Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1907 — Page 4

■ jjjj m KJHQCRIT. t. unma, mm m miiati. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24,1907.

STATE POLITICS.

Democrats In Pine Shape-Conven-tion and Organization Talk. Indianapolis, Aug. 22,1907. While the Republicans of Indiana are quarreling bitterly oyer the matter of a presidential candidate the Democrats are peaceful and serene. The last official utterance of the party pledged Indiana’s vote in the next national convention to Mr. Bryan. That pledge met with the approval of all loyal Democrats in the state, and they stand by it with undiminished enthusiasm. Other able and capable men besides Mr. Bryan —some of whom would make good candidates and good presidents —have been spoken of, but both the heart and the judgment of the masses of the party are still with Bryan. Being settled in their minds as to their choice of a candidate, the Democrats of this state have nothing to disturb their harmony with respect to national politics. On the other hand the Republicans present a' striking contrast. They are engaged in a fierce conflict. It is even more savage than appears on the surface, and goodness knowß the surface shows trouble enough to satisfy most anybody. t t t The Fairbanks people have given up all thought of creating an appearance of enthusiasm for their self-imposed candidate. All they are asking now is that the state give Mr. Fairbanks its vote in the national convention. The machine is powerful enough to get the delegates, but it, wants to get them without provoking too much of an outcry from the Roosevelt Republicans. According to the signs, however, there is going to be a great noise. The uproar won’t prevent Fairbanks from getting the delegates, but it will cause trouble outside the state. The -V, P.’s advance agents, brokers and advertisers have been abroad in the land with a tale of Indiana, ‘'enthusiasm’’ which will not stand the wash.

. . 111 No particular activity in state : politics is looked for until after the summer is over. Iu a month or so, however, there is likely to be a greater interest than is usually seen so long before an election Among Democrats the belief is growing into conviction that the next electiou will see the end of the Republican reign in Indiana This beliet is shared by many Republicans and independents who have become weary of the jobhunters and tax-eaters who have made such a bung'e of the public business. Already it is apparent that the next Democratic state convention will be a great Rnd notable gathering, in which splendid men will contest for places of honor on the ticket to be named. And a question in the minds of many is as to the best time for holding the convention. From all that has been beard so far, the policy of “waiting to see what the other fellows do” has no advocates. The Democratic party proposes to be an aggressive party in tbe next campaign—a positive fight force, confident in its cause and in its ability to win. __ 1 The chances are, therefore, that the Democratic state convention will be held comparatively early—perhaps as early as in the first half of April. Of coarse, there is no authority for this statement as the matter is one to be settled by the state central committee, which has not yet been chosen. Bat the desire for tbe party to take an aggressive part in the campaign is so universal that a “wait and see” program will hardly be adopted. Tbe feeling is that the Democrats can win the next eleotion if they show that they really mean business.

11l The first thing to be considered,

in a party way, is the eleotion of members of the state committee. According to party practice this will taka plaoe early in January. A member of the committee will be chosen from each congressional district, anji as the time of the election is already known, the Democrats in the several districts can govern themselves accordingly. It is important that the state committee should be composed of the best men obtainable, because a good organization is always a matter of vital oonoern', as every man knows.

SWINGS THE BIG STICK

President Informs the Bad, Cor* porations That It Is Still in Business. XAXEB A SIGNIFICANT REMARK Intends to Punish [Certain “Malefactors of Great Wealth.” Trust* Accused of Making Trouble on Wall Street to Lay It to Him— Pilgrim Monument Cornerstone Laid. Provincetown, Mass., Aug. 21.—The laying of the cornerstone of the Cape Cod Pilgrims’ memorial monument here gave President Roosevelt his first opportunity of the summer to break silence upon public questions, and the forty-minute speech which he delivered from a platform on top of Town Hill was one of vigor and directness

THE PILGRIM MONUMENT AT PROVINCETOWN.

upon matters of national importance. Tlie feature of Ti-s address was his advocacy of a national incorporation law, and his stand in relation to violators of the law. especially corporations. With emphasis he declared that the administration would not waver in its determination “to punish certain malefactors of great wealth.” Fires One at Wall Street. This determination he said “has been responsible for something of the financial troubles, at least to the extent of having caused these men to combine to bring about as much financial stress as they possibly can, in order to discredit the policy of the government and thereby to secure a reversal of that policy so that the/ may enjoy the fruits of their own evil doing. * * * 'I 10-rc is unfortunately a certain number of our fellow-countrymen who seem to accept the view that unless a man can be proved guilty of some particular crime lie shall be counted a good citizen, no matter how Infamous the life he has led. no matter how pernicious his doctrines or his practices. • * • License a Foe of Liberty. He said that “those professed friends of liberty who champion license are the worst foes of liberty and tend by the reaction their violence causes to throw the government back iuto the hands of the men who champion corruption and tyranny in the name of order.” No Let-Up In the War. Continuing he said: “There will be no change In the policy we have steadily pursued; no let-up In the effort to secure the honest observance of the law: for I regard this contest as one -ao« spn ejm ÜBfis oqai etipiuop>p oi eminent —the people through their governmental agents or a few ruthless and determined men whose wealth makes them particularly formidable because they hide behind the breastworks of corporate organization,’’ The president declared that government would undertake no action which would Inflict great or unmerited suffering upon innocent stockholders and upon the public as a whole. At oue point President Roosevelt departed for a moment from his address as originally prepared to remark; “All that l have said as to desirable and undesirable citizens remains true.”

Gasoline stoves cleaned and lawn mowers sharpened. James W. Brown.

UNFAIR LIST ASSAILED

Injunction Suit Filed by Manu* facturers in the District of Columbia. BT, LOUIS FIRM IS COMPLAIN ART t All Labor Practically Is Made the Defendant « Central Issue the Right to Boycott “Unfair" Firms—Manufacturers' Association Backs the Suit—Telegraphers' Strike, jy,, Washington, Aug. 20.—A significant legal action has been begun in the supreme court of the District of Columbia by Janies W. Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, to enjoin Samuel'' Compere, John Mitchell and other officer* of the American Federation of Labor, and several of its subsidiary organizations, from using the boycott and socalled “unfair list.” Van Cleave institutes the suit in the name of a large manufacturing company of St. Louis, of which he Is president, whose products are alleged to have been declared “unfair” by the labor unions. Will Test the “Unfair" List. But tbe significance of the action lies in its being a test case wherein Van Cleave, as head of the Manufacturers’ association, seeks to permanently enjoin organized labor from using the “unfair” or “we don’t patronized” lists in its fight against firms and individuals. The papers were filed here in order that personal serv ice might be immediately obtained against a large number of the labor leaders named in the complaint, who are in Washington In attendance upon a general conference. Men Who Are Wanted Enjoined. The bill asks for y permanent Injunction against Samuel Gonipers and Frank Morrison, of Washington; John V. Lennon, of Bloomington, 111.; Jas. Duncan, of Quincy, Mass.: John Mitchell, of Indianapolis; James O’Connell, of Washington; Max Morris, of Denver; James A Hayes, of Philadelphia; Daniel J. Keefe, of Detroit; William I). Huber, of Indinnapolis; Joseph F. Valentine, of Cincinnati, all of the American Federation of Labor: also It. L. Thixton. C. O. Bucklngton, H. C. Poppe, A. J. Cooper and E. L. Hickman, as individuals and as officers of the Electroype Moulders and Finishers’ union No. 17, and members of the International Sterotypers’ and Electrotypers’ union. The complainant is the Buck’s Stove and Range company, of St. Louis. STRIKE OF THE TELEGRAPHERS Government Ownership One of the Strikers May Use. Chicago, Aug. 20. The strike of telegraphers has passed apparently to the phase of a test of endurance, and is being strictly fought by both sides to the controversy. Government ownership ot the telegraph lines has been raised as the slogan of the strikers. .President .Small issued a circular letter to all the chapels of the Commercial Telegraphers’ union and to the Federations of Labor all over the United States, declaring that half of the $20,000,000 fund which labor has undertaken to roll up for the winning of this strike would be reserved for na tional agitation in favor of the governn*ent ownership of the telegraph lines. Small also sent out another circular pledging the executive board to do all in its power to secure a congressional investigation of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies, and requesting all the branches of the union to compile sworn affidavits covering the failure of the companies to handle the public business. These affidavits will include evidence of telegrams paid for in advance by the puK lie and forwarded by the companies by mail. Both telegraph companida made additions to their forces woGdn’g the instruments on the floor of the Board of Trade, and the managers said they were in touch with all the principal grain and stock points of the country. Four men were added to the Western Union staff on theexebange floor, making a total force, with managers, or fourteen, while the Postal opened two more circuits, which made its total foree twelve, making a force of twen-ty-six men in all, where under ordinary conditions 100 operators are employed. According to a bulletin posted conspicuously at local union headquarter* tbe strike-breaking operators at the Chicago main office of the Western Union Telegraph company are forming a union and threaten what might be called a “strike within a strike.” They are said to be dissatisfied be-, cause some of the men they are forced to work with are not satisfactory and because, it is alleged, some are “dummies” kept “to make a fiotee like a real operator” and because these latter get the same wages granted the strikebreakers who are real operators. Tbe bulletin posted reads as follows: “Scabs at Western Union -office are forming a union and will present demands for new working conditions to Chief Operator CowttQ. A walk-out is Imminent. Scabs very much dissatisfied.” Regarding a general stampede back to work on the part of the striking operators phophesied by 1 officials of both companies to take place, General Su-

perintendent T. P. Cook of the Wwt era Union company, said:. “I don’t know whether any of them came back or not” At the Postal company’s main office It was admitted that npne returned. Although It announced by the union's officers on Saturday that they would iseue a call for the cable operators to strike, so far such a call has not been sent out. AH union business was suspended by the telegraphers while officers and the rank and file were the guests of Charles Comlskey at the White Sox ball park, where the Sox played the Washington club, Chicago, Aug. 21.—President S. J. Small, of the Commercial Telegraphers’ union, announced that an agreement had been made with the American Telephone and Telegraph company and that 300 operators would return to wont.

BESIEGED BY MOODS

That Seams To Be About the Situation of the French at Casablanca. Paris, Aug. 22. —A correspondent of The Matin at Casablanca says the besiegers are now divided into three camps, tbe Smallest of which contains 4,000 men. General Drude, in an interview, declared It was impossible to dislodge the Arabs from their camp without 1,500 more men. The Intelligence department affirms that each Arab Is provided with from 200 to 400 rounds of rifle ammunition. Tangier, Aug. 22.—The sultan’s troops are reported to have again defeated a great force of the Knass tribesmen, In whose territory Caid Sir Harry Mac Lean has been held captive. Six hundred Moors were killed and several of their villages were burned. Letters received here from Morocco City confirm the report of tbe proclamation of Muial Hafig. the sultan’s brother, as sultan of Morocco and add that it has caused great excitement. Two powerful southern caids, Goundafi and Glaoui, are marching to his support. v...... j.

EDDY CASE COMES TO ABRUPT CLOSE

Counsel fbr Next Friends Files Motion for Dismissal of tbe Famous Suit. Concord, N. H., Aug. 22.—The famous suit in equity brought on March 1 last by George W. Glover, son of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, and others ns “next friends” against Calvin S. Frye and others, for an accounting of the property of the aged head of the Christian Science church has come to an abrupt end. • Immediately after the opening of court in the continued hearing regarding Mrs. Eddy’s competency before Judge Edgar Aldrich and Ids co-mas-ters, William E. Chandler, senior counsel for the next friends had tiled with the clerk of the court a motion for the dismissal of the suit- He said that there were many reasons for this action, but the principal one was “the unprofitableness of any immediate 'result of a decision in our favor upon the exact issue as now framed, compared with the burdens and disadvantages to be endured by us, both before and after such decision.”

Prince Wilhelm of Sweden Arrives.

Norfolk, Aug. 20. —The Swedish cruiser Fylgia, with Frince Wilhelm aboard, passed in Cape Henry, inward bound from the southward, at 12 o’clock. The Fylgia, which was not met at the Capes by any American warship, proceeded directly to the Jamestown Exposition grounds on Hampton Roads. The arrival of Prince Wilhelm in Hampton Roads was announced by the exchange of international salutes between JJje cruiser Fylgia, the guns at Fort Monroe and the vessels of Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the squadron of warships at the exposition to welcome the Swedish royal prince.

Chicago Gamblers in Terror.

Chicago,, Aug. 21. —Terror has seized Chicago gamblers, following the fifth attempt to wreck the property of heads of gambling syndicates by means of dynamite bombs. The latest explosion was at the home of Mont Tennes, 404 Belden avenue. Further attacks on the residences and so loons of gambling king? are momentarily expected, and secret precautions are being taken to protect theb families from assassins.

That Friseo City Government.

San Francisco, Ang. 22.—Mayor Taylor has appointed as police com missioners Joseph A. Leggett, unarlcs A. Swigert and Hugo D. Keil to fill tbe vacancies created by the removals of Commissioners Fhm, Wallen and Moore. But these men have charge of the offices and refuse to vacate and are backed up by Chief of Police Dinan. ' . .

Federation of Employers.

Ww Fork, Aug. 20. —Delegates from nineteen employers’ associations in the United States met at the Wal-dorf-Astoria to form a general federation or organization of employers. The movement Is the outgrowth of a resolution adopted by dhe National Association of Manufacturers at its annual 'meeting In May.

Prominent Lawyer Drops Dead.

Cincinnati, Ang. 20.—Thomas F Shay, aged 56 years, member of the firm of Shay A Cogan, and one of the beat known criminal lawyers In the weat. dropped dead at the corner of Fourth and Central avenue. Heart failure. - #**-• - ~....

HORSES For Sale! 36 Head jßewsm & Colts These are a choice lot of Percheron bred horses and will be sold at right prices, either for cash or bankable note. Call and see this bunch. O. A. POWERS Rensselaer, Ind. At Knapp’s Uvery Barn.

GROWING ALFALFA

Reducing Weeds to the Minimum Is an Important Point. E. C. Dameron of Pike county, Mo., by an exchange with the following suggestions on growing alfalfa. “After several years’ experimentation, with both success and failure, I unhesitatingly advise fall seeding. While 1 know of no plant that excels alfalfa in vigor of growth after it Is once established, it Is extremely timid about its association.with other plants in its early life. Weeds and foxtail are Its worst foes, and how to avoid them or to reduce them to the minimum is the problem before the alfalfa grower. It is with this in view that I advise the fall seeding. To my mind the piece. selected for seeding down next fall should be upjand naturally well drained and fertile. Preparation of Ground. “If the piece selected is land In wheat I -should top dress it during winter with all the stable manure I could possibly get on it—not in great hunks, but well distributed. After the wheat comes off in June I should disk it twice, once each way. After the first shower the weeds will begin to appear, then disk again. Keep this tip until about Sept. 1. Don’t plow under any circumstances, but kill all the weed growth by surface cultivation. All this sounds like work, and it is work, but the best remunerated work a fanner ever did. About Sept. 1, if there be moisture enough for germination, sow twenty pounds of seed per acre. Use a wheelbarrow seeder and sow ten pounds each way. .This covers ‘skips’ and gives a better distribution of the seeds. Then slant your harrow teeth and cover by going over the field at least twice.”

ROCKY FORD MELONS.

They Are Successfully Grown Over a Large Area. The far famed Rocky Ford cantaloupes are l>eing successfully grown over a large area. The specimens here shown were produced In the Blue

ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPES.

Ridge moimtains in, Washington county, Md. The most common and uniform grades shipped from this section run about forty-five melons to the crate, the crates measuring 12 by 12 by 24 Inches. The larger melons run thirty to the crate. Another grade runs forty-eight to fifty to the crate and, as a rule, are not packed uniformly, Still another grade packs from teventy io A&vsnti.-flxfi melons la the

OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Rodney H. Dodge, late of Jasper Conoty, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent, JABPER SAVINGS & TRUST CO, Administrator. Ang. 34-81-Sept. 7. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice ia hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Margaret Shea, late of Jaaper Connty, deceased. Said estate ia supposed to be solvent, GBORGE WORDEN, Administrator. August 30. 1907.

Crate. In the Itocky Ford district of Colorado a good crop is estimated at 130 to 150 crates to the acre, says New”' England Homestead. It is not uncommon to find cantaloupes grown in California wrapped In tissue paper and sold in the Nejv York market at certain times iu the year at fancy prices. Farmers who produce high grade melons are reasonably sure of good price* in leading markets. The production of these melons Is becoming more popular each season.

Co-operative Produce, i -Raisers of fruit and vegetables everyi where may t>e Interested in an experiment set on foot at Spokane, Wash., rays Country Gentleman. About 100 : farmers around that town have formed an association, 1,000 shares, SIOO each, to “handle the products of Its mem- ; bers and sell to retail stores and jobbers; to unite the producer and distributer of farm, garden, poultry, dairy, orchard or other products more , closely in their business relations In ! order that the goods produced may be delivered to the consumer at the least possible expense, graded in the best possible manner, in ns. goo,! condition i and with as yttle delay as possible, and | In order to facilitate the handling of t such products In both large and small quantities; to open up and develop a market for tbe surplus stock of the grower, thus keeping the home market steady; to assist In the development of the resources of our country and city.” . I Giving Names td Frrms. A new law passed by tho Missouri j legislature encourages the naming of ; farms and protects the use of names adopted. It provides that upon the payment of a fee of $1 to the clerk of the county court the farmer In any count}' may secure a certificate setting forth the name and location of the farm and the name of the owner, and that whefi such name is properly registered it cannot be nsed as a designation for any other farm In such county. There is more than a sentimental value to this legislation. The products of the dairy, orchard or stables of a farm may command a commercial premium after a reputation has been establlshed. A distinctive name for an estate Is much to be preferred to tbe present system of designation by section, township and range number*.— Kansas Farmer.

Garden Lore. Apply a little superphosphate of lime to the late pea rows. Burned garden refuse is an excellent stimulant for tomatoes. Allow no beans to go to seed where green pods are expected. Put a stake to seed onions where there Is any chance of the stems being blowp over. Potato vines ought not to be allowed to lie about ou the ground after the crop Is dug.—Gardening.