Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1917 — Page 2

„♦]» • • • • • • • * S: DAN'S REPARATION | s : — . —•>< •*- • • >;< KBy SUSAN CLAGETT. ;* "I toll you Ellon, I will not have It. Tho iuau la u gambler. I Kraut ha la u itontlomuii, tliut in* is u delightful coinptiniou. 1 tool Ills oharui aa wall as you, hut to have him something nearer than a friend la not to bo thought of. You must give up that foolish idea.” “Idea,” scoffed Dan's sister. *“1 love Larry O’Connor, l)au. 1 am thirty years old and he la the that man I have ever cured for save yourself. Knowing this, do you think that 1 will give him up?" “You are old enough not to let your heart get the better of your Judgment, your common sense. 1 have known O’Connor for six years. 1 know him as one man comes to know another up here In the mines. He is a true Irieml. He will divide his last penny with an enemy if that enemy is hungry, hut lie can no more keep out of a game of chance than you can keep from breathing. He left here Clfristmas night and went direetly to MeDougnn’s. lie broke the bank. At daybreak he took his team and started for Fort Gibbon. I heard today he made a clean-up there.” "i must think it out, Dan,” Ellen answered slowly. It had turned bitterly cold, the cold that freezes cheeks and extremities unawares. -fortunately there was no wind, but in crossing the tints Lurry O'Connor had to pause several times to thaw the ice from the feet of his dog Tentn. Each time he stopped there came a whimper from the bundle on the sled, and at a longer pause a voice said irrritably: •'.My heart is freezing, Larry. Aren't we almost there? I> your stubbornness in making me take the trip!” “There was nothing else to do. Tim. I had to pet you away. You have about finished me in Fairbanks, as you have In every other place 1 have been. Now I am through with you. 1 leave you at ' Fort Gibbon. What you do thereafter is nothing to nte. save this: You are to keep away froiii'me. They will"care for you at the fort, mull you can travel. Then lilt the post trail for Holy Cross." Larry left his team at Gibbon, returning the next morning on Orr's stage. The first person lie met upon reaching Fairbanks, as lie was the last with whom he had spoken before leaving. was Dan Holiday. O’Connor stiffened as he saw him. He could not forget their talk, a talk that had turn 'd the first glimmer of happiness that he had seen for years into blaek rage and despair. He would have passed with a curt nod hut that he saw Ellen standing near her brother. His heart missed a beat as he caught sight of her. her arms filled with tamarack, her gay cup and blanket coat making a spot of brilliant color against the grayness of tin* coming night. She noddeil gayly and called to him that she was keeping open house New Year's day and he must come and help decorate the rooms. Dan wheeled about and looked at her with a heavy frown. Lurry thanked her, but said he had an engagement. “Break it," she commanded with a laugh. “All the world, including the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, are coming, and there will he no place else for you to go, so come you must.” All through New Year's day and evening Ellen watched and waited. Then he came, so late that her heart had grown chill with fear. As lie made his way toward tier he was stopped by a newcomer. Ellen could not help hut overhear their conversation. “Where is Tim? I heard he was with you,” said the new-comer. Earry hesitated. “He was, for a time.” His eyes rested upon Dan, who was standing near. “The two of us went to the fort on Christmas night. He will go on to Holy Cross and from there to Nome.” “Doing better or worse up here?” “Worse.” “And you are still the scapegoat, I suspect ?” “Drop it, Jack,” Larry said Irritably. , The other turned to Dan. “Have you ever seen his twin? Alike as two peas—alike in everything save character. Larry has all of that. Tim Is a lovable chap, but weak, and the worst of his weakness is that he lets O'Connor take the blame for his misdeeds. I think he has committed every sin save murder and he is u confirmed gambler. A lucky one, too, if all that I hear is true.” “Larry left town some days ago after cleaning up McDougan's hank.” “Tim, you mean,” the other answered with a show of anger. “I suppose lie has been up to his usual tricks. • It wasn’t Larry. That fellow is the struightest, whitest white man I have ever known.” Dan considered. “I guess it is up to me to make reparation,” he said, glancing about the room. He made his way *o his sister and Larry, who were standing together at the further end qt 'he room, and talked very earnestly i with them for some minutes; then he rapped upon a table standing near. | , The silence was instantaneous. Dan hesitated, cleared his throat, still hesitated. Then with a rush the words came—not many, but when they were uttered pandemonium reigned for a moment. “Say it again,” someone called. And once more Dan said: “Ladies and gentlemen I wish to an- 1 non nee the approaching marriage of my sister to Mr. Lawrence O’Cenaor.” 'Coovright, 1917. by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

A RESERVE WEEK 1 ij I ! (iov. (ioodrich Proclaims ! Week of August (tth as Enlistment Week for BOYS’ WORK RESERVE Boys Between Ages of Sixteen and Twenty-one are Urged to Enroll. The following proclamation has 1 been Issued by Gov. James I’. Good- , i rich: To the Peopic of ' ite of Indiana: Whereas, Owin \> thp emergency , of war. thousands of tr n ’vtU soon Ite withdrawn from the industrial and agricultural pursuits for military , service; and Whereas. In Modern warfare, industries must of necessity speed up production: and Whereas, The success with which) our country prosecutes the pro >rt war is largely dependent on how much surplus food the farmers of the United States can raise; and Whe-et'.s. Investigation discloses that this demand cannot be satisfied (a) By idle labor, for all labor is employed. ■ tl)i By any surplus of physically (it adult males, for no such surplus ' exists. (<*) By any influx of labor from other countries, for immigration has practically Teased; and. Whereas,, The United States de-1 partmenr of Uthor jn seeking a solution cf this problem, has recognized ih* tremendous man power resources ' this'country possesses in its hoys ' and in the exercise of its statutory 1 power, has initiated the organization, for Non Military Service in the mills, in the factories and on the farms, of ( all boys of the ages of 16 to 20 years. t inclusive. under the official name of the United States' Boys’ Working Re- . S e r ve; and. Whereas. The organization, ntobijiization and placement, of the labor 1 to be drawn from this new reservoir ‘ will he facilitated by a complete eur- ' vev of all bovs eligible for the re i , ' serve in Indiana. I Therefore, 1, James P. Goodrich . governor of Indiana, pursuant to a , resolution adopted July 25, 1917. by - the Indiana State Council of De- • sense. ilo proclaim the week of Au--1 | gust 6th to August 12th. inclusive, as : j Special Enrollment and Registration ' j Week in Indiana for the United j States Boys’ Working Reserve, and [do call upon all boys in this state of ' : tlte ages 16 to 20. inclusive, irrespec- ! tive of occupation, avocatlve, school, j color or creed. To present themselves , to the enrolling officers in their re- ■ spective localities, and enroll or reg- : ister for such productive labor as will ‘ he conducive to increased efficiency ’ of the nation in the prosecution of 1 the war. 1 appeal to the virile young , manhood of Indiana with the thought I that every American hoy at work op . poses a hoy in Germany, and in ail ! seriousness remind him 'hat he is facing a man’s job, the burdens, j hardships and sacrifices of which will i increase as the war lengthens. | To the parent 1 would say that this 1 enrollment, is for Non-Military Serv 1 ice. that it will not interfere with the boy's education if he attends school j nor will it disturb him in his occupation if he is already employed and | that inasmuch as your written request for his furlough or discharge T must be immediately granted, he is I still amenable to parental control. '• I To the people of the state of lndiu ana. 1 most heartily recommend the ° i work of this reserve as a permanent ; contribution to our economic forces u ' t and express the desire that the servj.. ice of the state and nation rendered I by those boys, should be regarded by t > the public as just as useful and par, 'triotic within the limits of the ops portunity afforded, as the service renI tiered by the soldier in the trenches, f In that spirit you should lend your coI operation. 1 j In Witness Whereof. I have heret unto set my hand and the great seal , of Indiana. i Done at the eapitol, Indianapolis. I this 27th day of July. 1917. , I JAMES P. GOODRICH, (Seal) Governor. ’ J Ed Jackson. Secretary of State. JAM AND MARMALADE. I Fine color and flavor mav he had in jam if about half of the fruit is dead ripe, says today's bulletin front the National Emergency Food Garden Commit:,ion, which is co-operat-ing with this newspaper in its nation-j ■ wide campaign for the prevention of | waste of the food resources of the , country. However. i« is essential that at least half of the fruit is slightly under-ripe in order to get a jelly-like consistency. Pick over fruit, wash carefully In a

I j colander with cold water, and then I weigh no as to determine the amount of sugar necessary. Add three-quar lets of a pound of sugar to each I pound of fruit if a very sweet jnnt Is desired and cook rapidly. Use less sugar for a moderately sweet Jam Stir constantly with n wooden paddle or spoon, slowly and gently moving the paddle across the middle, around the siifes and along the bottom. Dr not bent. The time required for cooking thi jam will depend upon the kind o! fruit. In general It may he said thu' the mixture should be heated to 22t degrees Fahrenheit, at which time t row of dross should form on the pro serving spoon when held legnthwise Marmalade Great rare should hi used in the cooking of marmalade) because of the fact that no water iadded to the fruit. If large fruit i> used, it should he washed, pared cored and sliced Berries should b< picked over, washed and crusliei through a sieve to remove seeds ant’ skins. ’ Weigh the fruit and ad done-hal as much sugar. Rinse the preserving kettle so rtiat fruit will not stick, pu a layer of fruit at the bottom am then alternate layers of sugar am fruit. Heat the mass slowly with Jr? quent stirring, breaking up the frul as much as possible. Cook for tw< hours and place in small jelly glasse which have been sterilized in boilini water iust before marmalade is read: to remove from stove. Set in a ioo place till cold and then seal as so jelly. By sending a two-cent stamp to pay postage, a canning or drying manual wil be sent free to the readers of this paper by the National Emergency Good Garden Commission at 210 Maryland Bldg., Washington. I). C. KEEP PIGS GROWING. Good Pasture, Feed. Exercise, Sanitation Are Important Factors. Keep the spring pigs growing all hrougli the summer. It is the pig’s business during this time to develop i good frame, to grow bone, muscle, and vital organs, and to lay on fat. Plenty of pasture, some grain, exerise. and good sanitary quarters are ill necessary if the spring pig is to he thrifty and profitable, say speciai-

Petition for Temporary Increase in Ij Gas Charge \/ T For the information of its patrons, and that they may full> understand the reasons why the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric lyfl Company, furnishing gas in this city, has found it recessary, in company with practically every gas company in the State of Indiana, to appeal to the Public Service Commission, through the Indiana Gas Association, asking for temporary relict during the time o! ! 'ie v continuance of the existing unusually high prices all gas companies are forced to pay for various materials and labor required in the manufacture of gas. and believing in the fairness of its patrons when they are frankly and honestly advised of conditions, wc are publishing below, for the information of the citizens, the statement of the Indiana Gas Association to the Commission, setting forth tho existing conditions as they are affecting the gas companies at the present time. The increase petitioned for will he very small for any single consumer, hut in the aggregate will amount to a sum that will assist the gas companies in partially reimbursing them for the unusual and excessive prices they are paying, and will likely be compelled to pay, for some time to come for everything entering into the maiufacture and distribution of gas. Before the Public Service Commission of the State of Indiana. In the Matter of the Application of the Indiana Gas Association for and on Behalf of Its Membe? s Named Herein for Authority io “ Said Utilities to Add and Collect a Temporary Charge on Each Bill Rendered by Each Utility for All Services Furnished h\ it D

To the Honorable Public Service Commission of the State of Indiana: The Indiana Gas\Association, representing and acting in the interest of the various companies named hereafter, engaged in the manufacture and distribution of gas in the State of Indiana, desires to bring to thß attention of your honorable board the abnormal conditions that are at present existing in connection with the operation of the gas industry, and respectfully petitions your honorable body to grant some temporary reiief for such period as these unusual conditions continue to prevail. Owing to the scarcity of material and labor and the extraordinary cost of everything that enters into the manufacture and distribution of gas. it is felt that something should be done to temporarily relieve a situation that has become severely acute and burdensome to a hazardous extent; such condition, unless relief is granted during the period of its continuance, threatens not only the curtailment ot present service and efficiency, but as well the ability to finance necessary works betterments, improvements, enlargements and extensions of mains, and if continued for any considerable length of time actual insolvency of utilities. In this connection it is desired to remind your honorable body that the existing burdensome condition is not of recent origin, but that to thfe contrary the gas companies during practically the past year and more pronounced during the past seven months, have been compelled to pay unusual and extraordinary prices for gas coal, steam coal, cil, coke, labor and all other materials required for the manufacture and distribution of gas. In the investigation made by the various companies, it has been found that they are unable to Contract, except at a great advance over normal prices for these various materials, and from statements frankly made by a number of companies selling such supplies there is absolutely no hope held out for lower prices during the continuance of the war. Even where contracts exist it has been impossible in a great many instances to .mure the delivery of the commodities contracted for, necessitating purchasing on the open market. to prevent being compelled to close down plants, at pri< 03 in some cases as high as the following: (his coal, |B.oft; steam coal. $4.75; coke. $8.50; gas oil. f 1.4 cents iter gallon. , The percentage of increase of prevailing prices over those of normal times of the principal supplies, materials, etc., required to operate, show an approximate average increase as lollows; Percentage. at. Increase of. Prevailing Prices Over Normal Prices. Gas Coal 233 per cent Coke 150 per cent Oil 190 per cent Steam Coal ~...189 per coni Labor 30 per cent Taxes 40 per cent Fire Brick 80 per cent Cast Iron Pipe 84' p®r cent * . ", i. .t,7„.i—

1 ists of the .United States department of agriculture. Give the spring pigs plenty of good pa*turafe. They should he kept on j pastures as long as possible and gain] the benefit of Its cheap nutrients. e> perlally mlntrnl and protein, and its tonic and digestive qualities. Mu pigs on pusturoage alone even nU.ilfu, need some grain supplement. The amount of grain or other concentrated feed used would depend on how much pasturage is available, on rite cost factor of grain or other feeds, on the age and condition of the pigs, and the time at which the farmer experts to market them To he ready .for the early fall markets, spring pigs must be fed a heavier grain ration than pigs Intended for the winter market. Less protein supplement is needed when pigs are run on leguminous pastures Under most farm conditions the pigs will gain well on a Ito 2 tier cent grain ration. The self-feeding method makes for cheap and rapid gains. If the grain ration is limited, the hand-feeding method is better. By feeding once a day in the early evening, pigs take greater advantage of the pasture and graze hungrily during the cool of the morning or afternoon. Plenty of fresh, •lean drinking water always sho tld be available. Pigs on pasture usually get enough •xereise. They should have a clean, lrv, well-ventilated shelter to guard igainst exposure to storms, and to .’apply shade. A concrete wallow Will ■dd to the pigs’ comfort, and a layer of oil on the water will keep down , lice. ( lean betiding also helps to . i keep away lice, as will an oiled sack 1 on a rubbing post, or sprinkling (he I pigs with crude oil every two weeks. . ' To supply mineral water and a tonic. the following mineral mixture is good. It always should he accessible. Dissolve the copperas in hot water and sprinkle ever the mixture. Copperas. 2 pounds; sulphur. 4 pounds; slaked lime. 4 pounds; salt. 1 8 pounds; wood ashes, 1 bushel; line . charcoal, 1 bushel. > VIOLATIONS OF LAWS Fines and penalties were imposed in prosecutions for violations of ropiln* , tory laws, as reported to the Bureau of > Animal Industry during the month cf’ - May. 1917, as follows:

Meat-lnapcetion Law. I j Peter It. Nanus and Earl 1 ' '' V net, Klctnlngton. N. J.. *6 ) Jacob Haring. Curley Hill. La » ! william l. Steven#, Wrlghtutowu, S N. J., *lO. \ Cudahy Packing Go.. Boston, ’ *ls. ' Twenty-Eight Hour Law i Union Pacific Railroad Co. (4 cits. > j *4OO and costs. j Pennsylvania Railroad Co. (H c.i *1,500 and *114.65 costs. < Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago A St. Louts Railroad Co. (J case-1 * ll,0 | and *38.35 costs. j Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. t-i cases), *SOO and *20.i0 costs. Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. (3 cases *3OO and costs. Mobile A Ohio Railroad Co., *I JO and costs. Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul R , way Co. (9 cases) 900 ,tnd cost. New ICork Central & Hudson llino Railway Co. (2 cases) *2OO and *2" costs. i Canton Railroad Co.. slli> iinll 1 T 56 costs. ! American Express Co., *lO9 *24.90 costs. Quarantine Laws. Atchison. Topeka & Santa l c ll 1 " j road Co., interstate shipment in viola-j tion of Texas fever regulations, *H'M and costs. I St. laruis A- San Francisco Railroad j Co. (4 cases) interstate shipment i.ij violation of Texas fever regulation*.j S4OO and copts. Missouri. Kansas A Texas Rai'o-‘> i Co., interstate shipment in violanm of Texas fever regulations. s9.Ba costs. Atchison. Topeka A Santa Fc Railroad Co., interstate shipment in violation of cattle-scabies regulations, *M n and *16.06 costs.

VACATION TRIPS Special low round trip fares to Lake Erie Resorts. Niagara Falls, Eastern Cities, Colorado and the N\ est via Clover Leaf Route. Ask Clover Leaf Agents or write to (’has. E. Rose, Asst. General Passenger Agent, Toledo. Ohio.

GAS COAL. In a coal gas works secured principally from West Virginia and Kentucky is the largest item of cost, and while the average per cent, of increase shown above is 233 per cent, with probabilities of further increns 'n the future, during the past winter some companic-' paid at limes as much as 300 per cent increase over normal prices. GAS OiL. Ne one can toil what the price of gas oil is going to bo. and delivery is more or less uncertain. Many companies are already considering the necessity of having to double their storage capacity to guarantee the necessary supply of oil for continued operation. This entails not only an additional and unusual investment unnecessary under normal conditions, but at a cost of at least 100 per cent in excess of former prices. GAG COKE. Companies operating exclusively water gas plants ara confronted with increased cost of coke of 200 to 200 per cent, and, it is impossible at the present time to contract for furnace coke at less than Sin.no per ton as against a normal price prevailing two or three years ago of 83.25 per ton at the ovens. in the operation of a coal gas plant it requires the carbonization ot approximately two tons of coal to produce one ton of coke for the market. It. therefore, is evid nit that with gas coal advanced $3.50 per ton it would require securing an advance of nearly $7.00 per ton on gas bous coke to offset such increased cost of coal, but inasmuch as this coke is not suitable for foundry or industrial purposes it must lie disposed of locally for domestic use. This coke comes, therefore, in direct competition with soft coal, making it impossible to secure even under abnormal conditions more than approximately $2.30 per ton increase. STEAM COAL. Steam coal is one of th, lesser requireme fits in the process of gas manufacture, especially in the manufacture of coal gas, which requires a comparatively small quantity. The percentage of increase of prevailing prices over normal prices of steam coal shown above us;i per <-eut) is hexed cn normal price of 93 cents per ton and present price of $2.75, this latter figure being the recently approved maximum figure agreed upon by the Indiana and III; inis operators with the government officials in Washington. TAR AND AMMONIA. Unlike most other commodities* there has been hut slight changes in thy price of tar and ammonia residuals; in fact, such small increases as to he almost negligible. In addition to this a large number of ■ otnpanics are selling their tar and ammonia under long terra contracts made in th- past. Your honorable body is therefore respectfully petitioned tor such temporary relief wifi enable the gas companies to pa; the above abnormal prires while they prevail, by permitting curb additional charge as will cover the ditt'c,euro between normal prices, upon which existing rate; . heduieg are based, and the' prevailing extraordinary prices of today. No increase of net profits is asked for but merely a sum sufficient to partially reimburse the various utilities for the excess cost ot materials and labor required In manufacture.

vjfcLEYS Makes ii.e Whole World Km I Th e No climate affects it for Flavor “ the package protects it. lasts * miGLEV’S goes to all I parts of the w ond in j' - it all seasons, to all classes. > n SOLDIERS IN E’jßQpr ■ Fresh, clean, wholesome I and delicious always. ggtfM | It aids appetite and di- i gestion, quenches thirst, keeps the teeth clean and breath sweet. * e ~1 SHEEP HERDER 'N A C TRAU jjL ** Fine »■— * ~ Flavors, t " nllcl ff t RiGLE ys7~n every c * jrHmeal — ti<

! ’ ;l • Service Comm:-.- n and. municipaMtic ii Ja I land, Massachusetts. New Hampshire. New Jersey. V"' H 1$ ; ! -'h prices return to a normal basis. A recent 1 a•• h ; = be n the granting by the Public' Service Commission of a Xevv Hampshire to the Portsmouth Gas Company of a _ A e of the consumption, thereby not making any a ten ’ht -chedule. |n Pennsvivania a number of ml' . ■ oio'i- have hern made to the Public Service Colon i '' 1 uthorii'. tc) 'ablish such a service charge dun: 01 continuance of present conditions. p si O lei from your honorable body authorizing and d if I tnc was utilities o! the state to add temporarily a 11 < -ntß p< r meter per month, or a siircli. P M'.' ve hnuici at this time be not in v u« 0,1 "" V", ||. h per cent, providing same an a ■ r g /" : lrl ' "'imbiirsc. th- various companies for t K • oms now being paid for materials, same to v: t >"‘ r ■ ’io.' (luring .an h period as the existing abnormal i" ' l ' conditions prevail: however, should prices exceed tic ■ any .on adorable extent, further and additional S rebel will have to be askee. 1 '(liana Gas Association tenders to vour Ho- ' ... | °. ,n ! ni 'Sion its services and co-operation in px vtrl ■ 1 '-oh mtorination trorn ,mt to tinftvas will k ■ 111 ■ ■' , ' 1 " length . ? till!" the necessity rout if" ■ (l ins temporary relief asked for the following named C 1 operating in the cities named; Cities Represented w iv'ucion Frankfort Ossian f* • ** til. lOn r ni knr. .. t» i <iOsnsn Peru urnln” CrSen-astle Princeton ('arksviue 011 Hammond Plymouth ('• iwfm II Huntington Port Fulton 1 PolimW “ 'hdiniis Harbor Hich Valley •onne 1,, Indianapolis Ttochestcr | rmcatnr MTeraonTille South Bend I Lebanon Terre Haute I kTi hnrt 80 Logansport Valparaiso D w v ',„. iii. Laporte Warsaw' J] Franklin ' Michigan City Whiting I Tart Wavne Mishawaka Washington I -kaw Albany Lawrenceburg I \ cry respectfully submitted, e: * "Hf INDIANA GAS ASSOCIATION. § By E. J. BURKE, I’rc Ident. w JAMES W DUNBAR Secretary. P