Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — NDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

NDIANA STATE NEWS.

MARION A secret inveJtigtion at the National Soldiers’ Home near this city has developed the startling fact that there has been wholesale thefts of clothing, and General Steele, superintendent of the institution, summoned fifteen inmates to appear before a court of inquiry. HenryAAmsden, clothing clerk, is now in the guard house and is said to be accused of complicity in the thefts by G. H. Brandon of Minneapolis, a representative of the United States department of justice, who is here investigating. Nothing is given out authoritatively at the home, but it is said Frank Addison, a veteran of the Spanish war, who 1b now in jail on a charge of stealing supplies from the quartermaster's department, gave evidence on which the. present indictment'is based. Addison not only implicated others in the thefts of which he is charged, but gave details of other thefts which include clothing and led to the placing of Amsden in the guard house. It is believed that outside parties were in league with those at the home LAPORTE The new Y. M. C A. building in this city was opened to the public, and was also dedicated with elaborate services Several thousand people passed through the building 'add participated in the services of dedication, the latter being featured with the, dedicatory address of Dr J. B Donaldson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Sharon E Jones of Richmond, E. S Stacy of Indianapolis, G M. Wells of Chicago, and L P. Hardy of South Bend and R. A Rogers of Michigan City. Music was fur nished by the Laporte City Band. The '’ campaign for the ne w building was launched a year ago, $75,000 being subscribed for the purchase of the site and the erection of the building, which is an imposing three-story structure with basement. TERRE HAUTE The rooms of the Vigo county /mining board in the court house were crowded with miners anxious to secure certificates provided for by the miners' qualification act passed by the 1911 legislature. This is the last week under the law in which the board can issue certificates. Many of the mines in this county have been closed, as the operators do not appear anxious to lay themselves liable to the penalty of SIOO a day for employing men without certificates Members of the board declared it will be impossible for them to meet the demand for certificates in the short time remaining. This means that a number of mines will close down next week and remain closed until the men are supplied with the necessary credentials.

RUSHVILLE Reuben Cregor, living near Falmouth, committed suicide by emptying the contents of a double-barreled shotgun in his head. His son Arthur, thirteen years old, who was mowing the front lawn when his father discharged the gun. found his father in a death struggle The child, frightened, ran screaming to the home of his older brother near by, and was barely able to speak the few words telling them of his father's condition. Cregor and his wife had been separated for several weeks, and the latter filed a suit for divorce last Thursday, alleging failure to provide and asking custody of their children ELKHART James L. Herman, an attorney, announces that he will file in the federal court at Indianapolis an action to determine the legality of the Elkhart city ordinance specially taixing trading stamp companies and dealers who may be using trading stamps in Elkhart. He will ask for an injunction against the city to prevent enforcement of the ordinance until its validity is established. Herman’s client is a stamp company of Elkhart, now preparing to resume business there. The ordinance, passed in 1903, imposed a special license of S3O a month on dealers and $75 a month on stamp companie's.

MICHIGAN CITY The school population of this city is 6,458, according to the enumeration taken by the board of trustees, which is a decrease of 566 from the enumeration of 1910. The slump is attributed to the removal of families, owing to lack of work at the steel car factory. A revival is expected when the factory begins the construction of steel cars, for which a new plant will be built next summer. It is predicted that the new plant will increase the population of the city from 19,000 to about 25,000 within the next two years. HARTFORD ClTY —Fire completely destroyed the home of Frank Hudson. Licking township assessor, and all the assessment sheets which had just been completed. The members of the family escaped in their night clothes. County Assessor Buckles called the state board of accounts for advice and, acting upon instructions, six deputies were started in the field to do over again the worjt which must be finished by May 15 Mice and matches are supposed to have caused the blaze. EVANSVILLE "Drink plenty of water, a starved man’s rations,” said John Pellum of Eagle Creek when asked his prescription of gaining seven pounds of flesh in o three days to come within the weight limit for army recruits. Pellum went into "training” to get additional weight immediately after the enlisting officers informed hijn he was too light He was weighed twice daily at the station until he reached the required limit. BLOOMINGTON—AII of the seven men who have been charged with the whitecapping of Harvey McFarley, near Paynetown, are uhder arrest, except William Chambers, a farmer, in the southern part of the county. The officers have been unable to find him, and believe he has left the county.