Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1917 — Page 1

No. 198.

CUT TAX LEVY FIVE CENTS

COUNTY COUNCIL MAKES 1918 APPROPRIATIONS AND LEVY. The members of the Jasper county council in the regular annual session here Tuesday and Wednesday made their appropriations for the county expense for the year 1918. The tax levy for county expenditures was placed at .449, or 5 cents lower than the 1917 levy. The levy for county house bonds and for repair of county roads was made the same as last. Ten cents for the former and fifteen cents for the latter. The expenditures as asked for by the several county officers were made except in the case of the allowance asked by the county school superintendent. His allowance for office help was placed at $150.00, the same as had been allowed the former county superintendent. It was found necessary to make a few additional appropriations for the balance of the year. The smoke stack at the county heating plant will have to be rebuilt and an appropriation of $250 was made for this purpose. The county has laid in a large supply of "coal and it was necessary to make an additional appropriation of SI,OOO to pay for it. The county council of defense was allowed an appropriation of S7OO, which is available only until the first of the year. AU the members of the council were present except Frank Hart, of DeMotte. The members present were S. T. Comer, chairman, of Union township; George May and Frank Bowdy, of Carpenter township; H. W. Jackson, of Marion township; Elmer Pullins, of Gillam township, and Washington Cook, of Hanging Grove x township.

City Youths Hear Better Than Their Country Brothers.

That the country youth is not able • to hear so well as his city brother, and that only about one in five of the former possess the aricular acuteness of the city-bred lad is the opinion of the officers at the head of the Marine Corps recruiting in Washington. Their deductions are based on the number of country lads rejected for poor hearing. \ Many persons believe that the constant jarring noises of the city have a tendency to dull the sensitiveness of the nerve centers. However,, that is not borne out by the figures of the Marine Corps officers, who believe that the quiet of the country life, free from noises, has a tendency to weaken, through disuse, the responsive nerves of the ear. Scientists point to the innumerable parables in nature where the disuse of the organ gradually reduces its functioning power or eliminates it altogether. The blind fish in the dark pools of Mammoth Cave are a notable example.

Lieut. Col. George H. Healey.

Lieut. Col. George H. Healey will leave here at 7:31 this evening for Fort Benjamin Harrison, where he will take up his duties with the First Indiana Infantry. This regiment will mobilize at Fort Benjamin Harrison Friday, August 7th. Our parting word to the Lt. Col. is Good Luck, God Bless You, GET THE KAISER. /

Groat Faith in Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. “Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy was used by my father about a year ago when he had diarrhoea. It relieved him immediately and by taking three doses he was absolutely cured. He has great faith in this remedy,” writes Mrs. W. H. Williams, Stanley, N. Y. C GAYETY TONIGHT

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The Evening Republican .

Rensselaer to Lose Band; Loss of Membership Reason.

That Rensselaer is to lose her band in the immediate future is almost a certainty. The organization which has given the citizens of the county such splendid entertainment during, the past six or seven years will no doubt pass out of existence with the close of the regular band concert season, two weeks hence. The only method of procedure to be adopted, if we are to have concerts next summer, is the addition of new material to fill the gaps caused by the departure of many of the members. If a sufficient number of young men could be obtained to fill the ranks and. given training during the coming winter months the local organization could be saved. At present there are but nine members in the organization and some of these are to leave the city very soon. Despite the fact that there are so few members, the concerts during the past several weeks have been very good and the young men are deserving of much credit. The present Rensselaer band was organized about seven years ago by the late Otto Braun and grew to healthy proportions, there being at one time about thirty members. Dur ing the past year, however, owing to many of the members leaving the city the numbers had dwindled until the surviving members find it very hard to keep up the former enthusiasm and also to make the progress that is so much desired. The present professor, Mr. Wolfe, of Wolcott, would no doubt "be glad to break in new members during the winter mdnths and it is probable an attempt along this line will be made. A town without a band is in sad straits indeed, and it would certainly be too bad if Rensselaer was not to be represented by a musical organization. f / —

Physicians Have 36 Hours To Report Births.

The drafting of our young men for the army has made the importance of proper birth registration shown in its true light as no other one thing could have done._ Physicians are given 36 hours in which to report births. The name of the child should always be on the original certificate. This is goveriied by the acts of 1911, page 34, and provides that aside from a fine, physicians who neglect to report births can not legally collect for their services. It is the parents’ duty to ascertain that the birth of the child has been recorded.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watson, son and daughter, of Pachuta, Miss., are here for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Watson is a daughter of Mrs. Moses Alter. Mr. Watson was for a number of years one of Rensselaer’s active young business men. He took a very active part in politics and during President Harrison’s administration he was offered a position in the pension department. He accepted this offer and for twenty years was in the employ of the government. He resigned this position a few years ago and bought a section of land near Puchuta, Miss. He is well pleased with his southern home and is able to raise each year crops very similar to those raised here, in addition he can raise cotton, which is very often a most valuable crop. A bale of cotton can be raised on an acre of ground. The cotton is worth about twenty-five cents a pound. . , The Watsons made the tnp here in their automobile. They came along leisurely and were a week on the road. They expect to start back Friday. They will stop for a while to visit Mr. Watson’s old friend, Thomas'Farden, who is now at West Lebanon, Ind. Saturday and Sunday will be spent in Lebanon and a reunion of the Watson relatives will be held there.' - • ... Mr. Watson is greatly pleased with his farm in Mississippi and says that there are a large number of northern farmers in that part of his state who are very prosperous.

Baptist Church. 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:45 a. m. Worship and preaching service. Subject: “The Ideal Christian.” No evening service. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Services at Parr. 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 7:00 p. m. Christian Endeavor. Subject, “Excuses.” 8:00 p. m. Sermon by pastor.

Farmers, Please Pay Attention to These Prices. I am paying 60c per 100 lbs. for old iron, delivered; l%c per lb. for rags; 5%c per lb. for old auto tires; from 10c to 15c per lb. for old metal. Bring your junk in at once and take advantage of the high prices. SAM KARNOWSKY, Phone 577. Rensselaer, Ind. Experience the Best Teacher. It generally admitted that experience is the best teacher, but should we not make use of the experience of others as well as our own! The experience of a thousand persons is* more to be depended upon than that of one individual. Many thousand* of persons have used Chamberlain’s Cough R*nedy coughs and colds with the best results, which shows it to be a thoroughly reliable preparation for those disrases. Try it It is prompt and effectual and pleasant to taka. ; . C

Lives In the Sunny South.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPT- 6, 1917.

FIRST LEG OF TRIP TO RERUN VIA PARIS TO START SOON

Although no official notification from heads of the Indiana War Department has been received by Captain Jerry B. Garland, of the local company, it is the general belief now that Monday, September 10, will find the members of the local company entraining for Fort Benjamin Harrison, on the first leg of the journey which the soldiers say is to terminate in Berlin. The belief is based upon the fact that Captain Cray of the Monticello company received word Wednesday morning from the war heads at Indianapolis to report at Fort Harrison on next Monday. The Monticello company is in the Third Indiana, the same organization to which the Rensselaer company belongs and this fact adds strength to the belief that Rensselaer is soon to see the departure of her fine young mem If Company M does not leave on this day there can be but small doubt but that the matter of their departure will be only a short time later.

Company M was mobilized in this city on Sunday, August sth, and since that time they have been undergoing a rigid training ordeal to put themselves in condition when the time of their call did come. The men, now about 128 in number, have been instructed in the various forms of military drilling and . Camp Kurrie for the past month has had a military appearanqe at all times. The only drawback has been the shortage of accoutrements of war, but this shortage is expected to be ended when the' men reach Fort Harjison. During the time that the company has been mobilized here the new v men have made considerable progress and have increased their military bearing to such a degree that it is hard to tell which of them saw service on the Mexican border during the summer of 1916. There has been a feeling during the past several days among the soldiers that their call was only a matter of a short time, and their en-

Mission Festival.

The Ev. Luth. St. John’s congregation, northeast of Parr, will celebrate its annual mission festival on next Sunday, the 9th, 8% miles north and 2 miles west of Rensselaer, in a grove opposite the Center school house in Union township. The missionary work of our synode is very extensive-and varied. We carry on missions not only in our own country, but also in many foreign lands, in Indiana, in Asia, in China, on the other side of the globe, in distant Australia and New Zealand. We have missions in England and Germany, in Canada and in Brazil and the Argentine Republic. Add to these the missions in our own country that are conducted among the negroes, Indians, Esthonians, Lithuanians, Poles, Persians, and Jews, and among those unfortunates, the deaf mutes. In our large cities we have slum missions; also missions for the immigrants in the ports of New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Porto Alegre and Buenos Aires. These missions are earned on in most all languages now mostly spoken. . . . .. The object of our mission festivals is to create and to foster the missionary spirit and zeal among all. This missionary spirit is a spirit of thankfulness towards God for the mercies bestowed upon us through Jesus Christ, and of love and compassion towards our fellow men who have not yet heard, or who no longer hear, the saving Gospel of Chnst. Wherever this missionary spirit is found, there will be also missionary zeal, the burnihg desire to carry the gospel of grace to those afar off, and thus to bring them to Christ and salvation. There also the hands wil be willing, even anxious, to offer all that is needed to carry oh this holy campaign for the glory of Christ and the salvation of sinners. This is the primary object of our mission festivals. Services will take up at 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. The foreign service will be conducted in the German language by the Rev. H. A. C. Paul from Denham, Ind., a. well known pastor of this community. The Rev. H. E. Stuehm, also a prominent pastor, from Logansport, Ind., will have charge of the afternoon service, delivering a short sermon followed by an< English address. The ladies of this and the Kniman congregation will serve a luncheon. Refreshments may. be had at the stand. All are cordially ifivited to attend. H. F. KROHN, Pastor.

People Speak Well of Chamberlain’s Tablets. Sa , “I have been selling Chamberlain’s Tablets for about two years and heard such good reports from my customers that I concluded to give them a trial myself, and can say that I do not believe there is another preparation of the kind equid to writes G. A. If you are*trbubled With indigestion or constipation give them a trial. They will do you good. C Increase Indiana Express Rates. Effective Saturday September 1, 1917, there will be an increase in all express rates between Indiana points. —Frank Tobias, Agent American Express Co.

thusiasm is running high. They are ' tired of remaniing in Rensselaer, 'where there is no chance for action, and time and again they have asked ■ the question, “How can we get the Kaiser here in Indiana?” These men, full of vigor and vim, are waiting for the leash which now binds them, to be cut and permit them to get started on the trip, which they say will not end until they are parading through the streets of Berlin. Once a soldier is inside of a uniform, he is pining for action and this is especially true of the American soldier. Following the call from the local station, the company will report at Indianapolis, where it is expected they will be held until the completion of the qantonments at Hattiesburg, Miss. Just how long the men will be stationed in Indianapolis there is no way of telling, but no doubt it will not be for long. Such glowing reports of the splendid camp that is being prepared for them at Hattiesburg has reached their ears that they can hardly wait until the orders sending them to the Mississippi camp are received. Upon reaching the southern cam tonment the men will for weeks, anff perhaps months, undergo the most gruelling kind of training—training which will fit them for the hardest kind of hardships on the European front. When the bulk of the American fighting men will be ordered to Paris is merely a matter of conjecture. Some maintain that they will be on French soil by January Ist, while others maintain that the earliest call will not come before the spring of 1918. No matter when they are called, however, the men beneath the khaki uniforms of Uncle Sam are going to be ready and Old Kaiser Bill and the Hohenzollern family and their junkers are not going to meet an army of unprepared weaklings, as they have seen fit to call the American army, but are going to have their war dogs tamed by the men now working in the interests of the United States of America.

THE WAR ABROAD.

Italians continue gains on Bainsizza plateau, east of Goritz, Rome reports. Paris reports repulse of German attacks and intense air fighting. Russians continue flight, crossing Livonian river Aa. Allied forces capture 400 German troops in East Africa. _— ’ British flyers raid Bruges and vicinity, dropping many tons of bombs.

Shumaker Not Exempted.

The local board received official notice today from the district board that the application of Elbert Edward Shumaker for exemption had been denied. This is the nineteenth conscript from this county who has been duly passed upon by the local and district board and certified as selected for military service and not exempted or discharged.

The item in the Wednesday evening Republican in regard to the accident in which H. A. Quinn was injured was wrong in some respects, according to a member of the Quinn family, who gives the following version of the affair: “While crossing the street in front of the Trust & Savings Bank about 6:30 o’clock Tuesday evening to stop the expressman, H. A. Quinn was struck by an automobile belonging to Earl Adams an ddriven by Mrs. Earl Clouse. Quinn was knocked down, the car >assing over his left limb and the ront axle catching his right knee in such a manner that he was doubled up beneath the machine. When the car was pushed off of him, he was taken to the hospital and examined by a local physician, who discovered two broken ribs and several body bruises. Joseph Witham, who had been visiting his cousin, Alfred Witham, returned today to his home at Cherryville, Ind. Miss Ruth Pavey, who has been the guest of Marie Hamilton for a few days, returned to her home at Frankfort, Ind., this afternoon. —' — * John Hinds, father of Mrs. Osa Nicholson, and Mrs. Della Jenkins, sister of Mr. Nicholson, returned to their home at Danville, 111., today. They had been here to attend the funeral of John Nicholson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Osa Nicholson. The Republican was in error in stating that the marriage of Miss Leota Muster and Mr. Elmer Denials occurred at the home of Rev. C. W. Postill. We should have stated that the marriage took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Muster.

Must Stay Off of Railroad Right of Way.

My attention kas been called to the custom of a number of boys m jumping upon moving cars at the railroad. This must be stopped at once as it is dangerous and against tiie law. I ask that the parents of these boys assist in stopping this dangerous practice. If not stopped I will be compelled to arrest all offenders. VERN ROBINSON, City Marshal.

PLAN FOR BIG BASKET DINNER

In Honor of Member* of Company M Who Are To Depart Monday. As soon as it became known that the members of Company M were likely to leave for Fort Harrison on next Monday, local citizens began to wonder what kind of an entertainment would suit the members of the company most, prior to their departure to* the fort. Mayor Charles G. Spitler has suggested a plan which no doubt will meet with the approval of all concerned. The mayor has suggested that a big basket dinner be served in honor of the soldiers of the local company on next Sunday, and to accompany it with an all day program. The idea was readily accepted by all who heard of it and plans are to be started at once to make the affair one of the most memorable occasions ever held in the county. It has been suggested by Mayor Spitler that all who care to participate in the day’s celebration be invited and that all bring well filled baskets of eatables to be shared with the soldier boys. Each family attending could bring a little more food than they would need for themselves and this could be turned over to the committee in charge of preparing the meal for those in whose honor the celebration is held. As yet there have been no definite arrangements made and committees will have to be appointed in order that all possible haste can be made. The dinner could no doubt be held on the court house lawn or in Milroy park, or some place which would be the most convenient to all. The only drawback to the two places mentioned would be the lack of sufficient shade for protection from the sun’s rays. Captain Garland is hearily in favor of the plan which is to be pursued in bidding farewell to the members of the company and has agreed to have all the men present to give drills and help make the day a success. No man will be allowed to leave the city during Sunday in order to make certain that all of them will be here on Monday morning when .the train leaves for Indianapolis. As soon as more definite arrangements in regard to the Sunday program have been made, they will be published. In the meantime the entire community is asked to gte busy and do their share toward making the day one to be remembered by the soldiers.

William Klinnett went to Fair Oaks today. Frank Hitchcock went to Monon today. Mrs. Glenn Brown and Cecil Rutherford went to Indianapolis today. Attorney Arthur H. Hopkins went to Chicago this forenoon. William Dresser, of Lafayette, was here on business today. Mabel and Grace Waymire are spending the day in Lafayette. M. E. Palmer, of Bloomington, 111., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ham. Mrs. H. Purcupile went to Chicago this morning to select her stock of fall hats. Mrs. Alice Dunlap returned to her home in Chicago today aftera visit with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. William Wendell, of Fair Oaks, returned today from a visit at Columbus, Ind. Mrs. William Arnott went to McCoysburg today for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Ida Willitts. - — Miss Helen Odaffer, who had been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hilliard, returned today to her home in Van Wert, Ohio.

Mrs. Manda Antrim arrived from Kingman, Kansas, today for a visit with relatives here. She is a sister of W. S. Day. —' I • A. Golden Work returned to Detroit, Mich., today after a short vacation spent with relatives and friends here. Frank Summers, Anthony Prohosky, John and Ed Lane went to Indianapolis today to attend the Indiana state fair. Marion L. Spitler, Jr., of Oklahoma City, who is visiting his mother and other relatives here, went to Chicago this morning. " ■ Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Boyd, of Alma, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Knott and son, of Carson, City, Mich., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ham. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dtiggins and family reutrned to their home in Logansport today after a visit with Mt. and Mrs. Thomas Lowe. Mrs. is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowe.

Has High Opinion of Chamberlain’s " Tablet.. “I have a high opinion of Chamberlain’s Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative,” writes Mrs. C. A Barnes, Charleston, Hl. 4 1 have never found anything so mild and pleasant to use. My brother has also used these tablets with satisfactory results.” C

SOX FOR SOLDIERS.

More than 8,000 woolen garment* knitted by the worker* of the Navy League Comforts Committee are being shipped each week to the men of the navy and Marine Corps, it was announced here today. The articles are all being sent through individual channels in accordance with the instructions of Secretary of the Navy Daniela, it was said. Demands for the comfort articles from the ships and from Marin* Cot>* units are heavier than ever and Navy League workers are being pressed to keep up with the needs of the men preparing for the fighting line. Orders for the purchase of wool to make the garments are increasing in volume, it was announced, which indicates that the women workers ar* responding to the calls of the men of the service and that there will be no falling off in the production of comfort garments for the future. During the week ending August 28th, orders were received for 2,400 pounds of wool valued at >5,760. On August 22nd, 450 pounds of wool, valuedat >I,OOO, was shipped to the . Mississippi coast section of the Navy League; 800 pounds were ordered August 27th from Sumpter, S. C.; 100 pounds were shipped September Ist to Riverside, Calif.; and other large shipments were made to Dalia*, Texas, Hot Springs, Ark., and Portland, Maine. Figures on the production and shipment of comfort articles given out by the comforts committee show that there was a decided slump in supplies sent to the navy for on* week, from August 16th to 22nd, after which the work again became normal. A total of 8,320 garment* sets ■ were shipped during the week of August 22nd to 29th with a steady daily gain shown, both in the receipt* and shipments of garments sine* that date.

Benjamin Harris’ condition remains about unchanged. Elizabeth Jones, of Knox, underwent an operation at the hospital today. AH other patients at the hospital are getting along nicely.

ROSELAWN.

French Crooks autoed to Wheatfield Monday. Somebody took the count here early Monday morning. Frank Nelson and family, of Brookston, visited here Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Nelson. Alex Lavin and his mother have sold their farm southwest of town and moved to Chicago. John Mulder is in training at Fort Sheridan, 111. Dr. Rice went Saturday to enjoy a few weeks’ recuperation at West Baden. Burgess Rice, Theron Wilder, Mary Jane Phillips and Fred Christensen are attended high school at Shelby. Special meeting of Earl Lodge No. 649, F. & A. M., here thia Friday evening. Jess Nowles and wife, Abe Myer* and wife, Charles Mullaney and mother autoed Sunday to Gary. The Mulder family and Mrs. Dasy autoed Sunday to Valparaiso. Mrs. J._ W. Crooks and children hove moved back to Rensselaer to commence the school term. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Griffin, Delaney Cossett and Minnie Bruechett, of Wilmington, Hl., visited here last week with Mr. and Mrs. C. C.,BruedhetL Arthur Bruechett lost a valuable horse last Sunday.

G. S. Spiegel, of the Columbia Furniture Company, made a business trip to Delphi, Ind., today.

WEATHER Probably showers tonight and Friday; cooler tonight north portion.

STAR PROSRAM ALMA HANLON in WHEN YOU AM) I WERE YOUNG A Five Part Comedy Drama. Also the Entrance in Franco of Gen. Pershing and the American Army. FRIDAY LITTLE MARGUERITE CLARK Will Appear i® THE FORTUNE OF SATURDAY ALICE BRADY In a Special World-Brady Production - THE DIVORCE GAME .—~ Ilin —*s-WBmßnswssm»-m— msmnmsvmHi MONDAY BLANCHE SWEET l» THOSE WITHOUT SIN A Paramount Program

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