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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-10-14
STATE BOARD BOOKS
ARE EXAMINED
Difference Between Vouchers
and Corresponding Checks.
SHORTAGE is REPORTED
Ailege John T. spillman, Former Trus-
tee Of Clinton Township, Deca-
tur County, Owes s839.15-De-
clares Accounts Twisted.

indianapolis. Not only is John T.
Spillman. former trustee of Clinton
township. Decatur county. charged
with owing the township 1899. but the
field examiners from the state board
OF accounts. who inspected his books,
allege there is a difference between
vouchers and corresponding checks on
banks, issued during his administra-
tion. OF 81 .0G7.5G Checks given on the
township depository. for which no
vouchers were found. amounted 70
s7.529.71 and vouchers given by for
mer Trustee Spillman. during the four
years OF Office. for which no checks
were found. amounted TO s440C5. II Is
charged.
Joseph f. Sherman and Joseph c.
Lockwood. who made the examination.
have charged Mr.. Spillman with
sl0370. representing the amount due
the township at the close Of the 1905
business, sG04.23 for 1906. SCI for 1907
and sG4.22 for 1908
The examiners allege Mr.. Spillman
Cdi Tltu HIS anu INC Wv
banking accounts together. or the
s103.70. charged against Mr.. Spillman
in 1905, $3.50 was a payment made 10
his predecessor. James A. Meek. for
having paid teachers without vouch-
ers. the examiners allege. The total
charge against the former trustee of
sCO4.23. as the result OF the 1906 bust.
ness, is explained as errors in foot
ing. credits on vouchers for which no
money was paid and excess payments
to teachers and the advisory board. II
is alleged that Spillman overpaid E.
NJ. Moulton. a teacher. SCI in 1907
The examiners make no charges
against Spillman in connection with
the alleged difference between youch
ers and corresponding checks. the
checks for which. II is said. no vouch
ers were found and the vouchers for
which the examiners say they found
no checks.
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In the preventive treatment Of poi
soning we must remember TO keep all
poisons in the household locked up in
some closet or drawer, so as to guard
against children getting hold Of
them. They should be kept in a sepa-
rate place from other medicines In the
house. as 1t has often happened that
some person has been taken sick in
the night and going to the medicine
chest. by mistake has taken some poi
son instead of the remedy intended.
1t is a dangerous practice to put pol
son fly paper. rat poison, etc, around
where there is possibility OF children
reaching them. Many cough RENE
dies, most soothing sirups and head
ache powders contain large amounts
OF poison and should never be taken
unless prescribed by a physician. They
usually only relieve the symptoms
and do not counterfeit the cause OF the
trouble.
There are a good many polsons that
have two ways of producing their bad
effects: l. Chronic action. where the
results come from taking small doses
of the substance during a long pc
riod. 2. Acute action. where the re-
suits are seen promptly and follow d
large dose taken at one time. The
chronic results are often just as inju-
rious and more fatal than those caused
by the acute poisoning. but IL is only
the acute poisoning that one would be
called upon TO treat as first aid
There are some methods or yrinci-
pies Of treatment which should be re-
membered for all poisons. one which
hardly needs 10 be mentioned but
which is very important is to stop the
taking of the poison at once. This is
best illustrated by impressiTg upon
ones mind the Importance OF moving
TO the fresh air a person who had
been found unconscious from, gas In a
room. The next point to remember Is
to remove as much Of the poison as
possible, in case where It has been
taken into the stomach, so as to pre-
vent it's absorption into the system
This is done by causing the patient to
vomit, or by washing out his stomach
Vomiting may be caused in several
ways |. Sticking finger far back
into the throat 2. Giving teacupful
OF warm water with a teaspoonful OF
powdered mustard stirred into II. 3
Teaspoonful doses OF wine or slrup OF
ipecac. 4. Large amounts Of luke
warm salt water.
The third point to think OF is "a
give the antidote II the substance
taken Is known. II n not to be ex
pected that the list of antidotes car
be remembered except by physicians
and druggists or those familiar with
drugs. so II Is best TO procure the
list from your physician or druggist
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-10-14

Patents have been issued 20 Indi-
anians as follows: Charles A. Barnes,
st. Greenfield. telephone receiver
handle Alvah l.. Bingham, Muncie.
glass working machine: Charles A.
Oarlson Kokomo. needle awl: Archer
= Clifton and w W. Preston. Con-
neFs''Ae vacuum cleaner; David w.
Nonari. KNOXVILLE. shoe tie: Myron
Dickson Martinsville, try square;
hermann w Fachmann. indianapolis.
game Kenneth NJ. Cant Tndianapo-
~ caanEe speed mechanism: Fred
reick y Hoenk. Evansville. tension
INDICATOR for sewing machines: Ladis-
laus lakah. South Bend. cuspIdor: Lee
roy Kercher Roam. excavating and
,oai.ns machine. James l.. Masters.
~, ,.'..le axle lubricator: Omar r. Men.
a'iofa attachment for automobiles I:
go = Parrish, EIkhart. making paper
v1ss' George NJ schebler. Tndianapo-
~ 'aFDnrn'er. Joseph X. Sharpe. Jr..
,,nllalaho.is pneumatic stacker; VII.
naIn W WInger. walcott. drart appl..
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Hur,ys High School Greed.

Dr - Hurty. secretary of the
state board Of health. has prepared
the following resolutions. which he
will have printed on cards for distri-
button among students OF high schools,
which De will address during the cur
rent school year. the name. High
School Creed" having been selected
70 bend the list.
The body IS the temple OF the
soul and will study IT,
2 viii take good care OF my body.
viii live in the fresh air as
much as ! can.
4. viii 20 regular and temperate
IN sly habits
:. VIII eat only plain. werl-cooked
food. ana win let all appetite stimu-
lants alone
8. win not chew gum and will not
buy aIlday suckers.
win be a fresh air crank.
N The high school boy or girl
afop's that creed and lives up to IT,
said ihe ecretary. "a very large per-
ceniaEe ~ sickness among high school
pupils UilI be avoided"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-10-14
PAROLE MODEL FOR
PRISON CONGRESS
uoosier Delegates Elated at Ac-
ton Of Assembly.
LAWS ARE RECOMMENDED
Saws Indiana Has Best Parole anu
Sentence Laws Of Any State and
Better Than Any Foreign
Country.

1ndlanapolis-The delegates from IN
u.,, 10 the International prison con-
vress are greatly elated over the action
:, ,he congress in adopting resolu-
tons with respect to the parole sys-
,sm and the indeterminate sentences
,t,, ara based on the parole aud in
dsisrminate sentence laws OF Indiana
Ths resolutions had to receive the APP
r-oval ~ the &c countries represented.
ana under the circumstances do not
cau sor reforms as far advanced as
those IN Indiana
The delegates 10 the International
congress have said repeatedly since
thew reached Washington. ID. C.. that
IS fsr As their observation has gone
Indiana not only has the best parole
AM sentence laws OF any state In the
United states, but better tkan any
foreign country.
Many of the foreign delegates are
going home TO recommend parole laws
based or the Indiana system. Indiana
has occupied a prominent place In the
congress Amos W Butler. secretary
Of tho board Of state charities, and
president ~ the American Prison con
gress. has been one OF the most active
workers n the international congress.
To him was referred the work OF sum
rarizlne the various addresses on the
parole system and Of presenting 70 the
congress a resolution embodying its
views
Mr Butler was elected a vice-presi
dent ~ the international congress
Ms Amos w Butler and Mrs. John
r Elan gave luncheon at the New
Willard for the foreign women dele
gates 10 the congress.
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Fractures
broken Bones
By DR.. w. ii. BAILEY


sign as serious harm may be done TO
the surrounding vessels and tissues.
but II Is sometimes felt while one IL
applying a bandage or splint.
Make the Patient as Comfortable as
Possible.
All fractures should be seen by a
physician as soon as possible and the
person giving first aid should not at
tempt 10 set the broken bone (reduce
the FRACTURED The emergency treat
ment consists simply in placing the
patient I'm comfortable position until
the doctor arrives. or. II he has TO be
moved. in applying splints and band
ages so that the transportation gives
as little pain as possible TO the pa
tent and does not add injury to the
wounded part. II sometimes has hap
pened that through the unskillful han
ding OF a simple fracture. the ends OF
the bones have been pushed through
the skin thus converting It into a CON-
pound and therefore a much more So
rious fracture.
Compound Fractures.
In compound fractures. never touch
the wound in the skin with dirty hands
or put dirty cloths over II. Treat II
the same as liberation or cut or
puncture wound. The person giving
first aid must wash his own hands for
at least FIVE minutes with soap and
warm water that has been boiled.
Then clean up the wound In a careful
manner with water that has been
boiled and with clean sterile cloths.
(The methods of making a cloth steL-
lie has been given under wounds OF
the skim. Avoid wiping directly across
the wound but rather wash from its
margin outward in all directions.
Spllnts.
In treating fractures of the extremi-
ties, splints may be made of any stiff
material as cardboard, pieces Of
boards. limbs of trees, canes. um-
brellas, etc These can be bound 10
the injured limb by handkerchiefs.
pieces of rope. grape vines or roots OF
some plants Some padding should be
placed between the limb and the
splint. the hollow places being filed
up so that the splint will put equal
pressure on all parts OF the limb when
tied TO II. This packing may be MADE
from rags. handkerchiefs. caps. hay,
straw, moss. etc
In vases Of fracture Of the arm. II
can be bound 10 the side OF the body
to help keep It steady. A broken leg
CON ba xtrannad IN the other LOG which
acts as a splint.
Methods Of improvising stretcherr
on which to carry patients with bro
ken legs will be taken up under the
! general discussion of transportation
OF the sick and injured.-William II
Bailey. A. B., NJ. D., Kansas University
School OF Medicine. Rosedale.
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Americans VS.. Ensllshren.

Throw an American out of the win.
dow and he will land upon his feet,
his hands doing something Throw
an Englishman out of the window and
ne will land on his hands. his mouth
affirming things. Put both into a
bowling wilderness, and the American
will have a city staked out while the
Engishman is cleaning the mud OF
his boots. Put both into a complex
Mars. and the Briton will be running
the new cosmos while the American
is looking for tho wire to introduce his
telephone The Americans passion is
for industry. the Englishmans for
dominance; the American Ia an engi-
neer. the Englishman a conductor.
This passion for controlling things.
rather than doing them, touches every
part OF the Englishman's life. 1t Is
his opinion first. and something else
next, that differentiates him from the
American. We are orthodox In a neg
ligible sort Of way. but we are hetero.
dox In a negligible sort Of way, also.
With us an opinion ia nothing to make
a fuss over: with an Englishman an
opinion is always something TO make
a fuss over. AS yet we are really an
unopinionated people.-Carl G.. Hansen
In Smart Set
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-10-14
Annual Meeting of State Federation.


The twenty-hfth annual con
vention OF the state Fedora
ton of Labor opened at Lafayette.
Cordial greetings were extended at
the opening session by the mayor, the
presidents OF the Merchants. Young
Business Mems and other commercial
associations of the city. and Sidney II.
Saltzgaber. president OF the Central
Labor union and chairman OF the en-
tertainment committee, welcomed the
delgates on behalf OF the union work
ingmen OF Lafayette.
When President John Hughes OF In
dianapolls called the convention to or
der. practically every city OF impor-
lance In the state was represented.
The session opened with an Invocation
by Rev. Oscar r. Mckay. pastor OF the
First Baptist church. After the ad-
dresses OF greeting. President John
Hughes thanked the city's representa-
tives and the convention then pro-
ceeded to business.
II developed at the sessions that the
fight for the 1911 convention Will be
between Fort Wayne and Terre Haute.
Both cities have sent hundreds OF
badges to be worn by delegates. The
contest for officers is lively. Friends
Of John Hughes, now president. say
he will be reelected, although they
realize that a fight Will be made
against him. The report OF the reso'
lutions committee is also sure 10
arouse some feeling and result in d.
vidad vote
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INDIANA HAPPENINGS
Newsy Notes of Interest from the Capital
and All Around
Big Sum Paid Back.

A second report filed by the state
board OF accounts with the governor
shows that. to date. officials found
short In their accounts by field ex-
aminers In the employ or the state
board have reimbursed the treasures
OF their respective corporations In the
total sum OF $2S.407.9l in actual cash
turned in. The preceding report. sew
eral weeks ago. showed s21 .4S2.Gl paid
In.
The report showed the following vol
untary payments: Charles f. Lam
bert. Center township. Delaware
county. A.291.l4; Ed. Fisher, Polk
township. Huntington county. s7G2.43;
J. r. RAIDER. Washington township
Putnam county. $4,000. Z. C. Cald-
well. Washington township. Wayne
county. s2G4.43; ". V. Hodson. town
trustee OF Shirley. 1870; J. T. Ad-
kins. town trustee OF English. $3.50 90;
+. T. Hammond. town trustee OF Eng
fish. $1s.53: w. F. Richards, town
trustee Of the same place. s24G2.
All except Lambert paid in full the
charges made by the examiners. In
the case OF Lambert he was not con
vinced that he owed all that had been
charged back against him. and paid
only that which he acknowledged he
owed
The state board has prepared TO file
with the governor an additional list OF
present and former officials who have
not paid up according to the reports
Of the examiners. These reports Will
be certified by the governor, on re-
ceipt, 10 the attorney general. whose
duty II is under the law to bring &C
ton to collect
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-10-14
FRENCH STRIKERS
TIE UP RAILROAD
Employees OF Northern Line Also
Cause Wreck.
SOLDIERS HAVE POSSESSION
Refusal OF Company 20 Increase
Wages Of Men to One Dollar
Day Is Cause Of
Trouble.

Paris, France, Oct i2.-Employ ees
OF the Northern railroad are on
strike and the tieup is complete.
Trains only for Calais and Cologne
are moving. Military engineers have
been called to replace the strikers.
but the number is inadequate TO re-
store the running schedules. Several
acts OF violence occurred before day
break At ST. Quentin the tracks were
torn up. Two locomotives were in
collision at Terginer and INSTRUCTED
the main track. Military forces have
taken possession OF several stations
and have been posted along the road
to protect the railroad property.
Company is Surprised.
The strike developed overnight and
took the company and the public by
surprise There has been III feeling
on the part of the employees for some
time owing TO the refusal OF the
Northern railroad to increase the
wages OF the men to 81 day and TO
grant other. concessions. There have
been rumors OF impending strikes. but
the men conducted their plans with
great secrecy.
Demands OF the Employees.
Demands OF the employees are as
follows:
1. General increase in wages To
meet the higher cost OF living.
2. Retroactive application OF the
employees pension law.
g. More equitable division Of work
4. Granting OF one day OF In seven
for all employees.
5. Distinct employment by the
month instead OF by the day.
AS soon rs the company and the
authorities learned the situation the
Paris terminus of the road was oc-
cupied by the military. municipal
guards and police. The government.
it appears. was not unprepared for
today's developments and had taken
steps TO preserve order. In the night
troops were assembled in this city
and along the lines Of the roads in the
provinces. where they were held in
readiness 10 guard the stations. the
rolling stock and the tracks.
VIII Not BE inundated.
In the face OF these preparations the
trainmen declared that they would not
be inundated and that II they were
called upon as reservists to man the
trains they would refuse on the
ground that such commands would
be Illegal They asserted that the law
provided only for the mobilization OF
railroad men for the purpose Of trans
porting troops.
The demands originated with the
under trainmen. the baggage handlers
and ticket takers. but they were sup
ported by the complete personnel. as
every branch OF the service has some
grievance. The strikers threaten to
draw TO their support the employees
OF the state railroad lines.
Work ceased first on the freight
trains and none of these have left
the city. Telegraphic and telephone
communication along the road is in
terrupted, and thus the management
was in ignorance Of what trains were
moving
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confers with elIlhelmer.

Following a visit to Terre Haute
by Auditor Of State John G. Bill
heimer and John Ashby. actuary IN
the insurance department, TO investi-
gate affairs Of the Indiana Industrial
Life Insurance company. j. B. Garrett
general manager OF the company. was
IN conference with Mr. Billheimer and
MIR Ashby at the statehouse. DIT W.
r. Mattox OF Terre Haute, represent
ing the stockholders who made the
complaint and others were present.
Mr.. Billheimer, while recognizing
everything has been quite regular IN
the management OF the company, said
he believed satisfactory reorganlza-
ton OF affairs could BIO effected. II
any hitch I'm the plans OF the auditor
occur a receiver will probably be
asked.
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Foster Parents Cleared

REYNOLDS. state agent for dc.
pendent children. fled with The hoard
c,.- I'm Y commissioners OF Clark
So, at the regular session. a
!, '', Y ior SIS on account OF the funeral
csr, nl'n Wentz. the flfteen-year-oId
me Nno committed suicide by hang.
rsrss. II az the home OF her foster
,s, Mr and Mrs. John westman,
So So Columbia avenue. rndianapolIs
~, senoer ls 1910 The claim was
ssr, V'eF Tor month. The child was
49, 2 ne JefrersonviIle Orphans
mite, wen her stepfather was com.
l,., lac y prison. two years ago. and
ina,.sp lins she was placed with the
indianapolis family. -" '"s
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Sacramento. Cal. Oct. 12.-George
Wallace was arrested at the Sacra-
mento post Office while receiving let
tiers which Il is declared connect him
with the Los Angeles Times dyna-
hitting. He is supposed to be miner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-10-14
What to Do
Before the
Doctor Comes

There Is no difference between a
hone that has been fractured and one
that has been broken, although the
term fracture Is sometimes used when
the bone has been only cracked or
split and not broken entirely apart
Fractures are usually caused by
some external force as a blow with a
club or a fall. but sometimes, espe-
cially in elderly people, a sudden mus
cular movement may cause the bone
10 break
A bone may be broken anywhere
throughout its length or II may have
just a little corner broken of one OF
Its ends. The longer bones OF the ex-
tremities are of course more often
fractured than the shorter and irregu-
lar bones.
Fractures often accompany sprains
and dislocations and II Is important
that such injuries should be seen by
a physician so as TO learn whether or
not fracture also exists. as the prop
er treatment Of the case depends upon
this knowledge.
Dangers.
Some OF the dangers OF fractured
bones are the injuries to the surround
ing structures. as rupture OF blood YES
sells. tearing Of nerves. and puncture
of organs. as of the lung In frac-
lures of the ribs. In fractures Of the
skull the bleeding. although often
slight, may be within the skull and
cause death by pressing upon some
vital part of the brain. The Infection
following compound fractures may re-
suit in q general blood poisoning and
death.
AS a bone that has been fractured
is weaker than normal for a number
OF months. even after the six TO eight
weeks usually considered necessary
for its healing. the part should be used
carefully in order to prevent a second
fracture.
The Diagnosis.
The diagnosis Of a fracture is some
times very easy. as when long bone
is broken near its middle and the limit
bends az that point When a Ions
bone is broken near its end or when O
small irregular bono is broken. II Is
sometimes very difficult without the
assistance OF an X-ray photograph &c
tell whether or not the bone is frac
tured. Some of the other symptoms
which help to diagnose a broken bone
are pain which is rather acute and be
comes very sharp on any attempt al
movement. This pain is little differ
ent from the more dull ache OF a dis
location. When the ends OF a broker
bone rub against each other there Is {
peculiar grating sensation that can b.
felt and sometimes heard. This 4
called bony crepitus. The broken frag
ments should not be moved back ant
forth In attempting to bring out this
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"The poet who discovered that there
are books in the running brooks was a
wonderful man"
Yes. And he was also lucky in not
being suspected Of having designs on
the country's natural resources"
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ST. Petersburg. Oct. 1.-THE body
OF Captain Macievich. the Russian
military aviator. who was killed by
n fall October Z. was buried with the
honors accorded an admiral En-
peror Nicholas has granted the avia-
tors widow an admiral's pension.
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FIrst Formed socIetles.

Great Britain has the honor Of hav.
ing first formed societies for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to animslA