Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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BADER IS NOW INCARCERATED

Winimac Bridge Grafter Taken to Michigan City Yesterday IS ENTITLED TO NO RESPITE And When He Failed to Deliver Himself Over to the Sheriff the Governor Revokes Parole and Remands Him to Sheriff’s Custody. Sheriff Hoover went to Michigan City yesterday morning, where at about noon C. L. Bader, the convicted Winamac bridge grafter, was to meet him and be taken *to the State’s Prison to begin his sentence of two to fourteen years for bridge grafting in Jasper county. The action of the sheriff was based on the following letter received from Governor Marshall Saturday: GREETING z WHEREAS, upon the 18th day of March, 1910, I issued a parole to one Clinton L, Bader pending his appeal to the Supreme Court of Indiana from the judgment of the Jasper Circuit Court, sentencing him to the Indiana State Prison, and upon the condition that if said judgment was confirmed, imprisonment should date from the time of his actual incarceration in said prison; and ' WHERAS, the Supreme Court of Indiana has confirmed said decision; NOW THEREFORE, I, Thomas R. Marshall, Governor of the State of Indiana, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution of said State, do hereby reyoke said parole and remand said Bader to the custody of the sheriff of Jasper County, Indiana, by him to be conveyed and delivered over to the Warden of the Indiana State Prison. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hav hereunto set my hand and caused to, be affixed the GREAT SEAL of 'the State of Indiana, at the Capital in the City of Indianapolis, this 18th day of May, A. D., 1911? A S THOMAS R. MARHSALL, (Seal) By the Governor: r L. G. ' Ellingham, ? ’ ' Secretary of State. Friday’s Cincinnati Enquirer, in a dispatch from Indianapolis said: Governor Marshall today sent a letter to Clinton L. Bader, former president of the Winamac Bridge company, convicted of presenting a false claim to Jasper county, the verdict of the jury having been sustained by the Supreme couft, calling his attention to • thsa/cbnditions of the parole. Bader will be compelled to begin his sentence in the state prison. The Governor paroled him pending appeal. A Winamac paper mentioned the receipt of t<he letter from the Governor to Mr. Bader and said that Bader would go to Michigan City sometime between the 20th and 25th of June, at she “end of his sixty day parole,” and deliver himself over to the warden to begin. his sentence. But it seems the governor took the same view as The Democrat, that Bader was entitled to no sixty day respite in which to file a motion for a rehearing after the sentence of the lower court had been affirmed, our Washington street contemporary and Abe Halleck to the contrary notwithstanding. Hence his letter to Bader and official notice to the sheriff of this county. After receiving the notice from the governor Sheriff Hoover called up Mr. Bader by phone and told him' about it, and he was asked to report -here Sunday. Bader wanted to consult his attorneys, thinking still that he had until the latter part of next month to begin his sentence. Attorney George A. Williams was over in Illinois and could not be reached, but Bader called attorney Abe Halleck and after a talk with him and the sheriff getting some legal advice, it was agreed that Mr. Bader’s plea that he be given Monday to arrange his business affairs and meet the sheriff at Michigan City yesterday be granted. _ The original mittimus, issued by the circuit court here, was not turned over by ex-sheriff Shirer, but on inquiry of him he found the paper and turned it over to Sheriff Hoover. In a case of this kind it is really not nec-

essary for the sheriff to go after rhe prisoner, it being the duty of the bondsmen to turn him over to the sheriff, and as Bader did not seem to want to come to Rensselaer and the action of the governor in holding contrary to ’has attorneys regarding and further parole after the case had been affirmed coming as a surprise to him, he was allowed until yesterday to report to the sheriff at Michigan City. The sentence is from two to fourteen years, but with good behavior he will be released in two years, the expiration of the minimum sentence. In fact, we are told that Mr, Halleck has intimated tha,t petitions for his parole will be circulated at once and it is hoped to get him released in a short time. Whether this can be accomplished or not remains to be seen. Perhaps it is simply held out to Mr. Bader as a hope for speedy release without expectation of its being realized.

ATTY. FOLTZ MARRIED.

Frank Foltz and Miss Blanche Wed Sunday Morning. Frank Foltz, the well known Rensselaer attorney, and Miss Blanche Hoyes, who for several years has been his book-keeper and stenographer, were united in marriage at 8:30 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Hester Hoyes’, on North Van Rensselaer street, Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian .church officiating. A fine wedding breakfast was served after the ceremony and the happy couple left on the 10:05 a. m., train for Chicago to spend their honeymoon. They returned Monday night' and have taken up their residence in the groom’s home at the south side of town, and are receiving the congratulations of their many friends.

MARRIED AT ST. JOE.

Another Rensselaer Couple Hike to Michigan’s Gretna Green. Russell Sage, son of Elizur Sage of Newton tp., and Miss Lois McCarthy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McCarthy, went to St. Joseph, Mich., Sunday where thev were united in marriage, returning to Rensselaer Monday at 11:30 a. m. They had intended making the trip via auto, accompanied by Miss Clara Fisher, a friend of the bride, but on reaching Monon they had trouble with the madhine and took the north-bound Monon train which passes through Rensselaer at 10:05 a. m. They did not reach St. Joe until evening, where they were soon married. Miss McCarthy has been employed for some time as assistant book-keeper in the State Bank and is popular among the younger set. The young couple will reside on the Sage farm in Newton tp., we understand.

SENIOR CLASS PLAY.

The senior class play “Esmer-. elda” was given last evening to a a packed house. Some strong theatrical talent is shown by the cast, which included the following members of the class: Charles Britt, Wilma Peyton, Elton Clarke, James Ellis, Ruth Harper, Donald Beam, Rosabelle Daugherty, Hazel Jacks, Bernice Hammond and Clarence Smith. The plot of the play is quite interesting and we give it below: On the Rogers farm a vein of iron ore is discovered by George Drew, an American speculator. He attempts to get possession of the farm but is thwarted by Dave Hardy, who is in love with Esmeralda. Nevertheless, Dave is prevented from marrying 'her by her mother who drags her daughter to Paris |in order to procure for 'her a titled husband, who appears willing in the person of Marquis de Montession. Mr. Estabrook, an acquaintance of Drew’s, arrives in Paris with the information that the supposedly unlimited vien of iron ore 'has out a failure, while on the lover’s farm it appears in great quantities. The lover’s are brought together by Jack Desmond and his sister, American artists in Paris, but not until Esmerelda has defied her mother by refusing the “Marnuis.” - -

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1911.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol Starke county is now "wet” from top to bottom. No efforts toward holding option elections in that county were made and the county commissioners at their meeting granted sixteen saloon licenses as follows: 4 at Knox, 4 at North Judson, 2 at Bass Lake, 2 at Hamlet, 1 at Ora, 1 at San Pierre, 1 at English Lake and 1 at Koontz Lake. —o— Marriage licenses issued: May 20, Frank Foltz of Rensselaer, aged 51, occupation lawyer, to Blanche Hoyes, also of Rensselaer, aged 39, occupation bookkeeper and stenographer. * Second marriage for male, first wife having died Sept. 1, 1910; first marriage for female. May 22, Frank Smith of Goodland, son of George Smith of Parr, aged 22, occupation laborer, to Gertrude Beatrice Sims of Medaryville, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male; second for female, her first husband dying April 13. 1910.

BIG FIRE IN BARKLEY.

Ed Oliver’s Big Bam at Newland Wiped Off the Map Friday Afternoon. Ed Oliver’s big new barn near Newland was totally destroyed by fire at about 3 o’clock Friday afternoon and his residence damaged to the extent of S2OO to S3OO. The fire started in the upper part of the house, apparently in a closet, and the jtrm hands and carpenters, the latter being employed in remodeling a tenant house, quickly organized a bucket brigade and managed, to put out the fire on the house. The flames had spread to the big barn, however, 68x75 feet, remodeled last year and one of the fiest barns in the township, and it, together with contents, including Mr. Oliver’s Maxwell runabout, was consumed. A couple of stacks of hay and a straw stack were also burned. The fire burned into the muck and destroyed some three or four acres of onions, 'R. D. Thompson 1 s agency carried $1,500 insurance on the barn and SSOO on the automobile, so ■the net loss will be under SI,OOO. The adjuster for the Home Insurance Co., in whidh buildings and contents were insured, was here Monday and Mr. Oliver was paid a little over $2,000 for loss on balm, house, ’’-ay. grain. farm tools, harness and other contents, and yesterday the adjuster for the company having the automobile insured went out and adjusted that loss also, which is pretty quick work all around. IMr. Oliver will rebuild as soon as he can get around to it. a cement barn one-half larger than the one destroyed.

HEADQUARTERS HERE.

Eugene Purtelle, the Railroad Promotor, Rents Rooms In K. of P. Block. Eugene Purtelle, erstwhile “board of trade” manager and electric railroad promotor, "has rented rooms in the K. of P. building and ’ seems to be trying to make his bluff good for a starter, at least, regarding the pushing of operations on the proposed road down here. He says that the line will be built to Mt. Ayr as soon as the right-of-way is secured and Newton tp., opens up with a subsidy. He asserts that the money is in. sight to build this part of the road and that work will be resumed at once on the Chicago Heights-Dyer line. He 'was at Mt. Ayr Friday night and had quite an epthusiastic meeting, we are told. He doesn’t state where the funds are coming from to build these sections of road, and the public can not be blaimed for looking askance at all his windy propositions. They know that talk is cheap, but it takes money to build and equip railroads, and this Purtelle admits he has not got himself. President Worland of the Commercial Club was willing to

appoint a committee to endeavor to secure *right-of-way through Marion tp., if he could find anyone to accept, but thus far he has only been able to find Fred Phillips who would accept, mosts everybody having lost what little faith they ever had in Purtelie and his railroad projects. It is likely that she matter will be left with Fred and Purtelle to look after the right-of-way matter. Some think his present activity here is to stave off any further action of the countv commissioners on the $5,000 bond 'he put up guaranteeing to begin work in Marion tp. last December if a subsidy was voted here, but The Democrat thinks, to use a slang expression, that Purtelle is simply "bughouse."

NOTED CRIMINAL LAWYER

May Assist In Defense of Poole, the Benton County Murderer. A Watseka (Ill.) paper states that Col. Free P. Morris, she well known criminal lawyer of that place; will probably be one of the attorneys for John Poole, the Benton county farmer now jn jail at Fowler on the dharge of murdering his farm hand. Joseph Kemper. Morris has been asked to assist in the defense, and will likely accept. Poole is taking his confinement philosophically and still maintains that the killing of Kemper was an accident. He is directing the management of his Benton county farm from the jail, his wife and daughter consulting him on all important matters. The unmarried daughter is making a hand on the farm, and the field in which Kemper’s body was found buried has been planted and all trace of the spot obliterated. . \ ' ‘>

THE CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday night with all members present. In the absence of clerk Morlan, city attorney M. Leopold acted as clerk pro-tem. The matter of installing a meter system and a day current was discussed to some extent and the question will be further investigated. The business men of the city, who are the largest patrons of the plant, are practically unanimous for a day current, and it is probable we will have it within a few months if the wishes of the people are acceded to. The petition of Ed Miller, et al. for a light at corner of Vine and Milton streets was ordered placed on file. The city engineer was directed to prepare plans and specifications for extension of the Scott and Division street sewer to the Iroquois river ditch and report May 31, at a special meeting; same order in the Makemself sewer. Specifications for improvements of alleys 3 and 4 was referred back to engineer for corrections and for specifications for cement curbs and cement roadway in both alleys and report at next regular meeting. Jesse Gates bid 25c per ton for hauling city coal to light plant and same was accepted. Eleven members of fire department allowed $1.50 eadh for services at the Halleck fire. No action was taken on the ordinance to tax traveling doctors, and same will come up at next meeting of the council. The following claims were allowed : CORPORATION FUND. Geo. Mustard, sal marshal.. $30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch.. 25.00 W S Parks, police May 13... 4.00 Elmer Gwin, same 2.00 Tom Turner, exp city ha 11... 25.59 Jasper county, exp field exanu 201.58 ROAD FUND. John Hordeman, rep c basins 2.50 Chester Zea, city teamster . . . 25.00 PARK FUND. John Albertson, lab Milroy Pk 7,00 John Gray, lab Division St Pk 2.25 Roy Thomas, same, Milroy Pk 18.00 LIGHT FUND. 111. Electric Co, supplies... . Shirlriy Hill Coal Co, coal. .. . 22.88 C S Chamberain, salary Supt 50.00 Mel Abbott, salary. 30.00 Dave Haste, 5ame........... 30.00 Kenneth Rhoades, wk on line 29.25 Scott Chestnut, same... 19.25 Vandalia Coal Co, coal; . 57.82 Jesse Gates, hauling c0a1... 14.40 WATER FUND. Trill Malone, 5a1ary........ 30.00 John Hordeman, wk on main 6.22 Glauber Brass Co, supplies. . 18.68

State and General News

FOR CHEAPER MEAT. Indianapolis, Ind., May 20. The Butchers’ Packing Company of Indiana, incorporated today. with a capital of $300,000 The incorporators are L. P. Cornet, F. G. Dittman, Orval E. Mehring, Abner Lewis, Chas. F. Koehler, Frank X. Erath and James Gibson. The company says its purpose is to bring down the price of meat.

INTERESTED IN RAISING HEMP.

Monticello Journal: Dr. Turfler is very much interested in finding crop?' suitable for lowblack or muck ground and has been investigating hemp for more than a year past. Yesterday he ran over to North Liberty to inspect the hemp crop on the Myers’ ranch. He found the land on which it is grown there identical with his own, and met some Kentucky growers who told him that it was ideal for the crop. They also stated that lack of knowledge of how to care for the crop after it was ready to cut was the drawback to the success in this section. There is no reason why the crop should not net at least S3O an acre after all expenses are paid.

INDIANA MEN

Charged With Having Used the United States Mails Fraudulently. Ft. Wayne, Ind., May 19. Charged with having used the United States mails for fradulent purposes, Elmer Wise of Upland and Alex Ward of Albion, were brought to Ft. Wayne today and held under bond to t*he Federal Grand Jury. The two men have been operating auction stores throught Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio, and, it is alleged, that they made a practice of ordering goods from Eastern concents, which they would ship to another point to avoid payment. Ward is Superintendent of the waterworks at Albion and is prominent politically.

REMINGTON MERCHANT,

C. A. Balcom, Well Known Grocer, Is Closed Up By Creditors. The Balcom grocery store at Remington was closed last Tuesday and it is reported that Mr. Balcom will file a petition in bankruptcy. The extent of the assets and liabilities have not been made public at this writing. Mr. Balcom, who has been in business there for ten or a dozen years, 'has been traveling about considerable lately in the west, his son Verb having charge of the business durjng his absence. It is reported that Balcom is now staying in Chicago, and report 'had it that he was there sick, but others say that he was in Remington the Saturday night previous, to the store’s closing. The following notice was placed on the door of the store last Tuesday morning, since which time it has, remained closed: “Owing to circumstances which we are unable to control, this store is closed in order to settle up the business.-— C. A. BALCOM.”

STANDARD OIL’S WORTH.

Its Surplus Is Worth More Thah Five Times its Capital. The Standard Oil Company has a capital stock of $110.000,000, of which $100,000,000 is common and $1,000,000 is preferred. It is supposed 'to have a surplus of about $500,000,000. The stock yesterday advanced from 675 to 679 M a share. ,It closed on the curb after the decision was known at 650 bid and 700 asked. J*he cash assets of the company, according to the last annual report, were about S3BB a share. These assets do not include the value of the company’s oil above the ground, whidh is figured at $300,000,000, or about S3OO a share; so that in actual liquidation the value of the Standard Oil stoeli would be about S6BB a share, f The company has 8,000 miles of trunk pipe line* 75,000 miles

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of feeders and controls 70 per cent of the refining business of the country, having 22 refineries, each with a daily capacity of from 15,000 to 30,000 barrels. It has erected ahd -maintans oil supplies in nearly 4,000 stations through* the United States, holds 80,000,000 barrels of oil continually in reserve and requires 9,000 tank cars and 5,000 tank wagons to handle initial domestic distribution. More than one half of the Company’s refined products is consumed abroad, 200 vessels, including 60 ocean tank steamers, being engaged in transporting its products, and this foreign business ‘had brought to this country more than $1,000,000,000 of foreign gold. The company eenploys 70,000 men. has a pay roll of $150,000 a day, and in 40 years of corporate existence lias had no labor troubles.—New York World.

TWO TEACHERS INSULTED

Banner With Offensive Inscription Displayed at Commence- * ment. Bedford, Ind., May 20.—At the close of the high school graduating exercises last night, just as the benediction was being pronounced by the Rev. E. E. Valentine, a banner was dropped from the ceiling on w*hich was inscribed in large black letters: “D n J, P. F. and A. E. N.,” the initials of two teachers, J. P. Fagan and R. E. Newland. These two teachers been severe on the acts of the graduating clades during the last year or sq. The juniors deny knowledge of the affair.

DISEASE AND DEATH IN INDIANA IN APRIL.

The Bulletin of the State Board of Health just issued for April says: the deaths in April, 1911, exceeded those in April, 1910, by 218. Measles was reported as the most prevalent disease, with tonsilitis next. Scarlet fever was prevalent in many places in the state but generally in mild form, the total deaths for the month was 22, w*hile measles caused 89 deaths. The people are gradually learning that measles is a dangerous disease. Like scarlet fever it leaves bad results, and its mortality has become greater than that of scarlet fever. The cities report 1,448 deaths, rate 15.3, or 1.6 higher than the rate' for the whole state. The rural deaths numbered 1,606, with a rate of 12.6 or 1.1 less than the total rate for the state. Pulmonary tuberculosis wrought its usual destruction, 300 deaths, almost ten each day being caused by it. Infantile paralysis caused three deaths; number of cases not known. Cancer caused 134 deaths, voilence 173, whooping coug*h 30, diptheria 17, typhoid fever 40, smallpox none. Smallpox prevailed to a very considerable degree, being reported from 32*different localities. This disease does not cause alarm any more for it causes few deaths and severe cases are rare. Births forlMlarch: Birth reports are always a month late because tfhe law gives twenty days in which doctors and midwives may report. Total births, 4,901, stillbirths excluded. Stillbirths 154, white 148, colored 6. Males, 2,478; females, 2,423. White males, 2,431; white females, 2,373. Colored males, 47; colored females, 50. State rate, Pop. 2,700.876, 21.4. Northern Sanitary Sec. Pop. 927.229, rate 20.8. Highest rate, Clay county, 29.3. Central Sani- 1 tary Sec. Pop. 1,114,087, rate 20.7. Lowest rate, Union county, 11.3. Southern Sanitary Sec. Pop. 659,560, rate 23.3.

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following lettersT remain uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending May 22. 1911: Frank Doughty, James Hurley, Sterry G. Hand, Owen Hurley. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office June 5, 1911. In calling for the above, please say “Advertised,” giving date of list.—G. E. Murray, P. M. All the news in The Democrat