Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1914 — Page 4

RELATIONS OF U. S. AND JAPAN GRAVE

(Bryan Stops Action in House on Exclusion Bill. VIGOROUS PROTESTS MADE ... . ‘;—.— Secretary of State Offers No Explanation for His Act, But Situation Is Declared to Be Very Delicate. Washington, Jan. 30. —The extreme delicacy of the situation existing between this country and Japan was jrtriklngly illustrated when a telephone message from Secretary of State Bryan to the house immigration committee abruptly stopped further consideration of the Raker exclusion bill. In spite of vigorous protests of Representatives Raker and Hayes of California, the committee adjourned. Action was indefinitely postponed. Chairman Burnett stated that the committee would meet on Thursday, but western members, anxious for legislation to exclude Japanese and Hindu laborers, were skeptical as to their chance of getting hearings. Message Was Ultimatum. The state department message was in the nature of an ultimatum, it was reported. Secretary Bryan informed Chairman Burnett that the department considered it imperative that the legislation Which might irritate friendly nations In the east be dropped for this year. Both Representative Raker and Representative Hayes insisted there could be no good reasoj for failure to consider legislation demanded by the people of the Pacific coast and said their constituents wanted a definite understanding on the exclusion policy. Later it became known that Secretary Bryan’s action came as the result of a conference be held earlier in the ■day with Viscount Chlnda, the Japanese ambassador, who called at the state department to confer with the secretary concerning the Japanese situation. It became known that they took up ail phases of the question and agreed to discuss it at length at a future date, as yet undecided. ’■ Bryan Refuses to Comment Secretary Bryan declined to make any comment on his reasons for telephoning the house committee. Americans who aid or encourage the coming to this country of any person believing or teaching the unlawful destruction of property, such as the militant suffragettes of England, will be guilty of misdemeanor under an amendment to the Burnett immigration bill ordered by the committee. An amendment already written into the 11 prohibiting the entrance into ■ til:--' country of persons who preach -Unlawful d; structio: said Chairman Burui. it of the committee, “applies to + i-uffriigettes, anarchists, ipems^?,rs Of ] optical societies or i AV. \V„ if they aOvmate the de.• :>n of -property unlawfully. Too : > amendment simply hold- responsible the people who bring these lawbreakers Another amendment adopted extends from three to live years the period during which immigrants are subject to deportation for violation of the penal statutes. Philippines Secure From Seizure. Declaring that the Philippines are secure from seizure by Japan or any other power, and that they could hold out from three to six months without aid from across the 'Pacific, Representative Shirley of b.cntucky, opening the debate on the military appropriations bill in the house, suggested that the statements of Rear Admiral Vreeland before the naval affairs committee were unwarranted. He asserted that if it were true that our position in the Philippines was so unstable, it would be a tremendous indictment of congress.'" ‘ I believe that we are comparatively secure in the far east,’’ he said. Our fori.'fixations on Corrigedor island at ti, entrance to Manila bay are strong enc'ig'i to withstand siege at that point for six months.” Many Japs in Hawaiian Islands. The Japanese question was again referred to when Representative Lindburgh of Minnesota asked Shirley: “It is reported that there are large numbers of foreigners in the Hawaiian islands and that an army might be organized there te combat our own. Do you know anything about that?” “It is true,” replied Shirley, “that there is a considerable number of Japanese in the Hawaiian islands) They have been drawn there by the sugar and other industries.”

SUES FIRM FOR $1,200,000

New York Chiria Company Alleged to Owe Government Big Sum on Imports. New York, Jan. 30.—The government brought suit here against Theodore Haviland & Co., Fifth avenue importers of China, to recover $1,200,000 alleged to be due on imports which were undervalued by fraudulent invoices.

Wolgast Wins Over Unholz.

Fond du Lac, Wis., Jan. 30.—Youth went against Father Time and the centuries’ repeated result was again chalked up when Ad Wolgast was returned victor over Rudy Unholz in the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout before the Fond du Lac Athletic club. Wolgast toyed with the Boer.

BIG FIRE IS FATAL

FIREMAN KILLED AND FIVE HURT AT MANCHESTER, N. H. Retail District Swept by $700,000 Blaze— Women May Die as Result of Tenement Fire In New York. Manchester, N. H., Jan. 30.—One fireman was killed, five others were badly Injured by falling ladders, and a property loss of $700,000 was caused by a fire which swept through an entire block of the retail district and threatened the entire business section of this city. 'The fire was the most disastrous here in thirty years. The stores destroyed were L. C. Nelson department store. Barton's department store. Merchants’ National Bank building, branch office of the Boston American, Western Union Telegraph office, Boston store annex, Planted caffe, Silber’s tailor shop. The walls of the new $500,000 Amoskeag National Bank building, located next to the Molson store, were cracked by the heat. The fire was marked by several explosions. New York, Jan. 30. —A woman probably was fatally burned and the lives of fifty persons in the apartment house at 1938 Lexington avenue were imperiled by an unusual fire. Mrs. Mary Mooney, a tenant, after lighting the gas in the kitchen range, returned to bed, not noticing that part of the flaming head of the match had lodged in her night clothing. The bed was soon ablaze and when other tenants, aroused by the smoke, broke into the burning apartments, they found Mrs. Rooney and her twelve-year-old son unconscious from smoke. The woman was taken to the hospital in a critical condition.

SPEER A “CZAR IN COURT”

Savannah Witness Accuses Judge of Colossal Conceit and Injustice In is Court. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 30.—When the congressional inquiry into the conduct of Federal Judge Emory Speer was resumed, W. W. Osborne, a Savannah attorney, was the first to testify. “Judge Speer is a good lawyer,” he said, "but he is a czar as a judge. He is unfair and is possessed of a colossal conceit which makes him crave the spotlight, and if someone else happens to get into it, it greatly angers him. His court is one in which there is little justice, and this is one reason litigants will travel through the city of Macon, where he lives, to appear before Federal Judge Newman in Atlanta. I regard him as a great egotist and devoid of personal courage. He has used his judgeship to satisfy his conceit by administering punishment to those who will not truckle to him.”

Boxing Match Ends in Draw.

Boston. .Jan. 30—Johnny Glover and .Toe Nelson fought 12 rounds to a draw at'Lawrence.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. .. j Chicago, Jan. 29. I Open- I Eow- ClosWheat— ing. • •-(. rsf. trig. May ...'... ...94-94% .94%-% : .iRV'i .94%-% July S9>. .gj.% _gj Corn— V:iy CH-’h .67% .66% ' .66%-67 July. .66% j;:,\ .65%. O its— , . ,y , May 40c.i; .40% .39%-% '39%-4o •i*ily .........40% ..39% .33% !’l.'>’’P.—Spring wheat, patent. Minneapolis brand;. wood. $5.2005.30 to retail trad--. Mmnw-ofa and I >akot;i. patents, I [email protected]; Jute, straight, s3.7tri/3.90; first clears, into, 3,2 3503.50; second clears, Jute, > $2,407/2.50; low-grad/s, Jute, $2.30(1/2.50: winter wheat, patent. Jute, $4,2001.40; straight j bite', 53.7503.50; rve (lour, white, patent $2.80/73.(0; dark. $2.7002.30. BUTTER Creamery, extras, Shi-; extra firsts, 24(17’25-'; firsts, 23®24e: seconds; 20c; ladles. 18c; packing stock. 17c. EGGS—Current receipts. 25030 c; ordinary firsts, 27’,<•<.•-; firsts. 29%c; extras. 33c; cheeks, 22c: dirties. 24c; storage, firsts 26c. 1.1 YE POI’T .TRY Turkeys. ISe; chickens. fowls, 14’6c‘, springs. 14c;. roosters, 101.!c; geese. 14c; ducks, 15c; guinea hens, $4.00 per doz. POTATOES —Wisconsin, white, 63068 c; red, 60063 c; Minnesota, white,; 63068 c; red. 60063 c; Michigan, white, 63068 c; red, 60® 63c. New York, Jim. 29. WHEAT—Eight, steady; No. 1 spring. $1.03: No. 2 red. $1.01’7; No. 2 hard, $1.01; May, SI,OO 5-16; July. 97% c. CORN Weaker, moderate Inquiry; export, 70c; No. 3 yellow Tl’/4'e;/ Argentine, 70%c. 1 OATS—EIat, small dealings; No, 2 white, 45®45%c; No. 3 white, 44®44%c; standard, 44%@45c. Live Stock. Chicago, Jan. 29. CATTEE—Steers, good to choice heavy, $8.5009.35; steers, fair to good, $7.65@8,50; yearlings, good to choice, $8.0008.90; distillery steers. [email protected]; Inferior steers. $7.0007.50; stoekers, ' $6.0007.00; feeding steers, [email protected]|;; medium to good beef cows, $5,2506.10; fair to good heifers, $7.25 @8.25; good to choice cows, [email protected]; common to good cutters, $4.25@4,75; butcher bulls, $6.1007.50; bologna bulls. $3.75® 6.25. HOGS—Choice light, 1600180 lbs., $8.15® 8.25; light mixed, 1700200 lbs., [email protected]: prime light butchers, 2000230 lbs., $8.20® 8.30; medium weight butchers, 230@270 lbs., $8.2508.35; prime heavy butchers, 2300330 lbs., $8.2508.35; mixed packing, $8.0508.20; heavy packing, $8.0008.15; pigs, [email protected]. East Buffalo, Jan. 29. CATTEE—Market slow. HOGS—Heavy and Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $8.50. SHEEP—Market slow; top lambs, SB.2S. CALVES-$l 2. Omaha, Jan. 29. HOGS-Heavy, $8.1008.25; light, $7.90® 8.15; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, $8.05@ $.15. CATTLE—Native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $6.0007.75; western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; calves, $7.50@K).00. SHEEP—Yearlings, $5.7507.00; wethan. $5.2506.00; lambs, $7.3507.9t.

BANKER IS DEAD AT LAFAYETTE

Job H. Van Natta, Well Known in State, Succumbs at Home. NOTED LIVE STOCK BREEDER Was One of Three Remaining Field Officers of Civil War Living In This County—Wife and Six Children Survive. Lafayette.—Job H. Van Natta, age eighty-one, who died at his home here last night, was one of the leading bankers and live stock breeders in the state, and was one of three remaining field officers of the Civil war living in this county. Mr. Van Natta served with distinction from 1861 to 1864 with the Tenth Indiana volunteers. Mr. Van Natta is survived by his widow and six children. The funeral services will be held at the family home Thursday afternoon and burial will be made at Battleground. May Seek Encampment. Lafayette.—Lafayette may make an effort to obtain the 1914 state encampment of the Indiana G. A. R. The local chamber of commerce is considering extending an Invitation asking that the encampment be held here this spring. At the last state meeting of the veterans, held in Indianapolis, no decision was reached as to the meeting place in 1914. The officers of the state department, however, had decided to meet at Marion, but as an announcement was made recently that the Marion veterans could not arrange a meeting for this year, a movement was started here to obtain it for Lafayette. Seven years ago the veterans of the state held their encampment here, a large part of the program being carried out at the Soldiers’ home. Killed by Train He Rode. Anderson.—The body of Samuel P. Bennett, age sixty-three, who was instantly killed by the same train that brought him to this city, was taken to Urbana by the widow and thirteen-year-old daughter. He also is survived by two sons, Charles and William Bennett of Champaign, 111. Mr. Bennett planned to surprise his wife and daughter by coming to Anderson on the same train that carried them. After alighting from the train in Anderson he took a short route through the Big Four railroad yards, while his wife and daughter boarded a street car. Part of the distance through the railroad yards Mr. Bennett walked rapidly and was three flocks from the station when the train he traveled on overtook him. Germans Cable Emperor. Richmond. Members of the Richmond German Miliiaerverein cabled congratulations to Emperor William of Germany, who celebarted his fifty-fifth birth anniversary. A few of the members of the organization served in the emperor’s own company when he was crown prince. William Duning. secretary, told of bis personal experiences as an officer in the emperor’s company of foot guards. 500 Attend Institute. Shelbyville.—Unusual interest is being taken in the farmers’ institute at Morristown, which began a two-days’ meeting. More than 500 attended the opening session. In connection with the institute a corn show and pastry exhibit are being given and the entries in both events are numerous. The institute speakers were R. A. Ogg of Greencastle and Mrs. J. F. Walker of Indianapolis. Deserts Church for Fire. Columbus. A barn at the home of James Berkheimer of 1 Clifford burned and the tire broke up the services at a revival meeting which were or at the old Baptist church, two miles from town. Everybody in the church, and there was a large crowd present, went to the fire, but when the building was consumed they returned to the church. Deserted Husband Commits Suicide. Elkhart. —Frank Canady, age thir-ty-five, a lineman, committed suicide with gas because he ' had been deserted by his seebnd wife, 15 years his junior. The body was sent to i Moreland and buried beside the grave of his first wife. Hrs' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Canady, live at Moreland. j Priest Puts Ban on Tango. Fort Wayne.—Rev. J. F. Delaney of St. Patrick’s Catholic church has placed his official ban on the tango and like dances. Similar action affecting the whole Fort Wayne diocese is expected shortly, from Bishop Herman J. Alerding. Nine Hurt in a 200 Foot Fall. Terre Haute.—Nine men were injured, several seriously, when the engineer at Sandford mine No. 1, four miles west of West Terre Haute,’ lost control of the mine cage and it hurtled to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 200 feet, at high speed. All were badly bruised about the body and arms, and one man, Charles Sherwood, it is believed, suffered a broken back. The victims, nearly all of whom live in this city, were brought here and taken to their homes or the hospital.

NOTABLES IN THE LIMELIGHT

Representative W. C. Adamson For Canal Tolls.

A toll free Panama canal for American coastwise vessels, as provided by the law of 1912. is not favored by Representative William 0. Adamson of Georgia, chairman of the house interstate and foreign commerce committee. He has proposed in a resolution to congress a suspension of the existing law for free tolls to American ships for two years that the cost of operation of the Panama canal may be ascertained. During these two years American ships, coastwise and ocean freighters, would pay the same tolls as all foreign ships. The president is given authority to pass on the relative cost of using the Panama canal and its maintenance and at the 1 end of two years may decide whether the tolls thus collected will be more than sufficient for maintenance of cost or operation of the 'anal. In this event the president is to enforce the law for free canal tolls for American ships. Explaining his resolution. Mr. Adamson said: “If it is demonstrated that the tolls ere sufficient to spare the tolls to the coastwise trade the state department will be allowed time to adjust questions growing out of the treaty stip uiations, and if the advocates of exemption are found to have been correct in their contention as to a sufficiency of revenue and the diplomatic questions are settled in their favor an executive order will then put the exemption into force." Since he was to congress from Georgia eighteen years ago. William Charles Adamson has devoted his ent ire timd to official duties. Before that time he was a lawyer and earned Iris schooling money on the farm •and by driving a cotton wagon. He was born at Carrollton, Ga.. and educated at Bowdon college, Bowdon. Ga. Art at the Panama Fair. \ isitors to the Panama-Pacific International exposition at San Francisco in 1'.)1.~> will be treated to an elaborate display of the works of old masters in painting and sculpture. It is stated that so extensive and representative a collection has never before -been exhibited in the United States. John E. I». Trask, chief of the exposition department of fine arts, who has recently

JOHN E. D. TRASK.

returned from a tour of Europe, reports wonderful success in his quest for art exhibits to be shown at San Francisco. More than 350 original paintings of the old masters from private and national galleries in Europe are promised. Many of these paintings will be shown in their original form for the first time in the United States. - John Ellingwood Donnell Trask is a native of Brooklyn. N. Y.. and since 1895 has been connected with the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts as secretary and manager. In 1910 he was United States commissioner general at the international exposition of fine arts at Buenos Aires.

Indiana Brevities

New Albany.—Willard Schray, charged with killing his wife, Rosa Schray, pleaded not guilty to an Indictment charging him with murder in the first degree when arraigned tn the Floyd circuit court, after a special grand jury had made its report. Judge W. C. Utz announced that the case would be set for trial on Saturday, January 31. Schray’s cool demeanor remains unchanged, and he still expresses satisfaction over his wife’s death. Hartford City—Mrs. Edna Randolph of Oblong, 111., accompanied by her father, William Edwards of Marion recovered her two children from Ora Bock, her divorced husband, In this city. The Bocks were divorced tn 1909 in Grant county and the court gave the mother the children. Both have remarried. Seven months ago Bock appeared at Marlon, obtained the children and took them to Oklahoma. He returned with them a week ago, and the mother learning of their presence in this city ( came with a court order and enlisted Sheriff Mills to aid her in recovering her son and daughter. Evansville. —Four associations, two tristate in their scope and two devoted to work in Vanderburg county, were organized here at last sessions of the first annual Trlstate Farmers’ institute. TJie Vanderburg County Cow-Testing association was organized with Anton Hoing president, Otto M. Volkmann and Chris Volkmann vice-presidents, and G. M. MeCutcheon, secretary and treasurer. The following officers were elected for parent body, the Tristate Farmers’ Institute: William Stevens, Boonville, president; E. McCullum, Henderson, vice-president; John C. Wallenmeyer, Evansville, secretary. Terre Haute.—Mrs. M. C. Laughead, an aged widow, shot and dangerously wounded Charles Bdyd, colored, as the man was entering a window at her home. The man was taken to a hospital, where it was said his wounds would prove fatal. Mrs. Laughead reported to the police that the man had forced an entrance to her room a short time earlier and had struck her in the face when she discovered him. She procured a revolver and stepped out on a porch, when she saw him again crawling in a window, and fired. Her nephew, who Jives with her, was aroused and called the police.. . »• Spencer.—Dr. R. P. Richards of Patricksburg, Progressive chairman of the Second district, appointed George M. Lott of Vincennes district secretary. No secretary was elected at the Bloomington convention, and it was agreed that the appointment should be made by the new chairman. Madison. —In the case of Harold Grimes, eighteen years old, indicted and tried fur first degree murder for shooting his father, William Grimes, last August, the jury, after being out an hour, returned a verdict of not guilty.

Notice to Rawleigh Customers. I have sold out and am now collecting my outstanding accounts. All persons indebted to me will please send me the amount of their account by mail or be prepared to settle when I call. —O. N. HILE, Rawleigh Salesman, Rensselaer, Ind. f 8

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WANTED. Wanted -To buy span of mares, 5 or 6 years old, wt. 1400 each.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 499 or 246. ■■. . ‘ . Wanted—Man past 30 with horse and buggy to sell Stock Condition lowder in Jasper county. Salary S7O per month. Address 9 Industrial Bldg,, Indianapolis, Indiana. Wanted—l have several inquiries for small farms, 40 to 80 acres. If you have such a farm that you want to sell at a right price, list it with me.—HARVEY DAVISSON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Wanted—Bids for ties delivered on line of Railway. Write for or call at office for specifications, and state number of ties you can furnish and when.—INDIANA NORTHWESTERN TRACTION CO., Rensselaer, Ind. MISCELLANEOUS. Pound—West o f No. 4 school house, Carpenter tp„ about Jan. 10 D p vvk rr ® l ed sh otgun. JOHN DENNIS, Goodland, R-l. Storage—l have rooms in The Democrat building for storing light household effects or other goodsreasonable prices.—F. E. BABCOCK Phone 315. ’ F °r Rent—For term of years the of Democrat building, -sx7a feet, with two ante-rooms at K tq ®“ d .’ , toilet > lav itory, electric lights, nicely papered and painted and well lighted. Suitable so? lodge room or light manufacturing purposes.— F. E. BABCOCK. P FINANCIAL ' Farm Loans—Money to loan on siTooo roP p rty D in i any sums U P to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans—l am making farm Ten S vp! t] | e 10West rates of Merest, en year loans without commission and, without delay.—JOHN A. DUNI On hfl Without Delay, lil I Without Commission, iiAiiJi > ithout Charges for 111 ML V Maklas or Recording ml 111 I instruments. illvllL I W. H, PARKINSON. Glasses Fitted By \ m\~ - J DR. A. G. CATT OPTOMETRIST. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Office Over Long's Drug store Phone No. 232.