Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1914 — Page 4

Profit Sharing as a Means to Industrial Peace

By CHARLES W. ELIOT,

Emeritus of Harvard

ANY one who has watched labor /A legislation and judicial decisions on' labor cases during the last five or ten years will have come to the conclusion that it is for the manufacturers, bankers and

merchants of the country to invent and bring into practice the modifications of the yr. ag e system needed to bring industrial peace and success in the pursuit of Happiness to both employer and employed. The experiments on this general subject already tried, indicate clearly that a combina-

tion. of the following modes of action promises to produce the desired result: Co-operative management, PROFIT SHARING, INSURANCE AGAINST ACCIDENTS, SICKNESS AND DEATH BENEFITS AND PENSIONS AND GOOD HOUSING. No plan of co-operative management and profit sharing will be permanently successful unless it turns out to be profitable both to the employer and to the employee, but it is well nigh certain that any well devised plan which contains the various features above mentioned; or most of them, will prove successful.

Opposes Girls’ Dancing In Drinking Places

By ANNA PAVLOWA.

Russian Dancer

11 HIX K it valuer a pity that nice young girls should dance in public restaurants and drinking places, wnere 1 hey corije in contact with all sorts of pei -ons. WHY DO THEY NOT RESTRICT THEIR PARTNERS FOR THIS SORT OF DANCING TO ONE OR TWO PARTICULARLY INTIMATE FRIENDS? IT IS WRONG FOR A YOUNG GIRL TO BE THROWN INTO THE ARMS OF EVERYBODY. ITa Being .will always be a social amusement, and there is cverv reason for it to be. BUT IN TH EID ENTHUSIASM FOR DANCING P E RSONB SHOULD NOT FORGET TO CONSIDER TH EI R APPEAHANCE DURING THE EXECUTION OF THEIR DANCES.

Modem Machinery the Real Cause of the War

By Rev. E. W. MEAD,

American Peace Society

NOTHING can do .more harm than the feeling that the Germans are all Huns under the leadership of Bernhardi. The reason why they are now waging war is that they think they are fighting for life and death in the midst of hostile enemies. THE MACHINERY OF THE AGE <8 THE REAL CAUSE OF THE WAR, INCLUDING AS MACHINERY THE MOBILIZATION FACILITIES, GUNS AND DREADNOUGHTS. This machinery has outgrown Christianity, and it is pow the duty of Christians to bring it back under the mastery of the better side of man’s nature.

A Dangerous Practice.

“My son is going where he can get some ozone in his system.’’ “He’d better be careful how he takes to them drugs.”—Baltimore American.

A Symptom.

"Here’s a critic says the drama is to Its, second childhood.” “I notice it has taken to playing in the mud.”—Louisville Courier-Journal - ————— , *** Never worrj over the things you can’t do. Do the things you can to the best of yqur ability, and in time you will be doing the others without xvorryfng. '

President

Photo by American Press Association.

Famous

President

RESUMPTION OF THE GREAT FAKE.

The recent convening of congress in its short session brings to our mind one of the greatest and most ridiculous fakes that has ever been foisted upon the American people. And yet it is a fake fostered by the government. is the Congressional Record, the only really official publication in this country. Many or our readers have received from time to time copies of speeches purporting to have been delivered by some congressman in .Washington. ■> Some of these speeches were actually delivered on the floor of the House, but many were pure fakes. Here’s the way it worked. Congressman X was ambitious. He wanted to electrify his constituents by the delivery of a great speech, an oratorical effort which was calculated to enhance his fame with the voters at home. Not being able to secure the necessary recognition for a speech from the presiding officer, he carefully wrote out his remarks, interspersed them with numerous exclamations of ‘‘applause,” etc., and then wended his way to the session.

There he arose from his seat, cleared his throat, and with impressive dignity asked “permission to print,” which of course Was graciously accorded him. That ended his “speech” on the floor. But the Congressional Record was more obliging tbhn the obdurate presiding officer. The Record printed his “speech” in full —that speech that was never delivered—and very generously the government printing office supplied the congressman with thousands of copies of his “speech” for free distribution to an admiring constituency. And the taxpayers paid the bill. If a country publisher resorted to a hundredth part of the fakery that has been inflicted upon the public by the Congressional Record he would be cowhided out of any self-respect-ing ’ community. And yet the Congressional Record is the national newspaper! A national fake! Bunk!

THE LEGISLATURE

The recent admirable report of the grand jury—the best grand jury that tlie county has had for many years—will undoubtedly have a powerful influence on the legislature that is shortly to meet. That body can hardly avoid taking some measures to protect itself against the lobby, whose operation two years ago the grand jury so completely exposed. Ihe democratic party leaders-—even those of the boss type—will hardly dare ignore this subject. The grand jury’s report has been read by the people all over the state, and as a result they will demand legislation to put an end to such scandals. And they will insist on having a real, and not a mock remedy.

We think, further, that, though the indictments were not sustained, the legislature will be very likely to act as though it were bound by the law of 1895, regulating the appointment of employes. The chancfes are that even the job hunters will be somewhat discouraged, so that the lawmakers will be relieved from that pressure for place that was so strong two years ago. And the lawmakers themselves will, even if there is pressure, hesitate about yielding to it. We look, therefore, for no such riot of the spoilsmen as disgraced the last legislature.

Probably there will be much greater care in the matter of procedure. It is hardly possible that any more bills that -were not passed will find their way to the statute books. It is to be hoped that the men in charge of the bills will be Chosen for their fitness and qualifications. The officers of the legislature will themselves exercise much greater care. On the whole, therefore, it must be said that the grand jury performed a service of the very highest importance. We shall have a much better legislature because of that service. The people are grateful to it for what it did.—lndianapolis News.

Thanks—When We Get It.

We modestly suggest That Christmas draws near, And a little will pay For this paper a year. If you send it in lime You perhaps will decree That we-uns and ours Shall partake of tur—kee. \Ve give you our thanks And this gentle hint, For that little you send us Direct from your mint.

1 hrs pastime of making internationalgrimaces across the border has served at least one good purpose. We are occasionally reminded that there is a Mexico.

There is yet a week in which to compile that set of New Year’s resolutions you have no intention of keeping. ?■- '

DIGEST OF WORLD’S IMPORTANT NEWS

EPITOME OF THE BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. TO BE READ AT A GLANCE Items, Both Foreign and Domestic, That Have Interest for Busy Read-, ers, Arranged and Classified for Their Convenience. European War News Most of the Germans north of the Vistula have retired across East Prussian frontier before onrush of Russians, but south of that river, between the Bzura and the Pilica, the Germans continue advance. Crossed branches of Bzura and Rawka rivers at many places. * ♦ • Dispatch from Budapest to Berlin says Austrians preparing final blow against Servians. • » * French claim that German attacks near St. Hubert failed answered by Berlin with statement that Germans took 800 prisoners In these attacks, exterminating utterly Ninth batallion of French Chasseurs. * ♦. ♦ Officially announced in Berlin Lieutenant Prondzynski, German aviator, dropped bombs at Dover. He reconnoitered position of English fleets ♦ * * ' On French right important gains were made against the forces formerly commanded by the German crown prince, according to report from Paris. Invaders driven back from right bank of Meuse in first important attack made by French forces on that side of river. * * * Great masses of German infantry and other German troops are reported passing through Aix-la-Chapelle en route to Flanders from Poland. The North German Lloyd liner Aachen has been converted into a cruiser and is now engaged in very hazardous work, it is announced at Bremen. * ♦ * A special correspondent of the. Amsterdam Tijd telegraphs from Sluis that the Germans have evacuated Middelkerke, Westende and Westroobeke, and adds that these towns have been visited by French and British patrols. • • • Germany’s troops made four successive assaults on the allies’ line in front of Lihons in a determined effort to recapture trenches that had been wrested from them. All attacks repulsed, says French war office. * *. * It can be stated positively that no definite agreement has been reached whereby England will refrain from searching ships which leave American ports with statements from English consuls that they are carrying no contraband. • • • Great Britain, France and Russia have given guarantees to Athens and Bucharest that Bulgaria will not attack Greece in the event of latter country assisting Servia and will not attack Roumanla should that state actively participate in war. This is taken to foreshadow the approaching participation of Roumania and Greece. • • • Latest casualty lists issued in Berlin increase the German losses in killed, wounded and missing to 800,000 men in both eastern and western theaters of war. These lists cover only part of November. • * * Skierniewice, an important railroad center 40 miles from Warsaw, has been captured by the Germans, says a dispatch from Berlin.

• • • A report that the British dreadnaught Thunderer was sunk in the North sea on November 7 by a mine or a torpedo was brought to New York by a passenger on the steamship StLouis from Liverpool. The German has completely recovered and returned to the front. Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s army, which is advancing on Warsaw over a wide front between the Vistula and the Pillca rivers and which on Friday occupied Lowicz, reached the new Russian positions along the Bzura river and southward to Rawa and another big battle is in progress. • • • The left wing of General von Hindenburg’s army in Poland has been defeated. The German force 75 miles northwest of Warsaw is retreating over the borders into Germany, according to an official announcement made at Petrograd. *■ • • A dispatch from Amsterdam, says: “The Germans have evacuated Dix- - mude.” , .J.,,-; / ■ .■? ■■ .<'■ According to a report from Warsaw, that city was bombarded by a Zeppelin. Ninety persons were killed. * * • Domestic Twelve of the thirteen of the 1913 general assembly charged with presenting false claims were acquitted by Judge Markey of the criminal court at Indianapolis. Ind.

West-bound Union Pacific limited No. 19 collided with an east-bound California fruit train at Baxter, Wyo. Engineer Edward Hagan of Rawlina was killed and his fireman badly injured. None of the passengers Were killed. f • » » A mob took Tom Smith, a negro, from the city jail at Ruleville, Miss., drove with him four miles to a deep hole in a creek, tied a rock around his neck and threw him in. Smith was held on a charge of mayhem. * * * Mrs. Elizabeth Porter of Chicago shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Kathryn M. Spring, proprietor of a beauty parlor. Mrs. Porter alleged Mrs. Spring refused to stop receiving attentions of husband. Said Mr. Porter spent money on woman and she and babies were starving. ♦ ♦ ♦ . I ?■■ Harry K. Thaw sent from Manchester, N. H., SSOO to Howard Barnum of Beacon, N. Y., who was gateman at Matteawan when Thaw escaped. Says Barnum is victim of prejudice through no fault of his own and would like to assist him. Barnum lost position when Thaw escaped. ♦ * » Wted upon to face trial on a serious charge, Frank Blanchard, wealthy manufacturer of Janesville, Wis., killed himself by inhaling gas. * * * The largest corporation fee ever received by the state' of Indiana was paid at Indianapolis, when John B. Cockrum, attorney for the New York Central lines, handed Secretary of State Cook a check for $300,000. It w r as paid on account of the consolidation of all the subsidiary railroads of the New York Central lines in Indiana Into the $300,000,000 New York Central corporation. ♦ ♦ ♦ George H. Alexander, former president of the George Alexander & Co. State bank of Paris, Ky., pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. • » • Washington Hobson resolution to submit a constitutional amendment for national prohibition to the state legislatures was defeated in the house at Washington, 197 members voting for and 189 against it. An affirmative vote of twothirds was required to adopt the resolution. Debate lasted ten hours. ♦ * * Export figures for the last four months given out‘ at Washington are: August, $19,400,000; September, $16,341,722; October, $56,630,650; November, $79,299,417. ♦ ♦ * The Supreme court of the United States at Washington ruled that Harry Kendall Thaw must be delivered up to the state of New York to be tried on the charge of conspiracy to break out of Matteawan insane asylum, or be recommitted to the asylum, or both. Thaw’s fight for liberty is therefore ended for the time being. • • • Colonel Goethals, governor of the Canal Zone, according to information to the British embassy at Washington, which was communicated to the state department, has found that the British collier which was thought to have violated the neutrality of Panama Canal Zone waters by sending a wireless message, actually had no wireless equipment. Alimony is fixed income and the pays-it must withhold any amounts due under the Income tax This decision was announced by Commissioner of Internal Revenue Osborn at Washington in a synopsis of rulings on the law. • • • Mexican Revolt Trip of General Carranza from Vera Cruz to Isthmus of Tehuantepec interrupted by Zapata forces, who captured Soledad and sent wild locomotive into his train. Neither Carranza nor any of party injured. * ♦ * Gen. Guilermo Aragon, a member of the Aguascalientes convention, and Col. David Berlanga, secretary of that convention of military chiefs, were executed in Mexico City. • • • A crushing blow has been delivered to the constitutionalist army of the Carranza government by Villa’s troops at Puebla and Apizaco, say official advices reaching Washington. _ • • • Consular Agent Carothers telegraphed the state department at Washington that Governor Maytorena, commanding the Villa forces besieging General Hill’s garrison at Naco, Sono ra, was preparing to withdraw his troops to a point twelve miles from the border. • • •

Personal George Yule, last of "old guard” of manufacturers who made Kenosha, Wis.> V famous as industrial center, stricken with paralysis at Los Angeles. Mr. Yule is ninety years old. Yule is president of Bain Wagon company. ♦ * » Daughter of Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former president of Mexico, -Was married to. General Quiros, General Huerta’s aid, at Barcelona, Spain. * • * . Eugent Zimmerman, former president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad and millionaire, died suddenly at his club at Cincinnati from hemorrhage of the lungs. • • • Lieut. F. J. Gwerstner, observer of army aeroplane No. 29, was drowned off Ocean Side, Cal., and Capt. Hollis G. Muller, pilot, was saved.

STUDY IN COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE.

Design 1020, by Glenn L. Saxton, Architect, Minneapolis, Minh.

PERSPECTIVE VIEW—FROM A PHOTOGRAPH.

The interior view w’ith this design shows a dining room of unusual attraction. The china closets and buffet extend across one entire side of the room, giving plenty of space for the display of china and cut glass. Cost to build, $5,200. Upon receipt of $1 the publisher of this paper will furnish a copy of Saxton’s new 1914 book of plans, “American Dwellings.’’ it contains 310 designs costing from SI,OOO to $6,000; also a book of Interiors. $1.50 per copj.

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FOR SALE For Sale — Full blood Jersey cow. Due to be fresh December 2t.— JOHN HOLSER, Goodland, liid. R-l. For Sale— Bo acres good corn land in cultivation, well located, splendid buildings. Price $75. Terms, SI,OOO down, long time on remainder. — ARTHUR G. CATT, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale— A Webster’s International dictionary, indexed, full sheep binding, in good condition, at onefourth regular cost.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale— Mammoth pure bred Bronze turkeys. Also pure bred Barred Rock chickens, E. B. Thompson Imperial Ringlet strain. Pens a specialty.—McDonald sisters, McCoysburg, Ind. d-31 For Sale— Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, $2 each, also Mammoth Pekin Ducks, $1.50 each. Satisfaction guaranteed—A. D. HERSHJMAN, Medaryville, Ind., phone 192-D

For Sale— -Mammoth Bronze turkeys, Rattegeb, Hoover and Sayler strains, can show yo>u some fine large birds. Come and see for yourself. Also Barred Rock cockerels, of good stock, $1 to $1.50 each.—,H. PAULUS, Rensselaer, phone 938-G. d-28 ' For Sale— 6o acres, ten acres timber, remainder black corn land in cultivation; on main road near school and station; fine outlet for drainage. New four-room house, barn and well. Price $75. SBOO down, long time on remainder.—Enquire at First National Bank. For Sale— lo acres good black land, all in cultivation, fair buildings, fruit, etc.; onion land close that can be rented/ $1,500; SSOO cash, time on balance to suit; 7% miles Rensselaer.—J. DAVISSON Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale— Farms of different sizes in this and adjoining counties, and some for exchange. Also city and town property for sale and exchange List your property with me and 1 will promise a §qu re deal. Choice

INTERIOR VIEW-DINING ROOM.

alfalfa, "wheat, corn and pasture lands for sale from $25 and up. JOHN O’CONNOR, ex-sherltt Jasper county, Rensselaer, Ind. ' ■ '' ■ —» For Sale— 22o acres Improved Newton county land, four miles from market, 160 acres under cultivation and best tiled quarter in western Indiana, balance meadow and timber pasture. Fair improvements. Price $75 per acre for quick sale. Reasonable terms to right party. If interested write or wire.—J. A. WELLS, Aledo, Illinois. WANTED Wanted— Man past 30 with honse and buggy to sell Stock Condition Powder in Jasper county. Salary S7O per month.—Address 9 Industrial Bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana. Wanted at Once— Local and traveling salesmen in this state to represent us. There is money in the work for YOU soliciting for our easy selling specialties. Apply now for territory.—ALtLEN NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y. for Rent LOST. Estray Hog— Taken up about 10 days ago. Owner can have same by paying charges—RlLEY TULLIS R--3, Remington, phone 927-E, Rensselaer exchange. miscellaneous. Storage Room— Storage roomfor household goods, etc., on third floor of The Democrat building. Prices reasonable.— F. E. BABCOCK. Mutual Insurance—Fire and llght- °! ng - Iso state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 533-L. FINANCIAL Farm Loans—Money to loan oa ln any Bumß «P to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. V Farm Loans—l am making farm loans at the lowest rates of Interest Ten year loans without commission and without delay.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. I flnt thnl™ lthout DUay ' I nil 111 Wlth out Commlsf on, I HUI lllv > Without Charges tot UftMCV | Maklng or ' Recording ml Illi I Inst ruments. nlUllL ! W. H. PARKINSON