Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1909 — Page 2

THEM HITT DEMIT. F. t. BIBWCK. EBITOR MB WBHBHK. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Published Wedneedy’a and Saturday's. Entered as Becond-Class Matter June >. 1008, at the post office at Rensselaeer, Indiana, under the Act of March S, 1879. Long Distance Telephones Office Sls. - Residence 111. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7. 1909.

Judge Dodge of the Elkhart circuit court held the county option law to be unconstitutional. If the supreme court shall hold the same way, it would appear that all these special elections have been costly experiments. There is a chance for a slip, however, between a circuit court cup and a supreme court decision.

In the tariff debate in the senate the other day, when the subject of print paper was under discussion, Senator Tillman said that many of the papers that were demanding free paper were "the very headlights of protection.” Because of their inconsistent attitude he denounced them as humbugs, and declared that they want for themselves what they deny to others. All of which, so far as that class of papers is concerned, is true. But they have learned, at least, that the foreigner does not pay the tax, as they used to assert with such glib and partisan zeal. The Dlngley rates on print paper amounted to $6 a ton, a practically prohibitive duty. The Payne bill, as it passed the house, lowered the duty to $2 a ton. In the senate it is proposed to split the difference and make the duty $4. The Democratic position is that print paper and wood pulp should be free.

VALUABLE ONLY AS A GRAFT.

The Republican leaders In congress admit that the tariff law they propose to make will not furnish enough revenue to pay the expenses of the government on the scale on which It Is run. By imposing socalled “protective" duties which are so high as to prohibit importation of the articles on which the duties are put, revenue is cut off, while at the same time the consumer is placed at the absolute mercy of the American concerns which produce the “protected” articles. In this condition of things It becomes necessary In the opinion of President Taft and other Republican leaders at Washington to levy specclal taxes. Mr. Taft now thinks an income tax cannot be imposed until the constitution has been amended, and this would take a half dozen years. During the last campaign Mr. Taft thought differently, and said in his speaeh of acceptance that an income tax could be devised that would not be antagonistic to the constitution, as that instrument now stands. The president proposes a 2 per cent tax on the net earnings of corporations in excess of $5,000 as one method of adding to the revenues, and other for*ms of special taxes may be found neeeshas about run to seed as a revenue producer and is only effective as a gralt.

The charges made by the President of the Lafayette Bridge Co., against a rival concern are of too serious a nature to pass by. The fact that Mr. Marshall is engaged in the same line of business should cut no figure. His bids were made with the intention of complying with the bridge specifications on file. If the other fellows bid, knowing that they need not comply with the specifications or not intending to, they of course could knock out any legitimate competition. Mr. Marshall is morally and financially responsible for what he says. If

the taxpayers of Jasper county are being robbed by a set of bridge tliieves, with or without the connivance of parties in this county, it should be known and the guilty made to suffer the full penalty for their crimes. Bridges cost lots of money, and the people who have them to pay for should get w’hat they have a right to expect they are getting. Mr. Marshall’s charges should be thoroughly probed, let the crime rest where it may. The Democrat believes if these charges are thoroughly investigated it will result in much good to the taxpaying public and possibly reveal a state of affairs that will be still more startling in character. Every taxpayer in the county who has the best interests of the county at heart will insist that a thorough investigation be made, and the only way to do this is Jor a dozen or more

promlnent and determined men to urge upon Prosecutor Lotfgwell the necessity for doing this, and stand right by him in having an honest Investigation made.

TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES:

The apparent acceptance in some degree of the so-called Protective policy by the present Congressional representatives of both political, parties—the Republicans championing Protection with incidental revenue, and the Democrats urging revenue with incidental protection—might beget the impression that our nation contains no men who believe in the absolute and unconditioned freedom of trade between the peoples of the earth. The undersigned, proclaiming themselves as Free-Traders, - eoptend: (1.) That Protection erects artiflcal barriers between nations, preventing that natural and healthful interchange of products which makes for increased comfort, for peace, and for the solidarity of mankind. (2.) That Protection, by reducing the quantity of incoming foreign goods, reduces the buying-power represented by such goods, and consequently subtracts from the demand for merchandise and labor which would inevitably be fostered by the unrestricted freedom of exchange. (3.) That Protection, in addition to lessening the demand for labor, and to a consequent reduction of wages, greatly increases the cost of necessaries, thus becoming a powerful agent in dragging down the condition of our wage-earning classes. (4.) That Protection has not only become the Mother of Trusts, but that, by stifling foreign competition, it has granted them a license to prey upon the community. (5.) That Protection encourages extravagance in natlpnal expenditures, which, as they are paid by taxes on what the people consume, are in the main extracted from the pockets of the wage-earning and salaried classes. (6.) That Protection, by its methods of indirection, cunningly dis guises the incidence of taxation, and thus weakens that desirable interest in legislation and in government policies which direct taxation tends to develop. (7.) That Portection, which is in effect a process of class-enrichment by legislative favor, is a festering source of political corruption. (8.) That Protection, by engendering special vero-production due to excessive profits and widespread underconsumption due to excessive prices, contributes to producing those panics which cause so much human waste and misery. (9.) That Protection, by conferring on favored classes the right to tax their fellow citizens, and by the! consequent unequal and inequitable distribution of the boundless wealth which is created by the energy and natural resources possessed by the American people, has generated resentments which express themselves by dangerous methods intended to j wrench from its possessors a portion of the wealth which has been unjustly appropriated. (10.) That Protection, by the swollen fortunes which it heaps up for its beneficiaries, and by the concentrated, selfish class-intersts which ' it fosters, becomes so powerful through their ability and readiness to debauch public opinion by the expenditure of money, that it can never be dislodged until the great body of our people are brought to realize its wasteful, sinful, anti-social character. Concurring in such views, the undersigned call on all fellow citizens who are in agreement therewith, to join them in an effort to consolidate the Free-Trade sentiment of the nation. Such a consolidation will reveal the true economic opinion of at least a portion of our citizens, and will facilitate co-operation with the Free-Traders of other nations which are also suffering from the evils of a Protective policy. Names and addresses should be forwarded without delay to any of the undersigned: JOHN BIGELOW, 21 Gramercy Park, New York. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, India House, Boston, Mass. JAMES H. DILLARD. 571 Audubon St., New Orleans, La. LOUIS R. EHRICH, 50 West 77th St., New r York. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, 6 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. BOLTON HALL, 56 Pine'St., New York. BYRON W. HOLT, 54 Broad St., New* York. TOM L. JOHNSON, 2343 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, California. GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY, 2 Rector St., New York. LOUIS F. POST, Ellsworth Building, Chicago, 111. WM. G. SUMNER, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. CHAS. D. WILLIAMS, 44 Campau Building, Detroit, Mich. July 5, 1909.

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FILIPINO OUTLAW AND BAND KILLED

In Desperate Battle American Soldier Is Slain. NAVY ASSISTS THE ARMY Jlklri Finally Burrounded and the Notorious Bandit With All of His Followers Is Put to Death—Casualties Buffered by Forces In Engagement With the Lacfrone Include Three Officers Wounded and a Bailor Injured. Captain Bryam Leads the Victorious Troops.

Manila, July 6.—ln a desperate flgut near Patlan on Jolo Island, Jlklri, the famous Moro outlaw chief was killed and'h|s entire band exterminated hy detachments of regulars and constabulary under Captain George L. Byram of the Sixth United States Cavalry operating In conjunction with a naval flotilla of the mosquito fleet, under Lieutenant Commander Signor. The American loss was one private killed and three officers and twenty enlisted men and one sailor-wounded.

Colonel Hoyt, commanding the troops in the Island of Mindanao, in whose department the operation took place, commends Captain Byram very highly, and In a report to General William P. Duval, commanding the division of the Philippines, stated that Byram’s work In exterminating Jlkiri and his band was worthy of the highest commendation. Colonel Hoyt also thanks Lieutenant Commander Signor for the valuable assistance given the land forces. Jlklri was one of the most notorious outlaws remaining in the islands. Brer since the American occupation fye has fought the whites and has led raid after raid, in which numerous Americans and many friendly natives wete killed.

Private O'Connell of Troop A, Sixth Cavalry, was the one man killed. The officers wounded are Lieutenants Kennedy, Miller and Arthur H. Wilson of the Sixth. Captain Byram’s men located and attacked the outlaws in the mountains not far from the coast. The Moros fled and took refuge in a large cave. The column of troops and sailors surrounded the place, but Jlkiri refused ot surrender. A concerted attack was made, the Moros fighting desperately in the mouth of a cave until the last member of the band was dead.

REBELS TAKE SHAH’S CITY

Massacre of Foreigners Feared; Russian Relief Army Far Away. Constantinople, July 6.—Dispatches just received declare that the victorious rebel army which has been Investing Teheran, the capital of Persia, has captured the city and that the shah, disguised, has effected his escape from the palace and fled. The Russian army corps, under General Snarsky, is still several days’ march away from Teheran.

SAYS THAT POLICEMAN PICKED HIS POCKETS

Chicago Citizen Declares That $2 Was Taken From Him. Chicago, July 6.—Patrick O’Reilley, a watchman, In a statement to Acting Chief of Police Schuettler, accused a policeman of robbing him of $2. O’Retlley told the police he was at Clinton and Judd streets with Stephen Cleary when a policeman accosted him and searched his clothing. After learning that the man was a watchman the policeman told him he was searching for some men that had placed dyna mite caps on street car tracks and released him. The man says he later discovered that the $2 bill was missilng.

KILLED BY RACING AUTO

Accident Occurs When Spectator Attempts to Cross Track. Oakland. Cal., July 6.—C. G. Stafford, formerly mayor of Eureka, Cal., was run down by N. E, Silva and instantly killed In the seventh race of the automobile meet at the Emeryville track. Silva’s car was upset, turning over twice, and fell on the driver, breaking his nose. Stafford's neck was broken. Stafford attempted to cross the track in front of the racerß.

REVOLUTION IN COLOMBIA

Report of an Uprising Against Acting President Holguin. Nuena Venture, Colombia, July 6. A revolution has broken out at Barracquilla, the most important commer•ial city of Colombia. According to reports, it.ls directed against General Jorge Holguin, who is acting president In the Absence of President Reyes, and in favor fit OonRSJea Valencia. }

POLO CUP RECAPTURED

Trophy Taken From England by the Meadowbrooke of Long leland. Hurlingham, England, July 6.—-Tho Meadowbrooks, the American polo team, lifted the International cup from England when they defeated the crack Hurlingham team by the score of 8 to 2. This is the second and final game which the Americans have won. They experienced little difficulty in recapturing the cup, which has been in English hands for twenty years. The Americans played the same strong game they did two weeks ago. At the end of the first half, America had four scores and England only one. The American team Is composed of Harry Payne Whitney, Devereux Milburn, and “Monte” and "Larry” Waterbury.

Darkness Stops Wrestling Bout

Elmira, N. Y M July 6.—Eugene Tromblay and phln Gould wrestled two hours and live minutes to-a draw for the lightweight championship of America. Darkness stopped the contest.

Sheridan’s All-Around Record.

New York, July 6 —Martin J. Sheridan won the national all-around championship of the A. A. tJ„ with a total of 7,385 points, making a new record.

BASEBALL RESULTS

National League. W. L. Pc.| W. L. Pc. Pitts. ..47 18 723 1 Phi1. ...29 35 453 Chi. ...40 24 625{SL L... 26 37 413 N. Y... 38 23 623|8r00k. .22 42 344 Cin. ...35 32 523|805. ...19 45 297 Pittsburg— R. H. E. Pittsburg 2 6 0 Cincinnati 0 2 0 Maddox and Gibson; Gasper and Rowan, and McLean and Roth. Second game— R. H. E. Pittsburg 6 6 8 Cincinnati 1 5 3 Willis and Gibson; Fromme and Campbell, and McLean. Philadelphia— R. H. E. New York... 3 10 0 Philadelphia 0 3 l Wiltse and Schlel; Covaleskle and Dooin. Second game— R. H. EL New York 3 9 4 Philadelphia ..2 10 3 Mathewson and Raymond, and Schlel; Moore and Foxen, and Dooin. (Fifteen innings.) Brooklyn— R. H. EL Boston 5 7 1 Brooklyn 1 5 8 White and Bowerman; Hunter and Bergen. Second game— R. H. E. Brooklyn 3 9 0 Boston 1 11 2 Bell and Marshall; Mattern and Lindaman, and Bowerman. American League. W. L. Pc.| W. L. Pc. Det. ...46 23 667|N. Y.... 31 35 470 Phil. ...41 26 612;Chi. ...27 38 415 Bos. ...39 30 565|St. L... 27 40 403 Clev. ...36 31 537jWash. .22 44 333 Cleveland — R. H. E. Cleveland 4 12 2 Chicago 3 9 1 Falkenburg and Easterly; Walsh and Owens. Second game— R. H. E. Cleveland 4 9 2 Chicago 2 5 4 Rhoades and Easterly; White and Sullivan. &t. Louis — R. H. E. St. Louis 3 7 1 Detroit 1 3 1 Graham and Criger; Killian and Works, and Stanage. New York— R. H. E. Philadelphia 7 8 3 New York 2 7 6 Plank and Thomas; Lake and Brackett, and Sweeney and Blair. Second game— R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 3 0 New York 3 8 2 Bender and Thomas; Doyle and Sweeney. Boston— R. H. E. Washington 7 9 1 Boston . •>- 6 7 4 Hughes and Groom, and Street; Chech, Schlitzer and Wood, and Donahue. Recoud game— R. H. E. Boston 8 11 0 Washington l 3 3 Burch ell and Donahue; Johnson and Street. American Association* W. L. Pc.) W. L. Pc. Mil. ...42 34 552|L’ville. .38 38 500 Minn. ..42 36 538|St. P... 33 38 465 Ind 40 37 619|K. C.... 34 37 479 Col. ...40 38 513;Tol. ...32 43 427 Louisville — R. H. E. Louisville 3 7 0 Indianapolis l 4 1 Thielman and Pletz; Slagle and Howley. Milwaukee — R. H. E. Kansas City 1 6 1 Milwaukee 0 5 3 Essick and Ritter; Dougherty and Hostetter. Toledo — R. H. E. Columbus 4 10 ( 1 Toledo ,2 8 4 Linke and James; West and Abbott. Second game— R. H. E. Columbus 8 12 2 Toledo .. 0 5 4 Geyer and James; Robinson and Owen, and Land. St. Paul— R. H. E. Minneapolis 5 9 4 It. Paul 3 12 2 Cates and Oberlin and Young, and Block; Leroy, Karger and Hall, and Carlsch. (Eleven innings.) Second game— R. H. E. Minneapolis 1 5 0 St Rapl 0 7 1 Young and Block; Karger sad jiartsch.

DROPS TO DEATH FROM BALLOON

Thought Shots Were Intended (is Signal to Him. OTHER HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS Bhells Swamped at Regatta and Young Oarsman Loses His Life—ln Started by Firecrackers Old Man and Five Children Are Burned to Death—Seventy-One Maimed Arms In Pittsburg—Newsboy Burned Severely by Explosion In His Pockets. Portland, Me., July 6. —Mistakes the promiscuous firing of revolvers as a signal for the climax of his aerial act, James Corcoran cut loose with his parachute when but a few hundred feet from the earth at a July Fourth celebration and was dashed to the ground, meeting almost instant death at the feet of 5,000 horrified spectators. Three parachutes were attached to. the hot .air balloon for a triple jump by the aeronaut. It was arranged that when up 5,000 feet Corcoran should drop with his parachutes when he heard a certain number of revolver shots. Corcoran had barely left the ground before shots were fired. Re ignored the first volley. When he heard a second fusillade it is believed he was certain the signal had come for him to cut loose In the parachute, for he was seen to drop from the balloon, although he was barely 500 feet In the air. The distance was too short for the parachute to open properly and the man dropped, striking the ground 1,000 feet from where the ascension was made.

OARSMAN IS DROWNED

Shells Are Swamped In Regatta—Narrow Escape For Others. Boston, July 6. —An accident and a fatality attended a July Fourth regatta of the New England Amateur Rowing association. Edward Morley, an eighteen year old boy, rowing in the St. Alphonsus eight-oarefl junior crew of floxbury. Mass., was drowned while clinging to a tow rope to which he had been helped by two boatmateß after their shell had capsized. Meanwhile five other crews, which had been contesting, were struggling in the water. The six shells had been swamped.

MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED

Cannon Explodes and Pieces of It Fly In All Directions. Camden, N. J., July 6.—ln Reservoir park, a cannon that George Houser, nineteen years old, was using, exploded and pieces of it were scattered in all directions. Mrs. Emma Hebei, twenty-five years old, and her six-week’s-old Infant were killed. Their skulls were crushed. Charles Nulltan, seventeen years old, had’ file top of his head torn off and cannot live. Houser was Injured about the body and one arm was mangled.

THREE KILLED IN CHICAGO

Record an Improvement Over Celebrations of Other Years. Chicago, July 6. —Efforts for a sane celebration of the Fourth of July in Chicago bore fruits in the saving of at least nine lives and a great reduction in the number of accidents. Only three persons have been reported dead as the result of the celebration, as asai: -t twelve deaths In 1908, About sixty persons were Injured, twenty-eight seriously, while last year 114 received injuries necessitating medical attention.

SIX PERISH IN A FIRE

Q|i|ldren and Old Man the Victims— Firecrackers Start Blaze. Richmond, Va„ July 6. —H. F. Strange, seventy-four years old, and five children were burned to death. ' A baby tossed out of a window was hurt badly and will die. Firecrackers started the flames. Expjosions In Boy’a Pockets. Memphis, July 6.—A spark ignited a large bunch of firecrackers carried in the shirt bosom of Charles Bedonls, a crippled newsboy, and In a moment tbe lad was writhing on the ground while the large crackers were exploding. He was burned severely and probably will die. Beventy.One Maimed Arms. Pittsburg, July 6.—One hundred and eighteen scorched fingers, seventy-one maimed arms, and three burned eyes Is the toll paid by young America In Greater Pittsburg for the Independence day celebration. Boy Stood on Burning Cracker. Poughkeepsie, N- Y-, July 6. Charles Burr, nine years old, stood on a giant firecracker to see if he could smother the noise. He received Injuries that probably will cause bis death. Three Deaths In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, July 6. —Three July fourth deaths occurred her*.

MMJUBLIt [Under thla head notices will be publ,he<*. ft* 1-cent-a-word for tbe first J*' o*** 0 *** Per word for each insertion. (Figure five words h®®! ? n<l t 0 Bav « book-keeping * ent with notice. No «v,^ epte ?, ,or less than 95 cents, short notices coming Wltnin the «&* wW published two or 25 £nt£] ’ " th ® «“• For Sale or Exchange——Farms In Missouri, s, L. Smith, Moline, Mo. For Sale—-Hungarian or millet seed in any quantity, at home farm, Parr, Ind. s. P. THOMPSON. For Sale—Oklahoma Real Estate First Mortgages in amounts of SSOO to $50,000, three to ten year term, bearing six to eight per cent, semiannual, or annual interest. Security worth three to ten times the amount of the mortgage. Write us for particulars, stating amount desiring to Invest. A. C. FARMER & CO., 132% West Main St., Oklahoma City, Okla. For Rent—Eight room house and two lots centrally located. A H. HOPKINS. Wanted—Stock to pasture, good bluegrass pasture and plenty of water at all times, 5 miles west, 1% miles north of Rensselaer. GUS PRATT, Rensselaer, D-r-D. Farm Loans—Money to loan 01 farm property In any sums up to SIO,OOO. E. P. HONAN. Wanted—Parties who contemplate buying farms In the northwest, either for occupancy or investment, to address F. D. G., care Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—Four room house, good well, good large barn and all outbuildings good, cistern, chicken tight fence all around place, free from encumbrance.—MßS. IDA M. HARTMAN, East Walnut St., Rensselaer, Ind. Farm For Sale—Bo acres 2 miles east and 4 % miles north of Remington. A. B. C. care Democrat, Rensselaer, ■ Ind. For |tent:-320 acre improved farm for next year. 1 mile of Rensselaer, cash or grain rent. Enquire of Andrew Gangloff, Rensselaer, rnd.

Bargains In Farm Lands. For a short time I will offer the following pieces of land at very low prices and easy terms: 80 acres, on main road, free mall route, near church and station, In good neighborhood; 50 acres tillable, 30 acres timber, has good sixroom house, good barn, chicken house, crib, smoke house, lots of fruit, good well and fine shade. Price, $22.50 per acre. 280 acres, all nice land, mostly black soil, gravel road, near school, well fenced and a fine tract for stock and grain. Price, S2O per acre. I$P acres, on main road, well located, good land, now used as pasture land. Price, S2O per acre. G. F. MEYERB, Rensselaer, Indiana. The Democrat and tne Indianapolis Pai]y News, each a full year. for only $3.60. Real estate transfers. Isaac Right to Sherman Herath, et al, June 22, n% nw, 4-30-7, 271 acres, Unoin, $14,000. Wm. H. Churchill, et al to John M. Wasson, June 2, s% nw, 24-29-7, 80 acres, Marion, $6,000. Marquis R. Churchill to William H. Churchill, June 7, Its 22, 23, bl 16, Weston's add.. Rensselaer, SSOO. q c d. George Worden to Ellis and George W. Jones, June 18, pt Its 1,2, bl 13, Remington, $75. William H. Churchill, et al to Fenton O. Churchill, et al. June 23, se ne, 14-29-7, Marion, $3,000. Fenton O. Churchill, et al to William H. Churchill, June 3, Its 4,5, 6,7, 8, bl 16, Weston’s add., Rensselaer SI,OOO. Luther E. Churchill to Alfred Donnelly. June 8, nw nw. 24-29-7, 4# acres, Marion. $3,000. Edgington Franklin to Rose Cohen, 'April 22, It 1, bl 1, Benjamin & Magee's add., Rensselaer, sl. Orlie F. Collier, et ux to Barton 8. Aiiunan, June 2». It 8, bl 5, Rmiaatoa 11.2 M.

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