Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1920 — Page 1

No. 39.

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TEMPERATURE. ' - • J"' 11 1 1 • < The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending nt 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max Mln. February 8 51 32 r WKTHEIL Probably snow or rain tonight and Wednesday. Colder tonight in north portion. Colder Wednesday.

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The Evening Republican.

hiAbHtenv that ■ eay - are havin’ ther grand Openin’ t’day. Ike Lark wuz up f. Indynoplus Saturday t’ hunt A location fer a shootin* gallery, but he reports that Republican presidential booms have ever* thing engaged. ■

The Sew club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John Eigelsbach.

ABE MARTIN.

■ENSSKLAM, INDIANA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1930.

DEATH CAME TO OLD SOLDIER

JACOB R. WILCOX PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING AT ADVANCED AGE. Jacob R. Wilcoi, for -sixty-five years a resident of Jasper County, and a veteran of the civil war, passed away at his home on N. Weston street at eight o’clock this Tuesday m'orning after an illness of many months. Mr. Wilcox' was born in Ohio in the year 1840 and when a lad of fifteen years of age came to this county with his family to make 'his home, locating in Union township where he continued to reside until a number of years ago when he gave up his active duties and came to this city to reside. 'Mr. Wilcox served throughout the civil war and was a member of the 48th Indiana Volunteers. ,-The deceased was a member of thA Methodist church, having' accepted that faith when a young man. ' He is survived by ibis wife and one son, Elmer J. Wilcox, of Cincinnati, 0., two brothers and two - - Services will be held at (2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon and burid! will foe Ynade in Weston cemetery.

THIRD PARTY IS THREAT OF RAIL LEADERS

, Washington, D. C., Feb. 2.—(Special.) —Demands of more than 2,000,000 railroad workers for wage Increases win be formally renewed tomorrow by the “Big Four” brotherhoods and the railroad department of the American Federation 4f Labor. The railroad workers’ organizations want to get action before the roads are returned to private ownership, March 1, as scheduled by President'Wilson. While it is obvious that the railroad administration can guarantee no increases beyond March 1, provided the roads go back at that time, the determined attitude of the workers means that the railroad companies will find a wage problem to aldd to their other troubles when they get back their property. ' Although the brotherhoods and others are making no strike threats they hhve won their fight to prevent enactment of the Cummins an-ti-strike provision in the railroad regulation biH, and they insist that no regulative legislation cain abridge their right to strike. The organizations also are insistent in their nation-wide campaign for government control of the railroads .through nationalization, an issue which they propose to make a political one in every congressional district. References to the power of the etrike In this connection are frequently made. x .Some of the radical leaders in the fight to end private ownership of the railroads hold the View that a general strike would be necessary for the purpose of forcing the government to take hold of the roads again, temporarily, at least, while the political struggle for nationalization under the Plumb labor profit sharing plan continued. .It is pointed out by some of the leaders that a strike would have immediate and mighty effect in' -bringing the nationalization issue to S political focus in the organizabn of a third big political party in the United States for a first showdown at the next national election, with government ownership and lowering of the cost of living as the platform. The formation of such a party » already being seriously discussed, and the -railroad labor leaders already have the matter qnder con-x sideration.

Nothing of this, however, as yet appears on the surface in connection with the wage conference with Director General Hines to be resumed tomorrow where they were left off Inst August, When President Wilson urged delay while the government whacked away at high costs. Now, the men say the government, has 'had enough time to demonstrate that it is not going to reduce costs materially and wages must be brought up to meet them.

The demands, which range from 5 to 40 per cent, in accordance with the character of the work affected, are to be submitted by the heads of the brotherhoods. ZT r They include also time and a half for overtime in certain cases, and re-arrangement of working conSriow^rgSSation” to participate in the conferences, days. ™ W UB - 8076 Final agreement on the railroad 4m Ivlpalw taen/iwwvttr twKai - tor voenmins said today, Be beueved ferecs, xsveral-.dayß will ob required iSf'itTfatfcn, TrarMvrtinM tW house’ 8 by the latter”part iof the date for the return of toe roads.

SECRETARY MEREDITH TELLS HOW TO THWART H. L. C.

I Washington, Feb. 2.—EMminaI tion of useless employes in nonproductive business, the speeding up of all lines of industry commensurate with the present activity of the farmers and determination of retailers and wholesalers to exact only a reasonable profit, were recommended as a solution of- the high cost of living, made by Edwin T. Meredith on'taking the oath of office today as secretary of agriculture. The high cost of living problem, the new secretary asserted, cannot be solved through the efforts of one class, bht all business and all labor must recognize the solution as a common duty “or less and less will there be of farm products to divide among the whole people and higher and 'higher will go the price of that which is produced.” The farmers of America, said Secretary Meredith, “are willing to assume- their part of the responsibilities as American citizens, in meeting any problem threatening the welfare and stability of country, but this high cost of living problem is a mutual one, and they ask that it be approached by all the people as a common problem. They ask that those engaged in distribution eliminate the-lost motion and' not put so great a burden upon production as there is upon it today. In other words, they ask that there be an adequate number of producers of wealth, and this 'lncludes property and food of all kinds, and only such number of distributors as necessary to -perform the services required. ‘“They ask that the banks, railroads, wholesale houses, retail establishments, factories, all of which are vitally necessary to the farmer and recognized by him as such, be speeded up along with him, that the work now done by three men may be done, if possible, by two, and the burden of transportation and distribution be thereby lightened. v “Business men must' look to the operation of their establishments, no matter in what line they may be engaged, and see,that no useless employe is retained to add to the/cost of distributing what the farmer now produces.”

LEGION APPROVES OF UNIVERSAL TRAINING

z - Providence, R. 1., Feb. 2.—Franklin t)’Olier, national commander of the American Legion told members of Providence post here tonight that “if universal military training is not Secured in the next few months it will be lost entirely.” . Commander D’Olier declared the American Legion wants a proper military policy adopted by the country, “one which will provide for universal training and an organized citizen army and navy.” “I think we will be able to. agree on some form of legislation that will be truly democratic, truly American and make this country safe for us, our children and our children’s children,” he said“Every post in the country will be asked to get behind this legislation end get behind it strong. We feel that there should be unu versa! training for the youth of the country. It will serve to make better citizens.”

WILL WOOD AIDS ECONOMY FIGHT

A ~ Washington dispatch says—Representative Will R. Wood, Tenth! Indiana district, Rerpresente-I tive Dick Elliott, Sixth Indiana dis-1 trict ate performing a highly useful service these days by helping to trim government expenses to the bdne. They fight for economy every time congress considers an appropriation measure There opportunity to keep, cme tab on government appropriations comes by Wood being a member of the house appropriations committee and br Elliott being «i tt»e house committee on public bull dings ,an grounds. Representative Wood is chairman of a subcommittee of the appropriations committee Wmcai tor the.past eight weeks has been holding everyday hearings m consideration of estimates for all cleneal hire in the executive departments. He has been able to greatly reduce the estimates sent to congress, and he is fighting for still greater reductions. . _ _____

477,467 DIED IN 1916 FLU WAVE

Washington, Feb. 2.—The rate in the United States for 1918 was tihe highest oii record, according to the census bureau’s annua! mortality statistics issued today, which representing a rate of 18per I.W of population in the death r ostra tion area of thirty states and twen-ty-seven cities ranted nonulation of 81,ooo,iua. W ffe total deatoa 477,467, or over 32 per cent, were du^' months of toe year. The rate for influenza »nd pnemrtronia was 588.2 per cent 100,000.

TUESDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

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Garage Men ARE terribly hard on clothes. Do you know why the Garage fellows all % buy their work clothes from ua? REASON" NO. 1 THEY’RE CHEAPER REASON NO. 2 THEY’RE BETTER

MARKETS BY WIRE.

(Furnished by The Farmers Grain Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr.). Live Stock Market. over, 5,900; lower, 15c; top, $15.45. Cattle—Receipts, 18,000. Sheep—-Receipts, 19,000. / Grain Market. May eats opened at .83 % ; closed at .82 1-8. — 7 — May corn opened at 1.85 3-4 and 5-8; closed at 1.84 M and 8-8. 'July oats opened at .76; closed at .74 7-8 and .75. July com opened at I.BS 8-4 and 1-2; closed at 1.31 % and %• Sept, com opened at 1.29 o-a; closed at 1.28 7-8 and 3-4. -

NOTICE TO VAN RENSSELAER CLUB MEMBERS The regular monthly meeting of club members will be held at the club quarters Thursday evening, February sat 7:80- p-. tn. r - ! There will be a short business meeting, which will include additional diligussion and probable «*▼»<>“ of our by-laws. This will be followed by cards, lunch and smokes. All members please take notice and attend if possible. ' *™ D DEAN, President. Charles Schieman, living four miles northwest of Rensselaer* win have a general sale Feb. Ift, ctoeing out his herd of pure-bred Angus cattle and eighty head of bred Duroc hogs, including thirty bred sows and guts. Pefley will pay the highest price for raw furA Qiaa. Pefley. Thons 475.

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FIVE TEAMS MAKING STRONG BID FOR TITLE

Ab the high school basketball season draws toward a close the dopesters are picking the favorites for the tournment to be held at Bloomington early in March. There are about three teams in the central part of the state that promise to land high in the coming battles. These teams are Anderson, Franklin and Martinsville. In the northern section, Emerson of Gare and Valparaiso are the favorites. Scottsburg may break into the limelight if the team defeats Franklin tomorrow night as is predicted by the followers of the southern team. At Indianapolis - Technical is playing some exceptional bail, having a better record than any other ■of the capital city teams. Short* ridge and Broad Ripple are running the Techs a close race. Much interest is centering around the Anderson-Franklin game which will be played on the Franklin floor next week. - Franklin was able to defeat Anderson early in the season, but since that game Franklin has won every contest. The team includes four of last season’s aggregation which made such a strong bid for the state title. Anderton has hit a championship stride and it will require a wonder .ful combination to defy the pennant to the Madison county Lizton was rated as one of the strong contenders at the first of the season, but the loss of three straight games has looked bad to the critics. Bloomington Is making a fairly creditable record, but this year’s team has failed to show the ability of the last year combination. The season is not over and there are yet chances for the “bucket” to capsize. Judging from the terrific speed at which Several of the teams are traveling, the coping tournament should be fully up to the standard of recent years.

OBITUARY OF CHARLOTTE ANN WANGELIN

Charlotte Ann Wangeiin, infant daughter of Richard and Wangeiin, born January 26, 1920, departed * thta life''February 3, 1920. Private interment January 4 at Weston cemetery. -

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF

Under the stimulus of Viscount Grey’s letter indorsing the senate’s reservation, the treaty moved forward today toward ratification. Senator Lodge gave notice he would move to suspend the rules and take up the treaty next Monday. Organised railroad workers resume conferences with the railroad administration tomorrow on their demands for increased to me* the high cost of litfng which the government has . toiled to reduce. „ „ . . Final agreement on all disputed questions in the railroad bill is likely to be reached by the senateand house conferees tomorrow. It is planned to submit the conference report by the end bf ■ Senator Gronna, of. North IMkota, chairman of the senate agriculture committee, charged in the senate that Herbert Hoover broke faith with congress in fixing wheat prices and that the farmers have lost $2,000,000,000 as a result. He titan accused the grain corporation, a government agency, and the gram speculators of conducting a wide.nred propsganda to boost Mr. Hoover’s presidential .boom by trying to make the people bdisye tost the erstwhile food administrator was bringing down the price of bread. > > ■ - L The funeral of F. P. Morton will be held at the late residence Wednesday afternoon at two o dock and burial will be made in Weston cemetery.

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