Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1918 — Page 1

No. 138.

We have been selling THE HOOVER ELECTRIC SUCTION SWEEPER faster than we could get them-Today we have three in stock. If you are interested telephone and we will send one out for a demonstration. W. J. WRIGHT

BENEFIT SHOW A BRILLIANT SUCCESS

A large and appreciative crowd of spectators, including all ages, gathered early yesterday afternoon to witness the benefit show staged in Dr. Washburn’s garage. The show had been well advertised by the great parade in the forenoon and the crowd was on tiptoe with expectation. Nor were they disappointed—if the shouts of laughter and terrific applause were any gauge of the enjoyment. The youthful company offered two playlets, appropriately costumed, a number of attractive songs and recitations and two very impressive tableaux. The first tableau made the hit of the afternoon. ' When the doors swung open, Kennedy Ross, (three years old) clad in his officer’s uniform was shown stretched flat on the ground, apparently a seriously wounded soldier. By his side, two very sympathetic, very tiny Red Cross nurses Katherine Baumgartner and Elsie Washburn, (each three years old), were administering aid and comfort to the wounded hero. , At "the close of the performance punch and wafers, contributed by Mrs. Watson and Mrs. were sold by the children and one dozen fresh eggs, contributed by Mrs. G. M. Myers, was auctioned off in a masterly maner by Mary Washburn, who closed the sale expeditionary when Mr: Richard Wangelin bid |I.OO. • ; The entire proceeds of the play, including gifts during the parade, the sale of tickets and punch and eggs, amounted to $16.07, which a committee, composed of the entire company, carried to the Red Cross headquarters and presented to the local chapter. The members of the cast wish to express their thanks to the townspeople for their generous gifts and appreciation. The following actors took part: Mary Washburn, manager; Elsie Washburn, Jr.; Sonny and Freddy Fendig; Virginia and Ruth Thompson; Mary and Errett Graham; Kennedy Ross, and Katherine Baumgartner.

ATTENTION, LIBERTY GUARDS

All members of the 19th and 88 th companies, Indiana Liberty Guards, are urged to be present at drill on Friday evening, June 21, as arrangements for uniforms will be made at this time.

PICTURES WORTHWHILE SEEING GAYETY AND PRINCESS THEATRES Many people don’t know how much enjoyment they can get out of good pictures. We would like to have these people come out and see some of our good shows. We know they would become regular movie fans. What could be nicer after a days work tha n spending an hour and a half in one of our cool theatres. It is inexpensive and entertaining.

AT THE PRINCESS Jackie Saunders in “Sunny Jane” and Charlie Chaplin in “The Pawnshop” 7 Reel*. 10c and 15c. THURSDAY — Blue Ribbon Program. FRIDAYMONROE SALISBURY and RUTH CLIFFORD in “HANDS DOWN” And Comedy.

The Evening Republican.

It is always a pleasure to have those who have lived among us visit us and the glad hand is always extended to each and every one. But there is one fellow whose hand is always grasped with a very special delight by all, and that is our former townsman C. P. Fate. If you want to know how many friends Clarence has here just take a complete census of our population and extend the city lines far each way into the county. ' He is one of the best boosters this city ever had. He was. always pulling off something and with him there was never a dull moment. We need him now and he -should be conscripted to return. Clarence came over Tuesday and returned to Crown Point today. He had business matters to look after, but was in a hurry to return home. He 'reports that his business at the Lake chunty capital is up to the full capacity. His family are well and George is now at Camp Merritt, N. J., and is expecting to take a boat- ride in the very neat future. . )

WHEN COURTS DISAGREE WE ARE ALL LEFT FREE

A court in the eastsa_f4w days ago in giving judgment to a woman who had her husband arrested for kissing her at times when her kisser wasn’t in a mood, said: “It’s a woman’s inalineable right to refuse to be kissed if she doesn’t want to be kissed, and she doesn’t forfeit this right when she marries the man.” A judge, far removed (in Frisco) from this one both by space and decision gives his decision in a similar case in lines: • - “Be a eave man, seize your mate If she shows you signs of hate; Let her scratch, let her bite, But kiss her, boy; it is your right.”

■TONIGHT

AT THE GAYETY BIG PARAMOUNT PROGRAM Mack Sennett Presents. Chester Conklin in “An International Sneak” A real comedy. 2 acts. “Screen Telegram” Latest War News. “Bray Cartoon” and - “Native 'State” 2 real feature. 6 reels. 10c and 16c Saturday—Vaudeville and Pictures.

CLARENCE FATE VISITS RENSSELAER

SPECIAL NOTICE.

All members of Prairie Lodge No. 125, are requested to meet at the lodge hall, Sunday morning, June 23rd, at ten o’clock, and go in a body to ths Presbyterian church for our annual St. John’s day sermon. Invitation <by Brother J. Budman Fleming, pastor, and order of the master*.

We want to sell you a Vacuum cup. It is an absolute guarantee of 6000 miles. O. H. McKay & Son.

RENSSELAER. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918.

OSBORN FLAYS FORD CANDIDACY

DECLARES DEMOCRATIC INDORSEMENT FOR SENATE TRICK TO DISINTEGRATE MICHIGAN G. O. P. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., June 17. —The following statement concerning the candidacy of Henry Ford for United States senator from Michigan has been issued by Charles S. Osborn, former governor, who announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination several months ago: 1 “It is reported, in the press that the official representatives of the Democratic party at Lansing, June 13, indorsed Henry Ford for United States senator and made a proposal to the Republican party, also to indorse Mr. Ford before or after securing the withdrawal of myself, and other Republican candidates. I would not even seriously consider withdrawing for the following , reasons:

“I do not consider Mr. Ford a fit person for United States senator. “His presence in the United States Senate under present conditions would be in violation of a criminal law of the United States.. “I charge him with being a consciously untruthful and deceitful person, and call attention, among other instances, to a promise he made to Olivet College and his refusal to fulfill the same. “Because of his great wealth he is more dangerous than LaFollette, Wisconsin hafe experimented with a freak in the United States Senate, and her experience should be a warning to Michigan. “Up to the time the United States proclaimed that a state of war existed Mr. Ford was not only a pacifist, but consciously or unconsciously a willing instrument of German propaganda, as witness his ridiculous “peace ship” enterprise, which was criminal if done for advertising purposes and insane if sincere; in either case disqualifying him. “Because he is reported to have said. without denial pn his part that the flag of the United States is only .a rag to rally around and that he would not fly it except in obedience to an emotional public sentiment. “When the Canadian and other British financial commissioners visited this country for the purpose of negotiating loans, he is reported without denial on his part, to have said a can should be tied to them and then they should be dropped in the river. For this his business *iwas practically driven out’of Canada and .persons riding in Ford cars in Paris were stoned. “So great was his pro-German influence do so, Mr. Ford spent thousands to come to Detroit to denounce Mr. Ford and clarify the situation in order to remove the menace of Detroit becoming a disloyal city. “Because during the national campaign when the Democratic party created false hopes for votes iby declaring “Wilson kept us out of war” and implied that he could continue to do so, Mr. Ford spent thousands of dollars for hysterical advertising in support of this false representation. All this and similar previous acts aided in the creation of a public sentiment that retarded preparations for war and caused our belated participation, thus leading to the sacrifice of thousands of our men who would have been saved to us, if we had gotten in earlier and particularly before the Russian debacle.

“Mr. Ford has been a profiteer before the war and since. He has used his great influence to secure unfair advantage in transportation for his products across the seas in lieu of food and munitions, has neglected to secure coal and used his influence to secure disproportionate and unfair allotments at the expense of other manufacturers. “He has been a driver of men. His wage increase, so much heralded, was made because it cost him S2O a man for 52,000 men in order to keep 2,000 steadily employed.

“He hit upon the flat $5 plan as a cheaper method and it has worked. He even makes a profit on the houses he builds for his employes. “He was a tax dodger and probably is now. “When I was Governor of Michigan he tried to give me a nickelplated Ford car at a time when I was particularly engaged in an attempt to equalize taxation in Michigan. I refused to accept the car, naturally. His offer was in bad taste, if not worse, and I was disgusted with him and have had no use for him since that episode. He afterward gave cars to Mr. Edison, Senator Smith and others, as if to make it appear that the presentation by him of cars was a common practice. “The' Democratic proposal has for its purpose the disintegration of the Republican party in Michigan. They tried the same trick or sought the same end during the Eenroot-Davies campaign in Wisconsin. One does not hear of any nonpartisan propositions in the Southern states or in any territory where there are as many more Democrats than Republicans as there are more Republicans than Democrats in Michigan. It may seem clever to some, but it looks to me grotesquely idiotic. “There are always a class of people who today, to the nouveau nche and the Democratic officials of Michi-

AMONG OUR SUBSCRIBERS

INTERESTING LETTERS FROM SOME OF OUR ARMY OF SUBSCRIBERS. .'— . - - FROM MISSOURI. Liberal, Mo., June 17, 1918, Mr. Editor: < I thank you for calling my attention to being past diie on my paper. I sure am always’ glad to get the paper. It is like a letter from home, that is, if a person has a borne. I am well, am working every day; health good and crops in old Missouri are extra good, corn cleared, wheat and oats extra fine all over. In Barton county quite a good share of the wheat is in the shock. The merchants close their stores here at Liberal and go out and stack wheat. They close at 5 p. m. and work until night or until the wheat is all shocked, so you see we are liberal in and around Liberal, Mo. Give my best wishes to all in old Jasper. I remain, a friend. GEO., E. McCOLLY.

C. M. BLUE MAKING GOOD.

Highland, Ind., June 17, 1918. Publishers Republican: Enclosed find check for $2.00 covering cost of my paper to September 1, 1918. I was unanimously chosen as principal of the Highland public schools for the term of 1918-19, before my first term was out, at an advanced salary. I graduated 7 out 8 with a general average for the class of 86.72 per cent. Our commencement was held Monday evening, May 27th. We certainly had a nice one. lam now working at Libby, McNeil and Libby’s produce pjhnt at good Wages. I don’t suppose I can get home this summer for more than a very short visit at best. I would like to visit at Rensselaer real well for a while and help all you fellows cuss the Kaiser. Good night. CHAS. M. BLUE.

UNION NOT THE FIRST.

DeMotte, Ind, June 18, 1918. Editors, Clark & Hamilton: I write you in regard to Union township being the first in the county to dedicate a Service Flag in honor of their boys. May 12th (Mothers’ Day), Keener township dedicated her service flag with a progfam ait the M. E. church in DeMotte, While our ceremonies were not as elaborate as those of Union township, they were fitting and good. Mrs. L. N. Wells made the presentation speech, and our pastor, Rev. Cody,'made a patriotic address and a fittting tribute to “our boys.” At that time we had nineteen stars, now we have twenty-five. We neglected having this written up at the time, which I suppose accounts for us not getting the honors. While we extend to Union township our congratulations on their fine tribute to their boys, we claim the honor of being the first township in Jasper county to so honor our soldier boys. “Honor to whom, honor is due.” Our flag hangs in the window of our bank. Hoping this may meet With approval. I am sincerely your, MRS. CHAS. SPENCER, Chairman of Keener Township War Mother’s Organization.

MRS. CHARLES W. SEWELL RESIGNS

Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, who for the past year has -been assistant state leader of emergency home demonstration agents, has resigned and Will return to her home in Benton county, where her husband owns and operates a large farm. Mrs. Sewell iwas in Rensselaer a short time ago and made a most excellent address at the Child Welfare meeting held at the public library. She will be succeeded by Geraldine Hadley, head of the home economics department and director of the lunch room in the Technical high school in Indianapolis.

Charles Pefley will furnish you trees for fall planting direct from Rochester, N. Y. Every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge. Phone 475.

MARRIAGE LICENSE.

June 18. Willis Joseph Wolfe, born in Illinois, Nov. 13, 1894. Present residence, Pulaski county. Present occupation farmer, arid Florence Ethel Watson, born in Illinois, March 28, 1900. Present residence Jasper county. Present occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. -

NOTICEI will not be responsible for any debts contracted by any one but mysslT w. S. McCONNELL, Fair Oaks.

gan seem to have joined that group. Mr. Ford would not be worth $50,OfiO.OOO if he bad sold his car, which is almost a necessity, for a reasonable profit. He has made those least able to do so pay his huge usurious toll for supplying their demands. “Finally, I would rather do what I can to expose such men as Mr. Ford in order to reduce as much as possible their danger to the state, and be defeated, than to preserve a cowardly silence and win an elee. tion. . ■ . “I shall fight it out on this line.’

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WAR SUMMARY.

The fifth day of the Austrian offensive finds the Italian line on the lower Piave bending slightly, while the northern or mountain sectors, where the Italians are reinforced. by British and French, are holding firmly. Critics insist that the northern sectors are the ones most vital to the allies and that whatever gains the foe may make on the Venetian marshes are only local and temporary in character.. Others, however, believe there are elements of danger in the southern advance, slight though it has been. Rome admits that the enemy gained on both wings of the central Piave line, in the north on the height called Montello, and in the south around the west of Capo Site. The former is in the direction of the railway town of Treviso (a pivot in the vital lines of communication), the latter toward Venice. In the north the invaders have progressed some four miles and have wrested from the Italians three-fourths of the high ground separating them from the plain; in the south their advance has been between three and four miles—in both areas the fighting is. on the west bank of the Piave, which the Austrians have crossed at 14 points over bridges which are under constant attack of British and Italian bombing planes and artillery. The whole strength of the Austrian machine is now being concentrated against (he Italian river line which they are trying to turn by getting into its rear sufficiently far to the westward to endanger the main avenue of retreat, the Oderza Treviso-Verona railroad. The Austrians claim to have taken a total of 30,000 prisoners, most of them on the lower Piave. t Rome announces that additional capture of 1,550 Austrians on the Piave front and 300 more on the Asiago plateau. In . the mountains the invader has been completely stopped. More ground . has been .regained by . the Italians and the French and British allies and more prisoners and guns have been captured. Rome, while semiofficially admitting the position is still serious, says the Italian high command has the situation well in hand and. the Austrians are meeting ever increasing resistance. Gen. Diaz, it is emphasized, has sufficient reserves ■ at his disposal. On the west front there are signs of renewed activity. In England the general view is that the Germans will tackle the British front next and it is based chiefly on the knowledge that Prince Rupprecht has had. ample time to regroup add repair his battered man power resources and that only inconsiderable forces were borrowed from bim by the Crown Prince in the recent Paris drive. It is announced on the American front at Chateau Thierry that the Germans are using 14 inch Austrian skoda guns.

Mrs. Hurley Beam, of Chicago, is visiting her* mother, Mrs. Charlotte George. Joe Miller shipped 5,000 cabbage plants to Lansing, HI., today to truckers there and will ship again tomorrow 15,000. * W. W. Sage found an oppossum curled up in his barn yard the other day. His dog bad chased it there and bit the oppossum si few times and true to its nature the oppossum curel up and acted as if dead and the dog left. Mr. Sage carried the oppossum to the house and then he discovered that it was carrying young oppossums. They were all killed in order to save the chicken crop.

Certain persons unknown are in the habit of making themselves at home late at night on the H. O. Harris grounds at his home by sitting on the porches and occupying the seats in the grounds. Their presence is not desired and the family desires the practice stopped.

COUNTY COUNCIL MEETS THURSDAY

■ 1 " - Thursday afternoon at 2:80 o’clock will occur the regular meeting of the Jasper County Council of Defense. There are some very important matters to come before this meeting and all members are urged to be present. The food administrator will, flhve an exceptionally important matter for consideration. The matter of the Fourth of July celebration will also be considered. At the request of Mrs. Ora T. Ross, ehairman of the Women’s Activities committee, a number of members were added at the last meeting as follows: Mesdames I. F. Meader, R. H. Eib, Oscar Hauter, John I. Gwin, M. D. Gwin, J. D. All-, man, J. J. Hunt, A. H. Hopkins, C. Ross Dean, A. P. Burton and E. M. Graham.

MANY TO BE PUT IN CLASS ONE

Obeying orders received from headquarters, the local conscription board has mailed put notices to about three hundred men who had been put in class one, two and three to appear before them next week and show reason why they should not be placed in Class 1. Jasper county seems to be.a little low in its per cent of men placed in Class 1 originally. The average per cent for the nation was 28.7. While the average for Indiana was 23 per cent and Jasper county was a little below that This reclassification will be a very difficult task for the local board ana all can make it easier for them if they will allow patriotism rather than private convenience control their action in the matter. America must furnish the men to give the entente allies a majority of fighting men. Jasper county must be ready and willing to do her share. Many men eligible to go may feel that they have good and sufficient excuse stand good with the fellows excuse to remain at home. Will your have* whipped the Kaiser?

WEDNESDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Alfred Randle underwent an operation Tuesday evening. A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. William Richie. Miss Gladys Groom entered the hospital today.

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STAR THEATRE —The Houm of Good Pictures TODAY WILLIAM RUSSELL in Weetan* eewdy drama Also BUl** Rhoades .emedy , ..... ■ '■■■ ——» THURSDAY—FRANSIC X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAIN “THE ADOPTED SON” FRIDAY— The noted character actor ” GEORGE WALSH “THE YANKEE WAV A Nows Weekly. _______r 1 SATURDAYETHEL CLAYTON ■ “THE WITCH WOMAN” also MARGUERITE SNOW and KING BAGGOTT U v “THE EAGLE’S EYE”