Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1918 — Page 1

No. 275.

We Have Just Received Two Rolls 'O Velvet Stair Carpet 27 Inches Wide. / W. J. WRIGHT

REVIVAL MEETINGS NEXT WEEK AT THE RENSSELAER BAPTIST CHURCH PREACHING BY REV. S. E. HAMILTbN of INDIANAPOLIS

DEFENSE PUBLICATION SUSPENDS PUBLICATION

“The Indiana Bulletin of War Activities and Food Regulation,’ in its issue of November 15, gives notice of its discontinuation as f ollows : “Having performed its mission to a point where there is no further need, the Indiana Bulletin with this number eeases publication. Indiana’s war record is written. The State has no reason to apologize for the part it has taken in the prosecution of the war, or its support of the Federal Government. / Tn .this task the Bulletin has purposed to help. The value of this service St leaves to the judgment of those who have so faithfully devoted themselves to the tasks prescribed, to the regulations imposed and to the results recorded.”

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In his speech in the Senate yesterday Senator Watson intimated that I the action of the government in takI ing over the cables was part of a plan to control the news in connection with the approaching peace conference. The Senator said-: “I take it for granted that when the President leaves these shores, to gill intents and purposes, the cables are cut. I take it for granted that we are not to know on this side what they are doing over there, and that they are not to know on the other side what we are saying here. With George Creel at that end cbntroliing all the messages and information and Postmaster Burleson controlling the distribution of information, the country'may well be warned that it may take at least with a grain of salt whatever is published as to what happens on the other side.”-

‘ But ail this could have been arranged quite as easily without as with , government control. Nothing can be sent from France unless it is passed toy the censor. If there had been any such nefarious purpose as that assigned by Senator Watson it could have been carried out quite as effectively with the cables in private hands by re-establishing the censorship. We do not think that such charges should be lightly made at such a time as this. It is, however, difficult to see any good reason for assuming control of the cables. The companies have served the public well during the war, and have fully mlett the wishes of the government. Undoubtedly they would continue to do so. If we may judge from our experience with other state controlled enterprises there will be'no 'increase in efficiency, but rather a decrease. No necessity, as far as the people know, growing out of the ,war, can be urged in behalf of the new policy. During the period of actual hostilities, when a rigid censorship was absolutely necessary, the cables continued under private management. Now, when the fighting is over, the administration decides that they must ibe operated by the government. Senator Watson is, we think, entirely right when he says that the President “might have taken his felloe-citizens into his confidence and given his reasons.” It as not toe late yet to do this. Certainly it ought to be dune.

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RENSSELAER. INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1918.

SHOULD NOT MARKET HOGS

SUPERVISOR SAYS THERE IS NO REASON FOR MARKETS TO BE AS THEY ARE

Louis C. Baily, Federal Supervisor of Markets, stationed in the Indianapolis market aserted 'Friday that there 1 was absolutely no reason why there should be such an acute congestion as exists today, in practically every live stock market in the country. “The government is maintaining a minimum price of $17.60 a hundred weight for hogs,” said Mr. Baily, covering a period of Npvember and December, and there Is every reason to believe that relative high prices for hogs will continue. “There is positive assurance that the present minimum price will remain throughout the next six weeks or Until January Ist. The farmer, feeder and country shipper evidently are not entirely satisfied that prices will remain as they are. I ctfn see ho other reason than the fear of a break in the market that has caused such a stampede. “Under ordinary crcumstances at this season of the year all markets are in position to absorb the normal flow of hogs, and normal conditions would prevail if not for the fact that the country shippers are all trying to market at the same time. They have every reason to feel assured that when the government guarantees a price for hogs that price will reman. “It should be remembered that the United States have to supply not only its own demand but also must take care of the needs of Europe and other countries of the world. This will make an outlet for all the stock that can be marketed, if marketed judiciously. The farmers are themselves losing more than any one else by this stampede to the Their hogs that are being held over from day to day. until an outlet is found for. them on when by holding them on their lots until an outlet is found for them, adding weight instead of adding expense, is now the case with a lot of shipments that come to the various markets.”

GRANDMOTHER WISHARD FUNERAL SUNDAY

The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Wishard will be held at the Methodist church in this city Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, and will be in charge of Rev. E. W. Strecker. > Interment will be'in Weston cemetery.

SATURDAY’S WEATHER. Forecast: Fair tonight; Sunday fair, slightly warmer. Temperature for the 24 hours ending at 7:00 a. m. was maximum 37 and minimum 23, ■the coldest night of the Season.

INFLUENZA AT THE COLLEGE.

No new cases of influenza are reported at -St. Joseph college today, and all cases are improving. i / No wonder they didn’t have any high cost of living in the old days. After supper the - family would gather in the front parlor with the what not and the mafble-topped center table, with the wax flowers in the glass cases, and the old family bible and the cabinet organ. And daughter would preside at the organ while the rest of the family sat around on the red plush sofa and the horse hair Chairs and sang: “What a friend we have in Jesus,” and “Abide With Mie,” until 9 o’clock and then go to bed. Nowadays, after dinner, father goes downtown and daughter goes to the movies with her best fellow, and mother goes out in the garage and puts a new inner-tube on her flivver. And along about midnight the family eats a lunch, then hit the hay and let the electric lights burn all night.

The only objections we have to most white petticoats is that they are not. I '■ ' - Some wives are very dear to their husbands and others are merely very expensiye.-

Aa things stand, the only'Reasonable conclusion is that the administration is committed to the policy of government managspient, in peace as well as in war. Here is the disturbing feature of the situation. Only the other day the express companies passed under government management. The cabjps follow, i The issue hi becoming more sharply defined every day- And none could be more important. Senator Watson said that Secretaries Baker and Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson had some time ago said “that there was no reason existing at that time why this action should be taken, but that they thought the government should own these lines and operate them permanently.” There are, it is known, many men connected with the administration who are strong advocates of the principle of government control. As that control spreads, it is impossible that me nshould not be suspicious and alarmed. Until the President assigns a good reason for tiferecent action, the people win be justified in believing that there is none.— Indianapolis News.

M’ADOO QUITS AS CHIEFS AID

RESIGNS AS SECRTARY OF THE TREASURY AND RAIL HEAD.

Washington, Nov. 22.—Mr. McAdoo’s letter of resignation, dated November 4, follows: “Pear Mr. President: “Now that an armistice has been signed and peace is assured, I feel at liberty to advise you of my desire to return, as soon as possible, to private life. “I have been conscious for some time of the necessity for this step, but, of course, I could not consider it while the country was at war. “For almost six years I have worked incessantly under the pressure of great responsibilities. Their exactions have drawn heavily on my strength. The inadequate compensation allowed by law to cabinet officers (as you know, I receive no compensation as director general of railroads) and the very burdensome cost of living in Washington have so depleted my personal resources that I am obliged to reckon with the facts of the situation.

“I do not wash to convey the impression that there is any actual impairment of my health, because such is not the fact. As a result of long overwork I need a reasonable period of genuine rest to replenish my energy. “But, more than this, I must, for the sake of my family, get back to private life, to retrieve my personal fortune. “I cannot secure the required rest nor the opportunity to look after my long neglected private affairs unless I am relieved of my present responsibilities. “I am anxious to have my retire-, ment effected with the least possible inconvenience to yourself and to the public service, but it would, I think, be wise to accept my resignation now, as secretary of the treasury, to become effective upon the appointment and qualification of my successor so that he may have the opportunity and advantage of participating promptly in the formulation of the policies that should govern the future work of the treasury. I would suggest that my resignation as director general off railroads become effective January 1, 1919, or upon the appointment of my successor. “I hope you will understand, my dear Mr. President, that I will permit nothing but the most imperious dieman ds to force my withdrawal from public life. \ Always I shall cherish as the greatest honor of my career the opportunity you have so generously given me to serve the country under your leadership in these epochal times. “Affectionately yours, “W. G. McAdoo.”

The trouble with the man who has nothing to say is that he isn’t happy until he says it. You may have noticed that most of the gluttons have a mighty poor appetite for work. Our idea of a henpecked hueband is one whose wife makes him rock Fido to sleep every night. A single man imagines that it takes two to make an argument. But a maried man knows better. Any old man can tell you that he has had a lot of trquble in his timie, most of which never happened. The difference between a man and a gun is that you can’t say that you didn’t know the man was loaded. No small boy has ever been arrested for exceeding the speed limit when his mother sent him on an errand. Culture is great stuff. • But calling it a pain in the Abdominal Region won’t make a Stomach Ache hurt less.

You can’t be right 100 times but if you are wrong the next time the world will always remember that yob were wrong. Women are so contrary that if the street cars were to run backward the women would turn around and get off the other way. When two better halves get marred some divorce lawyer is going to have money enough to take a vacation the following summer. There are mighty few sure things in this world. But you can always safely bet that a woman is older than she thinks she looks. One good thing about walking hi the straight and narrow path is that a fellow is never in any danger of being caught in a crush. A kiss on .the forehead does not always denote respect for her intellect. Sometimes it denotes respect for the onions she has been eating. If there are any children in the house it only takes about a day to make the family wash rag look like it were used to clean the shoes. Advertising in the classified eotarnn

/iXxi \ "VV/OOLENS are If’ . ▼▼ hard to get and the right \| I . hind of labor is scarce in war flr ° \ f / fixne, but Hilliard S' Hamill /I V / Clothes maintain the dominant aj|> o / quality that long has made them /111 |7 / leaders. Your confidence in l/I I I L /A A Hilliard & Hamill Clothes is 1 Of) warranted now as it ever was. Ff H Come to this store and see. LLI > You will find in Hilliard & Hamill Clothes the finest materials,' the exceptional style the skilled tailoring that you ensign did before the war. An overcoat with the Hitliard & Hamill label in it is as good an investment as ever. 11 -■ /. It is real economy to buy one, ‘ K because it exchanges real value for your money.

FIRST BLIZZARD HITS CHICAGO

Long Summer Ended by Snow Storm That Elude* Weather Man. 1 Scooped again! “Chicago and vicinity—cloudy Friday,” was the per* fectly good v/eather forecast shot to pieces by the infant blizzard which struck tlw city shortly before noon Friday. - ' • After a protracted summer overshoes and heavies are in order, find the snow ball will take the place of baseball as the sport of-young Chicago. If it does not freeze before midnight the record of 1902 will be equaled. In that year it did not freeze until Nov. 23, according to the records of the weather bureau. The temperature reported late today was 34. » ' '

FORD QUITS AUTO CONCERN TO DUN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

Detroit, Mich., Nov. 22.—Henry Ford today announced his retirement from active participation in the management of the Fold Motor Company, complete "control to be taken over by his son Edsel. In making this announcement, today Mr. Ford said he intended to undertake the publication of a national weekly newspaper, dividing his time between the publication and -has tractor industry.

FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY.

Indiana. Purdue vs Notre Dame at Indiana. Wabash vs DePauw at Crawfordsville. Big Tan. Illinois vs Chicago at Chicago. Wisconsin vs Ohio State at Columbus. Northwestern vs lowa at City.. > Intereictional. Georgia Tech vs Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. »• Great Lakes vs Navy at Annapolis. ’ Wert. Butler vs Miami at Oxford. Franklin vs Hanover at Hanover. ■Michigan vs Michigan Aggies at Ann Arbor. Chicago Naval Reserves vs Minnesota at Minneapolis. ‘ Camp Grant vs Cleveland Naval Reserves. Camp Dodge ys Nebraska at Lincoln. South. Center College vs Camp Taylor at Louisville.

SOFT COAL LIMIT REMOVED.

Washington, Nov. 22.—Regulations limiting the amount of bituminous coal stored by consumers ware lifted today 'by Fuel Administrator Garfield in conformity with the cancellation by the wa ridnustries board of its preference list. Any industry or domestic consumer may now store all the bituminous coal desired.

TRUSTEES TO MEET.

The'lndiana Association of Township Trustees, composed of all the school trustees in the state, will hold its annual convention at the Claypool hotel on December 17 and 18. James E. Watson, United States Senator from Indiana, wiH be one of the speakers at the meeting, according to John Castor and WiflMHn Evans, of Indianapolis, who have charge of the meeting.

COL. HOUSE ILL WITH “FLU."

Paris, Nov. 22.—C01. E. M. House, the special representative, of the United States government, is confined to his home here with influenza. He bee canceled his engagements.

DR. WASHBURN AT HOME.

While here on leave from Fort Des Moines I will be at my office where my services may be had when needed. I desire to be as helpfid as possible to the sick of the community. _ “ DR. LM. WASHBURN.

CIRCUIT COURT CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER TERM

Monday, Nov. 25—Flora J. Poole vs. Wm. C. Babcock st al; Economy Hog & Cattle Co. vs. Elmer E. Puffins. Tuesday, Nov. 26—John W. Booth vs. John B. Tudor. Wednesday, Nov. 27—McClintock Trunkery Co. vs. Arthur E. Arnett et 1; Henry Haag vs. Jos. L Adams Eat; E. A. Bennett vs. Loren C. Sage. Friday, Nov. 29—August Sternberg vs. Jos. Larsh et aL Monday, Dec. 2—E. L. Hollingsworth vs. Lillian Davisson. - Saturday, Dec. 7—Petition Riley Tullis et al for ditch.

BUCKWHEAT. We pay the highest market jL've for good, clean, dry buckwheat. Ost our price before you sell Iroquois Roller Mills. Phone 456.

NOTICE. To all members of Prairie Lodge, No. 125, F. AA. M.: , • • You are hereby notified that the stated meeting for the election of officers will be held Monday evening, December 16, 1918. Your attendance is requested. By Order of the W. M. NOTICE. All the suits contesting the will of the late Benjamin J. Gifford, are now disposed of, and I am to position to sell land. I have yet unsold several hundred acres of good land located in Jasper and Lake counties, which X will sell as Eveentor on veasonaMo terms, but cannot take any trade. Call at my office or at too office of T. M. Callahan, at Rensselaer, Indiana, for partfeulors. GEO. H. NOTICE. On Monday, December 2, 1918, there will be held a lodge for instruction in the haU of Praino Lodge, No. 125, F. & A. M., beginning at 1:80 o’clock p. m. AH members are requested to be present. By Order of toe W. M. PAT DR. WASHBURN. All persons indebted to me are hereby notified that all accounts have been left at toe First National Bank of Rensselaer, and you are requested to call at once and make settlement. Dr L M. Watoburn. STARTHEATRE —The House of Good Pictures— I

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