Liberty Express, Volume 13, Number 34, Liberty, Union County, 24 March 1916 — Page 4

The Liberty Express"

ESTABLISHED 1903 Official Paper of Union County.

iiinl jm on making pa iin-ntM jit

aim on the stork which

Hyieecl to take.

tin Sixty-tliree etiiieernes have iiiitertnken far of 01 n will produce alxmt five ImihIi-

thry have constnictive abstinence 'work to deter- el if all the jiraim grow. With corn mine tl firoc-t of drinking uo?i at work- at itv cents a Limltel. ilaiitinr n tl.al

Where former are colifrontnl with a elluu-iuy. piojHisitioii of thi character, they honl.l Ten linns prohibit drinking at all lirnt rend the prospering ami the con- time. trat very carefully and make sure that There in no emphasis laid here on the tliey know exaetl.y what tliee mean. - moral aecfc of tlie u-tion not ovfii pecially the contract. If the contract is a reference. Nothing figures except efsii worded that its meaning is not clear lieiehcy. ttig business evidently finds after a careful reading, this in itself that alcohol is a deterrent, that it intershould be reason enough for extra can- feres with good work, reduces the stand-

Entered as Second Claas Malter at the tion. The agent' explanation of tlie rl of output both in quality and quanPost Office at Liberty, Indiana. j contract is not a part of the contract, t it y and in other respeeta proves a deSUBSCRIPTION RATES ! nor is his promise that the company w ill cided handicap. Workmen addicted to By Mail, One Year $1.25 do things not specified in the contract drink may demur, but these corporations. By Mail! Three Months! '. '. ! 135 i lv any means sure to be recognized by they may be sure, would not take the

the company. stand thev hae unless the evidence

Farmers ought, first, to find out w hat ' against alcohol were indisputable. With

li.i lieen made for the nro- these industries, as with others, tne

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY IN THE INTEREST OF UNION COUNTY IN GENERAL AND THE TOWN OF LIBERTY IN PARTICULAR. THE EXPRESS PRINTING CO. F. L. BEHYMEU II. M. 1 1 1 TO 1 1 10f Offlce In Burt Block, Liberty, Indiana. Liberty Telephone No. 154.

Advertising Rates on application. Local Heading Notices, per line 6c. Black Face Locals, per line 10c.

CHANCE OF ADDRESS Always give former address as well as the new one, when ordering paper changed. FHdn v. March 24. 1 !!.

This March weather is marching right along.

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tcction of the interests of subscribers, j ability of an employe to do a day s work cither through responsible (Joveriiiiient ; and do it well is. so far as they are consupervision over the activities of thejeerned. the measure of the employe's company, or in any other way, and if efficiency. they are in doubt they should consult ()f this, the Rrewers' Journal is quoted competent advisers with regard to the saying: ''They do not care if that is responsibility of the company before ' social and economic slavery. Their main

paying over, or agreeing to pay over, object is to protect their poeketbooks

The American tropcrs in Mexico will their own good money. Always, in the

have some warm times down there.

Tom Taggart's persistence has won for him the appointment of U. 8. Senator from Indiana.

From a headline standpoint, the war in Mexico has the Kuropean struggle backed on the boards.

The fearful advance in the price of gasoline does not seem to affect the buying of autos.

The appointment of Taggart for I'. S. Senator did not seem to please the Indianapolis News very much. It is highly probable that the Governor did not make

any attempt to please them, anyway. Business conditions in this portion of the state seem to be at high tide just now. Quite a number of the factories are running day and night and at that are unable to keep even with their orders.

matter of subscription to stock in any kind of a company, they should exercise caution.

END OF THE WAR. Henry Clews, reviewing the business situation, says: "Wall Street has shaken oft its pessimistic humor and in its place

taken on a fit of optimism, accompanied by a general increase of activity. This was due mainly to developments in our foreign relations which, as usual, seem to control financial operations. The situation in Mexico at the moment is less serious than at one time feared, and served to divert attention from our German negotiations which had been decidedly upon the public nerve. A long and irritating struggle may be imminent, and the principal effect of recent developments has been to powerfully stimulate the preparedness movement; the country being ridiculously unready to carry on

an important campaign even in Mexico, should that become necessary. As an il

lustration of the division of

With the advent of the Wilson administration the era of class legislation passed out of existence. Labor, capital, big business, little business and all others are protected and regulated in a sane manner and honesty encouraged and enforced.

The greatest asset the Indiana democracy carries into the campaign is the record of the few years in which the party has held all the state oil ices and has held a majority in both branches of rtrit afcSiwwWy.' The r.t:U in tlw Democratic yearn has had more progressive legislation than in any thirty or forty other years combined since Indiana became a state.

Congressman John A. M. Adair, Democratic candidate for governor of Indiana, expects soon to be on the ground and starting his part of what promises to Im one of the movt vigorous campaigns ever waged in the state. He will viit every spot in Indiana where he can be assured an audience, or where a few people want to discuss with him the issues of the

campaign.

That, of course, is true. But it, should require no remarkable degree of penetration to see that the rule works both ways. If abstinence on the part of employes is a good thing for employers it must be a good thing for the employes. Efficiency, not morr.hty, is involved. H is, as the Brewers' Journal says, a matter of the pocketbook, but it ought to be clear that if a good workman, -who is sober as well as industrious, is an asset to the firm that hires him he is also an asset to himself. There is no "slavery" of any sort in that. Tt is a question only

of common sense. Indianapolis rw!.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. The State Department of Public In struction has just issued a very interest

ine pamphlet, attractively illustrated.

telling of the actual works being done under the vocational division, described especially as "home project works." It

treats of agricultural and domestic

science instruction, both in the cities and

on the farms. It is largely devoted to

market what is accomplished during the months

1'IIILII ZOKKCHKU. I'hilip Zoercher, reporter for the supreme and appellate courts of Indiana, is reading proofs n the .Vth appellate and the lS:ird supreme court reports. These complete the record of the two courts to November 13, 11113. .und this is as close as it is possible to bring these reports to date. When Philip Zoercher was a candidate for reporter of the upper courts in 1014 he culled the attention of voters to the fact that the printed reports of both these courts were fully two years ttchind the records ifnd if the thing continued at the same rate another two years they would be behind at lcat three full years. He promised if he was elected that he would bring lMth courts down to date before the end of two years, lie has kept his promise, as lias every Democratic official in the state house. He has more than kept his promise. lie has caught up within a year and his reports are the most complete that appear in the supreme or appellate court library. These reports are most important in helping the practice in all courts in the täte. This is why all the lawyers and judges in Indiana

would advocate keeping Philip Zoercher

forever in the position of supreme and appellate court reporter.

nrnAL credit tricksters. The United States Government has recently received letters from a number of farmers who have subscribed for stock in rural-credit companies, including socalled cooperative companies which apcar to have no real co-operative features. In some of these letters the complaint is made that the agents selling the stock make misrepresentations as to whom loans may be obtained by subscribers and that the companies later disclaim responsibility for the statements made by the agents. In a number of instances, farmers seem to have gained the idea from the agent that they would be able to secure loans within a relatively short time, and express disappointment on realizing that they must wait for an indefinite period for the promised loan

opinion, some stocks, especially munitions, advanced on the theory thut war with Mexico was probable and would be beneficial to such issues; while on the other hand certain industrials and railroads located within Mexico advanced upon the theory that efforts now being made to capture Villa would aid at least in apartial resumption of business in Mexico, and thus lead to their benefit. News of the war from KiirojH also created a more favorable impression, in that events of the last few days suggented an earlier termination of the war. AJj'Jl jnur nePDtiationji wjth Comany.

the strong defense at Venlun, and the resignation of Admiral von Tirpitz, who was probably responsible for the extreme aggressiveness of submarine warfare, also exerted a favorable effect. "The European war is on tottering legs and I anticipate that this summer will close up hostilities, ami that a start for final settlement all around will be made. None of the big nations will get away with any increased territory. The only change in that respect will be some slicing tip of the smaller nations, which will make for a more permanent peace, when it comes. This war will accomplish one great result. That is, it will show that all the nations involved have put up an amazing fight, and that the bravery of all has been equally creditable to their 1 r 1 . .l!i f..ll

colors, ;one nas snown a vwiuc leaiuer

anywhere. They have shown beyond

civil that their soldiers and people are

made of the same valiant material as are those of this country, as evidenced in our

Civil War, both North and South alike,

which is our proud record, and that is

convincing proof that there will never he

another such war. Neither will there he

again, between the great nations of

Europe, another such fight as at present, nor should there be between other great nations in other parts of the world, as the devastating European war makes It self-evident that there is nothing to be gained in the end from such huge struggles compensatory with the sacrifice of human life, destruction of property, general suffering and dreadful misery entailed thereby throughout the entire world. And all for what? God only knows!"

ear or an ear that will produce only weak, unproductive stalks, means a loss of $.1. If yon catch only one had ear, your testing has paid you a good day's wages. If you catch the average number, you've saved a week's pay in a win

ter afternoon."

DRIX K AND EMPLOYMENT.

Placing the entire question of the sale and consumption of intoxicants on the basis of economics pure and simple eliminates some phases of it that are esjeeially provocative of disagreement. This, apparently, is the idea back of an investigation recently made in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois and Pennsylvania, where 140 iron and steel concerns opened their doors to inquiry. What, they were asked, is their attitude toward employes who portake of alcoholic stimulants? Of the 140 corporations to whom the query was addressed, 113 made complete replies. As a result of these, the investigators made the following summary: Six of the 113 firms permit the use of alcoholic drinks in their shops or plants. One hundred companies not only prohibit liquor in their works. Eighty-three discriminate against employes who use intoxicants at any time, and will not promote drinkers. One hundred companies not only prohibit drinking during working hours but are carrying on a campaign to discourage drinking at other times.

of "summer vacation."

For instance there are "boys vTno did not attend school because they had lost

interest." In a few weeks, finding they

might learn a trade in addition to their

regular studies, they returned

In one locality, when tomatoes wore

selling in Indianapolis at twenty cents a

bushel and were being given away at the farms, a family of boys got some cans

and "put up" the fruit from a small

patch, realizing net about $1"0,

Other boy a who 'never did anything but loaf all summer" were.bm-y-jn'jng

hrgs or growing ."'V 11 1 1

in front and back yards. rl wen'

taught to make bread and and do

other things of practical value about the home. The repoits of seven vocational agricultural teachers who "worked during vacation" show that the youngsters who were "taught at home" had a ' labor and products income" from their employment while studying amounting to SM2.OOl.12. From twenty-one supervisors this result was reported: Miles traveled during the sum iner.lt, -US Number of visits with club members 4.7SC

PATRIOTISM. (Lyman Abbott.) A nation is made great, not by its

fruitful acres, but by the men who cul

tivate them; not by its great forests, but by the men who use them: not bv

its mines, but Jy the men who work in

them; not by its railways, but bv the

men who build and run them. Ameri

ca was a great land when Columbus discovered it; Americans have made it a

great nation.

In 1770 our fathers bad a vision of

a new nation "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all

men are created equal." Without an army thev fought the greatest of ex

isting world empires that they might

realize this vision. A third of a century later, without a navy they fought the greatest navy in the world that thev

might win for their nation the freedom

of the seas. Half a century later thev

fought through an unparalleled Civil War that they might establish for all time the inalienable right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A third of a century later they fought to emancipate an oppressed neighbor, and, victory won, gave back Cuba to the Cubans, sent an army of schoolmasters to educate for liberty the Filipinos, asked no war indemnity from their vanquished enemy, but paid him liberally for his property. Meanwhile they offered land

freely to any farmer who would live

upon and cultivate it. opened to foreign immigrants on equal terms the door of industrial opportunity, shared with them political equality, and provided by universal taxation for universal education. The cynic who can see in this history only a theme for his egotistical satire is no true American, whatever his parentage, whatever his birthplace, who looks with pride upon this history which his fathers have written by their heroic deed, who accepts with gratitude the inheritance which they have bequeated to him, and who highly resolves to preserve this inheritance unimpaired and to pass it on to his descendant enlarged and enriched, Is a true American, be his birthplace or his parentage what it may.

Worth Careful Thought Do you read the label to know whether your baking powder is made from cream of tartar or, on the other hand, from alurn or phosphate? Royal Baking Powder is made from cream of tartar, derived from grapes, and adds to the food only wholesome qualities. Other baking powders contain alum or phosphate, both of mineral origin, and used as substitutes for cream of tartar because of their cheapness. Never sacrifice quality and healthfulness for low price. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York

be of advantage both to the American farmer and to the cities from which he obtains his fertilizer.

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Net profit on projects report,.,1 ', $ ll.7ti-2.il-" Amount earned in addition to propect income 10!I2.13 Total lalor and product in-

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SEED OATS. Seed oats for the coming crop are receiving attention from Indiana farmers. The vitality of many oats inspected has been very low. The need laboratory at Purdue reporting on samples tested show a germination of 1-00. Goodrich Ilrothers, Winchester, Ind., re-

jairt that the best sample tested up to

The automobile show at Richmond has attracted quite a number of the Union county people northward this week. We hear a great deal about the condition of the county roads, their repair and upkeep. We also note that at every meeting of the county commissioners the repair and upkeep bills mount to almost staggering heights. It is safe to say that enough money has been, spent on the roads of the county in repairs alone to have built real roads roads that would have lasted many years. Yet,

date is less than 85. From every ! what have we! Most of them are cut source comes the complaint that seed! to pieces; few of them have very little oats are low in vitality and will give a 'gravel on them and most of that is

very low stand. The majority of samples tested is about (i0.

thrown off to the side ditches. It is our opinion that it will be a mat-

In order that farmers may know def-iter of only a few years until Union initely the vitality of their oats, l'ur- jcounty and the adjoining counties will due University offers to make germina- have either crushed stone or cement tion tests oil all samples submitted, i roads. These are somew hat costly, but Farmers interested should mail about ajthe repair bill for a few years will build four-ounce sample of oats to the seed; high class roads and they will last, with

University, Lafay

very little additional expense, for twenty years. It is a trifle costly at the outset,

laboratory, Punhu

ette, Indiana.

Indiana grows annually a large acre-il)Ut in t,,e onS nin U in omy.

age of oats. A poor stand means a lowyield. Do not plant seed until you know that it is of high vitality. Get in touch with the seed laboratory and get all possible information.

come.

SHED CORN. Fanners who take the advice of Carl Vrooman, the assistant secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, will test every ear of corn this year before they plant it. The seed corn situation, Mr. Vrooman says, is probably more serious now than it has been for years. On account of the late, cold season and the heavy frosts in the early part of last October, very little corn, nlccial!y in the northern half of the corn belt, ripened naturally and at the time of the first hard frosts much of it still contained a large amount of moisture. "Testing seed corn is always a wise precaution, said Mr. Vrooman, "but this year it is a necessary one. Every farmer should test his seed this spring by the individual ear test. No matter how much confidence you have in the man you buy seed from, make a test and know for yourself that the seed is good. If the seed is not good, you can get some other that is. "A number of seed men who have well constructed seed houses report that they find the early picked seed tests very satisfactory, but the seed picked later, even if properly dried, is very unsatisfactory. One test in northeastern Nebraska showed !H) of the early field-picked

seed to be good, while only tlS of the!

crib-selected seed germinated. In many sections of Northern Iowa and Illinois the percentage of good seed is much lower, even when the seed was picked before frost and properly dried, while seed picked from the wagon at husking

time, or from the crib is practically worthless as seed. One reason for this is that many farmers in this Met ion are raising corn of a very large variety which requires a full growing season, and this corn did not ripen lfre the early fro.-ds. "Under these circumstances, testing each ear Is simply good insurance. One

CITY G A It HAG K. -A survey of the nation Msotu7T.n

fertilizer materials has drawn attention to the large supply of these to be found in the accumulation of garbage in cities. This waste material contains nitrogen, phosphoric acid, ai 1 potash, which are recognized a essential to the production of large crops. Valuable a these elements are to the farm of the country, the garbage in which they are found is a source of trouble and expense to the cities. It seems, therefore, that this garbage can be disjoscd of most advantageously by returning it to the soil in the form of fertilizer. In cities of 100,000 people or more the

reduction of garbage by methods which

furnish a residue lit for fertilizer use has proved to be a profitable municipal enterprise, and in smaller communities it might well be self-sustaining. Numerous analyses of raw garbage show that, on the average, grease constitutes and of the fertilizer ingredients potash. (.:$; bone phosphate. 1; and nitrogen in the form of ammonia, 1. On this basis the value of a ton of raw garbage is about $", the grease being worth $3 and the fertilizer ingredients about $2. Since the grease Is of more value than the fertilizer, the reduction process is primarily designed to recover the grease. There are three principal methods of doing this. The garbage is cooked and steamed and then pressed dry and degreased in gasoline. Or, the garbage is dried directly in rotary hot air kilns and then degrcaaed in gasoline; or it is dried and degreused in one ojteration. As raw garbage contains 70 water and 3.f grease, the yield of the tankage residue of fertilizer should be alanit Thus, four tons of raw garbage should be made to yield one ton of dried

tankage and $12 worth of grease. In the retail market the dried tankage sells for about .$10 a ton .and at wholesale! for $7.50. There has beert no great llune- j tuation in these prices for some time. In actual practice, however, the percent-; age of tankage obtained is not usually 2.-. J At present, however, only six cities in the United States operate their ow n re-( ducing plants, and about twenty send

their garbage to privately owned plants. These produce in the course of a year 100,000 tons of tankage, or fertilizer, made from 1,04.".000 tons of raw garbage. If all of the 1!9 cities in the United States which have a population of 30,- ; 000 or over should adopt this method of garbage disposal, the total yield should be from f:J7,.r(M) tons to 1K17..VK) tons ofi fertilizer per year. This would be worth from $4,7X0.000 to $7,000,000. Additional fertilizer material could also be ob- j tained in the cities from dead animals, street sweeping and stable manure. j This subject, specialists in the U. S. Department of Agriculture believe, merits careful consideration, because it will j

THE EGG SHOW. .The .1,'urdue. Krjj ,1- is tq be held May 10, 11, and 12 in the Agricultural Hall of Purdue University. There will be classes for fanciers, farmers, high school students, commercial poultry men, Purdue students, ami for Agricultural experiment stations and colleges. The Show is managed by freshmen of the School of Agriculture, and is purely educational in aim and purpose. Since Indiana occupies a leading place among the egg-producing states of the Middle West, it is fitting that her poultry interests be nurtured in this wav. The Show is intended to encourage the production of more and better eggs; to in

terest farmers in poultry-keeping as a profitable part of the farming business; and to bring the poultry interests of the state into closer touch with the poultry department of Purdue and the splendid work it i doing throughout the state. .Purdue is a pioneer in the conducting of egg hows, having the honor of holding the lirst show of the kind in the United States. From that small beginning eight years ago, the show has grown steadily. Each year has noted a marked increase in the number of entries and the amount of attention attracted. Such state and nation-wide interest is significant for the poultry cause in Indiana.

Recent farm-management surveys indicate that the farmer with but little capital can, as a rule, make a better living by renting and operating a comparatively large farm than by putting his money into a small farm which he can buy outright.

NOTICE 0- FINAL SETTLEMENT W

ESTATE. Notice Is hereby irlven to the creditor, helm and legatees of Frank Fowler, IeceuKcd, to appear In the t'niort Circuit Court, held at Liberty, Indiana, on the 17th lay of April. 11U6, and nbow cause. If any, why the Final Settlement Accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved: and said heirs are notl tied to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. Si:.l W1TNKSS. the Clerk of said Court, this 21st day of March, 116.

TIH !s. J. TKMI'lil'iTIIN, 4134 Clerk of Union Circuit Court, rigmm & ltolerts. Attys.

ATTENTION, FARMERS

Remove Hog Cholera Germs.

The Silver Creek Fertilizer Company is lioenstl to remove cholera bogs. Save danger and labor of burning by notifying John Urevker. proprietor. Telephone 43-i, or night 2S7. SILVER UKKEK KKKTILIZEH CO.

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The Shoe Store Sale at Howe's Shoe Store will not last forever. We only have a limited number of pairs of Ladies' Patent Button $3.50 and $4.00 shoes, your choice $2.50. Our Ladies' and Children's Shoes which we are selling for $1.00 would not last twenty-four hours if all who read this knew it was a real opportunity to save 50c to $2.00. We haven't enough men's shoes to supply one-tenth of the men in Union county, yet they are going at a saving to you of 50c to $1.50 a pair. The thing to do is to come. J. P. HOWE, HSS'a