Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 39, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 July 1915 — Page 1

IL aufref Jasper, Indiana, Fhid ay, J ULY 2, 1915, No. 89. Vol. 57.

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INDIANA PROUD OF ACHIEVEMENT Ralston Visits Panama-Pacific Exposition.

REVIEWS STATE'S HISTORY In an Eloquent Äddress, Governor Ralston Gives ftrtef Resume of Indiana's Progress und Achievements In History Tribtffc to Pioneers. San Francisco, 91., June 26. The Panama i PaJfific exposition marks an epoch in civilization. Not tfedause it is a great world's fair. There have heen other record-break-rag worlds fairs. But this event is epochal because the event behind it, the event is celebrates, is epochal the construction of the Panama canal. The world ottfcommerce, and science and ort the world of civilizationhas recognized that accomplishment as one of the colossal achievements of the human race. Indiana, occupying as she does a proud position midway between the two great oceans an imperial domain in the very heart of the continent has her share in the proper American pride in America's most stupendous enterprise. And, as Indiana is proud of the achievement lying back of it. so she ia nrnurl to have an honored part in ihis insniring event-Ahis offspring of the greater event In speaking for my state on this particular day, I have no disposition to close my eyes to the brilliant'Tmapter sh nas writ ten in the history of our country. She has not only achieves well for her Self, but she has wrought mightily for the nation of which she Is a part. But before- further considering Indlana and her record, . lx desiue to speak an earnest word of commendation of the honorable commissioners, representing our state at this exposition, for their able services and the efficiency they have shown in the dischanje of their duties. At great sacrifices of time and labor, they have zealously and intelligently constructed this beautiful and spacious building, equipped with modern conveniences for iSse by Hoosiers and their friends visiting the exposition. Its architecture Is suggestive of and is in keeping with the dignity of the state. I congratulate thorn upon their good taste and Judgment and on the creditable showing they are making for the commenwealth. They have the thanks of the peoploHmck home., Some Indiana Achievements. The factors figuring most conspicu ously in Indiana's history and enabling her to make her contributions to society, have been her natural ad vantages and the character of ker citi zens and of her institutions. In size she is the tlllrty-fifbh sffltfe of the union, but the gifts bestowed upon her out of the lavish hand of Nature rank hpr amonjr the first. While she has none of the precious metals, she has long attracted attention as a mineral 'producing and manufacturing, as well as an agricultural state. As a coal rnwlnHner state she ranks sixth. Last year the output of her coal mines was valued at $17,5OO,00 In stone produc tion she ranks fifth with an output last year valued at $5,000,000. Her building stone finds a market in every civilized country. City halls and state capitals, j-oyal homes and kingly palaces are constructed of it Last year her clay an"d clay products were valued at $S,5Q0,0U0; from her own shale and limestone she made and marketed lO.OOfcOOO barrels of cement valued at $10jw0,000: her petroleum made almost a million barrels, valued at $1.250,000; and her lime output was t jx i ca Ann It is doubtful if any state in the union excels cftr own Indiana in trans Tiortatlnn facilities. Eight thousand xmile of steam railroads, not includ mg sidings, and two thousand miles of electric roads stretch across her surface. Indianapolis, ber capital city is the greatest steam railroad center in the world, as she is also the great est interurban or electric traction road center in the world. Dnt all our transportation does not have to be carried on by rail. White river, the Wabash river, and the Ohio rirer, and our lake fronts afford us practically a thousand miles or waterw) In this connection it is well to note that the four big dams the United States government is constructth Ohio it Markland. Evans' Landing, Tobinsport, and Evansvilie, will connect us the vear round by a nine-foot deep waterway with the, MiMissiPPl river. Traveler tell ub our wid stretched mUinB an fertile soil; our landscape

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GOVERNOR RALSTON. overarched by blue ated by islands of forest; and our beautiful region of lakes are unsurpassed for restful and quiet beauty by anything they have seen abroad; while in other sections of the state Nature's rugged charm reminds them of Switz erland's grander scenery. There are tio manifestations of Nature, In Indi ana that are awe inspiring, but hero Nature's vc'ce and beauty are elo quent of Nature's God and of his love v.nd compassion for the children of men. Indiana's Pioneers. To this state, with these natural ad vantages and with possibilities yet greater than these, our fathers came in search of homes. They came down the hill slopes and up out of the valleys of Kentucky; from the plateaus of Tennessee; across the mountains from Virginia and up from the Carolinas and down the Ohio from Pennsylvania and the sea board states. They came in search of wider liberty and larger opportunities. Many of them had ...ight for their country's freedom in ; c Revolutionary war and took up If. nd granted to them as war bounties. Hither they traveled in frail boats, rudely constructed wagons and primi tive ox carts; and their journey to their new homes, through a virgin forest and a trackless country, was under conditions that severely tested; their patience, strength and endurance. These early settlers of Indiana our parents and oür grariil parents were hardy, frugal and iitlhstrious. They werfe a rugged race and the fitrerfuos-ity-they had - to assert in locating themselves anew only better qualified them for the sturdy citizenship so essential to the proper development of a new community; and for that matter, so indispensible to a healthy and progressive civilization. Often the suffering endured and the heroism displayed in these forest exploits in subduing wild Nature and wild men surpassed anything wit nessed on the field of battle. In civil ized war there are nurses to care for the sick and wounded, and the sense of duty and discipline and the excitement of the engagements to urge the soldier forward. But a man and his wife, with their little family almost foodless, clothesless and penniless, burying all alone a child of their affection in the heart of the primitive forest, have little cheer or inspiration to ur?e them forward. They are wont to linger by the, new made grave until, wounded in heart and broken in spirit, they are compelled to turn their backs upon this sacred spot to pursue their way to the little log homestead, to plod on wearily, in the midst of the silent forest that ever reminds them of the lonely grave of their little one. Who, by any eloquence of speech can tell of the suffering they endured and the heroism they displayed? Home building in the new country in Indiana, as in other states was epoch making. It was the planting of the seed for the civilization that was to ftjlow. It was thp building of the log cabin in the woods by one generation, that a later generation might enjoy the palace on the boulevard. It was th5 endurance by the farmer of the howlirpr of the wolf and the screaming of the panther at the cabin door, that we iniTht enjoy the strains of the orchestra in the park. We hear much of the strenuous life in these days, and yet neither the builder of a modern city nor the ruler of a state, displays the physical strenuosity our pioneer fathers and mothers did. in erecting their cabins and clearing their garden patches and bringing under their dominion enough of the earth to produce a few bushels of wheat and corn. Theirs also was the strenuous life. And we have ma'K um i' "J lllB uyvu their shouHers. Much of our strength ana capacny u uv uiuwiu-u uum virtues. What they felt and at the' bel,evC(i they transited to their institutions and to us. They Possible for u, their chU-

oTSff; To participate in this world event, and cold indeed would be our hearts, if we could not pause long enough, amid the sounding of trum pets and the glare andpazzle of this occasion, to pay respect to their memory and acknowledge in -reverence our obligations to them. Mjjcauley spoke prophetically when he said: "A people which taKes no pride In the noble achievements of their ancestors will never-achieve anything worthy to o remembered with pride by their remote descendants." ft

Ordinär ce of 1737. The territory within tfc iboiirdnr? of Indiana was origin" .y, as ' know, a part cf the No: $wect "t tory, out of which five :great r ' ' were afterwards cs rred..-? Odomain the sccrKrn held sway, but ulMnrt ' v succeeded by reni, !Icp ;ti? i under Virginia, which marvelous Ordi11ar.ce of ' u ed it to the nation, i ?h ; this ordinance as aV-mnr."1 '' ment of govprrraent a'v:."1;!: . Daniel Webster sr.id: j "I doubt who her cw law of any law?i?o. modern, has prodycl more distinct, maYkJ ing character th?"n ;th, r. ance of 17S7." , . It is well to rememr Mjo Webster, in our search fo:.; of the ideals of those who::: instate for us. The Ordinance of 17SJ -w : form of government for Nc:ih Territory that will sc wo. as i vv as long as free govcrncr 1 s!.' It guaranteed to the jrvit.ry f soil. It specifically t-l t "neither slavery nor inyoHmtary srtude, exce)t in punislur.r of ewmereof the party sha?l ' duly convicted, shall ever cI..t said territory." It respected liberty of c'ts.:;e It specifically set forifh ihM ':.o son demeaning himself in ar or (1m manner shall eyer Lfe uist..ibcd molested on account hfe inoai worship or religious belief." It set a high value on oflueatK-T If spccificallv declare'1 ilir "r-Ji;-'; morality and knowloc-ge, Jjsing eup.' tial to good government T.nd the h? Pneßs of man.-anil, schools md the means of education shall' be forever encouraged." ' ' It guaranteed civil liberty by pro vlding for "free speech, 'free press free assembly, free' petit'on, free tria by jury and for the writ of habeas corpus." In addition to these fundamenta principles of free government, from which we should seek instruction and Inspiration in these times of feverish excitement, this ordinance took cog nisnnfifi m thr 1:irt. thrvr innrprin nrnjr7tr: ress could not Ions ue made, nor so ciety long held together in peace, in the absence of a proper regard for property rights; and so it stipulated against the impairment of contract and that "conviction of crime should not work corruption of blood nor forfeiture of estate." It repudiated primogeniture, feudal LlliiL "Vl- LU elder son the whole of his father's lands and houses tohe exclusion ol his other children and mvle it im possible for nine-tenths of the pcopl' ever to have an interest in landed es tates. If it be asked whether thes? set tiers of Indiana had a proper appr.eic tion of the manifold advantages af forded them in thrir new home. 1 submit these words of one of the pio neers as an answer to the question: "Lying directly across the track for all time of all thegreat artificial improvements that can be made connecting the east and the great Pacific, over the valley of the Mississippi; coupled with the fact that she is so' highly favored in climate, soil, , mineral, wood, water and rock, we can see that Indiana combines ; all the elements of a great and ' growing state." If it be asked, if our fathers had a proper appreciation of the principles and ideals embodied in the Ordinance of 17S7, let me answer that these principles were set forth in Indiana's first Constitution, adopted In 1S16; and as to whether or not these ideals played a part in the lives of Indiana's pioneers, I cite the fact that In Indiana's first Constitution there was to be found most humane provisions for the treatment of the criminal. Im prisonment for debt was inhibited after the accused had surrendered his property. The penal code was to be founded on the principles of reformation, and not vindictive justice; and the legislature was charged with the duty of providing sufficient land, whereon those persons who, by rea son of age, infirmity or other misfortunes have a claim upon society, may have employment' and proper comfort and in the language of that instrument, 'Mcjseby their usefulness

the" de'gfaiHhMrense of dependence"." Public School System. Yes, these old settlers caught the ideals suggested by the great Ordinance, for in their first constitution they also said: "It shall be the duty of the general assembly as soon as circumstances will permit, to provide by law for a general system of education, ascending in a regular graduation from township schools to a state university, wherein

tuition shall be gratis, and equally open to all." Thus it is seen that those who gave us the state we love, set for those following them an example which the citizenship of Indiana has always striven to emulate. Her schools are in truth the source of her greateit strength. They develop her moral fibre, as well as train the mind, and Tirftfafout moral fibre the state Is without enduring foundation. Across the threshhold of the free school all pu pils ftass upon a level. The public school is a levler, hut it levels up and not down. It is a sort of a melting not bv means of which the best there put, uy means or wmcn tne oest tnere is in a pupil is gotten out of him and under conditions whereby all those sharing the melting process will de rive advantages not otherwise possible for them to get. The boy and girl who have not at tended the common schools are handi capped; for they will never know how to interpret accurately that ever pres ent and constantly assertive thing wb call the life of the common people. The boy who touches elbows with his companions in the common, schools will in the end, in the majority of inqtnnepq hnvA thp elearecif romnrehnJ in touch with, the life of the common , . , , ... , , , . o , . neeas. Indiana has long been widely reputed for her public school system and the high efficiency of her schools. They are constantly enriching society with a well equipped citizenship. They have reduced the state's illiteracy until it now represents but six-tenths of one per cent, of those ranging between the ages of ten and twenty years. Our schools are conducted on the theory that our state is secure just in the degree she rests on a patriotic and intelligent democracy. Educational Legislation. MtelWIIMI U VII U I U kl Vlll I Any one who will take the pains to make the examination, will discover the state has shown in recent years a progressive spirit and materially strengthened her school system, by providing uniform text books; by re quiring medical inspection and sani

tary school buildings and playgrounds; comment in other lands anü they have rather than generating in Aelr naby making fire drills compulsory; by ?een credited many times with hay-j ture and effects Nlne out ot ten of

enacting a teachers' minimum wage law; by passing a compulsory educationallaw; by the erection of the offlee of high school inspector; by creating consolidated schools, centrall, o...-,. nnn!n,nnf ij luwicu, au ixvoatuy cyuiyuicui, good teachers and a course better planned to meet the needs Of pupils; 1 1 Ä A. 4. . dy moieabmg me itue im for the three state educational institutions, Indiana university, Purdue university, and the State Normal school; thereby enaonng tnem to ao wim sientci mclency the work they are designed to accomplish, without having to practice th questionable tactics of the proiübsionai lODDyist; ana miauy kuu T . u fxiub ur statute Dooks a vocational education al law. This latter law marks an epoch in popular edncation. It is a masteru e est tragedies of this nation-and InAi t -uj 1. 14been the turning of boys and girls out of school, without proper qualifier tion by the vast majority of them to do their life work. Teachers and .schools have taught them nothing of uiciiicii li a a uau ntJi ytu u xix j.l 1x0.0 the piano and the mill; nothing of tne forge and the factorjf. In her vocational legislation, in. diana has set about to make reparation. as far as she can, for her neglect of her youth in the past. The truth is now pressing upon her, as it never has before, that not more than fifty . , n nar ppnt nf hpr nimi s nomnlete tne work of the grades; that only a small " per cent completes the high school course; and that a very small part of high school graduates ever receive .... , u college course. The multitude has been permitted to take un the thread Äf UfA wiihnnf ww wn fivi Tlewpoint of life. And the fault has been with the state. Under this law the elements of agricurture, mechanics and domestic science will be taught in the district school. And it is fair to assume that hereafter a keener interest will be felt in those subjects. We are looking at things differently from what we formerlly did. We now know that domestic science serves society to a better purpose than does either the science of the stars or the thin polish of tho finishing snhnnlr"?iRTf annreciatejhat the tttchfin. lß.mrßi a

factor hi the YamiTytfran" IT iTlftssible for an observatory to be'. The philosopher "who siteth on the circle of the heavens" does not contribute in the same degree to the public welfare as does the man who develops a great industry in a manner so as to dignify labor and humanize capital. Indiana's vocational educational law is a long step forward. It is a law adapted alike to the little Davids with their flocks of goats and sheep and the ambitious Jonathans with a thirst for power. It will afford op portunities alike to the boy of i?'e cottage and the boy of the mansi i, to train their minds and skill their hands in equipping themselves to do the things they are best adapted to do.

Woman's Part In Education. In our efforts to increase our edu cational facilities and diffuse knowl-

enge tne tact snoum not escape us.tlieir dutv l0 SOcietv, the poouif cf

that Indiana women have wielded a;jnaian? v-t-?.-- -tost enerous-

most potent influence. They have heen tireless and wise in their efforts to build up and extend libraries T; . T I . . IT" 11 1 COUBLaui m UImS w improvement. mh h favnrpri tho rrpntinn nf n: , " 1 -m, , , , 7 JU , ' : it " 3 iwwu. iu,,vo. AiivY uac iuUb uw abreast of all movements looking to the care of children; to the promotion of public morals ; and to the extension of literary work. The Minerva Society organized in

New Harmony in 1S59 was the first lent institutions; and yet, as one towoman's club in the United States terested in the inhabitants of these in-

which Indiana women are justly, proud. This organization was as. much interested in educational mat-' J. 11. l.Llis r ' - members ; and as it was, I have no rar na ir w.Tu in hp ; r nr lie nwn d0Ubt' the k;indei-arten of New lit Lilt; umucu otciLco u.uu uic bcvaiuu in the worm. Indiana's Noted men. uur ÖLaLÖ uaö y ttUi, men- iney are 100 numerous to un-. dertaKe to name tnem, or even to aeölöimic 1U ttU puuv,uii ucm OI disuncuon. uiten nave tney oeen ca ieQ mo puuuo bervico Dy tne nation, ana mvanaoiy tney nave snea msler uPn lnGlr Slate naianlans iaKe Pnae m ine ia LnaL ine pres" ent vice-president df the United States, the scholarly ana brilliant Thomas R. Marshall, is a native born noosier ana tnat one oi tne maiana commissioners to tnis exposition, tne - - mm . j-Hg . V , r V. " I VV. V till ucLiin.ö, uwuyicu luuw uiuw not long before him. Wfc have indeed produced statesmen, who ranked among the foremost of the nation. The fame of our sclent.) Ists have long since excited favofftblei xllB L, , T respective lines of research. In literaluru w"teia "ttVO mu' ' 1(311 aT u ÜÄeu ;v iL" LUÜ NveiS ot "avo auu ranhious strains of the innocence of . 1 childhood, the romance of youth, the' strength and glory of middle life, and! fhe et solemn tederness of, r. i i j ,t Thev haye Dlucked the earliest and fairest fl0wers of the human heart and attuned the souls of men wlth the immortai musife of the stars. 0ur BoldIers have always brought honor to th0 state and their sacrIfiCS and heroism have exalted , our citi Zenship. Agriculture and .Manufacturing. The HoosiGr farmer has taken his stand near the head in the agricultural coin am. HA ban come to know fhe yalue 0? gc, nUSc rarmin He - - - I has ceased to exhaust his soil before renewing i s strength by approved means ol lei -uiizaiiuu. aiiu ue ay P"es the same up-to-date spirit in the eromg and deve opment of live 8t0(- The result is our farms are fmong the most productive anywhere t0 to and " brePds 0f horse.3' 1 " 7 demand at paying prices. The farmer, always dependable In hte citizenship, la "uw m ws mui tulu fc As manufacturing state. Indiana as. displayed wonderful genius, Infusf y aand Prsress. She makes all of ,farm machinery and other labor saving devices. Her plows are 0 knwn everywhere. She has the .tar loaf -CTTao-rn in fliictrr iti iha TtrnTin D est wagon industry in the world, a HL'o nloitvi nnn V moIn fry ftnn rf TirtT I . ar"1"1 lWLl' DU" more awn mowers tnan any otner A i M , , , . t I c T rt T r aw -n 1 r , stTi dirt 1 r rl rm ri HrttiKr w W1 40 tne QPna state m tne union m tne autmobile industry. Her business men are energetic and progressive and conduct their great enterprises along safe lines. The result is that, as .a rule there are no violent shocks or serious disasters in the commercial life of the state. But the citizens of Indiana have not thought solely of their natural advantages and material progress. It is their philosophy that the grandeur of a state depends upon moral quail - ties. Superior numbers do not necessarily mean superior virtues. Terrjtory is not always .?pjlUi

honesty, nor wealth with patriotism; but love of country, supported by sacrifice, is a people's highest ethical expression. Back in Indiana we have learned that material progress i safe progress so long a? wealth does its part in suppressing vice, eradicating disease, and maintain mr an enlightened democracy, properly safeguarded by law and order. Lawlessness, vice, disease, and ignorance unbridled do not exist where society is sound and democracy sane. Our Benevolent Institutions. Holding these views, ourjcitizens have quite naturally given same time to doing the things sug'St?'1! by the better impulses of the hrart. They have not neglected to cultivate sympathy for those of their fellow-, who have been bereft of reason or in sen other manner rendered dependent upon public favor. Therefore, out of

hearts of love and in reo-nitioa 0? iv for nv w r, nnl md depenaeat riasse. Mew to deal with th8,e ,mforti:R34es properly is one of uie mu5L ' ,w lus Pnems uie stats is cpVM llon to solve The mLe Ul iur'n ulc are creasing is a!,pa,l,n" and PlParly indicales tllat jmprovoci meuiods must be adopted for dealing with the public wards of nft ctnto Ttevniul dnnht Indinnn hnc taken advanced grounds in the construction and management of her' penal farm reformatory and benevostitutions and in those who may be0 inmns fiiprpnf t lmv nnf thA courage and the knowledge to assert thnt vn lmvn nlwnvc takmi tVm xricocf it n 1 1 course m tue management 01 tnese lnaUtutions. or to nronhesv as to what , - . m. . the future demands upon us will be in onrp The -State's DefectivesIndiana is giving practical proof of her enlightened interest and public spirit by adopting or creating new metll0as an(i instrumentalities for the care and Cure of hGr afflicted and de- . fective population. She is now der ' veiopillg. colony plan for her cnronic inSane, that they may have the advantage of outdoor life, with

its sunshine and fresh air; and that may ln a measure contrlbal to theIr own svlpport by invigorating workby gardening, working in trucfc .

patcheS) and taking a part in the actlvities of farm life calculated to imProve Dotn ineir meniai ajia Puysica nrTiHf4nTi Indiana has gotten away from her , formciistom of trvlnir to reform lftW vliovs bv sending them to jail, Jailg are nQ lQner recognized as ire for crim, Thev arß ajrradinff those sentenced to jail comeOBt more strongly Denfc upon mißChief than they were when they entered upon their sentences. This class of law Tiolators will therefore be hereafter sen- , Tineen to narQ woiK on lub ugu.ua : ' . orn tllo w4n ha v. Hlv lTmtlt f gWen time to see the error of tneir ways ana an opportunity 10 make compensation fo society, by lahor on the farm and by makfcig Ümei and crushing stone for commercial purposes. It is believed that a stone pile will do more to vard giving this class of individuals j. proper conception of the duty they owe to themselves and to the state, than will a privilege afforded them to swap stories over a deck of cards in a jail cell. Indiana's Tnrch Forward. Indiana moves forward. Our s.te was among the first states of the union to create a board of state charities, laying upon it the duty to Investigate the whole system of public charities' and correctional institutions and' to review the management of any Institution, whenever the board believed the same should be done, with the view of having errors corrected and new and modern methods adopted therein. The duties of this board are diversified, perplexing and arduous; but its work has been performed most efficiently and in a manner that has attracted attention and won approval throughout the country. The Rev. Francis II. Gavisk, flue tpiritdmtii that he is, has lo;g bon and )pow ls a member of this board; .amj he kaaj quite recently brought honor to mi state by being elected president of thai National Conference of Charitiei and) Correction. 1 Indiana moves forward. Our peoph ! are a practical people. They believe that the Lord helps those who help; themselves. They believe therefore that it is better to prevent illneMl than it is to take chances on curingillness. For this reason they are beI coming more and more watchful of

j sanitary conditions they are champions 0f the public health, Tho typhoid germ was discovered? " 1S81. That samc year TndlalÄ i. 1 augurated her public health woriatIm

1S99 our pure food statute was ed. and we are proud of tho Jacilu

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