Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1918 — Page 2

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EXTREME MEASURES NECESSARY TO SETTLE DEBTS.

Our national debt is five times greater than it was when we entered the war nine months ago and amounts to more than $5,600,000,000. But according to the estimate just issued by the treasury department this is only about one-third of the debt that is expected to develop within the next twelve months. Ow'ing to delays the expenditures for the developi.nent of the military establishment have not been as large up to this time as had been previously anticipated, but the next few months promise to make unusual demands upon the nation's strong box, through the completion of orders for supplies that are already’ under contract.

The debt of America's allies now amounts to about $84,000,000,000, or fourteen per cent of the wealth of those countries, while the debt of the central powers and those allied with them amounts to $40,000,000,000, or twenty-eight per cent of the total wealth. With the end of the war nowhere in sight there is no telling to what lengths the financial resources of the nations, engaged will be drained before peace is declared. But in the event of a prolongation of strife fcr a period of four or five years one of two radical •courses will be forced upon some, if not all of the belligerents. Either a vast part of the debt must be repudiated or wealth must be 1 conscripted to settle the obliga-j tions that will have been incurred. The expense grows greater from year to year in every quarter and

bankrupt nations will not be uncommon if the end does not come soon. In England the conscription of wealth is already being discussed as an ante-war program in order, to expedite payment and reduce the enormous interest charges that will accumulate annually. Other nations will no doubt be compelled to pursue some similar course as the burden of taxation will ultimately become, enormous. The details of such a plan remain to be worked out, but that extreme measures will be necessitated seetms apparent. The treasury department is yet Uncertain as to the number or amount of Liberty Loan bond issues that will have to be absorbed by the people of the United States before the close of the fiscal year on June 30, but that, the demand will be heavy now seems assured. —-Lafayette Journal.

PHILOSOPHY OP WALT MASON

The weather seer predicts a freeze: "'Tomorrow ’twill be snowing; and fort.v kinds of arctie breeze like blitzen will be blowing.” Tomorrow I had planned to go to visit sundry nieces, but this punk prophecy of snow has knocked my plans to pieces. The day will probably be fine, and balmy and beguiling, soft winds will blow, the sun will shine, all nature will be smiling. I lack the nerve to laugh to scorn the government forecaster; I will not set forth in the morn, tfor fear I meet disaster. Experience has shown me that the weather seer is batty; he issues forecasts through his hat, and most of them are ratty. A canvas seer, with sawdust stuffed, would prophecy all round him, yet I confess he has me Miffed, with his old maps, confound So I stay home all day and mope—nly headpiece being leather- —because the tinhorn prophet's dope is threatening bad weather. A million men are buffaloed, just like the locoed writer: they venture not from their abode because of this old blighter, who threatens storms that do not start —why don't the peelers pinch him?—who springs his rusty map and chart, when we go up to lynch him.

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ENDEAVOR TO CONSERVE FUEL

Administrator Makes Suggestions to Lessen the Demand. The coal situation as it now confronts the public is a serious one. Never in the history of our country has there been such a demand for fuel. The government is demanding it to keep it’s boats going across and deliver our men and munitions to our allies and on this side to keep our munition and supply plants going day and night. It has got to a point where we must demand a-conserving of this valuable asset of the government. Every shovelful saved is that much toward winning the war. We appeal to your patriotism to do your bit in this important matter. O.:r two coldest months are mow upon us. How can we assist the administration in conserving fuel? Let everyone ' who possibly can burn wood. Let families with large homes invite relatives or congenial friends to live with them for the cold months and share expense of running the household. Let us use no more lights than absolutely necessary nor any more water than what we actually need. Let office men who are congenial get in with other office men in heated offices and shut off this much Ifuel supply. If the churches can arrange for the coming two months to hold union services it will surely be a step appreciated by the fuel administration. We expect from the Ist of January to require every purchaser of coal to sign an application before receiving any coal from their dealer answering certain questions and to make a false staement means a violation of the Lever act which has a heavy penalty attached. We do not make this a threat but simply as a necessary measure to conserve the fuel and keep those in need of coal, supplied. Asking for your cooperation in this patriotic work and thanking the people of Jasper county for the valuable assistance thus far given. Am truly,, yours, - , . B. F. FENDIG, Co. Fuel Administrator.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

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employed at Hammond where the physical labor was more than he could stand. He decided to leave his work at Hammond and reassilme his work as a school man. Miss Pauline Pinter of Wheatfield. has resigned her position at Tefft on account of illness. She has not been strong for the last month. Her physician advised her to take hospital treatment at Fort. Wayne and resign her place at Tefft. She was an excellent teacher and the school realizes that it is losing a very capable teacher. Her place was filled by a Mr. Reeves of Converse. Mr. Reeves assumed his duties last Wednesday. Miss Katie Luther was unable to return from Corydon, where she went to spend her vacation with her parents. She has an attack of pneumonia. Miss Luther was teaching in Newton township. However, the trustee, Mr. Rush, has decided to extend the vacation for her to await developments. She might be able to resume her work next Monday. Fair Oaks School Notes The semester closing at Fait Oaks show the following results in the high school: Miss Mary Nonman and Miss Goldie Kessinger each made a grade of 9 6.2 per cent average. Mary Norman is a sophomore and Goldie Kessinger is a junior.: These were the highest averages made in the high school. The highest general average made in l the freshman class was 95.4 per cent. Gladys Hammerton holds this place. Aleece Stanley was a close second with an average of 93.4 per cent. Mary Norman holds first place in the sophomore class with the average above mentioned. Opal Hoile

holds second place with an average of 95 per cent. Goldie Kessinger leads in the junior class with the average above mentioned. Gladys Ogle made an average of 96 per cent which was within two-tenths of a per cent of the highest grade made in> the high school. The deportment grades are averaged as a regular subject. As published In. the previous issue nineteen of the twenty-nine high school pupils were able to keep a clean ‘‘lnterest and Deportment” page, hence entitled to full grade in that subject.

All teachers returned Wednesday to reopen the school. A new stove has been substituted for the dangerous one used heretofore in the high school room. New song books have been purchased so that regular instruction in music can be given the .coming' semester. Mrs. Sterrett will have charge of the music work and regular high school

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credit will be given for this work the coining semester. A new high school record book will be in use before long. This record will record the work of a high cshdol pu>pil from the time each pupil enters until he withdraws.

RAYMOND DIXIE WRITES HOME

Tells of Narrow Escape He Had From Death in the Sea.

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comber 24 at 12 o’clock we arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, and are on our way to either Hampton Roads or New York City. We coaled at Newport yesterday after--nioon. I think we are going to Hampton Roads to coal and then have target practice at Tangier Sound, Virginia. After that we will return to New York as we have to get started across again. This trip has been a strenuous it has stormed about all the We lost one man overboard in a stoffin. I and three others went out onto the quarter deck to dog down a hatch and a big wave caught us and carried us to the life lines and carried one man overboard. The other two and I saved ourselves by catching hold of the life lines. The one was carried overboard into the storm and we only saw him once or twice and then he was gone. In memory of the first man of the crew of the Montana to lose his life in the line Of duty, the crew of the Montana has donated SI,OOO to erect in his home town, Comimerce, Texas, a monument in his memory. It was only by chance that the rest of us are still alive and well. It sure is hard to see a man carried overboard in a storm where he hasn’t even a fighting chance for his life, but it is all-in th© navy life and your duties often bring you into dangerous places, but it is your duty to do as you are told to do. It sure was a good streak of luck for me for I might have been in the same place he is in today, but I guess it wasn’t my time. I am thankful that I am alive today. and able to do the duties that are put before me. The band is playing and it (makes me wish I was home, but we all can’t be home for someone has to do the duty of 'his country in defending her, so here we are out at sea and out of sight of land on a Xmas day. It seems funny not to be able to see land. I am sending you a (menu of our dinner today, also a picture of the crew and one of the ship. I want you to have them framed, as they look three times as good framed. I put a check mark beside myself. The kid on the left is a pal of mine. As this is all I will close. With love, RAYMOND.

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