Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 53, Number 21, Jasper, Dubois County, 3 March 1911 — Page 7

RUSSIA TELLS POWERS IT VILL MAKE MILITARY DEMONSTRATION AGAINST CHINA. CHARGES TREATY VIOLATION Czar Orders Troops Rushed to III District Across Border to Enforce Free Trade Demand Washington to Ask for Peace. London, England, .Fob. 17. Tho relations betwoon KuBslii und China nro ..trained to tho breaking point. Russin notlflod tho governments of Great Uritain, Franco mid Germany of hor Intention to mako a military demount ration on the Husso-Chlnoso frontier owing to China's persistent violation of tho St. Petersburg treaty of 1881. Troops Are to Move at Once. Russian troops will bo sent forthwith to tho district of III. The oxtunt of tho demonstration, it Is added in tho diplomatic note, will dopend entirely upon tho attitude assumed by China. Vital questions Involved are freo trado In Mongolia, tho oxtratorrltorial rights of Russin In China and the establishment of a Russian consulate at Keobdo. Mongolia. Not Regarded as Acute. There have been rumors recently of un Intention of Russia to bring prosMire to bear upon China hocauso of alleged violations of the Russo-Chinesc treaty. That tho situation was acute, however, has been denied, both by tho Chincso foreign board and tho Russian legation at Peking. It has been admit ted that there wero differences In tho Interpretations of the International agreement as made at St. Petersburg ; and at Peking. The treaty ndopted In 1SS1 expires this month and it has been reported that China was not willing to renew It at least not until certain modlllcatlons bad been made. Paves Way for Coercion. The treaty of 1881 provided for the re-establishment of the Chinese government in tho province of 111, which had been occupied by the Russian armies since 1S71. Interest in tho Russo-Chinose situation will have to do chiefly with tho attitude of the other powers, though Russia's understanding with Japan and the other powers would appear to have paved the way for any coercive measures contemplated against China. U. S. Will Act. Washington, Feb. 17. The Russian government has ordered several regiments of troops to the Russo-Chinese frontier, according to intelligence sent to the 6tato department hero by tho Russian government. Tho United States state department will immediately ask both countries to submit their grievances to Tho Hague tribunal and hold in abeyance any hostile demonstrations until that body can act. This stop will be taken with ;i knowledge that Czar Nicholas has always been a stanch supporter of Ihe Hagti" rift SEEK TO DISBAR HARTRIDGE Lawyer Who Aided In Harry K. Thaw's Defense Is Charged With Unprofessional Conduct. New York, Feb. 18. Clifford M. Ifartridgo, one of Harry K. Thaw's la ww-rs during tho hitter's trial for murder, must defend himself against the disbarment proceedings which tho bar association has preferred against Mm. The appellate division of tho buprethP court denied Hartridgo's application to dismiss tho complaint. Uni t ridge is charged with unprofessional conduct in that ho admits bavins spent over' $35,000 during his inwMifcution for Thaw in Unding women who wore acquainted with Thaw and In advising them not to talk. FALLS 11 FLOORS TO DEATH Chicago Real Estate Dealer Jumps From Top Floor of Chamber of Commerce Building. Chicago, Feb. 20. W. T. J. Phim'ner. a real estato dealer, plunged from the eleventh floor of tho Chamber of Commerce building and was Instantly killed. Tho man's body, hurtling through tho air, passing floor after Ihxtr. was seen by scores of people in the building in Its downward flight. Much excitement ensued. Every bono in tho man's body was crushed nftcr the long fall and tho lifeless form lay on tho stono floor In an almost nnrecognlznblo heap. GIVES 1,425 BANK ACCOUNTS MIddle8boro, Ky., Man Provides for Public School Pupils in the Postal Savings Institution. Mlddlesboro, Ky., Feb. 20. Rank ac counts for every school child In MiddlPKlinrn u-nrn utnflo.l liv T Tt llnrt. leti. of this city, who doposltcd a small um to the credit of each of tho chllIron - - vi.hiivu in V 41 VJ OLI1V7V I J llv W the recently established postal savings bank. Not ono of tho 1,425 children, .1. 1 A ... uue or black, was forgotten. Put Ban on Colored Teas. New York, Feb. 20.-J-Accordlng to government direction, no more artificially colored teas can bo Imported after May l, and as a result many of tho teas which have appeared In beautiful green shndes for 100 years or more will come in hereafter In hues of brown, yellow and green.

TILLMAN IS HALTED IN

EULOGY BY COLLAPSE South Carolina Man Breaks Down In Speech Praising Dolllvcr and Clay. Washington, Feb. 20. Overcome by his emotions and weultoned by tho IIInesB with which ho was stricken during tho last session of congress, Senator Tillman sank sobbing into his seat Hhortly after beginning a spooch In eulogy of tho lato Senntors Alexander S. Clay of Georgia and Jonathan P. Dolllvor of Iowa. Senator bacon of Georgia moved hastily over and took a scat by tho South Carolinian. A few words from Mr. Hncon in a measure restored tho control of bis nerves to Mr. Tillman, and shortly afterward ho feebly walked from tho chamber. Tho attempt to speak at length was tho first Mr. Tillman had made since his return to his duties, and his friends had feared It might prove too great a tax upon his impaired strength. Mr. Tillman's concluding words wero: "Dolllvor, as wo called him, was a great man. Great men are plentiful In this country, but not so great as Dolllvor. Good men are plentiful in this country, but not so good as Clay. They both have left us, and wo know not how soon our own time may come. "I feel that with especial force. Rut but I cannot go on, Mr. President. I have thoughts, but the words will not come. So I will sit down." TO CUT TEN COMMANDMENTS Canterbury Convocation Intrusts Dean Furncaux With Task of Abridgement of Decalogue. London, England. Feb. 18. The Very Row William Mordaunt Furncaux. dean of Winchester, has been intrusted by tho convocation of Canterbury with the task of preparing an abridgement of the Ton Commandments, to be submitted for consideration at a meeting of the convocation in May. Under tho presidency of the archbishop of Canterbury, tho convocation is sitting In Westminster, and has hnd before it among other subjects a proposal to modify and shorten the Second, Fourth and Tenth Commandments. As a sample of tho form which the abridgement will take, the dean said that probably he would suggest that tho Tenth Commandment bo abbreviated to read simply: "Thou shalt not covet." The modllieations of tho others havo not been considered by him. CATHOLICS SHOW BIG GAIN Official Directory Giver 14,618,761 In U. S. This Does Not Include Hawaii and Philippine Islands. Milwaukee, Feb. 17.There nro at present M.C1S.7C1 Roman Catholics In tho United States, according to tho 1911 Wiltrius Omclal Catholic Directory, which Is now in press. The figure given does not includo the Catholics In the Philippines, Porto Rico or Hawaiian islands, for if these wero added the number of Roman Catholics under the ctarB and stripes would be nearly 23.000,000. According to the directory there are in tho United States 17,084 Catholic priests and 13.4G1 churchos. Of this number 3,017 havo resident pastors. Catholics also control 4.072 parochial schools, with an attendance of 1,270,131. In addition to this there nro 225 colleges for boys and GDC academies for girls and S2 ecclesiastical seminaries. MAKES CHARGE OF JUGGLERY Speaker at Commercial Conference Asserts Government Bureau issues Misleading Export Statistics. Washington, Feb. 17. Sensational charges were made at the Pan-Amor-lean commercial conference that the government buronu of statistics of the department of commerce and labor was Issuing misleading statistics on the export trade of tho United States. The charges wero made by Francis J. Low of New York, immediately following a speech by O. P. Austin, chief of the bureau of statistics. Ho read an affidavit made In 1907 by Charles S. Price, for three years the conlldcntlnl clerk of tho bureau, saying that while employed in the bureau instructions were Issued In regard to the export of manufactures which would tend to mislead tho manufacturers of the United States. Mr. Austin denied tho accusation. TAFT TO BE YALE CLASS HOST President Invites Old College Friends to Be White House Dinner Guests. New Haven, Conn., Feb. IS. Invitations from President Taft to his Yale class of 1378 to eat Its annual dinner nt the White House on the evening of March 4 next have been received by members of the president's class in this city. The Invitation includes exmembers or the class as well ns the rcKulnr graduates, tho whole number Bont out being considerably over 100. Kentucky Bank Quits Business. Owensboro, Ky., Feb. 17.-The Fordsvlllo Hnnklng company of Fordsvlllo. Ohio county, filed a deed of asllKnnont. Hocauso of tho recent c losing of the State Rank of Centertown depositors mado heavy w thdrawnls from tho Fordsville institu-tion.

! IS HIT COLD STORAGE COMBINE LOSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BUTTER AND EGGS. PRICES DECLINE 50 PER CENT. Herbert A. Emerson, Chicago Packer, Declares Economy of Housewives Figure Largely In Causing Values to Decline. Chicago. Feb. 20. "Millions of pounds of buttor and 50,000 cases of eggs in cold storage which arc usually consumed before this time of the year are still unsold." That wa3 the statement mado by Herbert A. Emerson, president of the United States Packing company, who will testify this week before the subcommittee of tho senate committee on live stock and dairying. Mr. Kmerson In amplifying his statement said that the cold storage trust has lost millions of dollars within the last two months through the smashing of the cold storage corner on eggs and butter. Trust Meets Waterloo. "Consumers throughout tho country will be greatly pleased to know that tho butter and egg trust which has had such a firm grip on the throats of consumers and producers alike for the last flvo years, has at last met its Waterloo, and this has been brought about through the publicity giyon the operations of the trust by the press," said Mr. Fmerson. "There are today In storage In tho United States In the warehouses which report to the association known as the American Warehousemen's association, approximately 30,000,000 pounds of butter, and in the warehouses which do not report to the American Warehousemen's association an equal amount, or nbout C0.000.000 pounds of surplus frozen butter taken nwny from the consumers throughout tho last 12 months. But Housewives Economize. "It was held with the expectation of making tho consumer pay approximately 40 cents to 45 cents per pound for this buttor for which tho producers received only about 20 cents per pound, and In pnying tho producer for bis butter it is bought In the form of what Is known as butter fat in other words, they buy tho cream separated from the milk and tho trust concerns operating creameries figure on what Is known ns an overrun of from 30 to 35 per cent. "Nearly a year ago tho press began to call attention to the operations of the butter and egg trust and the result has been that the housewife hns kept close watch on her bills and has economized whenever opportunity presented itself. Tho result is at present the finest creamery butter can bo bought throughout tho United States nt from 27 cents to 28 cents per pound." STOP VOTE PROBERS' SALARY Vermilion County Treasurer Announces That Jury Funds Are ExhaustedInquiry to Continue, Danville, 111.. Fob. IS. County Treasurer Wyseng announced to tho grand Jury that the grand jury fundB were exhausted and that if it continued longer In session it could not bo paid. On a voto tho Jury members decided to "remain in session all summer, funds or no funds, if necessary." Meanwhile members of tho county hoard of supervisors got together and gave it out that at tho March meeting of tho board funds would bo provided to take up all warrants that may ho Issued and provide Bufllclent funds for futuro work should such bo needed. Express Car Safe Robbed. Gainesville, Ga Feb. 20. Tho Southern railway fast mail train, bound from New Orleans to Now York, was held up by five masked men at White Sulphur Springs. The express car safo was dynamited and $700 taken. Noive of tho passengers was molested.

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SEVEN PERISH IN FIRE; ONLY FATHER IS SAVED

Mother and Six Children Die Head of Family Escapes by Collapse of Stairway. Sutton, W. Va.. Feb. 20. Seven persons lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the homo of J. D. Hardin In this city. Only Mr. Hardin escaped, the six remaining members of his family and a little girl who made her home with the Hardlns perishing in the flames. The fire was caused by a natural gas grate. When Mrs. Hardin awoke the entire first floor was ablaze. Awaken ing her husband, he seized two of the children and dashed for a stairway, which immediately collapsed. The two children wero lost, while the father was precipitated to a point of safety. Mrs. Hardin, seeing the stairway fall. Jumped from the second story, receiving injuries from which she died later. The bodies of tho Ave Hardin children and that of Ada Green wero cremated. The Hardin home was located on tho outskirts of the town, and although neighbors discovered the blazing building before Mrs. Hardin Jumped from the window they were powerless to render assistance. There was no ladder In the neighborhood long enough to roach tho second story windows and spectators stood horrified by the knowledge that tho children were being burned to death ami they could not prevent It. Twenty minutes after the fire was discovered the wooden building was a blazing mass and ten minutes later collapsed. Scores of men searched the smoking pile of ashes and charred boards for the bodies, but no atom of human form could be found. Mr. Hardin is crazed by grief and is forcibly detained In a hospital to prevent him doing himself bodily harm. SPECIAL MAKES RECORD RUN Train Bearing Charles G. Gates Travels at Rate of Over Mile a Minute. Chicago, Feb. 20. The special trnln carrying Charles O. Gates, stricken son of John W. Gates, from Yuma, Ariz., arrived in New York city last night after a record breaking run over tho Now York Central lines from Chicago. Mr. Gates was taken suddonly ill with blood poisoning in Texas and was rushed toward the eastern metropolis to receive expert medical attention. On the last lap of tho Journey from Chicago to New York, 975 miles, all records for eastern travel wero broken. The distance was covered In 989 minutes. Mr. Gates left Chicago nt five a. m. and his train was stand ing in tho Lexington avenue station nt 10:49 n. m. Through change of engines along the route there was lost 2G minutes, so that tho actual run ning time for the (jlstanco was 9C3 minutes. PUT QUIETUS ON ANNEXATION House Committee on Foreign Affairs Defeats Bennet Resolutions by Vote cf 9 to 1. WnshlnKton, Feb. 18. Thn Bennet resolutions for the annexation of Caa ada and, for publicity of nny negotla lions that .may be pending between this government anil the Rrltlsh and Canadian governments was killed by a voto of 9 to 1 In tho house commit tee on foreign affairs. It Is tho belief of senators and espe dally friendly to the Canadian reelp roclty pact and tho administration that nrompt squelching of tho resolutions will have tho effect of aiding tho reci procity agreement and the allaying of annexation affairs exhibited in Canada and England. Prompt action by tho house commit too was taken at tho solicitation of President Taft, who saw In delay menaco to tho reciprocity agreement and tho growth of wrong impressions In Canada and In England.

ROOT IS FOR TRUSTS

SENATOR TELLS PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HE DEPLORES OPERATIONS OF LAV. INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY HIT Declares Government Is Busy Breaking Up Organization Points to German Policy Henry White Tells of Value of Reciprocity. Washington, Fob. 18. With a plea for organization and combination on the part of Amorlcan business men I for the promotion of trade with Latin- ' America. Senntor Ellhu Root of New , York praised the principle of organization in business In an address nt the I closing session of the Pan-American commercial conference. He deplored tho fact that the operations of the law against tho great industrial organizations "reduced tho Industrial efficiency of the country." "It Is important to break up or ganizations," said Mr. Root, "when they are monopolizing the means of subsistence, but there Is one way to counteract this influence, and that is by substltutlne organizations on a sound basis, not violating any law, but securing tho concerted action of great numbers of Americans who have a common purpose. Trade Combinations Advocated. "The great principle of organization which Is revolutionizing the business of the world applies to the extension of trade. Gernyiny to a considerable extent requires a combination of her manufacturers, producers and commercial concerns; Japan also practically does this. Out in the United States It cannot be done under government leadership because the people do not conceive it to be the government's function. It seems to be rather that the government is taken up largely with breaking up organizations and that reduces tho industrial efiicloncy of the country." Senator Root aroused enthusiasm by his closing remarks that nowhere on earth were there "a more noble and admirable people anions men than In Latin-America." He added that only when the people of the United States realized this and entered Into real friendship with these countries would they roach a basis where American trade could be advanced. Henry White on Reciprocity. Henry White, formerly United States ambassador to France, and chairman of the United States delegation to the fourth Pan-American conference at Buenos Aires, spoke of tho value of reciprocity with all nations. SCHWAB SEES SI OF eprofcsicn BOOM Declares That the DeproCslcn Following Panic of 1907 Has Been Replaced by Confidence. Now York. Fob. IS. Charles M. Schwab returned on the Mauretanla from his midwinter vacation in Eurone a moro pronounced optimist as to the world-wide business outlook for tho your than he was when he loft New York three months ago. 'Every sign points to an unusually prosperous year, not only in the United States, but throughout the world." said Mr. Schwab. 'The depression that to a greater or less extent extended around the world fol lowing our big panic of 1007, appears to have been replaced by a vigor of confidence and activity that augurs well. Business in all lines is booming, and in nothing more than in stoel and iron. We could have no bettor sign than this. I don't see why this condition should not continue unabated and undoubtedly every Industry in tho United States will feol Its beneficial effects." Mr. Schwab declared that the TaftLaurler Canadian reciprocity treaty was ono of the best signs of tho times. DESTROYER IS LAUNCHED New War Vessel Christened by Sister of the Young Hero Whose Name It Bears. Newport News, Va., Feb. 18. Christened by Miss Eleanor H. Monaghan, a Bister of the man after whom It Is named, the torpedo boat destroyer Monaghan slipped down the ways at the government shipyard today, amid the fluttering of flags, shrieking of whistles and cheers of a little knot of prominent men and women assembled to witness the event. The newboat glided gracefully out upon tho waters of the Chesapeake, and wns caught by a government tug and towed to an unchorage to await completion. STEALS TURKEY, GETS LIFE Negro Is Given Severe Punishment on Conviction for Third Time for Like Offenses. Georgetown. Ky.. Feb. IS. Caswell McCatten. a negro, was sent to the penitentlnry for lifo for stealing a turkey from the roost of a Scott county farmer. This being his third conviction for similar offenses, he was given tho life term under tho habitual criminal act. Jack London In Trouble? Ijoh Angeles, Cal., Feb. 20. A report has reached hero that Jack I.ondon, tho novelist and short story writer, has been wounded and is under arrest at Calcxlco, Mexico.

SPARKS FROM LIVE WIRES both houtes of the Wyoming legislature adopted a resolution nn-u.orla.-iziog eon grew to assist in the rmaa from HtarvKtion of 6.0(H) oik in the country south of Yellowstone Park Danvillo, 111., had what is considered Its first clean oleetion in a quartt-r of a century. Tho commission form of government proposition was submitted to tho voters and mot dofoat nearly two to ono. A doop cut in tho rate for hauling freight botwoen Atlantic and Pacific coast ports by the Isthmus route was made by the Pacific Mail company and the American Hawaiian Steam ship company. Mrs. Modlll McCormlck of Chicago, daughter of the late Sonator Mark Hanna, will establish in Washington a home whoro working women and girls can find comfortable lodgings at a minimum charge. The Mark Twain library, built as a memorial to Jean L. Clemens, daughter of the deceased humorist, who was drowned in her father's home, Stormfield, in 1009, was formally dedicated at Redding, Conn. Mrs. Ellen Colfax, widow of former Vice-President Schuyler Colfax, who is critically ill at her home in South Rend, Ind.. is gradually failing. She is seventy-flvo year3 old and is suffering from general debility. Tho Astor library, built in New

York fifty-seven years, with John Jacob Astor's $400,000 gift, is to be torn down and the library treasures are to be moved to the new $50,000.000 public building on Fifth avenue. Kora Shaffer, aged nineteen, was arrested at Johnstown, Pa., in connection with the murder of his father, Jeremiah Shaffer, a wealthy Somerset county fanner, who was mysteriously shot. Two men were killed and a third probably fatally Injured when an explosion wrecked the corning department of the Du Pont Powder company at Ollphant, located In the mountains, six miles from Unlontown, Pa. Reports of the fftst night riding of the season came to the Burley Tobacco union headquarters In Lexington. Ky., from Nicholas county. Several tobacco beds wore dug up, and In ono case a grave was excavated as a warning. Suit has been started In New York courts against the estate of Samuel M. Clemens (Mark Twain) to recover 15.000 back personal taxes. Tho claim was protest ed by Clemens during life on the grounds that he lived in Connecticut. Hugo Karos, a New York Hungarian, who was beaten on the streets several days after refusing to t-ans-latea"black hand" letter demanding $50,000 of John D. Rockefeller for a friend, died, and the police are searching for his assailants. David D. Lehy. private secretary to Governor Stubbs, who had -nado charges of corruption against the Kansas senate, sent a letter to that body asking that the pending investigation end because It is costing the state too much. The senate refused to have tho case dropped. Jeremiah W. Jenks, professor of political economy at Cornell university, in an oddross at Cooper union. New York city, held stall-fed cattle. J tho expense of advertising and transportation and the increased production of gold to be the basic causes of the rise in prices. SUE FOR MARK TWAIN TAX New York City Authorities Revive in Court Claim Protested by the Author. Now York. Feb. IS. Suit has been brought by the city against the estato or Samuel M. Siemens to recover personal taxes for several years back, based on an assessment of about $15,000. Mark Twain In his lifetime protested tho assessment on the ground that he was a resident of ConncctlcuL Cousin cf Longfellow Dies. New York, Feb. IS. Rev. Francis Le Baron, a pioneer Unitarian minister and a first cousin of Henry W. Longfellow, is dead at his home here. THE MARKETS. New York. Feb. 15. I.IVB STOCK-Steers 00 6 6 FIXR'rt-Wnter StralRhtn.. 4 15 4 S WHEAT May 8 COHN Mn t 7 OATS May 37 ItVENo. 2 Western W G 32 m'TTEIl-Creamery J g "Hi KGOS 34$ CHEESE W 17 CHICAGO. CATTLE Fancy Steers $ ASM Fair steers ; - rr Good Steer J" g $ Cows and Helfer ; 52 g 2 - Calves '2 I ;i IIOOS-Heavy Packers i Butcher Hogs ' ?' pig 30 Ji 7 ,0 nCTTEU-Crenmory H ! S Dairy " U ;s LIVE POULTRY S g U KG GS $ POTATOES per bu. I.. .... S , Kl.Orn-SprltiK Vlient. Sp I C 0 6 1 Com. May Oats. May 31li -lT MILWAUKEE. anAIN-Whot. No. 1 Nof n I Wg 1 corn. Mky".v. v:.'".:::::::: Oats. Standard ' Hi 11 j e S! y- 1 KANSAS CITY. GUAIN-WUcat. No. 2 Hard S JVJ No. 2 Hed M Corn. No. 2 White J Ont No. 2 White Hyo J f 73 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE Native Steers J S g Texan Steer i 2.' HOGS-Pnckers i 1 i :i Butcni-r ; 2 ; i SHEEP Native 3 - OMAHA. CATTLE Native Sierra 14 T5 g S Stock-rs uml Pettier.... 3 M g 5 Cows and Helfer 3 OT 40 HOGS-Hfavy g BHEKP N other ....... 3 75