Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1918 — Page 1

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MIRRORS Every Home Can Use An Extra MIRROR See Our Window W. J. WRIGHT

OLIVER DITCH IS SOLD.

County Surveyor Ed. Nesbit soli the Oliver Ditch Wednesday. The main ditch was bid in by Hutchinson and Oakford for 17.90 cents per yard. The Lateral, known os No. 77 was bid off by A. Bennema at 12.95 cents per yard. The work is to be done by a dry-land dredge. The main ditch i s t° be 43,457 feet in length the number of cubic yards to be evcuvated are 414,686, and the cost of excuvation estimated at 20 cents per cubic yard. Lateral 77 is 43,400 in length. The estimated number of cubfc yards to be excuvated is 158,315 and the cost was estimated to be 10 cents per cubic yard. The estimated benefit of the total improvement \is $133,723.19 and the estimated cost was placed at $98,768.70. The price named in the contract, is about 80 per cent of the estimated benefits and 6 per cent less than the estimated cost.

THURSDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rardin Wednesday afternoon, but lived only a few hours. - Mr. Bert Overton’s condition remains about the same. Miss Dolly Lowman, who has had pneumonia, is improving. Mrs. Stewart Learning, Wilbert Mackay, Mrs.. John Lakin and Howard Green are all improving. Grandmother Parkinson was able to take a little ride yesterday. Oribin Warne’s eye is improving. It is probable that he will be able to see out of it. Grandin other Meyer and Robinson and Miss Francis O’Donnell remain about the same.

ATTENTION MOOSE.

The Monticello Moose Lodge'Degree team will be with us Sunday afternoon and will take up the regular work and initiate candidates. The lodge will convene at 2:30 and all Moose are urged to be present.

Peter Nomenson, of Dwight, was in Rensselaer today and will possible add a few acres of lanfi to his already large possessions in this county before returning to his home. Advertise in the Republican. NEW PRINCESS THEATRE Offering the Highest Class Pictures Produced. Free Mlverware Cenpea* Bvsry Bay. TONIGHT Charlie Chaplin in “The Vagabond” and Majorie Rembeau in 'The Greater Women’ 7 Reels In AlL—loc and 15c. Friday, May 10th. Mary Anderson and Alfred Whitman in 'Sunlights Last Raid’ And two single reel comedies —7 reels in all.——loc and 15c. _ Saturday, May 11th. Douglas Fairbanks “The Modern Musketeer”

The Evening Republican.

LINCOLN HIGHWAY MAY BE MADE OF CONCRETE OR BRICK

Valparaiso Vidette: Surveyors of the state highway commission arrived here today to make a survey and formulate plans for the improvement of the Lincoln highway through this county. The engineers were taken to the east part of the county by the commissioners, and work will foe begun at once. The men have been in Lake county and have just finished their work there. Lake county intends to improve the highway from the Porter county line to the Illinois state line this year. When the plans and specifications have been completed they will be turned over to the county commissioners, and then bids for both concrete and brick will be asked for. The high price of materials at the present time will, in all probability, cause a change in plans.

WAR MOTHERS BENEFIT.

Hon. Edward Barrett, state geologist of Indiana, will give his lecture and picture show on the beauty spots of Indiana at the Gaiety, May 16. Tickets 25c. Come everybody and help this worthy cause.

'Miss Alice Thomas went to Lafayette to take her voice and dramatic lessons. A NOTICE—AUTO LAUNDRY. Cars washed at all hours in the day. Called for and delivered. Experienced washer. G. J. Hasson, manager. Phone 424. Mrs. Aden Rupe, of Warsaw and Master John King, of Winona Lake, returned to their home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John King. THE COMMUNITY AUTOMO- - 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. Wage increases recommended to Director General. McAdoo by the railroad wage commission will average slightly more -than 20 per cent, or about $260,000,000 annually. The commission will recommend that with the restoration of normal conditions the 8-hour day be made applicable to all classes of railroad labor.

ABUNDANCE OF MONEY I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is 5 per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre.—P. D. Wells. Morocco, Ind. ATTENTION, WAR MOTHERS. To the War Mothers of Marion township, there will be a meeting at the M. E. church Saturday afternoon, May 11, at 2:00 o’clock, and you are urged to be present. Miss Faye Crooks, of Neodesha, Kansas, will render several vocal selections, and there will also be a reader and selections on the pipe organ by Mrs. M. D. Gwin. —Advt. THURSDAY LOCAL MARKET. Oats 68c. Corn SI.OO. Wheat $2.00. Rye $1.75. Butterfat 45c. Eggs 30c. j Chickens 20c. Old roosters 12c. Alexander Jensen was down from Wheatfield today. / _ Best Remedy for Whooping Cough. “Last winter when my little boy had the whooping cough I gave him Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,” writes Mrs. J. B. Roberts,, East St Louis, 'DI. “It kept his cough loose and t relieved him of those dreadful coughing spells. It is the only cough medicine I keep in the house because I have the most confidence in it” This remedy is also good for colds and croup. C.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, ISIS.

FOUND IN ONE DAY’S MAIL

EXPERIENCE OF ONE COUNTRY EDITOR IS THAT OF ALL THESE DAYS. It’s a delight to be in the newspapen business right now. Every day is one continual round of pleasure. Just to give you an. idea, here is the chronicle of one day’s happenings, and all other day sseeip to be more or less like this one. In the morning, and in the afternoon too, opening the mail— it used to be a task of pleasant anticipation ; there might accidentally be a remittance from some delinquent subscriber whose conscience had awakened. Now the editor is robbed of even that pleasure. The task has become one to be dreaded because of the increased labor in emptying the waste paper basket. There are letters by the score each mail, and all even demand a donation of advertising space—“on account of the war.” The Red Cross, K. of C., War Mothers and other worthy causes of this kind, want free space and dona•tions of cash—and get it. Purdue University asks for free space to tell the farmers what they don’t know about farming in war times. Herbert C. Hoover, the nation’s food director wapts free space to convince the people that “Save the waste and win the war” is the correct dope—and gets it. The National Liquor Dealers’ Association wants free space for a plea against national prohibition during the war —and gets it NOT. The Prohibitionists ask for free space—and sometimes get it. The state fair asks for free space for the purpose of show? ing the people that patriotism and fair attendance go well together. The state fire marshal wants free space to advertise what HE has done. The Y. M. C. A. wants free space to help their good work along. The tire and automibile companies want free space to tell the people the merits of their wares. A United States senator wants free space to set himself right on the question of national prohibition. A dozen—more or less —congressmen want free space to get mention in connection with some phase of war legislation. And then there is Tom, Dick and Harry, who want free mention of their business and their wares —“on account of the war.” Never a hint about paying even for the composition. From the government dovyn they all seem to live under the impression that no printer demands wages in war times, and that the newspaper gets the work done for nothing, when the fact is that the cost of printing a paper has more than doubled since the war started and the’receipts have decreased so; much that over 800 newspapers have been forced out of business since the beginning of the war. And to cap the climax at the bottom of the pile of letters is one from the print paper house with the pleasing information that the Federal Trade Commission has no authority to bring the paper trust to time, and consequently to prepare for still another rise in the price of print paper. How is that for a cheerful beginning of a working day? The weary grind of the day is interrupted occasionally. An advertise er drops tn to inform the editor that, due to war times, it will be necessary to reduce his advertising space—otherwise, how is he to buy a Liberty Loan bond and donate to the Red Cross? And then some church or ladies society comes in to get figures on a job of printing. Quite naturally the price quoted is a little more that before- the paper trust took advantage of the war to boost the price of paper to the country newspaper man and the customer suspects the home printer of scheming to hold him up—and the order goes elsewhere. , By this time the editor’s mental condition is such that he is busy wondering whether he is still fit for “cannon fodder.” Some of these days the publishers will wake up and demand pay for their goods.

RAILROAD PASSENGER AGENTS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.

Lafayette Journal: “John Priest, traveling passenger agent for the Monon, has received a letter from General Passenger Agent Cockrell, with headquarters in Chicago, that all passenger agents and some of the freight agents have been dismissed. Passenger agents in Milwaukee, St Paul and points in the west and south have been discharged and will look for other employment. Mjr. Manny, who resigned last week as division freight agent at Michigan City, is interested in banks there and is through with railroad work. His position has been abolished.”

After June 1 all names for fast passenger trains will be eliminated throughout the entire country and trains will be known only by number, according to infonnation at Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha. The orders emanate from Washington and fancy names are said to be advertising. Since there is no competition, there is no reason for advertising;' railroad men say. Mrs. John Gwin and Mrs. Ora T. Ross went to Indianapolis to attend a state meeting of the Child Welfare.

HALF MILLION “OVER THERE”

OVER 500,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN SAYS BAKER. i Washington, May B.—More than half a million American soldiers have been sent to France. Secretary Baker today authorized the statement that his forecast to congress in January that 500,000 troops would be.dispatched to France early in the present year now had been surpassed. Mr. Baker dictated the following statement: “In. January I told the senate committee that there was strong likelihood that early in the present year 500,000 American troops would be dispatched to France. I cannot either now, or perhaps later, discuss the number of American troops in France; but I am glad to be able to say that the forecast I made in January has been surpassed.” As a result of a personal investigation of machine gun production during the past few days, the secretary announced that there is no present shortage of light or heavy types of these weapons either in France or America and no shortage is in prospect.

Today’s statement regarding the movement to France is the first official utterance made during the war indicating even indirectly the number of men sent abroad. The first force to go over was never described except as a division, although as a matter of fact, it was constituted into two divisions soon after its arrival on the other side. The fact that more than 500,000 have gone this year also shows the increased rate at which the men have been moving forward since the winter passed and eased the shipping' and embarkation situation. The effect of Mr. Baker’s announcement in Germany and Austria if it is allowed to reach those countries, will be watched with interest. There is little doubt that the German general staff has known that some hundreds of thousands of men have been sent across by the United States, but the size of the force has been carefully kept from the rank and file of the German army as well as from the civilian population.

THIRSTY ONES IN INDIANA BEGIN BUYING PAREGORIC

Muncje, Ind., May B.—Local druggists have been asked by the police to report all sales of paregoric. The officials have been notified that an unusual amount of the drug has been sold in this city since the state became dry and are working on the theory that the drug is being bought because of the amount of alcohol and other ingredients. Druggists say there are a number of persons here addicted to its use, and one of the schemes they follow is to buy small quantities at different stores, so no one purchase is in sufficient quantity to attract attention.

U. S. MAY USE WOOD-SOLED SHOES FOR MEN IN ARMY

Brockton, Mass., May B.—Experiments with wooden shoes as a substitute for leather in army shoes has been ordered by the government, it has been learned. An order for 1,000 soles, to be made with both maple and poplar wood, has been placed with a firm in this city. The manufacturers claim that a saving of nearly two dollars a pair can be made if the sole is found to. answer requirements.

TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS NOMINATED TUESDAY

Barkley. O. G. Baker, R. John E. Cooper, D. Carpenter. R. S. Shearer, R. ■ ‘ E. J. Baxton, D. Gillam. J. W. Marion, R. Jake Johnson, D. Hanging Grove. John L. Hobson, R. Virgil Hobson, D. Jordan. , James Bullis, R. Frank Nesius, D. Kankakee. Frank Neier, R. Gilbert Seegrist, D. Keener. W. C. Hanaway, R. Marion. L. P. Shirer, R. C. W. Duvall. Milroy. N. E. Digman, R. Charles Clark, D. Newton. Chas. C. Parks, R. John W. Phares, D. Union. J. W. Humes, R. W. H. Meyers, D. Walker. Chas. Scott, R. . Mark Ott, D. Wheatfield. W. E. Boyle, R.

ATTENTION EVERYBODY.

The war mothers of Jasper county will hold a market at Warner Bros, store Saturday, May 25. Plenty of good things to eat.

UNDERWEAR SEASON IS HERE (l \ I r/1 j Most men just buy their underwear “any place.” HILLIARD & HAMILL Are in a position to offer you better underwear for less money than you can get “any place” and besides we give you real Service— That means a real fit. We have all kinds, in all sizes.— Priced $1 to $2 Tomorrow’s Weather. Showers and cooler.

WHISKEY STILL RAIDED NEAR DANVILLE, ILL.

Danville, 111., May B.—Federal officers raided the farm of Stephen Fermon, near Sidell, in this county, yesterday, and found a whiskey jrtill and several hundred gallons of sour mash ready to be distilled, in addition to a considerable quantity of distilled liquor. Fermon and Arthry Anderson, en employe, were arrested and brought to Danville, where they were released under $5,000 bond each. Their preliminary trial will be held next Monday. The arrests were made by J. E. Gard, of the internal revenue office of Springfield, and J. D. Taylor, of Louisville, Ky., and D. P. Madden, of St. Louis. The officers learned some time ago, they said, that whiskey was being manufactured in that part of the country, and that it was being sold. Fermon came from Kentucky twenty years gao, and worked in the neighborhood for many years, finally farming for himself. He controls more than 600 acres of land in the vicinity of Sidell. He is married and has four children. > The still was in a small house on the farm, and was kept under lock and key.

BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT WHEN HAMMOND HAD THEM

Hammond, Ind., May B.—The Lake county council of defense, apparently lacking confidence in the sincerity of the city and county authorities to drive vice from the suburbs of Chicago, west of the state line, has appealed to Secretary of War Baker and the Illinois council of*defense to oust the vicious saloons and resorts in West Hammond and Burnham. It was pointed out to the federal agencies that nearly 100,000 munition workers from Gary, Whiting, Hammond and East Chicago are menaced by evil conditions. Evidence of this was gathered by federal investigators. The Hammond police station is filled nightly with drunken men, some of whom are unconscious for hours as a result of the poison sold in West Hammond.

When pay day arrives for the mayor and aidermen of Hoopeston, HL, it is not necessary to drain the treasury to any serious extent. Once a year the city’s executive and the members of the council vote themselves their stipend. This event took place Monday. The order issued to Mayor Moore called for 50 cents. Those for the aidermen were 25 cents each. ■ x

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TRAITOROUS YANKEE IS “SAFE IN CUSTODY.”

The first German-American to be caught syping on the Americans is safely in custody. Behind the characterization of traitor to his country, contained in the report of his arrest, is the story that he aided a German prisoner to escape. Both men donned American officers’ uniforms and entered the line from the rear in the late afternoon. They said they were studying the ground between the lines with a view to using tanks, and asked to be allowed to cross the lines. The officer to whom they made the request soon discovered the ruse and ordered them escorted to the rear. There it was found that one of the men was a German and that the Ger-man-American was his accomplice.

MAY RAISE DRAFT, AGE TO FORTY YEARS.

Washington, May B.—Legislation raising the draft age to forty yean was discussed as a possibility within a few months at a meeting today of Provost Marshal General Crowder and the house military committee. Although General Crowder made no specific recommendations, members of the committee said afterwards that the war department was considering a plan for changes. Class one, the general said, now has a total of about 2,265,000 men of whom 2,000,000 are effectives. The conference report on the bill for registration of youths becoming 21 will be called up in the house tomorrow with prospects of a lively debate over the proposal to exempt ministers from the law.

APPOINTED DELEGATE.

Prof. Ray C. Leoman, of Pursue university, and a member of the state highway engineering department, has been appointed a delegate to the joint committee on engineering corporation of the American Society of Engineers, which is to be held at the City Club in Chicago. He was appointed by the president of the Indiana Engineering society, W* S. Moore, state highway engineer.

Attorney Abraham Halleck went to Monticello today. Sam Karnowsky went to Chicago this morning. 1 ' Paul Arnott and Leurs Quinn went to Hammond today. t ■■ ■ 1 Attorney W. H. Parkinson went to Indianapolis. Charles May, the county treasurer, made a trip to Hammond. Mrs. James Norris and Mrs. John Moore went to Monon for the day. Mrs. Otto Hayden, of Terre Haute, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Eger. Mr. and Mrs. Ranson Elijah, of Mt. Ayr, went to South Bend for a short visit. Miss Celia Anderson, who has taught school here, returned to her home in Anderson. Wilson Clark, who came to attend the funeral of his mother, returned to his home in Staffordsville, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, who were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Scotts’ mother, Mrs. Francis, returned to their home in Illinois. The seniors are today enjoying a picnic at Culver, Ind. They drove over this morning. Culver is an ideal place for such an occasion as it affords bathing and boating, which we are unfortunate in not having. A party of tourists.-from Florida on their return trip stopped here for dinner today. They were ten days in making the trip north owing to the wet condition ’of the roads bat hope to do better on the return trip. FOR SALE—Gas 24 cents. Tires sold at 50 cents profit. Main Garage.

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