Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1919 — Page 1

No. 130.

Keep your home clean all year— Except for perhaps a month in Spring and a month in Fall, after the housecleanings, rugs and carpets are infested with foul dirt which sweeping cannot reach. It is totally unpardonable to live thus on dirt ten months out of twelve. Your home can easily be kept clean all year. Secure a Hoover Electric Suction Sweeper and — Hoover IT BESTS... AS IT SWIEPS AS IT CLEANS Only The Hoover beats out that imbedded, germy, rugwearing grit—only The Hoover sweeps up the most vexacious litter —while it vacuum cleans. That is why you hear everywhere that “The Hoover is the best.’’ We will gladly demonstrate The Hoover. Easy terms make its ownership easy. W. J. WRIGHT

DWELLING HOUSE ON LAWLER RANCH BURNED SUNDAY.

A seven-room dwelling house on one of the Lawler farms in Newton township was burned *o the ground about noon Sunday. The house was occupied by Charles Bowers and family, who suffered a severe loss. With ths exception of a piano and a few small pieces of furniture belonging to Mr. bowers, nothing was saved and the loss is a great hardship to Mr. Bowers. At present they are living with neighbors. The origin of the fire is not known, but is thought to have been due to a defective flue in the kitchen

•Delos Coen, of South Bend, is here to attend the Emory Mills funeral. “SURE We will deliver your meat promptly, as we make our own deliveries. Quality meats at lowest prices. If you do not want to pay abnormal prices for your meats, continue to trade with the Co-operative Meat Market. ,Phone 92.

PRINCESS THEATRE " TONIGHT Ruth Clifford —lN—“Lure of Luxury” —ALSO—--1 15th and 16th Episode of Eddie Polo —IH—THE LURE OF THE \ I CIRCUS” WEDNESDAY—. Ethel Clayton “Women’s Weapons” ■ - ■ THURSDAY Juanita Hansen ' i ' '' IN “Sea Flowers” ~ FRIDAY— J • . Marguerite Clark - ' t 7 —lN—“Little Miss Hoover”

The Evening Republican.

“SKATES” COMES TO RENSSELAER

FAVORITE SQN RETURNS TO UTOPIA FOR FEW HOURS WITH COUNTRY FOLK. ■ I ■■■■— •Spring radishes and onions, the ehalnce to get a glimpse at his barnyard pets and ito breathe pure old Indiana vacuum proved too great a lure for Earle Reynolds, peer of all those who do their traveling on skates, and before the final salvo of applause had died away at the close of the sensational Reynolds-Donne-gan act at the State-Lake theatre in Chicago, Monday night, the premier of skaters was out of his stage togs and bound for the Dearborn street station to catch a midnight flyer for dear old Rensselaer, Indiana, there once again to mingle with the plain country folk. Earle Reynolds loves anything that smacks of ruralism and would much prefer raising chickens and ’tending garden than to dazzle the crowned heads of other continents with his marvelous exhibitions of skating. That’s the reason his mother, Mrs. Hattie Nichols, hung out the latch string last night before retiring thait her wandering son might again come into the fold. “Fellow gets pretty tired traveling all of the time,” was the way the favorite son put it, “and it is indeed a pleasure to get back where it’s quiet and where one has a chance to follow his favorite diversions. Yes, sir, I long for the day to come when I can go into private life where, my life will be filled with something besides skates, irate stage managers, temperamental stage stars and grasping producers. The glare of publicity gets pretty tiresome and I have been before the public a great many years. Just as good as ever,” with a touch sf pride m his voice, “even though I am not what you’d term a youngster any more,” added the skating star; “Mrs. Reynolds and Helen are sort of shoving me out of the limelight, but what’s the difference as long as it’s in the family? ‘ Helen is going to take our place and ; keep the family in the enviable position which it has occupied for many years. As long as the family crown is safe • I can rest contented. Our spring engagement will close soon and then we are coming down to Rensselaer and stay during the summer months before again taking up our work.” All this conning from a man who at the age of twenty-one years was •acknowledged to be the fastest that ever drew on a skate. At the age of twenty-three Earle Reynolds had shattered all world’s speed records on skates. Since that time —twentyseven years ago—he’s fifty now, he has continued the same dizzy pace he established as a youth. Perhaps no longer the speediest, but undoubtedly the cleverest, he stands today the acme of grace among male skaters. He’s awfully proud of the records which are his, and you can hardly blame him. “Learned to skate on the Iroquois crick and whatever fame has come to me is the result of my efforts during my boyhood days in Rensselaer,” says Mr. Reynolds, in discussing his achievements. Few athletes are able to withstand the ravages of time past the thirty mark, which makes the record of the Rensselaer boy all the more marvelous when his age is considered. ’ “Oh yes, about that little affair to be staged in Toledo on July 4th, have been following the game pretty closely for many years and am right • here to state that this Dempsey is I going to bump Jess Willard off his throne when they meet. Have been studying for several weeks the chances of Jess running into one of

RENSSELAER* INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1919.

ARRAIGNMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

GEORGE CREEL’S BROTHER IS SOME LITTLE WRITER IN HIS OWN WAY. (From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer) To the Editor: The administra tion proposes to eliminate illiteracy. Most praiseworthy. But where is the joker? A southern congressman announced as his policy: “Every time they get a ham out of the pork barrel I mean to get a whole hog.” Who gets the benefit of the legislation? Compare Washington’s share with that of North Carolina. There is a difference of 100 years in the age. North Carolina had shipping ports and railroads when this state was an unknown wilderness. Our total value of farms, $637,000,000. North Carolina, $537,000,000. Native white illiterates: Washington, 1.284 ; North Carolina, 131,992. Percentage of illiterates in native-born whites of voting age: Washington, 2.4; North Carolina, 21.3. Percent age of Washington, .3; North Carolina, 12.3. Expenditure per capita for schools: Washington, $68.33; North Carolina, $12.31. See the joker yet? Here’s another: Mr. Kitchin, of North Carolina, represents 15,254 voters. John F. Miller represents 77,121. Just why should one voter in- North Carolina have as much influence in congress as five Seattle voters? Probably the world could jjpt be made safe for democracy ctherwiso! if shows up as a component part of a general scheme. In Everybody’s for February, 19. 7, is an with the president by George Creel. Commenting on his recommendation to congress of a corrupt practices act, the president says that it was not aimed at the republicans but only seems so because, since 1890 that party has had the largest campaign funds. It is. to giggle! If Mark Hanna was guilty of a hundredfold more than the democrats ever charged, he was still a cheap piker beside the present administration. Seven hundred million dollars’ increase in wages under government control, 25 per cent increase ir. freight and passenger rates an,d $800,000,000 Jeiiciency to be paid out of the public taxes. How about the “cost plus 10 per cent.” Could Boss Tweed or D'ck Croker, both deserving democrats, have conce ved as smooth a scheme for buying votes? They don’t need any campaign funds. The people pay. Look at the appropriations for national highways: Alabama, $5,750,000; Arkansas, $4,500,000; Kentucky $5,000,000; Mississippi, $5,000,000; Missouri, $9,000,000; North Carolina, $6,000,000; Tennessee, $6,000,000; Texas, $16,000,000; Virginia, $5,000,000, and Wasington, $3,000,000 The last congress created 270,026 new offices at •an annual cost of $158,296,659. How many of them do you think were filled by republicans? Then they passed the Overman bill, the sole purpose of which was to wipe out the entire civil service system And put all appointments under the control of the president. ■ The interview quotar begins with the announcement that President Wilson does and will consider himself “the political’ leader and lawmaker of the nation.” Sounds familiar, somehow. Where did I hear something like it? “There shall be no law but my law, no will but my will, and there shall be nothing done in the world without the sanction of Germany’s ruler.” The board of health should have warned us that megalomania is acutely infectious and always fatal. The funeral of William the Damned was announced November 11, 1918. There will be

Dempsey’s punches, amd vice versa, and can see no reason why Jack shouldn’t win. Two weeks ago my opinions were published in 160 Sunday newspapers. Guess they must recognize me as a fight critic. My work ends a week before the fight and if I can make Mrs. Reynolds believe I have business in Ohio during that week and can get her to come to Rensselaer, I am going to see that fight. Wil have to use a lot of tact and diplomacy, I suspect. May go to South America next year with Tex Rickard» who is promoting the fight, and if I do see no reason Why I shouldn’t maike a mint of money. Tex Rickard is to the fight game what John D. is to oil and what Henry Ford is to automobiles. Tex is a great friend of mine and if I can sign with him, am going to give up the stage. ~~ J “Well, will have to ring off, now. Got to catch the 10:33 back to Chicago for my afternoon performance. Tell any of the Rensselaer people you see to be sure and look me up If they come to the city during the week. We are at the new theatre at State and Lake streets, and I promise all from here who come in to provide good seats for them. *Think they will agree with me that our act is really a marvelous, daring and spectacular one. Will be through soon now and will see you all then. Got a lot of work to dp here this summer looking after my houses and real estate. So long.” / And with that the receiver clicked as it sank into the holder.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

COVENANT TO BE PART OF THE VERSAILLES PEACE TREATY. (Louis H. Hamilton.) The covenant of the League of Nations will be a part of the treaty of peace to be presented to the United States senate for ratification. It is a document of the very greatest importance and deals with matters of vital concern to the whole world. There is a very decided difference of opinion as to the merits of! this covenant. Some of the greatest statesmen of the world are enthusiastic in its support while others with equal ability and patriotism are very decidedly opposed to it. If the covenant will do what its friends claim for it, it should by all means be ratified. If its enemies are right, finstead of being a peace covenant it is a covenant of war.

Unfortunately partisan politics has entered into the consideration and much of the discussion of the covenant is based upon narrow politics rather than broad statesmanship. The attitude of President Wilson has been very unfortunate. His failure to give proper consideration and attention to the members of the United States senate, who are equally responsible with him w has made many enemies of the covenant. Many are of the opinion that he wants to brand the covenant as a Wilson document and to shove it down the throats of the members of the United States While this is unfortunate, yet it should not stand in the way of a fair, open discussion of the covenant with the good of humianity as the basis upon which to work. Many are condemning the covenant and they have not read it. Some are in favor of it because the leaders ithey have been accustomed to follow say the league is really a league of peace and that it will prevent future wars. Others oppose its adoption for the reason that the men whom they follow in public .thought are opposed to the league and advise that its effect upon the peace and safety of the world will be injurious rather than beneficial. The writer believes that the cove-

nant is worthy of .trial; that any attempt to prevent future wars must accomplish some good. In this twentieth century the statesmen of the world should be able to write a covenant that should abolish forever the possibility of the rise of another makes right, and that millions of the flower of the world must erase that idea with their life blood. •We propose to give our readers the text of the. covenant with a few suggestions added and hope thereby to arouse an {interest that may cause many of our citizens to use their influence in favor of the adoption of the covenant by our senate. Today we give the preamble, articles 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 6. The Covenant Of the league of nations

Preamble. ■ ■ln order to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security, by the acceptance of the obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of the open, just and honorable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as to the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the mai, Ttenance of justice and a scrupulous respect-for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organized peoples with one a "®‘ hel J; the high contracting parties to this covenant of the League of Nations. . . Article I. The original members of the League -of Nations shall be’ those of the signatories which are named in the annex to this covenant and also such„ of those other states named in the ann ® x shall accede without reservation to this covenant. Such accessions shall be er fected by a declaration deposited with the Secretariat within two months of £he coming into force of the covenant. If Otice "thereof shall be sent to all other members of the league. Any fully self-governing state, dominion or colony not named in nex may become a member or tne league if it admission is agreed to by two-thirds of the assembly, provided that it shall give effective guarantees of its sincere intention to observe its mternational obligations and shall accept such , regulations as may be pre nrrihed bv the league in regard to its military and naval forces and armame member of the league may,-after turn vemTnotice of its intention so to ha withdraw from the league, provided that In ?ts international obligations and all its obligations under this eovenant shall havi been fulfilled at the time of its The action of the league under this oovenant shall be effected through the instrumentality of an Assembly and of a’couTcH with .a permanent Secretariat. Article m. The Assembly Shall sentatives of the members of The Assembly shall meet at stated intervals, and from time to time as oc£llon may require, at the seat of the league, or at such other place as maj be decided upon. . The Assembly may dial at its meet Ings with any matter Within the sphere

George Ferguson, of Wheatfield, was in Rensselaer today.

another just two yearn __ T H. B. CREEL. Seabeck, Wash., May 14. 1 • (The writer of the above is a brother of George Creel, late publicity agent of the administration.)

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of 'action of the league or affecting the peace of the' world. At meetings of the Assembly each member of the league shall have one vote, and may have not more than three representatives. Article XT.

The Council shall consist of representatives of the United States of America, of the British Empire, of France, of Italy, and of Japan, together with representatives of four other members of the league. These four members of the league shall be selected by the Assembly from time to time in its discretion. Until the appointment of the representatives of the four members of the league first selected by the •Assembly, representatives of shall be members of the Council. ■With the approval of the majority of the Assembly, the Council may name additional members of the league, whose representatives shall always be members of the Council; the Council with like approval may increase the number of members of the league to be selected by the Assembly for representation on the Council. The Council shall meet from time to time as occasion may require, and at least once a year, at the seat of the league, or at such other place as may be decided upon. _ The Council may deal at its meetings with any matter within the sphere of action of the league or affecting the peace of the world. Any member of the league not represented on the Council shall be invited to send a representative to sit. as a member at any meeting of the Council during the consideration of matters specially affecting the interests of that member of the league. . At meetings of the Council, each member of 'the league represented on the Council shall have one vote, and may have not more than one representatlVe‘ Article T.

Except where otherwise expressly provided in this covenant, or by the terms of this treaty, decisions at any meeting of the Assembly or of the Council shall require the agreement of all the members of the league represented at the m Adi 1 'matters of procedure at meetings of the Assembly or the Council, the appointment of committees to investigate particular matters, shall be regulated by the Assembly or by the Council and may be decided by a majority of the members of the league represented at th Tiie e fi t meeting of the Assembly and the first meeting of the Council shall be summoned by the President of the United States of America -The permanent Secretariat shall be established at the seat of the league. The Secretariat shall comprise* a Secretary General and such secretaries and staff as may be required. ' The first Secretary General shall be the person named in the annex; after the Secretary General shall be appointed by the Council with the appmvar of the majority of th® Assembly. The secretaries and the staff of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of Secretary General shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the Assemblv and of the Council. t The expenses of the Secretariat shall be borne by the members of the league in accordance with the apportionment of the expenses of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union.

HOME OF CHARLES BOWERS IS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

The seven-room dwelling house on one of the Lawler farms in Newton county, «nd which was occupiedby Charles Bowers and family, was destroyed by fire about noon Sunday. The house was burned to the ground and all of the household effects, with the exception of a piano and a few light pieces of furniture, were destroyed. The household goods were insured for S7OO. The origin of the fire is not known, but is supposed to have been started from a defective flue in the kitchen. The efforts of Mr. Bowers and his neighbors to curb the flames were in vain and the bouse was burned to the ground in a few minutes. iFor the present Mr. Bowers and family are staying at the home of a neighbor.

CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express to our friends our thanks for kindness and assistance following tfee death of our beloved wife and mother; to the singers*'for selections rendered, to the minister for hie comforting words and to the Royal Neighbors and er friends for floral offerings. A. S BARLOW, MRS. henry gilbransen.

MILLS FUNERAL WEDNESDAY P.M.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT HOME OF BROTHER OF THE DECEASED. I * The funeral party and body of the late Emory Mills, who died at his home in Muncie last Saturday, will arrive here Tuesday evening on the 6:50 train. Funeral services will be held at the home of Howard Mills on East Washington street Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Through a .misunderstanding of a telephone conversation the . funeral was announced for this, Tuesday, afternoon. The Republican, regrets very much this misinformation, but the party answering the telephone at this office is quite sure that he gave the date as given him over the telephone. The services Will be in charge of the Rev. Frazier, pastor of the Muncie Baptist church, of which Mrs. Mills is a member. Interment will be in Weston cemetery.

OBITUARY.

Mary Catherine, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Lane Remley, was bom in Bartholomew county, Ind., July 5, 1860, and departed this life May 28, 1919, aged 58 years, 11 months and 2 3days. She was united in marriage with John Smith April 7, 1881. To this union one daughter was bom. After her husband’s death, March 12, 1883, she remained a widow until January 2, 1893, when she married Alfred Barlow. She leaves to mourn their loss, a husband, Alfred Barlow, of Wheatfield, Ind.; a daughter, Mrs. Henry Gilbransen, Rensselaer, Ind.; two granddaughters, Pauline and Ruth Gilbransen; three sisters, Mrs. George Davisson and Mrs. Grant Davisson, Rensselaer, Ind., and Mors. Sarah Steel, Wheatfield, Ind.; three brothers, John T. and William F. Remley, of Montana, and H. E. Remley, of Wheatfield, Ind., and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Gilbransen home Friday at 40 a. m., and interment was made in Weston cemetery.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. American League—- " Chicago, 3-1; Detroit, 5-2. New York, 7-10; Philadelphia, 0-5. St. Louis, 3; Cleveland, 6. Boston, 0; Washington, 4. National League— Pittsburg, 0-1; Chicago, 7-2. Brooklyn, 3-1; Boston, 1-5. Philadelphia, 4-7; New York, 7-9. Cincinnati, 7; St. Louis, 4.

NIGHT GOWNS.

May we have all oustanding night §owns, as we must ship. Mrs. Arthur [opkins, local chapter Red Cross.

TEMPERATURE. Thb following is the for the twenty-four hours ending at 7:00 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Mir. «lune 1 93 June 2 « une 3 93 , 71 THE WEATHER. Forecast for Indiana: Probably showers tonight and Wednesday; cooler tonight.

RED CROSS NOTICE. The executive committee of the Jasper county chapter will meet on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Important. J. M. Saucer, Sec’y.

AT THE STAR THEATER THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES TODAY “Alias Mary Brown” STARRING Pauline Starke ALSO A KEYSTONE COMEDY “Pinched in the Finish” STARRING Ford Sterling WEDNESDAY— Harold Lockwood ■ IN 7- ~ “The Great Romance” , S ACTS 6 THURSDAY— Jack Livingston TN ‘ _ “The Price of Applause” ALSO A TWO-REEL COMEDY. ■ .... , . -a;

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