Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1916 — INDIANA STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS

Lafayette.—While making a record run from Indianapolis to Chicago, an automobile belonging to L. E. Erbs of St. Paul, Minn., left the road at Goodland and turned completely over. Six of the passengers were injured Erbs was cut about the head find bruised about the body. He is a manufacturer of race cars and also a promoter of automobile races. Hugh Logan, Illinois agent of the American La France

Automobile company, suffered a broken ankle; E. .1. Small of Chicago had both legs broken ; H. L. Dunbar of Chicago, driver of the car, had his scalp torn off and right jaw broken; S. L. Dutfield of Chicago had his collarbone broken. W. E. Lee of Chicago suffered fractured arm. H. L. Selig, relative of the motion picture magnate, was "the only person in the car to escape injury. The injured were placed on a train and taken to a Chicago hospital. Michigan City.—Warden Edward J. Fogarty of the Indiana state prison has leased 2,150 acres of farm land near New Carlisle for a state prison farm. Prisoners will work the land and will be housed in the ten dwellings on it. There will be no guards at the farm, every man being placed oh his honor. G. G. MeCauiley, former guard, will be superintendent in charge. Warden Fogarty expects to build a cannery and a pickle factory on the farm next year.

Indianapolis. —• The federal stamp taxes under schedules A and B, which yielded $41X4,000 last year in the Sixth revenue district, became inoperative Saturday midnight. Revenue officers notified all substations in the state of this. Among the articles included by the two schedules were promissory notes, bonds, express and freight bills, telegraph and telephone messages, perfumes, toilet water, cosmetics and other toilet articles.

Bloomington.—A movement for enforcement of the liquor laws was begun here following the majority of 389 gained by the dr.vs in the local option election, and the dry organization, held a mass meeting of its workers at the First;Baptist church. The wet organization caused considerable surprise by an announcement that it will join determinedly in any work to enforce the laws.

Tipton.—Health officials believe they have smallpox well under control, no additional cases having been found since eight were reported among the children of three families Monday. The cases caused a postponement at the opening of tlie city schools, and theaters, revival services and other public meetings have been closet! temporarily. None of the patients is in a serious condition.

Crau fordsvi 11 e.—M rs. Phoebe A. Purvhmee, age ninety, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. \V. \\\ liruner, in this city. Her death followed injuries suffered in a fall a few days ago. Mrs. Purvianee was the widow of Doctor Purviance, a pioneer physician of Crawrordsville. Mrs. George W. Paul of Indianapolis is a sister. Hammond.—As a result of a celebration over lioumaniu’s entrance into the war and her vii tory in Transylvania, Searilliea Seroeh was hit on the head with a hatchet and killed at Indiana Harbor and Bulgarians were injured. Seroch’s assailant is at large. Hartford City.—J. D. Brown, a Civil war veteran and a former resident of this city, committed suicide by shooting at ’’is home tn San Diego, Cal., Thursday, August 31, according to word received here. He was despondent because of sickness.

Bedford.- —Joseph Huff, employed at the Bedford electric light plant, came in contact with a heavy voltage wire and was knocked down. Two of his ribs were broken. About two years ago he came near meeting death in the same manner.

Petersburg.—The test of the great oil gusher on the Basinger farm shows a production of 730 barrels. A 250barrel tank was filled in less than six hours and rig builders are hurrying the erection of additional tanks. Goshen.—Rev. John Keep ley, who has been pastor of the Lutheran church in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Buffalo, X. Y„ has accepted the pastorate of the First English Lutheran church here.

Burdick.—V. Vandusan Rogers, proprietor of a general store here, was fatally burned when the explosion of a gasoline lamp caused his clothing to take fire. Parts of his body were burned to a crisp. Anderson.—Little hope was held out for the recovery of Dale Gibbs, twentyfour, formerly of Kokomo, who shot himself on the street with a revolver. Gibbs asserts the shooting was accidental. Indianapolis.—Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican candidate for vice president, left for Springfield, Mo., where he will begin a campaign in middle western states.

Muncie. Walter Said, a strike breaker, Is under arrest charged with the shooting of Paul Estes, a striking glass worker from the Skillen-Gooden plant at IjTorktown. Estes was shot through the abdomen and is seriously wounded. It Is said that the shooting followed an argument between Estes, another striker, and Said, who was on his way to the plant. The union men have picketed the factory. Indianapolis,—George Everett, contractor. calmly walked on to a lot on which he had stored much material and shot himself through the ear and head. He may recover.