Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1919 — Page 1

No. 227.

Special Sale of Aluminum Ware Roasters of the $1.75 value at 98c. Combination sauce pan or double boiler of the s3.sovalue at $1.65. On Sale Saturday, Sept. 20 at 2:30 SEE OUR WINDOW. * Z W. 1 WRIGHT g Rensselaer —S Indiana

-C. L MURPHY The Economy Grocery Phone 71 The Stock of the “Home Grocery” has been moved to our store and we are better than ever prepared to give good values for your money. r We have some especially good values in canned goods, coffees, teas and soaps. A good line of fruits and vegetables for Saturday, including pine apples, grape fruit, oranges, grapes, cantaloupes, peaches, apples etc.

George Fulk, of visited with hiS pital, Thursday. Kenneth McClanahan, of Chicago, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Janies McClanahan, of Union township. Mrs. Selah Garlach, of Sebring, 0., is the guest of her brothers, Scott and Elmer Branaman, and her sister, Mrs. Harry McGee. Henry Branaman, a brother of the above parties, returned today to his home in South Bend. - J i. ' . '

PD 'NCESSTHEATRE —TONIGHT— John Barrymore —in—- “ The Test of Honor”

He had only two choices; .which should he take? Go to jail himself for seven years for a crime of which he was guiltless, «r send to jail for

SATURDAY Colleen Moore *nd /.■. Thomas Stahchi “Little Orphan Annie” Also 1 ■ ' •- “The Ghost of Slumber Mountain” . MONDAY 7” Dorothy Phillips “Talk of the Town” Also Alice Howell Comedy

The Evening Republican.

Current Events and Comedy

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 18. President Wilson’s telegram to the commissioners of the District of Coilumibia submitted to a senate committee today indicates that the president and Samuel Gompers have reached a parting of the ways over the issue of unionizing the police. —o — ' , Senate republicans decided today to mobilize their forces for a showdown on Senator Johnson’s amendments to the league of nations next week and Senator Johnson has been recalled from his speaking tour to lead the fight. —o— Gen. Pershing told a committee sent by Mayor Thompson to invite him to Chicago that he would be glad to visit that city and that he certainly would endeavor to do so at some future time. For the present he has canceled all public visit, but the general was much impressed with the Chicago invitation and said so. —o — Official intelligence received here says that the Persian ministry which recently signed the Anglo-Persian treaty is panic-stricken, fearing assassination, so great is the revolt in the country over the alliance with England. —o — Gen. Pershing was the central figure at a joint session of the senate and house at which the thanks of congress voted in resolutions adopted recently were formally tendered to him. It was the first time since the civil war that an army officer had been accorded this honor.—

The first organized fight of the farmers to hold up the falling market has opened. The Illinois bureaus have asked the bureau of Indiana farmers to hold grain and hogs until the prices become “sane.” They charge the hog drop to board 'of trade gamblers. The Indiana officials have agreed to call on their membership to assist the Illinois farmers in supporting the market. C. C. Brown, of Monon, was the guest Thursday of his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Firman Rutherford.

seven years the woman that he loved, hut who was guilty of the basest crime within ken of man. Which.. did he take ? Which would I you take?

TUESDAY Ethel Clayton “Pettigrew’s Girl” WEDNESDAY Mabel Normand “Peck’sßad Girl” Also r Smiling Bill Parson “Bill’s Fortune” r

RENSSELAER. INDIANA. FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1919.

BOOK PRINTERS FAIL TO DELIVER

—— ; ■ - .. x. z SCHOOL TEXT SHORTAGE LAID i TO FIRM HOLDING MANUFACTURING CONTRACT. —_ —— : —— ——— J The text book shortage in Indiana, which is being investigated by order of the state board -of education, is a result of the failure of a Hammond, Ind., printing and binding company to fulfill agreements with the book companies, according to Indiana representatives of companies holding state contracts. It is pointed out that all grade texts used in the state are manufactured iby one Hammond company, with the exception of a few minor texts printed at Fort Wayne and elsewhere. The practice of the book companies securing the contracts seems t o’b eto “farm out” the actual printing, binding and manufacture of the books to other companies. Just why practically all the companies have selected the Hammond factory is not known. It is said, however, that attempts have—been made^in the past to secure the consent of the state board of education to a resolution which would make the print-

ing of state adopted texts by an Indiana firm firm mandatory. “ Such action has never been taken by the heard t ~ ~ 0. L. Watkins, Indiana representative of Ginn & Cti., holding the. state contract for grade school arithmetics, attributed the inability of his company to meet all orders promptly to the failure of their printing and binding, company to get the work done. The books for which Ginn & Co., hold the state contract are printed in Hammond, according to Mr. Watkins. Representatives of other concerns holding state contracts attributed the shortage to the same condition. John R. Carr, manager of the educational department of the Bobbs Merrill company, of Indianapolis, which has astate contract for readers,said his company was filling all orders promptly. A shortage of readers published by other companies and adopted for state use has been reported. The Bobbs-Merrill company formerly held the contract for all the state readers, but other companies obtained some of the contracts at the last letting of the state board. The companies having the new contracts seem to be having the most difficulty in supplying the Indiana schools, hccording to reports received at the state department of public instruction. Reports continue to reach the state department of public instruction concerning the shortage in various parts of the state. A letter was received from an Indiana school official yesterday who wished to obtain permission to use other than the regularly adopted state texts because the state books could not be obtained. This permission can not be granted because the law requires the use of the adopted texts in all the schools. The only relief available in this inatance, it was pointed out, is for the official to make an attempt to get the state texts. Additional reports of book shortages were received from various counties yesterday. The state board of education ordered an investigation of the situation at its meeting Tuesday. This investigation is to be conducted by Eie Stansbury, attorney general of Indiana, and L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction.

WHITE COUNTY GIRL IN MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.

Unusual interest was exhibited in the White circuit court room Thursday morning when the case of the State of Indiana on the relation of Hazel Wert against Lee Minor on a statutory charge, was called for trial. According to the law the plaintiff had to be in court at the time or the case would be dismissed. When the case was called the plaintiff failed to put in her appearance in the court room, and it is the belief of the officials that to prevent her appearance some manner of foul play was employed. On last Sunday, the plaintiff in the case, Hazel Wert, who at Norway, received a letter srßpposed to - be from a friend in Idaville asking her to spend the week-end with them and insisting that she bring the baby with her. As she was to return Thursday and did not make her appearance her father went to Idaville to ascertain the cause for the delay. Upon his arrival there he went to the home in which she was to visit, only to find that she had never been there and that her friends were not expecting her as they had not written inviting her to their home. Every effort has been made by the police- to find the girl, who is under 16 years of age, but ho' trace of her has been obtained.

For Friday and Saturday sale—so barrels of extra fancy Jersey sweet potatoes 'at 5c a pound or $2.50 a bushel—Eger’s Grocery. Sophia Hudson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudson, went to Valparaiso today, where she will take a teacher’s course in Valparaiso university.

STEEL STRIKE POSITIVE; WALK OUT MONDAY.

Pi ttsburgh, Pa.; Sept. 18.—“ The steel strike order for Sept.- 22 stands.” This was the positive statement made by Organizer J. L. Beaghen, organizer of the A. F. of L., here this morning. An official statement signed 'by Chairman John J. Fitzpatrick and three other' gentlemen, in answer toJudge Gary’siettersf“yesterday; follows: “In his letter of Sept. 16 to the presidents of the subsidary companies of the United States Steel Corporation, Judge Gary avers that he had two reasons in mind when he refused to meet with the A. F. of L. committee which called upon him recently requesting a conference for the purpose of presenting grievances of his employes. “First, he did not believe that the pommittee was authorized to speak for large numbers of the employes. “(Second, a conference with the committee would have been treated by them as a recognition of the ‘closed shop’ method of employment. “If these are the real reasons actuating Judge Gary surely they are not sufficient to plunge the industry- ’ into —a —great labor conflict. Judge Gary presents a false premise and then declares that he will stand or fall upon this false ground. “The committee that waited upon Judge Gary were the selected representatives of the employes. And they requested a conference for the purpose of establishing the principle of collective bargaining and some practical method of redressing grievances. “Judge Gary denied their authority to represent the employes and refused to meet them in conference. The only way left for the employes to convince Judge Gary that the committee does represent the great body of the employes of the United States Steel Corporation is to cease work until the corporation agrees to meet their representatives in conference. This the employes have decided to do on Monday morning, September 22. “It is unfortunate that the employes are compelled to resort to a strike in order to prove the authority of their selected representatives to present their grievances. But as there is no other way, the proof, in the form of a strike, will effectually remove all doubt in Judge Gary’s mind. “In the second place, Judge Gary sets up the question of the ‘closed shop,’ which has absolutely no basis whatsoever in the present controversy. It is simply dragged in here by Judge Gary as a bugaboo to becloud the real issue.”

BUYS MICHIGAN FARM.

John Holder, formerly of Brook but who has bought property in Michigan, is visiting here with his daughters, Mrs. E. E. Shumaker and Mrs. Ross Ramey. Mr. Holder sold his fifteen acres of land near Brook, receiving S3OO per acre, and has bought eight acres within one-half mile of Three Oaks, Mich., paying for this land $125 per acre. His family has moved to Three Oaks and will live in that city until spring, when Mr. Holder will get possession of his farm. Mr. Holder will go to Michigan as soon as be has taken care of the crop on the Newton county farm which he sold. The Republican will keep Mr. Holder and family posted as to the happenings in this part of Indiana.

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DR. ENGLISH SELLS HIS MARION TOWNSHIP FARM.

Dr. E. C. English has sold his farm on the Jackson highway three and one-half miles south of Rensselaer to C. M. Paxton, who a few days ago sold his farm in Newton township to his son-in-law. Mr. Paxton bought the farm as an investment. It contains 151 acres, the most of which is in cultivation.

“KATCHA-KOO.”

A novel and brilliant musical production, entitled “Katcha-Koo,” will be given under the auspices of the charity board October 3 and 4 at the Gayety theatre. This Oriental-American fantastique carries the audience from one of the private temples of the Maharajah of Hunga in India where the first act is laid, to New York at the home of Mrs. Chattie-Gaddin, a rich American widow. The leading dramatic talent in Rensselaer is to appear in the various roles and in the beautiful dances and choruses. Among the principal characters will be: KatchaKoo, a fakir; Maharajah of Hunga, an East Indian Romeo; Dick Horton, a collector of antiques; Harry Bradstone, a collector of adventures; Mrs. Chattie-Gaddin, a rich American widow; Dolly, her daughter; Prudence, another daughter; Solejah, widow of Wizard; Uurbariah, high-priestess of the temple; Boodypah, a slave; Chin-Chin Foo, Chinese wife of Maharajah; Brazillitate, Brazillian wife of Maharajah; Patsy izu f ] r , r , A Triah avvFa nf IVs aharaian. and La Relle ETya4e, French wife of the Maharajah. < Others will assume the roles of Oriental ladies, priests, slaves, attendants, polo dancers, etc. A patriotic and inspiring finale, “Liberty Aflame,” in Which America, Joan of Arc, England, France, Italy and the allied nations appear, will be one of the features of the production. . An • experienced professional director supplied by the John B. Rogers Producing company will attend to the correct staging of the playSpecial scenery and costumes will ■be supplied.

WANTS TO GO BACK TO BURROWS CAMP SAWMILL.

Chicago, Sept. Nellie,” said a pert little fifteen-year-old girl, when the police found her in a freight house helping to ship horses, her slim frame enveloped in the dirtiest pair of overalls that ever appeared in the Cook county juvenile court. “Well, what you doin’ in boys’ clothes?” the police asked, and Nellie said she thought it-would be better as long as she was traveling with her brother. “I’m from Indiana,” she explained, “and my and her husband hate me. They don’t likemy brother, either, and he’s George, and he’s twenty-six. He loves me and he’s the only person on earth I love. They took us to the police station, and George had to go out and put the two horses we bought in a stable somewhere. I wish they would let him come and see me,” and the starch seemed to leave the upright figure and it crumpled into a sobbing heap.

“I don’t stay with my sister any more. My brother works at a sawmill in Burrows Camp, Ind., and I help him there. There’s a shanty in the woods and I help cook for all the men who woric there. We need another team and George and 1 came to-buy one. We paid 417bfor two horses on Milwaukee avenue this morning, and it cost so much to ship ’em I toild George to go ahead and send ’em away and sell ’em. I like the sawmill and I like to stay there.” Nefllie said’ she never went to school except through the first grade. “My sister don’t pay no attention to me. She don’t take care o’ me at all. I don’t love her, either,” and Nellie looked desperate. “I just love George and I wish they’d bring him to me.” At the detention home Nellie was placed in the care of Matron Mary Collins.

EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

Eleanor Stevens Peckham, of Boston, temporarily a resident of Rensselaer, offers lessons and courses in vocal music and in speaking. ■ Mrs. Peckham has had an unusual experience covering a period of several years in the cultivation of the voice, both for singing and speaking, and in the restoration of impaired voices. She possesses a rare insight into the needs of her pupils and inspires a desire for artistic advancement. The work she does is artistic in the truest sense, for she imparts a knowledge of universal principles as well as the most approved technique. Mrs. Peckham had charge of the school of music in Lombard university for three years and later founded a school of music and elocution in Boston, where some very remarkable work was done. Since Mrs. Peckham’s stay in. Rensselaer is limited, probably to a few weeks, pupils should apply at once for appointments, terms, etc. Voices will be tried and inquiries answered without charge at the Trinity Methodist church parlors from 10 to 12 and from 3 to 4:30, excepting Wednesdays and Saturdays. Residence ’phone 455-.-- : —---

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending a* 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Min. September 19 62 60

Orders now being taken for fall delivery from the Guaranteed Nursery company. Stock failing to live replaced free. Charles Pefley. AT THE STAR THEATRE THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES - TONIOHT - Harry Morey “AlFKian” Also 2-Reel Keystone Comedy SATURDAY Arthur Ashley AND Dorothy Green “The American Way’ Also 9th Episode of “The Lightning Raider” \ J MONDAY Anna Q. Nilsson “The Way of the | Strong” ““ TUESDAY Wallace Reid Cleo Ridgley —in-— “The Girl of the Golden West” . .«■

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