Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — GENERAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, ENGLAND—Suffragettes resumed their window smashing operations early in the day. A number of them aseembled in the neighborhood of the large drygoods establishments in the west end soon after dawn, as soon as,the shutters were taken down they attacked the plate glass with hammers, which they carried concealed beneath their cloaks, ihe women selected the largest windows in all London for their demonstrations. Passersby who witnessed the demonstration did not allow the suffragettes to escape, but detained them until the police arrived on the scene. Six of them were arrested. WASHINGTON—A court decision of sweeping importance in the administration of the tariff law, declaring that an importer can appeal from an assessment of duty by a collector of customs on the ground that the assessment was too low, was rendered by the United States court of customs appeals. It, according to customs experts, means that manufacturers, disagreeing with the treasury department’s interpretation of the tariff act, < can import a test shipment and appeal to the customs court to get more protection through higher duties. NEW YORK King George V. of England has taken out a patent through the German crown prince, his cousin, for a coal saving range, according to dispatches published in a scientific journal. His majesty is said to have perfected the device during the long month off enforced idleness following his father’s death. The crown prince, who some time ago patented a pair of non-bllpping sleeve links, proposed that he take out a patent in Germany for King George and his offer was promptly accepted.

BURLINGTON, lOWA The Socialists swept Burlington, landing their candidate, Schurmann, in the lead for mayor in the city primary' under the commission plan. They also got two men on the ticket for councilmen. Mayor Cross was defeated by fiftyfour votes by Frank Norton for a place on the ballot and Councilmen Funck and Bock were, overcome by opposition. Councilmen Scheurs and Canney secured a place on the ticket.

NEW ALBANY, IND.—Thomas J. Hoal, the young bandit who shot and killed J. H. Fawcett, cashier of the Merchants* National bank, and shot J. K. Woodward, president of the bank, in an effort to rob the institution on the morning of Nov. 11, 1909, and who is serving a life sentence in the Michigan City prison, has written to Prosecuting Attorney Walter V. Bullet begging his assistance in his efforts to obtain his liberty.

KALAMAZOO, MlCH.—About five hundred striking corsetmakers, enjoined by court order from picketing the factory of the Kalamazoo Corset company, have adopted a new plan. The hours that have been passed by the strikers in waiting about the factory were occupied in' prayer. They prayed that the employes who remained at work might join in the strike for higher wages and better working conditions. LAFAYETTE, IND.— The large Tippecanoe -county jail did not hold a single prisoner, the first time in thirty years. Heretofore the jail has held from ten to twenty habitual offenders during the winter, but this year the city chain gang was organized, and the old-timers, who used to go to jail regularly in cold weather to get free board without work, have no liking for the work without pay. «

TRENTON, N. J.—The large Goldberg department store was fined S3OO by Justice of the Peace Maar for offering for sale and selling aigrettes in violation of the law passed at the last session of the state legislature. The firm pleaded non vult and paid the fine with the understanding that it reserved the right to attack the constitutionality of the law forbidding the sale of plumage. WASHINGTON President Taft pointed out to members of the foreign relations committee and the Texas congressional delegation at a conference at the White House that the neutrality laws of the United States were not specific enough and is reported to have said that unless congress enacted new measures it would be difficult to preserve peace with Mexico. 1

COLUMBUS, IND.—The cash register in the Commercial Hotel hers was robbed and Leroy Cutten, thirtytwo years old, colored, of Indianapolis, who was arrested by Chief of Police Cooper on suspicion, confessed. He also admitted robbing the Neal Jewelry store in Franklin ten days ago and shooting a colored woman in Kokomo recently. PARIS, FRANCE—M, Henri Salvey, the French flying man, arrived at Issey-Les-Moulineaux, a suburb of Paris, at 11 o’clock in the morning, having traveled from London without a stop. He covered the distance of about 222 miles in two hours and fif-ty-seven minutes. NEW ORLEANS, LA.—The Louisiana Democratic state <central committee, by a vote of 80 to 8, reversed itself in the matter of a presidential preference primary and decided to hold no primary but to elect delegate* to Baltimore by the old* fashioned coi> ventibn.