Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1907 — HUSTLING IS IN ORDER [ARTICLE]

HUSTLING IS IN ORDER

Solons Are Getting Anxious About the Fate of Their Pet , Measures. ONLY THREE WEEKS OF WORK Women Suffragists Defeated—»Judgi> Artman's Startling Derision— Indiana Miscellany. Indianapolis, Feb. 15. —The session of the general assembly has reached that stage when members of both branches are beginning to wonder what will be the fate of their own measure? ■which have reached “the other side." House members visit the senate and senate members visit the house in efforts to find out the status to push which they are endeavoring to push through to passage. Though more than throe weeks remain of the session, there Is no denying the fact that it will require constant pushing on the pprt of the author of every bill to get consideration. Popular Fleet ion of Senators. A message addressed to nil the legislatures that are in session in the United States has lieen sent out by John Weaver, of Indianapolis, n member of the Indiana house, the general assemblies being asked to petition congress for a convention to take up amendments to the constitution of the United States. The message asks legislatures to urge congress to call a convention to discuss the election-pf United State senators by direct vote of the people. Increase in Teachers’ Salaries. The senate Ims passed the Dill to classify and regulate the minimum salaries of school teachers and also to raise the standard of teachers. The effect of the reclassification of the salaries and the basis of determining them would be an increase over present wages of 22V f . 57 and G 7 cents a day< pending on the length of service of teachers.

Pure Food Bill Progresses. The bouse has passed the Downey state board of health pure food bill without a dissenting vote, H 7 votes being registered for it. No objections were made and the author’s speech in behalf of It was brief. Woman’s Suffrage Defrated. •lust about the time that Mis. Helen M. Gotignr and other women who were visitors in the senate, gained the impression that Senator Cavins' bill to extend the right to women to vote in city and town elections would be passed, the opposition developed, and th»- fate of the measure was soon sealed. WOULD WIPE OUT THE SALOON Decision by an Indiana Judge Calculated to Give Liquor Sellers tin* Nightmare. Lebanon, Ind., Feb. 15. Circuit Court Judge S. R. Artman handed down a decision calculated to give saloonkeepers nightmare. Judge Altman hold that the legislature has no more legal right to license the sale of intoxicating liquors than it has to license gambling. If the decision is upheld by the higher courts It will dose every saloon in the state. Judge Artman held that the retail liquor business has no legal standing, on the ground that it is not one of the inherent common law rights of citizenship, since the business is dangerous to public health, public morals, and public safety. The legislature. Judge Ari man declared. rennet make lawful for a price that which is unlawful, because that contravenes the fundamental principle of got raiment. In other words, the legislature cannot legalize a menace to public health, and imFscan the state, under the guise of a police regulation looking to the public morals, license the saloon business.

Walker Is Short $03,128.00. Evansville. Iml., Feb. 15.—The auditing committee investigating the books of the Vanderburgh county treasurer's office has reported a shortage of ftU'l.rjs.fi'j. It was stated that John P. Walker, the treasurer, began misusing funds shortly after entering on his first term of otfie.e He served for four years The county is protected by bonding companies.

They Object to 14* Follette. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 15.-—lt han .developed that several of the directors of the Evansville Chautauqua object to having United States Senator LaFollette here the coming season because of liis attack on United Staten {Senator Jam.es A. Hemenway and other officials last summer.

iF Facta Indicate Murder. Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 15.—1 n the rear of a saloon in the Opera House blo'-k Wesley Peters, 75 years old, was found dead with bis skull crushed, indicating murder. A bank book showing SB,OOO had been recently checked out was found in his pocket. Ghastly Helles Found. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 15. —Part of an arm and a piece of a skull have beer for nd in the pond near the scene of the .ndford wreck. The pond was frozet ver the night following the exrlot'm