Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1914 — Page 2

IHE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT f. [. BIBCOCK. EDITOR MID PCBIISBtR. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. - \ Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence 311 Advertising rates made known on application. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter June 8, 1908, at the postoffice at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1579. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 pages; Saturday Issue 8 pages. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1914.

STATE TICKET

For IT.l T . S. Senator • * BENJAMIN' F. SHIVELY 0 * of South Bend * For Attorney General * RICHARD M. MILBCRN * of Jasper * For Auditor of State * DALE J. CRITTENBURGER * of Anderson • For Treasurer of State * GEORGE A. BITTLER » of Ft. Wayne' » For Secretary of State * HOMER L. COOK • of Indianapolis * For Supt. Public Instruction * CHARLES A. GREATHOUSE * of Indianapolis » For Judge of Supreme Court * (sth District) * MOSES B, laAIRY * of Logan sport * For Judges Appellate Court * (First District) * MILTON B. HOTTELL * of Salem » EDWARD W. FELT * of Greenfield * (Second District) * FRANK M. POWERS * of Angola » JOSEPH G. IBACH « of Hammond * FREDERICK S. CALDWELL • of Winchester • For Clerk of Supreme and * Appellate Courts * J. FRED FRANCE * of Huntington . * For State Geologist • EDWARD BARRETT • of Plainfield • DISTRICT TICKET * . — ———■ • For Representative in Congress * (Tenth District) » JOHN B. PETE!.. * of Crown Point * COUNTY TICKET * —— • For Clerk * T- F. MALONEY • Kankakee Township • County Auditor * LESTER A. SAYERS • of Wheatfield * For Treasurer ‘ • WILLIAM I. HOOVER * 0? Marion Township * For Sheriff * JOSIAH DAVISSON • of Rensselaer * For Assessor * JOSEPH E. THOMAS » of Newton Township * For Surveyor * DE VERE YEOMAN * of Rensselaer * For Coroner » DR. A. P. RAINIER * of Remington * For Commissioner First District * WILLIAM HERSHMAN ' « of Walker Township * * For Commissioner Third District * JAMES WASHBURN * of Remington *

Barkley Township Convention.

. Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Barkley township, and others who desire to affiliate with them in the coming election, to meet at Cosy Corner School Hcitse in said township, on Saturday. April 4, mil, at ] 0 o’clock in the forenoon for the purpose of nominating a full 1 township ticket to he elected at the November election. GRANT DAVISSON. Tj>. Chairman.

Notice of Progressive Convention. Notice is hereby given to the Progressive voters of Jasper county, and all others who wish to affiliate with them, to meet in mass convention at their usual voting places (unless other notice is given) V Saturday, March 28th, 1914, at 2 o’clock, to select delegates, and alternates to the convention to be held at the Court Room in Rensselaer on Saturday, April 4th, at 1 o’clock p. m. The basis Of representation will be one delegate and one alternate for each five votes and one for each fraction of three or more votes cast for Aaron Jones for Presidential Elector at the general election, 1912. Each precinct will be entitled to the following representation, to-wit: Votes. Deleg’s Barkley, east ......... 44 ■« q Barkley, west .18 4 Carpenter, east .......52 ‘ 10 Carpenter, west ....... 4,6 9 Carpenter, south ... 47 a Gillain - ....... ."22 5 Hanging Grox’e ....... € 1 Jordan 27 55 Kankakee 31$ v Keener .............. 71 .4 Marion, No. 1. ........62 3 ? Marion, No. 2. ... .4© 9 Marion, No. 3........ .4© $ Marion, No. 4 ;39 8 Milroy ,2o 4 Newton . 17 3 Union, north ......... 20 5 Union, south ........24 5 Walker

Wheatfield ........... 33 7 Total ... .. ~ ... .138 Notice is further given to the delegates So elected to meet in convention at the East Court Room in the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, on Saturday, April 4th, at l o’clock p. m., for tie purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices: County Clerk County Auditor County Treasurer County Sheriff County Surveyor County Assessor County Coroner County Commissioner for First District County Commissioner for Third District, and to transact such other business as may ?6me before the convention. By > order of the County Central 1 omn.ittee, this 23rd -day of March, 1514. R. B. HARRIS, Chairman. 5 KANNAL. Secretary. ! R- 3 —The Rensselaer .Republican ! refused to publish the above call, notwithstanding our offer to pay for such notice. PROGRESSIVE COUNTY COMMITTEE,

Guard Against Private Privilege In Establishing Forests

By DAVID F. HOUSTON, Secretary

of Agriculture

ESTA BLTSIf permanent boundaries; classify your lands; segregate the agricultural land and fix right limits for what are needed as PROTECTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE FORESTS. De-

velop perm anent policies based on full recognition of lasting public interests and settled forest practice fitted to the individual needs of each forest and locality. Study efficiency. Make any changes necessary for this purpose, but make no

changes that are not clearly Called for in the public interest. WE MUST TRY TO STUDY THEIR NEEDS AND SEE WHERE AND HOW THE FORESTS CAN HELP THEM, E’JT WE MUST NOT CEASE TO GUARD EFFECTIVELY AGAINST THE EVILS OF PRIVATE PRIVILEGE.

SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT

Why John Was So Eager That Mother Meet His Adored One. “/’"CONGRATULATE me, mother! j Congratulate me, Lizzie!” exnitiugly exclaimed John Iyjveiuck. bursting in upon liis mother and sister. ; "Ruth Sweetly has accepted me, and I'm the happiest man alive!” "Why. John!” simultaneouslyexclaimed hik hearers. "We hardly know her. you know.”' “Yes. i know ftut she is the dearest, sweetest, loveliest girl in the world,” said John Lovelock, "and 1 want you tp go with me and call on her tomorrow afternoon.” "I'ln um! 1 don't think 1 can go tomorrow.” said his mother. "And I'm sure 1 can't,” said Lizzie. “Bother!” said John. "Can't you arrange it somehow V” “I’m sure she's a nice girl." said his mother. "I know my John wouldn’t engage hituself to any on© liis mother didn't approve of." “Of course not.*’ said John. ' ”1 don't see why you’re in such a hurry to have us call on tier.” said Lizzie. “You'll marry her whether We like her or not,” "Approve of her? Like herV said John. "Why. 1 want to know whether she likes you.”—Puck.

Calling the Bluff.

The following exchange of courtesy was recently chronicled in a German paper's advertisements: "The gentleman who found a brown purse Containing a sum of money in the Blumenstrasse is requested to forward it to the addrpss of the loser, as he is recognized.” A couple of days later appeared the response, which, although courteous, had all elusive air, to say the least: » "The recognized gentleman who picked up a brown purse in the Blumenstrasse requests the loser to call at his house at a convenient day.”— Everybody’s.

Busy Police.

“Gent uptown telephones foran officer at once. Burglar in the house.” “Let me see,” said the captain reflectively. "I’ve got four men out censoring plays, two inspecting the gowns at a society function and two more super vising a. tango tea. Tell him 1 can send him an officer in about two hours.”— Louisville Courier-Journal.

NEED.

A 6 earth needs night wherein to flr.d the peace That brings from strife and toil a glad surcease. 80 earth needs sorrow, that our hearts may see Beneath life’s fret love’s calm eternity: —Arthur Wallace Peach!

No Effort Ought to Be Omitted to Prevent Catastrophe Like Intervention In Mexico

By Former President WILLIAM H. TAFT

Those of us who have had experience in the tranquilizing of a tropical country, with a people not very different from the Mexicans, who take naturallv to guerrilla warfare and who would rather fight than work—that V WOULD RATHER EIGHT AND RUN THAN WORK—know the difficulties that an armv would have to meet to accomplish the only purpose that we would have in going in—to wit, the bringing about of law and order. It would involve the garriEoning with a sufficient force of every town. It would involve the organization of columns to CHASE THE GUERRILLAS INTO THEIR MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES ANI) ACROSS TRACKLESS DESERT PLAINS and the subjugation of, fifteen millions of people. « «? I DON’T KNOWiWHEN WE WOULD GET THROUGH, I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY LIVES IT WOULD INVOLVE, I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST, BUT I DO KNOW IT WOULD BE A DRAG ON US, AND THEN WHEN WE HAD GOT THE THING DONE THE FUTURE WOULD STILL BE DOUBTFUL AND STILL BE A CHARGE AND A BURDEN UPON OUR GOVERNMENT AND UPON OUR TREASURY. I DO NOT SPEAK THUS POSITIVELY WITHOUT SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT. NO EFFORT OUGHT TO BE OMITTED TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHE LIKE THIS.

Inexperience of Younger Officers Main Cause of Discontent In Army

By Major General LEONARD WOOD. U. S. N.

MUCH of the discontent among enlisted men of the army is caused by the inexperience of the younger officers as well as bv some others not new in the service, who try to accomplish through public rebuke what could be more effectively accomplished through a private talk witli a subordinate. -••- * * ** * MANY OFFICERS WHO ARE INTRUSTED WITH THE COMMAND OF MEN HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY IMBUED WITH THE TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE OF THEIR DUTIES WHICH CONCERNS THEIR RELATIONS WITH ENLISTED MEN. THEY OFTEN FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ADOPT A TONE OF VOICE OR A MANNER IN DEALING WITH THEM WHICH IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THAT WHICH THEY USUALLY EMPLOY, AND ONLY TOO FREQUENTLY THEY SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH PUBLIC REBUKE WHAT COULD BE MORE EFFICIENTLY ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A PRIVATE TALK WITH THE SUBORDINATE HIMSELF. * * * 1 his fault is not entirely limited to the officers new in she service, hut is unfortunately lound at times in others of more experience, and it is directed that every effort be made to eradicate it.

Great Need of This Country Is Preference For American Ships

VI * « Give us enlightened legislation for our merehant marine. Give us constitutional regulation of commerce and we will have a MERCHANT MARINE OF OUR OWN that will hold the greater part of American trade for American shipping just as it did one hundred years ago, when we had hopeful and helpful regulation of commerce.

Minds of College Trained Men Back of Corruption In American Cities

By Rabbi STEPHEN S. WISE of New York

IN the forces of corrupt government there have been found within the last generation almost as many recruits from the colleges as ranged themselves under the banned of good government. The of too many COLLEGE TRAINED MEN HAVE BEEN BACK ’OF THE CORRUPTION that has disgraced the life of American municipalities. 1 .. * ■ «t SOME OF THE MOST CORRUPT AND CROOKED POLITICAL BOSSES OF AMERICA HAVE BEEN SERVED AND PERPETUATED IN POWER THROUGH THEIR ALLIANCE WITH POLITICALLY PLIABLE AND MORALLY FLEXIBLE COLLEGE MEN, WHO HAVE DEVOTED THEIR POWERS, SUCH AS THEY ARE, TO THINGS THAT ARE EVIL AND UNHOLY. K ft > The college men of America ought to leave a DEEP IMPRESS UPON THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE NATION so that what they think today shall be prophetic of that which is to deepen down into the life and aspirations of the common people on the morrow.

By LEWIS NIXON, Shipbuilder

IAM proud to say that when it comes to American commercial interests I am selfish. This country in dealing with American export trade is COMPELLED TO PAY TRIBUTE IN THE FORM OF A TAX to foreign banking houses for the privilege of doing business in South America. WE ARE TOLD THAT AMERICAN BUSINESS ABROAD IS CONTROLLED BY AMERICANS, BUT, INSTEAD, THE CREAM OF IT IS CONTROLLED BY FOREIGNERS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AN AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE AND OF AMERICAN BANKING HOUSES IN MANY OF THE FOREIGN COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE TRADE. WHY, THE VERY OCEANS ARE BEING PARCELED OUT BY OTHER NATIONS IN SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Abstracts, Real Estate Loans. \\ ill practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fair! RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE 5 Per Cent. Farm Loans. Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. S. HERBERT MOORE PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. All calls will receive pronipt attention, night or day from my office over the Model Clothing Store. Telephone No. 251. RENSSELAER,) INDIANA. F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of women and low grades of fever. Office in Williams block, opposite Court House, formerly occupied by Dr. Hartsell. Phone 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 3 rings on 177. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. C. E. JOHNSON, M. D. SPECIALTY, SURGERY. Office Hours —9-11; 1-4; 7-8. __ Telephone 211. Office over Jessen’s Jewelry Store. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. JOHN A. DUNLAP LAWYER. (Successor Frank Foltz) Practice in c aH Courts. Estates settled. Farm Loans. Collection Department, 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 of Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr. A T. Still. Office Hours—S-12 a. m.; 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Monticello, Ind. Office 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. H. L. BROWN DENTIST. Office over Laxsh & Hopkins’ drug store. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. W. HORTON DENTIST. Office opposite-court house square. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

Millions to Loan! We are prepared to take care of all the farm loan business in this and adjoining counties at LOWEST RATES and BEST TERMS, regardless of the “financial stringency.” If you have a loan coming due or desire a new loan it will hot be necessary to pay the excessive rates demanded by our competitors. FIVE PER CENT. SMALL COMM MISSIONPROMPT SERVICE. S. C. Irwin Odd Fellows’ Building. Rensselaer

mu u Pniecis -i n_\j-jj-u : i_ i ili’u uiLnnri r> rij uci<.iii_ , ; AT REASONABLE RATES Your Property in City, Town, Village or Farm, Against Fire, Lightning or Wind: Your Livestock Against Death or Theft, and YOUR AUTOMOBILE Against Fire From Any Cause, Theft or Collision. Written on the Cash k Single Note or Installment Plan. All Losses Paid Promptly. Call PHONE 208, or Write for a GOOD POLICY IN A GOOD COMPANY. • • I ; . • - RAY D. THOMPSON, RENSSELAER, INDIANA

Gfusses Fitted By G OPTOMETRIST. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Office Over Long's Drug Store. Phone No. 232. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

• I' v v ‘ |;3§ 11kH Chicago to Northwest, Indianapolis, Cln. cinnati and the South, Louisville and French Lick Springs. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In Effect March 22, 1914. NORTH BOUND. No. 4 4:59 a. m. No. 36........ 5:27 a.m. No. 40 .8:33 a. m. No. 32 (The Hcosier» . . .10:46 a. m. No. 38 . .... . , . . . .3:15 p. m. No. 6. . ....... .......... .3:24 p. m. No. 30. ....... .7:12 p. m. SOUTH BOUND. No. 5 ..11:05a.m. No. 37 ...11:20a.m. No. 33. 2:01p.m. No. 39 .6:12 p. m. No. 31 (The Hoosier) . . . .6:45 p. m. No. 3. ..11:10 p.m. No. 35 .12:00 midnight

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor .: Charles G. Spitler Clerk Charles Morlan Treasurer ..Charles M. Sands Attorney ............Moses Leopold Marshal WAR. Shesler Civil Engineer... .W. F. Osborne Fire Chief J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden .... J. J. Montgomery Councilmen. Ist Ward... Ray Wood 2nd Ward. 3rd Ward .......Frank King At Large.. Rex Warner, F. Kresler JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge.. Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Att’y. .Fred Longwell Terms of Court—Second Mondav in February, April, September and November. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk .Judson H. Perkins Sheriff W. I. Hoover Auditor ...........J. P. Hammond Treasurer A. A, Fell Recorder George Scott Surveyor —....... DeVere Yeoman Coroner W. J. Wright Co. 5upt....,.... Ernest Lamson County Assessor ...... J. Q. Lewis Health Officer .5.,........E. N. Loy COMMISSIONERS. Ist District ......W. H. Hershman 2nd District D. S. Makeever 3rd District .......Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION. ' Trustees Township \\m. Folgar Barkley Charles May ... Carpenter J. W. Selmer .Gillam George Parker ....Hanging Grove W. II Wortley .. Jordan John Shirer ............Kankakee Tunis Snif> Keener H. \\ Wood. Jr.. Marion George L. Parks Milroy E. P. Lane .V... .Newton Isaac Kight Union Albert Keene .... ... Wheatfield Fred Karch ................Walker H. J. Kanriel ....,.... Rensselaer James A. Washburn.. .Remington W. O. Nelson .......... Wbeatfield Tl. Co. Supt. 1 . .Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward.

TRUSTEES’ CARDS. JORDAN TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at his residence on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Persons having business with me will pleace govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address—Rensselaer. Indiana, R-4. W. H. WORTLEY, Trustee. UNION TOWNSHIP. The undersigned Trustee of Unlon _ Township attends to official business at his store in Fair In d-. on Fridays of each Persons having business with roe will please govern themselv es accordingly. Postoffice address—Fair Oaks. Ind. ISAAC KIGHT, Trustee. NEWTON TOWNSHIP. The undersigned Trustee of Newton Township attends to official business at his residence on the First and Third Thursdays of each month. Persons having business w T ith me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address—Rensselaer R-3. E. P. LANE, Trustee.

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