Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1920 — Page 1

No. 149

/ > • WM , SfITURD'Y Golden Star Polish Mop With dne quart of Golden Star Polish and Gleaner all for $1.39 This mop comes in a tin container with an extra long handle W. J. WRIGHT Rensselaer, Indiana

GOLDEN SMILE FOR KANSAS IN WHEAT HARVEST

The wheat harvest of Kansas has begun. Thotfsands and thousands of acres in Southern Kansas are being turned from fields of waving gold to patches of stubble. Seldom before has Kansas gone into a harvest with such favorable conditions. Perfect ripening weather has prevailed for the third largest wheat crop of the state.- No blight has caused damage. So far labor is plentiful. Acting under the authority of Governor Allen, fifty men will be released temporarily from the state prison, and about sixty from the reformatory, to assist in the harvest. The quality of the wheat this year is high grade. Government estimates on acreage and yield are beeing exceeded; The shortage of transportation is one drawback, but that will be mdt by shortage.

— —lc-MPERATURE. The following fs toe temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m on the date indicated: Max. Min. June 18 74 46 June 19. 76 49 June 20 82 54 June 21 68 46 WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Moderate temperature. v

Sunday was very cool and overcoats again made’ their appearance. Today is a bit warmer.

PRINCESS THEATRE j MATINEE— 2i30 NIGHT—7:IS —TONIGHT— Monroe Salisbury' t / The Phantom Melody * * International Current Events. I' K 1 ’ ♦ TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 AND/ 23 « Norina Talmadge I The Woman Gives

Famous Owen Johnson' story of ■ingle women who make men win and maried women who selfishly break them. , As Inga Sonderson, beautiful model and artist, Norma Talmadge «... part of immense feminine appeal in daring to give to benefaettor Hie courage to gain a new fame and fortune wantonly sacrificed by his wife, who finds no need for giving to hold the man pledged to her by marriage.

The Evening Republican.

JASPER COUNTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN RED CROSS

Officers of Jasper County Chapter, American Red Cross, for year 1920: Chas. G. Spitler, Chairman. Mrs. Martha Hopkins, ViceChairman. C. H. Mills, Treasurer. J. M. Sauser, Secretary. Executive Committee: Rev. J. B. Fleming, Chairman of Nursing Committee. J. M. Sauser, Secretary. C. H. Mills. Louis H. Hamilton. George M. Myers. A. Halleck, Chairman Home Service. J. J. Hunt. Floyd RJeyers, Chairman Disaster Relief. Mrs. Martha Hopkins. Mrs. Mary E. Drake. _ Mrs. Wm. D. Bringle. Mrs. J. J. Hunt. Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Mrs. George M.. Myers, Chairman First Aid Committee. Miss Ida Milliken, Secretary Home Service. 1 > Miss Nelle . Meyers. Miss Helen L. Lamson, Chairman Junior Red Cross. Mrs. F. L. Lough, Remington. Mrs. C. O. Spencer, DeMotte. Mrs. Simon Fendig, ‘ Wheatfield. Mrs. Lottie DeArmond, Tefft. Mrs. Wm. Faylor, North Union. Secretary Nursing Committee, Mrs. Arthur G. Catt. Job printing at the Republican office.

She followed him—into the streets oF' a thousand sorrows. Down alley .ways lighted by the breene riden flame of “e devil’s beacon. Past heavily barred portals and their lynx-eyed custodians. To undergo an experience that has fallen to the lot of but few living women. Truly, “The Woman Gives,’’ as yon shall see. Admission: Adults, 25c——3c 28c; — Children, 10c— Ic—llc

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY. JUNE 21, 1920

NORTH JASPER GETS STATE ROAD

NEW ROUTE NO. SO PASSES THOUGH KANKAKEE, WHEATFIELD AND KEENER TWPS. Governor and state highway commission hive acted on new improvements. Seven additions to the state highway system and one elimination of a road already designated Thursday were agreed on by Governor Goodrich and the state highway । commission. | The commission designated the road from North Vernon to Madi- [ son as a part of the system. Governor Goodrich had not favored the road. It is the one that figured in' the Watson-Jenkins-Davies story of a votes-for-road trade which caused Governor Goodrich to appoint another in the place of David C. Jenkins, chairman of the commission. The commission changed Route 39 so that it “begins at Indianapolis, runs thence in a southerly direction over what is knowm as “the Brookville road through Rushville to Brookville.” As designated Apr. 1, the route was described: “Beginning at a point east of Putnamville on Route 3, running thence in a northwesterly direction to Greencastle.” It was marked at the time for reconsideration. Route 26, which runs from Nashville through Columbus to North Vernon, was extended to run from Nashville to Bloomington. Route 49, which was" described in the first designation “beginning at Schererville, in Lake county, the Lincoln highway north to Hammond” has been changed to ( read “Beginning at Hammond, in Lake county, running thence in a southerly direction through Dyer, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Morocco to Kentland.” \ The change in Route No. 49 will give Newton county a better and more convenient road than had Route No. 6, which passes through here been diverted to Mt. Ayr as was desired by many in Newton county. Route 44, which formerly was designated as “beginning at a point on Route 10 south of Hebron, running thence in an easterly direction through Koute, Lacrosse, Knox, Bourbon, Warsaw, Columbia City to Ft. Wayne,” was changed to read, “Route 44 to begin so as to run in a westerly direction through Bourbon to a point on Route - 1 about four miles south of Plymouth, thence north through Plymouth, thence in a westerly direction to Valparaiso.” THE COMMISSION DESIGNATED A NEW ROUTE, ROUTE SO. IT BEGINS AT “AGROS, IN MARSHALL COUNTY, RUNS THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH CULVER, KNOX, SAN PIERRE, THENCE WEST, CONNECTING WITH ROUTE «.” This route will enter Jasper county from San Pierre, pasmg west just a half mile south of Tefft and Wheatfield and will connect with Route No. 6 running north from Rensselaer to DeMotte. Route 45, marked in the first designation for reconsideration, was designated as “beginning at Montmorenci, in Tippecanoe county, running thence in a northerly direction to Wolcott on Route 7.” The commission eliminated that part of Route 40, connecting Madison and Vevay. -

TWELVE CITIES TOUCH 100,000

Washington, D. C., June 19.— The 1920 population of 169 of the 229 cities and towns which in 1910 had more than 25,000 people has been announced by the census bureau. Good progress also has been made in total population of the state. Of the fifty cities which had more than 100,000 population in 1910, only twelve remain where 1920 figures have not been announced. They are: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Mo., Providence, Rochester, New Haven, Birmingham, Richmond, Va., Omaha, Fall River and Grand Rapids. Twelve cities have advanced into the 100,000 class of thus far announced. . Arranged in the order of their size they are, Akron, San Antonio, Pallas, Hartford, Youngstown, O.; Springfield, Mass.; Trenton, N. J.; Salt. Lake City, Camden, N. J.; Norfolk, Va.; Wilmington, Del., and Kansas City, Kas. Of the thirtynine cities having from 50,000 to 100,000 population in 1910, the 1920 population of all but twelve had been announced. These are: Reading, Pa.; Des Moines, Yonkers, N. Y.; Houston, Troy, J 1!. Y. ; Fort Worth, Savannah, Ga.; Oklahoma City, Charleston, S. C.; Holyoke, Mass., and South Bend, Ind. Twenty-six cities announced have advanced from the 50,000 to 100,000 class. Population of only thir-ty-six of the 120 cities having be--25,000 and 50,000 in 1910 remain to be announced and fortyseven cities having less than 25,000 ten years ago have thus fir advanced into the 50,000 class, while one, Clinton, la., shows a decrease and dropped below 25,000. ' Andrew J. Henderson, 60, a resident of Clinton codnty, near Frankfort' is and Clarence Eskndge, 135, is in jail charged with murder. The homicide was the result of an argument over a line feriee. Eskridge claims self defense.

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A LETTER FROM GERMANY

The Manufacturers’ Record is in receipt of a letter from a Berlin business house, calling attention to the fact that a member of the firm has just left Berlin on a visit to the United States, and that he will bring with him “a select and expensive set of samples Of a great variety of articles, and that only such articles have been chosen as can be delivered Among the articles named are dolls, wooden toys, Christmas tree decorations, mecanical toys, knives, scissors, pocket and carving knives, razors, manicure sets, etc. The firm writes us that it represents first class German and Vienna concerns, and that the member of this concern who is on the way to this country, will also have samples of high grade fancy articles made of ivory,* metal and leather, optical goods, etc., and that all of these things will be exhibited’ “to our American friends in New York, at a place to be fixed immediately upon the representative’s arrival” and more of the -same-kind: —r —- German toys—made by men who butchered Belgian and French babies! German Christmas tree decorations—made by men who violated. every precept taught by the One whose birth Christmas celebrates ! German cutlery, pocket and carving knives—made by German butchers who, with bayonet and sword, committed unto death the helpless old men and women and children of Belgium and France! German made ivory goods—made by Germans whose butchery of human beings was worse than the butchery of the elephants from which the ivory was taken! German-made optical goods—made by Germans who are blind to all that is true and good and civilized, but whose eyes were open to every atrocity that the vilest criminals on earth could commit!

Oh yes: let these German toys conie into America; but may the fathers and mothers who buy them hear • ringing forever in their souls the dying cry of murdered babies, murdered by Germany! Let those Christmas tree decorations come, but may those,, who buy them realize that they are contributing to the prosperity of a nation which sought definitely to destroy Christianity and everything that Christmas typifiies! , And yet there are people in America who have so little remembrance of the unspeakable crimes of Germany, for which no word of repentance has yet been uttered, that they would clasp hands with the blood-dripping hands of the German toy-makers and the German Christmas tree decorators and forget the dying wail of the murdered babies and the, cry of horror of dishonored womanhood, end the fact that out of this development of trade Germany hopes to get ready to make another war upon civilization.

DISTRIBUTION OF VICTORY MEDALS

Washington, June 20.—Distribution of 4,765,000 victory medals to members of the army, navy and marine corps who were in service between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1919, will begin tomorrow. In addition to the medal itself the war department has authorized the .issuance of thirteen “combat or 1 major operation clasps” and defensive sector clasps” to be worn on the ribbon with the medal and five overseas clasps for troops not entitled to the battle insignia. Mr. McAdoo says the country will need its strongest man ’in the next four years, but probably what he intended to convey was that the strongest man’s son-in-law might serve in a pineh.—Kansas City Star.

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GRAIN COMPANY HAS GOOD YEAR

MANAGER H. H. POTTER SHOWS FIRM HAS HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR. The Farmers Grain Company held its. regular annual session beginning at 10:00 a. m. this Monday morning. Roll call showed that there were 123 stockholders and that in addition there were 28 proxies represented. F. L. Hoover, president of the board of directors presided. Not being wpll, he was assisted by H. H. Potter. F. S. Tyler, the secretary, was assisted by C. H. Mills. The secretary reported that the directors had held fifteen meetings during the fiscal year. That the number of stockholders had been increased from 268 to 286, an increase of 18. That the number of shares of stock had increased during the year from 413 to 451, an increase of 33. The manager’s report was read and will be given in more detail in a later issue. Two important changes were made in the by-laws in the forenoon session. The first change was made so that four of the directors . Would hold over each year and but three new members could be added to the board of seven. The old bylaw provided that the seven directors be elected each year and that their term of service was one year. By this provision the whole board could be composed of new members each year. Under the new by-law, three new candidates are to be selected by the nomination of any number not less than five. This may be any number. The three receiving the highest number of votes together with the seven of the old board are then placed in nomination and the seven receiving the highest number of votes on this ballot are the new directors. Another by-law changed was the one relating to voting. Formerly each share of stock was voted. Now each member has but one vote regardless of ithe number of shares of stock held. All proxies are under the change entitled to but one vote. The meeting adjourned at 12 o’clock to\reconvene at 1:00 p. m.

PIONEER CITIZEN PASSED AWAY

John Kohler passed away Saturday afternoon at his home one mile west of Rensselaer at four o’clock at the age of seventy-two years, after a prolonged illness from which he was a patient sufferer for several years. He was born in Saxony, Germany, and when a boy of six, came with his father and only brother to America —his mother having died en route. They located in Lafayette, Ind., where he grew to manhood. He graduated from the Lutheran School and united with the Lutheran church at an early age. Here he was united in marriage with Catherine Minicus and the following year moved to Rensselaer, almost 50 years ago, and engaged in the manufacture of brick and tile, which business he successfully conducted until the year 1900. The funeral services were held from the house this Monday morning at nine o’clock and he was laid to rest in Mt. Calvary cemetery. He leaves to mourn their loss a devoted wife and seven children, namely: Peter, George and Mrs. G. H. Wright, of Chicago Heights; John of Chicago; Mrs. Ellis Illiff, of Hoopeston, Hl., and Mrs. Fred Chapman and Leonard, of Rensselaer; and five grandchildren, also one brother, Balsar Kohler, of Kansas City, Mo.

CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our sincere thanks to all friends for sympathy extended us thru the illness and following the death of our dear husband and father. MRS. JOHN KOHLER AND CHILDREN.

HOSPITAL NOTES.

Loma Belfield, of Goodland, was able to go to her home today. Miss Mata Hauser, who was operated on Saturday, is doing nicely. Mr. E. Sage was operated on today and his condition is very good. Mrs. Geo. Kanne and baby are doing nicely. Irene Zepman will be able to go to her home Wednesday. All other .patients are improving.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. National. Chicago, 4; Brooklyn, 2. New York, 8; Pittsburg, 0. No other games.- ._ Ahmficaii* * Boston, 10; Cleveland, 9. ' -New York, 4; St. Louis, 3. Washington, 9; Detroit, 4. Chicago, 7; Philadelphia, 5.

ATTENTION. KNIGHTS

There will be work in the Page rank Tuesday evening, and all are urged to be in attendance. CHANCELLOR COMMANDER

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THE FUTURE OF FARM HORSE HARD TO PREDICT

With motor trucks and automobiles the competitors in the cities and farm tractors his rivals on the farm, the future of the horse as a work animal would seem to be dubious. Though horses, especially pure-bred draft and coach horses, are bred on a large scale in Canada and are increasing in numbers, statistics show that tractors are gradually supplanting them as work animals oil the farm. J. I. Brittain, United State consul general at Winnipeg, reports that fifty-three manufacturing firms sold 8,844 farm tractors and 104 steam traction engines in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1919. Of 25,000 tractors now owned by farmers in the three provinces, 7,500 were purchased in 1918 and 5,000 in 1917. Mr. Brittain estimates that 10,000 tractors will be bought by farmers this year. In 1919, $14,500,000 was invested in tractors, and in 1920 he estimates $17,500,000 will be invested. One firm last year sold 1,000 tractors in western Canada. A group of six farmers in a community on the Canadian National railway a few years ago owned sixty horses. The same six farmers today own twenty-four horses, or an average of four apiece. They have sold off the other horses and supplanted them with farm tractors. This proportionate decrease in farm work horses, it is said, holds good in many other communities. Tractors, the farmers say, do more work and do it more rapidly than horses and cost considerably less to operate than horses cost to feed. Many farmers now use tractors for plowing, seeding, cultivating, harvesting and all other kinds of farm work formerly done by horses.

WOMAN PRESIDENT OF A. L. A.

A woman now holds the presidency of the American Library Association, the third to be honored in -this way in the more than forty years of the Association’s history. Miss Alice S. Tyler, director of the Western Reserve University Library School, at Cleveland, Ohio, was elected to the chief office of an organization comprising more than 4,000 librarians of the United States and Canadp, at the recent conference of the -Association in Colorado Springs. The selection of a woman, occurring at the most important and critical stage in the history of library work in America, is to be interpreted as a recognition of the predominant service of -women in the librarianshjp of America, library leaders say. The foremost task undertaken by Miss Tyler will be the successful accomplishment of the “Books for Everybody” movement of the American Library 'Association. Following the conclusion of its war work of providing library service for the fighting forces, the A. L. A. set itself to meet the library needs of America. The enormous field for library extension is revealed by a government survey which shows more than sixty million P*” 0 "* without access to free P«bnc libraries. The success of the Books for Everybody” movement deP*™ B upon obtaining the fund of 000,000 now being sought throughout the country. While progress has been made, the efforts of librarians and friends of libraries must be redoubled if the appeal is to be entirely successful, officials of the Association declare. Other woman presidents of the A. L. A- have been Mra. Theresa West Elmendorf, of the Buffrio Library, and Mias Mary Wnght Plummer, of the New York City Public Library School, who died in September, 191 I Many fans were disappointed at Goodland Sunday when the Marion team, a traveling organization, faU- . ed to put in an appearance.

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