Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 8, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 April 1908 — Page 2

THE NAPPANEE NEWS. 0. N. MURRAY, Publlt’iar. NAPPANEE, : : INDIANA, pB i FOR THE 8 susriHi ljj; Most Important HappenX ings of the World j Told in Brief. jlj IN CONGRESS. The house committee on banking and currency voted unanimously to table the Aldrich financial Mil. It also was decided to give a hearing to Representative Vreeland of New York, who recently introduced a financial bill. • _ : r~ The senate passed the Overman bill providing that injunctions against the enforcement of state laws can only be issued by a majority of three federal Judges who are to pass upon them. The senate confirmed the nomination of John S. Leech of Illinois to be public printer to succeed Charles A. Stillings. The house passed the navy bill after leaving to the secretary of the navy the selection of submarines. President Roosevelt’s request for four new battleships was refused by the house of representative's by the decisive vote of 199 to 83. The result was greeted with applause. In the senate bills were passed suppressing betting on races and games of various kinds in the District of Columbia; providing for the purchase of land between Pennsylvania avenue and the Mall as sites for government buildings; creating a bison range in Montana and enlarging homesteadg of non-irrigable lands. bill. President Roosevelt warned congress that there are pending In this Bession bills which propose to give away without price stream rights capable of developing 1,300,000 horsepower whose production would cost annually 25,000,000 tons of coal; urged In vigorous terms the establishment of a policy, such as the filibustering minority in the house, demands, which would safeguard the granting of bridge and dam privileges and require the grantees to pay for them, and definitely announced a future policy on his part with regard to prompt utilization of construction privileges The house struck from the naval bill the provision for increasing the pay of officers of the navy and marine corps. ~i PERSONAL. In recognition of his work In behalf of the red man, Senator Clapp of Min nesota, chairman of the committee on Indian affairs, has been made a chief of the - Crow tribe. Nathan Meyer, proprietor of a large hat factory at Wabash, Ind., applied for a receivership. Julia Marlowe suffered a serious nervous breakdown in New York and her engagements for two weeks were cancelled. Mrs. Eliza Ilodge Os Janesville, Wis., has been unconscious for several days, owing* to over-excitement at a church revival. Michael Tsokas,' a labor contractor, was sentenced to serve eight months in Sing Sing prison for 1 r; orting contract laborers from Macedonia and -Bulgaria. The will of Thomas B. Wanamaker, which was admitted to probate In Philadelphia, bequeathed to relatives, practically all of an estate whose total value is estimated at $20,000,000. crmmrsi Michael Logue, Roman Catholic primate of all Ireland, is to attend the centennial celebration of the New York diocese. Charles W. Gillett, a Chicago broker, paid 22,500 to the First National bank of Seymour, Wis., in settlement of a suit started against him to recover nearly $50,000 that had been lost in speculation by a defaulting cashier. . _ _ C. 0. Aim, for eight years city clerk of Rushford, Minn., pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling over '53,000. GENERAL NEWS. i- Russian troops have Invaded Per- \ sian territory in the vicinity of Lenkoran, a port on the Caspian sea, for purpose of punishing Kurdish raiders. About 40 Japanese laborers perishedin a great landslide near Alberta canyon, in the Cascade mountains. Gus Long killed his landlady, Mrs. Bessie Gilbert, in Detroit, and then committed suicide. Amid scenes bordering On Ihe riotous, the New York -state convention squelched a boom for William J. Bryan; drove the Kings county faction headed by Senator Patrick H. McCarren from their seats, and chose an unpledged delegation to" the national convention at Denver. * The remains of three more victims of the fire in Chelsea, Mass., were found, making a death list of six. Under the direction of William F. Hygen, former chief of the secret service, a concerted movement was started to rid the country of alien criminals and anarchists. —'! * *

Operators and miners of the central competitive field reached an agreement by which the 200,000 idle men resume work at once. The old rate of 90 cents a ton was adopted. Russian troops that Invaded Persia 'to punish Kurdish raiders defeated the tribesmen in a pitched battle and destroyed three of their villages. Algerian tribesmen attacked a French column but were Sepulsed with considerable loss after a desperate fight. Two little daughters of William M Watts were cremated near Worthington, Ind., in a barn by a blaze they started while playing. Two negroes assaulted a 19-year-old girl in Indianapolis and were pursued by armed posses. , State police protected the street cars from the mobs at Chester, Pa. One officer was shot. The supreme court of Wisconsin handed down a decision which in effect makes Impossible the forming of a drainage system out of 36,000 acres of land known as the Horicon Marsh. Rev. George W. Tomson, pastor of . the Presbyterian church of Woodbury, N. J„ shot and killed himself because of a scandal following the annotmeement of his engagement to a wealthy widow. Five persons were injured in a street car collision in St. Louis. " , Grover and John Spurgeon, school* boys, were drowned near Lawrenceburg. Fire destroyed the plant of the International Salt company it Ludlowville, N. Y., the loss being $150,000. A national spelling contest is to be held at Cleveland in connection with the meeting of the National Educational association. Miss Grace Meigs won first place in a eompetjtive examination of medical students for internes in the county hospital at Chicago. New York firemen formed a human chain and rescued a man from a burning building. The Danish steamer United States and the Ward liner Monterey collided in the lower New York bay and were badly damaged, but no one was killed or injured. Prompt measures were taken in Boston for the relief of the Chelsea fire sufferers. The loss was estimated at with $3,600,000 insurance. • Many persons were hurt at Chester, Pa., when striking street car men attacked the state oolice. A herd of circus elephants was stampeded by a fire at Riverside, Cal., and one of them killed Miss Ella Gibbs snd injured several men. Four delegates-at-large instructed to work and vote for William H. Taft in the Chicago convention until he is nominated for the presidency, were elected by the Minnesota Republican state convention. Louis Orian, wife and five children, whose farm buildings were destroyed by a prairie fire near Forman, N. D., are believed to have perished in the flames. A >iry found a verdict of guilty in the case of the United States against Herbert F. Robinson, J. L. Layne and F. E.-Holiday, tried before Judge Morris, in the federal district court at Minneapolis, on an indictment charging conspiracy. * Enraged because American and negro workmen were being given the preference when the American Aluminum works at East St. Louis, 111., were reopened, more than 160 Armenians, Turks and Greeks started a desperate riot Five thousand men .from the battleship fleet paraded in San Diego and a gold key and a sword for Admiral Evans were presented to Admiral Thomas. Robert N. Harper, president of the Washington chamber of commerce, a drug manufacturer, and one of the best-known business mei) in Washington, was sentenced by Judge Kimball in the police court to pay a fine of S7OO for violatiag the pure food law. The ministers of the 11,000 Presbyterian churches throughout the United States were requested by the department of church and labor to observe labor Sunday, May 10. -* _™_Preslfl£nt . Ropsevelt , will. ..again nominate John W. Jackson to he postmaster at Columbia, Tenn., the postmaster general having recommended that the nomination, which was withdrawn from the senate op March 30, be again sent to that body Hauser lake dam across the Missouri river, 16 miles below Helena, gave .way with a great crash and precipitated from 25 to 30 feet of water over the dismembered structure. The Delaware state Democratic convention instructed its delegates tS the national convention for George Gray, despite his refusal to have his name presented. Jean Kull and three of his accomplices have been found guilty of attempts to assassinate King Alfonso. Rull was sentenced to death and the others to imprisonment. Led by Chief Officer Borch, the entire crew of the fruit steamer Banes deserted at New York when the steamer arrived from Port Antonio, Jamaica. Clifford Vernon, the ten-year-old son of Thompson Vernon, hanged himseli self in his father’s barn near Mount \ emon, O. Windows were smashed and houses f6r a distance of ten miles were shaken when 400 pounds of nitroglycerin exploded and scattered the splinters of a separator mill of the Aetna Powder company at Aetna, Ind., over a quarter of a mile. Mrs. Kate Pelter was found strangled to death and Vito Debello with his throat cut, in a New York flat Charles Berger, who Was stabbed seriously, was put under arrest.

THROUGH IE STIITE NEWS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS INDIANA POINTS. COLLEGE ROMANCE ENDED Miss Lenni Burner Will Boon Marry EricH Morel I er, Who It In Y. M. C. A. Work at Bt. Petersburg. Greencastle. —According to an announcement a DePauw romance will result in the marriage at Berlin, about the middle of May, of Miss Lenni Burner of this city and Erich Moreller, who Is now in Y. M. C. A. work in SL Petersburg. Miss Burner taught In the city schools of Brazil, this state, but resigns her work, being succeeded by her sister, and will sail for Bremen about UMTTIrst of May. She will toe met by Mr. Moreller and, if arrangements can be made with the German government representatives, the wed-, ding will take pld& at the home of mutual friends of both in Berlin. Mr. Moreller graduated from DePauw In the class of 1906, having been director of athletics of the university for two years, as well. Miss Burner graduated the preceding year and had postgraduate work, in. addition to teaching. The young people have been pulling All the strings available In order to obtain permission to be married in Germany, in which country the requirements are exceedingly strict, involving certificates of birth, and many such points not provided by the American government. However, Miss Burner received a cablegram from Mr. Moreller which designated the date on which she should sail, saying he was writing, but Without waiting for the letter, it Is presumed that the necessary arrangements have been made for the Berlin wedding. Miss Burner Is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Mr. Moreller Is also a prominent fraternity member. He is a native of Germany, and has been in Y. M. C. A. work some time. Trustee Named for Hall. Crawfordsville. —Pending the settlement of a question as to whether the Indiana National Life Insurance company of Indianapolis has really paid for the $30,000 worth of bonds issued to build anew castle hall In this city and purchased by It, 'the Crawfordsville Trust company has been appointed trustee of the partially completed building. For some time work on the building has been at standstill. • m y Orders Gambling Stepped. Bocmville. —Mayor John F. Heintie ordered Chief of Police Calvin Hopper to prevent gambling of any sort for money or prizes, including card and slot machines in tbis city under penalty of discharge. The edict which went into effect immediately was caused by temperance people. Strict watch must be kept, also, that no drinks are sold on legal holidays and during prohibited hours. Injunction Stops a Show. Lafayette. —An injunction suit was brought against Manager George Manderbeck of the Grand opera bouse apd the Black Crook Jr. Burlesque company to prevent the presentation of the show. The Ministers’ association was back of the movement and Dan W. Sims and Prosecuting Attorney Frank Kimmel represented the preachers. The show was stopped. Two Posts Boom Scott. Warsaw. Kosciusko post, No. 114, and Henry Chipmau post, No. 442, of Warsaw, sent out thousands of letters to members of the G. A. R. throughout the state bobming Charles W. Scott of Warsaw, Who has announced his candidacy for department commander of the Indiana G. A. R., subject to the choice of the 1 encampment at Kokomo in May. Declares Work Too Heavy. Bloomington. Declaring that he would not do the work required To t twice ttre "salary;™“HarryA: Axtell has handed In his resignation as city treasurer to the city council, anl or May 18" toe Will glVdiip the books. Mayor Malott announces that lie win appoint Edward B. Neeld, a well-known business man, to. fill the vacancy. Accepts Chair at Wabash. Crawfordsville. Prof, George H. Tapy of Columbia City has accepted the chair of education in Wabash college, now held by Prof. W. A. Millis. The chair will be vacant June 1, owing to the resignation of Prof. Millis, who has taken up a new field of work at Hanover college where he is to become president. Fights Will Before Burial. Michigan City.—Before the body of Ann E. Sanborn, aged 92, a philanthropist, was buried here, Washington I. Culver, a nephew of Chicago, filed protest to the probation of her will, The Sanborn estate is valued at about $50,000. Says He Is Lost Brother. Hartford City.—Newton Ball of Harper, Kan., who believes himself to be a long lost brother of the late John Ball of this city, who recently dropped dead of heart trouble, has written here to Mrs. Ball, seeking information concerning the deceased. According to the "communication the Writer and his brother, John Ball, separated in Tennessee nearly 60 years ago and since that time Newton has lost all trace of his people. John Ball’ said he was an heir of the famous Ball estate..

OBJECT TO GRANITE. * Awarding of Tippoeartoe Monument Contract Causes Petition. * Lafayette.—A petition signed by 103 members of the last state legislature, in addition to hundreds of others, was forwarded to Washington in protest against the use of Vermont granite in the construction of the Tippecanoe battle ground monument, which contract was awarded a Buffalo firm at a Tneeting of the monument commission in Lafayette. The awarding of the contract must be sanctioned by the war department, and it is hoped by those who favor the use of Indiana stone to prevent the contract going to the eastern company. The appropriation for the monument was secured from the last legislature through the efforts of Senator Will R. Wood of this city. Senator Wood says that bad fWth with the legislature has been shown in the awarding of the contract and he Is interesting himself in endeavoring to have a change made by the war department. To the Honorable Secretary of War. —We, the undersigned residents of the state of Indiana, hereby petition the war department, and respectfully pray that the monument to be erected to the memory of the soldiers who fell in defense of the United States and Its territories at the Battle of Tippecanoe, on November 7, 1811, be built out of what hr known and commonly called Bedford stone, from the quarries of the Btate of Indiana. We make this request and petition for the reason,that the Tippecanoe battle field lies adjacent to a railroad that runs to the above-named quarries. We believe, further, that, owing to the fact that but $25,000 has been appropriated to build this monument, onehalf of the same by the state of Indiana, and the other half by the United States government,, a monument that is commensurate with the Importance of the event that is to be commemorated cannot be built out of granite or other stone that would have to be shipped for any Considerable distance; and for the reason that we believe that the Bedford stone can be furnished' with the least possible expense. Disputed Land Sold. Princeton. —Three tracts of Gibson county land escheated to the state were sold at public auction here. The land was formerly the property of the late Henry Busing, who has oo heirs, and the Patoka island, which is situated in the Wabash river a short distance south of East Mt. Carmel, The Busing land consisted of 119 acres and was sold for $3,500. Once Wealthy; Diet Poor. Kokomo. Once wealthy, Levi Miller, aged 71, died at the county farm. Owing to his mental condition he never realized that he was a public charge. The side of his bed was boarded and a constant watch kept to prevent his escape from the poorhouse, where he imagined his attendants were his captors. Confesses to Robberies. Marion. —Charles Ford, who was arrested in Marion, confessed that he bad robbed three stores and the Pennsylvania railroad station at Hartford City. He also implicated George I*ewls, who is already held in the Blackford county jail. Ford was taken to Hartford City, where he will answer all the charges. Purchase Large Business. Wabash.—Fred I. King, representative in the general assembly, and Will H. Adams, secretary of the Indiana Lincoln league, have purchased the abstract business of Dufton & Williams and assume charge. Mr. Adams severs hi* partnership with Frank G. Carpenter, prosecuting attorney. e Would Close Big Deal. Terre Haute. —Desiring to close up the contracts cade, with the city in 1894, by which the Terre Haute Abattoir Stock Yards company . secured 96 acres of land across the river, the company has paid the contract price, $5,040.86 to County Treasurer Bolton, and deed will be asked. , —* Former PtJticeman ‘ Stabbed. Hudson Lake. —John Martin, formeriy a Chicago policeman.’ was seriously and possibly fatejjy stabbed during a quarrel with Harry Smith of Chicago in Hudson Lake. Both men were employed in building the interurban line from South Bend to Kensington. Plan Big Improvements* Shelbyville.—The owners of. the Ray hotel block and the Ross house, Messrs. Whitcomb, Davis and Direly had an architect here who prepared plans for extensive improvements to the two hotel buildings. The improvements will cost several thousand dollars. Association Holds Session. Bloomingdale. The ‘ Parke County Sunday School association met here in Its annual convention. Rev. E. W. Halpenny, general secretary, and Mrs. M. J. Baldwin, state elementary superintendent, both of Indianapolis, made addresses. Fined for Naughty Posters. Lafayette. George , Manderbeck, proprietor of* the Grand opera -house, was fined sls and costs for allowing advertising matter that was considered Immoral to be circulated about Lafayette in connection with the Black Crook Jr. company, which was prevented from showing here by an injunction. Mr. Manderbeck will take an appeal to the supreme court and several of the leading theatrical companies of the country, it is said, Will back him in his fight

TWO SONS OfjA GROCER MISTAKEN FOR WoUSEBREAKERS. TRAGEDY IN COLUMBUS, 0. Young Men, It Is Bald, Flrod on Two Policeman In Error, and Are Shot to Death—One of the Officers Suspended. Columbus, O. Mistaken for burglars, John and William D. Frank, eons of R. O. Frank, an East side grocer, were shot and killed early Sunday morning by City Patrolmen Heins and Casey. The latter has been suspended pending an investigation, but the former remains on duty. Shortly before the shooting burglars were discovered by neighbors In the grocery of R. O. Frank, at 1221 Parsons avenue. Both the owner of the store and the police were notified about the same time of the burglary. The two young men who were later shot, another brother, Albert Frank, and William Yoerger, hastily armed themselves and ran to the grocery. Patrolmen Heinz and Casey, who were already on the scene, were watching in the shadows of the building when the party came up and each mistook the other for the burglars. According to the statement of Yoerger, W. D. Frank, who carried a small rifle, raised It and fired four times at Patrolman Heinz, who then drew his revolver and shot and fatally wounded the young man. Patrolman Casey ordered John and Albert Frank to throw up their hands and the latter says they did so and that the shooting of John Frank was unjustifiable. Patrolman Casey, declares that John didn’t throw up his hands, but instead drew a revolver and had aimed it at him when he fired. Both the young men lived several hours after they were shot. SENDS FLEET TO AwTsULTAN. ’taly to Make Naval Demonstration in Turkish Waters. Rome.—An Italian squadron, under command of Admiral F. Grenet, has set out for the purpose of making & demonstration in Turkilh waters. The squadron comprises 19 warships, carrying 7,000 men. The difficulty between the two nations arises out of the refusal of the Turkish government to permit the installation of Italian post offices In Turkish territory, though they are maintained by other nations. BRUTAL CRIME IN KANSAS. Bchool Principal Beaten, Robbed and Thrown Under Train. Manhattan, Kan. —W. W. Hutton, principal of the high school here and a well-known educator, was waylaid by three men, beaten into Insensibility, robbed and thrown under the wheels of a train Saturday night and rescued after one leg had been cut off. The robbery occurred in the Union Pacific railroad yards, through which Prof. Hutton was passing on his way home. The robbers escaped. INSANE MAN KILLS THREE. Is Then Himself Slain by a Colored Hotel Porter. Warrensburg, Mo. —F. O. Hawes, 22 years old, while temporarily insane, Sunday shot and killed Marshal James Ryan and Night Watchman Basbanhn, and mortally wounded Night Watchman R. P. Pollock. He was shot and killed himself by a negro porter for a local hotel. The shooting took place in the Missouri Pacific railroad station. Howes was the son of a Johnson county farmer. BATTLESHIPS ARE SEPARATED. Fleet Divided Into Four Squadrons for M I- Qhe Week, • _ Los Angeles, Cal.—Sunday night for tbp first time since leaving Hampton roads, the battleships of the "Allahtic fleet were separated. In four harbors, a few miles apart, they lie at anchor In divisions of four and these positions they will maintain until next Sunday morning, when the 16 fighting craft, again united under the flag of Admiral Thomas, will get under way for Santa Barbara, the next port of welcome, v Alleged Kidnapers’ Aid Taken. Wheatfleld, Ind. —Everett Merrill, wanted by Chicago authorities for being implicated in the Lillian Wullf kidnaping case, for which Kidnaper Jones and wife are now serving Imprisonment, was arrested here Saturday. Merrill was wanted on the charge of , attempting to collect ransom money. In Memory of George Smith. Washington. Memorial services were conducted in the house of representatives for the late Representative George Smith of Illinois. - Great Club of Bportsmcn. St. Louis. —The Alamitos Hunting and Fishing club, composed of sportsmen from all over the country, is being organized in St. Louis, according to Norman J. Coleman, formerly lieu-tenant-governor of Missouri, who Is the president Five hundred members will make up the organization and each has pledged himself to subscribe $2,000 to pay for the tract of 260,000 acres of land composing the Hacienda Alamitos, a ranch 70 miles frc%i the Mexican seaport of Tampico, on which the .dub has an option. .

THE PAINTING SEASON. Good results in painting at the least cost depend largely upon the- material chosen. Paint is a simple compound and the ingredients can be easily test* The solid part or pigment should White Lead. The liquid part should be Linseed OIL Those beßt informed on painting always buy these Ingredients separately and have their painter mix them fresh for each job. Beforfe the mixing the test Is made. Place a pea-sized bit of White Lead on a piece of charcoal or piece of wood. Blow the flame against it and see what It will do. If It Is pure White Lead, little drops of bright, pure metallic lead will appear, and with patience the White Lead can be completely reduced to one globule of metal. He lead. This Is because pure White Lead is made from metallic lead. Tou may test dozens of other, socalled White Leads and not be able to reduce one of them to lead. If they will not change wholly to lead but leave a residue, it is clear that some adulterant is present If you should have your painting done with such materials, no matter how cheap they might seem, it would be costly in the end. National Lead Company, Woodbridge Building, New York City, are Bending on request a blowpipe free to any one about to have painting done, so that the White Lead may be tested. With it will be sent a handsomely printed booklet having as its frontispiece the "Dutch, Boy Painter,” reproduced from the original painting. This little painter hqs become noted as the guaranty of pure White Lead. V '' Contentment comes neither by culture nor by wishing; it is reconciliation with one’s lot, growing out of an inward superiority to our surround-ings.—-McLean. How’s This? Wt offer One Hundred Dollar* Reward tor tny cue of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hair* Catarrh Cura. Wa, the undersigned.' We^krmwn C f.’ J.° Cheney , tor the last IS year*, ana believe him perfectly honorable In all bustneas trailaactloni and flnanclally able to carry out any obligation* made by hi* firm. Waldinq, Kihkak * If ABVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. 0. . Hall'* Catarrh Cura 1* taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucou* surfaces of th* system. Testimonial* sent free. Price 75 cents pel bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. John D.’s Eagle Stone. John D. Rockefeller pretends that he is not and never was superstitious; still he carries in his pocket an eagle stone. It is a perforated stone of great antiquity, found in an eagle’s nest, and is supposed to be a charm against disease, shipwreck and other disasters. Ft is of a brownish tint and about the size of a pigeon egg. When shaken it rattles as if another stone were "inclosed within it A ribbon passed through the perforation is said to possess more virtues than even John D. himself. When the old gentleman wants to confer a particular favor upon Borne one he gives a few inches of this ribbon.—New York Press. TOOK TIME.

A Scotsman, having hired himself to a farmer, had a cheese set before him that he might help himself. After tome time, the master Said to him: "Sandy, you take a long time to breakfast.” "In truth, master,” said Sandy; “a cheese o’ this size is na sae soon eaten as you may think.” COFFEE EYES. It Acts Blowly But Frequently Pro duces Blindness. The curious effect of slow daily poisoning and the gradual building in of disease as a result, is shown in numbers of cases where the eyes are affected by coffee. A case in point will Illustrate: . .A?Jady. in ..jQawego, Mont T . expert ... enced a slow but sure disease settling upon her eyes in the form of increasing weakness and shooting pains With wavy, dancing lines of light, so vivid that nothing else could be seen for minutes at a time. She says: "This gradual failure of sight alarmed me and I naturally began a very earnest quest for the cause. About this time .1 was told that coffee poisoning sometimes took that form, and while I didn’t believe that coffee was the cause of my trouble, I concluded to quit it and see. “I took up Postum Pood Coffee in spite of the Jokes of Husband whose experience with one cup at a neighbor’s was. unsatisfactory. Well, I made Postum Btrictly according to directions, boiling it a little longer, because of our high altitude. 15he result was charming. I have now used Postum in place of coffee for about 3 months and my eyes are well, never paining me or showing any weakness. I know to a certainty that the cause of the trouble was coffee and the cure was in quitting it and building up the nervous system on Poßtum, for that was absolutely the only change I made in diet and I took no medicine. "My nursing baby has been kept in a perfectly healthy state since I have used Postum. - \ . “Mr. , a friend, discarded coffee and took on Postum to see If he could be rid of his dyspepsia and frequent headaches. The change prodveed a most r remarkable improvement quickly.” "There’s a Reason.” Name given by Poßtum Cos., Battle Creek. Mich.