Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — Page 1

No. 115.

Three Cleaners “ “ In One Some people go over their rugs with a vacuum cleaner. Next they use a broom for clinging litter. And they feel they must have their rugs beaten every so often. _ Other people “just run THE Hoover over.” Their rugs are always “clean to the ■ roots.” Their nap is kept upstanding. Colorings always look bright. The rugs wear years longer. "Certainly it is better to combine three cleaning operations in one, as only The Hoover does. Which is one secret of its largest sale. HOOVER ELECTRIC SUCTION SWEEPER - IT BEATS.... AO IT SWEEPS AS IT CUBANS W. J. WRIGHT

HINES WARNS ABOUT RAILROADS ON RETIRING

Washington, May 11. —Transportation service for months to come “less satisfactory” that during federal control was forecast tonight hyl Director General Hines in what he termed “valedictory comments on the general railroad situation before the National Press club. He counselled the public patience and co-operation by the corporate owners and labor. Without these, he said the prospect of successful restoration of adequate service was materially lessend. Mr. Hines plans to retire as director general next week, and therefore, he said, he could speak with “a reasonable degree of detachment” with respect to the railroad problems. ' The principal problem is the : broad question of financing. Mr. Hines said. He estimated the an-1 nual needs of the roads “conservatively” at 11,000,000,000 for new equipment, extension of facilities and the general rehabilitation of the properties. Need of a rate structure which would put the roads on a self-sus-taining basis was described by the director general as of “supreme importance.” “With an enormous volume of business insistently offered for transportation,” Mr. Hines continued, “with a long suspension of the normal increase in facilities and equipment, with continued hesitation in making beginnings in that direction, and with a breaking off to a considerable extent of unified practices which prevailed during federal control, the public must be prepared for unsatisfactory service. I strongly advise the exercise of patience and good temper in putting up with a service that, especially as measured by the volume of freight traffic moved during the periods of heavy demands, and promises to continue for some months to be, less satisfactory than was rendered during federal control.

Farm leases for sale at the Ropublican office, grain and cash rent.

PRINCESS THEATRE MATINEE—-2:30 NIGHT—7:OO “ —TODAY— Jesse L. Lasky Presents “Huckleberry Finn” A Picture as Great as the Story y And It’s a Paramount Art-Craft Picture ■ Also voD-A-m Monna ChUdrva, We, war tax So, Total Wo. jadalto. SSc, war tax Sc, total Mo. ? ' O Thursday, May 13th HOUDINI “The Grim Game” Also Keystone Comndy Adults 17c Children 11c

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WEDNESDAYS PRODUCE MARKET

Hen’s 27° Eggs _3Bc Springs 26c Roosters Ducks 20c Geese !° c

WEDNESDAY’S GRAIN MARKET

Corn fine Rye 1 2 - 06 Oats $1.09 Wheat .—52.90

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Samuel Willis et ux to Lawrence Kellner, May 3, 1920, frac’l sw 31-28-6, w hf se 31-28-6, Jordan twp. $39,390.00. , „ Lawrence Haas to Raymond Haas pt 14-32-5, 5955 sq. ft. SIO.OO. Edgar B. Hunt to Lydia E. Hunt et al May 8, 1920, und. % w hf sw 13-27-7, und. % s hf se 14-27-7, 160 acres, SIO,OOO, Carpenter twp. • George L. Hascall et ux to Cora L. Shand, May 10, 1920, lot 6, blk 2, Remington, Stratton’s add. $2,000.

WEATHER. Rain tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonight extreme’ south portion.

a shed on my property, I have a roof for sale. You could not duplicate the lumber and shingles that is in it for SBO. In two sections. Will sell all together or split sls for the whole thing, ready to move. Leßoy Kurtz, 218 N. Front St Phone 464.

EXCURSION TO RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS

The next excursion to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas will be Saturday, May 15th. If you are interested in buying a farm in the most fertile part of the United States, where winter is unknown, see me. Special low Mfas. HARVEY DAVISSON.

HAVING TORN DOWN

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1920.

CAPITOL CENTER OF ATTENTION

STATE CONVENTION DRAWS ATTENTION OF INDIANA VOTERS TtHS WEEK. Indianapolis, May 12.—The republican state convention convened at 10 o’clock this Wednesday morning at Tomlinson hall and indications are that the two-day’s session will be one of the most interesting ever held by Indiana republicans. Chief interest centers in the decision as to instructions regarding the delegates to the national convention. Although Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood received a plurality at the statewide primary election last week, he led Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California by less than 6,000 votes, while Governor Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, and Senator Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, each polled a large number of votes. The state law requires a majority Vote to make instructions binding on the delegates. A spirited contest is expected, because Senator Johnson had a plurality in four of the thirteen districts of the state ana a majority in one of these districts. Indiana has 26 delegates and four delegates at large, all with one vote each, to the national convention.

The prolonged fight over the state organization ended abruptly Tuesday night when opposition to the re-election of Mr. Wasmuth was said to have been withdrawn at a “harmony” meeting of leading republicans of the statOj The end came following the failure of the sixth district to elect a chairman, a tie vote resulting there between Walter F. Bossert, of Liberty, favoring- Mr. Wasmuth, and Walter Bridges, of Greenfield, a sup-porter-of Senator James E. Watson. Those attending the conference were Senators New and Watson, National Chairman Hays, Warren T. MlcCray, nominee for governor; Henry W. Marshall, of Lafayette; Mr. Wasmuth, John Owens, of Noblesville: Representative Will R. Wood of the tenth district, and Lawrence Lyons, chairman of the tenth. The keynote speech will be made by United States Senator James E. Watson, temporary chairman. Addresses will be made also, by United States Senator Harry _S. _New, permanent chairman; Governor JasP. Goodrich’; Will H. Hays, national chairman, and Mrs. John Glover South, of Kentucky, chairman of the women’s national republican execu--1 tive committee. State delegates will meet by districts in the evening to name presidential electors, convention committees and delegates and alternates to the national convention. Thursday the convention will hear reports of committees and rat-

ify who was unopposed in the primary to succeed himself, and Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, who received a majority of the votes cast for the gubernatorial preference. Nomination of candidates for state offices will follow. There are several contests, including five aspirants for the nomination for lieutenant governor. The Indiana big four” also will be named. Governor Goodrich, Senators Watson and New and Chairman Wasmuth are most prominently mentioned for the places on the delegation. General Wood’s Indiana campaign managers threw down the— gauntlet today to state republican leaders, who favored an uninstructed delegation to the national convention. A statement issued from Wood headquarters here directly challenges the election of Senators New and Watson, Governor Goodrich and Chairman Wasmuth as delegates at large and insist the Indiana delegation to vote for Cen. Wood for the presidential nomination.

MRS. A. HARMON DIED THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING

Mrs. Amo Harmon died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Donna Fisher, in Springfield, Hl- at onethirty o’clock this Wednesday morning after an illness of several months with heart trouble. Her age was seventy-eight, years. - The deceased is the mother of L. A. Harmon, of this city, who left for« Springfield this morning. Mts. Harmon, with her husband, made this city her residence for six or seven years, leaving here about ten years ago for Pontiac, 111., where they continued to reside until about a year and a half ago when they went to Springfield to make their home with their daughter. . Mrs. Harmon is survived by her husband, five sons and two daughters. The sons are, Perry, of Kansas City; Joseph and Charles, oi Indianapolis; Louis of Rensselaer; and Russell, of Mitchell, So. Dak.; and daughters, Mrs. Donna Fisher, of Springfield, Ill.; and Mrs. Addie O’Malley, \>f Pontiac, 111. The funeral services will be helc at Pontiac Saturday morning at nine o’clock and interment will be made in that city/

A ear of Armour’s hog and stock feed on track now. Save money by taking off the ear. IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, Phone 456. Farm leases for kale at the Republican office, grata and cash rent.

NOT IN CARDS TO WIN ON FIRST BALLOT

New York, May 11. —With all but six of the states having chosen their Republican delegates, it. becomee more apparent that no candidate can hope to win op the first ballot. Instructed delegates at present are apportioned as follows: Wood, 136; Johnson, 106; Lowden, 73; Harding, 39; Senator Miles Poindexter, 14. Counting claims to uninstructed delegates the standing would be: . ~ Wood, 248; Johnson, 150; Lowden, 145; Nicholas Burray Butler, 88; Harding, 40; Gov. Calvin Coolidge, 29; Judge J. P. Richards, 22; Poindexter, 14. Democratic delegates are still widely distributed. Instructions have been made as follows: Governor James Cox- 74; .Hoover, 33; Gov. Edwards, 28; Senator Robert Owen, 20; Senator Gilbert Hitchcock, 16; W. J. Bryan, 10; James W. Gerard, 10. The possibility has thus arisen that two men who may not a handful of votes on the first ballot in the Republican convention will stand as good a chance for the nomination as any of the present “big four” of Johnson, Major General Wood, Governor Frank Lowden and Senator Warren G. Harding. These

men are Philander K. Knox and Herbert Hoover. There is a fairly general understanding that when Senator Boies Penrose endorsed his colleague for the Republican nomination it was intended largely as a “feeler” to learn the sentiment of the rank and file of the party and of the candidates regarding a possible “dark horse.” Knox is recognized as a representative of the old guard apparently wishes to learn partitularTy how Senator Hiram Johnson and the progressive wing regarded Knox as a compromise candidate in the event of a deadlock at Chicago. Even Penrose is understood to have been amazed at the quick response of sentiment for Knox in both branches of the party. And this strength has grown daily, making the Pennsylvania senator loom up formidably among the large stable of dark horses.

WHITING CLUB GIVEN BAD TROUNCING BY LOCALS

The St. Joseph college baseball team defeated St. Cyril Method club of Whiting at the latter place Sunday in a game featured by the pitching of Wellman and the heavy hitting of the collegians. The Red and Purple stickers collected thirteenbase knocks for a total of eleven runs, while Wellman was blanking the home club with three blows. Wellman was credited with pineteen strikeouts while eleven St. Joe batters went the same route. St. Joe exhibited a tight defense and their backers are greatly encouraged over their showing. The Crane, Jr., college of Chicago will display their wares on the St. Joe diamond Thursday. On Sunday the collegians go to Wheatfield for a game.

HARRIS ELEVATOR AT MT. AYR SOLD TUESDAY

The Edward Harris elevator at Mt. Ayr was sold Tuesday to the Newton County Farmers’ Association. The consideration is said to have been $20,000, and the new owners will assume possession on July 1. , , Mr. Harris has conducted the elevator for the past ten years, during which time he met with much-suc-cess.

ABE MARTIN.

Miss Mame Moon, proprietor o th’ O. K. livery barn, shows keen insight in big questions when she says, “Th’ next President should be i student o’ governmental questions, ceep out o’ Mexico an’ understand German.” One good thing about garden makin’ this spring—you ve already got ybur ole clothes on.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. . National. Cincinnati, 9; New York, 4. Boston, 3; St. Loma, 2. Chicago-Brooklyn, rain. Pittsburg-Philadelphia, rain. American. New York, 6; Chicago, 5. Philadelphia, 3; St. Louis, 0. Detroit, 5; Washington, 3. Cleveland-Boston, rain.

FOURTEENTH BIRTHDAY.

Fourteen boy and girl friends of Catherine King gathered at her home on Elm street and gave her a very enjoyable surprise Tuesday evening.. The occasion was her. fourteenth birthday. The evening was spent in various amusements and light refreshments were served. , . Catherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. King.

CLEAN-UP NOTICE, i Between now and May fifteenth all citizens must clean up their premises—alleys, yards *nd closets. After that date an inspection will be made and all you have net complied with the orders will have the work done by the city at their expense. Take pride fa your lawns and help keep Rensselaer fa the column of beautiful — —j— DR. M. D. GWIN, City Health Officer. r ' notice* " 7 Any paper I hang from this date on and do not sell, a charge of 5c per single roll extra will be made. P Charles Osborne.

Small Feet Shod Cheap Talk about a treat— All ye women with small feet Ql. * And a chance that can’t be beat. Just come in and have a seat, And Mt. Carson will do the rest, By showing you what i« best From the SPECIALS that we have left At $2.48 MURRAY’S Wb foot wear 7

RELIGIOUS SURVEY BEING MADE OF THE CITY

A religious census of the city under the direction of the churches started this Wednesday morning, the purpose of which is to learn the church relationship of the citizens of the community. The city has been divided into sections and each home will be visited by three ladies, each representing a different church. The census is a part of the Inter-church world movement. The following questions will be asked: What is your church preference of the churches of Rensselaer? Are you a member of any church? What church? Where? Are you a member of any Sunday School? What school?

MARKET BY WIRE.

(•Furnished by The Farmers Gram Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr.) Live Stock Market. Hogs, receipts, 20,000; top, M. 25. Cattle, receipts, 8,000. Sheep, receipts, 6,000. Indianapolis hogs, 8,000. Top, $15.00. Grain Market. May oats opened at 1.07; closed at 1.06 1-8. July oats opened .at .95 5-8 to .94; closed at 93 1-8. Sept oats opened at .77 5-8 and 7-8; closed at .77 and .76 7-8. May corn opened at ’1.95 and closed at 1.97. ✓ July corn opened at 1.75 1-2 and 7-8; close dat 1.77 1-4 and 1-2. Sept. 1.62 1-2 andl 1.63 1-4; closed at 1.64 and 1.64 1-4.

WEDNEDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Leßoy Anderson was able to leave the hospital this morning. Mrs. Ralph Schaupp left the hospital today. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Borntrager. Mrs. Borntragger’s condition is quite serious but at this time shows some improvement. . . Mrs. J. W. Pruitt is doing nicely. The condition of Van Norman is improved today.

pasture land for rent. Have ninety acre farm at Pleaoant Ridge, two hundred acree and two 90-acre fauna at Fair Oaks. Win rent by the aero forthe mason. JOHN J. LAWLER, SEE ERNEST BEAVER. R. F- D. No. 1, Rensselaer, Ini, or phone 988-L

STAR THEATRE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY . ' 8 Real Super-Production HARRY GARSON PRESENTS Clara Kimball Young “The Thunderbolt of Dramatic Force” EYES OF YOUTH WONDERFUL PICTURE FOR ALL CLASSES. Here b a picture that should satisfy all classes of PUtroOe. ***"•• novel theme timing up a series of three separate and distinct plots and b lavishly mounted, cleverly directed, and portrayed by a capable east of well known screen artists. ~ Clara Kimball Young has one of the best roles of her screen career and one of her characterisations Par tic uUr regii tert _ When the girl expresses a desire to look into the see what the final outcome of each of throe decisions would-be a Yogi writs her to gase into a crystal globe and the action loading up tO.OIMm final situation is graphically portrayed. - , And the happy ending to this photoplay is reached when the disillusioned girl makes the fourth decision. Clara This b branded by critics as the most wonderful *** ”£ Kimball Young ovpr starred n and they say that it w»o •cope for emotional acting. In the cast are such well known artistsae Hughes, Paulino Starke, Sam Southern, Edmund Lowe, Ralph Lawis, Milton Sills and Vincent Serrano. FAMOUS SUNSHINE COMEDY “OH, WHAT A KNIGHT!" A Scream from start to fiinish. . ADMISSION—AduIts, 30e» war tax 3cj total 33c._ Children, IS*| war tax lc| total 17c. L. A Bill No One Should Mbs _ ..... .

FAIR OAKS.

Garden making and burning trash seems to be the chief occupation just now. i _ Jesse Gainett, Wm. Fntx and Chas. Hall, who have been in lowa for the past two months, came home Sunday. . Elmer Barber and wife are keeping house and farming for John Dawson, west of town. Herbert Bozelle has moved the small building from near the Cog property out to his place and will make a kitchen out of it. ‘ Carl Trump got his nose broke the last of the week with a base ball. Mrs. May Howell of Lacrosse and Mrs. Roy May son, her step-daugn-z ter, were here last week. Word has ‘been received from James McKay in Havana, Cuba, where he has gone on a teaming ship. He writes that beside his wonderful sight seeing, he is learning the bakers trade. K The new garage is going up pretty fast now and will be quite an improvement to the town. Wm. Martin and family have moved into the Swanka house. Prof. Campbell went to Hammond Sunday to work and Mrs. Campbell and the children visited relatives in Rensselaer this week. Mis* Iva Petty went to Bloomfield last week to stay a few weeks. W. S. McConnell is over at DeMotte this week on business. Jesse Brouchard has purchased one of the Potts houses and will pfobably occupy it in the near future. _ Doris McKay returned home. Saturday after a two weeks’ visit in Hammond.

Mrs. Vernon Nowels went to Chicago today.

COME AND SEE ME.

I have Baldwin pianoo and oBMr B STJWAW. South ado Wart WiAMgtw BL

TEMPERATURE. 3 The following la the iMtytratwo for the twenty-four Imnm aading ad 7 a. m. on the date May 11 2? S May 12 74 4«

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