Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1908 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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BANKERS INDICTED

Baldwin and Dague Face Embezzlement Charges AN ECHO OF 600DLAND FAILURES. Newton County Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments Against the Former Bankers. , . » ■ Logansport, Ind., November 6. Judge Daniel P. Baldwin, of this city, and William H. Dague, of Kentland, have been indicted by the Newton county grand jury on two counts each, both charging embenlement. The indictments grew out of their connection with the Goodland Bank, which was closed by State Auditor Blllheimer last year. Judge Baldwin gave bonds in the sum of SSOO on each indictment. His bondsmen are A. G. Jenkins, of this city, and Judge Darroch, of Kentland. Baldwin and Dague operated private banks at Goodland, Fowler and Ambia up until a year ago. Then an inspector from the State Auditor’s office found the financial conditions of each bank in such condition that he ordered all three of them closed. Receivers were appointed and Dague and Baldwin turned over their personal property to pay off depositors. Investigation, it is alleged, showed that these men had taken the deposits in the different banks and used tnem in buying a large tract of timber land in Arkansas. A railroad was built through this vast , acreage of timber and the cost was far greater than had been expected. More money was put into the scheme, and when the State inspector came around he found that the bank had no security for the money taken except the deeds to this tim- j ber land. He ordered the banks closed. The receivers appointed went to Arkansas and inspected this land, and found that it is valuable. They say that if permitted to proceed with building the rail- i road and It allowed \o cut out the timber, they can soon pay every cent dne depositors. But the depositors clamored for their money, and the land was ordered sold. At the session of the grand jury which just closed, several went before that body. The indictments are the result. Judge Baldwin’s health has broken fast since the banks were closed.

RETURNS CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

Marshall Refuses to Accept Money From Any Person. Columbia City, Ind., November 6. —Thomas R. Marshall spent Wednesday and Thursday receiving the congratulatory messages which poured in from all parts of the State from friends and in reading the correspondence which had piled up during the last weeks of the campaign. At the beginning 6f the campaign Mr. Marshall made the" statemene that be would accept no assistance in financing his canvass of the State, but in spite of this letters were received at his office almost daily during the last two months, either containing or offering money for expenses of the campaign. No accurate account has been kept, but the total is nearly >3,000. Mr. Marshall has accepted none of this, and is now engaged in returning to ths contributors their contributions. The sources from which this money came were not even iq a single instance saloon keepers or brewers, nor did any of them consult Mr. Marshall at any time. The largest single offer was one of |6OO. Large numbers of letters came with flO bills Inclosed, and all of these will be answered personally and the money refunded by Mr Marshall.

SOME PREACHERS WERE TOO SMART.

Tbe Democrat Is more than pleased with the election of the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall Governor of Indiana. Notwithstanding the many unpleasant, even slanderous, things that wete said about him during the campaign and bitter, almost .hysterical opposition to him on the part of many conscientious but prejudiced people. His friends and those who kpow him best and most intimately have the most implicit confidence In his honesty and integrity and are satisfied that he has the moral stamina and force of* character to do the right as he sees It without fear or favor; and the bogy of "brewery domination” can now be dismissed as the merest campaign claptrap, as it was known to be by those-who originated it. The county option law may fail to accomplish the results that its sponsors have claimed -for it, or it may be declared void by the courts; but the Democratic party will not repeal it until it shall- be tried and proven unsatisfactory to a majority of the people.

| As before stated the unXrupulous methods resorted to to work .the Anti-Saloon League as an adjunct to the Republican machine | has alienated the sympathy of many i heretofore earnest Anti-Saloon workers, and it will be many moons before that harmonious action can be restored which existed before the organisation was unnecessarily drawh into partisan politics; and in this connection the Democrat wants to commend the action of the pastors of the > Monticello churches in refusing to become parties to the scheme. There were many preachers in Indiana who refused to become cats-paws for Mr. Watson and his machine, under his arrangement with Messrs Shumaker, MJnton, Hicks and other self-consti-tuted guardians of the people’s conscience, and their refusal was right. The sooner these holier-than-thou hypocrites sever their connection with the Anti-Saloon League the sooner that organization can again become an effective agent in the moral uplift of the State. —White County Democrat.

“REPUBS” GET ALL BUT THREE.

Of Their State Ticket Has Been Elected.—Democrats Will Contest. Official returns in Indiana had been compiled on only governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, attorney-general, treasurer of state and auditor of state up to Monday night. According to these figures Marshall’s plurality was 14,809; Frank J. Hall, (dem.) lieut.governor, 1,672; Sims (rep.) secretary of state, 492; Bingham, (rep.) attorney-general, 788; Hadley, (rep.) treasurer, 837; Billheimer, (rep.) auditor, 288. There has been great delay in getting the official returns from some counties and there are rumors of fraud. Even the official vote for president had not been compiled to Monday night, but Taft’s plurality in the state is but a few thousand. ’ I Returns as now compiled give the republicans all but three of the state offices, but the pluralities are small and so many errors have been found that it is likely the defeated democratic candidates -will 'contest the election of their opponents.

CO. SUPT. LAMSON MARRIED.

TCounty Supt. Lamson stole a march on the Jasper county school ma’ams this week, and returned Nome from Union City, Ind., Monday with a bride. -He went over to Union City Sunday, and Mon*day morning was united in marriage to Miss Winona Michael, a former teacher in the Union City schools. The marriagd took place at the holne of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Michael in Union City, and the newly wedded pair took the train there the same day for Rensselaer, arriving here at 6:36 p. m. They will in the property recently vacated by Oren Parker on College Road, and will begin housekeeping at once. Asked what was the matter with the Jasper county school-ma’ams, Supt. Lamson said that we couldn’t spare any of them that could make a license, and he did not want one that couldn't make license. The Democrat joins his friends in extending congratulations.

TEMPERANCE ISSUE DEAD.

Civic League Workers at Columbus Say Election is Useless. Columbus, Ind., November 6. Temperance is a dead issue in Bartholomew county. At least that is what officials of the Civic League say, and the civic League is the chief temperance organisation here. A mouth or so before the election the league suddenly announced that it had quit and the saloons couM do as they pleased. Officials announced that no affidavits would be filed and the league was quiet for a while. When the county option bill was pained it was agreed that a petition would be circulated for the purpose of having a special election on the question of wet or dry as soon as the election was over. But today the officials of the league say that the vote in this count/ shows that the people would not support county option, and that they would be foolish to go to the expense of bringing on an election. Consequently, no effort whatever will be made to call a special election unless some persons other than members of the Civic League circulate a petition. >

CARLOAD OF HORSES WANTED. I *lll be at Hemphill’s livery barn in Rensselaer on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 11 and 12, and want to buy a carload of good fat horses. D. GLEASON & SON. Wanted:—Young married man to work on farm. \ Address Box 99, .Laurens, lowa. Tbe Democrat for Sale Bills.

THE TWICE -HA - WEEK

- 1 "■ *"!■■■ RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 1908.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

The November term of the Circuit Court convened Monday, but only routine work has been done as yet. The business of the term will be light. —o — . ’/ There was some talk of a contest on the trustee in Union and Barkley townships but after thinking it over the contestants decided to abandon the contest in both capes. The Peacock\ vs. Peacock case, decided in the Newton circuit court last week adversely to the defendant Erastus Peacock, will be appealed to the appellate- court by the latter. —°— " Arthur Goff, the young man from Fair Oaks who was declered insane last week, was taken to the asylum Monday, his father and deputy sheriff Joe O’Connor taking him away. u —oXllenry Myers, republican, was elected assessor of Walker tp„ instead of Joe Fenzll, democrat, as first reported. This makes the assessors stand 6 democrats to 7 republicans in the county. Myer’s majority was fcyly 2, we understand.. —o —■' Clark Price, of Ashland, Kan., a former citizen of Carpenter tp., and a brother of County Surveyor Myrt B. Price, was elected State senator at the recent election, carrying all eight counties in his district, three of which are usuktly democratic. This speaks well for Mr. Price’s standing in bis western home. Following is the vote on* congressman in this district at the recent election: f ■ COUNTIES. Darroch, D. Crum. R. Benton 1687 1533 Jasper .L... 1571 1826 Lake 5964 9000 Laporte 5707 5723 Newton .1804 1483 Porter 1824 2928 Tippecanoe .<...... .5215 ' 5904 Warren 1036 1976 White 2384 2381 Totals 26692 32724 Crumpacker’ plur.. 6062 In the Newton tp., highway case of Benton Kelly, et al. reversed by the supreme court last week, it was held:

Under the proviso of Section 10, of the new highway act (1905, p 524), added to the law when it was revised, the petitioners for the relocation of a highway can appeal to the Circuit Court from an order dismissing their petition upon the report of the reviewers, appointed after a remonstrance was filed, to the effect that the proposed road would not be of public utility, and Se Circuit Court must then hear e case de novo. •> New suits filed: • No. 7374. Jas. H. Chapman vs. Tlrzah A. Garrison et al; action in foreclosure and appointment of a receiver. No. 7375. James A. Keister vs. John F. Mitchell; action for damages, occasioned Sept. 5, 1908, for assaulting plaintiff, having struck him over the head and face with a heavy club, threw him to the ground and struck him many times on different parts of body, etc., by reason of which the bone on the right side of his face Hvas broken and his hearing permanently injured, etc., is alleged. Five thousand dollars is asked for as damages. No. 7376. Indianapolis Saddlery Co., vs. John C. Carmichael; suit on account. Demand >128.31.

Three games of Box Ball for 30 cents will save a doctor bill of $5. NO, NO, THIS CAN’T HE TRUE. In the United States (solid South included) the majority against the sale of intoxicants are Democrats. That fact cannot be disputed.—Lake County Star. (Rep.) But the Anti-Saloon League and the republican press talked differ-ently--only ten days ago. Boys, bring your sister and sweatheart to the Box Ball and enjoy a pleasant evening. For Bale:—-Full set of postoffice fixtures, consisting of 360 call and Yale lock boxes, General delivery and maney order windows. Will sell any or all of this outfit very low. „ POSTMASTER, Rensselaer, Ind. a — l —•—■ - . ‘ Nothing than a few games of Box Ball’after working iff* office or store all *day. * DANCE-THURSDAY NIGHT. A dance will be giren in Warner’s hall Thursday evening, Nov. 12. .Good Music and good order. Come.

REJOICINGG AT BINGHAM’S DEFEAT.

There is a great deal of satisfaction in Hammond over the defeat of James Bingham, the republican candidate for attorney general, and there are several members of the Lake County Bar association who would go away and celebrate If business wasn’t so pressing. Perhaps a little history will explain this. It is generally known over the state that James Bingham is Governor Hanly’s right hand man and it is said on good authority .that Bingham was more responsibly far the calling of the special session than any other one man with the exception of the chief executive himself. The republicans here recognized that fact apd a glance at the tabulated returns shows that Bingham was subjected to a slashing right and left. This was due to the fact that he was recognized as an exponent of Hanlyism. Bingham was one of the state candidates to be defeated and those who resent the dictatorial Hanly are generally rejoicing over the fact. —Hammond Times. (Rep.)

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

The common council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening with all members present except Councilman Gerber. Following is a report of the proceedings: Report of city treasurer for mftnth ending Oct. 31, showed the following balances: Makemself sewer fundslßs.9o Vine street fund 121.68 Weston and Dayton st fund. 2,028.13 Water fund 2,096.24 Corporation fund (overdr). 368.40 Light fund 2,691.49 Road fund 54.76 . The city attorney filed his report on jurisdiction of catch-baisins, holding that the street committee should have stitch jurisdiction. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, salary, marshal. .$30.00 E M Thomas, same, nightwch 25.00 Chris Kupke, ex. police, hal’en 2.00 C H Vick, same 2.00 J. J Montgomery, 5ame...... 2.00 Cloy Beslnger, asst, engineer 20.80 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, lab. w’h city t’m 30.00 M&hes & Hamilton, f’d for 5’e104.65 Coen & Brady, same 32.03 Cecil Clouse, work on street.. 21.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, 'salary?. .. 50.00 Mel Abbott, same. 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Frank Foltz, rebate on lights 41.00 F E Warne, hauling tools, etc. 1.25 Tom Hoyes, Work on line. .. . 28.37 Clarence Thompson, same... . 3.00 Standard Cedar Co., light p’5165.25 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal.. .169.35 Western Electric Co., suppleslsß.os Maines & Hamilton, coal. .... 46.99 Moses Leopold, freight, etc.. 122.23 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, 5a1ary........ 30.00 Roy Thomas, work on line. . 2.40 Rensselaer Mfg. Co., wat sup 8.50 Globe Oil Co., packing. .... . 12.10 VINE AND MILTON ST. SEWER. M. Leopold, coupons and bond 76.95

FOR A FANCIED WRONG.

Postmaster Morgan of New York City, Severely Wounded. New York, Nov. io—Edward M. Morgan, postmaster of New York city, was wounded in the abdomen by a bul let fired by H H.B. Mackay, nu eccentric stenographer, who then committed suicide. Morgan is resting well, and unless complications develop he will recover. Morgan probably owes hi* life to the quick wit and bravery of his fourteen-year-old daughter Dorothy, who saw Mackay draw his revolver and strode it with her hand. This de fleeted the bullet, otherwise the postmaster would have been fatally wounded, foi his assailant was at close range and fi.*ed four shots in all. The shooting occurred at One Hundred and Forty-sixth street and only a short distance from Morgan’s home. He was on his way down town at the time. An Investigation of the life and record of Mackay reveals that he was of a morbid nature and was once an inmate of an asylum in Worcester. Mata., where he was sent about six years ago for shooting a fellow em-. ptoye of a factory at Cambridge, this shooting being also for a fancied grievance. Tha his act in sbootihg Mor gan was premeditated is made certain by a tetter' be left, but aside from a fancied grievance against Morgan and the postoffice authorities concerning) the bundling of his mail nothing has ocme to iigid to indicate why be should have songht'to murder the postmaster. His. clothing when searehetLgave up between thirty add forty smokeless cartridges. a heavy slungshot, a knife with a four-inch blade, and claspknife. A quantity of literature on SqimUism, and a slugshot similar to the one found on the body were discovered In hia room. -That Le was rational during work hours, however,, was attested by the Broadway firm of lawyers by whom he was emptoyed. The doctor always prescribes plenty' of exercise to be -ture of good health. That is what Box Ball means.

CARMACK IS SHOT

Street Fight That Ends Ex-Senator’s Career. HE HAD CRITICISED A CITIZEN Latter and Son Meet Him and the Shooting Begins. Ni H , BOTH SHOOTERS HIT IN THE FRAJ Robin Cooper, the Slayer, Seriyusly Wounded—New York Postmaster Shot by a Crank with Fancied Grievance.

Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—Ex-Sena-tor Edward Ward Carmack, editor of the Tennessean, was shot and killed about 4 p. m. yesterday on Seventh avenue north. In front of the Polk flats, by Robin Cooper, son of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper. Carmack was going north on Seventh avenue in front of the Polk flats, and Colonel Cooper and his son Robin were approaching

EX-SENATOR CARMACK.

Seventh avenue on Union street. Soon after they <-aine in sight of one another the shooting began, Robin Cooper, it is said, tired three shotsand Senator Ca.’mack two. Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, it is said, drew his pistol, but did not Are. Senator Carmack fell to the ground, dying instantly. Robin Cooper was sjliot in the right breast and dangerously wounded, but will probably recover. Trouble Was Over Politics. It IS understood that the trouble is one of the results of the recent Democratic gubernatorial primary in which Carmack was defeated. Carmack has, since lie has been editor of the Tennessean. been quite caustic in criticising what he called the Democratic machine, and has had several editorials about Colonel Cooper. Within the past few days, it is said. Colonel Cooper notified Carmack that these editorial criticisms must cease. Yesterday morning another editorial reference to Colonel Cooper appeared in the Tennessean, and this is supposed to have ■been the immediate cause of the trouble. " Smoking a Cigar When Killed. As soon as Senator Carmack fell on the edge of the street. Colonel Duncan Cooper and his son walked a few feet down Seventh avenue to Dr. R. G. Fort’s office, where the wound in his shoulder was examined and treated. The body of Carmack was then taken to an undertaker's. Carmack’s pistol was lying at his side with two of the chambers empty when the body was picked up and was turned over to an officer. The •tump of a cigar Carmack had been smoking was also on the street beside him, where it had fallen from his mouth as he fell. Young Cooper was later taken to a hospital and Colonel Cooper is held at policy headquarters. Robin Cooper is a practicing attorney at tew, twenty-seven years old, and single.

CARMACK HAD THREE WOUNDS Oae in tim Neck Was the Cause of His Death Carmack was wounded three times —ln the ueck, tbe breast and left Shoulder, the wound in the neck being the one that killed him, and two of the bullets went in Yrom behind. A statement issued by friends of the Coopers says that Colonel Cooper had recently talked with E. A. Craig, of Chattanooga, a close friend of Carmack, regarding the Tennessean editorials. Colonel Cooper bad told Craig, the statement says, that he wanted the references to himself stopped; that be was a private citizen, and Carmack had no right to discuss him in the manner be bad adapted. Craig, it is said, saw Car mack about the matter, and reported that Carmack would consent to no relaßous with Cooper. On the day of the tragedy the two Coopers, tbe statement says. went out

of their w«y to avoid meeting Garmack,but they met Carmack walking on Seventh street but on the opposite side of tlie street. Colonel Cooper thereupon said he would go over and speak with Carmack and see if he would not agree to stop making the annoying newspaper attacks on him. Colonel Cooper walked across tfae street and approached Carmack, who was coming facing him at the time. Colonel Cooper had just begun to •peak with Carmack when Carmack drew bis pistol and began trying to fire it while a passing lady was between Carmack aud Cooper, and his •on, who luftl run over when Oarmack began to draw his pistol. It is said that Colonel Cooper asked Carmack to come from behind the lady, when Cormack thereupon tired two shots, botih of which struck Robin Cooper, who had Intervened in bis father’s protection. Then It was after being shot that Robin Cooper fired the fatal shot, Colonel Cooj>er never using a pistol at all. Oarniack’s friends refused to make a statement at this time, but Mrs. Charles H. Eastman, of this city, and J. M. Eastman, of Naw York, were nearby when the tragedy occurred. Mrs. Eastman said they met Carmack and he raised his hat and smiled. He had, said Mrs. Eastman “his right hand up and was about to make a remark when somebody said—it was the older voice—’We’ve got you allright,’ or something to that effect Mr. Carmack raised his eyes, instantly put on his hat and ran bis hand back, when the same voice said: ‘You cbward, you ■re hiding behind a woman ere you?’ “Senator Carmack jumped out so as to get clear of me, and I jumped Into • gateway. I saw that Mr. Carmack had a pistol. I turned and said: ‘For God’s sake, don’t shoot* 1 saw Mr. Carmack wheel and fall in a Leap in the gutter." *---

COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION

President Tbinka Its Appointment One of the Moat Important Things He Bas Done. Washington. Nov. 10. Pres'dent Roosevelt considers the appointment of the commission on country life one of the most important pieces of work he has done, according to the statement made by Professor L. H. Bailey, of Corneil university, chairman of the commission. after the president bad discussed with the commission the result of the first hearing yesterday of the commisison at College Park, Md. The president expressed his pleasure at the work already done by the commission ' / A gathering of representative Maryland farmers was present at the first hearing. There were no set speeches, the various farmers present being asked to express their opinions on any subject of genera) interest to farm life. Among the topics discussed were the need of rearranging the curriculum of country schools, with a view to making them of more direct practical value to the farmer; the effectiveness of the rural church, parcels post, good roads and the formation of farming institutions, small local insurance companies and co-operative and buying agencies. The general consensus of opinion favored all these.

Indiana's Official Count.

Indianapolis. Nov. 10.—The count of the official returns at the secretary of state's office for governor has been completed. Marshall, (Dem.) for governor, received a total vote of 348,-849, and Watson (Rep.) 334,040, a plura ity for Marshall of 14,800. The Socialist party candidate for governor received 11,948. 'ltie Independence candidate polled but 383 votes, and the People’s party got 573. Felix T. McWhirter, Prohibttonist candidate for governor, obtained 15.926 votes, a loss of 6,664 votes since 1904.

Hague Gets Castro's Reply.

The Hague. Nov. 10.—The reply of President Castro, of Venezuela, to the second note of the Netherlands "government has been received here There will be several meetings of the cabinet ttrdiscuss the communication before a decision is reached as to a course of action.*

TARIFF REVISERS IN SESSION

First Hearing la Proceeding at Washington Today, Devoted to Chemicals. Oils. Paints, Etc Washington, Nov. 10.—The proposed revision of the tariff was discussed at a conference of Representatives Payne, of New York; Dalzell, of Penpaylvar nla; Hill, of Connecticut, and Gaines, of West Virginia, leading Republican members of the bouse committee ou ways and means. The conference was preliminary to tbe series of public hearings on tbe tariff which the committee will bold during tbe next month, beginning this morning. Gaines discussed tariff revision with William H. Taft at Hot Springs Sunday. The committee -will draw up a new law to supersede the Dingley tariff law which will carry out the policy advocated in the Chicago platform. The hearing today is being devoted to chemicals, oils and paints, and about a doten representatives of manufacturers, trade organisations and other interests are present to talk to the committee.

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