Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1911 — Page 4

THEM GW! DUGIN f. E.BMt.IM AMD PUBLISHER. • \ ■ ■■ -■*- OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter June 8, 1808, 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. ~ Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. Advertising rates made known on application. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1911.

A FEW QUESTIONS FOR MR. HEALEY.

You make assertion that The Democrat lias overcharged for public printing, has entered into a combination to refrain from bidding on the city printing, substituted cheaper stock on its contracts, etc., etc..

But did you not less than four months ago call up the writer by phone at his office and ask us to boost the price for publishing the treasurer's notice to taxpayers front $65. the price that has been charged for several years, to sllß. although the notice was no larger than for several years previous, which proposition we declined, and thereby saved .over SIOO to Jasper county, you filing your bill after we had filed ours at the same as ours. $65? Honest, now. don't dodge the question. / Did you not a few years ago, when the Rensselaer Poultry Association was about to let the contract for a poultry catalogue, come to our office less than an , hour before the bids were to be submitted and urge us to agree to make the price high enough So the low bidder could give the other bidders, yourself and Leslie Clark —then running the Journal. and whom you stated you had already "seen" —$5 each, and, when we finally fell a victim to your powers of persuasion and raised our bid sls. and were then $22 below you and Clarkie, did you not. when settlement was made with you, hoggishly demand apd insist that we give each of

you $7.50 instead of the $5. And gave it, so we actually got precisely out of the job what we first intended to charge. And did you not want us to enter into the same scheme the next year, but we refused'? And has not the poultry association gotten this work since on honest competitive bidding from The Democrat for only $35 ? And have we

ever, before or -since, entered into any combination of this kind? Did you not a few years ago when you were trying to kill off Clarkie’s Journal, come to ,us and want us to enter into an agreement with you to charge twice as much for sale hill notices run in our papers, where the

Journal printed the bills, as we charged those wh-o got their bills printed by either 'Hie Democrat or the Republican ? Did 1 you not want this also to apply to Bowie's sheet, and did you not at the same time want us to go in with you and hire a solicitor to canvass Bowie’s territory anif do work so cheaply up there that he, too, would be killed off? And again you were turned down by us. Did you not come to the writer a few years ago and ask us to bid on the high school commencement card's so we could give you and Clarkie each $5, if we were the low bidder, and you would do the same? Have you not in the last few years approached us on at least a score of like disreputable business propositions and urged that we enter into an agreement with you on them? And have we ever listened favorably to any of your schemes with the of the above mentioned poultry catalogue'? ) Da you not now, as a matter of fact, charge your customers whom you think will not come to The Democrat office a much higher price for job printing than those you think might come to our office to get prices? Was not Jasper county paying $4 each for blank ditch and road * j bonds to your partner Mr. Clark, until The Democrat stepped in and bid for this work, and has not the county been paying for several years less than one-fourth this sum, since The Democrat got the contract? Now, in printing the present high school manual, as you knew The Democrat would have nothing to do with your combinations or other dirty work, how did vou manage to land this job at SBS more than the Democrat bid? And lastly, was there any agreement between the Republican and Mr. Bader by which the Republican was to take the position it did in the bridge graft cashes in Jasper county?

ALASKANS DUMP COAL IN HARBOR

Angry at Government s Refusal to Open Coal Lands. TROOPS MAY BE ASKED FOR ■ ■■ ■■ ——— Intense Feeling Against Paying High Prices for Foreign Coal, When • Fuel in Abundance Is Right at Hand. '■■ ... . ' . ... ’ . ‘ . ... .- .‘I Seattle, Wash., May s.—Shortly after one of the; vessels of the Alaska Steamship company put into the harbor of Cordova, Alaska, with a car- . go of Canadian coal it was boarded j by an organized body of citizens who threw the coal overboard. Men of nearly every walk in life were members of the party, which took * complete possession of the vessel, leaving the authorities powerless to act. The determination of the people of Cordova has led the local federal officials to believe that a long struggle is before them and Washington will be asked for troops to put a stop to rioting which they feel will follow.

Plans for the demonstration were made at a meeting held in Cordova Saturday evening, when there were bitter protests against the refusal of the government to release the Alaska coal lands. It was decided to follow the example set by the revolutionary patriots and to dump every sack of Canadian coal brought to Cordova into the harbor. Unrest over conditions came to a head when no responses were received to recent telegrams sent from Cordova and adjoining points urging action in the coal land cases. The feeling against paving high prices demanded for foreign coal while native fuel in abundance lies untouched has been growing intense and Alaskans inside and outside are greatly exercised over the manner in which their own resources remain locked up against them. The fuel thrown into the harbor was the property of the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad company and was to have been used in. operating trains on the recently completed section of the line running from Cordova to Kennicatt.

M'MANIGAL FACES GRAND JURY

Tells Members Story of His Many Dynamiting Exploits. Los Angeles, May 5. —Appearing before the county grand jury, Ortie MeManigal told its members the story of the dynamiting plots in, which he says he participated with J. B. McNamara, and of which he asserts John j. McNamara had guilty knowledge. The session of the jury prefaced the return of more indictments against the McNamaras. These indictments probably will be returned today and the arraignment of the prisoners will follow. Whether these new indictments are necessitated by defects in the original cases, or for some other reason is not known. The indictments to be returned today will charge murder, according to the district attorney. Leo Rappaport, attorney for the McNamaras, said that the defense Is ready for arraignment.

SECURITIES FOUND IN JAR

Indiana Man Selects Queer Hiding Place for Riches. Indianapolis, May 5. Wilkinson Tout, a wealthy man, died several days ago and relatives failed to find a will. Later, in searching for the will, the administrator went to the basement and noticed that some bricks had been removed from the wall. Looking under the house he noticed tracks in the earth and further search revealed a gallon stone jar buried in the ground. It contained about $5,000 in securities. Tout was known to have had a large sum of cash, and it is supposed to be buried somewhere about the house.

OFFICERS’ SALARIES CUT

Railroad Increases Employes’ Pay, but Freights Are Same. Indianapolis, May s,—Officers of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad were compelled to submit to a reduction of salaries amounting to $37,000 last year in order to offset in part the increased pay to employes, according to the-story told to the state board of tax commissioners by E. H. Seneff of Chicago, who appeared for the road. “We have been unable to increase our freight rates to meet the cost of living for raifroads,” said Mr. Seneff, “while we have increased the wages of our employes approximately 20 per cent.”

Ex-Senator Kittredge Dies.

Hdt Springs. Ark., May s.—After an Illness of more than three months ExUnited States Senator Kittredge expired in his room at the Majestic hotel, where he has been confined for the past month.

Child Drowns in Trench.

Kokomo, Ind., May s.—Forest Tyner, four years old, was drowned in the private trench leading the unfinished King sewer.

GENERAL NEWS,

A general strike of every anion laboring man in the United States', to be called on the day J. J. McNamara, now in jail in Los Angeles, Cal., in connection with the blowing up of the Times building there last winter, comes to trial is to be labor’s protest against the alleged “kidnapping" of McNamara, according to a circular prepared by the Industrial Workers of the World, a Chicago organization. coauclUng sfi,')oo ' men. This circular. Which Will be sent all ever the United States in a few days, was read In St. Leals by W. D Haywood to a massmeetiog cf Socialists and labor unionists who packed Asche.nbroedal hall to hear Haywood, who five years age. with Moyer and Pettilone, was “kidnapped” in Denver and rushed by special train to Boise City, Ida., on a similar charge to that which McNamara mast face.

Mancie, one cf the largest cities in Indiana, which voted out the saloons two years ago. voted them back again Tuesday by a majority of 515. Two thousand children were around the voting precincts wearing badges containing the legend, “Vote for Us.” The saloon victory is cue largely to the fact that. a*, many surrounding cities have- voted “wet,” the business interests of Muneie would suffer by a “dry” majority.

On the program with President Taft at the opening session of the peace congress at ’Baltimore were Cardinal Gibbons. Hamilton Holt of New York, president of the congress; Andrew Carnegie, Dr. L. 8. Rowe of the University of Pennsylvania. William C. ‘ Dennis of Washington, former assistant solicitor of the department of state, and Benjamin F. Trueblocd of Boston, secretary of the American Peace society. Elections under-the Proctor law held in seven counties of Indiana resulted in a victory for the “drys.” In only two oat of ten townships, so far as heard from were the “wets” victorious, and in these their majorities were slim —25 in Union township, Gibson county, and.; 5 in Washington township, Greene county, The closest vote was in Brown township, Washington county, where the “dry" majority was j but 2. A blizzard blew over Nebraska, southern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. From six to eight inches of snow fell between Valentine and Chadron, Neb., and west of Chadron the storm is reported heavier. Over 400 telegraph poles went down west of Valentine and the Chicago and Northwestern railroad is operatling without wires there. Additional strikes were called by trades in Chicago in sympathwwith the j steam fitters, and it is predicted in lar I bor circles that unless a truce is ar- ! ranged at once there will be so few | men at work that any lockout declared by the contractors will be more of a formality than anything else, as there will be so few men to lock out Life term prisoners in the Washington state penitentiary saw airships for the first time when Walter Brookins and Charles F. Willard flew from the fair grounds to the prison, a distance of two miles, and circled for several minutes above the inclosure in Which the convicts had been permitted to assemble. - Further news from the City pt Mexico reports that the situation there is grave and growing worse. The rebels have beleaguered the capital. From the four sides of the city they are drawing their armed cordons about it in a concerted movement to cut it off from the outside world.

A, renewal at Washington of the Lorimer investigation was provided for by the senate committee on contingent expenses, which approved a resolution covering the expense of such an inquiry- The report will come up in the senate and a fight upon It is expected. At Madison, Wis., Tuesday, the state supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the state civil service law, which had been attacked by the secretary of state and attorney-general as a violation of both the state and national constitutions. Starling conditions in Missouri almshouses and penal institutions, described as a disgrace to a state so rich and prosperous, are contained in a report of the state board of charities and correction. 1 Fanned by a breeze from the southeast a forest fire is sweeping over the foot hills of the lower Catskill ranges toward Lake Mobonk. X. Y., and thousands of dollars' worth of property has destroyed. Senator Overman of North Carolina, who was recently named as the chairman of the senate committee on woman’s suffrage, is opposed to any legislation that will give the ballot to women. ......—l. • The Bank of Rosemont, Neb., was entered by robbers and the safe was blown after the third explosion The robbers made away with $1,500. A Canadian proposal to dam the St. Lawrence river has been presented to Sir Wilfrid Laurier by the Canadian Power company of Montreal. , After being “dry” for two years Lincoln, Neb., went “wet” at the municipal election by a majority of about 750 votes. * A severe electrical storm made playthings of telephone and telegraph wires throughout New York state. Governor Osborn of Michigan has signed the bill prohibiting fraternities in the high set** > of the state.

PEACE PARLEY NOW GOING ON

Commissioners Say Agreement Will Come within Three Days. DIAZ RECOGNIZES REVOLUTION Eartf Retirement of President May Be Insisted Upon by Insurrectos and That May Yet Cause Hitch. 1 - El Paso, Tex., May s,—That progress had been made was the assertion insisted upon by both the Mexican and insur recto commissioners at the conclusion of the first day's deliberation , of the peace conference. The nearest they would come to telling anything, however, was to say that it looked as if a peace agreement would be reached within three days. The matter of the retirement of Diaz as president is to be discussed and may be the one feature on which there will be the greatest difficulty in agreeing, if it does not cause an absolute break. The insurrectos will insist that some assurance be given of the early retirement of Diaz. Sessions Judd thus far were devoted practically to outlining a method of procedure and passing the questions on which there is no disagreement, such as the right of the insurrectos to retain their arms, division of governors, elections of minor officials, etc. Today the bigger issues will be considered, including the retirement of Diaz, the methods of regaining the

land in the big estates and its distribution to the people, and features of this sort. In the credentials of his commissioner President Diaz recognizes, through Senor Limantour, the existence of a revolution. In the past Madero has always been addressed as “Citizen Madero.” Provisional President Madero received a telegram from Mexico City informing him that an armistice had been entered into in the states of Morelos and Guerrero and advising also that the insurrectos had entered into negotiations for peace. He replied that he approved the armistice, but denied their right to treat for peace inasmuch as the peace commission treating for all Mexico is now in session here.

EIGHT MEN ARE SCALDED

Two Are Believed to be Fatally Burned as Result of Accident. Cleveland, 0., May 5. —Eight men, were scalded, two so seriously they, may die, when the main steampipe to, one of the boilers of the steamer State of Ohio, operated by the Cleveland & Buffalo Transit company, exploded. The state of Ohio, a passenger, boat, was being overhauled and re-, paired in the Cleveland harbor in preparation for the first trip.

WEATHER FORECAST

Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin — Fair today and tomorrow; slowly rising temperature, light variable winds.

MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago Cash Grain Quotations. Wheat —No. 2 red, 95@97%c; No. 3 red, 92 @ 97c; No. 2 hard winter, 95 @ 97 %c; No. 3 hard winter, 92@97c; No. 1 northern spring, [email protected]; No. 2 northern spring, [email protected]; No. 3 spring, [email protected]. Com No. 2, 54%@5,4%c; No. 2 white, 54%@54%c; No. 2 yellow, 54% @ 55c; N. 3, 53 %@ 5314 c; No. 3 white, 53%@54%c; No. 3 yellow, 53%@54%c. Oats —No. 2,32 c; No. 2 white, 33%@34c; No. 3 white, 33@33%c; standard, 33%@33%c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 25,000. Quotations ranged at $5.85(85.90 choice heavy, [email protected] choice light, [email protected] heavy packing, and $5.80(86.00 good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 6,000, Quotations ranged at [email protected] prime steers, [email protected] good to choice beef cows, [email protected] good to choice heifers, $5.50 @5.65 selected feeders, [email protected] fair to good Stockers, [email protected] good to choice light calves. Sheep—Receipts 17,000. Quotations ranged at $6.15(86.35 good to choice light lambs, [email protected] good to choice light yearlings, [email protected] good to wethers, [email protected] to choice ewes. . Potatoes. Choice to fancy, 58@60c per hu.; fair to good, 53 @ 55c.

Live Poultry. Turkeys, per lb., 14c; chickens, fowls, 14c; roosters, 10c; ducks, 16c; geese, 11c. Butter. Creamery, extra, 21c per lb.; prints, 24%c; extra firsts, 20c; firsts, 18c; dairies, extra, 18c; firsts, 15c; packing stock, 13c. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., May 4. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo. N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 4 cars; market slow. Hogs—Receipts 20 cars; market slow; heavy, $6.30; Yorkers, $6.50; pigs, $6.55. Sheep— Receipts 20 cars; clipped lambs, $5.90; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, $4.00 @4.25; ewes, [email protected]. Calves, s4.fo @6.75.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

CONNsRESVILLE William Garrison, forty-five years old, arrested for burglary, implicated by confession Rupzrt Cnrisman, twenty-twq years I old and unmarried, a young farmer | living north of th;s city. A warrant i was procured and Sheriff Anson B. ' Miller, Constable Henry Osborn and Edward £l. Lewis, chief of city police, drove, out in an automobile 1b bring him in. Seeing the officers young Chrisman started to run. Calling to him to halt, and, not being obeyed. Officers Lewis and Osborn each fired their revolvers at the fleeing man, both shots taking effect, one in the thigh and one in the, small of the back, the last shot going through his body, cutting the intestines in many places. Chrisman was brought in to jail at once 2nd later transferred to the Fayette Sanitarium and given every attention, but to no tfvail, his death occurring the same evening. HUNTINGTON Prosecuting Attorney Otto Krieg has been notified that personal violence may he the result of the investigations he is conducting of alleged liquor violations in “the Bowery,” the district of Huntington near the Erie railroad shops and offices But Prosecutor Krieg says that he is not frightened and would be willing to walk, alone and unarmed, through the Bowery at any time, day or night. For weeks past there have been evidences of law violations in the eastern part of the city, but because of the close fraternalism between the railroad men evidence was difficult to secure. Prosecutor Otto Krieg is a young man. just out of law school, and Since taking office last January has been quietly gathering evidence. This culminated last week in an exhaustive examination before Squire A. J. Rosebrougb.

INDIANAPOLIS For the first time the Indiana railroad commission has ordered a failroad to put on a passenger train. The road against which the order was directed is the Pere Marquette, and the line affected is between LaCrcsse and LdPorte. William J Wood, chairman of the commission, on complaint of residents of the community affected, recently inspected the train service on the road and found that the only facilities offered passengers was a mixed freight and passenger train. With the imperfect service Chairman Wood found the receipts of the line to be about $5,000 a year for a distance of twen-ty-three miles. Pending the installation of the additional service the commission directed that the company establish a schedule for the mixed train and attempt to keep it.

BLOOMINGTON While going to the relief of a coal train that had stuck on the Wallace junction branch of the Monon, engine No. 253 of the large “battleship” type, jumped the track near Midland, turned over on its side and pinioned the crew until the arrival of the wrecker Irom this city. Fireman Long of lost his left arm as a result of the accident, while Engineer Johnson of Lafayette received serious internal in juries. Conductor Hensley and Brakeman Tindley of this city were badly bruised. NEWCASTLE —Superintendent William C. Vannuys of the Indiana Village for Epileptics announced that the four new cottages at the village would be completed within four weeks and that it was expected to receive ninety-four new patients early in June This will bring the total population of the village up to 210. Patients will be received in the order that applications received. Work will soon be begun on an addition to colony group No. 1, which will cost $7,000. GARY —The Calumet United Railways company, a five million dollar corporation backed by C. H. Geist, the Philadelphia gas magnate, was granted a fifty-year franchise to operate their lines on twelve of Gary’s most important streets. Work will begin at an early date on building the new line, which will eventually link Chicago with Gary. COLUMBUS The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Long, fifty-five years old, was found hanging in a smokehouse at her home in Rock Creek , township by her aged mother, Mrs. i Nathaniel Reed. The woman was not , dead when found, and the mother, with I the assistance of a neighbor, cut her down, but she expired within a few minutes.

NEWCASTLE Charges of assault and battery with intent to commit murder were filed against Lewis Hart and Aubrey Owens, who seriously slashed with razors Jasper Powell and Leroy Cook, and they were arid ted. Hart and Owens ran amuck and attacked Powell and Cook. ,he men slashed may die. RICHMOND Once worth nearly $40,000, Earl Huntington was found guilty of petit larceny by a jury in the circuit court, and, it being his second offense, he will be sent to- the penitentiary. It was shown Huntington had stolen a wrench and an ice pick, which he tried to sell in order to get money for liquor. MOUNT VERNON Two suicides in twelve hours is the record for Posey county. The first one occurred at Stewarts ville. when Mrs. Rosa Crawford Shot herself, the second one at Parker Settlement, when Frank Lutterman drowned himself on a pond on his farm. -

COLUMBIA CITY Dr. Edward E. Grant, a dentist, was elected truant officer here by the trustees for one year. He was opposed by two other candidates and secured his election on the first ballot

inti ra« ii i. [Under this bead notices will be published tor 1-cent-a-word for the Arst insertion, %-cent per word for each additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be serit with notice. No notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 25 cents. Where replies are sent In The Demociat's care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] Wanted At Once—The party that has teams and tools to plow-, harrow and plant corn and sow fertilizer on 100 acres and cultivate the corn in proper season. - Work to be done on Springer ranch. Contract will be made with right party or parties by the acre for cash.—JOHN O’CONNOR, Kniman, Ind. For Sale at a Bargain—Onei brand new' 1910 Model D Brush Runabout. —LEE G. BAUGHMAN, Medaryville, Ind. rn 15 Legal Blanks—Warranty and quti claim deeds, real estate and chattel mortgages, cash and grain rent farm leases, city property leases, releases of mortgage and several other blanks can be purchased in any quantity desired at THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE. Road tax receipt and order hooks are also kept in stock. ts Hanging Lamp-,—Handsome all brass hanging lamp with Rochester burner and beautiftiV hand-painted shade, cost $8.50 at wholesale; will sell for $2 if taken soon. Enquire at DEMOCRAT OFFICE. ts For Trade. —A good merry-go-round fdr sale or trade. What have you to trade? And a 5-passenger Cadillac automobile in good order. On account of my fertilizer business I have no use them. Your price is mine.—J. J. WEAST, Rensselaer, ts Lawnmowers Sharpened—At reasonable prices, at boiler room near jail.—J. L. CrRIGGS. m 4 Early Seed Com For Sale.—.lndian Squaw, the earliest and best yielding corn for muck land and late planting, planted it May 24, 1909, on Mr. John J. Lawler’s muck land only partia.ll drained; on August 24, 1909, frost bit the stalks, the corn was dry and hard, yielded 50 bu. to the acre by measure, overran measure by weight 18 per cent. Sold Mr. Lawler 110 bu. for seed, he planted the two farms at Fair Oaks and Morocco, in all 800 acres, in all sold 200 bu. for seed around Fair Oaks and Parr last year. Customers all pleased. Price $1.50 ppr bu. —JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, Ind., Phone Mt. Ayr BK.jz

Wanted—Local and traveling salesmen representing our reliable goods. Any man of good appearance who is not afraid of work can make this a satisfactory and permanent business. Write at once for terms. Outfit free. Territory unlimited. Big money can be made. Apply quick.—ALLEN NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y. For Sale——Bakery and restaurant at Williamsport, county seat of Warren county. Good stand, low rent. See J. J. WEAST, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts - ■■■ -y • White Wyandotte Eggs For Sale —Won every first at Rensselaer. Eggs $1 per 15; $5 per hundred.—AßTHUß MATHEW, Rensselaer, Ind., Mt. Ayr phone 29-H. ts Indian Runner Duck Eggs For Sale — Won 16 ribbons at two shows. Have 60 laying ducks. Booking orders now for spring delivery. Eggs $1 per 15; *6 per hundred. —MATHEW BROS., Rensselaer, Ind., Mt. Ayr phone 29-H. ts Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 6 per cent interest with no commission bqt office charges. Write him. ts S. C. Brown Leghorn Egg»—For setting, 50c per 15; $3 per 100. also White Guinea eggs, 50c for 17. —MRS. W. H. WORTLEY, Rensselaer, Ind., R-4. ts 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-sheriff Jasper county, Kniman, Ind. Farm Loans—We, are furnishing the money.—DUNLAP & PARKISON, I. O. O. F. Bldg, Rensselaer, Ind. Farm Loans —Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to $10,000.—-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 in the ads in this paper. For Sale—A Soda Fountain in good condition. Easy payments or discount for cash. Enquire at THE DEMOCRAT office. m 8 100 Envelopes—Printed with your return card in corner*—something every rural mail route patron should not be without—for 50 cents at The Democrat office.

* Glasses flitted by DR. A.' G. CATT Optometrist Rensselaer, Indiana. Office over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 232.