Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1907 — Page 2

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A congress which will pass a ship subsidy steal naturally finds it easy to pass a salary grab bill. President Roosevelt has called upon the Democrats in the senate to help him out of several scrapes with his own party, but he throws them Overboard at the first opportunity. Perhaps it will be learned after awhile that Mr. Roosevelt is not as innocent as he looks.

The right of the people to manage their own local affairs should be restored to them. To this end the metropolitan police law should be so amended that the power to appoint and control the members of police boards in the citiesi of the state shall be vested in the cities and not in the governor. Long distance government under the Hanley administration has not only been a miserable failure but a constantly growing irritation.

It is now conceded by the Re* publican papers that there are a good many Republican legislators who refuse to wear the collar provided for them by Boss Hanly. “Anywhere from fifty to eightyfive votes,” says the Indianapolis Star, speaking of the house, “can be mustered almost any time to put an executive measure to sleep. ” As there are cnly forty-seven democrats in the bouse some idea can be got of the Republican disaffection.

It has been made very clear by the Democratic members in both houses of the general assembly that they are both willing and anxious to support measures, which, when tested by the Democratic theory of government, are likely to be beneficial to the people of the state. But the Democrats in the legislature have made another thing equally clear, and that is that they will not assist in the passage of any foolish or unjust law, no matter how it is labeled. If there is, in the end, bad legislature or a failure of good legislation, the responsibility for it must rest upon the Republicans. They are in the majority. They have the presiding officers in both branches. They have all the officers of every kind. They have the chairman of all the committee and a majority of every committee. But, handicapped as they are by these circumstances, the minority members are strong enough to wield a powerful influence and they intend to use it on the right side of every question.

THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION.

The Democratic members of the legislature have prepared and in-

traduced bills covering every miterial and genuine reform proposition that has been before the people of the state in recent years. These bills have been offered in good faith and for the sole purpose of giving the people wholesome and needed legislation. As to these measures the Democrats are working together. They are not handicapped by cross-pur-poses. If they had a majority the bills for which they stand would be passed, just as in former years, when the Democratic party was in control, the tax law, the Australian ballot law, the fee and salary law, the school book law, the state debt sinking fund law, and other great reform measures were passed. But what the result will be as matters exist can not be foretold with definiteness. In the house there sre forty-seven Democrats and fifty-three Republicans. In the senate there are thirteen democrats and thirty-seven Republicans. And the Republicans are not agreed upon any genuine reform. There is a bitter feud between Governor Hanly and certain members of his own party in both house and senate, which is due partly, at least, to Hanly’s bossism. From present indications, if anything is done that is worth while the Democrats will be in a position to claim large credit for it, though, being a minority, they can guarantee nothing.

THE “SALARY GRAB.”

Congress has finally passed the bill increasing the salaries of senators and representatives from $5,000 a year (the present figure) to 17,500 a year. Besides, the salaries of the vice president, speaker and members of president’s cabinet are lifted from SB,OOO a year (the present amount) to $12,000 a year. The bill takes effect March 4 of this year, from which date the new salaries will be paid. One of the chief reasons urged for the passage of this law was that the cost of living has increased so much that higher salaries were necessary. Congress is well aware that the higher cost of living also troubles the people who pay the taxes. Congress knows that the infamous Dingley tariff and the specially favored trusts and combines are largely responsible for this condition. But instead of reforming the tariff and taking steps to stop the extortions of the trusts, congress provides for itself by raising the pay of its members. In other words, congress bountifully looks after itself, the vice president, the speaker and the members of the cabinet, but will do nothing for the hard-working masses. Congress will vote subsidies out of the United States treasury to Harriman, Hill, Morgan, Spreckles and other men of their class, but not a thing will it do for the people.

President Roosevelt will be delighted to sign the salary grab bill and the subsidy graft bill and all other bills that provide for spending the people’s money.

WHEN THE DEMOCRATS CONTROLLED.

When the Democrats controlled the legislation of this state it understood the meaning of the word reform. It never confused that word with personal ambitions or political machines. To save the state from threatened bankruptcy the Democratic party passed the tax law, under which the great corporations were made to pay their share of the taxes. To guarantee the payment of the state debt it passed the sinking fund law. To reduce the cost of government to the people, it passed the fee and salary law. To secure honest elections it passed the Australian ballot law and the elec* tion bribery laws in aid of it. To stop the depredations of the school book combine, it passed the school book law, which the Republicans have since butchered. Other comprehensive measures designed solely for the common good were enacted by the Democratic when it had a major-

ity in the legislature. Economy, real economy, was the watchword in all public expenditures. The cost of government, at the legislative appropriations will show, was kept down to the lowest point consistent with efficient service. The rights and liberties of the people were limited only in so far as was necessary for the general welfare. In 1894 adventitious causes put the* Democrats out of power in Indiana and put the Republicans in. And what has the Republican party done in the twelve years since? What great reform measure has it enacted? Not one. Besides, extravagance has run amuck. Salaries have been raised all along the line. Needless offices have been created. Vast sums of money have been appropriated and spent without adequate return. Taxes have been increased. The public burdens have constantly grown heavier. Official thievery and rottenness has scandalized the state. The Republicans are yet in power. They have the governor, the state offices and a majority in both branches of the general assembly. Will they reduce taxes? Will they cut down expenses? Will they abolish useless offices and commissions? Will they, of their own free will and as an unselfish, patriotic duty, pass any honest and comprehensive reform law? It is as certain as anything can be that they will not do any of these things unless scourged to it by the Democratic minority.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

Political and General Gossip of the National Capital. Special Correspondence to The Democrat. Another chapter in the rather stormy history of the Panama canal commences with the retirement of Chairman Shonts from the Panama canal commission and his succession by John F. Stevens, now the chief engineer of the canal. Mr. Shonts last week gave up his $30,000 job as the president of the commission, to accept something which is reported to be between $60,000 and SIOO,OOO, for the management of the New York subway, the Belmont-Ryan institution, which can afford to pay any sum it chooses to get a suitable man. The severance of Mr. Shont’s connection with the canal enterprise was not marked by any of the unpleasant accompaniments, such as were made public when Chairman Wallace resigned the same position about a year ago. Chairman Shont’s letter of resignation was sent to the president and was accepted in an entirely friendly spirit and he was given the good wishes of the administration in his coming work. John F. Stevens, the present chief engineer of the canal, has succeeded Mr. Shonts as the head of the canal commission. It is generally understood that both the president and Secretary Taft consider Mr. Stevens fully equipped in every respect to carry on the work and an effort will be made in the nea r future to reduce the number of the canal commissioners to three, possibly even making it a one-man power concern, with Mr. Stevens in entire charge. t tt

Considerable scandal has been created by the publication in Washington of the fact that the navy has maintained an effective lobby here this winter for the passage of the personal bill. There are a number of executive orders against government employes of any sort lobbying in favor of a bill which affects their own department, and there is a particular order that any petitions of naval officers either for or against legislation affecting their service shall be transmitted to congress through the secretary of the navy. This procedure has not been followed in the case of the personnel bill. It might also be news to the war department to learn that similar lobbies have been maintained this winter in favor of the'artillery bill and the medical bill, both of which are now pending, for the war department, In fact, it is said, in case of the artillery bill that personal requests were circulated from high officers in the service to all of their subordinates asking them to bring whatever pressure they are able to bear on both senators and representatives favoring the passage of this bill. t t t There is a standing rule in the treasury department, one of the most strictly enforced rules in the'

service by the way, against any employee of the treasury acseptIng presents or favors of any sort from the financial institutions with which the treasury has to deal. This matter was brought into prominence last week by the action of Treasurer Treat in demanding the resignation of Samuel Terry, and Edgar Lee of the New York sub-treasury on account of their having accepted presents from some of the New York-banks or trust companies. A good deal of mystery is thrown over the action of the department in these two cases and it is specifically stated that nothing was found wrong in the accounts of either of these two employes, but they have violated one of the cardinal rules of the treasury department and they were made to suffer for it immediately. ttt There was received at the headquarters of the secret service in the treasury department this week a big roll of counterfeit bills whose disappearance has kept the officers of the Planter’s bank in Richmond in a state of semi-panic since 1891. There was passed in that year a law against the retention by banks throughout the United States of any counterfeit money. Prior to that time banks had been in the habit of keeping specimen counterfeits for the instruction of their employes. When the law was passed all of the banks were compelled to tujn in these counterfeits to the treasury department, and a large collection of very fine but spurious bills were sent by the Planter’s bank at Richmond. They never reached the treasury department, however, and it was only last week in cleaning out an old safe in the Richmond bank that the missing bills were discovered. They have been sent on to the treasury department and a number of them will be preserved in the .extensive collection qf the secret service because they are said to be some of the finest specimens of such work in existence. They are the creation of “Baldy” Smith, a member of the famous Brookaway gang and a one-time employee of the American Bank Note conapany. He was making some plates of bank bills and took the precaution of making duplicate plates for his own use in denominations of $lO, SSO and SIOO. The notes, it is said, are so good that it is difficult even for bank experts to pick any flaw in them, ttt There will be a river and harjbor bill passed at the present session, it having been favorably reported to the house last week from the committee on rivers and harbors. Its aggregate amount is considerably in excess of any similar bill heretofore passed. The total is $83,466,138. Of this amount over $34,500,000 will be available between July Ist, 1907, and July Ist, 1908, while the remainder, $48,834,526, is authorized in continuing existing contracts with no time limit as to its expenditure.

GUARANTEED STOMACH REMEDY.

B. F. Fendig Will Refund Money if ni*o-na Fails to Cure. You may ask why B. F. Fendig is able to guarantee to refund the money unless Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets cure when no other remedy for stomach troubles is sold in this manner. The reason for this is that ordinary dyspepsia tablets merely digest the food, while Mi-o-na builds up and strengthens the digestive system so that it soon begins to digest the food itself without pain or distress. If the stomach is only given a rest by using a digestive, the muscles soon become weak, and it is necessary to continue taking a digestive tablet after every meal. On the other band, Mi-o-na used before eating, strengthens the stomach so that you will soon be well enough to give up the use of medicine. Mi-o-na costs but 50c a box, and makes positive and complete cures. The best its merits is the guarantee to refund the money if it does not cure that is given with every box.

Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office. BRONZE TURKEYS FOR SALE. A few fine M. B. young hens for sale. „One mile east of Parr. ’Phone 507-J. C. D. Lakin, Parr, Ind.

WALKER TOWNSHIP.

Annual Report of Trustee A. L. Book to tbe Advisory Board of Receipts and Expenditures during the year 1907. TOWNSHIP FUND—Receipts. Amt on head last report _ 656 02 Received tram County Treasurer All M Received from same In December 468 84 Total receipts V/smship Fund 1,881 61 Total exp nince last report-1,006 85 Balance— 664 08

ill‘A b your baby thin, weak, fretful? X <► Make him a Scott* Emulsion 9 X baby. a 9 •J’cof/’j* Em'ulsion is Cod Liver Oil 9 X and Hypophosphites prepared so that it is X V easily digested by little folks. 9 A Consequently the baby that is fed on 9 Scott* s Emulsion is a sturdy, rosy- 9 X cheeked little fellow full of health and vigor. X 9 x 9 X r ALL pRUGOISTSI 800, AND 51.00.. X Public Sale. I The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at his residence in Rensselaer, the old Spitler homestead on the ' North side of the railroad, on Saturday, Feb. 2, At two o’clock p. m., their entire outfit of Household Goods, all of which are in perfect condition and good as new; Also have one set of Double Harness, good as new; Two sets of Single Harness; Two Buggies, secondhand steel one new Rubfl ber Tire; flwW - - One P ure B re d Jersey Cow Iff■ . to be fresh Feb. io; Will also sell my Bay Driv. ing Horse, weight 1200. This horse is well known in and around Rensselaer and will sell on his merits. He is known to rank second to none as a high class driver for lady or genleman GEO. H. BELL. FRED PHILLIPS, Auctioneer.

Expenditures. ▲ L Bouk, service account 1906 252 00 L P Shirer, Advisory Board 5 00 Wm Harshman, same 6 00 Wm L Baker & Co, supplies 1 00 Leslie Clark, annual report 8 48 F K Babcock. same 10 90 A L Johnson, office desk aud chair 19 80 F E Babcock, stationery and read rets. 4 60 Marshall M Healey, annual estimate ... 2 00 F E Babcock, same 2 00 Joseph Smith, advisory board _ 5 00 A D Herahman, road grading 10 00 Daniel Waymire, Ketchmark ditch 84 87 8 D Kiger A Co, report blanks 2 90 Indiana Gravel Co, gravel. 105 00 A A Brown, supervisor serv acct 00 76 Baughman & Williams, legal services _ 12 00 John Buikema, supervisor serv acct 69 00 Aug Woolbrant, same CO 75 John Buikema, road sunpliee 1 40 Zach Kerne, supervisor serv acct 80 00 Thornton .Levey Co, J P and other sup 12 00 J Davisson, freight on gravel, ete 327 00 Expenditures 1,088 85 LOCAL TUITION FUND—Receipts. Amt en hand last report 2,877 91 Common school-fund recd January 689 06 Common school fund reed March 32 50 Common school from dog fund 76 01 Common school, all other sources 2,282 29 Total receipts Local Tuiton Fund 5,906 77 Total exp since last report 2,822 60 Balance 1,084 27 Expenditures. Henry J Kareh, teaching. 258 30 Flora Herahman, same _ 309 40 F Clove Stalbaum, same 264 60 Anna Jasperson, same ._ 857 00 Sadie Gulbransen, same Vorn Bayers, same 862 60 Editn Moffit, same 238 70 Arthur Tuteur, same 290 00 J B Gwin, same 886 00 Expenditures 2,822 60 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND—Receipts. Amt on hand last report 1,416 62 County Treasurer, Jaae. .. 614 80 County Treasurer, December 429 69 Total receipts ■ 0 Fund. _ 2 460 11 Total exp since last report 1,435 80 Balance 1,024 81 Expenditures. Barney Jungles, word 12 60 kdward Fritz, same. 12 60 Julius Lainer, same 80 00 Leslie Clsrk, supplies ....... 4 80 H Goff .desks and black board. 12 30 Julius Raska, wood . 19 66 8 T Seeley, same 1500 Jerome Nelson, same 18 13 Henry J Kareh,attending tp institute. 11 07 J B Gwin, same.. 13 76 Robert A Mannon, transler tuition 36 00 Edith Moffitt, at ending tp institute.... 9 84 Arthur Tuteur, same 12 00 Vern Bayers, same 16 54 Sadie Gulbransen, same 15 51 Anna Jasperson, same.... - 15 80 J N Baker, transporting children 162 00 Lewis Fritz, repairs No 6 .. .. „ 2 00 Flora Hershmad, attending tp Inst 18 26 F Cleve Stalbaum, same 11 84 A L Bouk. enumerating and dip ex 25 00 Chas Htalbaum, transfers 4T 00 Granville Moody, same— '72 00 M J Slinchfield, same 18 00 GJ lessen, 9 gold stars 8 28 H B Brown, labor No 6 1 00 W A Price, transfer 18 00 F E Babcock, menus ripts 8 50 Robt A Mannon, comm ncement ex. .. 14 90 J F Bruner, premium on s h insur 87 76 Barney Annglee, repairs No 4 2 00 By Heldenblut, lumber and labor 57 64 Joseph Smith, cleaning s h and yds 7 00 Geo O Bteinble, lumber and mat-rial... 186 64 Fred Kareh, director No 8. 4 90 M M Ocher, supplies 90 Michael Jungles, labor and supplies 5 70 D H Goble Ptg Co, desks and supplies. 80 15 FM Herahman, director No 2 8 07 Louie H Hamilton, oom on books 1 40 Montgomery Ward ft Co, 1 Web Diet... 9 26 John Bnlkema, sup and labor 11 21 Joel F Spriggs, Mme. _ . 8 96 J F Pettit, aame 8 10 A 8 Keen, glass 2 86 Simon Fendig, pslnt and supplies... 114 77 John Pinter, supplies 6 40 Wm M Turner, labor 166 61 A Barlow, pumps and supplies 19 40

J E Meyers, supplies 1-4-5 16 29 Joseph Smith, labor and sup 1-4-5 18 00 Total expenditures 1,435 80 ROAD FUND—Receipts. Amt'on hand last report 200 10 County Treasurer, June 921 72 County Treasurer, December 86 69 Total receipts Road Fund 1,907 51 Total exp since last report 966 68 Balance : 240 88 Expenditures. Aug Woolbrant, labor on highway 1 60 Juuus Raska grading bridge. 10 00 Julius Klinger, labor-order 2 50 Jas R Herahman, labor 3 60 Wm Remhectz, grading _ 41 28 Thoe Hilton, labor 9 26 Barney Jungles, grading 26 80 L C Peek, same 86 10 Julius Raska, same 26 60 EM Hibbs, same 45 00 Herman Flugel, labor highway 71 06 Owen Harley, same. 17 62 Wm Remkertz, grading 41 00 Zsck Kerns, labor highway _ 64 10 J N Leatherman, road rec rsd’m’d 30 52 Same, same..... 552 71 Total expenditures .. 966 68 ADDITIONAL ROAD FUND-Reoeipta. Amt on hand last report. 152 91 County Treasurer, June 18 75 County Treasurer, December 1 88 Total receipts, Ad Road Fund 168 54 Total exp since last report 187 05 Balance 81 49 Expenditures. Geo Salrin, lumber 81 76 John Grube, bridge plank 45 00 Wm Beintaertl, lumber and labor 10 00 Hy Heldenblut, bridge plank 6 76 John Garlick, labor a d material 3 21 O P Braddock, bridge plank 86 00 J E Meyers, supplies 5 82 Total expenditures 187 06 POOR FUND—Receipts. * Amt on hand last report. 819 14 County Treasurer 91 58 County Treasurer 64 35 Com. al. poor children in school 29 66 By M C Youta, tefund books 6 00 Sale Mead watch 5 50 Total receipts Poor Fund 646 07 Total exp since last report 188 88 Balance.. 406 74 , Expenditures, A 8 Keen, burial ex Meade...... .- 16 09 Lucius H Zenck, med aid Meade 4 90 The Geo E Murray Co, clothing poor.. 81 06 Harry B Brown, nursing Antrim 18 00 A N Lakin, medical aid 24 50 J E Meyers,food & clothing, Clayton.. 88 78 M E Armstrong, caring for Antrim 7 06 Total expenditures 188 88 DGG FUND—Receipts. Amt on hand last settlement 216 90 Township Assessor 79 00 Owners ... 88 00 Total receipts Dog Fund 380 90 Total exp for year 126 66 Balance 204 26 Expenditures. J N Leatherman, excess dog tax 115 90 Herman Klinger, one turkey 2 00 E M Hibbs, one turkey 2 00 D H Spriggs, five turkeys 6 75 Total expenditures. 126 66 TOTAL ALL FUNDS. Receipts 11,350 41 Expenditures 6,698 81 Balance 6,657 10 State of Indiana, I aa , Jasper County f°° • The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath says that the above account is true and correct, ns he verily believes. A. L. BOUK, Trustee. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Bth day of January, 1907, 1. W. Warnxh, President Advisory Board.