Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1920 — Page 2

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the universal car IN order to take Better Care of our increasing Service Business, we have procured the service of _ . Mr. Ray M. Dille who has been with the Ford Motor. Company in their Service Department. * Central Garage Co. Phone Three-One-Nine.

IK JISPER COUNIT DEMOCBIT F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Talaphonoa Office 315 Reeldence >ll Entered as second class mall matter tune >, 1908, at the poatoffice at Rens■alaer, Indiana, under the Act of March t, x<7». Published Wednesday and Saturday The Only All-Home-Print Newspaper In Jasper County. SUBSCRIPTION 12 00 PER ANNUM—STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. * —ADVERTISING RATES—DISPLAY Twenty cents per inoh. Special position, Twenty-flve cents inch READERS Per Une, first insertion, ten cents. Per line, additional insertions, five Oentv. WANT ADS One cent per word each Insertion; Minimum 25 cents. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must acoompany order unless advertiser has an •pen account. CARD OF THANKS Not to exceed ten lines, fifty cents; •ash'with order. ACCOUNTS All due and payable first of month following publication, except want ads and cards of thanks, which are cash with order. , , No advertisements accepted for ths first page. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1030

THE GRANGE VIEW

♦ Speaking tor members of the Grange throughout the country, Sherman J. Lowell, national 'master, Ihas issued a statement at Syracuse that sounds like an ultimatum. As Lincoln said that this country could not exist half slave and half free, so Mr. Lowell takes the view that the country can not prosper, half busy and half clamoring for shorter hours. The demand he makes is for a reasonable day s •work regardless of what the worker may be doing. A plea is made for the. American people to get back to thrift, sanity and common sense. This can not be done, he thinks, as long as people continue to spend their money lavishly, complaining at the cost of what they buy, yet demanding the highest priced articles. wa

The declaration of the Grange, through its highest official, “sees in the future no reason why its members should slave long hours, seven days a week, to supply cheap food to the other workers of the country, who enjoy short hours and unlimited opportunity for rest and pleasure. * * ♦ The Grange hereby notifies the world that the farmers do not intend to keep responding to the call ‘produce, produce, produce’ so long as other lines adopt as their slogan, ‘reduce, reduce, reduce.’ ” If Mr. Lowell really speaks for the farmers his warning is one to be taken seriously. Many farmers have no choice in the matter of production. They must produce at nd sell the products of their farms If they make a living. This makes ।

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t'heir crops available to the general public, even though the farmers themselves would have preferred to see the public suffer until it felt disposed to go back to greater production. There are thousands of farmers, however, who do not have to work. They have enough to live on and with them production i s merely a matter of making more money. If they decide to quit they will reduce the nation’s food supply. This may be an extreme and somewhat unpatriotic view to take, 'but the farmers can not be blamed for growing weary of the insisteht demands made upon them when other workers lessen production, thinking of their personal preferences rather than their duty to society.—lndiana/polis News.

FARMERS AND FACTORY MEN

John L. Moorman, former editor of tie Starke County Democrat, but now a gentleman farmer of Starke county and residing at Knox, writes an Indianapolis paper on the probleftne the farmer is having to contend with from the lure of high wages in the cities and short working hours of the laboring men in the manufacturing districts. He says: “Considerable interest has been awakened in political and labor circles over the statement- sent out from Washington recently that the farmers are about to go on strike. This is not the truth. Farmers are workers, not strikers. It is barely possible that these prophets of evil have been standing before a mirror, and that an awakened conscience has pricked them just a little. Farmers are not asking for an eight-hour day; they would not know what to do with it if they had it. They get the joy of living from the morning air and sunshine, producing the old adage, “early to bed and early to rise.” However, farmers are not entirely satisfied with present conditions. In this partnership of mankind, they do not think it is quite fair for their brothers who produce nonessentials to work only about half the hours the farmer does in producing essen-

tials. , If the factory man did not loaf on the job so farmer could buy his plows and binders cheaper. Statistics show that the average factory hand produces only about 60 per cent as much now as he did before the war, whereas the farmer has increased his output in quantity by 20 per cent in the same time That shows who is loafing on the job, and that’s why the farmer turns and takes a look at the factory hand every once in a while. But that isn’t all, nor the worst part of it. City jobs are so attractive that it is difficult to get men to work on the farms; even some small farmers have quit ana gone to the cities. As a result there will not be as much food produced this year as last. This is already forecast in tpe diminished acreage sown to wheat last fall. The farmers could not get help enough to put out the usual crop. Spring crops will show the same falling oft as last 'fall s । crops. As a result there .will be

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

fewer bushels of wheat and corn harvested this year than last. This may Interest organized labor and capital a little even now. Later they will sit straight up and .take considerable notice. The average farmer will work more hours this year than ever before to get out a crop. He has to. He is working alone; for all the boys have gone off to town. Some day the boys will get hungry and then they will come back to the farm. Until then, expect less food production. No, the farmer will not strike. He thinks he is going to make some money this year and many farmers will. But increased production is Impossible. The farmer is making his fight alone and after the chores are done he has not much tllme left for cropping. What is the solution? Search me. Congress will doubtless suggest an appropriation and a committee to spend it. While organized labor will bawl “Don’t you interefere with us! So here we are where we starred.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The rural educational conference designed primarily to discuss the educational needs of Newton township was held in the west court room of the court house last Monday afternoon. About 125 patrons and tax payers from Newton township were in attendance many of whom participated in the discussions that made the meeting interesting from the moment that the speaking began. The Hon. Geo. A. Williams of this city gave an instructive talk apprising the Newton township citizens of their statutory rights as appears from the various acts of the Indiana legislature. « Mr. Williams was followed by Charles W. Postill, president of the tenth district rural educational conference. Mr. Postill gave a clear and logical talk upon an ideal rural school. This address was followed by Oscar H. Williams of the state department of public instruction. He opened his talk by extending congratulations from our state superintendene, L. N. Hines. Mr Hines was unable to attend on account of a fall he received two days ago while attending a conference of this kind in southern Indiana. However Mr. Hines sent a very agreeable representative of his department in Oscar H. Williams. Mr. Williams spoke primarily upon the importance of the teacher in the school. Mr. Rush, trustee of Newton township, followed with a talk clearly setting out that he had been elected to serve the will of a majority from Newton township. Mr. Rush expressed some of his personal views of what should be done. A map of Newton township had been prepared to show the position of the present single room shool houses, the present graveled roads and the roads under headway for the use in the near future. At this junction George Williams who was the first speaker, asked for the privilege of clearing some assertions relative to the law that he had made in his earlier remarks. It was in this closing speech that Mr. Williams reached his audience by citing his experience on the Rensselaer school board for twelve years. It was one of the most unbiased speeches on the subject of rural education that has come from any speaker on that subject in Jasper county. He very ably and in a lawyer-like manner concluded that rural educational problems belonged to the rural districts and must be solved in the schools there. Hd emphasized the distinction between the city minded and the rural minded teachers and environments. Short talks then closed the days conference from Sherman Thornton, R A. Yeoman, Everett Halstead, Gus Hilsher, Erhardt Weurthner, Chas. Postill, Oscar H. Williams and a number of others showing clearly that Newton township was going to deal fairly with the boys and girls of that township and if possible give them equal opportunities with that of the city boy and girl.

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Obituary

Mrs. James Elliott Ola May Ott, oldest daughter of George Ott, was 'born in Barkley township "May 19, 1878, and departed this life Feb. 2, 1920, at the age of 41 yfcars, 9 months and 13 days. Her mother died when she was a small child and she had to face the world without a mother s love and care. When a young girl she united with the M. E. church and had always lived a faithful Christian life. In 1894 she was united to marriage to James Elliott and to this union five children were horn, two of which died in infancy. She was -possessed with a cheerful disposition and made many friends. To know her was but to love her. She was a devoted wife and a kind and loving mother. She leaves to mourn their loss her husband, three daughters, Fairy, Gladys and Laura; her father and one sister, Mrs. Orval McAlister, of Chicago Heights, 111., and a host of relatives and friends. Mrs. Frank A. Garvin Mable Viola Lancing Garvin was born June 8, 1902, and died Feb. 2, 1920, of pneumonia, after about a week’s illness, at the age of 17 years, 7 months and 25 days. She was converted at the age of 10 years and united with the M. E. church at Kniman and later placed her membership with the Christian church of Rensselaer. She was married Meh. 2a, 1918, to Frank A. Garvin, and to this union one child was iborn, Kendall Ralph Garvinf She leaves to mourn her loss a husband and son, mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Moore; one brother, Kenneth Moore; one step-sister, Mrs. Ivan Saylor, of Anderson; a half-brother, Frank’Lancing, of Marion, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barlow, of Lafayette, besides host of relatives and friends. She was of a kind and loving disposition and will be sadly imissed by her relatives and friends.

Card of Thanks We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and beautiful floral offerings extended us through the sickness and,death of our daughter Mable. —MR. AND MRS. A. K. MOORE AND FAMILY. Frank P. Morton Frank P. Morton, son of Edwin Morton and Mary Jane Charleston Morton, was born in Middleburg, O. July 4, 1864. At the age of 3 years he moved with his parents to Illinois and spent his boyhood days there. In 1888 he was married to Lin Dora Woodworth of Rensselaer, and to this union was born six Children, four sons and two daughters, all of whom survive him, except on son, who died in 1913. After his marriage he resided in Illinois for 12 years, after which he moved to Indiana, where he spent the remainder of his life. He united with the Methodist church when but a young Iman and remained true to his faith. Deceased is survived by his wife, three sons, Russel E. Morton and Lowell Morton of Rensselaer and Frank Morton, Jr., who resides at home; two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Large of New Concord, 0., and Miss Jennie Morton, who is still at home, and other relatives and hosts of friends. A The funeral was held at the late residence in Hanging Grove township Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. E. W. Strecker of .the Methodist church, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

Card of Thanks We desire to extend our heart thanks to the neighbors and friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us.during the sickness and death of our husband and father. —MIRS F. P. MORTON AND FAMILY.

The Neighborhood Corner

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent Stewart Learning.

Basic Slag as a Source of Phosphorus. It is probable that Indiana farmers imay reduce fertilizer costs this year by the use of basic slag as a source of phosphorus for corn. The basic slag industry has been growing the last few years and has now reached a stage where the product may be used to replace acid phosphate at a profit. It usually contains about 17 per cent of soluble phosphate in contrast with acid phosphate which contains from 14 to 16 per cent. Present market prices are about the same. The results of the Ohio experiment station show that for a period of years basic slag has produced about 18 per cent more crops than acid phosphate. A number of socalled “slags’’ having phosphate of low availability have been placed on the market under various proprietary names and should not be confused with the standard article of commerce. More Clover Badly Needed The state-wide campaign which will be waged this spring to Increase the acreage of clover sown should meet with good results ip Jasper county in spite of the high price of clover seed. With only one acre in 110 sown to any kind of legume, very few farmers of the county can boast of a definite system of soil

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maintenance and fewer still are growing enough protein feeds to supply the needs of their livestock. The situation in Lake county has been summed up by County Agent Place as follows: “Where good clover grows other farm crops will grow better. Without clover our agriculture will decay rapidly. Livestock will be imore profitable and grain crops yield more where land grows clover as often as it should. A bushel of clover seed given a chance is worth far more than its price in fertility albne, to say nothing about the Poultry Stock in Good Demand feeding value of the hay crop.’’ Farmers and fanciers producing pure-bred poultry of all kinds report that there has never been a better demand for breeding stock than this season. One of the co nty’s farmers reports that by putting an ad in one of the papers he sold every fowl on his place that he could spare and had to go to his neighbors to secure birds to fill orders. Owners with good ipoultry will do well to follow this example of advertising before selling good birds on the general market. Corn Growers’ Association Active The Indiana Corn Growers’ association in launching a drive for membership this season has suttn--marized the accomplishments of the

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• SAY IT WITH i I FLOWERS i I ! Call J. H. Holden ! PHONE 426. Jasper Reduction Co REED & REED, Props. If you lose any livestock, notify us and we will send for the carcass promptly. We also take old, crippled or diseased animals oft your hands. Telephone 906-1 or 17-Black.