Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1918 — Page 1

No. 18.

Saloons Defied Closing Order

Reports that two saloons in Vanderburg county outside of Evansville violated the Monday closing rder, have been made to George Clifford, county fuel administrator, and he has requested that the informers file affidavits against the saloon men and help to prosecute them in the federal court. Mr. Clifford says he will spare no effort to obtain convictions of any persons who violate the Monday closing order.

William Shirer Brought Here For Burial.

William Shirer, brother of Louis P. Shirer of this city, and himself for many years a citizen of this county, died at his home in Valparaiso, Sunday, January 27, 1918. Funeral services were held in that city Tuesday. The body of the deceased arrived here at noon today. The funeral party consisted of Mrs. William Shirer and daughter and other friends and relatives from Valparaiso and Wheatfield. No services were held here, the funeral party going direct to Weston cemetery for interment. Mr. Shirer was on his last birthday, April 18, 1917, sixtyfour years of age. The cause of his death was hardening of the arteries. Milch cows of the best stock will be sold by Harry Gifford at his sale on the 4th of February.

SCIENTIFIC ADJUSTMENT OF GLASSES TO ALL FORMS OF DEFECTIVE VISION. Frames Fitted to conform to the peculiarities of the wearer’s face. Thus what is worn as a necessity is at the same time a handsome ornament. LET US ADORN YOUR FACE . CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone 13.

AT THE MOVIES NEW PRINCESS THEATRE Matinee 2:15 Night 7:00 TONIGHT BABY MARIE ORBORNE “THE LITTLE PATRIOT” 5 Acts, And HEROLD LOYDE “RAINBOW ISLAND” ThU is a special program and worthy of a large patronage. Don’t miss it. 10c and 15c. Thursday, January 31. D. W. Griffith Presents DOROTHY GISH “STAGE STRUCK” Also Good Comedy. All Seats 10c. Friday, Feb. 1, Special Super feature of the highest Standard. Select Pictures Corporation presents “THE BARRIER” By Rex Beach 1 . —— * ' - " IKgy !"the barrier” ■ R e S.„¥?ach LCWIS J. SXLXMICK $f Reserved Seats for Ist show at night. Special Music. Adults Zfc. ‘ Children, 15c.

The Evening Republican.

Obeyed The Law Strictly

It was heatless Mohday and the ■ drug stores at Columbus were open, but only to sell drugs and medical supplies. A man entered the store ; of Noble McKnight and asked for a stamp. Mr. McKnight took the 1 stamp • from a drawer and handed it [-to the customer. Then he happened ' to think that stamps are not medicine and they are not medical supplies. He had to argue about the matter a little, but he got the stamp back and directed the man to the postoffce. He said he had grown so accustomed to selling stamps that he started to make the sale through force of habit.

State Is Out Of Auto License Tags.

The supply of auto license plates is exhausted, according to statements issued by the deputy secretary of state, Plint Wolfard. A supply of the plates is en route, but it is not known when they will reach the state capitol. Officers who enforce the auto license plate laws are asked to take consideration and “go easy” on persons who have been unable to get plates. T. Ernest Maholm, an Indianapolis justice of the peace, stated that if persons were arrested and hailed into his court on this violation and could show receipts they had paid their money for a license he would dismiss the charges against them immediately.

And Now It Is Floods That Are Causing Damage.

Melting snow and heavy rains during the past twenty-four hours swelled Kentucky rivers Tuesday and caused flood conditions at both ends of the state. In the mountain districts reports indicated that the streams were out of their banks, lowlands flooded and portions of a number of smalltowns were • under water. In the west, near the mouth of the Ohio river, ice gorges had broken and carried with them steamboats, drydocks and other property, the value of which may reach $1,000,000. From the middle reaches of the Ohio as yet practically untouched by recent floods, came the disquieting report that the Green river was rapidly rising. Paducah, Kentucky reports that more than a dozen steamboats, a number of smaller craft and at least two drydocks, variously estimated in value from $600,000 to $1,000,000 were torn from their moorings by ice gorges at lower Ohio and Tennessee river points Tuesday and have been sunk or floating in immense ice floes near the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in imminent danger of destruction. From Evansville come reports that outlying districts of that city are flooded and that the Ohio is threatening to repeat its performance of a few years ago, when it went out of its banks and caused much loss of life and property. People have been warned to be prepared to flee on a moment’s notice.

City Council Proceedings.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present but outside of allowing the regular claims but little business was transacted. The question of purchasing grounds and erecting coal sheds at the Monon tracks was referred to the water and light committee. St. Joseph College, and Jasper county, outside of Rensselaer, are the two largest consumers in the county and an attempt will be made to interest them in the plan. The primary object is to erect an elevated dump and individual bins where cars of coal can be dumped into the bins and save the expense of shoveling. The bins would be built high enough to allow the loading of wagons by dumping direct from the bins into the wagons.

No. 8878. Maggie Kerstner Swartzell vs. Albert Swartzell; action for

NOTICE. There will be a meeting of the Red Men on Friday evening, Febru-* ary 1. Important business will be transacted and arrangements for the district meeting will be made. All member’’ are urged to be present. Anyone wishing to see me win find me in the Trust A Savings Bank on Saturday afternoons.—H. 0. Barna, pSoM It 4.

New Suits Filed.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1918

GREAT WAR CONFERENCE PROVES JASPER LOYAL

MASS MEETINGS ATTENDED BY ENORMOUS CROWDS. MANY TURNED AWAY FROM EVENING SESSION. . JOHN RUTLEDGE IN STIRRING ADDRESS AT METHODIST CHURCH IN EVENING BRINGS TO HIS AUDIENCE REALIZATION OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE WAR AND NECESSITY FOR ALL TO CO-OPERATE. LIBERTY GUARDS ATTEND MEETING IN BODY. SPLENDID BODY OF MEN READY FOR EMERGENCY DUTY. ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE BAND CONTRIBUTES TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OCCASION. PATRIOTIC AIRS MOVE THE GREAT AUDIENCE TO PROLONGED APPLAUSE. WOMEN TAKE PROMINENT PART IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY. EX-SENATOR PROCTOR MARS ADDRESS BY THE INFUSION OF PARTISAN POLITICS.MUCH CRITICISM OF SPEECH HEARD ON ALL SIDES.

Tuesday, January 29, 1918, will go down in the history of Jasper County as a red letter day. The great war conference places Jasper county high in the scale of patriotism. This county sent more people to the great state war conference at Indianapolis than any other county, save Marion. Conditions considered, no other county will excel us in the magnitude of attendance or in the genuine spirit of patriotism manifested. With the thermometer nine below •zero early in the morning; with country roads blockaded, conditions seemed to make a large meeting impossible. Not daunted, many came to the city in sleds and sleighs and when the first session was called to order in the large Methodist church, standing room was at a premium. Mayor Charles G. Spitler called the meeting to order. Proceeding the speeches there was music by the St. Joseph College Band and invocation by Rev. Asa McDaniels, pastor of the First Christian church. The first address of the session was delivered by Prof. D. S. Meyers, of Purdue University. This was a very practical as well as interesting address, Mr. Meyers’ talk was followed by an interesting address by Miss Mary Washburn, of Chicago. She gave • a very interesting account of the splendid work being done by Chicago women for the women of the devastated districts of France. Ex-State Senator E. Proctor, author of Indiana’s famous Proctor liquor law, was then introduced and many who heard his address felt that he had come to us under the management of the National Democratic Committee rather than the Indiana State Council of Defense. Senator Proctor is an orator of ability, but his address here was severely criticized by many on account of its de-

Results Of Examination Of Draftees Today.

The result of the examination of the men called before the draft board today follows: Division 1 Samuel Koslowsky. Walter Peer. Thomas Worden. Ray Hopkins. Oscar Johnson. Wilfred Stevenson. Leo Krueger. Bernard Bailey. George Bowen. Jesse Wiseman. John Bunning. James Hill. Frank Grube. Herman Stewart. Harrison Armstrong. Paul Sekema. Division 2. James Kupke. Albert Van Weinen. Division 3. j 1 John Switzer. John Minnear. x Ferdinand Bachman. Glenn Tanner. Dr. C. E. Johnson left today *for Washington. D. C., where he will report to Surgeon-General Gorgas for work m the medical corps.

. cided partisan tendency. With the address of Senator Proctor the general meeting was closed and many went to the sectional meetings in other parts of the city. .The meeting of the women in the; New Princess was very largely attended and many splendid addresses were made, including that by Miss Elizabeth Cowan, Assistant in Home Economics, of Purdue University. Rev. Alfred H. Backus, of Dunkirk, met a number of business men in the directors' room of the First National Bank. Fred R. Farman, superintendent of the LaPorte county schools made a very able address to the Boy Workers Reserve at the office of County Agricultural Agent Learning. Robert E. Cavanaugh, superintendent of the Salem schools, but at present in charge of the speakers’ bureau of the State Council of Defense, addressed a meeting of the students of the Rensselaer high school and also of the seventh and eighth grades. Many of the schools of the county were closed and teachers and pupils were here to attend the war conference.

Many were unable to attend the great mass meeting held at the Methodist church in the evening. Long before the time for the opening of the evening session the great auditorium of the spacious building was completely filled. Mayor Charles G. Spitler presided at this meeting and the music for this occasion was furnished by three high school girls, Misses Parkison, Raines and Carr. Their piano trios were splendidly executed and loudly applauded by the great audience. The first address of the evening was by Miss Cowan. She made an eloquent and effective plea for the conservation of food. Following the address of Miss Cowan, Rev. Backus made an enthusiastic plea for the sale of War Thrift Stamps. The outstanding address of the evening and of the conference was delivered by John Rutledge of Cleveland, Ohio. It was one of the greatest addresses ever delivered in this city. It should have been heard by every man, woman and child in this county. That his masterly appeal will not have been made in vain and that the people of Jasper county will conserve all the wheat, meat and fats possible, there can be no doubt. While Mr. Rutledge has not been to Europe during the war he has been in Washington much of the time and is in vital touch with the war situation. He is working under the national Jood administrator, Mr. Hoover,and he reels sure that food will be one of the greatest factors in the war. We can serve our” country or the Kaiser in our every act and especially at the three meals we eat each day. It was a great meeting. We had splendid speakers and our citizens deserve great credit for the wonderful audiences present.

Glass Factory Shuts Down

Though exempt in the recent fuel order closing factories for five days and ten Mondays, the big plant of the American Window Glass Company at Hartford City was forced to suspend operations. Unless relief comes in a week it is likely the fires will be drawn and the plant closed indefinitely. Considerable fuel is required to keep the fires banked, and the expense is great. The Johnston glass factory there has coal enough to run another week and faces a shutdown.

Family Of F. L. Overton Sorely Afflicted.

The funeral of Ralph Overton, the twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Overton was held at Lee today. This very sad event was preceded by the dearth on Decemebr 23, of Howard, the ten months old baby of the bereaved parents. In addition to the above, Edith, the fifteen year old daughter is now lying at the point of death with pneumonia. The following from here attended the funeral of Ralph at Lee today: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Overton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overton, Bert Overton, Sebe Overton and John R. Gray. \

Votes Against Govt. Ownership

Government ownership of railroads as a result of the present government operations of the roads received a severe setback Tuesday when the interstate commerce committee of the senate voted 7 to 6, to limit government control of the roads to one year after the war. As originally provided in the administration bill, government control of the roads would have been terminated only at the express will of the congress. This clause generally was construed as pledging the government to a tryout of government ownership and to*a general proposition to take over the roads entirely after the war if government operation proved satisfactory.

Hurty Fears Man Will Invent Himself Off The Earth

Is there danger that man will “invent himself off the earth?” Dr. J. N. Hurty asks. He .ays the question was suggested to his mina when recently thinking of the many inventions in recent years, and their effect on the nervous system of human beings he said: “Nerve diseases are abundant these days and are becoming more abundant. Our intense artificial lights strain on our eyes; our ears are pounded deaf by the ceaseless and unnecessary din of the streets, our noses are offended by gasoline fumes and abominable vapors from lubricating oils; fetit air in the cars, cabs and cabarets poison our blood; the automobile barrange makes crossing of streets a terror, and machinery of endless kinds maim, torture and kill. And now comes airplanes, Zeppelins, submarines, poison gases and liquid fire. And the end of invention is not yet. So the question is—Will we invent ourselves into nervous wrecks and then off the earth?”

Train Strikes Wagon Of Household Goods.

A train at Kersey struck a sled loaded with the household goods of Prof. Hickner, of Valparaiso, who was moving from there to DeMotte. Saturday. The team got stuck on the railroad crossing and could not move the load. ’ The driver saw the danger in time to unhitch the team, bqt a passing freight train struck the load and scattered the household goods along the track for quite a distance, badly damaging the goods.

Fishing Is Good In North End.

Fishing up in the north end of the county is good right now. The Kankakee river and other streams up there have been frozen over so long that the fish are famishing for air and all one need do to get all the fish he wants is to cut a hole in the ice. The fish flock to the air hole in schools and they can be dished up in wagon loads. They are mostly carp, however, and they are peddled around for five cents per .pound, thus greatly lessening the high cost of living in that region.

Oats Are Eighty Cents.

The local grain dealers are paying 80 cents per bushel for oats today. Price of other grains are unchanged. Corn is $1.00; wheat, $2.00 and rye $1.65.

WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Thursday. Probably snow except fair south portion. Thursday colder. Cold wave Thursday extreme south portion.

The ladies of the G. A. R. Will not celebrate Lincoln’s birthday by the usual program this year, but instead will work in the Red Cross rooms for an afternoon. The date will be chosen by” the Red Cross women and will be announced later. It is hoped that all the members of Circle No. 3 will help give a feeling of deeper patriotism in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Nate Welsh and Ara Bullis went to Indianapolis today to take the oath in the United States navy. The former is the son of Chairman « ’ Frank Welsh, of the Jasper County Council of Defense. The young men had passed successfully the examination some time ago. The Home Economics club * will meet with Mrs. Wm. Traub at noon Saturday. . Members are asked to bring dinners. ’> . |

Purdue May Not Close

Reports that Purdue University will close the first of May have caused a peculiar situation at the university, many students declining to pay fees for the second semester until they are assured the university will remain in session the usual length of time. Recently the faculty recommended that the institution be closed from May 1 to November 1. • A statement was issued Tuesday by President W. E. Stone, saying that great harm was being done by the circulation of reports that the university would close. He said that no such action was contemplated at this time, although it is intended to release a large number of students early in the spring in order that they may engage in agricultural and industrial enterprises.

Even Newspaper Offices Closed

The weekly newspapers of Peru were added to the regular number of business concerns closed in accordance with the fuel order Monday in response to the latest advice from Washington. Seven loads of coal arrived in Peru Saturday and therefore all manufacturing concerns were able to resume operations Tuesday.

Saloons Have But Forty-Three More Days To Operate.

By eliminating fuelless Mondays, Sundays and national holidays, the calendar shows that the saloon owners in Indiana have but forty-throe more days left in which to conduct the sale of liquors, if the law enacted by the last general assembly is held to be constitutional, and the saloons are compelled to obey its mandate by closing their doors on April 2. The month of February will be the hardest month in the year on the purveyors of snake bite antidote. There are only 28 days in the month and of these only 18 are open for thirst parlors, there being four Sundays, four fireless Mondays and two holidays, Lincoln’s birthday on the twelfth and Washington’s birthday on the twenty-second.

ABUNDANCE OF MONEY. I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My * per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre —P. D. Wells. Mmuceo. lad. If you have loot any stock, call A. L. Padgitt, Phono 55. • 11 • ■ 0 NOTICE TO FARMERS. We are paying 16c for beef hides; $6.50 for horse hides and SIO.OO for iron. SAM KARNOWBKY. NOTICE ~ ' ' Ts the party who took the lavat ierre (necklace) from the home of L. C. Rhoades on or about January 1, 1918, will return same by mail no questions will be asked. Otherwise the party’s home will be searched for same. WOOD CHOPPERS WANTED We are paying $2 per cord for cutting 4-foot wood. Phone James E. Walter. Phone $37.

AT THE STAR THEATRE TODAY Edna Goodrich In “Reputation” A Masterpiece. Also Holmes in THE LOST EXPRESS. THURSDAY— Paramount Day. see? # Blanch Sweet in “The Silent Partner* FRIDAY—The first picture on the New Perfection Program. The Big Favorite Jack Gardner In a rousing Wester* comedy drama. Good riding, ronton and action galore. Abo Food _ Weekly. Now Orleans. ~SATURDAY— Ethel Clayton and John Bowers -tn “Easy Money.”

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