Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1906 — METHODS CRITICISED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

METHODS CRITICISED

Report Suggests That Improvement Can Be Made in the State Auditor's Office. WHY A WOMAN WANTS DIVORCE Chaney Renominated for Congress by Acclamation—Man Who Mistrusted Banks—ltems. Indianapolis, April 20. —Various matters of details relative to the state’s method of doing business are discussed in the report of the Investigating committee at the state auditor’s office. The method of paying for the examination of banks, trust companies and other financial institutions, under the supervision of the state, comes in for its share of criticism and consequent recommendation. The report says: No Record of Fees. “In the department having supervision of financial institutions dolug business in the state we found that no record was kept of the fees and expenses paid for such institutions for examinations by the auditor. * * * We are informed that the examiners for the different classes of institutions received whatever fees and expenses were paid directly from the institution examined, and as the state receives no benefit from them, no record thereof is kept. State Should Pay Examiners.

“The person making the examination for tile auditor therefore receives his compensation, not from the state, which he is serving, but directly from the baud of the parties being investigated. We have no suspicion of any improper influence having arisen from such relation during the term of Mr. Sherrick, but the examiner should in all cases receive his compensation directly from the state and thus maintain an absolute independence of the parties or institutions under examination.” Should Watch the Printing. A printing abuse is found, according to the report. “We find that while the large bulk of the printing required and used by the state is ordered by requisition and furnished under the supervision of the printing board, as provided by law,” says the report, ‘there is a considerable amount of printing, stationery and office supplies furnished to the different offices and boards and paid for out of the appropriations for office expenses, which does not pass nnder the supervision of the printing board at all.” This practice the report condemns. SOME GRIEVANCES OF A WIFE Reasons Why She Wants a Divorce, Alimony, Custody of the Kids and Their Snpport. Lafayette, Ind., April 20.—Alleging that for ten years she workedNn the field and in the barn with her husband and earned half the money which accrued from the operation of their farm, sowing, plowing, chopping and sawing wood and raising chickens, iu addition to her household duties and then discovered accidentally that her husband had made the deed to the property in his own name and not jointly witii her, as he promised. Mrs. Mary J. Maltke. wife of a well-to-do farmer of Shelby township, has brought suit for divorce against Edward Maltke. In addition to the principal allegation in the complaint, she says she was constantly abused, struck ou the head with billets of wood, pounded witii sticks until she was unconscious and threatened with death. She wishes, ini addition to the divorce, $.’1,000 alimony, custody of the four children and a regular allowance for their support.

Brave Fire lamie la She. Richland, Ind., April 20. Mias Nellie Hood, of Richland, ap'd 16. saved her home from destruction, by fire. She found the mantel in tiie sitting room had caught fire. The fire was in such n place that she could not extinguish it with water. Seizing an ax she demolished the mantel, tore it from the wall and carried it out of the house, badly burning her hands. She then extinguished the blaze with a bucket of water.

He Mistrusted Banks. Greenfield, Ind., April 20. Frank O’Brien, of Brandywine township, concealed his money in his house rather than trust it to a hank, and lie selected an old lounge as a hiding place. Sparks from an open fireplace, blown by the wind, communicated with the lounge, and it was consumed, together with $3lO cash. Fire Cremates Live Stock. Madison, Ind.. April 20.—The barn owned by the Bonnett brothers burned and five horses, twenty-five sheep and twelve head of cattle were consumed, together with sixty-five bushels of wheat and valuable farm implements. Catches a Big Pickerel. Morocco. Ind., April 20.—Postmaster Peck, of this place, has opened up the fishing season lit the Kankakee by landing a pickerel weighing seventeen pounds. Wants SB,OOO for One Hug. Princeton, Ind., April 20. Mrs. Nellie Montgomery has sued Stephen A. Douglas, a wealthy citizen, for s3,* 000 for hugging her against her will. > Chaney by Acclamation. Linton, Ind., April 20. Representative Chaney was renominated by acclamation for congress by the Republicans of the Second district *

Anecdote of King Alfonso, Many were the stories told of JOam Alfonso’s childhood. One shows M much the characteristic determination of hi 3 later years that it Is worth repeating. While still a child in the nursery his governess rebuked him for pnttlng his knife in his mouth. “Gentlemen never eat like that,” she said. “But I am a king,” remarked the child. “Kings still less put knives In their mouths,” said the governess. “This king does!” was the reply. ' _____ i Mntnal Life Investigation. Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central railroad, who was forced off the board of trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance company because he insisted on u thorough investigation of its affairs, has re-entered the fight as leader of a protective committee of Mutual Life policy holders, which will represent this country, Canada, Great Britain, France and Germany. The purpose of the international committee Is to drive from power the present management, which is regarded as a duplicate in disguise of the McCurdy administration. It is also proposed to

bring suits against every one of the trustees and officers of the company who was involved In the McCurdy scandals and who escaped exposure and punishment by reason of the obstructive tactics employed while Stuyvesant Fish was a member of the Truesdale Investigating committee. At least eight suits for restitution. Involving a total of $2,700,000, will be Instituted as soon as the international committee gets into working shape at a not far distant date. It is the purpose to move swiftly and without regard for the prominence of the men who have enriched themselves at the expense of the policy holders. Stuyvesant Fish Is a son of Hamilton Fish, who was secretary of state In Grant’s cabinet. His wife is a leader In New York society and is noted for the splendor and originality of her entertainments.

STUYVESANT FISH.