Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1916 — Page 4

1 JIM GOOKTY DEMOCRAT P. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL. DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence 311 Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofHce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March I. 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1916.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN

The European war has given an enormous impetus to Russo-Japan-ese trade. Big fortunes have been made, though in some lines money has been lost. On the whole, the trade does not seem to he developing in a manner quite satisfactory to either party. Most of the trouble seems to he due to uncertainty on the Russian side as to the fulfillment of contracts and on the Japanese as to the date of payment. Notwithstanding the recent large Influx of money into Jafian, it does -aiot seem to be regarded as possible to wait an indefinite time for payments. An attempt was made to get over the difficulty of floating a tbiock of 50,000,000 yen Russian treasury bonds in Japan; but the underwriters’ price was rather low, and the loan was left practically all ■on their hands. Other flotations of treasury bonds have since been talked of, but seem to have come to nothing; and an arrangement was even reported whereby English capitalists were to pay on behalf of Russia, followed by complaints in Japan that these capitalists, on the strength of holding the cash, -were presuming to cut down prices, and even to examine the goods. , Evidently this arrangement has not gone far enough to overcome the difficulties and provide Japanese manufacturers with the quick payment they require.—Yokohama correspondence of London Economist.

INSPECT WATSEKA HOSPITAL

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ing arrangements for the equipping and managing the hospital here. The hospital at Watseka was built in 1914. The money for the same was given by Mrs. Anna Donovan in honor of her deceased husband, John Donovan. The amount of her donation was the magnificent sum of sixty-five thousand dollars. The building and the eqnipment of this institution are the very best obtainable. They are modern and high class in every particular. They are on a par with any institution of the kind anywhere. The hopsital is supported by the people of the city of Watseka and the county of Iroquois. It stands as a testimony in honor of this citizenship.

The superintendent, Miss Van ■Wrinkle, and the assistant superintendent., Miss Johnson, are undoubtedly efficient as shown by the splendid condition of the hospital at the time of the visit. These ladies were very considerate and were pleased to show the visitors the building and give them definite information in i eferer.ee to the management of the hospital. The hospital contains twenty-five beds. Most of them are in large private rooms. The equipment of these rooms has been furnished hv the different churches, lodges, societies and individuals of the city of Watseka. The cost of furnishing each room is about $l5O. There is no institution in Watseka, or in any other town, that the real spirit of genuine interest in humanity more than its hospital, well equipped and carefully managed. Too much cannot be said in praise of Mrs. Donovan and the citizens of Watseka and Iroquois county. May the spirit of this good woman and these splendid citizens be disseminated throughout the length and breadth of this great land of ours, nnd just now intensified in the city of Rensselaer and the county of Jasper. In a few weeks the Jasper county hospital will be completed. It will not be as large as the building at Watseka, but it will be a building of which every taxpayer in the

WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY PROBABLY

county will have reason to feel proud. The board invites the churches, lodges, societies and individuals of Rensselaer and Jasper county to provide funds for the equipment of the private rooms in the hospital here. There will be fifteen beds in the hospital here. Six of these will be wards. A suitable will be placed upon each door giving the name of the donor of the furnishings therein. At Watseka the rooms were furnished uniformly. The board here has decided to follow this idea. They will purchase the equipment and the donor will be properly credited as indicated above. All persons interested are urged to take this matter uP directly wdth the board or through the church, lodge or society of which they may be a member. The president of the hoard is Jesse D. Allman, and the secretary is Edward P. Honan, xx

A VISION OF THE FUTURE

Writer Secs Time When War Area Will Be Limited. Before 1914 we imagined that there were certain considerable restraints on hostilities hallowed by custom and sanctioned by international agreements. It was supposed that war was a business coilfined to one sex, to belligerents, and to armed forces; it was assumed that states might remain neutral if they chose, and that if they remained neutral their nationals would be immune from loss of life and destruction of property. It was further taken for granted that the number of actual combatants would be a small proportion of the peoples involved In the war, and that loss of life and destruction of property would be confined to more or less definite and limited military areas. There is not one of these limitations which the introducing sweep of the war has not broken down, and not one which does not threaten to disappear altogether in the wars of the future. They will not be restricted by sex. There will be no territorial limits to the war of the future, and distance will provide no prophylactic against the annihilation of space. The war area is a definition of the past, and the Germans who complained that Freiburg—when it was bombed by the French —was outside the sphere of military operations, have already dropped bombs on London: and women and children living almost on the borders of Wales have been killed by Zeppelin raiders coming down central Europe. Ten years ago Count Zeppelin was laboriously seeking to construct a lighter-than-air ship which would travel a few 4ozen miles at eighteen miles an hour; ten years hence it -will be as easy for airships from Europe to drop bombs on the Mississippi valley. Submarines can now cross the Atlantic: ten years hence they will circumnavigate the globe, and if England were beaten in this war, the terms of peace would include the cession of the Bermudas, at least one West Indian island within easy reach of the Panama canal, and a chain of stations across the Pacific. Science, which is depriving Great Britain of her insular security, may not long leave America in its paradise of isolation.—Yale Review.

CORN AND WHEAT WIDE APART

Corn has sold at $1 a bushel under wheat at one time within a week. A similar condition has not been known in the history of the grain trade since 1 864. when the difference was sl.lO. It creates an impression in the minds of professionals and cash handlers, as well as among many of the outside speculators, that corn is relatively too low as compared with wheat. Old No. 2 yellow sold at one time during the week at $1.13, a new high level, and % cent above the top mark of two weeks ago. This is the highest price since 1864. Indications are that the movement of corn will be limited only by the ability of the railroads to furnish cars during the next two months. It is claimed that large sales have been made for export in December and January, which are expected to absorb the greater part of tihe arrivals. Unless there is an accumulation of supplies from now on, it will be difficult for exporters to do much business, because of the scarcity of offerings. With no peace in sight in Europe high prices for corn are expected by the trade in general for a long time to come.—Chicago correspondence New York Post.

PIE SOCIAL A pie social will be held at the Gant school in Union township, Saturday night, December 2, 1916. Everybody welcome.—NELLlE HANAWALT, Teacher. <j2

GENUINE Round Oak HEATERS C. W. Eger Hardware and Plumbing Rensselaer, - Indiana

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Wilson*Bros, silk lisle socks, 25c pair, quality the same and the same old price. We save you money. ROWLES & PARKER. Come to The Democrat office for your sale bills. Remember that a free notice of your sale will be run in The Democrat up to the time of the sale with each set of bills printed, and that “everyone” reads The Democrat. ts Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending November 27: Mrs. Victor Comer (2), Anna Mellon, Mrs. Amil Keen, Leonard Rajil, Grossman Parrett, Beatrice May Swartzell. The above letters will he sent to the deadletter office December 11 if not called for. The Pine Village team defeated the Pitcairn eleven of Pittsburg Sunday afternoon 13 to 3, in one of the fastest professional games ever witnessed in Indianapolis. It was estimated that 3,000 people attended the contest. The villagers had the ball and were in the Pitcairns’ territory most of the first three quarters of the game, and outplayed their opponents at every turn. N. C. Shafer and Mel iH'aas drove to Logansport yesterday morning to attend the funeral of Simon Turnpaugh, grandfather of Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Haas, which was held there yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Haas were called there about a week ago by the illness of Mr. Turnpaugh. Hie age was 8 7 years. Mr. Shafer expects to go from Logansport to Newcastle and drive back a car from there which he took down one day last week for repairs.

LATE RIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS ' November 25, to Mr. and Mrs. John Baughman, a daughter. November 25, to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ellis of Barkley township, a daughter. November 25, to Mr. and Mrs, Ray Gillette of Barkley township, a son. TO WHOM IT MAY fcONCERN Chicago, Nov. 17, 1916. James E. Walter is now in charge of my farms near Roselawn and Fair Oaks, as well as the places near Rensselaer. Parties desiring to see about business matters in connection with varibus details on these places will please communicate with Mr. Walter. Residence, Rensselaer. Telephone 337.—JOHN J. LAWLER. d2O Wheatfield Property For Sale Good seven-room house with concrete basement, one and a half acres of black garden land; chicken park; good barn; ons-half block from high school. Very desirable home. Price for quick sale $1,750; easy terms. Write for interview and further particulars. Have also several thousand acres of Wisconsin farms at sls per acre.—L. P. ASHLEY, Chesterton, Ind. d-2 DATES OP LYCEUM COURSE Roy Smith, lecturer, December 18. Schildkret, orchestra, January 7. Hagerman, lecturer, February 8. Rob Roys, quartet, March 5. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years *VnattTre of

WORLD’S EVENTS IN SHORT FORM

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European War fiiews The British hospital ship Britannic, the White Star’s new liner, one of the largest vessels afloat, lias been sunk with the loss of about fifty lives, says a British official announcement issued at London. The Britannic by a mine or a torpedo in the Aegean sea. There were 1,106 survivors. * * * Craiova, vital nerve of the strategic railway net of western Itoumania, fell to the army of General von Falkenhayn, says a statement issued at Berlin. Its loss is the most serious blow suffered by King Ferdinand’s army since Koumania’s intervention on the allies’ side. * * * A German submarine sank in the English channel November 14 a French guard vessel and seven merchantmen, one of them a Norwegian, according to an official communication issued at Berlin. The British admiralty denies that a warship was torpedoed. * * * Allied troops have been completely victorious on the Macedonian front from the River Cerna to Lake Presba, according to announcement made by the French war office at Paris. French troops moved out to the north of Monastir and captured other villages in this vicinity. They also took 620 prisoners. * * * An Amsterdam dispatch to the Wireless Press at London says the Dutch government lias instructed its representative at Berlin to notify the German government that a painful impression has been produced in Holland by the deportation of Belgian civilians. * * * More than 500 Americans have been released from the British army, mostly because they were under-age, and their parents sought their release, according to London. • • Russian troops near Srany, southwest of Pinsk, have brought down a large Zeppelin airship, says Petrograd. The crew of 16 was Captured. * * * French troops have captured Monastir, says a Paris dispatch. Macedonia’s greatest stronghold fell after two furious battles south and east of the city. The Bulgarian and German troops, after a crushing defeat, are retreating in disorder in the direction of Priiqp, to the north. * * * The war is approaching a decisive stage—and the decision will rest with the campaign in Transylvania and Roumania. Such is the expert military viewpoint at Berlin.

Domestic The Adamson eight-hour law was held unconstitutional at Kansas City by Judge William C. Hook in the United States district court. Judge Hook directed the receivers of the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad to assist the government in expediting the case to the Supreme court of the United States for final decision. * * * Announcement was made at Baltimore, Md., that an $8,000,000 plant will be erected by the Aluminum Company of America near Sparrow’s Point, southeast of Baltimore. The works will furnish employment to 3,000 men. * * * Five bandits, after a running fight with Citizens of Roberts, 111., in Ford county, escaped with $3,600 in currency, stolen from the Ford County bank there. * * * Upon pleading guilty to the theft of 30 automobiles, Harry Dunn was sentenced in municipal court at Milwaukee, Wls., to five years in Waupun prison. * * * The City of Orange, built at Orange, Tex., for foreign trade, was launched sucaessfully. The schooner will go into the lumber export trade between Orange and Italian ports. • • * Five hundred delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention, held at Baltimore, yelled their approval when Samuel Gompers declared the railroad employees should strike January 1, if the Adamson law was not put into effect by the railroads. •* * * Edward Donohue, alias “Doc,” pleaded guilty at New York and was sentenced to a term of 18 months’ imprisonment at Atlanta. He impersonated a government officer to extort SSOO from Mrs. Regina A. Klipper of Philadelphia. • * * Clarence McLaughlin, aged twentyfive years, of the real estate firm of Keefe and McLaughlin, and Jehn H. Bowen, aged twenty-three, son of former Sheriff John Bowen, were instant ly killed when their auto had a collision with a car at Racine, Wis.

Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for president in the recent election, sent to President Wilson a telegram from Lakewood, N. J., congratulating him upon his re-election. In his telegram Mr. Hughes said: “Because of the closeness of the vote, I have awaited the official count in California, and now that it virtually has been completed, permit me to extend to you my congratulations upon your re-elec-tion. I desire also to express my best wises for a successful administration.” * * * Three-dollar wheat, if the Euroi>ean war continuues for a year or so more, was predicted by Edward A. Hageman, grain buyer for the allies, just back in New York from a trip through western grain centers. * * * Delegates to the convention of the American Federation of Labor at Baltimore, Md., engaged in a warm debate over a resolution which protested against the teaching of militarism in tlie public schools. * * * The big oil carrier William Rockefeller of 10,000 tons’ capacity, owned by the Sun Oil company, was launched at Philadelphia. Mrs. Emma Rockefeller Alpine, a niece of Mr. Rockefeller, acted as sponsor. * * * The United States Steel corporation announced at New York an increase of 10 per cent in the wages of the employees of its steel and iron companies, effective' December 15 next. The increase affects in all about 200,000 employees and adds $20,000,000 to the pay roll. * * * Miss Anna A. Gordon t>f Evanston, 111., was re-elected president of the AVOman’s Christian Temperance union at its national convention in Indianapolis. Other old officers were reelected. * * * The Deutschland has started on its return voyage. The merchant submarine left New London, Conn., shortly after two o’clock in the afternoon for Bremen. In her holds were stored $2,000,000 worth of cargo, consisting of crude rubber, tin, nickel and other ore. * * . * The American Federation of Labor unanimously adopted resolutions at Baltimore urging organized labor every where to make the injunction question “the paramount issue in all of their future political activities.” The committee on the executive council’s report took up that feature of the report condemning the decision of the Massachusetts supreme court classifying labor as property. The decision declared unconstitutional a law based on the federal Clayton act. * * * Ruth Law, a smiling little American, took her place as the premier woman aviator of the world, when she equaled the American record for cross-country flying. She , landed at Governor’s island, having flown 840 miles from Chicago in an old-style exhibition airplane at an average speed of 92 miles an hour. * * *

Washington Formal announcement was made at the navy department in Washington that the $6,000,000 appropriated by congress last summer for enlargement of navy yards will be spent on the Boston, Philadelphia, Bremerton (Wash), Norfolk, Charleston (S. C.) and Portsmouth (N. II.) plants. * * * President Wilson’s second inauguration probably will be a comparatively simple affair. It is accepted as certain by Washington officials that there will be no inaugural ball, in spite of the hope of Washington citizens. * * * Representative Adamson, father of the eight-hour law, after a conference with President Wilson at Washington, announced that congress would be asked to increase the interstate commerce commission from seven to nine members. The purpose would be, he .said, to bring wage disputes within the scope of the commission. * * * Armed with President Wilson’s complete approval of his course, Secretary Lane returned to Atlantic City from Washington determined to bring the sessions of the American-Mexican commission to an early conclusion. * * * The most complete and thorough investigation of transportation conditions in the United States ever undertaken by the federal government was begun at Washington before a joint congressional committee.

Foreign On the occasion of the sixty-second birthday of Pope Benedict his holiness received messages of congratulation at the Vatican in Rome from all parts of the world. * * * Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the automatic system of fire arms, is critically ill in London. He is seventy-six years old. * • * Fifty-three passengers and crew of the American steamship Siberia, stranded on the Goodwin sands, were landed at Deal by the Kingsdown lifeboat. • * * Sporting By winning the last two rounds by a large margin and being the aggressor in almost every session, Morris, the Oklahoma giant, won a decision at Kansas City, Mo., over Battling Li vinsky of New York,

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FOR SALE For Sale—Good re-cleaned timothy seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. ts —— - rf' ' For Sale—The residence of the late Judson H. Perkins. Inquire of ETHEL PERKINS at county clerk’s office. For Sale—so,ooo to 75,000 feet of oak lumber, consisting of 2x4, 2x6, sills, inch boards, plank and bridge material. Price from sl2 to $lB at mill, with exception of bridge plank, which is $25. Also have white oak posts on ground at 7c each. Call J. X. BICKNELL, phone 642, .Rensselaer. ts For Sale—Three houses of five and six rooms; in good 'condition and well located. Can nt-, 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. t* 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. 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 eall or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. FOR RENT * For Rent—396 acres, 200 cultivated; 6-room house, large barn. Grain rent.—G. F. MEYERS. For Rent—Five-room house on River street, only two blocks from postoffice.—MAßY JANE HOPKINS. For Rent—Good house with four acres of ground, the Ben Saylor property, north of depot. Call J. E. WALTER, ’phone 337. n 29

For Rent—After January 1, to permanent tenant, the large 5-room flat, now occupied by C. P. Fate, on second flobr of The Democrat building; has electric lights, city water, bath, toilet, etc. Would lease three north rooms separately if desired. They would make an elegant suite of office rooms. The entire flat has been used for several years for living and housekeeping apartments. If rented again for the same purpose must be to small family, preferably just man and wife, who could take roomers and hoarders if desired. Call phone 315 or see owner.—F. E. BABCOCK. ts LOST 5-months-old male dog, right half of face white and white ring around neck and tip of tail white. Finder please phone 921-B.—JAMES A. GILMORE. d 2 WANTED Wanted—Family washings . MRS. DOLPH DAY. n-28 Wanted Cheap typewriter, in good condition.—THE DEMOCRAT. Wanted—Man past 30 with horse and buggy to sell Stock Condition Powder in Jasper county. Salary S7O per month. Address 9 Industrial Bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana. MISCELLANEOUS Typewriter Ribbons—The Democrat carries in stock in Its fancy stationery department the famous Nedich make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters, also for Burroughs adding machines. Price 65c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. ts 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 5 per cent. Can loan as high as 50 per cent of the value of any good farm. J4o delay in getting the money after title is approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN &- SOW. Farm Loans—Money to loan ob farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. I flnl fhnl Wlth<rat D * la7 ’ Lp Nip Without Commlmtaa I UOI llll) lWithout Charges tea HU Making Recording I Instruments. I W, H. PARKINSON Use a Grabler Check Protector on the checks you issue and you need have no fear of the amount being raised. Nicely nickle-plated, simple and convenient. Only 20 cents each in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. ts Sale hills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.