Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1920 — Page 1

No. 132.

■ -- _ • II jUg !// Ml We are showing three complete cane back parlor suites covered in blue and mulberry velour. * Have two extra davenports in blue velour that we will sell separately. W. J. WRIGHT Rensselaer, Indiana

SERPENT KILLS TRAINER WHILE CROWD CHEERS

Geneva, May 31.—Applause from a large audienee resounded in the little theatre at Serbruck, near here on Thursday while a gigantic Python slowly crushed its trainer to death. -The trainer, a Hungarian girl, whose name was Ciro, realized her peril and shrieked for help as the coils of the serpent closed about her but the audience believed. her cries were part of the entertainment and cheered loudly. Fraulein Ciro’s manager rushed on the stage and shot the snake, but not until the young woman was beyond help. It was not until after the performance was over that the people were apprised of the fact they had witnessed a gruesome tragedy.

HERE’S THE FIRST ONE.

The following is the band concert program for Wednesday evening, the first of the season: 1. Northwestern March. 2. Gentry’s, , . . '' ' 3. Muttering Fritz. i, 4. La Bells. 5. Overture Charms. 6. Gardus March. 7. Colossus. 8. Solitude. 9. National Emblem. 10. Gloria March..

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. National. Chicago, 3-2; Cincinnati, 2-4. fit. Louis, 5-4; Pittsburg, 4-7. Brooklyn, . 5-5; New York, 1-2. Boston, 4-2; Philadelphia, 1-3. American. St. Louis, 2-3; Chicago, 0-5. New York, 7-10; Washington, 6-7. Cleveland, 9-7; Detroit, 5-3. Boston, 3-1; Philadelphia, 1-9. WEATHER. LOcal showers and thunderstorms probably tonight and Wednesday. Sorapwhat cooler Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hemphill returned to their home in Chicago today after visiting relatives here.

, v PRINCESS THEATRE MATINEE— SiM NIGHT—7IOO . ATTENTION, PLEASE! * Saturday Shows WIN Start At Seven O'clock P. M. £ —TONIGHT— Vitaf raph Presents > GLADYS LESLIE "A STITCH IN TIME” Alen Ford Educational Weekly k WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY " ... 4 JUNE 2 AND 3. / ♦ Harry Canon Presents , BLANCHE SWEET ' | > ' in Maj. Rupert Hudes’ Astounding ' Story ‘THE UNPARDONABLE SIN” - Directed by Manhall Neilan

. . Blanche Sweet appears as Dinoy Parcot, daughter of Stephen Parcot, an Arctic explorer, who has left his family in California whan he seta out on a trip. Alice Parcot, Dinny’s sister, is placed in a convent in Belgium. The war breaks oat and Mrs. Parcot, fearing for the safety of her daughter, hurries abroad. The mother finds Alice in the convent just before it n violat-

The Evening Republican.

Washington, D. C., May 31. On the eve of his departure for San Francisco Chairman Cummings of the Democratic national committee received from the president the president’s plans for controlling the Democratic convention, naming the candidate, and writing the platform. - —o — The house committee on agriculture is putting the finishing touches on a bill for the regulation of the packing industry and expects to report it to the house before the end of the week. — o —' • Establishment of a federal industrial tribunal, patterned after the Kansas plan, was recommended to the senate committee on education and labor by Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas. —o — The Fall committee on Mexican affairs recommended recognition 6f the new Mexican government as! soon as it demonstrates its ability to maintain order, pledges itself to I give adequate indemnity, and. agrees . to modify laws discriminating i against Americans and aliens in Mexico. ■ —o>— The house passed the Volstead bill permitting the formation of associations of farmers for collective bargaining. —°“ A proposed change in the rules, whereby an enlarged appropriations committee of thirty-five members would handle all appropriation bills, will come up for consideration in the house tomorrow. —o—--Uniform primary laws limiting expenditures of presidential candidates probably will be recommended by the Kenyon committee.

(Indianapolis News.) Lester Mopps has opened a drug an’ soft perfume parlor. Th’ party or parties that lost a p’tater in the down town district kin recover th same by describin’ property at pustoffice window.

Job printing at the Republican

ed by the invading army and with Alice, shares the most terrible fate which a woman can bear and live. Directed by Marshall Neilan, who has shown his ability as a director in former pictures, such as "Daddy Longleg*,” “In Old Kentucky” and "The River’s End.” Admission ■■ ~ A dolts : 30c—3c—33c. Children: ISc 2c l7c

WASHINGTON NEWS.

ABE MARTIN.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, l»2O.

GASTON CHEVROLET WINS 8TH ANNUAL CLASSIC

Indianapolia, May 31.—1 n the moat spectacular finish ever witnessed on the Indianapolia speedway, Gaston Chevrolet, driving an Indianapolis made car, rode to victory in the eighth renewal of the 500mile automobile race today before a record breaking crowd of 125,000 persons. Chevrolet’s time was 5:40: 16.14, an average of 58.16 miles an hour, the second best time in the history of the event. In additoin to winning the $20,000 prize, Chevrolet also won approximately $6,500 more in lap prize competition and cash prizes offered by accessory firms. Rene Thomas thundered across the finish in second place, having cohered the distance in. 5:43:03.29. His average was 87.45 miles an hour. Tommy Milton pulled up in third place and Jimmy Murphy finished fourth. All of the thrills came in the last thirty miles of the race, when Ralph De Palma, the favorite, with a lead of ten miles to his credit, seemed certain of winning, but with the victory within his grasp, DePalma’s car burst into flames on the north turn of the two and. one-half mile course and a few minutes later the car driven by Joe Boyer, who led during the first 250 miles, skidded, overturned and crashed into a retaining wall within a few feet of the spot where DePalma’s car caught fire. Neither Boyer nor his mechanician was seriously injured. The accident, which snatched victory from DePalma was tragic. The Italian was racing at break-neck speed, when a sheet of flame licked, its way to his gasoline tank. While his mechanician fought the flames, DePalma, brokenhearted over his misfortune, ran to the pits a mile away for a fresh supply of • fuel, staggering back under the weight of a heavy can. Undaunted, DePalma resumed the grind, but after going another mile his car was wrapped in flames for a second time. With the aid of his mechanician, DePalma extinguished them and managed to finish the race in fifth place. He was given a tremendous ovation when he thunder-

ed over the line. Misfortune trailed DePalma from the start. He had the favorite position at the pole, but the boom of the bomb caught him unawares and he was among the last to get away. Then on the very first lap he was driven into the pits with a flat tire. Joe Boyer jumped into the lead and held it for 250 miles, closely pursued by Jean Chassange, Gaston Chevrolet and Rene. Thomas. When half the race was over Boyer made his first stop at the pits and DePalma shot into the lead, which he maintained until his car caught on fire. , There were half a dozen accidents, but the drivers and their aides miraculously, escaped death. While speeding around the treacherous north turn, Arthur Klein crashed into the sidewall, damaging his car so badly that it was withdrawn. Louis Chevrolet, designer of the car which his brother piloted to victory, also was in a smashup. His car skidded off the course when a steering connection broke. Chevrolet s back was injured and he withdrew. Roscoe Sarles had the misfortune to smash up two cars. He wrecked his own entry as a result of skidding off the track, and while driving as relief ‘ for Benny Jill, a steering knuckle broke, and he crashed for the second tifhe. Chevrolet drove a consistent race from the start ana never was below fourth place. Most of the time he was either in second or third. He trailed DePalma from the 350 mile point and took the lead when DePalma had to stop. Four winners of former races on the speedway tried to repeat. Rene Thomas and DePalma, 1914 and 1915 winners, respectively, came in within the money. Jules Goux, who won in 1913, Was forced out after competing 345 miles. Howard Wilcox, last year’s winner, had engine trouble and quit after completing 165 miles. •. . Merchants of Indianapolis donated $20,000 to be distributed as added money, SIOO to each of the two hundred laps. Of this money Boyer won $9,500; DePalma, $8,300; G. Chevrolet, $1,300; R<me Thomas, S7OO and Art Klein and Jean Chassagne SIOO each. Of the twenty-three cars starting the grind only eleven finished.

POPE BENEDICT BEGS FOR PEACE

Rome, May 31.—Pope Benedict has addressed to the entire world an episcopal letter .on Christian reconciliation and peace. The pontiff remarks that despite the end of the war ill feeling still exists. , He begs that all Christians forget these ill feelings with the view to mutual understanding. . The pope outlines in the Tetter the danger to whiih the world is exposed if the various people continue to live in a state of hostility toward each other.

The national convention will open in Chicago Tuesday, June 8. So far as is known Moses Leopold is the only person from this city who will ’be in attendance. C. P. Fate, H former resident, but now of Crown Point, is also among the for*lunate ticket holders. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kight, of Thayer, were the guests of Mrs. Mary D. Eger here Monday. *

CIVILIZATION IN PERIL SIR GEDDES WARNS

Washington, D. C., May 31.—Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, speaking tonight at the ninety-ninth annual commencement of George Washington university, warned America against enmeshment in the social “disentanglements” of Europe.' “So far only the swell of the storm centered in Europe laps your coast,” the ambassador declared. “Yet your daily press is already filled with news of strikes, what is vaguely called industrial unrest. We all know that it was your tradition to keep clear of European entanglements. “Here is a European disentanglement that is already piling the waters on your social beaches, a disentanglement of the" complicated interweaving of man and man in the social fabric.” Sir Auckland told the graduates that he doubted if ever before was the future for as many nations, as many individuals, so closely shrouded in dark clouds pregnant with storm.

“In Europe we know that an age is dying,” he continued. “Here it would be easy to miss the signs of coming change, but I have little doubt that it will come. A. realization of the aimlessness of life lived to labor and to die, having achieved nothing but avoidance of starvation and the birth of children also doomed to the weary treadmill has seized the minds of millions.” . Ambassador Geddes asserted that the next fifty or sixty years “are going to be the most glorious or the most disastrous in the history of the world.” The present generation “cannot hope to see a successful end to the world revolution now in progress,” he said. The way out of world turmoil, he said, must be led by those who keep in view three essentials, which he named as beauty, services and truth. “Keeping these three in view,” he added, “civilization will safely. Let one be occulted and civilization is in danger. Let two be occulted and peril is nigh. Let three be occulted and civilization falls. Thus Babylon fell, thus Egypt, thus Rome and all the civilizations of the past fell. So today civilization totters.”

STATE DELEGATION CONTESTS DISPOSED OF

Chicago, May 31.—1 n open session today, the republican national committee began deciding contests from various state delegations to the convention, but made only slow progress. \ In what Chairinaif Hays characterized as “judicial rather than political decision,” the committee seated regularly reported delegates from Arkansas -and Alabama; postponed the contest over the District of Columbia until tomorrow and after giving an extended hearing te a three cornered contest from Florida adjourned overnight without making a- decision. . At today’s rate of progress, Chairman Hays estimated that the contests would be cleared up before Friday. Today’s decisions will not be factors in the strength of any candidate in the convention and ranged principally about the questions of regularity, although the race issue frequently was injected. Only seven of the one hundred and thirty-seven contests were decided in the first day’s work. In the Alabama contest the regularly reported delegates were seated in the absence of the contestant Seven regularly reported delegates from Arkansas were seated, the negro contestants being dismissed. One delegate instructed for Governor Lowden and two reported favorable to him were among those given seats.

ANTON TRULLEY FUNERAL WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY

The funeral of Anton Trolley, who died Saturday evening at ms home near Surrey, will be held Wednesday morning at six-fifteen o’clock at St. Augustine’s church in this city. Following the services the remains will be shipped to Dyer, the former • home of the deceased and where the burial will occur. Services will be held at nine o clock at St. Joseph’s church in Dyer and mass will be celebrated by Father Meinrad Hoffman, a nephew of Mr. Trolley, who was recently ordained. Interment will be made beside the graves of a son and brotner- Mr. Trolley is suroived by his wife. Marv, and ten children, Mary, J? Hammond; Mathilda Burton, Lena and John Trolley, of Chicago; Joseph of Plymouth; Theresia Jarvis of Remington; Frank, Louise, Anthony and Emil at home.

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature lot the twenty-four bours ending at 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. MinMay 30 ®6 g May 31 84 63 June 1 , 81 49

The War Mothers of Jasper counr tv will hold a call meeting Saturday, June 5, at 2:80 o’clock at the home of Mix. C. W. Hanley to present gold star pins to Gold Star mothers. The ladies’ aid society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Samuel Fendig Wednesday afternoon.

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SALARY RAISES FOR POST OFFICE CLERKS

Washington, May 31.—Increased salaries for postal employes, amounting to approximately $33,000,000 for the first year, effective July 1, were recommended in a report to congress today by a joint congressional committee. Increases of from $l5O to $250 annually for postal clerks and letter carriers with S4OO additional for supervisory officers were recommended. No increases for first class postmasters receiving above $5,000 a year were proposed, however. Estimates by the commission place the increases of the postal payroll at about $38,000,000 for the second year, and $43,000,000 for the and fourth years. For rural delivery carriers, the commission recommended SI,BOO for a twenty-four mile route and an additional S3O for each mile in excess of that distance. Motor route carriers covering fifty miles or more would receive not in excess of $2,600. The pay of village delivery carriers would be from SI,OOO to $1,200. Should the recommendations of the commission based on hearings held in various parts of the country be adopted, clerks at first and second class postoffices as well as city carriers, would be divided into five classes with those in first class receiving $1,400 annually and SIOO added for each class. Substitutes and temporary carriers would receive sixty cents an hour while special clerks would be paid from $1,900 to $2,000 annually. Watchmen, messengers and laborers would be divided into two grades, the first receiving $1,350 and the second $1,450.

FARM HAND SHORTAGE PERILS COUNTY’S CROP

The farm hand shortage in the county .at the present time is extremely serious and unless relief comes soon a serious crop shortage will be the result this fall. Farmers are crying for help and are offering unheard of wages for farm hands, but so far their appeals have brought no response. Many acres of corn are ready for cultivating but the plows remain idle for there, is no one to operate them. The high wages being paid in the city for common labor is given as the reason for the shortage of farm hand labor.

VAN RENSSELAER CLUB MEMBERS, ATTENTION!

The regular monthly meeting will be held at the club rooms. Thursday evening, June 3. There will be refreshments and entertainment. The business meeting will be short. All are urged to be in attendance. D. D. DEAN, President. Another case of reckless driving on the part of race fans en f route to Indianapolis occurred Sunday evening when a big car was sent thundering down Milroy avenue. The car was traveling at such a rate of speed that the driver was| unable to make the turn at the James E. Lamson corner and the machine went hurtling over the stone wall which formerly served as a part of the river bank. *lllO occupants miraculously escaped death. One of the party suffered some cuts and bruises, but otherwise no damage resulted, even the ear coming through unscathed. But one of these times Gabriel is going to How his trumpet for some of these foolish folk. Margaret Werner arrived home yesterday from the School for the Blind to spend the summer vacation. Elmo Blakemore returned today to his home at Kennett, Mo., after being the guest of Nell Meyers.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL NOTES

The following applicants prepared for state licenses on the teachers’ examination held at the high school building last Saturday: Vera M. Woods, Rensselaer; E. Florence Brady, Thayer; Lottie Clare Porter, Remington; Lola Delahanty, Wheatfield; Margaret Delehanty, Wheatfield; Fairy Deardurff, Morocco; Lucy W. Harris, Mount Ayr; Florence L. McKay, Fair Oaks; Jessie Zellers, Fair Oaks; Esther B. Wiseman, Fair Oaks; Mabel Worland, Rensselaer; Gladys McGlynn, Remington; Mary Miles, Rensselaer; Day Jordan, Gifford; Mary Gay Makeever. Fair Oaks. Two licenses from the state department were mailed last Thursday to Miss Martha Parker of Remington. The school records show that there is by far a greater percentage of Jasper county teachers either in school already or planning to go June 7 and June 14tn. 'Rua promises as good a school year as the one that has just closed. The teachers’ wages in Jasper county seem to be getting results. No growing teacher can afford to allow herself to relinquish her efficiency if she can possibly scrape a few dollars together to attend school during the summer. The enhanced efficiency should influence the trustees to make corresponding increases in wages. Miss Edna Reed has been on the sick list while attending Normal at Muncie. Her father, Charles Reed, has returned from there recently and reports that his daughter is mending rapidly. Miss Reed taught the Independence school in Barkley township last winter. Miss Mildred Rush has returned from Mrs. Blakers’ school at Indianapolis after taking a six weeks’ course. All schools in the county have closed for the summer vacation. ' Trustee Postiil of Marion is planning to hold dedication evercises and. a joint commencement at the newly constructed school building north of town some time in June. The Mil-roy-Hanging Grove joint commencement will be held at the Milroy church in Milroy township on Saturday night, June 19th. There will be a class of eleven graduate upon that occasion. Other commencement dates will be set next Monday, June 6th, at the regular meeting of the county board of education. \

MARKETS BY WIRE.

(Furnished by the Farmers Grata Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr.) Live Stock Market. Hogs, receipts, 86,000; carry over 7,000; top, |14.50. Sheep, receipts, 12,000. Indianapolis Hogs, 7,000; top, >14.75. Chicago Grain Futures. July corn opened at 1.66 and 1.68 1-4; closed at 1.72 1-2 and 1.78. Sept, corn opened at 1.54 1-2; closed at 1.58 8-4 and 7-8. July oats opened at .89 5-8 and closed at .92 and 91 7-8. . . Sept oats opened at .76 1-4; closed at .78 and .77 7-8. Tuesday local grain prices were as follows: oats, 97e; corn 81.76; rye, 81-80 and wheat, 82.72. Col. Fred A. Phillips, of Dane, Wis., is here visiting friends. Mr. Phillips and family left Rensselaer a few months ago to make the* home on a large farm near Dane, Mr. Phillipa having signed a contract to manage it far a period of five years. Fred reports that crop conditions in that vicinity are derful. The farm upon which Mr. Phillips and family reside is said to be one of the most beautiful i© Wisconsin and it is -especially nek* tiful at this tips®- The Colonel and his family will return to their home in a few days, the return tnp to be made by automobile.

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