Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1911 — Page 4

IK JI KER GORKI WIRT LE.BIBroCIJOHOBHOPaBLIiaH. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter June 8. 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. . Long Distance Telephones Office 315. - Residence 311. SATURDAY, JUNE X 1917PLEASURE TRIP ENDS IN JAIL Hartford City Man Confesses the Forgery of Checks.

«’ Hartford City, Ind.. June 2.—Returning from a pleasure trip that took in Anderson, Indianapolis, Peru, Bluffton and other cities, Earnos Markins, twenty-three years old, son of Thomas Markins, was arrested here by Sheriff Clamine as he alighted from a traction car. Later he confessed the forgery of a check for S2OO, which he cashed at the First National bank in Montpelier two weeks ago. The check was signed with the name of George Saunders, a Muncie contractor, and made payable tt John Hickman Markins, it is said, representing himself to be Hickman’s son. He also confessed having passed a forged check for $9.50 at the Cronlor shoe store in this city. In his confession he implicated two other men whose names will not be given out until warrants are served.

HAIL RUINS GROWING CROPS

Heavy Storm In Anderson Causes Much Loss to Property. Anderson, Indi, June 2 —The second severe thunderstorm of the week visited Anderson and wrought destruction to many growing crops and especially to market gardens in the suburbs Hail the size of hen eggs fell in large quantities, beating the growing vegetables into the ground The residence of Philip Michaels, in the west part of the city, was struck by lightning, and Mrs. Michaels was seriously shocked. The chimney tc the house was demolished, but no other damage done. Mrs. George Lamphear, wife of the city engineer, was severely shocked by a stroke of lightning which struck near her home, two miles west of the city. Many trees were blown down and several barns unroofed.

LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS

Latest Count Makes Bloomington Wet by 23 Majority. Indianapolis* June 2.—ln the Tndiana local option elections the city of Bloomington went “wet” by a majority of 23 Union township, Madison county, voted to a tie, each side casting 116 votes. Fall Creek, Stoney Creek and Jackson townships, same county, voted ■’dry.” The town of Pendleton is in Fall Creek township. The “wets” had made 'a special effort to take ovef Pendleton, but were defeated*.

MYSTERY OF AN AUTOMOBILE

Found Wrecked at Bottom, of Hill— Occupants Missing. Hammond, Ind., June 2. —An automobile bearing the number “1284, Illinois,’’ lies at the bottom of a steep curved hill, between St. John and Dyer, and the authorities are unable to find its passengers. I'he car plunged off the hill into the ditch while going at high speed and was wrecked in the night, it is believed. A woman’s hat was found in the water near the machine

Crushed Under Field Roller.

Newcastle, Ind., June 2. —Mrs. Maggie Coon, aged forty, wife of Luther Coon, a farmer, ten miles west of here, was crushed to death under a heavy field roller. Mrs. Coon was driving a team of horses and riding on the roller in a cornfield when the horses became frightened and ran away. She was thrown in front of the roller and it passed over her body, badly crushing It i

Woman Killed While Motoring.

Bloomington, Ind., June 2 —Mrs. John Harrel, aged forty, of Harrodsburg. is dead of injuries received when an automobile went over a sev-enty-five foot embankment near Harrodsburg, Miss Lillie Dreckard suffered ji_broken arm and Mr. Harrel, Fred Dreckard and Miss Lora Johnson escaped with painful bruises and cuts.

Family Favors One-Armed Men.

Rushville, Ind , June 2. —Two members of the Jett family of Rush county, have married one-armed men Miss Daisy Jett and Sam Conrad of Indianapolis were married in the courthouse. Conrad has only one arm. Only a week ago the bride's mother, Mrs. Louisa Jett, married a one-armed man

Cuts Off Mule’s Tongue.

- New Albany, Ind., June 2.—Because a mule trade was prevented by the animal’s of hanging its tongue out of the side of its mouth, Frank Goss, of Greenville, ten miles north, cut off the end of ,£he mule’s tongue. He pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals and was fined >ls.

Fire Destroys Warehouse.

Mitchell, Ind., , June 2. —Fire destroyed the garage and automobile owned by A. H. Hostetter and the warehouse of John Shaneyfelt with, its contents. The loss is $3,500, with >2,000 insurance*,

CAUCUS PASSES UNDERWOOD BILL

Free Wool Beaten by Majority Party in House. BRYAN'S POLICY REPUDIATED All Specific Duties Are Changed to Ad Valorem, Which, It is Claimed, Will Prevent Good Deal of Trickery. Washington, June 2. —William Jen Kings Bryan’s attempt to dictate Democratic policy in regard to the revision of the wool schedule is repudiated by the Democrats of the house of repre sentatives. By a unanimous vote in a party caucus they turned down the peerless leader’s demand for free raw wool and accepted the bill prepared by the ways and means committee under the direction of Representative Underwood, which fixes a duty of 20 per cent, on raw wool, as compared with an equivalent of 44.31 per cent imposed under the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The effect of-the action by Mr. Underwood and his followers in defeating Mr. Bryan’s efforts to impose his will on the house organization will extend far beyond the proposed revision of the woolen schedule It amounts to the serving of notice upon Mr. Bryan that the Democratic organization will not tolerate his assumed leadership and that the responsible leaders are capable of holding the reins against him. It is the impression in Washington that the repudiation of Bryan is the beginning of a serious break in the party. Politicians expect to see the fight carried ultimately into the Democratic national convention. The action of the house Democrats is interpredated as a sad blow for Champ Clark's presidential aspirations In the opinion of many it is bound to result in a break between the Nebraskan and the speaker of the house. Mr Clark did not openly engage in the fight for the Underwood plan of revision, but he is committed to it and Mr. Bryan undoubtedly will hold him responsible. As Washington political observers interpret the result it will mean the swinging of Bryan toward the Woodrow Wilson boom. The Underwood bill makes a reduction of from one-half to two-thirds in all wool duties. Raw wool, which was free in previous Democratic tariff bills, carries a duty of 20 per cent ad valorem, equivalent to from three to five cents a pound. According to Chairman Underwood the proposed wool tariff represents an estimated reduction based on last year’s imports, of a little more than $1,400,000 in the revenues Mr. Underwood estimates a loss of about $7,700,000 in revenues from raw wool, bur a gain of about $6,380,000 in revenues from the manufactured woolens. Al! specific duties whereby a stated sum is collected by the\government on certain grades of wool, are changed by the new bill to ad valorem duties. This is regarded by Democrats generally as one of the most commendable features of the bill, as it does away, they say, with the chances for trickery as practiced under the Payne law. The general average ad valorem on manufactured wool under the proposed law ia estimated at 42.55 per >cent; while under the existing law it is figured as 90.10 per cent. The duty on raw wool under the proposed law is *€• per .cent, while under the existing law it is 44.31 per cent.

ANTI-SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT

Greenwich Women Plan Amendment to Bill in Connecticut. Greenwich, Conn., June 2. Greenwich promises to be the headquarters of a state anti-suffrage movement, which has been inaugurated by Mrs. C. T. Thompson and many New York v omen who summer here. A woman suffrage bill, having passed the Connecticut senate, is to cpiae before the house and the Greenwich antis are to preesnt an amendment putting women on an equal plane with men in respect to jury duty and providing that those married women who vote shall be held equally responsible with their husbands for the suppost of the child, shall not receive alimony in case of divorce and shall receive a pension from the state treasurer for each child born to them and >1.50 per day while nursing the child.

Slayer Gets Twenty-Year Term.

Bloomington, 111., June 2.—William Armington, ged sixty, was sentenced to serve twenty years in the penitentiary at -diet for killing Jerome Cray, a horse buyer of Wenona, in a quarrel at that place last fall..

No Work, III, Ends Life.

Peoria, Hi., June 2. Despondent over, lack of work and sickness, Frank Richeter, lately employed by a packing house, committed suicide at his home. His body was found suspended from a rafter.

Kills Woman and Self.

St. Louis. Mo., June 2.—Albert Shnlte shot and killed Mrs. Katherine Moran in a rooming house here and Quo killed himself.

OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD

Whose Name Is Given to Bill Reducing Wool Tariff.

3 by American Press Association.

OFF FOR CORONATION

United States Dreadnaught Delaware Leaves New York. Biggest Battleship in Review at Spithead Is. Spick and Span and Sailors Are Gay. New York, June 2. - Uncle Sam’s dreadnaught Delaware, which will be the biggest war vessel in King George’s coronation review, left the Brooklyn navy yard on her way to the cross-sea festival Spick and span, with everything agleam from stem to stern, the big fighting ship moved slowly down the East river. On the bridge Captain Gove took charge as the Delaware crept down the river. All together there are 950 officers and men aboard and if they get a chance the bluejackets and marines will show Londoners some good marching This is the only department of the game in which the bluejacket admits playing second fiddle to the marine. For the first time the British naval experts will have a chance to see an American warship of this size in English waters and there is sure to be comment a-plenty on the good ship Delaware. There will be about 300 warships at the review at Spithead on Jude 24, 250 of them British and the rest representing foreign countries. Rear Admiral Vreeland will be the ranking officer on the trip the official representative of the United States navy at the coronation, ceremonies. A rear admiral’s salute of thirteen guns was fired as he went aboard.

NEGROES LYNCH NEGRO

White People Applaud While Mississippi Blacks Wreak Vengeance. Vicksburg, Miss., June 2. —White men applauding their efforts, a mob composed entirely of negroes lynched Alfred Johnson near Shelby, Miss., for killing “Hamp” Moore, an aged negro, who was freed from slavery fifty years ago. The killing, it is charged, was uncalled for and followed an argument in which the old negro reprimanded the younger negro for bitter words in denouncing former southern slave owners. Johnson was locked in jail when the negroes stormed the place, overwhelming the jail officials

MORE NEW POSTAL BANKS

Postmaster General Hitchcock Selects 74 Additional Ones. ■Washington, June 2. Postmaster General Hitchcock announced the designation of seventy-four more sec-ond-class postoffices aS postal savings depositories effective June 2-7. Among them are Blue Island, Harvey and Savanna, Ill.; Alexandria, Bedford and Linton, Ind.; Oelwein, Oskaloosa and Spencer, la.; Gladstone and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; Hartford and Tomahawk, Wis.

QUAKE WRECKS HOUSES

St. George, Granada, Buildings Destroyed—Several Persons Hurt. St. George, Grenada, D. W. 1., June 2.—A violent earthquake shook this city and neighboring villages. A numbe; of houses were destroyed and several persons were injured.

Mary Mannering Marries Michigander.

New Yor.i, June 2—Mary .Mannerirg, the actress, who divorced James K. Hackett in 1910, was married in her apartments at 50 Central Park west, to Frederick E. Wadsworth of Detroit. Mr. Wadsworth, who has a boat building plant on the Detroit river, is rated as one of the wealthy men ofJ\Hchigan.

Hotel-Keeper’s Son Ends Life.

Peoria, 111., June 2. —Edward Weber, son of a hotel-keeper at Pekin, 111. committed suicide by, sending a bullet through his heart. The parents are unable to explain the-young man’s action. ' ’ “ ’

BRIBERY CASE LOST BY STATE

/ George B. Nye Acquitted of Soliciting SSOO Bribe. CASE WAS STATE’S STRONGEST I Prosecutor Turner Will Go Ahead with Other Cases—Monday Is Date Set for Trial of Representative tvans.

Columbus, 0., June 2.—Representative George B. Nye of Pike county was acquitted by a jury cf soliciting a SSOO bribe from State Supervisoi - of Pub- . lie Printing E. W. Crawford on April IS. The state of Ohio thus loses the first of the legislative bribery cases. The jury was in session only one hour and a half Dr. Nye faces three other indictments. The case which the state lost was considered its strongest. The other cases depend upon the evidence of Burns detectives and their character has been raked over and their previous reputations delved into by detectives employed by the indicted solons. Prosecutpt Turner announced that he would go ahead with the other legislative bribery cases. The trial of Representative Evans of Stark county, charged with soliciting a bribe, will begin Monday and the others will follow its conclusion. When Dr. Nye was acquitted the court room was moved to tears over demonstrations>«made by his mother and other relatives and friends. He was warmly embraced and kissed by his mother, and friends were cordial in their congratulations.

32 HURT IN CRASH

Passenger and Construction Trains in Collision in York State. Syracuse, N. Y., June 2. —Thirty-two persons were injured in a collision between~a local passenger train and a construction train on the Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern railroad at Baldwinsville. All cars of both trains were badly damaged. Only eight of the forty passengers on the local escaped injury.

Illinois Mennonites Convene.

Sterling, 111., June 2. The state convention of the Illinois Mennonites opened here with three hundred delegates in attendance. The convention will last two days.

WEATHER FORECAST

Indiana - Fair today; showers tonight or tomorrow; moderate southerly winds. Illinois—Showers today or tonight and probably tomorrow; moderate southerly winds. Wisconsin—Showers today; fair in western, showers in eastern portion tomorrow; moderate southerly winds becoming variable.

MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago Cash Grain Quotations. Chicago, June 1. Wheat—No. 2 red, 92@93%c; No. 3 red, 90@92c; No. 2 hard winter, 93@ 94c; No. 3 hard winter, 90@91%c; No. 1 northern spring, [email protected]; No. 2 northern spring, [email protected]; No. 3 spring, 93@96c. Corn —No. 2, 54 14 ® 54%c; No. 2 white, 54%@54%c; No. 2 yellow, 54%@54%c; No. 3, 54@54%c; No. 3 white, 54*4@54%c; No. 3 yellow, 54%@54%c. Oats —No. 2, 34%@ 35c; No. 2 white, No. 3 white, 35%@36%c; standard, 36%@ 37%c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 18,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] choice heavy, [email protected] choice light, [email protected] heavy packing, and [email protected] 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, $5.60 @5.75 selected feeders, [email protected] fair to choice Stockers, [email protected] good to Choice light calves. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] good to choice light lambs, [email protected] good to choice light yearlings, [email protected] good to choice wethers, [email protected] good to choice ewes. Butter. Creamery, extra, 23c per lb; prints, dairies, extra, 20c; firsts 1 ,18 c; packing stock, 15%c. Potatoes. Choice to fancy, 38 @4oc per bu.; fair to good, 35@37c; new potatoes, [email protected]. Live Poultry. Turkeys, per lb., 12c; chickens, sow-ls, 12%c; roosters, 6%c; broilers, 22@26c; ducks, 12c; geese, 7c. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., June 1. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 2, cars; market steady. Hogs—Receipts 10 cars; market steady; heavy, $6 40;' Yorkers. $6.59; pigs, $6.55. Sheep'—Receipts 10 cars; market strong; top lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, $4.25@ 4.50; ewes, [email protected]. Calves, $4.50 @B.OO. • ■ • - •

GENERAL NEWS,

For the first time since the Hepburn act went into effect in June, 1906, the interstate c«nmerce commission has allowed a general increase in freight rates on an important commodity. The commission handed down a decision sustaining the right of carriers ' ■ North and South Dakota to increase freight rates on grain and grain products from producing points in those states to Minneapolis. Duluth, Milwaukee and Chicago and points taking the same rates. The commissioner, however, declines to sustain proposed advances in rates of coarse grain from points in those states to Omaha, Neb. At Indianapolis, Ind., suit for receiver for the Brown-Ketcham Iron Works, one of the largest structural iron works of the west, has teen filed by Edward Pierson, preferred stockholder. Pierson alleges that tbe liabilities.of the company amount to sl,100,000, and the assets are but 0. Willi-im 11. Brown is president of the company and John L. Ketcham secretary-treasurer. Pierson declares that the company lost nearly $75,000 during the first four months of this year. He asks that a receiver be appointed to wind up the affairs of the company.

The state of Michigan has eighty secondary schools on the list of schools accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This means that any student graduated by one of these schools will be admitted to any university or college belonging to the association without examination, upon presenting a certificate from his school showing that he has done the work required for entrance to the college or university at which he applies for admission. The association covers eighteen states. Attornew General Wickersbam, apI>earing in Washington >City before the house committee <m expenditures in the department of justice, testified that he had advised the United States Steel corporation on several occasions from 1901 to 1909 during his connection with the firm of Strong & Cadwallader and that he had received his share of the fee turned into the firm for services to the American Sugar Refining company, personally attend ed to by Henry W. Taft, brother of the president Portuguese monarchists have devised a plot to overthrow the Portuguese republic and restore his lost throne to Manuel. The plotters are trying to prevail on Manuel to return to Portugal and lead the revolution So far the fugitive king has refused to to so. He is willing, however, to go back to his country if asked to do sc by a “representative assembly."

W. R. Pinkerton, head of the detective Agency, has been summoned tc London by Winston Churchill, home secretary of the British government to become adviser-in-chief of the army of secret service men who will guard the capital from the hordes of “good’ crooks now flocking to that city in ex pectation of rich plunder during the coronation of George V. At Shelbyville, Ind., the attorneys in the case of Sophia D. Hughes and others against William N. Thompson and others, all of Indianapolis, filed a motion for a new trial in the case tc break the will of Lovina Straight, whe left all of her property, valued at SIOO, 000, with the exception of $4,500, foi the establishment of a home for aged and dependent people. In New York city officers of ths United States Steel corporation and oi the larger Independents, meeting at the Metropolitan club, resolved that the present prices of steel products with respect to seven items are toe high and ought to be reduced. Whal was taken to be a fair reduction was proposed, and the steel manufacturers acquiesced. After years of excluson from Rus sia, Jews who desire to enter that country on business will be admitted hereafter under restrictions to be pre scribed by the Russian government This is a concession to the continued protests of the United States against the discrimination by Russia against Jews who are American citizens.

Bishop McDowell of the Methodis Episcopal church, former chancellor ol Denver university, who returned from China on the steamer Mongolia, de dares that the worst stage of the famine in China is passed. Bishop McDowell has been on a tour of inspec tion in India and ChinaRevelations of the alleged plot tc start another revolution in Mexico aft er overthrowing the leadership ol Francisco I. Madero, Jr„ and prevent ing his journey to Mexico City, caused intense excitement throughout the in surgent army. Three hundred' men prominent in the business community of New York city met at the call of the Postal Progress league to discuss the betterment of postal conditions and urge the passage by congress of a parcels post bill. At South Haven, Mich., the lake* steamer City of Kalamazoo of the Chicago and South Haven line, caught fire from the smokestack while being fitted for her first trip of the season, and her upper main cabin was destroyed with considerable furniture. The yards of the -Standard Lumber company in Dubuque, la., were destroyed what is believed to have been an incendiary fire. The loss wiA aggregate $500,000. Six persons were saved from death by fire in a four story uptown tenement in New York by a long slide down a clothesline.

■Bl Ml Bill lit. [Under this head notices will be published Tor 1-cent-*-word for the first insertion, H-cent per word for aacb additional Insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. Ns 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 Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to ths advertiser.] Wanted— Either a capable woman or man and wife to keep house for myself and 4-year old son. My wife died last week, and as I wish to keep my son with me I am willing to pay good wages to the right party or parties.—MANSON BEAVER, ER, Rensselaer, R-4. j 7 For Sale—Mare and month-old colt, first SIOO buys: 6 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer. —Nelson Grigg, R-R-l. m3O4t Estrayed— From my pasture last Saturday 19 head of 2-year-old steers. Anybody finding them please notify THOMAS REDGATE, 3% miles northwest of Rensselaer, R-3, or Phone John Zimmer, 501-A. ts Wanted— Teams for plowing, $1.50 per acre. Come at once. Enquire of DR. H. L. BROWN. junl For Sale— 4 corn fed beef cows, good fat ones, at my farm 3 % miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer. —JOSEPH I. ADAMS, Phone 529-C. jl For Sale— Four fresh milk cows, all good cream cows.—RILEY TULLIS, Phone 527-E. ts For Sale—Sweet potato plants, 1 mile south of Parr. —HARSHBERGER & CHUPP. jnll Stray Steer —Came to my place two weeks ago. a yearling steer. —ERNEST MAYHEW, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3. For Trade.— -A good merry-go-round for 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 for them. Your price is mine.—J. J. WEAST, Rensselaer, ts 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. S. C. Brown Leghorn Eggs—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-sherift Jasper county, Kniman, nd. Farm Loans— We are furnishing the money.-—DUNLAP & PARKISON, I. O. O. F. Bldg, Rensselaer, Ind. Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission bat office charges. Write him. ts 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 in the ads in this paper. 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. 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 quantitj- desired at THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE. Road tax receipt and order books are also kept in stock. ts Use Allen’s Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes. Makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Relieves painful, swollen, tender, sweating, aching feet and takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Sold everywhere, 25 c. Don’t accept any substitute. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.

Ladies I have opened Millinery and Dressmaking at my Parlors 1 block west of postoffice and north of Milroy monument. I desire your patronage, and can save you 1-3 or more on all Millinery. .Plain or Fashionable Dressmaking done at reasonable prices. I use and teach the one-piece Tailor System. MRS. H. A. CRIPPS.