Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1916 — Page 4

IT CANT BE DONE! There is no cause for Democrats and Progressives—lovers of peace and opponents of the horrors and crimes of war—to feel other than the greatest confidence in the re-election of President Wilson. Friends of his Republican opponent have been making vociferous endeavor to impress the voters of the country with a fictional strength for Mr. Hughes’ candidacy. President Wilson has the Democrats of the country enthusiastically behind him. He has the friends of preparedness and peace. He has every Progressive who really holds policies above prejudice and deeds above vague promises. He has the women voters of the states where suffrage is an accomplished fact, who hold their country first in their esteem and who are able to see more in the support President Wilson has already given suffrage, than in the opportunist espousal of their cause by a candidate who before never has shown by his acts even the most condescending sympathy. There are but a meagre few states where Mr. Hughes’ champions can give him more than a doubtful chance of securing electoral votes. Xo issue has been joined by the speeches of the Republican candidate which is of sufficient worth to merit serious consideration. Behind Mr. Wilson there is a long record of deeds done and legislation enacted which puts him far up abreast of the times and popular demands. For President Wilson to be defeated there must develop such a reaction from present sentiment as would be startling indeed. He has the record of achievement. He has the shibboleth of peace. He has the accomplishment of preparedness. He has a Congress which has stood nobly behind his policies and has written laws that the great masses of voters will surely indorse. He has been direct, diligent, assertive and dominant. Xo public man ever cherished loftier ideals or did more to win to them the public approval. Beat him? IT CANT BE DONE! Beat him, and restore to power in the Government the old order, the Republican reactionaries, the guardians and agents of privilege and prerogative? Beat him, and blot from the statute books laws that register a century of progress? NO, INDEED! Beat him, with the harvests ripening into such wealth as the country never knew before? Beat him, with the Government’s credit the talk of the world? Beat him, with labor employed, wages good and happiness the outward semblance of nation-wide contentment? Beat him, with the vaults of the banks of the country bulging and legislation already enacted which is the guarantee of low interest rates? Beat him, with his neutrality achievements, which have made us the one nation secure from the criminal effusion of the red blood of the sons and fathers of the land? Beat him, when the law is highly respected, when the national honor is respected, when the flag has been made the signal at once of preparedness and peace, and our people home-loving, God-fearing and ready for the higher achievements in the future than were ever chronicled in the past? IT CAN’T BE DONE!

FAMILIES OF CONVICTS

The paroling on September 12 of 'four state prisoners, whose families had been left in need and were reduced, by the absence of the prisoners. to poverty, is merely one of many similar instances that call attention to the fate of the families of i convicts in general, it is true that the men who are sent to prison are the least able to leave their families without support. This does not mean that because they are poor they are likely to be dishonest. It merely means that as a rule the same qualities which are lacking in the man who can not support Iris family are likely to be lacking in the man who can not comprehend the consequences of law violation with sufficient intelligence to resist the temptation. And in many Cases convicts have greatly reduced their resources in defending themselves against the charge brought against them by the state. In any case it is an unequal battle, but necessary as a penalty for violating the law.

But all convicts can not be released simply because there is a dependent family at home. The dependent family is to be pitied. Often it is the victim, not of the prison system, but of the thoughtlessness and wilfull dishonesty of its supporting member. And in many cases no blame whatever attaches to the family. It must either solve its poverty problem by disbanding, or wait till the prisoner has served his sentence, received his sls in cash, his $6 “durable „ suit of clothes,” and (if he is released between November 1 and April 1) his $5 overcoat, which, under the law, the state allows him, in addition to his transportation home. Thus provided for, the convict returns, and if the family has kept abreast of expenses the allowance should be enough to enable him to make a start. But if, as in many cases, the family has gone deeply in debt on the promise of payment as soon as he is released and again becomes a wage earner, he faces a very discouraging state of affairs. Some states have attempted to provide for the dependent families of convicts in various ways. Last year Pennsylvania passed a law providing for pay to convicts at the rate of fr r ’<* ♦« 50 cents a day for labor per oi „d. Three-fourths of

t hese earnings, or more at the pris-! oner’s option, constitute a fund for I the dependents of the prisoner. Jail | prisoners, including those awaiting j t rial, may work on the highways for ] 25 cents a day. North Dakota adopted a similar plan last year. Other , states have found it to be satisfactory. And there can he no doubt • that the convict whose mind is liarassed by thoughts of a dependent family at home favors the plan. That these convicts are willing to Work is shown by the figures on the earnings of paroled prisoners in Indiana between 1897 and 1915, as quoted by Amos \V. Butler, in his paper read before the American Prison association last year at its meeting at Oakland, California. He said that during this time the earnings of paroled Indiana prisoners were $2.5:50,199.40. and that the average 1 saving was $50.30. But within prison walls in Indiana the opportunities "to earn money for the support of dependent relatives are very limited, and the state has adopted no uniform plan of compensation.—lndianapolis News.

Here Is the Real Thing, Mr. Farmer.

If you don’t believe it take a chance. Expenses—telephones, lights, insurance, their own salary, clerk hire, rent —is quite a large Item with somp competitors. It takes a hard blow to RING .THE BELL. ' Cjl I HAVE THE .BUGGIES The best farm wagon on earth for light running and durability. It’s the Studebaker.—C/ A. ROBERTS, Rensselaer, Ind., Agent. I quote you a spot cash price on all goods I sell. The man who whispers down a well About the goods has to sell,Won’t reap the golden, gleaming dollars Like one who climbs a tree and hollers. Well, I am hollering.

C. A. ROBERTS.

Protect Your BuilOmgs From Lightning By having them properly rodded. Sixteen years experience in the business and never have had a building damaged from lightning that I rodded. Best and heaviest rods used. Call and see me or phone 136 or 568.—F. A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer. Indiana. ts

ELEPHANT DIES ON GALLOWS

“Murderous Mary” Hung for Killing Man in Tennessee—Chair and Steam Crane Used. Bristol, Term., Sept. Id. — Condemned as having forfeited her right to live under the laws of Tennessee, “Murderous Mary,” the big female elephant heading the quintet with Sparks’ shows, was put to death at Erwin, the state authorities requiring it. A derrick car of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railway was used. Heavy chains were looped about the elephant’s neck and the steam-operated crane lifted the massive form into the air. The beast struggled for quite a while before death finally resulted from strangulation. The showmen are said to have admitted that Mary had slain her eighth man, her last victim being Walter Eidridge, a Virginian, who was gored to death at Kingsport on Tuesday. Showmen valued the animal at SB,OOO.

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

The Oxford Gazette (weekly), like numerous other papers over the country, has advanced the subscription price from $ I a year to $1.50, to take effect October ]5. The price of print paper has more than doubled in the past year and the Gazette is compelled to make the. raise in subscription price.

Fred Borders, accused of stealing meat from the home of Thomas Ward in Otterbein some time ago, was arrested in Fargo, North Dakota, a few days ago and Sheriff Hamilton of Fowler went out there after him. It is claimed that Borders carried the meat away in sacks and sold it to a butcher in Oxford.

• The free delivery of mail is scheduled to start in on October 1. One carrier will cover the business and residence part of the city. Three deliveries will be made daily over the business district and twice daily over the residence section, An examination was held recently to provide carriers and twenty persons applied for the position and took the examination.

A number of Monti cello citizens, including members of the Association of Commerce, the mayor, and some members of the council, together with the board of viewers, visited several Indiana towns Thursday and Friday in order to determine what material to recommend for the improvement of Montieelio streets under the petitions now pending in the auditor's office. The result of their quest has not yet been made public.

New Zealand is starting a campaign for the purchase of nothing but “empire-made” goods, viz: good s made in the British dominions, it has begun in Auckland and may spread all over New Zealand. The Auckland Provincial Industrial association has appointed a committee to obtain the co-operation of merchants, manufacturers, storekeepers and others in a demonstration in favor of empire-made goods. It is proposed to distribute patriotic posters emphasizing the need for purchasing only these products wherever possible.

Alleging that his reputation has been damaged to the extent of $5,000, John E. Dillon has filed suit, against John B. Cornell, in the Carroll circuit court, for that amount. The complaint alleges that on August 17 Cornell said in the presence of witnesses: “We have had some wheat stolen. We know who the fellow is all right enough. We have got two boys who tracked him. John E. Dillon is the guilty fellow.* Go up and arrest him and I’ll give ycu SSO for the conviction of him.” Dillon was arrested on suspicion of having stolen eight bushels of wheat from Cornell's granary, but was able to establish his innocence.

An automobile came unexpectedly around a bend of the road into the middle of a little Irish hamlet, says Bernard Shaw in Collier’s, and there was a general scattering of the inhabitants. By a miracle of dexterity, the chauffeur just avoided running over a large, wolf-like dog, which at once charged the party. A stern faced constable came up. He inspectr ed the sight-seers till they shrank like guilty worms, then addressed the chauffeur: “What sort of a man are ye? Here you come into a village where ther’s a brute of a dog that has nearly ate two childer, and is the curse of the countryside, and when you get a fine chance of killing him you twist your car out of the way and nearly upset it. What sort of a man are you at all?”

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INDIANA STATE NEWS

Lafayette.—While making a record run from Indianapolis to Chicago, an automobile belonging to L. E. Erbs of St. Paul, Minn., left the road at Goodland and turned completely over. Six of the passengers were injured Erbs was cut about the head find bruised about the body. He is a manufacturer of race cars and also a promoter of automobile races. Hugh Logan, Illinois agent of the American La France

Automobile company, suffered a broken ankle; E. .1. Small of Chicago had both legs broken ; H. L. Dunbar of Chicago, driver of the car, had his scalp torn off and right jaw broken; S. L. Dutfield of Chicago had his collarbone broken. W. E. Lee of Chicago suffered fractured arm. H. L. Selig, relative of the motion picture magnate, was "the only person in the car to escape injury. The injured were placed on a train and taken to a Chicago hospital. Michigan City.—Warden Edward J. Fogarty of the Indiana state prison has leased 2,150 acres of farm land near New Carlisle for a state prison farm. Prisoners will work the land and will be housed in the ten dwellings on it. There will be no guards at the farm, every man being placed oh his honor. G. G. MeCauiley, former guard, will be superintendent in charge. Warden Fogarty expects to build a cannery and a pickle factory on the farm next year.

Indianapolis. —• The federal stamp taxes under schedules A and B, which yielded $41X4,000 last year in the Sixth revenue district, became inoperative Saturday midnight. Revenue officers notified all substations in the state of this. Among the articles included by the two schedules were promissory notes, bonds, express and freight bills, telegraph and telephone messages, perfumes, toilet water, cosmetics and other toilet articles.

Bloomington.—A movement for enforcement of the liquor laws was begun here following the majority of 389 gained by the dr.vs in the local option election, and the dry organization, held a mass meeting of its workers at the First;Baptist church. The wet organization caused considerable surprise by an announcement that it will join determinedly in any work to enforce the laws.

Tipton.—Health officials believe they have smallpox well under control, no additional cases having been found since eight were reported among the children of three families Monday. The cases caused a postponement at the opening of tlie city schools, and theaters, revival services and other public meetings have been closet! temporarily. None of the patients is in a serious condition.

Crau fordsvi 11 e.—M rs. Phoebe A. Purvhmee, age ninety, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. \V. \\\ liruner, in this city. Her death followed injuries suffered in a fall a few days ago. Mrs. Purvianee was the widow of Doctor Purviance, a pioneer physician of Crawrordsville. Mrs. George W. Paul of Indianapolis is a sister. Hammond.—As a result of a celebration over lioumaniu’s entrance into the war and her vii tory in Transylvania, Searilliea Seroeh was hit on the head with a hatchet and killed at Indiana Harbor and Bulgarians were injured. Seroch’s assailant is at large. Hartford City.—J. D. Brown, a Civil war veteran and a former resident of this city, committed suicide by shooting at ’’is home tn San Diego, Cal., Thursday, August 31, according to word received here. He was despondent because of sickness.

Bedford.- —Joseph Huff, employed at the Bedford electric light plant, came in contact with a heavy voltage wire and was knocked down. Two of his ribs were broken. About two years ago he came near meeting death in the same manner.

Petersburg.—The test of the great oil gusher on the Basinger farm shows a production of 730 barrels. A 250barrel tank was filled in less than six hours and rig builders are hurrying the erection of additional tanks. Goshen.—Rev. John Keep ley, who has been pastor of the Lutheran church in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Buffalo, X. Y„ has accepted the pastorate of the First English Lutheran church here.

Burdick.—V. Vandusan Rogers, proprietor of a general store here, was fatally burned when the explosion of a gasoline lamp caused his clothing to take fire. Parts of his body were burned to a crisp. Anderson.—Little hope was held out for the recovery of Dale Gibbs, twentyfour, formerly of Kokomo, who shot himself on the street with a revolver. Gibbs asserts the shooting was accidental. Indianapolis.—Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican candidate for vice president, left for Springfield, Mo., where he will begin a campaign in middle western states.

Muncie. Walter Said, a strike breaker, Is under arrest charged with the shooting of Paul Estes, a striking glass worker from the Skillen-Gooden plant at IjTorktown. Estes was shot through the abdomen and is seriously wounded. It Is said that the shooting followed an argument between Estes, another striker, and Said, who was on his way to the plant. The union men have picketed the factory. Indianapolis,—George Everett, contractor. calmly walked on to a lot on which he had stored much material and shot himself through the ear and head. He may recover.

Charles G. Spitler, President. Judson J. Hunt, Sec’y-Treasurer. Edward J. Randle, Vice-President. Charles H. Mills, Ass’t Sec’y-Treaa. The Trust & Savings Bank Report of the condition of THE TRUST & SAVINGS BANK of Rensselaer, Indiana,* at the close of business on September 12, 1916.

RESOURCES Loans and Discounts. .. $246,470.52 Overdrafts .... 411.45 Bonds and Stocks 3,360.00 Advances to Estates. ... 212.94 Due from Banks and Trust Companies ... . 19,802.23 Cash on hand 8,931.30 Cash Items 1,301.51 Current expenses ...... 5,563.05 Interest paid ... . .... 1,8 U. 34 Total resources $287,86 4.64

State of Indiana, County of Jasper, SS: I, Judson J. Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer of The Trust & Savings Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true - . .. ■ JUDSON J. HUNT. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September, 1916. [SEAL] MAUDE E. SPITLER, My commission expires Dec. 13, J 9 19. Notary Public.

Insure Yonr Automobile If you have never had an accident it simply means that your time is drawing that much closer. Get our rates with the Auto Owner Fire Protective Exchange of Kankakee, 11lIt’s the cheapest. LEE ADAMS, Agent. Printed Stationery. Every farmer who owns his farm ought to have printed stationery with his name and the name of his postoffice properly given. The prin*’ ed heading might also give the names of whatever crops he special izes in or his specialties in stock. Neatly printed stationery gives you personality and a standing with any person or firm to whom you write and insures the proper reading oi your name and address. The Democrat will print you up a bunch of such stationery in any quantity desired and for about the same price you pay for blank paper elsewhere. ts Subscribe for The Democrat.

(pssmeaew* fDepgffeigKri [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 l&ss 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—Two young horses; also McCormick corn binder in good condition, cheap.—JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, Ind., R-l. s-23 For Sale or Trade—l9l2 model E-M'-F Studebaker auto in fair condition.—ALEX MERICA, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 176. o-6

Cash Register—X ational, 313 series, in fine condition, suitable for cigar stand, barber shop or other small sales business; registers ' from 1 cent to $1. —THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—Good re-cleaned timothy seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. ts For Sale—Xo. 14 Ida Monitor round stove, burns either hard or soft coal, all in good shape; will be sold very cheap.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—7 yearling steers, wt. about 700 pounds each. —PETER BAIER, Remington, R-4. Phone 95X Remington exchange. s-23 For Sale-—Three houses _of five and six rooms; in good condition and well located. Can nr> sold on monthly payment plan. Also small farm, with fair improvements; on stone road and well located; small payment down and balance in annual payments.—AßTHUß H. HOPKINS. ' ts

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 —Improved farm of 55 acres, one mile from railroad station. Easy terms. Will take small town property or automobile in on deal. A bargain if taken soon. $2,500 residence in Argos, will take fair residence in Rensseloer. Address C. L. PARKS, Argos, Ind. Call on Chas. Parks at Surrey, Ind. For Sale—Bo-acre farm, three miles north and one mile east of Mt. Ayr, good improvements, good apple and peach orchard and other small fruits; 4 acres timber, remainder in cultivation. Good soil. —WILLIAM COATNEY, Fair Oaks, Indiana, R. F. D. o-12 For Sale—l am offering to close an estate, farm of 147 acres one mile from nice little city; mostly black land, fair improvements; a little off main roan; S2OO land adjoins. Quick sale $l2O per acre. See J. A. BAILEY, at Cletn Hipp’s blacksmith shop, or address 119 Pettit street, Wabash, Indiana. For Sale—One of .the best located residence properties in Rensselaer,

LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 25,000.00 Surplus 20,000,00 Lndivided Profits ;. ... 11,056.55 Interest, Discount and Other earnings 12,172.55 Demand deposits 176,353.11 Time deposits 36,227.77 Savings deposits 5^989.86 Reserved for taxes 1,064.80 Total liabilities .. . . $287,364.64

75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth price asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For farther particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—Good, modern six-room dwelling, with pantry, full size basement, macadam sreet, cement walks, well, cistern, good barn, chicken housq 12x80, cement floor; 7y 2 acres of ground, lies just inside north corporation limits of Remington. Possession can be given in November. For further particulars and terms call on owner—MßS. J. B. THOMPSON, Remington, Ind. o-6 Peonies for Sale—Owing to the death of my mother and having sold my place, I am forced to sell my collection of fancy peonies, consisting of 28 of the best varieties known to the peony world, every color and combination of colors. 50c for large roots. Also have several hundred tall red May flowering tulip bulbs at 25c per dozen. Send check with order. September is the proper time to set out peonies. —CHAUNCEY McCULLEY, Remington, Ind. o-l

For Sale—New York dairy farm of 135 acres, y 2 mile from small town with stores, postoffice, school, church, cheese factory, etc. Has lots of good buildings, including good large house newly shingled, big basement barn 40x60, hop house, wagon house and other buildings all in good repair; is well watered, has maple sugar grove and other timber. Owner will throw in sugarmaking utensils ;wd sell the farm for $3,000. Fourteen cows and other stock now kept on farm, but 20 to 25 cows can easily be kept there. This is a dandy improved farm, lies well and is dirt cheap at the price offered. For further information address E. D. BABCOCK, Maple Valley, Otsego County, N. Y. WANTED Wanted—Well-known men in this community to sell pure bred Farm Seeds, excellent opportunity for hustler, good commission. Write today to BLAIR, HARPER & COMPANY, Aurora, Illinois. s-28 Wanted—Cases of practical nursing. obstretical cases a specialty.— Phone 464, or address Box 708, Rensselaer. s-20

LOST. Lost—A bill book containing some notes and other papers of no value to anyone except the owner. A reward will be paid the finder it he will return same to me.—E. P. LANE. s-23 Estrayed While unloading in Rensselaer Saturday evening, a red hog weighing about 100 pounds. Leave word at Democrat office, s-23 FOUND Found—Physician’s medicine case in front of the E. S. Rhoads residence. May be recovered at The Democrat office by paying for this advertisement. Found—l9l6 auto license number. Owner may have same by calling at DEMOCRAT office and paying 25c for this ad. Found—North of Rensselaer, near Aix, recently, Illinois auto license number 72447. —Call at DEMOCRAT OFFICE. | - MISCELLANEOUS • " y"j ' V : 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 ol M. I. ADAMS, phone 533-L. Farm Loans—We can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at 6 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. v Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO,—E. P. HONAN. HI ffnt Ihnl wlthout Delar Mr I IHr w,thout Commission UUI Illy I Without Charges fsr * Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON