Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1917 — Page 1

No. 128.

ABBOTT RED CROSS ORATOR SUNDAY

Will Made Addresses at Remington and Rensselaer Sunday After* Chairman Charles G. Spitler, of the Jasper County Red Cross chapter, is just in receipt of a telegram from the national Red Cross headquarters at Chicago informing him that they will send the Hon. Wm. T. Abbott, of the Central Trust Co., of that city, to address the two Red Cross meteings to be held in this county Sunday. Mr. Abbott is now addressing the people in the large cities in the state of Illinois, and is considered by the Chicago chapter to be one of the very best men now doing Red Cross missionary work.

Abundance of Money.

I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 6 per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre.—P. D. Wells, Morocco, Ind.

Hopkins’ City Transfer Line.

Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phones 226 or 107.

Careful Service is characteristic of our eye examinations. Our tests are unerring and your eyes are safe ZZin our care. Let Us Show You that we can relieve that squint, take away those frowns, overcome headaches and relieve much nerve strain. From the wee child to the gray haired sire we offer this careful service. Each Pair of Glasses Fitted Sells Others. CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone IS.

BIG Band Concert SUNDAY Remington at 4 P. M. Rensselaer at 7 P. M. Don’t Fail To Attend Both 2 BANDS

PTHE Q BINGES U TONIGHT 7 STARS 7 ' REELS Showing Shirley Muon, Holbrook Blinn, H. B. Warner, Nanee O’Neil, Charlotte Walker, Ann Murdock and George LeGuere, each of whom had a leading part in “The Seven Deadly Sins,” and all of whom may “be ■een thia evening in THE MYSTERY OF THE SEVENTH SIN

The Evening Republican .

ARE YOU A SLACKER?

IS THERE ANY EXCUSE WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BUY A LIBERTY BOND? ' Uncle Sam has undertaken a big, hard job. It will take billions of doll lars to finance this job. Would you 1 rather make an investment now abJ solutely good and paying a good interest? Or would you rather hold back and later pay a larger amount out in revenue and taxes for which there can be no return? Do you want to please the Kaiser and prolong the war by making it impossible for the Liberty Loan not to be fully subscribed. Failure to rally to the call of the government at this time is as dangerous as for the soldiers to refuse to charge when commanded. Over subscription means sorrow to the Kaiser. Under subscription means joy to the greatest enemy humanity has ever known. Immediate and heroic action by all just now will not only win the war but will hasten the end of the bloodiest conflict ever waged upon this earth. If you had a son in the trenches would you be interested in the Liberty Loan? You may buy a Liberty Bond or not now. Later every dollar you possess may be demanded of you. The wealthy men of this community should invest thousands. Every man, woman and child can meet the demand now by buying a bond on the installment plan and paying for it by a small weekly payment. Are you a patriot? BUY A BOND. Go to your bank and buy today. You are not giving. You are investing. Buy a Liberty Bond. This deed is full of wisdom and patriotism. Retain your liberty by buying a Liberty Bond. See Chas. Pefley for trees, vines and shrulbs of all kinds. Guarantee stock to grow or replace free of charge. For fall delivery.

(Dedicated to the people of the United States.) Awake! Ye men from dreams of peace Nor sleep when danger’s near; But fling Old Glory to the breeze— There, are no cowards here. Our fathers fought, like heroes died, For years their blood they gave, That honor, home and peace be ours; Awake! Thy country save! _ Our- flag for honor ever stands To lift the weak to lead the free. America, our blessed land. Is calling, calling thee. From north to south, from sea to sea I hear the answering cry : “Thy sons forever shall be free, For thee will live and die.” Then fling Old Glory to the main Beneath her stars enroll, For cowardice shall never stain The glory of her folds. The Stars and Stripes shall lead us on, A mighty host for right— That peace shall reign forevermore And war from earth.take flight. —F. A. Halstead.

Funeral of Mrs.' Benjamin Saturday Afternoon. The funeral of Mrs. Jared Benjamin will occur Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Church of God, in this city, and will be conducted by Rev. S. J. Lindsay. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery.

Bicycle tires, all hew stock. Phonei 218. Jim Clark. ' *

COLUMBIA CALLS.

4 RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917.

GERMANY FORCED WAR ON US

By Insults and Denied Us Right to Remain Neutral, President Says On Flag Day. Washington, June 14.—America’s reasons for sending her flag against the fire of the enemy across the sea •and the purpose she seeks to serve, were stated anew by President Wilson today in a Flag day addrss beneath the Washington monument. “Germany’s* military masters <jenied the United States the right to be neutral,” the president said, ‘ and by extraordinary insults and aggressions left us no self-respecting choice but to take up arms in defense of our rights as a free people and of our honor as a sovereign government.” He recalled how the imperial German government had forbade Americans the use of the high seas and time and again executed its threat to send them to their death; how it filled this unsuspecting country with spies and conspirators and sought by violence to destroy industries and arrest commerce, and finally how the Berlin foreign office tried to incite Mexico and Japan a hostile alliance. “What great nation?” he asked, “in such circumstances would not have taken up arms?” “Now that America has been forced to war, she bids her young men go forth to fight on fields of blood far away for the same old, familiar, heroic purpose for which it has seen its men die on every battlefield upon which Americans have borne arms since the revolution. A sinister power which has'the German people themselves in its grip, now at last has stretched forth its ugly talons and drawn blood for us. “he whole world is at war, because the whole world is in the grip of that power and is trying sout the great battle which shall determine whether it is to be brought under its mastery or fling itself free.” In giving warning that the Germans actually have carried into execution their plan to throw a broad belt of military power across the center of Europe and into the heart of Asia, rejecting the idea of the solidarity of the races and the choices of people, Mr. Wilson spoke of the new intrigue for peace now appearing in many guises at the behest of the Berlin government. "It cannot go further; it dare not go back,” he said. “It wishes to close its bargain before it is too late and it has little left to offer for the pound of -flesh it will demand.”

Ball Game to Help Swell Red Cross Funds.

In order to increase the Red Cross funds in Monticello, it is being planned to have a benefit ball game during some afternoon the next week between the Co. C boys and a team made up of the business and professional men of the city. The funds would go to the Red Cross. It is thought that in this way a considerable sum could be raised. This plan seems like a very practical one and one that might be well adopted in this city. Everything connected with the game could be furnished free. The business houses could no doubt be induced to close their places for a couple of hours, thereby giving everyone a chance to attend the game. A team could be secured easily from Company M, and one could be made up of those about town., All that is needed is some one whip has the interest of the Red Cross at heart to volunteer to get up the teams and make arrangements. Who will volunteer?

NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be lulled. VERN ROBINSON, City Marshal.

THE GAYETY TONIGHT Pearl White IN MAY BLOSSOMS ' IN Pathe Colors SATURDAY 3rd Episode of The Mystery of the Double Cross AN HOUR TO LIVE •WITB REGULAR PROGRAM

AUTOMOBILE WAR TAX

OWNING AN AUTO WILL BE A LUXURY INDEED WHEN WAR TAX BEGINS. Automobile owners in this county will be interested in the proposed war tax on motor vehicles which the government proposes levy-, ing. The senate finance committee, after eliminating the five per cent manufacturing tax on motor cars, in the war tax bill, agree to a federal license on owners of cars which will range from $7.50 to $25.00 per year, according to the original cost of the machine. The committee’s action would provide: “That on and after July 1, 1917, special taxes shall be and hereby are imposed annually on owners of automobiles and motorcycles, the rate of tax to bo based on each automobile or motorcycle as follows: “Motorcycles, $2.50; automobiles, listed retail price at time of purchase not. over SSOO, $7.50; over SSOO and not over SI,OOO, $10; over SI,OOO and * not over $2,000, sls: over $2,000 and not over $3,000, S2O; $3,000 and over, $25. “Provided that the spec'al taxes herein imposed shall not apply to unsold automobiles and motorcycles held for sa'e or to owners of automobiles or motorcycles used exclusive!/ for business, provide ! further that evidence of payment of the tax shall be by receipts or stamp to be a:*j<hed to automobile oi motorcycle? under such rule s and regulations as may be prescribed by the commission of internal revenue with the approval of the secretary of the treasury and provded further that the special paid tax within a fiscal year shall not be imposed again within that fiscal year if ownership changes.” Annual taxes on the different cars are as follows:

$7.50 —Ford, Saxon. SIO.O0 —Briscoe 4, Buick 4, Chevrolet 4, Dodge, Maxwell, Oakland 6, Overland 4, Reo 4, Saxon 6, ScrippsBooth 4, Studebaker. $15.00 —Briscoe 8, Buick 6, Chalmers, Chandler, Chevrolet 8, Cole, Franklin, Haynes 6, Hudson, Hupmobile, Jeffery, Jordan, King, Kissel, Lozier 4, Mitchel, Moline, National 6, Oakland 8, Oldsmobile, Overland 6, Paige, Premier, Reo 6, ScrippsBooth 8, Sterns 4, Studebaker 6, Sun, Velie, Willys-Knight. $20.00-r-Cadillac, Haynes 12, Lozier 6, National 12, Peerless, Stanley, Stearns 8, Stutz, Winton 33. $25.00—-Locomobile, Fiat, Marmon, Mercer, Packard, Pathfinder, Pierce, White, Winton 8.

Peace Out of Question Now, Says Viviani.

Paris, June 14.—Two announcements of vital significance in the Chamber of Deputies were saved for the session at which General Pershing was present. Premier Ribot made the first reference to the abdication of Constantine of Greece, saying the allies acted in complete harmony. M. Viviani, who with Marshal Joffre, had been instrumental in hastening the arrival of the American commander, said that peace is impossible now and that they will go on to the bitter end. t -

Indians Printer Does $10,000 Bit For Liberty.

LaPorte, Ind., June 15.—What is believed to be the biggest bit for the liberty loan done by a workingman in the United States has fallen to the honor of John Enfield, printer in the employ of the LaPorte Herald. Eldred has subscribed SIO,OOO worth of Uncle Sam’s liberty bonds, it became known today. “I thought the money would do more good working for Uncle Sam than in the savings bank,” ’Eldred said. He has been a workingman all his life.

Medaryville Contractor Killed By Fall From Roof.

James Emmett, the well known contractor at Medaryville, met with an injury Monday evening at San Pierre which resulted in his death a few hours later. He was working on the new residence of Dr. Solt, from the roof of which hfe fell. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and the end came without his regaining consciousness.

Gun That Wasn’t Loaded Wounded White Co. Boy.

Orval Davis, son of George Davis, of Headlee, is lying in a hospital at Monticello with’a gunshot wound involving his lung. The gun was fired by Garland Fross. The boys stopped at the residence of Earl Hornbeck and finding no one at home they took down a rifle which was hanging on the wall. Fross, assuring his companions that the gun was not loaded, pointed it at them, with the result that a bullet passed into the body of Davis. It is. thought he will recover.

THE WEATHER Fair weather and rising temperature tonight and Saturday.

Will instruct pupils in violin.— Mrs. John I. Gwin, Makeever Hotel.

LEO WORLAND RECEIVES STATE LICENSE

Leo Worland has received his license from the state board as an embalmer and funeral director, and in partnership with his father has established and equipped one of the most modern undertaking parlors in this section of the state. Mr. Worland is a graduate of the Cincinnati Embalming College and in addition to his technical training is possessed of a wealth of good ideas that speak for the success of the enterprise. Their parlors are in the Worland furniture store. Upon entering the parlor there is nothing greets the visitor’s vision to shock him, theToom being so furnished and arranged as to convey the impression of a cozy library. In an adjoining room is carried a complete line of caskets, which are tastefully arranged. Rensselaer being the center of one of the largest trading territories in the state, the firm of Worland & Sons Will meet with well-merited success there is no doubt.

18 CARS PASS RACE TEST

DEPALMA LEADS QUALIFIERS FOR SATURDAY’S 250 MILE RACE AT CHICAGO. « - Eighteen cars qualified at Speedway Park Thursday for Saturday’s 250 mile auto derby at the Chicago track—and not one of them was under, a rate of speed of 100 miles an hour. DePalma, the popular FrenchAmerican driver, led the field in the matter of speed, turning the lap in 1:05 2-5, equalling 110 miles an hour, while Boyer in a Frontenac was only a little slower, showing 108 miles an hour. Averaging the time of the eighteen who made the trial test it shows about 104 miles an hour, so with the number showing this speed, good time is looked for. Barney Oldfield’s egg shaped special ranked third in the qualifying trial. Something of a sensation was caused by George Buzane, whose car skidded on a turn due to a loose wheel and cavorted and twisted and cut circles four or five times before being brought to a standstill. The results of the qualifying trials follow: DePalma, Packard, 110. Boyer, Frontenac, 108. Oldfield, Oldfield Special, 107. Thomas, Mercer, 107. LeCain, Delage, 105. Schillo, Mercer, 105. Hearne, Dusenbreg, 105. Durant, Delage, 104. Haines, Mercer, 104. Cooper, Stutz, 103. Fontaine, Mercedes, 103. Vail, Hudson, 102. Taylor, Newman Stutz, 102. Buzane, Detroit Special, 102. L. Chevrolet, Frontenac, 102. Patterson, Hudson, 101. Mulford, Hudson, 101. Burt, Erbes Special, 101. The rest of the cars, which were not ready Thursday, will be qualified today and the physicians will finish their work of the examining drivers and mechanics today.

Rensselaer Boy Promoted.

Omar H. Day, for the past few years a member of the high school faculty of Indianapolis, was given a fine promotion and a substantial increase in salary on last Tuesday evening, May 12, 1917. Prof. Day has been engaged with the manual training department and has been very successful. He had an excellent foundation for this work, having been graduated from Purdue University after taking the course in mechanical engineering. For a while after his graduation he was employed in a large machine shop, after which he accepted a position in the Indianapolis high school as indicated above. The school board at their meeting last Tuesday promoted Prof. Day to the head of the department of the metal working shops. In his new position he will have complete charge of two machine shops, a sheet metal shop, foundry and automobile shop, and pattern shops. He will have in addition to this the supervision of the mechanical drawing. ~ The Indianapolis schools stand in the front rank among the schools of the nation and the place to which Prof. Day has been promoted is one of the very best positions offered by that institution. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Day, of this city. This community rejoices with them in the splendid success that has come to this another - example of a Jasper county boy who has gone good, and mighty good, too.

First Slacker Tried Got All There Was.

George Kramer, the first man to be arrested and convicted under the United States law for opposing the conscription laws and failing to register, was given the maximum' sentence by Judge Mayer in the U. S. court in New York. The judge recommended that Kramer be deported when he has served his sentence. He was sentenced to one year in the Atlanta prison and fined >I,OOO for failure to register.

STOCKTON IS ACQUITTED

NEWTON COUNTY JURY BRINGS IN VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. The jury in the case of the State vs Stockton, venued from this to Newton county, brought in a verdict of not guilty Thursday afternoon. This case was begun May 29th and has had the undivided attention of the court at Kentland since that time. In February, 1916, Jay W. Stockton in his testimony before the board of accounts here, charged that he had seen D. S. Makeever’s teams * hauling corn from the county farm in the years of 1914 and 1915. Similar testimony was given by others, and among them, Ernest Morlan, who was tried in the Jasper circuit court in September, 1916, on the charge of perjury and convicted. , The case against Stockton was taken to Monticello on change of venue, but was dismissed by the court on the point that the affidavit was bad. Stockton was ordered to report to the Jasper circuit court. A new affidavit was filed here against him and on his motion the case was sent to Newton county and came up for trial May 29th. Attorney Charles Snyder was selected to act as judge, and the following were selected as jurymen: James P. Baldin, Philip Wiest, Albert Verrill, F. W. Heathie, John McCartney, Orrin B. Doty, Ray Hershman, H. S. Geard, Fred Miller, Samuel Meade, John Alta and Thomas Dixon. The attorneys for the state were Prosecuting Attorney Reuben Hess, of Kenland; Deputy Prosecutor Chas. M. Sands, of Rensselaer; also attorneys Moses Leopold, George A. Williams and W. H. Parkison, of Rensselaer, and Hume Sammons, of Kentland. Stockion was defended by Abraham Halleck, of Rensselaer; Attorney W. W. Lowry, of Indianapolis, Palmer & Carr, of Monticello, and Ray Cummings, of Kentland. Over one hundred witnesses were used and the case was fought with all the skill and power it was possible to bring to bear on both sides. The attorneys finished their arguments at ten minutes after three Thursday afternoon and after about twenty minutes of deliberation the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. It is understood that the first vote stood eleven for acquittal and one for conviction and that two ballots were taken. Thus ends one of the hardest fought and most expensive trials ever held in this circuit.

Lafayette May Revoke Franchise of Railway.

Lafayette, Ind., June 14.—Acting on instruction front Mayor Thomas Bauer, City Attorney E. Burleigh Davidson last night notified the officials of the Fort Wayne & Northern Traction Company that unless the company puts that part of Main street lying between its rails in the same condition as the remainder of the street, which is being improved with asphalt, a recommendation will be sent to the city council Monday night asking that the franchise be revoked. The board of public works is backing up the mayor and the city council on the action taken. The franchise has nearly seventy years to run. The traction company and the city have been having trouble for more than a year. The traction officials say that the company has not been making any money and that they are unable to make street improvements. , We are doing our best to keep the prices down in our grocery department.—The G. E. Murray Co.

SEE Little Ann Pennington TODAY AT THE STAR THEATRE In * delightful combination of Comedy and Drama in THE RAINBOW PRINCESS A story of a waif and the circus. Showing feats of daring, and an unusual screen production. w*, t - - p • SATURDAY . Matinee: Alma Hanlon in The Great , Bradly Mystery . Night: Ethel Clayton in Man’s Woman - The Star I . ” ft ■

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