Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — Page 7

SYNOPSIS Caleb Hunter and his sister Sarah welcome to their home Stephen O Mara, a homeless and friendless boy, starting from the wilderness to see the city. Stephen O’Mara catches a glimpse of Barbara Allison. The girl is rich. The O’Mara boy falls in love with her. She la ten, he fourteen. Tne boy and girl are in a party thaj go to town. The old people watch with concern the youth’s growing attachment for th e girt Caleb is much impressed with the boy’s ideas on the moving of timber. He predicts a great future for the lad. Jhere was a seething pack of children around two writhing figures upon the ground; they were all shrieking in soprano panic—all save Garry Dever

O'Mara Mauled the Honorable Archibald Wickersham.

eau. He, standing a little to one side, was smiling his queer, crooked, handsome smile, while Stephen O’Mara mauled the Honorable Archibald Wickersham with true riverman thoroughness, which meant the infliction of the greatest possible damage in the least possible time. It grew very quiet when Caleb whirled the boy around and stood peering sternly down into his battle streaked features. Allison strode quietly up in that moment. “Well?”x Caleb didn’t know just how to begin, but his voice was cold. “Well, young man; can you explain just what this means?” “Nothin’—nuthin’ much,” Steve replied, “only we was goin’ to play King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. He wanted to be her knight”— an uncomplimentary thumb indicated the Hon. Archie—“and—and so did I.” This time his eyes went to Barbara, who was listening, her teeth sunk in / < her lip. “He wanted to be her knight, wn’—nn’ he ain’t got no call to be, because in case of trouble or anything he couldn’t purtect her. He couMmt fight good enough to take good keer o'., her, because I kin fight better. I—l just licked him to prove it” “But in the days when knighthood was in flower, Steve,” Caleb explained ponderously, “the —the fair ladies always chose their own knights, didn't they?”

And just then the little girl, her eyes twin shafts of searing scorn, curled her lips at him and fairly spat out the words in her shaking rage. • “You —you—my knight?” she half whispered. And she turned her back and went solicitously, toward Archie and his rumpled clothes. Even Allison stopped smiling, even Devereau forgot his • curious amusement at the livid change which dime over Steve's face with that answer which she flung at him. The boy fell away a step before her fierce little visage; he crooked one arm over the cheek where her fists had beaten the • skin pink a moment before. And then her meaning struck him like a blow between the eyes. ■ ' “‘I ain't good enough to be your knight, am I?” he accused her in a hushed and vibrant voice. “I—l don’t know enough, ner I can’t talk good enough to be your knight. I ain’t good enough fer you. But I’m a-gojn’ to be —do you hear? I’m a-goin’ to be. An’ when I am—when I am—then I’ll come back to you!” • . ‘ This time, rigid as a lance,Tie disap- ! peared from sight. Caleb stood ing at the ground. Allison stood and atared.at the horizon. Steve did not come downstairs for supper that night, and when he failed to appear at the breakfast hour both Caleb and Sarah mounted to his room, fear in their hearts. The bed had not

Then I'll Come Back to you

By Larry Evans

OF ONCE TO EVERY

"Why, Cal—why, Cal, he’s—he’s gone!” she quavered.

oeen siepc in. The sheets were not even disarranged, but there was a scrap of paper pinned to one pillowy slip. It wasn’t written in “book language,”' that short message, for it was not his grain, but his heart which had phrased it: Fm a-comin’ back—l’m cornin’ back to you some day when they won’t be no need fer you to be ashamed fer me. I’m takin’ my new clothes with me because I knowed you would a-wanted me to —and the shoes too. I’m askin’ you to take keer of ole Samanthy til I come fer her—and Miss Sarajp ain’t got ho call to worry, fer I could always take keer o’ myself. It was signed “Stephen O’Mara.” Sarah’s face went white when she had read it through. Her knees weakened under her, and she had to sit down. “Why, Cal—why, Cai, he s—he’s gone!” she quavered. And Caleb nodded down into her stricken face. “Yes, he—he’s gone!” he breathed. Sarah swallowed hard. Then two bright tears crept out from under her eyelids and went coursing down her cheeks. She rose and groped her way to her own room. ■Caleb found Barbara Allison waiting in the living room when he, still numb from the shock, went back downstairs. She came up to him and stood a moment, twining the fingers of one hand within those of the other. “I want to see Stephen, please. Uncle Cal,” she faltered. Caleb drew a deep and unsteady breath. “StevC isn’t here, Barbara," he said as gently as he could. The child didn’t understand. “Father sent me over to apologize,” she explained slowly. “I’m to tell him that I’pa sorry. But I—l want to tell him, too, that if I couldn’t have him for my knight I—l wouldn't ever have any knight at all!” Caleb felt a tightening at his throat which made speech difficult. “But Steve has gone away,” he managed to gulp. A shadow came into the big dark eyes lifted to his. “He’ll be back for breakfast, won’t he?” she asked hopefully. “I’m afraid not, Barbara. I’m afraid now that he may never come back—again.” v She didn’t understand what he meant at first, so Caleb tried to explain. But when his voice broke and trailed off into a husky whisper there was no further need of explanation. She ran then and threw herself in a passion of tears upon a window seat in the corner. Caleb found his chair. And after a time he felt a small hand touch nis sleeve; he felt a wet cheek pressed tight to his own. “Oh, don’t you feel so badly, jtoo, Uncle Cal,” Barbara sobbed. “Ptease, please! Because he is coming Back! He told me he would; he told me he would himself!” (To be continued.)

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PROMOTING THE HAPPY FAMILY PLAN IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY

How One Corporation Works In Harmony With Its Men. —— AH INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY All Grievances Presented by Men Through Representatives Reach Head of Company and Are Honestly Investigated. For more than a year a large and progressive industrial corporation with plants scattered over a large territory in several states of the southwest has been improving its relations with its employees through the medium of a socalled industrial representation plan—an industrial constitution dfawn on a basis of democracy and mutual confidence between the head of the company and the workmen who number from 10,000 to 12,000. To deal with the diverse interests of such a vast body of men is a serious task involving stern responsibilities. Nevertheless the company, through its representation plan, has not only carried on social and industrial betterment work on a comprehensive scale but has succeeded In settling all grievances without friction and without interference from the outside. During the year several increases in pay have been made upon the initiative of the company. Altogether the plan has demonstrated itself to an important forward step in the establishment of amicable relations between all the factors in industry. A more widespread adoption of such schemes in plants and factories is heartily recommended by the broad-minded manufacturers of the country who have started the National Industrial Conservation Movement for the purpose of getting employers and employees together. The supporters of the conservation movement realize that the captain of industry and the workingman must fight shoulder to shoulder to protect American industry against conditions that are sure to prevail after the War.

Workers Sleet Representatives. The Industrial Representation plan was adopted in its present form by the directors of the company and by n referendum vote of the workmen. By secret ballot the workmen in the company’s various plants select representatives who act as their authorized agents in all matters pertaining to employment, living and working conditions, the adjustment of differences, and other matters of mutual concern and interest. On the other hand, the president keeps in direct touch with the workmen through officers known as presidents industrial representatives. Employees have been made to understand that they are absolutely free to present all their grievances even though they /involve charges against the foremen or superintendents under whom they work. Through the workmen’s representatives the complaints are referred to the presidents’ industrial representatives, who in turn investigate them carefully and report their findings in detail to the president. In every case the grievances have been investigated fearlessly and impartially and adjustments have been made on a strict basis of fairness, irrespective of whether the award was in favor of the workman or the company official. The workman, dissatisfied with the decision of the presidents’ industrial representatives, can appeal to the higher officers of the company in consecutive order up to the president. Then, if he still feels that he has not received full justice, he can carry his case to the joint committee on Industrial Cooperation and conciliation, comprised of both employees, representatives and the company’s’representations, and finally to the State Industrial Commission.

Confer on Wage Increases. Under the industrial constitutiondrawn up matters of wages, hours of service and other vital factors in the company’s with its employees are settled by a written contract Increases in wages are worked out In conference between company officials and the workmen’s representatives. | In all matters of industrial betterment the employees’ representatives play an important part They are assigned to joint committees on which they serve with representatives of the company. The names of these committees—Safety and Accidents. Sanitation, Health and Housing, and Recreation and Education—give an adequate idea of the broad scope of the company’s interest in its employees. To carry out the schemes endorsed by the committees the company . has spent money and effort unstintingly, although it has always avoided any semblance of paternalism. I. Since, the inauguration of the plan the company has enlarged its previous programme of providing model homes for its employees who live on company property. The company is. fencing, free of charge, eath employee's home. A series of prizes is given every year for the cultivation of lawns and gardens. Many, of the workers own-their own automobiles. At the "plants garages have been provided, with stalls rented to employees at a moderate rate.— Industrial Conservation,

CONSTITUTION ELECTION NEXT a .

Indiana Women to Vote for First Time in September.

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Efforts of various kinds were made to bring about a new constitution, but all of them failed until this time, . T v • " » ' It has been demonstrated that it is nearly impossible to amend the present constitution, because of the iron-clad process involved in such action. A number of amendments to the constitution have been proposed and submitted to the people, but only a few have been adopted. The demand for important changes in the basic law of the state became so persistent that it resulted in the action of the legislature this year in calling for a constitutional convention. Under this act the constitutional convention will open on the second Tuesday in January, 1918, and it will be held in the chamber of the house of representatives in the capitol, in Indianapolis. The convention will consist of 115/ delegates. Fifteen will be elected by the voters of the state at large, and 100 will be elected from the state representative districts, the same as members of the house of representatives are elected. The election of delegates to the convention will be held throughout the state on the third Tuesday in September, 1917, and it will be held under all of the election laws that govern a general election. election board in each precinct in the state will consist of one inspector and two clerks, all to be appointed by the circuit court judge of the county, and they will receive the same pay and have the same authority as election officials at general elections. The election will be non-political and non-partisan. Candidates for delegates will be nominated by nominating petition only. Any qualified voter may run for delegate by filing with the secretary of state not more than sixty days nor less than thirty days before the election a petition signed by no fewer than 200 qualified voters of his district. Candidates for dele-gates-at-large are required to file petitions signed by no fewer than fifty voters in each congressional district of the state. Each candidate shall give his full name and address and state that he will qualify as delegate if elected. If objection is made to a candidate the secretary of state shall hear and determine the case and his decision will be final. The ballots shall be printed so as to place the name of each candidate in a district at the top of the list on an equal number of ballots, thus preventing any discrimination. There shall be no emblem or distinctive design on the ballot. Any vacancy occurring among the district delegates shall be filled by special election, and any vacancy among the delegates-at-large shall be filled by the remaining delegates-at-large. The convention shall be the Judge of the and qualification of its members, and the rules that will govern the convention will be the same as those that govern the house of representatives. The convention will elect a president and other officers and appoint committees. Delegates shall receive the same pay and mileage allowed to members of the house of representatives and shall fix the pay of its employes. The bill appropriates whatever sum is required to pay the vnense of the convention. A majority of the delegates will constitute a quorum to transact business. All public officials are required to supply all Information that is desired by the convention, and failure to do so will be punishable by a fine of S3OO. Provision is made for the publication and distribution' of 20,000 copies of the present constitution and 20,000 copies of the constitutional convention act as passed by the general assembly. The constitutional convention act contains a provision requiring the bureau of legislative Information to prepare and supply to the convention all available data on the constitutions of other states and an annotated digest of the present Indiana constitution, and $3,000 was appropriated to’ pay for this work. But the legislature Inserted a clause in the regular appropriation bill abolishing the bureau of legislative Information, taking effect the first day of next October, and this source of information presumably will then be closed. No time limit is placed on the convention, It may take as much time as it may require for its work, and it is believed that the work can not be completed under three months. When the convention has drafted its proposed constitution it shall

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NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS AND LEGATEES In the matter of the estate of Alexander Leech and Charity E. Leech, deceased. . Tn the Jasper circuit J court. April term, 1917. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Alexander Leech and Charity E. Leech, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in the Jasper circuit court on Monday, the ninth day of April, 1917, being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of Carl S. Hamacher, administrator of said decedents, and show cause if any, why such final account should not be approved ; and the heirs of said decedents and all others Interested are also hereby notified to appear in said court on said day and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of said estate. CARL S. HAMACHER, Administrator. Charles (J. Spitler, Attorney for Estate. March 13, 1917. ml 7-2 4-31 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION No. 1082 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the judge of the circuit court of Jasper county, state of Indiana, administrator of the estate of John W. Harris, late of Jasper county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. ERNEST HARRIS, March 7, 1917, - Administrator. ml 0-17-24

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