Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1919 — Page 1

No. 122.

rugs and Linoleum Wo have four new roll* of 12 ft. Linoleum that were put on the racks today. . Now io the time to buy Linoleum a* the weather is warm enough that it will not crack and the price has been reduced. We also have about 20 new patterns in 9x12 Axminster and Velvet rugs. Some of these are new and have been brought out since the war. The prices are somewhat lower and the quality is bettor than last year. PORCH SWINGS Our line of wood porch swings are on display in 4, S, and 6 ft. lengths. COUCH HAMMOCKS Our line of couch hammocks includes several patterns in fancy striped coverings. A couch hammock can be used as a summer sleeping bed as they ha link springs. We have just received another shipment of curtain stretchers. W. J. WRIGHT'

Marjorie and Madeline Sprague left this morning for Bridgeton. They will be joined at Greencastle by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sprague, who have been in Louisville, Ky., this week. Mr. Sprague attended a miller’s convention in that city.

Sunday Dinner Menu AT RENSSELAER CANDT KITCHEN AND RESTAURANT Roast Chicken or Roast Veal Mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, hot biscuits. ——- Green beans, lettuce salad Butter Scotch Pie or Ice Cream Bread - Butter - Coffee - Tea or Milk 50c Dinner Served from 12 to 2

Frances Wood, who has been with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood, Sr., went to Dayton, Ohio, today where she will spend the I summer with her parents.

THE PRINCESS THEATRE. TONIGHT Tminthcmovies now* „ oldbill “The Better ’Ole” THE ROMANCE OF OLD BILL —ALSO—WAINO OLLILA I Wire and unicycle cantortion act YB1! This is a show on the order of Charlie Chaplin “Shoulder f Arma,” but a far greater 11 and more interesting W I production. Price: 15c and 25c. BETTBTOir • >. ■ . * . <, ' ' ■■■■■ '. I ■ i MONDAY Constance Talmadge ' 1 —IN—“THE VEILED | . ADVENTURE” • Current Events from all over the World

The Evening Republican.

Edward Ranton was in Chalmers today. Electric wiring and supplies. Phone 113. Babcock Electric Co. H. W. Kiplinger, who is employed in Gary, spent the day here with his family. t ' ■

M. W. Evans, who is with the Hutchinson and Oakford Co., the firm which is operating the Oliver ditch dredge,, went to Indianapolis today.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1919.

OUR CHAIRMAN COMPLIMENTED

MAYOR SPITLER IS COMPLIMENTED IN SUCCESSFUL VICTORY LOAN DRIVE. “May 23, 1919. Mr. Charles G. Spitler, Rensselaer, Indiana. Dear Mr. Spitler: Your letter of the 22d to the effect that Jasper county will present no bills for expenses incident to the Victory loan campaign, is very gratifying information. At the same time nt is eloquent testimony of the efficiency with which the task was accomplished in your county. ■We are happy that we are able to taike care of certain of the expenses incurred by the county chairmen, but are very much gratified when such a report as yours is presented as it enables us to reduce the cost of selling throughout the state. We are indeed grateful to you for everything you have done for us, and with kindest regards, we are, Yours very truly, WILL H. ADE, Director of Sales for Indiana.” In connection with the above it may be of interest to the people of Jasper county to know that in all of the five Liberty loap campaigns no financial assistance was received, nor asked, from the federal government; the expenses were borne by individual citizens throughout the county.

MUSIC ALE PROGRAM SUNDAY AT M. E. CHURCH

The Matinee Musicale will give their May program at the Methodist church on tomorrow afternoon, May 25, at 3 o’clock. The program is open to the public: ORGAN DAY The Organ in the Church Mrs. G. A. Williams At Evening—Dudley Buck Miss Rosabel Daugherty Voice—The Star—Rogers Miss Loughridge Romanza ~Horatio Parker Fear Ye Not, O Israel—Dudley Buck Mr. Baumgartner In Summer—-Stebbins .'•• (a) Reverie and Intermezzo.... Rogers (b) Song of Sorrow Gordon Balch Nevin

ONE WAY TO END THE MEAT WAR.

Jack Sprat, could eat no fait, His wife could eat no lean. • They cut out meat; now down the street They drive their Olds-machine.

RECEIVED MOST A IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT

Miss Laura Marlow, sister of Mrs. A. G. Catt of this city, has been assigned to the position of superintendent of the detention work in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Mass Marlow is the first woman to occupy this important position, which is now filled by one of Cleveland’s most prominent politicians. The appointment is certainly a very high compliment to Miss Marlow and the promotion has been Won by efficiency shown in the discharge of her duties in this department of the city administration.

CAR LOAD OF WOVEN WIRE ARRIVED IN CITY

We have a car load of woven wire, including some all 9, 48 inch. Phone 6. J. C. Gwin & Co-

ATTENTION CAR OWNERS I am prepared to half-sole your tires with Gates Half-Soles on. tires of all sizes. These are puncture proof and guaranteed 3,500 miles. Cost only one-half as much as you pay for standard tires. Tire and tube repairing at reasonable prices. Also handle Gates’ tested tubes in all sizes. Ford Special Oil, lubricating oil and grease. Free air and water. Come to see how Gates’ Half-Sole tires are put one. All work will be given careful attention. Phone 109. JOHN J. EDDY. NOTICE TO CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS All Civil War soldiers are requested to meet at the court house Sunday morning, May 25, at ten o’clock and march, to the Presbyterian church in a body to attend Memorial Sunday services. D. H. Yeoman, Commander. W. H. Wood, Adjutant. ' NOTICE Better give us your order this week and we will have them for you. Cut flowers will be hard to get for Memorial day. KING FLORAL COMPANY, Phone 216 Green. DipN’T READ THIS! I? n iib •' Far be it from me to distract you from the news in this issue, but you really should see our little truck. Every man that has use for a wagon has use for this truck. She’s a little go-getter. And you can buy them oh monthly payments. HIGH KIRK.

1919 CLASS HONOR GUESTS

BRILLIANT RECEPTION GIVEN 1919 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. The banquet given the members of the 1919 high school graduating class by the alumni of the Rensselaer high school Friday night at- the armory was a most brilliant social function. The largest class to be graduated was feasted and feted by the greatest number of alumni since the organization of that association. The program and menu as given jn Friday’s Republican was carried out in detail. The dinner and the toast were pronounced by all in attendance to be in keeping with the splendid record so long established and maintained by Rensselaer high school alumni. All enjoyed the dance and the music. The Nadel orchestra, consisting of four pieces, delighted all who indulged in the fanstatic step. The officers for the ensuing year are: Pfesident, Cope J. Hanley; vice-president, W. C. Babcock, Jr.* treasurer, Rose Luers; secretary, Grace Norris.

AMERICA FIRST IN FINANCE

Washington, May 24.—The Republican Publicity association, through its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr., today gave out the following statement from it Washington headquarters : “‘America is today a creditor nation, and there is every reaon why we should continue to enjoy a highly falvorable financial balance. Relatively young in indutry, with incalculable natural resources still untouched, with a population unsurpassed in energy, courage and ingenuity, the United States should continue to sell more than it buys, thus keeping its-balance on the right side of the ledger. “When we say that the nation should sell more than it buys, we allude not only to sales of goods, but to sales of service ’as well, for all sales and purchases are factors in determining whether we are debtors or creditors on the business of any particular period. Since 1875 there has not been a year that our imports of merchandise have exceeded our exports, but there have been several yars when our purchases exceeded our sales, for we were purchasers of various kinds of service. “For one thing, we have heretofore been purchasers of capital, borrowers, ‘paying interest to foreign owners for use of their money. We were purchasers of ocean transportation service, paying to foreign ship owners freight charges which went to pay wages of foreign sailors, premiums of foreign insurance companies, and profits of foreign stockholders. We have been purchasers of entertainment, paying to European people a fancy price for letting us view their Swiss Alps, their ancient ruins, their art galleries, etc. Sometimes our excess of sales of merchandise wag less than our excess of service with the result that we had to send gold abroad to pay the difference. We did that during the Cleveland administration. We did it again in 1913-14, when, under the influence of the Wilson-Underwood tariff law our imports increased and exports decreased to such an extent that our total outgo was less than our total income. “Stated in simple terms that even a novice in economics may readily understand, our problem in the future is to keep our sales of all sorts equal to or larger than our purchases of all sorts. This ought to be easy. The war enabled us to loan an immense amount of money abroad on which we shall receive annually a large amount of interest. We have commenced to establish a merchant marine which should make us sellers of ocean transportation. Although creation and improvement of national parks has given us the most attractive playground in the world, it seems unlikely that we shall cease to be purchasers of-sight-seeing service. ■■ “But with good management m other respects, we should easily continue to be a creditor nation. To insure against too heavily an increase in imports of merchandise, with corresponding injury to our own industries, we should restore a protective tariff which will at least equal the difference in cost of production here and abroad. We should loseno time in working out a plan which will guarantee permanent maintenance of an adequate merchant marine with wages paid to American insurance companies, supplies purchased from American producers! and profits paid to American stockholders. “It is fortunate for the nation that Republicans now take charge of legislation and it will be still more fortunate when men of similar views of national problems and administration take charge of the executive branch of the government.”

WEATHER Showers probably tonight, and Sunday, except partly cloudy in extreme north portion; not much change in temperature.

Good Pajamas. Good Fabrics. Good Colors. Good Value and Good night shirts. Good Night. $1.50 $2 $2.50

CONGRESS TO VOTE ON REPEAL OF DAYLIGHT SAVING

Washington, May 23.—Repeal of the daylight saving act is to be incorporated in the agricultural appropriation bill which will be drafted by a subcommittee appointed today by the agriculture committee. Chairman Haugen said it had not been determined whether the repeal act should be made effective this year. Illinois Asks Repeal. Springfield, 111., May 23.—8 y a vote of 17 to 7 the Senate today adopted the House resolution memorializing Congress to repeal the daylight saving act. The resolution waS actively supported by farmer members of the state. lowa Labor Against It. Siox City, May 23.—Resolutions favoring repeal of the daylight saving law, urging legislation for oldage compensation and recommending government ownership of railroads for a ten-year experimental period were adopted by the lowa State Federation of Labor convention today. The 1920 meeting will be held in Fort Dodge.

BREWERS VICTORIOUS IN SUIT AGAINST U. S

New York, May 23.—Federal Judge Mayer announced— today that he would issue an injunction restraining the government from interfering with the production of beer of 2.75 alcoholic content pending a judical determination of the brewers’ claim that such a beverage is not intoxicating. Judge Mhyer’s statement was made in the course of argument for a temporary injunction in the case of the Jacob Ruppert Brewing company against the United State Distinct Attorney and the collector of internal revenue of New York. The case is one of a series to test the constitutionality of the war-time prohibition act.

WILLIAM R. JOHNSON

William R. Johnson died at his home in Gillam township Wednesday at the age of 78 years, 5 .months and 20 days. He has been m poor health for about five years, being afflicted with blindnes, but Sunday he had a hard chill which developed into a severe case of pneumonia, and caused his death Wedneday. Mr Johnson was born in Ohio but has lived here since he was 25 years The funeral will be held Friday at the Christian church, Francesville, and burial made in the cemetery east of town. ... .. Mr. Johnson is survived by a wife, one sister, Mrs. Elida Stillabougher, of Taylorsville, Ind.; five children, Samuel, of Valparaiso; Mrs. Ora Craver; Della Johnson; John M., of McCoysburg; and Victoria Johnson. Mir. Johnson has been a mejnber of the Christian church for 40 year? and his living has been a beautiful tribute to Christianity.—'Medaryville Journal.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS NATIONAL Philadelphia 7; Chicago 2. New York 7; St. Louis 6. Cincinnati 10; Boston 4. Brooklyn 6; Pittsburg 4. - AMERICAN Chicago 5; New York 0. Other games postponed, rain.

Tire* For SaleJust received a big shipment of automobile tires', all sizes. AJ big bargain as long as they last. Come ■nd see before you buy. , / DR. J. H. HANSSON. Everything electrical. Phone 113. Babcock Electrical Co. f ; .

FRANCESVILLE AND MEDARYVILLE ROAD TO BE REBUILT

Francesville Tribune.—Four miles of the road between Medaryville and Francesville is to be rebuilt some time this year. The road has been in bad repair for several months on account of shortage of stone for repair and because County Road Superintendent William Kahler, of Winamac has negleeted to see that it was graded frequently, after thaws and rains. County Commissioner Fred Kroft had to have his machine pulled out of one of the holes in this road yesterday morning.

CHANGE IN INCOME TAX URGED FOR LOW-PAY MAN

Comfort for the small-salaried man is provided in a bill introduced in Congress yesterday by Representative Sabath, of Illinois for revision of the income tax section of the war revenue act. It provides that a single man’s personal exemption be fixed at $2,000 or double the amount stipulated under the present law, while a married man, living with and supporting his wife, would be entitled to an exemption of $4,000, instead of half that sum.

URGE PRESIDENT TO REDUCE HIGH LIVING COSTS

(Boston, May 23.-—President Wilson was urged to return from Paris to devote his attention to reducing the cost of living in this country in a cablegram sent to him by Francis J. Finneran, president of the democratic club of Massachusetts, and twenty.six democratic members of the legislature. The message said: “The citizens of the United States want you home to help reduce the high cost of living, which we consider far more important than the league of nations.”

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

1 W. T. Barbre, Minister. The Sunday services will be as follows: Bible school, 9:30 a. m.; evening service, 8 o’clock. On account of the Memorial service at the Presbyterian church there will be no service at that hour. All are urged to attend this service. The minister will preach at Virgie Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.

WHY TRAIN WAS LATE.

Marion, Ind., May 23.—Eastbound passenger train No. 6, on the CloverLeaf railroad, was delayed yesterday when two colts got on the track and refused to leave. They traveled in' front of the engine all the way from Warren to Liberty Center and behind them the engine puffed and snorted and threatened, but the animals continued the trip. The train reached Bluffton 25 minutes late.

ANNOUNCEMENT We wish to call the atention of the public to the fact that we have purchased the E. S. Rhoades grocery store and will operate the same mb an up-to-date manner, carrying only the best in groceries. We feel that our experience in the business will enable us to accommodate you in a satisfactory manner and ask your patronage. At the present time we are decorating the interior of our store but will be able to give you prompt service just the same. Phone 71 for your groceriRAMEY & MURPHY. NOTICE TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to the estate of Edwin S. Rhoades, late deceased, will call at the law office of Williams & Dean and make prompt settlement of their accounts or notes. All notes and accounts not paid promptly will be placed for collection. GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, Adm’r. ' Mr. and Mrs. Perry Washburn and son Willard returned Friday from Oxford where they had been visiting relatives.

AT THE STARTHEATER THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES - ' TODAY Kitty Gordon —lN—‘The Unveiling Hand’ —Al*o- - 7TH EPISODE OF “HANDS UP” MONDAY— \ EMMY WEHLEN m ' ' ‘HIS BONDED WIFE’ TUESDAY—GOLDEN FLEECE —STARRING—PEGGY PEARCE AND A Two-Reel Comedy **

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