Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 53, Number 19, Jasper, Dubois County, 17 February 1911 — Page 6
WEEKLY COURIER BEN ED. DOANE, Publisher. JASPER INDIANA
CULLOM NO BRIBER
Oflon the Joy ride ends In a cemetery.
Wtr.ter Is staying ae long as an unwelcome guest.
Lato in March tho largest battleship w i be In commission. There is no
te.lng bow- soon It will be obsolete.
ILLINOIS SENATOR RESENTS SLURS CAST UPON GOOD NAME OF STATE.
NO TAINT IN HIS ELECTION
HOUSE PASSES CENSUS
RE-APPORTIONMENT BILL Lower Branch Fixes Its Membership at 433 After March 3, 1913 Senate Must Yet Act.
Simultaneously with tho opening of the postal banks a lot of old yarn socks opened.
That American who photographed cows Jnsido England's fortifications made somewhat of a bull.
Seventeon-year locusts are due this year, bot nobody will care if they fall to hear the alarm clock go off.
The aeroplane does not break down oftener than an automobile, but it breaks down in more inconrenient localities.
Declares- There Charge Made
Has Never Deen That Money Was
Ever Used to Influence Any Vote for Him In Legislature.
Somo peoplo are eternally fussy. An Indiana man wants a divorce from his wife because she bathes the dog In the disbpan.
Washington, Feb. 9. "Not a dollar was over used In any of my five elections to the United States sonate nor in any of the other elections In which 1 have figured, declared Senator Cullorn of Illinois in a speech on the floor of tho senate. Ho upheld tho people of Illinois as being as moral as those of any other state, and said that they were quite capable of taking care of their own good nana. Announcing that ho took the floor
only because of reflections cast upon himself and his state In connection
Washington. Fob. 10. Tho house of
representatives passed tho census re
apportionment bill, fixing tho member
ship at 438 aftor March 3. 1913. This bill, which Is a substitute for the orlgInal one givos Illinois two additional members of the house. Tho following states gain by the now bill as follows: Arizona. 1; Alnbamn. 1; California, 3; Colorado. 1; Florida. 1; Georgia, 1; Idaho. 1; Illinois. 2; Louisiana, 1; Massachusetts. 2; Michigan, 1; Minne
sota. 1; Montana, 1; New Jersey. 2;
.New Mexico. 1; New York, C; North
Dakota. 1; Ohio. 1; Oklahoma. 3; Oregon. 1; Pennsylvania, 4; Rhodo Island, l; South Dakota, l; Texas, 2; Utah, 1; Washington. 2; West Virginia. 1. Tho Democrat, aided by a fow Republicans who declined to bo bound by the party caucus, won the tight for an increased representation. Thoy voted down tho Republican caucus bill to maintain tho tl of
anu then passed the original i
AIR, LAND AND SEA, TAKE YOUR CHOICE
f l HOPB I A I Dowr FAU
AIM
Again It is reported that the hoopskirt is coming back. Not If the wearers have to pass tho Flatiron building in New York.
Aviation seems to be like some other methods of producing exhilarating ef. fects; there is difficulty in recognizing the right time to quit.
with the Lorimer case, tho vonorablo 1 351
senator said that ho bad not though: Cruni packer bill fixing the memberit becoming in him to discuss the Lori- ' ship at -533. If Arizona and New Moxmer matter, eithor publicly or pri- ifo should be admitted to statehood vatoly. j th.v will bo given one representative "When tho time comes I shall vote I each, bringing the total to 435. according to the dictates of my con- j The action of the house must bo
Dp to date the submarines of the world's navies have been chiefly remarkablo for the many discouraging accidents which befall them.
It does not astonish us to loam that our sun Is a "variable star." Even on this planet it has the reputation of being a highly capricious luminary.
science." ho said.
"On the five different occasions when the people of Illinois signally honored me by electing mo 10 the senate." ho continued, after reviewing
his various political contests, "there t
was not even the slightest suggestion 'Federals Ar R.r...f.- , on thP nrt nf nn f MzLnt,m I 'edera' Are Repulsed by Insurrectos
or wrongdoing in the legislature in connection with my election. Never Under Bribe Cloud.
rauueu oy the senate. The houso leadors believe the senate will follow the -wishes of the lower house.
DIAZ TROOPS ARE DEFEATED '
Atter Five-Hour Battle Lesses Heavy.
Aviators should let altitude tests go unsought. Endurance and passenger tests are the ones needed at this stage of the art.
as a candidate for congress, as a candidate for governor, as a candidate for United States senator, no one has ever charged that a single dollar was
used to Influence any voter to vote
Mulata. Mexico, Feb. 11. Mexican
forces under General Luque have sustalned another defeat in their attack I on Insurrectos. whom they have boon j fighting in this vicinity for the Inst
week. The federals assaulted the in-
for me or cnrmntH- ,n tnnmM .n. r'" 1Ui tü ""rencneu about Mu-
member of the legislature to vote for V. ejL W roluIsJ after a bat-
mo ! ua "nag nve Hours. Frequently dur-
"I have always been a strict party man, and am now, and have always received the support of my party when a candidate for ntihiic nflico Thnea
The Chicago authorities nave voted ! are the facts. They speak for them-
to limit all buildings begun aftor September 1 to a height of 200 feet, and If they mean Chicago feet that Is surely high enough.
By way of giving the children of the city a chance to see all strange animals that Inhabit the oarth, tho authorities of New York Central park have bought a cow.
Mocllclae Hat wants Its namo changed. If Kalamazoo and Oshkosh can be happy and prosperous, there seems to be no reason why Medicine Hat should not be comfortable.
Basket ball may be a perfectly lovely game, but when It becomes necessary to call upon ;he police to pry players apart It would seem that a revlsod rule of some sort might well be Inserted.
There Is In California a fountain of oil that gushes up to a height of 156 feet Advocates of tho conservation of our natural resources might do well to insist that a lid should be put on this fountain.
selves. This is all I have to snv eon
cernlng myself." Senator Cullom briefly reviewed tho history of his state, and then, referring to the concern expressed regarding that commonwealth, said that no senator could have greater concern over Its integrity and honor than himself. He added that In his Judgment tho state of Illinois needed no defense. Hints at Present Corruption. "That corruption has existed on the part of certain members of the legisla
ture," ho said, "should not affect the honor and Integrity of the whole state and besmirch Its fair name throughout the nation. If Illinois is to be condemned on account of corruption in its legislature there are few of the
great states In the union not subject to similar condemnation. "It is manifestly unfair and unjust to hold up tho state to scorn bofore tho nation on account of the wrongdoing of a comparatively few of its public officials."
lag tho assault American troops on the opposite side of the Rio Grande
were under fire. Shells from Hold guns used by the federals hissed across the river, bursting dangerouslv close to men of troop H of tho Third U. S. cavalry, which patrolled tho river bank. Tho federals numbered 325, according to their own announcement. The pronundadoe had 200 men In Mulata. It is impossible to estimate tho number of killed. Tho bodies of eight soldiers havo been stripped of thoir weapons, but many more were carried off the field. Only one Insurrecto. Emilie Lopez, was killed.
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IN LINCOLN'S HONOR! I . i
I IS TAFT
RECIPROCITY WILL BENEFIT FAR
MER, MANUFACTURER AND MIDDLEMAN, HE DECLARES.
GOOD WILL GREATEST AIM
President at Corn Show In Columbia
Urges Extension of Agrlcultura Resources by Leveling of the "Use lees Tariff Wall."
CITY ATTORNEY AND 215
OTHERS ARE INDICTED
MARTYRED PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Danville Grand Jury Cites Two for
Perjury Withholds 100 True Bills In Election Case. Danville. 111., Feb. 11. City Attorney Frank W. Jones nnd Peter SanIchas, local Greek merchant, were Indicted for perjury In tho Vermilion county grand Jury's first report to tho
Taft Briefly Addresses Joint Session C0UrL Bench warrants wore lmmedi-
of Legislature and Is Principal I at0,y ,ssed
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PRESENT
Speaker at Elaborate Banquet Held
In Chamber of Commerce.
SLEUTH IS FOUND GUILTY
First Conviction for State In O'Neil Browne Case Clemency Is Urged.
Lee
An Austrian girl, who has Just been naturalized in New York, says she bocame a citizen of this nation because she loves the United States and the American people. That Is tho kind of citizen wo want.
Moicant and Hoxsey laughed at danger "as long as tho machine was all right." When man becomes perfoct. possibly he will Invent a raachino that is perfect. Until then it is safer to leave flying to the birds.
A man In a Philadelphia restaurant discovered 15 pearls In one oystor stew. It Is evident that th
ARCHBISHOP RYAN IS DEAD
eminent uathollc Prelate Passes
Away at Philadelphia at the Age of Eighty Years.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13. Most Rev Tim t.t. T- - ...
Xu;, jonn uyan. archbishop of
i niiaoeiphia and metropolitan of
i-ennsyivanlR, died at the archlepls
vujKw resilience in this city. The members of the Immediate family
were ai iae hedside when he passed
away.
trrnoisaop uyan, known as the
greatest orator of the Catholic church in America, was born In 1S31 In
I rurles. County Tipperary. Ireland
He spent his early boyhood in his
native country, coming to America In
rant-pearl fisheries exnect to viUl 1S62 going at once to Sl Loi
good harvest this season. If this is to i "ring the Civil war ho was chap-
be taken for a sample beginning.
One out of every four graduates of Harvard earns all or a part of tho monoy needed to pay bis expenses. We can't see why Harvard shouldn't get as much glory out of this fact as he does out of her athletic exploits. The department of agriculture has been keeping tabs on the number of
deer shot In this country during the year and has counted up to 57,500. still there aro people who kve deor that havo not boen converted Into venison.
A Now York doctor says that if women continue to wear tho quantities of false puffs, rolls and swltcbos now In fashion tho next generation may have little or no hair to start with. With rare exceptions the present generation had mighty little hair to start with.
Tho chief forester says that SI per cent, of tho forest fires In 1909 wero duo to the carelessness of railroads and persons using tho forests. This 1b about as bad as the percentage of bouse fires caused by carelessness. Tho government has again changed the name of the life-saving station at the west end of Nantucket Island, Tvhlch used to be "Great Neck," from "Maddcquct" to "Maddaket," but wo hall not learn to spell the new name until -we have some assuranco that ifr M't going to bo changed again.
ma oi me military nrison at Rt
Loul. and in 1SGS ho went to Romo
at the Invitation of Pope Plus IX. and
delivered tho Lenten lectures in Eng lish.
During tho strike of the anthracite
miners of Pennsylvania in 1900 Arch
uisnop uyan. WH0 In 1SS4 had beeQ
made archbishop of the Philadolnhi
diocese, spent most of his time In the
coal fields. Here his advice and con solatlon was much sought. His in
fluence with the minora at that time was said to have kept many acts of
violence from being attempted
SLAYS HERSELF; SHOOTS BOY
Maine Farmer In Last Illness Has Wife Sign Death Compact Which She Keeps. Oxford, .Mo., Feb. 13.A compact entered Into a month bofore the donth of Lynwood S. Koeno. which occurred Saturday, explained the suicide of his wife after she had fatally shot her fourteen-year-old son, Gerard. The document was found In Mrs. Keene's dresser. It related many family troubles and In It Mrs. Keene bound herself to end her own life and that of her son after the deata of Keene. which was expected apparently when the pact waB made. Friends of tho family who were In the Keene home heard shots upstairs. They found Gerard In bed with a bullet hole In his temple and tho lifeless body of Mrs. Keene on her bed In the next room. j
Chicago. Feb. 11. Patrick Kooloy, former detective in State's Attorney Wayman's office, was foond guilty of perjury In tho second trial of Lee O'Neil Browno by a Jury in Judge Clark's court. If .the conviction Is sustained the Hnfanilnnt r-IH . ...
" iu jjo to siates
prison for Indeterminate period.
It was the first conictlon 5nv
Attorney ayman has secured In con
nectlon with tho so-called Lee O'NoIl
urowne bribery case. Keeley had received advance In
formation of the verdict of the Jury,
anu ne sat unmoved when It was read
by the clerk. He said the battle was
not yet lost and that he never expect ed to enter state's prison.
The verdict was not a complete vic
tory lor the state, as it was accompn nlod by a recommendation for clem oncy.
REJECT 14-FOOT WATER WAY
Engineers Think That Eight Feet Is Sufficient From Lockport, III., to Mississippi River. Washington, Fob. 11 Approving an eight-foot water way. which it declare would carry Sioo.wo.ooo worth
of freight a year through the Illinois valley, tho board of engineers for the rivors and harbor, seat to the house its report on tho plan for a water wy from Chlnogo to the MisslMtrmi
river. It refuses Its approval for a 11-
toot channel.
Dot even with an clgrht-foot channoi
the board puts tho most Iron clad restrictions upon the co-operation which the government Is to offer tho ito
of Illinois, and Insists that until Illinois shall have mnde Its 20.000.000 bond istuo available for the work between Lockpon and Utioa the gov
ernment is to do not hint- uiwo.n
L'tlcn and tho mouth of tho rlrer.
FAVORS TARIFF BOARD BILL
Sprlngfiold, III., Fob. 11. Lincoln's
birthday was celebrated here to-dny.
more elaborately than ever before. . Sftlnst corrupt politics
and the occasion was made moro notable by the presence of President
Taft as the guost of honor, and of many other distinguished citizens from various parts of the country. The city hall, tho arches on the public square, the interior of tho capitol building and many residences were handsomely decorated and business was practically suspended during the day.
Arrival of the President. President Taft and his party arrived early In the afternoon, httvlng
been brought In Congressman McKinley's private car on tho interurbon from Decatur, whero they were met by Representative Iarael Dudgeon of Morris, chairman of the Joint legislative committee In charge of the program. As soon as Mr. Taft allchtml
from the car the parade was formed ! TRADE CONGRESS IS OPENED with Maj.-Gon. Edward C. Young of
Chicago as grand marshal and Adjt.Gen. F. S. Dickson as his chief of
The Jury made a report of 21C in-
dlctments. More than 100 for -ote selling wero withhold. By Its preliminary report tho Jury swept tho docket clear of routinecases, clearing the docks for the fight
which will
burst with full force noxt week. The indictmont against Jones and Sanlchas are based on the direct question: "Did you buy any votes In nny election In Vermilion county within the last eighteen months?"
Both men answered "no" to this question. The grand Jury already had evidence tending to Incriminate the Indicted men and true bills wero voted almost without argument-
Hardy H. Whltlock. former county treasurer, charged with the embezzlement of ?37.000. was Indicted by the grand Jury on 214 counts. Sheriff John T. Shophard has gone to Detroit to arrest Whltlock. who wns his opponent at the last eloction for the ofllco of sheriff.
staff.
by
senate Committee en Finanz
Strict Party Vote Is for
Passage. Washington. Feb. in.Rr a strictir
party vote, all of the Democrats in on.
popltion. the senate committee on finance voted to report favorablv
bill passed by tho house to create a permanent tariff board. Several Important amondmcntB were adopted.
Texas to Have "Daylight" Saloons. Austin, Tex., Fob. 10. The dnvllt-M
faloon bill was passed by the senate and now goes to Governor Colquitt, who already has announced that h
will veto it. Tho bill provldon thmt
saloons must not open before six a. m. and must close by seven p. m. I
The First regiment, from Chicago, acted as an escort to the president, and that regiment's band furnished the military music, turning out eightyfive strong. Tho parade moved down Capitol avenue to the state houso, as the presidential salute of twenty-one guns was being fired. At the Capitol and the Monument. Arrh-ing at the cnpltol the presi
dent entered the building and was received by tho two houses of the legis
lature In special Joint session. To
tbo lawmakers he made his first nd-
dress of the day, speaking briefly but
spiritedly. Mr. Taft and the other
visitors wero then escortoil to the old Lincoln homo at Eighth and Jackson
streets.
From the homo tho visitors wero
taken to Oak Ridgo cemetery, whero
the martyred prosldont's remains rest beneath the now monumont. Mr. Taft and tho other guests entered the memorial chapel In tho monumont and reverently viewed the priceless Lin
coln relics presorved thero. Thoso Include much of Lincoln's correspond
ence and the famous autobiography
which no wrotoon one shoot of imrtor.
Tho party also viewed the empty sar-
copbngus In which Lincoln's body lay
for many year.
Taft Holds Reception. From tho cemetery the presidential
party was cacartod In automobiles to the executive mansion whero Governor and Mrs. Deneen hold n public
reception. The culmination of the dny's events was the great banquet in tho arsenal In the evening, under tho au
spices of the Lincoln Centennial ns-
Commerclal Conference Under Auspices of Pan-American Union Assembles at Washington. Washington, Feb. 13. Owing to the moral protectorate that the United States has virtually established ovpr several Central American republics and the rapid progress that Is being made toward the cornplotlon of the Panama canal, exceptional Interest Is being manifested In the commercial conference under the auspices of the Pun-American union, which opened In this city today. Not far from a thousand delegates arc on hand.
The purpose of the conference, as
announced by Director General John J. Barrett, Is to develop active and
widespread Interest In tho opportunities for tho extension of trade among the American republics, or btwcen the United States nnd its twenty sister countries situated south of it. Tho conference will also consider thoroughly tho Important question of preparation for the advantageous use of the Panama canal. Tho conference has the vigorous support of the Taft administration. PLOT TO RUIN COTTON CROP
Governor-Elect Smith of Georgia Exposes Scheme to Infect Fields With Boll Weevil.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 13. Governor elect Hoko Smith gave out n statement exposing a plot of New York speculators to lnfoct tho cotton fiolda of Georgia and South Carolina with tbo dreadful boll woovil In order to
00 nine to n-ako a fortune In tho
Columbus. O., Feb. 11. Reclnrni 1. .
with Canada will benefit tho m,h.
United States farmer, manufai tur. -
railroad company, middleman.
houseman. This was tho declarnti.
of Prosldont Tuft In nn addresa lu r nt tho Natlonnl Corn exposition
hile his speech wus devow l o
poclnlly to showing that the fur?... -
had nothing to fonr. but much to r
ho attempted to prove also that , 1
tho othor interests of tho couii .
would bo benefited.
Wo havo with pioneer enrr..
pushed on to the Pacific." the t,r,
dont said, "and taken up all the g,. ' land. We aro spending millions . reclaim the nrid and semi-arid lur .- .
of tho groat westorn desert. Slid-.: 1 wo not by taking down a useless a: ! unnecessary tariff wall bring wjrj ..
our agricultural resourcos the gn
Plains of the northwest when thoy ,.ri bring to us what wo need, and f without hurting any of our own 1 . ,
pie?"
Defends Pact Against Critics. Tho president exnrossod the oTtir ',.1
that In addressing a corn exhibit!. -i
91lf?frki.A I . ... I 1. ...
.tu lt uuiii uo especially a;, proprlnto for him to answer U.. criticism which had been mado of t! o ngreement, "as an attack upon t!. farmer by depriving him of i.roto. tion." "It Is said to bo a nnnufnrturer;' agreement." he said; "that Is. In ttf interest of tho manufacturing etas cs and adverse to the fanner. "I am a Republican, and tho Rr publican party has always advocate! nnd pursued a policy of protection for Amerlcnn products and mnnufactu-os For a long time tho policy had lift!
or no limitation. It was thoucht th.i
tariffs on protected products rouM
not be too high, that If all forntn
products wero excluded cotnprfltiori would stimulate production and re
duco Its cost nnd Its price. Tho temn
tatlon to dostroy competition by orr. blnations became fo great, hownw r that the party in its platform modified its policy and imposed tho limitation that tho tariff should bo limited fc purposes of protection to tho differ once between the cost ff production
In this country and tho cost of production abroad, with an allowanco for a reasonable profit to tho American producer. "The principle of production thui stated takes away tho Justification for nny tariff whntovor by way of protr tion on articles Imported from a conn try where the conditio: ; ns to laW and othor circumstances aro thesnmr. ns In ours nnd thus make the cost .f production substantially tho samo." Corn Will Remain King. "How is tho fnrmor to be hurt"" the president asked. Then ho too; up the effect It would hnvo on corn
and wheat prices, on tho value r fnrm lands in this country nnd on tr United States milling industry. !! declared that "In respect to corn V f American farmer is king and will n mnln so. reciprocity or no reclprnr ity." As to wheat, ho said the domo tic price Is governed by the world price, nnd that "tho sending of nnr part of Canada's surplus through our countrv Instead of through Canada tr bo milled or to bo exported wltho i' milling will not percoptibly or mute rially nfTcct tho price of wheat for our farmers." "The value of fnrm lands. Mr. Taft said, is affected by tho proximity tr
mnrKot more than by any other oV raont. nnd he mnlntnlned that firAmerican rarmcr still would have t e advantage In this respoct. Ho also predicted a groat Increase In Ame-i can milling as a result of the agree ment. Must Not Injure the Farmer. "It Is n more truism." declared tfe president, "to say that tho farmers of a country constitute the greater wealth producing class nnd that It i of the greatest importance to con servo their welfare. When wo hnvo find good crops tho wheels of all Industries have moved and wealth hat been stored. Any one. thoreforo. who vould Initlnto a policy to Injure tho farmer hns much to answer for nt the
bnr of public opinion. "Tho greatest ronson for adopting this agreement is the fact that It i going to unite two countries with kindred pooplo nnd lying together across n wldo continent. In a commercial nnd social union, to the great ad vantngo of both."
ket next season by reducinir th nm
. .. . . . I .,., . "'"I'
Gcinuon and the SprinRfiod chnmbor ! J'"1" U1P P" or Dixie's staple.
of commerce. Tho principal spoakcrs wore Preelilent Taft, whose subject was "Abraham Lincoln.' 'and Martin W. Littleton of New York. Judgo J. Otis Humphrey of tho United States district icurt acted as tonst-master.
Child Dies; Father Sueb Teacher. Wntcrloo, la.. Fob. 11. A civil suit asking 2.000 damages was filed hero
against J. L. Cnntleld, who chnrges that his twelve-year-old son. Samuel
died as a result of a severe whipping adralnlstored by the Instructor with a broomstick.
Tho first Information came in n lot.
ier 10 .Mr. smith from a man, whose
name ne refuses to give, but In whom he places entire confidence. At .Air. Smith's request tho writer came hero from New York for a personal visit with the governor-elect. Convinced by tho evidence offered by this Informant, Governor-elect Smith has given prompt warning to the farmers find the planters of the south that two plotters hove In their possession at least 1,000,000 live boll weevils, and are waiting their opportunity to scatter theso disastrous Insects over Georgia and South Caroline.
RECIPROCITY BILL IN HOUSE
Committee Takes Favorable Action on Canadian Trade Agreement and Urge Its Adoption. Washington, Feb. 13. Tho McCall bill carrying out the provisions of the Canadian reciprocal trndo agreement was reported to the houso by Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, acting chairman of tho committee on ways and means. 11 came In with tho favorable report of 12 of tho 19 members of that committee, who urge Its passago as "a measure In tho Interost of tho great moss of tho people of the country." The Soven members of tho commltteo who opposed the bill woro given
permission to fllo a minority report.