Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1917 — Page 1

No. 137. '

EARL DUVALL TO BE MARRIED

C.?E. DUVALL AND MISS ELIZA- ‘ BETH LEE TO BE MARRIED WEDNESDAY. C. Earl Duvall, the popular merchant of this city, left today for Rockville in his automobile, where his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Lee, of that, place, will occur Wednesday evening, June 27, at the” Christian Scientist church at 6 o’clock. The wedding will be quietly solemnized, only a few members of the immediate families to be present. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Charles Royce, former pastor of the Methodist church of this city. Miss Lee is the daughter of John H. Lee, of Rockville, and is a charming and accomplished lady and has made a host of friends in this city during her visits here, who will be glad to learn that she is to make her future residence here. Mr. Duvall is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall and. is one of our very most popular and enterprising businessmen. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Duvall will take a short honeymoon trip in the former’s car, after which they will return to this city and make their home on College avenue.

Making Beautiful Rensselaer More Beautiful.

One who is privileged to be with the public a 'great deal is certainly pleased to hear the many compliments made by visitors to our city. Such remarks as “This certainly is a beautiful city,” Or “I have never seen better kept lawns,” and “Your streets are kept in splendid condition,” all sound mighty fine to a fellow who is so proud of his people and his home city. There is one spot in Rensselaer which has undergone a long drive into the 'realm of the beautiful. That spot is the triangular lot situated between Front street, College avenue and Susan street. This propery, which was once the site of the Rensselaer school building and later the home of Rensselaer’s most generous benefactor, Benjamin Harris, has been improyed and beautified, until it now rivals all other places in our city. . , The residence has been improved in many ways, the most marked being the addition of a fine large modern porch. All the other buildings have been removed, and the yard graded and improved. A neat automobile house has been erected and so marked is the change made by the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prior, that it is receiving the most favorable comment from all who see and admire it. One cannot live to himself alone. If he improves and beautifies a home, he at the same time improves and beautifies a city.

Convention Legal, But Not Suffrage, is Court’s Finding.

Indianapolis, June 25.—The act of the 1917 legislature calling a constitutional convention is valid in its provisions, except ■ for the section giving women the right to vote for delegates to the convention, Judge W. W. Thornton, of the Marion superior court decided late today. The ruling was made in a suit filed by Henry W. Bennet, which asked that the act be declared invalid and also attacked the privilege given women to vote for delegates. An appeal to the Indiana supreme court will be taken immediately by both sides. Bicycle tires, the largest line in the city. All new stock at the old low prices. Also bicycle repairs and repairing.—Main Garage.

PTHE Q RINCES 0 TONIGHT Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Features Presents CHARLES RICHMAN IN ' THE HERO OF SUBMARINE D-2 By Cyrus Townsend Brady A naval drama of unusual strength showing a thrilling experience of the famous actor being shot through a torpedo tube from a submerged submarine. . • » . «, Pictures taken by special permission of the U. S. Government-

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The Problem In the Labor Problem.

The 1 idea of sending soft-handed, tender-heeled town boys out to help plant and harvest the crops brought . forth many a laugh from the sari mers this spring. As one of our readers remarked: “It would be mighty good"for the boy but mighty hard on the farmer.” There are ways, however, in which town boys and girls may help farmers as well as other employes of labor. We have an example in Montgomery county, Indiana, where under the direction of the county agent, nine schools undertook to test seed corn and at the end of the season they had tested nearly 8,000 ears for 161 farmers, enough to plant 600 acres. The schools in New Richmond, the county seat, led in the work, having tested over 2,600 ears for* 17 farmers. In order to make the work more interesting, the First National Bank of Crawfordsville offered three prizes to the three schools testing the most corn. In this case the work of the school boys on the interest of furthering production, was not only good for them but good for the farmer also. It is a big job to find a job for which every person is best suited, but it is a job worth while, if for no other reason than to keep people out of mischief. 7

NORTHERN INDIANA CROPS.

John J. Lawler spent the week-end on his extensive farm properties in northern Indiana and brings back favorable reports of crop conditions. Corn is nearly three weeks late r but fair weather last week permitted farmers to do good work in cleaning it from weeds. The stand is good and favorable weather from now on is all that is needed to make a bumper crop, as the acreage is immense. Oat and wheat crops are good. About as many cattle are on pasture there as usual at this season, but there are fewer on dry feed. Mr. Lawler was rejoiced today to hear of the rapid strides being made toward the $8,000,000 goal for which Chicago Red Cross workers are striving. His deep interest in the success of this undertaking is evidenced by his personal contribution to the Red Cross fund of $5,000. The above item was taken from today’s Chicago Drovers Journal. It is understood that Mr. Lawler has made other gifts to the Red Cross war fund. Chairman Charles G. Spitler received a check today from Mr. Lawler for s2oo* which he requested be distributed to the following townships: Marion SIOO, Hanging Grove SSO and Newton SSO.

More Improvement on College Ave.

County Road Superintendent Gray laving made such a splendid improvement on College avenue from Vine to Jackson street by putting on a fine twelve foot rock road bed, the property owners have had the street still further improved by adding four i‘eet on e?ch side and they now have a most excellent twenty foot stone road. On account of the great amount of hauling done by St. Joseph college on this road it must be well auilt and often repaired.

John Mann went to Sheridan today for a visit with relatives. Mrs. E. L. Hammerton and daughter, accompanied by the former’s mother-in-law, Mrs. David Elder, returned to their home in Indianapolis. The condition of David C. Halstead is reported as being somewhat improved today and the outlook for lis recovery is hopeful. Eyes examined and glasses ground by optometrist of years of practical experience in one of the best equipped exclusive optical parlors in the state.—Qr. A. G. Catt, Rensselaer, Ind. Over Long’s drug store. Harry Moore, who received the appointment through Congressman Will R Wood for the naval academy at Annapolis from this district, will go to Lafayette tomorrow, where he will undergo a mental examination. About thirty-two neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henrv Doan Sunday. The occasion was the 57th birthday of Mrs. Doan. All brought well filled baskets and thoroughly enjoyed the day. *♦ * Dr. Isaac Lewis is visiting his brother, John R. Lewis, of Barkley township . Dr. Lewis is the head of the department of botany in the University of Texas. He will leave next week for New York, where he will spend the summer in Columbia University doing special work. Some miscreant shied a whiskey bottle through the glass in the rear door of the Myers pool room Sunday evening about 8:30 o’clock. Mr. Myers had just entered the front door and was turning on the light when the bottle came crashing through. Whether it was a drunken galoot with a poor aim or a premeditated act is not known.

MILK NOTICE. After July first milk will sell for 8c a quart and a pint for sc. CONRAD KELLNER. JOHN DUVALL. ABE WARTENA. . ED DUVALL. WM. MACKEY. ED REEVES. Bicycle tires, all new stock. Phone 218. Jim Clark.

RENSSELAER. INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917.

A DRY U. S. SEEMS CERTAIN

ONLY FIGHT EXPECTED ON PROHIBITING OF SALE OF WINE AND MALT DRINKS. Washington, June 25. —Formal transfer today from the house to the senate of the administration food control bill, with its drastic prohibition features, was accompanied by general prediction that the legislation would be passed by the senate within ten days and finally enacted in time to deal with this season’s crops. While debate on the Chamberlain draft of the bill continued on the floor of the senate, the measure as it passed the house was referred to the agriculture committee. A sub-com-mittee will begin its consideration tomorrow and a report to the senate is expected Wednesday. Material changes which the administration leaders have agreed to accept and which the subcommittee, may adopt tomorrow are expected to allay opposition to a larger' degree. These amendments propose: 1. Extension of government control over food, feed and fuels as provided in the Lever bill, to many other basic articles, including iron, steel, oil, copper, lead, zinc, aluminum, platinum, farm implements, fertilizers and binding twine. 2. Elimination of the provision for regulation of consumption, to insure that the food administrator shall not regulate individual rations. 3. Inclusion of a new section to insure that control of farmers’ production or storage of his own products cannot be attempted. _ 4. An addition to the licensing section to make clear that the charges to be fixed shall relate to storage and other middlemen’s handling. On the house amendment prohibiting, further manufacture of foodstuffs into intoxicants of any kind a majority of the committee is said to favor a substitute along similarly drastic lines. The fight will center upon an effort to permit manufacture of malt liquors and wines. Many dry senators strongly oppose extending the prohibition to beer and wines, although there is a strong sentiment in. the senate against further manufacture of whisky, brandy and other distilled spirits. Prospects are, however, that the senate will in the end vote to retain the prohibition proposals or at least the provision prohibiting use of foodstuffs in manufacturing distilled spirits.

Clarke’s Farewell Serman.

Indianapolis News. The Rev. G. H. Clarke, for the fast six years pastor of .the Sixth Christian church, will preach his ’arewell sermon Sunday night. He las resigned to accept the pastorate of the Union Christian church, near franklin, Ind. During the six years the Rev. Mr. Clarke has been pastor at the Sixth Christian church the congregation has increased from 425 to 631, and the church is free from all debt and has a sum set aside for the erection of a new building. An effort was made at the time he handed in his resignation to have him remain, the board desiring him to continue the work he had started, but he felt that he would have a better opportunity -at the Franklin church and Would not reconsider. He will preach his first sermon at his new church July 1. Rev. Clark was for a number of years the pastor of the * Christian church of this city. It was during lis pastorate that the present fine juilding was erected in this city. Robert Blue went to Chicago today to see the Sox-Detroit game.

THE GAYETY TONIGHT THE LAD AND THE LION WITH VIVIAN REED The Girl with the Million Dollar Smile 6 Act Selig Red Seel Play. WEDNESDAY Official government-made pictures of the European War. ■— With regular program.'

Who’s Who In Popular Music.

The Music Trades. There is an old saying that “A prophet is not without honor save in his own country,” but when “Jimmy” Hanley gets back to his home town he will receive a rousing welcome (brass band and all the trimmings), for his popular song “Indiana,” has endeared him to all who call the Hoosier State “home.” Hanley was born in Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 17, 1893, of old American stbck, and received his early education in a parochial school. He attended Campion University, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., with the intention of becoming a grekt lawyer, but soon found that the long training that all legal lights must necessarily undergo did not appeal to his artistic temperament. He therefore went to Chicago and enrolled at the Art Institution in that city in the hope of developing into a famous cartoonist and collecting a nice, juicy envelope every pay day from some newspaper. Alas! for all his carefully laid plans, art and he could not agree,” so he took a course at the Chicago Musical College and learned the A, B, C’s and K, X, Y, Z’s of the piano. After finishing his studies he went on the vaudeville stage for two years, both as a straight man and pianist, with Alex Carr. After this steady work he felt that he was entitled to a vacation, so he packed his grip and took a ship to London. London did not receive him very cordially. In fact he “went broke” there. This cured him of the wanderlust, and he settled down in New York with the intention of becoming a songwriter and furnishing the great American public with lilting tunes that would haunt it until the wee small hours of the morning. Bernard Granville of the Ziegfeld Follies was just about to enter the music publishing business at this time, and made Hanley his star writer and protege. But Jimmy found that writing popular songs did not take up all of his time and decided to look into the musical-come-dy end of the game. He walked into the Shubert offices one day, announced himself as “Mr. Nobody from Nowhere,” and demanded a hearing. J. J. Shubert was so impressed with lis nerve that he granted him an audience and gave him contracts to write “Yvette” and the Winter Garden show “Robinson Crusoe, Jr.,” in which Al Jolson starred. One day Hanley chanced to be in Shapiro, Bernstein & Co’s, office and was introduced to Ballard Macdonald, the lyric writer, who liked his style of melodies and made an appointment with him to finish up several little ideas. Hanley has since been connected with the above firm as Macdonald’s partner, and has written among others “The Whole World Comes from Dixie,” “War Babies,” and the sensational hit “Indiana,” which is sweeping the country and looks like the biggest hit of the season.

James F. Hanley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hanley, of Chicago, but formerly of Rensselaer. James is therefore a nephew of Judge Charles W. Hanley.

Lightning Kills Two Horaes.

Emmett L. Fidler, on the George Meyers farm in Jordan township, had two good horses .killed by lightning Monday afternoon. This farm is just across the road from the Welsh Bros, farm, on which Clarence Maxwell had four good milk cows killed Isat week. It is not far from the farm owned by Charles Guttrich, on which the barn and large corncribs were burned when struck by lightning a few weeks ago. The Fidler horses were insured in the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Co.

J. fester Haberkom returned to his home at Chatsworth, 111., today after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harmon. Mr. Haberkom will leave for New'York in three weeks, where he will join a concert company for the coming season. Mrs. Leonard Elder has returned to her home in Mason City, lowa, after a visit here with her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Elder and other relatives. Mrs. Laura B. Fate returned to her home here Monday evening from Altoona, Pa., where she had been called on account of the death of her brother-in-law, J. E. Harrod. Clifford Harrod, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrod, has been given a splendid position with the Pennsylvania railroad in Pittsburg and he with his mother and sister, Laura, will make that city their home. B. S. Fendig and daughter, Miriam, of Chicago, are visiting Rensselaer relatives and friends. Mr. Fendig spent the winter and spring in New Orleans, returning to Chicago about June Ist. He was engaged iff buying cabbage and other vegetables for the northern market while there, buying in carload lots front the southern growers. Since his return to Chicago his mother-in-law, Mrs. A. Oppenheimer, who made her home much of the time with Mr. Fendig and family, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Moss,- in New Orleans. She had an attack of paralysis about a year ago, but had about recovered from that. She was sitting on the porcn when she had an attack of her heart. She was taken into the house and, died a few* minutes later. Mrs. Oppenheimer was 68 years of age. She leaves three sons and two daughters.

WORK OF BOARD OF REVIEW

HAS BUSY SESSION AND MAKES MANY CHANGES IN THE ASSESSMENTS. The Jasper county board of review convened on June 4th and finished its work June 23rd, 1917. During its session the board carefully examined and corrected the assessors’ books of the sixteen separate corporations of the county. June 11th the board completed the work of computing averages on the following classes df personal property: Horses and mules $64.47 Cattle $31.23 Hogs $ 7.27 Sheep $ 5-83 Autos $175.00 Farm machinery $43.75 Household goods $32.69 The board spent June 18th and 19th inspecting personal property. June 14 Dr. Arthur ft. Kresler was granted a reduction of $l6O on additional improvements on his farm east of Rensselaer. June 20th the board agreed to the following changes in the assessment of automobiles:

Marion Township. Jerry Garland raised from S3OO to S4OO. Noah Eeigler reduced from $350 to S2OO. Percy Hauter reduced from $250. to S2OO. Rensselaer. H. L. Brown raised from S3OO to S4OO. — ===: C. H. Mills raised from $l5O to $250. C. W. Hanley raised from $250 to $350. J. J. Montgomery raised from S2OO to S3OO. Earle Reynolds raised from S2OO to $250. _ John H. Ramp raised from SIOO to $l5O. W. O. Rowles raised from SIOO to $l7O. W H. Snedeker raised from S4OO to 5590. - Fred Waymire raised from $250 to S3OO. Leslie Clark reduced from SSOO to S4OO. Newton Township. Carr Bros, raised from $250 to S3OO. Kankakee Township. R. E. Davis raised from SIOO to $l5O. ' x . Alfred Duggleby raised from SSOO to S6OO. C. R. Peregrine raised from SIOO to $250. Samuel Seegrist raised from S2OO to S3OO. Enos Hibbs reduced from $250 to S2OO. j j , Charles Stalbaum reduced from S4OO to S3OO. „ M. A. Jones reduced fr?ni S4OO to S3OO. Wheatfield Town. H. R. Langdon raised from SSO to $l5O. . j , Geo. Stembel estate raised from SSO to $l5O. Wheatfield Township. Eugene Lang raised from S2OO to $450. Andrew Grube reduced from $250 to S2OO. Herman Stewart reduced from $175 to SIOO. Walker Township; W. C. Dooley raised from $215 to S3OO. F. W. Hershman raised from $l5O to S3OO. . , , Wm. H. Hershman raised from S2OO to S3OO. J. E. Meyers raised from $225 to S3OO. Union Township. Wesley Hinkle raised from SIOO to $l5O. Joseph Kosta raised from S7O to 2 Chas. A. Rowen raised from SSO to SIOO. a Lakin & Murphy reduced from S2OO to $l5O.

Town of Remington. T. Ponto raised from $l9O to S3OO George Stoudt reduced from S3OO to S2OO. , - C. W. Merritt, of Remington, stock of groceries, raised from $750 to SI,OOO. , June 21, by order of the board, the several banks of the county were assessed on the basis of 75 per cent of their capital stock, surplus and undivided promts, less assessed value of real estate and improvements used for bank purposes as shown by their respective statements to the assessors, which are as follows: First National Bank of RensseIjiat* 7 7 540 ~~~ * State Bank, Rensselaer, $47,320. Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $46,700. . State Bank, Remington $35,400. Bank of Wheatfield, $12,830. June 22’ A. Flesher, of Barkley township, asked to have the $25 valuation of dog that had died since being assessed taken from his assessment. Request was granted. H. E. Randle, of Barkley, had his assessment reduced SBO, his horses having been listed too high. Five hundred and nine cattle belonging to J. J. Lawler were raised from $25 to $27.50 per head. Jesse Nichols disallowed credit of $1,350 against purchase of property Purchase was not complteed unti after March 1, 1917. > ' . , Board finds number of automobiles

Fred Gilman Died at Goodland Sunday Evening.

Word has reached this city» that Fred Gilman, of Goodland, passed away at his home at that place on Sunday evening. Mr. Gilman had been failing for some time. Death was du eto gallstones. At the timer of his death deceased was about 55 years of ageXMr. Gilman was well known in this city, where he had" a great many friends. The funeral is being held today.

Fire Company Was Called Out Monday Evening.

The fire company was called to the home of A. Gangloff about I'o o’clock Monday evening. Mrs. Gangloff had been burning sulphur in theehicken house to kill chicken lice when the building caught fire. The building was soon a mass of flames and by the time the fire company arrived on the scene there was nothing left of the building.

City Council Proceedings.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present with the xeception of Mayor Spitler. Very little business was transacted. The application of Wm. C. Babcock, Jr., for a license as a licensed electrician, was acted upon favorably. The preliminary assessment of the oiling on Cullen street, petitioned for by E. J. Randle et al was approved and the clerk was ordered to publish notice of same. The usual claims were allowed.

Marriage License.

Ora Ancle Jones, born in Lowell, Ind., March 9, 1895, occupation farmer, and Gladys Alma Peters, born Savoy, Isl., Dec” 9. 1896, occupation lousekeeper. First marriage for each. Mrs. C. E. Snively, sister of Mrs. George W. Hopkins, is spending the day in Chicago.

and assessments in each townships as follows: Average Township No. Value Barkley 70 Hen Carpenter 116 Gillam 43 $164 Hanging Grove 32 $176 SS.ee-::::::::::: gg Milroy J $l4O Newton 51 Rensselaer 220 Remington •• • 78 Union . 66 SJ43 Walker 24 $l3O Wheatfield 37 Wheatfield town Total 1.010 $175 Total valuation of automobiles m the county is $177,140. June 23. Board approved all mortgage exemptions, except the following: ~ „ x . Carpenter township: Estate of John E. Hardenbeck and Andrew Hall. Administrator cannot file a mortgage exemption. ' Jordan township: Estate of Jacob Kirkpatrick and Frank L. Wingard. Fred Lyons reduced one-fourth on account of filing as joint owners on separate real estate, owned jointly with three others. „ . Kankakee township: Emil Wemkauf reduced to $l2O on account of exemption filed in Starke county. Wheatfield township: Estate of George Stembel not allowed muitgage exemption. Gillam township: Estate of W. H. McKibben not allowed exemption. Board adjourned. Signed. G t THORNTON. J CHAS. V. MAY. ' : JOHN T. BIGGS. * G. H. McLAIN. . JOSEPH P. HAMMOND.

MABEL TALIAFERRO IN GOD’S HALF ACRE An Attractive Drama of Every Day Life TODAY AT THE STAR THEATRE WEDNESDAY ; Pauline Frederick in -» SOLD Also Mr*. Vernon Castle in the 13th Episode of PATRIA - MATINEE DAILY. ■ ■ ■ • ■ • - THURSDAY > Mary Pickford in A POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL An Artcraft Production in Six Parte Tin Star Theatre

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