Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 54, Number 22, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 March 1912 — Page 1

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OVER THE SPENDS FEW DAYS IN INDIANA CONFERRING WITH FRIENDS AND SIZING UP SITUATION. HAS GONE BACK TO DUTIES Full of Optimistic Hope for the Success of His Campaign for the Guberatorial Nomination He is Trusting the People. INDIANAPOLIS, February 22. Congressman John W. Boehne, of Evansville, who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, spent the latter part of last week and the first of this week in Indiana. He came here from Washington to confer with hie political managers and advisers as to the gubernatorial situation and returned to his official duties at the National Capital well pleased mistic hope with what he learned and full of optimistic hope for the success, of his campaign. Mr. Boehne and friends, while here in an extended conference, canvassed tha entire state by counties and districts and he felt very much encouraged by the splendid reports coming to his headquarters fromall sections. The hundreds and thousands of indorsements from the rank and file of the party throughout the state makes him feel as though the Democrats of Indiana are with him, heart and soul, in this great fight for a principle, viz., to stamp out Boss Rule and Bossism in his party, because he believes it to be a menace to Democratic principles and that such practice will serve to stifle the development of young men who can in the future espouse the party's cause. When Mr. Boehne täa&Kere -betas' in touch with the real conditions in Democratic circles in Indiana and he was more than amused at the tactics used by his opponents in making claims on every one and everything. Speaking of the matter he said: Opposition Claims. "The policy of the opposition seems to be to claim nearly everything. If they are onto their job they must know that the true situation is quite different from what they pretend it to be. There is a purpose in all of this, viz., to create Band Wagon sentiment in districts where delegates are yet to be chosen. They remind me of the fellow wo whistled to keep up courage. "From what I 'believe to be reliable information, causes me to conclude that the" delegates so far chosen constitute about an even break, notwithstanding the fact that nearly all of my opponent's district has chosen delegates, whereas only two counties in my district have chosen delegates. Trusts the People. "I am going back to my congressional duties at Washington and trust my cause to the rank and file of the Democratic party in Indiana, knowing that they will do the right thing. I have always trusted the people in the past and they have been very kind to me." Fight Against Bosses. The fight that Mr. Boehne is making against the bosses of his own party his opposition to Crawford Fairbanks and Tom Taggart -is no new tiling. He has always stood just where he stands now. He is not fighting Tom Taggart, the affable and pleasant landlord of French Lick. Personally he is fond of Tom Taggart, as is every one who knows the man But his opposition is directed to tha things that Crawford Fairbanks and Tern Taggart stand for in politlcav Mr. Boohn does not believe in machine methods nor in corrupt practices in tics. He belioves that the people themselves should conduct their own affairs and that the bosses should not conduct if-em. That is all there is in the fight that Mr. Boehne is making against Crawford Fairbanks and Tom Taggart. It is mot a fight against th personality of Tom Tagfcart. It is a fight for clean poHtics, md for th Democratic slogan that "The People Shall Rule." ' Grit to Be Admired. I Angola HeraldYj : The Herald admiies tho grit of Congressman John W. Boehne in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor. Mr. Boehne is absolutely fearlees, makes his position plain on every subject, and it is evidnt that he is not wearing the collar or muzzle of anyone. Regardlesi of his other good qualities, whick are wall known, he would certainly, as Gortrnor, be dominated by no man, o "intarest' no machin.

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Votes for Boehne. I Brayfleld's Citizen, Charlestown. The Clark county delegation should car- fts 20 votes for Boehne for Govc. r f it is in favor of anti-machine ru- Many of the delegates will vote for Boehae without they are hog-tied

and delivered to Taggart. But if! Taggart gets this vote for Ralston, juit bear in mind 1904. Taggart Made Slip. Warsaw Daily Union. When Taggart mentioned the primary so kindly for large city use, he made the slip of his life. It would Elide he and his plans down among the voters. A CRO0KED BOUNDARY. Cause of the Peculiar Lines That Divide Two States. If yon will loQk on the map of ISfew England you will see two curious irregularities in the dividing line between. Massachusetts and Connecticut. One of them is in Granby township, a little northwest of Hartford, and the other in Enfield township, on the Connecticut river, south of Springfield. J; is a standing conundrum why, sn long as the boundary is imaginär v they did not make it straight instead of crooked. Bub therein hangs a tale. Those two little jogs on the map are monuments to human obstina: and to the persistency which is o.. of the chief traits of the Yank?character. The ancestors of tl farmers who own those little spot, of ground preferred to live in Massachusetts rather than in Connecticut and fought for their preference until they had their way. The controversy began in 1713 and continued for 112 years before it was finally decided. In 1724 the question was appealed to England, but the government vras so much engrossed in the Seven Years' war that it was neyer brought to the attention of the crown. Up to the outbreak of the Ke volution- both states continued to levy taxes arid .B.eud notices of fast daysand. e!ee-' tiens fco'thfe iVrnfers wiVo"ocottteäh the land, and there' is no record of how they avoided one or whether they paid both. Later, however, ,t J 1 , n t , ' . -,r 3 they voted ana paid taxes in MassaCnUSCttS Only, rjorwitnstanaing tile proteFt of the county authorities iu Connooticui. In 1?9., after near-r was rc-tofNl, both states appointeJ commissioners, but the dispute war carried on until 1804, when a cor.' promise reached. There wer Several sinviar disputes between th' two states Icsios tho,;e which no appear upon. the map, and an agro; ment was reached bv which Ma.?-c chusclts consented to surrender h:. claim to a strip rf territory L Woodstock and Suftield townshipprovided Connecticut would viele her claim to the other tracts iv dispute. Xo action, however, wa taken upon the report. In 1S10 the controversy was revived by some legal proceeding, anJ another commission was appointed, but if it ever reached a conclusion there is no record to be found. In 1S20 a third commission was trusted with the settlement,, and after two years they decided npon the present boundary line, which was adopted by the legislature of both states. Exchange. JL German nogrbcrry. Bur "ermplster What ground for feU3plcion have yen that the pruoiwr Is the murdorer? Constable -i'rinclpally his denial o it, sir. Thnts ahvar? a suspicious cJr tumstnnee.- Fnefrentle Liiatjr An introduction. Harry was calkin;: with another boy when he vr:;s joined by a friend a year or so older and inclined to manners. ''Introduce me, Harry," the newcomer whimpered pompously. Harry l visted, reddened and at last turned to h; companion with, "Jim, hare you ever seen Gilbert Spencer f" "No " the other boy answered. "Well," Harry blurted out, red'denins: still more and jerking one throrerLu ajulder towda

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Ltlbiiltm 01 ICQ fir Ass Mil ft IS nu Made Ob His Labor Record By. iiGiiine Agents, nfc rMUhfcD All LMdUH UlLLb Gave Opinion on Pending Logistic1 When Ask-d By Senator Carlston-5 oehnc a tri mors ty Stocknoldsr m , houndry, Ued cve.y Means to Settie Strike bants Kr.CWn to Labor VJlnn nf CT,-Mr., 1 1 r I r-lf.l ...... OMllcu ün Kim.an Mr. Boehne, when asked for pression of opinion concerning t

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resolution paseed by the Central La-puui . ö c wkouüu a l we place 102 in the Boehne column bor Union of Evansville, with rcferJittle trealise on household econ--- and thirty-six doubtful, ence to his attitude toward labor mY showing how, on a small h "We have never based any claim on said: come, it was possible to live coDi indorsements of Ralston by county "There is net even the remote shad- fortably- The author was a w committees. Cur estimates are based ow of truth in the allegations set man, anb gave her book ethe titl 011 actual instructions and on deleforth in the resolution or the state- i . -0'w gne jjid T.n boot; ates directly elected for Ralston

xiix. v au luuirtuayuub iciuui man was predi - advanced upon which tne resolution cated. The contentions come under two heads, which in a lature of the First Congressional District during the last session and that Ii urn . Liuui uuit ii suoum not re-

I used those legislators against the poung superintendent learned (he expressed choice for Governor, for interests of labor. This is so far casve. The orders had invariablv example' ln counties having candi-

quire an answer, but I have always , . , , . ticket, we have classified as doubtful, made it my practice to be absolutely was then discovered that tne per- thougll we are awaro that the ma. frank and straightforward in all my sistent buyer advertised the bookj0rjty of them are favorable to Raldeaiings. and T therefore am glad to extensively in sporting and other ston and will vote for him in the con-

; ,m c o T fe . Uie f; tual facts as they really ixist so chat the great mass of laboring men whom I have found to be fair and reason - able mav have an onnortimitv tn judge for themselves the injustice that two ou three misinformed and iiiisguiueu uieu jseeiv to ao me witn out cause or reason. Kept Busy by Official Duties. j ; j .1 t t , -i , "During practically all of the time' 7h;t is- last legislature was in ses--j the sessions of congress. I made no , effort whatever to keep in touch with ! lfllle vorlc of U;e legislature opb to Jn1 faience any of its members in any maimer whatsoever, except that I öiuii i Witts in w abuiiijiioii aitenains did ask some members with whom I was personally acquainted to stand by our platform pledges in the enact ment of labor legislation. Senator W. B. Carleton of Evansville was the only member of the legislature from the First Congressional District who sought my advice or with whom I discussed proposed legislation either directly or indirectly. When Senator Carleton wrote mo. r siring for my advice, I replied to him, in- substance, that I was elected as a member of congress, and that it rp.nnirAd nil mv time and attention to properly look into the merits of legislation coming before congress and to see that I correctly represented the views of my constituency. I told him further that T- felt that the splendid delegation in the legislature from the First Congressional District was too well equipped for legislative work for me to attempt to advise them as to what, their course of action should be on any subject. I did advise Senatorj Carleton, however, in reply to his request for such advice, that the min-1

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of tne miners qualification act, and that the laboring men in the district were all strongly in favor of the passage of the employers' liability act, the child labor law, the miners' qualification act, and the shot flrers' law. 1 told him that I was personally interested in those measures, and that 1 bespoke favorable action for them, and that in addition to those abov named, that I was interested in the corrupt practices act introduced by Senator Traylor and later passed. Having made my ideas on those subjects clear, as he had requested me to do, I asked him to inform the other members of the legislature from Senator Carleton could doubtless throw some light on the matter should he care to do so. That was my sole . and only activity in connection with the legislature. If Senator Carleton made known my views to the other ! members from our district, then they ' all knew that I was in favor personali ly of all the measures above named that most of them were platform measures and all of them I left to be absolutely worthy. Having answered the senator's request, I at no time, thereafter took any active interest in the work of the legislature, but did take an active interest in the work' of the national legislative body, of which I am a member, and stranga to say, no criticism has been offered of my record in that legislative body, the record made by me personally and for which I am personally accountable, while the only criticism that has been advanced has been predicated on the actions of the Indiana general assembly of which I am not a member and with which I had no connection. My only activity in connection with the general assembly at any time or ln any way having been. an4 Mlc hio as I said, to merely inform Senator

nr3 Colleagues that as a citizen I ft5: that all of the laws named above were righteous and should be enacted. I am therefore somewhat bewildered to find that I am being criticised by even a few labor loaders be-! cause of what the legislature did oi did not do, when everything that 1 said concerning logislation was in bnalf of labor's cause. The Truth cf the Situation. "Now the second division of the criticism is directed at mc through my connection with xthe Indiana Stove Works. The truth of the situation;

with regard to the Indiana Stove: Works and my connection therewith that I have not bocn connected ig is An Advertising' SpeClllati An?ong many incidents char , . Al n xl which recently came under tb6 obFeivation 0f a young man connected with nrnmmonf rmhlieViinrr V- ru i xfc " rv,.w uiouj uu, XI A 1 1 J t ? l 1 i I one ÜA Liiu uiuebLm me country, ana. which has for three ffennratinna which has for three generations been conducted by the descendants of the original founder. With oth?r , , o pnln Kl,f tQC,Qn badaiairlygoodsalo, but , presently there appeared to be a sudden aud unaccountable demand for the vol the h0UaöFu"iCU UJ U1UC1 xi rau through a fourth edition before nntv0 frnrn fhft nflmfi snnrPfi nH ir oümals. His method was sim1c ml .... . , P'icity itself. The title given, he would insert, " Mailed secure fur 1 Old Papers the Coune office 5c, per packase of 25. 0id Gentleman Is there anything to see on the other side? Ferryman No. Old Geutleman Is there an inn or anything? Ferrvman To ' 0kl Gentleman-Then what Co pea j r u iL pir,ö aciossj;01-' Fei,1Tman-Tuppence.-Sketch. Benefits of Education. Mistress-Good gracious, Marie, what MlLUi;u Aa lu; "aLü have you been doing? It will take you a week t0 clean t I should think. Marie Yes, mum; the young ladies have been down here showing me how to boil a potato according to the cook-' A Poser For Mummy. Marjorie (who has just been listentag toti the story of Noah and the flood) there nosjlkL xnummrl

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RALSTON A WINNER ß. RETURNS JUSTIFY THE CLAIM All but 138 of 481 Elected in Twenty-Five Counties. Pres.ons From Some cr the Lead ing Uemocrats and Democratic Newspapers of the State. Indianapolis Star. With the returns in from the twen-tV-fiVP rnnnHaa fhnf Viova Alantorl fAl. esuies io tne Democratic state con vention, with 481 delegates elected fo. ' o.o . far, we claim 343 for Ralston," said! w. E. Longley, of Noblesville, the ! Raißtnn mnpn n,ar ia. mtJU wuo went Deiore tne primaries M ayowed Ralstoa candidatea. DeI. - Ägates known ag untavorable t0 Ral. ston and those instructed for Boehne - ted to Boehne or the iuuu iumu. uuwiuwu uciegates who were elected without any vention. Raps Press Bureau. "The opposition, from the outset of ! this campaign, has Inaintained the policy of claiming all, or nearly all, dele gates not instructed for Ralston. In! my own county (Hamilton) because one township did not instruct for Raiston, the opposition press bureau was kept busy for a week proclaiming all over the state that Boehne had cap - I J - ! lit ; lurea a townsnip in nanton s aisxnot, iin tho faca of the published signed statement of the three delegates of ithat township to the effect that they would vote and work for the nomination of Mr. Ralston, j "If we adopted the same tactics, we 'would have to claim for Ralston all the. delegates so far selected ex cept about sixty-three instructed for Boehne in Vanderburg and Gibson Counties and a few scattering instructed delegates ln various parts of the state. But we are claiming only what we can actually rely on. ' Nine counties have bo far instructed solid delegations for Rsjston, three of which are in the southern oart of the state Mar tin,-J?er ry and Switzer land yet the local: bewspaper organ of Mr. Boehne has failed to publish j this news. It will bo recalled that ! only a week ago the Roebne managers were claiming Perrj because of its conriguity to tho lvansvfile district, "On the other hand, not on? county outside o-f the First District has elected an: instructed or uninstructed sc id ägtlon for Boehne. While Ralston kua carried the bulk of the deL0atcs from the large counties of agricultural counties that have given him his great lead over his opponent.:

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'It is the rural counties that have,6ULLS AS WEATHER PROPHET 'chosen solid delegations for Ralston, j

I can state positively that Ralston has carried all or the majority of the delI crates elected so far in every county t three." Mr. Longley noted also that Switzeri :d County, which instructed its del- ( itinn fnr "Rnlstnn flntnrdnv iq in 3 Ert slack,s district and for that li .ason did not vote for Ralston in the ; , nVention four vears ago. j j ;JFAl R ATTACKS HELP RALSTON i rrrnoiip T-Tfriiri 1 The bitter attacks of Congressman IVthne, of Evansville, who aspires lo the nomination of Governor at it o han ls of the Indiana Democracy, rron tht Hon. Samuel Ralston, of L banon. his only announced opponent , have caused little worry among he friends of the Lebanon man. In fact, the unfair and unjust charges made against Mr. Ralston have only caused his many supporters to become more earnest in their efforts toward his success. Those who have followed the political and professional career of the Lebanon man, know .him to be a man of sterling character, an honest and conscientious attorney, a broad-minded scholar and a man who i will listn to reason and take it for iwhat it is worth, but who will not be jlead "by any man or clfque of men. ; Boons County, the home of Mr. , Ralston, was the only Democratic county tn tho state, which sent its 'with the instructions to vote against the repeal of the county local option law. Ai Baaa Oaunty Democrats Admit tsat lfTillsll" li-tK-r-lMd-

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er, he Jrobably could "prevfcTd such a move hid he gea It to UUtrfere. This one Utti fict ttM disprcvi the ck&rtfe that Mr. Hfttoa is allied with an element, which Mr. Boehne would lead the Deaocrau to beliove. The Putnam Couatr Democratt have not been greatly influenced by Mr. Boehne's spect&culq?' campaio, and, unless the aane ot Ralph W. Moss, the Fifth District timr Co& greseman, should tn bfor Zkm Stmt Convention, as a c? i Jot for (Joyernor, the EYansvil! nowd probablTwill find old Putnam in th R&lsto column when the final couiAt is mad. :ep moving forward. There are many tiaet ia tbt Ht$ of a person who dots thiDfp jhfA are worth while whan be geh terribly discouraged and thinta it eai soi fn . , lto 0 back than to push cm. g . . W mere 18 . m lctop; 8a3rs Ornson Swett j Morden in 8 cess Magazine. We should n leave any bridges unburned bthfefl us, any way open for retreat tf tempt our weakness, indecision oi discouragement. If there is my thing we ever feel grnrrful for, it k that we have had con rage and phfcfc : e , f , ZlilJT ou, to rp goiM when 'things looked dark and vk4i seemingly insurmoun!ni)Ie oWtdit confronted us. PERIL OF V0LC;;C WAVES Few Dangers More Dreaded by SUp ors Than Seisnuc Disturtydnces at Ses. Occasionally theTe appeaw a f mi -wave sweeping across uje ctla furface of the. ocean in the faii! weather and when no wffid is WoW4 mi j inS lüere are few PenLl of ße& to be more dreaded than such A ! wave. Fortunately these are verir rare, yet more than -once a fthip has enco-.iiered orre The cange of titee aitfiar vattm is believed to be ßönyj Üäxabtn&i of a volcanic nature at the böftom ol the sea. Volcanoesr exist in the ocean as well as on Irmdj tö cti nearly all the rolcanoea known art on or near the gea coast It ia egay to see that an npheaval at tbe tea tbottom may etart a billcrw, et the surface of the vater, when w remember that huge tares haft baea sent clear across the Pacifio oaan to San Francisco by volcanic siiajdngf of the earth on the borders of Act. The world imder wfler h . . , A, A ?r tbree tlmes as extensive aitta which is covered only with ah", btft it possesses many of the same great naturai phenomena on a scab wS& i . , . 1Sr P033 Proportionately vast, but 0i whose existence we U made aware only by such indidattOQl (kf fl volcanic ocean WÄTef tfaftt thtpt 0casionaUy encounter. " Another storm Is coming, prjgjict the seagulls. Hundreds of fbeifl birds have been coming inlaqH hovered over the ililwaukee river ia the heart of the city. Most of Efc time they flew high, but occasijaMUj swooped down and splashed tha 1ä waters with their wings. Old residents who have noted Urn flight of the gulh for many yeaJi declare that when trwy come inland from their harbor hau .ts it itiT&riabiv indicates an approaching itocnk Their presence over the rivar waa noticed by many persons a few daya ago and may have betokened tfaa storm that arrived on Sunday Milwaukee Sentinel. AN INSPIRED POET, Harker Scribbles tht-ipoaia tainly a genius. Parker His work doeaaft aaam lb indicate it. Barker ISTo, but tha-Ai hp has ju?t married a milltadr vHtk good paying business loaa A Rd Hot (rarnaajj. ShelbyvUte ffawaj Mr. Boehne li ntkjtf a !s in charge of sorjsf rar Ik influential men,

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