Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1911 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

WEST BADEN The “blind tiger” question, which I*B agitated both West Baden and French Lick Springs for some time, oilminated in a raid on the basement room of the Oxford hotel building, where it is alleged a tiger has had its liar. A fight took place when the officers entered, window glass being smashed The raiders took possession of the room and its contents with the Intention of holding the fort until morning, but the word was sent them that dynamite would be used unless they left the place. As the crowd on the outside had much advantage the officers left, taking with them one negro, who was charged with being the bartend er. He, however, escaped oson after the posse left the room Although the room contained about twenty-five men when the officers entered, no arrests were made and no goods were carried away. OAKLAND CITY The sale of the Pure Oil company. buyers of oil in the local field, to the Ohio Oil company, a subsidiary of the Standard, was confirmed when represer tat Ives of the Ohio Oil company commenced the taking of a gauge of the Pure Oil company’s tanks The deal will now be speedly consummated and the Pure Oil company will retire from the field There is general regret over the move here, because it eliminates all competition in the buying of the local Gil The sale of the Swastika company, one of the largest of the Independent producers, to the Ohio, was also com pleted during the week and the Swastika property is now being operated by the Ohio. MARION As a result of the law enacted by the recent legislature requiring members of the State Soldiers' Home at Lafayette to turn over all of their pensions above |ls for expenses at the home, several of the members affected by the new statute have applied for admission at the National Military Home In this city. Many more applications are expected from Lafayette before the end of the week Congress appropriated 1102 a member for the support of the various state homes, and when the law affecting pensioners was proposed in the legislature it waa said congress would retaliate by cutting off the appropria tions.

PRINCETON The Kidd Opera House was totally destroyed by fire the flames starting in the stage loft from an unknown cause The theater was a furnace in a few minutes and it was believed that the entire business section of the city would be swept, but heroic work and a heavy fire wall saved further loss. The Kidd hotel, adjoining the theater, escaped damage The theater loss is >30,000, about half covered by insurance. It was built by George P. Kidd four years ago and was one of the most modern in the state. It was under lease of Willis & Wilkerson of Vincennes, and was the second they have lost by fire this season. It may be rebuilt. ANDERSON —James Walker, who is charged with killing Chief of Police Ellis and patrolman Kirkman, March 4, at Alexandria, and Rufus Warren, accused as Walker’s accomplice, will be tried April 3 and 4. The cases had been set for Wed need ay and Thursday, this week. Wade Free, pauper attorney, appointed tc defend the prisoners, asked for .time. W. C. Cantwell, a Chicago attorney, has been here with Clement Walker, a brother of James Walker, for a conference with the prisoner. It is said Cantwell was not retained as Walker’s counsel. LOGANSPORT—ShortIy after his arrest for carrying deadly weapons Jay Means told police that when bis wife disappeared he took matters philosophically, winding up his phonograph at home; but when next morning he found the phonograph also had disappeared he went gunning for his Wife. He admitted that he had fired a double-barreled shotgun at her, but added : “I missed her, somehow.” He said the fuss began when she took his rabbit’s foot talisman from his trousers pocket to use as a powder puff.

WASHINGTON Wesley Hoopin garner, the night telegraph operator at the B. & O. S. W. station here, was robbed of $8 by two armed men. Hoopingarner gave a good descrip tion of the robbers, one of whom held him up at the muzzle of a revolver while the other searched him The robbery occurred just outside the station. The station office had been ransacked in the few minutes Hoop ingarner was out getting change, but nothing was obtained in the office. FAIRMONT—Although this little city is “dry” territory and no sa loon has been permitted to open for business here for more than six yean, the almost nightly rain of beer hot ties onto the brick, streets has caused automobile owners to join In hiring a man to make regular trips over the pavements early each morning to piek up the sharp pieces of glass. RICHMOND—At a meeting with members of the committee In charge of the G. A. R. encampment the Eagles* Lodge committee promised to change the date of the carnival, which had been set for the week of the state G. A. R. encampment Richmond promised there would be no counter attraction here during the encampment and on learning of this the Eagles agreed to cancel the carnival date. BLOOMINGTON On account of an alleged grievance over the question of the salaries Fire Chief Todd and the entire city fire department handet in their resignations to take effect .pril 1. The resignatltes were ali accepted.

Dispatches from Georgia, which la in the fruit belt, state that there is no longer any dount that the peach crop has succumbed to the March frosts. Many of the growers state that they will use the axe and eut thousands of trees down to make room for cotton, which is a surer crop. Demands of between 2,500 and 3,000 trainmen employed by the Lehigh Valley railroad on its main line and branches between New York and Buffalo, for an increase in wages were granted by General Manager J. F. Maguire. The increase will go into effect April 1. Because of incriminating evidence in. the form of letters from Madero’s agents found in the possession of officers of an artillery regiment stationed at Tacubaya, Mex., several of their number have been arrested and confined in the penitentiary. Seated at a table in one of the chambers adjoining the supreme court room in Portland, Me., Justice Henry C. Peabody, of the supreme court, fell over on the floor dead. Fatty degeneration of the heart was the cause. , The Wisconsin assembly committee on military affairs will recommend the bill to send survivors of the battle ofGettysburg to the reunisi on the Penn-. sylvania battlefield next year at state expense. Charles Hamilton, the aviator, had a rarrow escape from serious Injury when his automobile was struck by a trolley car on the Berlin turnpike near New Britain, Conn. The postoffice department has made arrangements with the Pennsylvania and the Missouri Pacific for a new fast mail train from New York to Kansas City. Ownership of the St. Louis National League Baseball club passes to Mrs. Helen Britton of Cleveland by the will of her uncle, Stanley Robison. 6 Health Commissioner Lederle of New York is directing raids on candy and cake stand keepers who keep their wares exposed.