Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1920 — Page 1

No. 36.

LOST

Friday or Saturday, large nickleplated hub cap off our ambulance. The ambulance made two, trips to Mt. Ayr Friday and one north of Virgie Saturday. This hub cap could have been lost on any one of these trips. Please telephone No. 252 if found. THANK YOU. " ; •» W. J: WRIGHT RENSSELAER, INDIANA L— • ' . I *> '

COATSVILLE FARMER PRACTICALLY EATEN BY HOG HERD

Coatsville, Ind,, Feb. 9.—Mrs. Snodgrass found her husband lying unconscious in the hog pen at her home near here last night with one hand, part of the arm, one ear and the ibatk of his neck chewed off. Several hogs were gathered about him still mutilating the body. Hi* arm was in a sling and Mrs. Snodgrass could not drive the swine away. She rushed to the telephone and summoned neighbors to her assistance. Snodgrass had gone to feed the hogs and did not return to the house for some time. He suffered a Stroke of apoplexy while feeding the hogs. He died soon after the neighbors had taken him into the house. He regained consciousness long enough to tell the group at his bedside of his apopleptic Stroke.

■ i' ■■ ■ mu * ■ ■ Sheriff True D. Woodworth went to Hammond / this morning.

PRINCESS THEATRE MATINEE—2:IS NIGHT—7:6O —TONIGHT—MABEL NORMAND WI ■ “MICKEY” Mickey is the mischievous little “Mickey” is a history masterpiece, tom boy from the far off mountain interweaving humor, pathos, adcountry heiress of a gold mine, venture and love. found an old friend in the cold, un- This picture was. to have been sympathetic city, their mutual - hu- shown Monday evening but did not miliation binding them pathetically, arrive in time. you will A never forget'Mickey.* ■ v th e adventure—| the love. Don’t I "/ I -Av • -’U - * ADMISSION: Children 10c, tax 1c; Adults 25c, tax 3c. This picture was to have been shown Monday evening but did not arrive in time.

The Evening Republican.

— The eity council met in regular session with Charles G. Spitler, the mayor, and all councilmen execpt Fred Waymire, present. The proposed new city light and power plant was discussed td some extent, but no master of record, was made in regard to the same. « Medland Brothers were granted the privilege of occupying Van Rensselaer street for the purpose of remodeling the Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank and Long & Son buildings. The city attorney was instructed to file the petition for the Scott street drain in the Jasper circuit corut. The report of the financial com-* mitte waft approved and orders ordered issued.

l ~ n.. — ■ ■■■■— ■■■ ... . ■ Mrs. J. D. Allman was called to Indianapolis today oil account of the illness of her son, Kenneth Allman, who has a severe attack of influenza.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS.

x . -7 " 7." v”" RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920.

JUDGE HAMMOND WONDERFUL MAN

DAN SIMMS PAYS BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF DEAD SOLDIER—JURIST. * ..A; _ ; Tributes of respect and reverence were paid the memory of Judge Edwin P. Hammond at the speical ■meeting of the Tippecanot county bar association held Saturday morning. No member of the legal profession stood higher in the esteem of his associates than Judge 'Hammofid, and several members of the local bar Voiced their sentiments regarding the many admirable attributes of their beloved co-worker. Among those who spoke of Judge Hammond’s virtues as a lawyer, jurist, soldier and citizens, were Dan W. Simms, who for many years was associated with him in the practice of law; Judge Charles R. Milford, George P. Haywood, Sr., and Alva O. Reser. Resolutions were adapted by the local association and the resolutions on the death of Judge Hammond passed by the members of the Cass county bar association and the Huntington county bar association were read and ordered spread of record in the circuit and superior courts of this county, together with the resolutions passed by the local association.

Simms’ Address.* The address of Mr. Simms was as follows: । “Judge Hammond—soldier, citizen, lawyer, jurist, scholar—-Judge Hammond whom for a generation we have so reverently respected, so intimately known and so ardently loved, grew weary just the other day, lay down and folding tired hands, • dozed off into that sleep which we call death—a sleep from which his exhausted mental and physical organisms shall awake no more. “While the shock was yet upon us we carried tenderly the mortal remains—the tenement in Which for almost a century his spirit dwelt—to the quiet cemetery yonder overlooking the Iroquois, where rest the ashes of his loved ones gone 'before, and sadly said goodbye. We mourn his absence but We dare not complain, for who in all our range of knowledge or acquaintance has been more entitled ar better prepared to matriculate and enter upon the curriculum in God’s greater university than he? “Poignant, of course, must be the grief of those who linger here, and difficult the readjustment for those who stood in close relationship; but upon us all there rests the great duty to see, that his precepts be not forgotten nor his example disregarded. He was, indeed, a great—a noble man. The purity of his life; the grasp of his intellect; and the breadth of his vision; the kindliness of his heart; and the stability of his character—these were the integral factors that an all-wise Providence employed- to make of him the wonderful man he was. True To Profession.

“Out of absolute integrity of mind and heart his keen unerring sense of law, of equity, of justice, took its rise. Out of love of family, home and fellow man there sprang that patriotic impulse which lea him on to victory in his nation’s cause. “Out of environment in part created by himself grew the splendid character, crystallized the enobling sentiment, and came the potent poise that' marked him as a leader among his fellows. “Judge Hammond’s life and achievements ate now history. His contribution to that great current fund of common knowledge which bears the race forward and upward on its bosom, was tremendous in its volume and far reaching in its effect. He donned, for a long time wore, and doffed the judicial ermine with never a stain, but with satisfaction to the bar, credit to himsetf/ and great "honor to tlfb bench. His* love for his profession was equalled only by the jealous and zeailous care with which he guarded the virtue and honor of that high calling. The practice of ,the law was to him a noble vocation. Never did he forget that as a lawyer he •was a sworn officer of the court, whose duties called for the highest qualities of mind and heart in assisting the court to arrive at correct conclusions and to dispense even-handed justice. “His life and his career on the bench and at th& bar aptly demonstrates the theorem, ‘An honest man is the noblest work of God.’ “No- man can achieve even moderate success at the bar or upon the bench who is not inherently and distinctly honest in thought and deed. “Our duties with relation to Judge Hammond end not with these memorial exercises. Indeed, they just begin. Upon us now rests the responsibility to maintain and preserve the high ideals for which we stood. We t must not—dare ourselves or others to deviate from the highest standard of legal ethics. / The greatest tribute we mm pay to his memory will be .to' follow in his footsteps in discharging our duties in relation to our clients, to the court, to the body politic, and to ahd among our““The choice is ours to live as he

RAIL WALKOUT SLATED SOON

300,000 CALLED TO . LEAVE RAIL JOBS ON FEBRUARY 17 Detroit, Mich., Feb. 9.—Orders directing 300,000 members of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employes and railway shop laborers to suspend work at 7 a. m. Tuesday, February 17, were going out tonight to the various locals of the organization. Decision to order the men out was announced by Allan E. Barker, grand president of the organization, following a meeting today of the general chairman of the brotherhood. The strike can be averted only if the federal railroad administration Increases wages demanded last summer, Mr. Barker said tonight. “The orders have gone out,” he. declared, “and we would require 1 two or three days to cancel them,” The strike, in addition to wage increases requested last summer, is for a uniform rate from coast to coast. It would affect store hquse employes, stationary firemen, stationary engineers, steel bridge workers, cinder pit men and oilers as well as other members of the brotherhood. A committee of ten representing the brotherhood left here tonight for Washington. The committee will remain in Washington up until the time set for the strike to take effeCt. lt has full authority to enter into negotiations with the director general, Mr.*_ Barker said. With the departure of the Committee, the conference of the general chairmen here came to an end. In explaining the decision to calk a strike, Mr. Barker said tonight: “The railroads are soon to be returned to private ownership and we feel that this wage controversy, which is with the federal railroad administration. Should be adjusted before they are released. Our representatives have been in conference with the director general for ten days. He has not promised anything and we do not believe he is going to do so. We decided to issue the strike call before the railroad administraftion Should have opportunity to pass the burden to. the private owners of the lines.”

C. T. OTIS, MILLIONAIRE LAND OWNER, DEAD

Word was received here Monday morning by J. W. Crooks, from Chicago, announcing the death of Charles T. Otis, the owner of thousands -of acres of land in Jasper and Newton counties in the vicinity of Roselawn, at his Chicago home Sunday evening. The death of Mr. Otis was caused by hardening of the liver. He was sixty-six years of age, and is survived by three sisters and one brother. He ‘was unmarried. Mr. Otis is well known to many people of this city and is rated as a milloinaire. His land holdings consist of several sections bf land in this and Newton county. He, with his brother and sisters, is the owner of the "Monadnock building and Hub buildings in Chicago, as well as several other buildings of lesser importance in that city. The funeral was held this Tuesday afternoon at the late residence on Prairie avenue.

WEATHER. Generally fair tonight. Colder in northeast portion. Wednesday unsettled. S. E. Randolph went to Lafayette today.

hqs lived with the unshaken' confiddence of all in the integrity of his intentions, and to die as he died at the very zenith of the love the esteem and the veneration of a veritable multitude of good and noble men and women who were proud to know and call him friend; or to live the lives of .cynics, distrusting and distrusted, while added years but show the narrowing mind, the shriveling, piteous soul, and die at length leaving never a comrade to say, ‘He acted well his part—he did his share—and the world is better because of him.’ For some -of us the journey is almost done; for others, just commenced. But whether young or oM, I am sure our choice has been pondered well and made —-and to each of us I know the life and character of him to whom we do homage here today will stand out as a beacon light, and grow brighter and stronger and more inspiring as the seasons come and go and as the years multiply. And to you Judge .Hammond, whom we all Jove and venerate —you. whose earthly form has bepn given back to earth from whence it came, but whose spirit lingers here and communes with us—in the name of the lawyers and judges here assembled, I P T «dge our- devotion to the high jdeals that animated you. Our motives shall be pure, our lives shall be dean and upright, our work shall be.unremittingto maintain the highest standard of’ legal ethics ; th® us.”—Lafayette Journal. " Tin mm

Mr. Teach Says— THAT the digging in the rear of our present store is the toughest he ever tackled*. He blames it all on • Abel Grant. Abel, you know, hauls our freight, and the heavy truck, calling daily, has probably packed our “back yard” pretty hard. Our basement, when it is completed, will be 55 feet long with a “onelung” Caloric installed at the south end. Hilliard and Hamill

STIRRING TIMES UP UNION TOWNSHIP WAY

It is said that the serenity of Union township has been badly shaken up during the past week, and that the citizens of that thriving township have found plenty of excitement to keep the blood circulating swiftly through their veins. According to our informant, a basket ball game at Fair Oaks last Saturday night ended up in a free for all fracas. The Reynolds high school team had been scheduled to meet the Fair Oaks five, but failed to put in an appearance. In order that the fans might not be disappointed, a game was arranged between the high school team and some of the town boys. Soon after the start it is said that ill feeling between the teams cropped out and in a short time that th€ players turned from their labors of trying to place the ball through the net to smacking some member of the other team with their fists. The affair did not last long, but was a dandy while it did. Earlier in the week, the story goes ,a prominent farmer living in the vicinity of Parr Was assaulted by another farmer for informing the township trustee and the county truant officer of the failure of the latter to send his children to school. It is understood that the trouble is not yet ended and that other citizens have taken the matter up with the school authorities, and that the man in question will have to show cause for his neglect in not sending his children to school or be punished.

HERE TO AID THOSE WITH INCOME TAX PROBLEMS

M. T. Cummings, adefraty tax collector of the U. S. Treasury department, is now at the court house where he will gladly assist those who have income tax problems. All who are in doubt on questions pertaining to the filing of their income blanks should consult Mr. Cummings.

Roy Emerson, William Irrgand, Arthur and Ralph Wooden of Remington were' in Rensselaer today. The three former continued from here to Hammond.

STAR THEATRE —TODAY— . . JOHN BARRYMORE' “ARE YOU A MASON?” A COMEDY DRAMA v / A Picture to Drown the Blue*. Aho - > ' SNUB POLL4RD ‘‘LOOKING FOR TROUBLE” S —WEDNESDAY— W . s HENRY WALHALL —in— u “AND A STILL SMALL VOICE” ’ The Richard Medfield of the Sere«. BURTON HOLMES* TRAVELS y COMING Chwm in Dorothy Daltoa in “The Flame of K

REPORT OF JASPER COUNTY RECORDER

' George W. Scott, recorder of Jasper county, gives some very interesting statistics in his report to the Indiana legislative reference bureau for the year ending December 31, 1919. Warranty and quit-claim deeds -694 in number were filed with a consideration of >2,513,788. There were 5 sheriff deeds filed, with a consideration of $12,821 and 4 auditor’s deeds with a consideration of >1,577. A total of 703 deeds with a consideration of $2,528,186. r During the year 281 farm mortgages were filed amounting to sl,404,261. During the same time i 369 farm mortgages were satisfied, representing payments of $1,185,105.00. One hundred nineteen city and town mortgages were filed, amounting to $131,557, and 104 were satisfied, amounting to $80,623. .Twelve school fund mortgages were fileC 16 were satisfied. Amount of mortgages thus filed was $17,350,/and the amount satisfied during the year was $15,300. Three hundred sixty-six chattel mortgages were filed, amounting to $267,028, and 179 were satisfied, amounting to $130,655. Eleven liens were filed, 10 satisfied, representing $1,847 and sl< 212, respectively. There was a total of 787 mortgages filed, amounting In total to $1,822,043, 678 were satisfied and amounted to $1,362,895.

MILNER MAY BE MARION COUNTY CHAIRMAN

J. M. Milner, formerly a resident of Remington, but now a leading lawyer, of Indianapolis, is being groomed by his friends for chairman of the Marion county Republican committee. There is quite a stir among the-/ Republicans in Marion county and some radical changes may be made." There is a strong movement against Mayor Jewett and, his followers. If the fellows who are backing Milner succeed in having him selected as chairman it is pre dieted State Senator Arthur Robinson will enter the race for the republidan nomination for congress from the seventh district against Merrill Moores. Mr. Milner is a son-in-law of A. Beasley of this city.

ENUMERATORS HAVE NEARLY COMPLETED THEIR WORK

Postmaster N. Littlefield states that the census enumerators of the county have practically completed their iwork, end that the majority of them haye already sent their reports in to the district enumerator, P. M. Kent, of Hammond. However, the enumerators are not at liberty at the present tame to divulge the results of their work to the public, and there are no figures at this time upon which to base an estimate of the population of the county. Many have hazarded guesses on the population of Rensselaer and the county. It is the general opinion that the population of both city and county wifi greatly exceed that of ten years ago. I

WAS STUDENT AT ST. JOSEPH THIRTY YEARS AGO

F. M. Dirksen left today forhis visit with his son, Aloys, who is a student in St. Joseph College. Mr. Dirksen was a student in St. Joseph' College from 1891 to 1893. He is a teacher in the Ohio public schools.

Father Ehner Scheidler of St Joseph College attended a meeting of college coaches in Lafayette today. , Dr. F. A. Turfler was in Monticello and Remington today.

VOL. XXIIL