Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1920 — Page 1

No. 179.

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LOWDEN WILL TAKE THE STUMP FOR THE TICKET

(By the Associated Press.) Chicago, July 26—Governor Frank O. Lowden will take the stump in behalf of the republican presidential ticket Announcement to this effect was made today following a conference between the governor, Chairman Will H. Hays, of the national committee, and Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, head of the speakers bureau at republican national ' headquarters here. Senator New announced today that his list of speakers for the campaign contained more than 15,000 names including about 1,500 women.

THRESHING BEGAN MONDAY.

The Babcock Grain Co. and The Farmers’ Grain Co. of this city received the first newly threshed wheat and oats of the season Monday. - Wheat was received from Henry Tobin, Frank Kanne, Al Kanne and the former Dr. Hartsell farm owned by J. J. Lawler. Frank Kanne also brought the first new oats to the market MonWilliam Morris of Jordan township has moved his threshing outfit to Wall Street in Barkley townrilip and will begin a long run there Wednesday starting at the Granville Moody farm. Frank Kanne had a field of wheat which averaged 16 bushels and graded number one and two. The wheat off the Lawler fam tested 62 pounds to the bushel.

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FARMERS’ DAY AT WINONA LAKE

“Farmers’ Day” at Winona Lake, August 11, is expected to bring thousands of people from all parts of northern Indiana. The Winona management is co-operating with the Kosciusko County Farmers’ Association in arranging the program, which will include addresses by the president of the State Farmers Federation, the vice-president of the National Association, representatives of Purdue University} and prominent farmers of the state. Committees representing the Kosciusko County Farmers are at work soliciting funds from business men and attractive prizes will be of-’ sered for the largest delegation, farmers coming from the farthest distant point, and other contests which are being arranged. J. W. Keefer and Charles Anglin, officers of the Kosciusko County farmers’ organization, predict that “Farmers’ Day” at Winona will attract between 8,000 and 10,000 people. One of the purposes of the all-day meeting will be to create a closer relationship between the farmer and the city man. “Farmer’s Day” will be one of the big events staged in the new Winona auditorium just before its dedication, August 13, by “Billy Sunday. Farmers who come for the big meeting will have an oppertunity. to witness the great historic pageant “America” which will be presented by 1,000 persons in the evening of August 11. On the following day Galli Curci will sing, and just preceding “Farmers’ Day” will come “Americanization Day* with addresses by speakers of national reputation.

cast, and is a production registered in history as the best portrayal of early Alaskan life ever achieved by the motion picture camera. See the most wonderful fight ever staged. See the real scenes of Alaskan gold fields. o A tremendous, gigantic production of the great' Yukon. country, depicting every human emotion in a tremendous conflict.

little crook who plays the role of “the other woman, with Mack Swain and Chester Conklin aiding and abetting the laugh producers. Here is a combination of circumstances, entangling situations and comical surprises that wind up in a whirlwind of action and produce a million laughs. ,

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1920.

SENATE TAX BILL GOES TO HOUSE

ACTION OF UPPER BRANCH ' DOES MUCH TO RELIEVE TENSION. Indianapolis, July 26—Republican members of the Indiana senate at a caucus late today agreed that they would stand firm for the passage of the home rule tax bill at the special session of the Indiana general assembly, but also decided that they would no longer withhold from the house the tax bill written by Senator Roscoe Kiper, of Boonville, and passed by the senate as a substitute for the measure prepared by Representative Harry B. Tuthill, of Michigan City. The Kiper bill was passed in the senate last week following receipt of the Tuthill bill, which was passed bjr the house, It has not been sent back to the house, the republican majority at caucuses having decided to hold it until final action was taken on the home rule bill which is now in the hands of a conference committee. At the republican caucus this afternoon it was decided, however, to send the Kiper bill to the house and it will be released to the lower body at the session tomorrow morning. Both houses held short sessions this afternoon and will meet again tomorrow morning. Little business was transacted today, the interest of the legislators being centered in the tax bills.

Home Rule Bill. The home’ rille tax bill is in the hands of a conference committee composed of Senators Aldredge, Brown and Hogston and Representatives Mendenhall, Rothrock and Givan. They held no conference today, but were expected to get together before the two houses meet tomorrow. . The bill passed % the house provides for authority of local taxing units over bond issues and tax levies, but names the state ta» boai*d as the body to which appeals should be taken. The senate amended the house bill so as to make the circuit court the appeal body. Bush Explain*. Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Bush explained this afternoon that senate republicans would stand firm for their , amendments to the home rule bill. He declared there is strong sentiment for the- bill and that it “is bound to pass and be-, come a law.” • , The lieutenant governor explained that in holding the Kiper bill during the last few days instead of returning it immediately to the house he was “acting in accordance with the majority’s desire.” Hold Kiper Bill. Previous to this afternoon’s meeting republican senate leaders have indicated that they would hold the Kiper bill in the senate until the home rule tax bill was passed and had been signed by the governor. When the Kiper bill is returned to the house tomorrow that body is expected to refuse to accept it as a substitute for the Tuthill bill and both bills will be put in the hands of a conference committee. The bills are both designed to meet the situation created by the supreme court decision which declared invalid the act of the state tax board in making horizontal increases in 1919 assessments. Conference Committee*. The conference committees which have 1 other important measures made little progress today, but all hoped to be able to make reports tomorrow. 'Nie committee to which was referred th? coal commission bill has decided upon a report which names the state board of accounts as the commission which would receive the power to investigate and regulate fuel prices. The house bill would have named a new commission to deal with the coal problem while the senate proposed* the matter be placed under .control of the public service commission. There was no session today of the war memorial conference committee to which the house and senate bills on this subject have been referred. Senator Clarence Munton of Kendallville, one of the conferrees, was not in the city and Lieutenant Governor Bush named Senator Edward B. James of Dana to fill the place. The county unit foad law conference committee also failed to hold a session but expected to meet tonight for an informal conference. Practically no business was transacted at the afternoon session of the house. Two Now Bill*. The senate received two new bills, one was introduced by Senator George L. Laney, of Rockville, to permit Indiana and Purdue universities and Indiana State normal schbol to borrow money when they are short of funds. The other was introduced, by Senator Harry Negley, of Indianapolis, and would permit the cite to increase to six per cent! the interest on Indianapolis park bonds. The house bill introduced by RepI resentative Clark McKinley, of Mun- । cie, to compel wholesale firms tp I sell to co-operative associations was I killed sh the senate, the vote being ' 1.7 ayes and 18 noes. The bill was < called up by Senator. Arthur D. I McKinley, of Muncie, who spoke ’in its behalf. Its passage was opposed in speeches by Senators Wil-

NOT AFFILIATED WITH 3RD PARTY

INDIANA FEDERATION OF FARMERS’ ASSOCIATIONS IS KEEPING OUT OF POLITICS. • - L. • : - . - ■ . 1' — I Indianapolis, Ind., July 26—In order to correct any mistaken impression which may have arisen in this state concerning the so-called Farm-er-Labor third party, officers of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ As-j sociations and state organization I workers are calling attention to the । fact that the Federation has noI connecttion with any such move-. ment. It has been pointed out that I not only the state federation but, the national organization to which the Indiana farmers are affiliated —the American Farm BUreau Federation —is headed by the most conservative of leaders who are firm for backing up their set platform as adopted at their first annual convention which set out principles in direct contrast to many of those advocated at this time by this new

party. . , County, state and nationally, the slogan »of the farmers has been to keep the organization “out of politics.” Again, numerous county associations in this state, as well as the parent body in Indiana, and the American Farm Bureau Federation have gone on record as against any tendency toward radicalism and have frowned repeatedly upon such doctrines as governmental ownership of railroads and public utilities. H. C. Reid, field man and state organizer, has contracted with a large number of county associations to conduct membership drives durinf the summer and early fall. He hopes to increase the number of drives to at least forty counties before the completion of his tour of the state. Confidence is expressed by state officers that the finish of these membership drives before the second annual convention to be held in November will see the Indiana Federation the strongest in the way of membership of any farmers’ organization in the middle west. The goal is for 150,000 members by November. lowa now leads with approximately 118,000 members, with Illinois second. The dates of opening membership drives under the new uniform plan together with the counties which have contracted follow: August 16—Hamilton, Jefferson, Putnam, Owen, Clay, Dubois, Lawrence, 'Allen and Cass counties. August 23—Washington county. September 6—Jennings county. September 13—Dearborn, Tipton, Jasper and Bartholomew bounties. October 4—Adams and Clinton counties. > _ - October 16—Steuben county. October 23—Noble county. President John G. Brown and Lewis Taylor, general secretary, will attend the conference of state presr idents and secretaries of the midwest to be held at the Michigan Agriculture College, Lansing, Mich., this week. All of the officers were busy during the last week looking after the interests of the farmers during the special session of the legislature.

KING DAVIS DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL

Word waa receivedhere todayof the death of King Davis, formerly a well known and greatly respected citizen of this city, but of late living in Indianapolis. We were unable to get the particulars of his death except that he died in an Indianapolis hospital and that the funeral will be held in Wolcott, his former home.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. Aside from the usual grist of claims, little business was transacted. The City Attorney was instructed to notify J. M. Healy, Rice Porter, William Frye, Robert Drake, John Poole, Mrs. T. W. Haus and A. Leopold to repair their sidewalks where they are broken. Resolution 148, praying for the Judge' of the Jasper Circuit Court to appoint an appraiser to appraise Lot 6, Block 2, was introduced. The rules were suspended and the motion placed in passage. Following a vote, the motion was declared adopted. The lot mentioned is the property of the city at the corner of Harrison and Van Rensselaer streets. The. purchasing committee reported the purchase of a Republic 1% ton truck of D. W. Waymire for $1,600. The truck will be used in hauling the city’s refuse. The team and wagon which have been used for that purpose in the past will be disposed of. The report of the finance committee was read and approved.

liam E. Bowers, of Allen county, J. F. Masters, of Indianapolis, and Charles A. Hagerty, of South Bend, The senate also passed by a vote of 26 to 8 the house bill which prorides that cities that have passed from one class to a higher class can pay officials the minimum saL laries specified "for that higher class. It will also permit cities of the fifth class that have passed into the fourth class to’abolish boards of works and safety not required by law and to devolve their duties upon the city council.

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KEEPING CHILDREN OFF THE STREETS

Vacation days bring again the problem of “keeping children off the streets.” That this is a community responsibility is made clear in suggested standards for children’s play published in “Standards of Child Welfare” by the Children’s Bureau of the U. S. Department of Laibor. These standards cover in detail the subject of organized recreation for city children only, but it is hoped that in the near future similar standards will be worked out for rural children, whose need for wholesome recreation under intelligent leadership is as great as the need of city children. The standards given declare that at least 2 hours of organized, play every day throughout the year are necessary for every child. To insure this, there should be a playground within a quarter of a mile of every child under 6 years of age, one within half a mile of every child over 6, and a baseball field not more than a mile distant from every boy old enough to play .on a team. One acre to serve 500 j children is advised as a minimum । amount of space. This general playground should not be used for games requiring a great deal of space. Baseball, football, tennis and similar’games should be provided for by an athletic field containing about 6 acres. Active play, the standards warn, should be carefully directed, and vigorous games should be followed by quiet ones. Every child over .10 years old should have a chance to play on a team of some sort, and special emphasis on team games for girls is recommended. Where lack of funds makes it necessary to limit equipment, the standards point out that game supplies such as basket balls, baseballs, bean bags, etc., are more important than fixed apparatus, though swings and a sandbox are essentiajs for little children. Leadership is declared to be of fundamental importance and should never be sacrificed to elaborate equipment. Experience has shown that splendidly equipped playgrounds are little used when they Jack the inspiration of real leadership, while nearby alleys and streets ■are crowded with children. The in-, teresting suggestion is made that children be formed into groups of from 8 to 12 members “with a gang leader self-selected and_ self-pro-pagating as in the old neighborhood type of gang.”

WEDNESDAY EVENING CONCERT PROGRAM

March—Triumph of True-Tones. Overture —Lutspiel. Fox Trot —Sweet September. Waltz—“ Let the Rest of the World Go By.” Patrol —The Blue and Grey. Waltz—“ Moonlight on the Nile.” Fox Trot—“Bo-Lo-Bo.” March —The Cuddle-Uddle. Waltz—“HiaWatha’s Melody of Love.” Fox Trot—“ When My Baby Smiles At Me.”

TUESDAY HOSPITAL NOTES

The following underwent topsillectomies today: Mrs. C. E. Prior, Hartley Irrgang, Irene Rishling. Vilas Motte of Remington entered the hospital Monday for medical attention. . Pearl Perty of Fowler underwent an operation for appendicitis Monday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph L. Nagel and baby and Frank Trolley were able to leave the hospital today. Daniel Cumerforcrs condition is very critical. ■ ,

WEATHER. Fair tonight and Wednesday; lit-, tie change in temperature.

LARGE USE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY URGED

The great possibilities of library service as an instrument for 'building up a public-spirited citizenship out of the many unharmonized elements in the nation’s population hqve been expressed by Raymond B. Fosdick, who declined his appointment as American secretary for the League of Nations because of the non-participation of the United States. Mr. Fosdick during the war was chairman of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities. He now is supporting the “Books for Everybody” movement of the American Library Association as chairman of the New York City Executive Committee. “Books which are good-citizen makers are short cuts to universal good citizenship,” said Mr. Fosdick. “This doesn’t mean that the immigrant should be given an encyclopedia or learned treatise on economics or political economy." Nor does he want the preachy life of a hero. He wants useful, informing but entertaining books, simply written —nothing too deep. We should touch home and personal interests; give a man some good points for the supper table argument; make him a better citizen _ and better voter without trying to ‘reform* or ‘improve’ him. “A recent estimate by the United States Bureau of Education gives the number of persons in the United States without adequate library service as 60,000,000. Besides this number are 15,000,000 or more foreign-born residents to whom opportunities for self-education never have been adequately presented. This is a great emergency, the real reason for the decline in citizenship. What is needed is effective library activity among these people.” — The promotion of good citizenship is one of the big objectives of the “Books for Everybody” movement, a '

EARLY BETTING FAVORS REPUBLICANS

Indianapolis, Ind., July 26—The early books made so far on the general election to be held this fall find the republican party a favorite to win (both nationally and in the state. Plenty of Harding money offered at an even figure has been put in the hands of betting commissioners with a few chance this early in the race. Cox supporters willing' to take a Interesting figures presented are those on the senatorial race between Senator James E. Watson and Thomas Taggart. One betting Si that Taggart would defeat yesterday had S2OO to S4OO Watson by 5,000 or more votes, $75 to SIOO was offered that Taggart would defeat Watson, while Watson backers were offering money that the Rushville solon Svould be re-elected.

SIX WEEKS UNTIL FROST.

Greencastle, Ind., July 26—A government thermometer at the DePauw university observatory, operated by Dr. W. V. _ Brown, this morning showed a minim um_ temperature of' 51 degrees. 'lt is believed that a still lower tegnperature prevailed in the lowlands. Frost has'been reported at 44 degrees. The katydids are singing at night and it may not be six weeks until frost is reported.

Yesterday s results Z National—- . _ • Brooklyn, 6; Pittsburgh. 1 ’ American — t " 9; New York, 0. Chicago; 6; Detroit, 4 The fo”owing b the temperature for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. on the date indicated: July 27 69 49

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