Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1920 — Page 2

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he n town democrit F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephones Office 315 Residence 311 11 * ■ ■ Entered as second class mall matter Fuae 3, 1908, at the postofflce at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1379. Published Wednesday and Saturday The Only All-Home-Print Newspaper In Jasper County. SUBSCRIPTION *2 00 PER ANNUM—STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. —ADVERTISING RATES—DISPLAY Twenty cents per Inoh. Special position. Twenty-five cents inch READERS Per line, first insertion, ten cents. Per line, additional insertions, five bents. • WANT ADS One cent per word each insertion; minimum 25 cents. Special price if run ene or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has an open account. CARD OF THANKS Not to exceed ten lines, fifty cents; bash 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 the first page. SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1920.

FOR JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT

TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES—I will be a candidate for the nomination for judge of the circuit court of Newton and Jasper ■counties on ,the Democratic ticket at the primary election to be held .on May 4, 1920. AUGUSTUS D. BABCOCK. Goodland, Indiana.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The New York Times of last Sunday print.ed a Paris dispatch from ita correspondent, Walter Duranty, in which it was shown that Germany is even now planning a war of revenge, and has gone,far in rebuilding its military machine. The story

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which he tells should be read by every one who Is disposed to sink back into the comfortable thought that the job was completed when the armistice was signed. It should be interesting to those senators who are proposing to “declare” peace by a resolution, the effect —intended —of which will be to detach us completely from our late associates. This very attitude has encouraged the German junkers, who are now openly saying that both Great Britain and America have deserted France, and are now on the side of Germany. If there is to be safety there must be the closest sort of combination of the victorious powers—to which Germany should be admitted when she qualifies under the provisions of the treaty. In discussing a recent article bv Major-General Sir George Aston in the Nineteenth Century, in which he argues that “there is but little hope of ending war,” the Times says: The lesson for the United States in the competition between Great Britain and Germany for control oi the air in Europe is too plain to need emphasizing. Three thousand miles of water are a security at present for this country, or perhaps it were better said that the ocean would prove a handicap to a European aggressor. But invention removes difficulties rapidly in these days and the developments in aviation are almost magical. The American navy is not secure from attack frqm the air even today, nor can it be defended effectively. General Aston says: “The final attitude cf the United States toward the league ideals is awatied by the whole world with intense interest.” By ratifying the treaty and accepting the covenant it can bring a mighty force to bear upon the international situa-' tion to prevent war in most cases and to help to make the conduct of war less horrible, if it can not be averted, by acting promptly with the league’s police force. Yet we —or a f°w of us —fondly

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imagine that our old state of isolation can be recovered, though our navy “is not secure from attack by the air even today.” The idea of having to “defend” a navy, which is Itself supposed to be a meiaus oi defense, Is distinctly novel, and somewhat startling. Surely the world needs a power that shall be able to say that there shall never again be such a war as that into which Germany plunged humanity five years ago, a power that can make its veto good. It is necessary that the nations of Europe, Germany in particular, understand this. The purpose of the league is not to fight, but to prevent fighting. Without it the world will drift back to the old system of balance of power and secret treaties, and we surely should know, after our recent experience, what such a revision would mean. Our refusal to participate in the league will create a false impression in Germany, strengthen the hands of the militarists, force France again to assume alone the task of defending her frontier, and leave things in Europe and the world much as they were before the German armies broke into Belgium five years ago. The result would be to make war much more probable, and it would be a war in which we should almost certainly be involved. —Indianapolis News.

CUMMINGS TO PRESIDE AT PARTY CONVENTION

Named by Democratic Executive A Committee —Other Officers Selected. Chicago, April 21, —Homer S. Cummings, chairman of the Democratic national committee, will preside as temporary chairman of the national convention at San Francisco June 28 and will deliver the keynote address. The committe decided to establish its headquarters for the present at the Grand Central Palace in New York city. The Washington headquarters will be abandoned. The convention slate was formed at a luncheon at the Iroquois club, where the Democratic leaders later listened, with particular interest to a speech in which their leader sounded what they said, probably, would be the main point of his “keynote address.” The Republican party has lost its moral character, he declared, in a vigorous attack on the action of the majority in the congress in defeating the peace treaty and league of nations and particularly the methods by which control of the foreign relations committee was held by the Republicans. * “The whole fight on the league of nations dates back to a corrupt election in Michigan,” he said, “and a convicted criminal is the thing upon which Republican supremacy rests.” He said he was convinced that the people of the United States wished the league of nations. The Republican congress, he said, had debated the peace treaty for eight months and had failed “to pass one constructive piece of legislation.” Turning to the war, he declared that, “not chance but brains” won

It, and for this leadership he said the Democratic party was entitled to credit. "It matters not what they may say of President Wilson,” he added. "His fame is Immortal and future generations will render tributes of praise and obligation to this great Democrat.” Mr. Cummings expressed absolute confidence in outcome of the coming presidential campaign. He said that the most poorly equipped Democrat could "defend the Democratic administration successfully against the most talented Republican” and denounced what he termed the “Republican campaign of slander, misrepresentation and vituperation.” He claimed for the Democratic patty credit for passage of the income tax law, revision of the tariff, creation of a non-partisan tariff commission, establishment of a department of labor in the cabinet and the Clayton amendment to the Sherman anti-trust act, which amendment he termed “the magna charta of labor in this country.” Mr. Cummings also called atten-t tion to the federal farm loan system and the federal reserve banks. "The slightest jolt used to start a panic and bring the old financial structure about our ears,” he said. “For generations the Republicans had promised to reform this system but they could not because their leaders were Interested in preserving it. When a Democratic congress was about to pass the federal reserve act, it was Lodge, Root, Smoot, Penrose and every reactionary senator who opposed this great reform —the same men who today are attacking the Democratic administration and the league of nations.” Relation of Democratic women to the party and their part in the direction of its affairs would be decided by the San Francisco convention, the national executive committee decided. Meeting with members of women’s advisory board, the committee appointed Mr. Cummings chairman of a subcommittee to draft the program under which the enfranchised women Will work. Their findings will be presented to the convention for adoption.

If ■ --j lii W ll WffPF \ . . .*• ISIh :' wBHPr rIOMiSM ■■k - w FOR GOVERNOR MASON J. NIBLACK DEMOCRATIC TICKET - Hon. Mason J. Niblack of Vincennes is the only candidate for governor in the primary, May 4th, who lives south of Indianapolis. Southern Indiana Democrats have not been represented in the governor’s chair since the days of “Blue Jeans” Williams. Hon. Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis is the unanimous choice of Indiana Democracy for United States senator. He has no opposition and will be the party nominee. Northern Indiana is asking the nomination for lieutenant-governor. With Mr. Niblack on the ticket for governor, the three sections of the state will be represented and the ticket will be well balanced. Care and forethought should be exercised so as not to “centralize” nominations all at Indianapolis. Think it over. Mr. Niblack was born and reared In Knox county, a membei of one of the most prominent Democratic families in the state. His father, Hon. William E. Niblack, represented the old First district in the United States congress for 16 years and was a member of the supreme court of Indiana for 12 years. He has two brothers, William C. Niblack, an eminent attorney of Chicago, and Rear Admiral Albert P. Niblack of the United States navy. Mason J. Niblack has served four terms in the Indiana legislature, twice as speaker of the house of representatives. He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant-governor and the running mate of Mr. Adair in 1916. He served 22 years as a member of the state board of agriculture. 1 He was a member of the Vincennes city school board for 15 years. For the past 15 years he has been president of the Indiana State Bee Keepers’ association. Mr. Niblack lives on his farm and Is a professional and practical farmer. He has devoted his energies entirely to the farm industry for the past 12 years. He has first-hand, practical, scientific knowledge of the farmer’s problems. He has always been fair to labor. Farmer candidates for governor have always been winners with the people of Indiana. Mr. Niblack is an old-line Democrat —honest, unassuming and capable. He believes in the integrity of the people and in their ability to manage their own local affairs without dictation or interference from the governor’s office. He does not believe in the modern schemes of centralization of power and authority. Southern Indiana offers to the Democratic voters of the state her native son, Mason J. Niblack, in full knowledge that he measures up to Democratic standards and Democratic ideals as to qualifications and fitness for the chief executive officer of the state. NIBLAQK-FOR-GOVERNOR CLUB OF KNOX COUNTY, INDIANA. * —Advertisement.

YeSterday’s session was said to be the first in which women have had representation on the national executive committee. Plans for the convention were virtually completed with the selection of the temporary officers. Besides Mr. Cummings, these officers are: E. G. Hoffman, national committeeman from Indiana, secretary; W. R. Hollister, Missouri, assistant secretary; John I. Martin, St. Louis, sergeant-at-arms of the national committee, to be Convention sergeant-at-anne; J. J. Hughes, Oklahoma, assistant sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Martin, who has been ser-geant-at-arms of the national committee for the last 25 years’-, has officiated at four previous conventions. Objection to the San Francisco convention committee’s arrangements and particularly to the size of the hall, were removed following the ap l pearance before the committee on arrangements of Postmaster Charles Fay, chalrhian of the San Francisco committee, and Isador Dockweller, national committeeman from Call-* fornia, who explained the plans being made to handle the guests and the convention. Suggestions that the convention might be moved across the bay to Oakland, or to another city, were dropped. General William Bruce Haldeman of Louisville announced his resignation as national comm|itteeman from Kentucky because of ill health. The executive committee and committee on convention arrangements will meet at San Francisco early in June, it was decided. Those present at the meeting were: John T. Barnett, Colorado; Charles Boescheinstein, Illinois; Isador Dockweller, California; E. G. Hoffman, Indiana; Thomas Taggart, Indiana; Wilbur W. Marsh, Iowa; Arthur F. Mullen, Nebraska; Norman E. Mack, New York; William Bruce Haldeman, Kentucky; Homer S. Cummings; Mrs. John B. Castleman, Kentucky; Mrs. George Bass and Mrs. Kellogg Fairbanks, Illinois; Mrs. Stiles Burr, Minnesota; Miss Elizabeth Marbury, New York, ana Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, bamaMiss Marbury is a delegate-at large to the national convention, and Mrs. Burr an alternate-at-large.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1&20.

RENSSELAER TIME TABLE* In effect March 30, 1919. NORTHBOUND. No. 36 Cincinnati to Chicago 4:84 a.m. No. 4 Louisville to Chicago 6:01 a.m. No. 40 Lafayette to Chicago 7:30 a.m., No. 82 Indianap’a to Chicago 10:36 a.m. No. 38 Indianap’a to Chicago 2:61 p.m. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31 p.m. No. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6:60 p.m. SOUTHBOUND. No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati 2:27 a.m. No 5 Chicago to Loulavllle 10:66 a.m. No. 37 Chicago to Indianap’a 11:18 a.m. No. 33 Chgo to Indpla and F L 1:67 p.m. No. 39 Chicago to Lafayette 6:60 p.m. No. 31 Chicago to Indianap’a 7:31p.m. No. 3 Chicago to Louisville 11:10 p.m.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS Mayor Charles G. Spitler Clerk Charles Morlan Treasurer Charles M. Sands Civil Engineer . ...L. A. Bostwick Fire Chief J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden ... .J. J. Montgomery Councilmen Ward No. 1 Ray Wood Ward No. 2 J. D. Allman Ward No. 3 Fred Waymiro At large—Rex Warner/ C. Kellner JUDICIAL OFFICIALS Circuit Judge C. W. Hanley Prosecuting Atty...J. C. Murphey Terms of court —Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week term*. COUNTY OFFICIALS Clerk Jes-ia Nichola Sheriff True D. Woodworth Auditor S. C. Robinson Treasurer John T. Bigge Recorder George Scott Surveyor L. D. Nesbitt Coroner W. J. Wright Assessor G. L. Thornton Agricultural agent....B. Learning Health Officer . ...F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS District No 1 H. W. Marble District No. 2 Bert Amsler District No. 3 Charles Welch Commissioners’ court meets the first Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Grant Davisson Barkley Burdett Porter Carpenter Benj. F. LaFevre Gillam Warren E. Poole. .Hanging Grove Julius Huff Jordan Alfred Duggleby Kankakee CUff ord Fairchild Keener Charles W. PostlU Marion Charles C. Wood Milroy John Rush Newton Walter Harrington -Union John F. Petet Walker John Bowie Wheatfield M. L. Sterrett, Co. Superintendent C. M. Sands, Truant officer.

EDWARD P. HONAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Law, Abstracts, Real Estate Loans. Will practice In all the courts. Offle* over Fendig’s Fair. Rensselaer, Indiana. George A. Williams D. Delos Dean WILLIAMS & DEAN LAWYERS g All court matters promptly attended to. Estates nettled. Wills prepared. Farm Loans. Insurance. Collections. Abstracts of title made and ersmlned Office In Odd Fellows’ Block Rensselaer, Indiana. JOHN A. DUNLAP LAWYER (Successor to Frank Folts) , Practise In all courts Estates settled Farm loans Collection department Notary in the office Over T. & S. bank. ’Pnone No. If Rensselaer, Indiana. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE A INSURANCE Five per cent Farm Loans Office In Odd Fellows’ Block Rensselaer, Indiana. E. N. LOY PHYSICIAN Office over Murray’s department store. Office hours: 10 to 12 and 2 to S. Evening, 7 to 8. Phone 89. Rensselaer, Indiana. E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite the State bank Office' ’Phone No. 177 Residence ’Phone No. 177-B Rensselaer, Indiana. F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to typhoid, pneumonia and low grades of fever. Office over Fendig’s drug ’Phones: Office No. 442; Keo. No. 442-E. Rensselaer, Indiana. F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN ' Graduate American School of Osteop athy. Poet-graduate American School of Osteopathy under the founder. Dr. A. T. StlU. Office hours: 8-12 a. m.; 1-3 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at MontlooUo, Indiana. Office 1-2 Murray building Rensselaer, Indiana. J. W. HORTON DENTIST JOHN N. HORTON MECHANICAL DENTIST Dentistry In all Its branches practiced & here. Office Opposite Court House Square. H. L. BROWN DENTIST V Office over Larch A Hopkins* drug store Rensselaer, Indiana.

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In the middle ages women filled the chairs of law, mathematics and philosophy in some of the principal universities.