Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1911 — Page 4

the jisper GOimn deiogiri F. E.BIBCTeX.tDUOIIIIDPOBLISaEI. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter June 8, 1908, at the post office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under -the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday !<■_ sue 8 Pages. * > Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Advertising rates made known on application. SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 1911.

SPEAKER CLARK’S ANSWER.

As President Taft in his recent speech directly attacked the record made by the house Democrats, it is fitting that Speaker Clark should reply. And he does reply, and most effectively. We do not think that the President’s sense of gratitude for Democratic support of reciprocity sheuld have kept him from criticising the action of the Democrats, if it deserved criticism. Nevertheless, it is well to remember that without Democratic support Mr. Taft would have lost his great reciprocity fight. For a majority of his own party in both house and senate repudiated his reciprocity agreement, and also repudiated his leadership. His victory was won by Democratic votes. It was by those votes that he was saved from a humiliating defeat. The realization of that fact should have restrained the President from unfair criticism. And it was unfair .to charge that in their efforts to reform the tariff the Democrats were inspired solely by political motives. The Democrats, as Mr. Clark very truly says, honestly tried to keep faith with the people and to “religiously redeem the promises we made in order to win the election in 1910.” Mr. Taft’s intimation that the wool bill was “rushed through without due consideration” is erroneous. The Democratic caucus met January 19 last, and chose the ways and means committee. That committee began work at once on the wool bill, which was not reported to the house till the middle of April. Three months were thus devoted to one schedule, while the Republican ways and means committee devoted only a little more than four months to the consideration of the fourteen schedules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff. Mr. Clark further reminds us that the bill was thoroughly discussed in the house, and that the debate continued as long as any one wished to talk. “It was.” says the Speaker, “one of the most thoroughly and carefully considered tariffAbills ever presented to any President for his signature.” It was quite good enough for Mr. Taft to sign. This demand for care and deliberation, and for a “scientific” tariff comes with poor grace from the head of a party that enacted a tariff that is so unscientific as to be already, within two years of its enactment, out of date.

We think that the Speaker is right again when he says that if the so-called tariff commission is to be used for the purpose of delaying tariff revision it should be done away with. The truth js that this whole theory of difference in cost of production is illusory, as Representative Redfield showed in one of the clearest speeches ever delivered in the house of representatives. The Democrats honestly tried to do something to relieve the people. The President blocked all their attempts. That is the truth of the matter. Mr. Clark’s interview is a very clear and correct statement of the issue. Mr. Taft lost one of the greatest opportunities that ever came to a President when he refused to sign the wool bill.—lndianapolis News. Job printing of the better class type, ink and typography in harmony—The Democrat office

What Bowker’s Fertilizer Will Do.

John A. Jones, Jonesboro, Grant Co., Ind., drilled 200 pounds per acre of Bowker’s Grass and Grain Grower, and produced 1132 bushels and 40 pounds of wheat from 20 acres, an average of 56 3-5 bushels per acre. Fertilizer giving an increase of 20 bushels. Did it P a y ? i Bowker’s high grade fertilizers are a good investment, and produce good results wherever used. —J. J. Weast, Agent.!

ATTORNEYS HEAR PRESIDENT TAFT

Executive Addresses American Bar Association. v LITTLE TALK ON ARBITRATION Goes into Subject Which Is His Hobby to Define Conflict Between Himself and Senate Foreign Re- i lations Committee. Boston, Sept. 1. —President Taft talked to the members of the American Bar association about arbitration, reform of legal procedure, higher pay for judges and patent appeals. His address was informal, and he slipped from one subject into another, speaking as one lawyer to another. He motored to Boston through the driving rain and talked for nearly an hour to his lawyer friends. For most of the time he spoke of the things that the lawyers were personally interested in, salaries and questions of legal procedure and when he came to the subject of arbitration he apologized for talking on "his hobby.” He spread before them his views of the issue between himself and the senate committee on foreign relations, arguing as a point at law against the threat of the senate committee on foreign relations to strike from the treaties the provision which leaves it to a joint high commission to decide which questions be submitted to arbitration.... Said he: "I am most anxious that that feature of the treaty should be allowed to remain and I am anxious because I want to make this treaty mean something.” Upon the question of federal judicial salaries of which there has been a great deal of discussion before the American Bar association Mr. Taft said that be was in favor of increasing their salaries wherever opportunity afforded. As to the salaries of the supreme court judges he said: “Of course, the Salaries of the supreme court members ought to be increased. We have got them now up to $12,500, or something like that. They ought to go up to $25,000. A court which exercises such great responsibilities and calls for such ability and learning ought to have its members amply paid so that they need not be dependent on lecturing in law schools and doing other things for the purpose of eking out a salary that only enables them to live.” In concluding his address, Mr. Taft brought a cheer from the lawyers by his words against wild theories of progress. “And now, gentlemen,” he said, “there is another thought that this meeting suggests, and that, is of heartfelt sympathy with the men of 1787 and 1789 —marvelous men—who made the constitution of the United States In these days, when we are all in favor of progress, it is of the highest benefit to the community that we had an instrument made in those days sufficiently elastic to comprehend all needed progress and sufficiently restrictive to keep out wild theories, that if they were tried would inflict injury on the community and would prove to be failures in the end, and to thank God that ve had John Marshall and his associates when the case of Marbury vs. Madison camp up, to decide that the courts are the ultimate tribunal to make the law of the legislature square with the constitution.”

FLY FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN

Two or Three Aviators to Make Attempt, Starting Sept. 10. Dayton, 0., Sept. 1. —The greatest aeroplane journey ever undertaken is scheduled to start Sept. 10, when Robert C. Fowler, a former auto racer; Cale Rogers, winner of the endurance prize in Chicago, and possibly Harry N. Atwood, will leave San Francisco with the intention of flying to the Atlantic coast. Other aviators have tentatively promised to compete For this flight the newspapers have offered $50,000 in prizes and in addition the flyers will share in the exhibition money obtained along the route, as well as in prizes offered by a western automobile company. Fowler, who is here to receive his Wright machine, says he has already selected his route across the Rockies. The conditions are that the flight must b 4 completed within a month.

MAKING IT WARM FOR HIM

Minnesota Fanmer Finds Horse Killed and Buildings Set Afire. Alice, Minn., Sept. 1. George Woods, a farmer of Alice, near Hibbing, believes he has an enemy. When he rushed to his barn to put out a blaze he found the doorway blocked by the tody cf a horse, whose throat had been cut. While climbing pver the body he discovered his dwelling was on fire. At this moment two shots were fired into his house. Woods had a dispute recently regarding land.

Two Drown in Cistern.

Emporia, Kan., Sept. I.—Miss Ina Van Grundy of Encinitas Ca 1.,.. was drowned near Neosho Rapids, when she attempted to rescue her one-year-old nephew who bad fallen into a- cistern. The child also was drowned.

AUGUSTUS 0. STANLEY

Steel Trust Investigator Visits Big Plants in Gary,

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STANLEY VISITS GARY

Investigator Shown through Big Steel Mills. Officials of United States Steel Corporation Surprised at Congressman’s Urbanity. Gary, Ind., Sept. I.—Officials of the United Sta r ,?s Steel corporation expected frowpa, cross-examinations severe interrogations when Representative A. O. Stanley, chairman of the congressional committee investigating the steel trust, came to Gary. Instead they met a diplomat, who showed that he was such, with congratulations at every turn. Accompanied by R. A. Woolley, field investigator of the committee, the chairman arrived in the city and the two were met by W. P Gleason, general superintendent of the Illinois Steel company, who took them for an automobile trip through the city. Hare the congressman paw the houses the steel trust erected for its workmen, the schools it built for their children and the recreation facilities provided for their families. A motor car was rigged on a railroad track and Mr. Stanley was shown through the steel works At times he stopped to talk with some of the 7,000 workmen? but there were no labor condition questions asked In the rail mill he displayed much Interest and congratulated the foreman and rollers. Four other plants owned by the corporation were not visited.

STRIKE HANGS ON ONE ROAD

Illinois Central Stands Firm—Union Pacific Not Heard From. Chicago, Sept. 1. —Peace or war in the controversy between the railroads and their shop employes now hangs on the outcome of the conference between Vice President Julius Krattschnitt of the Harriman lines and the five international presidents of the unions This conference is expected to be held today and will give the unions a criterion on which to base their course of action with reference to the Illinois Central. The demands of the Illinois Central shopmen for recognition fbf their#federation were flatly refused by President C. H. Markham at a conference with a committee of the international vi> e presidents in Mr. Markham’s office. Mr. Markham made it clear that the road considered the action taken by the men as a violation of their contracts in asking for a new agreement before serving the thirty day notices required by the old contracts with the individual unions. This follcwed similar declarations by Vice President W. L. Park on the preceding day, and left the iSsue flatly up to the unions.

LAFOLLETTE IS “WILLIN’ ”

Acknowledges He Desires to Be President of United States. Williams Grove, Pa., Sept. I.—Speaking before the farmers attending the Interstate Grngeis’ picnic here, Senator Robert-M LaFollette, of Wisconsin. announced his desire of'becoming president of the United States and his ambition to inaugurate the policies of government of which he is the champion. In so doing he cast a reflection on the administration of “some men who have been president,” but made no direct reply to the criticisms made byPresident Taft’in his Massachusetts speech last Saturday.'

Three in Balloon.

S>t.Joseph, Mo., Sept. 1. —The balloon Topeka 1., from Atchison, Kan., landed near here, . the balloon was manned by Frank Jacobs, Fred Stein and Eugene Howe, all of Atchison >

FARMERSPREPARE FOR RECIPROCITY

Canadians Raise Huge Crops of Flax and Barley. EXPECT AGREEMENT TO PASS Figure on Having Large Surplus of Grains Mentioned to Dump Upon United States Markets This Fall. Ottawa, Ont,, Sept. 1. —An official statement, based upon reports of its agents in the prairie provinces, has been issued by/ the Immigration department, showing that the farmers in those provinces, in anticipation of the reciprocity agreement becoming a law, planted an enormous crop of barley and flax this y» ar and will be prepared to export gieat quantities of flax seed and barley to the United States this fall. If the government is returned to power and jams reciprocity through parliament, which Sir Wilfrid Laurier in a speech a few days ago said he would <|o before the end of November, the barley acreage in Saskatchewan and Manitoba of 1,200,000 acres, with an estimated yield of 36,000,000 bushels, and the flax acreage In Saskatchewan reported to be 700,000 acres, with an estimated yield of 8,000,000 bushels, will provide a large exportable surplus, that of flax seed alone being expected to be 7,500,000 bushels. Seventy-five per cent of the wheat In Manitoba has been harvested. Dur- • Ing the last two weeks oevr 30,000 j harvest hands arrived In Winnipeg' from the east and were quickly ab-| sorbed. Many of them will remain and engage in railroad work in the west, where the enormous demand for men is greater than the supply.

MODERNIZING RIDEAU HALL

Chapel on Government Residence Makes Way for Garage. Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 1. —The modernization of the Rldeau Hall, the official residence of the governor general, by way of preparation for the Duke of Connaught, Canada’s first royal governor, Is going on rapidly and one of the best indications of the new and brilliant regime about to be inaugurated is the fact that the chapel is being torn down and is to be replaced by a garage. The chapel was built in 1834, for Lord Lansdowne, then governor general. At present there is no garage connected with Rideau Hall, the present governor general and his predecessors having always stuck to horses, but when the government undertook the smartening up of -the official residence a little hint was received from the other side that a garage would be considered a necessity for his royal highness, the Duke of Connaught. So the chapel was torn down to make room for the garage.

Sails for War Game. Norfolk, Va., Sept. I.—The Atlantic fleet proceeded to the southern drill grounds, outside of the Virginia cfipes, where the September war game occurs.

Will Dedicate Catholic Church.

South Bend, Ind., Sept. I.—Ten thousand people will participate in the dedication of the new Adelbert Catholic church on Labor Day. Forty visiting priests are expected.

WEATHER FORECAST

Indiana and Illinois —Fair, slightly warmer today; fair tomorrow; light to moderate southerly winds.

Wisconsin —Fair today and tomorrow ; light to moderate variable winds.

MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago Live Stock. Hog—Receipts, 17,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected], choice heavy [email protected] choice light, $7.05(&/4.20 heavy packing [email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 4,500. Quotations ranged at [email protected] prime steers $4:[email protected] good to choice fed cows, [email protected] good to choice fed heifers, [email protected] selectee feeders, $3.60@ 4.20 fair to good stockers, [email protected] good to choice veal calves. Sheep—Receipts 22,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] choice to prime heavy lambs. [email protected] good to choice fed yearlings, [email protected] choice to prime fed wethers [email protected] good to choice handy ewes. Live Poultry. Turkeys, per lb. 12c; chickens fowls, 12%c; roosters, 8 c; springs 16c; ducks 17c; geese, Bc. Butter. Creamery extra, 25c. per lbs, prints, 27c.; extra firsts, 23c; firsts, 21c; extra 17c. packing stock 19c. East Buffalo Live -Stock. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as - follows: Cattle—Receipts 3 cars; Market slow. Hogs Receipts 15 cars; market slow heavy [email protected]; Yorkers [email protected], pigs $7.40, Sheep—Receipts 5 cars, market steady, top lambs, [email protected] yearlings, [email protected] wethers, $4.00 @4.25, ewes, [email protected], Calvess4.so @9.75.

GENERAL NEWS

The councilmen of Hunnewell, Kansas, have at last obtained their “revenge” over Mrs. Ella Wilson, Hunnewell’s woman mayor, who has humbled the city fathers in a number of conflicts. They allowed the time for levying taxes for next year’s expenses to expire without making a levy. As a result Mrs. Wilson faces the serious problem of how to obtain enough money to pay the town’s 1912 expenses. Mrs. Wilson was agitated, but she declared her confidence in being able to adjust the situation. She said she was considering the institution of ouster suits against the concil, using the ground of negligence as a basis. She pointed out that there Was still a way to secure the revenue i by the collection of a poll tax, but the council must pass an ordinance before this can be done, and the council is flrm and refuses to act. Fully 1,000 persons from, throughtout the state of Indiana attended the first annual picnic given by the Indiana Brotherhood of American Yeoman, at Anderson. All brought heavy baskets and a big dinner spread under the trees was the special feature of the day. Twenty-five homesteads were represented and among the officers present were W. F. Carter of Decatur, 111., state manager, and Elmer H. Ely of Indianapolis, district manager, In the drill team contests after the dinner the Crescent Homestead team of Indianapolis won first prize, while Marion Homestead team of Marion won second prize. Owing to the inability of the chief correspondent, W. E. Davy, of Des Moines, la., to arrive in time, the speaking part of the program was omitted. The Hotel Frontenac at Round Island, on the St. Lawrence river, housing hundreds of prominent guests from many parts of the country, took fire and was threatened with destruction. All guests escaped, some scanty attired. Unable to coup with the flames, Round Island firemen sent an appeal for aid to Alexandria Bay, which place sent an engine and men to the scene. By that time the fire had spread throughout the Frontenac and flames were leaping hundreds of feet into the air, illuminating the picturesque St. Lawrence for miles around.

Edicts of the governments of England, France and Germany failed to terrify W. Hiles, ostrich farmer of Pennsylvania on his latest trip to Africa. The three governments had issued fiats that no ostriches .be taken out of Africa. Mr. Hiles is in Boston with fifty-three of the birds, brought to America and the steamer Kansas The birds were put on the Kansas secretly at Jibuti. Owing to the fact that it is practically Impossible to obtain more Mr. Hiles values his birds at $15,000 each. Chicago’s population is now 2,264,184, according to the announcement by Chicago Directory company. / An increase of 78,901 in the last year over the federal census figures of 2,185,283 was found by the canvassers who have been working for the company. Names numbering 28,550 have been added to the list of residents of the city contained in the publication and fifty pages of new names will appear when it comes from the press inside of the next two or three weeks. Utilization of cornstalks for railroad ties is the novel idea’ of T. Galt. He expects -to go to Washington next month to lay his unique plan before James .Wilson. secretary of agriculture. For steel railway ties, composed of steel and blocks of wood, Mr. Galt proposes to substitute blocks made of compressed corn stalks. If ft is possible to produce sufficient compression he *s confident that a block can be obtained which will be more substantial and more lasting than wood. Calling themselves the advance guard of the only army which ever can prevail against the trusts, with '“co-op-eration" as their cry and object the reduction of the cost of living to its lowest possible level, fifty farmers of stew York and Pennsylvania have arrived in Neew York for the purpose of placing on a business basis a plan whereby the farmer is to sell his produce direct to the city retailer without intervention by the middleman. At Tokio, Japan Count Katsura has tendered his resignation as premier. He recommends the appointment of the Marquis of Saieni for the post. The cabinet for which Ceunt Katsura is premier and minister es finance was formed July 14, 1908. His resignation was forecast nearly a month ago, and it was known that many changes in the cabinet had been under consideration. The entire town of Dragon is to be moved twelve miles as the result of the completion of the Uintah railway. Dragon, now boasting 600 inhabitants, will be moved bedily on flat cars to Temple, which will be the new town. Houses, railroad shops, stores and all are to be transported. A special received at Madison, Ind., from Chicago says that the Tinnis Construction company of Pittsburg has bought a controlling interest in the Madison, Ind., Light and Railway company? This purchase is a preliminary step toward building the traction road from Scottsburg to Madison. When the postal savings bank opens in Los Angeles, Cal., it is to be in the charge of Mrs. B. C. Shelton, who for years has been assistant superintendent of the money order division. She was once connected with the auditor’s division in. Washington. • Th.e National Hobo’s convention will be held near the state fair grounds at i Indianapolis Oct. 1 to 4.

M fm» tai ft (Under this heed notices win be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first Insertion. H-cent per word for each additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. Ns notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 25 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged forwarding such replies to the adverFor Sale— An 8-year-old mare with 3-months-old mule colt, $175 —GEORGE R. MASTERS, Rensselaer, R-l. g 7 For Sale Cheap— -Brush automobile, in good condition. Call at former ofllce of Dr. W. W. Merrill Sept. 4, for further particulars. For Sale— Turkey Red Wheat and Timothy seed.—JOSEPH KOSTA, Phone 8-K, Mt. Ayr, Ind. / 523

Stolen— From boarding place in west part oi town, one week ago Saturday night, brownish colored “Clipper” bicycle, hind rim and tire new, left pedal new, Forsythe brake. Liberal reward offered if returned bo CHARLES SPAIN, Rensselaer. s 7 Seed Wheat—Pure Turkey Red. THOMAS E. REED, Remington, Ind., R-3, phone 79-J. ts For Sale—Lot on North Ohio street Remington, Ind., next to corner, on alley.—W. H, CHAPPELL, Upland, Ind. 10ct Wanted—To buy a good second-harid runabout top, also a wind shield.— AMOS McDANIEL, Parr, Ind. Lost August 20, some place between Rensselaer and Fountain Park, a silver hat pin. Finder please leave at THE DEMOCRAT office. A liberal reward is offered. For Rent— B-room house, city water and electric lights.—N. LITTLEFIELD, Rensselaer, phone 270. Lost—Sunday evening some place between Rensselaer and Parr, a silver hat pin- Finder please leave at The Democrat office. A liberal reward is offered. Are You Paying Rent?-—Can you raise $2,500.00? If you can it will pay you to investigate a fine 200 acre stock and grain farm one mile from Le Sueur at $65.00 per acre. Good buildings. Send for particulars and map of state. —MINNESOTA VALLEY LAND CO., Le Sueur, Minn. For Sale— Four good Holstein heifers and six short-horn bulla.— CHESTER HALSTEAD, Rensselaer, lad. 3sp Wanted— To rent a farm from 80 to 120 acres; have good equipment. References furnished, grain rent desired. Address THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale— Several head of work horses and fresh milch cows (1 Jersey); also two male O. I. C. Spring hogs.—JOSEPH TRUELLY, two miles west of Rensselaer, R-3, phone 519-H. sept 4 Seed Wheat— Turkey Red seed whsat for saIe.—JOSEPH I. ADAMS, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 529-C. s '.’ SP 2 Seed Wheat— -Turkey Red, for sale by M. I. Adams, Rensselaer, Ind., phone 533-L. Timber For Sale— ln acre tracts at right price, 10 miles north of Rensselaer on gravel road; till April 1 to get it.—Write or call, J. DAVISSON, Kniman, Ind. For Rent— Farm .of 560 acres, two sets of improvements and can be used either as one farm or two; all in cultivation except about 40 acres, lots of fruit of all kinds, 9-room house, cellar, barns, etc. ’ Ten miles north and two miles west of Rensselaer on gravel road and rural mail delivery. > A splendid stock and grain farm. The closest investigation invited. Will rent for one or more years.—F. M. LAKIN, Parr, Ind.,' R-R-l. ts

For Trade—9-room modern residence and two-story brick business building at Williamsport, Ind., for farm. This property rents for S4O per month.—J. J. WEAST, Rensselaer, Ind. ts Farms For Sale—l have a number of farms for sale in different parts of this county and adjoining counties, and I have made u*p my mind to devote my time to the business. Therefore if you have any farms or town property to sell or trade give me a chance and I will give you a square deal.—JOHN O’OONNOR, Ex-sherift Jasper county, Kniman, Ind. Farm Loans— Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent Interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts Farm to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO.OOO.—E. P. HONAN.

I flat Ihn f WithoUt Delay I nil Illi Without Commission I UUI lllu Without Charges for Making or Recording Instruments. . W. H. PARKINSON. Wanted—-Local and traveling salesmen representing our reliable goods. Any man of good appearance who is not afraid of work can make this a satisfactory and permanent business. Write at once for terms. Outfit free. Territory unlimited. Big money can be made. Apply quick.—ALLEN NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y.