Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — Page 4

“AS FAR APART AS THE POLES.”

THE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT F. E. BABCOCK, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.

LORIMER UPHELD BY COLLEAGUES . . . ; » Senate Committee Vote. 5 to 3, > Favors Him. RES ADJUDICATA PLEA WINS Probers Decide that Previous Action fcy Senate on Illinoisan’s Case Bars Second Proceedings—Edward V, Hines Exonerated. se—"Washington, March 2fi. The right of Senator Lorimer of Illinois to his seat in the United States senate was upheld by the special investigation committee, which decided that the senate's vote sustaining Mr. Lorimer in the last congress on substantially the same charges barred any further proceeding against him. The vote was 5 to 3.

Those who voted for Lorimer were Dillingham. Gamble. .Tones. Fletcher and Johnson. Those who voted against him were Kern, Lea and Kenyon The matter will next be fought out on he floor of the senate. ■ The committee’s action was sweeping It not only adopted the “resadjudicata” resolution prepared by Senator Jones of Washington. Dut other resolutions favoring the Lorimer contentions. The Jones resolution declared that the pending case had already been covered by the previous trial of Lorimer in the senate, and that again to place the Illinois senator on trial would not be in accord with the principle of “resadjudicata.” Another, resolution adopted exonerated Edward Hines, of Chicago, president of a large lumber company, of any wrongdoing. By a vote of 6 to 0" the committee adopted a resolution that if there was any corrupt dealing in connection with I.orimer’s election, Lorirner had no knowledge of it. The committee also took action, declaring that there was no conclusive evidence of a legislative “jackpot.” On the resolution declaring that Lorimer had no knowledge of any corrupt dealing, Senators Kenyon and Lee, who opposed Lorimer, refrained from v yoting. i The session was not only protracted, but it was a stormy one. Much feeling has been aroused in the committee by the long investigation, and by the partisanship which has been shown for and against Lorimer. It is practically certain that a minority report also will be made from the committee and a notable debate is expected when the case reaches the floor of the senate.

It is expected that the case will be brought up in the senate next week.

DEMANDS HARVESTER PROBE

Nebraska Representative Thinks Department of Justice Is Sleeping. Washington, March 29.—A demand upon the department of justice for all the information in its possession relating to the harvester trust is-con-tained in a resolution introduced in the house by Representative Lobeck, a Nebraska Democrat. - Lobeck says the department of justice “has apparently gone to sleep” in its probe of the International Harvester company.

FORECAST OF THE WEATHER

Indiana—Rain today; colder tonight; foir tomorrow. Illinois —Rain followed by clearing

—Harding in Brooklyn Eagle.

today; colder in.extreme southern poi* tion; probably fair and warmer tomolfc row Wisconsin Colder and generally fair todky; moderate northwest and north winds; fair tomorrow.

PLAN EXTENSION OF ROAD

Illinois. Central Officials May Build Bloomington Spur to Evansville. j 1 • I I *”;• . I Bloomington, Ind., March 29. —John T. Woodward of this city, who has i begn employed by the Illinois Central as special right of way in acquiring property for the extension of the Bloomington Southern from this city to the Monroe county stone belt, eight miles south, is just home from Chicago where he has been consulting with the officials of the Illinois Central concerning the further plans of the company. It is stated that the road is to be extended on to Evansville through the l Lawrence county stone field near Oolitic. It is also rumored that the road when completed will operate several big combination motor cars of the ! type that were tested out last fall on the main line between Indianapolis and Bloomington.* These cars would be used to carry quarrymen from this city to the stone fields, as a large majority cf the employes are residents of Bloomington. ,

RAILWAY KEEPS UP PATROL

White River Continues to Rise and Officials Are Watchful. Hazleton. !nd„ March 29 White river reached the twenty-one-foot stage, risin" four inches' in twentyfour hours. The Wabash Is stationary at 15.2 feet., Lower Knox county between Hrt7ieton and St. Francisville is flooded frrm two to six feet, but no trouble i* bad in keeping in touch with the flood-bound by the use of gasoline launches’ The O. #1- E. I. embankment here is being retread dav and night, the railroad company- fearing a repetition of the washout cf 1897. when a train went into a new’v dug river channel and ten lives w r re lost.

STRIKE AT BREWERIES

Workers at Three South Bend Plants Qi it When Denied Raise. South Pend. Ind,, March 99. One hundred brewery workers employed br H'o Muesre‘l Brewing company, the South Pend Brewing Association and the Kamrn and Schrllinger company struck bera-se of the refusal of the companif s to grant demands for a new ware scale.

The breweries will not suspend operations. as about ore-third of each force refused to join in the walk out. Arrangements are being made to fill the strikers’ places with men from other cities. ’

SERVANT FAMINE FEARED

Girls in Columbus Families Give Notice —Will Do Factory Work. Columbus, Ind.. March 29.—The servant question has become a most perplexing one since it has been assured that a shirt factory is to be operated here, which will emrlcy 300 girls, andi, a servant girl famine is feared. T ' ’ Already girls have begun “giving notice." and it is believed.that girls are not only going to be scarce in the city, but that those willing to do kitchen work in preference to factory work will demand fancy prices for their services.

Corn Brings Big Price.

Shelbyville; Ind., March 29. -f Corn sold at the Thomas Cochran sale, south of the city, at 94 cents a bushel. There were 200 bushels in the lot and :t was bought for, feeding purposes. The regular market price here is 60 cents, ■ -' . . . • . ' > , ,

SPECIAL GRAND JURY IMPANELED

Will inquire into Riotoui Disturbances in Rock Island.

RESPECT TUP TROOPS GROWS

Presence of Soldiers Has Excellent Effect Upon Excitable Populace— Mayor Makes Statement— " j ’ > Editor Looney Interviewed.

Rock Island,'lll., March 29.—A special grand jury to take up charges of inciting riot which have been made against about thirty individuals, I among whom are a number of local politicians, has been ordered by Judge Frank Ramsay of the Rock Island county court. Harry M. McCaskrin, candidate for state’s attorney of Rock Islandr~and Phil H. Wells, justice of the peace, w J ere subpoenaed to appear before the special grand jury being impaneled. Mayor, Schriver held a conference with three newspaper men, and went into details over the beating that he administered to John Looney, proprietor of the Rock Island News, on Saturday night. The mayor was understood to say at this conference that he would kill Looney when the latter got out of the hospital and that he would be given a vote of thanks by the people for doing it. He was also understood t 6 say that he did not care if he went to the gallows for it, and that he would be satisfied if his action would help Rock Island. Reports of this interview were sent out by newspaper men, and the substance of the mayor’s conversation by the time it traveled from tongue to tongue became more distorted. Later the mayor dictated the following statement.

What I meant to convey to the three reporters who visited my office this morning in explaining the trouble between Mr. Looney and myself and in detailing the conversation I had with hini after the affair, was at thaj, time I informed him, in the excitement, that if he continued to write me up in his paper in the -scurrilous, scandalous and libelous manner in which he had referred to me in his last issue that I would shoot him.

HARRY M. SCH RIVER, Mayor of Rock Island. John Looney, who is in a painful although not dangerous condition at St. Anthony’s hospital, when told that the mayor was determined that no more vicious articles should appear in the News, of which Mr. Looney is editor, said:

"The policy of my paper will not change in its fight for upright city government. If it becomes my duty to expose a public official I will do so, regardless of any personal threats. We will issue on Saturday as usual.” In the afternoon the picket lines were strung through the business district as early as 3 o’clock, and, as was the case the previous night, the crowds were kept moving. Whenever two or more persons gathered together to talk they were immediately commanded to separate. If the men were slow about it the thrust cf a gun muzzle in their back or the pit of their stomach caused them to hurry.

Rock Island is gradually realizing what military rule means, and the sneers that were thrown at the troops have turned into silent approval of the machine-like government which now controls the town. True, much of thfs is due to quick arrests which have been made. Following such are the low whispers of “strikebreakers,” “tin soldiers” and the like, but much of It. is also due to a growing respect. “This is a lesson that Rock Island will never forget,” is the comment heard among reputable citizens of the community.

The slumbering flame of political enmity that has been smoldering for several years was fanned to a glow by the adoption ci commission government a year ago, and burst into the final flare Monday and Tuesday nights in the riots. *'

BRINGS NO INDICTMENT

Grand Jury Investigating Brandt Case Discharged. Not Enough Evidence to Show Con spiracy Against M. L. ’ Schiff’s Valet. New York, March 29. The grand jury which spent nearly two months investigating whether Folke E. Brandt, Mortimer L. Sehiffs former valet, was lauded in prison as the result of a con spiracy, took its discharge from General Sessions Judge Crain without re turning indictments. . ■

The grand jury wanted to report that BfSndt was guilty of grand lar ceny, but not of burglary in the first degree, the crime for which he was sentenced to thirty years in Clinton prison. Judge Crain told the jurors that such a presentment was n<jt within the scope of their inquiry and sent them back to think it over.

When they reappeared they submitted a report omitting the paragraph objected to by the judge and which said merely that the evidence did not require the finding of indictments.

MORTIMER L. SCHIFF

Employer of B-andt, Who Is Vindicated by Jury.

Photo by American Press Association.

AVERT ILLINOIS STRIKE

State Operators Agree io vance Miners’ Wages. Chicago Paper Prints Special Dispatch Containing This Important Information. Cliicago, March 29—The Chicago Record-Herald prints the following from a special correspondent, under Cleveland date line: Danger of a coal shortage in Chicago and throughout the west virtually 'has been removed. While surface indications show the coal operators and miners as far apart as they were a week ago, it is known the Illinois operators have agreed to sign a new contract with the miners at an increase in wages.

All the southwest fields will follow Illinois, Indiana and lowa will be forced to fall into line to save their markets.

Kentucky operators have said that they would agree to any advance granted by Illinois, so that if a fight comes in the bituminous coal regions it will be confined to Ohio and western Pennsylvania The Illinois miners will receive an increase of 5 cents a ton screened lump, which means 3 cents a ton on the run of mine system* which prevails in Illinois. They will get a fivehour day Saturday with five hours’ pay. Four ether demands pertaiinng to local working conditions have been accepted by the operators. peace in the Illinois fields, therefore, is sured.

The compact between the mine operators and employes in Illinois was made by Harry N. Taylor dnd A. J. Moorshead, representing the operators, and John H. Walker for the miners. It was kept secret in the belief great deal of feeling and by many result in a disagreement. On the floor the Illinois operators are “standing 1 pat” with their associates.

ROOSEVELT WINS 6, TAFT 4

Five Indiana Districts Elect Delegates to National Convention. Indianapolis. Ind., March 29.—Conventions to select delegates and alternates to the Chicago national 'Republican convention were held in the second, sixth, eighth, ninth and tenth congressional districts and Roosevelt won six and Taft four delegates. The conventions were characterized by a greati deal of feeling and by many charges and countercharges of the illegal use of money. The selection make the delegation to Chicago stand eighteen for Taft and eight for.„Roosevelt, with two districts yet to hold conventions. Representative E. D. Crumpackcr was nominated for representative in the Tenth district.

MICHIGAN WOMEN TO VOTE

Equal Suffrage Measure Is Passed by State Legislature. Lansing, Mich., Mar,ch 29.—The woman suffrage amendment,, which provides that an amendment to the ccnstitution granting women the right to vote be submitted to the people at the next general election, passed the house. It had already passed the senate. Wild excitement prevailed in the house when the measure came up for a vote. Women packed the galleries, and when the passage of the measure by a vote of 75 to 19 was announced they broke into enthusiastic cheering. It: was some time before order cOuld he restored.

Tailors Vote to Strike.

Rochester, N. Y., March 29.—At a secret meeting the journeymen tailors of Rochester voted by 28 to 2 to go on strike unless they are granted an

Refuses Special Session.

St. Paul, Minn., March 29.—Governor Eberhart will refuse to call a special session of the legislature for the purpose of enacting a presidential Preference primary law.

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GENERAL NEWS.

WASHINGTON —Leading Democrats of the house have practically fixed June 15 for adjournment of the house if an agreement can be reached with the senate. Majority Leader Oscar Underwood says the business of the he use can all be concluded by June 15 without doubt and congress can adjourn if the senate will “get busy." Several of the larger appropriation bills and important tariff measures have already gone to the senate, including the steel, chemical and sugar bills. Revision of the “schedule K,” the wool tarifT, was the last important tariff legislation in the house. Underwood is not disposed to proceed further with tariff legislation and will probably oppose revision of the cotton schedule.

LONDON, ENG. —Details of an attack by Italian dirigible balloons on the Turkish camp at Suani-Een-Aden are given in a dispatch received from a correspondent with the Turkish forces. He says the two Italian dirigibles carried out two reconnoissances over the Turkish lines, dropping dynamite bombs as they proceeded. The balloons made a complete tour of the Turkish camps, but rifle fire from the Turkish infantry compelled' them to swerve off and disappear. In the course of their second visit the airships succeeded in dropping thirty bombs, according to the correspondent, who does not give particulars as to the casualties.

WASHINGTON— President Taft has just transmitted to congress the report of the tariff board on the cotton schedule with the recompiendation that that section of the tariff law be taken up with a view to revision and reductions in the rate of duty. President Taft asks a deficiency appropriation of $60,000 for the board to continue its work during April, May and June, and urges congress to further continue the life of the board that it may prosecute investigation of the metal, leather, chemical and sugar schedules.

KETKUK, lOWA—The small town of Gregory, Mo., about twelve miles south of Keokuk, is reported to have been inundated by the Mississippi river, which rose out of its banks between Alexander and Gregory. -- According to reports which reached here, four houses are floating down the river and during the night people were fleeing the town. A huge ice gorge opposite the town has caused hundreds of acres of lowland to be flooded. Through trains between Keokuk and St. Louis are annuled.

BOSTON, MASS. More than 120,000 textile operatives in New- England received a general advance of wages today when the increases announced recently by many cotton and woolen manufacturers went into effect. The advances varied from 5 to 10 per cent, but with the exception of the 35,000 persons employed in the mills owned by the manufacturers of Fall River, where a 10 pbr cent raise has been granted, the. operatives will not know the exact amount of their increase until flay day.

WASHINGTON—The report of findings of the Republican tariff board, I created by the Payne-Aldrich bill, ! w'ere flayed by Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee in in a report transmitted to the house. Nothing was found in the board’s wool report, the Underwood report declares, to justify any changes in the Democratic bill placing a 20 JJer cent duty on raw wool, which was vetoed by President Taft las 4 year and reintroduced at the present session.

CARACAS—Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, accompanied by President Gomez, paid a visit to the military

A academy. The party then proceeded to Washington square, where wreath* were placed on the statue of George Washington, whose memory is held in equal esteem with that of Simon Bolivar, the great liberator, on whose statue in the National Pantheon a wreath was placed by the secretary of state.

NEW YORK —The regular annual profit of the big meat packing companies in New York city is fully 50 per cent on the capital invested In the purchase, slaughter and marketing of the cattle, as shown by tables submitted to the State Food Investigating commission here by George J. Edwards, general manager of Swift A Co.’s local offices.

WASHINGTON—It is estimated only one-sixth of the excavation necessary to open the Panama canal to navigation remained to be done March 1, and this must be completed in twentyone months, if Col. Goethals, is to redeem his promise to have an American battle ship—probably the famous old Oregon—pass through the waterway January 1, 1915.

NEW YORK—As a direct result largely of the sensational killing of Judge Thorton L. Massie and officers of his court at Hillsville, Va„ Chief Magistrate William McAdoo of the New York city courts has decided that all the uniformed attendants and clerks in the courts under his jurisdiction must carry revolvers.

ST. LOUIS, MO:—Daniel Callahan was arrested by postoffice inspectors, who say he is wanted for complicity in three sensational diamond robberies, the booty aggregating $150,. 000, one of them in Chicago, in the robbery of a postoffice substation la St- Louis, and other crimes.

CHAOS Will be published by the High School again this year. All persons and Alumni wanting copies o f this year’s book, $1 post paid, will please order as early as possible. Fill out blank and mail to circulation manager, Florence Ryan, Phone 163; John Hemphill, Phone 121,

Circulation Manager Chaos: I will want __— _ numbers of the Annual. Name ' . . Address To be delivered on about May 17

Rosebud Farm and Mill, two miles east of Parr Phone 507B (Jasper Co.) Rensselaer Exchange, P. O. Parr, Ind. Get your Graham flour and Corn Meal at Geo. W. Markin & Son’s General Store, Pleasant Grove; W. L. Wood, Farmer’s Supply House; Chas. Greenlee’s Gbenra! Store, Parr and Warren Zellers’ General Store, Aix, Ind. Satisfaction guaranteed. * —AMOS H. ALTER & SON.