Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1909 — Page 2

TIE m COW DEMOCRAT. F. i. BABCOCK, EDITOR MD PUBLISHER. Official Democratic Paper of Jaaper County. Published Wednesdays and Baturdaye. Entered aa Sccond-Claaa Matter June t, IMS, at the poet office at Renaaelaer, Ind., under the Act of March S, IIW. Office on Van Renaaelaer Street Lon* Distance Telephones: Office 316. Residence 311. Advert lain* rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1009.

The fight over the tariff bill has now been transfered to the senate, Indiana will likely be conspicious in.the debates, as it la announced that Senator Beveridge is going to be active on tho Republican side and it is known that Senator Shively will uphold the Democratic view with great ability and enthusiasm. Senator Shively has mastered the tariff question as few men have. During the last campaign the tariff speeches made by him and John W. Kern were model expositions of the Democratic party’s position.

"You may have noticed," Senator Shively said In an Interview a few days ago, "that the word economy has practically disappeared in late years from the vocabulary of the Government. Recently we have Tieard some sporadic protests in Congress, but no warnings have come from the White House. It is a notorious fact that we are spending an enormous and dangerous amount of money. In 1861 the per capita cost of government was 32; now it is $6, not including the interest on War bonds or the money paid for pensions. Usually the growth of a business concern, privately and capably managed, is accompanied by economies in production. The reverse is true with the Government of the United States. A little $5,000 appropriation by Congress is made for some obscure and seemingly innocuous purpose. Year by year the appropriation grows until there is a regular department with an army of clerks, and, perhaps, a new and costly building.”

When the State Board of Education meets again on April 22 to oonsider the matter of making contracts for school books they doubtless will remember that every change made in the text books means a lot of extra expense to the people who have children in the public schools. No change should be made unless the books now in use is unfit or the price unfair. The State Board of Education must stand between the juggling and joeking publishers and agents who have no interest in the matter except to crowd another fellow’s book out and their own in. There is general confidence that the state board will do the proper thing. Governor Marshall and State Superintendent Aley are members of the board by virtue of their offices and they have been close enough to the people to know what the public sentiment is on the school book question. The legislature last winter refused to take from the state board the power to make contracts for text books but the matter was so much discussed that the action of the board to be taken on present proposals will be scrutinized rather closely.

CONGRESSMAN KORBLY’S VIEW.

Replying to a letter from E. C. Atkins & Co., of Indianapolis concerning the Payne tariff bill, Charles A. Korbly, representative in congress from the Indianapolis district, has written a letter of which the following is a part: “Allow’ me to say that 1 am not a protectionist in any sense of the word and that 1 made my campaign by declaring myself on this question with all the insistence and energy I could use. I note with considerable interest what you say concerning the price of saws and the changes that will be made necessary if the rates in the Payne bill are adopteed. “I am not one of those who believe that wealth flows from legislation or wise administration. I believe that legislation can, and in truth does, interfere with prosperity. I believe that the tariff is a tax. I believe that taxation is a burden, but that it is a necessary evil; that it is never a blessing, no matter what its guise, and that the measure of the justice of a tax is the equality of its burden and the needs of the government, economically administered. "I believe, therefore, that the tariff Is excusable as a revenue producer, but not otherwise. To levy a tariff for any other purpose Is a violation of the rights of property and natural rights of man,

which rights the government can not give and can not take away.”

HOW AND WHY THE TARIFF BILL WAS MADE.

(From speech by Henry A. Barnhart in congress April 8.) "I have heard a great deal of talk in this debate of the 'hearings’ before the ways and means committee. Does the country understand what these ‘hearings’ consist of? I will tell you. It was a rush of representatives of certain interests to get before the committee to tell of the special protection they want. And who were these men who spent their money and came here and testified and then stayed here most of the winter and gave $5 and $lO---plate banquets to members of congress? Were they men interested in securing better conditions for the toiling millions? Were they here to urge the committee to report a bill that would give cheaper homes, cheaper clothing, cheaper food, and cheaper reading matter to the masses? ij “You know they were not; they came as representatives of the interests that profit at the expense of the people through the imposition of high tariff taxes, or else they came to have the tariff reduced on the luxuries of life that are not produced in this country. Men they are, representing the corporate greed of our country—men who boldly demand their pound of flesh, regardless of w'here it comes from. "And it looks as though their unholy greed will be satisfied, foul birds that they are, preying, vam-pire-like, on the fruits of the toil of callous-handed men and palefaced women, and carrying spoils back to the coffers of those who live by their wits and then revel in luxury and dishonor on money taken from those who earn it and who thus pay tribute toward keeping the high tariff party in power bs| giving it the bargain and sale advantage of colossal campaign corruption funds. “Mr. Speaker, I want to be classed with those who favor better conditions and easier means of comfortable and successful living for those who create the dollars in our glorious country, and I can only do that by voting in favor of lower tariff taxes on the necessities of life and collecting more of our revenues from the luxuries. We need cheaper lumber, cheaper hardware and cheaper glass with which to build homes, and if the rich wapt to use mahogany and mosiac and inlaid and hand-carved furniture and silk plush and purple and fine linen, let them pay a substantial tariff tax on it. They are amply able to do it.”—Front speech by Henry A. Barnhart in congress April 8.

AVER BENZOATE IS A HEALTH AID

Lawyers Declare Clients Are Losing $12,0(19 Yearly. SAY ACID KILLS POISON Fresh Suits Filed In Fight of Foodstuffs Manufacturers to Keep Board of Health From Preventing Sale of Gocds In Which Preservative is Used —Declare That Benzoate Is Never Used to Conceal What Is Put Into Packages. Indianapolis, April 20.—Declaring that the movement against the use of benzoate of soda in food products sold in Indiaua is only a preliminary step in u crusade designed ultimately to prevent the use of vinegars and spices in such products, four food-product concerns outside the state have brought suit in the Marlon county circuit court against the state board of health asking for a temporary restraining order, to be followed by a permanent injunction, to prevent the board from enforcing the rule against the preservative in food products sold and delivered in the state. The complainants are represented by Attorneys E. O. Grosvenor, Martin Hugg and Willis Baldwin, who represent two firms that brought suit previously. Collectively they say their profits in Indiana are lessened $12,000 annually by the enforcement of the rule against benzoate of soda. In their complaint, the plaintiffs admit that benzoate of soda is an antiferment and an antiseptic, and aver that it is odorless, tasteless and colorless, and that it can not be used to conceal inferiority in the materials used In the fruit preserving process. A contention which has struck the state board as entirely new Is made by the complainants, who aver that ptomaines are ordinarily found in large quantities in food products; that such ptomaines are odorless and tasteless, and are harmful, and that benzoate of soda is useful and beneficial in that it acts as an agent to prevent ptomaine poisoning.

MRS. M'LEAN IS GIVEN OVATION

Honored by Daughters of American Revolution. EIGHTEENTH CONGRESSON Distinguished People Are Present When the First Besslon Is Called to Order in Continental Hall—Charter Members Escort the Retiring President General to tha Chair—Vice President Bherman and Ambassador Jusserand Reply to Address. Washington, April 20. —Continental Hall was packed when the eighteenth congress of the Daughters of the American'Revolution was opened. When Mrs. Donald McLean, the retiring president general, was escorted to the platform by a number of charter

MRS. DONALD M’LEAN.

members of the organization, she was given an ovation. On the rostrum besides the officers of the D. A. R. were Vice President Sherman, Ambassador Jusserand, Judge Henry Stockbridge, president general of the Sons of the American Revolution, and others. The exercises were opened with the reading of the Scriptures by Mrs. Esther Frothingham Noble, chaplain general. Mrs. McLean delivered her opening address and was followed by the vice president, Ambassador Jusserand and Judge Stockbridge. On behalf of dll the daughters Mrs. Stockbridge responded to the address of welcome by Mrs. McLean. Music was by the United States Marine band.

ANOTHER FRENCH RUNNER

Henry Renaud Wins Marathon Race From a Big Field. Boston, April 20.—Henry Renaud, a French-Canadian, pushed his way through a great flfcld of runners and won the thirteenth annual Patriots’ day Marathon run of the Boston Athletic association. The Frenchman proved his stamina against American, English, Irish, German, Russian, Greek and Indian competitors.

WIFE AND BABY DROWN

Three Lives Are Lost by the Capsizing of a Canoe. Danvers, Mass., April 20.—8 y the capsizing of a canoe; Victor Durgin, automobile editor of the Boston Traveler, and Mrs. Ernest Norton, wife of the cashier of 'the Merchants’ National bank cf Boston, and her infant sou were drowned. Mr. Morton was rescued.

BASEBALL RESULTS

National League. At New York— R. h. E. New York 2 4 ” Philadelphia 3 4 3 y Crandall and Schlei; Moren and Dooin. At Cincinnati— r. h. E. Cincinnati 3 4 j St. Loui3 2 8 l Fromme and Roth; Beebe and Bres nahan. At Boston — r. u. E. Boston ; 0 5 3 Brooklyn ..: 5 10 4 McCarthy and Bowerman; Mclntyre and Bergen. Morning game—Boston 3, Brooklyn 2. American League. At Philadelphia— R h. E. Philadelphia 2 7 2 New York 4 jq j Vickers, Dygert and Thomas; Doylo and Kleinow, Warhop and Blair. At Washington R. H. E. Washington 4 7 4 Boston 8 11 1 Gray, Street and Blankenship; Clcotte and Corrigan. American Association. At Indianapolis— R. h. E. Indianapolis 5 7 (> Columbus 1r 3 ; Cheney and Howley; Geyer and James. At Louisville— R. h. E Louisville 1 3 2 Toledo 3 8 3 Selby and Pelts; Lattimore and Clark—Called in sixth; rain. At Milwaukee— R. h. e Milwaukee .6 e j Minneapolis 0 4 3 Dougherty and Hoststter; Olmsted and Block.

TWO JURORS FOR HAINS

Attorneys Make it Clear Defense Will Be Insanity. flushing, N. Y., April 20.—1 n the trial of Captain Peter C. Hains, Jr., U. S. A., for the murder of William E. Annis, at the Bay side Yacht club, fifty talesmen were examined and two Jurors seated. The prisoner appeared nervous and weary after his first day’s experience in court. He showed marked Indifference during all the proceedings and passed much of the time with his head bowed in his hands. The attorneys for the defense made it clear that their plea will be that Hains is insane.

ALDRICH TALKS ON TARIFF

Reviews Amended Payne Bill—Senator Daniel Outlines Opposition. Washington, April 20.—The tariff debate was opened in the senate when Senator Aldrich reviewed, at length, the pending measure which had been reported from the committee on finance. . Senator Daniel, the senior minority member of the committee on finance, followed Senator Aldrich, and laid down the general line of opposition that will be made to the pending measure by the Democrats.

AEROPLANE ACTS BADLY

Wright’s Machine Skids Along Ground and Refuses to Rise. Rome, April 20.—Wilbur Wright attempted to make a flight here, but tho machine failed to rise. It skidded along the ground, but was not damaged seriously. This is Wright’s first mishap in Rome.

FOUR LYNCHED FOR MURDER OF MARSHAL

Oklahomans Ignore Reqoest to Let Law Take its Course. Ada, Okla., April 20.—Two hundred citizens of Ada, practically all of them of the better class, took the law into their own hands and hanged four men for the murder of Deputy United States Marshal A. L. Bobbitt. -r? The lynched victims are: J. B. Miller, Fort Worth, Tex., cattleman; B. B. Burrell, Duncan, Okla,, ranch owner; Jesse West, Canadian, Tex., ranch owner; Joe Allen, Canadian, Tex., ranch owner. Early in the morning the town's electric lights were suddenly shut off. Telephone wires were cut. There was no noise. Soon a few stragglers began to appear near the jail building. “Good morning, neighbor.” was the greeting. A big man in a slouch hat soon appeared. “Glad to see you boys,” he said. “Are you all ready?” A suppressed cry was the only answer. The men silently made their way toward the jail. They had scarcely gone a block when County Attorney Robert Wimbish, who had received word that the mob was forming, met them. The crowd came to a stop at his request. Attorney Wimbish said: "Men of Ada, you are disgracing this community in the eyes of the world. Think this matter over calmly and let the law take its course.” The mob listened attentively, then proceeded on its way. Just before the rope was placed about his neck, Miller calmly removed a diamond from his shirt front, and requested that it be sent to his wife in Fort Worth. The mob spared OsctA- Peeler, a seventeen year old boy, who was implicated iiythe murder, but who had turned state's evidence. The boy stated killed Bobbitt. Jesse West aid Mi ; lcr to commit the murder. AdjuV-rt General Canton said that to his personal knowledge J. B. Miller had killed thirteen men in Texas.

WANT LYNCHING EXPLAINED

State Department Investigating Hanging of Negro Citizen. Washington, April 20.—An investigation will be made of the lynching of William Wright, a negro and an American citizen, at Livingston, Guatemala. ( In a quarrel Wright struck a native on the head with a lantern, Inflicting minor injuries, and a mob attacked Wright, beating him on the head with a pistol, pounding him in the chest with an axe. cutting him with a machete and finally hanging him. The state department is determined that, If the facts are found to be as reported, to lnslßt that Guatemala punish the murderers and remove the responsible offlolals.

LEASES 200 CONVICTS

Arkansas Penitentiary Board Over rides Governor on Contract Labor. Little Rock, Ark., April JO. —Over riding the governor, the penitentiary board has leased 200 convicts to W. L. Reeves for one year at $1 per day. The legislature a short time ago passed a bill permitting counties to work tho convicts on the roads.

Missionary Attacked In Ecuador.

Madison, N. J.. April 20.—A cablegram was received here from the Rev. Harry Compton, Methodist missionary at Quito, Ecuador, announcing that he had been attacked by a mob and severely injure 1.

HANLY TARGET FOR BULLET

Ex-Governor it Shot at Through Window of Train. Findlay, 0., April 20.—While former governor Frank Hanly of Indiana was riding through Muncie, Ind., a bullet was fired through the window of the train and struck the seat behind him. The fact was learned when the train arrived here. Hanley had made enemies' by his fight against the liquor trade. - * \

Will Hear Graft Cases.

Paulus of the Grant county circuit court, has been chosen by former Auditor Robert W. Monroe and former Sheriff Thomas Starr anjfl by those representing the state in the prosecution of the Delaware county office graft cases, to preside as special judge in the trials 'of Monroe and Starr on criminal charges.

SALVATIONIST JAILED

Officials Keep Wife From Going to Cell With Husband. South Bend., Ind., April 20. —Captain Nehemiah Brooks, who is in charge of the Salvation Army in South Bend; Mrs. Brooks and the two Brooks children were sentenced to ten days in Jail by Judge George G. Feldman, in the city court, for obstructing traffic at Michigan and Washington streets. Brooks was also fined sls and costs. Sentence was suspended in the instance of Mrs. Brooks and the Brooks children. The wife of the captain, however, insisted that she would accompany the Salvation leader to a cell and she proceeded to carry out her threat. Judge Feldman said that as sentence had been suspended she would not be permitted to go to Jail. Mrs. Brooks was determined and it took four policemen to keep her from accompanying the captain when he was led away. The sentencing of the Salvation Army man has raised a storm of protest

THE MARKETS

Cash Grain Market. Winter wheat by saipple: No. 2 red, [email protected]%; No. 3 red, £1.3501.40; No. 2 hard; $1.27%@1.33%; No. 3 hard, $1.2201.30. Spring wheat by sample: No. 1 northern, $1.28® 1.30%; No. 2 northern, $1.2701.29; No. 3 spring, $1.23® 1.28. Corn by sample: No. 3,6994 c; No. 3 white, 70%c; No. 3 yellow, 70@70%c; No. 4,69 c. Oats by sample: No. 3 white, 53@66%c; No. 4 white, 53@55c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 24,000. Quotations ranged at $7.20® 7.37% for choice heavy shipping, $6.8507.20 light mixed, $6.90© 7.15 choice 7.25 heavy packing, $5.50® 6.3 a good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 21,000. Quotations ranged at $6.7 [email protected] for choice to prime steers, $6.25® 6.65 good to choice steers, [email protected] good to choice beef cows, [email protected] good to choice heifers, $6.00® 6.60 good to choice calves, $5.00® 5.35 selected feeders, $4.40® 4.76 good to choice stockers. Sheep—Receipts 20,000. Quotations ranged at sß.oo® 8.20 for good to choice wooied lambs, $6.00® 6.50 good to choice wooied sheep, [email protected] wooied yearlings, $6.50®7.00 good to choice shorn lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 140 cars; market slow. Hogs —Receipts 80 cars; market steady; heavy, $7.53;; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $6.60. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 80 cars; market lower; best lambs, $8.10; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, $5.50® 6.00. Calves—Best, [email protected]. Elgin Butter Market. Elgin, April 19. Creamery, extras, 28c; prints, 30e; extra firsts, 27c; firsts, 25c; dairies, extra, 25c; firsts, 22c; packing stock. 18c. *

Lard, absolutely pure—Home Grocery.

BARGAINS IN We have the following Bargains in Implements that have been carried over that we will sell at 4he following low prices —m FOR CASH i Rock Island Tongueless Sulky Plow,' 1 6-inch. .$25.00 i Sattley High Lift Sulky Plow, i6-inch $36.00 i John Deere Stag Tongueless Sulky Plow, 16-in $30.00 3 John Deere Hammock Seat Cultivator and Gopher. .$27.00 i Janesville Harrow, 8-foot $31.00 1 Moline Cutaway Disc Harrow $25.00 2 John Deere No. 9 Corn Planters with 80 rods of Wire.... ... . .$36.00 3 Corn King Manure Spreaders '. .SIOO.OO These implements are all new but have been carried over and the paint is a little dingy. All are to do good work. HERRIMAIN & MARTIN MT. AYR, INDIANA

HI. W. Rett lUnder this head notices will be pubifehed for 1-cent-a-word for the first )*-eent Per word for each additional insertion. Figure five words to the line, and to lave book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than 26 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 25 cents.] Sorghum Seed—s2.Bo per 100 pounds.—W. H. PULLIN, Rensselaer, Ind. For Rent—Bo acres, good buildings, cheap rent. G* F. MEYERS, Rensselaer.'lnd. Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO. . E. P. HONAN. Mortgage Exemptions—lra W. Yeoman, Remington, Ind., will exempt your mortgages. Call at his residence. Mason Work—l am prepared to do all kintls of mason, plastering and rock work, satisfaction guaranteed. MARION SMITH, 2m v Rensselaer, Ind. Pasture—l have 200 acres nice bluegrass pasture, good fences and plenty of water, want cattle or horses; on the old Geo. Nichols farm n Walker tp. FRED KARCH, Eg£h For Hatching:—Pure bred White Wyandotts; won six prizes at Rensselaer Poultry Show, 1909. A limited number of eggs for sale at $2 per setting of 16. R-R-3. ARTHUR MAYHEW, lm 9 Rensselaer, Ind. Horses For Sale—4 head, will sell for cash or* bankable note or trade for cattle. On the old John English farm in Barkley tp. ANTON TRULY. Eggs For Hatching—Prize winning Rose Comb Minorcas, $1.50 per setting of 15; also Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, $1 per 15. Eggs guaranteed. H. B. MURRAY, Rensselaer, Indiana. Setting Eggs For Sale—lt’s the busy hen that lays and the laying hens that pay. Pure bred Single Comb White Leghorn Eggs for sale, 75c per setting of 15. There were 14,070 eggs laid on this farm last year by 175 hens. MRS. EDWARD HERATH, Route 1, Phone 502-D. For Sale—l Cyphers “Model” Incubator, capacity 360 eggs. Has served but four hatches, good condition. Price new $35, will take S2O. Also 1 Cyphers, and 1 Kenwood Brooder, good condition. Price new S2O for both, I will take $lO. JOHN M. HELMICK, . Wheatfleld, Ind.

IN VAT OF BOILING WATER One Man Fatally Parboiled and Two Severely Scalded. New Albany, Ind., April 20. —Walter Young. Edward McCafferty and Edward King, emplpyed at the New Albany box and basket factory, were scalded by falling into a vat of boiling water from which they were removing logs. Young will die, the flesh from his head to his feet being literally par boiled. McCafferty and King will re cover. AXTELL HOLDS RECEPTION Elghty-OnePersor.s Call and His Cell Is Filled With Flowers. Bloomington, Ind., April 20/ —Argument to set aside the jury verdict in the Axtell case and get a new trial will be heard today. Axtell had eighty-one callers, and his cell was filled with flowers and books. He was allowed to spend an hour at home with his wife and mother.

You can get that good old soon Flour at $1.40 per sack at The G. E. Murray Co.