Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1920 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Women pickets for the Irish republic today burned a British ffag i* front of the treasury bMdjtff* High Grade low shoes for ladies and children at 20 per cent reduction in price. Come early while stocks are complete. Fendig’s Fair. , The second band concert bf the season was given last night and the city swarmed with people from, far and near. 7 ■ ■■■ — . _ - * The auxiliary to the American Legion will meet Friday, June ,11 at the home of Mrs. A. Halleek. —Mrs. Halleck and Mrs. B. D. McColly will be hostesses. The two daily papers of Frankfort, The Morning Times and the Crescent-News, have raised their prices to 15 cents per week or, seven dollars and fifty cents a year. This is the rate when deliv-. ered by carriers. The mailing prices are as follows: Year, in state —- Monffit 7 -50 Zones 2 and 3, per year 7.50 Other zones, per year _ 10.00

To Keep American Ships ■, on the Seas For the first time since the Civil War we have a real merchant marine. It cost us 83,000,000,000 to get it. The farmer, manufacturer, laborer every American *0 Interested In holding our petition on the seas. As a first step in this disectton it Is necessary to modify those articles of existing commercial treaties which have operated to thwart theiupbufidlng of our merchant marine— By giving the notice lof tepniafitlon for which the several treaties provide. This action la directed tn 'the constructive Shipping BUI now before Congress; Which declares it to|be the policy of the United States “to do whatever any; he necessary to develop aad courage” a merchant marina Thia policy deoerveoftho support of every American. Lacking this support! the.present effort to maintain oar merchant marine may the fate of many ineffective attempts of the past. fiend for a copy if, “Her an American Merchant Marina." . Committee of American Shipbuilders ? M.CHURCM YORK CITY >'• : - :