Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 41, Jasper, Dubois County, 15 July 1910 — Page 7

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STATE BREVITIES

Indiana PROPOSE TO ASK HÄLT IS RATES Representatives of State roads Hold Meeting. Rail TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION Pet tions the Interstate Commerce Commission to Suspend the Operation of New Freight Rates Submitted by Railroads. imlinnapoliH. Representatives of state railrond commissions of In'.ma. Ohio and Michigan, at a joint v . ting in this city, petitioned the M.rstate comniorco commission to h .! nd tho operation of now freight submitted by railroads In tho 'ntral Freight association territory i r.ding thorough investigation of the flS TV railroad commissions, the potln sets out, believe the rates, which r.aw been submitted to go Into effect Kist l. are excessive. The text of .- petition follows: Tho railroad commissions of Mich- - in. Indiana and Ohio desire respectr l!y to call the attention of your r- m rablo body to tho fact that the .:t " composing what known as ntral Freight association have i . O-hed and filed tariffs applying on - and commodities effective Au- - . M. 1910. carrying rates which ar !ance over existing rates of 15 j rr rent lu-ving that these advances are -ive. are not Justified by the con r.- and that they will work a harden the shipping public and on ".'Ts, we respectfully pray that ! "tmrable body exerrlHe its au- " and postpone tho taking ef- : thse tariffs until such time as " investigation can be made, your rs can be accorded nn oppor- . 'v to make full Investigation and ir.l, and the carriers have been (1 to show by sufllcient cvi hat the advances are Justi ! if- petition Is signed by Coramls Soully of Michigan, Commit- " Gothlln of Ohio and W. J i chairman of the Indiana com---.on i '.i- secretary of the Illinois ware'V ''' c nmmission, William Klrkpntk attndod the conference, but said ' '111 not have authority to sign tho t.'iun. Health Board Will Work as a Unit. It Is assured the state board of health In legislative matters will work a unit hereafter, according to resolution paßsed at Ha quarterly r.e-etlng. In tho past occasions havo arisen on which members of the board d'ffered as to the expediency of cer tain legislative matters, and to pre sent this In the future the action was aken. The resolution provides that ro member or employo of the board shall recommend, Introduco or take part In any manner whatsoever In nny legislation in the next general nssem bly without first having submitted the matter to the board for approval. wimam cook, Charles Knarzer, Samuel Davis, John R. Schilling and Henry L. Dorman Jr., a committee ft presenting tho East Market Meat Itealers association, appeared before 'r.o board, stating they came in pro- ' st against an order of the board re n dring meat dealers at the mnrket to k'ep their meat In refrigerators with R ass doors. As tho order of the ard does not specify glass door re-i-'Kf rators, but merely provides that & ' ats Bhall not be exposed to dust or rt nothing was dono In tho matter, board taking tho theory that the at 'lealers had misconstrued tho or"f tho board. xn order of tho board providing Tor "fl pitting" signs In cars was "R-d In wording at tho request of ' l ig Pour railway officials. Tho 'utiro will be Identical with "t Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. h more convenient for tho rail- ' t use one sign good In nil four than to attempt to provide dlf- "! worded notices. r t'ie matter of tho condemnation ' rhoolhouse at North Grove. Dls- ' ". Harrison township, Miami r,v. tho time was extended until r 1911, on a showing that the " 'lip expects to build a structure nf to accommodate three differ- " 1 "ols which will bo consolidated 1 M cannot bo dono In time for ' ' renSng of school In the fall. ' I N. Hurty, secretary of tho v' nrorlcd he had made 16 visits request of local health author- ' '1 irfng tho quarter ending Juno He reported nlso that there was "-ifkncss and death in the state '' "r tho quarter than In the coridlng quarter of last year. ' '-l'8 was tho principal Illness In ' nf number of oasea. In some n'ifs this amounted to an epldcmv '".very county In the state re'ported tif,s of this disease.

News Items of Interest Gathered by Our Special Correspondents.

No Decision as to Prison-Made Goods. J no prison contract commission, nnmed by Governor Marshall to Investigate and report plans for such contracts to roduce to a minimum the competition betweon prison-made Rood and goods made on the outside, mijumneu us preliminary session without having arrived at nny definite conclusion concerning nuat should be contained in the report to tho governor. A meeting was arranged at Jeffersonvllle, when the commission will study contract conditions at the täte reformatory, and later a similar meeting will be held at tho state prison at Michigan City. Warden lUed of the state prison was mndo permanent chairman of the commission, and Harry Slough of the state labor commission, was elected secretary. "The conference," said Mr. Slough, "left us all entirely at sea concerning what Is the best thing to do under the circumstances governing competition in me state. None of us has at this time anything definite concerning a solution of tho problem." Governor Marshall stated, at the close of the conferanrn. Hint he would recommend that the next general assembly euaet a law requiring all state Institutions to nurehnso goods manufactured In ' the state prison and state reformatory where these institutions could supply the wnnts. The advisability of such a law hns been questioned by the board of state charities for a great many years, and Institution men. almost without exception, oppose It. Thero oxhUs now a general recommendation that all Institution purchase prisonmade goods where possible, but often the prices In the outside market are better than those quoted by the state penal institutions, and the outside goods are purchased. The heads of the various state institutions, compelled to make their annual mainten ance appropriations carry their Institutions through, objeet to being bound by any law which will comp! them to pay a higher price for prison-made goods than they would be compelled to pay for similar goods in the open mark t. W arden Reed reported to the commission that the shirt-making department at the state prison had been closed, due largely to the fact that the prison-made goods culd not meet outside competition. However, a strong pressure has been brought to bear on the prison board by outside suirtmnkers to abolish tho system. Another element which entered Into the decision to discontinue was the fact that payment for shlrtmakers outside the prison was so low that It was virtually useless to train tho men In this class of work when in the Instltu tlon. The commission estimated that of all the prison-made goods sold In In dlann, less than two per cent, came from tho state prisons. Talks to State Bar. "Crude Legislation" was the subject of a paper read at the meeting of the Bar Association of Indiana at the Country club by George H. Glfford of Tipton, who prefaced his remarks by snvlnc that In flfty-seven years the statute law of Indiana has grown from one small volume until It has reached at tho present time three large vol umes, containing a total of 4,000 pages. "In our legislative machinery," said e, "we havo not kept paco with the age, and we are trying to have our legislators do the work with a legisla tive ox team Instead of a legislative automobile or airship. What Is the remedy? This Is easy a constitutional amendment What shall be the tents of this amendment Is a problem hard indeed. The main object to bo obtained Is perfect legislation, or as near perfect as may be practicable. "One element necessary to this end Is plenty of time, plenty of dellbcrntlun, an opportunity to bake well and thoroughly all enactments. Our populistic statesmen Insist on the Initiative and referendum as the panacea. This is objectionable for It Is expensive, Involves delay and Is not In harmony with the spirit of our state government. The local option Idoa Is ob jectionable, based on the fact that It Is In effect a referendum and carried to lis ultimatum will lead to dlsti easing confusion. If It will apply to all. mid we shall havo local option on hnsebnll. horse racing, pool selling, thoaters. sale of tobacco and so on ad Infinitum. ii wc were to venture a sugges tion it would be that the legislative term he limited to 00 days; that during the first CO days bills be carried only through tholr second rcadng. During this time no bill should be placed on final passage except bills for appropriations; that there bo an adjournment for 30 days, and that upon adjournment a copy of all bills which stand for final passage be furnished to tho governor. Upon the second convening there should be no original bills Introduced, confining the work entirely to tho bills pending. This would give the governor time to familiarize himself with the pending eglslntlon and also to havo his attor ney general and other legal advlsera pass upon legal quostlons.

STATE MILITIAMEN

T BE Strict Orders Will Relieve Anxiety of Farmers. NO OVERRUNNING OF FARMS Proper Sanitary Conditions About the Camp Is First Thing on Which General Grant Placed Emphasis. Indianapolis. It the state militia men of Ohio. Kentucky and Indiana. who go Into camp for instruction and drill at Ft. Benjamin Harrison In September, have proper regard for Instructions received from the United States war department concerning requirements as to discipline, the farmers and gardeners In the vicinity of tho camp can go to bed at night assured that when they get up next morning their corn fields and watermelon patches will be intact. In a general order issued by Major Goneral Grant, commanding the department of the lakes, for the Instruction of militiamen and militia officers, a copy of which hus been received by the governor, the genoral calls specific attention to sundry Irregularities of past encampments, and urges all officers and men to see that when the encampment closes there do not exist grounds for criticism, as in the past Proper sanitary conditions about the camp Ig the tlrst thing on which General Grant places emphasis. For the observance of all proper sanitary rules and regulations, the coin nan y commanders are to bo held responsible. Attention Is called to the fact that there should be no promiscuous firing of blank cartridges in and about the camp, day or night. A practise of men falling out of the drill lines and straggling over the neighboring country is not to be countenanced. Military courtesies are to be observed to the letter. There is to be no overrunning of farms and gardens. Laxity of service when on guard duty Is condemned and tho militiamen warned agninst iL Furthermore, tho "dude" shoo Is to bo tabooed. One entlro paragraph of the general instructions is devoted to footgear. In the past. It hns been found, tho men went to camp with j

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mm soieu, pointed snoes. wnich would ; by Rev. Dr. Webster of the Brick Pre3do very well for an Easter parade, but ; byterlan church. were entirely unfit for' military pur- j The wedding party was confined to poses. The men are urged to provide ' the Immediate friends of tho counle.

themselves with heavy-soled shoes at j least one size larcer than those usual- I j lv worn. Above all. tho men are omitloned to see to it that the toes are not pointed, but of sufficient width to discourage corns and cramped footsoles. w - r " I STATE NEWS BRIEFS. Valparaiso. A bad wreck was caused on tho Grand Trunk road nt Griffith when the air hose was disconnected by a tramp. When the engineer tried to stop the train at a crossing the brakes failed to work, and the engine and 20 cars went off tho rails, the engine turning upside down, wrecking cars and destroying their contents. The engineer and fireman were burled under the engine and both were seriously Injured. Greentown. The burning of the Ma jestic theater here is believed to havo been tho work of an Incendiary. The town has no fire protection, save a bucket brigade. Goshen. Arrangements were made to send Mrs. Jncob Gorsuch, wife of a wealthy Elkhart county farmer, to Longcllft asylum for the fourth time. She Is sfxty-three years old and the mother of several children. Winonn Lake. Mr. J. X. Hurty of Indianapolis, secretary of the state board of health, gave a lecture here on "Tinr Prevention and Cure of Tu berculosis." Muncle. Cutting an old oak treo that stands on a farm in Salem township, and which has boon gradually maturing for tho last century, hewing it Into a casket, Is the strange preparations made for tho burial of Cary Fenwlck, seventy-seven years old, one of the pioneer residents of Delaware county, who died at his home, one mile oast of Dalevlllo. In a manuscript left, which was not opened until after tho .-Jged man's death, the strange request was found. Fenwlck had been a resident of Delaware county for 75 years. The strange request calls to mind the burial of tho late King Edward of England, whose casket was hewn from a tree cut down from the groves surrounding Windsor castlo. Bloomlngton. Enough dynnmlte to havo wrecked tho now home of 'rosecutor Frank Itegester was found on his front porch with the fuse burned to within five Inches of the cap. Regcster has been active In. prosecuting law Violators and some of the enemies thus mndo are believed to havo attempted to destroy bis home.

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LOEBTOAGCEPT Favors His Nomination for Governor of New York. IF DEMAND IS MADE WILL RUN Port Collector Will Probably Decide Definitely After Conference With Hughes Before Latter Visits Roosevelt Ilevorly, Mass., July 12. President Taft urged William Loeb, Jr., to accept the Republican gubernatorial nomination In New York this fall. Sir. Loeb is averse to taking up tho task und would prefer to complete tho work thßt ho has undertaken as collector of the port, but before he loft Burgess Point he assured tho president that If the demand was made he would accopt the duty. Mr. Loeb left Boston for New York, whore It Is understood ho Is to meet Governor Hughes for a conforonco In ndvance of the latter's talk at Oyster Bay with Colonol Roosevelt These conferrlngs will decide definitely whether Loeb Is to be pressed Into service. Indications so far as tho president Is concerned are that Loeb'i will run. Has the Qualifications. It can bo said that the president is heartily In ravor of the Loeb candl- ! dacy. He regards Loeb as possessing j all tho requisites of a good governor, j whose record since he became collector ! would recommend him favorably to the voters of New York. Tho president, of course, desires It to be understood that he is taking no part In New York politics, save Jn a sympathetic way; but tho Loob candidacy will have the full moral support of the Taft administration, and If Roosevelt and Hughes agree upon It the collector will enter the fight with all the powerful backing of tho Taft-Hughes-Roosevelt coalition and the campaign will begin at once. Lceb and Norton Confer. It was with reference to the gubernatorial situation and the state of tho xt,. t. ,11,1 nf ..-4 isut uiu um ui lum """"6' Tho rest of his time Mr. Loeb spent with Secretary Norton, going over with him certain phases of tho general political situation which will bo taken up by Mr. Norton with the president later. HELEN KELLY GOULD WEDS Becomes Bride of Ralph B. Thomas Her Children by Former Husband Attend Wedding. New York, July 12. Mrs. Helen Kolly Gould and Ralph Hill Thomas, nephew of Washington Thomas, president of the American Sugar Rellnlng company, woro married quietly In Mrs. Gould's apartments on Park avenue. According to the present plans Mr. and Mr. Thmrw. n-iu -nti -' ..... 0U4 AUA LiUtUC, I iTntnn t-l-, ,... r..i.i .. v.ii HUIA AfXJi ULUI IIIIII 211- IIIS I HM dren of Frank Jav OnnM nnd Union Kelly Gould, were taken away from their nurse nnd Addison Mlzner appointed their special guardian for the day by the mother, soon after the wedding. They were taken to Miss Helen Gould's home at Tarrytown by private detectives In tho employ of Miss Gould. JOHNSON REACHES NEW YORK Police Bar Parade, But Enormous Crowd, Mostly Blacks, Welcome the Champion. New York. July 12. Jack Johnson came to town and was greeted at tho Grand Central depot by 10,000 persons, mostly negroes. The fact that the train wa3 nearly five hours lato because of a wreck near Albany did not dull the edge of Johnson's greeting. The police, fearing trouble, refused a permit for a parade, but there were a score or more of automobiles on hand to escort Johnson to the hotel of a friend, where a reception was held. Thero was a lusty cheer when Johnson emerged from his car and a rush to shake the champion's hands. A squad of police formed a guard for the fighter and oscorted him to n waiting automobile. Johnson hoamod his broadest smile on tho cheering thousands as his automobile bore him away. Luther League of Illinois. Lelnnd, III., July 12. The sixteenth annual convention of the Luther Loaguo of Illinois began here with a sermon by Rev. Paul H. Roth of Bololt. Wis. In the afternoon President John IL Hauberg of Mollne was in the choir and nddresscs were made by Mrs. Mabel C. Bode of Elgin and Harvey Morem of Seneca. Tonight Rev. H. B. Klldahl of Chicago will speak on "A Great Pioneer, Bcrnt Julius Minis." The convention closes Thursday evening. Myron C. Wick Is Dead. Youngstown, 0., July 12. Myron C. Wick, one of the most prominent Iron and stool manufacturers In the Mahoning valley, died. Death was duo to anaemia. He was sixty-two years old.

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RAISING THE COLT BY HAND Cow's Milk May Be Used If the Attendant Conducts Work Patiently and Intelligently. (By A. 8. ALEXANDER, Wisconsin ColIoro of Agriculture.) In case tho mare dies or has no milk tho foal may be raised on cow's milk, if the attendant conducts the work patiently and Intelligently. Choose the milk of a cow thnt has recently calved, preferably one which glvos milk low In butterfat, for mares milk while rich In sugar, Is poor In fat. Sweoton the milk with molasses or sugar and dilute with warm water. Give a little of this prepared milk at short Intervals from a scaled nursing bottle and large rubber nipple. Ho careful to keep tho bottlo and nipple scrupulously clean. Add an ounce of llmo wator to each pint of tho proparod milk and allow half a cupful once an hour nt first As tho foal grows, gradually Increase the amount of milk fed and lengthen tho Intervals between meals. A' 1. .f- 'a1 ' , '-i Shire Mare and Foal. In a few days food may be given six times a day and later four times dally. The foal will soon learn to drink from a pail, If allowed to suck tho attendant's fingers at first. Until the bowols move freely, give rectal injections night and morning, If the foal scours at any time give two to four tablespoonfuls of a mlx ! turo of sweet oil and pure castor ol shaken up in milk and stop feeding I ml1. for two or throe meals, allow lng sweetened warm water and llmo water Instead. Let the foal lick oat meal as soon as It will eat and grad tially Increase the amount and add wheat bran. In five or six weeks some sweet skimrallk may bo given and tho amount gradually increased daily until, in threo months or so, It may be given freely threo times a day In place of new milk. The foal at this ago also will be eating freely of graas, grain and bran. At all times supply pure cold drink ing water. Let the foal run out In n lot or grass paddock for exorcise, Accustom it to be handled dally. Feed small quantities of nutritious food often, keeping all food vessels clean and the foal should thrive and develop well. The illustration shows an English shire mare and foal which took the first prize at the London horse show . last year, i UNNfcUl IUU I LAIYlU A rntAfX Mill 1 M WPB I I MM a . a . Animal Is Perfectly Normal, Strong and Healthy and Only Defect Is Shyness of Hind Legs. This peculiar looking "sitting down" lamb is owned by a farmer In Con necticut The animal Is perfectly nor tut A Freak Sheep. mal, strong and healthy and his only defect Is that ho Is a Uttlo shy on hind legs. Ho was born Just as shown In tho illustration, with perfect logs and hoofs except that they are short. Raising the Calf. The manngoment of the calf during the first year has much to do with Its later usefulness. Plenty of water and snlt should bo given In clean vessels. Avoid sudden changes of diet nnd practise regularity In feeding. Provldo warm, dry quarters In damp weather. Give plenty of roughngo and not too much grain so as to .develop a largo capacity for handling food as Is desirable In dairy animals. When the calf Is six months to a year old milk may bo omitted from Its ration and a full roughage nnd grain diet substituted Care for Brood Sow. When the sew farrows keop her quiet for a day or more and feed her plenty of water. A full flow of milk for the pigs Is not desired for the first two days. After that time tho feed of .the sow may bo Increased gradually. If tho milk of the sow Is started too soon tho young pigs may net bo able to take all of It at first, and caking and feverish udder result

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OKLAHOMA PIGS ARE TRAINED

Cattleman Find Much Amusement In Training Various Farm Animals Receive Reward, On tho 101 ranch In Oklahoma thero lives an old cattleman known to his neighbors aa "Uncle Dan," who Trained Porkers. finds amusement In training young animals of various kinds Including pigs, goats, mules and ponies. These he has taught many tricks not usually numbered amonc tho nccomnllshJ ments of ranch animals. Tho most diverting of his fourfooted performers Is a troupe of small pigs that havo been taught' to "shoot the chutes." Specially made -for their use Is a "chute" having a cleated runway up ono side and a smooth Incline down the other. Up this cleated ascent scramble the pigs, poising "an Instant at the summit then they scoot dizzily down. After each trip they are rewarded with a handful of oatmeal and lumps of sugar. Their trainer says he Is compelled to take the "chute" apart between lessons for the pigs would coast during his absence, so well do they like tho pastime. VENTILATION FOR THE HOGS Absolutely Necessary That Animals Should Be Given Pure Air Object Lesson In Chicago. A gront nany farmors and some of them pretty good farmers, too do not believe that ventilated hoghouses aro necessary. Any kind of a building or pen is good enough for a hog. What has ventilation to do with a hog's growth and henlih? Hero is a lesson in hoghouso air that answers tho question. At the Cook county poor farm near Chicago one of the hoghouses on one side has window sides tho wholo length of it, and thö hinged ventilation board a foot wide above the windows. The othor house has no glass and is poorly ventilated. In this the hogs became overheated and then went out In tho cold and about thirty died from pneumonia and tuberculosis. Tho hogs In tho other houso ran In and out of their quarters In exactly tho same way, yet only ono hog died from any cause. Hero is a practical lesson that cost over $200. It la barely possible that when you come to think it over it may dawn upon you that the cause of tho death of some of your own bogs was due to poisoned air. LiveStocj Noras m Sheep are excellent farm cleaners. weed klllerB and fertilizers. There Is more profit In a grunting pig than In a squealing one. In some cases It may be necessary to dlsolve somo Epsom salts In tho feed. A team that works In tho field all week should bo allowed to rest on Sunday. Bo suro the sows are not constipa ted. Give roots, fruits and ollmeal In the feed. Too much feed Bhould not bo Bteamcd at ono time as it Is apt to become sour nnd unpalatable. Tho fact that hogs requlro a great deal of water makes feed fed as slop more desirable than dry feed. If tho horse must bo kept In tho barn during hot weather, keep all tho doors and windows wide open. Every sheep owner should keep a pure-bred ram, but every man Is not qualified to keep pure-bred stock. Five minutes' work with a rough cloth on n horse's hide after a hnrd day's work will do him n lot of good. Everything possible should bo done to bring tho ewes to a vigorous fleshforming condition, at tho mating period. The small stomach of tho horse Indicates the Impropriety of long fasting. Feed threo times a day at all times of tho year. Hogs fed on cornmeal and tankago requlro a great deal of water and this adds to tlm digestibility of the feed and helps to make gain. A hog will eat almost anything when very hungry, but his appetite should bo tempted with palatable fobd if he la to make fhe greatest posslblo profit. Steaming feed for hogs is an easy matter. All that Is required Is n largo box connected with n small boiler by a one-Inch pipe. Tho pipe should connect with the box at Uio bottom.

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