Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1920 — DOMESTIC. [ARTICLE]

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Chicago, Aug. 7.—Representatives of Americans of Polish descent in seven middle West states today laid plans to raise money and recruit men to help Poland in her defense against the Russian drive. Chicago, Aug. 7. —Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, chairman of the Republican campaign sneakers’ committee and member of the Senate foreign relations committee, in a signed statement tonight declared that Governor Cox in his speech of acceptance today had “devoted three columns to the League of Nations, but had straddled the real league issue.” Chicago, Aug. 7. —Governor Cox’s failure to take a definite stand concerning a possible repeal of the Volstead act and the eighteenth amendment is “looked upon with disfavor and disappointment by the Prohibition party,” Virgil G. Hinshaw,' chairman of the party s national committee, said tonight. He previously had characterized Senator Harding’s stand on the question as “unsatisfactory.”

Chicago, Aug. 7. —Exposure of a million-dollar automobile stealing ring was made here today with the arrest of Jack Shapiro, ward politician and former bailiff m the Municipal courts, police say. Washington, Aug. 7.—Announcement was made today at the interstate commerce commission that the railroad had proposed that return ticket coupons purchased prior to Aug. 26, the effective day of the increased passenger fares, be honored. The commission has the proposal under consideration and is expected to approve it. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 7.—A poll of the Tennessee Legislature on the Federal suffrage amendment indicates its rejection, Parley P. Chn - tensen, Farmer-Labor party candidate for President, tonight notified Senator Harding and Governor Cox in telegrams placing responsibility for the fate of the amendment in this state upon them as leaders of their respective parties. Mr. Christiansen is here to address the Nashville • Trades and Labor Council in behalf of tomorrow. The special sewwn of the Legislature for of the suffrage amendment is called for Monday. State. ed heights, according to a state men? i»ued tod.y by John W. MeCardle, vice ehainMn ot the TUBlie service commission.

I Indiana State Capitol, Aug. Sixteen county Iboards have affirmed the iviw nmwnw increases in their property under the Tuthill-Kiper ; counties which have to the state board the , toation figures made last year are

St. Joseph, Vanderburg, Hendricks, Allen, Wayne, Starke, Decatur, Owen, Pulaski, Randolph, Steuben and Wells. The state board has been informed that Pike, Spencer and Henry counties have legalized the horizontal increases without change, but the official certification has not reached the office of the state board. Seymour, Ind., Aug. 7.—The Seymour Democrat announced this afternoon that it had sold its mechanical equipment and subscription list to Jay C. Smith, publisher of the Seymour Republican, and that with its issue today it would cease publication. The consolidation means that Seymour will have but one daily newspaper. The Republican also publishes a weekly paper. Logansport, Ind., Aug. 7.—At a meeting of railway telegraphers from all points of the Logansport division held here the award of the Federal wage board announced several days ago was almost unanimously rejected, according to the members here today. More than 100 telegraphers from all offices between Bradford, 0., and Bernice, 111., attended and participated in the conference and vote. The telegraphers are not so much opposed to the wage as to the alleged injustices done them, one of the leaders decided today. “We are given a 10-cenf an hour increase, robbed of our vacations and given no consideration for working seven days in the week. The clerks got a 13 per cent increase, two weeks’ vacation with pay after six month’s service, and time and half for all Sunday or seventh day work.”