Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1911 — Page 4

IJISPER 608RTT 9EMO6IRT F. i.BIBCOGUDIIOI lID POBLIStI. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER <?F JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter June S, 1908. at the post office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. • Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issue 8 Pages. v " Advertising rates made known on application. f - Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. SATURDAY,, FEBRUARY 25, 1911.

FIRE DESTROYS BUSINESS BLOCK

White Plains, N. Y„ Suffers Loss of $600,000. ADMIRAL DOT’S HOTEL RUINED \ Volunteer Fire Fighter on Way to Blaze Drops Dead from Heart Disease —Send to Surrounding Towns for Help. White Plains, N. Y., Feb. 24. A block of office and store buildings was destroyed by fire here. The flames also ruin a hotel owned by Admiral Dot, the midget, who travelled with the Barnum and Bailey show for many years. The total loss is about $600,000. The midget’s loss is $200,000. Fred Carpenter, owner of a paint store half a block from the fire, was running with other volunteers to help fight the flames when he toppled over on the pavement dead from heart disease. Seven firemen were injured. Among the volunteer fighters at the fire was Admiral Dot, who is ktown as Leopold Kahn. The admiral is a member of the Independent Hose eomapny and is looked upon as the smallest fireman in the United States. The fire started in Lexington hall, a part of Admiral Dot's hotel, where a prize fight was held the night before. It is believed that some of the sports dropped cigar huts and that the Are kindled in the dry woodwork. The flames were driven by a northwest wind and from the hotel spread to the old Prigg residence and from there to the home of Mrs. Margaret Carney and then followed to small stores to the Leviness flats. This tenement was gutted and the tenants had narrow escapes from being burned.

The fire put sixteen different firms out of business and the largest loss Is that sustained by Braudes Bros., who owned a three story brick building just north of Admiral Dot's hotel, which was completely destroyed When the local firemen found that the flames were beyond their control they phoned to surrounding towns. Chief Lounsbury, of Port Chester, responded with his automobile hose wagon ar.d he made the trip of eight miles in twenty minutes across snow bound roads.

SEEKS TO BECOME CITY

♦Vest Terre Haute Springs New Feature in Option Fight. Terre Haute, led., Feb, 24. The “wet” and “dry” fight in Sugar Creek township, in the western part of Vigo eounty, is now centering around the question whether West Terre Haute will become a city instead of an incorporated town, as it now is. Secret meetings of both forces are being held and the “wets” are said to be arranging to petition the town council to take steps toward placing the town under city government. If city government is obtained, according to the new liquor law, the township election could in no way effect the election on the liquor question in the city. Therefore the “wets” believe they could maintain a majority, while under the township unit it is thought they would be defeated and the saloons ousted as a conse quence.

CONTROLLER BECOMES MAYOR

Change in Hammond Officials Follows Appointment by Marshall. Hammond, Ind., Feb. 24. —By virtue of Gov. Marshall's appointment of Mayor Lawrence Becker, of Hammond, as one of the judges for the newly established superior court of Hammond. John D. Smalley, present controller becomes mayor of Hammond Like (his predecessor, he is a Demo crat and popu'.ar with all parties. He was born in Upper Sandusky, 0.. fiftytwo years ago. He is an exj ert ac countant, and previous to his entering the office of the city‘ controller, six years ago, was a railroad accountant. Attorney Johannes Kopelke, of Crown PoiEt, a Democrat, was also appointed judge for one of the new courts. Judge Becker served- one year of his third term as mayor of Hammond.

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INDIANA STATE NEWS.

LOGANSPORT— Eastbound Wabash freight train No. 82 was completely '■wrecked at Danes, formerly Cass ' Station, a few miles east of this city. Twelve cars were overturned and demolished and the track torn up for 500 feet. Traffic was delayed four hours. All of the crew escaped. A tramp, who was beating his way in one of the cars that was overturned, crawled out between the planking of the shattered side of the car, uninjured. A defective switch is said to baTe caused the wreck., This makqs the eleventh wreck at Danes in seven years. 'SEeven years ago a fast passenger train was wrecked there, killing eight passengers and injuring many more. Following that disaster the name was changed, from Cass Statior to Danes. . ' WASHINGTON President Taft caused considerable surprise by reap pointing Father Andrew Morrissey as postmaster at Notre Dame. Ind. Father Morrissey formerly was presided of Notre Dame university. Two postoffice inspectors who made separate investigations of the office reeom mended his removal on the ground that bis religious duties in conrection with various branches of church work, required his absence from the pcstoffiee more than was good for the service His reappointment in the face of these charges means that President Taft has given him a clean bill of health and it will be pleasing news to Father Morrissey’s wide circle of Catholic friends all over the com. try.

LAPORTE Mrs Nellie Metcalf, one of the victims of the dragnet in the. tenderloin crusade of Stare's Attorney Smith, has confessed to making liberal contributions to campaign funds, and investigation will be made as to the extent of the contributions alleged to have been made for election purposes. With the grand jury in session this week "here is the promise.by State’s Attorney Smith of further startling disclosures. It has developed that the prosecutor has been assured of the support of the Federation of Men's Bible Classes, numbering more than a thousand voters in Laporte county COLUMBUS After a long and expensive tr'al, in which the jury disagreed, the case of Adam Lortz et al vs. the trustees of the Hartsville United Brethren church, the suit to break the will of the late Catherine Barger, who left all her estate to the church to the exclusion of many relatives, has been compromised. The at empt to break the will was made on the grounds that the testatrix was insane and the case attracted widespread notice. Under the terms of the compromise each side will re ceive $4,500 and assume its respective court costs which amount to half of the. estate. :

RICHMOND With tears s'reamIng down her face Mrs Katb erine Eagen pleaded with the beard of works not tb ccnsf met cement walks on Sherman stieet in Tront of the property where she lives. .Mrs Eagen said she had dore without a walk for forty-nine years, and asked the board not to inflict this heavy debt on her at her advanced age Mayor Zimmerman kindly explained that progress demanded the improvement and that the sidewalk had been ordered made. She said she would have to take the shanty from over her bead to pay for the walk.

MUNCIE A motion asking for a new trial has been filed in the case of Otto Williamson, superintendent of the Muncie police department, who a few weeks ago was found guilty by a jury and assessed a fine of $lO on a charge of keeping a room for gaming The motion is in the usual form, averting that the court erred in giving certain instructions to the jury and in allowing the introduction of certiain evidence. It is also averred that the court erred in allowing Special Prose tutor W. H. Thompson to prosecute the case over the objections of the defense

GOSHEN —Simple funeral services over the body of the Rev. H. L. Yannuys, D. D, who occupied one pulpit for sixty years, were held in the First Presbyterian church whi.b be founded inore than fifty years ago. The Rev. Frank Palmer, of Winona Lake, and the Rev. Charles Herrick, cf Elkhart, conduc ed the services, which were attended by many people from distant points. All business in Goshen was suspended arid the public schools were dismissed during the funeral «, . ' "-V.

SOUTH BEND More than ten thousand school children of South Bend have been organized into “clean street leagues” in a movement to make South Bend the cleanest city in the United States. The Chamber of Commerce will offer prizes to the leagues for the best results. Individual prizes will also be awarded to the pupils. The campaign will bet'ri early in the spring. FORT WAYNE —P. A Randall, the president of the Toledo, Fort Wayne and Chicago Deep Waterway association; Charles S. Rash, ah;?enthusiastic “bcomer” of the project, and CapL Charles Campbell, of New York city, editor of The Waterways Magaxine, will go io Indianapolis to work at the legislature in behalf of the canal BEDFORD Bruer Bennet met with a most peculiar accident Being confined to hifi bed with rheumatism, he raised up in bed to change his position and while resting on his right arm he was seized with a violent spell of coughing,‘resulting in the fracture of his collar bone midway between his right shoulder and neck.

A. J. BEVERIDGE

Senator Who Is Fighting Loriflier's Claim to Seat in Senate.

DATE FOR VOTE NOT SET

Beveridge Talks Four Hours on Lorimer Case. Belief Prevailant Opposition Will Prevent Definite Action on Question Before March 4. Washington, Feb. 24.—Senator Beveridge occupied the floor in the senate for nearly four hours in an address on the Lorimer case He had not concluded when the senate went into executive session and gave notice that be would resume his speech. Efforts to. get an agreement on a date for a vote on the Lorimer case failed, due to the objections of several senators.

The situation indicates that organized effort is being made by these op posed to Lorimer to put the case over into the next session of congress, realizing that if a vote were taken now he would retain his seat.

Senator Burrows put the anti-Lori-merites in the position of trying to dodge a vote on the Beveridge resolution designed to unseat William Lorimer.

Mr. Lorimer’s friends claimed in the meantime 54 of 91 votes in the senate Senator Burrows, who controls the ease in the interests of the committee on privileges and elections, and who is a stanch supporter of Senator Lorimer, said he stood ready to vote at acy time the senate would permit such action. I

The cause of the changed condition was manifold, but in the main it appeared due to a desire of Lorimer opponents to counteract the imp ession made by Mr. I.orimer’s speech in his own behalf and to senators’ determination to stand off the reciprocity bill.

MARRIES “DEAD” WOMAN

Deserted Wife, After Search, Finds Couple at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Feb 24. Clarence Smith, of Columbus, 0., deserted his wife several months ago and soon after he left, the wife went to the grocery store of a Mrs. Morely and saw crepe on the door, being told that Mrs. Morely was dead. She connected the supposed dead woman with her absent husband for some reason and securing a photograph started to find her. The search led through a number of states after getting a trace of the “dead” Mrs. Morely at Cleveland and the pair have been found herej, having been married a short timri ago. It is said that Smith has three living wives. No. 2, who has searched for him so diligently, caused his arrest.

LID ON AT FRENCH LICK

Citizens of Indiana Tcwn Object to Open Violation of Law. French Lick, Ind., Feb. 24.—Gambling houses on the corners and “blind tigers” in between and open and notorious violation of the law here have caused citizens, led by ministers of the town, to revolt, and as a result the lid is now on what is frequently termed “Tom Taggart’s Indiana Monte Carlo.’’ The reformers asked that town Marshal Ballard be removed for the rcr.scn that he was making no effort to suppress vice of any kind. The town board directed the marshal to close all gambling places and“blind tigers” and this was done.

MOON BILL PASSED

Increase of Salary for Justices of Supreme Court Approved. Washington, Feb. 24. The house has passed the Moon bill, codifying; the laws of the federal judiciary and increasing the yearly salary of the chief justice of ttse supreme court from $13,000 to $15,000 and those tof associate justices from $12,500 to $14,500, also the bill making appropriations«Jor the maintern' ance of the We«t Pcfr* m”p--y ' emy in the fiscal year beginning July 1 next. The militia pay 1 bill was defeated by a vote of 156 to 101.

DECIDES AGAINST INCREASED RATES

Railroads Hit by Commerce Commission Ruling. • - p SAVES SHIPPERS $50,000,000 Interstate Body Declines to Allow Single Advance by Six Hundred Carriers in East and Middle West —May Seek Injunction '.I ’ - Washington, Feb. 24.—The railroads have been decided against by the interstate commerce commission ic the important freight rate cases that have been impending for several months. The decision is sweeping beyond all anticipation, even by the shippers It declines to allow a single ircrease by the 600 or more railroads in the east and the middle west. It throws aside as unsubstantiated the coctention of the roads that they must havd increased revenues to meet the increased cost of equipment and operation and by its decision cuts off between $50,000,000 acd $60,000,000 a year in revenue, which the roads had expected to realize, from the proposed revenue increases. On the other hand, it means an annual saving of that amount to the shippers of the country.

The commission orders the carriers to cancel the proposed increases by March 10 and notifies them that in the event of failure an order will be entered continuing the present rates for two years, thus preventing the carriers from making any changes in th; l period." The railroads, may now appeal to the newly created commerce -court and it is the opinion of many of their lawyers that this step will be taken It is possible that the railways may seek an injunction from the commerce court restraining the commis sion from enforcing its order against' the increase, pending an appeal of the case.

While the decisions apply only to the railroads in the territory between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, they affect practically every road in the United States. The decisions are the most important ever handed down by the commission. Through them the commission goes on record as opposed to the general tendency to raise freight rates. In a separate decision the commission allows carriers operating from St. Louis to Texas to retain their present rates, made two years ago In this case the commission says that the evidence shows that the roads are not as prosperous as roads in other sections of the country. The decision was written by Commissioner Prouty. The territory affected by this decision is bounded by Canada on the north, the Atlantic ocean on the east, the Ohio and Pato mac rivers on the south and the Mississippi river on the west. This case involved a general increase in class rates by the 420 odd carriers operating in this territory.

Chicago, Feb. 24.—Railroad officials here made no effort to hide their chagrin while the shippers joined in declaring that the decision is based on sound reasoning and is in accordance with the evidence presented. It vras the consensus of opinion that no fear reed be entertained that business conditions will be appreciably depressed because the increases have been prohibited. It is practically certain that an appeal from the ruling of the commission -will be taken to the new federal commerce court.

TURKS IN DIRE DISTRESS

Special Call for Relief Made by American Board’s Representatives. Boston, Feb. 24. —Great distress throughout the interior of the Turkish empire as a result of unprecedented snow and cold is reported by cable to the American board from W. W. Peete, of Constantinople, the board’s treasurer. Mr Peete’s message said that appeals for help are being made from all quarters. A special call for relief was made by Dix Edwin Ward, who is in charge of one of the American board’s hospitals at Liarbokir, on the upper Tigris river on the border of Kurdistan. The dispatch said that a large number of Jews in the affected territory were starving and needed immediate help from Jewish and Christian sources.

QUANAH PARKER DEAD

Chief of Comanche Indians Leaves for Happy Hunting Grounds. ji Lawton, Okla., Feb. 24.—Quanah Parker, chief of the Comanche Indians and last of the great Indian braves who once spread terror among the white settlers of the great southwest is dead. He died at his home fifteen miles west of Lawton. „ *

Senate Considers Treaty.

Washington, Feb. 24. —After consid ering the Japanese treaty for more than two hours the senate adjourned without acting upon it. ' ,

THE CURSE OF COUC Your best horse is no doubt worth $200.00 or more. All of your horses are liable to a sudden attack of colic. You cannot afford to lose them. When colic comes there is no time to plan no time to drive miles in search at aid, no time to mix old fashioned medicines. A quick and certain cure is necessary. 1 There ts a cure for all kinds of colic, wind colic, spasmodic colic, flatulent colic and indigestion, which comes from eating to fast , over loading the stomach or drinking too frequently. THAT CURE IS Rawleigh’s Mountain Herb Liniment I sell this wonderful, pain relieving medicine on a positive guarantee to cure colic in horses , or no pay. I want every owner of horses who reads this advertisement to keeps, bottle of this Liniment on my Ftee Trial Man and test it on the most severe cases of colic and if it fails—but it never will—the trial will cost you absolutely nothing. It is the greatest colic medicine of the age. This is a Strong claim but I can prove it— every word of it. If your horse gets sick a SI.OO bottle may save you |ioo, perhaps S2OO. Can yon afford to take the risk of being without it ? Think this over until the Rawleigh Man calls. I am the Rawleigh Man.

M fott Billl. [Under this head notices will be pub lished for 1-cent-a-word for the Aral insertion, %-cent per word for eact additional Insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. Nc notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming' within the above rate will be published two oi more times, as the case may be foi 25 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the adver tiser.] If you want to obtain results use the Democrat’s want ad column. For Sale—All kinds of hardwood lumber, wood, slabs and posts— RANDOLPH WRIGHT, Rensselaer, Ind , R-3,*phone 20-1 Mt. Ayr. m 22 For Sale—Full blood Jersey bull yearling, a good one. Gall on or phone 534-I—GEO. McELFRESH, Rensselaer, R-l. ■ F 25 Clover Hay—Seventy-five to 100 tons of clover and timothy hay for sale, mostly clover. Enquire of D. H. for VICTOR YEOMAN, Rensselaer. iPhone 176 or 521-G. , M 4 I Seed Corn For Sale—Early abundance field corn. This corn is estimated to yield 120 bushels per acre. Ripens from the 15th to the [2oth of September, and will withstand the most severe droughts without injury. I have a small amount of good seed corn that will grow. [Price $2.50 per bushel. Seedmen’s price SB.OO per bushel.—JOHN W. CLOUSE, Parr, Ind., R-l, Phone . 531-F. apri

For Sale—Denish cabbage in any quantity to suit purchaser.-—AL-FRED DONNELLY, Globe Onion Farm, Rensselaer. Lost—Monday, between W. D. Bringle’s farm and the range line road, a black fur overcoat. Finder please return to ALPHA. CHRISTLEY or The Democrat office. f 27 Woodchoppers Wanted—two miles west of Surrey.—JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l. Phone Mt. Ayr 8-K. For Sale—Or might exchange for property clear of encumbrance and same value, a traction gasoline engine, fine for sawmill or plowing.—• LEWIS SMITH, Moline, Mo Wood For Sale —Good dry cord wood at wood yard near Republican office. $3.50 per cord at the yard.—Enquire of C. H. PORTER or phone 130. Barred Rock Cockerels For Sale —Bred from leading strains. — THOS. E. REED, Remington, Ind., R-3, Phone 79-J. For Sale—Full blood Plymouth Rock chickens.—PHONE 529-B. S. C. Brown Leghorn Eggs—For setting, 50c per 15; $3 per 100.— MRS. W. H. WORTLEY, Rensselaer, Ind., R-4. “• Farms For Sale—l have a number of farms for sale in different parts of this county and adjoining counties, and I have made up my mind to devote my time to the business. Therefore if you have any farms or town property to sell or trade give me a chance and I will give you a square deal. —JOHN O’CONNOR, Ex-sheriq Jasper county, Kniman, Ind. , Few Sale; —A handsome 3-lamp brass chandelier, large burners, colored globes, raises and lowers by thumb spring; cost S2O, will sell for $7.50. Splendid piece for a country parlor or sitting room. Also a fine brass hanging lamp, with Rochester burner, large hand-painted shade; cost $lO, will sell for S3.—PHONE 311", or enquire at The Democrat office. For Rent —6 room house on McCoy avenue, after March 1.- —MRS. E. H. SHIELDS. ts. Wanted—All Your Classified Ads. When you want to buy, sell exchange anything,, put a notice in this column.—THE DEMOCRAT. Farm Loans—We are furnishing the money.—DUNLAP & PARKISON, L O. O. F. Bldg, Rensselaer, Ind. 1 100 Envelopes—Printed with your return qard in corner—something every rural mail route patron shouM not be without —for 50 cents at The Democrat office.

For Rent-—Good 8 room house, with barn, centrally located, within two blocks from court house. House will be vacant about March 15th. Enquire of C. H. PORTER, or Phone 130. Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. If Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Linotype Borders—Cheapest and best borders a printer can use for job and ad work, in 6 and 12 point, 30 ems long, sold in any amount wanted by THE DEMOCRAT. See samples in use iu the ads in this paper.

NEWSPAPER MAN MISSING

Disappears from Richmond and May Be Wandering. Richmond, Ind., Feb. 24. —The Rich mond police department has been asked to search for J. S. Dillon, advertising agert for the Times, a newspaper at Newcastle, Ind Dillon came to Richmond last week to be treated by local physicians, bnt has not been seen sice Monday morning. The physicians here fear that the young man became delirious and instead of taking a train for home he went to some other city, where he may be wandering. Dillon is 29 years old, weighs about 159 pounds, has a smooth face and dark complexion. He wore a blue stripped suit and a black overcoat and baL He had on a tan necktie and wore a plain band ring.

TAKE PLACES OF STRIKERS

Men Imported by Michigan Central Land at Michigan City. Michigan City, Ind., Feb. 24. —Two car loads of strike breaking boiler makers have been brought in by the Michigan Central to take the places of those who struok Monday in response to an order for a general strike on the New York Central lints. Fifteen were dropped off here and the rest taken to the shops at Jackson, Mich. t - Michigan Central officials say that all the shops of the railroad are now operating with full forces of boiler makers.

SMALLPOX STAMPED OUT

Terre Haute Health Authorities Practically Lift Quarantine. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 24.—According to th“ report of the city board of health submitted to the board of public works, the smallpox scare is over in Terre Haute. .There were no new cases during the last week, and the health officers are confident that the disease is nearly stamped out No patients are now confined in the pest house, and there are only two houses under quarantine.

FIGHTS TO KILL PRIEST

Housekeeper Summons Police and Would-Be Assassin Placed in Jail. LaFayette, Ind., Feb. 24. Robert Herzog w r ent to the rectory of SL Mary’s church and declared be wanted to kill Very Rev. John R. Dinnen, the rector of the church. Herzog smashed in a window to get into the house, but Father Dinnen w-as not at home. The housekeeper summoned the po*£ lice and Herzog was overpowered and taken to jail.

PAYS PENALTY FOR FORGERY

South Bend Attorney Sentenced to Term in Reformatory. South Bend, Ind., Feb. 24. —John S. Buczskowski, indicted for larceny of S4O, from Herbert Warner and the forging of the names of his aunt and ancle to a fraudulent deed-, has been sentenced to Jeffersonville reformatory for from one to fourteen, years. Buczskowski was a practicing attorney of South Bend.

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