Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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A LOTTERY? GUESS NOT.

At Least Uncle Sam Says It Isn’t, And His Word Goes.' A SLIGHT TECHNICAL MISUNDERSTANDING, THAT WAS ALL,

And Our Piano Contest Is Still Booming, While “Clarkey” and ills Man Friday Are Weeping Tears Of Blood and Rubbing Their Bruised Shins. Readers of the various newspapers of Jasper county are familiar with the attempt of the editor of the Rensselaer Journal, through his man Bowie, to kill The Democrat’s piano contest by having the postoffice department declare it a lottery and therefore exclude from the mails any advertising regarding the same. This was done, they claim, because of The Democrat’s legitimate move to confine the Kankakee Valley Review, printed in Rensselaer —and for most part a reprint copy of the Rensselaer Journal, and edited by both Clark and Bowie—to one particular county, instead of mailing a few copies of the same paper at different postoffices in different counties and gathering up legal notices, etc. that really should be published in the bonafide newspapers of each of such counties. Such publications could be legal, in the opinion of good lawyers, in but one county, and the justice of our contention in this line must he apparent to every news, paper in the country and to every man of ordinary intelligence. The Review, however, is a creature of Clark’s invention, to aid him job printing and legal publications in morthern Jasper and Newton counties that could not nor would not be published in his own paper, the Journal. This perfectly proper move of ours —which was also a protection to people who might have legal publications made in that paper that might in later years cause them considerable vexation, expense and litigation if the publication was declared illegalcaused both Clark and Bowie to whet their knives for The Democrat. They say that the move to shut off The Democrat’s piano contest was in revenge for our move to confine the Review to its proper territory, but we have some good evidence to show that the move was hatched up and started before we done anything to confine the Review to its proper field. However, they finally got a letter from the postoffice department (so they say) to the effect that the contest conflicted with the regulations of the department regarding lotteries, and any advertising pertaining thereto was not admisable to the mails. This gave them lots of enjoyment, and the way they fell into each others arms And wept tears of joy for having “spiked” The Democrat’s piano contest and stopped its rapidly growing circulation was a scene for the gods. The trouble with Clark and Bowie, however, is that they tried to kill big game with too small a gun, and their “spiking” process wouldn’t stay spiked. The Democrat bad, through the postmaster here, gotten an opinion from the postoffice department before entering into this piano contest, as heretofore stated, knowing full well that complaint would be made by our competitors, who have cold chills at the way The Democrat is growing, and we felt secure in that opinion. However, the opinion of the Assistant Attorney General of the Postoffice Department which we had caused to be Secured, was mislaid by the postmaster here, and when he searched for it he was unable to find it. We. never saw said opinion, but as near as Postmaster Myers could remember the language thereof, it stated that the contest was not’ regarded as a lottery at all Hoy the department,but suggested that we make some provision in case of a tie vote, so

that each tying contest would share equally in the piano—copies of the proposition in full having been sent in with the request for the ruling. ... This was done by us so far as we could grasp the meaning of the attorney general, and we stated that in case of a tie, the tying contestants could settle the matter between themselves. After Clark and Bowie had shutoff the contest effectually (?) we wrote the department—as did the postmaster here—asking why, in view of the fact that we had been granted permission to carry on the contest, it should be stopped now? To this letter each received a reply substantially the same, and quoted the ruling of July 20 last, which was that we should include a provision “in event of a tie for the prize offered, the value thereof will be equally divided between the persons tying, or each of such persons will receive a prize of that character and value,” and that on complying with said ruling the contest might proceed. For the benefit of Messrs. Clark and Bowie and the newspaper publishers of the surrounding territory who may have been misled in this matter by the erroneous and jealous statements that have appeared in our local contemporaries, we copy below the ruling of Assistant Attorney General R. P. Goodwin in this matter on July 20 last, in response to inquiry made at our request and which he has just reiterated in the letter to us of recent date: "The voting contest set forth in the circulars issued by the Jasper County Democrat, of which copies are submitted with your letter, is not regarded as a lottery; but such circulars should include a provision that in the event of a tie for the prize offered, the value thereof will be equally divided between the persons tying, or each of such persons will receive a prize of that character and value." It will thus be seen that the whole difficulty was only a technical one, and that Clark, Bowie, et al have only bad their fun for nothing, and instead of “spiking” the contest they have only given it a boost by advertising it to the limited extent of their circulation. It is a most complete and sweeping victory for The Democrat, and shoula be a lesson to its envious competitors not to monkey with The Democrat’s buzz-saw. The advertising again appears in The Democrat, and if you want the best and newsiest paper printed in northwestern Indiana a full year for a dollar, and at the same time help out some church or lodge orgaization to recure a valuable instrument, we shall be pleased to 'add your name to our big list and record your votes as desire to have them recorded. But the ground was awfully bard where Clark and Bowie lit, and it may be necessary for them to stay in there beds for awhile until they recuperate from their injuries.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About 'The County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. o Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid delinquency and penalty. Marriage licenses: Oct. 27, William E. Miller of Porter county, aged 28, to Celestia Yocom of Tefft, aged 22. First marriage for each. Oct. 30, Frederick Comeford, of Lafayette, a merchant, aged 31, to Mae Laughlin of Rensselaer, aged 27. First marriage for each. —Q — O. H. Sternberg, the principal

Rensselaer, Jasper County- Indiana, Saturday, November 4, 1905.

contractor on the big Iroquois ditch, is now here on the ground and getting matters in shape to begin active work on the ditch as soon as possible. Four oarloads containing the big dredge material arrived at Parr last week and have since been unloaded. We are told that the machinery is big and strong, all in excellent condition, and that they expect to have it working in about four or five weeks, and then work night and day right through the winter. —o — New suiis filed: No. 6952. William B. Austin vs. Hugh Brosnan et al; suit on note. No. 6953. John F. Bruner and Frank B. Ham vs. Orin Kellogg and Ar G. Godwin; action in attachment, demand fl,ooo. No. 6954. Austin & Hopkins vs. John T. Kight, Isaac Kight, Greenip I. Thomas and William Zea; suit on note, demand ¥2,000. No. 6955. William B. Austin vs. Edward J. Steinke; suit on note and to foreclose chattel mortgage. Demand $l5O. No. 6956. William B. Austin vs. Jacob A. Karr and John Karr; suit on note and foreclosure of chattel mortgage. Demand $l5O. No. 6957. Anna R. Mills et al, vs. Martin L. Hemphill; suit on account. Demand $l4O. This case is brought by the heirs of the late attorney C. E. Mills to recover the above amount, alleged to be due for professional services rendered by deceased to defendant. No. 6958. C. M. Rice vs. Ind. 111. & lowa R. R. Co.; suit for professional services. Demand $75. No. 6959. Theodore Hurley vs. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, as administrator of the estate of Mary A- Hurley, deceased; suit in partition. No. 6960. N. P. Valerius vs. John A. Sigler, et al; suit to set aside conveyance.

ATTEMPT TO ROB BARGAIN STORE.

Thieves Burst a Water Pipe Which Played Havoc to a Large Stock of Goods An ineffectual attempt was apparently made Saturday night to rob the Chicago Bargain Store of a quantity of goods, but the thieves only succeeded in breaking down a water-basin in the closet upstairs, and thus breaking a water pipe in two and flooding the store, doing damage to the amount of several hundred dollars before it was discovered Sunday morning and the water shut off. There is a small window in this closet that opens into the cloak and carpet department, and some two weeks before this was broken out, presumably by some one entering or attempting to enter the room from the closet for the purpose of theft. Bars were placed across the opening after this was discovered, and these were tampered with again Saturday night. It is supposed the thief was standing on the wash-basin, trying to pry off the bars and enter the cloak room when the fastenings that held the basin to the side-wall gave away and broke the connections of the water-pipe, allowing a small stream of water of great force to escape the balance of the night and frightening away the thief or thieves. Some one passing the store early Sunday morning discovered water running out over the threshold of the front doors and notified Mr. Forsythe, who with bis force of clerks shut off the water and swept the flood of water into the street. It had leaked down through the ceiling on the clothing side and wet a large amount of clothing, sweaters and underwear, and was from two to six inches deep on the floor when discovered. A large section of the plastering has since fallen off and been torn off as a result of the water loosing it. Fortunately the damage was confined to this department and to only a part of the huge stack of clothing, the damage to which is such as to hurt the sale of it only, and is probably not to exceed $2,000. It has been sorted out and is now being sold at about half regular prices, as will be seen by the ad elsewhere in this paper. No clue to the would-be thief or thieves has been discovered. The closet, to which access was gained, has been left open at alt hours heretofore, a fact that must have been familiar to the party who made the attempt to enter the store.

DANGEROUS GAME,

Football, Says President of St. Joseph’s College. SERIOUS INJURIES TOO FREQUENT. “Outcropping of Barbarian Instinct of Man,” Says Head of Prominent Educational Institution. President Seifert, of St. Joseph’s College, called up The Democrat by ’phone last Saturday and congratulated it on the stand it was taking against “modem football,” and in response to our request for his views for publication, sent us the following, which every parent, educator and editor should read and ponder over: Rensselaer, Ind., Nov. 2nd, 1905. Editor Jasper Co. Democrat. Dear Sir: Your editorial notes on “modern” football are most timely and strike a responsive chord in the minds and hearts of a great number of your readers. The arguments advanced are to the point. Educators and all meh of expenenee know the value of athletics to our young people in general and to students in particular. It is clear to them that boys who take no interest in games that call for physical exercise, as a rule, will never distinguish themselves in later years. For these and other reasons they encourage various kind# of sports and games. While all this is true, games and physical exercises in which participants are liable to suffer great harm, should not be tolerated.

The stanchest supporters of football, as it is played now, must admit that every person who enters the contest under present regulations, exposes himself to the danger of being seriously injured in the game. According to the first principles of ethics it is lawful for a person to brave great dangers only when great interests are at stake. Now, what are the interests at stake on the gridiron? Is it to save the honor of the country or of the school which one attends? Is it the only means to develop strong and courageous men? A community or a school that measures its honor by the number of the victories gained by a representative football team of our day commands our sympathy rather than our admiration. We can excuse the uncivilized Indian who points with pride to the human scalps dangling from his belt, but we look for a higher standard of honor in a civilized community. The defenders of the game tell us that it developes fortitude and courage, quick judgment, prompt action, endurance and so on. Can the same not be said with equal right of many other games in which there is no immediate danger of bodily harm? Cannot this same object be accomplished by football after the dangerous features are removed from the game? Why not, then, eliminate what is apt to cause injury and thus give our youths an opportunity of deriving these benefits without compelling them to run the risk of being crippled for a lifetime? Men in authority, the press, and our professional educators should work together to create public sentiment against this outcropping of the barbarian instinct of man. Very sincerely yours, Aug. Seifert, C. P. P. S., Pres. St. Joseph's College.

MORE GRIDIRON CASUALTIES.

A Few Of the Many Football Accident of the Past Week. Lawrenceburg. Ind., October 27.—Edward Fagaly was practicing football in the schoolyard with a number of companions today. In a rush he fell at the bottom of the heap. When pulled out his left arm was broken. He is the youngest son of ex-Depnty Auditor William 8. Fagaly. Franklin, Ind., October 28.—■ Captain James Thompson has been forced to resign as a result of the Franklin-DePauw game. He was injured in the back of his head and has never fully recovered from the blow, and his parents have been anxious for him to retire from the gaihe. Worcester, Mass., October 29. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. who made bis first appearance as a football warrior with the Harvard freshman team here yesterday afternoon, was injured in the chest while tackling. He was obliged to leave the game. The fact that he was injured did not leak out until to-day. Newcastle, Ind., October 31. Chas. Hooten, age eighteen years, is the first victim of the football season in this city and vicinity. In a game yesterday young Hooten sustained a broken wrist. It Was the first football game in this city this season and an accident happened at the first game. The game has received a black eye as a result.

Mooresville, Ind., November 1.Herchel Bond, of this place, a member of the Earlham football team, is at home with a broken noee, a broken rib and a broken ankle. The nose and rib injury he received at Crawfordsville and the broken ankle he got at Greencastle last Friday. Indianapolis, Oct. 31. Wallace Ramey, the speedy half-back of the Butler football team, was injured so badly in the game with Wittenberg, Saturday, that he may not be able to play again this season. In a scrimmage Ramy was thrown and his right shoulder knocked out of place. The tendons of his right arm were also wrenched and a doctor’s services were necessary. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 31.— * * In this Captain Hurley was at right half back and Squires at right tackle. Nesmith, who played right half in the Brown game, and Knowlton, right tackle, are both out of the game with injuries that will keep them from playing after the Pensylvania game, Nesmith injured an ankle in Saturday’s game, and Knowlton contracted a case of water on the knee. Newhall will also be out for a week or ten days with an injured shoulder, received in the Brown game. lowp’s hospital squad was wiped out for a second time this season yesterday when Kent quarterback, and Chalmers and Murphy, half-backs, joined the team, recovered from their injuries, which have kept them out of the game for ten days. NOTES. At Princeton, (N. J.,) Dillon, the veteran guard, is still in the I hospital from injuries. Captain' Cooney is again able to be out after having been laid up in the Columbia game. At Yale, Tad Jones, Yale’s star quarter-back, was injured in a scrimmage Wednesday and was carried from the field in a blanket. He will be kept out of practice for severaldays at least. Dunlap, the Michigan half-back, is said to be out of gridiron work until Thanksgiving day, and it is doubtful if he dons a football suit again this season. His injuries are of a nature that makes his complete recovery a matter of considerable time. Thursday’s Indianapolis papers stated that Edward Schoen, the injured Shortridge half-back, who was so badly hurt here recently in a foot ball game, will be able to leave the hospital in a few days if bis condition continues to improve as it has since the operation.

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the morning sermon will be, “What Church Membership Means?” In the evening, “What Everyone Needs.” Everyone will be welcomed to these services.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The Sunday School will Rally on Sunday morning, special music and recitations will be a feature. A hearty invitation is extended to all scholars, church members and friends. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon is “Lessons from Autumn” in the evening, “Christ’s Exaltation a Prophecy of Ours.” Time of evening services one-half hour earlier.

TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.

The first quarterly meeting of the new Conference Year occurs next Sabbath. The pastor will speak in the morning on the subject: “The Unanswerable Argument,” followed by the Holy Communion. The evening subject, "The Prodigal Father.” The Presiding Elder, Dr. Wood, will preach on Monday evening at 7:30 and follow with the quarterly conference. The public invited to all services.

LET HIM WHO HATH EYES READ.

“Will you please inform us whether Mt. Hope or the Remington K. of P. lodge is ahead in the Democrat's piano contest.—Anxious Inquirer." Give it up; you will have to ask Bab.—Journal, It’s right on this page of The Democrat, Clarkey. Right on this page. See Parker for buggies. Rowles & Parker extend to you a personal invitation to attend their Cloak Opening, Tuesday Nov. 7. The prize piano offered by The Democrat will be used to furnish music for the occasion.

Vol. VIII. No. 31

FIFTY-FIVE AHEAD.

Mt. Hope Still Leads the Remington K. of P’s IN THE DEMOCRAT’S PIANO CONTEST Both Organizations Make Considerable Gains Since Last ReportOthers Also Show Gains, While nothing has been published for the past two week showing the standing of the vote in The Democrat’s popular popularity contest, votes have been coming in right along and have been properly credited to the Church, Sunday School or Lodge as directed. Several of the candidates show decided gains over the vote shown in the list last published, -but Mt. Hope church still holds the lead. The vote at the hour of going to press stood as follows: Mt. Hope Church, Jordan tp 660 Remington K. of P. Lodge. 605 Parr Baptist Church... 235 Rensselaer Christian Church 190 Wheatfield K. of P. Lodge 190 Rensselaer Court. C. O. F 170 Gillam M. E. Church 160 Barkley M.E. Church 130 Milroy Baptist Church 125 St. John's Court, C. O. F., Remington ... 110 Gifford United Brethren Church 100 Gillam Christian S. S 70 McCoysburg Sundav School 45 Barkley Christian Church 40 Remington Christian Church 40 West Barkley Sunday School 30 Rose Bud Church 30 Virgie Sunday School 30 Kniman M. E. Church 20 Shoshone Tribe, 1,0. R. M. (Gifford).... ..20 During the next few weeks we expect several hundred new votes and we ask that all be sent in as fast as received that we may give them the proper credit and show the standing of the candidates in our list, which will be published each issue for a few weeks yet at least. All votes are being carefully filed away and will be counted at the end of the contest by a disinterested committee of three who will award the piano to the contestant securing the greatest number of votes. In the event of a tie for the prize offered the value thereof will be equally divided between the organizations so tying.

DEMOCRATIC CITY TICKET.

Mayor Charles A. Roberts. CZerfc William Barkley. Treasurer U. M. Baughman. Councilman at large D. H. Yeoman. Councilman Ist Ward Henry Hildebrand. Councilman 2nd Ward John Schanlaub. Councilman 3rd Ward Eli Gerber.

SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE FILLED IN FULL.

The Democrat has received the following letter from the Chicago Daily Review regarding subscriptions we had sent to that paper, and no doubt in a very brief time, perhaps before this is in print, subscribers to the Review will be receiving the new paper: Office of the National Daily Review. Chicago, 111., October 27, 1905, Dear reply to your favor of the 26th inst.. will sav that our paper, has been sold to and consolidated with the Woman’s National Daily of St. Louis, as per our announcement in issue of the 23rd inst. Your subscribers need not be anxious, however, as all subscriptions will be filled for full time paid in the course of a short time. With best wishes. Yery truly yours, The Chicago Review Co, I. C. West, Business Manager. Wanted at Once: A wet nurse to take care of Clarkey. Address J. Bowie, Thayer, Ind. Wanted: —To learn the whereabouts of one J. Bowie, reputed editor of the Review, of Newton, Jasper and Lake counties. When last heard from he was telling the people of Northern Jasper how he had spiked The Jasper County Democrat’s piano contest. A year’s subscription to the Journal will be given for his safe return to me, his master. Address “Clarkey,”