this city, and has for some time been employed as an operator in the local telephone x exchange, where through her efficiency she has created many friends. Mr. Roadnick enmes from one of the well known families of Morocco, where he has resided the greater part of his life, —“

Why Boys Leave the Farm

“,Why did you leave the farm, my lad ? Why did you bolt and quit your dad? Why did you beat it off to town, and turn your poor old father down? Thinkers of platform, pulpit, press, are wallowing in deep distress, they seek to know the hidden cause why farmer boys desert their pas. Som say they long to get a taste of faster life and social waste; some say the silly little chumps mistake the suit-cards for the trumps, in wagering fresh and germless air hgainst the smoky thoroughfare. We’re all agreed the farm’s the place; so free your mind and state your case!” “Well, stranger, since you’ve been so frank, I’ll roll aside the hazy bank, the misty cloud of theories, and show you where the trouble lies. I left my dad, his farm, his plow, because my calf became his cow. I left my dad — ’twait wrong of course—'because my colt became his horse. I left my dad to sow and reap, because my lamb became his shfeep. I dropped my hoe and stuck my fork because my pig became his pork. The garden-truck-that I made grow—*twas his to sell, but mine to hoe. It’s not the smoke in the atmosphere, nor the taste for ‘life’ that brought me here. Please tell the platform, pulpit, press, no fear of toil er love of dress is driving off the farmer lads, but just the methods of their dads!” _ -

Settle With Hamilton & Kellner.

April 1, 1917, we will turn over to Healey & Tuteur all book accounts and past due notes for collection. If you do not want to have your account handled by this collection firm, Settle with us before that time. The accounts and uotes are at the office of Kellner & Callahan. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Swell Jerseys in all colors at DuQuality Shop. " , C. EARL DUVALL

a hurriedly called mass meeting atth* city hall, a large fund was sub scribed by citizens and ommittees were appointed to direct the work of relief. The work of conveying the injured to St. Edwards hospital, the only public institution of the sort in the city, was hampered by fallen wires and uprooted trees Which blocked many of the storm swept streets. The hospital soon filled, however, and it 'became necessary to place later arrivals in corridors. Late tonight injured persons still were being brought to the institution for emergency treatment. . The hospitals of Louisville were prompt in placing their facilities at the disposal of injured. West Union, a sub-division in the northeastern esetion of the city bore the brunt of the storm. Here the wind swept a path two blocks wide and more than a mile long, demolishing residences, several factories and destroying a negro school building. Twenty-five children were in the building. Some of them are thought to have escaped, but the total number of victims here will not be ascertained until the wreckage has been cleared away. At 7 o’clock the injured taken to St. Edward’s hospital had filled all available rooms and wards and overflowed into the halls. St. Eward’s is the only public hospital in the city and arrangements were being madp to transfer many of the injured to Louisville institutions, which had offered their facilities. ; . —.— The storm struck the Corydon pike about two miles from New Albany and moved southwest. Entering the city at State street near Ealy, it swept through three blocks. At the intersection of State and Pearl streets it left the ground and then struck again at Vincennes street and Charlestown road.nearlyamiieaiway. At thatr point dwellings in three blocks were demolished. In its progress along the Corydon pike the storm uprooted hundreds of trees and destroyed many small dwellings, many of whose occupants were injured, according to reports reaching New Albany.

Soil Tips to the Home Gardener.

Practically all truck crops do better on a sandy loam soil than on one that is ..sticky and heavy. Largersized crops, however, such as cabbage, tomatoes, beans and peas, will do well on heavy soil’ provided it contains the necessary vegetable matter. The soil in most backyard gardens is distinctly heavy. —It will help the soil greatly if the owner works into it a good amount of finely sifted coal ashes free fromall cinders;- Coal ashes are used largely for the physical effect in breaking up a compact, heavy soil. Such ashes do not take the place of fertilizer. Plentiful use of well-rotted manure is still more beneficial in breaking up heavy soil because this improves the texture and adds fertilizing material. Many garden soils are sour. To offset acidity and also to improve the physical properties ofHhe soil the gardeVi specialists recommend the use of lime. Burnt lime should be used at the rate of 1,000 pounds to the acre or slaked lime at the rate of about 1,500 pounds «per acre. A garden plot 50 by 100 feet is approximately one-ninth of an acre. To apply the lime, broadcast it and piix it freely with the surface soil by harrowing or raking. Lime should be applied before the crops are set out or planted and should not be applied at tlje same time that fertilizer or manure is put on. ' Manure will greatly improve land. If well-rotted manure is not available it may be advisable to use a complete chemical fertilizer. Apply at the rate of 800 to 1,000 pounds per here a mixture containing 2 to 4 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent phosphoric acid, 1 to 2 per cent potash. The amateur gardener will find it easier to use obtained from any reliable dealer.

Propose July 6-11 Chautauqua Date.

• The Lincoln Chautauqua has suggested that the Rensselaer date be set for July 6to 11. Will you please advise Mr. George McLain if this date suits you and if not, Suggest another date which you think would be more suitable. See Mr. McLain personally or drop him a line through the postoffice. • ■oSbjtbo .wepssuajj—-3uo[ sb ;sbj Xaqj, amou b uo ui tu’nQ, "tno sXu[d Xioweq jnoX X9 ->ieis jnoX aurciq l ( uo<[ ,*jaßuo| aaq n,noA pun jaao aodud uinj, ’SR? pear 04 peaq anoXuerputtjs \uo(j L We have a full line of solid wheel, cuttaway discs; also a complete line of spaders.—Kellner & Callahan.

COUPLE MARRIED AT CROWN POINT

Miss Doris Morlan and Jay Nowels - Married at Indiana’s Gretna Green Friday P. M. Chicago, 111., 1:30 p. m., March 24, 1917.—Editor Republifean, Cora J. Bruner, age 22, of Morocco, was married today. Who are they? Elopement?—City Editor Tribune. The many friends of Miss Doris Morlan and Mr. Jay Nowels, of this city, were agreeably surprised Friday afternoon when a message was received here by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morlan announcing their marriage at Crown Point that afternoon. Miss Mcrian is the daughter .Los, City Clerk Charles Morlan and is one of, the most attractive and popular young ladies of the city. Miss Morlan has been taking a course as a nurse in the new Jasper county hospital for -the past several weeks’amk ner marriage at this time caused considerable surprise. The bride was a graduate of the 1915 class of Rensselaer high, school. Mr. Nowels is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nowles, of this city, and is one of the popular young men of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Nowels made their trip to Crown Point via automobile, where they were married. After a few days’ honeymoon trip they will return to this city, where it is presumed they willmove tothe farm of the groom’s father, although their plans for the future as yet have not been divulged. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Nowels will join in extending to them the wishes for a life of happiness and prosperity.

Rensselaer Encampment Entertanis Neighboring Towns.

The local Encampment of the Independent Order jf Odd Fellows had as their guests last night, the Monon, Remington and Brook lodges. There were nearly one hundred members from the lodges represented. Two degrees were conferred upon sixteen candidates. Eleveft of them_ were from Remington, four from Rensselaer and one from Brook. After th-? degrees werq, conferred a fine banquet was served. It was a mighty enjoyable occasion and the work as exemplified by the Monon team was very impressive.

New Community Center.

At a meeting held in the new consolidated school district southeast of Rensselaer last Friday evening, the South (Marion Township Farmers’ Club was organized. Tire purpose of a community club was explained by the county agent and a general discussion was taken up by those present. Mr. George E. Collins, of Rensselaer, was present and spoke of his experience with commercial clubs,' stating that he thought farmers’ clubs might be even of more value as the farmers of a community were competitors in no sense of the word and could more easily work together. It "was the _ bpffubn of “everyone .present that a strong club could be formed in the community, A constitution and set of by-laws were adopted. The following officers were elected: President, P. H. Hauter. Vice-president, Steven Kohley. —Secretary, Leslie Gwin. Treasurer, Chauncey Wood. ' — These officers will constitute a pri>gram committee which is making elaborate arrangements for the next meeting, which will be held in the consolidated school building the evening of April 13th. Everyone in the community is invited to attend.

To a Statue of General Milroy.

Wrought by patient and loving hands, Raised high on a pedestal of fame. Thy image, fashioned of bronze, it stands In the city park that bears thy name. Clad in uniform, with sword in hand, Thou standest as ip days of yore, Alert, as if ready again to command Thy regiment in time of war. Thy heart was brave, thou said “We must,” (When duty called that April day) “Fight for freedom, the cause that's just;” With thy regiment thou marched away. Amid fire and tfoe cannon’te th under- ‘ ous sotind, ’Neath southern skies where blue- = grass waves, Some fell so bravely on rebel ground And lie Sleeping in nameless graves. Thou art sleeping, too, in thy bed of sod, Undisturbed by the cannon and cry _ of war: . Again with comrades, at home with God, ' • Thy battles are over for evermore. Thy heroic deeds shall >ft related be Throughout long countless coming years, We shall honor thy name and memory. Ever with flowers and loving tears. Annabelle Baier.

Local Grain Market Higher.

March 24.—Corn gains, 3c, pricetoday being $1.08; oats gain 2c, price < today 60c; wheat gains sc, price today $1.85, and rye makes-a gain df 10c, pirce today $1.40. / .

Star Theatre TODAY Carlyle Blackwell and Gaile Cane, both big favorites, may be seen in Dangerous Grounds At the Star Theatre at the regular prices.

Movie Star Cannot Forget His Old Home Town.

Augustus Phillips, brother of CoL Fred Phillips, of this city, a movie star with the Edison motion picture company, writes to have the address of his Republican changed. Gus writes as follows: , New York City, March 20. My Dear Republican Friends: The Jews have driven me from my beautiful 94th street neighborhood. I am among the Irish at 253 West 72nd street. If you will just change my address on the “Old Reliable,” so it will reach me, I will be most happy. The old paper always brings back memories of my boyhood days and makes me homesick for the old place and old friends. —— Shoot it to me boys and always remember me as one of the “Old Guard.” GUS. r

Hirh Srhool Notes. The senior class had a meeting after school Monday, March 19. The girls’ quartet practiced Thursday evening. 'Friday morning Mr. Learning, the new county agricultural agent, talked for a short time on “The School Garden Project.” Some of the teachers from Francesville visited 'the different classes Friday. The sophomore German class has finished reading *“Das Edie Blut,” and next week will start “Fritz auf Ferien,” by Arnold. At a recent meeting of the Student Council it was decided to buy a school flag and the money for this was taken up among the students last week. The Lincoln Literary Society yill give a German program next week. to the disrupted condition of international relationships at the present time, the local high school will probably olse another member of the faculty, namely Professor Gordon. the science instructor. Clear Away the Waste. Bowel regularity is the secret of good health, bright eyes, clear complexion, 7and Dr. King’s New Life Pills are a mild and gentle laxative that regulates the bowelj and relieves the congested intestines by removing the accumulated wastes without griping. Take a pill before retiring and that heavy head, that dull spring fever feeling disappears. Get Dr. King’s New Life Pills at your druggist’s, 25c. (3 Get your trees for spring planting now from Pefly. Every tree guaranteed.

Sunday Dinner MENU College Inn Roast Chicken with Chicken Gravy or Potted Ver) with Brown Gravy Dressing Sauted Potatoes Buttered Beets Green Beans Dressed Lettuce Fruit Salad with Whipped Cream Bread and Butter - Coffee _ 35 CENTS. Davisson & Waymire —— -z: PkonellS

No. 59.