Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1919 — Page 1

No. 70.

We want the owner of every new Edison Phonogra hto send their names to our store. We will send youa monthly list of all the new records. If you have any broken parts to your machine we will get repairs for you. We expect to put a service on all New Edison Phonographs that have been sold out of Rensselaer. W. J. WRIGHT

BAKER DISCLOSES NEW WAR HORROR.

Fort Worth, Texas, March 24. Under automatic control, an airplane capable of carrying a heavy load and operated without human guide has made a trip of 100 miles and landed close to the point set out to reach, Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, disclosed in an address here today. Secretary Baker, with Gen. March, chief of staff, came here to inspect Camp Bowie. *. The device which made such a flight possible and which has been kept secret, Mr. Baker said, is an automatic guide for airplanes and was invented in America. It is designed as an instrument of war and the secretary referred to it in desribing to his audience the possible horrors of future wars if there is to be no league of nations. Secretary Baker did not explain the exact nature of the invention, but he made it clear that the war department considers it one of the most wonderful pieces of mechanism for war’s destructive purposes. . Daniel Morrisey, the real l gentlemen at the Monon station, went to Chicago this morning. He . was companied by Mrs. Morrisey. T

1919 PASTURE for HORSES, STEERS, COWS __—lN - Newton and Jasper Co. Vicinity of FAIR OAKS Ready to receive the stock May lot and will keep to Nov. lot. .AU stock must be branded. Arrangement* can be made now. SEE JAMES E. WALTER Rensselaer, Indiana Manager J. J. Lawler Ranches Phone 373

PRINCESS THEATRE .... - - * TONIGHT Carmel Myers in “The Dream Lady.” EDDIE POLO 4th Chapter of “The Lure of the Circus” WEDNESDAY— Wm.Farnum in‘‘Rainbow Trail” Alio FATTY ARBUCKLE “The Cook” This is one of Arbuckle’s new ones. . THURSDAY—VIVIAN MARTIN “HER COUNTRY FIRST’’ A\Cristy Comedy

The Evening Republican

MOROCCO BANK IS ROBBED

BURGLARS MAKE WAY WITH FROM $25,000 TO $40,000 WORTH OF BONDS. Mieagre details reached this city today telling of. the robbery of the Farmers’ bank at Morocco early this Tuesday morning, the robbers making way with between $25,000 and $40,000 worth of Liberty Bonds, which were contained in the safety deposit box. The robbers madetheir escape and no trace of them has been found. Before entering the bank, the thieves cut the telegraph and telephone cables, destroying all communication with the outside world, and at noon today it was still impossible to reach that city by phone. The men gained entrance to the batdk through the rear door and Jwint about their work so quietly that no one knew of the robbery until the bank was opened for business this morning. It is not known whether the bonds were registered or not. If they are they cannot be converted into cash, otherwise the thieves will have made a rich haul.

SOUTHERN INDIANA NOT SO BAD.

William Hill of Madison was in Rensselaer today enroute to Brook, where he is interested in a clay products factory. Mr. Hill fonnerly owned a large tract of land in this county. He reports that his nephew, Jaimes C. Firth, who owns sixteen acres of land in Jefferson county received as rent off of the tract, $3,000.00. The entire crop off of the sixteen acres brought $6,000.00. The crop raised was tobacco. Don Wright arrived home Monday evening from Hoboken, N. J., where he received his honorable discharge from the Navy. Don was in the service over a year and during that time he touched the shores of France on several different occassaons, being on a boat that was used as a transport. The D. A. R. chapter will meet with Mrs. J. H-' Chapman Wednesday, March 26, at 2:30 o’clock. Please note time. _ "

■RNpgFI.A-RR, INDIANA, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1919.

HARTNETT HEARING ON

STATE SPRINGS SURPRISE IN HARTNETT MURDER HEARING TODAY.

Dan Hartnett, of Frankfort, Indiana, charged with the murder of Earl Hughes on the 25th day of last October by Mrs. Edith Hughes, was brought into Judge Irwin’s- court this Tuesday morning to answer to the dharges. The witnesses for the state took the stand first and when the court adjourned for the lunch hour they were still introducing their evidence to show that Hughes had been murdered. Thfe evidence offered appeared rather strong, -but it may be shattered by the defense when they take the stand. Mrs. Hughes, wife of the dead man, was the first to take the stand. Her testimony was only of minor importance, the witness simply stating that her husband had been killed on the night of October 25th. The next witness and the most important one from the State’s point, was John Weinhardt, at the present time in the employ of the government at the National Military Home at Danville, 111., where he works as a fireman. At the time of Hughes’ death, Mr. Weinhardt was employed as yard detective at Monon. His testimony was as follows: “On the night of the tragedy I had two or three conversations with -Hartnett, who had come to Monon on the 7:45 p. m. train, the train on which Hughes was riding when last seen. My conversations With him were lengthly ones and throughout them all Hartnett appeared extremely nervous, placing his head in his hands and weeping at different times. After a time he told me that in coming from Pleasant Ridge to Monon he had gotten into trouble with Hughes, due to the fact that they were members of different railroad 'organizations, Hughes belonging to the Order of Railroad Trainmen and Hartnett being a member of the Switchmen’s Union. Hartnett claimed that Hughes was drunk and that he became exceedingly abusive attacking him on one occassion while they were in the caboose together. Then, according to Hartnett, Fred Ball, the conductor, slapped Hughes and kicked him off the rear end of the train. I was with Hartnett until about midnight when he took a special freight to his home in Frankfort. I then went to my home but made no mention of the. incident until learning of Hughes’ death the following morning.” ’Harry Mason, signal maintainer the Monon, and ’Luther Lutes, night yardmaster were the next to testify. There testimony was substantially the same as they were together when they found the body of Hughes, going to the scene of the accident on a speeder. They testified that they found the body of Hughes lying between the rails; that the back of his head was mashed, his arm broken and his clothes badly torn; that the body apparently been dragged from sixty to ninety feet by passing- trains. —Lutes- testified that -the body was warm when found. Both witnesses stated that there was a. small pool of blood near the body and that it was found at telephone pole No. 79, a half mile east of Pleasant Ridge. In order that he might catch a train, F. E. Lewis, of the defense, trainmaster for the northern division of the Monon was permitted to take the stand next. Mr. Lewis testified that he was on the m ilk train which was flagged by Mason and Lutes at about 7:15 a. m., at the point where the body was found and that the body was still warm lying directly •between the tracks. Further testified tfhuat six passengers and five freight trains had passed that point from the time that Hughes was last seen until the finding of his body. Sam Vawter, a section boss who had charge of the track where the dead man was found, took the stand just 'before noon and testified that he had found a pocket book belonging to Hughes which was covered with blood. ' This was three and onehalf miles from the place where the accident occurred. He further testified that he found some undergarments near where the pocket book Was found and that they were badly blood-soaked and appeared to have been used for & mop. \At this juncture Justice Irwin adjourned court until one o’clock. The state had not yet finished with its witnesses. TMb hearing this afternoon was expected to develop some interesting testimony fey the defense.

ANNO UN CEMENT Wish to announce that I am back from the army and opened up a law office in room 4, Oddfellow bldg., Rensselaer, Ind., phone 142. Office days Friday’s and Saturday’s.—*— W. H. PARKINSON. Harry Mason, of Monon, is here today to testify at the hearing of Dan Hartnett. Harry was formerly a catcher on the Athletics of this city, and the weather ioday made him Iqng for the old game. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank all of our friends and neighbors for their deep sympathy and many acta of kindness during the illness andtafcllowing the death of our dear Mane. JOHN HEALY AND FAMILY.

CRITICISES PRES. WILSON

INDIANA HISTORIAN SAYS PRESIDENT WILSON WANTS . ALL THE GLORY.

Dr. James A. Woodburn, professor of American history in Indiana university, in his article on the League of Nations in Monday’s Indianapolis Star, has the following to say in reference to President Woodrow Wilson : The topic of the hour is the league of nations. The proposal now pending has been acclaimed in the Senate of the United States as the most important matter placed before the American people since the nation was founded. Advocates and opponents of the league seem to agree with one accord in this estimate of the vital importance of the question now befqre the nations of the world. It is recognized that such a question it not to be settled for America’ merely by the President nor by the Senate. The President may propose, but there is another power that will dispose. The Senate may oppose, but there is a higher power that may overrule that opposition. That power is the power of the people. Public opinion in America will determine what the Senate will do, or whether the peace league of the nations will live or die. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that public opinion shall have the benefit of free, full, fair and candid discussion. Immediately obstacles and difficulties arise. All assert that the discussion should be above the plane of personalities, prejudices and partisanship. But already much of the discussion has raged around the personality of Mr. Wilson and his conduct of affairs. lam far from saying that President Wilson is not a vulnerable subject of attack. He has unnecessarily made himself to appear as wishing to shut off all others in this great work. He has not seemed willing, as he should have been, to ask the advice of the Senate, or to consult the leaders, Republicans and Democrats, on its foreign affairs committee. As last fall he asked the people to elect only Democrats to help him conduct the war, so now he seems to wish to gather to himself and his party all the glory and honor that may accrue from obtaining a league of nations and a world peace, and he announces that the league must go through as a “rider” to the peace. This is unseemly and unfortunate, and it will be made to appear like an effort to force the presidential judgment* upon the Senate. Wilson and Lodge should have been brought together in the interest of so great a cause; and that they have not been does not appear to be the fault of Senator Lodge. But as the people were able to stand united in the war in spite of the drawback arising from the personal and party manner of the President, so now they should continue to stand together in disregard of party in their unfinished fight for a permanent peace. r

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ALLIES OPEN ON BOLSHEVIK!

NEW WAR BEGINS WITH ALLIES MARCHING ON 70,000 REDS.

Amsterdam, March 24.—Bolshevism is spreading throughout Bosnia, Croatia and Slavonia. Armed peasants and workmen are battling with Serbs. Communists have occupied the banks and many newspaper offices throughout Hungary. Liberation of Karl Radek, the Russian Bolshevist agitator, by the Berlin authorities is confirmed. Copenhagen, March 24.—A dispatch from Budapest says the soviet government has occupied all the theaters and music halls and arranged for revolutionary plays and addresses on the significance of the revolution. London, March 24.—The armed forces of the new republic of Czechoslovakia were hurled into the breachto stem the tide of Bolshevism which is sweeping toward the west following the red uprising in Hungary. A Czecho-Sloavk army has been sent aganst Hungary, according to an official report from Vienna. This dispatch also announced that Thomas G. Masaryk, President of Czecho-Slovakia, had resigned. M coving against the Czecho-Slovak forces a_ Rnlshevikarmv of 7QJMMImen had crossed the river Dniester south of Lemberg. The army is commanded by Maj. Georgy and is composed mainly of Hungarians and Bulgarians who were prisoners of war in Russia. Meanwhile , there is growing evidence that Germany is preparing to cast in her lot with Lenine. Count von Brockdor Rantzau, the German foreign minister, has sent Carl Kautsky, one of the undersecretaries in the foreign ministry to Moscow to see the chiefs of the soviet government and to furnish an accurate report of the situation, which will allow the foreign minister to study the methods as to the bringing about of closer political and economic relations with the Russian Bolshevik government, says a Zurich dispatch. Latest advices from Austria state that the Austrian Central Workmen’s Council has decided not to join the Hungarian movement. The council, it is declared, feels that such a course is impossible because it is dependent on the entente for food. Besides the Czecho-Slovaks there are few allies’ troops on hand to meet the Hungarian emergency. Dispatches yesterday said that two French divisions stationed at Petrograd had been disarmed. But this news was v not confirmed. Several Serbian divisions are at Belgrade ready to take the field, but they are reduced in strength. The Bolshevik character of the new Hungarian regime is established by the fact that Bela Kun, the foreign minister, before leaving Russia served as aid de camp to Trotzky. Meanwhile it is learned from the that negotiations have begun between Ukraine and the Russian Bolshevik delegates for the settlement of differences. Bolshevik Leader Radowsky has arrived at Ukrainian headquarters, it is reported,/

TEMPERATURE. The following is Ike temperate* for the twenty-four hours ending st 7:00 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Mix. March 25 64 35

Calvin Cain, H. B. Tuteur, D. D. Dean and C. Earl Duvajl attended the Dennison funeral at Foresman this afternoon. .

HUNGARY JOINS RUSSIAN REDS

REPORTED TO BE SIGNING PEACE WITH RUSSIA TO RENEW FIGHT. Vienna, March 23.-—The Hungarian government'is reported late today to have signed a proclamation “acknowledging a state of war between Hungary and the entente powers” as a result of the decision of the Paris peace conference to occupy Hungary. ' The Karoiyi cabinet, according to latest word from Budapest, has been succeeded by a new coalition governmen, which is joining hands with the Russian troops reported to be marching into Hungary. IThe entire country has been placed under a state of siege. All Hungary’ has turned bolshevist. Cummunists and extreme Socialists dominate the new regime. Several regiments of Czecho-Slo-vaks, inspired by bolshevist propaganda, have mutinied and gone over to the Reds. They are now in Hungary. - - There is danger, according to late dispatches this evening of the red wave spreading through the ranks of the Szecho-Slovak army in the south, owing to extensive agitation carried on for months by Lenine and his lieutenants. London, March 23, —The Budapest government is reported to be signing a proclamation asknowledging a state of war between Hungary and the entente, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Vienna. The dispatch adds that the Czechoslovak government is preparing to issue a mobilization.

MONON TO HAVE A NEW TIME CARD.

A new time card for the Monon will be put into effect Sunday, March 30. Trains Nos. 37 and 38, taken off last fall, will be restored and will pass through this city at about the same time as they formerly did, No. 38. going south at 11:17a. m., and 37 going north at 2:51 p. m. The theatre train, leaving Chicago at 1:05 a. m., will leave that city about an hour earlier. There will be a slight change in the time of train No. 6, which now passes through lere at 3:54 Passenger trains Nos. 1 and 2, will be restored on the Michigan City branch.

PRESIDENT AND SENATE

“If the president had laid the proposed league of nations covenant before the senate —if he had followed the example of other residents—then we could have taken constructive action. It was done by Andrew Jackson, by Gen. Grant, by George Washington, and 'by Abraham Lincoln. And in the path that Washington and Lincoln have walked no man is too great to tread. If the president had laid that draft before the senate, if he had said to the senate: ‘I submit this draft to you for your advice; I hope for your approval andfor suchsuggestibhs as you may have to make,’ he would •have had the amendments laid 'before him to present to the peace conference in Paris. The battle would have been more than half won by the mere submission.” —Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.

WEATHER For Indiana—Rain tonight and Wednesday, warmer in east and . south portion tonight, colder in northwest portion Wednesday.

Announcement - Cope J. Hanley announces the opening of an office for the general practice of law in connection with the law office of John A. Dunlap in the Trust and Savings bank build; ing.

AT THE STAR THEATRE THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES TODAY TAYLOR HOLMES —IN— A Big Comedy Drama. TWO BIT SEATS ALSO A Two Reel Comedy MARRYING OFF DAD. WEDNESDAY— < Grammar School Benefit MARGUERITE MARSH —INCONQUERED HEARTS Seven Reel Special Special Matinee and Night

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