Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C„ Dec. 4. Question- of President Wilson’s knowledge of the Mexican crisis and of his ability to perform subh functions as severing diplomatic relations or commanding the army and navy in the event of war halted consideration of the Fall resolution. The senate foreign relations committee appointed Senators Fall and Hitchcock to call on the president to ascertain his attitude toward the proposal to break with Carranza. If the inability of the executive to function should be established it is possible that a move would be made to install Vice President Marshall in the office temporarily. Secretary Lansing told the committee that the Mexican policy had been “supine,” and approved the adoption of a resolution proposing severance of diplomatic relations with Carranza. Officials of the railroad administration denied complaints that there is discrimination in favor of the east and against the west in the distribution of coal. —o — . ‘. The Chicago packers are again under attack from the federal trade commission, which today made complaint against them charging violation of the Clayton anti-trust law and the federal trade commission law through purchase of thirty-one other food corporations in the United States. The charges are that there acquisitions tended to lessen competition and create monopoly and that the packers indulged in unfair methods of competition. Senators Warren, Smoot, and Wadsworth assailed the administration for presenting to congress estimates for appropriations for the several departments for the fiscal year 1921 exceeding by $405,000,000 the aggregate appropriations for these departments for the current fiscal year. Such extravagance the republican senators called ruinous, and gave notice of their intention to cut down the ambunts materially.

E. T. Harris made a business trip to Enos today. A dozen photograps,a dozen Xmas presents.—PAßKEß. ' —Mrs. Anna Mills, Mrs. Edward Mills and daughter went to Chicago today. Mrs. B. Liston, of Cedar Lake, came today for a visit with her mother, Mrs. M. A. Bicknell. A record to be preserved for years—your family photo at PARKER’S. - , Mrs. J .M. Wasson left today for a visit with her daughters at Hammond and Columbia City. Mrs. J. C. Vannatta and Mrs. B. M. Vanderbilt, of Brookston, were guests today of Prof, ajid Mrs. Ralph Schaupp. - HEMSTITCHING. 'Phon* 420. W. C. Dully, of Zadoc, was in Rensselaer today, having brought C. A. Dully here to take the train for his home in Marshall. Mrs. Rachael. E. Scott went to Danville, 111., today, where she will spend two months with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Hardesty. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman will leave Saturday for Chatsworth, Hl., where they will attend the funeral of Mr. Beckman’s oldest brother. About thirty couples attended the first semi-monthly dance given at the Van Rensselaer clubs room on Thursday evening. Ed Titus, the third trick operator at the Monon station, left today for his home in St. Paul where he will remain for some time with relatives* Charles Hall, who had been employed in the steel mills at. Gary, returned today to his home in Fair Oaks. The mills are closed on account of the lack of coal. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery silver wedding anniversary having been married in Rockford, Hl., December 5, 1894. Mrs. Margaret Landis returned today to her home in Monticello after a visit here with her daughters, Mrs. Mell Abbott and Mrs. Floyd Robinson. .. —— v* • a V. _ A #4 rxzl

Henry Beisler, who had attended the Chicago live stock show, stopped here today for a visit with Isaac Saidla. He continued this afternoon to his home near Frankfort. Word was received here today by relatives of the death of Thomas Bissenden, formerly of this city but now of Canton, N. J. The cause of his death was Bright’s disease. Mr. Hayner .expert piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, will toe in the city Wednesday, December l»th. Uatronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarke’s jewelry store. Mr. and Mrs. John Adair and son, Maurice, Vincent Eisele, Simon Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gowland, Mrs. C. B. Johnstone and Mrs. Walter E. Johnston, of Remington, went to Chicago this forenoon. c A. C. Sallee, of Indianapolis, was ehosen by the democratic state committeemen Thursday to succeed Frederick Van Nuys as state chairman and extended an invitation to the democratic national committee to hold the 1920 national convention there. . . . . Thurston Otterburg is moving today to the William Faylor farm m Union township. This farm has been purchased by Gus Johnson, of Newton township. and Mrs. Faylor haVe moved to Aix and occupy the parsonage of the United Brethren church of that place. The Riley Tullis, tile drain proposition is in good hands. We know of no more accurate or exact man for a contractor than Dan W. Waymire. When Dan gets through with a thing it is “as specified. ’ His methodical habit of getting results again showed up when he purchased a big truck to do the hauling to this job. We were glad to see him pick the Republic truck as his idea of the most ton-miles per dollar hauling proposition on the market. THOMPSON & KIRK,