Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1912 — Page 4

EPITONE OF A WEEK'S NEWS

Most Important Happenings Told in Brief

Politics A sensational attack on President Taft, Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican and Democratic parties in general marked the beginning at Atlantic City, N. J., of the eleventh national Prohibition convention. Clinton N. Howard of Rochester, N. Y., temporary chairman, made a speech which bristled with denunciation of the "boss-ridden, liquor-controlled old parties.” • * • Charles D. Hilles, secretaryr to President Taft, was chosen chairman of the Republican national committee and John B Reynolds of Massachusetts secretary by the nine members of the national committee acting as a subcommittee after conferences with President Taft. * • • A call to the people of the United States who are in sympathy with the “National Progressive movement,’’ to send delegates to a national convention to open in Chicago August 5, was ’ given out at New York by United States Senator Dixon, Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign manager. The call is signed by members of the committee chosen at a meeting held in Chicago, and also bore signatures of Roosevelt followers in 40 states. • • • Domestic Four persons are dead, seven are declared by physicians to be in a dying condition and eighteen others are critically ill as the result of eating what is supposed to have been poisoned meat at a reunion of the Canaday family at the home of Mack 1 Canaday, near Garfield. Ga„ July 4. » ♦ • Albert Bohen died at Rockford, 111., as the result of being struck on the head by a batted ball. • • # Ranks of the striking New York i seamen were reinforced by 500 freight ' handlers employed on North river! piers. ' [ Six men held up south-bound limited passenger train No. 9 on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad, three miles south of Coffeeville. Kan., ior two hours, and after nine unsuccessful at- ; tempt.- to blow the express safe were, frightened away. The robbers obtained nbthing. The passengers and I trainmen were corraled and guarded In the coaches by two of the robbers. 1 » * ♦

The convention of the Young Peo \ pie’s Christian union of the Uni ver enlist church opened in Chicago with A Ingham Bicknell presiding and many delegates present. ♦ * ♦ Fire marshals and fire commissioners from nearly all the states began their annual meeting in Detroit. * • • For the benefit of those Europeans who cannot come to the United States to see the natural beauties it boasts, this scenery is to be taken to them. It will be shown in the form of moving pictures being taken in Yellowstone, Yosemite, Mount Rainier and other magnificent parks of the west. • • • Details of an alleged conspiracy to ruin the reputation of Clarence 8. Funk, general manager of the International Harvester company, and defendant recently in the $25,000 alienation suit of John C. Henning, were given by Mrs. Josephine Henning, wife of the plaintiff, when she appeared before the grand jury in Chicago. Mrs. Henning asserted she has never seen Mr. Funk so far as she knows. The American Whist league began its annual sessions and contests in New York, Ellsworth Eliot, Jr., presiding. ■ • • The annual meeting of the National Municipal league In Los Angeles attracted a large number of experts on civic affairs. A prisoner mother s poem, woven about the desolation of her only child, so touched President Taft’s heart that he commuted to expire at once the five end one-half year sentence of May E. Brown, convicted at Salt Lake City, of violating the white slave law. • * • The steamer Pere Marquette No. 4, arriving at Milwaukee from Ludington, announced the disappearance of a man named Radke, who is supposed to have jumped overboard after alarming the passengers with a cry that the ship was sinking. • ♦ • th the federal court for the western district of Michigan at Grand Rapids Judge Sessions has issued an order summarily dismissing 748 cases, some of which had been In litigation twen-ty-five years.

LORIMER IN LAST PLEA FOR SEAT

Becomes Exhausted and Will Continue Speech Later. BITTERLY LASHES HIS FOES Flays Chicago Newspaper Proprietors, Criticizes Taft for Creating Sentiment Against Him—Caustically Scores Roosevelt. Washington; July 12!—For the second time in his short career as a senator from Illinois, William Lorimer made his, personal appeal to the senate not to cast him out. After speaking for three hours, Mr. Lorimer became exhausted and will continue his speech today. More than a year ago Senator Lorimer stood in the game spot and made a speech to the same purpose—a dramatic plea, the most moving ever heard in the senate, it was a speech for sympathy. Asks for No Mercy. Senator Lorimer's speech Thursday was different He did not ask for mercy, as he did last year. He utilized his last privilege of the floor to attack the men who had fought him — and who were so near to victory. Accordingly he denounced the “trust" newspaper of Chicago, and particularly Victor F. Lawson, the owner of the Chicago Daily News. He said of Lawson, whose paper has fought Lorimer, that he should be In the penitentiary for his manipulation of the assessor’s office in Chicago. He criticized President Taft for his part in creating anti-Lorlmer sentiment.

Bitterly Attacks Roosevelt.

Finally Mr. Lorimer launched a vitriolic attack on Theodore Roosevelt, dilating on his “rampant by-; pocrlsy’’ and declaring that the crime ’ with which the people of Illinois had charged him was not one-hundredth so serious as that which Roosevelt's friends had attempted to perpetrate In the colonel’s behalf-—the purchase ’ of the presidency Mr. Lorimer re- ’ ferred to the alleged efforts of the Roosevelt managers tojtuy up south i ern delegates. • ■ ■ > | When Senator Lorimer arose to speak he took Senator Clapp's desk in the center of the chamber, but! stood by it only to consult his notes' and papers. The rest of the time' he packed back and forth across the ■ aisle, addressing the presiding officer,! the Republican side and the Demo- ‘ crats, in turn. Voice Unsteady at Start. Mr. Lorimer’s voice was uncertain' when he started, but he soon gathered strength. ' r “I want to give the he ‘ said, “an insight into the men whcl are responsible for this case They! are the same men who humbugged the senate into a second investiga' tion of my case. 4 “Mr. President, this Is no joke. This is a solemn and serious question. If you do not want to make this a travesty on civilization, a mockery j on justice, you should not try this case again. It is following' the red I flag, adopting the theory of socialism, ' the recall of judges—the doctrine ad ! vocated by the arch-champion of the destruction of American institutions,” , referring to Mr, Roosevelt Then Senator Lorlnier turned his attention 'to the Chicago newspapers and proceeded to tell of alleged tax dodging by three proprietors and the alleged unwarranted collection by Charles S. Deneen while state’s attorney of $200,000 in fees from the school fund. Declares His Title Clear. Charging that many of the senators had not read the testimony, Lorimer became wrought up. His voice rose to a scream. "1 have a right as a senator from a sovereign state, with a title as clear as that of any senator In this body,” he shouted. “I am entitled to have the senators know the record before they pass judgment on this case.” Referring to the speech made by President Taft In Massachusetts In which he asked If it was fair to connect his name with Lorimer’s, the senator said: “Never have I announced publicly so that It might go to the ears of the president my feeling towards him and Theodore Roosevelt. .. “The reason I supported the president was because I believe as he believes, that the decisions of the courts should not be subject to the mob. It was because of his position for the perpetuity of the Institutions of the government that I chose him instead of Mr .Roosevelt.” Says Taft Misstated Facts. Lorimer denied that Taft’s defeat In Illinois was due to his support of the president. He said the reciprocity bill lost Taft the state. "When the president said that tn Massachusetts—oh, unless I was misinformed, he was misstating the facts. *1 do not complain against any senator for having voted against me, but It does seem to me I should be tried by the senate and not by the president of the United States,” he said.

Pastor Sees Son Drown.

Dixon, 111., July 12. —Standing on the dam at Oregon, where he and his four-teen-year-old son William had gone to fish, Rev. W. B. Harris, pastor of the Lutheran church, saw his son drown in the rough water below the dam

TELLS OF 1904 FUND

AID TO ROOSEVELT IS PUT AT $1,900,000. George B. Cortelyou, Former Chainman of Republican Committee, Gives Estimate of Contributions. Washington, July 12.—The Republican national committee In 1904 raised 11,900,000 for the Roosevelt presidential campaign, according to testimony given by George B. Cortelyou, then chairman of the national committee, to the senate committee Investigating campaign contributions. He denied knowledge of any contributions from the coal, steel or beef trusts or from the railroads. All contributions, he sdfti, were received under a rule that no pledge or promise was attached to them. He told of the rejection of one contribution under this rule. “A wealthy man came to headquarters,” said Cortelyou, “with an offer to contribute something like $15,000 or $20,000. As he was not con nected with any big business we were glad to get It. However, in turning it over he remarked that he hoped that he might be considered some time for a diplomatic post and in that event he would have the good will of the chairman of the committee. I told him that he had, probably been misinformed as to how these things were done and while I did not want him to misunderstand, we could not accept the contribution.” Toward the conclusion of his tes•Jmony Cortelyou recalled that An Jlrew Carnegie contributed SIO,OOO. Cortelyou said he corresponded directly with Carnegie about his contribution. About $95,000 was left in the treasury at the end of the camgain, Cortelyou' said. Cortelyou said he desired to take full responsibility for the campaign. He denied that he was selected as chairman because as former secretary j of the department of commerce and ■tabor he would be in a position to inake corporations contribute.

JOE PATCHEN II. WINS PACE

son of Famous Side-Wheeler Is Only Real Contender in Comstock $5,G00 Purse. Grand Rapids, Mich., July 12.—-Joe Patchen 11., the great son of Joe Patchen and Bessie Bonehill, driven by Will Fleming, was an easy w’inner In straight heats of the first big pacing stake of the year, the Comstock $5,000 purse for 2:11 pacers. The only race that developed was for sec ond money and the only regret that Joe was not forced to extend him self. With apparently everything in reserve It is believed that he could have lowered Giftlines track record of 2:02% had he been forced. The winners of first, second and third moneys in this event are all Canadian bred and owned horses. Summaries: 2:09 pacing, purse SI,OO0 —Sadie Hat won; Forest Prince, second; Mollie Darlin, third. Best time, 2:05V2- Nine starters. 2:14 trotting, purse sl,ooo—Victor Star, won; Derby Boy, second; Emma G„ third. Best time, 2:ll»/ 2 . Six starters. Comstock purse, $5,000, 2:11 pacers —Joe Patchen 11., won; Grand Opera, second; Knight Onwardo, third Best time, 2:05%. Seven starters. 2:09 trotting, purse SI,OOO— Anvil, won; Cleney, second; Elizabeth Ray, third. Best time, 2:07%. Seven starters. 2:18 trotting, purse sl,ooo—Queen Lake, won; Pretoria Me., second; Ella Todd, third. Best time, 2:12%. Five starters.

THAW HEARING IS CLOSED

Mother and Sister Are Last Witnesses In Effort to Establish Pittsburger*s Mental Condition. White Plains, N. J., July 12.-r-The Thaw lunacy hearing is closed, so far as the admission of testimony is concerned, with a sensation furnished by the last two of the many witnesses called during the day by Clarence J. Shearn to establish the present and past rationality of Harry K. Thaw. These witnesses Mrs Mary Copley Thaw, aged mother of the prisoner and Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, nee Margaret Thaw, Harry’s sister. Both furnished the strongest of corroborative evidence that there actually was, as charged by Thaw, a plan to send him without a trial to the Matteawan state hospital for the insane. It was decided that Mr. Shearn’s summing up would be delivered next Tuesday. In place of oral summing up Mr. Jerome promised to submit briefs to the court by July 19, Justice Keogh then announced that he would probably render his decision a week later, which will be Friday July 26.

ROBERT O. BAILEY ADVANCED

Illinois Man Succeeds to Vacancy In Treasury Department Vacated by A. Pratt Andrew. Washington, July 12.—Robert O. Bailey of Illinois, who has been an assistant secretary of the treasury, has been advanced to the assistant secretaryship recently resigned by A. Platt Andrew, who quit with the charge that Secretary MacVeagh displayed such a lack of business ability that good Work could not be done b; his subordinate.

Mr. W illlam A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF I COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he | is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 178 West Jackson boulevard. Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. It would be difficult to design a practical house any cheaper than the one illustrated herewith. It is a small affair intended for a new married couple who don’t require much room. It is a very neat, pretty little story and a | half house, 25 feet 6 Inches wide by .27 feet 6 inches long, exclusive of porches. Love in a cottage used to mean more or less discomfort in the winter time as soon as the weather got cold, but modern inventions have lately been introduced into the smaller houses, and we are applying them in a sensible way. i- [ Besides a hall, we have three good. I large rooms on the first floor, and we have two very good bedrooms and a bathroom tucked away in the roof ■ gables. In fact it might properly be | called a gable end house. All the windows you get upstairs are in the gambles; and, by the way, these windows just add the necessary finishing touches to the large gables. A house gable was never finished satisfactorily I until the three window’ frame was inj vented, and that didn’t happen until quite recently. There was some objection at first to triple windows like this, until the found out how to dress them up satisfactorily; but we don’t hear any complaint now. The fashion seems to have come to stay, because the women have given it their sanction. When the women nail a fashion, it stays nailed until they change their minds; and they haven’t published anj change of sentiment in regard to a triple window, especially when it decorates the gable end of a house roof. The reason probably is that they have found a satisfactory way to arrange the shades and curtains; and they have also found out that a window of this kind admits more light.

sunshine and air than a narrow, contracted, old-fashioned affair. One great advantage of a house like this is the ease with which the housework is carried on. There are many pleasant features about the plan, one of which is the combination living room and dining room which makes practically one room nearly 27 feet long by 13 feet in width. The partial division in the center may be hung with curtains or not; but usually the

First Floor Plan

archway is left open, especially in the summer time. If a woman has handsome portieres, she likes to display them at; the proper time; but she also likes to put them away in summer, out of the way of moths and the fading propensities of sunlight. And I often think that she does it to have a change. I don’t care how handsome a curtain is, If it hangs before you the year round, you become indifferent to it; in fact, you don’t see it, you don’t know it is there. But if your wife puts it away you miss it, and when it comes back again you are pleased to renew old . '- quaintances. A real, live,* womanly woman is fully alive to the fact that most men and some women forget things when they are out of sight and out of hearing; so next fall the old curtains pass for new draperies.

IDEAS FOR HOME BUILDERS BY WMARADFORD

The front hall connects with the kitchen by way of a sort of cellar vestibule. This arrangement is all right. A great many houses are so built that you can’t get from the kitchen to the front hall is likely to disseminate the dining room ‘and parlor. The idea seems to be that a door opening from the kitchen in the direction of the front hall is likely to disesmlnate the savory odor of cooking when certain vegetables are undergoing the boiling process, and the perfume is not considered sufficiently “bon ton” to associate on equal terms with guests In the parlor. ■<-/ • This plan, however, provides for double doors, a precaution that is like-

ly to meet with approval from the most fastidious housekeepers. The cellar-way leads down from this little vestibule, and there is also a set of [ shelves reaching from the floor to the I ceiling. This set of cellar-way shelves is about as useful as any other feature of the house. For some reason it is almost impossible to keep jellies in the cellar without having them mold in the glasses. If kept in the kitchen the jellies shrink until the glassses are not more than half full; but shelves in a cellarway built like this I seem to hit the happy medium, and the

fruit comes out just as nice*in the winter time as when put up in summer. Dry air in the house and damp cellar air meet here, and the results are very satisfactory. The value of a house is made up of little things. It is the many little things added together that make the round, satisfactory whole. The man who wants a house to suit them must study the details before starting to build; otherwise the house will be unsatisfactory when finished. The fact is, few families can find a satisfactory ready made. It is difficult for anyone to fee’ really, thoroughly at home in a rented house. There are fifty little things you would like to have different, but you positively refuse to put time and expense on a house that belongs to someone else. This is one reason why I so often recommend young people to start out in a home of their own. It may not be elaborate, but if it fits the pocketbook it is very likely to prove the nucleus of a happy and prqsperous life. This little six-room dwelling has been built for SI,BOO. It should not cost very much more than that today.

Little Freddie was playing in the garden, when he happened to notice that the blinds were drawn down in the next house. “Mother,” said Freddie, “why are the blinds down in Mrs. Brown’s house?” “Only to keep out the sun,” said she. i A few days later Freddie’s mother informed him that Mrs. Brown had got a son. After thinking deeply for a few minutes, Freddie said: “Seems to me, mother, it much good keeping the blinds down!"

Modern Entertaining.

“He must have spent a mint on his daughter’s coming out party. They had both ham and chicken sandwiches.” “Oh, these large affairs don't cost as much as an outsider would imagine. Those chicken sandwiches were only rented for the evening.”

Second Floor Plan

Couldn’t Keep Him Out.

MMiMEIt. [Under this notices w-fl h- -a. ifabed f«c l-ee.t-*-werd insertlMi. per word tor additional inaenion. To - in* eaxh should be oent with notice accepted tor leaa than but short notice, above rate will be pubUahed tw. s°” “ ““ casenay he t?, eents - replies are lent ta Th. postage wm be charged aueh repilea to the FOR SALK For Sale—Two good farm horses, wt. about 1309 pounds.—J. TRULLEY. R-3, phone 519-H. Jl7 Estray Taken I>-Came to my place 1 mile south of Parr j u ’y 4 bay mare about 12 years old, wL 1499.—5. A. BRESNAHAN Phone 532-C. For Sale—Ore 15 H. P~ double cylinder Master-Workman gasoline engine o t skids; in perfect condition. Price $225. Call or address JASPERSON BROS., Tefft. Ind. al For Sale— Nice Sweet Potato plants, 1 mile south of Parr—HARSHBERGER & CHUPP. For Sale— A fine pair of driving horses, aged 5 and 6 years.-—O. C. HALSTEAD, Route 3, Rensselaer lDd - j 4 For Sale— ls acres, 1 mile from town, on stone road, good orchard, lots of small fruit, 3 good wells’ house and good outbuildings..—A. E* WALLACE, Phone 40-A. JlB Earms 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-sheriff Jasper county, Knlman. Ind. Pulleys and Shafting— The Democrat has for sale very cheap the following, all in excellent condition: 1 4-cone pulley 13 to 18 inch cones. 3 in. face to each cone. 1 2-cone pulley 16 to 18 inch cones, 3 in. face to each cone. 1 19 Inch pulley, 6 in. face. (All the above are iron pulleys for 1 11-16 shafting.) 1 10 inch wood pulley, 5 ip. face. 1 6 inch wood pulley, 4 in. face. 2 15 inch iron pulleys, 2 in. face. The above will be sold separately and at almost your own price, as we have no use for them since installing electric power.—THE DEMOCRAT.

WANTED Wanted-—To rent, a piano by the month. Enquire at this office. j!5 Wanted—Two or three furnished rooms :or light housekeeping. Enquire of L. CANADA, at Rensselaer Garage. „ J2O FOR RENT. For Rent—The third floor hall in The Democrat building, 25x75 including two ante-rooms at rear. Fine light room suitable for lodge purposes or for light manufacturing, such as shirt, overall or sunbonnet factory. Will lease for term of years.—F. E. BABCOCK. MISCELLANEOUS. Storage— l have rooms for light storage on second floor of The Democrat building.—HAßVEY DAVISSON. —-- ; Ladies. Attention— “ Salome,” the wonder of the 19th century for washing, can be had at Long’s drug store, or of the agent, Mrs. W. N. Henkle. R-2; price 10c a bar or 3 bars for 25c. For washing bedclothes it has no equal.. agio FINANCIAL Farm Loans— Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO.OOO. —E. P. HONAN. Ifipl I Uul lllv Without Charges for Mnyrv Mak,ns or Recording IMI I Instruments. VllL I W. H. PARKINSON.

Notice to Taxpayers.

Rensselaer, Indiana, July 11 1912 The taxpayers of Jasper County. Indiana, are hereby notified that the State Board of Tax Commissioners has fixed the 23d day of July, 1912, at 9:30 a. m_, at the offices of said Board, for the consideration of the assessments, and for the purpose of considering the matter of increasing the assessments of the personal property of said county, and to determine the rates of addition to or reduction from the listed or assessed valuation of said property in said county. At such hearing any representative of the Board of County Commissioners. or any taxpayer of said county, may appear in person, or by attorney, and be heard. This hearing has nothing to do with the appeals from County Boards of Review. (Sea)} Witness my hand and official seal this 11th day of July, 1912. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND. Auditor Jasper County, Indiana. Buy your envelopes of The Democrat, either blank or printed, whichever you desire. A fine XXX 6% business envelope for only 5c per package of 26; six packages for a quartet.