Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1917 — Page 2

THE JfISPER COBIiTY DMI F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher , ; PFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY — Long Dlstanc* Telephones Office 815 ResMence 811 Entered aS Second-Class Mail Matter (Tune 8, l>oß, at the poetoffice at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the Act of March t. 1879. '■ Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All - Home-Print Neuspaper in Jasper County. ADVERTISING KATES Display ' 12%e Inch Display, special position... . 15c In ?h Readers, per line first Insertion. .&c Readers, per line add. Insertions. .3c Want Ads —One cent per word each Insertion; minimum 25c. Special price it run one or more months. Cash must , accompany order unless advertiser has open account. Card of Thanks —Not to exceed ten lines, 50c. Cash with order. All acounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thinks, which are cash with order. No advertisement accepted ter Brat page. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917

SUCKING THE POOR MAN’S BLOOD

Food speculators .and price boosters are literally, sucking the life blood of the poor people of this country, and are paring to the bone the resources of those in more moderate circumstances. And this in the face of war, and misery, and death! We see much in the press about government regulation of the food question; but we see no definite action taken by congress to authorize such regulation. We read of law officers summoning speculators and going before grand juries, but we look in vain for convictions and jail sentences. And in the meantime prices of

| $3501 H E. 0.8. Chicago 3 El '.3Uw' ill K How Can You Afford Ij E> to Overlook iThis? |3 K A MASTERPIECE of transportation design, built for M LI your requirements—to give you the lowest hauling ’J ■’l in the world and the most satisfactory service. |rl ll| An attachment that makes Form-a-Truck has been in steady 1 L' a fully guaranteed one-ton Servire for four yeare—has covered ||g 9ni a over 20,000 miles —hauled an aver- i.N ■ I out of any Ford, N ax- age load of 2,050 pounds and cost Isl well, Dodge Bros., Chevrolet, for repairs. |J| Buick or Overland car. That . , . . Hil A proved transportation service tiß . F 11 k ilf- wonderful day in and day cut 111 construction—as wed bu’lt as etHci and ea J nin . That J |1 the most costly truck you can bps aaded to profits of every hR buy and yet cheaper in price user b y cutting down expense in than a good pair of horses. the hauling and delivery depart- ,J| A hauling unit that moves ments and by eliminating unneces- 111 it twice the tonnage moved by sar J' wasteful equipment. rr L horses that has demdnstra- The Smith Form-a-Truck gives «■ S’ ted a ton-mile operating cost you a one-ton truck of 125 in. L of less than 8 cents from wheelbase; with either 9or 12 ft. |jl fl records obtained from over ' loading platform; with a sturdy M 11 in nnn _lah double chain drive; solid truck iB ||| 10,000 users in over 400 lines rear tires; a r ’ ear axle con . M | g °1 work. struction that supports 90% of the m A sturdy truck construction that load carried —takes all the carrying . J I. has reduced time lost out of sendee work off the power plant and puts |!H ■I to a minimum- The first Smith it on the truck construction. ' I !<■ Every type of body from the flare beard express type to the big —■■■- —--- ——UK ’-'.■8.,-?- . steel duntpmg bodies for csntra&srs and du huge vans for movers |J B used on Smith Form-a- Inch. There is no tme of busmess in ivhich -fW K|* the new era hakhng and Jsa not find a ready peace, . v Irl II CENTRAL GARAGE isl RENSSELAER, INDIANA M W

the very n«S&£S|<ies. 1 -of life right on mounting skyward, . People who live on the noise ■ tiey make Tush print and tellj ’is that it is simply a question of| supply and demand, and that prices will automa icaliy adjust them-, selves when the- new ro’ S are on the market. It is NOT a question of supply and den a<j pric-s will NOT ■adjust-ihc ..until the government ’ steps in with an iron hand and sb.m? every thieving'--speoulat-! er behind the bars and keeps hijM there. I: allowed ‘o run at large -they, will buy up *“§. “ e ’ Ts s ’° , '”k' s 'Qf j prOvlsioiis they hhTfe bought up' the old one',' and. prices - 'Will■.-.be ; Just what they choose to make them. No one expects these reptiles to do anything for the w-Ifare of their cour. ry, but they should no longer \e allowed to. drag'.it down to ruin. We can, not afford internal trou:hles': with.-' a. .'foreign - ..war- .on our' hands, and as a loyal American we ask congress Aurd the government io act, and act quickly. The 1100-l o' the ; *or man is disappearing, ahd in -- ' its - wake -. will come- rioting and ..anarchy- ■ - -..Thi-S-; TE-ust- .not be. and ohly es-, fi.-ia!■ .action can.'prevent it.

GIVE FARMERS PRACTICAL AID

If ad! the gratuitous advice tendered the farmers since the food crisisdeveloped .were, compiled in on® work, the Encyclopedia Brittanies would not hold it. Possibly there was some sound sense in portions of It. Certainly the major portion of it has been the merest drivel. It is not altogether a surplnssage of unexpert advice that the farmer needs. If there Is a class of men in this nation today who are really familiar with every phase of their profession, i*. is the farmers. And it is often with a feeling of amused contempt that they read .the senseless vaporings of . some of. the wiseacres who essay to instruct them. What the farmer is in dire need of right now is-fmore man ..power— * man power to put into effect the plans he is perfectly capable of formulating and carrying out if he has agents to do his bidding. Let.

him be ever so intelligent—and as a rule he IS a "person of sound sense and reason—he simply CAN NOT cultivate a hundred-acre farm by himself. Biit he” can utilize a thousand acres if he has the man power with* which to do it, for he already has the brains. i We should make no mistake in fhis matter. With practically the world to feed, if this war is won the farm.ers will play an important part in the winning, and all the advice from those slackers who have nothing else to give is not going to help one whit. “ChuC’ the advice gnd offer him yOrk-L-good sound muscle and sweat—and tke farmer will feed the world and do his “bit” toward winhing the war. The most- obvious fact to the farmer is that, in the approaching dra't and mobilization, the first army to be raised should be an army of the furrows, and that army should be brought to, the furrows from other fields of work —or idleness. And at no time will this need be more pressing than on the day of harvest. The average farmer can extract most of the advice he needs just now from a long life of experience. What will be rhost effective now is bone and muscle, backed by a willing mind -and an intelligence that even, approaches his own. Get the man power. The farmer will do the rest.

There can be no question that the producer is entitled to a fair price for what he produces, but the only thing to which the speculating price boosting hog is entitled is the noose end of a stout rope.

STATE COUNCI OF DEFENSE

(George Ade, Chairman Publicity Committee) Indianapolis, June 12. —-The State Council of Defense has issued the following statement of its activities in- the preparation of Indiana for an honorable part in the war with Germany, by organizing the men, ■women and material resources of the commonwealth for concerted, co-ordinate activity: The third week of the State Council’s activity has been produc-

tiveofmuch of a tangible nature. The county councils have beeh reported from practically every county in'the state, many have already organized, others will do sp during the week and all are asking what their part is to be in the prosecution of the war. The council is rapidly preparing suggestions for local activity and within a very short time’the work will be systematized and extended „to include every hamlet in the state of Indiana. The fact that the highest type of men and women, representative of practically every line of business, every profession, the home—through the one woman, at least, on each county council—and the workshop, for every council has recognized the important and digthat labor is to play in the work to be done. The medical profession of the state has been organized to take care of the multiple duties that will devolve upon it in the conflict abroad and the diminished resistance to the Inroads of disease at home. Under the supervision of Dr. Charles P. Emerson, dean of the medical school of Indiana university, the leading physicians, heads of the nurses’ organizations of the state, hospital supply men and pharmaceutical supply men, have been enrolled for one of the gigantic professional tasks of the war.. TThe council has taken up in a practical manner the question of the conservation of food in storage houses, the shipment if ice and coal; the, inspection of grain elevators and Warehouses; the increased ale of Liberty bonds and the fullest measure of co-operation with the United States marine corps for the enlistment of more than Indiana’s share of the 4,000 marines wanted to fill up the official quota during the current week. The state council is extending its activities as rapidly as the opportunities permit. During the week representatives of the two parties in the legislature met with Governor James P. Goodrich to give their stamp of. approval to his efforts and to pledge their support. They unanimously concurred in the resolution adopted by the state council, requesting the governor to secure ?100,000 on the credit of the state for the purpose of financing the work of preparing Indiana for "her part in the war. D.' Frank Culbertson, ' Democratic floor leader in the senate; Senator 'Robert Bracken, leading Democrat of Frankfort; Senator Arthur Rk&p_-_ son, Republican floor leader in the seventieth general assembly, which met last winter; Speaker Jesse Eschbach and Republican floor leader in the house, Charles A. McGon'agle, agreed to support legislation guaranteeing the appropriation from the state’s funds, the- necessary money, when the legislature is in session.

MAY PUT OUT BEANS

Washington, D. C., June 12. — Northern farmers may well plant a much larger acreage to soy beans for seed, according to the United States department of agriculture. In view of the present and prospective high prices of soy beans for food and manufacturing purposes, there, is no likelihood of over-production this year. The soy bean also is a soil improver, and the straw is valuable for feeding purposes. As a seed crop the soy bean should be planted about June 1 in the North. However, in the southern part of the central states plantings may be made as late as June 15.” Where clover or grass has winter-killed the soy bean may beplanted to good advantage. Varieties with yellow seeds are preferred by food manufacturers. The Ito San is the earliest maturing yeljow: variety available and yields .well in Wisconsin, Michigan, northern Indiana, Ohio, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. In the central and southern parts of the northern states the medium yellow, Mongol and Mikado are more desirable sorts. Considerable quantities of seed of these varieties are still available for planting. Northern farmers should be particularly careful-not to plant the mammoth variety, of which much seed is in the market in the North. This variety, also known as late yellow, southern yellow and Virginia yellow, will not mature north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

—Ts Iro trtd wield "the• pen of Pope, or talk like forty Bryans, I’d hand out-„much impassioned dope concerning dandelions. Man strives and strives to have a lawn the town will be applauding; at twilight hour, at noon,, at dawn, you see him sowing, sodding. He has about a ton of seed of blue grass and white clover, and then that dandelion weed just spreads itself

Lincoln Chautauqua, July 6 to 11, inc. First Day’s Entertainment The Craven Family

THE Craven family of musicians were over one of the Lincoln circuits last season and in this'and previous years have established a splendid reputation as artists of versatile and extraordinary ability. They are all what might be termed “born musicians.’’ They play a variety of instruments, solo, duet, quartet and chorus. Their music is highly artistic, entertaining and uplifting. The following comprise the company: Mr. George F. Craven manager and director, violin' and trumpet; Mrs. George F. Craven, property and costumes; Miss Irene Craven, second soprano, accompanist and trunapV. Miss Opal Craven, reader, first soprano, clarinet and trumpet; Miss Irma Cuaven, second alto, trumpet; Miss Norma Craven, first alto, bells, traps, drams, variety. ' They will be here the first day.

all .over, And all those weeds soul deject; he tries to kill and burn them; and then in many a dialect he learns to blank and dern them. He hires about a thousand boys to slay them where they’re blowing; for every one a youth destroys, ten million will be growing. And so for years he struggles on, still hoping, still pursuing, still; dreaming of a handsome lawn,then sees there’s nothing doing. And' then at last he falls Worn grace, he ceases all his trying; the dandelions take the place, the grass is brown and dying. And people, as they journey by, observe, and mutter glumly: “That shiftless fellow doesn’t "try to make his place look comely!”

Would be pleased to do your Lawn Mower Sharpening. I have installed the latest improved power-driven Lawn Mower Grinder, at bicycle shop, east side of public square, in Milner’s tire shop.—JAMES C. CLARK, phone 218. ts Our ossified e«l [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the Aral insertion, l-2-cent-per-wßr< for each additional insertion. To save,« book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-flv« cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two; or rhore times —as the cas© may be —for 2b cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.]

FOR SALE Some young fox hounds, six weeks old. —L. A. MECKLENBURG. Phone 109.tf Spotted Poland China hogs, March pigs, both boars and gilts, ready for delivery now; all registered; prices reasonable. Come and see them or ’phone WILLIAM JOHNSON, Mt. Ayr.Jl7 Overland 5-passenger auto. Good " condition. Payments to suit purchaser. Phone 45. —E. M. LARUE. - ts Five-passenger* Automobile in good running condition, electric horn, Presto-lite lights, top, good tires, two practically new; extra inner tubes, jack, etc. A bargain if sold soon. Will demonstrate. —F. E. BABCOCK.- ' ; - Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Ma-

chine in splendid condition and looks and is practically as good as new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. Good Recleaned Timothy Seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. tf 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 pries asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For further particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT.

LOST Dark wool overcoat, somewhere between Aix and the Horace Daniels farm Tuesday evening.— J. W. FAYLOR, Phone 926-F.tf FOR RENT. A Dandy Suite of Office Rooms over The Democrat office. — F. E. BABCOCK. tf The Five-Room Flat over The Democrat office, city water, bath, electric lights, etc. To small family only.—F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. MISCELLANEOUS Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers in any quantity desired, either plain or printed, at The Democrat Office, ts Storage—l have two rooms for storage of light household or other goods in The Democrat building. Terms reasonable.—F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. Typewriter Ribbons —The Democrat carries In stock in its fancy stationery department the famous Nedich make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. 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 cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. ts Farm Loans—l 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. tf Farm Loans —Money to loan "ou farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E..R HONAN. —£7 I flftl iFinl Without Delay, I Mr I iflP Without Commission, I UUI IllU Without Charges for H ’Making .or Recording Instruments. J W. H. PARKINSON,