Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 238, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1917 — Page 1

No. 238.

Three Cent Postage On November 2—Rules Named.

Washington, Oct. 22. —Tlyee cent letter postage will go into effect on November 2nd. The postmaster general Monday issued rules and regulations of new rates. On all first class mail matter the rate will be 1c per ounce, or fraction, in addition to the present rate. Written postcardsmust carry 2c in stamps. Printed cards will go at the present rates. “Drop-letters” or letters dropped at the postoffice will be delivered in the same city for the present rate. It is estimated $3,000,000 will be derived during November and December in New York alone from increased postal rates created by the war revenue bill.

Enthusiastic Liberty Loan Meeting in Barkley Monday.

The Liberty loan meeting held in Barkley township at the Barkley church Monday 'evening was a very enthusiastic one and a concerted effort is being made by the citizens of that township to subscribe their allotted share to the huge war loan. Several speakers from Rensselaer were present for the meeting and a number of bonds were sold during the evening. Agents will scour the townships the last few days of the drive and Barkley anticipates but little trouble in securing enough subscribers to make up their amount. On Wednesday evening a similar meeting will be held at Gifford at the Gifford school house. On Thursday evening another meeting will be held at the Never Fail school house in Jordan township.

Armour’s pure butterine is guaranteed to be equal to any butterine made and costs just as much at wholesale as other butterines and contains no benzate of soda as some of the other substitutes for butter have in them. To help you keep down the high' - cost of butter we are selling it at 30c a pound. Coloring furnished with it. JOHN EGER. High class horses and cattle will be on sale at the Davisson-Norman sale, October 26.

Storage Batteries RECHARGED AND REPAIRED Electric Starter*, Generator*, Ignition Lighting System* Repaired and Rewired. Rensselaer Garage Official Service Station for Ve»ta Double Life Batterie*. \ ■ ’- - ?

. < BRADLEY The All Year |M ■ Favorite HOW you welcome the soft woolly warmth of your Bradley on cold winter days, how grateful is its protection against the chill of Autumn and the rawness of early spring. Even in Summer there are plenty of evenings cool enough for wraps and your stylish Bradley is the easiest and most comfortable coat to wear. - - , Wherever you are, a Bradley’s a mighty handy thing to have around, and the longer you wear it, the better you’ll like it, and the more places you’ll discover where it’s indispensable. , Style and Comfort Combined Better have a little Bradley party for the whole, family and fit them out from head to foot with Bradley Sweaters, Scarfs, Gloves and Hose. C. Earl Duvall MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHIER, FLRN.SHER AND HATTER RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

The Evening Republican.

Signs of Peace Fail to Loom Up.

Premier Lloyd George and the chancellor of the exchequer, Andrew Bonar Law, were the principal speakers at an imposing demonstration in Albert Hall Monday afternoon to inaugurate the autumn campaign for national econoipy. After drawing a comparison between th® extravagances of war time and peace time and making a plea for economy, the premier said: “The way to shorten the war is to prepare as if the struggle were going to last a Jong time. lam not going to predict when the end of th.e war will come—no man in his senseswould prolong it one hour if there were an opportunity for a real and lasting peace. But it must be a lasting peace. It must not be a peace which would be a prelude to a new and more devastating war. “I have been scanning the horizon anxiously and cannot see any terms in sight which would lead to a lasting peace. I feel that the only terms which are possible now would be terms w'hich would end in an armed truce. I will say, an armed truce ending in an even more frightful struggle. This war is terrible beyond ®ll. But terrible as it is in itself, it is still more terrible in the possibilities it has revealed of new horror. “I ask those who are pressing:— should there be any—for a premature peace, to. reflect for a moment what might happen if we made an unsatisfactory settlement—all the best scientific brains in ' the land, stimulated by national rivalry, national hatred, national hopes, devoting their energies for ten, twenty, thirty years, to magnify the destructive powers of those horrible agents, whose power is only just disclosed. We must settle this once for all.”

WEATHER. Fair tonight except snow flurries northeast portion; Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer.

Hopkin*’ Cit‘- Iranafar Lina. Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phone* ??6 or 10*?

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917.

GOV. GOODRICH IN WINCHESTER

INDIANA EXECUTIVE RECOVERING RAPIDLY FROM SERIOUS CONDITION. Hovering between life and death J for a number of weeks at the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis, Governor Goodrich has now passed beyond all danger from lus attack of typhoid fever and pneumonia and is now at his home in Winchester, Ind., where he is rapidly gating strength. The governor’s friends are greatly delighted at his miraculous recovery and before he left the hospital his room was banked high with flowers sent in by friends as an expression of their happiness. The governor realizes fully how near the brink he was in the past two months. If he was not able to say a word, the smiles with which he greets his friends and the fervent handclasps would be sufficient to speak volumes for htm. He is now able to sit up and his eyes are bright and alert, and his countenance lights quickly as it did before he was stricken with fever. He looks much better than might be expected considering the terrible ordeal he has passed through. He has a good healthy color and is delighted to be in his old home at Winchester. He feels that he will improve more rapidly there but he has no idea when he will be strong enough to return to his desk at the state house. A little later he will go south, possibly to Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Sowder, one of his physicians, has arranged to accompany him south as soon as the governor is able to make the trip. The governor has discussed a number of state affairs with Chairman E~ I. Lewis of the Public Commission and heads of other departments. He is greatly pleased that the affairs of the administration are running so smoothly. He has been informed of the death of Judge William J. Wood of the Public Service Commission, and Judge Richard K. Erwin, of the supreme court bench. He knows about the coal situation and about other state affairs, but he will not consider state matters seriously until he has gained more strength.

NOTICE. When in need of cut flowers or floral designs for any and all occasions, we would be pleased to furnish same for you. Your trade will indeed be appreciated and I will guarantee entire satisfaction. Yours as ever. —Mrs. J. W. King, Phone 216Green.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY CO. AGENT LEAMING. Alfalfa Doe* Well. Russell Van Hook, proprietor of Riveredge Dairy and owner of a fine pure bred Jersey herd, believes that alfalfa is one of the most profitable crops that the dairyman can grow. During the past summer he has been keeping a record of the amount of hay produced by his -three and onehalf acre field. His report is as follows: Ist cutting June 20th 7 tons 2nd cutting, July 20th ..... 5 tons 3rd cutting, August 24th....4 tons 4th cutting, October 15th..2% tons Total, 4 cuttings ......18% tons Alfalfa is now’ quoted at $32.50 a ton in Chicago and at this rate Mr. Van Hook’s field has produced over S6OO worth of feed this year. There can be no doubt but that alfalfa is a splendid crop where it can be grown. Most of the failures with the crop in this county can be traced to one or more of three causes: wrong varieties, lack of drainage, and sour soil. Grimm alfalfa,is undoubtedly the best adapted to our conditions and its use is to be highly recommended. As many southern grown and Turkestan strains find their way to our markets, our growers should make sure that they receive northern grown seed. The. value to liming and drainage is too well known to need discussion. More alfalfa fields and more care in starting them will help solve the feed problem on many farms; —o — A New Hereford Herd. Thomas Cain, of Marion township, is the latest recruit to the company of pure bred livestock breeders of the county. Last week he went to Pulaski county and purchased the foundation animals for a registered Hereford herd. “I have been raising a few cattle every year and have fed them out each winter without making much profit and I just decided that I could do better by keeping fewer animals and selling them for a little more money,” is the reason Mr. Cain gives for starting his herd.

—o — The Boy*’ Corn Club. Arrangements are being made to measure the yields of corn secured by the boys who are members of the Jasper County Corn Club. This work will start October 29th, and must be finished by November 30th. On the whole, the 50 members have taken a great deal of interest in their work this summer and deserve a great deal Of credit for what they have done. Due to the fact that some of the members have dropped out on account of the unfavorable weather conditions, each boy wishing his yield measured must notify the county agent not lator than October 29th. Ample prizes have been provided and the rivalry is expected to be keen. —o•— The Farm Poultry. An average of over $3 per hen in eggs sold from the farm flock has been secured by Hennan DeFries, of Keener township, this year. “In order to make the farm flock give best results,” says Mr. DeFries, “it must be given care and attention. A man cannot expect to abuse a dairy cow and have her produce a good flow of milk. Neither can he neglect his chickens and expect them to lay. The selection of an egg breed, simple housing, the use of plenty of oyster shell, bone and meat, scraps, together with ample littei* in the scratching sheds are considered essentials by Mr. DeFries. Experiments conducted at Purdue over a period of three years show that birds receiving neither meat scraps, fish scraps nor skim milk (no protein ration) were kept at a loss, while those receiving one of these protein feeds produced reasonable profits. There is every indication of an egg shortage this winter. The up-to-date farmer or poultryman should begin to make plans for heavy production as soon as the moulting season is over. JS. ..3

o Farmer*’ Club*. The regular meeting of the Bowling Green Farmers’ Club will be held at the school house Tuesday evening, Oct. 30th. President John Zimmer promises a good program for the evening. X . , ... The Parr Community Club will hold its regular meeting at the Parr school Thursday evening, Nov. 4. The North Union dub will meet at Virgie Saturday evening, Nov. 3. Miss Esther Wiseman, of the program committee, reports an interesting program. — o — Motor School. Plans for a gasoline motor school under the direction of the Jasper County Better Farming Association some time this winter are being formulated. , . Through the courtesy of local dealers, manufacturers will send engine experts. Mr. H. P. Kinsman, of the rural engineering department of Purdue, will be in the county next week to assist in making the proper arrangements for the school. Such a school at Madison, Ind., was a decided success last year and it is hoped that this one will be of service. —o — County Agent Conference. The twenty-fifth annual conference

LET’S GO ON FRENCH FRONT

WITH “BUMMER” FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND SEE WHAT HE IS DOING. At the Eront. September 28, 1917. Dear Father and Mother: I received your letter dated August 13, including the list of Company M soldiers. * I am O. K. and trust you are the same. .. We have had no casualties among the drivers so far. One ambulance was hit in two places by shrapnel. One very dark night a large five-ton truck struck our car and slammed us in the ditch. We repaired it and went on to our post de secours. You remember in my last letter I told you about the gunner allowing us to shoot the cannon. We went back there two days ago and he had been killed, which lit and exploded just to the right of his cannon. All the rest of. the gunners fell flat on the floor and were not touched. You see we can hear one of those big shells coming and we have a few seconds in which to lie down or jump into a cave abri, before it explodes. They sound like the tearing of silk and we hear them before they get within a mile of us. When will the second draft begin? I suppose by now the first drafted men are all in camp somewhere.

I got hit yesterday by a piece of flying steel, but it was a lire iron. I had to change two tires and one of the tire irons slipped off and stabbed be in the temple. Had the wound doctored and am all right now except that I am wearing a bandage over the side of my head. I don’t know whether to apply for a pension or not. Ha ha. We carry some terrible sights in our ambulances, which I will not attempt to describe. I witnessed for the first time the other day the destruction of a French aeroplane, which was felled by a German aviator. The machine was smashed all to pieces, but there were no fatalities, all three of the occupants escaping. Thesq machines carry three men, pilot, gunner and front observer. It fell about one mile from our camp. The German anti-aircraft gun hit the machine, but the pilot managed to bring the machine inside the French lines. You see this is the worst war I was ever in. Ha ha. In ten or fifteen days we expect to go back on repos for two weeks and then will go back to the front at some other point. Duvall got a card from Alfred Thompson the other day, and he reported that he was all right. We will probably be with Fred Hamilton on our first leave of absence. We get seven days at the end of every three months. We were taken into the regular army, but will remain with the French army. Please tell Sam’s parents that he is feeling fine and has about fifty souvenirs of the war. I hear the “College Inn” had so many customers they could not handle them all. Tell “Bill” my customers are very easily handled, because they are on stretchers and with some vital part of their anatomy missing. This is sure no place for a tenderhearted person to be. I used to al- , most get sick to see some of the sights, but now I am getting used to it, just like a doctor. ~ t How are the crops around there? We heard they were badly fired. There is not much new news and it is almost the same every day. All we see is soldiers and accoutrements of war. A person in civilian clothes is a rare sight. Citizens don’t take the chance of living in this section; it is too dangerous. The big shells fall all around here. We live in a hole about half the time like a ground hog, with a roof of steel rails, sandbags, logs, etc. We really enjoy it. Answer soon. Your loving son, VERN. My address is: Vern C. Davisson, Convois Autos. Par. B. C. M., Paris, France.

Advertised Letters.

Letters advertised for week ended October 22, 1917: , . Thomas Ferguson, Nathan Eldnge, Ray Smith, Mrs. Hattie Stonebraker, Miss Hazel Brouhard, Mrs. C. Burns. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office Nov. 5, 1917.

We use only the finest of cream in our Minnetonna brand butter, 45c lb. J. C. HARRIS & SON. We have just received our new stock of pickles. Large dills 15c a dozen; medium sweets 8c a down. New horseradish 10c a bottle. JOHN EGER.

of state extension workers is held at Lafayette this week. Several members of the Jasper County Better Farrtiing Association will be in attendance. ", 1 "-“• ■■ ■;' ■ _______ ■ —o — Shorthorn Association. Don’t forget the Shorthorn Breeders’ meeting at the court house, Friday afternoon, Oct. 26th. Will Johnson, of Fort Wayne, expects to be presdwf and has a message for all.

“Ruby Robert” Takes Final Tan Count.

Robert Fitzsimmons, former wearer of the world's heavyweight crown, took the final ten count from the Great Umpire in Chicago Monday, when he succumbed to double pneumonia. Fitzsimmons wsis at the heyday of his career in the nineties, when the boxing game was at the heighth of jts popularity. The name Fitzsimmons was a household word and the older generation will well remember the historic battles of Fitz against Jeffries, “Gentleman” Jim Corbett, Peter Jackson, and other famous old glove wielders. Fitzsimmons was born in Cornwall, England, on June 4, 1862, and started his ring career in Australia. His ring career from the time he entered the ring is familiar to all fight followers. Upon retiring from the arena, Fitz took up evangelistic work, which he continued until the time of his death. Fitz was the most remarkable fighter who ever entered the padded arena. Time and again he was called upon to face the mastodans of the ring, giving away as high as 30 pounds in weight, but that made but Tittle difference to the Comishman, and he dropped them in order until stopped by a youth named Jeffries.

Announcement.

We beg to announce the following addition to our new car sales policy: The Auto Sales Company of Remington will sell Maxwells for us in that territory, and we will sell the Oakland Six for them in this territory. We expect to bring up Oakland service to the standard of Maxwell service which we have built up in this community. Present Oakland owners are requested to call on us as soon as convenient. Prospective Oakland owners invited .to do likewise. Anyone in the market to buy or trade for either a Light Six or the best Four built, should see us. THE MAIN GARAGE.

Buy some of those fine horses and cattle at the Davisson-Norman sale on October 26.

Stop! Read! Wanted Friday for Red Cross Xmas Packets Fruit Cake Figs, Dates, Raisens Salted Nuts, Preserved Ginger Chewing Gum Fudge Chocolate in Tin Foil Licorice Mechanical Puzzles Knife i Postals 1 MONEY TO BUY Steel Mirrors Flash Lights Playing Cards Envelopes Pads Pencils MONEY

TODAY AT THE STAR A Big Metro Program With Mme. Petrov* in THE BLACK BUTTERFLY WEDNESDAY —Sessue Hayakaw* will present THE BOTTLE IMP. Also Pearl White in full action in RING. This seriol has been extendRING. This serial ha* been extended to 20 episodes, all full of action. THURSDAY —See Alma Hanlon in THE PRIDE, a big Art Drama Picture. FRlDAY—Fannie Ward in_ HER_ STRANGE WEDDING. » - ■■ ■~u ■ w HI" ' SATURDAY—EtheI Clayton in a World Brady presentation of SOULS ADRIFT. ‘ i MARY PICKFORD in REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM—Coining.

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