Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1916 — Page 2

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CONTENTION WITH GERMANY TE M PORARILLY RE LIEVED

The receipt of the official reply of Germany to ;lie ('. s. note on the submarine warfare as oonduc*-d lethal conn;in has relieved the tense situation temporarilly at least, after a careful study thereof and the determination by the President to accept the conditional promise of the, German empire to comply with international law and restrict its undersea warfare to warships of belligerent foes, etc. No matter where our sympathies may lie in this terribie world war, we must admit that the German contention is and has been absolutely wrong all the way through in this matter, and our government cannot bargain with our German friends or any other country over the wanton destruction of lives of its hitmens in its illegal warfare, The Indianapolis News puts the matter plainly in the following editorial in Monday's issue of that paper. It says: It must be remembered that in our recent note we did not ask Germany to make any sacrifices, and that in her answer she gave up nothing to which she could be said to have any right. We simply demanded that the German government

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cease to violate international law aml t o affront t lie law of humanity, and that government gave assurances that it would cease to do these things. The imperial government never had the shadow of a right to do them, and there is. therefore, no sacrifice in giving up what was never possessed. ' Yesterday was the anniversary of the Lusitania tragedy. There is no sentiment in this country favorable to the theory that we ought to buy Germany by upholding even out: rights against Great Britain, much less the German theory of those rights, from sinking illegally another Lusitania. That would be a monstrous piopositibn. That awful May day has again become vivid in the minds of Americans. Nor have Americans forgotten that there has as yet been no atonement for it. The errible account ie yet to he settled. We refer to it now only for the purpose of making clear the absurdity of thinking that Germany has surrendered any right, or of imagining that "this government will bargain on the subject, or even admit that, in abondoning this mode of warfare there is any yielding of a. right for ’•chi'b compensation can be said to be due. The* fact that the German note is open to this construction—a con - 'structhit! tbit our government very wisely and charitably refuses to put

<•_» ii sronil-.: emliarasseß us in our; negotiation- with Great Britain. For, , not only Great Britain, but Germany ! herself, and all the world, might ' well conclude til at we were seeking to force a settlement of our disputes j ever merchandise with Great Britain j iii order to get from Germany a car- ! eying out oc the promises that she I has made to ro*;nect life. For this ! complication the German government ‘ is. of course, wholly responsible. Whatever Great Britain does or does not do about commerce and merchandise. Ger in any must cease dost royi n g nonrombatants on the high seas; We li 've. it may lie added, nothing to do with the effects on the German people of a lawful blockade. Our bn'.v concern a- a government is with the, illegal features of the blockade. And o f course our German friends will remember that there was no mercy shown by Bismarck to the starving people of Paris when Under eiege by the German armies 46 years ago. No neutral nation asked the (lefiirans to raise the sefgff of Paris because the hedrile of that city were forced to subsist on rats. iSo there can be no objection to ftte present blockade on the ground that it is starving the people subject to it—-we once imposed a blockade ourselves. Our only ground for objection is our own interest as traders. And even then, there can be no objection except in so far as the blockade is illegal. But the first thing we have to find out is whether the new- pledges of the German government will he kept, and kept without reference to what we may or may not do in regard to the blockade. We can not he put in the position of buying a right which is not only ours, hut humanity’s.

EXCITEMENT.

By Walt Mason.

One man gets all fussed up and rattled, when, from old Europe's smoking shore, dispatches tell how hosts embattled have shed a new supply of gore. Another by the spring campaigning is exercised, his withers wrung; he bores us all by his explaining the Vital Themes, with tireless tongue. A third has bought a braird , new' motor, and plans excursions far and near; he cares not for the groaning voter, nor for the echoes of the war. The time for which a fourth was wishing has come at last, and he is gay; tomorrow go a-fishing, and he is digging bait today, One man is locoed while he’s gar-

den means a-happy time, and he ip whistling while he's rigging a lattice for his beans to climb. I viewsuch things without emotion; yet friends can hardly hold me down, for I’ve just heard about a lotion for dyeing whiskers black or brown.

Roosevelt Forgets.

In Colonel Roosevelt's address to the Methodises the other evening - h:s latest concio ad clerum—he apparently followed the model of Lacordaire. For it was of him that Guizot wrote: “His history and theology were full of originality. Indeed, they were absolutely original, for he invented them as he went on. This gave-.his sermons the charm of perpetual novelty," To the credulous Methodists Mr .Roosevelt made this statement: I w as President seven and a half years. This nation during all that time " ter for one moment permitted any power to wrong this country or to w rong Americans either*, in their perors or proper*y or to make us recreant. to our duty to others; and yet during those seven and a half year? not one shot was fired by any man in American uniform against any foreign foe. and not one American man, woman, or child was slain bv representatives of any foreign nation.” His reference was to Mexico. Very well, turning to the Tribune index for H"M, under “Mexico. " We find the entry, July 22, “Two Americans Shot.” In the year 1905, the record ‘or January 1S is, “I. A. Sanger Murdered." and for January 22, "Yaquis Kill Four Americans.” But the tell-tale year is 1-900. The “insults” to our flag were piled thick. Here are some of the entries: “American Fishing Boats Seized"; “American Fishermen jailed”; “American Sailors Charge Tortures.” It was in June of 1906 that occurred the

crowding “infamy"*—as Roosevelt : would have called it if it had taken ; place under Wilson. Read this: j “How Americans Died at Canenea." . And then, oh, shame-faced Americans, read this: “Root Denies Ameri-, can Troops to Cananea.” There had been a murderous out-! break at the Cananea mines, Several Americans, killed. What did he imperiled American snirviv.or* B do? They sent to Washington, through the American consul at Can ' tinea, a telegram urgently calling for help. Even the Mexican governor Ts Sonora was reported as asking that the Cn.ted States government : «nd in a military force. But what happened*. Why. Secretary Root • on- ! suited the chief of staff, and “tbe law officer of the war department’** B —: j think of the disgrace of actually looking ni) the law!—-and decided that American troops “must nor cross the line." Imagine it,'..Uncle Sam ( l etting on a pigtail like that, when j RooseveP was President ! | That this was a cowardly and abijeef policy, we know on the highest , authority. For r it was Mr. Roosei velt himself who laid down the eter- | nally righteous principle in -that : same speech of his to the Methodists, j Referring to the tact that Americans j had been killed in Mexico, while j Wilson was President, he said: “If, I the very first time such an incident | occurred, we had acted with instant decision and crossed the border, not within two or three days, but 30 afterward, had inflicted imj mediate punishment on the offenders, I punishment of a kind which would I "nve shown the extreme unwisdom of repeating the offenses, there would never have been a repetition of the j offense. Certain foolish pacifists at home would undoubtedly have been j lackadaisical over the action hut it I would have saved hundreds of lives ” : Alas, my brethren, the very first time was when Roosevelt was Presid< nt, and instead of acting with inj ctant decision and crossing the border in 30 minutes, he paltered with the affair like a lackadaisical pacifist, and would not send the troops at all though they were demanded by the beleaguered Americans at Cananea. The great doctrine of 1916 was trampled upon in 1906 by the very man wiio now propounds it. —- New York Post.

Sweat If You Swell.

“White collar jobs’’ for young men and “afternoon tea costume employment’’ for young women are the clue to non-employment troubles, says the New York city public employment bureau. The officials show righteous indigation in recounting their efforts to convince young people that wages with which to buy these desired elegancies of apparel are better when earned in shop and factory than the clothes in combination with a lower wage paid for office employment. It seems that the bureau is able to place its middleaged applicants for work more than the younger folk. The Massachusetts mill workers had the right idea; overalls for work and evening clothes for leisure hours; moreover they have money to pay for the clothes.—Rochester Post Express.

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Short Furrows

Abe Martin” in Indianapolis News.

; “Thirty years ago folks would have sworn I wuz a three-card monte man with these duds on,’’ said Tell Binkley this mornin’, as he appeared on th' pus; office corner wear in’ a new bright plaid suit. “Yo u can't tell any more what a feller is by th’ out an’ style o' his clothes,’’ continued our leadin' tornado insurance agent. "Ther used t’ be.just one mold o' derby hats. Now tiler's 40 -all in style. It's th’ same with shoes—broad, narrow, cloth top, high, low, button or lace. A feller may be a cool, colorless business than ah' still wear doth top shoes, You jury jest what a clerk talks you int' buyin' whether you're a fruit tree agent or’a liveryman. It used •' be you could tell a preacher as fer away as you couid see anything. A preacher used t' dhess like a corpse. T flay you can't tell a preacher from most any neat, tidy citizen, cept he has no auto. Doctors an' lawyers used t' make th' most o’ Prince Alberts an’ plug hats. Then it got so four-flushers o' ever’ profession got t' wearin' ’em. Finally it wuz no uncommon sight t' see a feller wearin’ a Prince Albert with a fiat, soft hat. or a feller wearin’ a glossy plug hat with a brown wick suit. Then it wuz that th’ Prince Albert an’ plug hat dropped our o’ th' game in sel -defense. Actors an' gamblers d to be th’ most picturesque dressers, an’ tan spats, white bell crown plugs with black bands, long

neck chains, danglin’ seals, lurid vests, alligator shoes, velvet collars, heavy canes, capes, poniade, long 'oily hair, great cravats, striped pantaloons, cluster diamond pins, ro 1 ogne an silk hand kerchiefs were very pop lar with ’em. You can't tell an actor any more—till you i talk: C him,, an’ it’s next t’ itnpossij hie t‘ git next t' a gambler by word or scarf pin. Th' country wuz never j as well an' modestly dressed as it is j t'day, speakin' o' men. A deaf man can’t tell a Democratic convention i irom a Republican convention unless he looks at th' portraits over th’ speaker's stand. Odd. extreme an’ . iiashy dressers among men are alts t a thing o’ th’ past. Ther's still a few fellers who try f dress . like Bryan used t» look, an' a few fellers, who like t’ give out th' im- ’ ’cession that they're sellin' rattle-, j snake oil, but they’re widely scattered an’ playin' t’ poor business. An’ we kin no longer tell anything [about a feller's financial condition by bis clot lies. He may wear them with an assumed air o’ prosperity that would fool th’ mos‘t skeptical, |or he may wear 'em in such a way as t’ leave us completely in th' air as j t’ whether he Has- jest put over a big deal or is Waitin' I'er a check front his sister.

The Indiana Democratic Club

Invites all Indiana Democrats to join them on their special trains via Pennsylvania lines to the Democratic national convention, leaving Indianapolis at 10:30 o’clock a. m., Tuesday. June 13, to renominate Wilson and Marshall. The round trip railroad fare, including Pullman fare one way, will be $1 1.10. Write now for train reservation to John E. Spiegel, secretary, care Indiana Demo cratic oluh, Indianapolis. Tickets good returning until June 25. These trains will be made u> of the most modern Pullman electric lighted equipment in operation, including beautiful observation cars and diner?. Will also be personally conducted by a representative of the Pennsylvania lines. The Indianapolis Military band of pieces will accompany the party and furnish special music on mute, and will remain with the, club throughout the entire convention at St. Louis. Indiana Democratic headquarters at St. Louis will be at the newly built, fireproof American hotel, at 7th and Market streets. Rates, $2.50 per person per day. Every room has a bath. Write for rooms now to John E. SRiegel, secretary, care Indiana Democratic club, Indianapolis. The officers of the Indiana Democratic club will secure tickets of admittance'to the convention hall in St. Louis of all Democrats going on these trains. At all times parades will be headed by the Indianapolis Military band, with other special features, starting from Indiana Democratic club at 10 o’clock a. m„ June 13. Special uniforms and badges may be secured from the committee. For any further information needed write to John E. Spiegel, secretary, care Indiana Democratic club, Indianapolis, or see any of the members of the committees.

Now is the time to pick your straw and panama hats as we have the swellest line to choose from in the city. Duvall’s Quality Shop.—C. LARL DUVALL.

STEPHENS BILL PROTECTS PUBLIC

Aimed at Dishonest Advertising and False Pretenses. TO AID HONEST BUSINESS. Measure Will Prevent Injury to Smaller Cities and Towns From Cutthroat Monopolistic Methods of Mail Order Houses and Big City Stores —Will Insure Uniform Prices and High Quality. By W. 808 HOLLAND. “A bill to protect the public against dishonest advertising and false pretenses in advertising.” This is the comprehensive title of a measure introduced in the present congress by Representative Dan A". Stephens of Nebraska. A similar bill has been introduced in the senate by Senator Asburst of Arizona. No one can find fault with legislation that will achieve the objects stated in the titles of the Stephens-Asburst bill. The public certainly needs protection ‘ against dishonest advertising and false pretenses in merchandising.” The bill now under consideration is the successor of the Stevens bill, a measure introduced in the last congress bv Representative Stevens of New Hampshire. It was widely discussed and died in committee after several public hearings, at which its merits and demerits were considered. The Stephens bill embodies the changes that seemed advisable after these hearings and discussions, and it is believed that in its present form it safeguards the producer, the merchant and the consumer. For many years the right of a producer to contract with merchants for the resale of his products at standard, uniform prices was generally reeoguized and its legality was not questioned. Then the supreme court of the United States held that such a contract was “in restraint of trade” tuid "against public policy.” The court divided on the question, 5 to 4. and the majority found no specific law forbidding the practice that had long been common, but held that congress had intended the Sherman law to prohibit such business methods. Agency System Is Legal. This court made law r upset long established custom, but it does not prevent the end sought from being reached by other means. Producers who wish to have no discrimination shown : to favored individuals can insure uni form prices for their goods by establishing branch establishments or by appointing agents. This is the method followed by manufacturers of automobiles. Rakers who sell their products ; within a restricted area can also reguI late their prices by makiug grocers ! their agents and thereby retaining title to their bread and rolls until they reach the consumer. Producers of other articles, goods sold in small quantities and which must depend on established merchants for their distribution, are denied the right that men in other lines have. The Stephens-Asburst bill is designed to restore to these producers a protection they had before it was taken away from them by the supreme court. Cut rate department stores, so called “chain" drug and grocery stores in the large cities, and mail order bouses use cut prices on standard, well known articles to draw trade away from small stores and small towns. The loss they may suffer ou these stand--1 ard articles is more than made up by j Ike high profits on anonymous goods or | goods put up under their ow n brands. I In this way the producer is injured because the reputation of his product is ruined; the retail merchant is damaged because he cannot afford to advertise widely a special bargain “bait” to attract customers to whom other goods may Lie sold at a profit; the consumer is damaged because producers are not encouraged to maintain quality and' because inferior articles are substituted.

Ample Protection Afforded. The Stepheus-Ashurst bill is not compulsory. To take advantage of its provisions the producer must register his trademark or special brand with the bureau of corporations in Washington and must pay a fee of $lO. He must not have a monopoly of articles l>elonging to the same general class of merchandise, and he must not agree with any competitor to control prices. The producer must also file a schedule giving the prices at which his listed article is sold to wholesalers, to retailers and to the consumer. This schedule of prices becomes a public document. The prices scheduled must be uniform to buyers under similar circumstances. This permits reduction In prices for quantity purchases and allowances to equalize freight rates. A merchant who decides to quit business, who wishes to discontinue any line of listed goods or who becomes bankrupt must first offer such listed articles to the manufacturers for redemption at the full price paid. Should the manufacturers neglect or refuse to redeem the goods then the dealer can sell them at any price he desires or can get. Damaged goods muslt also be offered for exchange or redemption, and if later offered for sale at reduced prices the reason for the reduction must be made known to purchasers. There Is also a clause permitting seasonable sales.

Oui\<4»£=> (jpsifieartp [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first insertion, 1-2-eent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-five 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 for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE For Sale—Front now' on I will offer Barred Rock eggs for $1.50 per setting. Don't let this chance slip,-—A. D. HER3HMAX, Medaryville, Ind. m-15 ' For Sale—Good four-year-old cow, giving good flow of milk.—E. S. RHOADS, Rensselaer, Ind. ts For Sale—Recleaned timothy seed, $4.50 per bushel.—ED HERATK, phone 461. ts Tame Hay—Good timothy hay in mow' at farm, 8 miles north of Rensselaer. Phone 904-D ts For Sale—Some good onion seed for sale.—D. L. HALSTEAD, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-H, Alt. Ayr exchange. m . 30 For Sale—Red Cross windmills. I also do well drilling, haviftg two machines in operation, an#, can do prompt work.—ELMER GWIN, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 418 j-12 For Sale—Our fine pansy plants will be here May 10. Other plants and vines May 12, come and see them whether you buy or not.— RING FLORAL CO. For Sale—A brand-new Q. D. 33x4 Firestone “Non-Skid” automobile tire with brand-new inner tube. Will eel! at a bargain.—Enquire at Democrat office. For Sale—One 4-year-old gelding, w’t. 1100 pounds, sound; one 12-year-old gelding, wt. 1400; also some timothy hay.—JOSEPH TRULLY, Rensselaer, R-l. Phone 916-G. m-11 For Sale—To settle an estate I will sell a 100-acre farm in Newton tp., close to school and elevator, good location, 80 acres in cultivation, 20 acres pasture. Fair improvements.—W. B. YEOMAN, Surrey, Ind. j-2 For Sale Cheap—Five acres one mile south of Goodman, 1% story house 2 2x3 0, good outbuildings, ideal place for poultry farm; wild land joining for sale. Address MRS. CLARA JOHNSTON, Goodman, Wis. m-12 For Sale-—The building and ground on which the Methodist Protestant church is located in Rensselaer on corner of Clark and Van Rensselaer streets. Want to reserve seats, selling only building and ground. For particulars call on or phone JOHN BILL, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 949-C. For Sale—Red, white or bur oak lumber, sawed to any dimension desired, s]g per thousand for all building material; 4 miles west Rensselaer, on county farm road.— A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr; or see John Zellers, sawyer. ts

WANTED Wanted—A girl for general housework. Good wages.—MßS. DELOS THOMPSON, phone 93. Wanted to Buy—Bo acres good larid.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. m-12 Wanted—Have buyers for farm 3 in Marion, Union, Barkley, Jordan and Newton tps. See us.—GEO. F. MEYERS. • ts Wanted—Salesman to sell oils, greases and paints in this territory. Salary or side line. Party with automobile preferred: extra allowance for machine. SIOO.OO per month to the right party.—BALSO OIL COMPANY, 238 Erie St., Toledo, Ohio, j 4 LOST Lost— Sunday. May 7, near Demotte Dutch Reformed chuych, a No. 2 Brownie kodak. Finder please notify E. J. STEIXKE, Thayer, Ind. m-14 Estrayed—About April 2b, from my farm in Newton tp., a red yearling heifer. Please telephone any information to A. M. Y r EOMAN, 87-G, Mt. Ayr exchange. MISCELLANEOUS Storage Room—For household goods and other light weight personal effects. Large, dry quarters, and will take goods for storage by month or year.—THE DEMOCRAT. FINANCIAL Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. Adams, phone 533-L. Farm Loans—We can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at 5 per cent. Can loan as high &s 50 per cent of the value of any good farm No delay In getting the money after title Is approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO, —E. P. HONAN. I flni fhnl w,tl "”“ Delw - If I I lllr wlthoat Commission UUI llll) Without Chargee for n Making or Recording Instruments. w. H. PARKINSON Subscribe for The Democrat.