Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1919 — Page 8

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James Peck of Indianapolis was home over Sunday. John Taylor and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Nancy Taylor at Chalmers. 1 ltrs. Fred Hicks attended the New Era meeting and Peace Con' «ress in Chicago this week. Pearley Dixon received his discharge from Camp McClellan and arrived home Thursday last. Charles Klouse and John Ackerman have been discharged from service and are home again. Mrs. Bert Spencer,' who has been quite ill the past three weeks is «o>mewhat better this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy and children of Rensselaer were Sunday guests of ' the ,formers| brother, Ed. Bellows and family. Mrs. Fred Cox of Gilman, Illinios, is spending, some time with her 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson. , George Besse has not been so ’well of late and was taken, Tuesday,’ to Lafayette for a few days treatment. Miss Hazel B. Gray spent the Week-end w’th Miss Lillian Gumm' at Greencastle. She reports a joyous time. Mr. and Mrs, Lee Farabee went to 'Pekin, Indiana, Wednesday of last week, where they will majce their future home. A. E. Hblman of Pontiac, Illinois, has been spending several days with his old school friend, M. A. Gray, and family. Henry Phelps returned Sunday night from camp, having been discharged. Henry is looking fine •nd is fat as though he had been

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stall fed. Got to have clother made to order before he can adoipt civilian dress 'again. Mrs. H. J. Bartoo was a delegate from the Fortnightly Club to the Peace Congress held in Chicago Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baxter moved the latter part of the week from Monticello, where they had lived the past ten years, to the old Baxter farm seven and onehalf miles south of Remington, recently vacated by his brother, Roy Baxter, who with his family moved to Fowler. Miss Louise Bellows entertained twenty-five of her little girl friends at a from two to five party Saturday, February 8. Games suitable to the occasion wbre played. Refreshments were served during the afternoon. Miss ' Jeanette Murphy of Rensselaer and Miss Rook Furry were out of' town guests. Word from North Dakota to the effect that Miss Lucile Harper was seriously sick came Tuesday, and her mother, Mrs. Tom Harper, left that evening to go to her bedside. It is reported that Lucile, who ■is teaching there had had the flu but had recovered sufficiently to resume teaching, and had taught two weeks since that time, when she

was taken with pneumonia, her present illness. Mrs. Clara Stryker, who has for years made her home with her mother, Mrs. Hugh Treanor of this place, passed away at St. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette, Wednesday evening. Mrs. Stryker has not been well for some time, but was taken violently ill on Monday night of last week, and suffered so much that she had to be kept under the influence of opiates all the week. It was decided that an operation was the only chance she had and she was taken to Lafayette Sunday morning, where an operation was performed that afternoon. At first she seemed to rally, but Wednesday she failed so rapidly that hopes for her recovery were given up and death came to relieve hpr about nine o'clock that evening.

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THE CAPTAIN

By MARGARET L. AHERN.

(Copyright’ ’»»’ by ths McClure Newspaper •Syndicate.) Captain Wright carefully read the two Invitations before him. One, on heavy white linen paper, with a gold monogram, requested the pleasure of his company at dinner the following Sunday evening. The captain- laid the note on his desk and gazed out of the barracks window with a slightly contemptuous smile which might have been Interpreted in plain English as follows 5 “Aunt Alicia and Uncle Dan are all right, but they’d gtve me a ’ateencourse dinner of fancy stun that wouldn’t satisfy their strenuous nephew. And then there’d be Mildred Gorham Brooks for my dinner partner —with Mrs. Brooks and Aunt Allcln beaming on us when they thought we weren’t looking. And after dinner I'd have to listen to Mildred’s simpering chatter for two hours—or maybe she’d sing. I’d rather stay In camp over the week-end.”

The other invitation was a simplyworded note asking that "some lonesome boy, who is faraway from home” come to dinner tvith Mrs. dynes on Sunday at one o’clock. The letter went on to explain that Mrs. Jones’ son, .William, was a corporal in the captain's company, but that all of his Immediate friends In the company were from nearby homes. As the captain laid that note' aside there was a twinkle in his eye that meant: "Being twenty-eight, 1 may not qualify as a boy, but I’m lonesome. And judging from the boxes that Corporal Jones gets so often the pies ‘that mother used to make’ can be found In his home.” So It happened that the next Sunday Corp. William Jones received a great surprise. He had been sitting at the parlor window, comfortably ensconced in a ifiorris chair, with his feet-on another chair, and smoking, while he read the Sunday paper. Such privileges and ease were not allowed him in pre-war times, and William was making the most of the respect his family accorded his uniform. b rom the kitchen appetizing odors drifted In to complete his satisfaction. Occasionally he glanced out of the window to look for the expected guest. “Hope he’s a decent sort of a fellow, he muttered to himself.

Then his peace of mind was rudely disturbed. A gray touring car drew up at his door, with Captain Bright driving it. Before Bill’s startled gaze his superior officer methodically shut off the engine and locked the car, and then, climbing out, covered the radiator with a heavy robe. Bill jumped lip, littering the floor with the papers, and begun to fumble in his pockets. "Goodness, where’s my pass?” he spluttered. “And what on earth have I done_jiow?” He was still searching for his pass when the captain was ushered In by Mrs. Jones. She was a stout, motherly woman, and two sllyer b ars j “ khaki shoulder meant nothing to her until she saw her William standing stiffly at attention. Captain Wright snapped a sahite In return, and then laughingly shook hands with the discomfited corporal. “No more ceremony today, Jones.” His frank smile pdt Bill at ease. "I’m just a lonesome fellow with no place to go. And a mighty hungry one at that.” He sniffed appreciatively. "I don’t often have home-made apple pie.” Mrs. Jones beamed at this remark and the wily captain went on to further win her heart by telling her how lonely It was up In camp, with no folks to visit one and send delicacies such as the fortunate Bill received. Meanwhile, Bill, from whom all awe had departed at the signs of human nature displayed by his erstwhile commanding officer, had retired to the kitchen and brought his unsuspecting sister, Peggy, out to be introduced to their guest. As the captain told her long afterwards, “in a ruffly apron, covered with pink rosebuds, she looked like an angel ready to serve ambrosia.”

Needless to say, the dinner party was a great success, particularly the apple pie. After dinner the captain voluntarily assigned himself to K. P. duty, and became initiated into the mysteries of dish wiping. It is doubtful if he have been interested in manipulating a dish towel if Peggy had not been his partner ir the K.-P. work. • Afterward, he Insisted on taking them all for a long ride into the country. Peggy, of course, sat in the front seat with the driver, while Mrs. Jones, Bill and Bill’s girl, were In back. The captain’s invitation had been for dinner only, but It was after ten o’clock that night when he and Bill returned to camp. A sleepy orderly stared in open-mouthed amazement as his captain and Corporal Jones conversed in familiar tones about “driving home together next Sunday,” and then shook hands cord’ally at parting.

Tomorrow.

It is said ’hat tomorrow never comes, being invariably separated from today by anything from a full 24 hours down to a fraction of a second, and then in u wink suddenly spilnging upon us, but at the same time changing into today. Here, is an interesting thing about tomorrow: “Yesterday today was tomorrow; and tomorrow today will be yesterday.” This will be understood more readily by -placing a comma after the first yesterday and one aftj-r the second tomorrow.

FOR BETTER ROADS

URGES RESUMING ROAD WORK

President Favors Earliest Possible Resumption of Highway Construction—His Letter. (Prepared by United States Department of Agriculture.) President Wilson favors the earliest possible resumption and extension of highway construction under the federal aid road act and has written Secretary of Agriculture Houston to that effect. • The secretary of war also has written the secretary of agriculture In favor of highway work. The president s letter follows: "Dear Mr. Secretary: "1 heartily agree with you that it would be fn the public interest to resume In full measure the highway construction operations under the federal aid road act, and to do so as speedily as possible. I understand the necessity which existed for their contraction during the stress through which we hate been passing, but that obstacle is now removed. I believe that it would be highly desirable to have an additional appropriation made available to the department of agriculture, to be used In conjunction, if possible, with any surplus state and community funds, in order that these operations may be extended. It ,1s important not only to develop good highways throughout the country as quickly as possible, but it Is also at this time especially advisable to resume and extend all such essential public works, with a view to furnishing employment for laborers who may be seeking new tasks during the period of readjustment. Knowing that the department of hgriculture and the state highway authorities in each state have been carefully working out road systems and developing plans and specifications, I have no doubt that al) activities in this field can be vigorously conducted through these two sets of existing agencies, acting in full accord. “Faithfully yours, "WOODROW WILSON.” The following letter has been received from Secretary of War Baker: “My Dear Mr. Secretary: "I am in full agreement with your view that there should not only be a prompt resumption of roud construction under the federal aid road act, and under such further authority as may exist for separate state action, but also that additional funds should be made available to your department for

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the extension of such work. The war department, as you know, detailed one of Its officers to serve your bureau of public roads in Its consideration of highways which might have a value for military purposes, and I shall be glad to have the closest possible cooperation continue as the work enlarges. .“Cordially yours, “NEWTON D. BAKER, “Secretary of War.”

PREPARE ROADS FOR WINTER

Ditches Along Highways Should Be Opened Before Ground Freezes — Then Use Drag. See that all drain ditches along the road are opened before the ground freezes; then smooth, drag and pack the center of the road, and you will have provided for the essential drainage, without which we cannot expect to have good highways. All rocks should be picked out of the track before they freeze to the ground, harassing both ipan and beast when they pass over them during the winter months. Low places at bridges and culverts should be filled and leveled up to make, winter travel more endurable. Repair holes In bridges, to guard against serious accidents by some horse getting his foot fast peihaps breaking his leg.

Civilizing Agency.

Napoleon and Caesar left their most imperishable monuments in roads. . . They are the greatest and surest civilizing agency. —Frederick Chamberlain, in “The Philippine Problem,"

Good Roads Led to Rome.

In the days when all roads led to Rome it was because Rome built good roads. «

Good for Everybody.

Good roads are good for everybody.

ROUMANIA’S KING SNOT BY REBELS

Ferdinand Flees From Palace With Family and Is Wounded by Workmen. SIXTY KILLED, 160 WOUNDED Uprising Laid to Bolshevist Propa-ganda-Rioters Shout “Down With the Puppet*! Long Live the Republic!” Berlin; Feb. 14.—A general Insurrection is In progress In Roumania, snys a Vienna dispatch. King Ferdinand was wounded slightly in attempting to tlee from Bucharest with the • royal family. Workingmen blocked the road to the palace when the royal family attempted to tlee to. Jassy and tiie king was wounded in the battle that followed. The workmen are freely demanding the overthrow of the dynasty, crying. “Down with the puppets; long live the republic!” The rebels attacked the palace and many shots were exchanged between the royal troops and the workingmen. 60 Killed and 160 Wounded. The uprising is laid to boishevlst propaganda. In one clash between the troops and the workingmen W peofde>ere killed and 160 wounded. The discipline of the Roumanian army Is collapsing. The food and economic situation is rapidly grow ng worse and the country’s finances are completely demoralized. The position of the Bratlano cabinet Is declared to be untenable. u Date Back to December. Since early in December there have been recurring reports of grave disorders In Roumania, but there never has been any official confirmation. On December 1 it was reported that Bucharest was burning, but the report was denied the next day, and on December 3 King Ferdinanu and the royal family were welcomed to Bucharest on their return from Jassy, which had been the temporary capital while the Germans were In possession of Periled by Bolshevik!. The internal situation in Roumania, however, has been most unsettled, and the government has had to deal both with socialist agitators at home and bolshevik propagandists from Russia. The reconstruction task of the government has been hard because of the manner in which the Germans pillaged the country during the occupation. Roumanian money, printed and floated by the Germans, has been causing financial difficulties. Premier Bratiano is a liberal in politics and antl-Gemian. On February 2 he appeared before the sup»me council of the peace conference in Paris, and there has been no report concerning his whereabouts since.

ARMY TRIALS SCANDAL AIRED

Alleged Injustices of Sentences Totd • Senate Committee. Washington. Feb. 14.—The story of how a young man only twenty-five days in the- military service of his country was sentenced to from twenty to thirty years’ imprisonment for a comparatively slight infraction of military law, was related to the, senate military affairs committee by Brig Gen. S. T. Ansell, acting judge advocate general. The committee began hearings on Senator bill to revise the military laws and change court-martial customs. The sample of military injustice referred to followed a reprimand administered to a soldier in one of the cantonments for smoking a cigarette while on “kitchen police” duty. When the reprimand, administered by a second lieutenant, was followed by a demand that the man hand over his cigarettes to the lieutenant, he refused, with what General Ansell characterized as “raucous” language and was placed under arrest. Charges of disobedience and disrespect to an officer were preferred against hlrp, and a count-martial found him guilty.

UNDESIRABLE ALIENS MARKED

Congressman Would Deport Those Who Tried to Escape Draft.Washington, -Feb. 14.—Deportation' of aliens who surrendered their declarations of intention to become American citizens in order to escape military service was urged in the house" by Representative Johnson of Washington. Mr. Johnson presented a telegram from citizens of Aberdeen. Wash., urging such deportations. f

OFFENSIVE BY HUNS STOPPED

War on Poles Has Been Suspended, Zurich Report Says. Zurich, Feb. 14. —The German offensive against the Poles has been suspended, Berlin newspapers say

May Bar Huns From Red Cross.

Geneva. Feb. 14. —The movement to exclude the central powers from the International Red Cross Ais debated at a meeting of that organization held here. President Ador of Switzerland was chairman of the meeting, which was attended by delegations from allied countries which preferred charges of violations of Red Cross privileges by Germany.’ ' ,

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY is, 2!!iJi

IN ANOTHER KEY

Wrong Direction. * “You are an hour late this morning, Sam,” said an employer to his negro servant. “Yes, sah. I know It, sah. I was kicked by a mule on my way, sah.” “That ought not to have detained, you an hour, Sam.’* ' “Well, you see, boss, it wouldn’t have if he’d only have kicked me in this direction, but he kicked me de other way.” The Right Sort. Two Aucklaudcijkwere talking abouta" mutual friend: Said one: “So Jim has gone into the -navy and is now ona destroyer. 1 thought he was it pacitist.” "He is; a naval pacifist.” tvhat is a naval pacifist?” “One who plants dypth bombs for tbe purpose of spreading oil on the troubled waters.” 'Accounts. “How do you account for the continued high cost of living?” "Haven’t tried account for It,” replied the anxious-looking man. “I have been too busy keeping books oa all kinds of things to take up any additional question of accqunts.” A Doubtful Honor. “I hear your daughter is engaged to be married.” “Yes.” "Permit me to congratulate you." “1 dort’t know whether or not I should be congratulated. The chapshe’s picked out to many is a poet.” A Simple Suggestion. "Is there any truth to the story that you requested your brother-in-law to leave your house?” “None whatever,” replied the giant Missourian. “I kicked him. out, and told him I’d break his neck if he ever came back.” —Exchange.

THE REASON.

Bella—Why did she accept Tom Gibson from among all the men wfib havepaid her attention? Della—l guess he’s the only one whoproposed. Close Relations. The fellow whs plays poker Should take this fact to heart; His ‘■ante” and hie "uncle” Will not be far apart. Scorn. “What were you doing In the library?”’asked Mrs. Cunirox. “Reading the old poets,” replied her husband. “What’s the matter? Aren’t we ableto afford the brand-new ones?” Startling Thought. “What did the old man say whea you told him you wanted to marry his daughter” “Asked if I could support him in the same style his daughter had accustomed him to.” The Way of It'. “They don’t reckon prize fights as they do money.” y “How do you mean?” “In money, it takes ten mills to make one cent, but in the ring It takes hundreds of pounds to make one mill.” A New Interpretation. Little Algy —1 say, father, what does the last straw mean? Father —It means the fellow who was foolish enough to wear ft probably wishes he hadn’t.—lndianapolis Star. Synonymous Terms. "The word ‘highbrow’ used to mean< someone excessively intellectual, but now it apparently means someone-, who is disagreeable.” “-Well, what’s # the difference ?“-—' London Answers. Meeting the Snub. Miss Flirt —indeed, you must pardon „ me. I know your face, but I can’t place you. Mr. Sorehead— *■ You mean,-you know the place but you can’t face me.