Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1915 — Page 2
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DEMOCRATIC NEWS LETTER.
! By Lew Eli nigh am!] inuiaUiii'CHs, Feb. Ig. —-This seems to i.e the open season tor the discussion, both within and without the legislature, of a compulsory primary elt.i t;oa law. Those who favor and those who dp not favor .such a radical departures from the present method of nominating the state, distrjpt, county and township; candidates, are busy giving expression to their views. One of the latest to break into print upon this subject is the Hon. Tlios. Taggart, national committeeman and
lor years the conceded' leader among the Indiana democrats. He tried to make this one fact plain, and that m, that the views to which he gave expression are his own personal views and that he has no desire to hoist them upon his party, and in this his sincerity can not be questioned, it can not be questioned because • Mr. Tagart s ide:i is to present a complete primary election bill—with teeth, whatever that means-—have the same adopted by the present senoral assembly ami submitted to the i eople at the next general election in tblb. An cinline of such a bill has been drafted and according *o its provisions 1 the voter would be sale - gtiarded by the general ejection laws of . the state. The dra ted bill t ro- : ides for the; • noutina; ion o all candidates • for ’ fnited States senator, representatives in the national Louse of congress, elective state officials, members o, fhe' general '•'assembly." Circuit, superior and probate judges, prosecuting attorney- elective connt> and township .official's, elective city ' officials, delegates to national party conventions, members of party state central committees, county and city committees, and One member of the national committee for each party. The date fob this primary is designated as the third Tuesday in May of each election year. It will be held under the general election laws of the state, thus eliminating all the frauds that are said to prevail under the make-shift primary laws now in force in certain counties of the state. One section provides . that no person holding an apointive office either in the state, county or township shall be elegible to’ serve on any party committee. Every candidate other than county and tqwnship, shall qualify by certifying his name to the secretary of state, and one of the features of this qualification is the payment to the secretary of state of a \ fee equal to one per cent of one year’s salary of the office to which the one so qualifying aspires. Every presidential year the presidential electors
and delegates to the national convention are also to run the gauntlet of this primary. Provision is also made for a preferential vote on the candidates for president and vice-presi-dent. If there is anything omitted I have failed, to find it. The object in submitting a bill of this kind is. for the purpose that should the people of the state favor a primary they knowin advance the kind of a primary they will get. It closes the gate for an aflimative vote and then for a general assembly to enact into Jaw only i pretended primary law. The ‘Trait of tlie hill mentioned certainly goes full length, and has enough
"teeth" to satisfy the most hungry primary enthusiast in the country. The writer sees nothing hut merit in the submission of such a primary hill. Put tile matter square up to the electors and let thgm decide whether it is good, bad or indifferent and whether of not they want such a law written into the statutes of the state. Why not? Is not this a pretty good compliance with a state platform written after but a short and unsatisfactory discussion of the subject, and over which thS opinion was about equally divided. Think this ofer well, and then give your Member of the legislature your best opinion as to what course lie should take when the matter is presented for legislative action.
A new state printing law is now among the possibilities of the present general assembly. The bill has been drawn and will be submitted to the senate. It provides for nine classes and a contract can be mattefor each class. Instead of the secret tary of state, auditor of state, and reporter of the supreme court being members of the printing board, the governor and two appointees of the governor comprise this board. The general outline of the present law was followed and in all it likely is an 'improvement over the present system of transacting this part of five state’s business.
fob *A. B. Crampton and lion. Leather Short were two soldiers doing the legislature Saturday, A bill has- been introduced giving representation on the Soldiers' Home at Lafayette, and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home at Knightstown. to members of the Spanish-Americun war soldiers. The grand army are against this invasion and want it understood that the civil war veterans want to attend to >heir own business without interference. As there is plenty oftime for the veterans of the SpanishAmerican war to take charge of the homes of the soldiers’ and the sailors' widows, it is not probable that the change permitted by this bill; " ill be tolerated at this time. The race commission bill is about to hit the rocks. That too, after a successful race in the senate w r here their bill was givon a badge of honor with only eleven votes against it. Its fate in the house is not so bright, all because at is one of those measures w hich c£>n not stand out against the light <jf public opinion and public discussion. Both newspapers and men are now busy dealing it a death blow. While the bill may be one of the needs of the hour for the success of racing and the breeding of thorough-
(Tune of Casey Jones) Old Zeke Perkins sold his hog§ the other day, And the gosh darned fool drew' his money right away Rode into town sitting on a board And he came ridin’ home in a dajn little Ford. * When He got to the house and he "came to the gate He shut down the throttle and he pulled on the brake, He grabbed for the reins, got the throttle in its stead, And the gol darned Ford kept chugging right ahead. Zeke jerked on the, levers and he turned off the gas, He kicked at the pedals and he broke out the glass. He cut all the wires and he pulled off the top, But the gosh darned Ford, it just wouldn’t stop. He pulled out his knife, and he smiled so serene, Cut a hole in the tank, and drained out the gasoline; g He pulled out his gun, shot the tire full of lead, But the gol darned I-'prd kept chugging right ahead. Went right through the fence and up through the lane, Marinda saw him coming and she like to went insane. She ran out ahead, then she stopped for to see And the Ford struck her squarely where the bustle ought to be She reached out her arm as she went in the air, Just as Zeke went by she grabbed him by the hair, She bounced in the seat, landed dow y n in the bed, And the gol darned Ford kept chugging right ahead. lie steered for the shed, but just missed the hole, Struck an old pig and you ought to see it roll, Out through the yard, then they lapded in a heap In a big .muddy pool about six feet deep.. Zeke grabbed Marinda and he waded for the shore, He was glad that it stopped; and wouldn’t go* no more. He pricked up his ear; then he looked hack and said. M hy that gol darned Ford is chugging right ahead. CHORUS Old Zeke Perkins bought an automobile Old Zeke Perkins' let loose of the wheel, Old Zeke Perkins spent a w-eek in bed * And the gol darned Ford kept chugging right ahead. -Exchange.
breds yet anything that smacks of gambling will never be able to receive the sanction of the majority of men who are selected in this day and age for the purpose of writing into our statutes the laws under which w r e live. For this reason as well as others, it is a rocky road for the race commission bill. A N Opinion seems pretty evenly divided for the railroad rate bill. Many influences are opposing this increase and as usual the railroads are not helping their cause on account of their pernicious activity. One element working to their disadvantage R the establishment of a press bureau, and this bureau is now offering to supply newspapers with a free press service, all of it of course praising the benevolence pf the railroads; The newspapers are rightly resenting this cheap method of Securing their influence and many of them are taking a fall out with the railroad companies. It is the’same old story. If the railroads have the argument and will present it on its merits, the people and the members of the general assembly will accord them respectful attention, and in all probability will grant them any reasonable request.
speaker Bed well intends to put the rollers under a lot of proposed legislation and clean house. Several hundred house and senate bills are now pending and this Week will see many of them out of the way. They will either be on their way to passage or killed in the various ways only l;nown>«r the legislative expert. It is a safe bet that many of the bills will suffer agonies inflicted by the legislative axe, and by the way this sort of legislation is about the best kind. Workman’s compensation,, compulsory primaries, appropriations, legislative apportionment and platform measures will now be rushed with a view of having them out of the way before the final stampede begins. Only three more weeks remain in which to clean calendars and complete the work of the sixtyninth general assembly'.
Will It Pay to Raise Spring Wheat?
The numerous inquiries received this winter by the experiment station concerning the production of spring wheat indicate that many farmers are considering the advisability of raising some spring wheat this season. These inquiries are coming from all parts of the state and seek information concerning the adaptation of spring wheat to Indiana conditions, the cultural requirements of the crop, how it compares witji "winter wheat, whether it may be profitably grown in the place of oats, the best varities, where to get the seed, etc. This bulletin is prepared with a view to answering some of these questions and giving a general idea as to what may reasonably be expected in the way of spring wheat, yields. The immediate cause of this widespread interest in spring wheat is the present high price qf wheat and the prospective large demand for food stuffs due to the Europea-h war. Whether or not this demand and the high price will keep up 'until a crop can be grown and marketed we do not pretend to foretell, and so we do not feel that we can definitely advise one way or the other. If the price keeps up it might pay to grow some spring wheat and the crop
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might very well take the place of some ot the oats. To give some idea of what may be expected in the way of spring wheat yields, we would call attention to the results secured at this station. During the last five yeafS the average yield of one of the leading varieties or spring wheat was 11.7 bushels per acre as against 27.4 bushels of winter wheat and 37.9 busheis of oats on the same ground. As the seasons of 1911 and ion were unusual-* ly hot and hard on spring sown grain, the oats and spring wheat averages above cited are abnormally low. The 10 year average oats yield on the university farm is practically f.O bushels and the winter wheat average is about 28 bushels to the acre. On the same relative basis we might expect a spring Wheat yield of about 1C bushels to the acre. In other words, it would seem reasonable, under normal conditions, to expect a spring wheat yield equal to about one-tliird the normal oats yield, and between one-half and twothirds the normal winter wheat yield on the qanie land. The cultural requirements of spring wheat are not much different from those of oats. As a rule, however, the seed bed should be somewhat more carefully prepared since the wheat is not so vigorous a feeder and will not do well under the careless treatment usually given to oats. Spring wheat is naturally a cool climate crop and probably suffers more from hot weather than either oats, rye or barley. It is important therefore to get it sown as early in the spring as possible. For this reason, also, it is not usually advisable to take the time to plow the ground since the advantage gained in the more thorough soil preparation may be more than offset by the consequent delay in the time of seeding. It has been the practice of the station to drill spring wheat on corn stubble ground after thorough dou ble and harrowing. Drilling the seed is much better than sowing it broadcast.
The rate of seeding should be about six peeks per acre. If broadcasting is necessary, as may be the case when seeding on corn stalk ground where the drill will not work satisfactoryily, somewhat more seed should be used as some of it will not be sufficiently covered to germinate. Whether or not the crop should be fertilized will depend upon the condition of the soil. In most cases it will be profitable to use sqme readily soluble phosphate and perhaps a little potash. If potash is hard to. get, acid phosphate alone should he applied, using about 20 0 pounds to the acre.
lOf the varities tested at this station in recent years, the Marvel and Marquis- have proven most satisfactory. Seed of these may be obtained from practically all northern seed dealers. A. T. WIANCKO. Chief of soils and crops, Purdue University.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS Mayor .Charles G. Spitler Clerk Charles Morlan -Treasurer........Charles M. Sands Attorney Moses Leopold Marshal - W. R. Shesler Civil Engineer W. F. Osborne Fire Chief. J. J. Montgomery hire Warden..,. J. j. Montgomery , Councllmeri Ist Ward Ray Wood 2nd W ard...........Frank Tobta* 3rd Ward Frank King At Large. .Rex Warner, F. Kresler JUDICIAL Circuit Judge.. Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney. .Reuben Hess Terms of Court—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week terms. s COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk..-.. Judson H. Perkins Sheriff;... B. D. McColly Auditor....... j. p. Hammond Treasurer. ..A. A. Feh Recorder George Scott Surveyor. M. B. Price Coroner. ..Dr. C. E. Johnson County Assessor....G. L. Thornton Health officer F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS In* £ is . tr i ct ’ ” H. W. Marble 2nd District........D. S. Makeever 3rd District Charles W’elch commissioners' Court meets the I irst Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION r Township Grant Davisson Barklev Burdette Porter Carpenter w - Stevens,. Gillam Warren Poole Hanging Grove ol £ off F • Jordan 5. 1 . < 7j) J?- Davis Kankakee H lf w d w air * ch '! d -"- : - Keener H. W. Wood, Jr., .Marion p Fou:lks. Milroy John Rush. .Newton Vik H ; Hammerton Union en W’heatfield Joseph 5a1rin............... W’alker Cehrge A W liliams.... Rensselaer John Biggs W’heatfield E. Lamson, Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer 1 1 uant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer
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