Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1916 — Page 4

1 m GOBNTY Ml F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 815 Residence til Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postoffice at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 8. 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1, 1916.

ANYTHING FOR THE JOB

The Republican party, in its efforts to wrest the government from the hands of the Democrats, has piled on the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back.’’ Placards of every description have been posted over the nation in an attempt to help their dying cause. One of the later ones, which is really amusing to the people, reads: “Protect your job. Choose Hughes." Isn’t that about the limit? \\ r ill any man worthy of the name American let his vote on Tuesday be influenced by such petty nonsense and intrique as such a state ment implies?

If a man through ability and courageous conduct had built up a great institution that furnished you with plenty of work at wages better than you had ever before known, would you vote to displace that man for one w'ho could promise you nothing more than a continuance in the same place? This is a progressive age and the present-day people are progressive. The Republican party was in povrer for nearly fifty years, yet in no four years can they point to a record of achievement and progress that will in the least compare with the four yearg now drawing to an end. The American people are like one great family, quite content to leave well enough alone, else the Republican party would surely not have been continued in power so long. Rut now that it has been retired and the people have lived and prospered as never before under a Democratic administration, are they going to retire it in order to gratify a whim of the “lame ducks?” That would certainly be as unAmerican as anything we can' think of, and is nothin the least expected of the jury composed -of the electorate of these United States. The people saisfied and will leave well enough alone.

THEN AND NOW

Will R. Wood, congressman from this, the Tenth Indiana district, made a tour of the county Saturday, ending up with a night meeting In this city. Patriotism and Americanism were favorite (hemes with him throughout the day, but he did not attempt to explain his vote on the McLemore resolution at a time when those who voted for it were branded as un-American, and which brought forth in the Lake County Times, a leading Republican paper of this district, the following editorial:

Will R. Wood, congressman from this Tonth Indiana district, yesterday voted not to sustain President W T ilson in his determination to protect American life and American rights upon the high seas, “Will It. Wood, congressman from this Tenth Indiana district, yesterday voted not to support President Wilson’s foreign policy in demanding German observance of international law in its proposed submarine warfare. “Will R. Wood, congressman from this Tenth Indiana district, yesterday voted for the William J. Bryanueber alles policy and for the German propaganda in behalf of the Gore and McLemore resolutions, and for an embargo on munitions of war.

“Will R. Wood voted to show warring European nations that American people are divided in their respect for American rights and the sustaining of national honor. “Will R. Wood Voted for a resolution to put a streak of yellow in the grandest banner that was ever flung to the breeze, the Stars and Stripes. He voted for narrow partisanship and against the American government. He Voted to weaken the voice of the President and to paralyze his hand. He voted for himself; for the vote that he thinks he will get next fall to send him back to congress. “Merrill.-Moores of Indianapolis. Indiana’s other Republican congressman, bravely stood by his guns in the crisis and voted to stand by the President of these United States in this hour when he needs the support of his people. “On the primary ballot yesterday we noted that Will R. Wood is a

WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY.

candidate for re-election to congress next fall. Well, the ides of November will soon be here and it will be interesting to see the figures.”

ROOSEVELT AND THE PROGRESSIVES

Chicago, Oct. 25.—T0 the Editor: The Progressive national committee did what the Progressive national convention couldn’t be induced to do —it sold out to the Republican party. Colonel Roosevelt knew when he caused the date of the Progressive convention to be made concurrent with the Republican national convention that he would not run if the Republicans did not nominate! him. He was convinced that he could not win with three tickets in the field. That is the reason for liis refusal to run—-nothing more. He is quite willing to resign to •he Penroses, Smoots and Lodges in the senate and the McKinleys and Cannons in the houses —all of whom he denounced as unworthy of trust —so long as he*is spared the humiliation of a Second defeat. There is no parallel in American history for the action of Colonel Roosevelt in sacrificing the 1,000 Progressive delegates and A,000,000 voters who out of sheer devotion to the man were willing, aye eager, to follow him. History records few such evidences of selfishness or insensibility to gratitude and loyalty. It is in poor grace for Mr. Roosevelt to talk of “national shortcomings” with his own so obvious. It is as had for him to talk of “national honor and interest’’ when dispassionate chroniclers describe his desertion of the Progressive host as a “cowardly stab in the back”—A. B. POOLE, a Wilson Progressive, in Chicago Herald.

James Gordon Bennett is the owner of the New York Herald, and of course a multimillionaire, and consequently a heavy income tax payer, which he does not like. He thinks the poor and the laboring classes ought to pay more taxes. The Herald is a non-partisan paper, but as Hughes has promised to repeal the Underwood tariff, which would repeal the income tax, the Herald is now supporting Hughes.

Will R. Wood of Lafayette, Republican representative in congress from this district, made a tour of the county Saturday and wept tears of sympathy with the Hoosier farmers because of the poverty thrust upon them through the importation of Argentine corn. “When the war ends” and “Had it not been for the war", were his chief subjects.

One of Newton county’s prominent Republicans was in the city Saturday evening, and when asked by a fellow Republican if he was not going to the opera house to hear Representative Will R. Wood speak replied, “I would not go across the street to hear Wood at any time.” .• \

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

In the Fall tired father’s fancy gravely turns to thoughts of coal, and he sheds nine kinds of briny as he sizes up his roll. He has thirty-sev«‘n dollars—two of them are plugged with zinc—and the outlook for the winter is extremely on the blink. And he hears the children clamor for a lot of winter duds, and his wife makes requisition for some bacon and some spuds: and his lovely grown-up daughter wants no poverty in her’s —she must have a stylish bonnet and a costly set of furs, and the son will need some money as he studies for the bar; thirty-seven hard-earned dollars won't take father very far. Father has so many problems that his hair has fallen out, yet it’s safe to bet a kopeck on that patient, dauntless scout. Somehow he will buy the bacon, somehow he'll provide the spuds, Susan Jane will have her sables, and the kids will have their duds; there'll be coal to feed the furnace, there’ll be comfort in the shack, while tired father fights his battle with eight stitches in his hack.

Ideal Account Files, $1.50 each.— The Democrat*B fancy stationery department.

ALVA D. HERSHMAN

of Gillam township, who is the Democratic candidate for clerk of the Jasper circuit court, is a man exceptionally well qualified for this position and is as clean as a whistle. Mr. Hershman is a native of Jasper county and a former school teacher. He is a quiet and unassuming gentleman but is a man of capability and is held in very high esteem by all who know him. If elected to this office the people of Jasper county may rest assured that it has fallen into gpod ands.

A GERMAN-AMERICAN’S VIEWS

The following letter written to the Clinton (Iowa) Advertiser gives the views of a prominent GermanAmerican, which are no doubt shared by his fellow countrymen throughout the United States. The letter follows in full:

Every German-Americaß, no matter where he was born should be lined up this year behind Woodrow Wilson for President, says B. M. Jacobsen in a’communication to the Advertiser today. Mr. Jacobsen was born in Germany, and he says in his communication that his sympathies are with that nation in the war. But he takeg the opporunily to toll why he is supporing Mr. Wilson and why in his best opinion all other German-Americans should do the same. His letter, headed “Why I Am for Wilson,” follows: “In writing this letter I want my friends to understand that I am German up one side and down the other, but ‘American all over.’ “My sympathies', in this terrible war, are with Germany, same as my friend, Henry Barrett’s, should be with England, his native land, but that is no reason why Henry and I should be enemies because we are both Americans, having sworn allegiance to the Stars and Stripes years ago. “Wilson has kept us out of war, Wilson is for peace, but not for peace at any price. You will recall that was the reason Bryan resigned from the cabinet “Had Wilson taken one step from the path he took, he w’ould have thrown us into w-ar, but by his careful deliberation he steered the ship of state through the straight and narrow channel to peace. “Supposing the newspaper prediction would have come true when they said, ‘War with Germany seems inevitable’, or, ‘The President will no doubt have to break relations with Germany within forty-eight hours,’ or words to that effect. But neither one happened and Mr. Wilson is the only man to thank for it. “Let us consider what might have been.

“Homes in every city or hamlet in mourning crepe at the doors for the loss of a son, crepe in the lodge or churches for the loss of a member. funeral marches and military funerals everywhere. “The Republican press is using the war scarce as a catspaw’ to get the German-American vote and still they ridicule Wilson for not being more firm with Germany, but I am glad to say the average GermanAmerican voter has had his eyes opened and now sees that after Wilson has done the very best he could under the circumstances. “If only the crowned heads of Europe had deliberated as Wilson has done, this terrible war could have been avoided. “Some of my friends say Wilson is pro-British. He didn’t show it when the Lusitania was sunk, when the masses in this country cried for war with Germany. “Wilson said wait. Roosevelt said, ‘I would declare war on Germany in forty-eight hours ’ In a speech made several weeks ago at Battle Creek, Michigan, Roosevelt said, ‘Our women and children were murdered by the German submarine.’ Hughes also made practically the same statement at Louisville. What Roosevelt is for German-Americans should be against; that is, any citizen who loves peace. “We sold war material to the allies, would have sold it to Germany but she could not come after it. That was no fault of ours. England has been master of the sea as Germany is and always wflll be master on land.

“We are willing and glad to sell to Germany. This was proven the Deutschland arrived with a cargo of dye-stuffs and reloaded with a cargo of copper and rubber, both war materials, and given a safe escort by our government to the three-mile limit and there wished her God-speed in her perilous task. The Deutschland, God bless her, we hope she w-ill come again soon with more dye-stuff and Captain Koenig is entitled to all the praise this country accorded him and his crew. “We have a factory here in Clinton which has made harnesses and saddles for the allies, they were working full and overtime, and the men were making big wages. I believe no one in Clinton would have desired that this factory be shut down and prevented from selling their supplies. “We are a great big, rich country, the envy of the world. Our money sack seems to have no bottom to it. Our citizens are too busy making monev and enjoying life with their families to think of war. The thousands, ves, hundreds of thousands, who took part in the preparedness parades all over the country a few months ago I dare say every one of them would be ready to take up arms should any enemy try to put foot on our shore. They would march and fight shoulder to shoulder, the English. Trish, German, Italian. French, Swede. Dane etc., all under the one flag, the Stars and Stripes. But you could not get a corporal’s guard to go into Mexico or across the sea or anywhere outside of our beloyed country to fight. “Roosevelt! Yes, he would. He is aching for a scrap. We know him as one, and those who believe in scrapping do right in voting for Hughes, but those who are satisfied will vote for Wilson.

“It reminds me of a farmer who drove a herd of fine young steers into his fields of corn, they to kill themselves over-eating and ruining his corn. His neighbor reasoned with him about the foolhardy act, but he didn’t go over to fight with his neighbor or try to drive the cattle out. He reasoned and said no, it is 100 bad—it seems a shame, but I have no right to interfere until he tries to drive them over In my fields, then watch me fight. “Now a word about the rest of the ticket from Wilson down: “State, congressional and county,

find it the best ticket we hare had for years, well balanced with men who are well known business men. The new aspirants for office as well as those who have held office and of whom the examiners have said, ‘Their books are correct, without mistake, and Clinton county should be congratulated on having such men in office.’ “B. M. JACOBSEN, “President Jacobsen-Thompson Co., Clinton, lowa.”

SHOES OF VALUE.

Good values and good service in shoes go together. Crawford shoes will give you your money’s worth or we buy them back.—HILLIARD & HAMILL.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEEK

Washington, D. C., October 28. Weather predictions for the week beginning Sunday, issued l7y the weather bureau today, are: North, and middle Atlantic states: Fair and moderately w%m until Wednesday or Thursday, Ipien there probably will be rains, followed by fair and considerably colder weather Friday and Saturday. South Atlantic and east gulf states: Probably fair except that local rains are likely in Florida peninsula, and general rains over the district about Thursday. Moderate temperature probably until near end of week when considerably colder weather will set in. West gulf states: Generally fair; temperatures above normal first half of week; much colder latter half.

Ohio valley and Tennessee: Generally fair and warmer first part of week, followed by showers about Wednesday and fair and much colder weather thereafter. Great Lakes region: Overcast with high temperatures first half of week, much colder latter half, rain by Tuesday and Wednesday, probably changing to snow Wednesday in upper lake region. Upper Mississippi valley and plains states: Generally fair, except occasional rains or snows are probable Tuesday or Wednesday, moderate temperature first part of week followed by ohange to -much colder about Wednesday. Rocky mountain and plateau region: Generally fair with exception of local snows in northern portions of these districts Tuesday and Wednesday; much colder Tuesday and Wednesday; temperatures low thereafter.

Pacific states: Generally fair except rains are probable in Washington, Oregon and extreme northern California first half of week. Temperatures somewhat below seasonal normal.

RAIN COATS JUST RECEIVED

It’s cheaper to own one of Hilliard & Ilamill’s new raincoats—s3.9s to s'l2. Just received than to suffer with a cold.

AUTHORIZED TO BUY RAILROADS

Monon’s Purchase of Branch Lines Approved by Commission. Indianapolis, October 30.—Orders were issued today by the Indiana public service commission authorizing the sale of the Indiana Stone Railroad company, the Chicago and Wabash Valley Railroad and "the Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad company to the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville company.—the Monon road. The Monon has been operating these lines for several months.

FASHION PARK CLOTHES

Wherever you find well dressed young men congregated, there you’ll find Fashion Park suits and overcoats, S2O to S4O. Drop in and look at the new modeIs.—HILLIARD & HAMILL.

GOLD RESERVE SETS RECORD

Passes $2,000,000,000 Greatest Sum in Treasury of Any Nation. Washington, D. C., October 30. All previous records went to smash a few days ago when the gold reserve in the United States treasury reached the total of $2,004,449,583.69. This is the greatest sum ever assembled in the treasury of any nation. Of this amount sl,038,459,849.47 is bullion. '

VOTERS ATTENTION.

Vote for whom 'you please but look at the new overcoats, $lO to S3O, now on display at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S before you buy.

HARRY GALLAGHER

of Rensselaer, is the Demoratic candidate for sheriff, and you will find when the votes are counted that Harry has made “some race.’’ He is quite well and favorably known all over the county and it is conceded even by the opposition that if elected he will make a good sheriff. He is going to receive a good big vote in Rensselaer and will run ahead of his ticket in probably every precinct in the county.

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

INDIANA BANKERS AT MEET Adopt Resolutions Declaring for One* Cent Postage, State Highway Department and Practices of American Bankers' Association. Indianapolis. Members of the Indiana Bankers’ association adopted resolutions declaring for one-cent postage, a state highway department and indorsed the banking practices advocated by the American Bankers’ association. The following officers were elected: President, Joseph L. Bayard, Vincennes; vice president, F. E. Davis, Tipton; treasurer, J umes S. Royse, Terre Haute; Andrew Smith, Indianapolis. Frank J. Pitner* of Laporte, retiring president of the association, was made a life member of the association. Resolutions were adopted praising his administration.

Refuses to Give Divorce.

Noblesville. Judge Cloe has refused to give Mrs. Monelle Norris of Indianapolis a divorce from Dr. William Norris, on her cross-complaint, and refused Doctor Norris a decree on his complaint, after a trial of six days. The case came here on a change of venue from Marion county, and the testimony showed each had employed detectives to trace the movements of the other.

Cyclone Victim Dies.

Jeffersonville. Mrs. Mary Horlander, sixty, who died at the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane at North Madison, after being an inmate of insane hospitals 26 years, was a victim of a cyclone that struck Jeffersonville March 27, 1890, when the two-story house she occupied with her two children on the river front, was destroyed, and she was hurt by falling timber.

Capture Escaped Prisoners.

Warsaw. Fred Hoover and Earl Wakefield, two boys who escaped from the Kosciusko county jail, were captured in a woods near Claypool by Sheriff Jacob D. Iluffer and a posse after a long hunt and spectacular, chase. Hoover was sentenced to the Boys’ school at Plainfield and Wakefield was released.

Celebrates Eighty-Ninth Birthdaay.

Princeton. Mrs. Sarah Youngman celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday anniversary. Mrs. Toungman was born in Princeton and still lives here. She has three children, William Carpenter and Miss Katherine loungman of Princeton and Mrs. Emma Schmoll of Evansville.

Change of Date.

Evansville. —The eighteenth annual meeting of the Ohio Valley Mediical association which was to have been held in Evansville November 15 and 16, has been postponed until November 22 and 23 by George M. Young, president, because the dates conflicted with the convention of the Indiana Real Estate association here.

Returned to Prison.

Jeffersonville. —Leroy Holley and Perry Earbart have been returned to the Indiana reformatory from the hospital for the criminal insane at the Indiana state prison. Both were sentenced for petit larceny, Holley from Indianapolis, April 17, 1910, and Earhart from Terre Haute, October 21, 1910,

Pleads Guilty to Robbery.

Terre Haute. Henry 11. Tunnicliffe and A. Jackson pleaded guilty in the circuit court to the robbery of the Sandison hotel several weeks ago, and were sentenced to from one to eight years each in the Jeffersonville reformatory.

CASTOR \k For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears _ Signature of Col. W. A. McCurtain’s Sale Dates Phone Rensselaer, 92G-R. Terms—l per cent. P. O. Address, Fair Oaks, Ind.,R-2. Nov. 2, L. V. Saylor; stock sale, 52 head of cattle. Nov. 9, Lee Myers; stock sale, 75 head of cattle. Nov. 14, Oscar Russell; farm sale. Nov. 15, Jack Reeder; general sale. Dec. 6, Lewis Todd, general sale. Dec. 15, George Salrin; general sale, including 75 head of cattle. Dec. 27, Joe Thomas; general sale. Jan. 11, Dana Rishling, general sale. Feb. 14, John R. Lewis; Hampshire hog sale. CASH BUYER Poultry, Egg* and Veal Wanted Give Us a Call H. A. QUINN, Phone 477 —— ———•

FOR SALE For Sale—Some good - doors and windows.—SYLVESTER GRAY. For Sale—Coming 4-year-old bay horse colt, driver, not broke, wt. about 950. Cash or bankable note. —DANA RISHLING, Gifford, Indiana. - n-5 For Sale—Good re-cleaned tim?3 per bushel - at RENSSELAER GARAGE. ts Uor Sale or Rent—A new 4-room cottage on a fine lot, with considerable fruit, located in Kniman.— ROBERT MICHAL, Kniman, Ind. ts For Sale—Radiant Home base burner, almost like new. Can be seen at Warner Bros, hardware store.—Call PHONE 94 3-D n-4

For Sale—One surrey, very nearly as good as new; 1 set livery harness; l one-horse mowing machine; 1 range stove; 1 five-tooth cultivator; l sausage grinder; 1 bedstead; churn.—F. M. PARKER. Phone 217 - n-24

For Sale—My property on corner of Franklin and Plum streets; lot 75x180 feet; 8-room house with all modern conveniences, city water, electric lights; 112-barrel cistern; good driven well; new garage built this spring and new chicken house. Everything in good condition.—J. A. KEISTER. Phone 535. n-12 For Sale—9-room modern house, hot water heat, electric light, city water, etc.; house is nearly newAlmost five acres of ground with house, and has lota of fruit; located three blocks from court house, on improved street. Am offering property for sale on account of poor health.—MßS. A. GANGLOFF. n-10 For Sale—24o acres of land, one mile north of Kersey, with new sixroom house, new barn with cement foundation and room for eight head of horses, new double grainery, which will hold 4,000 bushels of corn. This land is known as the Frank G. Ray farm. It is appraised at $75 an acre. Will he sold at the office of Charlee G.' Spitler at Rensselaer on Thursday, November 1916, at 10 o’clock a. m. Must rie sold to settle an estate.—JOSEPH B. ROSS, executor of the will of Frank G. Ray, deceased, Lafayette, Indiana. n-9 For Sale—One base burner, one range, dining room tables and chairs, three iron beds and springs, dressers and rugs. Call at VAN IL' GRANT’S residence ts For Sale—Three houses of five and six rooms; in good condition and well located. Can 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 cAinty farm road.— A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, R-3, phone 87-G, Mt. Ayr. ts For Sale—One of the best located residence properties in Rensselaer, 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. WANTED Wanted to Rent—Five or sixroom cottage, centrally located, with lights and city water.—THE DEMOCRAT. t s Wanted—Girl for general housework. Wages $5. —MRS. DELOS THOMPSON. 025-28 Wanted Cheap typewriter, in good condition.—THE DEMOCRAT. FOUND Found—On the football grounds, after the game of Sunday, October 8, a rim and glass for an automobile headlight. Owner may have same by calling at DEMOCRAT office and paying for this ad. LOST Lost—Saturday a traveling bag containing note books and clothing, some place between Rensselaer and Remington, with tag on handle with name and address, “W. M. English, Lafayette, Indiana.” Reward if returned to this office. n _4 FINANCIAL Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance— Fire and light- ?* n f- .4} so state cyclone. Inquire ol M. I. ADAMS, ph/one 533-L. Farm Loans—We cag 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. * w Farm Loans—Money to loan on *^A m AA? roperty In any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. v r Ant Mini Wlth<mt D®Uy[fMl 111 U Without Commission I UDI lllU .Without Charges ft* n Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PARKINSON