Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1912 — Page 8

COLONEL WANTS PARTIES TO JOIN COMMON CAUSE

Overtures From Roosevelt Camp Made to Bryan to Join Move. SEEK NEBRASKAN AS MATE Progressive Combine Would Win Victory Is Hope of Planners—Await Baltimore Action—Organization Committee Enlarged to 18. Chicago, June 25. —Overtures have been made to William J. Bryan as a possible naming mate for Roosevelt on the tew Progressive party ticket. News of the progress of such negotiations came from a'n authentic source shortly.before Theodore Roosevelt and his lieutenants left for home. The Nebraskan, it was learned from the same - r declared himself thoroughly and enthusiastically in accord with the ideals of the new party and the fight its chief supporters already have made . , For a Progressive Combine. Should the conservatives succeed in their f‘:. rt to repeat their Chicago program- however, he indicated, it is stated, that he s*B>Uld do ail in his power to promote a square progres-sive-conservative alignment in this fall’s campaign. If It should a i pear' that the success of the Progressive movemeir would be served best by a ticket 6f Roosevelt and Bryan and h- platform was one with which he could ihor ughly approve he would not let u disinclination to play second fiddle stand in the way, it Is added. Bryan believes, however, that be is e icg -q\ break the hold which *he v rives have izf the Democratic ; arty by ' .the fighfr- he. launched in Baltimore, and consequently is not committing himself as to' anything. Colonel Roosevelt departed for Oyster Bay on the Twentieth Century limited from the La Salle street station. Several h undred people c lame red at the gates of the ‘rain shed for a view of the colonel, waving his hat and call ing “good luck" to several Chicago leaders of the progressive movement as the train moved cut of the StationCommittee Is Enlarged. The membership of the committee which is to organize the Progressive party was announced shortly before the colonel’s departure by Governor Hiram Johnson of California. The number which will compose the body has been ire-eased from seven, as originally planned, to IS, and may be further augmented later. Those appointed are: Senators Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota. Joseph M. Dixon of Montana and Miles Poindexter of Washington. Governors C. A. Aldrich of Nebraska and R. S. Yessy of Sooth Dakota. E. A. Van Yalkenhurg, editor of the Phiiadelphia North American: W. R. Nelson, editor of the Kansas City Star: Comptroller W. R. Prerdergast of New York, James R. Garfield of Ohio. William Allen White of Kansas. Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver, Mathew Hale of Massachusetts, George L. Record of Ne% Jersey. Charles M. Thompson of Vermont and Col. H. C. Carrington of Maryland.

SCALES MOUNT M’KINLEY

Professor Parker Reaches Summit, Says Letter of His Companion. Seattle. Wash., June 25.—That Prof. Herschel Parker of Columbia university, New York, has reached the summit of Mount McKinley, America’s highest peak, and hitherto unsealed, and now is on his way |o tell the rest of the world of bis success, is the word received by Mrs. George Browne of Tacoma, mother erf Be!more Browne, Professor. Parker’s companion. The letter, mailed April 15. said that at that time the party was on the summit and had bul little difficulty and would reach Cook’s Inlet on its way outside before July 1.

COL GUFFEY IS OUSTED

Pennsylvania Delegation Drops Commltteeman for Congressman. I Baltimore, June 25.—C01. James M. Guffey, leader of the Pennsylvania Democracy for many years, was overthrown when the Pennsylvania delegation voted to oust him from the Democratic national committee and elected in his stead Congressman A. Palmer Mitchell, a “progressive” member of the party.

STRIKERS STORM POLICE

Girl* Hurl Stones at Guards About Perth Amboy. N. J„ June 25.—Girt •trOrers, formerly employed by the Perth Amboy Cigar company, made a demonstration at the plant and hurled itoMS at members of the police force who sought to check their advance. Two policemen were badly cot about Jbft head mad two girls mere arrested.

Aviator Beachy's Wife Wants Divorce.

Vmr York, Am Sf.—Mrs. Msy iW suit for divorce hors spriHt Lincoln Beachy, the aviator. WT «•» amM to Detroit to IMC

LEADS INDIANA DEMOCRATS

Thomas Taggart, Democratic national committeeman from Indiana, who is one of the powers of the party. It is rumored that he is planning a deal to secure the nomination for Mayor Gaynor of New York.

Baseball Results

STANDING OF THE CLUBS. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Club. \V 1.. PC Club. WL. P.C. B‘ S- -.n ....4: ->3 land ~27 36 :474 • "7.: 2' Detroit .... .25* 225 .46$ Was.:- 'tm .2-' 2-; New Y0rk..17 37 .315 PLU’el'la ..33 .4 '73 St. Louis.. .16 41 ,'2M NATIONAL LEAGUE.. New T-rk..44 J 1 .- • PhjlVi'ia . .25 2k .44«> Chicago ...30 23 .566 : Rrooklvrt ...22 31 .41* rg II 24 .564 St. ■ Louis 5 7 Clncin fiti .33 27 .55i'Boston 19 41 .317 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. O .47;-; '.644 Milwaukee .30 41 .423 Toledo . ... .43 .5 .643 Jml’apMis ..2542 .400 MirUapTis .42 27 ,•>'«# St. Ba'iL, . ..2- 43 .<q Kan. City .35 35 .5W* Louisville WESTERN LEAGUE. St. Joe ~...33 26 .594 Omaha . . ..32 31 .508 Sloes Cit ta .-IS* IX Moines.. 32 29 .525 Lincoln .....25 33 ,431 Denv r ... .33 3 .524 T'-peka 23 36 .390 CENTRAL LEAGUE. Zanesville ,35‘23 .**.3 Oarst'in 24 :>> ,4>3 F. Wayne .35 23 Vgr-'. wn ..22 24 ,47\ Spr'grid ..34 23 .3>5 f\. Rapi-ls. 26 31 .456 Dayton ... 34 23 . 596 Akron 26 33 .441 Erie ........34 24 r.:«> Whe’llng 33 .441 T. Haute ..30 29 So. Bend ..,21 35 . 375 CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. B’rl’gt'n ...23 30- .623 Galesburg ..26 29 .473 Kewanee -.31 21 .596 Hannibal ..25 29 . 463 Ottumwa ..28 23 .543 Keokuk ....23 30, .434 M’nm'uth .28 24 . 53$ M’scatine ..17 35 . 327 WI SCON SIN-IL.LINOI S LEAGUE. Appleton .31 15 .667 Finekford ..23 25 . 479 Oshkosh ..29 19 6f>4; Aurora 22 24 .478 Wausau ...25 23 .521 Green 8av.22 25 .Racine 23 24 .489 Madison ...15 34 .306 Results of Monday's Games. t : AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia, 3: New York, 1. Washington, T; Boston, 3. No other games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnati, 1: Chicago, 0. St. Louis. 4: Pittsburg, 3. * Boston. 9: Brooklyn. 4. New York, 11; Philadelphia. 6. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Toledo, 6; Louisville. 7. Indianapolis, 3; Columbus, 7 (13 innings k Milwaukee. 7: St. Paul. 13. *' Kansas City, 4: Minneapolis. 3. WESTERN LEAGUE. Sioux City, 5; Omaha. 1. Denver, 3: Wichita, 4. Des Moines, 13: St. Joe, 6. Lincoln, 1: Topeka. 2. CENTRAL LEAGUE. Canton, 5; South Bend, t (15 innings). Wheeling, 15: Grand Rapids, 7. Erie. 5: Terre Haute, u (six Innings). Dayton, 10; Akron, 5. Fort Wayne, 5; Youngstown, 4. Springfield. 4: Zanesville, 3. WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE. Madison, 5; Oshkosh, 7. Aurora, 3; Wausau, 11. Rockford, 7; Green Bay, L Racine, 4: Appleton. 2. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION, ddonmouth, 2: Burlington. 3, Kewanee, 7; Galesburg. 2. i Hannibal, 0; Keokuk, 3. - , Ottumwa-Muscatine, no game scheduled.

FIND PLOT TO KILL DUKE

Italian Priest Is Involved in Scheme to Assassinate. Vienna, June 25.—A plot to assassinate Archduke Joseph Ferdinand came to the light here through the garrulity of an intoxicated Italian peasant named Impavic. Impavic’s maudlin talk about his mission to hurl a bomb into the young nobleman’s auto during the Alpine endurance run led to an Investigation, with the result that Impavic and an Italian priest named Cantinaro. who is charged with promising the former $lO6 if he killed the archduke. A shrapnel bomb was found in Impavic’s house near Gorice.

AVIATOR HAMILTON HURT

Instructor at U.*S. Army Aviation School Falls 100 Peet. Washington, June 25. —Flying alone In biplane at -a height of IQO feet, Paul Hamilton, instructor at the United States army aviation school at College Park, Md., was injured, perhaps fatally, when the machine suddenly fell and pinned him under the wreckage. Members of the Bignal corps hurried Irfm to a hospital here.

Seligman Killed in Auto Crash.

New York, June 25.—Alfred L. Sellgxnan, a member of the prominent hanking family of that name, was instantly killed and his nephew seriously injured in an automobile here.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Good land on legal business yesterday.. The board of review adjourned yesterday a tier finishing up the business of the term. —o— New suits filed: No. 7880. Mattie Gibson vs. P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co.; transcript from Newton county. , j No. 7881. James F. Swaim vs. William Harris, et al.: action to quiet title. j Squire Bruner fined Fred Irwin $1 and costs. S4.SO in ajl, Friday for intoxication, and Sunday J. B. Neff, the tile ditcher was given a like dose: Neff was placed in jail Saturday night and was too "full’ for arraignment until Sunday morning. , : ! .. ... : • • t Jasper Guv. g the Remington attorney, was over yesterday on business. '.'Jap'' is so ashamed of the work of the republican national convention that he -Is trying to disguise himself by shaving off hisnmstacht and forget that he ever, belonged to that party. * j Sheriff‘Moses Sawyer is reported in a very bad condition. " During his stay in the west his lungs improved ro a considerable extent but tuberculosis attacked his foot and a«. present he is in such a shape that the foot is incased in a plaster of paris mould: The physicians say there is not the least chance for his recovery and that it is only a question of time. Mose numbers his friends by the, hundreds, and the people over -the country will feel more than sorry to learn that hope of his recovery is entirely given up.—Brook Reporter. —o—• While attending the Borntrager ditch hearing last Friday, C. R. Weiss of Newton tp.. lost his„ pocket book. He thought he must have lost it in the court room, but a search made by Janitor Morlan failed to find it. Monday,, at the race riot trials, as B. J. Moore went to sit down in one of the seats, Frank Ham picked up pocketbook from the seat B. J. was going to occupy. Investigation proved it to be Mr. Weiss' property and it was turned over to Sheriff Hoover to give to him. It contained some papers and $10.63 in “coin of the realm.’’

NEGRESS KILLS MISTRESS

3eautiful Southern Woman Butchered By Black Fiend Incarnate. \ ienna, Ga., June 25.—Enraged by a ‘ebuke from her mistress, Anna Barklale, a negress cook, seized a carving tnife and killed Mrs. R. E. Jordan, one rs the most beautiful women in south Jeorgih. The tragedy occurred in the dtchen of the handsome home of the lordans near here. The negress fled, mt was captured and is now being :aken fjy a sheriff in an automobile to Hawkinsville in an effort to prevent a ynching. The would-be lynchers are pursuing in automobiles.

CUBAN REBEL TO HOLD ON

Sen. Ivonet Admits He Desires Intervention by the United States. Santiago, Cuba, June 25.—Gen. Peiro Ivonet, the rebel leader, according :o a report based on good authority, leclared he would not surrender until ■ntervention by the United States, jvhieh he desires, as he is convinced ;hat the Cuban government will never •eepal the Morua law prohibiting the 'ormation of political parties on racial Ines.

Gotham Woman Slain.

Reno, N’ev., June 25—Mrs. Rachel rimbell of New York city was slain aere by an unknown man. Four shots xere fired into her body by the assasiln, who left his hat behind in his lasty flight. As he disappeared he Ired a shot at a bystander who at-, tempted to stop him. ————iT-J

Son of Francis Murphy Dead.

Philadelphia, June 26.—Robert S. Murphy, a former lieutenant governor >f Pennsylvania and a son of the late Francis Murphy, famous as a temper, ince lecturer, died here suddenly. .

HSIS m mm IbbßK Tn ■ w—i MriJILT Sana A GALA WEEK IN RENSSELAER JBIG DAYS 3 BIG NIGHTS The White City Shows will exhibit on the streets of Rensselaer under the auspices of the RENSSELAER BAWD 7 BIG Z JULY 4tll 1 Merry-Go-Round, 1 Ferris Wheel, 7 Big Shows, Balloon Ascension, Motor Cycle Race, Loop the Gap by Dare Devil DoVolo, Twirling Talbots, 2 Big Bands. WSDD TO BE GIVEN IN PHIZES Grand Auto Parade, Good Speaking and Singing, Grand Display of Fireworks Come One Come All.