Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1917 — Page 1

No. 266.

NOTES FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH

ABSENT EDITOR SENDS SOME INTERESTING NOTES FROM MISSISSIPPI. Leslie Clark, of the Republican, who has been in Mississippi for the past few weeks, sends us the following notes, which we take the liberty of publishing: -—2__.. I have learned much of the history of the South since my arrival in Gloster and some of the practices of the South that we of the North condemn seem justified after one becomes more acquainted with conditions here. At the close of the war, when the negroes were liberated and given the right to vote the whites were «in the minority and had much to contend with. It was unsafe for a white woman to .appear on the streets, as she was subject to insult and may times to assault. The negroes being in the majority filled the offices with what the southerners call carpet baggers (whites from the north) and they were plundered right and left by the grafters-who held the offices. As an outgrowth of this system the whites formed white cap societies and the nep'oes were intimidated and killed until the whites gained control. Later the legislature passed a bill in this., and other states disfranchising the negro. In this state an educational qualification was necessary. It was necessary to understand the constitution of the United States before one could vote. This naturally cut out the negro, but it also cut out the illiterate white. It was not desired to cut out the white, however, so an amendment was offered, “or able to understand the constitution when to him,”, As there was no one to. read the constitution to the negro

he was cut out, while the illiterate white was permitted to vote. In Louisiana the same law was passed with an amendment permitting any “ one whose grandfather had been permitted to vote the right of franchise. As the grandfathers of the negroes had all been slaves this amendment had the desired effect. The result today is that very few negroes vote and then only at a presidential election. In this county only four colored votes are cast. There is but one ticket in the field except in the presidential elections, and the democrats fight their battles in the primaries. At present there is a great fight on against Senator Vardiman, whose course is not supporting President Wilson in the present war, has met with a great deal of condemnation. The primary will not be held until next August but the campaign is already on, and Vardiman is already making speeches over the state. All a republican can do here is to smile and look pleasant. I now understand what is meant by the solid south. But there are many nice people here, and a Northerner will be welcomed with open arms, as they realize that Northerners are needed to deWope the country. -4 < O—O Mr. Avery, of near/Lafayette, has arrived with his family to move on a farm he recently purchased near here. Mr. Avery has a wife and eight children, six boys and two girls, their ages ranging from two years to fourteen. The most of the children wil make good cotton pickers and he should make money down here. He arrived here last evening and when his family was loaded into a Ford this morning to go to their new home, they attracted much attention.

O"—“O W. G. Caldwell, of Rensselaer, has purchased'a plantation of 636 acres one mile from town and a smaller tract of, 200 acres of unimproved land in an adjoining county. The plantation is located on the Prentice highway, and the highway is being constructed along his plantation at the present time- Convict labor is being employed on a part of the work. The convicts are housed at night in tenant houses on his place. The convicts, who are all negroes, are chained together at night to prevent their escape. Mr. Caldwell has secured one of the best plantations in this section, and we feel sure he will be well pleased with it. O—O Today we met the two little sons of Mr. Terwilliger, an employe of Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago. He recently purchased a tract of land near here and has’ just completed a neat bungalow thereon. He has not yet yoined his family here but is intending to the first of the year. His twd sons are as happy as they can be and have no desire to move back to the city. . <

Another family from Indiana that we have run across is Mrs. Johnson, of near Lafayette. They bought a plantation near* here last March and are making, good, having made four bales of cotton and 400 barrels of corn this year,— notat all a bad showing the first year for an inexperienced woman. The daughter is teaching a country school and says she has no desire to go back North. Mrs. Johnson has a relative in Rensselaer. O’ ■ o Edward W. Felt and Milton B. Hottel, of Indianapolis, judges of the Indiana Appellate Court, arrived here today. Judge Fei£ has purchased two plantations adjoining

The Evening Republican.

Guy Daniela A Lieutenant In Ordance Department

Guy Daniels, son of Mrs. Wm. Daniels of this city, has written from Washington, D. C., that he has just recently received a commission as a lieutenant in the ordnance department of the United Sates army. Mr. Daniels will go to Rock Island, Hl., for a short period of training, after which he expects to be sent to France immediately.

Nov. 24, 1917.—Vern Orlan Taylor, born Jasper county, Indiana Nov. 8,1892, present residence Jasper county, occupation I—farmer, 1 —farmer, father William Smith Taylor and mother’s maiden and Christian name was Mary J. Kennedy, and Leota Blanche Kessinger, born Jasper county, May 16, 1895, present residence, Jasper county, occupation housekeeper, father Charles T. Kessinger and mother’s maiden and Christian name, Lucy J. Powers. First marriage for both parties. Nov. 23, 1917.—Charles Lee Leslie, born Carroll county, Dec. 14, 1895, present residence, White county, occupation, farmer, father Alvin Enis Leslie, mother’s maiden and Christian name was, Ora Belle Swartz, born Jasper county, Oct. 4, 1898, occupation, housekeeper, father Louis Henry Swartz and mother’s maiden and Christian name was Ada Hardey. First marriage for both parties. ~ __

FOR RENT.—The Barber Shop room, in the Makeever House block, is for rent. Inquire at once of Jay W. Stockton, Rensselaer, Indiana.

mine and is here to make arrangements to take possession and to build a new residence. His plantations consist of 445 acres. They are also located on the Prentice ~ highway, He is expecting to move here upon the expiration of his term as judge. Judge Hottel is- also thinking of investing here in the same neighborhood, so there will be quite an Indiana colony .near my plantationThere is- still a few good places yet for sale in this neighborhood which are being reserved for some of our people in Jasper county. o—o

William Porter, Who is soon to move on to my place, is very contented here, as is his family. He has rented rooms on the adjoining plantation, where they are keeping louse. He will get possession of my place about December 15. “Bill” put in a few acres of wheat and oats and is very proud of the prospects of a good crop. It has been very dry and some of the neighbors put in a crop. But “Bill’ was not afraid to take a chance. The oats and wheat came up and Sunday night there was a nice rain and the fields now look fine. He is expecting to sow some more oats and rye as soon as he can secure the seed, which is very scarce here. I spent Sunday with he and his family. He came over here for a team of mules Saturday which we purchased here. His “Nigger” took the mules back and we made the trip in his auto. Sunday night we put the mules in the pasture and the next morning one of them had disappeared. Rain fell that night and we tracked the mule in the mud, but was unable to find him. “Bill” put the negro on the other mule and started him in search of the missing one. Tuesday morning the man from whom we purchased the mules came to the office hefe and informed me that the mule had returned, here, a distance of twenty miles, so I am expecting “Bill” over one day this week to get the missing animal. When “Bill” is not busy farming he spends the time hunting and their table is generally supplied with squirrels, rabbits and quail. He has two dogs of lis own, a squirrel dog and a bird dog, and when he goes hunting he has in addition to his own dogs, four or five of his neighbors, so the game has little chance of getting away.

Oh, yes, B. S. Fendig is another Jasperite that owns a farm in this county. He has-forty acres out in Walker township that he had never seen. He traded it sight un seen for forty acres down here. I was out to look at his farm the other Sunday and was agreeably surprised. Ben has a very good place. It is occupied by a negro family, who live in a og cabin on the place. While there ■ found a quince tree full of fruit. '[ picked some of it and sent it home. The fruit it the finest I ever saw. The place is plently large enough for Ben to farm should he decide to come down here.

o o The more I see of this country the better I like it. The good crops this-year is making it more difficult to get places and prices are constantly advancing.. The natives here are now buying of one another, and not a day passes but what a sale is made. However, there are still some great bargains' here for those who come now prepared to buy. If the people of the north would, just come anc see for themselves it would be no trouble to sell to them. The weather is t magnificent and cold is unknown so far. O"—’O I am expecting a bunch down here from the north this evening and will be very much disappointec if they do not show up. It gets mighty lonesome here waiting for the boys form home. They are always welcome and I will guarantee all who come a good time and a fine vacation and will also guarantee to find them a farm at a price that will pleasethem. ‘

Marriage License Issued

RENSSELAER. INDIANA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1917

RUSS OUTCAST IF SHE QUITS

ALLIES MAY LABEL HER UNFRIENDLY IF TUETONS BENEFIT BY FLOP. Officials of the government regard the Boshelviki move for an armstice between Russia and her enemies and the opening of immediate peace negotiations as an act that would place Russia almost in the list of unfriendly nations. Press dispatches telling of the peace movement were confirmed by a cablegram from Ambassador Francis at the State Department. It is said that Leon Trotzky, national commissioner for foreign affairs in the Boshelviki government had sent formal/Notification to diplomats at Petrograd that his government had proposed an armstice with a view of immediate peace negotiations. It was pointed out that should these negotiations be successful, it would be most difficult to deal with Russia as a neutral country in view of the position she has held as an ally of the nations fighting Germany and the marked advantage in the war that such course might give the latter country.

Ambassador Francis has been given no instructions to deal with the Boshelviki government. In reporting to the state department on the peace move, he made it clear that he had not formally acknowledged the receipt of the Trozky note. He said that he had been advised that the Soviet congress has adopted a resolution instructing generals at the front to enter into negotiations at once with the German commanders relative to a three months’ armstice with instructions to report to the congress. Reports that Russia was seeking peace and created the greatest interand every dispatch from Petrograd was analyzed during the day with the hope that some promise might 5e found that Russia would continue the fight against the common enemy. Ambassador Francis’ dispatches, dated November 21, apparently dispelled any hope of a strengthening of Russia’s resistance unless the Bolseviki government should be quickly overthrown by a counterrevolution. O- ■ — o London, Nov. 23.—Lord Robert Cecil, minister of blockade, in his weekly talk today with the Associated Press, spoke of the proclomation issued by Nikolai Lenine and his followers in Russia, •, urging immediate armstice, saying: ‘ “If it represents the real opinion of the Russian people, which I do not believe it does, it would be a direct breach of treaty obligations, and Russia’s alliance.- Such an action, if approved and ratified would put them virtually outside the pale of civilized Europe.”

GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY a I Methodist Church Notes 9:30 Sunday school. 10:45 Morning worship and ser-1 mon by the pastor*6:00 Epworth league. Topic, I “Counting Our ’ Blessings.” Leader I 7:00, Evening worship and sermon I by the pastor. First Christian Church Bible School at 9:30. Communion and sermon at 10:45. Evening service at 7:00. Sermon subject. “Converson of Cornelius,” “Normal Religious development”. « Presbyterian Church Rev. Budman Fleming, minister. 9:30 Sunday school with a welcome for old and young. 10:45 Morning worship and sermon, subject: “Top-notch Courage Spells Victory.” 7:00 Evening worship and sermon, subject: “Bull’s-eye Service.” Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian church, The Matinee Musicale will give a Thanksgiving musicale benefit for the needy. Thursday evening at the Christian church the Union Thanksgiving ■ service will be held at- 7:30 and Rev. J. Budman Fleming will preach the sermon.

Baptist Church Notes Sunday, November* 25th. 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:45 a. m. Morning worship and preaching. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:00 o’clock. Services at Milroy 2:00 P* m. Sunday school. 3:00 p. m. Preaching. • Services at Parr 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. 6:45 p. m. Christian endeavor. 7:80 p. m. Preaching. D. C. HILL, pastor. James School House I 2:00 Sunday school 3:00 Preaching service.

Horatio Ropp of Dowagiac, Michigan Is Here

Horatio Ropp of Dowagiac, Mich., was here today renewing old. .acluaintances and visiting with his aughter, Mrs. Gerry Snedeker an<. family. Mr. Ropp is in the best of health and is showing no signs whatever of the rapidly passing years. He has just had a most prosperous year on a farm near Dowagiac, and has recently held a public sale disposing of his crop, farm stock and machinery. He received splendid prices for every thing except his horses. He sold 840 shocks of corn for 60c each. These shocks were cut from eight rows square. Some of his cows brought as much as $102.00. He has again made arrangements to re-enter the grocery business, and is assured of a most splendid patronage. That country like this is improving fast and business is very brisk. Mr. Ropp’s three spns are married and are getting splendid wages from their employment with a large stove factory. He reports that Mrs. Ropp is well and likes Dowagiac very much. Mr. Ropp arrived here today and will return to his home on Monday.

FOOT BALL

Grid Card Today Michigan vs. N. Western. - Wisconsin vs. Chicago.) Minnesota vs. Hlinois. Purdue vs. Indiana. / Ames vs. lowa. V Syracuse vs. Mich. Aggies. Penn. vs. Carlisle. Notre Dame vs. W. & J. Brown vs. Dartmouth. o- ~O % Hammond is preparing for a mammoth crowd tomorrow when Clarie Rhoads leads his Pin Village team to the A. A. park in that city. Both teams have said to have been strengthened greatly and the chances are that there will be several stars of national reputation in the line-ups of the two teams. , What Hew men Rhoads and Parduhn “havesigned since their last engagement is not known, as the managers are ceeping these little secrets under their bonnets. Driscoll and his toe is expected to score for Hammond, while Dick King carries the hopes of the Villagers. The college gridiron season practically closes today, with the exception of a few engagements on Thanksgiving day. For the most part the season has been one of few surprises and the teams have run just about as they were doped to at the begin ning of the season/ O—O Fort Wayne vs Wabash tomorrow.

THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY COMPANY of Rensselaer Ind., will sell you a guaranteed tire for SI.OO profit, each. Any size. Also gasoline at 1 cent per gallon profit. • BOX SOCIAL There will be a box social at the Pleasant Grove school house near Moody in Barkley township, Saturday, December 1. Ladies please bring boxes. There will be a program. Part of of the proceeds will go to the Y. M. C. A. HELEN E. FLORA, Teacher. SPECIAL WAGON SALE We have a few wagons we bought before the raise and while they last we will sell them at less than the present wholesale prices. They are A-NO-1 in quality. Take advantage of our extraordinary offer now. KELLNER & CALLAHAN Our car of white. Star and Monogram flour finally received. Guaranteed to be the best two bread makers on the market. Your money back if it fails. ROWLES & PARKER

SUNDAY DINNER COLLEGE INN MENU - Roast Cbickefl? OT Roast Beef Escalloped Potatoes Dressing Gravy Candied Sweet Potatoes Cabbage Salad - Peach. Short Cake \ *• Bread and Butter Coffee •35 Cents , jWWMIRE I Phone 118

Garmans In Desperate Straits In Cambrai Region

The Allied movement against Oambrai is still in progress with every prospect of further achievments that may have very important bearing upon the entire war. The Germans are desperate, and according to latest advice, rushed cripples and convalescents into the breach at the Cambrai sector in an effort to stay the advance of the British. - Such a sacrifice would not be surprising as it. would relieve Germany of the care of men who can be of no further usefulness to her. But the situation is so desperate that every means will be employed to stem the tide that is running steadily against them. So many surprising things have happened in the struggle that it is possible the decisive battle of the war is now under way, although that is really to much to hope for at this time.

Colonials, of Hammond, At St. Joseph Sunday

The Colonial football team of Hammond will be here Sunday for a game with Coach Harry Parker’s St. Joseph eleven, in what will probably be the final engagement of the season for the Red and Purple. The Colonials are touted as -being one of the leading clubs in the Calumet region and the game promises to be an irtteresting little fracas. *

Higher and Tighter; The Eye Strain Will Be Terrible

With the aid of M. Jusserand, the French Ambassador, in the reformation of women’s dress styles for 1918 a saving of twenty-five per cent in the amount of material used has been effected by the commercial economy board of the Council of National Defense. , “Higher and, tighter,” is the slogan for women’s clothing during the year of 1918. Men’s clothing styles have also been simplified and to a great extent standarized with a saving of about forty per cent in material.

Saturday Hospital Notes

Mrs. Elmer Hendrix entered the hospital for medical attention today. Mrs. A. J. Bissenden who has been in a very serious condition was taken to the hospital today. Mrs. Harry Parker entered the hospital today for surgical attention Mrs. Samuel Hohnes returned to home today. Washington Lowman was able to go to his home today. He is very much improved.

You will find a complete stock of anti-freezing compound, radiator and hood covers for your car, at the Central Garage. Phon 319. Bom, November 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bosma, of Keener township, a girl. Mrs. Elizabeth Van ice returned to ler .home in Monon toda, after visitMrs. William Moore of here. Mrs. Miller and son went to Monon today to visit her daughter, Eva Griggs. ■ . Mrs. Ross and Capstillia Ransey, went to Lafayette today for a few days visit. Mrs. Jo hn.C Lanine of Pasadena, Cal., was here Friday for a short visit. She in on her way home from Dayton, 0., where she had been visiting her son for about a month, v)ho is a memberi of the aviation corps. .

LYCEUM DATES. Frederick Poole, Dec. 5. Lotus Company, Feb. 6. Harmony Quartet, Feb. 21. WOOD CHOPPERS WANTED. Have an unlimited amount of timber that we want worked up into cord woed at McCoysburg, Rensselaer, Parr and . Fair Oaks and want a large force of men at once for this work.—James Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches, Rensselaer, Ind., Phone 337. The Pon Pon Chrysanthemums are all the go. You ought to see them. Step in at the green house.—John H. Holden. CALL THE YELLOW BUS. I have purchased the City Bus ar. Transfer Line and the yellow bus wL. take you upon your trips io and from the depot or about town upon the very shortest possible notice. You can depend upon us for prompt and courteous service. Call Billy Frye, Phone 107 or 369.

■ AtHmden— or Mo—y. I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate i* 5 per cent and my limit is 1100 per *cre. —P. D. Welle. Morocco. Ind Anyone wishing to see me will find me in the Trust & Savings Bank on Saturday afternoon! —H. O. Harns, ohone 134. LADY wanted To show and sell finest line of spring fabrics in the country. For particulars address THE WILCOX COMPANY, Binghampton, N- Y. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Hereafter the fare on my transfer line, operating between the city and Remington, will be SI.OO each way. I have foud it necessary to advance the price owing to my having to pay a war tax on each fare. “BILLY FRYE.”

BIBLE WEEK FOR ARMY

CHURCHES OF AMERICA BEHIND MOVEMENT TO BUILD UP ARMY MORALE. American Bible Week, for the purpose of equipping our soldier* and sailors and the American Army in France with khaki Testament*, is announced by the American Bible society, in co-operation with the Federal Council of Churches, for the week beginning Sunday,-De-cember 2nd. The goal of this campaign is $400,000, which has been undertaken in response to repeated demands from Army and Navy chaplins, the Y. M. C. A., and other agencies working for the spiritual welfare of the boys at the front. The ' campaign has the united backing of practically every denomination. The Bishops of the Northern Methpdists, the Southern Methodists, the College of Bishops of the Episcopal Church, the Congegationalists, the National Service Commission of the Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Church, and others, <■ have already pledged their support to what may be described as a movement to put the church behind the American Army in France.

The little service Testaments issued by the Society, small enough to fit conveniently into the soldier’s comfort kit, printed legibly on good paper, free from the usual trappings of gilt and morocco, and bound instead in the khaki of the service uniform, is a book for the fighting man, and will, according to the Bible Society, carry into the trenches the message of a religion militant for righteousness, the religion of purity, strength, and sacrifice. Military leaders are reported to confirm the Society’s belief that this message, translated into life, will do much toward building up and sustaining army morale, ■ and toward promoting that spirit necessary to victory. In this connection the Society quotes a letter recently sent to an American soldier by Gen. Pershing: “Hardships will be your lot. Temptations will befall you. But the teachings of our Saviour will give you strength.” Theodore Roosevelt has given the campaign hearty endorsement, saying, “I very earnestly hope that the good people of the United States will furnish you with the means to do this work. Every soldier and sailor of the United States should have a Testatment. The American Bible Society is the organization through which the work can be done in the best Ministers and laymen throughput the country are meeting on November 27th, to plan the campaign and to organize local churches for the week of-December 2nd tq 11th. The Society is receiving the warmest support of the Administration.

G. A. R. ELECTION. POST NO 84 The regular annual election of officers for the ensuing year will be held at the hall of the Grand Army of the Republic in the court house, Saturday, Dec. 1, 1917, at 2:00 By order of DAVID H. YEOMAN, Commander W. HENRY WOOD, Adjutant. FOR SALE An Underwood typewriter, cheap if taken at once. —Dr. H. L. Brown. NOTICE. Watch for the announcement of W. H. Ambler’s out sale of 100 polled Hereford* at Winamac, December 11, 1917. AT THE STAR TODAY JUNE ELVIDGE and CARLYLE BLACKWELL in THE MARRIAGE MARKET / ♦

MONDAY —Wallace Reid and Anita King in THE SQUAW MANS SON, also TRAVEL PICTURE. a TUESDAY—Mabel —Taliaferro in A WIFE BY PROXY. - WEDNESDAY— Paulino Frederick in SLEEPWG FIRES. - j Admission 10c, we pay the War Ta*

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