Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 51, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 September 1910 — Page 3

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BF I" Mrs. Lovina Streight's Vacant Chair Decorated. REUNION OF 51 ST INDIANA Tears Came to the Soldiers' Eyes When They Witnessed Ceremonies Which Took Place at Reunion. Indianapolis. Tears carao to tho eyes of veterans of tho Fifty-first Indiana regiment when they witnessed tho decoration of tho vacant chair of Mrs. Lovina Strelght, "mother of the regiment," who died Juno D, 1910, since tho last reunion of tho regiment. Tho ceremonies took placo at tho reunion of the regiment on the beautiful grounds of tho old Strelght homestead In Indianapolis, where tho reunions hnvo heen held for 24 years. Mrs. StrelKht'8 favorite chair was brought to tho veranda of tho house and In tho presence of the veterans, who reverently bared their heads, tho members of tho Gen. A. D. Strelght circle. No. 1G, of Ladies of tho G. A. It., enrao forward and with appropriate ceremonies decorated the chair with flag3 and red carnations, tho flowers which Mrs. Strelght liked best. Mrs. Bohlen of Indianapolis then spoke on behalf of tho women In memory of mother Strelght, who was the wife of Gen. A. D. Strelght, commander of tho regiment. The reunion was opened with a ( Imgle call by A. M. Dooley of Danville, after -which Miss Ada Kirk of Danville led In the singing of "America." Captain "Wclton led In prayer, which was followed with the -welcoming address . uf Captain James Schous, who Is a ' messenger in the house of ropresenta- j tlveK, Washington, D. C. He praised ' Mrs. Strolcht and recalled that she always spoke of tho members of the regiment as her "boys." Capt G. W. Scare of Danvlllo responded. This was tho forty-ninth annual reunion of the regiment, and arrangements are being made for the- celebration of the regiment's "golden wedding" nojt year. Tho One Hundred and Twentyfourth Indiana closed Its reunion at tho courthouse by an olectlon of ofcers. and by deciding on holding Its noxt reunion at Winchester Instead of Indianapolis, ns has been its practise. Tho date for tho reunion was not fixed. Cholera Serum for Hogs. Senator Beverldgo has received a number of letters within tho last few weeks from farmers and stock raisers over tho state In regard to tho prevalence of hog cholera In several of the counties, and ho has been asked to lay tho matter before tho secretary of agriculture, explaining tho seriousness of the situation and asking that the department of agriculture send an Inspector Into Indiana to make an investigation and help the stockmen to eradicate tho disease. The .requests from Boono county were especially urgnt because. It was said, hog cholera Is causing heavy losses In that county. Tho senator laid the matter before tho secretary of agriculture and has received a telegram from him saying that Dr. R. A. Craig of Purdue university Is authorized to supply the hog cholera serum discovered by the department to those farmers whone hogs are affected, and tho secretary of agriculture suggosts that the farmers communicate direct with Doctor Craig. State Takes a Hand, Tho controversy between the city and tho Williamsburg school board ovor tho responsibility for educating HO children In tho territory recently annexed is being Investigated by the täte. Tho Williamsburg authorities assert that as the children now live in the city they should be educated in Milwaukee schools, while the local school officials assert that tho state has appropriated money for this purposo to tho district school until January 1, therefore tho city Is not responsible at present. The council also will investigate. Soldiers Widows Were Not Abused. President L. Y. Sherman and Secretary B. It. Burroughs of tho state board of administration, have mado a report on their Investigation of char pes against Mrs. Flo Jamison Miller, matron of the Soldiers' Widows' home of Illinois at Wllmlng'0(i. in which Mrs. Miller Is oxoneral and the continuance of her scrvIrn is approved. The Investigation, begun some two months ngo. arose from charges of Kid treatment of Inmates, and of faults In the food and cooking and In tho medical service. Articles of Incorporation. Articles of Incorporation have been filed In the office of tho secretary of state for tho following: The State bank of Stockwell, Stockwrtl; capital stock. J25.000; N. It. Johnson, president. Picker Brothers, Iloonvllle; capltnl Hock $20.000; general merchants; Incorporators, Albert W.. Frat and Carl Picker. The Dixie Social club, Evansvllle: no capital stock; directors, It. T. Butler. Samuel Edwards and Robert San-derfor.

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Delay Election Board. Tho state board of oloctlon commissioners doclded that no new codification of the election laws of tho state would bo necessary for distribution tills fall to tho election officers of the state, and thereby saved $300. Tho only change that will tie made In the former book of Instructions will bo tho Insertion of an act of tho last legislature, providing that ballots shall ho preserved Instead of destroyed by the election boards, as proviously provided. Tho board met with E. W. McGlnnls aud A. E. Butler, clerks of tho board, and various details of procedure were discussed. It developed that for many years tho clerk of the state printing board has been mado tho chief clerk of tho election board and that printing board clerks had proceeded with tho preparation for election far In advance of their actual appointment. Because tho board would bo Democratic this year and A. E. Butler, clerk of the printing board, Is a Hnpubllcan, ho had no assurance he would bo a clerk, and so did not take this preliminary nctlon. The result Is that the board Is behind in Its work. Tho members believed, however, that by frequent meetings thoy will be ablo to get the work done on time. The first thing to bo done will be to got the clerks and auditors of the counties of the state to certify tho number of voting precincts and the votes in each. Tho members of the board realize that It Is of tho greatest Importance that these reports from tho couuty officers bo made promptly and will try to Impress this fact on county officials.

Old Letter Read at Reunion. A letter written by CapL Estls Wallingford of tho Thirty-third Indiana when the regiment was quartered at Camp Hendricks, was read to the survivors of tho regiment at the annual reunion at tho statehouse. The letter Is now the property of Mrs. J. M. Rogers of 2001 North Meridian street, this city, a daughter of Captain Wllllngford. The association reorganized for tho ensuing year by electing the following officers: President. Simon B. Shore, Lebanon; vice-president, William A. Dllley. Martinsville; secretary, A. J. Buchanan. Indianapolis; treasurer, William H. Miller. Morrlstown; chaplain. John A. Smith. Soldiers' home. Marion. A dinner was served to tho association members In the basement. A second dinner served was to the members of the Thirteenth cavalry, which held a social session at the statohouse during tho morning, preparatory to a business session in the afternoon. S. S. Carson of Shelhyvllle Is president of tbe organization. The Seventh Indiana also met in special session during tho morning, preparatory to a business session in the afternoon. Anthony S. Cost of this city is president of tho organization. Battle Flags Returned. An annual reunion of tho Eightysecond Volunteer infantry was held at Columbus, at which MaJ. David I. McCormick of Indianapolis, secretary of the Indiana Battle Flag commission, was present, and he brought with him to show to the veterans three battle flags as follows: Tho banner of tho Fourteenth Indiana, the battle flag of tho Seventh Indiana and the flag of the Third Indiana. The last named flag saw service in the Mexican war, and Major McCormlck brought it especially to show to Michael Kmlg of this olty. who was a member of tho Seventieth Indiana, but on arriving here he learned that the old soldier is blind and much onfoobled by age and no attempt was made to tako the flag under which he saw service In the Mexican war to him. Tho battle flag of tho Eighty-second, which was already hero, was lost for S3 yoam and was but recently recovered. It was left In a store in Indianapolis, where It was unnoticed for yoars. New Y. W. C. A. Workers Come. Four now mombers of the executive staff and faculty of the Y. W. C. A. have arrived to tako up their duties. Miss Emma Jean Batty, who lately gavo up her duties as general recording secretary at Buenos Ayros, Argentine Republic. Is the new state executive for Indiana. Miss Anna P. Birdsail of N'owburgh, N. Y., Is tho newgeneral secretary. Miss Myrtlo Andrews, a graduate of Oberlln college, is physical director, while Miss Louise E. Stevenson of Millikon university, Decateur. Ill- will teach domestic science and art. Baptist State Missions. Tho Salamonle Baptist asssoclatlon's annual conference, which began here ended with two addresses. 'The Brotherhood In the Local Church," by R. IL Bouslog of Peru, nnd "Men and the Kingdom," by George A. Chrltton of Chicago. Rev. L. G. Conley Bpoke on "Tho Budget Can We Raise It?" Evangelist D. B. Richards followed, speaking on the state mission work of the church. Rev. W. B. Pope, superintendent of state missions for the church, spoke on the same subject. Ranks High as Tomato State. As a producer of canned tomatoes, Indiana ranked third last year and second In 190S with a normal pack of 1,000.000 cases, compared with 10.000.000 for the whole country. Maryland Is the chief tomnto raising state, producing 40 per cent, of the total, or 4,000.00p cases. The Indiana crop this season Is nothing more than a matter of guess work. Tomatoes arc In a precarious position nnd packers are unnble to predict what kind of a crop will re

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BAD E6G CAMPAIGN SPREADING RAPIDLY

BARNARD HEARS FROM MOVEMENT IN MANY STATES. KANSAS IS IN THE LEAD State Food and Drug Commissioner Says Indiana Is Not Alone in the Campaign Against the Bad Egg. Indianapolis. That Indiana Is not alone hi the camgalgn against the circulation of the una egg in the general market Is evident from the flood of replies received by H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner. In answer to requests for Information recently sent out to the food commissions of the great a egg-producing states. All the states" In the "egg belt" realize that they have a serious problem, but from this point their ways diverge. One group reports little or no success In handling the question, while tbe other, including Kansas, South Dakota and Missouri, seems to be on the way to a solution of the difficulties that beset the food reformers. From the character of the replies Mr. Barnard hopes to gain valuable data in pursuing the movement to amend the Indiana law, which, by means of the word "knowingly" in the egg clause, makes It almost impossible to push prosecutions to successful issue. Tho condltloHs vary, however, in each state according to the variance in the local laws and the vigilance of the food commissioners. Among the states that are still unsuccessful in handling h egg question, the situation langes all the way from a mere seeking of light to a realization of the objections after thorough Investigation. J. Q. Emery, at the head of the dairy and food commission in Wisconsin, writes: "We hnvo not solved this problem. Wo have not dono much work along this line owing to the extreme difficulty involved in the case. It seems to mo that when we do strike we shall be obliged to hold Che person responsible who Is caught with the goods." Iowa has lioen a little more success ful by prosecuting under a general law. W. B. Barney, state food and dairy commissioner, writes: "We. too. have found the egg problem one of the most difficult to handle. We have no special law covering this subject, but have succeeded in making a few prosecutions by having our Inspector cnndle tho eggs as they are delivered to the merchant." STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Warsaw. A tragedy was narrowly averted when Mr. and Mrs. George Walman of near Kendallvllle, who were here to attend the annual reunion of the Thirtieth Indiana regiment, were overcome by gas and almost asphyxiated. They were both found near death In the room In which they turned on a gas jet. taking It for an electric light. The victims are still in a serious condition, but will probably recover. HenryvHle. The death of Free man Cooper ended tho career of one of the best known real estate developers In southern Indiana. Mr. Cooper came here about ten years ago from Kokomo, where he was at one time a law partner with John W. Gem. lately defeated candidate for vice-president and now opposing Albert J. Bcverldge for the United States senatorshlp. Vincennes. Suddenly becoming Insane. Lincoln FTeeman of Shoals wandered away from his home at White River bridge, near Wheatland. Ho bad placed his clothing, with a picture of his wife, in a grip nnd lntor walked entirely nude through tho town of Wheatland. Scott Weaver obtained a blanket and rescued Freeman, who wus later takon to bis home. Richmond. Mlldren Locke, six years old. of Cambridge City, has brought suit against the Pennsylvania railroad for $2.500 damages. The complaint alleges that she Is entitled to this sum for Injuries rcrclved when a Pennsylvania locomotive struck her. The father. Erle L. Locke has also sued the railroad for Sl.fiOQ. his claim In dainagos by the injury to' the child. Evansvllle. At the wedding of Martha Ruth Pheatt to Cortner M. Hardy In Itockport the bride wore hobble skirts. It was the first "hobble skirt" wedding In southern Indiana. Mr. Hardy I the son of T. M. Hardy, wealthy tobacco warehouse man of Rockport. The couple will live In that city. Evansvllle.- Grief ovor the death of her husband, which occurred two months ago. caused the death of Mrs. John B. Andrews. Richmond. Although he was fined only one cent by tho city court for trespass, I. K. Simmons declares he will take nn appeal to the circuit court. SImmcfs took down a stove In the residence of Charles Ski!lens and In doing so threw some soot on several pies. Sklllens then filed the charge against him. Bloomlngton. Mrs. Elizabeth Gobs, living ten miles north of here, was milking a cow near a rail fence when the animal kicked her, breaking her right leg. The force of the blow knocked her against the fence and a rail fell, breaking the left leg.

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Uncle Sam's Bug I THINK THEY'RE pJNÖ A air too FAR DOW, AT WA5H1NGTOH WSHlNGTON- A bitter war on the house cat has been declared by the department of agriculture. Experts In the biological bureau of that department are making exhaustive investigations of the cat as a spreader of dlseaso. Already they have found out enough to convince them that as much danger lurks in a cat as In a rat, and rats are known to be fatal distributors of plague. Upon the completion of these Investigations efforts will be made by the Federal authorities to have cat license laws passed. It Is much more desirable, they say, to have a license for cats than a license for dogs. "We know that cats carry disease," said H. W. Henshaw, chief of the bureau. In discussing the light against tabby, "but we do not know to what extent We are practically certain they carry diphtheria, scarlet fever and ringworm, and we suspect they carry tuberculosis. All this we want to find out. Of course the right to bring about a cat license will be a hard one. Such a suggestion will be scoffed at. But in time people will come to realize what a menace cats are. That Is what we hope to do bring the people to such a realization." Dr. A. K. Fisher, of the bureau of

When Britishers Burned the Capitol

HOT much LIKE A COW PASTURE MOW SOMETIMES it does us good to reminisce a little bit, and this leads us to remark that SG years ago, the British forces burned tho capltol. There were about C.000 in number landed from the British vessels on the Patuxent August 20. and on the 24 th they reached the capital. There were only about 3,200 men available for defense of Washington In the American army, and they only had 17 .pieces of artillery. So when the British made their raid on Washington, although they were met with splendid resisUince, the American army was compelled to retreat, and the red coats made a triumphant entry into Washington and began to carry out tho threat of the commanding Invader, who said: "I will make a cow pasture of these Yankee capltol grounds." Just as soon as tho British got possession of the city they War Vessels to Go DO YOU remember how proud we were of our Spanish warships And now they are all in the scrap heap. The Boston, tho Concord, the Wlnslow and the Detroit have all to go. as they are no looser fit to cope with modern -nrmamont on the high soas. A storm of protest hasgonoup in Washington, but it is not going to help matters a single bit The United States government canont afford to hang on to the old uattlcshlps, even if they are dear In memory. It will be remembered that the Boston, a protected cruiser, and tho Concord, a gunboat, were In Admiral Dewey's fleet at Manila. It

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KEFR. FER AnOrttT r.'-:VEN million dollars on a Joy ride J through the streets of Washington 13 a sight to be seen every week day at the national capital. And this stands less chanco of getting hurt through the carelessness of tbe driver of tho wagon It rides in or from outside forces than any Joy rider, animate or Inanimate, In the country. For the treasury has a now money wagon, a brand new vehicle, made of i i, ti, ff.ni ulth hnaw locks and bars, to bring money from the bureau of engraving nnd printing, ...!... It la mnilo to the vaults Of the nuutg " v . treasury, where It Is stored for safekeeping. And not only Is tho new wagon nearly bombproof in Itself, but Just to make sure that some foolish person, with visions of a Jesse James hold-un scheme, will never succeed In accom-

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biology. Is at work on a bulletin on the house cat. He has been studying the question for years and knows the general habits of cats thoroughly. "There are lots of fallacious theories regarding the usefulness of cats," says Dr. Fisher "As a matter of faot they do almost no good and a great deal of harm. The difficulty in following tho question of tbe extent to which they carry disease is measured by the difficulty of following the cat. And yet there Is no doubt In the world that many a child who, for no apparent reason and from no discernible cause, develops a case of diphtheria or scarlet fever owes Its illness and often its death to the cat It has been fondling. Moreover, cats are as susceptible to hydrophobia as degs. "The highly pampered pet cat of the luxurious household never falls to tret out and roam around with the ! ordinary alley cat In many Instances j the alley cat. which prowls all night long with the pet cat, has spent the day sleeping in some hut or hovel In an alley where smallpox, diphtheria or tuberculosis is hid. "Recently there has been much attention paid to rats and tho harm they do, both as destroyers and as spreaders of disease. In this connection the cat has been pointed out as a valuable aid in keeping down the rat. That is an error. "I can state from ray personal observation that only about 5 per cent, of cats are really mousers. I have seen cats that would tackle the biggest rat going and kill him. but such instances are rare. As a rule a cat cares little for a conflict with a rat. set fire to the capltol, the White House and other public buildings. It ! was at this time that Dolly Madison , cut the famous portrait of Washington from its frame, where it stood la the great east room of tho Whito ' house, and, rolling it up, had it cart- ; ed away with the few effects which ; she was able to remove from the j White House. The British descrip- ; tion of what wont on in the capital at that time Is as follows: i "The blazing houses, ships and stores, tho report of exploding magazincs and the crash of falling roofs I was one of the finest sights to be con- j ceived. The sky was brilliantly illuminated by the conflagration. The scene was as striking and sublime as the burning of St. Sebastian's. Toward morning a violent storm of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, came on, whose flashes seemed to vie in brilliancy with the flames which burst from the roofs of burning houses, while the thunder drowned the noiso of falling walls and was only interrupted by the occasional roar of cannon and of large deposits of gunpowder as they exploded, ono by one." But we don't look much llko a cow pasture now, don't you know. to the Scrap yeap I was on the deck of tho Winslow dur ing the hottest cannon Are of the war, that Ensign Worth Bagley was killed by an exploding shell. One of th achievements of the Detroit was the capture of tbe Catalina to tho westward of Havana, and she took activo part in the bombardment of San Juan. , Every man who Joined in the movement for Cuba's freedom views with sadness the passing of these four battleships. Accompanying the condemnation of tho four Spanish War vessels is the passing of the old sloop-ofwar Portsmouth, forming tho last chapter In the history of what is believed to be one of the most Interesting ships In the old navy. Launched before the beginning of tho Mexican war, the Portsmouth took , an active part in that struggle, par- j ticipated In the suppression of tho j African slave trade, fought In Chi- j nose waters, and had a large share in the operations in the Gulf of Mexico ' during tho Civil war. j plishing anything of tho sort, eight heavily armed guards ride to and fro with the seven millions. I And this extra precaution Is due to 1 the change in the system of making money. Until recently the money was printed at tho bureau of engraving and printing, but sent to the treasury minus the seal and the number, so that " not real money until bandied in the treasury ?ow one machine does all the work, ' Including the stamping of tho seal and j number. These flgures-the round , seai to iae ngui nu uie miraoer to the left of the face of a paper bill. stamped In blue are what make bills legal tender. Hence when the money passes through the wonderful cutting and stamping machine, which counts i bills out Jh lots of 100 after It Is through with them. It Is ready to j spend and anyone who got hold of It 1 wouiu ume u icai iumK, "It seems queer to some people that we should take such precautions to guard the money wagon," says Director Ralph of the bureau of engraving and printing, "but we think it necessary. A stitch in time saves nine, as j we have been told from childhood.1

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED III BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER INDIANA. RED MEN PLAN BIG POWWOW Officials Expect 10,000 Members t Attend District Meeting From Many Northern Indiana Counties. Noblesville. Sept. 20. There will b mora Red Men in Noblesville than the city ever entertained before In Its history. Some of the officers estimate the number as high as 10,000. Tho occasion will be the annual meeting of the Wabash valley powwow of Red Men. This district Includes Hamilton. Tipton. Howard, Miami, Wabash. Wells. Madison and many other counties In northern and northeastern Indiana. The program provides for a number of contests. Including a balloon ascension. Five hundred delegates are expected to be present at this meeting and invitations have been extended to tribes in all of the surrounding counties and most of them will be here with large delegations. Orders Special Examination. Richmond. Sept. 20 Complying with a request from Charles Jordan, superintendent of the Wayne county schools. Robert J. Aley. state superintendent of schools, has ordered aspeclal examination held in Wayne county on September 25. The purposo Is to give those candidates for county superintendent who are Ineligible because of not holding a license a chance to secure one. The choice of a superintendent to succeed Mr. Jordan will be made on September 30, the resignation taking effect October 1. Pastor Unable to Resign. Columbus, SepL 20. The Rev. F. L. Hardy, pastor of the First Baptist church here, has a Job that he can not quit for the reason that the congregation of the church will not let him. A short timo ago he tendered his resignation that he might attend college at Louisville, but the congregation refused to accept his resignation, and he will remain as pastor of the church on condition that he has eight months loave of absence, whan he will attend college. Slashed by Unknown Negro. Anderson. Sept. 20. Arthur Sheets Is In a precarious condition at hlshotne here as a result of having been, slashed with a razor by an unknown, negro. Sheets reported to the police that as he was on his way home tho negro, whom he , had never seen before, suddenly flourished a razor, and slashed him across the neck, his coat and collar were Bevered, and a gash four Inches long cut Into his neck, barely missing the Jugular vein. Attempts "Dash of Death." Logansport, SepL 20. In an ntterapt to emulate tho feats of a "dash of death" performer, Albert Easterday. fourteen, sustained five fractured ribs and other Injuries. In building tho central heating station a big incline has been constructed upon which workmen wheel brick. Easterday attempted to ride down this Incline on his blcyclo and the wheel shot off tho edge of the Incline, about twenty feet from tho ground. Dies at Home of Daughter. Bloomlngton. Sept. 20. William F. Whitely. a native or Wayne county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Harris, in Bloomlngton. Ho was C5 years old and Is survived by tho widow and two children. Tho latter are Prof. John IL Whitely of Los Angeles. Ca!., and Mrs. Harris, wife ot Dr. Harris of this city. Tho decedent moved to Bloomlngton from Cambridge City. , Girl Sees Father End Life. Marlon, SepL 20. Mark Xesbit, forty years old. one of tho best known farmers In Grant county, committed suicide at his home In Greene township by drinking carbolic acid. Tho act was witnessed by his ten-year-old daughter. Tho little girl realized when she saw her father raise the bottle to his Hps that he meant to take his life, and begged him not to do so. Deed Calls for $500,000. Evansvllle. Sept. 20. A $500,000 trust deed for tho Evansvllle Public Service company's plant. Just belnjc built, was executed to the Mercantile Trust and Savings company, the bonding agents. Gavin L. Payne &. Co. of Indianapolis are fiscal agents for the new company and Charles Flnley Smith, formerly of that city. Is one of tho large stockholders. Fire Does $6,000 Damage. Shelhyvllle. Sept. 20. A fire which did almost 5G.000 damage occurred la Gwynnevillo, In tho northeastern part of Shelby county. Tho fire was In the new two-story frame building of Fred Evans and occupied by Joseph Johnson, who conducted a racar market and poultry house at the place. Paralysis Causes Death. Peru. Sept. 20. Mrs. Alice Merrill, wife of Prof. Joseph Merrill, a society woman, asd daughter of former Sheriff Edward T. Gray, died of paralyila,