Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1918 — Page 2

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TOE JASPER COOHTY OMOM 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 postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Th® Only All Home-Print Newspaper in Jasper County. ADVERTISING RATES Display 12%c Inch Display, special position. . 15c Inch Readers, per line first insertion..sc 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 t» 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. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1918

CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR SHERIFF. Editor bemocrat—'Please announce my name as a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county on the Democratic ticket, subject to the Primary Election. JOHN GUSS, Union Township.

FOR CORONER.

Editor Democrat—Please announce my name as a candidate for coroner of Jasper county on the Democratic ticket, subject to the primary election. LEO O. WORLAND, Marion Township.

IRREGULARITIES IN OFFICE

Township Trustee In Clay County A Confessed Bribe Taker. As a result of an investigation made by the field examiners of the state board of accounts, Carl A. Biller, trustee of Posey township, Clay county, and several township supply men, including E. W. Kiger of Indianapolis of the firm of Kiger & Co., who sell lots of supplies to township trustees over the state, have placed *under arrest on the charge of receiving bribes, con-

Rensselaer MONUMENTS WORK 3 Established many years ago by my m fatheron the principle of honest 'Em work at honest prices. This shall tgj 'K3 always be our aim. ’ 4 ISM J| MBw No agents’ commissions are added to my prices now. fesEsSw will H. Mackey I

spiracy to bribe, etc., and were released on bonds of $3,000 to $5,000 each. Coming so soon after the disclosures of dishonest practices in the offices of the trustees of Jackson and Harrison townships, in the same county, in which George M. Ray and other supply agents in Indianapolis were connected, some two years ago, these arrests have created a sensation in Clay county. According to the Indianapolis News, Biller, it is said, made a confession to the state board of accounts, in which he involved the three Indianapolis men who are under arrest. He said in the confession that on or about January--23, 1318, he met Maurice L. Baker, of the firm of Baker & Co., in Baker's room in the Deming hotel in Terre Haute, and he said he gave Baker an order for school supplies. At the same time, he said, he issued a township warrant for the sum of $339.50, dating the warrant ahead. He said that on the receipt of the warrant, Baker handed to him in money, “as per agreement for receiving said warrant," the sum of $l5O. He said he had received only a part of the goods, but that the warrant had been cashed.

In another part of his confession Biller makes a statement which involves G. W. Gordon, the Indianapolis architect under arrest, and Ralph Knoll of Greencastle, Indiana. It is understood that an affidavit has been issued for Knoll’s arrest, and the Brazil authorities wpre at Greencastle Tuesday afternoon to serve it. Biller, in his confession, says that Knoll, acting as agent for the W. Q. O’Neill Company of Crawfordsville, Indiana, obtained an order from him for iron culverts and that when he settled with Knoll, by paying him with a township warrant for the amount of his claim. Knoll paid him $25 in cash in consideration of the order. This payment, he says, was made in his office at Staunton, Indiana. He also says that Earl Clevenger solicited work of preparation of plans and specifications for a new building for school purposes for Gordon, saying that Gordon would pay him for the favor. He says in his statement that he met Gordon later and that Gordon agreed that if he would give him the work he would give him money. In that part of his confession in which he refers to Earl Kiger, the other Indianapolis man under ar-

rest, Biller says that in December, i 19K. ar Mt January, 1>1«, Kiger handed him Sls because ot a quantity of school he had bought in behalf of Posey township from Kiger 4 Co. He added that in 1514 Knoll, acting as agent for Kiger 4 Co, gave him.-.,f10 for purchases he had made in behalf of the township.- and that a few months later Knoll met him in a restaurant in Brazil and gave him *25. Biller, in another part of his confession, is said to have brought in the names of Ben jamin Cones <■ the National Heatizg and Ventilating cvnpuy of Indianapolis, and Ray Alexander of Muncie, Indiana, who it is said acted as agent for Earl Lu Clevenger, of the Horsier Warming and Ventilating company, also of ; Msnefe- Cones' and Alexglider could not be found today, it is - 'said- '

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

They send xt bunk by every mail, the mew with gorgeous schemes; they tell me if FTI send them kale they'll make -me wealthy without fail, beyond my wildest dreams. Oh, every day I get a raft of circulars and sack, explaining ho w Dame F-brmne laughed on gents who-tried the senders’ graft, and they grew beastly rich. V> hy do I sprain my hack to make a pittance dire to see? If I'd invest in some ones fake I soon would have so ■big a stake I'd grin at old John D. If I’d invest in orange groves, or buy some gilt-edged stocks in mills for making wooden doves, backaction chums, revolTfug stoves, I’d soon have lots of rocks; And yet T arc content to toil the old titnehonored way: to tarn at times the midnight oil. that I may see the kettle boil, and buy the children hay. Tve known a lot of down-and-outs. poor = broke and sick: and most of them were easy scouts, who tried out pipe dreams, shed their doubts, and tried to get rich quack. , Why should I long for wealth to burn? Methinks it is a crime for unearned increment to ream: se I am satisfied to earn one ruble at a tiuse.

FINAL REPORT OF THE BETTER FARMING ASSOCIATION.

A year ago the county agent work was new to Jasper county. Manypeople did hot realize the advantage a county would have with an agent. Mr. * S Learning took charge of his office o* March 1. 1917 and he sucn saw rhat tire first thing we needed vas organization so on March 17th. a meeting of the fanners was called and it was decided to form the Jasper County Better Farming Afsoristron. The fallowing officers were elected: HenryPaulus. president; W. A. Lake, vicepresident: and P- H Haater, secretary. Then a constitution and bylaws were drawn up. and adopted and the Bieetinjr adjourned until the 24th. At this meeting a definite set of projects. w»re adopted 1. Soils. Timing- demonstrations. Use of lane and cowpeas in building up sandy soSfe.” 2. Crops. Oat smut deasc-nitrations. Ear-te-row core tests. Corn variety and cowper variety tests. . -S. Livestork. Organization of livestock breeders’ associations 4 f Horticuhure. Orchard pruning and spraying demonstrations. 5. Rural Organizations. Farmers’ club organisation Industrial club work for the boys and girls. Boys’ com cteb. Boy s' and Giris’ poultry club. Giris bread making club. Boys' pig crab. Boys' and girls garden club. Local auto tours, summer picnics, fanners institutes. €. General Butchering and meat curing dem onsirations. Gasoline motor demonstrations. At call of Governor Goodrich a meeting was beM Apr 2 7th, at which time the Better Farming association was enlarged to ’include following committees: Corn production-—P- H. Hauter; Charles and M. J. Delahanty. Home H. Hopkins; Ellis Jones; Werth Stoneburner; S. A. Brusnahar and Henry Marble. Live stock production—Chauncey Wood; O. SL BeZ; Kenton Parkinson; John. Ryan and Frank HilL Boys' and giris' club work—John Kolhoff: Ernest Lamson; John Matt and Martin Sasser. ■ “At- . Diary production—Steve Kohley; L F. Meader and John Frye. Food eoaservation—-J. C. Deselms; Mabie Atwood; Earl Foulks; Mrs. A. 'Ki® and Helen Murray. - Poultry production—Martin Sauser; C. W. PostiE and Al Wallace. Publicity—L. H. Hamilton; F. E. Babcock; Mr. Bartoo and John

Bowie. « At our first meeting, nine farmers were selected to conduct liming demonstrations. These men were simply volunteers and applied fi-ae without tests to determine the degree of aridity found in their soils. These men ordered a earload of lime and applied h te whatever crops were to be groans on the soil selected. Demonstrators—Ed Honan, ma-m-Pth clover, per cent increase; James Amsler. ronr, Henry Paulus, clover, 31 per cent increase; Henry Paulus, con, good; Stephen Kohley, corn, good; P. H. Hauter, corn, poor; Henry Gneiaad, oats and clover.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

500 pe” cent increase; W. H. Berry, cowpeas, seed blew away; Chauncey Wood, corn, excellent; Al Daugherty, corn, good. A complete report will be given by each of these men. Placards 22x28 inches were placed at these demonstrations calling attention to work and at least 350 people visited the various plots during the summer. As soil acidity is one of the big problems cf the county, the n atter has been given especial attention. About 500 soil samples have been tested. Ten minutes talks have been given at farmers’ clubs. 25 farmers have signified that intention of using a carload or more of lime. Arrangements have been made thus far for five additional demonstrations next year. ' The shortage of cars has made it almost impossible to get rock lime stone, but the county agent located a marl bed in Wheatfield township two miles from railroad that has about 200,000 tons of marl testing 76.3 per cent calcium, carbonate and ,a Workable marl bed with 40 per cent calcium carbonate was located in Walker township, it would be a great benefit to the community if these would be opened.

Oat Smut Demonstrations. Last spring a series of seven oat smut demonstrations attended * by 231 people was held. At these meetings thirty-seven farmers were selected to complete the demonstrations by treating part of their seed oats and leaving part in the same fib Id untreated. Mr. J. F. Pipal of Purdue checked up the results, according to his finding, the saving effected ran from 11 to 600 bushels per farm. Average saving per farm was 93 bushels of oats. Taking this at an average price of 60 cents it Would amount to 55.50 a farm and the county over $95,450 by all treating this year, a year when oats were unusually free of smut. About 400 pledges have been signed up for the coming season. Ear-to-Row Corn Tests. R. L. Budd and Roy Gish conducted corn tests. Mr. Budd used Reed’s Yellow Dent. His best strains yielded 73 per cent more than his poorest and 25 per cent more than average, he will give complete report. Mr. Gish enlisted in the U. S. Army and his plot was not completed. Corn Show. The Renselaer show was in charge of the Jasper County Poultry Association, and was one of the largest ever held in the county. There were about 40 yellow corn exhibits and about 35 white corn exhibits, 8 single yellow ears and 7 white corn ears. This corn attracted a good deal of attention and it also shows that the seed had to be tested for many dead ears were found.

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OHICAtfQ, iNDIANAPOL.I» * LOUIAVH.U RY RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In effect February, 1917 NORTHBOUND No. 36 Cincinnati to Chicago 4:51 a.m. No. 4 Louisville to Chicago 5:91 a.m. No. 40 Lafayette to Chicago 7:36 a.m. No. 32 Indlanap’s to Chicago 10:36 a.m. No. 38 Indianap's to Chicago | 2:51 p.m. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31 p.m. No. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6:50 p.m. SOUTHBOUND No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati! 1:45 ajm No. 5 Chicago to Louisville! 10:55a.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 :31 p.m. No. 3 Chicago to Louisville 11:10 p.m.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS Ma vorC nar les G. Spitler Clerk Charles Morlan Treasurer Charles M. Sands Attorney Moses Leopold Civil Engineer.. .L. A. Bostwick Fire Chief J. J- Montgomery Fire Warden.,.. J. J. Montgomary Councilmen Ist Ward Ray Wood 2nd Ward Frank Tobias 3rd Ward Fred Waymire At Large. Rex Warner, C. Kellner - 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. McColly Auditor J. P. Hammond Treasurer Charles V. May Recorder ....Georgs Soott 5urvey0r.......... Bi- D. Nesbitt Coroner..W. J. Wright County Assessor.. ,G. L. Thornton County Agent.. Stewart Learning Health Officer. Dr. C. E. Johnson COMMISSIONERS Ist DistrictH. W. Marble 2nd DlstrlstD. S. Makeersr 3rd District Charles Welch Commissioners' Court meets ths First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Grant Davisson Barkley Burdett Porter Carpentm James Stevens Gillam Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grove John Kolhoff Jordan R. E. Davis Ksnkakee Clifford Fairchild Keener Harvey Wood, Jr Marion George Foulks Milroy John Rush Newton George Hammerton Union Joseph Salrln Walker Albert S Keene Wheatfield M. L. Sterrett, Co. Supt. Rensselaer Truant Officer, C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

TRUSTEES’ CARD. JORDAN TOWNSHIP The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at bls residence on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postofflce address —Rensselaer, Indiana. Second and last Saturday of each month in Williams A 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. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. Office in Odd Fellows' Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA V , ' " 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. IL “ 7 to IP. IL Attending Clinics Chicago Tuesdays—--6 A. M. to 2 P. IL RENSSELAER, INDIANA F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to Typhoid, Pneumonia and low grades of fever. Office over Fendig's drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Res. No. 443-M RENSSELAER, INDIANA E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite the State 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 T. & S. Bank. Phone No. 13 RENSSELAER, INDIANA F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate American School of Oatea pathy. Post-Graduate American Sehaoi of Osteopathy under the Founder. Dr. A. T. Still. Office Hours —8-12 a. m., 1-1 a. sa. Tuesdays and Fridays at MontleaHst Ind. Office: 1-2 Murray Bldg RENSSELAER, * INDIANA H. L. BROWN DENTIST Office over L.rsh & Hopkins drug store. RENSSELAER, INDIANA