Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1918 — Page 1

No. 33.

NO MOVEMENT ON FEB. 23

ORDER FOR MOVEMENT OF TROOPS 0N... FEB. 23 DOES NOT APPLY TO INDIANA. The following communication has been received by Clerk Jesse Nichols: Feb. 14, 1918. Gentlemen: — A great deal of confusion has been caused by recent newspaper reports that the balance *of our current quota ,was called for February 23rd. To correct this confusion,. the folfowing telegram was sent to the Provost Marshal General on February 12th: “Crowder, Washington, D. C. /

Newspaper articles have stated that the balance of our quota would be ordered forward to Camp Taylor on or about February 23rd. No orders have been received and local Boards are confused. Will you kindly advise so as to stop confusion. GOODRICH.” The following reply was just received: “Adjutant General, Indianapolis, Ind. Movement of February 23rd does not apply to Indiana. CROWDER.”

Two More Rensselaer Boys To Leave For "Somewhere” Soon

Don Wright and Don Beam, two Rensselaer boys who are members of the Great Lakes Naval band, now stationed in Chicago, have received notice that they are two of the, eighteen selected, who are to leave their Chicago station soon. No statement has been made as to where the boys will be sent, but it is believed by Mr. Wright and Mr. Beam, that they will soon be bound for France. Mr. Wright has been in Rensselaer for the past two weeks and returned to Chicago this morning with Mr. Beam, who came last evening for a farewell visdt with relatives. Thomas Padgitt and Harry Curlin are the other two Rensselaer boys who are members of the band and it is not known as to whether or not they will be ordered from the Chiago station.

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VERNON CASTLE, DANCER, KILLED IN AIRPLANE FALL

Catpain Vernon Castle of the British Royal Flying Corps, famous dancer, was killed by a short fall from his aeroplane at Denbrook field, Fort Worth, Texas, Friday. Trying to land while instructing an American recruit, Castle swerved to aviod a collision with another flyer. The cadet with Castle was unhurt. Captain Castle had seen sensational service in France and had made over 300 flights over the German lines. He had been in the United States as an instructor since last October.

His real name is Vera on Blythe. He was born in England 33 years ago. During his time at the front as an aviator he brought down several German planes and won several medals for deeds of valor. Castle with his wife for the past six years has been known as the greatest dancing celebrity in the world. They were the originators of the Castle Walk, The Fox trot, and many other popular dances. Mrs. Castle is now in moving picture.

Germany Considers Herself Still At War With Russia

Amsterdam, Feb. 15. —That Germany and Austria were still at war with Russia was the belief expressed by Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, the German foreign secretary, at the concluding session of - the recent peace conference at Brest-Litovsk after Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, had made his final statement that Russia was out of the war and her armies would be demobilized, but that she would desist from signing a formal peace treaty. The acts of war, Dr. von Kuehlmann said, ended when Russia and the Teutonic allies signed the armistice, but when armistice ended the warfare must be revived. He added that because one or two of the contracting parties had demobilized their armies, this fact would in no wise alter the situation. London, Feb. 15. —Russia’s withdrawal from the war was a real withdrawal and the throwing away of all agreements with her former allies, said Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, in reporting to the all-Russian workmen’s and soldiers’ councils on the result of the Brest-Litovsk conference according to a .Russian wireless dispatch received here. The dispatch says the councils approved Trotsky’s policy. Amsterdam, Feb. 15.—8 y virtue of the treaty with the Urkraine, by which the status quo ante of the frontiers between Austria-Hungary and Russia were established, AustroHungarian troops Wednesday entered Brody and took peaceful possession of the town, says a dispatch from Vie Ana. Thus the big town in east Galicia was returned to Austro-Hungary.

PUBLIC NOTICE. The public library of this city will be opened from 10 a. m. until 6 p. m. on all week days. The building will be closed on Sunday and is not to be opened for any purpose. This order effective until further notice. Rensselaer Public Library Board, Per Judson J. Hunt, Pres. Our Oleo cannot help but please you. It is difficult to distinguish it from dairy product. Save 15c on a pound on your butter. Buy Oleo of J. A. McFarland.

Ladies Wanted More Help Is Needed at the Rensselaer Garment Factory Excellent Positions 'for Girls and Women - . \ ■ " Apply in Person at the Factory at the corner of Van Rensselaer and Cornelia Sts.

RENSSELAM. INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918.

DR. JAMESON VS FRANK BABCOCK

INDIANAPOLIS NEWS ARTICLE GIVES MARION COUNTY SITUATION. With the retail coal prices as high or higher than in Rensselaer and with a freight rate about 40c less, Dr 7 Henry Jameson, the fuel administrator of Marion county recommends a 25c per ton raise in the retail prices. The following article is taken from the Indianapolis hews: An increase of 25 cents a ton will be made in the retail price of domestic coal to the consumers of Indianapolis during the next six weeks, if a revised schedule of prices for retail dealers, announced today by Dr. Henry Jameson, fuel administrator for Marion county, is approved by Evans Woollen, federal fuel administrator of Indiana. Dr. Jameson made public the revised prices affecting the retail coal business following a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at which ,he submitted the schedule to members of the boards of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade and the Merchants’ Association. The directors attending the meeting unanimously approved the recommendations made by the fuel administrator.

Effective Until April. < Dr. Jameson said tnat he intended to submit the revised schedule to the state administration late today with the recommendation that it go into effect next Monday. The new prices will be effective only until April 1. The"lncreased price or retail coal will result from an increase given by Dr. Jameson in the margin allowed the retail dealers’ above the cost of coal delivered to them at their yards from the mines. Retail prices were fixed by the federal fuel administration last November at* various amounts in different parts of the country through local fuel administrators. The margin for overhead cost and expense of delivery allowed by Dr. Jameson at that time was $2 a ton for domestic coal and $1.65 a ton for what was classified as steam coal. The new schedule announced by Dr. Jameson calls for a margin of $2.25 for domestic coal with no change in the margin for steam coal. Dr. Jameson has, however, in the new schedule, eliminated the classification of steam coal and made the margin of $1.65 a ton apply to what is purely industrial coal.

Little Eastern Coal. Under the old schedule steam coal applied to any delivery of coal of fifty tons or more to any one point. Dr. Jameson said that later a different margin may be established for coal delivered to flats or office buildings which consume more than fifty tons of coal a year. The new schedule also provides a margin of $2.35 for eastern coal exclusive of anthracite, and $2.40 a ton for anthracite. The prices of these grades of coal are not important because of the very small amount of eastern coal available in Indianapolis at this time.

In explaining the coal price situation to the directors of the business organizations, Dr. Jameson said that reports and statistics which have come to the office of the fuel administration show that local coal dealers have not been able to operate on a paying basis during the winter because of unusual conditions of weather and transportation facilities. He said that other cities in this part of the country have been forced to increase the margin of profit for retail dealers.

Dealer* Lend Assistance. Dr. Jameson said that the Indinapolis dealers co-operated with the fuel administration in a patriotic manner during the trying month of January when they were required to make one-half-ton and one-ton deliveries to all parts of the city under the most disadvantageous conditions. He said emphatically that he did not desire| to increase prices simply for; the benefit of the coal dealers, but said that he believed it would ultimately operate to the benefit of the entire community in assisting to keep the coal business in its ndrn al channels and enabling the coal dealers to continue to do business. Dr. Jameson said that he believed it* would only be necessary for the

ON THE CORNER OF THE SQUARE

SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OCCUPIES ELE- - GANT QUARTERS. Rensselaer is justly proud of its three banking institutions. All are now located in buildings of their own. These buildings and equipment are in keeping with the progressive and spirit substantiality of their clientage. _____ / The" Trust & Savings Bank is the last to occupy new quarters. This institution opened this" Saturday morning for business in their new room just completed at the corner of Van Rensselaer and Washington streets. This is an ideal location for a bank and since the very beginning of Rensselaer it has been occupied by a banking house. This institution has lately increased its capital stock from $25,000 to SIOO,OOO. The added stock was distributed and is owned by a large number of the citizens of the community including several business men and farmers.

Its large capacity for business, its efficient and courteous officers, its elegant banking house, and convenient location make it’s future full of promise. It will be able, with our other banking institutions to give financial aid to all movements looking to the upbuilding of this great community. Happily there is in this locality a splendid spirit of co-oper-ation between the farming and business interests. It is the purpose of each to mutually help the other; The Trust and Savings Bank is proud to be called “THE BANK ON THE CORNER AND ON THE SQUARE.”

AUCTIONEER PHILLIPS HAS BIG SALE IN SOUTH

Fred A. Phillips, the auctioneer left today in company with Mr. and Mrs. Marion I. Adams for Demopolis, Alabama. Mr. Adams and son, Ray have sold three hundred sixty acres of their big Alabama ranch, and will on Monday, February 18, hold a big public sale and Mr. Phillips will be the auctioneer. At this sale M. I. Adams and (Son will offer seventeen head of horses, one hundred head of cattle, sixty-five head of hogs and a large number of farming implements. On the land sold the Adams’ doubled their money and they still have a quarter section of the most excellent Alabama land. During the present year Ray Adams will manage a two thousand acre ranch belonging to C. C. Clay, of Demopolis.

Hight School Concert.

The members of the Advanced Chorus of the high school will give a concert on Monday evening, February 18th, in the high school assembly. The purpose is to raise additional funds for the high school auxiliary Rea Cross and the Rensselaer high school council of defense work. The chorus will be assisted by the high school orchestra and several solos, duets, trios and quartettes will vary the program. Come and help the good work along.

You can buy some splendid work horses of Fred Schultz at his sale on Monday, March 1, 1918. By that time spring work will be at hand.

present prices to continue in effect until April 1, at which time all contracts between operators and dealers and consumers will expire. Other methods of handling the coal situation throughout the country probably will be adopted after that time be the federal fuel administration. Dr. Jameson said he believed a mistake was made at the time - the original prices were announced. ITe submitted an audit of books made by expert accountants of one yard of a large Indianapolis coal company for January, which showed that this yard had suffered a loss of 5 cents' a ton for more than 3,000 tons of coal handled during the month. Narrow Margin for 'Dealers. He said that he did not believe it was the policy of the government to j enforce confiscatory regulations on ' any line of business which is a necessity to the public welfare, and said that the new prices would only enable dealers ty operate at a very narrow margin above the cost of coal and the expense of delivery under the present abnormal conditions.

VICTORY ASSURED UNCLE SAM

, “Victory is Uncle Sam’s.” The i famous slogan of the government in its conservation program “Food will win the war” may now be summed up in one word, “Victory/’ which is -now .the property of the United States Food Administration by reason of a formal assignment just received by Mr. Hoover. Of all the names suggested in connection with their new nation-wide campaign for the further conservation of wheat flour, being inaugurated this month by the baking industry, that of “Victory” was by far the most popular. Investigation developed, however, that “Victory” was a trade mark of the National Biscuit Company, duly registered in the United States Patent office and in use since 1901, and therefore, its property. President R. E. Tomlinson, of the National Biscuit Company, was appealed to and promptly responded by saying it would be a pleasure to transfer to the Food Administration all right? in this trade mark. The formal assignement has now been received and the thanks of the U. S. Food Administration extendied to the company for its’ patriotic contribution as well as for the publicity assistance being rendered it in food conservation campaign.

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. If you have the misfortune to have some of your stock die, notify A. L. Padgitt, phone 65.

Come and See Us in our Elegant New Home THE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK Capital Stock SIOO,OOO Surplus and undivided profits $12,500 Officers: Charles G. Spitler, President. Edd J. Randle, Vice-President. Judson J. Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer. C. H. Mills, Assistant Secretary-Treas. The Bank on the Corner and On The Square

SALE PATES.

For February. 19 -h, E. L. & C. A. Fidler. 2Cth, F. L. Ovevrton. 21st, Harve Pierson and Carr Brothers . # 21st, Norval Osburn. 23rd, K. Zillhart 25th, Clarence Garriott 26th, James 26th, Napoleon Budreau. 27th, B T. Lanham and J. U. Diff. 28th, H. W. Marble. 28th, J. W. Phares and N. Selby.

H. S. BASKET RESULTS.

Jeff 28, Frankfort 12. Brookston 29, Monticello 12. Martinsville 32, Thorntown 19. Lebanon 37, Crawfordsville 25. Shortridge 27, Rushville 17. Logansport 48, Winamac 18. Anderson 41, Tipton 6.

CARLOAD OF WHEAT MIDDLINGS Just received a carload of wheat middlings. There is no better feed for these high priced hogs. Act quick as the car will go through with a rush. Kellner and Callahan. Phone 273

ELLIS MATHENA DIED AT COUNTY HOSPITAL TODAY

Ellis Mathena, who entered th* county hospital three days ago, d*.ed this Saturday morning of yaettmonia. Mr. Mathena waa forty-five years of age at the time of Ma death and was the second member of the Mathena family to pan away within the last week, his mother having died last Sunday. Mr. Mathena contracted the disease which resulted in his death while working at Hammond a few weeks ago, and up to a few days ago was confined to his home. His condition took a turn for the worse last Wednesday, when he was removed to the hospital. Deceased leaves to mourn their loss, three brothers: Elmer and Earl of this city and James, of Cherokee, lowa, and one sister, Mrs. Lewis Muster, of this city. The funeral will be held at the late residence at 10 o’clock Monday morning and the services will he conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill. Interment will be made in Weston cemetery.

$10,000 Damage Suit Results In Verdict For Defendant

The case of J. D. Law, administrator vs the New York Central railroad company for SIO,OOO damages was tried in the Benton circuit court at Fowler, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week and resulted in a verdict in favor of the defendant. The suit is one for damages on account of the killing of P. M. Hoaks on a crossing of the defendant company north of Morocco, at which time his wife and A. M. St. Pierre were also killed.

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