Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1919 — PARAGRAPHED NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

PARAGRAPHED NEWS ITEMS.

ProfswiWLatEarßwim- - “Ernest A. WiHman, of Indianapolis, has been employed to fiM the chair of chemistry at Earlham college at Richmond. Dr. Lloyd VanDoren, who has filled the place for several years, has entered commercial chemistry. Births in United States. — In the birth registration area of the United States 1,353,792 infants were born alive in 1917, representing a birth rate of 24.6 per 1,000 population. The total number of deaths in the same area was 776,222, or 14.1 per 1,000. Wilson on Way Home.— President Wilson, the treaty with Germany having been signed, sailed from Brest yesterday on his return to the United States. The U. S. S. George Washington, carrying the presidential ,party, steamed front the harbor at 2:20 o’clock yesterday afternoon X , For Postal Zone Repeal— Repeal of the postal zone system for newspapers and periodicals is proposed in a bill by Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, the republican leader. Under the measure, second class mail matter would be at the rate in force before the war revenue bill of 1917 was passed. Arkansas Will Hurry Suffrage.— Governor Brough, of Arkansas, has issued a proclamation calling the Arkansas legislature to meet in special session July 28th to ratify the federal suffrage amendment to the federal constitution. No other subjects were mentioned in the call. Blockade Will Be Lifted.—The blockade of Germany is to be lifted by the allies as soon asGermany ratifies the treaty of peace, and commerce with Germany can be resumed by the nations of the world immediately thereafter. This announcement was made last night in a dispatch to the state department from Paris. Predict* Coal Shortage.—Government’ coal production figures point to “the greatet coal shortage in history” next .winter unless production is stimulated immediately 25 per cent or more throughout the nation, according to a tatement made public by F. S. Peabody, chairman of the National Coal asociation’s special committee dealing with the prospective shortage.

Governor Remit* Fine. —Governor Goodrich has ordered a remission of the fine of Ernest Gordon Biggs, of Lake county, who was sentenced to the state farm by the Lake superior court June 27, 1918, to serve one year and was fined S2OO and costs for petit larceny. The sentence has been served, but the fine was. ordered remitted to avoid having Biggs “lay out” his fine and costs. Toll of World War.—The war which officially ended Saturday has cost the world 7,560,000 in lives and $186,750,000,000 in money. The allies have paid a death toll of 4,810,000 and $120,500,000,000 for victory. The central powers have lost 2,750,000 in killed and $66,250,000,000, in addition to the indemnity they must pay for their unsuccessful attempt to dominate the world. - Make* Him*elf a Delegate.—As never before has the president of the United States been known to sign a treaty, there, is no record of a private presidential seal. Marking another precedent, it was necessary for Mr. Wilson to accredit himself as a plenipotentiary authorized to negotiate and sign the Paris document. This he did by causing Sidney Smith, .chief of the diplomatic bureau of the state department, who accompanied him to Paris, to prepare “full powers” in his own name, which he signed. Want* Wife Restrained. —Herbert W. Talcott, secretary and president of the National Associates company, of Gary, has asked the superior court at Hammond to grant him an injunction restraining his wife from entering his office and interfering with his business. Talcott has sued for a divorce, alleging that until 1917 he resided in Chicago and against 'his wife’s wishes moved to Gary. He charges that she calls at his offices and “bawls him out” in the presence of his associates ana assistants, to his chagrin and humiliation.