Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — Page 2

THE JASPER COUNTY MM F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY ,w 1 1 ' ! 1 —- 1 & Long Distance Tslsphones ©pice 315 Residence til Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter lune 8, 1908, at the post office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March t, 1879. v s' Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print Newspaper in Jasper County. _____________ -4 ADVERTISING KATES Display .. — . .12%c Inch Display, special position. . . ,15c Inch Readers, per line first insertion.. 5c Readers, per line add. insertions.. 3c Want Ads— One cehf per word each insertion; minimum 25c, Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order un■fess advertiser has open account. Card of Thanks—Not tp exceed ten lines, 50c. Cash with order. All acounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks, which are cash with order. No advertisement accepted fer first page.

SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 1917.

THE “FREE SEED” GRAFT AGAIN The anxiety that has held the nation on the tiptoe of expectancy for the last few weeks is at last at an end. , The house of representatives, by a vote of forty-four to seventy-three, has again decided to make the usual annual distribution of free government seeds. To that end, it has voted an appropriation of $243,000. And the battle, of course, is more than half wbn. Citizens, consequently, may once more go about their business -with minds put at. ease and the ■wrinkles of worry smoothed from their brows. The house of representatives has not been heedless of its duty. Long before the early robin has returned to herald the approach of spring the government seeds will have reached the hands of an eager and clamoring public. Tn neat government packets, whereon is imprinted a suggestion .that the recipient “report results,” these flower and vegetable seeds will arrive at their destination. Inasmuch, however, as the further inscription on the packet will bear the information that the seeds are of varieties of flowers and vegetables that are already, well kriown and thoroughly tried, the recipient will disregard, as usual, the injunction to “report.” What, he asks himself, is the use’ If congressmen still imagine that constituents are really ' grateful for this munificent gift that arrives under the congressional frank they are misinformed. Government frhe seeds are an embarrassment. The frugal soul of man hesitates to destroy them utterly, but common sense, on the other hand, and experience combine to advise him that planting them is attended by risks top great to assume. Government'

Feed is rarely the best seed; very often it is not, even apod seed. Germination is uncertain and final results are not always satisfactory. course, Jones, living in a city apartipent and never ■ setting foot off the asphalt of his city streets, to ay feel hi nisei f somewhat fl altered •when the remembrance is laid at the door of his flat, but Smith, who cultivates his back yard and knows the business of gardening, is neither flattered nor grateful, He is indignant. The average farmer, who gives the matter serious thought feels much the same way. And estimates have been made repeatedly wh,erein ’figures occur and recur to show that 90 per cent of the distributed seeds is never planted at all. The 'public, in short, does not approve the procedure. The appropriation of $243,000 is a wgste. Applied to assisting producer and consumer to closer relations, to the advantage of each, it would serve a genuinely useful purpose.---Indianapolis News.

CHEAP NOTORIETY

The alleged “leak” in news of the sending of President Wilson's recent “peace note,” an investigation of xhich was made by congress on charges made by Congressman Wood of the Tenth Indiana district, has resulted in nothing more thus far than to give Mr. Wood a little cheap and unenviable notoriety. All the evidence that Wood had to base his charge on was mere rumor that apparently no one else but Wood had heard anything about, and'when the “evidence” was investigated it was found to be of no value whatever. It is possible—indeed probable—that “leaks’’ do sometimes occur by which stock gamblers profit immensely from advance information but such things are very rare indeed wWen we take into consideration the temptation presented to •attaches, and especially those of foreign governments who are said to be poorly paid, to profit by private information which necessarily comes to them. However, Congress-

man Wood is a very bitter partisan and. 'would go to , almost any lengths to embarrass the administration. ■ This was shown last Rummer in his vote on a certain resolution in congress in a matter of critical importance to this government, where he was the only congressman from, Indiana to vote as he did, and then boasted that he “liked to* see the Democrats squirm.” Wood is a partisan first and a patriot afterward, and the country is to be congratulated that there are few like him In our national house of representatives.

MORE LOVE FOR PROGRESSIVES

Ouf Progressive friends ate being given an object lesson of how dearly the Republicans—after the them, in Governor Goodrich’s removing Edwin M.Lee, former Progressive state chairman, from the public!' service' commission, to which he was appointed recently by Governor Ralston. The Republican leaders have no more use for Progressives or progressive. Republicans than they had four years ago. Besides, in this instance, it will be remembered, Mr. Goodrich admits' to having spent some $25,000 to secure the nomination and election, and he is also a stockholder in a great many utilities companies doing business in this state. The public service commission has jurisdiction over such utilities companies, and perhaps. Mr. Lee is not the sort of man Goodrich wants on the board.

The United States senate, by a vote of fifty-five to thirty-two, voted Tuesday for the Sheppard bill, which would abolish saloons in the District of Columbia. Senators Kern and Watson of Indiana voted for the bill. Twenty-eight JJethocrats and twenty-seven Republicans voted for the bill. The provisions of the bill puts all saloons out of business by makes it unlawful to mapufacture, sell, barter or give away or import for sale any intoxicating liquors in anyway whatsoever. The measure also covers clubs and other places where liquors are frequently dispensed in “dry” territory. This law will nearly depopulate the "famous Pennsylvania avenue, where nearly every other door is a rum-shop.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

The wrestlers and the fighters, and baseball heroes, too, are boomed by sporting writers, the whole long twelve months through. But they are sordid suckers, who for the boodle play; I sing the champeen shuckers, who husk four loads a day! When corn is ripe and yellow* and the winter air, the active farmer fellow goes forth to husk his share. If he shucks bushels eighty,, between the dawn and dus& he’s made a record weight/, and he can surely husk. Ulis fame goes down to zero, and he must bow before the shining cornfield hero with forty bushels more I I’ve seen the chain peen shticker, who won a township fame, in his best bib and tucker, enjoying men’s acclaim. h 4 has no use for medals, no loving cups he needs, and he puts on soft pedals when talking of his deeds. No sporting scribe indorses, and no promoter knows this gent who drives his horses adown the long corn rows, and beats the rival shuckers. because he likes to win -they boost the? prize ring muckers, who reek of dope and gin, f

ELWOOD PUBLISHER DEAD

A. D. Moffett Dies in Hospital Following an Operation. Alonzo D. Moffett of Elwood, one of the leading Democratic editors of the state, died Tuesday night at the Robert W. Long hospital in Indianapolis after an illners of several weeks. Ue was brought to the hospital about a week ago from his home in Elwood and two days later submitted to an operation. Physicians say complications resulting from the operation caused his death. Mr. Moffett, who, during the last fifteen years, was editor and proprietor of the Elwood Record, was born in Owen county, near Spencer, in 1859. He was well known throughout the state, and had served as president of both the state and national Democratic Editors’ association. He was a ber of the Masonic lodge, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Elks. L iHe is survived by his widow, whp is president of the Indiana Women’s Press club, and three brothers, Webster V. Moffett, Plainfield, -and Mark H Moffett and Ear! E. Moffett of Kansas City, Missouri.

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A WONDERFUL RECORD, INDEED

In 1916 the Pennsylvania railroad system carried in its trains more people than in any previous "year bf its history, and did so without losing the life of a single passenger in a train accident of any kind. Statistics which have just been compiled show that during the year there were transported safely on the lines east and west of Pittsburg 196,294,146 passengers. Figures for the last few weeks of the • £> year are necessarily partly estimated. The heaviest freight traffic ever handled by the Pennsylvania railroad system was moved over its lines at the same time that these passengers' were being carried without loss of life. The entire Pennsylvania railroad system/ taking into account every affiliated company either east or west of Pittsburg, now has : to its credit three full calendar years in which no passenger has been killed as a result of a train accident oh any portion of the lines. During this period 553,890,063 passengers — equal to five and one-half times the population bf the United States—have been safely transported a total distance of approximately 15,000,000,000 miles, or 150 times as far as the sun is from the earth. Upward of 9,000,000 trains, carrying both passengers and freight, were operated by day and night, through’ sleet and storm, and fog and sunshine, over 12,000 miles of railroad line and 27,000 miles of track, while these passengers were being taken on their journeys without loss of life. On the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad, east of Pittsburg, no passenger’s life has been lost in a train accident during any of ‘the last four calendar years, and in that period 616,626,957 , people have traveled safely over these lines alone.

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MONON IS DOING BIG BUSINESS

The Monon railroad is doing the heaviest o freight business in the history of the road, T&e power is taxed to its capacity and had the road ten or a dozen morb engines they could be used to excellent advantage. In the big rush of business it has been necessary in a number of cases to transfer engines from one division to another. The record cars handled at the Monon shops yards was made on Monday. From 6 o'clock Sunday night to 6 o’clock Monday night 2,700 loaded cars in and out of Lafayette were handled. The yards are taxed to their capacity on all divisions of the road. Passenger traffic has also shown a decided increase in business. The trainmen, engineers, firemen and shop mechanics are kept working at top speed to meet traffic conditions.— Lafayette Journal.

Big sale at Duvall’s Quality Shop -,--$1 flannel shirts 75c; $1.50 flannel shirts $1.15.; $2 flannel shirts $1.35; $2.50 flannel shirts $1.75; $3 flannel shirts $2.25.—C. EARL DUVALL.

NOTICE OF DITCH PETITION

State of Indiana,) County of Jasper)SS: In the Jasper circuit court, to February term, 1917. In the matter of the petition of Milton P. Roth, et al for a drain. Cause No. To B. Frank Alter, Bert R. Amsler, Alfred Donnelly, William A. Crisler, James Donnelly, James Halligan, Joseph Halligan, Lida G. Mon nett, David A. Rodgers, Charles F. Stackhouse, James E. Walters; Isaac Newton Warren; Dennis L. Hogan, H> W. Jackson, Anna B. Jackson, IHlarry R. Kurrie, Jimerson W. Matheny, Samuel L. Matheny, John Makeever, T. L. Minier, Francis M. Parker, Ida Jane Burton, Almira M. Stockton, Eliza Makeever, Minnie D. Crisler, Orval H. Crisler, Marion Civil Township, by Harvey W. Wood, Jr., trustee. You,, and each, of you are hereby notified that the petitioners in the above, entitled cause have filed their petition in the Jasper circuit court, praying for the location and construction of a tile drain upon the following described route, towit: Commencing at a point about 172 feet west and, 25 feet north of the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 18, township 29 north, range 6 west, in Marion township, Jasper county, Indiana, thence in a southeasterly direction about 1,600 feet to the line of the old Loughridge ditch, thence northeasterly about 2,400 feet following said old ditch, thence southeasterly generally following the line of said old ditch about 7,400 feet, thence ’northeasterly following the general line of a present existing open ditch about 1,945 feet to the outlet of said ditch into the Iroquois or Burns ditch, at a point near the southwest corner of the southeast-quarter of section 16, township 29 north, range 6 west, where the proposed drain will have a good and sufficient outlet in said Iroquois or Burns- ditch. ' You are further notified that said petition is now pending, and your lands are described therein as being benefited, and said cause will come up for hearing and docketing in the Jasper circuit court at Rensselaer, Indiana, on Monday, February 12, 1917, the same being the first day of the February term, 1917, of said court. MILTON P. ROTH, Et Al., Petitioners. Attest: JESSE NICHOLS, j 1 3-20 Clerk Jasper Circuit Court.

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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS Mayor. Charles G. Spitler Clerk. Charles Morlan Treasurer Charles M. Sands Attorney...... Moses Leopold Marshal Vern Robinson Civil Engineer.... W. F. Osborne Fire ChiefJ. J. Montgomery Fire Warden....!. J. Montgomery Councilmen Ist Wardßay Wood . 2nd Ward... Frank Tobias 3rd Ward Frank King At Large. .Rex Warner, F. Kresler JUDICIAL Circuit Judge. .Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney-Reuben Hess Terms of Court—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk. Jesse Nichols Sheriffß. D. McColly Auditor. .J. P. Hammond Treasurer.. .Charles V. May Recorder George Scott SurveyorE. D. Nesbitt Coroner.. Dr. C. E. Johnson County Assessor...G. L. Thornton Health Officer.. Dr. F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS Ist DistrictH. W. Marble 2nd Distrist..... .D. S. Makeever 3rd District... Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the "First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees , Township Grant Davisson......Barkley Burdett Porter. Carpenter James StevensGillam Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grove John Kolhoff.Jordan R. E. Davis Kankakee Cliffoijd Fairchild.. Keener Harvey Wood, jr Marion George FoulksMilroy John Rush.... Newton George Hammerton.... .Union Joseph Salrin..Walker Albert S Keene..Wheatfield E. Lamson, Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

TRUSTEES’ CARD. JORDAN TOWNSHIP ( The undersigned trustee of Jor- , dan Township attends to official business at his residence on the < first and third Wednesdays of each month. Persons having business .< with me will please govern them- ' selves accordingly. Postbffice ad- * dress —Rensselaer, Indiana. Second and last Saturday Of each month in G. A. Willim’s law < office. . JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee.

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