Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1914 — Page 2

THE JASPER CtoNTV DHMIII F. E. BABCOCK. FDITOR AKD PUBLISH’ R. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY, Lqng Distance Telephones Office 31-5 Residence 3*l Advertising rates made; kjwwn on ' -cation.' Entered as. S- cohd-Class Mail Si.. tier June s, l:w'B,-, : at the. postbffjc-e :at T.-bs-sb-Jaer. Indiana, t.hdet -b A : of .-March 3. 1879. Published V dnesday and Saturday. Wednesday 1.-r .* 4- panes: Saturday Issue 8 (sages. ■ >, SATURD ’ ”. MARCH 21; 1914. 4c » $ f ' s - * * j* ■ '*• ♦ ’

COENTY TICKET

<7 'or Clerk .7 ■ . . ■ '’ALO.XEY - K ’:ec Township itv Auditor Ll:' Ft A. SAYERS Wheatfield -' \ J' Treasurer ■ ' WILL Ml. HOOVER / o "ion Township; ■ ■r Sheriff JOS H DAVISSON ■ of Rensselaer ■ 1 ,.. For Assessor JOSEPH E. THOMAS of Newton To« nship For Surveyor DE A ERE YEOMAN M- 7-,'of Rensselaer. For Coroner 7 7 DR. A. P. RAINIER ' A <, R'-n'ington For Con : Wsioner First District WHJ. 'M. HERSHMAN 6; V*. i.l ker Township* For Corn in;ssioner Third District JAMES WASHBFRN of Remington

Doesn’t Think Much of Basker Ball Tournament.

Speaking of the recent two-da?' basket ball tournament at Bloomington, the. Ft. Wayne News says: The managers of that alleged state basket ball tournament held at Bloomington yesterday and today mbrit the severest (-ensure for the really brutal arrangements made. Seventy-seven teams participated in an elimination conic; t confined to two days’ time and as a result if tame about that the t»e.n.s participating ip the finals v . re ohlig-d ;o engage in half a dozen grueling games--n ;t single day. a strain cal-

culated in bhydcmlly -,. r life’ every one o£ the immature lads tak-1 ing part. It; is absolutely astonish-; ing that so-ealled “physical fii-eetors ■ and physicians’’ tolerated an tffair 1 Of- lb’s 1 ■- . a nd- :1 > ,-rm • • ■; : ’ <' ■ M ami viv-j ’■ r ' \ vim it will never again be un-dm.i; ?.. !■as’--t!11 ihon<>rs r--<l: - on very little when they are obtain-* ed at i'.-■ ■■, c. ’ j t r It’:.l‘m-lelic for Chicago Subuay Ofi -nd. Chicago, March IS- -h.i-.t I'nr-’ telle, ’a promoter whose ; ■.-.tlvities. have I<• -?i (piistiohcd by the aa-; ihorities, s’’b.mi-tled --u or!;naip» tn! t‘HIo- al trail . Qi-I;;;; -. <> • of the city council yesterday offering to fimJuce the building of a co- - prehehsive subway system. in a le' • r a s eom;T'.iv nv ■■■-.• ■ dinance Mr. Purtello said that it was unfair for the commiit* • or other persons to ask him t<> disclose the personnel of the syndicate behind him. He verbally stated before the commit-ee recently that his hackers were French capitalists. At the time he appeared before the committee Mr. Rnrtelle was told that the committee would not consider a proposal from persons whose identity was not known to it. Whether or not Mr. I’urtelle kept this in mind is not known. bit his ordinance or communication Simply followed bis verbal offer. 1 ' One part of the communication, raid: “it will be entirely out bf the question at this time, or any other, to ..Hir.nlsh. to the committee the names of any person or persons backing this proposition.”

It is not regarded as likely that, the committee will seriously consider the. proposition unless it is shown that it is backed by reputable persons whose financial standing is known. Mrj Purtelle's activities in trying to promote a traetion company in Indiana some time ago led him into considerable trouble. v

THOMAS TAGGART WAS THERE.

Told Strouse He would Enter Sem torship Race. - Indianapolis, .March IS—There was a buzz of excitement in the crowd at the Denison hotel last night, when a report spread like wildfire,, ffhat Thomas Taserart had' announced himself a candid against Senator Shively for tlm nomination for United States serator. Politicians and assistant pollticians ran around spreading the news while others ran just as her-’ to head it off. Finally the word was passed around that Taggart \ as merely bluffing Isaac R. Strouse, of Rockville, and that he did not mean, what he said. Nevertheless Taggart ’ didn t seem to be in anv liking I' mood when he said it. ’ ! The incident grew out of the Wide-'

‘BOSS'MURPHY'S TACTICS AGAIN

At District Meeting ot Delegates to Convention OPPOSITION TO MACHINE'S I’roCiam Is Throttled by Tenth DisOict ( hairinan in His Usual Bull--Itozing .Manner*. ianapolis March 1T —The prim- ;; y .- st! >n o . -mmed debates and > :-m:.-hb-' in > :-trict meetings of delegates , ■ state convention. whi<h wer? held at the state house and court house last night. The meetings named members to the ■ rC> ion.-, rules and credentials commitiees, .and -selected vice-presi-dents aid assist ar. t secretaries for the conveotibn.

In three district meetings the pri: vary question overshadowed all Other-; and was the cause of clashes between the two factions of the party. The question o* voting delegates by districts also caused some trouble, and in several instances cu inty delevstb ns balked at the ■ ropo<’-’.-n of pledging themselves to. stand- h their districts on every ballot. Led by ejeorge. R- Dnrgan. exor of Lafayette, the “insurgents won over their opponents in district meeting. They ijo only i orved through a resolution instructing the district’s representaU'lb on the resolution committed— Emery Sellers; of White countys—to work for the direct primary planlt. but to return a minority report in case it is not favoed.

Despite frantic efforts to defeat the resolution, it carried by ten votes. Tills caused Sellers to declare. in making known his attittide to the meeting, that he ‘‘would not ’ ring in a minority report if you elected me governor of Indiana.” Adjourn men t prevented any discussion of Seller’s remarks. , i , a ve in iny pocket a copy of t- »• resolution on this question, approved l y the leaders of the party, that- will be adopted tomorroyv, and ’ bring in a minority re- • io Sellers. “This ).--o!uv,,p -cod enough for abv •! mor-rat,” n as John A. Gavit, of n -' I-‘ ! ■ county, nominated the, district imitteenien, Mayor 1 ■ d his resolution indorsing the primary plan. It was < eclared; out b* order ,by Chairman . : ■ j. .Mrr’ihw. .-..Mayor Dnygan’s resolution came .Up nvain a',>er the election; Thereeffort ■'On. Murphy’s i art to h oaid tl • r f^ !i h’*‘on v.-q;>ld be certain to :. about the m,ln('’-it-.-r ; r i-- , eHmlnat.b'd,-.: The . ' v' 1 ". re'used to coaipromiSe ;.nd ’’’ '' ; '.Me vo hr Counties. ; en J vote w -vs read showing tuat the resolution had been adepti f *FUr- ri Ai-j-’-iiv asked :ba i no ■ for adjonrnament. The motion Was made and he de- : '■: , ”ried mp. at least, a, ' ozf u wore t.rving to get •I > iorr r v answer Sellers or to (•’re lii'ii to xv'thdray . De; <te the facr 'thAt he declined ■ • ■ ustructed, Bellers s*iii-.re-mained on the resolutions coniniit?ee.

spr< ad bitteir feeling against the Tag-, "irt machine for. its desperate efort to nominate Homer L. Cuok for secretary of state. From everv part of the state comes word of opposition to Cook. and the machine has • eet. and still is roundly denounced 'or its activity in his behalf and its effort t (> put him across a winner regardless of whether the delegates '■■ant him op not. Strouse itn red Tauzart about his activity [ or c nG k, : nd the two got into a hot argument Strouse announced his opposition to l ook and said that Senator also was opopsed to the nomina*ioti Gt Cook. Did Senator Shively sav that'. ’ T '.;-rt asked, hotly. Ve< '• said Strouse. Then I am a Candidate right row -br United States senator.” Ta"hrt re-lied. • , ttrop.se walked away and the. word s. read out all over the Denison hdt el. Some of Shively’s friends heard <»; it. and asked him about the r atter. He denied that he had exuro sed any opinion whatever in regard to any Hate nomination, and said taat he did not propose to take pny pant jn making nominations for >tate mfi-eers. He said Strouse had c-lled at his room and talked about ook. but that he had not answered M-ouse or made any expression on the subject. Strouse did all of the talking, he said. i This information was carried to Taggart. and after explanations had been made. Taggart said that he had only been bluffing to get rid of Strouse, and that he was not a candidate for senator. However, the incident set the Taggart machine henchmen at work and throughout the remainder of ■he evening they were industriously buttonholing every man that would listen to their arguments in favor o’ nominating Taggart for senator. U is many a day since there was a« much excitement over a teapot tempest as that which raged in’ the Dehtison hotel over the Taggart trouse incident. t Buy your correspondence stationery, engraved and printed calling cards at The Democrat office. We carry the largest stock of this class of goods in Jasper county. Call in and see for yourself.

A Capital Graduallu Curing Its ’ Mistakes and Recognizing i That Honestu Is the i Best Policu ■ •s >■ si ————— - . By HOWARD ELLIOTT, Chairman N. Y„ N. H. Photo by .*, n Press Association. and H. R. R.

WITH GREAT INCREASE IN WEALTH HAVE COME GREATER LUXURY FOR THE WELL TO DO, GREATER COMFORT FOR THE WORKER AND. EXCEPT PERHAPS IN SOME OF THE VERY CROWDED CITIES, MUCH LESS REAL POVERTY AND SUFFERING. Bill there ’have also coine perplexing probleins about the relations of capital and labor, the rich and the poor, the government and the individual. They all need the careful thought and work of the educated man if they are to be solved right in the minimum amount of time. Capital has made some mistakes, but it is GRADUALLY CURING THOSE MISTAKES and recognizing that “honesty is the best policy.” It is just as essential that LABOR BE FAIR TO SOCIETY as that CAPITAL SHALL BE FAIR TO SOCIETY. ONE OF THE GREAT PROBLEMS OF OUR DAY IS TO TREAT CAPITAL IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WILL BE THE SERVANT OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE, BUT OBTAIN A JUST AND ATTRACTIVE REWARD FOR THE WORK IT DOES, AND ALSO TO TREAT LABOR IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WILL BE THE SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE, OBTAINING AS ITS REWARD GOOD WAGES AND IMPROVED LIVING CONDITIONS, BUT ALSO TO MAKE BOTH CAPITAL AND LABOR REALIZE THEY CANNOT OBTAIN FROM SOCIETY MORE THAN SOCIETY IS ABLE TO PAY.

Race Extinction Threatened; Whole Standard of Civilization Will Have to Change By the Rev. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLIS, Congregational Clergyman, Brooklyn, N. Y. The time has passed when we can say that race degeneracy IS SIMPLY A BUGABOO CREATED BY PESSIMISTS AND ALARMISTS. THE FACT IS THAT A TIDE OF DEGENERACY IS ROLLING IN UPON US, AND THE TIME HAS COME TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT UNLESS DRASTIC MEASURES ARE TAKEN THE WHOLE STANDARD OF CIVILIZATION WILL HAVE TO CHANGE IN ORDER TO AVERT RACE EXTINCTION. The wise man always studies the signs of bis time. Our experts are our physicians and scientists-who have had an opportunity for observation. Th-? English author, Professor Watt Smith, tells me that in 1813 the Eng]i-li standard for admission to the army was six feet, in 1815 the si an was dropped to five feet six inches, in 1883 it was lowered to five feci three inches and in 1901 to five feet. The commission of the English : v< rnmi-nt appointed to study this siibjeet says:. IN ENGLAND DEGENERATION IS ESPECIALLY MANIFEST,IN MANCHESTER AND OTHER MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. THE POLICE FORCE IS LARGELY RECRUITED COUNTRY DISTRICTS, IT NOT BEING POSSIBLE TO FIND MEN WHO ARE LARGE ENOUGH IN MANCHESTER AND SALFORD. Everything but Dreadnoughts Can Now Pass Through Panama Canal By Colonel GEORGE W. GOETHALS, Builder of Panama Canal

A CHANNEL one hundred feet wide and twenty-five feet deep, sufficient to permit the PASSAGE OF ANY VESSEL IN OCR NAVY EXCEPT THE DREADNOUGHTS, now exists through the Cucaracha slide. If it were necessary we could send ships through the canal tomorrow. : > »• *• EXCAVATION IS ADVANCING AT A RATE OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND CUBIC YARDS A DAY, AND THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE SLIDE WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE JULY. Except , for the work at the terminals the construction of the CANAL IS FINISHED. In the year 1914 I expect to see the canal thrown open to navigation and the ships of many nations using it. * 1 ' THIS WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN OUR FOREIGN TRADE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIAL EMPIRE, THE EXPANSION OF OUR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS AND INCIDENTALLY THE DRAWING CLOSER OF OUR NATION WITH ALL OTHERS. - ‘ , A , \ " ■_ ■' -■ 1 Incorporation of Stock Exchanges Would Serve to Prevent Frauds on Public By SAMUEL UNTERMYER of Counsel For Pujo Money Trust Committee , . ,\ ' . ‘ ? —» THE three fundamental reasons for requiring the incorporation of stock exchanges are: TO PREVENT, DETECT AND PUNISH THE PRACTICE OF FRAUDS UPON THE PUBLIC THROUGH MANIPULATION, MATCHED ORDERS, WASH SALES AND LIKE FICTITIOUS TRANSACTIONS, BY MEANS OF WHICH APPARENT VALUES ARE CREATED FOR SECURITIES IN THE WORLD’S MARKETS. To secure complete publicity of the profits of bankers, brokers and intermediaries in the flotation of companies and the exposure of all the salaries, commissions and other profits of officers and directors through the control of the department of exchange for the listing of securities and to prevent securities that have once been listed from being stricken from the list without notice and the right of review. TO SECURE UNIFORMITY OF CORPORATE REGULATION THAT IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NO OTHER AGENCY. THE EXCHANGE SHOULD BE MADE THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON FOR ENFORCED PUBL ICITY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, AND. ITS BUSINESS SHOULD •BE AUGMENTED MANY TIMES OVER. ..

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW 7 Abstracts, Real Estate Loans. t\Hl practice dn all the courts; Office Over Fendig’s Fair. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE 4 INSURANCE Per Cent. Farm Loans. Office In Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. S. HERBERT MOORE PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. All calls will receive prompt attention, I 1 , 1 i*» A oln riJ - v 'office over the Modi 1 Clothing Store. ■ Telephone No. 251.. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. - F. H. HEMPHILL S PHYStCIAAI AND SURGEON. Special attention given to disrasv-s of women and low gradys of C-.v-.r. . Office in Williams block, opposite Court s,.'l’| USe ’ formeF1 >' occupied by Dr. HartPhone Office and Residence. No. 442. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Opposite the Trust and Savings Bank. Office phone 2 rings on 177. House phone ;3rings on 177. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. C. E. JOHNSON, M. D. SPECIALTY, SURGERY. Office Hours—-9-11; 1-4; 7-8. ■■■ Telephone 211. ' • over Jessen’s Jewelry Store. RENS SELA ER, 1N DIANA. JOHN A; DUNLAP lawyer. (Successor Frank Foltz) Practice in all Com th. ' . Estates settled. farm Loans. . - - Collection Depart ment. notary in the office. Over State Bank. Phone No. 16. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Post-Graduate American School us Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr. A. 1. Still. Office Hours—B-12 a. m.; 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Monticello, Ind. 7 Office 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. H. L. BROWN 7. DENTIST. -j Office over Harsh' & Hopkins’ drug S* ' Te* : '..■■■■■ RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. W. HORTON DENTIST. Office opposite court house square. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

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3 7 __—= == $ r We are prepared to take care of £ Jl all the farm loan business in this g and adjoining counties at LOW- 5 g EST RATES and BEST TERMS, f I regardless of the “financial £• stringency.” If you have a loan "f coming due or desire a’new loan it will not be necessary to pay >•' the excessive rates demanded by X our competitors. 5 FIVE PER CENT. S £' SMALL COMMMISSION— S PROMPT service. % S ~ —===== J g S. C. Irwin I $ Odd Fellows’ Building. Rensselaer S | taw ns Prattis <► AT REASONABLE RATES O Your Property In City, Town, O <► Village or Farm, Against Fire, o O Lightning or Wind; Your Live- <’ stock Against Death or Theft, ° <► and T ♦ ' ' o <► YOUR AUTOMOBILE o Against Fire From Any Cause, O O Theft or Collision. O Written ,on the Cash, Single Note or Installment Plan. All ° Losses Paid Promptly. 'o O Call PHONE 208, or Write for o O a GOOD POLICY IN A GOOD ’J COMPANY. o o RAY D. THOMPSON, O RENSSELAER, INDIANA ' Glasses Fitted By J WHY. i A DR. A. G. CATT OPTOMETRIST. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Office Over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 232. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

Chicago to Northwest. Indianapolis, Cin. -cinnati and the South, Louisville and French Lick Springs. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. « - [Effective Nov. 2, 1913.] NORTH BOUND. No. Des; Time. 36 ; Chicago-!..;!. Ex;,, daily,.! 1:4! a. m. 4 j Louisville Mail, daily.... I 4:57 a.m. 40 Milk Accom., dai1y......; 7:33 a.m. 32 i Fast Mail.' .daily.iC.... | 10:11 a. m. .35, ind pls-Chg > daily...' 3:29 p. m. 6 Louisville-Cbg •>. Ex.. d’y 3:39 p. m. 30 Hoosier Lim! ■ -1. daily... 1 6:02 p m 16 : Mich C'y A< cn.. daily. 6:22 p.m. SOUTH BOUND .' ' i Mo. Des. x Time. 31 Fast Mall daily;, 4:29 a. m. 15 Mich. City Accom., daily 10:54 a. m. 37 ndianapolis Ex., daily.. 11:20 a.m. 5 Louisville Mail, daily... 11:47 a.m. 33 Hoosier Limited, daily.. 2:00 p.m. 3’3 1 Milk Accom., dai1y...... 6:22 p.m. 3 Louisville Ex., dailv 11:05 p.m. 35 Chicago-In’pls Ex., dailv. 12:13 a.m.

Irani No. 31 makes direct connections at Monon for_ Lafayette, arriving at Lalayette at 6:15 -a. m. No. IL leaving Lafayette at 4:30, connects with. No. 30. the Hoosier Limited, at Monon,arriving in Rensselaer at 6:02 p. m. trains No. 30 and 33, the Hoosier Limiteds, run only between Indianapolis and Chicago, the C. H. & D. service for Cincinnati having been discontinued. Train No, 35, known as the “Theater Train,” arriving at Rensselaer station at 12:13 a, in., will stop to let oft passengers from Chicago. - No. 4 will stop at Rensselaer station to take on passengers for Lowell, Hammond 'and Chicago, No. 6, stops' at Shelby and Hammond only; Nos, 3S, 5 and 37 make no stops between llanjmor.l and Rensselaer; Nos. 39.-15, 40, 16 stop at Water Valley. City-Cbicago train and makes all stops between Michigan City and Chicago. W. H. BEAM, Agent. jt OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. ? <( CITY OFFICERS. Mayor .Charles G. Spitler 4 Clerk .Charles Morlan y 4 Treasurer Charles M. Sands y 4 Attorney Moses Leopold 2 4 Marshal W. R. Shesler 2 4 Civil Engineer.. ..W. F. Osborne 2 4 Fire Chief J. J. Montgomery J Fire Waiden ....J. J. Montgomery 2 Councilmen. . 4 J Ist Ward. . .Ray Wood 4 2nd Ward;Frank Tobias Z 4 3rd Ward Frank King Z 4 At Large. Ri x Warner, F. Kresler Z 4 JUDICIAL. & Circuit Judge,.Charles W. Hanlev Z 4 Rroseeuting Att’y. .Fred Longwell 4 4 Terms of Court —Second Monday In February. April. September 9 jt and November. Four week O 4 it rms. 4 jl . T COUNTY OFFICERS. 2 Clerk Judson H. Perkins y J Sheriff W, I. Hoover y 2 Auditor ;.T. p. Hammond y 2 Treasurer .....A. A. Fell 2 2 Recorder .. . ....George Scott J 2 Surveyor ..-.. DeVere Yeoman 2 2 Coroner V>'. J. Wright Z 2 S:ipt... . .Ernest Lamso'n Z 2 County. Asse.=.=dr ......J. Q. Lewis Z Health Officer,,.E. N Loy Z COMMISSIONERS. 4 ' s! QißHet ,W. H. .H- rshman <» ,-lt » 2nd District:.D. S. .Makeever • 4 3’d D u; i<-t. .Charles Welch 4 4 (’•w'mis.don- - .Court meets the 4 1 First ?d i! .y of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION. Trustees Township .Barkley !» < earl s May ...Carpenter •1 'V. Seimc .Gillam 2 A' Fy -k- r ~. .Hanging , Grove { 2 2'; He TWortiey ...Jordan 2 ...Kankakee J 4 Snip ~i....,....Keener 2 2 H. AV. Wood. Jr .Marion >' 2 George L. Parks .. Milroy 2 E- P. Lane Newton 2 Isaac Kight Union | Z zvloert Keene Wheatfield H 4 Tr re T Harch Walker 1, 4 11. J. Kan nd ... ... Rensselaer Ib a? James A. \\. ashhurn.. .Remington It 4 3Y- O. Nelson Wheatfield b 4 ■ ■ Lamson. Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer 4 Truant Officer, C. B. Steward. $ 4 ..Rensselaer

TRUSTEES’ CARDS. JORDAN TOWNSHIP. J’ ft The undersigned trustee of Jor- Z ft dan Township attends to official Z 4 business at his residence on the Z L first and . third Wednesdays of I* < I each month. Persons having* busi- ft L ness with me will pleace govern <» 4 t themselves accordingly. Postoffice 9. address—Rensselaer. Indiana. R-4. <i jt W. 11. WORTLEY, Trustee. 1 f UNION TOWtflfalP. 4 J The undersigned Trustee of Un- b •l ion Township attends to official ?• business at his store in Fair !> Oaks, Ind., on Fridavs of each . week. Persons having business 2 vith me will please govern them- P & selves accordingly. Postoffice ad- > J dress—Fair Oaks, Ind. ISAAC KIGHT, Trustee. |[ NEWTON TOWNSHIP. ft T he undersigned Trustee of New- Z ft ton Towpship attends to official 1, ft business at his residence on the la ft First and Third Thursdays of U £ each month. Persons having busi- li Z uess with, me will please govern I» 2 acc °rdingly. Postoffice J ft address—Rensselaer R-3. jj E. P. LANE, Trustee. ****** s * s *** s * >s * 5 hiMfflj I DEALER IN. !i® it Mnd | IM. |i I RHSSELHER HD. j! PARKER’S HAIR balsam fffi A toilet preparation of in, r;t. Hei ps to er axl i eat e dand r ul . p.-V'-2X. -jS For Restcring CoJor and Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair.