Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1918 — Page 1

No. 270.

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INCREASE RATES OF INDIANAPOLIS DAILY NEWSPAPERS

AH the Indianapolis daily newspapers last week increased their mail subscription rates from $4.00 to $5.00 per year. In announcing the increase the News said: “New rates are made necessary by increase in price of print paper and other material used in producing a newspaper. The price of print paper, as fixed by the Federal Trade Commission, is now in excess of 100 per cent more than former costs. Second class postal charges are nearly 30 per cent greater than they were previous to July 1, with additional increases announced to become effective in July of each year, for the next three years.”

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Joseph Sego, Mrs. John Lakins, Mrs. Ed Hasty and baby and John Bartholomew are influenza patients. All of them are doing very well. Mrs. Mary Peyton was able to leave Sundiay. Rebecca Fendig was taken to Longcliff today. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fisher, of Remington, have a new son, born Sunday, Nov. 17. Baby Bussell is the sis tieth baby born in the Jasper County hospital. Mrs. Arthur Kanne and baby are doing nicely. , Miss Hermlan has returned to her duties. Miss Osborne is at her home. *

Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Lewis and two ■Children came today. They expect to go to India as missionaries in the very near future.z He was formerly in the Methodist ministry in the state of (New Jersey. Mrs. Lewis is a daughter of Edward Tanner, of Barkley township.

(Charles J. Dean received a card from his son, D. Delos Dean, who is located at Camp Pike, Arkansas, stating that he expected to be mustered out of the service this present week.

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The Evening Republican.

EXTEND DATE FOR MAILING CARTONS

The final date for mailing the Christmas packages to soldiers overseas has been extended to include November -30, 1918, according to new regulations issued to the Red Cross by the war and postoffice departments. Arrangements have also been made so that in case the soldier’s label becomes lost in transit, the nearest of kin may still send a package by taking an affidavit as follows: “The undersigned hereby makes application to forward to ———— (organization) ■; expeditionary forces, a Christmas package. The undersigned hereby declares that he or she is the nearest living relative in the United States of 'the proposed recipient; that he or she has not received a label from abroad, and that should said label be received it would not be used/and that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief only one Christmas parcel will be sent to the proposed recipient. Signed.” These emergency labels after 'November 21 may be procured at the postoffice where the cartons are being distributed, but none will be given out until after November 21, and there is no further chance of a soldier’s label being received. Parcel post packages to American soldiers serving with the British, French, or other forces, will be accepted tip to November 30, at the postoffice, and senders will not be required to provide a Christmas label from overseas.

All persons indebted io me are hereby notified that all accounts have been left at the First National Bank of Rensselaer, and you are requested to call at once and make settlement. Dr L M. Washburn.

We are unloading a car of white oak bridge plank from Arkansas. J. C. Gwin & Co. <

PAY DR. WASHBURN.

BRIDGE PLANK.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1918.

SOME RESULTS OF RECENT ELECTION

THE REPUBLICANS, DRYS AND SUFFRAGETTES WIN. Final returns of the recent elections -show that drys have gained four states, suffrage two, and that Republicans elected governors to the Democrats’ nine. In the - Senate Republicans have forty-nine to the Democrats’ forty-seven, and in the house Republicans have 239; Democrats, 193; Independents, 1; Prohibitionists, 1, and Socialists, 1. Ohio, Florida, Nevada and Wyoming went dry and Minnesota, California and Missouri stayed wet. Michigan and South Dakota adopted euffrage, Louisiana -rejected it, and Oklahoma is stfll doubtful, with a possible majority of less than 500 either way. ,« The following states elected Republican governors: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The nine states electing Democrats were Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, 'South Carolina and Tennessee.

THOMAS PADGITT WRITES OF MINNEAPOLIS CELEBRATION

November 12, 1918. Dear Folks: — Yesterday was a big day here. The celebration started at 2:00 o’clock in the morning and was still going last night at 12:00. No one went to work at all, and the stores were all closed. There were several parades in the forenoon, knd if the autos didn’t have a garbage can or cream can or some kind of tin tied on behind them to make a noise, the owner wasn’t patriotic. Everyone was pounding on something to make a noise. The taxi-cab drivers found out they could back-fire their motors, so they kept them busy most of the time- Five or six of them would get together and it would sound like a battle in the streets. We made a parade in the afternoon. All the sailors and pilots were in it. When we got up town the streets were so full of people we couldn’t get through, and the police couldn’t get them back, so the captain and other officers who were riding "in front had to stop, and that stopped the whole thing. We stood in one place for about ten minutes while the police tried to get the people back, but they didn’t have any luck at all, so we put a company of pilots up in front and the officers had to pull in behind the band. We had to march four abreast for several blocks to get through. I guess it was the biggest crowd the town has ever had. The people were crazy. There were so many people here that the street cans couldn’t run down the main streets. Weill, the quarantine is still on but we got out Saturday and Sunday till midnight and last night till midI night. . Last Saturday the navy won from tihe -army here in a football game 6 to 0, and that made us feel pretty good, and bur dog licked the fighting bull dog of the town yesterday. They had to pull him off to keep him from killing -the other ope. , ' This is about all there ns to wrote now, so will dose. I am well, and most every one else is, but some civilians still have the “flu” and the schools and shows are closed yet. THOS. A. PADGITT. U. S. Naval Band, Minneapolis, Minn.

MONDAY’S WEATHER.

Forecast: Fair .tonight except rain northeast portion, colder; Tuesday fair. . , . „ Temperature for the twenty-tour hours ending at 7:00 a. m. this morning, maximum 63 and minimum 44.

notice. t , AU the suits contesting the will of the late Benjamin J. Gifford, m now disposed of, and I am in position to sell land. I have yet unsold hundred acres of good land located in Jasper and Lake counties, which I wfll sell as Executor on reasonable terms, but cannot take any trade. , CaU at my office or at the office of T. M. Callahan, at Rensselaer, Indi* ana, for particulors. GEO. H. GIFFORD, Executor. Harsh & Hopkins, photo finishing, enlarging. Best work, reasonable prices. , ■ \ ♦ - Floyd Gratner, who had sufficiently recovered from an attack of influenza, which developed into pneumonia, was brought home from Commiskey Sunday on a stretcher. His brother, George Gratner, is still quite weak from the effects of an attack of the influenza ateo. George » stall at Camp Taylor. Wanted, for farm, and will pay a premium above market price, for 75 to 100 young Buff Orpington hens. Phone 287 how many you have, or call on B. Forsythe.

SHALL FACTORY LEAVE HERE?

RENSSELAER GARMENT FACTORY MUST INCREASE PRODUCTION. A. Roth Co., manufactors of ladies clothing, an institution which for the past two years has been in business in this city and has had a pay roll of about $2,000.00 per month must increase its production here or move to some other place where it will be able to secure sufficient help.

This is a branch factory of the A. Roth Co. It is One of the squarest propositions which has ever come to this city. They did not ask for and have not received a single cent from the city. What they wanted was laborers. They expected to secure here a splendid class of girls and women and hoped to be able to have a very splendid production. In this they have been disappointed and unless they can secure more help and if the help they already have does not give the institution more time it is the intention to pull .the factory out of here. This will be done by the first of the year if conditions do not improve. Persons ’ beginning at the factory are paid a weekly wage for a short time and then all are placed upon a piece basis. In the Chicago factory the weekly earnings of each person runs $14.00, $15,00 and as high as $22.00 per week. Here a little higher scale is paid. A few of the girls here earn as much as SIB.OO per week. The management complains that many of the persons employed are often late in the morning and that they fail to dhow up one or two days each .week. The power is turned on at 'B.OO o’clock each morning and work stops at 5:30 in the evening. There is, of course, time given for noon lunch. The overhead expense is just the same whether there ils some one operating each machine or if half of them are idle. In order to increase production bonuses have 'been offered for those whose earnings will meet a certain point. What these people must have is production. The factory is sanitary, the lighting is good and conditions have been made the best possible. It would be a shame to have this institution' leave this city, but, if more help is not secured and if those already imployed do not put id full time Rensselaer is sure to lose this splendid factory. We believe if the people of this community will get back of this proposition and will assist in every way possible we can keep the factory and have its capacity greatly inci*63sed« Mr. Roth is not asking for the gift of a copper cent. What he wants and What he mUsh have is production. He wants his girls to make good money. Everp person who will be at her place of duty at the hours the factory is operated and will be there each day in the week can earn a good wage. Some arrangement should be made to see that girls who do not live here but who desire to work at this factory can secure room and board at reasonable prices. Shall Rensselaer lose $2,000.00 a month or will we get back of A. Roth and give him a production that will increase the pay roM from S2J)OO>QO to $4,000.00 a month? This proposition is up to the women and girls and to the business man. What will you do about it?

GOING UP.

The following is taken from the November issue of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Activities. Lieut. Wilcox is a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Wilcox, superintendent of the Jasper county farm. He is another'example of the kind of young men Rensselaer produces: “Lieut. Jess W. Wilcox, former assistant rate clerk of the Freight and Traffic Division of the Chamber of Commerce, has received a rapid promotion in the Engineer Corps. He enlisted with the corps at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in July. Because of his ability in (handling army supply affairs he was rapidly promoted, and in September passed the examination for a 'lieutenancy. He is now stationed at Camp Alexandria, Newport News, Va.”

NOTICE NOT TO TRESPASS. Notice is hereby driven that you are forbidden to trespass or hunt on our premises. HARRY S. COOK, JOSEPH L. GALEY. SPECIAL SALE? For ten days we will offer a special discount on. all kinds of automobile accessories. Now is toe -time to get your Anti-Freeze compound, Hood and Radiator Covers, Chasm for all sizes of cars. We wffl ribo sell you a tablet called More MRea and guarantee an increase of 20 per cent on the same amount of gasoline or your money hack. Advertising in the classified column tarings results.

7///V 3® Your won Clothes In I Appropriation COME men can as- I [M Mill O ford to pay >45 for a suit.of clothes. Other men, because of war BWm conditions, feel they llnHll must limit themselves to |ffl| ‘ $25. No matter what 11 r . price you want to pay you can be properly taken care of at this store. Hilliardl [J FOR GOOD CLOTHES J££

THANKSGIVING DAY HAS NEW SIGNIFICANCE NOW

Washington, Nov. 17.—President Wilson in a proclamation today designated Thursday, November 28, as Thanksgiving day, and said this year the American people have special' and moving cause to be grateful and rejoic€. Complete victory, he said, has brought not only peace, but the confident promise of a new day aS well, in which “justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among nations.” The proclamation fallows: A PROCLAMATION. Thanksgiving, 1918. By the President of the United It has long been our custom to turn in the autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. This year we have special and moving cause to be grateful and to rejoice. God has in His good pleasure given us peace. It has not come as a mere cessation of arms, a mere relief from the strain and tragedy of war. It has come as a great triumph of right. Complete victory has brought us, not peace alone, hut the confident promise of a new day as well, in which justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among the nations. Our gallant armies have participated in a triumph which is not marred stained by another purpose of selfish aggression. In a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind. God has indeed been gracious. We have cause for such rejoicing as revives and strengthens in us aH the best traditions of our national history. A new day shines about us, in which our hearts take new courage and look forward with new hope and greater things. While we‘ gender thanks for these things, let us not forget to seek the Divine guidance in the performance of those duties and Divine mercy and forgiveness for all errors of act or purpose, and pray that in all that we do we shall strengthen the tie* of friendship and mutual respect upon Which we must assist to build the new structure of peace and good wiM among the nations. • Wherefore, I, Woodrow Witaon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-eighth day «f November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary occupations and in their several homes and places of worship to render thanks to God, the ruler of nations. In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of -the United States to be affiXDone in the District of Columbia, this sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nineteen hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the Unated States of America, the one hundred and forty-third. (Signed) Woodrow Wilson, 1 By the President Robert Lansing, Secretary of State.

SOME BEANS.

Henry Waymire, of College avenue, this city, had out a plot of beans 33 feet by 43 feet, which yielded aventy-five pounds. This was a large yield and the beans were of the finest quality.

ROY SCOUTS.

-"'The Boy Scouts are requested to meet promptly at toe Christian church tonight at 7 o'clock. E. C. MAXWELL, Scout Master. The next excursion to toe JKo Grande Valley, Texas, w»H leave Ctecago at 9:30 a. m. Nov. 29. Tins » a 3,500 mile trip, toe grandest you ever inade. Don’t moss it Harvey Davisson.

WOMEN’S CLUBS RENEW ACTIVITIES AFTER BAN LIFTS

The various women’s dubs of the city met for the first time in many weeks and began with renewedenthusiasm the lines of work for which each stands. The calls for patriotic service extended to all such organizations by the federal government were discussed and planned for. As the days of reconstruction come there wilt be the same great opportunities for such organizations to express their broad-minded, kindly sympathy and (helpfulness a$ during the long anxious months of the war. The resignation of Mrs. E. Graham, who was a member of both the Musical and Literary clubs, was regretfully accepted. Mrs. Graham will leave for Florida soon; as wffl Mesdames Bert Hopkins and W. Spitler, of the Musical dub. This dub elected a new treasurer, Mirs. J. A. Dunlap, to serve in the ptace left vacant by the removal of Mrs. C. C. Warner to Gary. Mrs. Ketchum, another member, will probably spend the winter in Detroit and the South. The exodus of so many active members will be a great loss to both the community and the clubs. Mrs. J. D. Allman, president of the Literary dub, and Mrs. J. W. Medicus will represent that etab at the State Federation meeting this week in Indianapolis. The Literary dub loses an active member in the removal of Mrs. H. E. Hartley to Lafayette. The names of Mesdames Burchard and Shafer were added to the het of active members of the Musical dub. Both dub* have new presidents for the coming year, Mrs. G. A. W®Hams in the (Musical and Mrs. J. D. Allman in the Literary. The program of the Literary dub was an interesting (biography of Pershing by Mrs. Roas Dean and a discussion of current events directed by Mrs. C. E. Prior. >-< The biographies of various American composers and a rendition of theif compositions made up the excellent program of the Musical dub under the leadership of Mrs. B. Forsythe at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon. Charles W. PostHl is now trustee of Marion township, possession of the office this Monaay morning. Ex-trustee Wood experts to enter the army service some tame this week.

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