Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1917 — Page 2

1 JASPER GOUNIY DtMOCRfIT - F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 815 Residence >ll Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postoffice at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March >, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday, - , ■ ■■ C_ . The Only All Home-Print Newspaper in Jasper County. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1917

JASPER COUNTY TO HELP WORK

Organization Perfected to Aid the y. M. C. A. War Work. A meeting in the interests of the Y. M. C. A. work in the war was held at the court house Monday forenoon. The interest taken in this branch of work was evidenced by the good attendance secured on such short notice. A. B. Dickson and Don Van Lew, secretary and

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director of the Gary ¥■• M. C.A., were present and talked of the work- Mr. Dickson is also chairman of the executive committee of the : district composed of Jasper, Newton. Lake, Porter and Laporte counties. An effort is being made to raise $16,000 in this district to aid the iY. M. C. A. work in the war, and Lake county has pledged half of the amount, Laporte county has pledged $3,000, and the remaining 1 $2,000 is hoped to be raised in the Ibther counties. Jasper county will endeavor to raise not less than SSOO and possibly more. < At the meeting Monday a local organization was formed and officers elected as follows: E. L. Hollingsworth, president; L. H. Hamilton, secretary, and J- J- Hunt, treasurer. Mrs. M. D. Gwin and Mrs. Jesse Nichols were appointed an executive committee. It is proposed to hold a mammoth meeting next Sunday afternoon and push the work with all possible vigor.

HORSES KILLED AT CROSSING

And Aged Driver of School Wagon in Serious Condition. Harris Turner, the aged driver of a Kankakee township school wagon for the Dahncke school, is in a serious condition from Injuries or

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the shock of having his wag.on struck by the east bound Three-I passenger train Mopday evening at the Duggleby crossing, one mile west of Tefft. He had driven the pupil# to their respective homes and was on his way home when struck. Both his horses were killed and the wagon demolished completely. Several windows in the smoking car of the train were broken by the flying debris of the wagon. Mr. Turner was picked up by the train crew and taken to San Pierre, where' he received medical attention, and the west bound train brought him back to Tefft and he was then taken to his home two miles southwest of Tefft. Just how badly. Mr. Turner is hurt we were unable to learn, but the lower part of his body is said to be paralyzed and he may be permanently injured, although the shock is thought to be responsible for much of his condition, as he is probably 70 years of age or more.

SUFFERED NERVOUS COLLAPSE

Sol Fendig, who recently pur- ! chased a clothing store on Halstead 'street in Chicago and has been conducting same since, came down from the city Thursday for a rest and a visit with his folks. Too close ’ application to business had caused him to suffer a nervous collapse,

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but bis family here thought his con-' dition was not serious until Sunday ! morning when he entered the Meth-. odist church during the Sunday school hour and acted quitestrangely. He was led from the church, offering little or no resistance, and that afternoon was taken to the Norway sanitarium at Indian apolis ' for treatment. It is thought that a short rest and the treatment will soon restore him to his usual

Christian Science ’ Christian Science services at 11 a: ni. Sunday in the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially invited. " ts

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

When I begin to kill off Germans, my mptiyes will be just; no thirst for blood my course determines—l slay because I must. I prayed for peace while there seemed chances of gaining such a boon; but now I grind my swords and lances, and, hum a martial tune. Long, long I hoped the nutty kaiser would see where he was wrong, that he’d have counsel, saner, wiser, than he has had "for long. But he is drunk with blood, besotted, in carnage he would swim; he’ll have no sense till I have swatted the sauer kraut out of him. We’ve

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stood and looked on bloody" murther, by lying “notes” - explained, until the thing could go no further, if honor were retained. The patience of this mighty nation, made no appeal to Bill; so now we tire of we load our guns to kill. No more I’m preaching tiresome sermons on peace, and kindred boons; I’m out to shoot a bunch of Germans and swipe their pantaloons. I’m done with peace, O men and brothers, until this war shall cease; and I have little use for others who still are prating “Peace.” .

College athletes are debating the question of continuing their sports during the war. If they haven’t brains enough to farm or arm, then the governors of their respective states should take them by the slack of the pants and kick them into the front rank of the first batch of conscripts.

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U. S. TAKES COAL MINES

TROOPS SEIZE PROPERTY AT SOUTH FORK, PA,. Strikers Demand Raise in Wage®— Government to Operate Plant and Resume Shipments. Johnstown, Pa., May I'l. —The federal government stepped Into tlib coal situation in District No. 2, United Mine Workers of America, and took over the mines of the* Stineman Coal company at South Fork. Soldiers were stationed around the property and officials of the company were instructed to refuse all information as to the coal mined or its destination. Three hundred men struck on Tuesday for an advance of 33 1-3 per cent. Approximately 40,000 other miners in the district have made the same demand and have served notice: on the operators that unless the increase is granted they will strike next Tuesday. Many industrial plants operated with coal from the district are at work on government contracts, and if the mines are closed they will be compelled to suspend operations. The action of the government at South Fork is said to forecast what may be expected throughout the district unless the miners and operators reach an agreement. Kansas City. Mo., May ll.—Agreement was reached by conferees considering the increased wage demands for the 40,000 coal miners of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Advances of 10 cents a ton for mining and 20 per cent in day wages were incorporated in the agreement. A committee of six was appointed to co-op-erate with the national defense council in pushing coal production.

GERMANY TO RETALIATE

Berlin Says German Officers Were Placed on French Hospital Ships. Berlin, May 11.—A German general and 15 staff officers were recently replaced by the French high command on French hospital ships in, the Mediterranean, the war office announced, adding that as a reprisal thrice this number of French officers of corresponding rank will be placed in the western industrial districts, especially subject to air raids.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 10. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ihg. est. est. ing. May . .2/.3.10 3.15 3.0 S 3.15 July T 1.... .2.46-4614 2.4814 2.4014 2.4714-48 U.W* **«* 2.08-09% CornMay ......1.5814 1.58% 1.5714 1-58 July 1.47%-% 1.48% 1-4614 1.4814-14 Sept. .....J.1.3714-74 1-3914 1.37% 1.39-3914 Oats—July 64%-6514—6414 -64% .65%-% Sept. .' 5614-% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, In wood, $16.60 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $14.80; straight, in export bags, $14.60; first clears, $13.60, in jute; second clears; [email protected]; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft, winter wheat patents, in jute, $15.00; standard soft winter Wheat patents, $14.80, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $14.90, In jute: standard hard winter wheat patents $14.70, in jute; first’ clears, [email protected], In jut-e-; second clears, in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye, $11.10; dark rye, $lO.lO. HAY—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, $19,('"@20.00; No. 2 timothy, $17.50 @18.50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy, clover. [email protected]; light clover mixed, [email protected]; heavy clover mixed, $17.00@ 19.00; Kansas and Oklahoma, choice, [email protected];, No. 1, slß.oo® 18.50; No. 2, [email protected]. . BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 38c-; extra firsts, 3714 c; firsts, 36@37c; seconds, 32@ 3514 c; packing stock, 30@32c; ladles, 32%@ 33c: process, 34@'3414c. EGGS—Firsts. 31%@32%c; ordinary firsts, 30@31c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 30@3314c; cases returned, 2914@32c; extras, 3414@3514c: checks, 29@30c; dirties, 30@3014c; storage, 34@35c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 22c; fowls, 23c; broilers, [email protected] per doz.; roosters, 1514 c; ducks, 14@16c; geese, 12@14c. POTATOES—BuIk, white, Wisconsin, [email protected]; Minnesota, [email protected]; western, [email protected]. NEW POTATOES—Hampers, Florida, red, $2.00(52.75; white, [email protected]; bbls., white, [email protected]. New York, May 10. FLOUR—Market strong; spring patents, [email protected]; winter patents, [email protected]; winter straights. $14,405'14.65; Kansas straights. [email protected]. WHEAT—Spot entirely nominal, unquoted. CORN—Spot strong; No. 2 yellow, $1.77 c. 1. f. New York. OATS!—Spot firm; standard, 78@7814c.

Live Stock.

* Chicago, May 10. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $12,259 13 70; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice cows [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $9 3001125; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners $6.50@’7.50; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; heavy calves, SB.OO @10.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; r good to prime calves, $12.00@14,25. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 200@225 lbs., [email protected]; heavy butchers, 250@400 lbs., [email protected]; choice heavy packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP —Wool yearlings, [email protected]; fair to choice ewes, [email protected]; wethers, fair to choice, [email protected].; clipped wethers $lO [email protected]; clipped ewes, [email protected]; Colorado lambs, [email protected]: feeding lambs, $15.25@16,25; native lambs, [email protected]; shorn lambs, [email protected]. East Buffalo, N. Y,, May 10. CATTLE—Market active; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, $6,500’11.50. CALVES—Market active; cull)to choice, , $5 00013 25 ■ SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market slow; choice lambs, [email protected],; cull tb fair, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, $5.00011.50. HOGS—Market active. Me higher; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, $16.25016.40; heavy, $16.35016.45; roughs, [email protected]; stags, $12.00@ 13.00.