Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1907 — LOW EXCISION RATE [ARTICLE]

LOW EXCISION RATE

It Will Continue to Flourish on tho Indiana Railways This it Summer

IN SPITE OF THE T WO-CENT LAW Butler College Contibution Is a Fact on Time—Hecht Is Exonerated —Cat Cause's a Divorce. Indianapolis, March 27. Sunday excursions in Indiana and Ohio will not be discontinue!! by the stenin roads tfhis summer, 2-cent rate or no 2-eeut rate; and what is more, the excursion rates will he lower than they were last season or any other season heretofore. Such was the decision of high officials of the passenger departments of all the railroads operating in the two states, who met at the Clnypool hotel to discuss the Sunday excursion question. In view of the 2-ceut-fare laws, certain roads wished to abolish the excursions of all kinds. The majority of the roads demurred, however, so no proposition of this kind was advanced. Pulled Iler Deg Again. Indianapolis, March 27. With the time limit of the whirlwind canvass within three hours of expiration, the Butler college endowment fund passed the coveted S2T>O,OOO mark. The total amount contributed and subscribed aggregated $251,037.90, or $1,637.90 more than the amount sought. The extra sum will bo used to cover any shrinkage that may occur when actual collections arc made. Vice President’s Movements. Indianapolis, March 27. —Vice President Fairbanks, who has gone to Now York, will return the latter part of the week. Among ills speaking engagements during the summer will lie an address May 2K at Bay City, Midi., the laying of the corner stone of the Y. M- C. A. building at that place; an address to the Christian Endeavor International Conference at Seattle in duly, and an address to the Epworth league convention at Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 8. Teachers Are Gathering. Indianapolis. March 27.—The thirtyfirst annual session of the Southern Indiana Teachers' association, Howard Satidison, president, will be held in tills city tomorrow, Friday and Saturday of tin's week. The advance registration of those who are to attend exceeds 1,400. IT WAS THE CAT DID IT Its Complexion Was Itlack and lit ■ Caine Between a Man and His ' *" Bride—Divorce. Hittford City, Ind., March 27.—A sore-eyed black eat led to the legnl separation of Constable James lin and wife, as determined in the Blackford circuit court. Mullln testified that three weeks after lie led his bride to the alter, a black cat with highly inflamed eyes crossed their path. “Things never seemed to run smooth after that." moaned Mullln, as he brushed away a tear. “She seemed to love that eat more than she did me. Why she took It to bed with her every night.and it tickled my feet and made me feel so crawfish that tumble started that we never got stopped. Finally my wife and the cat left. That eat has crossed my path several times since, but I have never seen my wife.” Judge Sturgis mitered a decree of divorce in favor of Constable Mullln. ami the tradition of the black cat as mi ill omen is again verified. Child Fatally Burns Itself. Wabash. Ind., March 27.—The 3year <<ld < liild of Charles Keefalier climbed upon the hot cook stove mid overturned a can of coal oil, which ignited mid completely enveloped the baby Mr. and Mrs. Keefalier extinguished the blaze by Immersing the child in a tank of water a short dis stance from the house. The burns will prove futul. Farmer Killed by Lightning. Lafayette, Ind., March 27. « The most severe electrical storm of the year passed over Lafayette, and the rain fell in torrents. The lightning did much damage to telephone and telegraph wires. I'arvln Uunyun, aged 70, a farmer residing nine miles south of this city, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. Hecht Promptly Acquitted. Winchester, Ind., March 27. The Jury In the case of David Hecht, *of Evansville. Ind., an ex-member of of the state hoard of pharmacy, charged with having offered chemistry questions to a druggist for a money consideration, rendered a verdict of acquittal. Attempted Assassination. Bedford, Ind., March 27. An unidentified manjjinude a desperate attempt to assassinate Washington Shoulders late at night by hiding In ambush and shooting Ills victim in the eye with a revolver. A Jealous rival is suspected, but Shoulders scouts this tbcoiy.