Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1917 — Page 1

No. 45.

PTHE Q RINCfeS 0 TONJIG HT William Fox presents Stuart Holmes and Dorothy Bernard in SINS OF MEN A Dramatic Arraignment of the Evil Men Do. By Mary Murillo. Directed by James Vincent. ADMISSION 5 and 10c.

GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY

Baptist Church. W Sunday school at 9:30. Morning worship and '’erraon, theme “A Mother’s Love,” at 10:45. James school house: Sunday school at 2:00; seamon at 3:00 p. m. Evening worship and sermon: “The Valley -of Decision,” at 7:30. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening alt 7:30, Presbyterian Church. i Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister. Parent’s Day, and we want you to come and help celebrate it, 9:30 Morning worship and sermon, subject: “Honor Father and Mother.” 7:30 Evening worship and sermon, subject: “Jesus Subject to His Parents.” 7:30 Thursday evening, round table and prayer service. Methodist Church Notes, 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. Do not fonget to wear an appropriate Hower for Mother. 10:45 a. m. Morning worship and sermon. This is Mother’s Day and the sermon will ibe appropriate. Families are requested to sit in groups at this service. Attend church and thus honor your mother. 7:30 p. m. This is also Epworth League anniversary day. The League will have chiai/e of the evening service. They have a very special program for the evening. A responsive service and pageant has been prepared and the public is most cordially invited to attend.

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Storage Batteries recharged and repaired Electric Starters, Generators, Ignition ' __ r “ Lighting Systems Repaired and Rewired < , - - • tj * , * Rensselaer Garage i Official Service Station for Vesta Double Life Batteries.

The Evening Republican .

CONTRACTS FOR ANOTHER SOUTHERN PLANATION

The Lea Plantation of 400 Acres to Be Acquired By Member of The Republican Firm. Leslie who returned from his second southern trip Tuesday, has just contracted for another southern plantation, the contract being subject to the approval of the southern parties to >the deal. By the ters of the contract he gets a beautiful plantation of 400 acres about four miles from Liberty, the county seat of Amite county, Miss. Liberty is a small town but is the seat of a college, to which the pupils of the town and county have free access, which is quite an advantage in that country. On the plantation is a fine eight room residence, beautiful'grounds and surroundings. About half of the place is available for cultivation. In addition to the residence are three tenant houses occupied by the colored help. Mr. Lea, the owner, has. combined stock raising with his farming and has a number of registered cat--' tie and hogs on the place. The residence is surrounded with a beautiful grove of oaks and hickory, with a large park in front. The grounds surrounding- the house are planted to rose bushes and other flowers. There is a nice orchard on the place, including several pecan, fig and mulberry trees, the latter being full of ripe fruit at this time.

' M¥c Jackson, owner of the Jackson plaritation, which had formerly been contracted for by Mr. Clark, and which deal fell through owing to the destruction of the Jackson residence by fire, is now at Die hdme and under the care of a doctor at Gloster. He is in a serious condition and cannot be seen or consulted on business. Mr. Jackson was under the care of a doctor when the fire occurred. He had had some teeth pulled and blood poisoning set in and he was in this condition when the fire occurred. It broke out in the evening and he had to be carried out of the burning building. The shock caused a backset and he has been in a serious condition ever since. The residence was completely destroyed with contents and the loss was total, as the insurance had expired a few days before and had not been renewed. The other buildings on the place were saved. Deals are pending here with several others who desire to locate in the south and several are arranging to takei a trip to the south the second Tuesday in June to inspect some of the farms which are offered for trade and*'sale there: Harvey Davisson is the local agent for the sale of these lands. The south at the present time »s very- attractive. All kinds of garden truck is ready to use, corn is knee high. and the small grain will soon be ready to harvest. Last Saturday the section visited voted in favor of a bond issue for a highway which is to run from Mobile, Alabama, to Natchez, Miss. The election carried two to one. The state and government pay half the cost of the road and the cqjinties through which it passes pay the balance. This road, which will be known as the Prentice highway, will connect the north and south and will bring many auto tourists to the south and will mean much to the south in the way of settlement and development, and ’ will result in increased values for real estate there. The south, with its low priced lands and labor, seems to 'be the coming country in these days of high prices and high cost of living. The government hhs just placed a contract for several million dollars worth of southern lumber and the millg there are busy in getting out lumber, and the standing timber is rapidly raising in price,

Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Chicago today, Father Koester, of St. Joseph’s college, reports that the frost and freezing has done considerable damage. He estimated that it has ruined about a third of the apple crop, killed 2,000 tomato plants and that it has seriously injured the wheat, —■ ■ ' WJI ■■■ "I" 1 - • Sloan’s Liniment For Rheumatism. The torture of rheumatism, the pains and aches that make life unbearable are relieved by Sloan’s Liniment, a clean dear liquid that is easy to apply and more effective than mussy planters or ointments becaues it penetrates quickly without rubbing. For the.many pains and aches following exposure, strains, sprains and muscle soreness, Sloan’s Liniment is promptly effective. Always have a nettle handy for gout, lumbago, toothache, backache, stiff neck and all external pain. At druggist’s, 25c. (1

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1917.

ALLIED NATIONS’ APPEAL CHECKS SPECULATORS

Directors Act After Being Called By • Federal Officials—Trading In May Wheat Is Stopped. i- ||- 11 A H I -■ ■ I "I ' ■»' "« ■■ Chicago, May 12.—Trading in May wheat was stopped short yesterday by the Chicago board of trade.. It is the first time that such a step has ever been taken on the Chicago board, which fixes the .price of wheat for the world. It is regarded as possibly a first step toward the predicted regulation or limitation of maximum prices for basic food products. At a meeting of the directors of the board it was decided existing contracts must be adjudicated by delivery of wheat ‘or by a selling price to be agreed upon by a committee. A federal official said the action of the board prevented a flight which might have brought $lO wheat. The crisis that brought about the unprecedented actioq is supposed to be this: Vast quantities of Wheat have been bought that.do not exist anil are unprocurable. Allied governments have bought wheat that cannot be found. Eastern financiers, knowing true conditions, have “monped up” millions, mulcting the westerners who are credited with haying sold to the European governments and others wheat they get.

Obituary.

John Calvin Chilcote, son of Mordecai and Elizabeth Culbertson Chilcote, was born at Ashland, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1841. When a iboy with his parents, brothers and sisters,, he moved to Lansing, Mich., where they were among the pioneers of that section and where he grew to manhood. At the time of the civil war he and five brothers enlisted and gave their services-to their county, one brother, the oldest, never to return, being one of the many to lose their lives at. Andersonville. He was a member of Co. I, Tenth Regiment, Michigan Cavalry. Having received his honorable discharge at the close of the war he spent a number of years attending school and teaching, always showing a great interest in education. He was married at Vermontville to Abigail Green and moved to , a farm northeast of Rensselaer, where he lived a number of years and where his three daughters were horn. Later he moved to a farm in Wilson county, Kansas, where he remained five years. • Here his wife passed away. Returning to Indiana, he took up his residence at Rensselaer, where he resided over -twenty . years, being associated with R. Fendig dry goods company and the firm of Ellis & Murray. Then he spent six years with his daughter, Mrs. Addie Duvall, at Mackinaw, 111., and for the past eight years he has resided with his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Sigler, at Mt. Ayr, at whose home, he passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 1917, at 7:30 a. m., after an illness of several weeks caused from diabetic trouble.

While not a member of any church, he attended the Presbyterian church and contributed to it§, support, also attending Sunday school. For nearly fifty years he was a member of the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Prairie Lodge Nd. 125 until he lived in Illinois. He also became a member of Pepria Consistory, having received the 32nd degree of the order. He was a member of O. E. S. at Rensselaer for a good many years and belonged to the GA. R. of that city. He was a member of the city council fur three years while a resident of Rensselaer. Onh sister, Mrs. Dr, J. W. Merry, and three brothers, Thomas, of Elma, Wash.;.,Addison, of Fredonia, Kans., and Bruce, of Portland, Oreg., are the only survivors of the twelve brothers and sisters. His. daughters, Mrs. Sarah Sigler, of Mt: Ayr, Mrs. Addie. Duvall, of Mackinaw, 111., and Mrs. Ida Sperry, of Normal, 111., mourn the loss of a kind and -effectionate father. Four grandchildren also survive. The funeral was held at the residence of J. R. Sigler Ayr, on Friday, May 11, at 10 o’clock. Reb. J. B. Fleming, of the Presbyterian church of Rensselaer, preached the funeral service and Prairie Lodge A. F. & A. M-, of Rensselaer, had charge of the services at the grave in Weston cemetery at Rensselaer.

Newton Farmers’ Club to Meet.

The regular meeting of the Newton township Farmers’ Club will be held in the Blue Grass school house Tuesday .evening, May 15th, at 8:00 o’clock. In addition, to a number of lighter numbers, Chairman John Rush reports the following program: “Chickens and Profit,” Mrs. Estil Price. “Poultry Production, M Mrs; Chester Halstead. “Poultry on the Farm,” C. W, Hostill. Everyone Interested is invited to. attend, this meeting. The regular meeting of the Kniman Farmers* Clruh will be ’held in the school house at Kniman next Thursday evening, May 17t>h, at 8 o’clock. Ch ai rm an Guy T. Dooley ■ has spent considerable time and attention to .the securing of a good program and the numbers will, be up to the usual high standard of theeluh. The matter of the twine order will ’be discussed by, the, committee appointed to have charge of the matter at the last meeting.

ALL MILITIA TO BE CALLED IN NEW WEEKS

Allies May Send Officers to Train Soldiers For America—Hard Work Expected For the Guard. Washington, D. C., May 11.—With the plan of the new national army perfected, the administration began today speeding up the machinery which will turn out American troops for the European firing line. Here are the principal developments of the day: The administration took under consideration an offer by France and England to send 1,000 officers, disqualified by wounds from active service, to replace for arm- training purposes in this country an equal number of American officers for the first American expeditionary force to France.

The president contemplates fixing a date about June 1 for the registration of the 10,000,000 men between i2L and 30 years of age from whom not less than 500/XX) and possibly 800,000 will be drafted into the army. The war department is planning to call out and mobilize in training camps all the national guard units by June 15, if sufficient equipment can be provided by that time. * ; The transformation of regular army and national guard cavalry regiments into artillery units is 'Under consideration because of the fact that cavalry has been of little use in this war. Pro-Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt congressmen predicted victory in the fight that will take place in the house tomorrow over the question of rejecting the conference report on the army bill and forcing the inclusion bf the amendment authorizing Col. Roosevelt to raise and lead one or more divisions of volunteers to France. The offer of the French and English military officers to the United States was made in the course of the negotiations with the British and French war missions. Until today the best information obtainable fixed the probable date for call in <r out the national guard at July T. There now is a chance that the date may be advanced to June 15. Every national guard unit fit for federal service will be called into service. They will be concentrated in large units, divisions wherever possible, and brigades elsewhere. These units will be put to work at intensive drilling. 'National guard units which have not been recruited to war strength by the time the mobilization order is ready will be filled by the selective draft, which the president is empowered to invoke for this' purpose. The determination of the .government to fill the regular army and national guard by the draft wifi mean that besides the firlst increment of 500,000 for the new army, there will be drawn from the 10,000,000 men between 21 and 30 years inclusive, who will register for conscription, an indefinite number of men to- Serve in the branches of the service already organized. This may result in drafting from 700,000 to 800,000 instead of 500,000 men at once.

Give Uncle Sam Your Vacation.

New’ York, May IL—The United States government will receive the services this summer of nearlv 5,000,000 mien and women, if the “Vacation 'Service” movement started here is carried out according to the plans originated by Prof. Francis B. Crocker, formerly of Columbia University and a past president of the American Institute of Electrical engineers. The movement means that the government will receive about 10,000,000 weeks, or more than ,192,300 years of the time of these men and women, who will give their vacations to their country as their patriotic duty. Prof. Crocker expects that his plan will be adopted all over the country. “Realizing that there are many who cannot enlist,” he said, “and who are unable to participate in the liberty loan as heavily as they wish, this means of national service was evolved. Every hour given to the government is an hour gained in bringing the war to an early end. Understanding this, the vacation service movement was started. Everyone in the United States that takes a vacation, can do his or her bit by giving their two weeks to government work. “Thousands of these are specialists . in their various trades or professions —they can give the service of experts. Others can put in their time on the farms helping to solve the vital food problems of the world 5 - “Every person willing to do this should apply to the nearest government depot or arrange to spend their vacations on the farms. Organisations should be formed in every city and these should enroll the vacation workers and assign them to their tasks.”-

R. H. S. Wins From Wolcott.

The Rensselaer high school basebell team won their game from Wolcott Friday afternoon at Wolcott. Up to the ninth inning the White county lads were in the lead with the score 7 to 9. ! Rensselaer went to the bat at the beginning of the ninth. With the bases full first baseman Paul Beam came to the bat and with a two bagger won the game for Rensselaer. “Michael Wagner was the umpire. The Rensselaer lineup was as follows: Moorec, Kight p, Beam Ist, York 2nd, Crooks Guild rs. McLain cf, Loy and. Babcock, If, MeColly s s. Stallion Record Books on sale at Thfe Republican office. —— -

BABY HAS NARROW ESCAPE DROWNING

While Mother is Fishing, Cab With Baby Rolls Into the River and Is Saved With Difficulty. — ’ , ■ Mi. and Mrs. Lee Richards’ baby had a narrow escape from drowning Friday afternoon when the cab containing the baby rolled into the river. Mrs. Richards was fishing near the creamery bridge and left the baby strapped in a cab near her on the river bank. While Mrs. Richards’attention was attracted elsewhere the high wind moved the buggy and it rolled down the bank into the river, submerging .the cab and the baby. The screams of the baby attracted the attention of the mother and she plunged into the river intent on rescuing her child. Mrs. Richards had learned to swim in her younger days and reached the cab and baby in this way. The baby was under the water but she held the cab out of the water and unstrapped the baby and swam back to the bank, leaving the cab to its fate. The baby suffered no illeffects from its plunge into the river, but it was a narrow escape for the child. The point where the accident took place was near where the Woodworth boy lost his life last year. Later Mr. Richards rescued the cab from a point further down the river, where it had floated.

Attorney Gives Away Secret.

Attorney A. L. Courtwright, of Knox, who happened to be in the Knox county clerk’s office the fourth of last November, was'the only witness besides the clerk to the wedding of Kenneth A. Groom and Iris Lewis. All parties present promised to keep the matter a secret and did so until a few days ago, when the attorney thoughtlessly mentioned the matter o a lady friend. The wedding being announced, the couple decided to go to. housekeeping at once in Goodland, where Mr. Groom, the bridegroom, will live happily with his wife, who is a Groom indeed. Mr. Groom is employed in the Humpston drug store at Good land . He is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and completed a course in pharmacy in Purdue, university. While in: school here Mr. Groom .was very popular and was one of the best athletes ever a member of the Rensselaer high school. He was very active in athletics at- Purdue and his work brought him great praise. He is a nephew of Mrs. Jesse Nichols, our deputy county clerk and on the account of the death bf his mother took a very helpful interest in him. Mr. G room's wife is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lewis, of Knox, Ind. The Republican and a host of interested friends, express a wish for the Grooms that their oup of joy may continue to be fulVto overflowing.

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Military Camps.

The examinations for candidates desiring to attend the officers’ training camps set for May 14th, have been discontinued in this state. Th.'s is official and no exceptions will be made. Each candidate whose application has been favorably received by an examining board has received a certificate of suitability, pn the back ofwhich, under the heading “Directions,” ig a statement that the camp commanders will make final selection of the men who are to attend camp. All applicants who have received certificates of suitability should -remain at the address marked on their certificate as present address, awaiting written orders from the camp commander.

Proper Food for Weak Stomachs.

The proper food for one man may be ail wrong for another. Everyone should adopt a diet suited to his age and occupation. Those whohave weak stomachs need to be especially careful and should eat slowly, and masticate their food thoroughly. It is also important that they keep their bowels regular. When they become censtpated or when they feel dull and stupid after eating, they should take Chamberlain’s Tablets to s strengthen the stomach.,and move the bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect.

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