Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1916 — Page 2

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A SAMPLE OF PREPAREDNESS HYSTERIA.

We are for preparedness with both feet, but we question the sincerity of some of the Chicago patriots, especially those who took part in the banquet at the Congress and recorded in the Examiner in part as follows: " ■ : -1 Chairs and tables were smashed, glassware and dishes went crashing to the floor, and three hundred voices roared approval in a preparedness demonstration at the Congress hotel last night. Men foremost in the political councils of the country shouted approval of statements deriding, the pacifist attitude and lauding the theory of preparedness as represented in Chicago’s great parade. • ♦ * ♦ ♦ Within a few feet of where a short time before the tramp of tens of thousands of marchers had sounded, the vociferous diners echoed the spirit of the day. Some seized chairs and smashed them over tables. Tablecloths were dragged off to serve as banners and the dishes were swept to the floor. An orchestra joined in the wild demonstration with “Dixie.’’ Waving cloths and napkins, the guests turned the outburst into another preparedness parade and marched around and around the hall cheering. Scores of guests at the hotel and many in Peacock alley and • even from Michigan avenue were drawn to the banquet hall by the shouts of the men who were endeavoring to voice their demand for fit preparedness against the horrors of the war in Europe. When order finally was restored every chair and

many of the tables had been overturned. Like wine, preparedness should be avoided by those who find it goes to their heads. It is enough that sincere people attend to the subject; the assistance of howling dervishes will do no good.—Lake County Times. (Rep.)

OBVIOUS TRUTH

(By Walt Mason)

I know that when there comes disaster, that sticks like an adhesive plaster, a man gets no relief, by giving free rein to his dander, and showing Innocent Bystander how loudly he can beef. I know that sympathy will dwindle, if all the fires of wrath you kindle, when you have stubbed your toe; far better for your fame it will be, if you will simply nurse your trilby, and say it looks like snow. All men admire and love the Spartan who struggles to conceal his smartin', his sickness and his pain; so if your head hurts, don’t sit crying, but spend a minute phophesying that we shall have some rain. 1 know disaster sticks the tighter to any weak and weeping blighter who will not turn and scrap; but it will find its job revolting. and soon quit badgering and jolting the brisk, aggressive chap 11l fortune is a tinhorn bluffer; it dogs your heels and makes you suffer, while you for this - will stand; but when all fearlessly you eye it, i and pull its whiskers and defy it, it skips to beat the band.

Origin of the Rebate.

The I nion Pacific and Central Pacific railroads were joined at Ogden. | Utah, in the year IS&9, thereby' forming the first transcontinental' railway system. Prior to this junction there were two routes to the pacific cohst, the first via the isthmus and the Panama railroad, and the ■! second, around Cape Horn, the time involved being anyw here ttorn y 0 to 15v days. j With the inauguration of this transcontinental route. Union Pacific put in lorce two sets of rates, one for those shippers practically dependent on the hew system tor transportation. the other appreciably lower for those who had previously shipped by one of the former routes and to whom it was therefore necessary to offer special inducements. It can readily be seen that the small shipper suffered greatly because of this differentiation and was necessarily put to a great disadvantage when figuring against his larger and more fortunate competitor. Special rates were also accorded the larger shippers whereby they were allowed to reship part of their original through shipments from the coast back into the interior at a lower -cost than that for which the small shippepr actually on the coast could forward his interior consignments.

Such were the time and origin of pernicious rebates, which in the same period attained their worst and most offensive form. The mode of procedure followed in the matter of goods carried for the Standard Oil company offers . a specific instance which brings out clearly the true viciousness of the old rebating system. The Standard Oil company was

allowed a rebate not only on its own shipments, biit in on the shipments of all competitors, thereby creating what practically meant a monopoly and certainly reducing to a minimum the possibilities of any successful competition.—Odd Lot Review.

Why Bogus and Buncombe in 1916?

The year IP 16 in IndiansP-’is not only one of patriotic opportunity \- ?t is also a test of Hoosier citizenship. Centennial celebrations are being held and anticipated in every county in the state. The Indiana historical commission is doing its utmost to see that these are educational, historical and patriotic; that they are above the cheap and ordinary—worthy of the dignity of the inonwealth and of the intelligence of its citizens. It is with some misgivings therefore that reports are occasionally received, announcing the securing of ‘’high class attractions,” such as hippodrome artists, aerial performers, latest improved merry-go-rounds, expert diving girls, etc., etc., to “help” the centennial observance. It is not a question of the centennial celebrations being made “high brow” and solemnly serious. That is not the desire. They should be made exultant and joyful—the element of play and festivity should be prominent. But in the name of 1916, what do the barking spielers and their gaudy wares, which operate under the polite name of “concessions,” have to do with a proper observance of our state’s anniversary? They* are bound to detract from the very things that should be emphasized, and compromise those responsible for the celebration. Crowds thus attracted are gathered at too great a cost. It Is to be hoped that the citizenship of Indiana will rise above this plane of entertainment in this anniversary year of progress and patriotism.

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Beautiful Brookville's “At Home.”

Beautiful, historic Brookville welcomed home its distinguished sons and daughters in true festive spirit and warm hospitality. Chairman J. C. Shirk and his loyal committee worked heroically to make their observance worthy of the history of Franklin county and were deserving of the success which crowned their efforts, The historical parade was well executed, the exhibit of pioneer relics excellent and as for the pageant—no city in Indiana eafi have a more picturesque and perfect setting. Brookville was fortunate in securing the cream of centennial speakers in Governor Ralston, Miss Dye, Dr. Wynn and Father John Cavanaugh.

Democratic Convention.

The Democrats of Wheatfield township will meet at the town hall in Wheatfield Saturday evening, June 17, at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of electing a secretary, treasurer and an executive committee. Let all be present.-—BERT VANDERCAR, Committeeman.

JACKSON HIGHWAY BOOSTERS COMING TO RENSSELAER

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Jackson Highway association. The proposed line of the highway through Indiana is via Columbus, Edinburg, Franklin, Indianapolis, Frankfort, Lafayete, Rensselaer, Crown Point and Hammond. The two letters follow: Lafayette, Ind., June 9, 1916. Hon. Ed. P. Honan, Rensselaer, Indiana. Dear Honan: I am enclosing you a copy of a letter received today from President P. L. Atherton. I am also in receipt of a letter from Roscoe Woods of Hammond in which he says that the boys up there will look after the southern guests in true Lake county style. I infer that they will be right on the job, so it is up to us.to take care of our end of the line. We sure can do it and we will. Have outlined to the Motor Age of Chicago that we would leave Hammond on Tuesday, June 20, in time to reach your city for a night meting. Wednesday would run from Rensselaer to Indianapolis, stooping in Lafayette for dinner with the chamber of commerce. We want you and your boys, as many of them as can to come as far as Lafayette and farther if they can and be with us at the noon day eat. It would be a nice trip if one of your number at least could go as far south as Maysville as Mr. Atherton invites. if ydu have not already had the “J. H.’’

‘ ’ I 'HE man who uses Fisk NonJEaI ‘ 1\ atry*»' Lir ■*• skids knows he cannot buy . ». vK tl |L greatertirevalue.moremileageor g£~)\ \ \i\ the same service. «CM\ A\ V /*ry*Present Low Prices \ \\\\. ' A Gn Grey Non-Skid Casings Ola\ ' ' 4 3 xSO - 10.40 44x35.31.20 A\’O L'J 3Jx30.13.404jx3G.31.55 4 x33.22.C0 5 x 37.37.30 \ \V. less than the plain tread styles Ee Y era l other standard makes. x Fisk Branches insure prompt \\ attention to dealer and user. W\W7 Rensselaer Garage Fisk Branches in More Than 125 Cities : SjrSjt:: | :; ffilß SjPg ; I -J>= + m :::::: z

placed on the poles I wish it might be done before the 20th. I have marked our line through Tippecanoe. I will write you as soon as I get anything more and will keep you posted. Yours sincerely, D. M. BOYLE. Copy: Jackson Highway Association Louisville, Ky., June s, l'jl G. Mr. D. M. Boyle, Lafayette, Indiana. Dear Sir; I am arranging to go to St. Louis to the Democratic convention on next Tuesday and will be there the remainder of the week. From there I will go to Chicago, reaching there probably Sunday morning, the 18th, and will be ready Tuesday morning, the 20th, to start on the inspection trip. I don’t think I can do very much automobile riding, but will try to make the different towns by train for the meetings, and suppose this can be done without much trouble. I will be at the Blackstone hotel in Chicago and the Marquette hotel in St. Louis and will be glad to hear from you, of course, at either place. 1 have written some of our people in Shelbyville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky., about an inspection trip from Louisville to Maysville on the the Indiana trip, and in fact propose, if it can be done, to take the same party over the road from here to Maysville, adding some few’ Louisville men, if possible, and some of the representatives of our local papers. We would like very much to show you something of the roads in Kentucky, although in two or three places between here and Frankfort they are working on this road. I believe if you and some of your Indiana associates can spare the two days—the 23 d and 24 th—that you will enjoy the trip very much. Of ccAirse, we will furnish the machines here to start the trip, and relay along the route as you propose to do in Indiana. I will hear more definitely from our Kentucky people in the next few days, but in the meantime will be glad to hear from you. I am sending a copy of this letlet to Mr. Crim, Mr. Creveling, Mr. Brown, (Frankfort, Indiana.) Received your remittance for stencils, and also remittance from A. P. Jones for White county and Ed. P. Honan for Jasper county. Hoping that you can arrange to go these two days through Kentucky. Yours truly, P. L. ATHERTON, President.

MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Frank Hart of Demotte was in town Tuesday on business. John Lanam, who has been working at Carbon, Ind., is home for a few days’ visit. Brooks Lanam and family and J. M. Anderson visited friends in North Judson Sunday. M. M. Ocker and family left Monday for their new home on the lake shore at Glen Mere, Mich. The dry land dredge owned by Elmer Coburn is progressing fine and is now below Lew Selmer’s. Miss Olive Dunn, who has been attending school in Jacksonville, 111., returned home Friday evening. Elmer Coburn and family, Mrs. Kruger and Herman Kruger of San Pierre visited at the home of Bivin Coburn over Sunday. Word has been received here that Mrs. H, C. Schott has gone for a visit to the home of her sister, Mrs. A. Hyde, of Sarton, Va. Mrs. Everett Montgomery left Monday evening for her home in Jackson, Mich., after a few weeks’ visit with friends and relatives in and about Medaryville. Misses Clara and Emma Busch went to Michigan City Saturday to visit relatives, the former returning Sunday evening and Miss Emma remaining until Tuesday.

Miss Vera Guild and Roy Comer, who have been attending school at DePauw, returned home Friday evening, and Lloyd Young and Clarence Hansell returned home Saturday evening. Miss Hayner of Sturgis, Mich., well known here, having taught in the local high school, was married the 24th of May to Mr. Charles Base, and is now residing on a farm near Sturgis. »

Thursday night during the severe electric storm that swept this section, A. B. Schoonover had two nlules struck by lightning and killed. The mules were insured for S2OO, so the loss was not very great.

Notice of the Filing and Docketing of Ditch Petition. State of Indiana, County of Jasper, ss. In the Commissioners’ Court to July Term, 1916. PETITION OF WILLIAM FOLGER ET AL, FOR A PUBLIC DRAIN. To Greenoerry B. Lewis, Arthur R. Kresler, Minnie Grace Kresler, Rebecca F. Potts, Bruce Baker, O. Glenn Baker, Pearl Baker, Caroline Baker, Ruby Baker, Myrtle Baker, Nora Kimberlin, Williard C. Baker, Carrie Baker, guardian of Vera and Mildred Baker, John R. Lewis, Isaac N. Lewis, Samuel R. Kershner, Martha M. Randle, Charles T. Randle, James Schaeffer, John F. Payne, William Folger, Joseph Wesley Price, Hugh O. Callender, Elizabeth J. Callender, Harvey Pierson, and Barkley 'Civil Township by Grant Davisson, Trustee, William Snedeker, Nelson Randle, guardian of George A. Baker: You and each of you are hereby notified that on the sth day of June A. D., 1916, William Folger and others filed in the office of the county auditor of Jasper county, Indiana, their petition in duplicate and a bonds for costs, which said petition asks for the construction of a tile ditch for the purpose of draining the lands of the petitioners and lands which are shown by the transfer books in the auditor’s office of Jasper county, Indiana, to belong to you and which lands likely to be affected by said proposed improvement are described in said petition. Commencing at the outlet of the main line of the Mary M. Potts ditch and extending said mainline a distance of about three hundred (300) feet where it will have a good and sufficient outlet in an already existing open ditch, and by the cleaning and repair of the lateral to the main line of the Mary M. Potts ditch, by taking up, cleaning, repairing and relaying the tile in said lateral from the source of said lateral as originally constructed to a point in the line of said lateral about ten (10) feet west of the east line of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section twenty-six (26), township thirty (30) north, range six (6) west in Jasper county, Indiana, and from this last described point by taking up the old tile and replacing them with 16-inch tile to the outlet of said lateral in the line of the main ditch which is at a point about forty-five (45) rods north and two hundred fifty (250) feet east of the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section thirty-five (35), township thirty (30) north, of range six (6) west, in said county and state, but not connecting with said main line, and from this point continuing with 16-inch tile in a general northeasterly direction parallel with said main line of ditch to a point about three hundred (300) feet beyond the present outlet of the main ditch where said drain will have a good and sufficient outlet in an already existing open ditch. And by the construction of a 12-inch tile lateral to the lateral of the said Mary M. Potts ditch having its outlet in the lateral above described where the size of the tile is increased to 16-inch, and running from thence in a general southerly direction through the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 26, crossing an east and west highway, thence south into the northeast quarter of the northwest quarr ter of section 35, all in township 30 north of range 6 west to where it will intercept two lines of tile ditch running east and west across the last described forty acres and by connecting said 12-inch tile with said two lines of tile running east and west as aforesaid. You and each of you are further notified that the petitioners have endorsed on their petition as the day for the docketing thereof the 3d day of July, 1916. WILLIAM FOLGER, Et Al., Petitioners. John A. Dunlap, Attorney for Petitioners. j-7-14

(SssifeuM [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a word for the first insertion, 1-2-cent-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 Democrats care,"postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE For Sale— White Shetland pony mare, 9 years old.— -A. K. MOORE, Kniman, Ind. j-17 For Sale— Roan registered Shorthorn bull, serviceable age.—CHAUNCEY WOOD, phone 9 48-F, Rensselaer, Ind. ' i j-17 For Sale— Six-room house, walks, deep well, electric lights, nice lot. Price $1,000; S4OO downjtake live stock.—G. F. MEYERS. ts For Sale —Bargain in sec<snd-Jtand R. C. H. New tires all around, spare tire on rim. Just ovehauled. In A-l condition.—RENSSELAER GARAGE. ts For Sale— Two choice Shorthorn bull calves, 11 and 14 months old; also Maxwell runabout, will trade.— GUSS YEOMAN, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3. j-14 For Sale— Good improved 148acre farm lying just north of Three-I railroad at Kersey. Price $15,000 cash. Call on or address PETER McDANIELS, Rensselaer, Ind. j-30 For Sale— Red Cross windmills. I also do well drilling, having two machines in operation, ani can do prompt work.—ELMER GWIN, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 418 j-12 For Sale —Red, white or bur oak lumber, sawed to any dimension desired, $lB per thousand for all building material; 4 miles west es Rensselaer, on county farm road.A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr; or see John Zellers, sawyer. ts For Sale— Good, large building lots in the town of McCoysburg, junction of Monon and C. & W. V. Rys., at SSO each, part time if desired. Also will sell 15 acres of land right at town, with good new house thereon, at SBO per acre; 40 acres with new house and new barn, at same price, or will sell 300 acres, house and barn, house right in town of McCoysburg at same price, or will sell any amount of land desired.—• JOHN HERR, McCoysburg, Ind. j-24 WANTED Wanted— Have buyers for farms in Marion, Union, Barkley, Jordan and Newton tps. See us.— GEO. F. MEYERS. ts MISCELLANEOUS Free Pickle Seed at Fair Oaks for anyone that cares to raise pickles. F. M. Goff, manager plant this year. Seed furnished free. —F. M. GOFF. j-10-14 Pasture— Have 40 acres of good bluegrass pasture, want horses or cattle for seascmi. pasture 3 miles east of Fair Oaks. —F. F. LAKIN, Fair Oaks, Ind. jl4 Found— Picked up on the street May 23, an auto tow rope or cow rope. Owner can have same by calling at THE DEMOCRAT office and paying 25c for this notice. 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. Gun Repairing—A. L. Willis, the old Rensselaer gunsmith, is still in the business of gun repairing, at his home on College avenue, just north of creamery bridge, No. 314 College avenue. j-22 LOST. Lost— Pair of gold rimmed eyeglasses about the streets. Reward for return. —GEORGE MYERS, telephone office. 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 as 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.

flnt hnl Wlthout Delay - Mil Hr Wlthout Commission I Uvl Hu Without Charges tot H" Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON Notice of Administration. , Notice is herby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the clerk of the circuit court of Jasper county, state of Indiana, administrator of the estate of William Halstead, late of Jasper county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. CHESTER H. HALSTEAD, Administrator. May 23d, 1916. Judson J. Hunt, Attorney for estate. Place your want ads m Tne Democrat if yo u want to get results.