Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1906 — Page 3

Flogg Redl Esidle oral Insoronce Igencj WILL H. FLAGG, Mgr. Journal Bldg., Rensselaer, Ind. Locate You Pleasantly. Get you an Insurance Policy that will Protect Your Family, Rent Your Property, Sell Your Property. LIST FOR SALE. No. 128—120 acre farm In Starke county, Ind. Best of improvements: 4 mile* of North Judson, on good pike. Owner too old to farm. Will sell stock and farm tools if desired. A bargain. No. 129—22 acres south of Wheatfield; 3- room house and outbuil i ugre. good orchard; all in cultivation. You should Inquire about thiNo. 131—New 5-room house, good barn, in Monticello, Ind. This is a fine property. Will take part groceries or hardware and balance in two years. Nos. 132 & 133 Two 80 acre farms in Gillam tp. Owners heavy losers in San Francisco disaster. Want to sell. No. 131—80 acres in Gillam tp, Small house. All fenced. ( No, 135—20 acres near Rensselaer. All fenced. No. 138—Hotel, on Monon railroad, in town of 600, well equipped, immediate possession. No. 187—Hotel, on Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, in town of 1,000. No. 138—Law* tract land, well improved, three seta of improvements; Union township. No. 139 5754 acres in Gillam township; 7room house, barn 40x60 ; 500 rods tile; right at church and school: 1150 down, balance on payments. Investigate. Several stocks of goods in towns and cities of importance, for sale or trade. Some fine dwellings for sale or trade. If you want to go into business, or Invest in a profitable investment, come tell ns what you want and we are sure we can “tit you out." ' TEXAS. School land, $1 to $4 per acre: 40 years’ time, at 3 per cent. We w ill gladly tell you all about it. No. 2—160 to 10,560 acres in Scurry county. Nearly all level prairie. The soil is black and very deep. Price $8 to 112 per acre. Two-thirds cash, balance easy terms. - No. 9—26,000 acres in Pecos county; 19.000 acres is deeded land. The 7,000 acres leased lauds will go in at 92 per acre upon the 19,000 acres. This is ranch laud. Terms to suit the purchaser. No. 10—80 to 40,000 acres in Coleman county. A number of finely Improved farms in this tract. The water facilities of this land is of the best. $5 to S2O per acre, all owing to the location, quality of land, etc? No. 21—160 acres four miles of Eskota, a nice town on the T. & P. R. R.. well imimproved; $8 per acre. No. 115—A splendidly improved farm of 220 acres; 3 miles of Medina. Soil black loam, grows cotton, corn, wheat, oats cane, potatoes and vegetables in profusion. Watered by three wells, Medina river aud springs. New 6-room house, rent house, cribs, etc. Healthy locality. A “snap” at $3 per acre. These areonly a sample of the 130 bargains. DAKOTA. Can get you a homestead. Following we give brief descriptions of a few sample laud bargains from our Emmons county list of over 100,000 acres. Further description of any or all tracts mentioned in this list will be gladly given. Every piece of land mentioned is well located near schools aud railroad station. The soil, water and titles are good and terms of sale satisfactory: No. 351—88 acres ten miles from railroad station, all tillable, with good homestead adjoining, free, $10.50 per acre. No. 850—160 acres, s. w. 28-133-76, two miles north of Linton. This tract has a never-failing stream of spring water running through it; 100 acres is tine plow land, while the balance is rolling, but fine grazing land. This tract would make a beautiful place for mixed farming; $lO per acre. No. 776-109 acres, s. O of 11-133-78, a very fine level tract of farm laud eight miles from railroad station, K mile from school house. A snap for $11.50 No. 44—160 acres. Thia tract lies four miles east of Winona, on Cattail creek, one of>the prettiest small streams in the country. It is free from stone and a good tract for mixed farming; $8.50 per acre. No. 83—160 acres, four miles south of Hazelton, a good tow non the N. P. This is one of the best quarters of farm laud in Emmons county. The soil is rich, black loam with clay subsoil, level, aud evdky foot tillable: sl3 per acre. We have several hundred tracts for sale with free 160-acre government farms adjoining. near Dickinson, North Dakota, on easy terms. Large tracts, containing several thousand acres, from $3 to $6 per acre. Liberal discount for all cash. Also solicitor for lands iur Burleigh, LaMoure and Ransom counties, N. Dak. Onefourth down and balance in ten equal installments. with interest at 6 per pent, per annum. It will pay you to investigate This" proposition before June 25,1906. -)o(WILL H. FLAGG. Mgr. Ground Floor. Journal Building. Telephone 524-D.

Heart Weakness The action of the-heart depends upon the heart Werves and muscles. When from any cause they become weak or exhausted, and fail to furnish sufficient power, the heart flutters, palpitates, skips beats; and in its effort to keep up its work, causes pain and distress, such as smothering spells, short breath, fainting, pain around heart, arm and shoulders. The circulation is impeded, and the entire system suffers from lack of nourishment. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure makes a heart strong and vigorous by strengthening these nerves and muscles. "I had palpitation and pain around my heart, and the doctors was Incurable. I don't believe it now, for after taking six bottles of Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure, three bottles of theNervine and three boxes of the NerVe and Liver Pills I am entirely cured, and feel better than I have for five years, and it is all due to these remedies. I want you to know that your medicines cured me. It relieved me from the first dose, and I kept right on till the pain in my chest was gone. andW kept on feeling better even after <1 quit taking it” JOHN H. SHERMAN. Belding, Mich. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure la sold by your druggl.t, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If It falls he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind New Cure for Epilepsy. J. B. Waterman, of Watertown, 0., Rural free delivery, writes: "My daughter, afflicted for years with epilepsy, was cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills. She has not had an attack for over two years." Best body cleansers and life giving tonic pills on earth. 35c at Long’s drug store.

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LAW IS DISREGARDED

Curious Facts Alleged of the Operation of Coal Mines in Indiana. SALE OF POWDER IS ONE CASE ; i _ i .. Conference on the Mine Scale Want* More Time—Auto Saves a Life, for Once. Terre Haute. Ind . .Tune 1. The sub-committee of miners ami operators is in such disagreement on some points of tlie wage contract that further unexpected delay in reaching a final agreement caused the call of a meeting Qf the miners’ convention of wore than 100 delegates for yesterday, to make provision for the delegates to remain longer in the city. These delegates have been kept here since the scale was submitted to a joint committee more than a week ago, the purpose being Io have them at hand to net quickly on any report from the committee. Struggle Over Ijabor Conditions. The nature of the disagreement is not known, but the leaders on both sides still say that the issues will be fought until an agreement is reached. In the “labor conditions’’ over which the sub-committee of eight has been struggling for a week. Is a number of clauses which would not be understood by the general public, but there are others which show how little dej>endence the miners place in the law of the state. The decision of the Indiana. supreme court tins week calls special attention to the fact It was a test case of the seml-montihly wage law, and while the higher court has upheld the law the miners refer to the fact that it took five years to have this done. Because of these delays the miners fight out questions in the Joint conference which are supposed to lie eov ered by state law, aud the wage contract not Infrequently has specific agreements contrary to a state law. Case of Purchase of Powder. The most notable instance Is that the miner shall buy his [mwder from the employing operator, and at $1.75 a keg. The miner can buy the same brand of any dealer at $1.25. The operator Insists that this profit on powder enters Into the question of competitive market conditions. In signing such an agreement l>oth operators and miners flat ly disregard —a —state — la wr The decision of the* supreme court also is against the metal checks in company stores which are issued to miners between pay days and which are discounted at the company store if the miner wishes part of the amount in cash. It is said that this 10 percent, discount at some mines used to run ns high as SIOO a month to the operator. MOYER’S CASE IS POSTPONED Trial of the Alleged Steunenberg Assassins Will Await a Supreme Court Decision. Caldwell, Ida., .Tune 1. —When the cases of Charles JI. Moyer. William D. Haywood and George A. Pettibone, charged with the murder of ex-Govern-or Frank Steunenburg, came up tn the district court counsel for the prosecution, acting upon the suggestion made on Tuesday by Judge Smith, filed a motion for a continuance on the ground that the habeas corpus proceedings instituted in the federal courts in behalf of the defeudants are still pending. and serve as a bar to further proceedings in the state courts until a decision shall have tieen rendered by the federal supreme court. Judge Smith granted the motion and exceptions were entered by the defense and allowed. The present outlook is that the accused members of tlx* Western Federation of Miners cannot bo brought to trial before December next. Counsel for the defense renewed their motion to admit the defendants to ball, but this was denied, and the prisoners will remain In the Ada county jull at Boise.

Bryan Indorsed in Ohio.

Marion, 0., Juno I.—William Jennings Bryan was'-fonnally indored for the presidency in 1908 by the Democrats of the Second subdivision of the Tenth Judicial district, consisting of Marlon,. Cray ford and Wyandotte connChild Killed by Lightning. Booneville. Ind., June I.—At Newburg, this county, lightning struck a large tarn where a number of children who were attending a Sunday •chool picnic had gathered during the storm. Ma Ivin Greer, aged 12, waa In. etantly killed and five other children were injured, but not serlouely.

RAILROAD RATE BILL

Brief of What Is Contemplated In This Important Measure. A SQUARE DEAL FOR SHIPPERS It Makes Pipe Lines Common Carriers, Puts Express and Sleeping Car Companies Under Authority of Interstate Commerce Commission, and Makes Penalty of Imprisonment for Givers and Takers of Rebates. The rate bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation enacted by congress for many years. Its purpose is to abolish the evils complained of by the public against the common carriers, and to further carry out President Roosevelt’s idea of "a square deal.” _______ In addition to the specific evils which are conclusively reached by the bill, it is drawn in such a way as to meet almost every condition that would work a disadvantage to shippers. Generally speaking, it provides that the Interstate. Commerce Commission shall upon complaint have the power to fix and determine a reasonable rate, and such rate shall be binding and continuous for a period of two years, unless suspended by the commission or set aside by the courts. Not only is it a great Improvement on the original interstate commerce act of twenty years ago, but it is safe to say that no more important legislation has ever been attempted by congress, and a careful scrutiny of the bill discloses that a tremendous stride has been taken in behalf of the people. The bill as it passed the senate is much stronger than when it lets the house. It has been debated and deliberated upon by the ablest lawyers of the country, and has been strengthened in many peaces, and while it does not go so far as the radicals would have it go, yet it is conceded by all the students of the question of transportation to be a great step in the right direction. An able and vigorous administration of the law will guarantee all the enjoyment of transportation facilities upon an adequate, impartial and reasonable basis. The following is a list of changes made froin the present interstate commerce law, and a comment as to their probable effect: By this act pipe lines are made common carriers, and made subject to the same law applicable to any other common carrier. This guarantees to the public the use of any pipe line in the transportation of oil, and will give the shipper the advantage of sending his oil through a pipe line rather than by rail, if it can be done cheaper. This will take away from the Standard Oil company one of the great advantages that they have over the independent companies. All traffic between points in any territory is made subject to the interstate commerce law, and the regulations thereof. Express and sleeping car companies are brought under government control by this act, which will necessarily do away with any discrimination or unreasonable charges by either of these companies. Switches and terminal facilities are brought under the provision of this law expressly, so that there can be no question now as to the control of all matters relating to those facilities. Also all freight depots, yards and grounds are brought under its provisions. All private cars, such as refrigerator cars and the ventilation and icing charges are put under the supervision of the commission, and the carrier is specifically required to furnish transportation upon reasonable request. This Includes the furnishing of cars. Hitherto the law has only applied to the discriminations in furnishing of cars. Now a shipper is not required to show discriminations. He can assert his legal right to have the cars furnished him within a reasonable time. This is a provision of great benefit to the public. The carriers under this law are required to establish through routes and just and reasonable rates applicable thereto, which is an additional benefit to the public. One of the great complaints as shown by the report of the Commissioner of Corporations on the i oil business, was that the carriers were in combination with the Standard Oil company, and would refuse to pro-rate a shipment of oil for an independent company. Under the present law this I difficulty is removed. Common carriers are prohibited from transporting ak interstate business any commodities which they own or manufacture except for their own use. The principal purpose of this Is to prevent the railroads from engaging in outside business and marketing their own products to the detriment of some competitor in such outside busi- | ness. This especially affects the railroads which own and control vast coal mines. By owning the mines they can fix the price of coal to the public to a large extent, and also manipulate their accounts so as to cover up either the profits of the rallrtmds or of the mining business. Carriere are under this law required to put in switch connections, with private sidetracks, upon reasonable terms. Wherever a person has a mine or a

factory the carrier must give him railroad connection. Formerly it was in the power of the railroads to discriminate against any mine or factory, and refuse to give them switch connection. Discriminations in quality of service are also prohibited by this act. A number of Southern states have laws requiring the railroad companies to have the so-called “Jim Crow" car. Under this law such cars must be just as good as any other car, and the accommodations in such cars must be the same as those in the other cars. This law prohibits changing of any tariff schedule under thirty days’ notice to the public and to the commission. This provision is of great benefit, and an improvement on the old law, which permitted an advance to be made on ten days’ notice and a reduction on three days’ notice. The commission may allow changes on less notice for good cause shown in particular cases. The object of this is to prevent discrimination through sudden changes in favor of particular individuals. This was called the system of midnight tariff changes, whereby the carrier would publish an extremely low rate, and as soon as the favored shipper had availed himself of it would place the rate back at a Ijigh figure. All charges for special services, including terminal, storage and icing, must be published. This prevents a combination between the carrier and the company furnishing or receiving such special service. The private cars are by Section 1 of the act made subject to law*, and by another provision it is required that all charges, w’hether made by the carrier or under its authority by a private car line, are to be published. Rebates are prohibited and the violation of the anti-rebate section is made punishable by imprisonment. This strengthens the act very materially, and goes to the root of a very great evil, for though many officers of railroads would risk being fined, very few of them care to stand the chance of imprisonment. The person receiving such rebate is also brought under a very strict provision, as the United States government can, within a perl-., od of six years, bring an action to recover three times the value of any rebate received' The government can at any time within the six years bring an action to recover three times the value of the accumulated rebate. The shipper, therefore, is liable to be brought into a federal court any time and required to pay greatly for his illegal advantages. Heretofore the Interstate Commerce Commission has been required to include in all of its decisions a statement of its findings of facts. Under the present law it only furnishes a statement of facts where it awards damages, thereby enabling it to shorten its decisions and promptly dispose of cases. When the carriers fail to agree upon a division of joint rates the commission may make a supplemental order prescribing a just proportion of rate to each carrier. The commission may establish a joint rate where no reasonable, satisfactory through rate exists. Where the owner of property transported furnishes any service, the charge therefor must be just and reasonable. and the commission is authorized to fix charges for such service. This reaches the shipper who furnishes the private car or branch line connecting with the main line. This bHI also gives the commission the authority to prescribe the forms of accounts and records, and the right to examine them. This is similar to the law governing the examination of national banks, and is a very important provision, as it makes the books and records of the carriers accessible at all times. Another very important provision of the rate bill is the section giving the commission the authority to send a referee to take testimony in any case. This changes the present clumsy system of requiring the testimony to be taken by the commission itself, and it enables them to expedite matters, get evidence and dispose of cases promptly. The receiving carrier is made responsible for all goods lost, damaged, etc. Under the former law, the shipper would have to locate the carrier responsible and suit it in the proper district, which often entailed great expense in locating the negligent carriers and in bringing the action at some great distance from home. This bill provides that the initial carrier is responsible, and that this carrier can recover from the negligent carrier. Any action brought by any carrier under this act must be heard by three or more judges. This includes also a hearing on an application for preliminary injunction. No injunction can be granted until the commission has had five days' notice. The court can be convened under the expediting act and appeals taken directly to the supreme court of the United States, in which court they take precedent over all cases except criminal cases. The bill which passed the senate with the approval of all but the two senators from Alabama, and one senator from Ohio, will go a long way toward correcting the abuses of the common carriers, and will prove a popular law with the people of all , parties. Where the bill is criticised it will generally be because it did not go far enough. However, it is a start in the right •direction, and will no doubt be strengthened and enlarged upon as time goes on. The Russian government has directed the local officials at Batoum to do everything in their power, to secure the arrest and punishment of the murderers of Vice Consul Stuart at Ba* toum last week.

DOOMED FORCED TO RETIRE. Baginning Wednesday June 13 Owing to failing health I am forced to retire from business and to do this have placed my stock in the hands ofthe Phillips Mercantile Co., of Chicago, 111., to be sold by them in io days regardless of cost. I must retire and give up business forever, and am satisfied to sell at 27c on the Dollar 27c. At Rensselaer, Ind.

Men’s Clothing. A fine suit of men’s clothes, all to match, $3.98. This suit is positively worth §lO or your money refunded at any time during this sale. Men’s fine suits in cheviots and Scotch plaids, $4.98; worth $13.50 or your money refunded at any time during this sale if you are not satisfied. Men’s splendid suits in veloir finished cashmeres, all sizes, $5.85. This is positively worth $ 1 5 or your money back. Silk and satin lined dress suits in plain checks and stripes $7.48. This suit is positively worth $16.50, At $9.98 each, you are free to choose a suit or overcoat worth $22.50 to $25.00 from 20 lots of as. finely made and as elegantly finished suits and overcoats as the most fastidious dresser could desire. Pine home and foreign suitingsand overcoatings of style and tone, and in a great variety of effects—tailored into garments-of faultless fash-ion—-kersey, melton and whipcord overcoats, black, brown, blue, tan and drab diagonal, chevoits, vicuna homespun, tweed and cassimere suits, in single and double breasted —s9-98. At $12.98 and $14.85 these represent the product of the world’s celebrated looms and the world’s most skillful tailors. They equal and are guaranteed to excel any S4O, tailor made-to-order garment in the world or we will cheerfully refund your money. Men’s extra fine dress suits in all the latest styles and shades, heavy silk and satin lined, equal to the finest $40.00 tailor made-to-order suit, for $12.48. Don’t fail to ask to see this suit. Men’s fine dress pants, 98 cents. Men’s fine trousers for Sunday wear, in worsteds and fancy stripes at $2.39. Positively worth $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 or money refund-* ed.

Having been in business_and considered one of the prominent and most trust worthy citizens for the past io years every man, woman and child in this section knows the high class grade of merchandise I carry and I guarantee the square dealings and courtous treatment that has built up for nie a business second to none in the county, L. Wildberg L. Wild berg Clothing Store REMEMBER THE DATE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. For Ten Days Only Look for the name over the door. Phillips Mercantile Co. “I hereby agree to refund the money on all goods priced above if no satisfactory to purchaser.”—Dave Mgr. N. B. EREE TRIP. Railroad fare paid to purchaser of #25 or more RENSSELAERLUMBERCO.iI ", —2; P • ——** '' JTVERYTIIING in the Building Material Line 55 55 and at the Lowest Possible 55 88 Prices. Let us figure on your 58 gg bill before placing it elsewhere. 5? || - vJ* ll j < - ■ ii < g North of Dopot. Wum Rensselaer, Ind. il

Overcoats. For spring and winter, rich in style, highest quality 500 to pick and choose from in the very atest styles from $3.68 $9.98 Worth from SIO.OO to $20.00. 1,000 pairs of boys’ knee pants, worth 75c, at 12c. Thirty distinct effects in boys ultra fashionable knee,, pants suits in all the swellest of novelty and staple styles. Worth SB.OO SIO,OO and $12.00, all go at $3.98 Boys’ suits and overcoats, worth, $3.00 at 98c. 1,000 pairs ’ boys’ knee pants worthy's!. 50 at 39c. Good heavey work shirts, worth SI.OO for 39c. Fine dress shirts, worth SI.OO 38c. Men’s hats the latest Dnnlap and Knox shape, worth $2.50, and none less than $3.50, at 98c. A few hundred boys’ hats and caps, worth SI.OO at 19c. Men’s fine silk embroidered suspenders, wh 75c, at 6c. Good heavy socks, worth 20c, at 3 C - Over 5,000 neckties, in all worth from 50c to 75, at 19c. J Men’s handkerchiefs, worth 20c, 3c. Odd coats, odd vests and mackintoshes at your own price. 1,000 pairs overalls, worth 75c, 3,9 C - 1,000 other articles too numerous to mention, among them many for ladies.