Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., July 18. Gov. James M. Cox, Democratic presidential nominee, pledged himself to carry out the Wilson policies in international affairs a conference with the president at the White House. President Wilson, m a statement, declared that the interview had shown what he already knew, that the governor and he were “absolutely at one with regard to the great issue of the league of nations.” —o—- — H. Cushing, managing director of ’the American Wholesale Coal association, reiterated his belief that there is no danger of a coal shortage, and declared that those who hold a contrary opinion are playing on the “ignorant fears of the people. —o - Conferences of executive committees of the state federation of labor throughout the country on Aug. 7, to map out plans for the defeat .of congressmen 4 hostile to legislation favored by organized labor are suggested in a letter sent out by Samuel Gompers and other officers of the American Federation of Labor. —o— Ratification of the suffrage amendment to the federal Constitution by the Tennessee legislature is predicted as a result of a poll of its members taken by the National Women’s party.

Standard twine, 15 %c per pound. At Herath’s Implement Store. Indianapolis, July 18. —Preston Moody. 13, of Freemont, Ind., has won the title of champion junior i com grower of th‘-» state in a contest conducted by Pardue University. The feat which won his distinction was the growing of 147.3 bushels of corn on o.>e a-re of giiuid, establishing a new record in Ii d ana corn producing. Sixteen hundred boys and girls were entered in the contest. f 'Standard twine, 15%c per pound. lAt Herath’s Implement Store. W. £ Fr re ia< returned frjm a visit at Toledo, 0., and Mr. Frye has returned from Milwaukee, Mis. Mr. Frye returned Saturday stopping off at Hammond and was 'accompanied to this city by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Davis returned to Hammond Sunday evening. Mr. and । have as their guest Mrs. Frye’s niece, Floy Stephenson, of. Chica-' go Heights.

The -Ladles Aid of the Christian church will meet. Tuesday afternoon wi ;h Mrs. Alex M?rica.