Ligonier Banner., Volume 47, Number 25, Ligonier, Noble County, 19 September 1912 — Page 4

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S ~ ~ What'Does the Farmer Get? .. =~ . - What dees tie American farmer get-out of e tayitty.~ ot T, o 1M he s engaged i i"ziisiijg-::iellit,il.ls',Li},l;i'j’is.libt:}_‘_e'h‘}';zl'i'}tl;jtlzleg?_gets’_ something. l _Tobe sure.the Southern Pacific raised the rate onlemons when' Mr. Aldrich | aaised the tariff; but the lemui_i graft is so lafrg‘(\i th 1‘( the grower, -really gets a | part-of it. e o . ‘ t e ; 11 the sAmerican farmer is_ engaged “in raising wool'the rgéts i wee, find bit of benefit from the tarifl. . The benelit is wee and. tiny because the Wil rust has managed to gét such a.congrel.of tle market thiat {he farmer id chieated ot of most of his *‘protection. R e . 11 the AmeriCan Farmer is enghged in ruising sugar-beets, he gets i lot of ~jiterature from the sugar trust, and some of this is sometimes tseful in “kindHng fires. Otherwise tlie sugar trust Has appropriated-the sentive” sugar - tarill to itself: and the beet sugar farmers of the west bave the Trdest Kind ".of i fight to keep the price of ‘beets ~where it: ought'to be under- absolutely free tradedn sugnl LOO o ol n S E e A Otherwise, the farmer. gets notlring ‘vut of the- taril='save “thie -privilege “of paying more for eNeryHIRG he buys- . =oAL e T 0 The farmerls \\‘h‘(};l’hﬁ_ sold ina-free trade warket, the market of . England. This country is still exporting wheat: and in the absence of a faymers’ trust.The price of ﬂle"t>xptiljt}eci'gngrpl\(xs fizes Lhe'»,:p'-r"-‘i(;e of t }F}Q’l’BSt;.";j<_)'!"Llne erop. ©The farmer’s beef and pork and-corn’ are sold'in I€, tradé. ma ket, for the siame reason. His cotton the suneé,~ His every othier erop the-same: with - s 0 few exceptions psaot 6o be worth recording. = (224 oy .- What does the Americait farmer get out ol the tarifiy . = - .. The privilege of multiplying someoneelse’s profits, Chicago Journpl. The demoerapic speaking campaign will begin in-dead ‘earnest during the - week'begining with the 16t Wwhen speakers: from. outside . the state will Crenter tor-ekpound phie gospel of democracy.. Mhe most distingiished of the . visiting orators for 1‘&.19_ week will'be Governor Robert B, Glenn: the famous wd eloquent reform goverrior-of Narth ¢laroliid; and Congressman William R Boorlardof Kansas City, one of the strong menof tlie national house of repikesentativés, A little later. both Senator Jolip W. Kern:and:Sénator B. . ~hively witl stump the state. The formet has cancelled his gutside engagenehits to. devote his entire time to the stateof Indiana, and he has altered s eg'i;;"i-nul plans to make but one épé,e,tg_h Lin ;ej)é:l) ‘congressiondl district. .. Flie Speakers Bureau of :the state “condnitioe has 4 long list of Indiana ~ speakers who are at the disposal of the coupty- committees. This' list, too long to puplish entire; embraces'ipractically every -speaker in the state. i Among them appéar the names of Major G- V. Menzies, ex-Speaker! A. J. Venneman,, Hon. {Cyrus ~E.L_j,)zn'ﬁi‘s,;,l_l(m.-fL.j.{‘},rt_}.‘}s?;}«;]{.}—l}{9;&;';;E(’)hl-\" Ei Lamb, ol C. €. Mafson, Cliude:6. Bowers, 1 fon. Themas H." K&kn,| Hon. ‘ Henry Warrnm. Judge Lawrence Becker, Hon: John 8. M¢Fadden, Col. C. Ty Jewett, - exsCongressman Henry U, Johnson, Hon."Dan..W. Sims, Hon, John W. Keal ~ingl Senator Proétor, Senator Stotsenberg,-Senator Kistneraand, ex-Congress-Cananyßob Miers. * Tliere isscarcely a‘com M'ul}‘)iﬂ_\f’;ﬁiﬂﬂﬁlé state that ig ot repcresented on- thie list with a speaker or-4wo, and he intense interest being’ " felt in thie suceess «:)I’,;\Vil:ak,ih and Ralston. I»Shm\n by the- largé: number - of splendid, \;'n:f;‘sl\'ux;sk’y'\.\jho-','l"’m\'Q{ilot-.l'le-_i’éttf)i-’;;h{(? been at theservice of the com- _ The attempt of Mr. Beveridge to makg;¢apital oyt of hisintroduction” of S cbdlds Tabor bill'whicl never became a la%f has citased eonsiderable discus~sion as to what has been done in Iridiana to pievent/¢child labor,” It hias been Crecailed srecentiy that the first child Jabordaw ever enacted in the state was introduced;in the legislature by United States Senator-Jghn W. Kern' wlieri © he -wus - member—of the state serfate yeas ago, . This "laj\‘w‘“f'\ﬁ'als considered - stromgatstiie time but the changes in_{indx"iéﬁf’iu‘l'épmglit‘iqﬁé’l;p{éi_'d_e imperative the -\l;}eugﬂ:en-ing’?_of. tlie law. Tl republicans were in: eontrol’of the state ~ legislature for years; both times Beveridge wils elected to the Senate but T nothing was done to strengthien the law until the Democrats again ¢ame into ‘ol of Hoth branéhes of the legistature in 1911 at which . time “thes child Libir law was strenghitened, angl it.is no® being rigidly enfogeed by theé demoerat i.-‘l";,mor_y-inspect,m_'.'s‘. (Tlius; it is -'QUil‘;’ﬁ@(Lf(gj{U@,;tl_;e;mﬂ‘;v thing -ever done . i s state to lessen the evil of child laborlias been dong/by-tlie Democrats, - In e legislyture 0f,1893 and again in 1011, Meanwhile, i}¥s suggested that the Jindneial agent of the Bull Modse noninee fopgivernor of Indiana is - fieorge W. Perkins of the Harvester trust in the m#fs of which.children are ‘worked under most vielous conditions. -« eel o lll«;'";:' e " "The attacl of the Republicans and Bull Moosers “onethe democratic nspection department and the “aceounting board, made impressive by the adoptionrof this line of battle by Durbia in, his key-fiote speech has lead to a. “harp reply from the state officials: “They. ate how discussing-the disgraceful - disclosures.of the various forms of traft'in ‘végue i 1 the buareau of mines = under Epperson,-the appointee of Durbin:: Fhe Democ¢rats and the, account- - ing board found that he was pocketing the excess of. miners feés over tie expenses of the examination iﬁsﬂefaq of ‘t;iri{riifr'i‘guit uver to the peaple’s. treas: oury: Umat hig clerk was raising vouchers and receiptsto the extent of thous- - ands: thaf he was paying his living expénses ab Indianapolis out of the public Areasury, The much abused demderaticiaccotinting board gaught him' ’g‘w:ii%ll “he ghods” and the democratic attorney-genéral his%iready forced him: fo 47 disgorge a’ portion. of -the loot, whiléa suit-is now pending in the Greene Circait Court to fored him to pay in thebalanee, ‘wmounting to. over $lOOO. “Fhis.dst not the. only piece of graftpr mismanageniént-discovered in the - State House and, the Democrats are prepiared to show 'why Durbin and. Beéyeridge. are indignant over the work of thié accounting board. - Under‘deino- © cratic Control mattersare so arf_iuiged_,='L;l}iiﬁi‘§?}"dr‘;\;‘; penny- beloriging to tlie Jpeople goes” intd. the: freasury, andif the Dgmocrats are given time, more money than is now in the-poekets of individuals:will be Torced-back into the -thepeople'stpgasils L O nail i e i P = e e « The keynote speech of \Calif_ii_d'zr_ﬁe_ ‘Be\j{eﬁzizdgéjl'l:‘l:3?"l)@'{l'tiisgtxssgd' An politi ©wal eirdles during the week,.quite 4s much-be¢auselof the things he omitted *. 1o sayas for winit he said: “The consensus of opinion is that his sinéerity - will begravely donbted by all familiar with the political situation in Indiana . bwolvears ago tintil he can give a satisfactory explanation for His failure .to to write into the state platform of that year the alleged “‘refarms” lie is fiow advocating, 1t is-admitted that scales may, fall from 2 man’s eyés, but -in ‘s s;‘reef'ﬂ‘l\l L Beveridge déeclared . that he had favored these new isins for - vears but that the bosses prevent him from hdving them written info the Platform. of thed républican party. “His opponents are.calling attention to . thedact that the republican state eonvention of two ydars ago had. but -one boss and that was Beyerfdge. He dictated theXplatthrm: to the crossing of s and the dotting of i's and was boss entough to keep the county option plank fout, of the 'flatfft)rm. “ Now the question that is being put to Mr: Beveridge - is, why didn’ you write these isms into your platforn two year ago . when 1 |ln-his speeeh of acceptance Gov.;Wilson Liad this to'say “on the Tariff; {9 The }‘f]¥'isi()‘fi - shouldbegin with the'schedules whichi have been most ofyi- . ously-uded ‘to kill gompetition and o raise prices in the United States, _arbi- * tratiily and without regard to the.prices perfaining elsewhere in tlie markets “of the world; and-it should before itus finished or intermitted be extended to’ every item in every Séheviulewhichnzf%s{nyopportumt; for monopoly, for ~specidl advantage to-limit groups of-heneficiaries, or for ;S.L:%Yt)sidizéd‘?;coxltr(}]' of “any kingd in' the markets or the enterprises of the country: until special favors - of every sort shall ﬁﬁv%ﬁ‘-és.bébl,litﬁiﬁviﬂﬂmm} and every part of our laws “of taxation shall have been transformed from asystemof governinental patronage into 4 system of jusb and feasonable charges which <shail fall’ where “they- will ereate the feast burden. . When we shall have done that, we can fix questions of revenue and of business adjustment in a ‘new spirit -and with #clenr minds. We shall then be partners with al the business men of tic country, and a day of freer, more stable prosperity shall have dawned.” * |

.| Wilsonand Johnson. . ‘ In dn cx(-c‘l]ent speech which he delivered before the Press Club in New York, Governor Wilson said: I'am'not one of those who_ believe/ that the right tactics ip polities is to depreciate the men you are opposed to. and te belittle and misrepresent the forces {vil@lr‘, which you have to contend. "1t nu?g'ht ~to be a frank, straightt‘mwvz}rd and fair vd‘e.térl,nin;;-v tion of what e are to agree.upon dnd do, and how. we are to do. it in the ereat, field nfﬂ!;nur covhmion action.. © This was npt a fine sounding declaration. to be followed by rapses into offenses - personalities. The tone_ of thie speech was admirable throughout. It must have made those who heard it feel pride in the speaker as a representdtive American citizen. - " A few. daysibefore Governor Johnsoir- of California sddd in a speech which he malte before the Progressive convention in ()}}iu‘i e P It s with s@hume as an American citizen that I say that.today the most Thumiliating «%Lumwter in all Atherican history is the president of thie United States,. - L)L Mg : : That is putiting' the presidént down in the dcptg‘hsf not only. below politi¢ians who Have been used as examples of evil %iq_n the present ci{mpui;:n, Jlike- Penrose; but below Platt and Quay and Tweed . and Croker and Arnold ;'m(i%' Burr. . Unfortunately, American history furnishes types in plenty of men strong -in thind but weak in morals, of men stupid and debdsed; of then brilliant and debased, -hutl('“-n\:él'no‘L Jolinson has discovered to his shanje that not one of them is such a humiliating character as the president. s = Since thé president’s life has - been one of mury achievements of a high geder from his youth wup,- since- the repord shaws that he is a man of ability and integrity, he will probably survive the ;\'g;inne that the governor feelss bul “the governor had better conquor his |{fatal torrent of words that his own{shame may overwhelm him. He I&{:l,\' -profit by making a study of lGovernor Wilson, who v}u'ls a ‘decent - l'ésp(:%ct;' both for the otlice of president an¢l the able and upright ,\merif('zm‘vifLi‘Z(}h who'holds the oftice. | __Chicavo Récord-Herald. =+ = -

Completing the Panama Canal. Tt has been officially announced by the Na vy I >{3pu rtment that the Panama Canal will.be upeifed' to traflic in the autumn of 1913. - Fhis indicates that previous. unofticial - estimates. of the date of completion have not been far wrong and that the report of . the istlmaian canal “commission, made public last Octobers was '{)nt sliglitly oversanguine -in fixing the date of opening as June 1, 1913, | o “Some heavy landslides hjive oceurred recently along the canal, and these, of eourse, may be followed by others, so that more work will have to be done than can now De foreseen. But as tlie Navy Départment isplam’x;jhg on opening nokt: autumn . the commercial world probably will be safe in aceepting that as the time of opening. = In 19057 she international board of engineers reported that the canal pr’(_»l)— ably could be opened Jan. 1, 1915..The San Franciseo exposition to celebrate the openingg wil}—i;)egir;)‘ on that datel That.the work of building the cahal has. progressed \s'u[ well'as to win the admiration of the world for those in charge of it is well known. _The United Stabes may well'be proud of the men who have brought this gigantic task'so near completion. —Chicago Times-Herald. . . S )

Mr. Bryan a Successful-Man. Of the new political ideas which pass current in our time, more by far have been sh:u)ed by Mr. Bryan. or at Jleast passedjon by him from his popu-_ llst. inheritance, than have come into being fromi any other Single}source; Tor as everybody knows, Mr. Roosevelt’s familiar image amtl superscription have been stamped on .coin annually borrowed from histival’s mint. The' publieci l\ of cun}‘paign expenditures. the election of ‘senators by the people, the system of direct nominations, initiative, referendum and all the paraphernalia’ of - direet goverr: ment based upon complete (:2)1’1!1'(](3;‘)(-6 in thepeople—.all these eclectic issues, from whatever. source dérived, were articles of Mr. Bryon’s faith wher Mr. Roosevelt's ereed knew them' not. . It ista safe’ assertion’ that in, the making of the American mation today out of the materials 8f 20 years aga Mr. | Bryan | has been the largest persomal factor. And if this be true, then indeed be is a successful 'mzm‘__-.}' September” Atlantic, e |

i Give the Childrena Chance, ; The city of tomorrow depénds upon the children playing about the sand lots of today and it is only fair that the children should be given a uh:‘mue_ to idev,e;lop, hezﬂt}‘_{y bodies. With the growth of the city, the opportunity to enjoy a healthy romp in the open air is taken away from many children. "The open spaces give way to bni'ldin;rs,' and 'the’-gmﬁsy lanes . become paved streets, t:\rowd%q with traffic.and dangerous to the little ones who venture to leave their homes for a-moment. ' The children of the central distriets grow stunted in |stature | and Teeble in body froml being penned, within the four walls of -their home, and the ecity suffers as a result,— Springtfield {Ohio) Sun. =~ = * : .~ AlChange of Feed, = ' - James Newcastle left -the Elkhart ‘county poor house near Goshen, be‘cause the fare and surrqundings there did not suit him, and_ tinally obtained admission t 0 the Kalamazoo cotinty home through misrepresentation as to his place of residence. When the trick Was discovered Newcastle wasg hustled back into Hoosierdom and ‘will have another try at the Elkhart county intitution. | : . :

. Don’t Like It. : “No mun.huqﬁs any business’ purchasing an autonobile unless hie has lots of money tp maintain it and to keep! things going 1;11. home, providet he is a man of family,” said a Peru business man in moderate cireumstances the other (&\‘e'n{ing who . had "~ added dtouring . car t his ¢arthly possessions some months. ago. . “If he has™ a big bank n("m)uii{r and- M mmgot have to depend’upon |his business to muke ends meet, it is all right. but otheywise, look outl” TR HGetting t,ixLé(l of ‘the machine already?” inquired a friend who stood neuar, and whq also was a’ recents purchaser ofan automobile. y “No, I'm ngt tired of the mathine, but I am’tired of the way things have ‘been going onfat home for the past month or two. Before 1 bought ar automobile 1 jalsviys could find ‘-ml' wife at home at meal times and at bed time. too, for that matter: bnt: now its all .different. When "1 go home to supper I aw not certain whethier T will find my wife there or not. but it very frequently happens that i»nSlezi(hJl‘ my meal being “ready I will find a note'on the (&ining‘ rooi table stating -that -she hgs gone 1o Kokomo, Rochester, Wabash, Logansport or some [other nearby town for yran outing.” | - oA Now he s;ny?e when the car Iy worn l out he will ’t!‘zule it. for 4 l’t’.u‘}'tun' county farm. | But heimay get [fooled avain. - Rochester Sentinel, -

- . |Plain Talk. : ‘ - The 1‘01)11!)1%;111:\' of 1 &1(“‘111\{\ are-coni-soling themsgives very hnuch ovér the loss of the brilliant Deveridge, who was chairpan of the Roosevelt national co,n\fem.-i‘un, in that the party will be that fhach cleaner because of Beveridge's i‘\\'ell'known averindulgence in cigarettes and booze. When Rev. Teetér.; the Chaltaungua platform marmagef, was hiere, in' reply to an inquiry frem the writer as to the report that Beveridee was a booze fighter, he said that_ it was only -too true, and tha I",e\'e!'%ff?gc Was th;m\ly U n‘ite‘(l-SL:nyef?p senatorvever tg be Garried out of the Senate clgamber diiink. The Starke County (lmi) [Republican thus consoley the . remnant of the g. 0. p., “Bev. has gone. May his cigarettes zmgﬂ his booze go with him: 1t is’ fortunate that the bone ahd sinew of ‘this “grand old -republican party is not inade-up of such men . as he.” Tt is too bad that such brilliant statesmen should fall from their high pe(l'é,%‘tul throngh the infamous drink traftic.Coldivater Sun and Star. :

. ) El'e#tion”lnspectp;ﬁs. o e " At the last.meeting of the county commissioners the following e]eﬂlimll inspectors for the several,precinets in the county |[were selected: Several changes will ’pm[;ubl_v be made.at. the October meeting of the commission1. John Beasley: 2. Commodore Baker: 3, Edward ' Cline: '3}, Cliarles Shearer: 4, Clayton Irwin: 5.- Harlan Gibson: 6, Levi Glant: 7, Wilkam Shewalter: §, Kdward, Pricketts . Y, Geotge Keln(fr: 10, William Sparrow: 1% Johin Earpliart: 12 Carlton Saorfus:” 13, Mayshal Young: 14, George Briumbaugh; 15, Frank Hanlon: 16, Van Melvin:| 17, Loman Baker; * 18, W, A, Tmes: 20, Irvin Myers: 2f, George Shu’ﬂ'J:r; _’.’ Cyrus \‘\Tgx'tf:.‘ 23, ‘Albert Russelly 231, Charles Becky man; 24, ¢ O, Ulline 2450 Jehn Campbell: 23, 'U. 7C. ‘Brouse: 26, W. L. Baughman; 27, Frank Koon: 28, Peter l?()]:xlnz 20, Georve Bricker: 30.. David Eberly: 31, George Smith: 32, Ralph liztll'crts‘\'. S ~";‘:”'

B ’Lerrnonade For Alls 2 o * The M. Rumley company figures that «it * wil 2! have nn}%c efticiency by se}'firlg 1'91'1"«3;!].1-“1@:115 during the afternoons. This|is being'done at present undér the'_dirreotimfof Riley Schenck, who is at the| head of the: safety department. ’ : I i ‘ Every afternoon 270 gallons of lemonade are llim(le and distributed by carriers t]lg‘<bllg‘]l eacli, department. To distribut}e this amount of lemonade -it requires’ eight dozen white enamel buckets, fwelve dozen enamel dippers, I‘r)r’t7'\ff-liv‘cf[dn;cen'v lemons, 100 pounds of sagar and 200 pounds of ice. About sevehﬁ_v gallons are distributeds in the foundnp', wliere 550 men_ are employed: ninetfy gallons to the steam plant, where there are 750 men, and 115 gallons at tvhg‘(.}il pull.with its 950. men. ‘, . - The new plan hasg proven very suecessful, as th (fomzm_ny finds that the men.do not bp(-,umc so fatigued duripyg these hot days when something (‘O-, freshing is‘served. —Lagorte Ikerald, -

- Who is Progressive? =~ It is probable that Gav. Wilson will enter the cainpaign in New Jersey to light Jim Swiith for Uhited Slr.ltcs. senator. Wilson represents the proig‘re{nsive and popular movement and Smith.represents the reactionary and “sta.ndput element. 1t is logical for i Wilson to oppose Smitl. There realh.y_a.re but two: pdrties 1w i this country. Tley gn‘e the progressives and. the standpatfers. The former stands for popular rights and the.bet‘terment of the gvhole people and the latter stand for the special intérests of the few. Everybody _is in one of’ these classes or the other bui the outgivings of some men. are 8o upoéryphal that one may not know, at Lhé] present moment, how. to classify them.—Gary Post. . T ¢ St;a\?/ Vote at Elkhart. l L . Taft f{inislied at the bottom of the list in a “straw vote” taken at the plant of the Crow ~Motor Car conpany: Following is the vote. [-Wilson, | 29: Roosevelt 18; Debs, 6: Taft, 3 total b 7, In i.H)()H.tﬁgsc men Voted! as follows: Taft, 33 Bryan, 11: Debs, 6. Goshen News-Times, © - | ~ Call and look at our new fall piece goods before buying. P. J. Ga;n’ey.

“U. B. Conference Appointments. . The annual conference ol the U. B. chiureh closed a suecessful meetitig at Wahash last Monday. The following assignments for the year were made: ‘Adamsville 8 Snyder; Albjon. John W. Miller: Anibia, J.-C. Bailey; Angola, to be supplied: Atwood, C. A, Spefler; Battle Ground,. R. C. Dillman: Bourbon: and: Etna. Green, W. 11. Ritténhouse: Bremen to- be Ssupplied: - Bremen cireyit, H. G. Pence: Brimtfield, A. ¥'. M¢Cloe: Brook W. P. Alice: Noble and Butler, E: B. Kensiner; Butler civenit, M. V. Mulkin; fmyl{ef. Joo AL Farmer; Churubusco, W. I Portner: Clarksville, W. ¥. Pellaft: Claypool,|Noah MeCoy: Colburn, 8. M. Hill Cpliins, Bert Chambers: Converse,J. Lickes:Columbia City, W. 1L Fetto: Craigville, V. L. Richart: ‘l)udsvi‘l?e;‘ tg be supplied: Decatur, L. W. Lobe: Donaldsgon, to be supplied; ‘Elkhart €astie. J. W. Lake. Elkbart seconid,, A, W. Phillips. .Erie; W. E. Coaker: Frankfort B. F. Thomas: Erank fort eircuit. . A..Sherrill: Fort Wayne, GF. Byrer: {"lif[tm.x. W. N, sherrill:-Galveston,. C. 11. Trinkle, Gilboa, A. Ciond:* Goblesville, W. R, Stanley. Grassereci, J, . Coverstone: Green Center, Voris Lieteh: Greentown S. A: Richardson: Huntington, C. A. Therne: Indiana ¥illage, 11, D. Meads: ‘Kokomo, R A. Smith: Lafavette, C. A Sickafopse: Laketon, .0, Milner, Livotier, J. W. Boybert: Logansport. L Moo Miller, Monrvoeville. K. N, Balton: Mongo, to be supplied: Méntniorenei, Laurad -Cline: *Morodco, J. N, Horner: Mulberyy, J. AL Kek: Nappanee. A. M. Camfins: Newville, O, P, Givens: Novth Judson, .. 0. Brook: North H:111&1;0;\":0:".&’.). BrWells: Ossian J. WL Lowers Otterbein, O; 8.. Wells: are, FUGrot: Péru, L L. Shatfer: Pleasant. J. 8. Clocker: Pleasant Lake, 'G.E, Landen: Plymouth! H. T, Yager: Rich Valley, E. A, Goothwin: Roanoke, J.CoAlbrights. Roctiester, 1L B. Butler: Rochester cireait, 7. Dixon:® Solo-; mons Creek, 5. Sinions: South Bend. C. V. Muily: South Whitley, 1. 1. Millgr. S\v;mnhlgim‘:. W. G. Schaefer: syracuse,. L. 10, Jddaton: Twelve )lil@;‘ R. G. [Tpson: Tener. 8., F. Richer: Walkerton, D. W, Zartmah: Warsaw, J. AGroves: “Warsaw circeuit, J. W. Hindbaughs W ashington Center. J. L, 'Koléey: Waterloo, 17 Po. Overmyer: Young America. W. B. Taylor. . ) Prominent .\."{Een at Lagrange. 1 'Rubb;‘i, Widdell, secretary of the p:lgi’a‘nge Corn: School association has Qng‘ug‘ed'.~;;‘)e:xlwrs for the corn show, to be Tield next, month: Those engaged 1o date “foilow: Philip T.. Cogrove,. president Michigan -Good Roads association (Wednesday ¢ det. 2.). Avery M. Groves, Fort Wayvne, (Thursday.) Hon Samuel M. Ralston, democratié candidate Tor ;;’uﬁ'ermnﬁ of Indiana; -Gin{g)rd_ Pinchot, former dhief forester, (Friday.) P . . Arrangemengs are being ‘made to have James Wilson, secretary of “agriculture, and also Governor Cluts. S. Oshorn of Michigan and L. B. Glore of Lranklinglnd., corn king of the world!. W, \g\". Herendeen will have chiarge of the horse show on Thursday and . Wade will supérintend. the farm collection exhibit. o " Charles W. Post, . Battle Creek, Mich.. gives $5O for the best 10 ears Fof yrhite (,~<>ll_'nj and Leon Rose prizes O $4O, $20.510 and ss4or the best ears "of vellow corn. :

.. Back to Mature. Bankers, merchants, manufacturers inl([‘t‘:lili'(m‘l presidents almost unafiimously predict.p vevival pf' prosperity whichs they say awill be bottomed upon ibundant erops, - We believe that this is the first time since Mark Hanna's day that we have had forecasts of prospelrity that did not rest upon tarifls, subsides, rei)z;‘i;eg, favor and sharp practice. 1t is all the more noteworthy, too because most of these profits of plenty accept as aimatter ug course the idea That there is soon to be an important politicgl change at Washington. Is it possible that some of the pros{Je}“it_\v';_l_)f)‘».\' discerned by the watchmen on the towers of legitimate business is to be traced to| just laws and kymcﬁst covernment in ﬂm sspect? When We-attribute, our richies to bountiful nature we may be more refuctant to worship the " Dingleys, Paynes, Aldriches and Smoots.—-New . York Wik R ' r § 'For Society’s Defense. _ “The papers of the state are many of Lifam edrnestly advocating the amplification of tlie Indiana law which profv"'y.les for the sterilization of contirmed eriminals to include confirmed epilepticsand other mentally impaired unfortunates who beeause of the crowded condition of our insame hospitals are AUill sutfered to ruh at large. The arguments advanced are. weighty and unanswerable and it is within the bounds of high probability that the Tt T 5 e legislature will take .advanced action along this line. The movement is one whith looks to the best - interests. of society and to the protection of future generations, and it commands the endorsement of not only the medical profession, but of the more intelligent element of the 'laity! as well,—Fort Wavne News. o o :

.~ At Wawasee Next Year. The Wabash Plain él')ozller gives a long' report off the annual reunion held at flTuntington, last Thursday, of the 14th! lnd)ill.nu Battery of which Edward Dbitton is a member.. The next reunion will be one ‘of the ‘mogt pretentious gatherings ever held: and “alreally the members.are a nticipating the pleasures of ’\nextj year’'s meeting when the survivors will be entertained by Edward Ditton of Syracuse and Dr. Leslie Stephenson of Wabash at the Ditton Tlotel at Lake Wawasee. The meeting will last for two diys.— Sp”rm:fus»e Journil. el ' Read: King & Weavers prize corn contest ad, i o o

: "The Car Shortage.. s - The car'shortage whi¢h has been predicted fwg some weeks In expectation ‘of crop - Iyoving has reached -a serious stugs Already there is reported considerable congestion in railroad 'i‘»ennhmi,\ W Chicago, K:ulsus‘ City, Minneapolis, Duluthand Toledo, | This islatgely due 1o the sudden rush of spring wheat from the nurth\\{est,} altliough there is congestion as well in the effort to meve other commodities. " Norfh -Dakota is i;eginningf to ship the largest wheat tonnage for a single St_l‘:l(’. the crop amounting to 105,000,000 bushels. - The rajlrodads are taking emergeney megsu rds to deal with the situhtion and are urging shippers to unload all,cars as prompt1y as possible and to place «ir?lers early so.that goods may be shipped before the greater volume of the winter freight fmu\e,nﬁ:‘.r is under way. One of the featureS whiclr have ‘cons tributed tu the sitnation has been the recent ldlwr troubles in the repair shops of viarious” Jaree roads” in- the Aiddle west, No far as the shortage 'r'enccts‘hig crops and prosperity thére is a silver lining in the cloud, although Crops must-be carried to market to be of value. But-the fact that the shortage as.alleged by experts is !:n';;'cl}" due to inetiicient and inferior motive power, particularly on sowe of the the smaller roads in the south and middle west, is less a matter of congratulation.— Springtlield (Mass) Repubitcan, - ‘ .

‘ s Married at Fort Wayne., .~ A very protty :u;_-'f simple ‘wedding oceurréd yesterday aftertioon at the home of Lir. and Mrs, [Garrett Van Sweringen. of “West Wayne strget. when Mrs. S\\(fringcn'é bis-tel-'.'_.\biss Leah Zink, the daughter.of Mrs. )T;n‘y Elizabeth Zink. of Bikhart was quietly married to Mr. Don 1% Mungen.: the son of Mrs, John J. Mungen, of Harrison street. Plie ceremony was performed at three o'clock inthe présence of only, imntedinie relatives. the Rev. Arthur J. Polsown. pastor of the Plymouth ("(mj,t'ro;::x‘a.i«m:-! chureh dificiating. The b)'iric woie a becoming tailor suit of d:n'_klhluo and a chitfon blouse, ITer hat was of the same color. | Immediately after the ceremony the wedding supper ‘was served, after which the bride and groom deft for an eastern trip. The bride is.a very. pretty voung woman and has a ¢harmPg unassuming manner. My, Mungen has always made Fort Wayné . his \lmmé. with the exception of several years, when he was with the Westing‘house in Pittsburgl. where he was suceessful. At present he isa factory economic expert at l:n\\'s(:;x'rs. lis genial nature has won for him many warm friends 'c\'er,\jwhere.w Journal Gazette. . - " - 'Will Come In Fourth Place. i Thewstate board, of election commissioners at a special meeting Satyrday ‘decided that the bull moose ticket in Indiana showd have fourth place, reading from left to right on the ballots to be printed af once by the board for- the November elections. The bull moose party will succeed the Deople’s party on the ballot in Indiana and the democrat, republican and prohibition parties will precede it. The order of the tickets will be as-fol-lows: - Democratic, republican, prohibition, progresfive. By statute it is prescribed that the democratic and republican tickets shall’ be the first two tickets appearing oh the ballot from left to rieht. L

: Registration Day, October 7. The next period for the registration of voters will -begin Monday, Oectober 7. Perspns who have not yel.registered will not be entitled to a vote unless they register at: that time. One thing which is not generally understood is that all persons who - have already registered but have since moved to different precinets must get éel'_t;ificzltfes of such change from the county auditor and register again October 7. ' - - S S . 'l : ‘ A Good Idea. , Noble county delivered-all registration supplies by automobile. saving a good sum of money. Under the law inspectors are allowed $4£.00 a day for miaking the trip forsupplies, but much of this was saved by thetnew method. Elkhart county might. profit by the idea, and kcdp ‘down the -enormous cost of registration.-—Goshen Newss Times. . . S @iy This- saves the taxpayers of -the oml}lty about $3OO on. ldst registration and is the best evidence in the world that the democratic. county officials are doing- their best’ to keep down expenses. _ . - . Corn Crop Made. % The corn crop is virtually mwade. But little soft corn is found and that ‘only on low lands. where p}:néting‘ was very late. This will assure to Elkhart county one of the largest..corn crops every raised, beside more acreage was ‘planted owing to so much frozen out wheat.—News-Times. , . [Skill in Onion Topping. Think ‘of topping 135 bushels of onions in one day. This is what :Walt’er Spitler, near Columbia City; did on last Wednesday with a pajr of sheep ‘shears., 'thjreiis a big rivairy between experts, but so far Walter carries off the best. | -

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