Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1909 — Page 4

HE JIM MT DMII. SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1909.

WORK OF TARIFF CONFEREES DONE

Bill Completed After Taft Orders Are Executed. HIDES FREE; LUMBER SL2S Democrat* Put Experts to Work and | It I* Announced That on an Ad Valorem Basis the Payne-Aldrich Measure Revises Upward—lt Is Expected That the House Will Act tomorrow and That the Senate Will Require a Week to Get to a Vote. Washington, July 30. —The PayneAldrich tariff bill today stands completed. An agreement on all disputed points has been reached and the conferees’ report signed by the Republicans. The report will go to the house today and will be voted on there tomorrow. The senate will begin consideration of the measure as agreed to by the conferees on Monday. Probably a week will be required to dispose of the conference report in the senate. By a mandate of President Taft, the conferees were compelled to revise their rates on lumber and gloves. The president said that rough lumber should not. be more than $1.25 per thousand feet. He declared also that the senate rates on gloves, which are the same as the Dingley rates, and much less than the house rates, would have to be adopted in order to obtain his indorsement. Not content with Issuing an injunction against high rates on these articles, the president specified that hides must go on the free list and the house rates on boots and shoes and other manufactures of leather reduced. Hosiery, too, he thought should be reduced below the house rates which were advances over the Dingley duties. The minority members of the confer ence held a session and called in a number of tariff experts in order to compare the conference bill with the existing law. When they adjourned It was announced that the experts had proceeded far enough to show that the new bill will be an Increase of from 1 to 3 per cent over the ad valorems of the Dingley law. It Is understood that in reaching this calculation the experts did not take into consideration transfers of articles from the dutiable to the free list which the Republican conferees saj’ would reduce the average ad valorems considerably below those of the existing law.

CHINESE Y. M. C. A. SPEAKER

Makes the Most Notable Address at Conference In Germany. Barmen-Elberfeld, Germany, July 30. —The world's conference of Young Men’s Christian associations was devoted to reports from all nations. A Chinaman delivered the most notable address. He said: "China is awakening and sending its best men to seek the best ideas in every country.” The emperor of Germany sent the following telegram: "The blessings of God on the conference. Work for the welfare of the rising generation."

THIEVES’ EYES ON CHURCH

Robbers Try to Steal Cornerstone of New York Edifice. New York, July 30. Repeated efforts to steal the cornerstone of the old Methodist church in South Third street, Williamsburg, have caused a police detail to l>6 stationed there day and night. The structure is being demolished to make way for a new building.

A report has been current for many years that when the cornerstone was laid in 1847 the members of the church deposited in. it many valuable gold coins and articles which would be of great value now.

PATRIOTS TO BE REWARDED

Compensate “Army” for Services at Time of Threatened Invasion. Halifax. N. 8., July 30. —In recognition of their services at the time when

Canada was threatened with an invasion by the Fenians tn 1866, the Canadian government is about to award to the 175 living members of the impromptu “army” of this city grants of 160 acres of land each in the northwest. i It is understood that the majority of the grantees, although most of them are well advanced In years, expect to remove at once to the northwest to occupy and cultivate their land.

WIFE KILLED BY TRAP GUN

Knew Snare For Burglars Had Been Set, but Had Forgotten. Smithville, Ga., July 30. —A trap gun which Emmet Booker, a merchant, had get for burglars, was discharged when Mrs. Booker opened the store door, two charges of buckshot entering the woman’s body. > Death resulted four hours later. Mrs. Booker knew of the presence of the gun in the store, but had forgotten it

GUSTY WIND STOPS WRIGHT

Official Speed Trial of Aeroplane la Postponed Once More. Washington, July 30.—A squally wind caused another postponement of the ten-mile official speed trial of Orville Wright’s aeroplane. Wilbur Wright announced that it was not the rain so much as the uncertainty of the wind which caused his brother to give up the flight. “I made several flights in France while it was raining,” said Wilbur, “and it seemed that the machine traveled faster when it was wet I suppose this was because the canvas, becoming moist, was made more airtight, resulting in less atmospheric friction. It slipped through the air better, so to speak."

BLERIOT IS READY TO RACE

Would Meet Either of the Wright* In $25,000 Contest. Paris, July 30. —Louis Bleriot, the French aviator, appeared greatly pleased when Informed that the of-

LOUIS BLERIOT.

flcials of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition had offered a purse of $25,000 for an aeroplane race between him and the Wright brothers. He said: “You can say that if either of the Wright brothers challenges me under the Seattle conditions I shall immediately accept.” .

TWO ARE KILLED BY CHICAGO LIGHTNING

Bolt Causes Panic on Street Car-Narrow Escapes. Chicago, July 30.—Two deaths by lightning resulted from a severe electrical storm that struck Chicago. The pranks of lightning bolts caused panic and injury in various parts of the city. The dead are James Turner, struck while driving his team at Sixty-eighth street and Michigan avenue: Carl Henson, seventeen years old, struck while working on a vegetable truck farm. Nearly a score of passengers on a Halsted street car narrowly escaped injury at Fifty-seventh street when a bolt of lightning struck the rear end of the car. The controller on the rear platform was broken by the lightning. The passengers, mostly women, jumped from their seats at the crash and rushed for the front exit. One woman fainted. Some of the women complained of having been scratched. Lightning struck the horse and buggy which Captain John Alcock of the Warren avenue police station left standing in front of his home. The buggy was demolished. The horse was knocked down, but was not injured. Several houses were struck by lightning and caught fire and several others were reported to have been hit by lightning during the storm. Hottest Since 1901 In Dubuque. Dubuque. la., July 30. The temperature here was 96.2, the hottest since 1901.

GOVERNOR IS TO FACE BAR

Donaghey of Arkansas Is Cited For Contempt of Court. Little Rock, Ark., July 3<». —Governor Donaghey and all the members of the state capitol commission were served with a notice to appear, in the chancery court today and showcause why they should not be punished for contempt.

They are charged with violating the court’s Injunction against further destruction of the floors and walls of the new state capitol.

LOCAL OPTION IS AN ISSUE

Virginia Republicans Declare For Liquor Regulator—Kent Nominated. Newport News, Va., July 30.—Placing themselves squarely on record as favoring local option, the Virginia Republicans accepted the liquor situation as an issue in the gubernatorial campaign. After adopting a platform of which this plank was the principal feature, and nominating a state ticket headed by William P. Kent, the convention adjourned.

General H. C. Worthington Dead.

Washington, July 30. General Henry C. Worthington, former congressman, diplomat and jurist, la dead here.

INDIANAPOLIS IS RACKED BY WIND

Motor Car Tossed Through Window of a Store. TORRID WEATHER WITH Mercury Ascend* Point or Two Beyond the 91 Notch—Roof I* Ripped From a Stand at Ball Grounds and Sent Crashing Through Top of Another Structure Tree s Thrown Aero** Tracks Interfere With Street Cara. Indianapolis, July 30. A terrific storm which swept Indianapolis and Indiana caused great damage in this city. The wind played many freakish pranks, among other things blowing an automobile through a store front and tearing the roof from a baseball grandstand and depositing It with such force upon a house that the house was almost demolished. About forty street cars were tied up by the trees blown across the tracks and telegraph and telephone service was demoralized. Previous to the storm the thermometer reached 91.4 degrees, the hottest weather of the season. The automobile which was caught in the wind was handled like a top. The car, which belonged to the A. Keifer Drug company, was caught in the central part of the city, dashed around a corner aiyl into the window of a large hardware house. It careened about teams In a manner that brought surprise when it was learned that there was no one at the wheel. Several buildings at Riverside Amusement park were damaged. Darkness Covers South Bend. South Bend, Ind., July 30.—This city was enveloped in darkness for several hours owing to a peculiar storm that began in the morning. Black clouds and a heavy mist shut out the daylight.

TIPTON CASHIER RESIGNS

Brother of Missing Employe of Indiana Bank Quit*. Tipton, Ind.. July 30. William H. Marker, cashier of the First National bank, and brother of Noah R. Marker, the missing cashier, who is charged with defalcations of over SIOO,OOO, has resigned. Many bad notes and checks are turning up in the progress of the examination of the affairs of the bank by Miller Weir, national examiner.

This paper, bearing forged signatures of substantial citizens, represents, it is said, thousands of dollars abstracted from the bank’s funds.

As the accounts are in a tangled condition and there are about 3,000 notes to be passed upon, it will be a week before a definite report of the status of the institution can be made.

Washington. July 30—The comptroller of the currency has received a telegram from Special Examiner Weir at Tipton, saying that his examination so far has revealed a shortage of $105,000 in cash and other items of the First National bank.

INDIANA MEN ARE ELECTED

Made Officers of the National Hay Dealers’ Association. Sandusky, O., July 30.—The western members of the National Hay Dealers’ association, who were successful in securing a reopening of the “hay rate case” before the Interstate commerce commission, won another victory the convention at Cedar Point elected officers for the coming year. The officers are H. W. Robinson, Green Springs, O., president; Smith Young, Lansing, Mich., first vice president; C. H. Bates, Boston, second vice president, and J. W. Taylor, Winchester, Ind., secretary.

Maurice Nelzer, Fort Wayne, Ind., and C. E. Nichels, Lowell, Ind., were made directors.

SWINDLE IS CHARGED AGAIN

New Complaint Made by Joseph Leisen, an Indiana Man. Council Bluffs, July 30.—Three additional suits in which men seek to recover the amounts of their losses by means of fake foot races, prize fights, horse races, and wrestling matches, were filed in the district court. The plaintiffs and the amounts they claim to have lost are as follows: Joseph W. Leisen of Indiana, SIO,OOO on a fake boxing matth on June 8, 1907; Joseph P. Walker of Denver, $6,105 on a fake horse race; J. J. Hat* rington of Hartsell, Colo., $4,000 tn fl fake horse race on Aug. 20, 1908.

KITTEN A WRECK SURVIVOR

Found In Debris Near Zionsville and Is Named Calamity. Zionsville, Ind., July 30.—One survlvor of the Big Four wreck near Zionsville Is enjoying life. Miss Ruth Hurst picked up a little black and white kitten found in the debris of the wreck and has named It Calamity. It was In a small crate.

HEYDLER IN PULLIAM'S PLACE

Secretary Doing Work of Baseball Head Who Committed Suicide. New York, July 30.—John A. Heydler, secretary of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, arrived In New York and assumed charge of the business affairs of the league today. A telegram notifying Heydler of the tragic death of President Harry Clay Pulliam was handed to him while he was en route from Alexandria bay to by boat. It was learned that Pulliam’s last official act was to direct a circular letter to club presidents notifying them that the time for keeping park flags at half mast as a token of respect to the memory of President George B. Dovey of the Boston club and President Israel W. Durham of Philadelphia had expired.

WOMAN KILLED UNDER AUTO

Rattled Driver Increases Speed He Intended to Diminish. Chicago, July 30. —Mrs. Parker Winfield Kerr of this city, wife of a salesman for a woolen mills company, was killed in an automobile accident near Libertyville, 111. W. S. Mills, a tailor, who was driving the machine, was seriously injured. The other occupant of the car, Harvey Hefer, escaped with minor bruises. The accident occurred through a mistake made by Mills. The road was muddy and in turning a corner the machine skidded. Instead of putting on the brakes or a low speed. Mills, by accident, touched the accelerator and the machine gave a great jump and turned turtle. Mrs. Kerr was crushed under the car.

CUBAN CABINET HAS QUIT

Resignations of All the Ministers to Go to Gomez Today. Havana. July 30.—The cabinet crisis, which for some time has been impending. reached a climax when all, the ministers, as well as. the presidential secretary, Senor Castellanos, signed their resignations. The resignations will be officially presented to President Gomez on his arrival today from Cayo Cristo.

Mexico Puts In Bid For Roosevelt.

Mexico City, July 30.—A petition is being circulated asking that former President Theodore Roosevelt be named as the successor of David B. Thompson, who is expected shortly to resign as American ambassador to this republic. Kermit Roosevelt as a Jockey. Nairobi, British East Africa, July 30. —Theodore Roosevelt and son attended a race meeting of the East African Turf club here. Kermit Roosevelt had a mount in five of the races.

Guns Twenty-Four Inches Long Legal.

Montgomery, Ala., July 30.—The house has passed a bill prohibiting the carrying of a pistol of less than twenty-four inches in length, and profiibitlng the sale of slungshots, dirks or other weapons.

The Weather. Following is the official weather forecast: Illinois, Indiana, Lower Michigan, Wisconsin and lowa—Generally fair today and tomorrow.

THE MARKETS

Cash Grain Market. Chicago, July 29. Winter wheat by sample: No. 2 red, $1.0801.10%; No. 3 red, [email protected]; No. 2 hard, SI.OB @1.16; No. 3 hard, [email protected]. Corn by sample: No. 2, 71%@72%c; No. 2 yellow, 72%@ 72%c; No. 3,71 c; No. 3 yellow, 72c; No. 4, 67%@70c. Oats by sample: No. 3 white, 43@47%c; No. 4 white, 43@ 43%c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 24,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy, [email protected] butchers, [email protected] light mixed, $7.45@7,55 choice light, $7.25@ 7.55 heavy packing, [email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 2,500. Quotations ranged at $7.00 @7.70 for choice to prime steers, [email protected] good to choice steers, [email protected] good to choice beef cows, [email protected] good to choice heifers, $7.75 @B.OO good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders. [email protected] good to choice stockers. Sheep —Receipts 13,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice lambs. [email protected] fair to good spring lambs, [email protected] good to choice wethers, [email protected] good to choice yearlings. Live Poultry, Turkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens and fowls, 13Vic; roosters, 9c; springs, 17c; geese, 9c; ducks, ll@lßc. Potatoes. Choice to fancy, 68 @ 70c; fair to good, 63@65c. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., July 29. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 3 cars; market slow. Hogs— Receipts 20 cars; market, lower; heavy, $8.00; Yorkers, $7.90; pigs, $7.70. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 4 cars; market steady; best lambs, $7.00 @7.25; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Calves —Best, [email protected]. Elgin Butter Market. "Creamery, extras, 26c; prints, 28c; extra firsts, 25c; firsts, 23Vic; dairies, extras, 2sHci firsts, 21%c; packing stock, 19c-

JEROME HURDLE PASSED BY THAW

He Is In the Hands of His Own Attorney Today, r HIS EXPLANATIONS PLAIN Shows That Documents Which Were Turned Over to Alienists Were Intended Merely as Suggestions For Lawyer Dolmas, Who Defended the Slayer of White on the First Trial. General Verdict Is Prisoner Held His Own With the District Attorney. White Plains, N. Y., July 30.—William Travers Jerome, district attorney of New York, prosecutor at both Thaw ihurder trials, has finished his inquisition of Harry K. Thaw. This ends the most surprising chapter of Thaw’s fight to obtain his re-

WILLIAM T. JEROME.

lease from the Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane.

All told, Stanford White’s slayer faced Jerome’s lightning thrusts for ten hours, yet he held his own at all times. His attorney, Charles Morschauser, will have the young man on the stand today.

Jerome based many of his questions on a tablet containing twenty-six sheets of foolscap paper on which were pasted a strange variety of newspaper clippings and scraps of manuscript. Thaw identified it as something he had prepared and sent to Delphin M. Delmas, his chief counsel during the first trial, for use in preparing his closing speech to the jury. Some of its contents were strange, but Thaw explained bad parts by saying they were letters written to him and his family by persons whose kind intentions probably were better than their good sense. “Lots of it was rubbish,” Thaw said, “but some of the letters contained ideas I thought Mr. Delmas might use.” Thaw’s part of the compilation showed him as a man of many tastes and interests. In it he quoted passages of scripture regarding sins against the young and referred to the dragon tales in Percy’s Reliques for striking similes regarding Stanford White. Delmas’ opinion of his client’s suggestions was indicated by the fact that he turned the carefully prepared sheets over to the committee of alienists before which the prisoner appeared during his first trial. Jerome got them from this source.

CHAIN TIDES OF HELL GATE

Proposed to Run Light Plants of New York with This Power. New York, July 30.—1 n an effort to extract power from the terrific tides which sweep through Hell Gate, engineers are secretly experimenting with ’lnstruments to determine the spot most available. A number of capitalists ace backing an Inventor, who believes that he has devised a motor which will be run by the stream of water. With this powei it is proposed to run the electric light plants for the entire city of New York.

ALLEGED SMUGGLER CAUGHT

Youth Found With Carved and Rough Corals In Belt. New York, July 30.—When Clro Sorentino, eighteen years old, was searched a wide canvas belt, stuffed with valuable carved and rough corals, was found. The police say Sorentino is one of a gang of smugglers which has been costing the government some $200,000 yearly In rvr.ded customs duties.

LILLIAN NCRDICA A BRIDE

Opera Becomes the Wife ot Cc' ~ge W. Young. London. England, July 30. —Lillian Nordica, the opera singer, was married to Grirge W. Young, a New York banker, r.t Kings Weigh church, Grosvenor sq’jare. • ‘ The c::':;rny was performed in the prezcr.tr. of a few friends.

Thr[?] ned While Raising Logs.

V.'a is., July 30.—Arthur Eu-'-n. Jn/ ■ ‘•'■'ent And Henry Zebotski, - v err r- !?lng sunken logs from the \ atensia river, were drowned.

[Uhder thia head notice* will be pubIshed for 1-cent-a-word for the flrat ®**rtion, H-cent per word for each additional insertion. Figure five word* to the line, and to save 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.] 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 hpuse and two lots centrally located. A. H. HOPKINS. For Rent—B-room house with basement and two lots. Parties desiring to see same please call on Rice Porter, at hisu livery barn. A. G. W. FARMER. Farm Loans— Money to loan ox farm property in any sums up to sls,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. Farm Fdr Sale— Bo acres 2 miles east and 4 % miles north of Remington. A. B. C. care Democrat, Rensselaer, For Sale—s acres just outside the corporation of this city, gravel road. R. F. D., good house, surrounded by fine shade; good barn and several outbuildings; good deep well, cistern, good orchard of apples, peaches, plums; some grapes and other fruit. Will sell this place at $1,500 on favorable terms or will take live stock as first payment. G. F. MEYERS. Bargains I nFarm 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. 160 acres, on main road, well locafc ed, good land, now used as pas. ture land. Price, S2O per acre. G. F. MEYERS, Rensselaer, Indiana.

BASEBALL RESULTS

National League. W. L. Pc. W. L. Pc. Pitts. ..63 24 724 Phil. ..39 47 453 Chi. ...56 29 659 St. L ... 35 49 417 N. Y.... 50 34 595 Brook. .32 55 368 Cin. ...44 44 500 Bos. ...25 63 284 St. Louis— R. H. E. Chicago 6 8 1 St. Louis 3 10 2 Brown and Archer; Beebe and Phelps. Pittsburg— R. H. E. Pittsburg 4 9 2 Philadelphia 3 7 0 Philllppi, Brandom and Leever, and Gibson; Moren and McQuillan, and Dooin. American League. W. L. Pc.| W. L. , Pc. Det 69 32 648|Chl. ...43 46 483 Phil. ...54 37 593 N. Y... 41 49 456 Bos. ...52 42 553 St. L... 39 50 438 Clev. ...48 42 533|Wash. .26 64 259 Washington— R. H. E. Washington 3 10 2 Chicago 2 6 4 Johnson and Street; Burns and Owens. Second game— R. H. E. Chicago ... 2 5 0 Washington 1 5 1 Smith and Sullivan; Oberlin and Ohl, and Street and Blankenship. New York — R. H. E. New York 11 10 2 Detroit 2 6 3 Doyle ard Sweeney; Willett and Works, and Beckendorf and Schmidt. Philadelphia— R. H. E. Philadelphia 2 8 0 Cleveland 1 7 0 Morgan and Thomas; Berger and Sitton, and Bemis. Second game— R. IL E. Philadelphia 9 14 2 Cleveland 4 C 2 Coombs and Thomas; Rhoades and Easterly. Boston— • R. H. E. St. Louis 6 11 4 Boston 3 7 1 Bailey and Criger; Wolter and Karger, and Donohue. American Asslclatlon. W. L. Pe l W. L. Pc. Minn. ..56 47 54 4 St. P... 48 50 499 Mil. ...55 48 534jT0l 47 52 475 L'vllle. .54 49 524 K. C... 46 52 469 Col 52 51 505 Ind 47 56 456 Indianapolis— R. H. E. Indianapolis ... 2 5 0 Minneapolis 1 i j Graham and Shaw;. Altrock and Block. (Five Innings; rain.) Louisville — R. h. E. Louisville 4 8 0 Kansas City 3 j Selby end Thle’man, and Hughes; Essick and Sullivan. Coluxhtucr- R. h. E. Columbus io 9 * Milwaukee ................ 5 9 B Geyer and James; Schnelberg and Wacker, and Moran and Warner.