Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1907 — TERRE HAUTE'S CLAIM [ARTICLE]

TERRE HAUTE'S CLAIM

Too Much Increase of School Children, Declares a Man from Fort Wayne. ABB THOSE FIGURES PADDED? Mayor of Indianapolis Ban a Labor Demonstration—lnjustice to , , Dr. Crouse—ltems. • i~ '■ Indianapolis, May 16.—J. N. Study, superintendent of the Fort Wayne schools, said that -within a few days a formal protest would be filed with Fassctt A. Cotton, state superintendent of public instruction, charging that the school enumeration of Terre Haute, just sent into the office of the state superintendent is grossly excessive, showing. as it does, a gain of 28 per cent Cotton said that the Terre Haute enumeration would he investigated. ~- ■ ■ -v-j-' -

Why Stlckney Is Troubled. Study's interest in the matter comes f.-i :!«« fact that If the state superintend'*)!) allows the Torre Haute enumer:t; jiHi to stand as it was returned to I Morgan, the superintend- / .it ; d- Terre Haute schools, will t it.c : • now held by Study, for the Tern* Haute enumeration is larger than that of Fort Wayne, and this membership on the state board is determined by the school enumeration from year to year. Terre Haute’s enumeration tills year, ns reported to the state superintendent’s office, Is IV 039; that of Fort Wayne is 16,034. This places Terre Haute ahead. Declares the Returns Ridiculous. “Tiie Terre Haute enumeration returns are ridiculous,” said Study. “Aecording to these figures, Terre Haute show's a gain of 3,931 children of school age over the year 1906. This Is a gain of about 28 per-cent. Indianapolis, with a population of 225,000 people, only showed a gafii of 3,710 in this last year, and Terre Haute heat that about 200, according to the returns made. In my opinion there lias been padding of the enumeration rolls, and I shall make a formal protest to Cotton.’’ Study protested verbally at the meeting of the state board. Labor Parade Is Barred. , Indianapolis, May 16. —A sensation Occurred here when Mayor Bookwaltec addressed a letter to the chief of police, ordering the latter to prevent a demonstration and parade that was to have been held tomorrow night by organized labor. The parade was planned in protest against the enforced sale by the federul court of a union man’s .•property to defray the costs in a recent Injunction proceedings procured. V

LOOKS LIKE INJUSTICE Aged Physician Accused of Criminal Malpractice Not To Be Tried, After All. Newcastle, Ind., May 16. —Broken in health over the charge of criminal malpractice which had been placed against him Dr. Henry M. Crouse, a wellknown physician of Knightstown, will hot have to face the charge in court, the state having dismissed the complaint Dr. Crouse, who is more than 70 years old, and who has liecn practicing at Knightstown for many years, was arrested last January on information furnished by the coroner of Rush <ounty. Dr. Crouse lias since been at liberty on bond,' but worry over the charge In his, old age seriously affected his health, and he rarely leaves ills home. It Is said there is no testimony warranting indictment

Dynamite Stored Under Rubbish. Bloomington, Ind., May 10. The Bloomington police and the business men on the northwest part of the public square had a fright when nearly two dozen sticks of dynamite were found under a pile of rubbish about which a dozen men were working. It Is regarded as marvelous that It was not exploded by the brick and stone that were thrown on and about the place where the explosive was secreted. The dynamite was placed there toy two boys, who found It at a railroad camp and after carrying It two miles hid It under the rubbish with the intention of selling it How About the Whitecaps ? Spencer, Ind., May 16. Warrant* have been served on John Lnymon, who Is still confined to his bed, ths result of being wounded by “whitecaps” in a raid on his home at the midnight hour, and Mrs. Jennie Lambert, based on complaints In which they are accused of Immoral relations, and the Lambert woman has been arrested. and committed to Jail, Three of her children have been taken in charge by the authorities, and they will be transferred to an orphans’ home. Still another, a little girl, will be adopted by a family in this county.