Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1906 — MUST FILL THEM OUT [ARTICLE]

MUST FILL THEM OUT

Governor Hanly Insists That Questions Asked Corporations Bo Given Replies. BUPPING SOME WILL MOT B 0 Jury Can’t Agree tn an “Embalmed Beer’ Case—Militant Kevivalist—State Notes. Indianapolis, July 19. - Governor Hanly insists that the return blanks that are filled out by the corporations in this state for the state board of tax commissioners should be filled out exactly as the blanks indicate. “Mr. Martindale,” said the governor at the meeting of the board, “the blanks sent to the company that you represent, the American Telephone and Telegraph company, ask for specific information concerning the salaries of officers, wages of office employes and other labor, and ask for a separate account of the office expenses. None of these questions was answered. These questions are crossed off on the returns made to the board, and other items are substituted. Why is that?” Board to Have Those Answers. “Our manner of making returns has always been satisfactory before,” replied Charles E. Martindale, “and they are filled out this year as they were heretofore.” “That is beside the point,” rejoined the governor. “Here is a series, of definite questions; they call for definite and specific answers. Can you get them for the board.” Martindale promised that he would see to it that the returns were made out as the blanks indicate and sent to the board. Curiosity as to Stocks. The governor showed a certain curiosity, also, with respect to the market value, or the actual value of the stock of tiie Postal Telegraph company, which was represented by F. W. Samuels. “One of the questions on the blank concerns the market, or the actual value of the stock,” said the governor. “and yet no reply is made to this at all.” “The stock is not on the market,” replied Samuels. “It certainly has a value, notwithstanding,” commented the governor, “and we want some idea as to this real value. If it is not furnished us by the officials of the company you represent, we will have to guess at it, and you may be sure that our guess will be of such a nature as to protect the state fully, at any rate.” Jury and Embalmed Beef Case. Indianapolis. July 19.—The jury in the case against Henry Matzke, charged with having sold meat treated with preservatives injurious to health, reported a disagreement to the Marion county criminal court after being out twenty-four hours. Matzke was arrested on affidavits signed by members of the official force of State Chemist Barnard charged with having for sale hamburger steak, sausage and veal loaf which had beep treated with a preservative.

HE'S A REVIVALIST MILITANT Suspends His Service While He First Calls a Man a Liar and Then Drubs Him. Marion, Ind., July 19.—Rev. Joseph Bost, who has been conducting a series of revival meetings in this city, caused a panic at the services by denouncing a stranger in the congregation as a liar and then when the object of his wrath resented it proceeding to give him a drubbing. , The men clinched and struggled in sight of the congregation, and it was plain that Best was doing a good job of trouncing when members interfered and separated the combatants. In the meantime the tent was practically cleared ’of women and children, who ran into the street. After order was restored Best finished his sermon.

Deed of a Drunken Cannibal. Hartford City. Ind., July 19.—Ode Smith, a widow glass blower, is in jail, accused of mayhem, while his victim, Frank Watson, is in a serious condition, the result of losing his ear in a fight. The two men had been the best of friends, but they quarreled while intoxicated Smith was carrying a souvenir fan, which Watson jerked away from hint and accidentally broke. A “mix-up" followed a wordy battle, and Smith bit Watson’s left ear off and swallowed it. Mother Celle Off. the Wedding. Petersburg, Ind., July 19. John Whitman, of Oakland City, and Miss Ida Ix>veless. of this city, were to have been married, and arrangements had been made, but at the ninth hour the mother of the bridegroom-elect refused to give her consent, and the marriage had to he postponed. Both the principals are minors, and neither can marry without consent of >legal guardian. Prominent Evansville Man Dead. Evansville, Ind., July 19. —William M. Akin. Jr., twice elected mayor of Evansville and president of the Akin Manufacturing company. Is dead of bronchitis. He was 52 years old. . Their Annual Appearance. Evansville, Ind., July 19. Seven-teen-year-old locusts have appeared In this city in targe numbers.

Among the many attractive features of the mammoth $1,000,000 collection of wild animals exhibited with Gollmar Bros.’Greatest of American Shows is the only genuine black African bloodsweating hippopotamus in captivity. This monster brute, representing a cash outlay of 120,000, is transported in a colossal tank which is built to bold 40,000 gallons of water, weighing more than a freight car. The mighty captive is greater in bulk than the largest elephant and alone is worth traveling a hundred miles to In the arena are shown 100 new feature acts, in which are engaged the world’s most famed circus celebrities, riders, leapers, vaulters, aerialists, acrobats and contortionists. The hippodrome exercises present a spectacular realistic page from the old world’s tournament history, and with dare devil races, jousts and gladiatorial contests keep tbe interest of the auaience at the highest pitch. At 10 o’clock each morning the great Gollmar Bros.’ new featured free fair and triumphal pageant through the principal streets; don’t fail to see it. Gollmar Bros.’ Greatest of American Shows come to Rensselaer, Tuesday, July 31. [Two performances daily, doors 1 open 1 and 7 p. m.