Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1919 — Page 2

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WALKER TOWNSHIP.

Paul Hershman was under the weather last week with blood poisoning in his thumb. Mrs. F. M. Lilly called on Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman Monday. . Earl and Ed Huntington, of Mt. Ayr, called on their brother, A. P. \ Huntington, Monday. Miss Stella Putts is spending a I few days assisting Mrs. Clarence; Bridgeman during her spell of asth- ' ma. ~ ■ Threshing is in full swing now. I Garretts, Bridgemans, Huntingtons I and Tomilsons have threshed this; week. Hurley’s and Durant’s ma-; chines are doing the work. -—-—j Mrs. Ernest Tomilson and Miss' Lilly helped Mrs. Bridgeman with; threshers Friday. 1 Mrs. Weaver and children, of Earl Park, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Tomilson, a few days this week. - ■ ...... —'— —— John Pettet and family called on Mrs. Daisy Tomilson Friday. Clarence Bridgeman and family called on Joe Salrin Saturday. A. P. Huntinoon went to ML Ayr Sunday to visit his mother, w'ho Si in a very critical condition. John Petet and wife started Sunday afternoon on a motor trip to ' Delaware county, 0., where they expect to spend a short time visiting with relatives. It is reported that Clagers have bought the Wynekup farm in Walker Center neighborhood. Ira Huntington and friend, Miss Zimmer, of Mt. Ayr, called at Lillys Sunday. Ernest Tomilson and family called on John Pettet Sunday. Charles Tomilson and family, of Wheatfield, and Clarence Bridgeman and family called at Will Tomilson’s Sunday. Albert Keene was taken very ill Saturday 7 evening with an atack of appendicitis; The well-known dramatic troop, The Gordon Players, will present a pleasing play at the Primo theatre, Wheatfield, Monday night, September Ist, and will again please you Tuesday night, September 2. Not a picture show. Read the announcement on first page. A poor man may 7 not know 7 much,' but he can always tell you what aj rich man should do with his m mey. '

ROSELAWN.

George Perret and wife have moved to the Foresman ranch. Finley Ball lost two valuable cows this week by their eating new corn. William Whitcomb has given our town - the movies and is now located at the corner of Fourth and Market streets in Thayer, Ind., with his family. Mrs. C.> M. Rice and four younger children went to Chicago Monday morning where they will take a lake trip accompanied by C. Tolis. Cynda Mecklenberg visited last .week at Gary with her brother. Dr. Rice and family and Louis Crooks motored to Rensselaer Saturday evening on a shopping trip. Claude Burton and wife, Pearl Best and Maggie Mulder • attended the Kankakee fair Monday. The Mulder family, Pearl Best, Mervin Evans, Herbert Korth, Ed Boyle and family were Sunday visitors at Fountain Park.

Floral designs of allL kinds made to order at Holden’s Greenhouse. Phone 426.

NO SOFT COAL COMBINE, SAYS WITNESS

0, ■ J. D. A. Morrow Tells Senate Committee Such a Combination Would Be Impossible.

PRICES AT MINE LOWER THAN LAST YEAR Better Grades of Coal Have Advanced But Lower Grades Decline, Making Average of AU Grades Lea*. Washington., A tig. 27. —A comblna- . tion among bituminous coal operator* | to maintain or fix prices' does not ex 1 Ist. ami would be impossible if at- [ tempted. J. D. A. Morrow, vice presi ' deu t .ff 11 n- Na ti mia I < ’on I association, i told the senate subcommittee in Its first day s inquiry here into the coni situation. Prices at the mine, Mr ! Morrow added, have declined imdei ! the competition nhich prevails, and ’ are lower now than they “were a year ago.

“There aiv about S.OtW separate commercial producers operating approximately seven thousand mines, from which bituminous coal'is regu larly shipped.’’ Mr. Morrow said. “In addition there are some two thousand operators with about three thousand mines, who begin producing and sell Ing coal whenever the price goes up a little and offers a profit to them Thus In 1917c0al production was re ported to the United States geological survey from 10.634 mines. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands oi acres of coal lands alor.g railroads on which new mines can be readily and quickly opened bv anyone so disposed “Such a condition obviously dogs not lend Itself to restrictive etimbimulous among producers. In addition, the op erators of each mining field are sub ject to competition from the producers of other-fields, so that buyers have many different sources of supply avail able to them. “Anyone wlm alleges that here Is 8 nation-wide combination among bl tuminous coal production and distr! button, merely advertises his own ig norance or convicts himself of deifb erate and vicious misstatements. “Of the five thousand separate bi tuminous coal producers in the Unite' States, 2,294, approximately 45 pei cent, hold membership in the Natlonu Coal association. They produce about 60 per cent .of the total output of bi tuminous coal in the country. “Charges that the National Coal as sociation is a combination to inaintaii prices are without foundation in fact they doubtless proceed simply fron ignorance of its purposes and activi ties. The National Coal association neither buys nor sells coal; neithet does it have anything, whatever, t< do with the prices which its memberask or sell at, nor with the territory into which they ship their coal, noi the quality which they produce.”

Mr. Morrow stated that bituminous coal prices have declined since th< armistice, and in general are lowei than the prices fixed by the United States fuel administration. He sub mitted charts to the committee graphically showing the pricesat which bituminous coal sold at the mines in different districts of the United States from April 1 to August 1. 1919. In connection with these charts, Mr. Morrow explains that when the price restrictions of the fuel administration were removed on February 1 last, the better, more desirable coals went to a premium in the open competitive market, and the less desirable coals declined in price. This was the action to be expected, he said, in a market where the buyer exercises his choice and can obtain the kind he prefers. As a result, instead of the uniform prices in different districts,, which were flxjjd by the United States fuel administration, prices promptly spread out, some coal going higher and some lower than they had been, ‘Meantime.” Mr. Morrow said, “the cost of producing bituminous coal Is higher now than U was a year ago due to the fact that the mines then were operating six days a week, and in many cases now are operating four days per week, and In some cases only three day’s per week. The overhea< expense of mafntaining mines goes o just the same whet,her coal is pre

duced or not. These Idle-day expenses have resulted In increased cost pet ton. As compared with last year when these increased costs are considered In connection with the genera decrease in prices. It is clear that profits of bituminous coal operator.are materially less than a year ago.” Referring to statements by Representative Huddleston of Alabaxna-™XM---reei-orGen e ra+-Hinesof the tailroad administration and others, to the effect that bituminous coal prices at the mints are unduly high. Mr. Morrow ■aid: "I wish to deny publicly and emphatically these allegations that bituminous coal prices are being maintained in some improper manner, and are unduly high. I am convinced that these statements proceed simply__frama lack of understanding ot the facts. Mr. Morrow drew comparisons between the prices of bituminous coals at the mines In the United States and foreign countries. "Prices at the mines In Great Britain." he said, “are about three times the mine prices prevalent in the United States. In grande the mine prices are mope,-than three and a half times those Of the United States. English mine prices range from SS.S4 to 17.1* per ton at the mines, while bituminous coal in France is costing about tS.T# per ton at the mines. The averag.* mine price of btumtnoiis coal sold ii. the United States is In the neighbor hood of »» *• per tan.”

“GOD SAVE CHINA FROM FRIENDS”

Senator McCumber Protests in Senate Against Shantung Amendment to Treaty. AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA

Republican Senator Asserts That Opponents of the Peace Treaty In the Senate Are Trying to Kill IL

Washington. Aug.B2d.— Senator McCinnber, Jor 20 years Republican senator from North Dakota, in a speech In the senate today, charged that the majority of the foreign relations committee is trying to kiM the peace treaty and the League of Nations. Senator McCumber spoke after his second b ren ch with the —opponents of the treaty on the senate committee on foreign relations. In the present breach Senator McCumber voted alone with the supporters of the treaty and against the majority of the committee which voted to out “Japan" and "Insert “China” in the three, sections awarding the Shantung peninsula. “Why did the majority of this committee pause in the midst of their hearings to make this particular amendment?’’ asked Senator McCumher. “The purpose is apparent. It is to signify to the country that the senate is hostile to this treaty. It is to put Japan in a position where she cannot, without an appearance of being coerced, do what she has promised to d<>. Ts ls to create trouble between this country and Japan ami thereby send the first dagger thrust into the body of this treaty. “1 am satisfied that no greater blow could ever be struck against tht real interests of China than by such an amendment. - , "Is It an act of true friendship toward China or a mere political move to defeat the treaty? If Its sponsors now fail to come forward and openly pledge, that if Japan is driven out of this treaty then the United States will proceed single handed an’d alone to drive Japan out of China, will renew this world war and send our soldiers into the orient to fight for her. then by this Set they are betraying-China with a false kiss.

“If, on the other hand, they declare they will make war to drive Japan out of China, to prevent Japan receiving only those rights which the other great nations of the world have received, then they are proclaiming a policy which they have assailed as being the most wicked part of the League of Nations —a policy of Interference with the quarrels of the old world. Worse than that. While they violently condemn a joint agreement with the other great white pations of the world to shield the greater white races from annihilation they would send our sons to death to defend the inferior yellow races which we claim to be so inferior to us as to be uhfit to associate with.

"Either we will bring both Japim and China into this League of National which by the very terms of its provisions will compel Japan to return to China all the German rights acquired by Japan, not only by conquest but by the solemn agreement made by her with China herself, or you will drive Japan out of this treaty wherein she will not be bound by the obligations which she would assume by joining the league, and where she will be holding the German territory and all the German interests by the right of conquest; and with the broken word of China she can work her way to the very limit of subjugation of all the Chinese territory not now within the sphere of influence of other powers. “With this League of Nations China obtains an assurance, which is tantamount to a guaranty by all the world that not only will Japan return to China what Germany wrested from her in 1898, but henceforth and so long as this league shall last no other nation shall rob China of one inch of her territory or exercise any control over her people inconsistent with the claims of complete independence and sovereignty.” Senator MeCumber then recited the history of the several treaties under which Japan took over the German rights in Shantung, promising to restore them to China. ‘ He then said: “By this amendment you declare that Japan cannot be trusted to keep sacred her word, given not only to China but also given to the United States and every other important nation by reiterated declarations.

“There is but one honorable, upright and proper course to be pursued by all the, great natlona of the world, . including China and Japan. Let China keep her treaty;-give Japan an opportunity to do what she has pledged her national honor to do; cease this attempt to juggle this country into war with Japan; defeat this proposed amendment which arrogates to ourselves’the right to annul a treaty between China and Japan and sets at naught a treaty made during tho stress of battle between our co-belllgerents and Japan before we entered into the war; bring Japan - and China into this world league, and as sure as the sun shall rise tomorrow Japan will keep her plighted faith. China will receive complete present justice' and assured future protection.

“On the other hand force this breach of contract by China; drive Japan out of the league by insulting her honor; relieveTfer' from her treaty by first breaking it yourselves and thereby installing her in her impregnable position of right of conquest and China is doomed. The other European nations cannot help her because they are tied by their own treaties, and you will not make war on Japan to help Chip* after she has broken her treaty. “If these be friends of China, then God save China from her friends.” <«

HEAVY CUT IN COAL YIELD BY CAR SHORTAGE

12,000,000 Tons Lost in Ten Weeks by Inadequate Supply of Cars. 600,000 MINERS PLAN TO ASK WAGE INCREASE Operators Tell Senate. That Radical Miners Are Trying to Install Soviet Methods in Mining.

Washington. Aug. 27.—Shortage of ?ars in tiie coal fields_has cut productlon of bituminous coa±_l2.ooo,ooo. tons In ten weeks and 1 firemens tobggfc tbout :t recurrence iff the coal famine >f 1917-18 unless checked without deny, according to testimony given by John Callaiuifi. traffic manager of the National Coal association, before the -enate committee investigating the •oal situation, at its first day’s hearng here.

"During the two weeks ending August 2. and 9,” Mr. Callahan said, “car shortage caused the bituminous coal mines of the country to lose approximately .S.9otHMM) tons of coal, enough to supply the entire state of New Jersey for ten monthsT The lossin ten weeks has been sufficient to supply all New England states fpr eight months.” Mr. Callahan decHtred that if there are not cars at the mines it is impossible to operate the mines to full time capacity. The shortage of cars had come, he said, at the time demand for coal is increasing, and at a time when railroad efficiency should be at a maximum. ; . .—-- "If the bituminous coaLoperators of the country are given sufficient cars to take away the coal they mine," Mr. Callahan said, “and if there are no labor disturbances to prevent the operation of their mines, they can supply sufficient fuel to meet the country’s requirements next fall and winter. If they are not supplied with more cars, there undoubtedly will be a repetition of the coal shortage of 1917-18, at least to some degree.” Shortage of cars is not the only threatening situation in the industry, however, according to Harry N. Taylor of Kansas City, president of the association, who preceded Mr. Callahan on the witness stand. The 600,000 miners employed throughout the nation are about to formulate demands for higher wages, Mr. Taylor declared. The more radical among the number, he said, were endeavoring to apply the methods of the—soviet government of Russia to the bituminous industry. If their counsel should sway the more conservative of their numbers and extremely radical demands should be made, which could not be acceded to, Mr. Taylor said he doubted if the operators “could mine a pound of coal.”

“To save the public from calamity,” Mr. Taylor said, “it will be necessary to overcome three things: First, that we do not have an extraordinarily severe winter; second, that the railroad administration move the coal in regular manner, and third, that by effort of the miners we produce at least 11,000,000 tons of bituminous coal weekly for the remaining nineteen weeksof the year.” This is more than has been produced In any one week during the year thus far v - ' ' All wage agreements between miners and operators, Mr. Taylor said, would expire with the proclamation of peace -by the president. The miners had already decided, Mr. Taylor said he was informed, in one section, to try to obtain a six-hour working day, as against eight hours now; a five-day week, and an increase in pay. They will meet in Cleveland, Ohio, September 9. he said, to decide on what demands to make of the operators, and there will be a Joint conference between operators apd miners at Buffalo September 25.

“If this convention of September 25 fails in agreement,” Mr. Taylor said. “I do not know whether we are going to be able to mine any coal or not. I' very seriously doubt whether we will, with that condition confronting us in the mining world. The situation is very serious. If that goes into effect there is little or no hope of overcoming a very serious shortage' of coal this winter and great suffering in the country.?

Miners were given a substantial increase in wages by the president during the days of the fuel administration. Mr. Taylor said, and it was not uncommon in many fields for the Industrious men, in times of full time operation, to earn ’sls a day or more but they are getting restless, he said. “Already the -more radical eleineut are determined to put into effect the soviet government of mines.” he declared. ~

Religious Statistics.

According to an estimate made by the United States bureau in 1917. the numbei* of ministers in the United States is 191,722 for all denominations; total church members, 42.044.374.

Noted Archer Is 77.

One of England’s most famous archers is Mrs. Randolph Berens, seventyseven years old, who has won 536 prizes for her skill with the bow and arrow. I.’ 1

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SHELBY.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stowell and Mrs. Eva Latta left Wednesday for Batle Creek, Mich., to attend the annual Lata reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Stowell will ge there to LaGrange, Ind., to visit with Mrs. Stowell’s relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parsons and son, of Lafayette, Ind., are visiting Mr. Parsons’ mother, Mrs. Jack Ward. Mr. Parsons has just been discharged from the service. Mr. Athertson, of the Athertson garage, was a Chicago visitor a few days last week. Prof. Guy Dickey and our teachers are attending teachers’ institute at Crown Point .this week. Several from here are atenddng the Kankakee fair this week. George Dickey and family and Miss Myers returned home last Friday evening from a two weeks’ outing at French Litek and other southern Indiana points.—They . report a very pleasant auto trip. Mrs. Bertha Corser, of Waukeegan, Wis., Visited here the past week at the home of her mother, Mrs. Stewart Stowell. Sol Brewere is reported as very poorly at this -writing.

Col. George H. Healey went to Indianapolis today where he wilt ■attend the meeting of the Loyal Legion and will hear the address of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., at Tomilson Hall Thursday night. Col. Healey will 'be absent a few days as he will visit with- his sister,, Mrs. Lyons, at Delphi before returning to his home here.

THE TEST OF MERIT.

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Mrs. I. Leopold and son, Robert* went to Chicago today to visit.

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Oats, 67c. Corh,sl.BV. Rye, $1.33. Wheat, $2.11 to $2.04.

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