Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — Page 2

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AN ARMY ABROAD

Now that the . United States has become associated with the allies fighting against German tyranny, haste in sending an army to the fighting line seems to be the uppermost aim of some of our most eminent citizens, yet that such haste might be ultimate waste Is evidenced by a recent article written by Lord Northcliffe, owner and editor of the London Times and one Of the foremost newspaper men of the world. Lord Northcliffe is heartily in favor of the United States rendering every assistance within its power to the allies, even to sending an army abroad. But before he would have us take this step he would have us become acquainted with every detail therein. That these details are not trivial can best fie emphasized by quoting Lord Northcliffe: If you bring an army to France cA Belgium, you realize, I suppose, that you will have to bring with it half the of, let us say, a> town like Bridgeport, to carry out the necessary construction repairs. You will have to take qver whole French towns for their residence, or build miles of huts for them. The . army behind the army in modern war is an army in itself. The fine American lad who will swing down your New York streets on his way "to the transport will probably cost you, apart from his pay, at least $.50 a week. Ours, who are operating near home, cost Us j'rom S3O to $35. / But the. boy with his rifle and hi- uniform ; ml his enthusiasm is. only tile beginning of him; the rest <|iNhim is : somew.Hms of : stuff that has to do with him. 1 will enumerate ' some of a the tonnage he requires. ' . Let rite talk first about, his food: .1 imagim tl.American soldier, like the Brill li . .1 the Canadian, will not be coiiie: ■ to exist upon the bread, cheete.lmeat and red wine of the- Frenchman. ' 1 think . he will '.want; inf. addition, almost unlimited bct-r, -pfirk, ’bread and biscuit. -Alj these things will have to bes iirought from homo, for we in y. , e have <mly : just eno.igh for oui: . If vou bring mules and horste. you will need to bring hay also, for we have got none for you; and the amount of hay your boy’s horse will consume ", will surprise . you. ■ : A Lord Northcliffe continues to enumerate a large quantity of supplies that must accompany the American Soldier, machine guns, rifles, revolvers, ammunition, steel helmet and protective armor, boots, boot-making and boot-repairing machinery, spades, pick axes, tons of barbed-wire and corrugated iron for roofs of their huts, and complete hospital supplies and equipment. Thus it can be seen at a glance that the sending of an expeditionary force to Europe is no small undertaking nor v one that should be prepared hastily. It is truly as Lord Northcliffe said: “Even at the cost of some delay you will save thousands of lives and millions of dollars’ worth of material by carefully exmining where we went wrong.” The views of Lord Northcliffe are perhaps not greatly at variance •with those of the great French soldier, Marshal, Joffre, at present in this country conferring With the United States government officials. It is Marshal Joffre’s opinion that we should send one American unit at a time to France rather than wait for the complete equipment of a big army, because of transportation problems. Among other things Marshal Joffre said: A . . France, which has long recognized the valor of the American soldier, cherishes the confident hope that the flag of the United States will soon be unfurled on our fighting line. This is what Germany dreads. _

France and America will see with pride and joy the day when their sons are once more fighting shoulder to shoulder in the ’defense of liberty. The victories Which they will certainly win ’will hasten the end of the war, and will tighten the links or affection amb esteem which have ever united France and the United States.

WHO’S TO BLAME?

Tire following editorial taken from the Crown Point Register pretty. accurately describes the situation in the average country town today. It is a well-known fact that in every community there is a great deal of trading done away from home, and in this respect the merchants themselves are no less sinners than the rest of the people. All are going to buy where they can buy the cheapest. It takes just so much gross profit to conduct any retail business, and if a retail store i$ losing some of the trade it. should have, the profit on the merchandise it does sell must necessarily be increased to provide the revenue lost by trade going away from home. No retail merchant is treating his customers right unless he reaches out after more business to thus enable him to handle his goods on a smaller margin of profit. The article from the Crown Point Register reads as follows: If the Crown Point merchants could only realize the. loss they are sustaining every year by their failure to do adequate advertising to offset outside competition there would be greater haste to inaugurate a well-planned advertising campaign than there is to call out the fire department when a blaze starts. Take our grocery stores for instance, there is hardly one in the entire bunch that does enough advertising to recognize their name if they saw it in print, and as for writing an effective advertisement of their business, they never show that they are afile to do it, and they might not even recognize one if they saw it written. As a result they are continually complaining about poor business and figuring out some way to raise prices high enough to make both ends meet. This results in the prices of foodstuffs in Crown Point being the highest of any place in the country. Living expenses here are at least one-fourth higher than in the city. Much of the trade to which the home dealer is rightfully entitled and which would give him the profit he should have is going out of town, when rightfully placed advertising would help keep it at home. It is about time somebody woke up, when outside come, in and spend more to get the trade than the home dealers do to keep it.

THE PENALTY OF GREED

In these trying hours there may arise a few who will try to get rich quick at the expense of the nation and its people. But it will be neither profitable or wise for them to attempt anything of the kind. If their business is national in its scope, the government will handle them without gloves. The President has so warned them. If their business is local in its character, we, the people, will see that they get their just deserts. - There must be no pripe boosting, no gouging, no angling for sudden wealth for the few at the expense of misery for the many. The man who can not be a patriot . from choice must have it thrust upon him . froni necessity. The people are mighty and their will must prevail. It must, be a period of loyalty and live and let live. A farmer /hitched :up .to his- old wagon the other day and brought a load of twenty-five bushels of potatoes to town. He traded his load for a new wagon, sold -his old one to a second-hand dealer for S2O (more than the potatoes cost him to raise), and left for home wearing a smile visible from the rear. Who says the tales of the Arabian Nights are fiction? —-Ex.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

I studied music for a time, I hoped to be a concert star. Friends said my singing was a crime, and talked of feathers and of tar. I I saw I’d never make a hit, the spark of genius was denied; and so I had the sense to quit—to this I point with honest pride. I thought I’d be a painter, too, when I wms young and full of dreams; I turned Out paintings quite a few, and people said, “They’re surely screams.” 1 saw at last I’d never sit with Titian and the other great, and so I had the sense .to quit; with pride this fact I here relate, t see so many every day, who blithely choose the wrong career, and plug along their misfit way, month, after month, year after year! This youth, who should be herding swine, is poring over Euclid’s rules; that one would be a great divine, who should be busy shoeing mules. They do not seem to realize they’ve tackled jobs that do not fit; they toil and toil and do not rise, and, haven't sense enough to quit. }

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EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Your country! It feeds you—it needs you. ’ Fight Or produce. Both' are equally honorable. The stage hero is now afforded an excellent opportunity to prove his prowess. te ,■ i The army of the tillers will rank among the immortal patriots of history. Get a hoe. ■ " . j There are three classes of men today—-fighters, producers, and slackers. Your choice! Funny thing, but since this war commenced few people ever think of picturing the horrors of hell. . They’re stale. v 4 | By the time the producer, the middlemen and the retailer get through, about- the only thing left for the consumer is the bill. j Tlie dime novels take a back seat when the war extras are. cried. Which but emphasizes the fact that truth is stranger than fiction. England’s present national debt I is $18,499,200,000, according to figures included in the budget introduced in the house of commons Wednesday. In a recent lecture in Berlin Dr. Naumann stated that to date 1,300,000 Germans had been killed, and considering the decreased birth rate the population of Germany has | been reduced by 3,800,000. When Zimmerman proposed to the Mexicans that they make war on the United States and annex Texas, he invented a new and painless method of instant suicide. All you have to do is to mention “annexation” to a Texan.

Speculators in foodstuffs create high prices. High prices sap the vitality of the people through lack of sufficient nourishment. Vitality is essential to a successful prosecution of the war. Jail the speculators—or make them fight. \ The resolution for the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the American emblem was passed by the Continental congress June 14, 1777. An American ship, the Columbia, carried the American flag around the world ip 1787-1790. There is one patriotic thing we can all do. That is to buy at home and keep our money in circulation at home as much as possible. And the local dealer can demonstrate his own patriotism by keeping his prices down as much as possible. Every little helps—both ways.

Unique Memorial Completed

Mary Baker Eddy Memorial, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.

The beautiful memorial to Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has been turned over to The Christian Science Board of Directors by Elbert S. Barlow of New York City who held the contract for its construction. The memorial, which is at Mt Auburn cemetery, Cambridge, Mass., has required over a year and a half to complete. The fund for its construction, amounting to over $150,000, was first announced by the directors in June, 1911, and was some time ago fully subscribed. These contributions have been made as expressions of sentiment by Christian Scientists throughout the world. The site on which the memorial Is located is not only one of great natural beauty, but on account of its grade has rendered possible a more picturesque and interesting treatment architecturally than would be possible on a perfect level lot. The plot, which Is approximately 80 feet square, slopes gradually from the level of the roadway to the lake with a drop of about ten feet. The memorial consists of a circular open colonnade of eight columns, resting upon a stylobate of three steps, surrounded On the front by a circular platform slightly above the natural grades from which platform a double flight of steps leads •j - -.- •. ■ : \ ;

THE FIRST STEP Usually the first indication of a lowering of health is found in the bowels and liver. Something goes wrong—we eat too much, or work too hard—and the bowel action weakens or the liver is sluggish. That heavy feeling on arising in the triornirig, dryness of the: throat, with bad taste, a slight I headache, dull eyes—all show that iqod has fermented in the intestines, arid that the body is manufacturing poisons instead of good blood. , Clear it all out. Give the stomach and bowels a fresh start. Encourage the liver to go to work. Manalin does all of this, without griping or weakening. It’s the ideal laxative and liver tonic, because it follows. Nature’s plan, without discomfort, inflammation or forming a habit. Constipation may be overcome with its use. « Liquid o r iablet form. The Tabets taste . 1 k e candy. Children like them; a nd t hey are safe. 10 and, 25 tents. [”he Peruna Co Zolutnbua, O.

The conscription board in Newton county has been made complete by the appointment of ten precinct registrars, the township trustee being chosen in each case. They are as follows: Grant township, James Bell; Jefferson, William Martin; Iroquois, J. R. Hershman; Washington, Frank Brewer; Beaver, C. W. Timmons; Jackson, G. A. Hopkins; Colfax, Forest Tolin; McClellan, Ora Sellers; Lake, B. F. Davis; Lincoln, Dr. C. M. Rice.

The trustee and advisory board of Jackson township, Nfwton county, will let the contract Friday, May 25, for a new tabstory and basement brick school house at Mt. Ayr. The new’ building will cost about $20,000, a bond issue of $19,000 having been authorized. The bonds are to be sold on the same day the contract is let. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children For Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and are a pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by Mothers for 30 years. They never fail. At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Mother Gray Co., Leßoy, N. Y. —Advt.

to a lower platform at the lake’s edge. The scheme has no prototype and is merely a screen of columns open to the sky, inclosing a flower-grown circle. The material used for the memorial is Bethel white granite, the inscription in the frieze and upon the top of the pylons being of white bronze set deep into the stone work. The detail, which on account of the size of the reproduction is only indicated, is entirely floral in form and free in treatment, the wild rose and the morningglory being used as the main motives. It is interesting architecturally to note that while it is extremely 'free in treatment and not at all conventional, it is generally very classic in feeling. The extreme width of the memorial is about fifty feet, and the colonnade is eighteen feet in diameter. The columns themselves are fifteen feet in height and are similar in general character to those in the Clepsydra of Andronlcus of Cyrrhus. The large pylons were exhibited at the American Institute of Architecture in New York a short time ago and experts pronounced them the finest pieces of carved granite ever executed. The architect is Egerton Swartwovt of New York City who designed the new George Washington memorial, the new Missouri state capitol and the new Federal building in Denver.

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Law Abstracts. Real Estate Loans. Win practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fairj RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE i INSURANCE 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. | Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA George A. Williams. D. Delos Dean. WILLIAMS & DEAN | LAWYERS All court matters promptly attended to. Estates sett.ed. Wills prepared. Farm loans. Insurance. Collections. Abstracts of title made and examined. \ Office in Odd Fellows Block. I RENSSELAER, INDIANA. | ” DR. I. M. WASHBURN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hours: 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 5 P.M. •• “ 7 to 8 P. M. Attending Clinics Chicago Tuesdays— Aj M. to 2 P. MRENSSELAER, INDIANA F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ' ' _______ ,s ** Special attention given to Typhoid, Pneumonia and low grades !of fevers. Office over Fendig’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Res. No. 442-R RENSSELAER, INDIANA E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite the Trust and Savings Bank. Office Phone No. 177. House Phone No, 177-B. RENSSELAER, INDIANA

JOHN A. DUNLAP LAWYER (Successor Frank Foltz) Practice in all Courts. . J Estates settled. Farm Loans. Collection Department. Notary In the office. Over State Bank. Phone No. 16 RENSSELAER, INDIANA

F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Post-Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr, A. T. Stilt Office Hours —8-12 a. m., 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Monticello, Ind. Office: 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA H. L. BROWN DENTIST Office over Larsh & Hopkins’ drug store RENSSELAER, INDIANA The Democrat will print you up a bunch of such stationery in any quantity desired and for about the same price you pay for blank paper elsewhere. ts

First Signs of Failing Vision are not always accompanied by severe eye distress. Headaches, smarting, burning lids, shooting pains in the forehead, floating spots before the eyes, dizziness and weariness of the eyes after close work are some of the signs that your eyes need glasses. Don’t put off having your eyes examined if any of the above symptoms have been experienced by you. CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone 13

M i Sons Undertakers MOTOR m HORSE DRAWN HEARSE AIBIIIfiNCE SERVICE Plumes: Residence 58 Olllce 23

* n a i Your Tribute to the Departed should take the permanent form of a monument. Let us show you some designs that will come within your means whether they be small or large. Our monuments are artistic whether they are of little or great cost. So do not delay putting up a stone because you think you cannot have a nice one with the means at your command. We will supply one in good taste for probably less than you expect to pay. Will H. Mackey Rensselaer, Ind.

OHICAUO, IMOIANAPOLI* * LOUISVikLC RY RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In effect February, 1917 NORTHBOUND “ No. 36 Cincinnati to Chicago 4:51a.m. No. 4 Louisville to Chicago 5:01 a.m. No. 40 Lafayette to Chicago 7:30 a.m. NO. 32 Indianap’s to Chicago 10:36 a.m. No. 38 Indianap’s to Chicago 2:51 p.m. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31 p.m. No. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6;50p.m. SOUTHBOUND ' ; No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati | 1:45 a.m. No. 5 Chicago to Louisville | 10:55 a.m. No. 37 Chicago to ( 11:18 a.m. No. 33 Chicago to Indianap’s I 1:57 p.m. No. 39 Chicago to' Lafayette | 5:50 p.m. No. 31 Chicago to Cincinnati I 7:31p.m. No. 3 Chicago to Louisville | 11:10 p.m.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS Mayor. Charles G. Spitler Clerk*Charles Morlan Treasurer... Charles M. Sands Attorney v. Moses Leopold Marshal..... Vern Robinson Civil Engineer.... W. F. Osborne Fire Chief...... J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden.... J. J. Montgomery Councilmen Ist Ward Ray 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 Surveyor.... E. D. Nesbitt Coroner.. Dr. C. E. Johnson County Assessor.. .G. L. Thornton Health Officer.. Dr. F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS Ist DistrictH. W. Marble 2nd DistristD. S. Makeever 3rd District Charles Welch < Commissioners' Court meets ths First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Grant Davisson...Barkley Burdett Porter..... Carpenter James StevensGillam Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grovs John KolhoffJordan R. E. Davis Kankakee Clifford Fairchild Keener Harvey Wood, jr Marlon George FoulksMilroy John Rush Newton George HammertonUnion Joseph Salrln....Walker Albert S KeeneWheatfield E. Lamson, Co. Supt.. .Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

TRUSTEES' GARD. JORDAN TOWNSHIP The undersigned trustee of Jordan 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 themselves accordingly. Postoffl.ee address—Rensselaer, Indiana. Second and last Saturday of each month in G. A. Wlllim’s law office. JOHN KOLIIOFF, Trustee.

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