Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 25 March 1920 — Page 2

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rHE (.REENCASTfP HERALD

THURSDAY, M,UR€H i.5, 1920

HERALD Entered as Second Clasr yiail matter at the Greencastle, Ind, postollice.

Charies J. Arnold Proprietor PUBLISHKD LVLU^’ AFTERNOON Eaeept Sunday at 17 and 19 S. Jackson Street, (jreencastle, Ind.

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Obituaries. All obituarie* are chargeable at the rate of $1 for each obit ary. Additional charge of 5c a line ic made for ail poetry POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RElFRESENTATWE—W. E, Gill, of Cloverdale, announces to the Democratic voters of Putnam county, that he is a candidate for the nomination for representative oi Putnam countyo CHARLES P. BATT of Vigo County Democratic candidate for Representative in Congress. Primaries, May 4 1920. FOR SHERIFF—Allen Eggers, of Jaskson township, announces that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Putnam county, subject to the decision of the Primary election, May 4, 1920. o FOR SHERIFF—Edward H. Eitlejorge announces to the Democratic voters that he is a candidate for the nomination of of sheriff of Putnam county, subject to the decision of the primary election, May 4. 0 r FOR SHERIFF—Fred Lancaster of Madison township, has announcen his candidacy for sheriff of Putnam county, subject to the decision of the Democratis primary election, May 4, 192a FOR SHERIFF—Vermandes C. Hurst of Greencastle announces to the Democratic voters of Putnam county that he is a candidate for the nomination of sheriff, subject to the cf the Democratic primary election, May 4, 1920.

FOR SHERIFF—Will GlWewell, ot Warren township, announces that he is a candidate for sheriff of Putnam county, subject to the decision decision of the Democratic primary, May 4, 1920.

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FOR SHERIFF OF PUTNAM COUNty—Sure vote for Jess e M. Hamrick, at the Democratic primary, May 4, 1920. Y’our vote appreciated.

FOR SHERIFF—Of Putnam county, E. S. (Lige) W'allace of Greencastle announces his candidacy for sheriff of Putnam county, subject to the decision of the primary election, May 4. !!>20FOR SHERIFF-Harklus L. Jackson of Greencastle, formerly of Marion township, announces that he is a candidate for sheriff of Putnam county, subejct to the decision of the Democratic primary election, May 4. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER For commissioner of Second district, Reese R. Buis of Marion township announces his candidacy for commissioner cf the Second district, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, May 4, 1920.

FOR COMMISSIONER—Third district, David J. Skelton of Washington township announces h:s candidacy for commissioner of the Third district, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, May 4, 1920.

FOR COMMISSIONER OF THIRD DISTRICT

J. J. Hendrix of Washington township announces his candidacy for commissioner of Putiiiim county from the Third drtstnict, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election.

FOR COMMISSIONER—O. A. Day of Marion township, annw-icea to the Democratic voters of Putnam county his candidacy for commissioner of th e Second district, subject to tha decision of the Democratic primary election. May 4, 1920-

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VARIETIES CF LOYALTY Ob, often, in a feeling manner, we talk about the starry banner that waves above tl < land; we push warm language from our craters. Insisting bitterly that traitors should all be shot or canned. “Our blood,” we say, “we'd gla-lly sprinkle, for those bright stars that gayly twinkle and Illustrate our Hag; for this, the country that we cherish, we'd cheerfully stand up and perish, nor stop to chew the rag.” But when «ve go to blow our nickels for condiments or sauce or pickles, we to the merchant say, "Be sure to send us, Mr. Skittish, the kind of goods with labels British, or we’ll refuse to pay. We can't endure the home-grown gherkins, they disturb our stomach’s workln’s, and thus distress the mind; the homemade stuff Is badly frosted, no let us have the blooming, blawsted and bloody English kind.” The homemade pickles are delicious ; no better pickles could you wish us—they’re goods of which to brag But things are punk—we havh that iintton—unless they cross some cheap old ocean and hear a foreign tag. We use up lots of elocution about our grand old Constitution, the backgone of the states. ’The men who wouldn’t die," we thunder, “to keep the name from going under, are ten-cent tinhorn skates!” Oh, when ft comes to making speeches, as patriots we all are peaches; we always ring the bell. We try to boost our splendid nation with fifty kinds of conversation and stand around and yell. But when we cull upon the grocer, we say to him. “We've come to bio v, sir, a bunch of picayunes. So let us have some cheese that’s German, all green with mold, with microbes squirmin’; show us your Turkish prunes. Don't dig up articles domestic, or we will pdlace a targe, majestic tin ear upon your dome; we have the price of things imported, and never, l ever have we courted cheap goods they make at home." We send to Paris for our bonnets; ■we always quote imported sonnets and other foreign spiels. While workmen here are willing dirges, we send to Glasgow for our serges; for socks to Gallashiels. And foreign dames are busy spinnln’ old Uncle Barn's supply of linen and fabrics such as these; we send to Sweden for big batches of nerve-destroying safety matches H France to get our peas. And all the time we keep a-spourfng and ranting of the (lag and shouting about the eagle's scream; and merchants, as they hear ns thunder, must pause, methinks. at times, to wonder If loyalty's a dream.—Walt. Mason, Worn Judge

FREIGHT LEAST ! RETURN DF ROSDS m.L. EXPENSE PLEASES FARMERS

Director General Hines Says Railroad Transportation Costs Are Lowest in History.

K0T CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES.

Freight Advances Compared With Rue In Value of Goods—Transportation Cheapest Thing Public Buys. Charge* on Some Article*.

HOW DISEASES ARE "CAUGHT” In this scientific age, people s^ill labor under the delusion that infectious diseases are transmitted by contact with things. Some people ar* afraid to touch a car strap or a book that has been used by strangers, and, much as they like fo have ft, handle paper money with greatest caution. In the Medical Record Dr. Alvah H Doty, formerly the efficient health officer of the port of New York, shows how foolish the public is in its fear that infection lurks everywhere, !n public conveyances, public, assemblages, clothing, money, rags, books, car straps, etc., and that diseases are conveyed by these means. If disease were conveyed in this manner old rags would he one of the b- st transmitters. To test Ibis theory one shoul 1 go to the rag houses of Alexandria Egypt. The rags brought here arc the cast-off clothing of natives, largely from Interior districts, where some form of Infections disease almost always exists, i Yet the British sanitary officers have never found the jl!cht n st evidence that ary of the women and children engaged In handling thes rags ever contracted disease. i The best test of thA theory that disease is transmitted through paper | money would be. tint in its ordinary j use. but in the Treasury Department * at Washington, where clerks are coni stantly handling an enormous amount I of old and filthy money prior to Its | destruction. Yet tills lias never produced disease among the clerks. Nc one cares to read ilirty books, but tbs fear of infection through the much | used hooks of a public library is quite as groundless as that regarding tlu handling of paper money.—Leslie's

Easter Sunday April 4th

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The man at the bottom of the ladder has one advantage over the man at the top. lie doesn't have so far to fall.

It’s fortunat* for the females of the species that the average man Isn’t half as attractive as he thinks he 1?.

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The wise young man keeps on tha right side of his rich old uncle who ia deaf In his left ear.

People wish a newly wedded couple happiness—but they don’t expect their wish to come true.

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Data compiled from authoritative source* shows that railroad freight rate* are the least factor in the cost of living. Although the proportion of the total coat of goods that can he charged to transportation is not known with statistical accuracy. It I* estimated that the average transportation cost of things produced in this country Is a very small percentage of their total cost te the consumer. Freight Cost 2.4 P*r C*nt of Total. In a letter to Representative John J. Esch, chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Uoronierce, Julius Kruttsrhnltt, chairman of the Southern Pacific Company, points out that in the last five years the value of goods increased on au average of $63 a ton, while freight charges advanced only 60 cents a ton. In five years, he explains, the average value of freight carried by the railroad* Increased from $50 to $119 a ton. The cost of carrying this Increased from $2 to $2 80, paid to the railroads. In 1914, he adds, 3.8 per cent of the total cost of the goods was spent for transportation. In 1919 only 2.4 per cent was spent. ''In other words,” Mr. Kruttschnltt writes, “only 60 ceuts out of $63, or 1.3 cents out of every dollar of Increase In value of commodities In 1919 wa* caused by Increased freight charges. The responsibility for the remaining $62 20, or 98.7 cents out of every dollar, must he sought elsewhere. It was not caused by freight rates.” Rates Lowest in History. Comparison with transportation charges In other countries shows that in no other country of the world is transportation furnished at so low a cost as In the United States. Compared, too, with the cost of other goods and services today, railroad transportation is the cheapest tiling the public buys. It is sold for less than the cost of production, considering all the elements of cost. In a statement on this subject to the New England Bankers’ Association Walker I>. Hines, Director General of Railroads, said ; "I think It is a fair statement that at tlie present time, despite the Increases which have taken place In freight rates, a ton of steel or a ton of eoal, a bushel of wheat or the unit of any other commodity has to pay for transportation a less percentage of the price of that commodity than ever before In the history of the coutjtr> ' Charge* on Soms Article*. Before the war a suit of clothing from one of the Chicago factories, selling for $30 hi u retail shop, was carried from Chicago to Los Angeles for 16% cents. The suit of clothes now retails ot $50 or $00, hut the freight rate on that 2,265 mile haul has increased only 5% cents, while the price of the goods has gone up $20 or $30. The 22 cents does not rover nil the transportation cost in a suit of clothes, the transportation charge for carrying the wool from the ranges and the cloth to the clothing manufacturer and other minor carrying costs enter into the consideration, hut the final tninsportatlon charge is Hie principal one. and the other charges add only a few cents more. New England shoes are shipped from Boston to Florida at a cost of less than 5 2-3 rents a pair. This Is an Increase of only one cent over the prewar rate. The railroads also carry beef from Chicago to New York for a charge of about two-thirds of n cent a pound. Typewriters are carried from New York to St. Louis for 66 cents. A $150 phonograph Is carried by freight from New York to Atlanta for $2.85 A grand piano li carried clear across the continent for $39 and In carload lots for $28. These are typical freight rates, and they make It plain that American railroad* give the loweat cost service In the world. Even with a very eonalderable Increase In rates to make the roads selfaapportlng, transportation will atlll be the cheapest thing the public buy*.

Urge Policy to Insure Best Service at Lowest Cost Consistent With Fair Returns.

OPPOSE NATIONALIZATION.

Repreaentatlve Agricultural Organizations and Rural Press State Farm- A era’ Attitude Toward Rallroadav Want Private Operation.

Private ownership of the railroads under a policy of government regulation which will insure the best possible service at the lowest coat consistent with fair returns on money Invested In them Is favored by representative farmer orgonlaation* throughout the country. This policy also la supported generally by agricultural newspapers, which state emphatically that the fanners are opposed not only to government ownership of railroads, but also to all nationalization plans. In a letter to the members of the United States Senate T. C. Atkeson, Washington representative of the National Grange, which Is said to be the largest organization of Its kind In the world, representing more than 1,000,000 farm owners In the United States, states that the agricultural Interests of the country approve of private ownership of the railroads and further declares that persons parporting to speak for the farmers In support of government ownership are neither farmers nor representatives of any considerable number of farmers. Favor Privato Operation. “The Grange,” says Mr. Atkeson, quoting the official action of Ids organization, “approves of the general principles of railroad legislation now pending In Congress to return the railroads to their owners, to bring about the reorganization of the railroad companies Into strong systems with capitalization based on actual value, and to create u control commission which may enforce the superior Interest of the public to that of any other interest In (he operation of railroads ns common carriers and effectively protect the public against exploitation or injustice.” Many state and seetlonnl agricultural organizations take a sindlar stand. Immediately after the National Grange expressed Its attitude toward the railroad question the American Farm Bureau, meeting In Chicago, voted for private operation, and the National Farmers' Congress. In session at Hagerstown, Md., voiced like sentiments. The New York State Federation of Comity Farm Bureau Organizations and the Indiana Federation of Farmers went beyond that and Joined the Grange in repudiating the alleged fanner representatives In Washlngtqg, who said they spoke for an “overwhelming majority of the farmers.” Urge Reasonable Returns. The railroad policy favored by the New York Slate Federation of County Farm Bureau Organizations was stated In the following resolution: “Whereas, There have been ^conflicting statements published regarding the attitude of farmers upon the question of the future ownership of railways; therefore he It “Resolved, That the New York State Federation of County Farm Bureau Associations, representing 70,000 members, In nnmml session at Syracuse, N. Y., December 19, 1919, hereby indorses the action of the American Farm Bureau Federation In urging Congress to promptly return the railways to their owners under such conditions ns will Insure reasonable returns on the value of the property and reasonable rates of transportation throughout the country." View* of Farmer Papers. The American Agriculturist stnte* editorially that the farmers are “dead set against" (lie "scheme to enmesh the fanners In the web of radicalism." The Pennsylvania Farmer, discussing the general demand for private operation of the railroads, says: "It Is especially true of farmers, In spite of the declaration of a few would be leaders to the eontrary." The StockmanFarmer adds: "Farmers almost unanimously approve the return of the railroads and the express compaulea to their owners The reason Is that farmers, as well ns other business men, want aervlce of these Institutions, and they cannot get such service under public operation as they can get under the operation ef corporation*, which have a direct financial Interest In performing It.”

EMPLOYEES’ SHARE OF RAILWAY REVENUES.

Year

Number of Men

Payroll

Average earning* par man.

1909

1,502,823

$ 998,323,694

$ 657.64

1910

1,699,420

1,143,725,306

673.01

1911

1,669,809

3,208,466,470

723.72

1912

1,716,380

1,252,347,697

729.64

1913

1,816,239

1,373,830,589

766.83

1914

1,695.483 1,524.978

1,373,422,472

' 810.05

1915

1,260,186,340

826.36

191G

1,700,814

1,506,960,995

886.02

1917

1,732,576

1,739,482,142

1,003.99

1918

1,820,660

2,681,884,569

1,418.10

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