Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 141, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1917 — Page 1

No. 141.

Lincoln Chautauqua For Next Week.

Patriotism will be the keynote of the Lincoln chautauqua programs to be enjoyed here next week. In accord with the spirit of the day, the Lincoln management has so built its season’s programs that they will be entirely in keeping with the present sentiment, and cities which have already had the Lincoln attractions this season say that they have had the effect of a real patriotic tonic for the community, making better Americans and better citizens of all who come under the influence of its nationally known lecturers, musical organizations, and novel entertainers. One of the big patriotic features of the chautauqua week will be an elaborate pageant—“ America, Yestrday and Today,” in which the young people of the city will participate. The pageant will be directed by experts in pageant work from the Lincoln staff, and it promises to be a spectacular treat. It will be completely costumed, and presented with an appropriate musical program. Through the pageant, the young people of the community will have instilled into them high ideals of American manhood and womanhood, at the same time giving the chautauqua audience one of the biggest pageants ever staged here. The patriotic motif will be especially marked in the band and orchestra programs, and ticket holders may expect some inspiring numbers in addition to the regular program.

GREAT SHORTAGE' OF IRON AND STEEL Farmer* Are Urged to Gather Up All Scrap Iron and Steel and Sell It. There never was a time in the history of the world when there was such a shortage of steel, iron and other metals as exists today. Demands upon our industry for war equipment and the continuance of the manufacture of the necessary domestic products places upon every citizen a duty to conserve the supply of raw materials. Because of this the United States Geological Survey at Washington has called upon the farmers of this country to gather up all scrap iron and steel around their places and sell it to the scrap dealer in their nearest town. In addition to the high prices that may be secured at this time for this scrap, every farmer owes a patriotic duty to his country, to get back into the industrial channels all scrap metal that he may have around his place. The Geological Survey at Washington believes that farmers will be so impressed with the importance of this measure for National defense that they will do everything they can to assist the government by gathering up all scrap metal and disposing of it'at once. Sam Karnowsky will pay 60 cents per hundred pounds for scrap iron. Adv. Charles M. Blue has received his success grade from County School Superintendent Schanlaub, of Newton county, and he has had his grade increased considerable, showing that Mr. Blue is considered a most excellent teacher by the Newton county superintendent. y

Gets the News From the Republican.

In renewing his subscription to the Republican, C. L. Thornton, of 2114 Gardner Ave., Spokane, Wash., writes: “We have many friends in ‘ Spokane, but still like to know how things arg going in our old home city.

ELECTRICAL WORK.

I have returned from Wisconsin University and have re-engaged in electrical work. WM. BABCOCK, Jr. Rev. F. H. Beard went to Spencer today for a ten days’ stay.

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The Evening Republican .

Tells of Bursting Of Large Dam.

Ernest L. Clark, a son of Mrs. E. L. Clark, of this city, and a brother of Leslie Clark, of the Republican, in a letter to the former, tells of the bursting of a large dam near Helper .recently. Mr. Clark is a dispatcher fbr the Denver & Rio Grande railroad Company at Helper. It had been his intention to return to Rensselaer in July, but since the bursting of the dam it is not certain when he will be able to return to Indiana. The letter describing the situation in Utah, follows: Helper, Utah, June 27, 1917. Dear Mother: Well, it is very uncertain now when I will get home. Gooseberry Dam, which held the water in Mammoth Reservoir, which supplied all this country with water, gave way Sunday night and flooded everything. The reservoir was fifteen miles iong and contained enough water to cover four square miles forty feet deep. We got word Sunday afternoon that the dam was expected to go out and to notify everyone to be prepared to take to the hills. When I came to work at midnight Sunday it was still holding, 'but everyone >vas instructed to go to the hills when the fire whistle blew. At 12:30 a. m. I got word from the dam that they could not hold it and in an hour the whistle blew, myself and the operators and four or five men who stayed in the office with me were the only people left in Helper. Everyone else was up on the hills, where they stayed until daylight. I had my grip packed and was ready to go when the water showed at Colton, but luckily for Helper, only the top portion of the dam gave away, the balance holding until about 7:30 a. m., letting the water come down gradually. If the. entire dam had given away, .there would have been a wall of water 7<5 feet high come through here. The water reached here about 2 . p. m. Monday afternoon and it is still running high this morning at 3 a. m., Wednesday. It did not reach our house, but was up to the street we live on. It washed out several houses between the river and Main street rnd we thought for a time yesterday that it would take out two jig brick stores, as it cut in under the rear of them, but believe they will manage to save them, as they blasted out another > channel and turned part of the water. It washed out all the bridges between here and Colton, 20 miles up the canyon, and a great deal of the track, and washed away about half the town of Castle Gate. It will be at least a month before we have a train to Salt Lake, but our track held east of here, so we can still operate trains between here and Denver. I don’t know how we will be fixed for water this summer, as every town between Scofield and Woodsifle, Over 100 miles, depended on the reservoir for their summer water. Everyone has been notified not to use any water for sprinkling lawns or watering their gardens, so I see where my garden burns up, as there is no rain here in the summer. If there should be a few rains up in the mountains this summer, it may keep us in drinking water from Green River. All the mines have closed down and will be closed for at least a month. One of the other dispatchers went to Salt Lake Sunday morning, expecting to be back today and let me go, but have no idea when he will get bp ck now, as we have no wires to Salt Lake and can get no word from there. He will either have to go around by Denver over the Union Pacific, making a trip of about 1,500 miles, or walk 20 miles over the mountains, to get back to Helper.

Prof. A. P. Morrow, a graduate of Butler College, has been elected to teach in the Wheatfield high school. Prof Morrow was graduated from the Wabash, Ind., high school in 1911. After his graduation he taught school for two years and then entered Butler University and was graduated from this institution this year. Prof. Morrow’s parents live at Wheatfield and his father owns and operates the elevators at Tefft and San Pierre.

Women to Continue Registering.

The Jasper county board of registration received advice today from Ele Stansbury, attorney general for the state of Indiana, that they may continue to‘register women for the election to be held in September, at which time delegates to the constitutional convention will be elected. The attorney general states in-his communication that Judge Thornton agrees with him that “registration boards should allow women to register.”" Judge Wason, who was here last week hearing the Barnard ditch case, is of the opinion that the supreme court will hold the law in. reference to woman suffrage to be valid: Mrs. Wason, the judge’s wife, is chairman of the Ninth congressional district Women’s Branchiae League.

WEATHER . Tlundersbowers jn north portion this afternoon; fair tonight and Sunday; warmer in north and central portions tonight. ■,

Notice to Redmon. All members are reqtiested to be present Monday evening, July 2. Business of importance to be decided upon. Installation of officers and eats. By order of Sachem.

Will Teach in Wheatfield.

'■ RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917.

Find Registration Of Women Is Legal

Word has been received from Ele Stansbury, attorney general of liv diana,to the effect that he and Judge Thornton, of the superior court of Marioh county, had had a conference regarding the registration of women in the state, and as a result of the conference decided that the recent decision of Judge Thornton permits the registration of women to continue. This information will be haled with delight by all women Voters who, through a misunderstanding, of the decision, due to conflicting opinion regarding it, and in order to make the registration of women legal, have been registering prospective women voters through a notary in the registration .office. This was done so that in case the judge’s decision did amount to an injunction against the registration, and in case the injunction was reversed by the superior qourt, the women would be registered, and eligible to vote at the September election. As a matter _of fapt, the decision.did not apfcly to registration, but to voting in the election. The supreme court has ste July 10 as the time for hearing the decision. The arguments will begin at 8 o’clock and two hours will be given to each sidd for the presentation of its case. All briefs must be submitted to the court not later than July 7. Every woman should register as soon as possible. •

Examining Officer Will Be Here On July 5th.

Captain H. B. Tuteur has been notified that N. A. Carey, of Crawfordsville, an examining officer of the Indiana National Guard, will be here on July 5 to give a physical examination to sixteen members of Company M, who have enlisted recently. With the exception of these sixteen men, all the members of the local company have undergone a physical examination. Although Captain Tuteur has not been officially notified, it is his belief that recruiting will be stopped by the govrenment on July 5, when conscription starts. The captain urges that all young men join the company before that date in order that they may take the physical examination when Mr. Carey comes. When volunterring stops all conscripted men will be subject to call and placed in any field that the government sees fit to place them.

Trouble Reported In Wolcott Church.

Monticello Journal. The report comes from Wolcott that the pastor of the Baptist church at that place, Rev. Fuller, has been requested to hand in his resignation. The report has it that the congregation has been in quite a turmoil for several days, due to alleged indiscreet conduct on the part of the minister. He has been the pastor of the Wolcott church for some months. During the Mexican trouble Rev. Fuller was chaplain of one of the Indiana regiments located on the border. Charles Greenlee, formerly a merchant at Parr but now living at Yeoman, Ind., came to Rensselaer this morning.

Squire C. W. Bussell, of Hanging Grove township, went to Hammond today to visit his sons, Elvyn and Wilson. Elvyn is working in Chicago but will come down to Hammond over Sunday. While there Mr. Bussell will shoot on the government range. The Squire has long been oen of the best shots in the country and during his younger days the object of his aim fairly got away. Only last winter Mr. Bussell shot a big wolf in Hanging Grove township, and perhaps he can show some of Uncle Sam’s men how to handle a gun on the range, too.

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Wilson Halts Bone Dry Movement.

Intervention of President Wilson checked the <> bone diy ?1 - national prohibition movement in congress. Confinement of prohibition legislation to distillery beverages without interference with manufacture of beer and wines, it is generally agreed, wiH result. Prohibition leaders were asked by the president in order to prevent the delay in passing the food control bill, to drop their fight against the manufacture of beer, wines and other light intoxicants. With a formal response from the drys deferred, senate leaders of all factions quickly reached an understanding to limit absolute prohibition ot distilled spirits. President Wilson exchanged letters with the Rev. Dr. James Cannon, chairman of the national AntiSaloon League’s legislative committee, and called senate leaders to the white house in his effort to harmonize differences and smooth the way for final enactment of th food measure. In his letter to Dr. Cannon the president said: “I regard the immediate passage of the bill as of vital consequence to the safety and defense of the nation. Time is of the essence, and yte it has become evident .that heated and protracted debate will delay the passage of the bill indefinitely if the provisions affecting the manufacture of beers and wines are retained and insisted upon. Under these circumstances I have not hesitated to say to the membra of the senate who have been kind enough to consult me that • is would undoubtedly be in the public interest in this very critical matter if the friends of these provisions would consent t otheir elfinination from the present measure. Feeling that your committee is actuated by the same patriotic motives which inspire, me, I am confident that these considerations will seem to you, as they often seem to me, to be imperative.”

Jasper-Newton Medical Society Met Friday Evening.

The Jasper-Newton Medical Society met at the home of Dr. Kinneman at Goodland Friday evening. ' Drs. Kresler, English, Washburn and Gwin of this city attended. Dr. Shanklin, of Hammond, was present,and talked on the part that physicians would be called upon to play during the war with Germany. He gfive it as his opinion that practically every physician would be drafted into the service before long. The Hammond physician is a member of the Medical Defense Board.

Jasper County Conscription Board.

The members of the Jasper county conscription board are Dr. C. E. Johnson, Sheriff B. D. McColly and Clerk Jesse Nichols. These are three most excellent men and will discharge the duties imposed upon them as fairly as any three men in Jasper county. It goes without saying that none of them have desired or asked for the positions which carries no pay whatever and will be cause them to handle some problem which will be far from agreeable. They have accepted the position because they were asked to do and for the reason that they with most other loyal and patriotic stand ready to make any sacrifice that may be necessary for them to undergo. Possibly it would have been better had a member of the minority party in this county been, putron the board.

We Get the Local News First.

The Evening Republican tries to be up to the minute in it reports of the local happenings in this community. A large number of our friends are mighty good in assisting us' by .calling up and giving items. This is greatly appreciated. That the Evening Republican is appreciated is proveh by the .fact that should one of our boys miss a patron therd is an urgent call sent in to the office and request for the paper made emphatic. Mapy people are so anxious to get the happenings of the day that they sit impatiently upon their porches awaiting the arrival of our newsy sheet. Even the Jasper County Democrat thinks so much of our locals that the third page of today’s issue contains more than 30 locals whith had previously appeared in the Evening Republican and the big majority of them are in very much the same language.

Marriage Licenses.

- June 30. Russell Clark Chapman, born Marshall, Ind., Dec. 1, 1893, occupation farmer, and Clara Augusta Pluimer, born Virgia, Ind., Dec. 9, 1897, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

—J. O. Sunderland, of Foresman, was in Rensselaer today. v ■■ "-v ' ■ ■■ County Superintendent-elect Sterrett'was here today. The county registration board reports that the voters are registering much more rapidly nojv and at two o’clock today 152 had registered, five or six of them being women. < Mrs. Fred Stoeksick, of this city, who was to be od unsound mind the fore part of the week, was taken to the asylum at Logansport Friday by a local 'physician, accompanied by Mrs. B. D. McColly and son, Harry. Mrs. John Trapp and three children, of Berwyn, 111., came for a week end visit with her brother, J Sergeant J. M, Sauser. ~

Raper Celebrates 50th Anniversary.

Winamac Republican. This edition of the paper is the Republican’s “birthday party”—our fiftieth birthday. Fifty years ago. in April, 1867, a company was formeci to publish the Republican. The printing office was established in a small building on the ground now occupied by Grabner’s bakery. Stephen Bruce was one of the original owners and John Farrill moved tp Winamac from Logansport to become its first editor and the printer. No cpoies of the papers of that first year are in our files, but suflice it to say, a considerable change in appearance of the printing office and paper have resulted in the fifty years’ growth. The paper in those days was printed on an old Washington hand press, a few hundred an hour. Today the office is equipped with a large two-revolution cylinder press that utrns out the printed papers at the rate, of about 1,500 an hour. In place of the old system of folding the papers by hand, another modern machine folds the papers ready for the postoffice as fast as they are printed. Both the printing press and folding machine are harnessed to a five horsepower electric motor. The business of the paper and job printing plant keeps five persons iusy the year round, and the records show a substantial increase in business each year. The Republican has made constant effort t oadvance in service and equipment with the progress of the county, and our increasing business and the liberal patronage of the people of Pulaski county is a great source of satisfaction to us.

The Republican force takes much pride in bending every effort in the job printing department as well as the paper, to realize the office slogan of “Republican Quality Printing.” The job printing department has increased its equipment each year, until it now has hundreds of pounds of up-to-date job type, rule and similar equipment for producing “quality work.” Its workers are bxperienced in type arrangement for good job pririting and in the making of a workmanlike product of the two job presses or the cylinder press. The department has established a scientific system of job records for the accurate and honest determining of prices for its job printing, consistent with good work. We hope this souvenir edition of the paper will arouse the same delight for our readers in the progress of Pulaski county and Winamac, that it has inspired in us as we have recounted the mile-stones of advancement and behold ourselves in a county and city of healthy prosperity. Republican editors since 1867: John Ferrill, John W. Ryan, F. S. Remington, Jacob efser, W. B. Jenkins, Bert Atchison, Newton Brothers, Carl W. Riddick and Foster W. Riddick.

Half a Million Men

There are more thati 500,000 jobless Americans of military enough for the first increment of the new army, according to a comp latio nos statistics made public this week by the census bureau. The tabulation reveals that there are 10,079,500 men between the ages of 21 and 30 years and, therefore, subject to military duty. Of the total eligible for military duty there are 5,729,400 who are single, 4,554,900 who are married, 120,900 are divorced or widowers, and 40,300 who have not been reported either married or single. The percenatge is 53.3 of single men and 45.1 of married men. —.

Mrs. Jenny Beagley and baby left this morning for her home in Louisville, Ky. She had been visiting relatives in Brook.

A great number of Rensselaer people will no doubt attend the dedication of the hew Methodist church at Remington Sunday. Dr. W. E. McKenzie will dedicate the building. A banquet was held by the young men of Remington at the church Friday evening in the church dining rooms. The banquet was well attended and there were a great number present. The young ladies of the church served and the occasion wag a very enjoyable one. The edifice is a fine one, modern in every respect and the citizens of Remington and the surrounding community are very proud of it. Sunday evening there will be a musical program and the following evgning a cantata, “Nazarene,” will be presented.

Abundance of Money.

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

Hopkins* City Transfer Lino. Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phones 226 or 107. NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be killed. VERN ROBINSON, City Marshal. MILK NOTICE. After July first milk will sell for 8c a quart and a pint for 5 c CONRAD KELLNER. JOHN DUVALL. ABE WARTENA. ED DUVALL. WM. MACKEY. ED REEVES.

Of Draft Age Idle.

Conscription Board Gets Instructions.

The following excerpt from telegram of Provost Marshal General Crowder under date of June addressed to Governor Goodrich, is of great importance to each exemption board in Indiana i ~ “It is now the desire to have local exemption boards take charge of the cards over which, they have jurisdiction and assign serial numbers as provided in struction to local boards, form seventeen, mailed to you on June 21st. The cards must be numbered in a single series for each local board jurisdiction.” We interpret this telegram to mean that each local exemption board will immediately take charge of all cards for the territory over which it has jurisdiction, compare the copies of the registration cards with the originals, serially number both originals and copies in red ink, compare originals and copies, make and dispose the lists of names and numbers and get the copies of the cards to Indiana State Headquarters according to instructions found in ‘‘lnstructions of Local Boards,” form No. 17. Where the division of a county or cit yfor exemption purposes is different from the division for registration purposes the first care and important duty will be the proper division of the registration cards among the exemption boards. No single precinct must be divided between two or more exemption board jurisdictions and the lines of division must be well marked. A single error in the work of any exemption board in Indiana or the east delay may retard the work of the entire nation. We sincerely hope Indiana may be the first state in the union to report to the president a complete and perfect organization and readiness for the next step in the nation’s work. Thanking yon for your hearty and efficient co-operation, we are, Very truly yuors, JESSE S. ESCHBACH, Conscription Agent.

The A. L. A. at Louisville.

The annual conference of the American Library Association, held at Louisville June 28-9, was most successful in every way, with an attendance of 800. Louisville was hospitality itself, and gave its visitors many charming attentions, including drives, teas and receptions, and ending with a program by literary and musical Louisville. Mrs. George Madden Markin read from Emmy Lou; Mrs. Alice Hegan Rice read from Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch; Mr. Cale Young Rice read four of his poems; Mrs. Annie Fellows Johnston gave a paper and stated afterwards in conversation that when a child she lived with her parents on a farm very near Rensselaer. Letters were read from Henry Witters on, rvin Cobb and other absent writers. The great subject for discussion in the conference was library service for the soldiers, and a war committee was appointed the first day and held almost continuous session. It was decided to build and equip libraries nish them with 10,000 volumes each, nis hthe mwith 10,000 volumes each, and provide expert library service. Subcommittees are already working on these plans. It was also proposed to hold a War Service Library Week, probably in September, in all the libraries of America, for the purpose of acquainting the people with the resources of the library, and stimulating the use of them as an aid in food production and conservation, in military and naval training, and in all the economic, business and industrial problems, whos esolution is as vital to the success of the war aa those of a purely military nature.

Miss Constance Libbey, after a visit here of several weeks with the family of C. W. Hanley, has returned to her home in Boulder, Colo. Mrs. Frank Hamilton and children returned to their home at Lafayette today after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bott, Mrs. Hamilton’s parents.

Night Program Kitty Gordon In a Big World-Brady Production FORGET ME NOT MONDAY Vivian Martin • I in THERIOT, DIRECTION A Lovely Paramount Picture AT THE Star Theatre

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