Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1906 — DEPENDS ON A WINK [ARTICLE]

DEPENDS ON A WINK

Way a Terra Haute Cop Is to Judge of the Bona Fides of an Order. UD IS TO BE NAILED ON NOW Sensational End to a Funeral Service —Preacher’s Sermon Is Inter-rupted-State Notes. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 1. The eaucus of the city council, the mayor and bls boards of safety and public works, decided to enforce all laws, and orders to that effect are to be Issued to the police. It means that an effort is to be made on Sunday to close the the theaters, cigar stores and other kinds of business which the city attorney may decide come within the closing law, including tbe prevention of the sale of anything except drugs by drug stores. It was a strange proceeding. The city council gave the instruction to the board of safety. Under the charter the executive branch of the city government is supposed to have the execution of the law solely within Its province. One purpose in the charter was to take the police control from the legislative body.

Gave “It Mit a Wink.” Chairman Kanzletter, of the board of sabety. was subjected to an examination by councilmen. Councilman Weeks asked him if he had not given an order to enforce the saloon closing law’ when his boar# came into office two weeks ago. He said: “I take all responsibility for what has been done, I gave dot order, but I gave it mit a wink.” “But didn’t you also give an order to atop gambling’’ he was asked. “Yes, I gave dot order, too, and we stopped gambling.” “You mean. then, that the law can be enforced when you don’t wink?" “Yes, dot is right. I didn’t give the wink.” Mayor Bidaman presided at the caucus, but said nothing. Lints Is to Remain, Chief of Police Lints’ resignation is not to be accepted. The ccouncil which wanted him removed held that it would be unfair, considering the “wink,” to remove him for not having enforced the law. but he will be on trial as to his competency and good faith.in Enforcing the general closing order. Mayor Thought To Be Pleased. There is reason to believe that the mayor is pleased with the action taken. He refers to it as a vindication of his course, and says that: "If you enforce the Nicholson law you have got to enforce all laws, and if yon don’t you will be blanked right and left. I don’t believe there is harm in the Sunday theater. I knew they were violating the law, but so were tbe saloonkeepers, and I could not enforce the laws against one and not against the other. I don’t believe the people who have been clamoring for the enforcement of* the laws realize what it means.”

WHY CALL ON A PREACHER? Case in Which Those Who Called Resented What the Preacher Had to Say. Ellsworth. Ind., Feb. 1. —"Hell was made for just such men,” said Rev. Balkan. in drawing a stern moral from the life of Charles Robbins, a coal miner, whose funeral sermon he had been asked to preach. Instantly red-shirted, bewliiskered men sprang to their feet and made angry protest. They were the friends of Robbins. They knew his life had not tieen of the best, bnt refused to have it referred to after bi* death. The service was stopped, the preacher, white, but making no protest, leaned upon the pulpit, while six brawny miners lifted the casket and. carried it to the cemetery, where it was buried without further ceremony than the muttered prayers of the gruff work men. Boy Comes Into His Estate. Lafayette. Ind., Feb. 1. Th® Lafayette Loan and Trust company has filed a final report In the guardianship of Isaac Cunningham, heir of th® late eccentric Isaac Cunningham, Br.» who bequetthed the lad land, money and a pot filled with valuable coin*. The youth recently reached his majority, and the transfer of the setate, valued, all told, at $25,000, has taken place. Dandelions in Full Bloom. Manilla, Ind., Feb. I.—The lawn on H. C. Pitts’ place, near this town, shows twenty dandelions in full bloom. Buds on some of the fruit trees ar® swollen, and fear is expressed because of the cold weather that may yet come. The wheat shows remarkably well, and pastures are looking green. Population of Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Feb. I.—According to figures compiled from the new city directory by Charles Murphy, local manager for R. L. Polk & Co., city directory publishers. Indianapolis now ban a population of 222,385, a gain of 8,280 during the preceding year. Constable Shoots a Fugitive. Mount Vernon, Ind., Feb. I.—Chan. Graham, an alleged horsethief, was arrested by Constable Dale Hollerman and broke awny from the officer an* tried to escape. Hollerman shot Graham tn the back, inflicting a probable fatal wound. 9'' ' '