Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1904 — CRUMPACKER TALKS [ARTICLE]

CRUMPACKER TALKS

Gives His Views on the Question of the Pay of Rural Mail Carriers. ; HANLY SANGUINE 07 SUCCESS Watson Gets a Kenomination Receipt* of a Patti Concert At-tached-State Notea. Indianapolis, March 4. —E. D. Crampacker, representative from the Tenth Indiana district, has reached Indianapolis from Washington and will be at the Claypool hotel for two or three days. He says his trip is not political. Tlie business of the house wag such that he thought he could leave for a few days. He will return to Washington in time for the postoffice appropriation bill, whlcb, he thinks, will not come up before Monday/ Pay of Kara! Carrier*. There is great Interest In this bill, because it deals with the pay of rural carriers. The postoffice and post roads committee has agreed on a bill increasing the pay to $720 a year and depriving the carrier of the right to do any other business whatever. Crumpacker was asked for his position on this bill. “I am in favor of allowing the rural carrier to do errands for the farmer,” said Crumpacker, "under such regulations and for such pay, if any, as the postoflice department may determine. Rural delivery is essentially for the farmer, and I think that it is proper for the carrier to accommodate him in this respect. What Crumpacker Opposes. “But I am opposed to letting the carrier act as agent and solicit for any business or for any publishing house. If the carrier is asked to do an errand, for instance to buy a quartet's worth of tobacco, it could be provided that a written order should be made hy the fainter.” The date of the congressional convention in the Tenth has not yet been set Crumpacker will probably not be opposed for renoinination, Hanly Think* It a Cinch. “I believe that I am going to be nominated,” said P. Frank Hanly, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, who was in Indianapolis. “The situation looks very good, and within a few days you will find that it looks still better.” President Roosevelt Indorsed. Shelbyville, Ind., March 4.—James E. Watson, of ltushville, was renominated for congress from the Sixth district by the Republicans for the fourth time. The delegates to the national convention are F. M. Roots, of Connersville, and John J. Wingate, of Shelbyville. The delegatee were instructed for President Roosevelt. It was announced (hat Charles L. Henry would not be a candidate for national committeeman. This leaves the field to Harry S. New for re-election.

PATTI’S RECEIPTS ARE ATTACHED Diva’s Manager Runs Up Against a Writ VVliile at tbe Indiana Capital. Indianapolis, March 4.—The box receipts of Mme. Patti’s concert were attached by the Detroit Free Press Publishing company. Tbe writ does not concern the diva personally. It is against the Gran company and calls for $275. Frank McVeigh, treasurer of the company, says he will not pay the bill without being compelled to. The bill Is largely for sheet and window posters shipped to Cincinnati and other cities where Patti appeared. McVeigh's contention is that the posters were full of mistakes and wrong names. The trial was set for March 14. Must Wear the Union Button. Jeffersonville, Ind., March 4.—After Monday night a boycott will be declared against all clerks not wearing the union button. Each clerk who is at present in good standing with the union will be presented with a- button bearing on its face “Mardh” in red letters. At the end of this month the ■’March” button will be taken up and ail clerks whose dues are paid will get an “April” button. Tbe labor unions approve of the button plan, and have declared their intention of refusing to buy from clerks not wearing the button. Block Coal Miners Preparing. Brazil, Ind., March 4.—lt is now known that the miners of the block coal field have been preparing for several months for a general strike of the coal miners. The men have had Bteady work and- have been making good wages. They have not been spending money so freely as a few years ago. They have been saving their wages to carry them over a long strkie.

Accelerated the Fire with OIL Bedford, Ind., March 4.—Mrs. Frances Luttrell used coal oil to accelerate a fire in the kitchen stove. An explosion resulted, which tore the stove to pieces and seriously burned the woman, particularly about the face. Her eyesight may be ruined. She la hi a precarious condition. Portland Is a Wot Town. 2 Portland, Ind., March 4. —Thia city la havng the worst flood of years. Water is a foot deep on tbeprincipal streets and there Is fourteen inches of water in .the coart house basement // ■ ' *