Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1920 — Page 1

No. 173.

Rugs are Getting Scarcer All the Time ------ _

Prices were advanced again by the jobbery on July first. If you ase going to need a rug any time this fall BUY IT NOW. We have in stock today 80 patterns in 9x12 size. Among these are a number of Wiltons. *

W. J. WRIGHT

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TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. Mln. July 20 _ 83 50

Cecil Lee, who had been temporary employed by the American Express Co., has taken employment with the central delivery

PRINCESS THEATRE MATINEE—2:3O NIGHT—7:IB —TODAYWILLIAM S. HART —lN—“Staking His Life” Also “Ford Educational Weekly” 17c and 11c Wednesday, July 21 st D. W. Griffith Presents “Scarlet Days” A Tale of the Olden West Bandit Love . . la ths scarlet days when brigamis ard Barthelaaess, Cianae Scymoar, roamed the olden west and hearts George Fawcett, Ralph Graves, Carfelt little love or hate. a - ol Dempster, *1 dramatic enterHere’s a new Griffith pictnro pro- . . . £be red blood ducod with all the «roat director’s ***** mosterv of color, adventure, plot dancing. , , and “characterisation-—after .weAn One of the Western pkturas and weeks of painstaking care. Rich- ever made. Also CHRISTIE COMEDY “He Married His Wife” 11c and 28c •' r ■ r x'. >4-. ~ >.• .i,£ S? ••

The Evening Republican.

Washington, D. C., July 19. Carrying out President Wilson’s view that the /ar western Republican states he won in 1916 on the “kept us out of war” issue can be relied upon Ao assure Democratic victory this year, Gov. Cox will feature the league of nations as insurance against war during his western, stumping tour. The Pullman company has filed a claim for more than $24,000,000 with the railroad administration. Of '.this amount $12,000,000 is for rental of its property under the period of federal control and the balance for depreciation and supplies. —o— Postoffice and pension bureau officials reopen cases and receive additional applications of superannuated employes for retention in the service, in accordance with the instructions of Wilson, who is opposed to the forced retirement of any employe able and willing to render efficient service. - „ —o- — In adequate and inefficient transportation not only is costing- American farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars daily, but may cause a reduction of wheat acreage next year and increased price of breadstuffs. according to J. R. Howard, president of the American Fann Bureau federation. Conrad Kellner has purchased the Whittaker farm, five miles northwest of Rensselaer, formerly the D. B. Nowels farm, consisting of 240 acres. The price paid was $212.50 per acre.

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1920.

CHAUTAUQUA TOMORROW

RENSSELAER TO ENJOY A WEEK’S INTELLECTUAL FEAST. The Rensselaer Chautauqua starts Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p. m. The programs which the Mutual Chautauqua are giving are pleasing large audiences. Large crowds are attending the Chautauquas everywhere. People are ready for a week of entertainment and instruction. One county seat town in Indiana is preparing for an attendance of several thousand people. One Indiana county had three Chautauquas going at the same time last week and all were well attended. It came in the midst of their harvest, even thrashing, but the farmers attended at night and their wives and daughters in the afternoon. They felt if there was anyone who needed entertainment in the busy harvest time it was the farmer and his family, Rensselaer is expecting a large attendance because of the experience of other- places. Our people like good wholesome' entertainment. Here- they can get two hours of entertainment for twenty cents, providing they buy season tickets. Those who would help their community should buy season tickets and do so early. The band concert will be held at 7:30 on Wednesday evening and the Chautauqua will not begin until 8:30. The attractions for the first day are The Ricketts Glee Club ( and Dr. James H. McLaren with his Scotch-Irish wit. Rensselaer expects to go on the Chautauqua map this year.

Junior Chautauqua News. Newcomb teams were organized yesterday. The girls’ line-up was as follows: , FOXES — Genene Scott, Viola Cox, Frances Grant, Frances Hopkins, Margaret Peters, Ruth Elder, Marian Hopkins, Gladys Jack, Lucille Herath, Lamor Anda. WOLVES — Margaretta Tilton, Grace Hudson, Geraldine Smith, Irene Biggs, Irene Craig, Olive Espey,’ Jeanette Huling, Zelma Cockerill, Charlotte Chamberlain. The Foxes were victorious yesterday with a score of 22 to 18. The Wolves were victorious today with a score of 26 to 8. Saturday night the Girl Scouts will put on a play at Chautauqua under the direction of the Junior Supervisor of the Chautauqua. The play is called “Wings in the Heart.” The names of the cast will be seen in tomorrow night’s issue. • At a meeting of the Junior Chautauqua last evening, Robert Duvall was elected president and Marie Wartena vice-president. A comittee was hamed for making plans for the Junior Chautauqua picnic. The boys’ line-up for Newcomb is as follows: WHITE SOX —Robert May, Alfred Collins, Robert Duvall, Morgan Lynge, Lawrence Somers, Bud Harmon, Lester Corrtwell, Robert Wright, Carl Arnott, Emmet Eger. GIANTS—Watson Fendig, Nathaniel Washburn, Kenneth . West, Lloyd Campbell, Donald Pullin and Howard Day. _ . Scores —15 to 15. 22 to 33 m favor of the Giants. The ticket committee for the Chautauqua is having extra good success today. The Chautauqua spirit is taking hold' of the. community. At the time of going to press the committees were reporting the sale of many additional tickets.

LEGION DRIVE NFITED_VICE SUM APPROXIMATELY $728 REALIZED BY LOCAL CHAPTER IN DRIVE LAST WEEK. . The Dewey Biggs Post, local chapter of the American Legion, realized approximately $725 as a result of their drive for funds on Wednesday of last week -for the purpose of furnishing a hall for regular meetings. The report to date shows that $719.30 was secured from the-various sources, but is not quite completed and there are a few dollars outstanding; The fol-, lowing is the report as handed us ।by the committee in charge of the SSi - -»wg Lemonade —— «>b.2y Kappa Kappa Kappa show— 150.00 Flowers — -j- — A®® Doughnuts and coffee Cones |I.4Z Ice cream and cake ——— 148.41 Merchants — 295.70 Total $719.30 NOTICE There will be degree work at the Pocahontas Hall Thursday evening July 22nd., after which there win be a fifteen cent social for members and their friends.

WEATHER. Fair tonight and Wednesday.

LEGISLATURE PASSES BILLS

1 IMPORTANT BILLS DELAYED BY FAILURE OF ES TO AGREE. ♦ ,— Indianapolis, July 19.—Lacking decisions from caucus committees which have been appointed to consider the important subjects of tax legislation and war memorials, the two houses of the Indiana generafl assembly turned their attention today to other bills which have been introduced since the opening of the special session last Monday. The caucus committees were at work during the day, but members were, not hopeful of reaching an agreement before tomorrow. The committee considering tax legislation was confronted with the problem of reconciling two forces, one contending for legislation of the horizontal increases may by the state board of tax commissioners and declared invalid by the supreme court, and the other holding out for a bill advocated by the Indiana federation of farmers associations which would 'leave to the county units the task of revising the 1919 assessments in accordance with the ruling of the supreme court. The committee session this afternoon ended without agreement and the question will be taken up tomorrow morning. . Another committee considering the ten million dollar war memorial project failed to reach an agreement this afternoon, and at another session .tonight considered three plans. One provides for carrying out the memorial project as outlined in bills now before the house. Another provides for the same plan, but would require that it be submitted to a referendum vote at the November election. The third plan would provide for the appointment of a commission to consider the project and report at the regular session of the assembly next winter. Governor Defend* Him*elf.

' When the senate convened this afternoon Governor James P. Goodrich appeared before the senators and read a prepared statement answering a series of questions which , were presented by Senator Joseph M. Cravens, democrat, of Madison, at Saturday’s session. Senator Cravens’ questions pertaining to the goverhor’s coal mining interests and implied that there was an agreement between the governor and E. M. Costin, of Cincinnati, 0., general manager of the Big Four Railroad, whereby a mine in which they had a joint interest was given twentyfive cars daily for shipment of its output. The governor’s statement denied all the implications contained in the senator’s questions. The questions were presented Saturday during debate on the bill passed by the house which extends the power of the house service commission so , that it may order 100 per cent car service to mines with which the state has contracts for supplying fuel to state institutions. The bill will come up for passage in the senate at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow. In the course of his reply the governor made a plea for.passage of his coal commission bill. This bill, which passed the house Saturday, provides for an Indiana coal commission with wide authority to fix the .price of fuel and regulate the distribution of coal produced at Indiana mines.

Senate Activities. V The senate suspended its rules, and passed by a vote of 33 to 3 a bill by Senator Hogston, republican, of Marion, providing for the two platoon system in cities and towns having organized fire departments. The measure was sent to the house. After taking preliminary action on some minor measures the senate adjourned to meet again at 10 a. m. tomorrow. . , . , The house devoted most of its afternoon session to passage under suspension of the rules of representative J. A. Craig’s eugenic marriage bill. The final vote was 71 to 14 and it was then sent to the senate. The bill requires health certificates from applicants for marriage licenses showing that the applicants are free from communicable Previous to consideration of the bill the house by a vote of 61 for to 29 against refused to suspend the rules to pass a bill for repeal of the Indian* primary election law. Sixty seven votes are necessary to suspend the rules. The bill was passed to

third reading, however. A senate bill legalizing the incorporation of Plainfield academy m Hendrix county was passed after the rules had been suspended. The measure now is ready for the governor. .... Night Session. At * short night session the house passed on third reading ten bills most of which were of minor importance and some of which affected only certain localities. Tnese bills will all go to the senate. r A bill by Representative George । W. Hansel, of White county, which would extend the constitutional debt ‘limit to two per cent of the school and civil township bonding limit for school buildings to replace those destroyed or condemned was passed, , 72 to 0. By a vote of 71 to 0, the house passed the bill of Representative Daily of Fort Wayne reducing pare board levies of second class cities from the present range of 10 to 20

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cents, to a new range of from 5 to 10 cents. Soldiers and sailors of the .world war and their widows and orphans are given the same privileges extended by state laws to veterans of the civil war by the bill of Representatives Grayson and Southard, which was passed, 81 to 0. Favorable action was taken on Representative McMaster’s bill permitting the city of Indianapolis to appropriate not more than $30,000 for entertaining the - campment. of the G. A. R. thi lr( jjy The bill of Represntative Vestof Fairmount, fixing the salariq rfe _ compensation of clerical assf of county auditors in various es of counties, was passed, 69 a ° a The scale of compensation ' the follows: In counties less thad al--000, SSOO dollars annually; him--10,000 to 20,000, $750; fron® of 000 to 30,000, $1,250; from “es—to 60,000, $1,500. Additional tax levies for conj o f tion of the Burns drainage teke at Gary are authorised in a b. Representative Harris - to 0. • Representative Givan’s bill no mitting payment of assistanitlsh Marion county assessor on a al) of 300 days per year, flat rate of SI,OOO was passe torg to 0. L Wholesale dealers would be compelled to sell to cooperative societies at .the regular wholesale rate to retailers by the bill of Representative Clark McKinley, of Muncie, Passed 73 to 0. The duties of township trustees m connection with the administration of dirt roads are specifically stated in bill of Representative Fifield, passed 73 to 0. The bill is a companion to the county unit road bill. Folowing passage of these bills the house adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow. Kenneth Brown and Leßoy Anderson underwent operations at the hospital Monday. Edith Cochran. of Remington underwent an operation today.

FRANK MEYER IS PRESIDENT

DANVILLE MAN CHOSEN HEAD OF SHOE DEALERS’ ASSOCIATION—CUP. Despite a severe attack of stomach trouble which forced him to remain in his room at the Congress hotel during most of the time the convention was in session, and prevented him rfrom displaying the “pep” which nas made him a national figure in the retail shoe business, and won for him the title of

“the human dynamo from Illinois, ( at the last convention of the National Shoe Retailers’ Association of which he is secretary-treasurer, Frank P. Meyer, of Danville, was | again chosen president of the Illinois Retail Shoe Dealers’ association at the annual convention, held in Chicago last week. It is the time he has been chosen head of the association, and as a token of the esteem in which he is held by the members and in appreciation of the services he has rendered, he was ( presented with a beautiful loving cup. The Danville man announced, at the beginning of the convention, that he could no longer spare the । time to act as head of the association, and requested the members to elect another, but when the election ' was held, he was chosen by acclaI mation. 4 , I The convention# Mr. Meyer states, was the largest ever held by the Illinois association. Several hundred retail dealers from adjoining states attended some of the sessions, and were guests at the ban-

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went on record as opposed to the luxury tax on shoes, and adopted a resolution which will be sent to congress at its next session, urging the immediate repeal of that part of the special tax measure. The tax is 10 per cent on all shoes selling for more than 110. ■ One of the features of the convention was the style show, held in the gold room of the Congress hotel. There were fifty live models wearing shoes that harmonized with the color of their gowns. The shoes ; shown .in the style show represented the styles that will be worn this coming fall and winter.

ATTEMPT TO RUSH PRIMARY REPEAL FAILS

Indiana State Capitol, July 19.— An attempt to pass under suspension of the rules, the GraysonLaughlin bill repealing the primary election law, failed today in the House, the vote of 61 in favor of the move lacking six of the number required for such action. Ine twenty-six who voted against suspension of the rules were divided equally between Republicans and Democrats. Representative . Willis Of Steuben county declared that no emergency existed for the passage of the bill since there would be no primary before the next regular session of the legislature. After failing to pass under suspension of the rules, the bill went to engrossment in the usual manner.

ENJOYS REPUBLICAN

Watertown, Wis., July 17, 1920. L. H. Hamilton, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Sir:— . r Inclosed please find remittance to extend my subscription to the Republican. It is always a welcome messenger from “Old Jasper.” Am a little late with my renewal but have just returned from a trip to Oshkosh, where I went to visit my son Verne, and make* the acquaintance of my granddaughter, Shirley, Jane, born June _ 23. Verne is connected with the Milwaukee Journal, as special stall correspondent, and doing fine. Yours truly, *7 " ELIZABETH KAUB. 526 N. Church St

ABE MARTIN.

(Indianapolis News.) Mass Tawney Apple js tefganfadn* a girl’s first cigarette Hardin crab. Lase Bud talks some o’ openin’ a store V se& parts far Ford’s now railroad.

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