Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1920 — Page 1

No. 68-

A Mass Meeting of the Citizens of Rensselaer and vicinity is called by the Mayor and Cominon Council to be held in the court room in Rensselaer on Mpnday, Mar. 22, at 8 p.m. It is essentially necessary that there be a large attendance atthis meeting as matters concerning the new light plant will be discussed. An especial invitation is extended tothp ladies.

Cheap and Medium Grade Rues Our complete stock of bedroom rugs in matting, fibre and grass in 9x12 size are all on the racks. We have been waiting for months for these rugs and for awhile we surely can give you a fine selection. Those of you who need the cheaper grade of rugs Will be wise to buy early in the season as there is a great shortage of all rugs. y ■ . , ’ We have these matting, fibre and grass rugs priced at $9.50, $12.00, $14.00, $20.00 and $22.50 in 9x12 sizes. W J. WRIGHT

FAVOR WOMAN AIDES ON ELECTION BOARDS

Indianapolis, March 17—Appointment of women to serve on election boards will be recommended by the legislative committee of the Indiana state county auditor's association, it was decided at a meeting of the committee here yesterday. 1 The committee also suggested that, inasmuch as the law fixes the pay of election officials at $2 and $3 a day, all counties follow a plan adopted in some counties and pay officials for more than a. day’s work. The primary law limits the total pay of officials to $6.

THURSDAY LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Oats Corn T "fiKK , Rye 55 Wheat — 1—52.30

THURSDAY PRODUCE MARKET.

Cream 67c Eggs -35 c Hens /■ 27c Fries —-24 c

TEMPERATURE The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hour* ending at 1 a.m. on the date-indicated: Mac Min. March 16 / 63 41 March 17 ' 62 25 March 18 < 47 27

If Uncle Sam wants to get out of debt all he needs to do is to turn his- shipyards into ouija-board factories.—New York World.

PRINCESS THEATRE - MATINEE—a.IS NIGHT—7:OO ■■ . ■ 11 ■■ n„ , —. ‘ — —■ —TODAY—- - .. r- r 4 - EUGENE O’BRIEN ' “The Perfect lover”

He was petted, pampered and loved by the wotrien of the ‘Tour Hundred,” but be was not happy. He wanted the love of only one woman who would not fall a victim of his charms. A Who has the greater charm—the innocent country girl or the sophisticated city woman? a * He gave up luxury to starve.

The Evening Republican.

T’' 1 FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH " MITCHELL LEWIS “THE LAST OF HIS PEOPLE* 1 A Vital, Drama of the Great „ -Northwest

LEGION URGES POPPY AS MEMORIAL FLOWER

Indianapolis, March' 16.—Franklin D’Olier, national commanderof the American Legion* has received ■ a resolution from the Edward R. Rhodes Post of the American Legion, Tacoma, Wash., ’which, after urging the adoption of the Shirley poppy as the memorial flower of the legion, says, in part: “Lest we forget that 'ln Flanders fields the poppies grow, among the crosses, row on row,’ and that nature seems to have raised in these simple flowers the most eloquent monument —a waving scarlet blessing over their graves; - “Be it resolved that the American Legion urge that eVery public park, cemetery and every private garden, in gratitude to the men who made the supreme sacrifice, det aside a plot for the display of waving red poppies. That a red poppy *be' worn by every member of the American Legion every Memorial Day.” t

VIRGINIA DELEGATION PLEDGED TO LOWDEN

Roanoke, Va., March 17.-—ln one of the stormiest sessions that* ever attended a political gathering in the state, Virginia Republicans in convention here tonight elected four delegates at large and four alternates to the national convention in Chicago and instructed them to support Governor Frank 1 O. Lowden, of Illinois, for the presidential nomination. The opposition fought for uninstructed delegates.

WEATHER " . 1 Rain and warmed tonight and Friday.

Why? She said she loved him too much to see him happy with auother woman. Was thia real love? He was the perfect lover. No one could reabt hia charms. Eugene O’Brien in the type of role in which baa ftpiinod fame on stage afkd screen. Children* 10c—1c—lie.

INDIANA. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920

STOCK COMPANY TO PLAY “THE PARISH PRIEST

“The Parish Priest,” t Daniel SuL ley’s famous success op the stage, will be presented at the New Ellis Opera House tonight North Brothers’ stock company, who have been making rapid success in Rensselaer this week- ’ The company nas recently finished a season of tnirty-three weeks in Neb., and is now en route to Springfield, Ohio, where they will open at the Sun Theatre, ’May 3rd. Surely this city has never seen such a' deserving stock as the North Brothers’, y* Their performance of “The Great John Gantqn”would do credit to any city production. ; This play was presented Monday night, but because of the bad storm managers Hill and Crooks have requested Mr. North to repeat the play Friday night for those who aid not see jt Monday. Special scenery and effects are used throughout the play. Tonight “The Parish Priest” should attract many , because of its beautiful story.*. It is even a better play than “The Rosary.”

METHODIST MEETINGS.

The interest in the Methodist meetings remains at the high pitch. A large audience greeted the minister last night. The singing was splendid. There was more enthusiasm than usual. There is. every evidence that the meetings Ure doing much ood. The Rev. R. O. Kimberlin will preach on “Jesus and Dress” tonight. The meeting will begin at 7:00 o’clock on Friday evening in order that those who desire to do so may attend the concert at the Presbyterian church.The pastor will be in the pulpit Sunday morning and evening, There will be reception of members at the morning service. Sunday evening the meetings will close. Sunday will be a great day. The ptiblic is invited to attend all of these meetings.

ENJOYING VACATION BEFORE TAKING UP SCHOOL WORK

Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Childers returned from Lowell Wednesday evening. They had visited with Mr. Childers’ sister, Mrs. Carl Harsha, and family. Mr. Childers will go to . South Bend in a short time, where he will take a business course under the United States boa/d of vocational training. Before going to Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. Childers had spent three weeks with Mrs. Childers’ parents and other relatives at North Vernon', New Albany, Indianapolis, and with Mr. Childers’ relatives at Delphi and Fowler. 1

■ ■■■■ ■ - - —' - Mrs, Lee Rardin and two sons spent Wednesday night with her Another, Mrs. Clara Coen. Mrs. Coen has been sick for some time and is still confined to her 'bed.

ELLIS Opera House Tonight Positively the best stock company that ever visited . Rensselaer. THE NORTH BROTHERS’ STOCK CO. ■ * . Present . The Pamh Priest A better story than , . "the Rosary.” Seats now at Long’s * “Johii Ganton” wUI bo ns- —~ ~A~“ ‘ peated by popular request. Thfa fa a true story of the great Chicago stock .yards.

BILL NERVOUS; HAS HIS GUARD INCREASED

Amerongen, March 17.—Re-in-forcement of the Dutch guard at von Bentinck castle, which since the middle ages has been protected by moats and drawbridges, has made the former German emperor’s refuge a veritable prison fortress, capable of defense even ip the unexpected event of an attack by raiders desiring to free the exile. The castle is situated in a big square. The four sides are. posted, while two of them have additional walls. The latter two sides are on the public road, and on the other two sides which have no walls, are private paths belonging to the von Bentincks. Constables and military police patrol the roads with loaded rifles, night and day. To the right of the main entrance is a small building in which rest reinforcements. Here sentries are on guard. Behind this main gateway, a distance of 130 yards, is another gate, barring the inner driveway to the drawbridge. More sentries are stationed here. Still further on where the road bends, at yet another gate, there is also a guard. Then turning to the right, a driveway leads to the terrace on which the castle stands. Police patrol this terrace. At the rear of the castle there is a garden, then a moat and then a private pathway on the dike and this is constantly patrolled. Beyond the dike is a meadowland crossed by ditches and hedges and in the meadow are police who are particularly warned to, guard against the landing of airplanes there. Only the Bentinck family and the former emperor’s few servants have permission to enter the castle. J So strict has the control over the former monarch become that J. B. Kan, general secretary of the Dutch government, who is charged with guarding tihe Hohenzollerns and is personally known to most of the sentries, had to produce a pass before being admitted Monday afternoon. • •

FARMERS START DRIVE TO QUERY ALL CANDIDATES

Washington, March 17.—William J. Bryan received today the first copy of the questionnaire prepared by a committee of the national board of farm organizations for presentation to all presidential candidates in order to place them on record on matters of interest to farmers. In accepting the questionnaire Mr. Bryan said he was not at this time a candidate, but would study the series of inquiries and give the farm board his opinion upon them. ; Mr. Bryan declared himself as heartily in accord with the principle of requiring candidates to put themselves unequivocally on record before entering upon their campaigns. He did not accept the questionnaire as a candidate, he told the delegation which presented it, because "I would not want to be placed in the position of being a candidate when lam not a candidate. But if I should be a candidate you will know soon enough.” Elimination of the middleman, protection of the farmer in his right to organize, appointment of -an expert acceptable to organized agriculturists ad secretary of agriculture and representation for farmers on all boards and commissions in the membership of which various interests are recognized, are the main planks in the farmer’ platform .outlined in the questionnaire, according to C. 8. Barrett, president of the national board and chairman of the commission which drew up the document. Other issues presented include the free aqd unquestioned right of collective buying, reduction of the farm tenancy evil, improvement of "free speech, free press and free assembly.”

LAFAYETTE HAS 22,486 PEOPLE; 2,378 INCREASE

, Washington, March 16.—Danville, 111., 33,750; increase 5,879, or 21.1 per Cent. Lafayette, Ind., 22,456; increase 2,375, or 11.8 per cent. ~ . Binghamton, N. ¥., 66,800; increase 19,357, or 37-9 *per cent. Oak Park, 111., 39,380; increase, 20,886, or 104.8 per cent. 4 Mattoon, HL, 18,449; increase 1,993, or 17.4 per cent. ■ Newport, Ky. f 29,317; decrease 1 992, or 3.8 per cent

ABE MARTIN.

(Indianapolis News.) We’d like *’ bet that we know hew Grover Cleveland Bergdoll ’ll ▼ttte next fall. Miss Fani Meetsi ’ll be married next Wednesday unless somethin’ better turns up.

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The new styles in ladies’ Oxford* are more varied 1V and snappier looking than ever before. See this one in black and cona new shade of brown VZ ditioos have not altered Florsheim AT ■a..__-.,l- workmanship as Murrays \ Consider the wear, not the price per pair.

BILLY SUNDAY AND BILLY BRYAN, HOWZAT?

The keep the back-biting, grasping, thieving, degenerate bunch of dirty politicians who are trying to double cross the eighteenth amendment from the presidential chair,* Billy Sunday says he will run on a dry platform with William Jennings Bryan. Moreover, here is his cabinet, handpicked and ready for the approval of the public: Secretary of state, Henry Cabot Lodge or “Ma” Sunday (“I don’t know which; both of them are fine in any job.”) Secretary of war, Leonard Wood, (“He had a raw deal and he’s a great soldier.”) Attorney general, Judge K. M. Landis. (“He’d smash the daylight out of the robbers.”) Secretary of the interior, Gov. Henry Allen. (“He’s another good one, believe me.”) Postmaster general, Herbert Hoover (“Oh, boy, there’s a man for you.”) Secretary of agriculture, Prof. Charles Curtis. (“I used to go to school to him when he was dean of the agricultural ' college at Ames.”) Secretary of labor, Police Commissioner Curtis of Boston. (“One of the ablest men in the country.’’) “I don’t know about anybody else except that Pershing will be chief of staff.”

STAR THEATRE —TONIGHT—ANOTHER FEATURE TRIANGLE SPECIAL PRESENTATION Olive Thomas —lN—“Prudence on Broadway” It h * rattling good film for Olive Thoma*, who first won fana fortune atop the Ziegfeld Roof. It is not only far above, the in plot and rapid action, but is filled to overflowing with humorous moments. It is at these time, the Miss Thoma, is at her best. ,Francis McDonald, who did such excellent work in Miss Thomas "Toton m nd- . mirable as the successful low. . . .. » . * A dancer of New York’s Follies—the da“«*»‘*« ° { * A demure Quakeress —the daintiest star of Now York s footfights. thou think That one who knows so little of the to match her wits with those about her T We will not telltha but you’ll agree with us that she can. And after you ve jdewod tab picture you’ll .ay that you’ve enjoyed it and that Olive Thomas has delightfully entertained you as the little Quakeress who outwitted the jaded New Yorker.. GOOD COMEDY . DON’T MISS THIS BILLI . GLADYSWOCKWELL r EVERT SATURDAY SUNSHONE COMEDIES BLUES DESTROYERS . Star cStjyring

TELEPHONE FIGHT AT DELPHI.

Delphi, Ind., March 17—The public service commission held a long session yesterday in considering the petition for a co-operative telephone system, coming to*a decision late in the afternoon. The commission decreed that, inasmuch as the manager of the existing city telephone is willing to sell and the petitioners willing to buy, that each side shall choose a committe of four entirely disinterested parties, these eight to agree on a price for the entire telephone stock. In case the committee fails to reach a decision within thirty days, then th* commission will be authorized to appoint a man to name the price.

Hear the Home Talent Lyceum Number at Presbyterian Church Friday evening, 8:30 o’clock. Admission 50c and 25c. It’s old stuff, but those whom the ouija board drove crazy did not have far to go.—Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont. Ita Jensen returned today to her home in Wheatfield after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Joseph P. Hammond, i Keep the “little red schoolhouse” from being painted the modern shade of red.—Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter.

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