Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — Page 2

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Children Cry for Fletcher’s

CASTORIA

Ths Kina You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over ttiirty years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per7, sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children —Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR! A Castcria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Dr •’ and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neivaer £Hum, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has te.-n in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids tee assimilation f Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea —The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the In Use For Over 30 Years ihe Kind You Have Always Bought TM:E r COM F> A NV, N gw VORK CITY,

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COAL SAVING SUGGESTIONS

Among other elements in the coal situation not to be overlooked is the advice of the federal fuel administrator, Dr. H. A—-Garfield, to the consumer. Burn less coal is the burden of this counsel. “It is the duty of every American,” he says, “to save coal this winter. If every family will save a ton of coal, if every industrial plant will save 10. per cent, of the coal -it uses, which 10 per cejnt. it ho 'v wastes, the coal problem will be largely solved.” No doubt there is -much truth in What Dr. Garfield says. A good many of us, however, who operate no larger plants than our own family furnaces and baseburners, are wondering what we can do to effect a saving in our fuel consumption. ‘lf every family will reduce the temperature of its house at least five degrees it will mean that millatms of tons of coal will be saved and the health of the nation will be improved. This is not a hardship; it |is a health measure, for most Americans live ip superheated houses. The coal supply can be conserved by more econamr ical methods of firing, by sifting ashes, by watching the furnace door, and by heating only the parts of the house in use. To do this is a public duty. Jf the householders of the country sgve one ton out of twelve they will save 10,000,000 tons of coal.” The suggestions are timely. They might have Included, too, a recommendation to put the heating plants in order before the advent of cold weather. Soot should be removed, I flues, if necessary, should be re-

paired—all with the idea of making, a ton of coal go further than it ever went before— It will not be easy for some of us to practice the rigid economy that Dr. Garfield advocates. If we have not been extravagant in the use of coal, we have at least been careless. Not a few of us, doubtless, can think of simple ways whereby fuel consumption can be reduced. “The solution of the coal, problem lies largely with the American people,” says the fuel administrator. “The government can not save coal for them; they must save it for themselves.’’ This brings the problem home to each of Us, lays it at the door of furnace or stove. It would be to the advantage of every one if we used brains as well as muscle in shoveling coal on the fire this winter. For the duty it is depended upon to perform, nothing about the average household is as much neglected, perhaps, as the furnace. Cleaning and repairing will go far toward effecting the saving that is necessary.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

Please note this little fact, I beg: It is the hen that lays the egg; the rooster does the yelling; he flaps his silly wings and crows, and points with pride a while, and throws some fits around your dwelling. And every time I 'hear him whoop and prance around the chicken-coop, a-feeling hunky-dory, I think of husbands I have known, who think that they, and they alone, deserve the praise and glory. They 'would ignore the patient wives who organized their misfit lives, when they were badly sagging, who bore the burden of the day, and helped to cut the swath of hay of which the 'hubs are bragging. There’s many a fellow known to fame who would have failed to win the game, but for some little woman, who, staying humbly in the dark, still made her old man toe the mark, with patience superhuman. And, having climbed from out the ruts, how haughtily that old man struts, how proudly tells his story! The wife beholds that crowing gent, and softly similes, for she’s content with a reflected glory.

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GERMAN ATROCITIES PROVEN

Evidence Discloses Deeds Worse I Than Any Indian Fiction. New York, September 20. —The Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, quoting from official records and , affidavits he had collected -on his recent tour of regions in France evacuated by the Germans, asserted in the first of a series of six sermons on the war in his church, that there could no longer be any doubt of the fact that the German armies had been guilty of the blackest crimes charged against them. ?■- Dr. Hillis spent July and August visiting the areas in France ruined by the German armies in their retreat. He brought back with him much evidence of German brutalities. and he placed affidavits and copies of official records on the pulpit from which he preached. “For three years German-Amer-icans have protested that the stories of German atrocities were to be disbelieved as English inventions, Belgian lies, ami French hypocrisies, but that day has gone forever,” he said. < “When the -representatives of the nations assemble for the final settlement there will be laid before the representatives of Germany affidavits, photographs, and other legal- proofs that make German atrocities far better established than the scalpings of the Sioux Indians on the Western frontiers, the murders of the Black iHole of Calcutta, or .«• the crimes of the Spanish Inquisition. On a battle line miles long, in every village the retreating Germans passedthe following morning accredited men hurried to the scene' to make the record against the day of judgment.

“The photographs of dead and mutilated girls, children, and old men tell no lies. Two forms of testimony are esteemed by jurists —the testimony of mature men, who have seen and heard and the' testiimony of children too innocent to invent their sfatements, but old enough to tell what they saw. For the first time in history the German has reduced savagery to a science, therefore this great war for peace must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the body." Dr. Hillis asserted that more than 10,000 separate atrocities committed by the German armies had been documented and were .on file in the chancellories of the allied jiations for use when the terms of peace are to be discussed. . “When the German army in Lorraine was defeated by one-half Its number,” he went on, “it fell northward, passing through French towns ahd villages where there were no Frenchmen. no guns, and where no shots were fired... D’.wing July and -August we went slowly from one ruined town to another, talking with the wonfcn and the children, comparing the photographs and the full official records imade at the time, with the statements of the poor, wretched survivors, who lived in cellars, where once there had been beautiful houses, orchards, and vineyards. “In Gerbevillier, standing beside their graves, I studied the photograph of the bodies of fifteen old men whom the Germans had lined up and shot because there were no young soldiers to kill; heard the detailed story of a woman whose boy of 14, being nearest the age of a soldier, was first hanged to a pear tree in the garden, and when the officer and soldiers had left him and were busy setting fire to the next house, she cut the rope, revived the strangled boy, only to find the soldiers had returned, and while the officer held her hands behind her back, his assistant ■poured petrol on the boy’s head and clothes,, set fire to him, ahd while he staggered about a flaming torch, they shrieked with laughter. “When they burned all the houses a.nd retreated the next imorning, the prefect of Lorraine photographed the bodies of thirty aged men lying as they fell, the bodies of women stripped and at last slain, while in the next village stood the ruined square belfry into which the ! Germans had v lifted machine guns, then forced every woman and child—27s in number—into the little church, and notified the French soldiers that if they fired upon the machine guns they would kill their own women and children. “After several days’ hunger and thirst, at midnight these brave woun<en slipped a little boy through the church window and hade their husbands fire upon the Germans in the belfry, saying they preferred death to the indignities they were suffering. And so these Frenchmen turned their guns, and in blowing those machine guns out of the belfry killed twjenfy of their own wives and chUAn^r. ’ ’ Dr. that further

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indisputable proof of the heartless-! ness of the Germans was found in the letters and diaries taken from! the bodies of dead German soldiers. He continued: : ■■out of the large number note these: Hundreds of photographs of the dead bodies of aged priests, some of whom had been staked down. Here is the German efficiency for you. Here is the diary on August 22 of private Max Thomas* ‘Our soldiers are so excited we are like wild beasts. Destroyed eight houses with their inmates. Bayoneted two men witn their wives and a girl of 18. The little one almost unnerved me, so innocent was her expression.’ ’’ Dr. Hillis read what had been copied from the diary of Eitel Anders, another German soldier. It read: “In Vendre all the inhabitants without exception were brought out and shot. This shooting was heartbreaking, as they all knelt down and prayed. It was real sport, yet it was terrible to watch. At Hecht I saw the dead body oS> a young girl nailed to the outside door of a cottage by her hands. She was about 14 or 16 years old.” Dr. Hillis quoted from one of the affidavits, “Affidavit D--89.” It read: “After passing Weerde we met a woman covered with blood,’ with her breasts' cut off. She was delirious. “Standing in the village of Heri■menil,” continued Dr. (Hillis, “a boy of 16 and his mother showed me twelve bullet marks against the stone wall where a mother, aged .23, with a babe on her breast, with her young sister and sister-in-law of 16’and 17, were shot by twelve German soldiers. On a little board in one ruined village, I read these words: ‘Marie, aged 16, dead August 24, 1915. Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.’ The hundreds of atrocities personally investigated only serve to interpret Aimibassador Morgenthau’s statement as to Armenia, that the Turkish soldiers and German, officers massacred in Armenia 500,000 people, that they might move into their farm houses and little shops and stores.” Germany’s philosophy, the pastor concluded, had dehumanized her officers and men. He. said the kaiser, and not the rest of th° world, had coined the word “Hun,” and had applied it to his own people.

TREATMENT WILL SAVE GRAIN

Millions of Bushels of Wheat and Rye Are Lost Annually.

The ('ase for Seed Treatment Over 3% per cent, of the wheat crop and 1 per cent, of the rye crop is lost through smut. Seed treatment with formaldehyde solution is practically 100 per cent, efficient, except in a few sections where the soil is badly polluted with smut spores. The formaldehyde treatment costs less than 5 cents per acre for materials and labor. To this must be added in extreme cases the cost of 20 per cent, of the seed grain, the germinating power of which may be destroyed because of seed injury. In every case the entire cost of the treatment together with possible seed injury is much less than the value of the increased yield which it assures.

Now that, because of world shortage, every bushel of wheat and rye counts for more than ever •before, the safeguarding of the next crops of these grains against disease by the treatment of seed before planting is of greatest importance, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Department specialists estimate that the average annual loss due to the smuts of wheat and rye amounts approximately to 27,000,000 bushels. This is equal to about 3% per cent. , of the entire yearly wheat crop and is regarded as a conservative estimate, since only smutted heads actually lost are considered. The increased number of heads which healthly plants would have thrown out were not taken into account. The loss to the billionbushel wheat crop the department hopes to see harvested next year would, at 3% per cent., amount to 35,000,000. With wheat selling at $2 a buishel this would amount to an exceedingly high tax on the farmers of the country. Treatment of wheat . against stinking smut is fairly easy, not expensive, and fully 95£>er cent, effective. The efficiency of the treatment # is, in fact, practically 100 per cent, in most of the wheatgrowing regions. The percentage -of efficiency for the country as a whole, however, is reduced by the fact that in large regions in the Pacific Northwest the soil is polluted' with smpt germs to such an extent that the effects of seed treatment are negatived. Seed '’treatment costs not to exceed 5 cents an

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acre for materials and labor. To this cost, however, must be added the cost of grain, the germinating power of which may be destroyed? by the treatment. This amountsat the most to 20 per cent. In every case the Value of the wheat saved by treatment would amount to several times the cost of treatment. Statistics show that the average annual loss of rye from ‘ smut is about 1 per cent —considerably less than the loss of wheat. It is well worth while, however, to treat rye seed also. Several methods of treating seed for the destruction of smut spores are in use, but the best, it is believed, is the formaldehyde treatment. The grain should first be cleaned thoroughly with a fanning mill so that smut balls, shriveled grain, chaff, etc., will be removed. After the grain is clean it may be spread on a floor or a tarpaulin in a layer or pile several inches thick

and sprinkled with a solution of formaldehyde made by mixing one pound of commercial formaldehyde with forty-five gallons of water. An ordinary sprinkling can or a spraying machine is used and the grain is shoveled over and over until every kernel isp. wet. The grain is then placed in a pile and covered with sacks, blankets, or a tarpaulin for two hours or over night. It is then dried sufficiently to be run through the drill, after which it may be sown. .If the grain is not passed through a fanning mill it should be placed in a vat or tank of the formaldehyde solution instead of being sprinkled. The smut balls will rise to thm surface and may be skimmed off. If the grain is not to be planted immediately, it must be dried sufficiently to prevent spoiling when placed in bins. If planted while damp and swollen, more grain by measure must be used to allow for the expansion.

LOAN ASSOCIATION PERFECTED

The Walker Township National Farm Loan association of Walker. Gillam, Wheatfield and Kankakee townships is ready to receive applications. Anyone in either of these townships wishing a loan, meet us at the Walker Center school house the first Saturday night of each month. WILLIAM STALBAUM, President; V. M. Peer, Sec.-Treas.

FARMERS CAN HOLD GRAIN

The State Bank of Rensselaer has made arrangements whereby they loan money on good bankable notes to permit farmers to hold their grain. This bank will be pleased to have you call and make your financial needs known.—Advt Let The Democrat supply you with typewriter ribbons and carbon papers. We have ribbons for all makes of standard typewriters, and handle fc he very best grade of carbon papers and notice the results you get. “Everybody reads The Democrat.” and thus the satisfactory results received from advertising In its columns.

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CHICAMV, IMUIANArVU* * MMjIMILII RY RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In effect February, 1917 northbound No. 36 Cincinnati to Chicago 4:51a.m. No. 4 Louisville to Chicago 5:01a.m. No. 40 Lafavette to Chicago 7:30 a.m. No. 32 Indianap's to Chicago 10:36 a.m. No. 38 Indianap s to Chicago 2:51p.m. No 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31p.m. NO. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6:50 p.m. SOUTHBOUND No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati I 1:45 a.m. No. 5 Chicago to Louisville | 10:55 a.m. No. 37 Chicago to Cincinnati! 11:18 a.m. No. 33 Chicago to Indianap s 1:57 p.m. No. 39 Chicago to Lafayette 5:50 p.m. No. 31 Chicago to Cincinnati 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. Moses Leopold Marshal Vern Robinson Civil Engineer..., W. F. Osborne Fire ChiefJ. 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 AuditorJ. P. Hammond. Treasurer Charles V. May Recorder George Scott Surveyor,.E. D. Nesbitt Coroner Dr. C. E. Johnson Countv Assessor. .G. L. Thornton County Agent. .Stewart Learning Health Otiicer. .Dr. F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS Ist DistrictH. W. Marble 2nd DistristD. S. Makeever 3rd District Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Townehlp Grant Davisson Barkley Burdett Porter.... Carpenter James StevensGillam Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grove John KolhoffJordan R. E. Davis Kankakee Clifford Fairchild. .. Keener Harvey Wood, jrMarlon George Foulks Milroy John Rush Newton George HammertonUnion Joseph Salrin Walker Albert S KeeneWheatfield M. L. Sterrett, Co. Supt. Rensselaer iruant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

TRUSTEES’ CARD. 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. Postoffice address —Rensselaer, Indiana. Second and last Saturday of each month in Williams & Dean's law office. JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee.

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Law Abstracts. Real Estate Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWINS LAW, REAL ESTATE A INSURANCE 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA George A. Williams. D. Delos Dean. WILLIAMS & DEAN LAWYERS AH court matters promptly attended to. Estates settled. Wills prepared. Farm loans. Insurance. Collections. Abstracts of title made and examined. Office In Odd Fellows Block 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—--5 A. M. to 2 P. M. RENSSELAER, INDIANA F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to Typhoid, Pneumonia and low grades of fevers. Office over Fendig’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Res. No. 442-E 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. Estates settled. Farm Loans. Collection Department. Notary in the office. Over State Bank. Phone No. 18 RENSSELAER, INDIANA " F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Post-Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr. A. T. Still. Office Hours —8-12 a. m., 1-8 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