Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1908 — Page 1

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SICK AND DESTITUTE

la Former Pastor oi IM. E. Church I of This City. Rev. H. M. Middleton, a former pastor of Trinity M. E. church of this city, is reported to be very sick at his horye near Miami, Fla., where he and his wife have been living on a small fruit farm for the past couple of years. We understand that brain fever is his ailment and that a card received here a day or two ago stated that he was slightly better. He has been on the superanuated list for the past few years, and is reported to be in a practically destitute condition. An appeal for< aid was made and funds are being raised at all his former charges in this district, we understand, over SIOO being raised at South Bend. Ten dollars and fifty cents has already been raised here and sent to the family and a little more will yet be raised. Rev. Middletofl was one of the ablest pastors Trinity chufch has ever had, and his many frlends'here will be sorry to learn of his unfortunate condition at this time of life.

AN INEXPLICABLE MYSTERY.

For the past few weeks there has been more complaint from subscribers about not receiving their paper than ever before in the past ten years. Just why this is we are unable to state, as the paper is mailed here regularly Tuesday and Friday afternoons and in plenty of time to go . out —and does go out—on the south and north trains on such evenings. Wednesday’s package of Democrats, for example, did not reach Lee until 11:20 a. m., Wednesday instead of about 6:05 p. m., Tuesday, as they should. We are not advised whether the other p jckages south reached their respeotivi I offices on time or not. Other complaints come in where one or two subscribers at a postoffice do not get their paper, although we know that their papers are sent in the packages to their postofflee. With our system of mailing it is almost impossible for us to miss a name here, and Jtfst why' all this trouble should come on at this time we are unable to state. We hope the fact that this is campaign year and The Democrat being a democratic paper has nothing to do with it.

DECIDES CASE AGAINST MONON.

Transportation Must Not Be Exchanged for Advertising, Says IT. S. Circuit Court. Chicago, July 15. —"If it be lawful to make the exchange of railroad transportation for advertising then It would be lawful to do the same in every eransaction and the railroad business might lawfuUy become one of barter and sale, limited only by demand.” In a decision handed down today by Judge C. C. Kohlsaat in the United States Circuit Court, from which the foregoing is quoted, the jurist enjoined the issuance of transportation by the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company to the publishers of Munsey’s Magazine in exchange for advertising. The decision was rendered in a test case in which the Federal authorities brought suit to prevent .the carrying out of a contract entered into fn January, 1907, between the railroad company and Frank A. Munsey & Co., providing for the issuance of trip tickets or mileage to the value of SSOO in consideration of certain advertising space in the publication of the magazine company. The contract was be a violation of the Hepburn /A.

The Monon is about the only railroad in the country that has continued to issue transportation in payment for advertising space in the * newspapers since the Hepburn rate went into effect* it contending that congress had no power to say that it should not do so. H. R. Kurrie of this city, who is attorney for the Monon, had felt all along confident the decision of the court would be in the road’s favor. The case will be appealed to the U. S. Supreme court, and in the meantime no more transportation, will be * issued on advertising contracts, and it is likely the road Will advertise less and the newspaper , men will travel less.

Help Wanted:—Good pay to right party handling campaign literature. Democrat, who can give part or whole time. THE REAL BRYAN CLUB, 525 K. of P. Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind. Machine oil for harvesting at Eger Bros.

HITS “TONICA.”

Court Holds Vendors Must Have License. IS A MALT LIQUOR, SAY EXPERTS. Fine of *SO Imposed on a Frankfort Dealer—Decision Is erf General Interest—Appeal Taken. Frankfort, Ind., July 15.—Special Judge William R. Moore, appointed by Mayor Paul to try the case of the State against Bert Johns, of Colfax, charged with the illegal sale of liquor, it being alleged that “tonica,” a drink manufactured by the Indianapolis Brewing Company, and sold by him, was a malt liquor, handed down his finding to-day. The decision of the court is one of general Interest in the state inasmuch as “tonica” is sold in nearly every temperance town in Indiana, and other breweries manufacture similar drinks under various names. In his finding Judge Moore holds that “tonica” is a malt beverage, and that in selling it without license Bert Johnß violated the law. He imposed a fine of SSO and costs. Back of the_ prosecution of Ml Johns is the active work of the temperance people of Colfax, following the closing of the saloons in that town after a strenuous fight which was led by F. M Goldsberry, who stated in the outset that his only object in ridding the town of the saloons was to save his son, a bright young man, addicted to the drink habit. After the baloons were closed “tonica” was sold*in the poolrooms and other places where soft drinks wer# disposed of.

The affidavit against Johns was filed by the superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school, Johns being a member of the same church. A bottle of the “Tonica” was sent to Purdue University to be analyzed, and, upon the refusal of the professors there to analyze it, Marshal Conaroe, who had bought it from Johns brought it to this city and turned it over to Chief of Police G. W. Bird. It was later sent to Indianapolis, where it was analyzed, and the expert at the hearing of the case testified that it contained malt. The court held that if it was established that "Tonica” was a malt liquor, it must be held to come under the license law, even though it was not shown that it was intoxicating. Because it was established that “Tonica” was a malted liquor, the jugde held that it was his duty to find that the statute, prohibiting the sale of malted liquors by any one not holding a license to sell intoxicating liquor, had been violated. The court reviewed the testimony of Dr. Bishop, who testified the "Toxica” contained .63 of 1 per cent, of alcohol, he having analyzed the bottle sent to him by Chief Bird. The court ruled that the statutes of the State held that malt liquor was intoxicating, and he further held that It was not necessary that, the State show that /“Tonica” was intoxicating.

The Indianapolis Brewing Company, seeing the importance of the case on trial here, sent Its attorneys and they assisted In the defense of the case, the assertion being made that “Tonica” was not an intoxicant and that in its sale there was no violation of the law. In this city there are some five of six places wheye “Tonica” is sold, It being placed on sale immediately after the closing of a number of the saloons here and by the persons that were compelled to close their saloons when the blanket remonstrance, for the city was held good in the Circuit Court. In the smaller towns in the county “Tonica” is sold; but the officers say that they will at once take steps to see that Its sale here 1b stopped. The case will be appealed to the higher court by the liquor interests.

ENGAGEMENT OF RENSSELAER COUPLE ANNOUNCED.

ySArOshen, Ind,, July 15.—Announcerrneht has been made that Miss Mildred Spitler, *of Rensselaer, and Delos Coen, of Chicago, will be married at the home of the bride’s parents September 2. Miss Spitler made her home with her aunt, Mrs. B. F. Learning while attending the Goshen schools.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL AT PARR.

The Ladies Aid of Parr will give an ice cream social in the park at that place on the evening of Saturday, July 25. Come.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1008.

CONVENTION NEXT WEDNESDAY

To Nominate Congressman —E. P. Honan of Rensselaer a Receptive Candidate, The tenth district congressional convention will be held at Monticello on next Wednesday, July 22. The only persons so far ( prominently mentioned for the place are Judge William Darroch of Kentland and E. P. Honan of this city. Mr, Honan has made no active canvass for the place, and will net do so, wp understand, but if the nomination comes to him he will not cast it aside. Judge Darroch is reported to be doing some Work to turn thp nomination his way, but up to this time there seems to have been n? one approached here in the interest of any one for this nomination, and while Mr. Honan has not openly declared his desire for the place, it is generally believed that he is a receptive candidate. The Democrat should he pleased to have the nomination come to him and believes that he would give Mr r Crumpacker a closer race for the election than any one that has bees mentioned, besides it would not only be'an honor tp Mr. Honan but woul& also be an honoAto Rensselaer to have a candidate for congressional honors from our city. Should the convention in its judgment decide that Mr. Honan is the candidate for the place he will make a thorough canvass of the district and endeavor to overcome the hugs republican majority in the district, and with the disaffection in’the republican ranks and the opposition to Judge Crumpacker in his 'own party, the race is not a hopeless one. Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, candidate for governor, will be present at this convention and address the meeting, and the White county democrats will hold their county convention the same day, therefore a big crowd is assured.

GILLAM TOWNSHIP TICKET.

The democrats of Gillam township at their convention Saturday nominated John W. Selmer for trustee; indorsed the republican nominee; James Rodgers, for assessor; nominated Charles Odom for coustable; Robert W. Johnson for justice of the peace, and Theodore Phillips for member of the advisory board.

HODGE DITCH CASE STILL ON.

The hearing of evidence in the Hodge ditch injunction case was expected to be completed yesterday. Special Judge Isham expects to go over the ditch personally the first of next week, after which the attorneys will argue the case and then the decision will probably be taken under advisement and a finding be handed down at the next term. The adjourned April term of court will probably end next week.

NOBODY WANTS A CARNIVAL.

• The great majority of \he people of Rensselaer do not want any more carnivals here, but if there are a few whose desire for such things cannot be satiated, let them take a day or two off and go up to Chicago and put in the time on South Clark street or some other equally notorious locality of the Windy City. Even a majority of the doctors here, who usually profit most from the result of so-called carnivals, are also against having anything of the sort here again. Carnivals are a relic of the old Tom McCoy days of licensed saloons and speak-easies on every corner, with gambling rooms et cetera over the groggeries. Rensselaer wants no more of them, and when the promoter calls around give him the marble heart.

Get one of thpse suits at Rowles & Parker’s big 7 clothing sale, 50c on the sl. Wanted—A good young Jersey cow, either recently fresh or to he fresh within a few weeks. Inquire at The Democrat office. 50c on the s—yes,s—yes, that is just what we mean—soc on the $. You will be sorry If you don’t get one of those suits at Rowles and Parker’s. Come to think of It, why not buy the best —trade at the Home Grocery. Big Clothing sale, 50c on the $. Now is the time to get a suit at just half price, a big saving, to you. ROWLES & PARKER. We will give you a $20500 suit at $12.00 now, an SIB.OO suit for sll, a sls suit for $9 and $8.50. We have all sizes’ and some very nobby ones. Call and see them. DUVALL A LUNDY.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. » Miss Alice Bates, deputy addltor, and |Miss Hazel Warner, deputy clerk, will leave this morning for Wawasee Lake, Kosclußko county, on a two weeks outing. Marriage licenses issued: July 15, Edward Arie DeKoker of Demotte, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Nancy Ellen Long, also of Demotte, aged 25, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. t The court house clock was again put in commission this week after a several weeks strike—or nonstrike, rather, as it was the striking apparatus that was out of order. Repairs were received from the factory the first of the week and it is again tolling off the hours. County Surveyor Price did not leave Mudlavia, where he has been taking treatment for rheumatism for the past couple of weeks, as early in the week as expected, and did not reach the old home In Carpenter tp., until Thursday afternoon. He will probably come over to Rensselaer to-day. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson has been appointed by President Roosevelt as head of the government board for the Seattle Exposition. Mr. Wilson is from Rensselaer and now holds the position of assistant secretary of the Interior. His friends here will be pleased to learn of his being honored to this important appointment. The exposition will be held next year. The report of the city treasurer for the month ending June 30 shows the following balances in the various funds: Corporation $177.47 Water 2,131.67 Light 4,206.00 Road (overdrawn) 164.98 Park “ 16.81 Susan street. 374.23 Cullen street, north 62.95 Cullen and Forest streets.. 123.41 Sinking fund. ... ......... 40.07

"OUR” JOHN KERN.

Callous, indeed, would be the heart in this particular region which does not beat with prideful emotion in the selection by the convention of Mr. Bryan’s running-mate, in the nomination of "Our” John Kern for the vice-presidency. It is not necessary here, in the county where he was born and grew to manhood, to review his career or to extol his worth. There is in him a “heartinterest” that is not defined by the lines of political parties. The boy who grubbed in the fields of old Alto’s hills; whose schooling time brought him daily to the "old normal’* in Kokomo; whose brilliancy as a barrister, an advocate, a political orator, first was recognized here; who served this city well in municipal office; who won while yet in his boyhood nomination and election to State office; who twice stood before the people of this commonwealth as the candidate 'of a great party for its highest executive office; who has been honored by the minority in the General Assembly of the State by indorsement for United^

States Senate —“Our” John Kern stands put as a conspicuous figure in our national life. He has been honored by the most representative convention of the people that has ever sat between the seas with nomination for the second highest office within the people’s gift. And here, where we know him as he can be known nowhere else, unless It he at his own fireside, wp; can realize as can few others how fitting it was to place him by the side of the distinguished Nebraskan. Like him his sympathies have ever been with the masses, denying no right to wealth legitimately secured and employed. Like him, while conceding every protection in the rights of property, he has recognized no material or moral right’to oppress. Like him, while defending the dignity of the judiciary, Federal and State, he has found no excuse for the abuse of judicial powers. Here the democrat, as he exchanges congratulations with his neighbor reared In another political faith, can have but one regret, and that is that this neighbor, lacking nothing in personal affection, may hot with the same wholesome en'msiasm cast his vote for “Our” , ohn Kern, “The Man from Home ” —Kokomo Dlip%tch•

COMBS NEAR A MIRACLE

five Passenger Cars Go Into a Dltob and Lena Than Fifteen Casualties Are Recorded. Greenwich, Conn.. July 17. —One women was killed, two were perhaps mortally Injured, and nearly a dozen persons were more or less hurt when the White Mountain Express, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, was wrecked one hundred feet west of the station here. Spreading rails caused the ten-car train to leave the tracks, and five of the passenger coaches, Including four Pullmans, were hurled into a ditch, where they collapsed like paper boxes. The most tragic incident of the wreck was tbc death of Miss Margaret Armstrong, of Wayne, Pa., who was seated beside her mother In one of the Pullman coaches when the train left the track*. Miss Armstrong sprang from her seat and leaped out of a window, Just as the car toppled over, and she was ground to death as her mother looked on. The mother Is mad, and may die, and Mrs. A..W. Drake, of New York City, was perhaps fatally crushed. The only other badly wounded person is Mrs. Elizabeth Gibberson, of Brooklyn, whose left leg is broken and who is otherwise hurt. There were 180 passengers on the wrecked train.

WITH THE TWO LEADERS

Bryan's Fairly Busy Day—Taft Works on His Acceptance. Hot Springs, Vn., July 17.—Judge Taft is feeling very comfortable ovey the fact that the first draft of his speech of acceptance of the nomination for the presidency by the Republican party has been finished. But the paper is far from being completed.* Taft adopted the course of dictating the speech with great fullness, including everything he nflght possibly care to have in it, with the view to cutting it down so that only essentials briefly stated might, remain to be presented to the people at Cincinnati on July 28. Arthur 1. Vorys is here on a visit of several days to the nominee. Lincoln, Neb., July 17.—Bryan has put the brand of untruthfulness upon an alleged statement made by Bishop Walters, of the Afro-Methodist Episcopal church, to the effect that he had assured a negro delegation that he regarded President Roosevelt's action In the Brownville. (Tex.) matter unjust Bryan spent a fairly busy day. Delegates returning from the Denver convention again made pilgrimages to Fairvlew where they conferred with their leader about the coming campaign. Among his visitors were Ollie James, of Kentucky, and John E. Lamb, of Indiana.

Kern Will Take a Rest Indianapolis, July 17.—John W.Kern, Democratic nominee for vice president, expects to rest at borne for a few days, and then will becide upon the acceptance of a number of Invitations to speak that have been pouring in upon him. He has accepted an invitation to speak at Gary. Ind., July 23. and will attend a meeting of the Democratic national committee at Chicago July 25. He will be the guest of the Jefferson club, of Chicago, at a rally which will be held in that city Sept. 15. Anti-Imperialist League. Boston, July 17. The executive committee of the anti-imperialist League has issued a statement recommending that the friends of the league withhold their votes from Taft for president and support Bryan. The statement says: “We believe in the Declaration of Independence. Its truths not less self-evident today than when first announced by our fathers, are of .universal application and cannot be abandoned while government by the people endures.” Loss, One Lift) And $150,000. Santa Barbara, Cal., July 17.—Fire which has been raging in the Santa Maria oil fields since Tuesday night has been brought under control. The large pumping plant of the Union Oil company was destroyed. The total Joss is $150,000. I. L. Stevens, who was burned by blazing oil, is dead. Obsldls la Popular. Panama, July 17. —1 f any*doubts existed regarding thepopularlty and prestige of Domingo de Obaldia, the newly elected president of the Panama republic, they were dispelled when a group of native women garbed in the quaint “pollera,” the national dress of Panama, marched to the residence of Senor Obaldia, to present him with a “presidential sash.” There was universal enthusiasm. Railway Sued for Taxes. Terre Haute, Ind., July 17. —Suit has keen began by the officials of Green county against the Southern Indiana railroad, known as the Walsh line, to enforce the payment of taxes. The railway officials say they had the treasurer's promise to wait until No▼ember for the taxes. The best machine oil ever handled in Rensselaer at Eger Bros.

HUMOR OF HER BREAK

Mrs. Washburn Can’t See It Probably, but the Tax Assessor Can. OBE SEQUEL OF AN ESCAPADE It Uncovers Some Property That Has Not Been Paying Taxes—Mining Law Enforcement. , Lafayette, Ind., July 17. —As a sequel to her sensational elopement with EtfHque Luis Llamas, a South American student at Purdue, and her experience in New York city, where she accused Llamas of trying to steal her fortune of $12,400 which she took with her when she deserted her husband and ran away with the handsome foreigner, Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn, wife of Alonzo Washburn, of West Lafay* ette, was called to the office of the county assessor to explain why she had not listed for taxation the $12,400 which she took with her when she left.

Assessor Saw Some Back Taxes. County Assessor James M. Stingle was the first’to realize that the exposures following the elopement might be used to the benefit of the county. Both Mr. and Mrs. Washburn were In conference with the assessor, and as a result the county will receive a neat sura In back taxes that would not have been obtained but for the sensation of last week. Mrs. Washburn has be»n forgiven by Washburn and they are once more reconciled. The couple recovered the money, which was found In the sachel Llamas carried when he was arrested. The Washburns returned a few days ago with the money, and tlie county assessor was soon on their trail. Llamas Wan Not a Thief. Mrs. Washburn told the assessor that she had only taken $0,200 with her to New York and that the other half of the $12,400 belonged to Llamas. She said she had not Intended to have Llamas arrested for theft. He took the money, she said, and when be did not return she fe&red he had been robbed or murdered. Sie went to the police to find him, and they misconstrued her story and arrested Llamas. Then she told the story of her elopement and was herself arrested. New Story That Is Told. Mrs. Washburn declares that she and Llamas went to New York to invest the money. She said it was not a love affair that took her from her husband and home. Llamas proposed that she go Into business In New York, and said she could make a fortune conducting a fashionable boarding-house. She expected to make enough money In New York, she said, to repay her husband for the money she took from him and have enough left to go to Limas’shome country, Colombia. Sou 1 ! America, and enjoy the warm climate;

ENFORCING THE MINING LAW Thirty Prosecutions for Its Violation Won by the Indiana State Mine Inspector. Brazil, Ind., July 17. Jonathan Thomas, assistant state mine inspector, has returned from a tour of the Linton, Clinton and Jasonviile mines, and reports that he instituted thirty prosecutions against miners and operators for violating the law. Charges were filed against eight coal companies, some of them answering to as many as ten charges. There were several prosecutions for failure to leave clear the two-foot space along all entries in mines. There were also a number of prosecutions of coal companies for permitting more than fifty persons to work in one air current, and also for driving rooms more than forty-five feet from breakthroughs. Six miners were firrested and fined for djilling beyond the cutting or loose end. In every instance nleas otf guilty were entered, and the defendants promptly paid their fines.

“Play” That Was Sure Rough. Princeton, Ind., July 17. James Jackson, seventeen years old, killed Lafayette Bnshrod. forty years old, near Francisco, blowing off one side of his head with a shotgun. Both were negroes. They indulged in rough play. Bnshrod had drawn a knife and had taken a pipe from Jackson, and Jackson then seized the shotgun, and, not knowing It Was loaded, aimed at Bushred and pulled the trigger. Witnesses say the men were not angry. Jackson has been arrested. Showed Some Proper Feeling. Columbus, Ind., July 17.—A yonng man giving the name of Harry E. Ttipper, well dressed, a college man, Is behind the bars at the county jail ,twalting a hearing on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He is single, but there Is a sweetheart in the case somewhere, and before going to the jail Tapper tore into siueds the photograph of a beautiful girl which he bad been carry i/ws pocket

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