Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1908 — HE DIDN'T STAY AWAY [ARTICLE]

HE DIDN'T STAY AWAY

Bshner, the Muncie Strike Lead* er, Returns and It Advised i to Leave Town. ALL QTTET ALOHG THR LINES Lineman Hit by 2,000 Volta of Lightning and Killed— Taggart Man Chosen State Chairman.

Mnucie, Ind., Jan. o.—Despite the strike, street cars are running on all Muncie lines without disturbance. The military is confined to quarters, while the streets are patrolled by 500 business and professional men sworn in as deputies. Vice President Bebner, of the Amalgamated Association of /Streel and Electric Railway Employes, re turned here, but departed after being advised by both the civil and military authorities to leave the city. At Marlon several cars were stoned, but the act Is attributed to boys. At othei places no trouble has occurred. Chief Complaint Against Bebner. The only Important development in the last twenty-four hours was the return to Muncie of Behner, who had received a hint through the civil authorities two days ago that he had better leave Muncie, and remain away. He Is said to hare been an unwise leader of the striking carmen, the chief complaint against him being that he violated the mayor’s proclamation forblddirf»» the posting or distribution of bills that would tend to inflame public sentiment or cause a discussion of the strike situation. > What He Wanted Printed. In the face of this Beliner attempted to have printed bills that bore a denunciation of the men now operating the street cars in place of the strikers. The bills referred to the street car operators as ‘‘being worse than thugs.” Arrested on His Return. When Behner came back he was arrested as soon as he stepped from the train and hurried him to the police station, where he met Mayor Guthrie and other city officials. Mayor Guthrie In kindly terms advised Behner to leave town. Colonel Boyle also quietly, but firmly told Behner it that he was an undesirable occupant of Muncie, because be had wilfully violated the mayor's proclamation. Colonel Boyle advised Behner to leave town. Just a Friendly Tip. “Is that an order?” asked the labor lender. “There has been no order," answered Colonel Boyle. “This is purely friendly advice.” That ended the Interview, and Behner went back to Anderson.

KILLED BY 2,000 VOLTS Lineman Holds a Wire That Comes tn Contact with One of High Tension. Marlon, Ind.. Jan. 9. —Kemper, Patterson, twenty-four years old, a lineman in the employ of the United Telegraph compauy, was shocked to death while engaged in putting in a telephone at the bakery of Otto Mayer, at Branson and Twelfth streets. Patterson was standing on the ground and hsldlng a telephone wire which came in contact with a high tension wire in the alley at the rear of Mayer's bakery, and about 2,000 volts of electricity passed through his body. Persons close by saw the young man’s flesh quiver and he sank to the ground. Nestor Dobay, who was working with Patterson, cut the wire he held, and while the young man showed signs of life efforts to revive him failed. The young man killed was a son of R. C. Patterson, of this city, and was unmarried. —, Taggart Man Is Chosen. Indianapolis, Jan. 9. —After taking eighteen ballots for a state chairman the Democratic state committee took a recess for otie hour. The committee was in a deadlock when recess was taken, Stokes Jackson, of Greenfield, leading with six votes, seven being required to elect. The other votes were scattered. After the recess the balloting was begun again, but not until the forty-third ballot was an election aecrrred, Jackson getting seven votes. Helmberger five and Barnhart one.

Crawfordsville Men Ambitious. Crawfordsville, Ind., Jap. 9. Clyde H. Jones, a member of the law firm of .Tones & Murphy, of this city, has announced himself a candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination in the Ninth district. Jones made the race against Landis four years ago. He is the third Crawfordsville attorney to announce himself, the other two being Emerson E. Ballard and Marion E. Clodfelter, who made the race two years ago.

Major H. W. Well* Dead. Peoria, 111., Jan. 0. Major Henry Ward Wells, a veteran attorney of Peoria and one of the framers of the Illinois constitution In 1870, Is dea«J, aged seventy-four years. Major Wells was the author of a number of legal works, among them two on “Replevin” and “Mechanlcts’ Lien” and another on “Patent Laws."