Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1916 — Page 4

REPARATION BEFORE PEACE, ENGLAND

Bonar Law Makes Statement to Commons. MORE MEN AND CASH VOTED Germany’s Proposals “Premature and Illusory,” Is Russian View—Will Carry on War to Successful Finish. London, Dec. 15. —Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said in the house of commons that no proposals for peace had yet been received by the British government from the central powers. He added that the entente allies required adequate reparation for the past and adequate security for the future. The chancellor said : “Financially we cannot hope to go on indefinitely on the present scale, but we can go on long enough to make sure that it will not be from financial causes if we fail to secure victory. Security Still Policy.

“Something has happened of which I think, ft necessary that I .should say a Word. Naturally the papers are full of the peace proposals from .Berlin. Until imw no proposal has reached his majesty's government. It is obvious that under these circumstances no member ’of the government can make any statement on the subject.”“In moving the last vote of credit Mr. Asquith used the words: ‘“They (the allies) require that there shall be adequate security for the future.’ That is still the policy and /still the determination of his majesty’s government.” The statement was received with prolonged and general cheers. The house of commons unanimously adopted a vote of of £400,000,000, moved by the chancellor. This is the fourteenth vote of credit since the beginning of the war.

Total £3,852,000,000. The chancellor said the total amount of votes of credit since the outbreak of the war was £3,852,000.000, including £32,000,000 for extra administration expenses, A supplementary estimate provides for an additional 1,000,000 men of all ranks for the army service during the present financial year. The original estimate was for 4,000,000. Russ Scorns Peace Offer. Petrograd, Dec. 15.—From a “highly authoritative source,” the Novoe Vremya says, it lias obtained the following expression in regard to the peace proposal of the central powers: “The appeal of our enemies is a fresh attempt to cast upon France, Russia and Great Britain the responsibility for the war and a fresh trap for the public opinion of the world. The entente powers would be taking upon their shoulders a terrible responsibility’ before their own people if they stopped the war anti concluded a premature peace which would nullify all their countless sacrifices. The firm resolve of France, Russia and Great Britain to carry on the war to a final triumph cannot be weakened by any Illusory offers from their enemies.”

LIBELED IN NOVEL; WINS SUIT

New York Police Magistrate Gets Verdict for $35,000 Damages Against Publishers. New York, Dec. 15.—A verdict of $35,000 was given by a jury here in favor of Police Magistrate Joseph E. Corrigan in his suit against the BobbsMerrill company of Indianapolis, Ind., publishers of George Bronson Howard’s novel, “God’s Man,” in which he alleged he was libeled. He sued for $200,000 damages. Corrigan charged that one of the chief characters in the novel was intended to represent him and that the book contained matter defamatory to him.

NEW DEMANDS ON GREECE

Lord Dobert Cecil Tells House of Commons Allies Intend to Clear Up Situation. London, Dec. 15.—Fully alive to the dangers of delay in dealing with what he termed the unsatisfactory situation in Greece, Lord Robert Cecil told the house of commons that the entente allies were about to present certain demands to the Greek government for the purpose of clearing it up.

LOST CANADIAN SHIP SAFE?

Torpedo Boat Grilse Reported Limping Into Harbor at Sheli burne, Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dec. 15. —A telephone message to the Chronicle from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, says that the missing Canadian torpedoboat Grilse is limping into the harbor at that place.

Five Americans on War List.

Ottawa, Can., Dec. 15. —The Canadian casualty lists contain the names of five residents of the United States, among them Private W. Brown (mounted rifles) of Roscommon, Mich., frho is missing and believed killed.

FRENCH BAR LIQUOR

TOTAL PROHIBITION DECIDED UPON BY GOVERNMENT. Consumption of Whisky, Brandy and All Other Alcoholic Beverages Will Be Prohibited by Law. Paris, Dec. 15. —Total prohibition throughout France of the consumption of such alcoholic beverages as whiskies, brandies and liquors has been decided on by the government. Thia is shown by the text ip the Journal Offlciel of Premier Briand’s declaration before the chamber of deputies on the subject. The premier said: “The government will ask you tc give it the faculty of solving by decrees all questions of interest in regard to the national defense which the laws are too slow to regulate. A particularly grave question which can be regulated only in war time, the solution of which involves the life of the country and its salvation, is the total suppression of the consumption of alcohol.”

The premier’s remarks were greeted with loud applause from many of the benches. Deputy Mayeras interjected; “In the army. also?” “Yes, in the entire country.” said the premier. ■ / ■ The use of the term alcohol in this connection is understood in France to include such beverages as absinthe, which already has been suppressed; whiskies, brandies and liquors, but not wines or beers.

MISCHA ELMAN HURT IN TAXI

Violinist May Cancel Engagements for Month as Result of Collision. New York, Dec. 15. —Mischa Elman, the noted violinist, was injured, although not seriously, when a taxicab in which he was riding collided with a street car.' His scalp was cut in two places by flying glass and he was taken to a hospital to have the wounds dressed. Elman's hand escaped injury. but his brother said he feared the accident would compel the violinist tocancel engagements for perhaps a month.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 14. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat ing. est. est. ing. Dec. ......1.52% 1.54% 1.52% 1.53% May 1.67-68 1.68 1.65 1.66%-% July 1.43%-H 1.44% 1.41% 1.42%-% CornDecS9%.% .89% .88% .89%-% May 90%-91% .91%-% .90 .90-91% July .;90%-91 .91% .89% .90% .. Oats— ' Dee. .........50% .50% .49% .49% May ...53%-54 .51% .53% .53%-% July .........51% .51% -50% -50% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands in wood, $9.30 per bbl.: hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $8.20; straight, in export bags, $8.00; first clears, $7.40 in jute; second clears, [email protected]; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $7.80; standard soft winter wheat, patents. $7.70 in jute, fancy hard winter wheat patents, $7.90 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, $7.7f In jute; first clears, [email protected] in jute; second clears, in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye flour, $7.65 in jute; pure dark rye, S7.M in jute.

HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy. [email protected]'; light Clover, mixed, $15.00® 16.00; heavy clover, mixed, [email protected]; threshed timothy, S7.OC 6:10.00; alfalfa, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa No. 1, $17.0O©18.00; alfalfa No. 2, $15.00(3 16.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 37c; extra firsts, 35%®36c; firsts, 33@35c; seconds, 31@ ’2%c; packing stock. 28@28%c; ladles, 30® 31c; process, 32%c. EGGS —Firsts, 37@38c; ordinary firsts, 35@3Gc; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 32@37c; cases returned, 31%@36%c; 42@43c; checks, 25@27c; dirties, 27@29c; refrigerators. April firsts, 30%c; extras 31® 31%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 20@>22c per lb,; fowls, 13@17c; spring chickens, 16%c; roosters, 13e; ducks, 13@17%c; geese, 14® 16c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 28@29c; fowls, 16@17c; springs, 17%(@18c; roosters, 13%@14c; ducks, 15@20c; geese, 14@17c. POTATOES Minnesota and Dakota Ohios, [email protected] per bu.; Minnesota and Dakota, white, $1.40®1.G0; Wisconsin and Michigan, white. [email protected]. NEW POTATOES Hampers, Florida, Triumphs, $3.50; early Rose, [email protected]; bbls., Bermuda, [email protected]. SWEET POTATOES - Bbls., Illinois, $3.00®>4.00; hampers, Illinois, $1.00@L25. New York, Dec. 14. WHEAT—Stronger, fair demand; No. 2 red, $1.74%; No. 1 northern, $1.94%; No. 2 •hard. $1.82%. CORN—Easier, buslnes moderate; No. 2 yellow, $1.04%; Argentine, nominal. OATS—Firmer, trade moderate; No. 2 white, 58@58%c; standard, 57%@58c; No. 3 white, 57@57%c; No. 4 white, 56%@57c; ungraded, 58%@62%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 14. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $10.75® 12.25; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; fair to good steers, $8.00®4g.35; range steers, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $7.00® 8.75; fair to good cows, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; good to prime valves, [email protected]; heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight b.utchers, 200@250 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy weight butchers, 240®400 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing, $9.30@ 9.75; rough heavy mixed packing, $9.00@ 9.40; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP—Yearlings, [email protected]; fair to choice ewes, [email protected]; wethers, fair to choice, $8.00®8.75; Western lambs, $12.25@ 12.75; feeding lambs, $U,[email protected]; native lambs, [email protected].

East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 14. CATTLE—Market active; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active, 50c higher; cull to choice, [email protected]. SH-FEP AND L.7MBS- Market active; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, $8.50®13.00; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, [email protected]. HOGS—Market active; Yorkers, $9.40® 10.40; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, $9.00®9.26; Ones nOftHMtnn

DR. ROY L. SMITH, LECTURER

Second Number of Lecture Course Next Monday Night. The second number of the lecture course will be held at the Presbyterian church Monday evening, December 18. Admission 35c. Following i"s a sketch of the lecturer: Roy L. Smith comes out- of i the dynamic west with all the enthusiasm and vigor of the frontiersman. After ten years of firing furnaces and painting signs he completed high school and entered college with §9.35 as his total resource and now holds three degrees from famous universities. At twenty-one he was preaching In a western Kansas town and filling lecture engagements on nearby lyceum courses. At twenty-three Redpath was advertising him as “the youngest professional lecturer In the United States.” At twenty-five Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus met him on the Chautauquas and invited him to come to Chicago as

ROY L. SMITH.

his associate, which position he occupied for two years. During his university course he filled nearly a hundred paid lecture engagements in and near Chicago. .As a student he was called upon to supply some of the most prominent pulpits in his- denomination In Chicago and for several months was the acting pastor of the famous People's church of St Paul, Minn. At present he is at the bead of an institutional church in one of the most difli cult fields In Chicago. As a lecturer Mr. Smith is not an experiment. In addition to four years in Lyceum he has spent four seasons on Redpath Chautauquas lecturing and superintending. His carefully trained voice is a heavy bass of great power and attractiveness. Few speakers can boast of a better vocal equipment. In style he is vigorous, earnest and at times Intensely dramatic. His sentences are clean cut and epigrammatic. Boys and girls listen to Mr. Smith because he is simple and direct. The youth listens to him because he is young, alert and witty. The adult listens to him because he is thoughtful and logical.

BUY HIS GIFT EARLY—DROP in, girls, and look at the new, knitted reefers, silk scarfs, jewelry, umbrellas, gloves, packed in pretty gift boxes.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. NEAT CHRISTMAS STATIONERY A box of correspondence paper or correspondence cards makes a neat and inexpensive holiday gift. The Democrat has a nice line of these goods in its fancy stationery department, several different styles of which are especially for holiday gifts. They are put up in handsome boxes and range in price from 10 cents to 85 cents. Several of these boxes are put up in combination form, part correspondence paper and envelopes and part correspondence cards and envelopes. We also have correspondence cards and envelopes separately and pound papers with envelopes to match. Be sure and see our line of this class of goods before purchasing elsewhere. ts JOINT PUBLIC SALE. A. B. Morris, Bert Roush and Ora and Vern Hensler will hold a joint public sale at the Morris farm, 2 miles east aryl 2i£ miles north of Remington, 4 miles west and 2% miles north of Wolcott, 9 miles south and 2 miles east of Rensselaer, on next Tuesday, December 19. General sale, consisting of horses, cattle, about 90 head of Duroc hogs, several of which are registered brood sows, a lot of farm tools, etc. Sale will begin at 10 a. m.—Advt. DATES OF LYCEUM COURSE Roy Smith, lecturer, December 18. Schlldkret, orchestra, January 7. Hagerman, lecturer, February 8. Rob Roys, quartet, March 5.

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NOTICE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK’S CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB BEGINS MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916 You are invited to enroll and get enough money to pay your expenses next Christmas By Making Small Deposits Weekly CLASSES are organized to save from $12.50 up to $63.75. You can become a member of one or more classes, or take one or more memberships in the same class. CHILDREN as well as ADULTS will be enrolled ASK US FOR FULL PARTICULARS Its First National Bank

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

News Items From All Over Indiana. DENIES "RED TAPE” HINDERS Major McCaskey Says Army Officers Must Wait Until Officers of Third Indiana Have Made Their Equipment Reports.

Indianapolis, Dec. 15. —Rations were issued to the Third Indiana regiment at Fort Harrison to last until Christmas eve. Whether this will be the last distribution will not be known until a day or two before Christmas. Army officers declared it was “up to the commanding officers of the guardsmen” to expedite their release. According to Major McCaskey the army officers must wait until the officers of the guard have made their equipment reports before checking up accounts. He denied that army “red tape” was hindering the mustering out and added that it looked as if work which usually takes four weeks would be accomplished in two weeks.

Leprosy Victim a Problem. Evansville, Dec. 15.—David Bayer, who was brought to his home at Fort Branch suffering with leprosy, is under strict quarantine, while township authorities are consulting lawyers in an attempt to throw the cost of caring for Bayer on the state. Bayer was brought here from Indianapolis secretly by a health officer.

Accepts Carnegie Proposition. Vincennes, Dec. 15. —The city council has practically decided to accept the proposition of the Carnegie library commission, which offers to erect a $35,000 building here if a site is provided and the city appropriates $3,500 annually for the support and maintenance of the building.

Dry Forces at Outs. Indianapolis, Dec. 15. —Charges that the Indiana Dry federation, a recently formed combination of antiliquor organizations, Is not a strictly nonpartisan body, are made by the Antisaloon league in a further statement explaining why the league will not join the dry federation. Masons Lay Corner Stone. Tipton, Dec. 15. —The corner stone for the new high school building at Windfall, now being erected at a cost of $60,000, was laid with exercises unher the direction of the Masons. The principal address was by Charles P. Benedict of Indianapolis.

Buy Historic Home. Fort Wayne, Dec. 15.—The city school board has bought the historic home of Montgomery Hamilton, once one of the most pretentious houses in the city. It will be used by the department of domestic science of the high school.

Our (gasified 3d Hieperlggon [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a- word for the first insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional 'nsertion. 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 26 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—Good re-cleaned timothy seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. ts For Sale—Pekin ducks, $1.50 each; Muscovia ducks, $1 each.— FRANK SNOW, Rensselaer Ind. Phone 912-E.

For Sale—The .residence of the late Judson H. Perkins. Inquire of ETHEL PERKINS at county clerk’s office. ts For Sale —Extra fine Barred Rock cockerels from my best prize-win-ning yard, at my residence in Remington. Phone 114. MARY E. BICKEL. d 26 For Sale—Barred Plymouth cockerels, good bone and good markings. Price $2 apiece. Also Mammoth Pekin ducks, the best that can be produced, $1.50 apiece.—A. D. HERSHMAN, Medaryville, Ind. jl For Sale or Rent—The former John Bill property on Park avenue (formerly River street), consisting of good 8-room house with bath, electric lights, well, cistern, barn, chicken yard, etc. Lot 75x300 feet.—F. E. BABCOCK. 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. N. BICKNELL, phone 642, Rensselaer. 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 of 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 call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT WANTED Wanted— Several hustling young men for nearby territory to work for the J. R. Watkins Medical Co., who can furnish a team or an auto. Here’s an opportunity that should

not be overlooked. See or write V. M. PEER, Fair Oaks, Ind. _ jl2 LOST Lost—White bird dog. Finder please notify FRED THOMAS Surrey, Ind. Phone 955-Q. ’ ts 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—After January 1, to permanent tenant, the large 5-room flat, now occupied by C. P. Fate, on second floor 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 boarders If desired. Call phone 315 or see owner.—F. E. BABCOCK. ts MISCELLANEOUS Estray Taken Up—Sow and six pigs.—ALF PETERS, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 943-H. Typewriter Ribbons—The crat 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 cyclcne. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS, phone 533-I*. Fann 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 n-p to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. | go] ihp] zx* UUI lllv Without Chargee fee H Making or Recording Instrument*. W. H. PARKINSON SPECIAL STATIONERY BARGAIN The Democrat has a • special bargain in fine correspondence stationery, nice bond papers in several shades of color, that it can sell fifty sheet of paper and fifty envelops for 30 cents, your choice of shade. This paper Is in bulk, and we can sell it in larger quantities at a slight reduction over the above price—250 sheets of paper and 250 envelops for only $1.25. This fa an exceptional price and the stock will not last long at the figures we are offering it. Call in and see the paper and you will be sure to bey & supply of it for your future needs.