Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1917 — Page 1

No. 166.

Appoint Committee to Purchase Shorthorn Heifers.

Ad Parkison, J. N. Leatherman and Edd Randle will compose a ‘ committee which'will purchase the Shorthorn heifers for the members of the Jasper County Calf Club, according to plans made Monday evening in a meeting attended by representatives of Purdue University, the Jasper County Better Farming and Linstock Associations and directors of the First National Bank, which will finance the club. It was thought that these men, with their wide experience in the cattle business, will be able to make the selections and secure the right prices better than any others who might be named. Clarence Hurley, Assistant County Agent Leader, stated that he had been spending considerable time, locating the. class of heifers desired and read letters from the secretary of the American Shornhom Association and others referring him to 10-» calities where the high class animals desired could be bought. J. M. Shanklin, livestock club leader from Purdue, stated that the

idea being worked out in Jasper county was entirely new and that he was sure it 4rould develop into one of the best things ever started to encourage the introduction of good livestock and to increase the interest of the boys on the farms. Mr. Shanklin is in charge of making the rules governing the distribution. Henry Paulus of the Better Farming Association stated that nothing had been started in the county along food’ production lines that has been so warmly received as this plan to bring in pure bred livestock and that he considered it a wonderful opportunity for the boys to secure the services of skilled men in buying their foundation animals. It was decided that County Agent Learning should continue to receive applications for heifers up until the middle of October. The livestock association officers will then select forty or more from this number who . will receive pure bred Shorthorn yearling or heifer calves, ''each boy giving his note for the cost of the individual he receives. These will be kept by the boys until October, 1918, when they will be sold at auction, the boys to receive the difference bteween the selling price and the original cost. The plan has the two-fold purpose of increasing the number of pure bred herds in the county and stimulating an interest among the boys in better agriculture.

NO LOOKING BACK IN RENSSELAER.

New Evidence Constantly Being Published. Since the long succession of Rensselaer reports were first published in the local press there has been no looking back. Rensselaer evidence continues to pour in, and —better stillthose whose reports were first published many years ago, verify all they said in a most hearty and unmistakable way. Read the experience of Mr. Jacob R. Wilcox, retired farmer. He says:.i*‘l suffered from backaches and severe pains across my loins. I couldn’t rest day or night and was tired and worn out. The kidney secretions were highly colored and contained sediment. Nothing seemed to relieve me until I got Doan’s Kidney Pills from B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store. ' They relieved the aches and pains, 1 could rest better nights and the passages of the kidney secretions were regulated.” (Statement given May 31 1907) ' * bn February 29, 1916, Mr. Wilcox said: “I continue recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills as a reliable medicine. They have never failed to do good work.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Wilcox has twice publicly recommended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ■

’ Hear the 855.00 talking machine at Larsh & Hopkins’.

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Home Economics Club Starts Campaign.

The Home Economics club of this city has launched a movement that should enlist the services of every housewife in Jasper* county. The plan is to fill the cellar of the Jasper county hospital with canned fruits, jellies and vegetables to be donated by the housewives, for the coming winter. The movement has been on fdbt for some time and at the next meeting of the club definite plans will be completed for the work. Mrs. J. W. Horton has been appointed chairman of a committee to receive donations. The other two members of the committee are Mrs. George Meyers and Mrs. Joe Pullins. The county will be divided into sections and sub-committees appointed in each of these to look after the work of obtaining donations from the ladies of the various sections. It is to be a county-wide movement and every lady of the county is asked to enlist in the movement. The club urges that the ladies, at some time during the- coming canning season, prepare some fruit, jelly or vegetables in as an attractive manner as possible and on the outside of the jar they write their name. When this is done they may report to their section committeemen and the ar-ticles-will be gathered up and turned over to the chairman. All of the donations will be on display at the horse show which is to be held in October and then turned over to the hospital board. Mayor C. G. Spitler and Chauncey Wood have promised to help in the work. As is known, the expense for foodstuffs so rthe hospital is very heavy, and if the cellar of the building can be filled with donations the club will feel that they have done a very worthy deed and also to have lessened the expense of the taxpayers. This should not be looked upon as a charty* movement by the citizens, for whatever donations they make at this time will simply lessen their taxes that much. Rensselaer is indeed for’tunate to have such a fine hospital, which is the envy of our neighboring towns, and we should all take pride in helping to keep it up, ,The_ expense to each individual coming from the movement that has been launched by the Economics club will be very small. Much fruit goes to waste each year and it will only take a little more effort On the part of our people to provide something in the way of . foodstuffs for our hospital.

Mrs. J. H. Bums, of Goodland, who had been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester’Gray, went to Parr this morning for a visit with Mr. ana Mrs. James Babcock. Hopkins’ City Transfer Lina. Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phones 226 or 107. 1 n 1 --- A large number of local young men went to Hammond yesterday to take the physical examination, preparatory to entering the second officers training school at Indianapolis. Prof. Leo Hovorka and wife returned from Chicago this morning, where they had accompanied Mr. Hovorka’s brother, who returned to his home in Wisconsin Monday.

Miss Simpson, superintendent of the Monnett Home, went to Chicago today, where she will spend a week in study. After this she will spend two weeks in lowa before returning here. „ Mrs. Kate Watson and daughter, Katharine and Mr. and Mrs. B F. Fendig left the first of the week for a visit at Yellowstone Park and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Patterson and three daughters, of Redlands, Cal., came Monday via automobile for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades. The task of preparing the notices to. be mailed to the 112 young men. who are to appear before the local exemption board next week, was completed shortly after noon today and were put in the mail. Hugh Kirk, Harve Hemphill and Arthur Battleday went to Rantoul, 111., today, where they will attempt to join the aviation corps of the United States army. A 640 acre farm near Rantoul was recently converted into an aviation school for young men enlisting in this branch of the service. Experienced airmen teach the new men the art of handling the planes. This is one of the most enticing branches of the service and several .other local young men are contemplating making application in the near future, if the othejs applying from this city are accepted.

Are You One of Thom? There are a great mony people who would be,very much benefited by taking Chamberlain’s Tablets for a weak or disordered stomach. Are you one of them? Mrs. M. R. Searl, Baldwinsville, N. Y.» relates her experience in the use of these tablets: *T had a bad spell with my stomach about six months ago, and was troubled for two or three weeks with gas and severe pains in the pit of my stomach. Our druggist advised me to take Chamberlain’s .Tablets. I took a bottle home and the first dose relieved me wonderfully, and I kept on taking them until I was cured. These tablets do not relieve pain, but after the phin has been relieved may prevent its recurrence. C

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1617.

Only a Crushing Victory Will Free German Yoke.

In a speech at Madisoi Barracks, N. Y., Sunday night before 1,500 members of the officers’ reserve corps, Secretary of State Robert Lansing, emphasizihg the peril of German imperialism to the United States and the world, declared the belief that the German people would not cast off the yoke of autocracy “until the physical might of the United democracies of the world has destroyed forever the evil ambitions of the military rulers of Germany. That,” he added, “is the only way to restore peace to the world. “Were every other people on earth able to express their will, there would, be no wars of aggression,” he said, “and if there' were no wars of aggression, there would be no wars, and lasting peace would come to this earth. The only way that a people can express their will is through democratic institutions. Therefore, when the world is made safe for democracy, when the principle prevails, universal peace will be an accomplished fact. 1 ' “No nation or people will be more fit than these United States when that time conies. A great people, ruled in thought and word as well as in deed by the most sinister government of modern times is straining every nerve to supplant democracy by the autocracy which they have been taught to worship. “When will the German people awaken to the truth? When will they arise in their might and cast off the yoke and become their own masters? I fear that it will not be until the physical might of the United democracies of the world have destroyed forever the evil ambitions of the military rulers of Germany and liberty triumphs over its arch-enemy.” Mr. Lansing sought to drive home to the student officers the righteousness of the cause for which they had volunteered to go to France and fight, asserting that America would win, '‘Because our cause is the cause of justice and right and- of humanity.”

Company M. May Go To Fort Benjamin Harrison.

That Company M may leave Rensselaer shortly after mobilizing here next Sunday, is now a probability, according to advices received from the army officials. • Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, went to Fort Benjamin Harrison Sunday to see whether the Indiana-National Guard could be supplied with blankets, cots and other equipment from the quartermaster’s department there in case General Smith acts on permission recieved from the central department of the United States army at Chicago to mobilize the guard at the fort on August 5, instead of at the various headquarters of the units. In all probability the guard will be mobilized at the fort and wiH be transferred from there to Hattiesburg, Miss., about «September 1. Word from the war department at Washington says that September Ist is the earliest possible date for the completion of the cantonment, but that troops must be there not later than September 15. General Smith has recommended the following as staff officers of the general staff of the seventeenth national division of Indiana and Kentucky troops: Lieutenant Laßue D. Carter, for chief of medical staff, and LieutenantColonel Gideon W. Blaine as judge advocate.

Wild Hay to Put Up On Share*. A large acreage of good wild hay on the Kent tract of land in Newton county, owned by John J. Lawler. Put up either on shares or by ton. See Janies Manager Lawler Ranches, Telephone 387. The iron market has dropped and I am now paying 40c per pundred pounds delivered. Better bring in your iron now as the mafket is expected to go still lower.—Sam Karnowsky, Phone 577.

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Draft Dodgers to Get Places In Front Ranks.

Washington, July 30.—Prompt and efficient work by district exemption boards is expected by government officials as a result of stripping all red tape from the procedure of the tribunals. President Wilson's executive order outlining the principles to govern exemptions, coupled with instructions to the' boards from Pro-vost-Marshal General Crowder, are regarded here as setting in motion the last phase of the selection process with a momentum that insures a minimum of confusion and delay. \ The object of instructions is to impress the boards with the view that their primary purpose is to select the personnel for the national army from the great reservoir of registered men in the shortest possible time. To that end they have been informed that no legal precedents bind them and that there need be no adherence to rules of evidence or other technicalities of court procedure. Attorney-General Greggory set in motion today further machinery to increase the size of the registration reservoir from which the 687,000 men for the first call are to be drawn. Thousands of men failed to register, it has been found, for one cause or another. Through the district attorneys, the department of justice is rounding up these men and when found they will be assigned numbers which will insure their being called up for examination at an early date. They will be given the serial numbers of men near the top of the list alraedy permanently discharged for physical reasons. The first reports of the boards on physical examination are beginning to appear. As yet, however, they are not complete enough to make any logical deduction as to the probable average of rejection for this reason.

Ed Robinson spent the day in ChiCagO. '■ Vern Nowels and Charles Warner went to Lafayette. Wash Cook was down from Hanging Grove for the day. Mr. and Mrs. John Colbo, of Francesville, went to Chicago today. Mrs. C. J. Hobbs is spending the day in Chicago. t . Larsh & Hopkins have Ford auto lenses, $1.25 per pair. Frank Hill made a business trip to Crown Point today. Thos. E. Wilson talking machines at Larsh & Hopkins’. Mrs. John T. Culp has been quite sick for a few days. For high grade threshing coal go x> the Farmers Grain Company. *————■—■ Charles and C. Ross Dean went to Chicago on the early morning train. Automobile accessories at the right price. Larsh & Hopkins’ Drug Store. Attorney John A. Dunlap went to Indianapolis today on legal business. Harry Gallagher returned to his lome in Lansing, 111., after a short visit here.

Attorney Abraham Halleck, who lad been in Knox on legal business, returned today. Byron Hemphill, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Hemphill, went to Delphi today. Cope Hanley returned to his studies in Indiana University Monday evening. Emil Hanley and John Luers have joined the hospital corps at Frankfort. Emil went to Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs.- John A. Dunlap moved into their beautiful new home on College avenue Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Gallagher returned today to their home in Baltimore after a visit with relatives here. Miss Dorothy Rogers returned to her home in Roselawn today after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopper. Bicycle tires, the largest line to the dty. All new stock at the oM low prices. Also bicycle repairs and reoairing.—Mato Garage. Ord Hanley, of Gary, spent Sunday here with his wife, who is now a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. LaForce. —Valparaiso Vidette. Harvey Phillips returned to his home at McCoysburg, after a week s visit in Rensselaer. He expects to be called out the middle of August. Mrs. Geo. Sigman and. Mrs. Chas. Scharf returned to their home at Fostoria, Ohio, after a visit with their sons at Collegeville. Captain Tuteur took several squads of his newest recruits to Milroy park last evening, where he put them through a brisk two hours drill. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mills and daughter, Dorothy, returned from Danville, 81., and had expected to spend this week at a northern Indiana lake, but ’have been unable to get away on account of the illness of Dorothy. i..? r- '<vs,

Concordia, Kansas, Hit Top With 106—No Relief Sighted.

Washington, July 30.—The sumYner’s most extensive heat wave overspread almost the entire country east of the Rockies today, causing severe suffering in the cities, resulting in scores of heat prostrations and a few deafhs. Little relief is promised before late in the week, except for local areas. No general rains to cool the super-heated atmosphere were in sight on the weather map tonight. Official. reports to the weather buraeu today showed .106 degrees at Concordia, Kansas, the hottest spot on the map; 104 at Omaha, 100 at Albany, N. Y.; 38 at Chicago and Boston, 96 in Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore, and temperatures almost as high in many other cities. Only in the northwest, the northern lake regions and Maine did the heat show any signs of moderating.

DAILY GRAIN LETTER.

July 30, 1917. Northwestern lowa reports on the crop outlook art very favorbale. Loda, Illinois, writes: “Never saw conr grow faster than for past ten days. Around here would say oats cutting is from one-third to one-half through. Farmers are estimating the yield from 40 to 75 bushels to the acre. With good weather, would say threshing ought to be in good swing by second week of August.” Schnectady, New York, wires: “Ten more days of this weather will make corn normal. Now tasseling everywhere.” ♦ While extremely hot weather has prevailed over the corn belt for several days, damage reports are confined almost entirely to parts of Kansas. Temperature Sunday in latter state shows over 100 at many points, with hot wind. Nebraska and lowa reports taken aS a whole show no actual damage. A report from Kearney, Nebraska, says real damage has been very slight and corn can get along with-, out rain • for some time if excessive temperatures and hot winds subside. Illinois points were bidding this morning the following prices and report very little being sold. No. 2 Red Whea't $2.50, August shipment; No. 3 White Oats 67 %c, shipment by August 15, 65c thirty days’ shipment; No. 3 white corn $2.30.

Minneapolis Tribune says: “Heavy rains accompanied by cooling breeze# moved eastward over the Dakotas last evening and had entered Minnesota before midnight, bringing relief to crops.” Government weather report forecasting cooler weather today and tonight in Minnesota, the Dakotas, lowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. The country offerings of oats up to this time, have not been large, but the trade looks for an increase in arrivals within ten days. Advices from country continue to indicate that old stocks of corn on farms in Illinois are practically exhausted. Stocks of wheat in all position# in Chicago decreased 13,000 bushels; corn increased 1,000 bushels; oats decreased 168,000 bushels of the week.

Eyes examined and glasses ground by optometrist of years of practical experience in one of the best equipped exclusive optical parlors to the state. —Dr. A. G. Catt, Rensselaer* Ind. Over Long's drug store. Mr. and Mrs. W. ’W. Boughan, who have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bissenden, left this morning for their home in Kankakee, [ll. Mrs. Bissenden is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boughan. Farmers are very , busy cutting what seems to be the best crops of oats ever raised in this county. Several threshing machines will start the latter part of the week. This is ideal harvesting weather. The weatherman is surely making some decisive drive on the kaiser by giving us this crop saving and crop producing weather. See Chas. Pefley for trees, vines and shrubs of all kinds. Guarantee stock to grow or replace free of charge. For fall delivery. Abundance of Money. I can loan you all the money you want on that farm.- Mv rate is 5 per cent and my limit is 8100 per p. D. Wells, Morocco, Ind.

s NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be killed. will De xuieu. vEßN BOBINSON, • J City Marshal.

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 Wealth office.

LARGE FARM FOR RENT. We still have a large farm for rent. Rensselaer quarters. Write or phone, James Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches, Rensselaer, Indiana, Phone

« WEATHER. Fair and continued warm topight; Wednesday fair south; probably thundershowers and not quite so warm north portion.

10 YEARS OLD; IS IN JAIL

FRANK WARD IN JAIL FACING CHARGE OF HAVING STOLEN HORSE SATURDAY. Frank Ward, ten years of age, son of Glenn Ward. is in the county jail facing a charge of having stolen the horse belonging to Alexander Quinn, which disappeared from the hitch rack near the Frank King blacksmith shop last Saturday evening. Young Ward was picked up by Sheriff McColly and Louis Hannon about eight o’clock Monday evening. The prisoner refused to talk about the matter and the officers could obtain but lit- . tie information from him until this Tuesday morning, when he admitted having taken the horse and also named two other boys whom he stated were with him at the time of the theft.

Following the disappearance of the horse Sheriff McColly and the owners made a diligent search, but it availed them nothing, until they were notified Monday morning by Louis Muster that he had seen the horse and buggy near the Ed Goetz farm in Barkley township, about 9 miles east of Rensselaer, at 5 o’clock Sunday morning. Mr. Muster afid family were on their way to Valparaiso in an automobile and discovered the stolen property standing in the road near the Goetz farm. Mr. Muster told Mr. Goetz to whom the animal belonged and the latter took it up to await the arrival of the sheriff Monday morning. About one mile this side of the Goetz residence Mr. Muster passed a boy who was walkng down the road, and whom he ater identified as the young man who is now in jail. The horse was in a bad condition and evidently had been driven hard during the night. Young Ward is said to have run away from home last Friday and did not return there until Sunday evening, where his arrest occurred. He spent the intervening time about the city. Little credence could be placed in any of the tales that he told the officers. He stated that he had slept on a box back of the Van Wood barber shop on Saturday night. He at first denied knowing anything about ihe horse, but after a night’in jail lie confessed to the sheriff that he had been implicated in the theft with two other boys by the names of Miller and Martin. Miller’s home is said to be in Chalmers, but it is not known whore the Martin boy lives. A search is being made for the latter two now by the officers. Ward is said to have been in trouble several times before this, although he never got into the clutches of the law, and if he is convicted of the charge on which he is being held, he will no doubt be sent to the reform school. A preliminary hearing will be given him some time this week. The lad’s father works in Gary now and was formerly employed in the Eger grocery store.

Tuesday Hospital Notes.

It certainly is fortunate that only four patients ai e now being cared for at the hospital. David 'Alter, who had diphtheria a few weeks has not recovered from its effects, is now improving very satisfactorily. Maurine Tuteur will be able to go to her home Wednesday. Mrs. George Fulks, of Monticello, who underwent a major operation Sunday, is doing nicely. Mrs. Fred Rishling is slowly improving. _ .

The Van Rensselaer club today is completing thier removal from the Hollingsworth building on Washington street to the Democrat building.

TODAY MAE ALLISON MR. 44 From the Red Book Story. A Metro Picture. WEDNESDAY MARIE DORO in OLIVER TWIST Also Pearl White in Episode No. 1 of THE FATAL RING Don’t Miss This One. THURSDAY Little Mary Pickford in the 7 Reel Artcraft Picture A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS At The Star

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