Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1917 — Page 1

No. 138

BOARDS ARE MADE PUBLIC

EXEMPTION BOARD LIST SUBMITTED TO PRESIDENT NOT TO BE CHANGED. Indiana exemption boards under the selective draft system law, were made public Monday after Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, had notified Governor Goodrich that the list of names of such boards, which had been submitted some time ago by the executive, had been used by President Wilson without change, as his selection for the local boards in the state. * Section 4 of the selective draft law refers to the creation of these boards as follows: “Such boards shall have the power within their respective jurisdiction, to hear and determine, subject to review as hereinafter provided, all questions of exemption under this act, and all questions or claims for including or discharging persons or classes of persons from the selective draft, which shall be made under rules and regulations prescribed by the president, except any and every question or claim for including and excluding or discharging persons or classes of persons from the selective draft under the provisions of this act authorizing the president to exclude or discharge from the selective draft ‘Persons engaged in industries, including agriculture, found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment, of the effective operation of the military forces, or the maintenance of national interest during the emergency.” The list of the boards named in this state by Governor Goodrich were accepted by the president without alteration. The board named from this county and contiguous counties are as follows: JASPER. Nichols, Jesse E. McColly, Benjamin D. Johnson, Dr. C. E. NEWTON. Hosier, Charles E. Spinney, Arthur J. Glick, Dr. Q. E. CARROLL. Pearson, Charles C. McCormick, Thomas. Carney, Dr. John R. WHITE. Reagan, Dr. J. N. , ~ Sellers, Emery E» Loughrey, William. BENTON. Carter, Frank. Duffy, George. LePage, Dr. Arthur.

Bicycle tires, the largest line in the city. AU neiw stock at the old low prices. Also bicycle repairs and repairing.—Main Garage.

HEADACHES AND EYESTRAINS Many who for years have suffered intensely from chronic sick headaches, using drugs of all kinds without benefit, have found immediate and permanent relief in properly adjusted glasses, because eyestrain was the cause. We take away the strain and the relief is lasting. Satisfaction Guaranteed. CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. _ph Ol i e ij. _—_

PTHE Q RINCES U TONJGHT Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Features presents Naomi Childers and Marc McDermott . IN “THE FOOTLIGHTS OF FATE” From the Book “Joan Thursday by Louis Joseph Vance. Chicago Herald Travelog pictures. See the wonders and beauties of America. • . ,

The Evening Republican .

REGISTRATION OF WOMEN STOPPED

Decision of Judge Thornton Binding On Registration Boards After Today. Many who are opposed to the enfranchisement of women are greatly rejoiced at the decision of Judge Thornton denying to women the right to register and to vote for delegates to the constitutional convention to be held in September. This decision affects in no way whatsoever the right of women to vote as provided in the law passed by the last general assembly of this state. The decision denies to the members of the legislature who passed the law the rights to be elected delegates to this convention. . It is understood that Hon W. L. Wood was to have been a candidate. This, Judge Thornton says, is not proper.

Receives Commission As First Lieutenant.

Erret M. Graham, of this city, has received his commission as a first lieutenant in the engineers officers’ reserve corps. Mr. Graham with Devere Yeoman, was recently transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kans., from Fort Harrison, where he had been receiving his training. The commission came to this city, but will be forwarded to Mr. Graham at once. It is not known where he will be stationed now that he has been commissioned, but it is probable that he will be transferred from Fort Leavenworth. *

Stores Have Agreed to Close On July Fourth.

Practically every businessman in Rensselaer has agreed to close his place of business all day on July Fourth in order to give their employes a chance to spend the holiday as they see fit. A number of neighboring towns are to celebrate in a quiet way and it is probable that Rensselaer will be a pretty deserted place on the Fourth.

The Red Cross workroom is now open every afternoon from 2 o’clock until 5, and on Tuesday evening from 7 until 9. The women of Rensselaer are urged to give as much time as possible to this relief work. If you cannot spend an afternoon come in for just an hour or set aside one or two afternoons a week as your contribution. The work is of various kinds, so that each person can do what she wishes. All workers making the sufgical dressings should wear cover-all aprons of light-colored material and cheesecloth head gear. These can be purchased at the Red Cross room, aprons 60c and head covering sc, or each woman can bring her own. The money received for the aprons will be turned into the Red Cross fund. Each worker will be provided with a box in which to keep her apron and cap. If each woman will bring her own pair of clean scissors, time will be gained. Contributions of clean, old sheets will be very On Thursday afternoon Miss Mary Washburn will give an informal talk on relief work. Miss Washbum has spent a great deal of her time during the past two years in the Chicago headquarters of the American fund for the French wounded and is thoroughly familiar with relief work.

March —Fall in Overture —“The Little Dutchess,” Riccins. T . Medley—“ Songs of the Nation,” Lampe. Rag—Operattic, Remick. Serenade—“ The King,” Walbey. Waltz—“ Among the Lillies,” Duble. Fox Trot—“ Somewhere on Broad- — _— Overture —“Corinthian,” Hazel. Fot Trot—“ Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow,” Remick. March—Rolling in His Little Rolling Chair,” Shapiro. “Star Spangled Banner.” Chas. Wolfe, Director.

John J. Whelen et ux to John W. Phares, June 1, se ne, 28-30-7, e% sw ne, n% ne se, 28-30-7, part nw sw, 27-30-7, Barkley, SIO,OOO. Levi N. Miller et ux to Anna J. Fess, June 22, lots 1,2, block 28, Rensselaer, Weston’s addition, $500., Fritz Wendelburg et ux to Anna L. Overacher, May 15, nw nw, 3-31-7, 40 acres,Keener. Cream is high? save the loss. Buy a DeLaval separator, the world’s standard, with speed indicator; on easy payments at Kellner & Callahan’s.

I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 5 per cent 'and my limit is SIOO per acre*—P. D. Wells, Morocco, Ind.

Hopkina* City Transfer Line. Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phones 226 or 107, See Chas. Pefley for trees, vines and shrubs of all kinds. Guarantee Stock to grow or replace free of charge. For fall delivery.

RED CROSS NOTES.

Band Concert Program.

Transfers of Real Estate.

Abundance of Money.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 917.

BONE DRY UP TO WILSON

SENATORS TO LET WILSON DECIDE IF BEER AND WINE I CAN BE PRODUCED. Washington, June 26, —-The administration food control bill passed by the house, was rewritten today by a senate agriculture subcimmittee so as to give President Wilson the power and responsibility of deciding whether the nation shall be bone dry during the war and to place iron and steel and many other products in addition to food and fuel under government control. As a substitute for the house prohibition sections which, without qualification, forbid the manufacture of foodstuffs into liquor, the subcommittee adopted provisions which would prohibit manufacture, during the war, of all intoxicating beverages, and empower the president to commandeer existing supplies of distilled spirits, but would authorize the executive in his discretion to permit manufacture of malted, • fermented and vinous beverages, and fix their alcoholic content. As rewritten, the subcommittee draft will be considered tomorrow by the agricultural committee, and probablyfwill be reported at once for senate discussion without material change. For the *house prohibition plan,, the subcommittee substitute provides: That from and after thirty days from the date of the approval of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use in the manufacture of any intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes any perishable or nonperishable feeds, foods or food materials. Whenever the president shall find it necessary to conserve the perishbe subserved thereby he to permit the use of such products in the manufacture of vinous liquors. Whenever in the judgment of the president the public interests would be subserved thereby he is mpowered to permit the limited use of the materials mentioned in the manufacture of malt or fermented liquors, and to prescribe the alcoholic content thereof.

A Coincidence In Numbers.

Sunday, June 24th, there was a mother and her sixteen children and grandchildren seated at a picnic dinner in Jackson park. That mother was the wife of the late Captain John M. Wasson. In this group were her four daughters, her four sons-in-law, her four granddaughters and her four grandsons. The four sons-in-law were Judson J. Hunt, banker, of Rensselaer, Ind.; Arthur Nowels, lumberman, of Columbia City, Ind.; Jesse E. Wilson, attorney, of Hammond, Ind.; and Albert Coen, a prominent business man of Chicago. Not a bad bunch of fellows. '

MILK NOTICE. After July first milk will sell for 8c a quart and a pint for sc. ~~’T - *.' CONRAD KELLNER. JOHN DUVALL. ABE WARTENA. ED DUVALL. WM. MACKEY. ED REEVES. MUZZLE YOUR DOG. Orders have been given the, city police department to shoot any and all dogs running loose that are not muzzled. , . ‘ ~, By order City Board of Health office —— - - - We have in stock two good second'hand Deering binders which we will sell at bargain prices.—Kellner & Callahan,

THE GAYETY TONIGHT THEWAR The British navy scenes were photographed under the direction of the -government and are the only official pictures of the Grand’ Fleet: taken during the war. PAPER, HOW IT IS MADE FROM WOOD PULP Showing the interesting mechanical processes. HEARST-PATHE NEWS KNOW AMERICA Combitone colors, New Mexico. DEEP DYED VILLAINY COMEDY.

RED CROSS FUND OVER $7,000

Report So Far That Jasper County Will Give Over $7,000 to Red Cross. Full and complete reports have not been made by the chairmen of the several townships of Jasper county to County Chairman Charles G. Spitler. From reports received up until 3 o’clock this Wednesday afternoon, Jasper county will have oversubscribed her allotment of $4,200 by nearly half, the actual amount being over the $7,000 mark. Rensselaer and Marion township will lead with subscriptions amounting to about $2,300. Remington subscribed in the neighborhood of $1,200. Wheatfield town and township have subscribed about $1,600, their allotment being $275. It is believed that the Wheatfield subscription will be the banner subscription in the state based on its population. It is hoped to have a full ‘and complete report of all the corporations in the county in the very near future. The campaign will close with a meeting held Sunday, July 1, at 2 p. m., at Asphaltum, Walker township.

Pershing Says Americans Must Not Lose Sight of Necessities.

America is talking too much about about that vast fleet of aeroplanes and not paying enough attention to the equally vital infantry and artillery arms of offense, in the opinion of Maj. General Pershing’s staff. After reading cables to French papers on the nation-wide agitation in America urging congress to approve huge aero fleet plans he declared : “While supremacy in the air is imperative, aeroplanes alone are not going to win this war. There are three big elements—infantry, artillery and aviation. The three should be considered in balanced co-ordination. One arm is as important as the other. “In a modern war such as this the infantry depends on the artillery. .ft would. be foolish to have superiority to infantry, if we did not have the heavy guns to blast out the enemy and tear up the otherwise unsuitable wire defenses in front of his position before the infantry went into action. “It is likewise just as ill-advised to have an overbalanced aviation branch, if we do not have sufficient guns.”

German Hunger Rioters Slain—Women In Mobs.

Gothenburg, Sweden, June 26.Several persons were killed in te recent hunger riots in Stettin. The riots began June 18. The mob was composed largely of women, although some men took part in the disorders. The outbreak had its origin in rumors that foodstuffs had been exported. The mob plundered shops and broke windows. One girl was reported to have been stabbed through the body with a sword. In the central part of the city the soldiers used machine guns. The sound of firing was heard all night. Machine gun detachments were posted at various centers of the city throughout the following day. Work was generally resumed June 20.

HOSPITAL notes.

B. T. Lanham was operated on last night. This was a major operation. Cecil Stag, of Brook, was operated on for appendicitis Tuesday afternoon. , I Jane Parkison, daughter or—Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parkison, was operated on for appendicitis today. Little Dudley Sands underwent a minor operation today. There are now nine patients and five special nurses at the hospital. Raymond McKay is doing nicely and recovering very satisfactorily from his operation. j David Halstead continues to improve. He will be able to dismiss his special nurse Thursday. Mrs. Pierre Thomson is improving and will be able to leave the hospital in a few days. j ‘

Wage Average $16.15.

New York, June 25.-—Manufactur-ing in New York state is at top speed, and with the single exception of one jnonth—April, 1917—the pay roll was larger in May than in any previous month in the state’s history. This statement is made by the New York industrial commission. The commission estimates the increase in wages during May over the wages paid in April at 3& per cent. The number of employes, however, was smaller by 1 per cent. The average per capita earnings for one week in May for all employes of both sexes were $16.15, compared with $15.50 in April, $14.24 in May, 1916, and $12.74 in May, 1915.

Moose Attention.

All Moose are requested to be present at the lodge hall Thursday evening. There will be a smoker and work of importance.

NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be lolled. VERN ROBINSON, ■ , City Marshal. Bicycle tires, all new stock. Phone 218. Jim Clark.

WHEATFIELD WANTS SLOGAN

TOWN ASKS HERALD TO SELECT AN APPROPRIATE SLOGAN FOR THEM. Today’s Chicago Herald contains a letter from Dr. M. B. Fyfe, of Wheatfield, asking that the editor of that paper select an appropriate slogan for their, city, following the wonderful success that township had in raising a sum for the Red Cross fund. Wheatfield was asked to give $275 as their apportionate share. All Wheatfield did was to subscribe $1,600, or over five times as much as they were asked for. The town has also sent a large number of their young men to the army and navy and also have a number in the state militia. Probably no town of its size in the country can boast of such success in both the matter of raising money for the Red Cross and securing recruits for the anhy and navy. i The letter sent to the Herald follows: ■ Wheatfield, Ind., June 26.—(Special) —Here’s a little scoop. Wheatfield, called on by the Red Cross for $275, collected $1,600; largest individual contribution, SSO. Has sent fourteen boys to the front —army and navy—besides members of the state militia. Chicago has a mayor and “I Will” for a motto; we have neither. Maybe you could suggest a motto — we don’t want a mayor, for we’ve heard of yours. DR. M. B. FYFE. The Herald will leave it to their readers to provide Wheatfield with a motto.

Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, is now in the city. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at P. W. Clarke’s jewelry store promptly. The rain Tuesday afternoon was a very heavy*one during the short time it lasted. The country between here and Remington was flooded in many places, and Teports from those living there state that they had a regular cloudburst. Application has been made to send Miss Elsie Trussell, daughter Of Arthur Trussell, north of town, to Longcliff, after she had been declared insane last Monday. She is about 26 years of age. Seventy-two voters have registered in Jasper county up until noon Tuesday. Three of them are women. The three women are Mrs. A. Halleck, Miss Agnes Platt and Mrs. George Scott. Ernest Lamson was the first male voter to register. The Dexter R. Jones two hundred acre farm in Carpenter township has been sold by Howard Jones, the administrator, to Dudley Tyler, who has been the tenant upon the same for a number of years. The price paid was $220 per acre.

Rensselaer is to have a new barbershop, which will be run by Charles Jacks in the Makeever House block in the room formerly occupied by Charles Serritella, the tailor. The Rensselaer barbers recently advanced the price of hair cuts but it is said that Mr. Jacks will adhere to the former price. Granville Moody has purchased of Mrs. Alda Parkison one hundred and sixty acres of land lying just south of the old Addison Parkison homestead. It is understood that the price paid was $125 per acre. The deal was made by Amzie Laßue, the real estate agent. Mrs. Eugene Wemple and daughter, Mrs. J. J. Montgomery, went to Chicago Tuesday, where they remained over night with Mrs. Wem pie’s son, Fred. From Chicago Mrs. Wemple will return to her home in Rockford, 111.

Charles Fox, better known “Comrade” Fox, who was a number of years a mail carrier here, but who is now a helper in the Monon shops at Lafayette, was in Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Fox reports that he is getting along splendidly and likes his work very much, but he is pleased to get back to Rensselaer every now and then and shake hands with his lod friends. Three cottages are now being constructed on the five acre tract left by the will of the late Benjamin Harris for a widows’ and orphans’ home. The cottages are similar in design and each contains five rooms and a bath. There will probably be a great many more built on this tract next year. The estimated cost of each, excluding the foundation, is about $1,200. Ray Adams, of Demopolis, Ala., visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion I. Adams, and other relatives here Saturday and Sunday. He had come north with a load of fat cattle and having disposed of them atLouisville, Ky., he came on to Rensselaer. He had his right hand bandaged, having had the same hurt by a gasoline engine. Ray confirmed the reports that have been made by the papers to the effect that it is very, very dry in the south land.

TO MUSTER NOW FOR FARM WORK

Branch of Boys Working Reserve Organized at Indianapolis— Second Defense. Indianapolis, June 26.— The Indiana branch of the boys’ working reserve of the United States was organized at the statehouse yesterday and Isaac D. Strauss, banker, of Ligonier, was named state director. The organization is affiliated with the state council of defense and is under the direction of the department of labor at Washington. Its object is to register every boy in the state between the ages of 16 to 20, including all those who are able to work but too young to come under the army draft, for industrial and agricultural service. The boys will be put through a physical examination, enlisted and mustered into federal service in the same manner as if they were enlisting in the army or navy. They will take the oath of allegiance and they will become Indiana’s second line of defense, an army of thousands of young workers, expected to take up the burden dropped by the older men who are going out to war. They probably will be placed in huge concentration camps and put to work in industrial plants and on farms. Each county will have a director and he will be at the head of a count organization composed of directors from each township. For the present and until the county organizations are completed, the work will be in charge of the various county councils of defense.

Time For Patriotism And Not Partisanism.

We regret very, very much to read in some of our exchanges a disposition 'to discuss politics at this time. The Republican has purposely avoided this and shall continue to do so until the time is proper for such discussion. The remark in reference to Keener township being the strongest republican township in the county and not feeling interested in the Red Cross movement is untimely and unkind. Republican governors, senators, representatives, and the great majority of the republican papers of the county are standing back of President Wilson and are to help in every way to win the great contest in which we are all now engaged. One with a son in the trenches with his life at stake feels that the greatest thing now is to get assistance to our allies and help defeat humanity’s greatest enemy. It is the country and its honor which everyone should be interested in now. There is a proper time for all things, and the most important thing now is a united loyal support of those in whose hands we have entrusted the reins of government at this most critical time when our very existence is at stake.

Barnard Ditch Hearing.

There does not seem to be any considerable fight against the Barnard ditch petition which is now being heard by Judge J. P. Wason, of Delphi. A number have objected to their assessments but there seems to be a pretty gneral sentimnt favoring the establishment of the improvement. If the weather is favorable the judge will go over the land to be assessed Thursday. Attorney Philip R. Blue represents the remonstrators and Attorney Halleck the petitioners.

WEATHER Probably showers and thunderstorms in north arid central portion and fair in south portion tonight and Thursday.

The world’s standard DeLaval separators, speed indicator, fewer parts, largest capacity; sold on easy payments.—Kellner & Callahan.

At The Star Today Pauline Frederick in The celebrated emotional drama SOLD Also Mrs. Vernon Castle in the 13th Episode of PATRIA Full of action and thrills to the finish. THURSDAY Mary Pickford in A POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL ’By Eleanor Gates. FRIDAY BLANCHE SWEET IN UNPROTECTED ' Story by James Hatton Also the Ford Weekly. \ MATINEE DAILY. AT THE STAR

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