Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1917 — Page 1

No. 284.

French Case Will Go To Jury On Tuesday

Monticello, Ind., Dec. 16. The White county circuit court will resume hearings tomorrow morning in the case of the state against Edward French for the murder of Ray Elston after adjournment since Friday. Only one witness, John W. Rodgers, of Brookston, remains to be examined, he being too ill to appear in court on Friday before the adjournment. French concluded his testimony in his own behalf on Friday. He told of the killing of Elston in self defense. He told how he had ordered Perry Cuppy, William Smallwood and Ray Elston out of the establishment, and how after Cuppy and Smallwood had gone out Elston had < said he wanted to talk to him. Elston then told French that he wanted to marry his daughter, Anna. French told him she was too young and that, he was drunk. Elston refused to leave and continued to talk until finally, grabbing a hatchet and attacking him, according to French, thus making the killing necessary, and an act of self defense. The state did not cross examine French. It is thought that the lawyers will finish their argument so that the jury will get the case on Tuesday.

Here’s How Unde Sam Takes Care of His Boys

That the boys of Uncle Sam are well provided for in the way of foods, may be ascertained from the following menu submitted by Wade Jarrette, son of B. J. Jarrette, who is a member of the crew of the U. S. Steamship New Jersey. Here is all Wade and his companions had to eat on Thanksgiving day: oysters en creme, celery,oysterettes, olives, roast turkey a la New Jersey, giblet gravy, oyster dressing, cranberry sauce, prime roast beef au jus, creamed whipped potatoes, creamed cauliflower, mince pie, fruit cake, harlequin ice cream, assorted fruit, muscatels, mixed nuts, coffee, cigars. Now Wade and the rest of the Navy boys are looking forward to the holiday feasts and one cannot blame them. '

Frank A. Gotch, Wrestling Wizard Is Dead

Frank A. Gotch, retired heavyweight wrestling champion, died at his home in Humboldt, la., Sunday death following a lingering illness of uremic poisoning. Gotch was fortyone years of age. Gotch built up a fortune in wrestling and by investing his earnings in lowa farm lands. His estate is variously extimated at between $200,000 and $400,000, all of which represents the money ~ he made through his wrestling ability.

CHRISTMAS WREATHES Did you see the elegant Christmas wreathes at the Long drug store? It is very beautiful and the flag, in the center makes it a most fitting decoration. They are made and sold by J. H. Holden.

TWO WAYS OF GETTING GLASSES One is to let some slick tongued fakir who peddles through the country come into your home and sell you a pair, and run the risk of ruining your eyes. They know how to fit a glass that makes you see splendidly today, but it is an unnatuial glass and the Eye cannot stand up under it You find that tomorrow you cannot stand to wear them at all. Then you turn to your peddler—he is gone. CLARE JESSENI OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone IS.

NEW PRINCESS THEATRE Exclusive features of the highest standard.

TONIGHT ALMA TAYLOR “IMS” 5 acts Also—Hearst-Pathe News. ' All Seat* 10c. Tuesday, December 18th. LILLIAN WALKER in “The Ordeal of Elisabeth” Also popular Big “V” Comedy 6 acts in /all. ■ All Seat* 10c. ~F ■ Wednesday, December 19th. Special New Paramount BILLIE BURKE in “The Mysterious Mis* Terry" The latest of Miss Burkes productions. ,* 10c and 15c» Thursday, December 20th. Blue Ribbon Special . CORINNE GRIFFITH and NEIL SHIPMAN in "Through the Wall*" 5 acts Also—Fifank Daniel* Comedy 10c and 15c. »

The Evening Republican .

Add Another Star To High School Service Flag

D. E. Walker has received a telegram from his son, Iler, telling him he has enlisted and gone to join his company at Des Moines. Iler has been holding a good position as clerk in a Men and Young Men’s Furnishing Department store at Ft. Dodge, lowa, for the last year. Iler graduated from the Rensselaer high school in ’l4 and has since been making his mark in the world and has worked up till he is commanding a good salary which he has left to go > and work for his “Uncle Sam.” We have a* full and complete line of rubber foot wear. We bought a large stock early. Rubber goods are difficult to obtain now and are greatly advanced in price. You may have the advantage of our early purchase both in selection and price. B. N. Fendig. Exclusive Shoeman.

WEATHER Cloudy probably snow tonight and Tuesday warmer.

DOLLS THAT WILL LAST They are the constant companions of the kiddies. BURCHARD HAS THEM All price* Christmas Dance To Be Given On December 26th The Van Rensselaer club will give the annual Christmas dance at the armory on Wednesday, December 26th, and should be one of the pleasing events of the holiday week. McKelvey’s orchestra will furnish the music. Comfy’s in elegant gift boxes &re just the present for your friend. Nothing could be of greater service Or a more delightful present to receive. The Exclusive Shoeman, B. N. Fendig, has them. Ha* Moved to Fargo Fargo, N. D. 1420 11th Ave. N. Dec. 13, 1917. The Republican, Rensselaer, Ind. I have changed by address from White Rock, S. D., to the address above. We have rented our farm at White Rock. Son has enlisted in the U. S. Navy, is now at the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes 111. We hope to down the Kaiser soon.' Your truly, Wm, AUGSPURGER. * You can buy footwear for Christmas presents of B. N. Fendig with the same spirit you buy Thrift Stamps of the government. Be patriotic, buy useful Christmas presents. /

If a man or woman should write to Santa Claus with the simple faith that the children do, the man would say something like this:

Dear Old Man— For all these years you and I have been filling the stockings of the universe, you have got a heap of glory out of it and I don’t begrudge you a bit, but if it had not been for my checkbook they’d have attached your sleigh for taxes The folks are going to give me something this year. They always do. tell them, won’t you that, I Do Not Want a snow shovel, a saw buck, a bunch of flowers or a bottle for perfume. But there are things I do want. Some of them I must have, and if I get them they will save me money. I should like some new NECKTIES, nobody ever has enough (25c to $1.00), and some SILK SHIRTS ($3.00 to $5,00), an x some of those ($1.50} kind. A BATHROBE would ($3.50 to $6.00) do me a lot of good. My HAT begins to.look seeuy —A new one ($2.00 to $3.50) woula be very becoming.

- And the LADY would aay I could use very nicely, one of those PALMER GARMENT CO. SUITS or a good COAT (offered now at reduced price.) «•. ' A nice DRESS PATTERN, SILK or WOOL, SILK UNDER SKIRT, TABLE LINENS, FURS or FUR MUFFS, KID GLOVES, fine LISLE or SILK SKIRT, SILK WAIST, a pair of HOSE, TRAVEL SETS, daintyNECKWEAR, nice DRESS SHOES ($3.50 to $7.00.) • Yours Hopefully, ; A MAN AND A WOMAN P. S. And if you love me don't fail to tell them to buy the things at TheG. E. Murray Co. Store

RENS3ELAER, INDIANA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917.

Instructions From Indiana Federal Food Administration

' John Eger, federal food administrator for Jasper county, has received the following instructions from the federal food administrator for Indiana. Advise dealens and others that suclfling pigs shall not be killed and served as in other years during the holidays. The slaughter of immature must be stopped. Use every means to keep hogs on the farm until fully matured. « The practice of raffling food, oi giving prizes consisting of food, of holding turkey shoots is in violation of 'the purpose of the food control, and will not be permitted. Food must be distributed in its usual < channels to those who need it. Part of the high cost of milk is ! due to the fact that milk bottles* are I worth five cents apiece. These bottles are the property of the milk I dealers except when they are sold to the consumer. Advise junk dealers and others that they will not be permitted to buy or sell secondhand milk bottles, pop bottles, etc. Advise milk dealers that they will not be allowed to advance the price • of milk to consumers without first securing the permission of the fed-1 eral food administrator for the state. {

Marriage Licenses Issued.

Dec. 13—Glenn Brown, borh in Jasper County, Feb. 25, 1897. Present residence, Foresman, Ind. Occupation, laborer, and Opal Irene Turner, born in Rensselaer, Ind., Aug. 16, 1896. Present residence, Rensselaer. Occupation, telephone operator. First marriage for both. Groom under age and father, Ralph Brown, files written consent. Married Dec. 13, 1917 at Brook, Ind., by Rev. A. M. Snyder. Dec. 14—Joseph Ellis, born at Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 6, 1861. Present residence, Rensselaer, Ind. Occupation, laborer. Fourth marriage. Previous being dissolved by death, and Ida McClintock Hartman, born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., May 23, 1863. Present residence, Rensselaer, Ind. Occupation, housekeeper. Third wedding. Last dis-

solved by death, Nov. 14, 1917. Married in the office of the county clerk in Rensselaer, Ind. Dec. 14, 1917, by Rev. C. W. Postill. Dec. 15—William Rolland Smith, born in Roanoke, Ind., July 34, 1894. Present residence, Huntington, Ind. Occupation, laborer, and Alpha Clements, born in Urbana, 111., Jan. 6, 1898. Present residence, Rensselaer, .Ind. Occupation, housekeeper. First marriage for both parties. Married by Rev. E. W. Strecker at M. E. parsonage, Sat., Dec. 15, 1917.

FOR SALE At the Halstead-Lowman sale December 18: 10 steers consisting of 1 12-year old; 3 1-year olds and iix spring calves.

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

just 6 Wb DAYS TO SHOP gHi READ THE ADJ

A FUR CAP would be fine — genuine FUR. ' A nice pair of GLOVES would come in handy. And SOX everybody wears SOX, nice lisle at (35c), and silk at (50c.) Many a night at home, I would. * be more comfortable in a pair of HOUSE SLIPPERS. And (this is mightly important) If any One wants to improve my appearance. lam a candidate for a NEW SUIT of CLOTHES or a NEW OVERCOAT. One of those HART SCHAFNER & MARX SUITS or OVERCOATS would just fill the bill.

BANKER, FARMER CHURCHMAN DIES

MEMBER OF FIRST GRADUATING CLASS AT PURDUE, SUCCUMBS. -a John C. VanNatta, a member of the first graduating class at Purdue university in 1878 and one of the charter members of the Sigma Chi fraternity as well as one of* the most prominent farmers and financiers in this part of the state, died Friday morning at 1 o’clock at his home at Brookston. Mr. VanNatta had been sick only one month, but had been in failing health for a year, heart trouble being given as the cause of his death. He was also one of the most prominent men in the Logansport Presbytery, having held many prominent national and local offices in the Presbyterian church. The deceased was born at London, Ind., February 19, 1857, and moved to this city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter VanNatta, when 5 years old. In his early boyhood Mr. VanNatta served as a carrier boy on the old Lafayette Call, and as a Western Union messenger boy. Later he attended Purdue university when that institution was in its infancy, graduating with the class of 1878, the first class to receive diplomas. Mr. VanNatta, after his graduation, farmed near Kentland, on a farm owned by his father and from there werit to Montmorenci. Where he operated a grain elevator for three years. From Montmorenci he moved to Round Grove where he did grading and improvement work. In 1890 he moved ■to Brookston, and founded the B of Brookston, of which he was director and cashier as well as principal stockholder until the time of his death. He also was president and director of the Reynolds bank. Mr. VanNatta owned 1,800 acres of valuable land in White county and also a large tract in Jasper county. He was an authority on farm —and livestock topics being at all times interested in the various activities on his farms. He kept in close touch with his business and was always the friend and adviser of widows and orphans in his district. Outside of his business and family Mr. VanNatta’s interests lay in the Presbyterian church of which he was one of the state’s leaders. At one time he was treasurer of the Indiana Synod and treasurer of the Logansport Home Mission Presbytery. At different times he had attended the general assemblies of the Presbyterian church, serving as delegate from Indiana. Mr. VanNatta also was a trustee of Hanover college, a Presbyterian institution. His only lodge affiliation was with the Knights of Pythias. In- politics he was a staunch republican, being one of the party leaders in the county in which he resided, although he never sought office.

Enlist In The Red Cross This Week

The great membership drive to erilist ■ every' adult in the United States in the Red Cross, started this Monday morning in, every state in the union. All the preliminary planning has been done and it now rests with/the people of the United States to show their confidence in the greatest relief organization in the world, the American Red Cross, and give it the sanction of -their membership. It is well to remember the Red Cross is essentially a war body at the present time. In a piping time of peace a paltry 300,000 members was considered large and in many ways it was sufficient. But under stress of war -in which we ourselves are now engaged, its task is so great that it can only be accomplished by the United effort of the whole body of the people. It is for this reason that a special effort is being made to enlist practically the entire manhood and womanhood of the nation on the side of the Red Cross. It will do and is doing in Europe what we could gladly do if only we were on the spot, ministering to the women and children of stricken belgium and France, binding the wounds of brave soldiers on every battle front, rushing with medical supplies and food wherever it is need.lt is the long arm of American sympathy and helpfulness reaching out to evry quarter of the globe, but more especially at this time to our allies in Europe. Let us extend the spirit of the holiday season to this great relief work. *,

Another Fire Per Cent Being Mailed Today

This morning the second batch of questionnaires was sent out to another five per cent of all conscripted men in the County. This will include all men who have not as yet been called, those who failed to pass the physical examination and those who have been exempted for any reason, previous exemptions having been revoked by a recent ruling.

Just received another large shipment of those fancy recleaned split navy beans. Beans that were cooked in threshing, while they last-—l 2 H per pound. ROWLES a PARKER

May Vote On Nation-Wide Prohibition Today

Washington, Dec.. 16.—With an unusual record for -business accomplished at a preholiday already made, Congress turns tomorrow to a cleanup of domestic legislation before the Christmas holidays, after which it proposes to devote itself exclusive to war problems. Adjournment next Tuesday until Thurs‘day, Jan. 3—a holiday recess somewhat longer than usual —is planned under a House resolution which comes tomorrow before the Senate. Since the session began a fortnight ago Congress has declared war against Austria-Hungary, extended the President’s $100,000,000 war emergency fund, made progress on natural resource legislation recommended by the President, passed the $333,000,000 postoffice appropriation bill through the House and launched several important investigations, including those into the army and navy a war preparations and the • sugar and fuel shortages. To be squeezed into the two days before the recess is much other important legislation, and during the recess committees will proceed with investigations and drafting of appropriation bills to follow in the new year. Chief in interest now is the nationwide prohibition question to be voted on by the House tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’clock. Prohibition advocates are confident of approval by con-' siderably more than the necessary two-thirds majority of the resolution for submission to the states of a national prohibition amendment to the constitution. The resolution was adopted Aug. 1, last by the Senate by a vote of 65 to 20. Action by the states— of which must approve before tne amendment becomes effective—is required in seven years by the House resolution and six years under the Senate resolution. If the House acts tomorrow, the difference must be adjusted in conference and the conference report adopted by both bodies before the resolution is submitted to the states. Lively debate is expected in the House, with a demonstration by -the prohibition forces which have fought for years to get action from Congress.

Anyone wishing to see me will And me in the Trust & Savings Bank on Saturday afternoons— H. 0. Harris, phone .134.

OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL CHRISTMAS [The Busy Shopping Center FOR OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. Comfort kits, photo cases, letter cases, money belts, tooth and shaving brush cues, stamp and match boxes. Cigarette cases and holders, [Wool socks, khaki handkerIchiefs, soldiers and ■ diaries, address books* flash [lights, soldiers testaments. French and English books. Bert Jarrette’s Variety Stores I RENSSELAER MONON

——SEE—— MARGUERITE CLARK TODAY I . AT THE STAR THEATRE THE VALENTINE GIRL Admission 10c to all. MME. PETROVIA TUESDAY in BRIDGES BURNED. Also One Reel Educational. WINSOME MARY MILES MINTER The Most Lovable Little Star of the day in ANNA FOR SPITE. Also HELEN HOLMES in the opening seriaf of THE LOST EXPRESS. One of the, most daring railroad picture* ever filmed. See it at The Star, r Admission 10c to all. "THURSDAY--ALMA HANLON in THE GOD OF LITTLE CHILDREN An Art Drama "Picture. 7 FRlDAY—Special program, 2,000 League* Under the *ea. A veritable wonder. ADVENTURES UNDER SEA Eight Reel* of Deep Sea Mysteries. Admission 10 cent*. ~ SATURDAY—RASPUTIN, OR THE BLACK MONK. a

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