Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — Page 2

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THE JASPER GOimn DEMOCMT F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence 311 Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflee at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the Act ,of March 3. 1879. Published , Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print News, paper in Jasper County. ADVERTISING RATES Display 12 i£c Inch Display, special position. . 15c Inch Readers, per line first insertion.. 5c Readers, per line add. inser.. . .3c Want Ads— l cent per word each insertion; minimum ,25c. Special price if 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 accounts due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks, which are cash with order. No advertisements accepted for the first page. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 1917.

THE MEAT QUESTION

The present exorbitant prices of meat, together with the reported scarify of hogs and cattle, • should cause the farmers of this -country some concern for the future. True the scarcity is not so great in this country as in others, but on the other hand our export demands are inordihantly heavy. It is estimated that since the war began there has been a decrease in the world’s meat producing animals of 1 15.000,000 head. This has diad its logical effect. '2 Taken all around, this country has increased its supply of meat producing animals; but, as we have -stated, the demand on us has also increased many times. Exports of meat from this country are nearly three' times as large now as during the period immediately preceding the war. Now it is perfectly evident that if we are to continue to meet the heavy demand upon our resources we will be compelled to conserve the source of supply. In plain words, we musj. bend our energies to breeding- more live stock- of all kinds. The feeding season is close at hand, and the farmers and stock growers will £pon begin to sort out the stock that is to go to the slaughter. In this sorting, care should be taken that all likely females be saved. With the present high prices, the temptation will be great to let many of them go, but this temptation should be resisted. Each man should study for the future, and do his best to keep up the available supply. During the l past two or three years many good breeding animals have been sacri-' ficed that, if kept, would now put l

their owners on easy street. AU authorities agree that there is absolutely no danger of prices falling to any great extent for some years to come, so that each grower should plan to get the most increase possible out of all his- ani Another ruinous, practice that should be stopped, by law if necessary, is the practice of slaughtering very young animals, particularly calves and lambs’. The waste of material is too great to be co mtenanced under present conditions. If all the calves, pigs " and lambs, in this country are allowed to grow to maturity it will go a long way toward remedying- the present great shortage. But above all things do not destray the source of supply—the females. Intelligent attention to this detail is absolutely negessary if our -meat supply is to be kept up to the great demand that will continue to be made upon it for some time to come.

FATE OF THE “FUTURE”

Thoughtful students of domestic affairs in this country are just now closely watching the effects of the new government policy of food control. Wrapped up in this policy is the probable - total abolition of the practice of dealing in “futures,’' as applied to food stuffs. It has been the practice Of Americans to unreservedly condemn this practice, and to, in fact, condemn the entire transactions of the great exchanges and boards of trade. However, in the operations of these institutions there has always been a work done that no other agency seemed able to handle. The legitimate grain exchanges performed a very needed task in equalizing the distribution of the food supply, and could not be dispensed with. This is seen in the decision of the government to take over this task, which is now in the hands of Mr. UDoover. Now the country is watching to see the effect of the abolition of the purely speculative activities of the exchanges, known as “futures.” This practice has been for the time being discontinued. Its effect will be carefully noted, and the future policy of. the country will without doubt be shaped accordingly. . If the abolition of the practice proves beneficial to the country in war times, it will most assuredly be .retained in peace. War has already taught us many lessons that are being put into practice and which we will never forget. The fact that the food of a nation may be effectively distributed without the element of speculation may be another lesson that we shall learn. If this shall be the result, then the occupation of this species of gambler will be gone, and the country will take a long breath of relief. It will also be interesting to note how many of the functions of trade will remain in government hands ' after peace comes. We have al--1 ready veered largely to socialistic views of life, and still more radical changes may be in prospect. Conservative views of long standing have been abandoned and more radical measures adopted. For years we have been told that we were

asleep on the job in many respects. Now the awakening has come and no measures seems too daring to ,be tried out. Without doubt many of these will be found meritorious, and if so, the innate fairness of the American people will demand their retention in our scheme of" economy.

DUTIES VERSUS PRIVILEGES

When the present conflict burst upon the world, humanity—democratic humanity—was asleep. .it was, .a sleep that had lasted einCe Washington and his- ragamuffin army had first “made the world safe for democracy.” His work had been done. and well-done, and Americans had for more than a century been living • under the delusion that there was nothing more to do in the cause of human freedom. > _ From the establishment of this republic, orators ant'd writers have never tired of ringing the changes on the glorious privileges of American citizenship. They are instilled into -us from the kindergarten to the college. 1 They are the daily pabulum upon which pur Americanism is nourished.

The world cataclysm found us making a fetish of our “rights” and “privileges.” We' were extremely jealous of them, and resented any infringement of them with the fierceness of a brooding hen. We were proud of them, and flaunted them in the face of our less fortunate neighbors across the water. But one thing we had forgotten, namely, that SOMEONE had paid a price for these priceless blessings of liberty; somebody had purchased them, ahd we were not that somebody or somebodies. They had been purchased by BLOOD, but as WE had not.shed that blood, we had never fully appreciated the value of the purchase. - And we are only just beginning to grasp the fact that our revolutionary sires, when they marched through blood to the goal of their inspiration, bequeathed to us, their descendants, not only the glorious blessing of liberty, but by the sid> of it and hand and hand with it, THE DUTY OF PRESERVING IT IN ITS PURITY AS RECEIVED. That duty has never been lifted from our shoulders, and never will be, unless we shall so far fall shortas to cease to value the fruits of the sacrifices so cheerfully made by those old heroes of the long ago. This duty is looming larger and larger, clearer and clearer, as the days go by. We are beginning to recognize the eternal truth that if ALL would enjoy, ALL must serve. You and I—should either be favored at the expense of the other? your boy and my boy—-have not both been the recipients of the same' protection and fostering care, and shall my son refuse to make the sacrifice while your son bares his breast to the storm? There is a theory that gold that most precious of metals, was at one time deep hidden in the center of this globe, but that the violent internal convulsions to which the old ball has been subjected have thrown it to the surface. If the present social convulsion shall be the means of bringing to the surface of human Character the pure gold of sacrifice and an appreciation of the. duty' of the individual to society, great good will come of the trials we are called upon to endure.

ALWAYS THE LOCAL PAPER FIRST

It may be that many merchants in Indiana are receiving reports of different trade convention which are considering the importance of private mailing lists for ’ retailers. It has often been advocated that one of the best uses a merchant can make of a private mailing list is to issue a monthly store paper. There is no question about this being good, but under no circumstances can it be made good enough, because wherever a storepaper is sufficiently good to really attract trade in volume to maintain the business, it is always found that the cost of the store paper is too great. Such papers are only economical successes when they are made auxiliary to an advertising campaign. If the merchant is doing all the advertising he can in legitimate town papers and still feels he wants a special direct medium through which to talk to his patrons, then he' m'ay find it advisable to mail out a store paper, but We strongly advise that nobody attempt the publishing of a store paper until they have fully patronized the local papers.-—Business Chat.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Strange nobody has yet suggested a breakfast-foodless day. The coal speculators are forced to admit that the future looks “dark. - ’ , Will Mr. Hoover be known as the

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man who took the future out of “futures?’’ • J The new French minister of foreign missions is named Bouillon. The difference between eccentricity and lunacy is represented by a bank account. Well, anyhow, there won't be any necessity for spudless days for some time to come. Herbert Hoover seems to be doing his best to save us from the fate of Mother Hubbard. That papal dove of peace seems doomed to return to the ark, Jt has found nowhere to alight. The afflictions of the coal barons have completely eclipsed the woes of. the ice man in public attention. The belligerent countries might organize a regiment or two of retired cabinet members and diplomat;*.. It may be well to state that the abolition of “futures” does not include the I. O. U. or other promise to pay. Along about the time the women finish canning food stuffs, the men will be preparing to can some politicians. Nut-growers of the nation will hold a convention in New York. The nuts will continue butting in on other conventions.

Official Washington is wondering if the Japanese mission didn’t overlook its hand. The matter of a loan was not mentioned. Colonel Roosevelt evidently made up his mind that if he couldn’t have a place in the sun, he could at least have a seat on a star, Dr. H. W. Wiley says it is easy to go without food ~ for twenty-four hours. We hope the state has none of the elements of a prophecy. From present indications, after this war is over the politicians will have to employ some expert surveyors to locate the party lines. The mayor of Reno, Nevada, has been drafted. However, this will probably have no effect on the future operations for the divorce mill. The proposal that the government take 65 per cent, of all incomes over $1,000,000 hasn’t produced a ripple of excitement in this office. It was easy enough to get the kaiser out of those Chicago spellers, but it’s another and altogether different' job to get him out of the geography. The question now agitating the mind of the average Kentuckian is as to what disposition he is to make of his corn crop since its natun.l destiny is prohibited. The coal dealers should worry. The government is merely making it warm for them in the hope that they may pass' a little of the warmth to their customers.

If the * movie films could get those hold-ups that are being pulled off in Chicago every now and then, they would make the “wild and woolly’’ look like 30 cents. Count Luxburg's advice to his government to sink Argentine ships “without leaving a trace’’ might have been all right if the Count himself hadn't left such a plain “trace.” It is a significant fact that close 'upon the heels of a third 10 per cent dividend this year, declared by one of the big sugar companies, the President took charge of that industry. Truly, “pride goeth before a fall.” That party of Arctic explorers who have just returned to civilization after four years in the far north, will be kept mighty busy for some time to come if they undertake to-catch up with the march of events during their absence. Breathitt county, Kentucky, famous for fueds and* fighters, has furnished more than Its quota of soldiers as volunteers. If these men sustain the reputation of their county they will do much to wipe out the stain that has rested so long on their country. The country has little sympathy to waste on the speculators (including some farmers, we are sorry to say) who were holding corn for $2.50. The. recent slump of corn from $2,25 to $1.75 was a just retribution. Nothing but a corn famine could ever justify $2.50 corn. ' 1

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

Last spring wise people came around and said it was my duty to plant to spuds my garden ground, foregoing things of beauty. I’m fond of flowers and lovely buds, with care I grow and treat them, and I have not much use for spuds, excepting when I eat them. But then the sages came along, r with taunting sneers and joshes, and said my beds of flowers were wrong, I should be raising squashes. The country needed sifted peas and

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other wholesome rations, not columbines and things ilka these, to feed the fighting nations. And so I planted peas and beans, uprooted all my lilies, and raised a thousand tons of greens, and now I have the willies. For no one seems to want the truck 1 raised with so much ardor; no man will blow a single buck to fill with it his larder. My neighbors all have done the same, great piles of fodder growing;- the wise guys steered them to the game, just as they set me going. No nation comes to buy my sass, no king or queen has rubbered and priced my peas or sparrow grass, my squashes, plain or Hubbard. So I lament my roses dead,- my cup of sorrow drinking; next year the nations will be fed by someone else, I’m thinking.

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure catarrhal deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an inflammed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflammed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh, which is an inflammed condition of the mucous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine. Circulars free. All Druggists, 75c. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN SHUNWAY, DECEASED. Jasper Circuit Court, To September Term, 1917. Notice is hereby given that John A. Dunlap, as administrator of the estate of Helen Shunway, deceased, has presented and filed his accounts and vouchers in final settlement of said estate and that the same will come up for the examination and action* of said Circuit Court on the 12th day of November. 1917, at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause, if any there be, why said accounts and vouchers should not be approved and the heirs of said estate are also hereby required at the time and place aforesaid to appear and make proof of their heirship. JOHN A. DUNLAP, o 10-17-24 Administrator. Worland & Sons Licensed Undertakers and Embalmers Phones 58 or 23 Auto Ambulance

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917

CHlCauv, inoi*n*rbLl» * k.vuikVtt.Ml RV RENSSELAEI? 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 Lafayette to Chicago 7:30 a.m. No. 32 Indianap’s to Chicago 10:36 a.m. No. 38 Indlanap’s to Chicago 2:51 p.m. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31p.m. No. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6:50 p.m. SOUTHBOUND No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati 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 I 1:57 p.m. No. 39 LChicago to Lafayette) 5:50 p.m. No. 31 Chicago to Cincinnati j 7:31 p.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. Osborn* 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 Sheriff ß. D. McCoUy 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 County Agent. .Stewart Learning Health Officer.. Dr. F. H. HemphiU COMMISSIONERS Ist District. .H. W. Marble 2nd Distrist D. S. Makeever 3rd District Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Grant Davisson Barkley Burdett Porter Carpenter James Stevens Gillam Warren E Poole.. Hanging Grove John Kolhoff Jordan R. E. Davis..., Kankakee Clifford Fairchild Keener Harvey Wood, Jr Marlon George Foulks Milroy John Rush Newton George HammertonUnion Joseph Salrin Walker Albert S Keene Wheatfield M. L. Sterrett, Co. Supt. Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

I f TRUSTEES’ CARD. JORDAN TOWNSHIP o The undersigned trustee of Jor- ~ ♦ dan Township attends to official business at his residence on the < > f first and third Wednesdays of each 1 month. Persons having business <' T with me will please govern them--4 selves accordingly. Postofflce ad- ' * (dress —Rensselaer, Indiana. (( Second and last Saturday of each month In Williams & Dean's law office. JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee. ' e—e—e —e —e—• —• —e —e e e e e e 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. IRWIN 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 All 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 tp Typhoid, Pneumonia and low grades of fevers. Office over Fendig’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Res. No. 442-M RENSSELAER, INDIANA E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON “"y 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. 1® 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—B-12 a. m., 1-1 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