Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1917 — Page 1

No. 115.

P THE Q RINCES U TONIGHT Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Features Present S. Rankin Drew and Virginia Pearsan And other famous Vitagraph Players IN The Hunted Woman From the book by James Oliver Curwood. An intense story of a railroad construction camp in the wilds of British Columbia showing the dangers that beset a hunted woman and her ultiitretr triuiiiph.™ — ADMISSION 5 and 10c.

Refreshments to Be Served to Registered Men This Evening.

Refreshments will be served to the young men of this community at the Navy and Red Cross headquarters starting at 7:30 this evening and lasting until 10 o’clock. Ice cream, cake and coffee will be served. This step was taken by the ladies at the head of the organization and is a very commendaible one and will ‘be apprecatea by those who are required to register.

REMOVAL NOTICE You will find us in our new quarters in the White Building formerly occupied by the Lange music store Somers & Cornwell Plumbers and Sheet Metal Work of All Kinds. Hot Water, Steam, Vapor and Warm Air Heating. All work guaranteed. Phone 57.

Would be pleased to [do your Carpenter Work Large andsmall jobs given the best attention Edward Smith Phone 464

For Sale Having sold our Rensselaer home, I will now sell the furniture, consisting of large and small rugs, dining table, polished oak center table, six high iback dining chairs, six leather seat polished oak Chair®, six rocking chairs, one leather couch, one sanitary folding (bed, two iron 'beds with springs and mattresses, two dressers with mirrors, one good 8-day alarm dock, ice box, kitchen table with drawers and flour box, two burner gasoline stove with oven, one wood heater, tubs, boiler, wringer, pails, lawnmower, hose,—rake, garden fork, spade, shovel, 60-gallon gasoline tank, one Maxwell 4-pwp<senger automobile, glass fruit jars and many other small arti-s des. and pick dint what yotr can use . -These goods are -ia-good™-condition and not old. They will be sold cheap. C. H. TRYON Weston Street

The Evening Republican .

S. S. Convention Held In Jordan Township Sunday.

The Sunday school workers of Jordan township held their annual convention at the Zion church in north Carpenter township Sunday .afternoon. The attendance was ‘gratifying and the program, which was a round- table discussion of the departmental work of the Sunday school, •was interesting and practical. Although Jordan township has no Sunday schoql organization, it is so located that its people have Sunday school privileges close at hand in neighboring townships. The goodly number of prosperous looking people who filled the neat little church was ,certainly a compliment to the community which has been responsible for it. The county workers present were J. N. Leatherman, C. G. Spitler, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Gwin, Mrs. Barb l '/ an# Miss Malchow. The following officers were elected for the cortiing year: President—George Putt. Vice —'Riley Tullis. Sec.-Treas., Mrs. D. A. Augspurger. Supt. Adult, Mrs. Lehe. > Supt. Secondary, A. Sommer. Supt. Elementary, Mrs. V. Nafziger. SUpt. Missionary, Mrs. J. Dennis. Supt Teacher’s Training, Mrs. Riley Tullis. Tempe rance,.D, A. Avgspurger. Home Dept., Miss Iliff.

Dim Your deadlights or Be Areisted

The state law against glaring headlights is now*in force and officials throughout the istate have been ordered to arrest, all drivers of motor vehicles who drive their machines without the proper dimming devices. The IcTw regarding the lighting of motor vehicles at night is very definite. It provides that all such vehicles must be provided with lights that will reveal clearly any person, vehicle or other substantial object upon the street or highway directly ahead of the motor vehicle for a distance of at least one hundred and fifty feet. ‘ 7 It requires, too, that the spotlight shall be so broken up and diffused that it will not obscure or bewilder the driver of approaching vehicle; or that the vehicle shall be provided with an efficient device whereby the lights may be lessened or dimmed, and the driver of a vehicle must apply 'uch diffusing or dimming device so as to not obscure or bewilder the vision of a driver of an approaching vehicle.

The penalty for the violation of these laws is a fine of not less' than five dollars nor more than twentyfive dollars.

Probably All Will Have Been Registered By Evening.

The registration booths were opened promptly this morning and the registering of men subject to draft started immediately and continued throughout the day in a quiet manner. (Many registration blanks from young men out of town arrived, also and it is probable that there will be but very few required to register here, if any, that will not have attached their name to a blank before nine o’clock this evening. The work is being efficiently handled by those in charge under the supervision of Sheriff B. D. MlcOolly. At noon today, exclusive of the out of town registration blanks, the registrars in the four precincts had registered 228.

F. B. Ham is in Williamsport on business _____ Henry J. Reid was elected for the fourth consecutive time as county superintendent of White county. Cart Clift*returned from Goshen, Ind., today, where he has been working. _ Nightwatch Critser returned today from Attica, where he visited with his brother over Sunday.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917.

THE GAYETY TONIGHT Marc Mac Dermott and Marian Nesbit -- ■ IN Builders of Castles WEDNESDAY British Official Wa-r Pictuer in 2 reels. Charles Hoyt Comedy in 2 reels Hole in the Ground And a Pathe News. THURSDAY Bryant Washburn in Skinner’s Bubble . 5c and 10c.

Are Not Required to Register.

. .On the authority of Adjutant General Harry B. Smith, it is announced that the members of Co. M of this city will not have to register today. Major George H. Healey was in telephonic communication with General Smith today, seeking positive information with reference to the matter of the members of the local militia company having to register, there seeming to be a conflict of opinion. Major Healey was to’d that the men of Co. M are not required to register, and should not do so, 'There has been quite a little confliction of opinion throughout - the country in regard to this phase of registration, and owing to the uncertainty, General Smith was called up. Many have based their opinion on the proclamation which states that all between 21 and 31 years of age would be required to register. Captain H. B. Tuteur explains the matter in the following manner: “The state militia has been done away with. We are members of the National Guard and therefore do not come under the registration law, being one of the organizations not required to register. _____ If Not Examined Register. However, members who have recently joined the company who have not received their physical examination from a physician, it would be policy for them to register, in order that they may protect themselves if they should fail to pass the physical test and could not become members of the National Guard and therefore would be required to register; If they failed to register during the day and then were rejected on account of physical disability they would be subject to the penalty imposed for not registering. Play it safe, new recruits, by getting your examination at once or registering!

Young Couple United In Marriage at Hammond.

At the home of Rev. Parrett, at Hammond last Thursday, Leland A. 'McClanahan and Eva Hermanson were united in marriage at 8 o’clock. The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends and relatives, after which they went to the home of the groom, where a crowd aiwaited them. The out-of-town guests were Mr. Hermanson, of Danville, 111., father of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd and children, of South Chicago. Light refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. MlciClanahan were .presented with some useful presents, including 3,000 shares in the Uhcre Sam Oir Co., presented by the bride’s father. * * *

Company M List Creeps Toward Desired Number.

116 men are now under the command of Captain Tuteur and before nightfall it is predicted that the Object point of 160 men will be nearly attained, leaving but a few vacancies to fill up. Seven new men have been added to the roster since yesterday’s report, who are: George G. Shupe, Mt. Avr, William C. Vestal, Mt. Ayr. Charles T. Deardurff, Morocco. William R. BMtnton, Morocco. Edwin Huntington, Mt. Ayr. Oscar Williamson, Rensselaer. Leon Zareva, Rensselaer.

Harvey Davisson, Rex Warner and Max Kepner, of Rensselaer: Earl Leek, of Morocco, and Tom McDonald, of LaCrosse, left today for Gloster, Miss., to inspect the lands there which Mr. Davisson has for sale. Another party from Washington, Ind., expectedto join them atLmmiferAii the parties expected to buy farms there if suited. Several others from Rensselaer and vicinity are expected to make the trip later.

NOTICE. All don must be kept up or they ** VERN ROBINSONf, City Marshal. - Hone owners should run their police of their enrollment certificate in The Republican. Results will foßow.

TODAY IS HISTORY MAKING EVENT

Registering of Millions of Men to Be Hurled in Dreadful Conflict Momentous Occasion. Today, Juna 5, will go down in history as one of the most momentous occasions in the history of our country. In every city, hamlet and town, and in every country precinct in which there is no town, 'booths are open for the registration of all young men of the nation—estimated at ten millions —from 21 to 31 years of age inclusive, for the selective draft under the new plan of government for forming an army for service against Germany and her allies. There is a holy as well as a patriotic spirit that attaches to this day and it is in this spirit that the occasion is being observed. Young men are going to offer themselves in sacrifice in the cause of liberty and democracy and to do away with the Prussian militarism forever. They are to stand between us, who are not going to be called to serve against the enemy of the world against whom ,we are sent. It should be our part, therefore, to show them that we appreciate the service and the sacrifice, that we recognize in each man who puts his name to a registration card, the same valor and patriotism displayed "by the volunteer soldier. In either case it is answering the call of the country to service. This is the way the government has chosen to raise her future armies and those who register today are the first to answer the call. Let us hail them as heroes and give them all the heart and courage that we can. A letter of Sheriff Traeger, of Cook county, to the registrars of Cook county, expresses a beautiful sentiment, in which he says: “Each man you will register today may be, before the end of the year, marching to battle for you. “You should treat each one with great courtesy as a soldier and a gentleman. “I ask you to remember that this registration is not merely a legal duty. This registration is itself an honor roll of those men whose age en> titles them to 'be soldiers of the United States.— . “It is your duty to register their names. . “It is their privilege to have their greatest opportunity to serve their country.” In many of the cities of the country registration day will be made a holiday. Business will be largely suspended, the young men who go to register will be given the day on full pay from their employers; men and women will spend the day at the registration booths to encourage and commend the patriotism of the young men w*ho are 'being called to the colors; they will be feasted; young ladies will place upon the sleeve of their coats armlets that will denote that they have answered the summons of their country, which will be an insignia of their valor and patriotism. These young men who are to be called into the dreads ulconflict that is being waged across the seas—the most terrible in the history of the world, will know that the well wishes and the love of all are going with them. They will know that they are fighting in the cause of righteousness. Some of them will never return, but to those >who die on the field of battle they may know they have performed the most noble deed that it is within their power to perform—that of giving their life for their country, that the rest of us may enjoy freedom and liberty forever.

Obituary.

Jerusha A. Banning ■was iborn at Richfield, Ohio, June 17, 1839, and died May 31, 1917. In 17 days more she would have rounded out her 78 years, but the 17 days were not needed to round out life, for that had been finished and she had been on the waiting list and ready to go for some jtime. In 1858 she was joined in marriage to Peter Krum, with whom she lived 30 years, when he passed away, leaving her a widow. 'She had no children and her home being broken up she came to live with her sister, tMrs. D. E. Hollister, and it was from here that the call came for her to come up higher. ... Many years'ago Mrs. Krum joined the Presbyterian church of this city and has lived consistent with her faith, i She wss .interested in and when able active in Church and Sunday school work. She was a good neighbor, sympathetic and helpful in time of sidkness or trouble, and always thinking of the poor or unfortunate and what she could do for them. Her last years were full of suffering and while much afflicted and feeble, she did not complain but insisted on doing for herself to the very end. She showed much pleasure in and gratitude for any favor or anything done for her, but she was too independent to let another do for her what she thought she might do for herself. It was in this heroic and firm spirit that she suffered from’day today as she grew weaker and weaker until

Hopkins' City Transfer Une. _ Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye Cails will receive immediate attention. Call . pinenes 226 or 107. Abandonee of Money. I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 5 per cent and my limit is |IOO per acre.— P. D. Wells. Morocco. Indiana.

Lafayette Taxi Driver Was Brutally Murdered Monday.

The police of Lafayette and Tippecanoe county are scouring the county for a medium sized, thin-faced young man of about twenty-eight years of age wearing a dark suit of clothes, •thought to be blue, a white shirt and a black hat When they have located him they are confident that they will havh found the murderer of Thomas E. Snell, a taxi driver of Lafayette, who was brutally murdered shortly after midnight Monday. ■The slaying of Snell was one of the most atrocious crimes ever perpetrated in the county and adds another chapiter to the long tale of Tippecanoe criminology. Snell was found lying in a small ditch st the roadside with his brains exuding from khastly wounds that had the appearance of having been inflicted with the starting crank of •the Dodge machine which ‘he was driving. The head had been battered almost to a pulp.

High Coal Prices Are Inexcusable, Commission Finds.

Indianapolis, June 4.—ln a report which it will submit to Governor Goodrich tomorrow, the public service commission, it is understood, will make an emphatic declaration that its recent investigation of the coal situation shows that there is no excuse for he high prices demanded for Indiana coal. Although recognizing that there may have been some justification for some advance in quotations, it is said, the commission will state that the “arbitrary rise” in coal prices announced by Indiana operators from time to time has been ‘without reason.” The commission believes, it is understood, that normal shipment and distribution- of Indiana coal is about to be. obtained, and frowns on a report that another advance of prices is imminent.

FAN FODDER.

Yesterday’s Results. National — Chicago 4, Brooklyn 2. Boston 5, Cincinnati 2. Pittsburg 5, Philadelphia 1. 1 New York 5, St. Louis 3. American — Boston 2, Cleveland 1. ■Chicago 4, Philadel Ma 2. Washington 7, St. Louis 4. New York 6, Detroit 5. New Yoric made a strong ninth inning rally and Detroit was defeated. Ehmke pitched well until the eighth for the losers. Morgridge and Love worked for the winners. Jacobs pitched well for Pittsburg and Philadelphia was halted in their mad chase for the flag. Bates has been put into the cheanup position for the Athletics by Manager Mack. - / ~.J Eddie Cicotte has won seven straight giames and bids fair to equal the record of Babe Ruth of hurling eight straight victories. A homer by Felsch in the first inning helped the Rowlands down the lowly Macks,* who went into the cellar when Washington won. Mann’s homer enabled the Cubs to trounce the Robins. Vaughn hurled for the Mitchells. Cleveland lost to the Red Sox’ in a hard tussle. Shore worked for the winners." Larry Gardner’s three hits proved toube the prime factor in the win of the Bostons.

Two Wills Filed.

The will of Daniel H. Turner was probated June 4, 1917. By this instrument all of his property, personal and real estate, is given to Enos Hibbs except $5.00 which was bequeathed to Gertrude Sdhriber. The will is dated March 15, 1916, and is witnessed by Charles R. Peregrine and M. A. Jones. On the same date the will of Jerusha A. Krum was probated. By it all her property is (bequeathed to her sister, Mrs. Martha E. after all her debts including her funeral expenses are paid. The will it dated June 11, 1915, and was witnessed by George D. Garber and M. I. Adams. We will be open Wednesday and Saturday nights and other nights by appointment.—C. E. PRIOR.

UNITED STATES’ iran bonds We will receive subscrip- . tions and forward earner without expense. First National Bank

Tbi Star Theatre . METRO QUALITY DAY Harold Lockwood & Mae Allison IN The River of Romance WEDNESDAY Viola Dana IN The House of the Lost Court A 5 Reel Paramount. Also MBS. VERNON CASTLE In the 10th Episode of Patria. Full of interest and action. Don’t miss this chapter at the Star at 5 and 10c admission.

HOW, WHEN AND WHERE TO REGISTER.

WHO All male persons (citizens or aliens). born between June 6, 1886 and June 5, 1896, both dates inclusive, except: ■Members of any duly organized . force, military or naval, subject to be called, ordered or drafted into military or naval service of the United States, including all officers and enlisted men of the regular army, regular army reserve, Officers’ Reserve Corps, Enlisted Men’s Reserve Corps, National Guard and National Guard Reserve recognized by the Militia bureau, the Navy, the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Naval Militia, Naval Reserve Force, Marine Corps Reserve and National Naval Volunteers recognized by the Navy Department. ..WHEN Between 7 o’clock this morning and 9 o’clock this In your home precinct HOW Go in person to the registration place of your home precinct If you are absent from home today, go at once to the Clerk f the city or town where you happen to be and follow his instructions: if ill send a competent friend. The cierit may deputize him to prepare your card. PENALTY For not registering: Liability to a year’s imprisonment: then enforced registration. TODAY.

OH! MY BACK!

The Expression of Many a Kidney Sufferer in Rensselaer. A stubborn backache is cause to suspect kidney trouble. When the kidneys are inflamed and swollen, stooping brings a sharp twinge in the small of the back, that.almost takes the breath away. Doan s Kidney Puls revive sluggish kidneys—relieve aching backs. Here’s Rensselaer proof: Mrs. R. W. Burris says :‘T was suffering from a steady ache ii my back and could hardly move without having knife-like pains through my kidneys. When I went to stoop over to tie my shoes or get up out of a chair, that pam caught me. My head ached and I felt nervous and tired. I was often so dizzy I could hardly stand. My kidneys acted too often and caused me much distress. I used several boxes of Doans Kidnew Pills and they nut me in good shaoe w Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply aSk for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Burris had. Foster-MiMnirn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.