Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1919 — BIG MEET OF NEWSPAPERMEN [ARTICLE]

BIG MEET OF NEWSPAPERMEN

Held in Chicago Last Friday in Interewt of Victory Liberty Loan. There were nearly 2,000 editors and publishers of newspapers of the seventh federal reserve district met in Chicago Friday on invitation of the publicity chairman of this district for the coming Victory Liberty loan. This district takes in the greater part of Indiana, Illinois, lowa and Michigan, and the meeting resulted in much good. In the forenoon the newspapermen met by states, the Indiana editors meeting in the Studebaker theater, and this meeting was in charge of the state publicity director. Short talks were made by O. I. Christie, late of Purdue, who told of the present food conditions in Europe, also of the immense crops raised by» the farmers of this country last year and the huge acreage and fine prospects for a tremendous wheat crop this season. He said that the people of Europe, because of the unrest in many sections thereof, 'had not put out crops and must depend on Imports, from other countries; that the prospects were that the United States could spare nearly one-half of its 1919 wheat crop for which there won Id be a ready demand for export; that Europe would also need our meat products, which would mean continued high prices for grain and hogs and cattle here. John T. McCutcheon, the noted cartoonist of the Chicago Tribune, Who was formerly of, Lafayette, also spoke briefly and said that be had just returned from the war zone in France and had been over the battlefields there and had alsd seen the huge depots of food supplies and war material that had been piled up by this government. He said that while some people were prone to our government for what they termed its extravagant manner in purchasing and rushing supplies overseas, that this very thing , had more to do with the Germahs ‘giving in when they did than anything else; that

t’hiey saw the constant stream ot soldiers and the huge war and food supplies coming from America, apparently without end, and this fact shortened the war by perhaps at least a year or more and saved many thousands of lives of our soldier boys and billions of dollars in money for this country. Kin Hubbard, the “Abe Matin'* of the Indianapolis News, drew several of his Abe Martin characters for the benefit of the editors, and was followed by S. J. DuncanClark ot the Chicago Evening Post, who had also recently returned from the war stricken area of Fiance, and who made one of the ■most stirring patriotic addresses it has ever been our good fortune to hoar. Clark is a real'orator, and there will be no difficulty about e»ery community in whlch< he speaks going over the top in ralsirg its quota in the Victory loan. A luncheon was served at noon in the "gold room” of the Congress hotel. In the afternoon a general meeting was held in the Auditorium theater, which was in charge of the governor of the federal reserve bank of Chicago. The address of welcome was made by Mayor Thompson. Music was furnished by a large band from the Great Lakes Training station, and numerous patriotic songs were rendered. The principal address here was made by General Leonard Wood, but several others made short talks.

A cafeteria Easter supper, to be followed by a musical and literary program, will be given in the basement of the church by the Ladles* Aid at Parr at 8 o’clock Saturday evening, April 19. The following menu will be served: Chicken 6c Noodles 'sc Mashed -potatoes with Gravy....sc Pickles .7S*lO Butter 5c Bread •>lc Potato Salad 6c Pickled Eggs .5c Baked Beans with Tomata Sauce.sc Coffee »...>.. 5c Pie 5c Cake 5c Fruit Salad 5c Every farmer wno owns his farm ought to have printed stationer) with his name and the name ot hit postofflce properly given. The prln» ed heading might also give the names of whatever crops he special Izes in or his specialties in stock Neatly printed stationery gives you personality and a standing with an, person or firm to whom you writ* insures the proper reading e your name and address.

An armload of old papers for 6c at The Democrat office.