Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1909 — Page 2

i Jim mm writ. f. t. BIBCOCK, EBITOB lIP PBBUSHEB. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Published Wednesdy’e and Saturday's. Entered as Second-Class Matter June S, 1908, at the post office at Rensselaeer, Indiana, under the Act of March >, 1879. Office on North Van Rensselaer Street. Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Advertising rates made known on application. ■ ■ r - r 1 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1900.

DISAGREES WITH JUSTICE FULLER

fails to See Any Contempt In Sheriffs Conduct. IOASE FIRST OF ITS KIND Officer Sixty-Three Years Old and Others Ordered Before August Tribunal to Be Punished For Falling to Prevent Lynching of Negro—Court, In Statement Made by Man Cited, Held to Be Responsible For Death of Prisoner Who Attacked Woman. Washington, May 25.—For the first time in so serious a case, the supreme court of the United States will, on next Tuesday, undertake to mete out for the crime of contempt Of the court itself, and the importance of the occasion will be enhanced by the number of defendants. The proceeding will take place In connection with the cases of Sheriff

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER.

Shipp and Deputy Sheriff Gibson of Hamilton county, Tennessee, and of four other residents of that county. These men have been declared guilty iof combining in 1905 in a conspiracy |,o lynch a negro named Johnson, who had been sentenced to death for attacking a woman, and in whose cast* the supreme court had granted time for an appeal. On the night following the announcement of the court’s action Johnson was lynched. First Case of Its Kind. This practically is the first time thet the highest court in the United States has ever undertaken to assert its dig nity or to resent acts or words reflecting upon it. In these cases of Sheriff Shipp and Deputy Gibson the court in effect de dares that there may be contempt In a failure of editors of the law to prevent a crime. Chief Justice Fuller quoted from an interview given out by Shipp some days after the lynching in which Shipp eald that he “did not attempt to hurt any of the mob,” and in which h? charged the supreme court with the responsibility for the lynching because of its interference in the case. “He evidently resented the order of this court," says Fuller, “as an alien Intrusion, and declared that the court was responsible for the lynching. According to him, ‘the people of Hamilton county were willing to let the lav; take Its course until It became known that the case would probably not be disposed of for four or five years by the supreme court of the United States.’ ‘But,’ he added, ‘the people would not submit to this, and I do not wonder at It.'

Disagrees With the Chief Justice. In a dissenting opinion by Justice Peck ham, which was acquiesced in by Justices White and McKenna, there was a complete review of the case and In this opinion the conclusion arrived at was quite contrary to that of a majority of the court. Justice Peckh&iu said: The sheriff .was sixty-three years Of age at tills time, and, on account of his physical condition, unable in any event to have offered any great resistance. There were at least ten or fifteen of the men around him who were armed and the sequel proved that many more in the crowd were also armed. 'That he did not kill, or attempt to kill, any member of the mob, is no evidence whatever of complicity with (these miscreants, and certainly no evidence of contempt pf this court U

seems to me most extraordinary that even on official under these circumstances can be found guilty of a contempt because in fact he did not resist to the death.” Want Mrs. Daniel J. Bulfy Punished. New York, May 25.—Application to adjudge in contempt of court Mrs. Daniel J. Sully, wife of the former cotton operator, has been made. She is alleged to have failed to appear for examination in connection with a suit for S4OO brought against her by a Fifth avenue Jeweler. ~

Indicted For Killing Editor.

Warrenton, W. Va., May 25. —A true bill has been returned against J. D. Harris, the high school principal who shot and killed W. A. Thompson, associate editor of the Warrenton Virginian.

TAFT ORDERS $36,000,000 CUT

Wants Substantial Reduction In the War Department Estimates. Washington, May 25. President Taft has sent back to the war department the estimates submitted to him for the support of the military establishment for the fiscal year 1911 and Indicated his desire that they should be cut approximately $36,000,000. The estimates were prepared during Secretary Dickinson’s visit to Panama and carefully scrutinized by Acting Secretary Oliver, who reduced them to $171,650,000—518,000,000 less than the estimates for 1910, but about $16,000,000 more than the appropriations for that year.

DOVER LOSES $12,000 PLACE

Former National Committee Secretary to Have Cheaper Position. Washington, May 25.—Elmer Dover, former secretary of the Republican National committee, whose appoint ment as national bank examiner at New York has been held up by the comptroller of the currency, will he offered, it Is said, a similar post in some other district. There were a number of protests that a position paying $12,000 a year wos too high a reward for Dover, who it was asserted, was opposed to Taft’s nomination up to the very last moi ment.

MRS. TAFT LEAVES ROOM

Won’t Be Well Enough to Accompany President to Gettysburg. Washington, May 25.—Mrs. Taft, whose condition has been the cause of some concern to the president during the past week, has improved considerably, being able to leave her room. It is not likely th°at she will be able to accompany the president to Pittsburg the latter part of the week or to Gettysburg next Monday.

THEATER TO BE KEPT DRY

Special Bill For Barroom Vetoed by New York Goveenoil Albany, N. Y„ May 25.—The Alt bill, designed to permit the sale of liquor in the New theater in New York city, has been vetoed by Governor Hughes. The bill amended the liquor tax law by permitting traffic in liquors within 200 feet of a private school with the consent of the person or corporation using the building for that purpose. The governor says that if proprietors of private schools may be permitted to allow this area to be encroached upon, it is difficult to see why the public authorities should not have the same privilege with regard to public school.

SIX QUAKE REFUGEES KILLED BY SOLDIERS

Relief Distribution Causes Riot. Panic at Messina. Reggio, Italy, May 25.—At Slnopoll the populace became enraged over the manner of the distribution of relief to the earthquake sufferers. They made a hostile demonstration against the authorities and attacked the barracks. Several soldiers were wounded and a volley was fired into the rioters, killing six of them and wounding several others. One of the severest shocks Bince the groat earthquake occurred at Messina. The movement was both vertical and horizontal and lasted ten seconds. The shock was preceded by a rumbling noise. The populace fled panic-stricken and the walls of the ruins In various places collapsed.

AUTOS IN PUCE OF TRAINS

Neill In Atlanta In Hope of Settling Georgia Firemen’s Strike. Atlanta, May 25.—Hope for settlement of the strike of firemen on the Georgia railroad today centers on the visit here of United States Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Neill. Governor Hoke Smith proposed arbitration by a commission of Georgians and the firemen accepted, but the railroad did not. Manager Scott of the road, Informed the governor that he will be here to confer with Neill. No train..was run. Malls and passengers usually carried by the Georgia went by other roads, and in a few Instances automobile service wee resort ed to. Preparations are under way b? postofflee authorities to establish an automobile mall service betweeii Union Point and Athens, Ga.

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NO ALTAR WITH ORIENTAL RUG

lad Grace Generally Unsaid Over Lobster and Wine. PRESBYTERIAN EPIGRAMS Remarks by Dr. Joseph W. Cochran, of Church’s Board of Education Greatly Interest General Assembly. Declares Lack of Recruits For Min. Istry Is Due to Attendance of Young Men at Universities Speaker Characterizes as “Godless.” Denver, May 25. Remarks that were uttered by Dr. Joseph W. Cochran, secretary of the Presbyterian board of education, caused great interest In the Presbyterian general assembly. They were: ‘ Grace is. not usually said over champagne and lobster a la Newburg. Family altars are not raised over Persian rugs. Students for the ministry do not as a rule get their early training by running steam yachts. Dr. Cochran spoke on the report which deplored the lack of recruits fop the ministry. He asked: “Does the young man go for his education to a Christian school? a Presbyterian school? No. He goes to a Godless state university and when he returns to his home town he puts religion at low ebb. * “The need In this board of education Is not for more (honey, but for men. Now we cannot Christianize these state universities, but we can put a shepherd in charge and in this way keep these boys in the flock, although they are being educated at Godless schools.” Lack of funds was told of by ths American Tract society and the board of freedmen in their annual reports. Dr. Judson Swift, seeretary of the tract society, said the society could do five times as much work with twice as much money as it received now. “Even the board of foreign missions has come to us," he said. ‘The board wants us to print an arithmetic for the people of Uganda. I suppose the people of Uganda want to compute ths number of Hons, ttgers and giraffes slain by our beloved former Drest* dent"

The thought that we had it coming to us does not take the bitter taste outn of our mouths.

THE MARKETS

Cash Grain Market. Chicago, May 24. Winter wheat by sample: No. 2 red, $1.6001.52; No. 3 red, f 1.4001.48; No. 2 hard, $1.3201.39; No. 3 hard, $1.27 @1.32. Spring wheat by sample: No. 1 northern, $1.3201.34; No. 2 northern, $1.3001.33; No. 3 spring, $1.28@ 1.32. Corn by sample: No. 2,75 c; No. 3,75 c; No. 2 white, 7507534 c; No. 2 yellow, 75@75%c; No. 3, 74%c; No. 3 yellow, 74 34 075 c; No. 4,74 c. Oats by sample: No. 2 white, 62%c; No. 3 white, 6H4@62%c; No. 4 white, 6006134 c; standard, 62%@63c. Barley—Malting, 75@7634c; mixing, 750 7634 c; screenings, 60@77. Rye— May, 87c; No. 2,87 c; No. 3, 830 84c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 45,000. Quotations rr.nged at [email protected] for choice heavy sMnping, $7.0507.10 light mixed, $7.10 @7.20 choice light, [email protected] heavy i arking, $3.0006.75 good to choice liesCattle —Receipts 20,000. Quotations rrn cd at $3.8007.25 for choice to ;ri e steers, $6.4006.75 good to .• Ice s' era, $4.5005.75 good to choice Lobl cows, $5.7506.75 good to choice heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves, $5.30 0 5.65 selected feeders. $4.4004.75 good to choice stockers. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at $9.4009.75 for good to choice wooled lambs, $8.0008.60 good to choice shorn lambs, $6.50 0 7.75 shorn yearlings, $5.7506.75 good to choice shorn ewes. Live Poultry. Turkeyß, per lb, 16c; chickens and fowls, 16c ; roosters, 10c; springs, 2 lbs or over, $4.00 0 8.00 per do*.; geese, 9c; ducks, 12c. Potatoes. Choice to fancy, 95098 c; fair to good, 92094 c. New potatoes — Choice to fancy, $1.3501.40; fair to good, 91.2601.30. Eaet Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., May 24. Dunning ft Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 110 cars; market 16 cents higher. Hogs—Receipts 80 cars; market slow; heavy, $7.7007.80; Yorkers, $7.500 7.70; pigs, $7.25. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 60 cars; market higher; best lambs, $9.25; yearlings, $7.0007.60; wethers, $6.250 6.50; ewes, $6.500 5.75. Calves—Best, $4.50 08.60. Elgin Butter Market Crefcmery, extras, 2534 c; prints, 28c; extra firsts, 2434 c; firsts. 2534 c; dairies, extra, 24c; firsts, 21c; packing Stock. 1734 c.

Modjeska'a Body Starts For Poland.

Los Angeles, May 26.—The body of Helena Modjeska was removed from a vault today and started oa Its Journey to Poland for Interment.

SURGEON CAUSES OWN DEATH

Instrument Used In Nasal Operation Given Too Hard a Tap. San Francisco, May 26.—Dr. Oscar N. Taylor is dead as the result of an operation for the removal of a growth in the nose which he performed on himself. He hit his delicate chisel too hard a tap, causing it to pierce the base of the brain

COMET FLIRTS WITH EARTH

Unusual Phenomenon Reported by As tronomerof Hobart College. Geneva, N. Y„ May 25. —An unusual phenomenon, which had the appearance of a comet close to the earth, was observed at the Smith observatory by Dr. William R. Brooks, professor of astronomy at Hobart college. In reporting it he says: “The object was visible in the eastern sky from 2 to 3 o’clock in the morning. It had the appearance of a gigantic ‘naked eye’ comet, with a large head and a tail of enormous proportions The motion was rapidly eastward. By 3 o’clock the head had reached the horizon. Soon after the tall was lost In the rapidly advancing dawn.”

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