Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 21, Jasper, Dubois County, 25 February 1910 — Page 7

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MUNOIS SUPREME COURT KNOCKS OUT STATUTE IN JOYCE CASE. IT VIOLATES CONSTITUTION Decision Puts In Force Former Law and Will Not Effect Confined Prlsoners Status of Those at Liberty Not Decided. pr.rliinoll. 111. Fol). 17. Tho pnrolo iaw , i was declared to bo un,mhn,ull..nal by tho stnto supremo I., 't 1,v nurt'8 decision was rendered ,n n. raso of tho People va. Joseph t,,,,,. !. was convlctod In Chicago ,if forgery nd sont to Jollot to g,.rV. in indeterminate term. In due ,, i,, wns pnrolod and then vlola'.a Hi- parolo. Warden Murphy IsSi,,l 4 warrant for his return to tho rr scn Joyco resisted and attacked ,y. K. tit. nee of tho court that tried ' t,r,,Mirli writ of error. On this br ad Kiouml he was able to nllogo tho indlidatiiJK clauses of tho law which jjuS s-ood for 11 years without scrl- , motion. The law of 1890 contar, I appropriations and on this pr. und alone tho court knocked out the Luv No other question was uis m thi' opinion. Decision "Practically Inconsequential" . cT.HnK to an olllclal opinion of a f 1 1 (Ii'iieral Stead tho decision of , .ipi. ni. court is "practically In m, . ;-:. ntlal." i irt held that tho Indetermin it. .Hid parole law of 1S9D is invalid, h t ,it tti. same time the court auto K.a',, mIH brought to lifo the former law .f 107 and declared it in full f in r and operation. Thp i ffoct of this decision will not be fflt M prisoners now in penitentiary W true they have been sentenced unrt. r on Invalid act, If they object, tb-y will bp remanded back to their t'ial "urt by the supremo court with irs'ri. Möns to resentence them undor U, d law of 1S97, Just as tho court Jl! with Joyce. Board's Salary Is Affected. "I!, nurt's decision does not affect !.. board of pardons except as t in Hilary. It remains Intact with I :a. t , ally the same functions It pos-.-d since Its organization, the i't! (hange is that under the law 6. n force it has only recommendatory powers in parole matters. Tin derision does not affect future prosecutions of criminals. They will be R-ntenr'd to indeterminate tonus In the prisons and they will be entitled to a hearing for parole at the end of 11 months" service provided tiVy are first-termers. The only persons affected by the decision are the prisoners who have been paroled and are now at liberty under the Invalid act of 1899. What will become of then), what procedure will be followed and what their status is th- (ourt refuses to say. CHARGED HYDE USED GERMS Alleged That Doctor, Accused of Murdering Col. Swope, Inoculated Family with Typhoid Bacilli. Kansas city. .Mo, Fob. 18. Tho ari;.. that Dr. B. Clark Hyde Inoculated numbers of tho Swope family wih typhoid bacilli 13 to be added to 'be formal accusations against tho Sftojie medical advisor. It Hyde already has been accused ff murder of Col. Thomas IL So.. There ha-o been veiled har-. too. that Chrisman Swope di' l of strychnine poisoning and that 't same poison was given to MnrK tf-1 Swope. The typhoid accusation was dis'loM.j in the meeting before Judge aiier t'owoii on the motion mnde by v th :vae attorneys that John G. Paxadministrator of tho Swope es- . lie miminllml In nmAitnn no oi'l. ta'. d.n. e in u10 libel suit brought against km. b Dr. Hyde, the letters and re-P'-rN that he had received from Dr. Li-ittlK Hektoen, tho Chicago scientist, relating to tho Swone analyses. ting to tho Swope analyses. GIVE UP HOPE FOR NINA Navy Department Abandons Search 'or Missing Naval Tug Believe All Hands Lost. UaRhington, Feb. IS. Tho navy depan mem announced that further ..' h for the missing naval tug Nina lutH '.eon discontinued. Tho Salotn an.) the Louisiana, which have been "'-mg near Hog Island have been oni.red to return. Hie department has officially not!fli 1 Hie next of kin of tho crow that M believed tho ship Is lost with ail "Burly" Men Arc Indicted. vlnirton. Kv.. Puh is n ( , It. fir all residents of the vicinity of ln.i ...... muKi ivy., were mulcted here (OnKTiirnrv In rnutrolnt nf n,i,tt I-- - vwuiiiiii Ul Li till U "d for "Issuing throats" to w t. (i ' ,rne, a tobacco farmer nt that Ma e, to endeavor to Induce htm to 1" i his tobacco Inetead of selling it i"-iui-iiu ah mo men indicted are members of tho Ilurly Tobacco soCtiV Massacre Entire French Command. ariS. Foil. 17 A fllatmtnh in I. Journal states that tho detachment of It. nth troops which wns ambushed January 4 by tho sultan at Mas sht. In Senegal, consisted of 110 na Bohllers with a European captain y -i lieutenants and two sergeants Tvy ntlre comninud was massacred.

explosio;; kills six,

TEN MISSING, 40 HURT Boiler Gives Way In Powder PlantSeveral Buildings Are Blown Up Magazine Endangered. Oakland. Cal.. Pah. 18 SI men were killed and ten others who nro missing, aro believed to have mot inHtant death as a rosult of an explosion which occurred in tho Trojan Powder worka at Uoberts Landing, near San Lorenzo, lu Alameda county. Two score moro were wound ml. sevoral of them it Is believed fatally. 'lno explosion was caused by the bursting of a boiler, tho concussion from which resulted In a sorlos of ex plosions In dlfforcnt partf of tho plant. The detonation was hoard for miles and in tho bay cities it was at first believed an earthquake shock was responsible for it. The buildings In tho Immodlnto vicinity of tho explosion wore shattered and a lire which followod for a time threatened the destruction of the entire plant. Tho powder plant consists of 25 buildings and at one time nine of them were ablaze. Tho magazine house was for a time encircled by the flames and In Imminent danger of destruction. AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE Season Opens April 14 Chicago, Detroit, Washington, New York, Get First Games. Chicago. Fob. 17. Tho season of tho Amorlcan Baseball league will open on April 11 and tho last games will bo played on October 9, according to tho olllclal schedule Just adopted by tho magnates in soseIoh In Chicago, llefore adjourning, the club owners also entered into a new ton-year agreement, as the old one will expire next fall. As usual, the oponing games of the season will bo pin red in two western and two eastern cities. St. Louis will appear in Chicago. Cleveland In Detroit. Philadelphia in Washington and Boston in New York. For the windup, Detroit is to play in Chicago. Cleveland In St. louls, Philadelphia In Washington and Hoston in New York, the two latter dates being doubleheaders on Saturday. October S. SNELL'S WILL IS BROKEN Supreme Court Decides Eccentric Millionaire Was Influenced Against His Son Richard. Springfield. 111., Feb. 17. After three trials in the Dewltt county circuit court and two hearings in tho supreme court, Richard Snell wins in the contest to break tho will of his father. Col. Thomas Snell, the eccentric millionaire of Clinton. The supreme court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court of Dewltt county. The lower court had held In favor of Hichnrd Snell. who had been disinherited. The supreme court holds that Col. Snell was influenced against his son when he made his will, which wns in favor of his grandniece, Mrs. Mabelle Snell McNamara of Kansas City. ABANDON ROOT AMENDMENT White House Conference Decides Postal Savings Bank Bill Shall Not Be Changed. Washington. Feb. IS. The Root amendment to tho postal savings bnnk bill is to be abandoned, and In Its original form the measure will pass the senate within the next few days. It was decided at a White House conference that the amendment should not be passed. In Its original form the law provides that the deposits made in the postal savings banks shall In time be deposited in the local banks of the communities where tho postal funds are cathcred. nnnt Ir lists that without this amendment the bill will be unconsti tutional. . STEAMER GOES ON ROCKS Seven Persons Drown Hundred Have Narrow Escape from Deaths In Spanish Harbor. Madrid. Feb. 17. Seven persons were drowned nnd more than 100 narrowly escaped death when the steam or Sultan struck a rock off the har tmr of A V lies. The control of the boat was almost Impossible because of the terrific storm. She swerved rrom ner course whiln trvlne to enter tho harbor's mouth and crashed Into a gigantic rnik. Tho nnssoncers and members of tho crew were panic-stricken and screnmed and prayed for help. Tlio omcers nnai ,1 lw ernw nnd cot some semblance of order. Rules Warner Trust Valid. Rtirlncfleld. 111.. Feb. 17. The trust created by John Wnrner, father of the former pension commissioner, Vespasinn Warner, tying up $2.000,000 worth of real estate for 15 years, with Vespasian Warner as trustee, was validated tim Rtmreme court Therefore Vespasian Warner will continue to ad minister the property ior ten years. e.,.rt in Two Wars: Dies at 84. n..irn Knn.. Fob. 17. Cant. John Boston Childs, under whom six rear admirals of tho United States, navy wore either midshipmen or ensigns during and just auer mo civu wr, .u,i thn homo of his daughter hero. it,, wns 84 years old. Ho served in the Mexican and civil wars.

WHEN TEDDY IS GIVEN

Will He Follow the Precedent BIG BATTLE OF SPECIAL SESSION IS ENDED IN ILLINOIS HOUSE. BILLS GO TO GOVERNOR House Passes Gibson Bill and Concurs in Senate Amendments to Companion Measure Gibson Bill Goes to Senate for Final Action. Springfield. 111.. Feb. IS. Primary reform won in the final test in the lower house when that body passed the Gibson direct primary bill to regulate the nomination of members of the general assembly. This was the companion to the main state-wide primary measure. The vote was S9 years to 40 nays. This was 12 above the required ma jority of 77. Concur in Main Bill Changes. The fight faded from the obstruc tionists following the first victory nnd, witb rapid-fire action, the house concurred In the senate amendments to the main state-wide primary bill. This sent the measure on its way to the governor for signature. It means that there will be no con ference committee and that the primaries for this year will not be held before September 15. The double-barreled bills provide Btate-wldo direct voting nominations for elective officers nnd for the election of party machinery. The newlaw In the main is fashioned after the defunct act of 190S, commonly called the Oglesby 'aw. Undor the terms of the measure the senatorial committee in each district shall say whether one, two or three candidates for representative shall be nominated. This plan seems to pre- . . . 1 itn tPI x serve minority represenumuu. i voter is permitted also to cumulate his votes and cast three for one can didate if he chooses. For Main Bill by 94 to 28. The house concurred In the senate amendments to the main bill by a vote of 94 years to 28 nays. Passage of tho Gibson bill was clinched by laying on the table a motion to reconsider the vote by which It pnsed. This makes it Imposlble under the rules to take the bill up again in the hniisn. Tho measure will go to the senate for concurrence in changes mado by the house. There is no doubt tho senate will nccopt tho house amendments as a matter of form, say those conversant with tho situation. Eleven Votes Are Lost. The total on the test showed a loss of 11 votes from the vote taken originally in tho house on the main bill before it went to the senate. Several of these are among the absentees. Forty-six Republicans voted for tho Gibson bill and 43 Democrats were recorded for It. SENATOR ELKINS' NIECE DEAD Young Woman Succumbs to Wound Self-Inflicted in Kansas City Hotel Wednesday. Knnsns City, Mo., Feb. 19. Visa Agnes Leslie Elklns, niece of Senator Stephen H. Elklns of West Virginn. who shot herself at the Willard hotel Wednesday Is dead. The young woman apparently wns on the road to recovery when suddenly sho relnpsed into unconsciousness. Taft Gives Ohio Banker Liberty. Columbus, O., Feb. 17.-Edwnrd Fllcklngcr, former Gallon manufacturer, convicted of assisting In the wrecking of tho Gallon National bank, will he released from the Ohio penitentiary. Licenses for Barbers. Little Itock, Ark., Feb. 19. A movement has boon started among local union harbors to have all barbers of Arkansas licensed by tho state.

PASS PRIMARY BILLS

THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE

Set by Some Congressmen? ONE KILLED, 11 SHOT; IN CAIRO MOB CHARGE. Angry Men Storm Jail in Effort Lynch Two Negro Boys. to Cairo. 111., Feb. 19. With three com pantos of National Guards on the ground, under the personal charge of Adjt. Gen. Dickson, the riot eltuatlon resulting from a mobs attempt to break into the county Jail here and lynch a negro charged with picking women's pockets, is well in hand. Tho negro, John Pratt, who was the cause of the trouble, pleaded guilty on two counts for robbery and wa3 sen tenced to the penitentiary at hard la bor by Judge Tlutler for an Indeternil nate sentence not to exceed 14 years under each count, the second term to begin at the expiration of the first. He was at once ordered back to Jail and will be taken to prison to-day on a special train along with 11 other prisoners. Grand Jury to Probe Riot. Tho negro, Lincoln Wilson, whom Pratt accused of being an accomplice, was turned loose. Judge Butler Instructed the special grand Jury to probe into the riot of Wednesday. He snld: "This thing has got to stop, the law If not enforced is without power at nil." He told the jury to investigate the trouble fully with all fairness, but to find who were the guilty parties. Cairo, III., Feb. IS. One man is dead nnd four others, are wounded as tho rosult of a mob attempting to break Into the county Jail here at an early hour this morning with tho avowed intention of lynching John Trapp and Lincoln Wilson, two colored boys charged with picking the pockets of two women. The mob gathered at a near-by saloon shortly before midnight and marched to the Jail. As the crowd entered the jail yard and started up tho steps Sheriff Xellls, who was appointed to succeed Sheriff Davis, removed by Gov. Deneen for falling to prevent the riot of last November, nnd who nt the first intimation of trouble hnd sworn In 20 deputies composed of whites and blacks, ordered tho mob to disperse. The men, however, were bent on venuennc; and gave no heed to the sheriffs warning and ns they pressed forward the official gavo tho order to fire and five men fell pierced with bullets. After the first volley the mob fled from the jail yard. Sheriff Nellls Immediately got In communication with Gov. Deneen at Springfield by telephone and requested that a company of troops be sent to Cairo to assist him in preserving order. The governor Immediately ordered Company K of the Fourth Infantry nt Cairo to place themselves at the disposal of Sheriff Nellls nnd also ordered a company at Eflllngham to proceed to this city nt once. Tho two colored boys hnd been arrested for going through the pockets of Mrs. William Moloney nnd Miss Accord, tho latter being a relation of Annie Pelley, tho young woman for whose murder Will Jnmes was slain by a mob In November Inst. MINE VICTIMS MUMMIFIED Inspectors at Cherry Pit Surp-lsed at Condition of Corpses Recovered. Cherry. 111., Feb. 19. Eleven bodies of miners were recovered from the St Paul coal mines. To tho amnzemcnt of veteran mine Inspectors the bodies entombed since Nov. 13, 1909, when brought to the surface, were found to be almost perfectly mummified. Life Savers Rescue Eleven Men. Cane Charles City. Va.. Feb. 19. Tho British Balling ship Norwood, hound from Buenos Aires for Boston, wns blown nshore on Ship shoal in the night- After a hard hnttlo with heavy seas the crew of 11 men were saved by Cnpt. John R. Andrew nnd tho crow of the Cobb islaud life saving station.

NDICT BEEF TRUST

NATIONAL PACKING COMPANY DlRECTORS ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. BASED ON OLD COMMON LAW ndlctment Alleges Concern Conspired to Raise PrIcesof Foodstuffs by Placing Them In Cold Storage Kenneth K. McLarln Is Excepted. Now York, Fob. 19. Tho beef trust directors with the exception of one. wore Indicted for conspiracy by the grand jury of Hudson county sitting in Jersey City. Tho Indictmont is biiBed upon the old common law of conspiracy, which law has been upheld by the highest court of tho state and Is epitomized in the expression that "It is a crime to do a lawful thing in an unlawful manner, or to do an unlawful thing in a lawful manner." Makes McLarln an Exception. The indictment Is against every di rector of tho Nationnl Packing Com pany, with the exception of Kenneth K. McLarln. The indictments will be handed up by the grand Jury on next Wednesday before Judgo Francis C. Swaayze. The men indicted may be extradited if necessary. The charge is a criminal one and the punishment provided is three years In prison or $1,000 fine or both. Tho officers and directors of the National Packlnc Company are Ed ward Tilden, president; L. B. Patterson, A. T. Fuller, vice-presidents; C. G. Snow, secretary; Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer; directors, J. Ogden Armour, L. F. Swift, Edward Morris, E. F. Swift, Ira N. Morris, Arthur Meeker. Edward Tilden, T. J. Connors, L. A. Carton, K. K. McLarln, T. E. Wilson, C. H. Swift. L. H. Heyman. Samuel McRoberts, F. A. Fowler and A. W. Armour. The reason for failure to indict McLarln. it was stated, was that he was merely a representative here in the east and was not supposed to have had any part in the fixing of the prices of food-stuffs. Charged with Raising Food Prices. The indictment charges that the defendants conspired to raise the price of foodstuffs by putting them In cold storage and releasing them from time to time. Tho indictment Of the beef trust directors who have through the Na tional Pncking Company set at defiance the law of supply and demand, raised prices on food-stuffs as they Baw fit and forced the prices of meat beyond the reach of the poor was brought about by Prosecutor Pierre Garvin after weeks of hard work. It was announced that tho Indict ments nro based upon the testimony of the employes of the storage plants and packing houses in Jersey City. For weeks, employes high and low, have been trooping into the grand jury room In the courthouse In Jersey City. Has Absorbed 26 Corporations. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 19. That the National Packing Company of New Jersey, a holding corporation upon the directorate of which the Ar mour. Swift and Morris interests are repreesnted, has absorbed since its organization 26 corporations, many of them Independent packing companies, was developed by testimony given before Judge Dillon, special examiner In the packing industry. Attorney General Major expressed himself as well pleased with the tcs tlmony. He believes the organization of the National Pncking Company, which operates In this state through its subsidiary concerns, was In viola tion of the laws of Missouri, and that the companies, which prompted Its organization and which are operating in Missouri, ran be punished. NEW YORK HAS BREAD TRUST Nine Large Wholesale Bakeries Com bine That Price of Their Product May Be Reduced. New York, Feb. 19. Announcement of the formntlon of a $0.000,000 bread trust was made by representatives of nine of the largest wholesale bakeries in New York. These bakeries have a capacity of 11.400 barrels of flour a week and now supply a great part of Manhattan and tho Bronx, Brooklyn nnd Hoboken It is claimed that expenses will be re duced 25 per cent, and that, therefore the price of bread may be reduced. It is declared that the price certainly would not bo raised. Public Men Air Their Hobbies. Washington, Feb. 16. A number of men prominent in public lifo had tho opportunity last night to rldo their pot hohblou for ten minutes each, and took advantage of tho chanco with much glee. They were the guests of tho National Press club which planned tho novel program. Among thoso who discussed tho questions nearest to their hearts were Speaker Cannon Commander Peary, Glfford PInchot, Dr. II. W. Wiley, chief chemist of the de partment of agriculture; Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bu reau: Representative Champ Clark and Senator La Follette. Hog Prices Jump to $9.45. Chicago, Fob. 19. Hogs took an other Jump, when prices soared to $9.45 a hundredweight, beating Thürs day's nrlce by flvo cents. Tho market wns not especially active, howevor, th high price being forced by scalpers and shippers.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Milton J. Hoffman, a student at Hope colloge, Holland, Mich., was awarded tho Rhodes scholarship for Michigan. A special courier sent by Franco to Fez, Morocco, bears an ultimatum, regarding tho signing of the recent Moroccan loan. Nearly a million paraffin-coated eggs havo come to New York from Europe and are selling at lower prices than Amerlcnn cold-storago eggs. Shareholders of the three principal London tube railways, whose stock is hold largely In the United States, havo agreed on a plan of amalgamation. Mario Martlnko, 50 yenrs old, fell dead and seven persons were overcomo by smoko In a fire which wrecked a two-story brick building at St. Paul. Auothor tong plot, according to tho New York police, Is responsible for tho murder of Sam Wah, a Chinese laundryman, who died In the Harlem hospital. Traffic In Europe's paraffin-coated eggs, which began to arrive in Now York last week, haB been checked suddenly by orders from the department of agriculture. By a vote of 79 to 40 the Belgian chamber of deputies passed at Brussels the Kongo budget, which makes no change in the system of raising revenue by compulsory labor. Simeon W. Stevens, appointed postmaster at Gardner, Mass., by President Franklin Plerco In 1S54, and wh had received successive appointments since then, is dead. He was 91 years old. Spain's new premier, Canalejas, Is opposed by friends of former Presi dent Morel, who are domanding the return of Capt. Gen. Weyler, former minister of war, to form a new cab inet. Liquor dealers In Newton, N. J., anticipating the state law, have ap pointed a committee of their members as guardians to look out for habitual drunkards and refuse thorn drink. Henry S. Haskins, board member of the firm of Lathrop, Haskins & Co., which failed recently, Is declared In eligible for reinstatement on tho New York stock exchange by the gov ernors. Through the explosion of a dyna mite bomb in the home of Oscar Catanzaro at Jamaica. L. I., a passng policeman was knocked down and stunned and the neighborhood was thrown into a panic. Loulslanians have subscribed $50.000 to the Consumers' Household Sup ply Company, which has been given a charter at New Orleans for the pur pose of buying a farm and supplying stockholders with vegetable, dairy and other products, In the hope of solving the problem of the high cost of living. WEST IS AFTER ROOSEVELT Denver Man Starts for Khartoum to Invite Former President to Return Via Frisco. New York, Feb. 19. The west 13 "after" Col. Roosevelt and It is going after him in tho real western way, regardless of expense of anything else. When the colonel steps off the launch nt Khartoum on tho Nile he will find waiting for hlni Fred G. Bonfils, who wl'.l hand him a stack of en grossed invitations which call for the return of the ex-president via San Francisco and all the other western cities. Mr. Bonfils, who Is a wealthy news paper owner of Denver, sails for Cherbourg on the American liner St. Louis, with Khartoum as the objective point. Mr. Bonfils hopes that the invitations which he bears will cause tho colonol to alter his plans and return to this country by way of San Francisco. Five Hundred Slain In Chinese Riots. Canton. Feb. 17. The disorders, which began two days ago between Chinese and foreign-drilled soldiers, was renewed. THE MARKETS. New York. Fob. 13. LIVK STOCIC-Stccrs I J5 f I KLOl'R-Wlnter StralRhts.. 5 3) g 6 60 wheat--May 1 :;$, x COIIN-Mny , OATS-NiUiirnl Whit S2g KV4 UYE-No. 2 Western v lU'TTEU-Cri-amory 2"H0 3t KOOS 32 ?i CHEESE U " CHICAGO. CATTLE Prime Steers 7 5 T S 00 Medium to Good Cown.. M it 4 i5 Cowh. Plnln to Fancy.... R) Oholcu Heifers 500 600 Calves J 6? I . HOOS-Prlme Heavy 9 Mixed Butchers 3 Q 4 jlKS 8 9") ö 9 15 nUTTEIt-Cruamery Dairy - LIVE POULTRY 2 iL, FOOS " POTATOES (per bil l ....... jW '4 . VIXDim-Sprlm? Wheat. Sp't GUAIN-Wheat. May 1 Vi 1 USi Corn. May f' $. Oats, May MILWAUKEE. GUAlN-rWhcnt. No. 1 Nor'n 19 g J corn "Mai- 7 CTT Oat?.' Standard 49g 49i Hye SOViU I KANSAS CITY. CofnT No. 5 White J' k 5& Oats No. 2 White J4Ö 4S. Rye 0 ,3 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE Native Steer IM f IT w TexnH Steers ! Ö 5 40 HOOS-Paekers go Hütchen J? S " 00 SHEEP-Nntivcs 4 5 V OMAHA. j 7 00 CATTLE Nntlvo Stcera U GO w 5 70 Stockeis and Feelers.... 3 00 w 5 DO Cows nnd Heifers 3 M ft 9 05 HOOS-Henvy 8 g 6 W SHEEPWethcra