Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1920 — Page 8

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Kind Words from a Red Head The other afternoon a short red-headed fellow came into the store and said, “Do you remember me?” I looked him over a second. “Nope,” I said, “don’t believe I do.” “Well,” he said, “about two years ago I dropped in here just as you were closing up and bought a suit for $32.50. A week or so later I fished what I thought was a dollar bill out of the pocket. Looking at it, I found it was an H & H Guarantee.” “You know I kept that thing until a couple of days ago. Then I threw it away. I figured that any suit that lasted me that long, didn t need a guarantee. Hilliard & Hamill

PALMER FIGHTS SEDITION BILL

Attorney General Joins Gompers in Opposing Sterling and Graham Measures. SUPPORTS DAVEY PROPOSAL Labor Leader Declares Proposed Legislation Will Provoke Rather Than Prevent Things It Seeks to Stifle j —Fears the Effect. _ i Washington, Jan. 23.—Attorney General Palmer took a stand against both the Sterling sedition bIU, passed by the senate, and the Graham oill, pending before the house. He notified the house rules committee of-<his attitude by letter. Hr. Palmer renewed his support of the Davey bill, less drastic than either of the others. The chief witness before the committee was Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, who denounced all pending bills. Others appearing against the proposed legislation included P. Weston of Seattle, representing the American Publishers’ association, who objected to provisions giving the postmaster general arbitrary power over newspapers and other publications, and Prof. Zachariah Chafee of Harvard university, who said there Is sufficient law at present to deed with the situation. Palmer Stay* Away. The hearings before the rules committee had been arranged chiefly to give Attorney General Palmer an opportunity to present his views, and his failure to appear In person occasioned considerable comment. “I have rend with great care both bills, and feel impelled to say that neither accords with my views as to what the legislation ought to be,” Mr. Palmer’s letter said. “Of course, the form which legislation shall take is for the congress exclusively. The bill which I have quoted was prepared by me only because requested to do so by a senate committee. It is unnecessary for me to add that the department of justice stands ready to enforce whatever legislation he congress shall see fit to pass.” Gompers Attacks Bill. ~ Mr. Gompers in discussing the Grabnm bill objected particularly to the use of the words "force or violence.” He said that the courts would be sure to construe the \yord “force” as including moral force and that such construction would make unlawful peaceful gatherings seeking changes in the fundamental laws of the nation and Wqld in effect tend to destroy labor organizations. Representative Volstead, chairman Of the judiciary committee, Insisted there was no intention to prohibit anything but the use of physical force and violence. “Strikes are nothing more nor less than an inspiration of the working people for a better life,” Mr. Gompers said. “You will find strikes collectively only in the highest civilized countries. You will find no strikes in China or India. They are growing in number in Japan. Fears Effect of Measure. “It la my judgment, after a lifelong study and experience, that this specie® *ef legislation is not going to prevent flitng* that is sought to prevent. ff

On the contrary, it will provoke them.” Representative Pou, North Carelina, asked how the bill would prevent men from striking. “By the provision making assemblages of a certain character Illegal, by inhibition of free speech, free preils, free discussion,” replied Mr. Gompers.

REDS HELD IN CAUCASUS

Denikine't Force* Inflict Heavy Losses on the Bolshevists. London, Jan. 23.—The war office announces that on the center and left fronts of General Deniklne’s Caucasus army the bolshevik! have been forced back from the line of the Sal river astride the Tsarltsyn-Ekaterlnodar railroad. Further west the bolshevik! have made repeated attempts to cross the Don east of Rostov and have succeeded In establishing small bridgeheads on the left bank at two places. To the west of Rostov their attempts to cross have been repulsed with heavy losses. The red cavalry here lost 12 guns, 100 machine guns and many prisoners. On the Crimea front the bolshevik! are approaching Esthumses, Chongar and Perekop.

WANT WHISKY FOR PATIENTS

Efforts Made to Prevent Spread of Influenza at Syracuse. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 23. —With fifty or more suspected eases of Influenza in the city, health authorities and physicians generally are making efforts to prevent a repetition at the epidemic of 1918. Doctors bOgan to make demands that the health department makte arrangements whereby they could obtain whisky for the treatment of patients.

Germans Send 3,000 Notes.

Berlin, Jan. 23. —Three thousand paper protests —notes, In other words—have been sent by the German government to the entente charging breach of the armistice.

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. ED JACKSON TAKES OATH Lafayette Man Formally Accepts Appointment as Secretary of State and Quits Senatorial Race — Statement by Governor. r — Indianapolis, Jan. 23. —Ed Jackson of Lafayette formally took over the duties of the office of secretary of state, following the acceptance of the appointment to fill the unexpired term of William A. Roach, who died last Saturday. Governor Goodrich presented Mr. Jackson with his commission and the oath of office was administered by Patrick .1. Lynch, clerk of the supreme and appellate courts. During the remainder of the afternoon state officials called at the office of tjie new secretary to welcome him back to the post from \ihich he resigned in December, 1917, to enter the army. Mr. Jackson said that the acceptance of the appointment by Governor Goodrich ncessarily meant that he \ypuld withdraw from the governorship race. In announcing the appointment Governor Goodrich said: “In view of the

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fact that MaJ. Ed Jackson, after America became Involved in the world war, resigned Ills position as secretary of state to enter the nutlonal army and now that the place has become vacant through the death of Mr. Roach, who was appointed to succeed him, I think that simple justice and a recognition of the unselfish patriotism of Major Jackson In resigning his entitles him to the appointment. I said to Mr. Jackson that If he would accept the appointment I would he glad, Indeed, to tender It to him.” Lumber Dealers Attend Convention. Indianapolis, Jan. 23. —The thirtysecond annual convention of the Retail Lumber Dealers’ association of Indiana opened at the Claypool hotel with Frank C. Cline of Anderson, president of the organization, presiding. In discussing trade conditions Mr. Cline said there was every Indication of prosperous business next spring. City people fare planning homes and a great demand from the rural sections is expected. He advocated more generous advertising by dealers to keep their stocks moving. In the report of C. D. Root of Crown Point, secretary, he said that the “own-your-home” campaign started in many Indiana towns last year, is being revived. He urged co-operation in this movement. Joy at Release Brings Death. Laporte, Jan. 23.—Released on good behavior from the federal prison at Atlanta. Ga., before his term expired, Henry A. Wolk walked Into his store In Wanatah, greeted his wife and fell dead at her feet. The verdict of the coroner was heart disease. The attack was brought on by the excitement of returning hopie and a rapid walk from the dep o/. Wolk pleaded guilty June 6, 1918. to a charge of having afQed in falsified draft questionnaires to secure exemption. He was a justice of the peace and was credited with the statement that he was doing more for the kaiser than anyone In the community. He was sentenced at Indianapolis to two years.

Newspaper Woman Gets Post. Richmond. Jan. 23.—Miss Esther Beck, daughter of Postmaster Charles Beck of this city, who is a reporter on a Kenosha (Wis.) newspaper, has been appointed secretary to President David M. Edwards of Earlham college. She has accepted the position. Miss Beck was a student at Earlham and Indianu university. Enrollment of 600 students, establishing a new attendance record, is expected for spring semester. President Edwards said. He attributes the increase to students who dropped out of college during the war. To Test License Law. Indianapolis, Jan. 23 —J. Fred Masters, attorney for the Indiana Transfer and Warehousemen’s association, caused an affidavit to be filed against William Frye of the Frye Transfer company, charging him with refusing to procure his 1920 truck license, thereby putting up the first definite opposition to the state law requiring motortrucks to be taxed in proportion to their capacity. Judge Walter Pritchard of city court will hear a motion to quash the affidavit. The affidavit was filed to test the law. Seeks Records of Mother's Voice. Lafayette, Jan, 23. —William J. Davis, Jr., a former Purdue student, Is making a pation-wlde search for old gramaphone records that hold his mother’s vpice. His mother was Jes-

sle Bartlett navis, a great Amerßkn contralto and one of the first prlma ddnnas to put her voice on the wax records. She was for years a member of the famous “Bostonians” organisation. The family had all the recorda, but they were lost in a Are. lira. Davis died some time ago. Heaviest Bnow of B#ason. Evansville, Jan. 23.—Sleet and snow In southern Indiana and northern Kentucky covered the ground to the depth of several Inches in places. It was the heaviest snow of the season. The sleet covered the growing wheatand will protect It in case of severe cold weather.

EMPEROR NO MORE

Name of Roman Dignitary Has Finally Disappeared. Title Never Has Meant What It One* Did—Effects of the French Revolution and Domination of Napoleon. The effects of the French revolution and the domination of Napoleon were felt more strongly by Germany than by any other nation with the exception of France, wrltea Albert Barrett Sayreß. Although the changes In Italy were In themselves great,' Italy had been partitioned over and over again, but never before had Germany had this experience of falling under a foreign yoke. It was during this period that the old order of things and the old Ideas which had been held so long cq/ne altogether to an end. The Roman empire and the kingdom of Germany were now abolished even in name. Germany lost all her lands west of the Rhine, and Austria lost the Netherlands. Furthermore, Napoleon called himself protector of the lands in Germany he didn’t take. As soon as Napoleqn began to call himself emperor of the French, the king of Hungary and archduke of Austria being the emperor-elect of the Romans, wished to distinguish between his ancient title and the new title taken by the “upstart.” So he called himself hereditary emperor of Austria. In a short time his “empire" and title came to an end. Many of the German princes had joined Napoleon. They began to aspire for higher titles than had been theirs. So they called themselves king of Bavaria, king of Wurttemberg, and so forth. They then made themselves Into the confederation of the Rhine, which was not under Napoleon’s protection, and they Increased their possessions much as they wished. This took place In 1800, and In the same year the Austrian emperor formally resigned his title of Roman emperor, and no Roman einperor has since been chosen. Thu# for the first time since the Christian era began there was no Roman emperor. The Roman empire had in name —as well as In reality—come to an end at last. By his rise from an humble resident of Corsica to the position of emperor of the French and the virtual mastership of western Europe, Napoleon destroyed the last lingering superstition about the Roman empire. We must add this good thing to the man.

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others Napoleon accomplished. One of the causes of war was thus swept away. Of course, w'hen Napoleon fell, even his claim to the kingdom of Italy, which he had managed to enforce for many years, fell also. He had previously agreed that after his time Italy should not be Joined with France, so we see that even he felt that a new order of things was about to dawn In Europe. Italy, of course, was the second kingdom of the old Roman empire. ' The third kingdom of that ancient order was the kingdom of Burgundy This was not wholly forgotten, for all of It was either a part of France or under French control as a part of Switzerland. And so the last of the ancient parts of the Roman empire had disappeared. Thus we see how the name of emperor and even the old names of the kingdoms that once had comprised the Roman empire were now forgotten. But the simple name emperor has not disappeared. It was still retained by the man who called himself emperor of Austria. And his successors have since done the same thing. Other ipilers of other states have held that name. But It never has meant what it once did.

Bonfires as Warning Signal.

A little over a hundred years ago bonfires on Scottish hilltops were the recognized warning signal for the threatened invasion of the French. There was no more enthusiastic volunteer than Sir Walter Scott. The great novelist writes that “the necessity of the present occasion (1803) has kept almost every individual, however Insignificant, at his post. God has left us entirely to our own means of defense, for we have not above one regiment of the line in all our ancient kingdom. In the meanwhile, we are doing the best we can to prepare

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ourselves for a contest which is not far distant. A beacon light communicating with that of Edinburgh castle, is Just erected In front of our quiet cottage. My field equipage is ready, and I want nothing but a pipe and scnur bartchen to convert me Into a complete hussar.” While Blr Walter and his lady were on a short excursion to the lake district, in 1806, the beacon fires were needlessly lighted. He rode fully 100 miles within 24 hours to the place ol rendezvous, only to find that the alarm had blown over.

An Inquisitive Bird.

Some birds are awfully curious and want to know what Is going on. So if they see a human being In their neighborhood they will come close to Investigate snd perhaps to scold, and one of these birds is the Kentucky warbler, says the American Forestry association, Washington. This bird has a preference for woods which are low and damp, and ordinarily keeps well within the depths of tangled thickets. This bird, which ranges throughout the eastern United States, spends Its winter In northern South America.

Real Diamond.

Sam, the chore man, returned from the city with a scarf pin that contained a “diamond” of no usual size. It was the pride of his heart, and the envy of his village companions. He treated all Inquiries from them as to its value and its authenticity with high scorn. '■ His employer, after a week of basking in its radiance, asked Sam about Its history. “Sam,” he said, “is it a real diamond?” • “Wall," said Sam, “if it ain’t I’ve been skun out of a half-dollar.”

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