Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1910 — Page 3

STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.

THE RECORD RUN Officials of the C. H. ; and D. and Monon dispute the claim of the Pennsylvania that the record run of a passenger train between Cincinnati and Chicago is 7 hours and 27 minutes, made over that road on Monday. General Passenger Agent Calloway says that in May last a special over the Monon and C- H. and D. ran from Chicago to this city in 7 hours and 2 minutes with a delegation to the National Federation of Women’s Clubs.—Cincinnati Enquirer.

THIRSTY HOOSIERS

Thrice Brea!’ Into Jail To Get Confiscated Liquor. Linton, Ind., Aug. 9.—Thieves broke into the jail here last night and stole 12 barrels of bottled beer which had been confiscated by the city authorities in a blind tiger raid. This is the third time liquor confiscated in raids and stored in the jail has been stolen, and Mayor Bennington to-day ordered that all liquor confiscated in raids in the future be emptied into the gutters at once.

CUT BY MOWER KNIVES.

Alva Buck Loses an Arm and Will Probably Die. Lafayette, Ind., August 10— Alva Buck was badly mangled on the Boyer farm, four miles east of Pine Village, late Monday afternoon. He was cutting grass when the team attached to the mower became frightened and ran away. Buck fell from his seat and under the machine. The knives came in contact with his body, one, arm being completely severed and the other mangled to such an extent that amputation will be necessary. One leg was broken and he received many cuts and bruises. He will probably die.

OFF HIS NUT

From Trying To Memorize Ten Thousand Railway Stations. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 9.Trying to memorize 10,(XX) railway stations in seven states so he could pass examination as railway mail clerk unbalanced the mind of Mace M. Young. 28 years old, and to-day he was found wandering in the streets. For six months, nightly, after Ihis day’s work was over, Young would apply himself to the task of memorizing the 10.000 -or more stations.

“Concentration is the whole cause of Mr. Young’s breakdown,”said Mrs. Young this morning. “He memorized 3,000 stations in Missouri.’’

MONON VETERAN DEAD.

Chicago, 111., August 9.—Colonel Sidney B. Jones, for many years City Passenger Agent of the Monon, died at his home here last night. He had been ill 10 days of heart disease. Coming to Chicago in 1882, two before the Monon was built into this city, Mr. Jones had lived here ever since. He was the first official representative of the railroad in Chicago and held the position of City Passenger Agent, with the exception of two years, until his death. He was prominent in G. A., R. circles, having served in the Civil War as an aid to General George H. Thomas and also as a Lieutenant Colonel in the FortyTourth Kentucky. Funeral senices will be field at his late home Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery.

KANSAS CORN

In Much Better Shape Than Early Reports Indicated. Topeka, Kan., August 9.Crop conditions in Kansas are in better shape than they have been for a number of weeks. In .the week just closed practically every section of the state has been visited by heavy showers or soaking rains. The precipitation has varied from one to four inches. Reports indicate that claims of heavy losses to the corn crop wtere premature, and' that the loss will be much lighter than it was supposed .to be two weeks ago. In many instances the fields of late corn have not been damaged at all. and the earlier corn is in better shape than previous reports indicated. Not a great deal of corn was planted in the western third of the state w’here

the lack of moisture has been felt the greatest. Practically all wheat was out of danger before the dry, hot period set in, and the third crop of alfalfa is ready for the >tack. .

IOWA CORN.

Promises Better Than Average For Past Ten Years. Des Moines, lowa, August 9. —Corn prospects in lowa are better .than »the average for the last 10 years and ar,e practically equal to 1909, according to the weekly report of Dr. George M. Chapel, Director of the lowa Weather and Crop Service. In comparison with July 1 there has been a decided improvement in the corn outlook. The northeastern and southwestern comers of the state have suffered from lack of rain, however, and this has brought down the state’s average. Ihe bulk of the shock threshing is completed and early reports indicate that the average yield of oats will be 40 bushels per acre; wheat. 15 bushels; barley, 32 bushels, and timothy seed four bushels. Pastures, meadows and potatoes are suffering for moisture, which is also needed for fall plowing in southern counties.

The average condition for c<jrn for the state is 90.-5 per cent. The average condition for the western half of the state, which has 57 per cent of the corn acreage, is 93 per cent, as compared with 88 per cent for the eastern half.

FACES MURDER CHARGE.

William Ashby Has Preliminary Hearing at Lafayette. Lafayette, Ind., August 9— J William Ashby had a preliminary hearing, this morning before Judge Field, on charges of arson and murder in the first degree. Ashby, it is alleged, on March 19, 1910, murdered Samuel Waddell, a hermit living in a hut near Conroe, a village southeast of this city. The hut was burned. The state had thirty-three witnesses on hand, chief of whom are Sandford Waddell, a cousin of the murdered man, and Mrs. William Ashby, the defendant’s wife. Coroner Shill was the first witness. He identified a revolver and watch found in the ruins of the hut. He also said that the body of Waddell was in such a condition that it could not be identified. It is the- theory of the defense that Waddell, who was in the city all of March 19. returned home intoxicated and, in some manner, set fire to his hut and was cremated. The state contends that Waddell was murdered by Ashby for his money, SBOO in gold and silver being found in the hut. aside from a large amount of paper money. The preliminary hearing will continue two days. .

WIFE “RENIGS” CHARGE

Of Murder Made Against Her Husband, William Ashby at Lafayette. Lafayette, Ind., August 10— William Ashby, age twentyseven, was cleared of a charge of murder in the first degree and arson, yesterday afternoon by Citj- Judge Field, who presided at the preliminary hearing. The court dismissed the case on the testimony of Ashby’s young wife, who • ten . days ago swore she would see that her husband was landed in prison, but when put under oath failed to give the testimony that the state was led -o believe she would. A chain of circumstantial evidence pointed to Ashby as the slayer of Samuel Waddell, an eccentric hermit, who was found dead in the ruins of his hut in the eastern part of the county on the morning of March 20.

Ashby was not even suspected; of the crime until ten days ago when, after a quarrel with his wife, she told the police she had evidence that would send her husband to the penitentiary. On this information he was placed under arrest, and the state sought to prove that he was the murderer of Waddell, with robbery as.the motive. Ashby’s father engaged able lawyers to defend his son, and it was announced a vigorous fight would be made. Mrs. Ashby was supposed to be the state’s most important witness. At the hearing, however, she gave testimony that cleared her husband, saying that he was at home in bed the night of March 19. After the trial Mr.

and Mrs. Ashby spoke to each other for the first time since their quarrel and a reconciliation was effected. Cecil Funkhouser, brother of Mrs. Ashby, was arrested . for perjury before the grand jury and was placed in jail. He was one of the witnesses in the case. . » ■ '

FAST TIME ON MONON.

Lafayette, Ind.. August 10.— Running 120 miles in 150 minutes and making three stops which consumed fourteen minutes. was the record made by a special train of eight vestibuled coaches over the Monon from this city to Chicago yesterday, carry nig Knights Templars to the Chicago conclave. Stops were made at Monon, twelve minutes, and Hammond and Englewood, one minute each. Engineer A. M. Jones was in the cab.

CHICKENS PLAY WITH $500

Wheat Crop Receipts Found by Wife of Cass County Farmer. Logansport. Ind.. August 10. —Ray Morts, living ten miles north of Logansport, came to the city yesterday, intending to deposit SSOO which he had received for his wheat. On reaching the bank he discovered that the money was missing from his pocket. He imemdiately telephoned to his wife, and was cheered when she stated that she had found it. (Shortly after he had driven out of the yard “she noticed two chickens pecking and tugging away at some green looking object ill the yard. She investigated and found it to be the SSOO roll which her husband had dropped.

PAID EXCESSIVE PRICES,

Say Field Examiners of a Rush County Trustee Who Is Short $2,053.60. Alleged excess payments on school supplies, which it is believed may provide grounds for a charge of 5568.67. has been reported by Edward P. Brennan and Charles W. Sutton, field examiners in the employ of the state board of accounts, in their report on the condition of affairs of W. A, Lord, trustee of Center township, Rush county’, from 1905 to 1908. The total amount charged against Lord, including the alleged excess paid for. supplies, is $2,053,60. The total alleged excess on supplies bought from S. D. Kiger & Co., of this city, amounts to $223, covering a large number of items. In arriving at the alleged excess, the examiners compared the price paid for the supplies with catalogue prices, the difference being the alleged excess. Following are some of the items bought from Kiger & * Co., and designated by the examiners in listing the alleged excess:

Price Alleged Item. Paid. Excess 2 school wagons. . $360.00 $60.00 8 dozen erasers. . 20.00 10.40 5 clocks 30.00 6.25 2 N. A. bird and nat studies 40.00 20.00 3 pencil sharpeners 18.50 8.40 90 gallons floor oil 34.00 7.00 On eight maps bought from Scarborough & Co.. the examiners found that Lord in a payment of S3O paid sls in excess of the value' of the goods” On various purchases for roads, the examiners reported an excess payment to Kiger & Co., of $88.34 on seven boiler plate sewers, and an excess of 561.64 on a similar purchase from the same concern. On other purchases from the same concern, an excess payment of 528.34 is alleged on the purchase of two sewers and some pump shafting, and an excess of $26.65 on the purchase of two sewers and a grader blade. An excess payment of sllO is alleged on the purchase of a road grader from J. D. Adams & Co., of this city. Other firms mentioned in the report on the excess payments are Steel & Draper. Thornton-Levey Company'. and the Globe Printing Company. The shortage charged against Lord, aside from the alleged excess in prices includes the following items: ? Failure to charge himself with borrowed money. $188.05; duplicate credits, 561.64; excess payments to various individuals, including teachers, $71.50; paid for supplies in the furnishing of which he was held by the examiners to be directly dr indirectly interested as a seller, 5464.91: credits on annual settlements not authorized, $150; paid for working out road tax, $62.06: paid on alleged illegal claims for stock damaged or killed by dogs. 5467; piiid wife for office rent and furniture, s7B.—lndianapolis News.

IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

BiHy Papke, Whom Middleweights Are Sidestepping.

Since his. disgraceful fiasco with old Joe Thomas. Billy Papke, "the Illinois Thunderbolt," has made frequent and emphatic denials of any crookedness about the bout that went over the fifteen rounds by "mistake.” Billy has declared up and down that he will show the California public that he ran fight, and tight ou the square. He picked Jim (Firemant Flynn as his next opponent, but the bout was called off Then be made a date with Jimmy Howard, and Jimmy has just made It knowb that he will not enter the ring with the ■Thunderbolt." it looks as though middleweights were a little ieary of tackling the husky representative of the I’apke family in his wrath.

Cost of Running Baseball Club. Few people stop to consider the cost of keeping up a ball club. The expense goes on not only in the regular season, when- the gates are working for the club, but it is a big proposition in the spring training camp. Manager Hngbie Jennings of the Detroits recently estimated that the Tigers’ expense a week while in training ia just about SI,OOO. He remarked that that was only a beginning. "We have the hotel bill, the car to grounds, the baths and other like incidentals to consider, and this makes the figures mentioned by me rather conservative when you consider that we have twenty-four men in the camp.

“The Detroit club is liberal. It calculates on an outlay of from SIO,OOO to $15,000 (luring the training season. While the pay of the players does not start until April 15. the traveling expenses. hotel fare and other incidental* give a magnificent total and one that would appall were it not for the fact that a winning club is worth its weight in gold. "This outlay is very nearly evened up in the first series of the league race, but at that time the expenses keep running also. However, it Is not long before the spring debt is rubbed out. “Our salary list: Well, we pay out about SIOO,OOO a month for our playera. Add that>jto the other large expenses and you have some idea of the cost of a pennant winning ball club. A club has to take in some pretty sizable crowds target back the money spent And yet baseball is paying lh most towns.” 1 . - A Playing Managers Now Scarce. There’s nothing to it but that these are baseball’s big, important days and that inside of a very few years there won’t be a single player-manager left Clarke and Chance admit that they’ve bad enough—that the double work is too strenuous for them. Both hope to go to the bench next spring. It wasn’t so many years ago that there were very few bench managers. Now the majority of them operate from the coop—to wit: McGraw. Lake. Dahlen. Griffith. Mack. McAleer. Donovan. Stallings, Duffy. McGuire. Jennings and O’Connor. By the bye, notice there isn’t a single player-manager in the American league. Manager Fred Clarke says, that the slump his boys have taken is something that comes to all ball teams, and the team that cannot stand a little backwash now and then should never be classed as the real thing in basebail. Pessimistic Brown Fan Musings. What’s the matter with the St. Louis Browns? . One St. Louis man replies: "They can’t hit. They have no pitching staff worth the name at present They have a first class baseman who is. overanxious to make good. They have a star outfielder who reported six weeks late. They are demoralized through failure to get together at the start and through the. fact that not a pitcher on the staff can bold down the opposition. And if there’s 'anything else you can think of you might include that too.’’ Pitcher Vickers Wants to Catch. Baltimore may develop another Roger Bresnahan. Pitcher Rube Vickers’ dreams may materialize if the catching staff should get crippled. He has signified his intentions along that line and is patiently waiting for the opportunity to don the wind pad and the wire screen. Like Roger, he may get his chance, and this chance may be the development of another pitchercatcher.

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