Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1916 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Plaoes. INDIANA LOSES SENIOR SENATOR Hon. Bonj. E. Shively Is Finally Maimed by Death in Washington Hospital. Washington, March 15. —Senator Benjamin F. Shively died at Providence hospital at 3:40 o’clock yesterday as ternoon. The end came peacefully and apparently without the slightest pain. The senator had been gradually failing fast for more than two years. His condition became acute a little more than a year ago. He was unable to attend the close of the last congress on March 4, 1915, and from that time dated the final and fatal

stage of an illness that already had taken hold of him before he was sworn in as a I'nited States * j nator seven years ago. The immediate cause of death was diabetic cancer of the throat. The cancer was a manifestation of the diabetes from which he had long been a sufferer. Mr. Shively has not attended any of the sessions here since he was sworn in following his re-election. Vice-President Marshall appointed Senators Kern, Smith of Georgia, Williams, Clapp, Johnson of Maine, Kenyon, Swanson, James, Sutherland, .Marline, Phelan and Smith of Arizona to act as a* guard of honor at the funeral. Speaker Clark appointed the jiiir teen Indiana representatives and Representatives Igoe Treadway. Austin, Lafean, J. M. C. Smith, Dunn and Til son to attend for the house, From Plymouth. In i , to South Bend the funeral .cortege will run as a special train and it should arrive at South Bend about noon on Friday. Senator Shively’s death was quickly known in hot It branches of congress and both houses, after adopting appropriate resolutions, adjourned out of respect to Ills memory. 7. first senator to he informed was Senator Mark Smith of Arizona, Senator Shively’s closest friend. When the news came to him he in turn informed Senator Kern and Mr. Kern interrupted the proceedings of the senate to make the announcement.

Some facts about Senator Shively’s life are as follows: Born .March 20, 1R57, in St. Joseph county, Indiana. Attended country schools and later entered Northern Indiana Normal school at Valparaiso. Taught school in winter and farmed in summer from 1874 to 1880. Editor of country newspaper from 1880 to 1883. Elected to congress In ISB4 to- fill unexpired term of Major William H. Calkins, who resigned when nominated for governor. Graduated from University pf Michigan law school in 188 G.

Re-elected to congress in 1880, 1888 and 1890. Married Miss Emma Laura Jenks of Hrookville, Pa., June 19, 1889. Refused nomination for Vice-Presi-dent in 1890. Practiced law in South Bend from I 8.90 to I 909. Trustee of Indiana University since 1893. V—• Defeated for governor of Indiana in 1890. Received complimentary vote tor I'nited States senator in 1903. Elected by Democrat!? legislature in I 909 an United States senator and took his seat March 4 of that year. Re-elected by popular vote m the fall of 1914. Died March 14. 191 G.