Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1918 — Page 2

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CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR Editor Democrat-Plea.se announce my name as a candidate for coroner of Jasper county on the Democratic ticket, subject to ike primary election.

LEO O. WORLAND.

TIME FOR ACTION

It -is to the credit of our government that so far enemy aliens hare been most leniently dealt with, even when those aliens have given indubitable evidence that they sought to do the country harm. No drastic action has been taken against even the worst offenders, but one and all have been humanely dealt with. Internment for the duration of the war has been about the most severe penalty yet inflicted. . J It does not seem that-considera-tion should and would beget coinsideration, yet instances are multiplying that it does not so work. While enjoying almost perfect immunity '*• from harm, themselves, these enemy, aliens seem bent on wreaking as runic h harm as possible on the country that has spared and protected them. All of. this is now having its logical effect. With greater frequency now come reports of mob violence against the country’s eneonies. The anger of the people is becoming aroused and they are taking the law into their own hands. This is to be deplored, but there is only one way to prevent it. Thai is for this government to recognize sedition wherever it rears its ugly head,' and crush it with an iron hand. The day is past when any American can occupy middle or neutral

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ground- Every man, woman, and child in the country MUST be clase-ed one of two heads — friesAs or enemies." There is absolutely no other ground to stand aj«ox_ I am either for or against ny rivemnent. You are either for ©r again-x your country. It wonld seem that German symjaShiswTS su. this country would be more carefni of their own safety rim-n t® uselessly arouse the anger of lie entire nation. They must ssnreSy know that ail their outrages caun have bat one result—creating a. • hatred- .autd. loathing for them?, amfl their kind. Surely they can ihh imagine that their efforts will iwnxl for anything in the final result- This being the case, the people aycr-aise their action at its true Taln-e—’unreasoning loyalty to aeeamfiry they have deserted and unreaswcii®? hostility and treachery to a eoutiy anO people that have take-n them in. and protected them The government should force every 3ian"s hand. Every man should he eompelled to lay his cards oi the tabie —come clean —or take the. c©s*eeju'es!ees. And the consequences should not be in the nature of a pink tea.

WAR FINANCES AND THE FARMER

Lee ns begin by stating that w? every possible regard for the inti Mess ami well-being of the farmer. amd are fatly aware that he is the tackteae of the nation. .Bmlftr. Bet us analyze the present prosperity of the farmer. American farm products io 191* amounted to lie sSapettdous value of ninetee® aod one-half billion dollars, whit* was in 'ioereaSe- of six bil35c® Aoullars over 1918. and of alinßst tuatoe billions over 1915. “this enormous increase in valve ’ “>i the farm products of the iCwrannry represent a larger increase >«■ goodoctBO*? ; Frankly, no. Tne ! artmai oartpet of the farms has in- ’ creased very little. The value of thaa ouiipat Elis practically doubled. jSo. that we witness the farmers of tine ecxE-atry realizing, twice as much f-er nhear produce as

.two years ±go. and that at only a slight increase* in the cost of proI d aetac®.. Det as s®ppose that the German 'navy rs&td the tanog of the ocean. Let as suppose that the markets lof Engßand. of France, of Italy and like central ceuMries of the north were ctosed ■to our exports, what then* Woold'i American wheat sell ■at per bushel? Would our eottea hrfn# 3» cents per pound? Woaij all our other farm products seil at proportionately high prices? Experience of past years, when these cximmbs needed not our wares, sbouad WHEximee us that but for presfatt OH World conditions oiir redacts would be almost a drug o® the market. ' What. the®, is responsible for the aapregedented prosperity of the The armies and navies of powers. France, Engt—rd.. Italy have.' thrown the wealth of the estire nations into the task of the ocean lanes free. They have not hesitated to sacrifice wherever sacrifice was called

for to accomplish this task. During the past year they have been seconded by our own navy. Now, these armies and navies, and the peoples of these allies who have given up practically their all in the struggle, MUST be sustained. Who should be first to offer help in this task of sustenance? Who* but the man whose dollars have doubled purely as a result cf the labors and sacrifices of these fighting, .forces? Mr. Farmer of America, now that the Liberty loan is launched, \gill you look your duty..in the face, and seeing it, will you go to it? The desperate German drive on the western front had* one effect tha't will not give any satisfaction to Germany. It has resulted in the United States speeding up preparation. and troops are to be rushed to France as fast as the combined transportation facilities of both the United States and Great Britain can put them across. As they arrive cn the other side they will be absorbed into the armies of the allies, and what they may lack in training will be rubbed into them in short order. This will prove of benefit to the troops themselves as well as materially strengthening the allied front. With the heln of Great Britain we should be able to make our power felt at the front vefy soon now. And surely there is need of the help our troops can give. America will watch y ith feverish interest the transporting of our troops, and 'hail the day when we shall have sent enough to turn the tide of battle into an allied victory.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

“Czernin lied,” said Clemenceau. Truly, brevity is the soul of wit. The Geiimans have captured Ham. Let us hope it was picked clean to the bone when they'got it. Those women and children killed and mangled in that Paris church by the big German gun were merely another acceptable sacrifice to Gott. A Colorado man has had his jaw bone patched up with a rib. But this isn’t the first instance in Which a rib was used to perfect a talking machine. That Missouri hog that coughed up a dollar upon being kicked was a mischief-maker in his tribe. Everybody will be ‘‘kickin’ my hog aroun’ ” now. A draft on the pool rooms of the -cities ought to round up many a marksman whose time could be better employed in projecting lead balls than in rolling ivory. The farmer who is unwilling to raise $2.00 wheat should ask himself the question if he is willing to exchange places with his boy who is facing German bullets for S3O a month. It is said that Germany is discussing a plan to insure women against spinsterhood. As Germans are experts at inventing substitutes, perhaps they can invent a substitute for a man.

('ole Blease of South Carolina announces that he will be a candidate for the United States Senate. Probably figures on a fuel shortage next winter and calculates he could raise the temperature at .. ’’*• to Washington. Mr. Hoover suspended the meatless day program, and the meat barons at once tacked 2%. cents to the price. Perhaps they figured that we had a tidy nest egg saved during the period of abstinance. I There isn’t much gets by the pack--1 ers. <* If anyone doubts the ability, of the women of this-country as fighters they are reminded that just now' these women are successfully prosecuting three great wars: They are doing yeoman service in whip’ping the kaiser, are successfully ■ prosecuting a war for pdlitical recI ognition, and are whipping John Barleycorn to a standstill. Plant seeds and grow bullets. Impossible. you say. Not at all. The great need of the allied forces on the front today is ample supplies of food. The need of the allied nations is food. Without it the war would prove a failure, it matters not how many bullets we mold , and send across. Food and more 1 food is the cry, and with it we will make effective the bullets. Hungry soldiers can have no heart for fighting, and ours imust fight this war to a finish. RAISE SOMETHING TO EAT.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

Most of the schools over" the county have finished the term. Teaching on Saturdays has made it possible for a number of schools to close very early without shortening the term. The schools of Milroy township have been out for over a week. * Most of the schools in Barkley township are out. Elizabeth Yeoman, who taught at South Lawn, is in school at Indiana uni-

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versify already. It is surprising to note the number of teachers who are going away to attend school the coming sutnmer. Prof. Louis J. Rettger of the Indiana State Normal school has been employed by Hanging Grove and Milroy townships to give their commencement address on Saturday, June 29. Prof. Rettger will also give the commencement address for Barkley and Gillam on Friday night, June 28. \Phe former exercises will be held at the Milroy church and the latter at the Barkley church in Barkley township. The next diploma examination will be held on Saturday, The examination will be divided but only in three sections instead of each township as before. One will be held at Remington, one at Wheatfield and one at Rensselaer. Mr. Salrin has requested to hold the examination at Walker Center in Walker township. This request has been granted owing to the large number to take the examination in that township. It might be well for each applicant to enquire of his trustee or the county superintendent if In doubt as to the place or time. Following is a list of pupils who wrote on the April examination:

Barkley township—Erma Adams, Elva Adams, Mary Ahern, Frank Britt, Mary Calender, Vera Conley, Gladys Elliott, Garfield Folger, Inez Flesher, Henry George, Ethel Hilton, Elsie Hamford, Eliza Hurley, Geneva Myers, Anna Morganegg, Leota Obenchain, Ellsworth. Price, Rachael Peregrine, Alice Sigman, Robert Scott, Mabie Scott, Elvin Schroer, William Snedeker, Roy Williams and Mary Williams. (There are twenty-five “in Barkley township.) The highest general average was made by Geneva Myers at 88.6 per cent, closely followed by Anna Morganegg with an average of 88.4 per cent. Carpenter township—Edna Baier, Lea Beckley, Gladys Carlile, Hazel Culp, Emma Christenson, Marion Meadal, Viola Owen, Grace Porter, Mabel Roberts, Eleanor Sickinger. Edward Sticknoth. There are eleven' in Carpenter township. The highest general average in this township was made by Edna Baier, which was 92.2 per cent. iHer closest second was Lea Beckley with an average of 87.2 per cent. Township Trustee Porter gave a prize of $5 to the puipil in Carpenter township who made the highest average. Edna Baier will receive the five dollar gold piece promised by Mr. Porter. Gillam township—Clara Guild and Hilda Onkin. Clara Guild made the higher average, which was 85,5 per cent. There were but two applicants in Gillam this year. Wallace Alexander is an eighth grade pupil but he did not take the March examination. Hanging Grove —Scott Cook, Orville Hague, Katherine Hobson, Josephine Johnson, Naomi Swing. Helen Tyler. Paul Randle will take the April examination. He w&s quarantined with the measles on March 16. There were six who took the March examination in Hanging Giove township. Helen Tyler holds first place with an average of 93.75 per cent. Katherine Hobson holds second with an average of 93.1 per cent. Jordan —Irene Iliff, Eleanor Iliff, Martha Maxwell. Bessie Reed, Ver Nell Woodruff, Ralph Shafer. There were six applicants from Jordan township. The highest general average was made by Bessie Reed. (Her average was 86.3 per cent. The next highest was made by Ver Nell Woodruff, whose average was 85.3 per cent. Kankakee —Lura Asher, Lloyd Asher, Catherine Cullen, Howard Duggleby, Alfred Duggleby, Mamie Fitzgerald, Janice Neier, Wade Peregrine, Pearl Schrader. There were nine from Kankakee township. The highest general average was made by Alfred Duggleby. Second place was made by Wade Peregrine with an average of 90.7 per cent. Alfred Duggleby’s average was 92. Keener—Lawrence 801, Martin R. Bronkhart, Ida DeVries, Edwin Erwin, Walter Enz, Cornell Evers, George Girard, Jacob Knipper, Edward Leighly, Werner Steinke, John White, Ruby Yeagley. There were twelve frolm, Keener. Ida DeVries leads the township with an average of 93.7'5 and she is followed closely by Walter Enz, whose average is 93.1. The highest general average in the county where there are more than three in the eighth grade class falls to Demotte. Yet there is none in the Demotte school who gets the highest average in the county. That will be mentioned later.

Marion —George Bachman, Chester W. Bachman, Edward Gowland, David Horsewood, Helen L. Horsewood, Helen Hopper, Velma R. Kennedy, Herman Kolhoff, Gladys Lambert, Edward McKinney, Addie McGlynn, Lawrence Miller, Fred Spangle, Edwin Spangle, Edna Schleman, Hazel Toombs, Francis Zimmer. There were 17 pupils who tried from Marion township. David Horse wood leads in Marion township with an average of 93.77,' closely followed by Herman Kolhoff with an average of 92.2. Milroy—-Lulu Anderson, Juno Beoughter, Iva Blankenship, Ivan Blankenship, Carl Beaver, William Digimlan, Marian Garvin, Ray Lytle, Thomas McAleer, Elmer McAleer, Arnold Sayers, Okal Spencer. There were twelve who took the examination from Milroy in March. The highest general average 'was 88.5, made by Arnold Sayers. The next highest was 85.5 made by Marian Garvin. J Newton —George Battleday, Winfred Bierly, Dewey Cox, Everet Greenlee, Edna Mauck, Ella Mauck, Walter Mayhew, Ray Mayhew, Russel Paulus, Delbert Stutzman, Vern Strain, Alva Weiss, Everet Watson, Nellie Whited. There were fourteen applicants in Newton township. The highest general average was made by George Battleday, which was 85.3. Ray Mayhew made second with an average of 84.4. Union—Ethel Burroughs, Dorcas Karr, Donald Lakin., Leo Long-

BUY A BOND-DO IT NOW.

Now people of this county, ° In- a few words of my own, You’re asked as loyal .citizens To contribute to this loan. “O, buy a bond, and do it now,” We hear the nation call, That we may never have to kneel To a “Duetschland Über All.” Our brothers now are under arms; Shall we here idly stand And by a failure in the loan Let the kaiser own our land? Our land so filled with beauty, With honor, and so free; Shall we fail to lend assistance To our land of liberty? When you’re met by your solicitor, Sign right up for a bond. O, let there be no slackers; Let every man respond. Don't have a guilty conscience. By holding to your tin; What good will rubles do you If kaiserdom should win? How much of your possessions Could you really say ‘‘are mine,’’ If we let those vandals enter From across the German Rhine? Go loan your nation money Till you can loan no more, And let it' be the war-cry, “Keep the kaiser from your door.”

O, help avert disaster To our allies over there; The strain, alone upon them Is more than, they can bear. Our sons are now in battle For Freedom’s holy name, So get behind the Liberty loan And help them win the game. Then the kaiser and the crown prince Will realize their fears, And with weeping and with wailing Fill a beer keg full of tears, • And ever more there will be peace, All battles will be done, With wars forever over At the downfall of the Hun. If I were good in grammar I could write from sun till sun, Enumerating reasons Why the war must sure be won. But by this feeble effort With imy manuscript and pen, Perhaps I’ll° cause some person To be parted from his yen. —Leon Parks, Milroy Township.

streth, Bertha Porter, Mildred Rude, Cloyeie B. Sheffer, Alvin Swaim, Leslie Wood. There were nine from Union. Cloyeie B. Sheffer leads in Union with an average scholarship of 93.3. Second place is held by Ethel Burroughs with an average of 89.8. Walker —Ralph Brooks, Jessie Braddock, Gladys Hershman', Esther Hershman, Pearl Hartley, Mabel Potter, Ruby Pettit, Ray Pettit, Fairy Salrin. There were nine to take the examination in Walker in March. Gladys Hershman leads in Walker with an average of 85.7 and Esther Hershman holds second place with an average of 83.4. Wheatfield —Mary Aitchison, Bessie Cooper, Irene Dreuth, William Williams, Marie Wesner. There were five applicants from Wheatfield township. Bessie Cooper made the highest general average in Wheatfield township at 89.6, and William Williams holds second place with an average of 79.2. This completes the March records with the exception- of three irregularities. Paul Randle of Hanging Grove was quarantined with measles but was given the privilege of writing with the understanding that the examination would be used for practice only. He prepared his work at home. Harold Zellers, a seventh grade boy, stole a march and wrote on the March examination at Fair Oaks. Noah Jenkins of the Wheatfield town schools took the examination also at Wheatfield. David Horsewood of Marion township made the high county average, which was 93.77 per cent. He was closely seconded by Helen Tyler and Ida DeVries, each of whom made an average of 93.75. (Helen Tyler is from the Osborn school in Hanging Grove township, and Ida DeVries is from- the town schools at Demotte. David Horsewood, the county winner, is from Bowling Green school in Marion township. The next examination will be held April 20. Call your trustee if in doubt about the place where you are to remove the conditions' to take the entire examination.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION No. 1119 Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Edward Cain, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. RAY D. THOMPSON, Administrator. April 9, 1918. a 17-24-ipl Notice to Helr.%, Creditors and Legatees. In the Matter of the Estate of A. J. Freeland, Deceased. In the, Jasper Circuit Court, April Term, 1918 Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of A, J. Freeland, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in- the circuit , court on Saturday, the 4th day of May, 1918, being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of A. F. Long, administrator of said decedent, and show cause if any, why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and alp others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said court, on said day and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of said estate. A. F. LONG, a.lO-17-24 Administrator.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL IT,

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FOR SALE For Sale —Eight tons of timothy hay in stack. Call 908-J.—MC-DONALD SISTERS.a-27 For Sale —Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for batching.—MßS. M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. ts For Sale —100 Bushels Nice Late Potatoes. —LOUIS BEILS CHER, Kniman, Indiana. a-29 For Sale —Or Exchange for small farm, good house and lots. Address L. S., Rensselaer, Ind., care The Democrat. a-27 For’ Sale —-Early Yellow seed in crib, $3 per bu. to sort out. Also full-blood O. I. C. male hog.— phone 945-B, JOSEPH- TRULLEY-a-13 Timothy Seed —New, home-grown timothy seed for sale.-—Phone 337, JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr., J. J. Lawler lands, Rensselaer. ts For Sale —At my residence in the east part of town, 1 iron bedstead and springs, 1 dresser, 1 center table, 1 commode, 1 couch, 1 bookcase, 1 cook stove, 1 basebumer, 1 sewing machine, 1 kitchen cabinet. —MRS. PETER MAY. a-19* For Sale —4 worK horses; 1 mole; 3 coming 3-year-old colts; 7 head shoats, wt. about 110 lbs. each; 11|inch sulky plow, a good one.— CHAS. GUTTRICH, Rensselaer, R-4. phone 2 2 7-J. For Sale —250 bushels good honegrown blue and white tested seed corn, averaging 90 per cent or better, an early maturing variety, good yielder.—JAMES E. BRITT, Parr, R-l, phone 923-B. ts For Sale —15-30 Rumely oil or gas tractor, with 4-bottom John Deere plow. Will sell at a bargain on account of poor health. —B. T. LANHAM, Rensselaer, R-4-?- phone 943-B. For Sale—■Overland roadster, jnst been overhauled and in good running order; good tires all around. Car has not been run to exceed 4,000 miles. —See M. KUBOSKE, at Kuboske’s garage. ts Second-Hand Typewriters One Smith Premier No. 10, with tabulator, back spacer, wholly visible, one or two-color ribbon, a machine practically good as new in every way, S4O; one Oliver No. 3, looks and is almost good as new, S3O. These machines have new rubber rolls, new ribbons, etc. Call in and see them.—THE DEMOCRAT.

For Sale—6oo-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Mis*., nice city at 2,000 population. Farm la well improved. Located on Prentice highway, a macadam road being built from McComb to Natchex and which intersects with the Jackson highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 21€ or 499. ts WANTED Cream Wanted —Have recently begun buying cream at Parr and will pay best prices. Also have 1 5-year-old mare, wt. about 1100, in foal, and some shoats and brood sows for sale.—J. S. LAKIN, Parr, Ind., phone 932-G. ts FOR RENT Pasture—l have some good pasture ancL can take both cattle and colts, yearlings up to €OO lbs. $1 per month; above €OO lbs. $1.25 per month; colts $1.50 per month. Will care for them until middle of November. —JOHN EILTS, Rensselaer, R-2. a-24 Pasture—We have plenty of good pasture for the season near Fair Oaks. Horses $1.50 per month: cattle $1.25 per month. Horses must be marked and cattle branded. Will care for stock from May 1 to November I.—JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr : J, J. Lawler lands, phone 337, Rensselaer, Ind. ts

FOUND Found—A large door key on Harrison street. Owner may hare same by calling at this’ office. MISCELLANEOUS Estrayed—Black hog (barrow), wtabout 250 lbs. When last seen was in the Gorman Please notify JAMES E. WALTER, phone 337. Own Your Own Home—Thb Rensselaer Building, Loan and Savings Association makes loans to those desiring to buy, build or improve homes, on EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Pay off that mortgage on your property by our plan, or build a home and let the monthly rental you are paying your landlord pay for your home. Call ait our offief and talk this ovter with our Secretary, D. DELOS DEAN, Odd Fellown building, Rensselaer, Indiana. ’tf FINANCIAL 2 , Money to Loan.—CHAS. J. DEAN * SON, Odd Fellows, Building. Rensselaer. \ ti Money to Loan—s per cent fistm loans. —JOHN A. DUNLAP. tl Mutual Insurance—Fire and -Waning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone S3S-L. tt Fann Loans—Money to loan «■ farm property In any nuns up ta >IO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. Cp| Ihpl ~ ST I UVI IllV Without Charges Cm lIAUTV * Finsm—t y Mlti I 1 -mi.—.