Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1914 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

More than half the national banks in the United States now have made legal application for membership in the new federal re serve system, according to the treasury department. ~ Three hundred cans of tomato paste destined for sale in Chicago were.seized on orders of U. S. District Attorney Wilkerson Monday. They are, charged with being adulterated and decayed. Supervsion of sanitary conditions on railroad trains arid in stations of all interstate common carriers by the federal public hea/lth service was provided in a bill passed Monday by the house. Albert J. Beveridge will be one of the contributing editors to the Indiana Citizen, a new weekly newspaper to be launched soon in Indianapolis in the interests of the progressive party. Former Senator Shelby M. Cullum of Illinois is seriously ill at his home In Washington, D. C. He is buffering a general breakdown due to age -Because of his irregular heart action his friends fear for his recovery. Seven persons were killed and three others were wounded in a pistol battle at the state penitentiary in McAlester, Okla., Monday, which resulted when three prisoners, armed with revolvers, made a dash for liberty. —, — Earl Barkley has purchased of Dr. J. Hansson the 1913 Overland roadster which had been used as a demonstration car. . Dr. Hansson has ordered a car load of Overlands to arrive in the spring and is expecting a big business this year.

The nomination of John Skelton Williams, now assistant secretary of the treasury, to be controller of the currency, and as such ex-officio member of the federal reserve bank board, was confirmed by the senate in executive session Monday. * .i ■ ii ■ The Wisconsin Steel company oil South Chicago took back 500 of its laid off employes Mondt y and announced it would find work for 1,500 more before next Monday. It marks the end of the problem of the unemployed in the Calumet district. Col. W. A. McCurtain is getting busy in the auction sale game and reports having dated the following sales: Albert Hurley, Jan. 29th, George Masters, Feb. sth; Julius Schultz, Feb. 11th, Martin Harrington, Feb. 16th and George Casey, Feb. 17th. A bill providing pensions for dependent mothers was introduced Monday by Representative Gorman of Illinola The purpose of the measure, as stated by Mr. Gorman, is to enable indigent mothers to support their children at home rather than send them to institutions. This will be the fourth tim* around for Steely & Manuel’s All Star Vaudeville. This week’s bill promises to be the biggest one yet. If you live in the country or are so situated that you can not get out at night take this opportunity of seeing the vaudeville stars at the Saturday afternoon matinee. Don’t forget the hour, 3 o’clock Saturday, Jan. 24th. The matinee prices are 15 and 25 cents and the evening prices 25 cents tp all. Two performaibbes at night. / -

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