The Republic from Columbus, Indiana • Page 1

V- AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR AUGUST, 191 1, 2G21 i Hi WEN AVERAGE CIRCULATION FIRST SIX MONTHS 1911 'r 2611 I in ESTABLISHED 1877. COLUMBUS, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS. REPUBLICAN. it msisiflLtcorjsTinriniori: h.

UNTIL HE GETS USED TO THEM. DR. "PITKIO HAS SAID FlEl'JELL ance and much enthusiasm was shown over the annual rally day, which is next Sunday, October- 1. The. outlook is for a great attendance at the Prof.

Busse, of Zicn City, will have charge of the sic and those who miss this feature of the rally will have cause for regret. Prof. Busse comes here on trial and may be engaged to direct the music at the Tabernacle. JUDGE REGISTER I fss'ttfrit KZxxirs- ivwvwmtw 'tvww wmmmmmwammmak It fff If ffffff fSffffSJfffffffJSYSJSSA. lffffffJIl'to I IA mfmm WMM i TWO HIGHWAYMEN BOY IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY HIS BROTHER MAINE DISASTER IS DUPLICATED Preached Final Sermort as Pastor of Methodist i Church Last Night.

SCENE WAS AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE CRIED AS MINISTER REFERRED TO LITTLE GRAVE THE FAMTLY LEAVES BEHIND V' IN GARLAND BROOK. Dr.i Alfred H. Pitkin preached his farewell sermon as pastor of the First M. E. church Sunday night.

His household goods were shipped to Greenpastle today and he and his family will leave for there probably tomorrow. As superintendent of the Bloomington district he will live in Greencastie. The Diminitt, i the new -pastor of the local church, 1 will probably move here this week and will conduct his first services next Sunday. i Between 1,200 and 1,300 people crowded the M. E.

church Sunday night to hear Dr. Pitkin's last ser-Imon as regular pastor here and to bid him and his wife God s-peed Before the service was over the minister's emotion had well nigh overpowered him and naif the people in the audience were crying. Following the sermon Dr. and Mrs. took a position near the church entrance, where the big audience filed past and shook, hands -with -them.

There the farewells were said and Ihe hopeex-pres6ed by every one that they would be happy, in their new home. Dr. Pitkin took for his text, "I Was a Stranger and Ye' Took Me In." i He explained that his wOrk in the church here had begun when he was an actual stranger in Columbus. He had never been in this city, or even passed through here until he came to be pastor of the church, and so satisfactory has been his work in every way that he remained six years longer longer than any pastor ever remained before him. Throughout his sermon Dr.

Pitkin spoke with love and tenderness of his work In Columbus. He told of the work the church, had done, of the friends he "and his family had made and of their sorrow in leaving such home ties' and going to', new: When the minister said 1 the only ground he owned in this: world was a little lot in Garland Brook, he broke down, and many people in the audience sobbed with him. It is in Garland Brook cemetery that their only dead child lies buried and no matter where they may go-or how-far away from Columbus the family may be, this place holds something that went out of thir lives, never to return in this world. The tears and sympathy of the5 cqmmunity were with them then and so they are now. The financial report of R.

W. Weekly, on behalf of the stewards, was made Sunday night and it showed that during the past year the treasurer received $2,923.65. The expenditures amounted to $2,836,49 leaving a balance of $87.16. Thlssreport is for the stewards alone. The expenditures were diveded as follows: Pastor's salary, janitor, $520; district superintendent's salary, $180; bishi-op's salary, $25; the Rev.

H. H. Allen, for assistance in a meeting, collectors, debt paid off, $200. The M. E.

church has a membership of 1,000 or more, and the stewards are now making an effort to increase the paying members. They made considerable rrogress in this line last year and expect' to, make still greater progress in the conference year just starting. Operation was Fatal. Mrs. Dyhonas wife of Calvin Dorsey, of near Rugby, died at a hospital in Cincinnati Sunday from a surgical operation, which Bhe' nnder- Tuesday.

The body was returned to Hope this morning for burial. She is survived by a husband and four children. Plan for Rally. 'Sunday school at the Taber- yc terday had a fine attetid- of terrific force which shook the waters of the harbor with the force of a tidal wave. The warship seemed to break into a dozen pieces while the force of the.

explosion was so great that a grea't hole was torn in the steel side of the warship Republic. One hundred burned and wounded survivors were rescued. Experts believe that the original fire put the electrical apparatus which controlled the fire extinguishing apparatus out of commission and made it impossible to close all of the compartment doors. LASKI AND GOLDSTEIN WANTED INSURANCE Charged With Firing Four-Story Ten ement Four Tenants Killed Police Are Investigating. (Br United Press.) Chicago, Sept.

25. Held pending further investigation. Harry Laski and Samuel Goldstein, owner of a four-story on the West Side, will be charged vjwith arson and murder, the police declare, as 'the result of a fire which gutted the building early today. Four- per sons were killed. The dead are: Harry Egolcitch, aged 25; Letta Egolcitch, aged 23, his wife; Bessie: Egolcitch, aged 2," their daughter; Samuel Albert, aged 25, a boarder.

The police- charge that Laski and Goldstein fired the building to collect insurance money. DIVORCED WEEK AGO HE HAS NEW WIFE NOW William I. Btaney Got a Divorce In Brown County Last Week and a Wife in Bartholomew County. William I. Ulaney, is employed by Scott Cook on at farm west of this city, walked seven miles to this city Saturday afternoon and called on Clerk Carter.

He wanted to know when the office closed and and when the- clerk told him the door would be shut in about 20 minutes' time Blaney was rather fl-ustered. "I want to go down to the Beatty place and get a woman so we can get a marriage license," he The clerk-told him to hurry and he hurried. Meeting Mrs. Dora E. Acton in East Columbus on her iway here, he hurried her and they both hurried back-: to the clerk's office where they arrived out of breath but in time to get- the license before the 0ice closed Blaney said he was di vorced a week ago in Brown county.

He said thecsts were paid and the decree in proper form. He is 42 years old and this is his third venture. His wife is 32 years old and this is her second marriage. GEOLOGIST BEGINS COUNTY SOIL SURVEY Wi" Classify Soils Found in County and Make Report Work Be gun at Eltzabethtown. Edward J.

Guinn, of the state geologist's office, was here this morning and went to-, Elizabthtown to begin the soil survey; of Bartholomew This is being done under the direction of the state geologist and is In charg of Mr. The surveyj will include the entire county and when it is finished the soils will be classified in a the gravel deposits located and other information of general interest given. Mr. Guinn jsays that If any farmer in Bartholomew county wants a. sur vey made of Tiis soil he may arrange the- matter although this will be a private matter aside from work the state is doing.

The veryNiirst fouage and Jersey sweets at Q.Kennedy. I E. Al dp'Ttred an outfit to "horning. ORPHAN GIRL FALLS ASLEEP ON STREETS On the Streets of Cincinnati and is Found by Two Women Who Take i Her to Their' Home. i Lew Thompson, janitor of the court house, returned Saturday evening from Cincinnati, where went for Ethel Cordray, a thirtcen-yenr-old orphan, who had left a home in which she had.

stayed for five years and who was being detained in an orphans' home in that city. Janitor Thompson; brought the girl back and placed her in the Orphans' Home here, where sbe was before she was placed out. The girl had a quarrel with the woman with whom she was making her home, on Labor Day, and left. She! wandered about on the streets of "Cin cinnati until she fell asleep, when shej was found by two women who took' her to their She remained there for, two weeks and in the meantime the people whose home she left advertised for her and I had her pic- lure puuiusueu. ssue uj where investigations were made 1 and it? was decided to return her.

to the home here. I UNION SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES Ministers Will Meet at Study of W. Book-Tonight-and Go Over Dm tails of Meetings. A meeting of the Protestant minis-j ters of this city has been called for tonight in the study of the Rev. H.

Book, at which plans iwilf be" made for union evangelistic services to be conducted-here soon. The plan now is to (include the Presbyterian, Tabernacle, Central Christian, English Lutheran, Raptist, Methodist and' United Brethren churchesin the list and to have the pastors of these churches take part. The present idea is to not announce the name of the speaker at each meeting, but merely to draw his name and let him speak oh the spur of the moment. According to ithe 4 idea advanced at this time, each church will have a week's and during that time the pastors of the other churches will speak. SOLICITORS SEEKING MONEY FOR LIGHTS Conference Was Held This Morning and Attive Work of Solicitation Was Begun This Afternoon.

The active work of soliciting funds for the cluster lights on Washington street began today. The members of the soliciting committee are enthu- i siastic and feel sure they can transmit enough-' enthusiasm to others to make it possible to raise the money needed within a short time. This morning the joint committee from the Commercial Club and the Retail Merchants' Association held a conference with the chairmen of the subcommitte and mapped out the work to be done. The work consists in visiting the merchants on Washington I street, the property i owners, the professional men and the manufacturers. Of course the manufacturers do not do business on Washington street but the committee expects them to show enough pride In the city to help make principal business streets more attractive.

The solicitors have task of, raising about $2,500. They think thi3 wm be easily done. The proper a-mount of enthusiasm and confidence is half the battle and there is no doubt but that the people to be seen will respond liberally. Rocky Foru. meat cantelour and Pink The Governor's Hand-jMe-Down Constitution Gets a Black Eye.

IS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS NO POWER TO PROPOSE NEW CON STITUTION POWER FOR SO DOING LIES WHOLLY WITH THE PEOPLE (By United Presa.) i Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Judge Rem-ster, of the Circuit Court, in a. decision this morning ah injunction and restrained the board of; election commissioners from submitting the new, constitution to a vote before its constitutionality had been passed upon. 1 The suit attacked the constitutionality of the new proposed basic law.

on the ground of the alleged irregular! ties of its presentation to the voters through the legislature last winter. Judge Itemiter found that the 'general assembly does not have the power to, propose a new constitution that the. proposed constitution regarded as a seriesi of atnendments to the? existing constitution is void because it Is not proposed in the mode for making amendments prescribed in the Constitutional grant of power to the legislature and that the question concerning the new constitution act ar judicial questions and not politicalj questions. Judge' Remster declared that all power to propose and make a new constitution abides in the people and gave his opinion that the only way to frame and propose a new constitution fs through a constitutional convention. GOVERNOR MARSHALL IS i DISAPPOINTED So Expressed Himself Over Judge Remster's Decision as He Leave -for Evansville.

(By United Press.) Indianapolis, Sept. 25. Governor Marshall left for Evansville today, where he will speak before the state alliance- of German societies tomorrow. No announcement of an attorney to represent the Governor in the Gary graft cases has yet been -made. The Governor expressed his disappointment at Judge Remster's decision.

PRESIDENLTAFT TELLS KANSANS ABOUT VETOES Says He's Not There to Apologize for Vetoing Democratic Tariff Bills Big Crowd Hear Him. (By United Press.) Coffeyville, Kansas, Sep. 25. President Ta ft today explained Lis vetoes of the I democratic tariff bills to ten thousand residents of Kansas here to-, day: "Bound as I was." the President said'by my 'platform pledged-to see that American industries were sufficiently protected, I would do nothing that would withhold my, signature from the bills'-1 am not here to apologize for the! vetoes; I am here to explain Mangos anfrpickling spices ready for tboodfe at O. O.

Ken nedy. 'Try. a Republican classified Cllf.lS In Alley in! South Part of City and Get About i Eight Dollars. ONE OF THEM IS MOWN AND AN AFFIDAVIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST HIM, BUT HE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE FLED THE COUNTRY CARTER BROTHERS ROBBED. "Up with your hands," commanded a highwayman as he drew a revolver and, leveled Marshall and Allen Carter in an alley in the south part of the city between 11 and 12 o'clock Saturday While the highwayman held the revolver on his two "victims his pal.

searched their pockets and took from them $8 and some valuable papers. When the two highwaymen first accosted the Carter brothers one of them said to them: "Would you tell two square guys where they could get a drink?" The brothers told him that they did not know, as the saloons were closed, and that besides they had no money with which to buy any drinks. One of the highwaymen replied that' he would see if they had any money and then it was that he whipped out a revolver and leveled it at the two brothers. After the robbery the highwaymen disappeared quickly down the alley and one of their victims reported the hold up to the police. One of the highwaymen was recognized and an affidavit has been filed against him, but so far the officers hve been unable to locate him, "lie is a Columbus man, but he Is believed to have left the city.

Away to College. Albert Clay will leave tomorrow for Philadelphia, where he will enter the University of Pennsylvania. Ralph Carter returns to Chicago to morrow to resume his work at the University of Chicago. He- expects to complete sufficient extra work dur ing the coming year to secure him his doctor's degree. Try a Republican classified "ad ROBT'JOV Nelson and Conda Fuel, of HartsviUc, Hunted with a Shotgun and t.at- ter was Shot In Thfgh.

Conda Fuel, aged about fourteen years, of Hartsville, was accidentally shot by his brother, Nelson Fuel, aged about sixteen years, Saturday afternoon, while the two were hunting with a shot gun. The older brother had just loaded the gun, when in some manner it was accidentally discharged and the load entered one of the younger brother's thighs. Drs. Beck and Morrison treated and dressed the wound and it is believed that if unforeseen complications do not set in the 'injured lad will get along nicely. The shot penetrated only the, fleshy part of the thigh.

Dr. James H. Morrison and Dr. F. J.

Beck, Hartsville, were called to attend the wounded boy. They got Into Dr. Morrison's automobile and Btarted to find him but met the boy in a rig near the home of W. N. Bradley.

They turned around and started back to Hartsville, where they were to give the boy attention, "in Hartsville they started around a "corner where the view is obstructed by a is high hedge "and in turning collided with an automobile owned and driv- i en by Omerrf Thurston, who lives in the Dark Corner neighborhood. The front end of each machine was smashed and the engine of the Thurston machine was damaged considerably CHESS TOURNAMENT BEGINS OCTOBER 7 Masons Decide to Meet No Entrance Fee and No Prize Decided at Saturday's Conference. A ch.ess tournament without an entrance fee and without "a prized was the determination of the chess players who met in the hall Saturday afternoon to plan for a Masonic chess tournament. The preliminary plans were made and as there is no entrance money and no prize the play will simply be for the love of play ing. The Masonic tournament will begin Saturday, October 7.

All entries should be. In the hands of Dave Behr-man, secretary, by next Saturday, September 30. There are a great many Masons in the county who are good chess players and almost' ajs much interest 4 center in the local tournament as was shown in the state chess tournament hell here recently. French Warship is Blown Up Off Toulon and Most of the Crew Perish. OFFICERS AND MEN DIE SHORT CIRCUIT IN STORE ROOM SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE BUT ABSENCE OF ABSOLUTE INFORMATION IS CAUSING EXCITEMENT.

(By United Press.) Toulon, France, 25. Three hundred sixteen officers and men of the cruiser Liberte died today when the warship blew up ana sunk in the roadstead off this place. One hundred of the crew escaped by swimming ashore. A short circuit in a store room forward is supposed to have caused the disaster, but as the cause is not known positively there is the wildest excitement throughout France. The disaster resembles that of the Maine.

The Liberte, one of the finest craft in the French navy, was com manded by Capt. Jaures, brother of the famous socialist. He was absent from the ship at the time of the ex-t plosion, The force of t.he explosion the main magazine was terrific, 1 killed twenty seamen and injured Ly "on the Democratic, anchored near the ill-fated battle ship, and shattered windows all over Toulon. A launch enroute to the shore from the Liberte to bring back members of the Liberte shore party, was. struck by a big piece of metal and sunk, drowning or killing every occupant.

It is estimated that besides 'the 316 known to be dead, 'at least 100' men on the other ships in the" harbor were Most of the Liberte's crew were sleeping below decks wheii the fire broke out. A slight explosion shook the ship and, instantly; flames seemed to break out all over the after quarter. Two other expldsionsi followed at minute intervals and with the third the flames spouted mast high. Suddenly just as the other vessels of the fleet and the fire tugs In the yard -were heading the blazing ship there came a detonation.