Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 42, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 July 1910 — Page 7
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INDIANA HAPPENINGS Newsy Notes of Interest from the Capital and All Around the State.
IN BOMKE Grand Trunk Officials Move a Few Trains.
WISHED BODY CUT TO PIECES
Mrs. Cora Moffitt, a Nurse at Indiana State Soldiers' Home, Makes Two Unsuccessful Attempts at Suicide.
Lafayette, July 20. Mrs. Cora Motlitt, ago twenty-eight, a nurse at the Indiana State Soldiers' homo, made two unsuccoHsful attempts at suicide
at the Bramble hotel In this city. Mrs. Mointt, who Is a widow, discontinued iicr connection with tlio hospital at the homo, after having somo trouble with the management. She came to this city and took a room at the hotel. The clerk heard
tho woman come downstairs and com
VACATION SCHOOLS SUCCESS
Resignation of Arthur W. Dunn, Head of Department of History and Teacher of Civics, and of Two Others Announced.
Indianapolis. Tho school corporation of Indianapolis spont $1,302,782.85 during tho year ending July 1, 1910,
according to tho annual roport of h.
L. Relssner. secretary of tho board of
school commissioners, submitted to
tho board and approved. Tho receipts
from all sources during tho year, exclusive of a balance of 288,982.52 on
July 1, 1909, totaled $1,346,915.70. Tho
balanco with which the now school vear la becun Is $241.855.94. Salaries
PRAYERS FOR DRY WEATHER
plain of being In great pain. He went of teachers amounted to $628,439.06.
to her room during her temporary ab- Th indebtedness of the school cor
senco and found a bottle containing poratlon ja $i(i89,000, which Is $21,000
carbolic acid, part or wmcn mo worn- lt!BB than tho (hbt of a ycar ag0
an had taken. He removed the bot A report from Superintendent C. N. tl and on going up to tho room later, Kendnll concerning the vacation
found that Mrs. MoflUt had closed the 8CUOOia which opened July 5 at schools
doors and windows and turned on the No3 12 55 and 23 showed that the at
gas. She was partly unconscious, but tendanco at No. 12 was 71, at No. 55 was revived. was C5 and at No. 23 was 77 on July
Three notes wore found on tho Si tne totaj numt)er of pupils taking dresser, one of which she had written advantage of the summer schools be-
in nnntor King, at the Soldiers home; intr 213. about oaually- divided be-
nnothcr to her father ami mother, at twoen tho sexes. The pupils ranged
Wlllinmsport, and the third to a friend from Hix to fifteen years old. Super
In this city with whom she had spent intendent Kendall's report stated that
vosterday afternoon. tho attendance has steadily Increased
In the note to her parents, Mrs. from the first day.
MoflUt expressed a desire to die, say- The resignations of Arthur W.
lng that she had lost her position and Dunn, head of tho department of his-
that she wished to Join ner nusuanu tory and teacher or civicb in anon
"In heaven." Sho asked In her note ridge high school; of Mary Dallas, that her body be turned over to Doc- teacher at school 15. and of Elizabeth tor Klnc for dissection. Underwood, teacher at school 33, were
In another noto she snld: "I want announced. The report Informs tho mv ho.lv cut to nieces by Doctor King board that A. Evelyn Newman has
and Doctor Morgan, for the benefit of been selected as teacher of English at
tho nurses at the home. Throw tne tho manual training high scnooi.
Wabash, White and Patoka Rivers Continue to Rise and Farmers Fear Crops Will De Lost as Result. Hnzleton. July 19. At all the ehurchos In the bottom lands of the
Wabash. White and Patoka rivers
prayers were offored In the hope that
tho phenomenal tIsob of the streams during the laßt week will subside and
thus avoid disaster to the wheat and corn crops. The older people say conditions are similar to those which pre
ceded the historical freshet of the
summer of 1870. White river hns risen two feet and is past the fourteen-foot stage. The Wabash rose five 'feet Saturday night and Is already over its bottom. Tho wet weather has retarded growth of young crops and whoat In tho fields Is beginning to sprout
CANADA OFFERS TO MEDIATE
Uncle Sam Probes Third Degree System
An offer of a gift of 50.000 one-
year-old catalpa trees, to bo planted by Indianapolis school children on
Arbor day, was made by L. S. Ayres
rest of me to the winds." Physicians were called and the woman was removed to a hospital, where she Is now
recovering.
Mrs. Moflltfs maiden name was & Co. The company's letter states
Cora Martin, and her father. Orth Mar
tin, Is a loading citizen of WilUnmsnort. Her husband died in March, in
Chicago, and Mrs. MoflUt camo here Cincinnati planted trees furnished by tr. innm tn ho a nurso. She Is a worn- BOme of the larco stores of those
Asserts Son Died Sober. Logansport, July 19. Blaming himself as being responsible for the impression that his son was intoxicated when killed. James Pearson, father of JamoB Pearson. Jr., who was killed by a Wabash Valley intorurban car near
Longcliff, called at the morgue and after identifying tho body hurried to police headquarters, where, he said, he wanted to lift disgrace from the name of his dead boy. Young Pearson wns asleep in his buggy when his horse mistook tho intcrurban right of way for the road and walked directly In front of a limited car from Ijifayette. When the police reached the scene they found fragments of beer bottlos In the wreckage and It was rumored that tho young man was Intoxicated and had fallen to sleep, allowing the horso to carry him to death. "My hoy never drank a drop I of liquor In his lifo. 1 am the guilty I party," declared the father. "I sent him ! to bring me some beer. The boor was fnr um The least I can do for my
that It does not wish to pose as tho j . , n , to icl tlQ world know that
originator 01 uns ruea, as ai uio sprwK ( ho dled fi0ber
Arbor day children in uievoianu ana
an of beauty, but known to oe 01 morbid disposition.
To Construct Aeroplanes
Frankfort. July 20. Tho Ui Marr Aero club, just Incorporated, with a cnnltal stock of $5.000. to construct
and operate aoroplanes. will have Its iwMuiniinrtors in this city. It is made
10,000 Poles Celebrate, smith nnnrt. Julv 19. Ten thousand
cities. It was suggested that the ; PolBn residents of South Bend, Chlschool corporation might charge tho caR0 aml geverni northern Indiana children a cent apiece for tho treos ( ctlos celebrated the 500th anniversary and uso tho proceeds for decorating , battle of Gruen wald, Poland.
tho schoolrooms or some similar pur
pose. Tho matter was referred to a committee.
up of a number of the leading bust- Trustees Wronged. ,nnn nt fcvnnkfort. with W. B. Prosecuting Attorney George A. Cus
Adams president. Perry Gable secre- tor was besieged by several of the Qf thc congrogatlon
when King Vlardlslaus Jaglelo won a vUMory of the Teutonic Knights of the Cross. The celebration, held in the Polish section of South Bend, was featured by addresses of Mayor Charles 1. fJootz. Judge G. A. Farabaugh, Rev.
Valentine Czyewke and other priests
of the Polish
.1 pn,. ppnea trnnKiirpr. chanos n ne former lownsum irusioua
La Marr, the moving spirit of thc club, are accused of shortago In funds and
church. A big parade took place.
has been Interested In flying machines
for some time. He Is an old balloon man, having made hundreds of ascensions, and some time ago built a smail aoroplane which he demonstrated would fly. Thc machine rose several feet from the ground, being propelled by heavy rubber bands. This achievement Interested the local business men. and tho club was organized. Mr.
La Marr has also about completed a 35-foot aeroplane, which Is equlppod
with a 25-horso power motor, and thc machine Is expected to be ready for a
trial flight within tho next ten days.
Beats Boy to Death. Fort Wayne. July 20. Moses Rich
or. an Amlsh farmer, was placed In
jail to answer tho chnrgo of murder,
his victim being Charles Coatcs, ago
twelve, who had been living with
Rlphcr since February. Prior to that tho bov had lived In a Cleveland or
phanage. Richer had been cruel to
the lad, and had been repeatedly warned by his neighbors. His wife denies that she has been a victim of Rlchcr's cruelty, but she says that Richer knocked tho lad down with a hard blow on the neck, and when the dazed boy could not answer or move Richer yanked him over by the leg. Tho boy then gasped and died. Coroner Kesler snys the boy's body shows .Heirs from blows, burns, bites and
kicks. Richer, after his arrest, admitted his cruelty, hut says the boy mado him so mnd he could not control; him
self.
Plans for Good Roads Meeting, rcikhnrt. Julv 20. Governor Mar
Rh.nll has been Invited to be one of tho
speakers at a good roaila meeting to ho hoi.t hf on July 29. One of the
r,ntnroR will bo nn address by M. O.
EldrldKO. lecturer for tho good roads
llvlnlon of tho department of ngrlcul
ture. The occasion will bo the meet
w of the Northern Indlann U001!
nnn.ls association, which has members
In 14 counties. The sessions will bo ....l.ln.l nvor hv Aaron JonOB Of
lUuntuM " "f . South Bend, chairman of the commit
too nn nermanent organization, np
pointed at the preliminary meeting
of tho association nt ssouin jjcihi sot
eral weeks ago. Woman Commits Suicide.
V..U- Aiimnv. Julv 20. Mrs. Jose
nhlno Ott. ace thirty-four, wife of Wll
11am Ott, committed suicide at her home in Lancsvllle, ten miles west of
this city, by swallowing strychnlno
After preparing supper Bho rellrcd to
her room and was found In an uncon
sclous condition by her husband. Sh
died an hour later. Despondency over
til health Is attributed as the cause.
mismanagement of olllco by the field
examiners for tho stato accounting
board. In tho presence of several trustees Prosecutor Custer, when askod
concerning the published report that ho intends calling a special session of tho grand Jury, smiled ruefully and said: "From what I have been able to gather It appears that tho boot Is on the other leg. and Instead of calling tho grand Jury to Investigate the former trustees I may have opportunity to appear In court for the stato as defendant In several damage suits. I have carefully examlnod Into the cases of four of tho men accused of shortago. On close perusal It la apparent that the allegations aro few and tho Insinuations many. Tho examiners apnear to have proceeded on tho basis
that whatever did not appear plain to them was fraud. "In tho four cases I havo examined all tho allegations and Inferences In tho published report aro swept away
In face of the lndlsputnblo fncta pro-
ented. I find In tho case of one trus
tee, who la accused of a shortago of about $500, that ho loaned this money
to another school corporation, that It was returned to him, that ho deposited in a local bank here with his
school tuition fund, and that It was thorn on his final report. I havo the
county school superintendent's state
ment, tho statement of tho Bcnooi board that borrowed tho money, and. In nddltlon, tho statement of tho bank
officials showing tho record of tho
money deposited by tho trustoo ac
cused. In the faco of these facts, 01
courso the allegations in tho report
fado and crumblo away. Of courso,
there may bo somo basis for tho reports mado on somo of tho trustees, but so far there appears nothing to sustain them, and certainly nothing to
even suggest legal procedure I will
oxamlno Into each case Individually,
and If thcro Is anything in tho charges
to warrant official action It will be ta
ken, but so far the Indications aro that thero Is llttlo or nothing to Indi
cate either shortage or fraud.
Freight and Passenger Traffic on Entire System Is Congested Milk Famine Is Threatened In Montreal.
New York, July 20. Tho strike of the employes of the Grand Trunk railroad, which went Into effect Monday night, hns thrown 1C.O00 men out of employment. This is the latest esti
mate. Tho strike order was obeyed by C.000 conductors and trainmen and the company locked out 10.000 men In the shops in the hope that they would accept the positions desorted by the conductors and trainmen. The coup has not boon successful. Freight Piling Up. Freight and passenger traffic on the entire Grand Trunk system is congested. Freight Is piling up In immense quantities at the various transfer points with no likelihood of being moved for a long time. A few trains wore run by minor officials of the road, with office clerks to take tho tickets, but this method has
proven a failure. Passengers will not
purchase tickets because of the in
ability of the company to guarantee a through trip to any point
A milk famine is threatened In Montreal by reason of the company's failure to deliver any part of the usual supply of that commodity from outlying points. Also there Is a marked scarcity of other necessaries usually transported by the railroad. Government Proffers Arbitration. Montreal. July 20. A new turn was given to the strike situation on the Grand Trunk by the receipt of a dispatch from the minister of labor at Ottawa offering on behalf of thc government to appoint a board of arbitration on the trouble between the com
pany and Us employes, the finding to be binding on both and the government to bear all expenses In connection therewith. The offer was submitted In the form of a letter to President Hays of the Grand Trunk and to the head officials of tho question Involved and Is now under consideration by them. While
there Is no Intimation of how they act upon tho offer It Is known strong pressure is being brought to bear upon both sides to accept. It is thought that Inasmuch as President Hays already
had made an offer to arbitrate, the company will accede to the proposal. Michigan Lines at Standstill. Detroit. Mich.. Jmv 20. Freight trafflc on the Cincinnati. Saginaw & Mackinaw division of the Grand Trunk Is nt a standstill and no movements are reported from main offices between Bay City and Durand, the terminal points. Only one passenger train on the division left Bay City according to schedule. Officials of the road say freight is being accepted. It Is estimated that more than 300 men have quit work In Detroit and that tho original figures of 700 or 1.000 on the lines west will be largely exceeded. The shops at Battle Creek, employing 700 men. have been closed. Ontario Traffic Is Tied Up.
Toronto, July 20 There has been
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WASHINGTON One of tho Investigating committees Bet In motion at the late session of congress thnt Is
I expected to yield somo Interesting re
sults is the subcommittee of flvo senators, members of the judiciary committee, who have been directed to investigate and report on the workings of thc "third degree," as exemplified by federal officers In criminal prosecutions.
The investigation will take a wide range. One member of the committee will be sent to Oklahoma to learn
what basis there Is for the charge made by Gov. Haskell and his friends,
that the prosecutions started against
him under the Roosevelt adralnlstra
Hon were Inspired by personal malice, and that the methods resorted to by thc special agents of the government In their efforts to convict Haskell.
wore discreditable. r Another branch of tho investigation
will relate to some of the western prosecutions, especially those conducted by Robert Kay Devlin, as United States attorney for the Northern district of California. Devlin's nomination was hung up in tho Judiciary committee of the senate for a long time, on a complaint that he had
persecuted Dr Perrin, one of the defendants In certain land-fraud cases, who. after being Indicted, was flnallr discharged for want of evidence.
A sneclal agent of the department
of Justice sent out to Investigate the
charge mado a written report mat ur.
Perrin should never havo been indicted; that Improper mothoda were employed to bring about his Indictment, and even after the government officers were aware that they could not make a case against Dr. Perrin. tho indictment was allowed to hang over his head for many months, to his great personal detriment. The methods of Francis J. Heney and Detective Burns may be inquired Into, and It Is not unlikely that some attention may be given to the charge mado against tho method of administering the criminal laws In Alaska, especially at Juneau, where the United States attorney and United States marshal wore recently removed from office on the complaint of Gov.
Walter E. Clark. The resolution directing an Investigation was offered by Senator Heyburn of Idaho, and was based upon reports In newspapers of the police methods employed In the Sayler murder case at Atlantic City. That case was not one with which the federal government had to do. but. In as much as thc methods complained of may Infringe the constitutional guarantees of the individual citizen, the committee feels that It has Jurisdiction, and that case along with others complained of will be Investigated.
"Corpse" Aroused by Noise, Runs Away ... a
"T'l
Loses Eyes; Asks $25,000. Portland. July 19. Raymond Walker of Uldgevllle. whose eyes were put out several months ago by a premature explosion of dynamite while making a blast at the Armflold and Cartwrlght stone quarry at Rldgovlllo. has brought suit against the
company, demanding damages of f 25.000. Walker alleges that while ho was preparing to make a shot, as directed hv his cmnlovers. a careless and in-
experienced foreigner, working near , j;T Ignt'fflc otu of hv oxnloded a charge before ho was , , P""-"1. n rnU r!1ffav.
lERE'S a dead man in mat al
ley."
This exclamation by an excited col
ored man at Eleventh and E streets, In Washington, caused considerable consternation among pedestrians and loungers In that vicinity a few days ago. He pointed to a narrow alleyway on the north side of E street between Eleven and Twelfth streets, between two buildings.
Pretty soon the mouth of the little nlley was blocked by curious people. A business man In the neighborhood
who peered over the heads of the mor
bid crowd and saw a man stretched out full length, and apparently very 111 or dead. In the alleyway, telephoned
to the Emergency hospital for an ambulance. Other men ran hither and thither In search of a policeman. "He may be drunk," suggested an old man as he gazed at the prostrate form.
No," another man declared, 1
reckon It Is a case of beat prostration."
I think he's Just dreamin about
Jack Johnson's victory, said a third.
In the meantime the Emergency hos
pital ambulance with clanging gong arrived on the scene, and a policeman
with perspiration streaming down his face rushed up to the mouth of the alley and was forcing his way through the crowd to get at the supposed dead man. The noise aroused tho "corpse." The prostrato figure slowly arose, disclosing the stalwart form of a negro. Ho gazed in astonishment at the crowd that blockod up the entrance to the alley and saw the policeman and white-coated Emergoncy surgeon elbowing their way toward him. With a yawn and a stretch of his arms, the
negro darted Into the side door or a printing office, slamming the door behind him. Investigation disclosed the fact that the negro has boon employed at the printing establishment a number of years He said he was tired and went out into the quiet, cool alleyway to take a nap during the lunch hour. That was all.
Sold MacVeagh Spoiled Vinegar; Fined
by exploded a charge
ablo to escape
Maniac Defies Officers. Columbus, July 19. David Brannon, sixty years old, a veteran of the Civil war, became suddenly Insane at tho home of his nephew, Elmer Trotter of near Hope, and armed with a revolver and a butcher knife he took possession of his nephew's barn and kept the officers and neighbors at bay for twelve hours, before ho was finally captured. His mother died at tho Central hospital for the Insane at Indian
apolis several years ago. Murder Theory Advanced. Laporte, July 19. Tho body of the man who fell or was thrown from a
Lake Shore train was Idontllleil as that of C. B. Lange of Rolling Prairie. Since nothing of value was found on his person the theory of murder has been advanced.
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.
Will Dedicate Monument
Tho anniversary of tho battle of Anttotnm Rnntomher 17. has been se
lected as tho date for tho dedication
of tho Indiana monument at Antlctnra,
tho erection of which has been In
charge of tho Antletam National Park commission. A largo number of tho dolecatlon for this city which will
attend tho monument dedication aro
preparing to go on to Atlantic City to nttonri tho national encampment of
tho O. A. R.. which meets Monday,
Rnntnm hor 19. and continues untl
September 2i.
Jeffersonvllle. Members of the
stato board of forestry will be nt the
reservation near Henryvllie July
for a Htny of several days ami nne Invited nil citizens Interested in the conservatlctn of tho forests to visit them.
South Bend Speed ordinances in
South llend and Mlshawaka are being Rtrlctlv enforced and autolsts from
rhlrnco and the east, wmcn uo noi
expect to stop In either one of tho
two cities, arc making a circuit 01 up
towns.
smith uond It has been learned
thnt tho now South Bend theater, now
tn thn course of erection, which was
supposed to be strictly for vaudeville, will bo really an anti-trust theater.
with booking provided by the bnu herts.
tnrrnnnvllli T.ncnl KllichlS of
Pythias are forming an organization tn clvn entertainments at the local ar-
irorv tho nroceeds of which will go
toward making Christmas a reality to
tho ofphans nud others in nceu) cir
cuiastances.
this city by the Grand Trunk railway. Tho strike order was promptly obeyed by the 500 employees of tho road In Toronto. Conditions are Identical at Stratford, Hamilton and other terminals In Ontario. Strike Breakers Man Trains. White River Junction. Vt., July 20. Manned by crews of strike breakers, two trains on tho Grand Trunk left here on schedule time. At Portland passenger trains are running, but no freight Is being handied. The strike on the Central Vermont road is felt throughout the state, freight being tied up, though passenger trains are run with crews recruit
ed from the offices and snops.
No Freight Moves In Chicago, rihlrneo. July 20. Chicago so far is
affected by the strike of Grand Trunk conductors and trainmen only In so far ns Its freight trafflc Is concerned.
Not a freight train Is leaving the cuy
nr rnmlnir in. but passenger trains aro
flnvlne on time. The Impression 01
ntnrosted trainmen In this city Is that
tho strike will, for thc most part, ne
foucht out In Canada and will only se
riously affect Chicago and other Amer
ican cities If It reaches sucn propor
tlons as to affect the through passen
ger nnd mall trains. This Is not con sldered likely.
German Singers In Omaha.
nmnha. Neb.. July 20. Omaha threw
onen her doors today to hundreds of
.
German singers wno nave come 10 v
tond the national saengerfest ot tne
Snencerbund of tho Northwest ino
sessions nnd concerts will continue for four days nnd elnborate musical procrams will he rendered. Many social
affairs will enliven the meeting. Otto V. Rohland of St. Paul Is president
of tho association. Western Banker Arrested.
Portland. Ore.. July 20. W. D. Out
man, treasurer of W. P. McMonlcs & rvv of this city, was arrested here on
a charge of receiving money, knowing
a banU to be Insolvent
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JAMES WILSON, secretary or agriculture, has been hot-footing It after a Chicago man who had tho temerity to sell Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the treasury, a barrel of bogus vinegar. MacVeagh bought the
vinegar believing It was the reai thing, the kind that father used to
make on the farm, fit to put on leituce and pickle pigs' feet with and all that port of thing.
Thn Irxiks and Btnell of tho stuff
made hlra suspicious, and so he hallooed for tho pure food Inspectors tn come and examine. They reported
tho nlleced vinegar was In reality
adulterated and artificially colored
and mlsbranded. A criminal Information was filed against the luckless
storekeeper nnd he was taken into the United States court, accused of deceiving nnd misleading MacVeagh.
The man pleaded guilty and was fined
$25. He promised to be good. A Duffalo milling concern has been fined for mixing ground corncobs with flour middlings. The same concern was also found guilty of putting ground corncobs In a "gluten" preparation. A lot of "raisins," shipped from California to Texas, was discovered to be In part a decomposed vegetable substance. A Chicago firm selling a "qulck-rlslng" buckwheat flour has been fined for fraud In having sold In reality a mixture of wheat flour and buckwheat without any quickrising properties. Another Buffalo dealer was caught selling to Michigan folk a wonderful "hair tonic" which was advertised to cure headache and loss of hair and all sorts of thins. Analysis showed It contained 9S.5 per cent of alcohol nnd nothing to cure anything The dealer was let off with a fine. A
Michigan man waB detected selling in large quantities a "hay fever curecomposed of 99.95 per cent cocaine hydoclorldc. He was fined 5100. Several lemon extracts and vanilla extract fakers have been recently caught and punished.
Government's O. K. on the Lowly Toad
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A RECENT bulletin of the department or agriculture In Washington has taken up the case of tho toad, dispelling the "host of vague nnd ludicrous fancies as to its venomou' qualities. medicinal virtues, or most commonly, tho hidden toadstone
of priceless value.' Touching toads, says tho bulletin, does not produce warts on the hands Tho toad's breath docs not causo convulsions In children, nor does a toad In a newly dug well Insure n good and unfailing water supply, nor In a new mado cellar will ono bring prosperity to tho household. The Massachusetts experiment statiou has been Investigating the habits, food and economic value of the toad, tnd tho result establishes its
claim to consideration and appreciation. First or all. as to the longevity of the toad, the Investigators express the opinion that many toads reach an age of at least ten or fifteen years. They nlso believe It possible for the tond to live for a limited time without food, but doubt stories about toads being found In rocks and trees. "The toad." sayo the pamphlet. "Is a nocturnal animal, and ventures out during tho day only when tempted by nn abundance of food or when the air and moving insects, centipeds, etc At Is full of moisture. It eat3 only living
night, soon after sundown, or even before on cool evenings. It emerges from Its shelter and slowly hops about la Hearch of fcod. Almost a regular beat Is covered. In the country this Includes forays along roadsides, Into gardens and cultivated fields and wherever Insect food Is abundant and grass or other thick herbage does not prevent locomotlqn. In cities and suburb an villages tho lawns, walks and par Ucularly the spots beneath electrk lamps ore favorite hunting gioundj.