Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1909 — Page 3

PRICE vs. QUALITY And perfect fitting. Mere spectacles fitted in a haphazard way are apt to be an injury to the eyes. This is a'matter in which you cannot afford to take chances. To preserve vision means to help the eyes do their work; to help the eyes means to wear glasses—not any glasses, but scientifically fitted classes. We a*e fully qualified in this line and would appreciate your patronage. Our glasses are reasonable in price—your sight is priceless. DR. ROSE M. REMMEK Second Floor of Harris Bank Building. 'Phone 403.

f "THE NEW North Side Meat Market IS NOW OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS. We handle everything in the meat line. I will also handle tallow, hides, and pay the best price for fancy”veal and fat beef stock. V phone 15.. Joseph putts

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-Day’s Markets: Corn 54c; oats, 46c. Dr. E. N. Loy went to Chicago Tuesday on business. S. W. Meyer of Monticello was in town on business Tuesday. Edward Mead of Rose Lawn was in town on business Monday. Miss Millicent Work went to Chicago on business Tuesday. l\f)elos Thompson and W. F. Smith *were in Chicago Monday on business. Advertised letters: Mrs. C. C. Giver, Mrs. Maggie Fisher, Wm. Lewis. Tom Burns left Monday for Winamac where he will be employed for a short time. Ike Fisher, the former Rensselaer barber, is now employed in a shop at Francesville. P«G. B. Porter returned Monday from Chicago, where he has been 1 on a business trip. Frank Parkinson returned from Chicago Monday where he has been in search of employment. Miss Ethel Chase of Chicago re- " turned to her' home Monday, after a short visit with Miss Mary Porter. The Goodland band, which has been the pride of that town for the past few years, has disbanded. f~Joe Hoover, the original medicine man, went to Logansport Tuesday to unload his wares on the ailing of that city. Jesse Grayson and Glenn Rayher returned from Logansport Monday. They were in charge of -a shipment of mules. ' S 4 Anna Tenter and Mrs. Mary D. Eger went to Chicago Saturday to visit for a couple of weeks with Mrs. Matie Hopkins. Miss Fern Norman returned to her home in "“Parr, Tuesday after visiting with relatives at Lafayette and Rensselaer. Mrs. Ira Sigler and son' Raymond went to Crown Point Monday for a short visit with with her father, who lives at that place. Simon Leopold has secured a position as traveling salesman with the J. A. Cosby Co., of Danville, Va., a wholesale tobacco firm. Mrs. Alva Hornaday and little son left for their home In Plainfield Monday, after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cox. Little Archie Lee’ condition shows a marked change for the better and unless unlooked for complications rise a speedy recovery is hoped for. The Fuller & Son box ball alley, which has been in operation here for the past three months, was dismantled last week and moved over to Morocco, Sid Schanlaub’s town. W. H. Timmops will leave Monday for Longmont, Colo., where-he goes to take a position in an automobile garage. His family will not go for a couple of months yet. Mrs. W. P. Hungerford of St. Louis, Mo., has adopted one of the Iltile girls at the Monnett Deaconess Home, and came Monday to take the little girl to her new home. and Mrs. B. Forsythe entermined twenty couples of their friends last Friday evening at a dinner at the Comer House, after which they all went to the Forsythe home and spent the evening at cards. The event was in honor of Mr. ahd Mrs. Forsythe’s twentieth wedding anniversary.

Bradley Ross of Harvard, <is spending a ten days vacation with his mother, Mrs. F. A. Ross. Lyman Zea and son George went to Fair Oaks Tuesday, where they have contracted to press several hundred tons of wild hav for Bruce Moffitt. y Bmmet Laßue, who has been attending school at Bloomington, was forced to come home Sunday on account of a severe attack of yeli low jaundice. • ' 1 1 ' X. S. Bates and daughters, Miss Alice and Mrs. W. J. Wright, were called to Indianapolis Monday by the death of the wife of the former’s brother, Dr. Bates. Frank Borntrager has rented his farm in Newton tp., to George Tul/ lis and will move to Ft. Wayne, where his mother and sister reside, and work in a packing house. Mrs. W. A. Hurd of Watseka. 111., who has been visiting with her mother Mrs. A. F. Shesler, left Tuesday for Monon where she will visit a short time with her brother. H. W. Kiplinger went to Muncie Monday on business relative to the settling of his father’s estate. The heirs have sold a hundred acre farm near Muncie and Henry comes in for a fifth share.

''J Mrs. True Woodworth returned yesterday from Goodland, where 'she was called last Thursday by the sickness of her sister-in-law, Mrs. F. P. Morton, whom she left considerably better. Albert Zimmerman of Barkley township, was quite badly hurt Monday. He was going after a load of straw and in some way slipped and fell onto one of the sled stakes, striking on his side and breaking three ribs. W. N. Pence of Midland, Tex., came Saturday for a short business visit. Mr. Pence was formerly foreman of the Nelson Morris ranch in northern Jasper, and is now foreman of a big cattle ranch for the Morris’ near Midland, Tex.

A branch board of trade office has been opened in Rensselaer, over the Warner Brothers hardware store. Eugene Purtell, a Chicago board of trade man, is said to be back of the thing, with Geo. Goff as local manager.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Greenfield, who came here last Friday to bury their little daughter, left Monday morning for Remington to visit with Mrs. Greenfield’s sister, Mrs. Rawlings, before reurning to their home in Edgerton, Ind. jr’Frank Osborne, who went to Lafayette a short time ago to take treatment from a cancer specialist, returned to his home in Rensselaer Sunday. The cancer on his mouth has been removed and It is but a question of a very short time until he will be completely cured. Monticello Democrat: J. Irwin has moved here from Rensselaer and is taking snapshot views of our beutiful Tippecanoe, town and country. Among other places visited by him was the McKain farm south of town, where he got a number of fine vigws. Geo. Wood ldft Tuesday for Wharton county, Texas, where he may move his family in a time if he finds a good location. The lawsuit that George commenced several months ago against the Dr. Hartsell estate for SI,OOO, has been compromised by paying him SSOO. % The Modern Woodmen have several candidates fop initiation tonight, and a full attendance of members is desired. Besides, those who have not seen the lodge room since that handsome new emblem carpet has been put down, should come out and see what an elegant lodge room their Camp now has-—it is one of the handsomest in town.

Larsh" Thomas, now the second best in the semi-finals of the checker tournament, which is being held at Mel Griffin’s lunch rooms, won from Frank Hill, who has hung the medal up the last two times. Duke Nichols finished strong m last place. He attributes his defeat to lack of condition. Elmer Gwin; who is in charge of the mechanics at Worland’s furniture store, has blossomed out into a full-fledged inventor. He has at last recognized the greatest want of an up-to-date furniture store, a short-rail for bed display, and after many weeks of hard labor, he has perfected one. He expects to patent his invention and then sit down and take the money that will roll in. Marion Cooper of Wall, So. Dak., arrived in Fair Oaks Monday night and came down to Rensselaer yesterday. He got word of his brother Ollie’s death Thursday noon and left there the same night at 11 o’clock. His train was delayed two days and two nights, at different points, on account of snow blockades, and did not reach Chicago until noon Monday. He expects to return to South Dakota Monday. S( To-day at one o’clock p. m. /ccurs the marriage of Louisa Tlelle Mhines. daughter of Mrs. S. A. Maines on Weston street, to Loy E. Hess, an estimable Fowler young man. Rev. G. A. Clarke of the First Christian Church will officiate. They will spend Iheir honeymoon, or at least a portion of it traveling and the remainder on the groom’s farm near Goodland. The Democrat extends congratulations.

Geo. E. Murray has traded $6,000 of stock out of the G. E. Murray Cc. store for real estate in Anderson and Gas" City. E. V. Ransford has also traded the furniture out of the “Hotel Rosey,, and 200 acres of land in Missouri and the stock of goods he had in the old MeColly & Coen building near the depot, for a 200 acre farm in Bartholomew county, valued at $lB,000. Both deals were made through the real estate firm of C. P. Wright & Son.

J. Moore went to Chicago one day last week and purchased a team of horses with a $1,200 cab and a high plug hat to match it. It is the latest approved Studebaker model, silk and satin lined and beautifully upholstered with the finest cordovan leather. The nicest part about the whole outfit is the whistle you blow, to attract or distract the drivers attention (if the persuasion in the latter case be feminine.) Jud expects a heap of marriages this coming summer and when you are in the honeymoon state the best is none too good.

A card from H. J. Baftoo of Seattle, Wash., directs us to change the address of his Democrat to 672 So. C. street, Tacoma, Wash., where he has moved his job printing office. Tacoma is about 20 to 25 miles from Seattle, and they like it there better than at Seattle. Besides rents are cheaper and Bert has a better location for his office. The report that Vera Marshall had gone to Seattle and was working for Bert is incorrect. He wps there to see them but is not working for Mr. Bartoo. They do not know whether he is still in Seattle now or not.

Medaryivlle Advertiser: Mrs. Bruce Caster, of Gillam township, is reported quite sick with appendicitis and an operation mav become necessary.. . .Mrs. C. E. Robinson received the sad news of the death of an old friend, Mr. E. R. Hutchings, of Harvey, 111. The deceased is well known among the people of Gillam, that township having formerly been his home. His death was caused by that fatal disease, pneulnonia. He was only sick a few days and passed away on the morning of the 20th. He leaves a wife, one son and three grandchildren to mourn his loss.

The Secret Of Long Life.

A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. His method deals wjth the blood. But long ago millions of Americans had proved Electric Bitters prolongs life and makes it worth living, it purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the entire system. Its a godsend to weak, sick and debilitated people. “Kidney trouble had blighted my life for months,” writes W. M. Sherfman, of Cushing, Me., “but Electric Bitters cured me entirely.” Only 50c at A. F. Long’s.

REPORT AGAINST PLEDGES

Proposition to Make Second “Chamberlain Election” Impossible. Salem, Ore., Feb. 2.—The report making it a misdemeanor to take a pre-election pledge was adopted by th* house. The bill Is aimed at statement No. 1 1 in use during the last two elections for United States senator and which resulted in the forced election by a Republican legislature of Governor George E. Chamberlain, Democrat, to the United States senate.

Sponge Up For Postal Savings Bill.

Washington, Feb. 2.—Senator Carter has announced that he would endeavor tomorrow to get a vote on the postal savings ban* bill, although he “fully realized the improbabilitiy of that bill becoming a law in the few remaining days of this congress.”

NEVADA SCOLDS THE PRESIDENT

Urges California to Pass ; Anti-Jap Laws. REFERS TO TALK OF WAR

Resolution Reported Favorably Declares That “Now la a Better Time to Lay Down Terms to That Empire and Teach Those Arrogant People That American Rights Cannot Be Encroached Upon and They Cannot Nor Never Will Be Allowed to Assimilate With Our Race.”

Carbon, Nev., Feb. 2. —A resolution declaring in favor of drastic antiJapanese legislation, criticising Theodore Roosevelt and designating the Japanese as “parasites of the world," was reported favorably in a special session of the Nevada legislature and will be voted upon today. The resolution is directed to the California legislature and declares In favor of that body parsing measures that will prevent an influx of Japanese.

It further recommends that the California legislature pay no attention to what is termed “coercion and interference on the part of President Roosevelt."

The resolution says: “We believe there is no danger of w ar with the Japanese, as is advanced by those who oppose our views, but we believe that if we must have war with the Japanese empire, sooner or later, now is a better time to lay down terms to that empire and teach those arrogant people that American rights cannot be encroached upon and they cannot, nor never will be allowed or given an opportunity to acquire a foothold In this country' or to assimilate with our race.

We censure Theodore Roosevelt, the president of the United States, for his so-called interference in attempting to deprive t|je citizens of the great commonwealth of California by threats and coercion from exercising their lawful rights of protecting themselves from the Japanese hordes.”

GIRL’S HORSE UNMOLESTED

Miss Rhoades’ Mother Declares President Was Not Rude to Daughter. Washington, Feb. 2.—For the first time making public a disclaimer of reports that President Roosevelt while riding in Rock Creek park struck the horse riddeii by a young w r oman, the White House gave out a letter received from the young woman's mother. It reads: “My daughter, Miss May Rhoades, whose horse, it has been widely reported, you struck wliile riding in the park last Thanksgiving day. most emphatically denies any knowTedge of such an occurrence, and as it is deemed of such importance as to be referred to in congress, may I be permitted to ask you why yop do not deny this story?”

PRESIDENT GUEST OF NUN

Addresses Young Women of the Academy of the Holy Cross. Washington, Feb. 2.—" More important than the work being done by our public men is that being performed today by the men and women in our educational institutions in training our boys and girls who will be the men and women of tomorrow.” declared President Roosevelt to the young women of the Academy of the Holy Cross. The president paid a long promised call on Sister Superior Angelica of the academy, and was surprised to find awaiting him a reception and exercises arranged in his honor.

AUTHORIZES PROCLAMATION

Senate Passes House Bill Making Feb. 12 Lincoln Day.. Washington, Feb. 2.—The senate has passed the house bill making Feb. 12, the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a legal holiday. The president is authorized to issue a special proclamation. The bill also declares that as a part of the national memorial to Lincoln there may be built a highway from Washington city to the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.

ROOSEVELT REFUSES $10.000

Declines to Accept Legacy Left by East Somerville, Mass., Recluse, Boston, Feb. 2.— President Roosevelt in a letter to the attorneys for the administrator, declares that under no condition will be accept a legacy of SIO,OOO left him by the last will of Benjamin Hadley, an East Somerville recluse, who died Dec. 16, 1907. The will disposed of property valued at $150,000 and provided for a legacy of “SIO,OOO to the president of the United States.”

TO EMPLOY 8,000 MEN

Car Manufactories Are. to Reopen Within Two Weeks. Pittsburg, Feb. 2. Employment for 8,000 men will be provided within the next two weeks by tMP Pressed Steel £ar company and the Standard Steel Car company. , ’ The plants have been idle for a year. Orders are said to be in head to keep both of them running with a full force.

TAFT AS PACIFICATOR

All Dynamite Removed When He Visit* ed Culebra Cut. Panama, Feb. 2.—That W. H. Taft is acting as pacificator in the strong post-election factional feeling which at times has been very marked, is shown by the fact that invitations have been sent to both President Obaldia and Senor Arias, at one time opposition candidates for the presidency, to the dinner and reception arranged for today by Herbert G. Squiers, the American minister, in honor of the American president elect. Taft called upon ex-President Amador, who is ill. Ex-President Amador and President Obaldia have not been on friendly terms for a long time because of political differences. The president elect w ishes to make it plain that-his cordiality is toward Panama as a whole, and not toward one or another political faction. Prior to the visit of Taft and the board of engineers to the Culebra cut all dynamite was removed from the workings. Inaugural Platform to Seat 6,000. Washington. Feb. 2.—-To fit the capitol for the inauguration of Wilr 11am H. ’Hjpft, $16,000" Is appropriated by a joint resolution passed by the senate. The inaugural platform to be erected in front of the capitol is to seat 6,000 persons, which is one-third more than four years ago. Tickets For Taft Banquet $25. New Orleans, Feb. 2.—lt will cost $25 to attend the Taft banquet here on Feb. 12. It is expected that at least one thousand persons will be at the tables. 1

GMELICH THE WINNER

Republican Today Will Be Made Missouri’s Lieutenant Governor. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 2.—Jacob F. Gmelich, Republican, will be Inaugurated lieutenant governor of Missouri today. He was recently declared elected by the assembly in joint session after the recount committee had reported that Gmelich had received 346,642 votes as against 346,465 votes for William R. Painter, Democrat.

PATTERSON BROUGHT INTO CARMACK CASE

Defense Declares Juror Whitworth Expressed Dias.

Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 2.—For the first time the name of Governor Malcolm R. Patterson was- mentioned in tlie trial of Colonel Duncan B Cooper,

J. M. ANDERSON.

Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharp for the killing of Senator E. W. Carmack. Judge W. M. Hart decided that Juror J. M. Whitworth was physically able to continue in the box. Immediately Judge Anderson of the defense announced that he had evidence that Whitworth had expressed a vilolent opinion and was tncompe tent. He declared that the defense preferred, because of Whitworth’s standing in the community, to see him excused because of illness He added, however, that his duty to his clients compelled him to ask that Whitworth be dismissed as incompetent. One of the first witnesses called by the defense swore Whitworth had declared that the killing of Carmack cost Governor Patterson many followers and that he, Whitworth, believed the governor had a hand In the murder. Another witness swore that Whit worth, a few days after the slaying, openly declared “every damned one of these men (defendants) ought to be hanged.” These charges will be investigated today.

PREACHER LAUDS CARMACK

Declares He Was Put Out of Way by Anti-Prohibitloniats. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 2. The Southern Anti-Saloon league conference opened here. The Rev. E. E. Folk, pf the Tennessee league, said: “I hasten to give credit to the man who did more than any. other for the cause in the south—the lamented, the noble, the true, the brave E. W. Carmack. They wanted him out of the way and they shot him.”

First Baron Burton Is Dead.

London, Feb. 2.—Michael Artihßr fcass. first Baron Burton, is dead.

MINERS’ VOTES SUPPORT LEWIS

Walker States He Won’t Contest Election. TELLERS REPORT TODAY

President Declares His Stand Will Be Against Dissension and Bickering and That He Will Refuse to Make Any Reply to Any Personalities Aimed at Him—He Says the Time Hat Come For the Convention to Settle Down to Business. Indianapolis, Feb. 2.—The convention of the United Mine Workers of America underwent a change over the week end and the reopening session found the Lewis administration victorious over its opponents, led by John

THOMAS L. LEWIS.

Walker of Illinois, who was Lewis’ rival in the election for the national presidency. Walker gave out a statement that ha would not contest the election because he believed such action hopeless. The tellers of the vote probably will report today and their report will show President Lewis’ majority to be about 16,000. The first test poll of the delegates came on a motion to adopt the paragraph of the report of the committee on officers’ reports approving the course of President Lewis and the national executive board in suspending President Van Horn and other officials of district No. 11, Indiana, for having disobeyed the mandate of the national officers to discontinue the strike at the Hudson mine. Roll Call Favors Lewis. The roll was called, a process occupying most of the day, with the result that in a total vote of 2,681, there were 1,627 approving and 1,054 dissenting votes. The majority for the Lewis administration was 573. There was little of the spirit of hostility in the speeches of President Feeban and other officers of the Pittsburg district when they took the floor to protest against the action of President Lewis in refusing financial assistance to the striking miners of the MercerButler field. Pennsylvania, on the ground that there was too little chance of success. Rather, President Feehan pet forth the present status of the struggle and appealed to the delegates to support him in the application to the national officers for aid The discussion of this matter will be taken np today. Says Bickering Will Be Stopped. Prior to adjournment President Lewis said it was plain that there should be no further quarreling over'' personal differences and that the business of the convention should now be disposed of as quickly as possible. He would give all information asked for In regard to his attitude toward the Mer-cer-Butler strike, he said, but he would not engage in bickering with his critics The convention now is in its third week. It will be necessary to elect a national vice president and a national secretarv-treosurer on the floor of the convention, for in the December election no candidate received a majority of the votes cast.

TO PROBE ALLEGEDSHORTAGE

Grand Jury to Investigate L. J. H«v man’s Alleged Wrongdoing., Evansville, Ind., Feb. 2—The Vanderburg county grand jury, which is in session, will this week take up the investigation of the alleged embezzlements of Louis J. Herman, an attorney of this city, who disappeared on Jan. 9 and who has not been heard from since. Herman held in trust moneys for several guardians and estates, and also represented several large mercantile companies. The exact amount of his alleged shortage has not yet been ascertained. Several of the friends of Herman have stated they would make good any loss. Herman waa a maw of clean habits, attended church regularly, and was seldom seen away from his home at night. Killed by Man He Wounded. Madison, Ind., Feb. 2.-—After shooting Henry Lochard and wife, Dee Brown was killed by Lochard. Tim woman probably will die.