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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
DIR. WILEY TESTlFIES
HANDS WERE TIED
Pure Food Expert Says He Was Con-
stantiy Overruled In
Cases.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Charged with
having made an illegal contract for
the expert services of DIR. IL. IA. Rus
by OF New York, DIR. Harvey w. WI
ley. chief OF the chemistry bureau OF
the department OF agriculture, testi-
fed before the house investigating
committee. lie branded as false a
statement OF the personnel board
which recommended him for dismis-
sal. He told how Or. +. l.. Dunlap
associate chief OF his bureau. and So
licitor McCabe OF the department re-
peatedly voted him down In the food
and drug inspection board. of which
Wiley was a member
DIR. Wiley told Of his educational
training for the pure food life and de-
scribed his activity I'm advocating
pure food legislation and OF opposi-
ton to food manufacturers.
DIR. Wiley explained that the pure
food law authorized his bureau 10 In
vestigate all foods. TO determine
whether they were misbranded or
adulterated.
do you then certify your findings
to the secretary of agriculture? p
asked Representative Floyd Of Arkan-
sas.
We used to-"
Q.-What was the next change in
administration of the law? A.-The
appointment OF the food and drug in
spection board. At first the hearings
were held before the bureau OF chem
istry: then they we're transferred tc
this board.
The views OF the chemistry bureau
as 10 what was adulterated or mis-
branded were overruled in about two
thirds OF the cases. Sometimes
voted to override the bureau, but usu
ally II was overruled against my vote
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
U. S. SUES ROAD FOR $4,000
Asserts Duluth, Mlssabe d Northern
Broke Safety Of Employees
Law.

Duluth. MINI. Aug. ia suit has
been instituted in the United States
circuit court by order of Attorney
General wickersham against the Du-
luth. Missabe & Northern railway on
a charge OF breaking the federal law.
which Is described as "an act to pro-
mote the safety OF employees and trav-
elers on railways by limiting the serv-
ice Of employees to sixteen successive
hours"
The government demands damages
OF 5000, based upon the number OF
employees on the train.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
MAN SOUGHT AS ARSON
TRUST HEAD Is CAUGHT
Charged With Being Responsible for
Many l~ncendiary Fires In
Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-David Korshak,
alleged leader and torch bearer OF
the arson trust" that operated in Chi
cago for months and TO which many
~incendiary fires have been attributed
is under arrest at Vancouver. b. C.,
according TO a telegram received py
the Chicago police.
Korshak was named as head OF the
larson trust" in a confession made
TO Fire Attorney Sullivan n the po-
lice by Leopold Dreyfuss, president OF
l.. Dreyfuss & Co., wholesale clothiers,
who afterward committed suicide by
shooting himself.
Leopold Dreyfus and his brother,
Lazard Dreyfus. were arrested follow
ing an incendiary fire that partly De
stroyed the Dreyfus clothing concern
June g.. They were held by the po-
lice and Leopold. after being grilled
for hours, finally broke down and
made a written confession.
In this confession he accused Kor
shak of being the r~ingleader OF ths
larson trust" declaring that Korshai
had engineered the plot TO burn thu
Dreyfus concern in order that IN
insurance might be realized.
Following the confession OF Leo
pold Dreyfus that Korshak was tn
torch bearer" OF the larson gang
detectives Of Fire Attorney Sullivan
Office and Of stations throughout chi
cago started a hunt for the man. ou
discovered that he apparently ma
vanished from the city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
GOVERNORS MEET SEPT. IL
Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey is
Busy Arranging for National
Conference.

Spring Lake, n. J., Aug. 1e.-Plans
for the national conference OF gov
ernors to be held here September IL
are going forward rapidly under the
direction of Governor Wilson. chair
man OF the committee on program.
The governors of 35 states will at
tend.
There were too many social affairs
last year. and Governor Wilson will
see 20 IL that most OF the time this
wear Is devoted to business. The set
apeches OF the meeting will be by
Governors Dix Of New York. Foss OF
Massachusetts. Wilson OF Kentucky
Morris Of Montana. Aldrich OF Nebras
ka and Carey OF Wyoming.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
DEDICATE SHAFT APRIL
Date Thought Good One for Honor
to The v. S. Navy at
vicksburg.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE new
erected in the V~icksburg
National Military park In honor of the
Union navy Of the Civil war probably
will be dedicated April 16 next year.
This date, to which a good deal OF sen
timent attaches. is under c~onsidera-
ton by the navy department. II was
April l6 that the army transports In
convoy OF Admiral Porter's heet
passed vicksburg prior to the invest
ment of that city by the Union forces
July 4. An advantage of the date is
the fact that the Mississippi river
will then be at high stage. permitting
the passage up as far as Vicksburg OF
some OF the large warships to partici
pate In the dedication
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25

George Horton. Formerly OF Chicago
Named Consul General at Smyrna
Makes Many Nominations

washington, Aug. 1S.-President
Taft sent to the senate a large num-
Der of diplomatic and consular nomi-
nations.
George Horton, formerly OF Chica-
go. is made consul general at Smyrna.
Turkey.
Edwin d. Winslow Of Illinois has
been named consul general at Copen-
hagen. John f. Jewell and Milton B..
Kirk of Illinois are to be consuls, the
former at vladivostok. the latter at
Manzanillo. Mexico.
willing Spencer OF Pennsylvania to
be secretary Of the embassy at Ber-
lin.
Arthur II. Frazier. Pennsylvania. TO
he second secretary of the embassy
at Vienna.
George C. Harler, New York. to be
| secretary OF the legation at Monte
| video.
Roger s. Greene, Massachusetts. tc
| be consul general at Hankow, China
John e. Kehl, Ohios to be consul a
saloniki, Turkey.
William c. Megelssen. Minnesota
N be consul at Melbourne. Austria
liza.
George B. McGoogan, Indiana, u
he consul at Georgetown, Guiana
Albert w. Pontius, Minnesota, to b.
consul at Dalny, Manchuria-
Alexander Heingartner. Ohio, 70 b
consul at Liege, Belgium.
Adolph A. Williamson, District Q
Columbia. TO be consul at Antunl
China.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
AsTIR OVER PENN LYNCHING
OfIcers Swear Out Nine Additional
Warrants for Mob Members at
CoatesviIle.

Coatesville. Pa. Aug. 17.-Stirred
into action by criticism Of leading cit
,zens because OF the delay in arresting
those known to have been implicated
in the lynching OF the negro. Walker.
sunday night, nine additional war
rants were sworn out by the Chester
county authorities and will be served
during the day. These warrants. 1t Is
expected. are based on Information
given by Kennedy Boyd. a lineman
for an electric company. who was ar
rested after he had been put through
q severe examination by District At
torney Robert S. Smithson.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
MAY WE'D MISS FORCE AT SEA
Colonel Aston Settles 100000 on
His Flancee, After Which
Yacht Cruise Starts.

New York. Aug. 19.-Col. John ia
cob Aston took his flancee, Miss Made
line Talmage Force, on a mysterious
cruise aboard his steam yacht Mona.
The voyages object. as officially an
nounced by Colonel Astor. was for
b health Of Miss Force"
Miss Force needs the rest" ex-
planned Colonel Aston. I'VE are taking
this trip at the orders Of her physi-
clans. Her condition Is so serious
that We have brought a trained nurse
along"
Before boarding the yacht II Is
said Colonel Astor settled s2.000.0 0o
~ Miss Force,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
WILSON rs YEARS OLD NOW
Secretary Of Agriculture Celebrates
AnnIversary-Begsn Under
Mckinley.

Washington. Aug. 17.-Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson. who Is the Oldest
member of the presidents cabinet
and who has held his portfolio since
1897. a longer period than any other
cabinet oficer in the history OF the
government, celebrated his seventy
sixth anniversary.
Before entering McKinley's cabinet
Mr. Wilson served in the Iowa assem-
bly and was three times a representa-
tive in congress. He is absent on a
vacation which will include a series
~ lectures on agricultural themes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
AIR RECORD
BRINDLEY SCARS 11,726 FEET
SETS NEW WORLDS MARK
AT CHICAGO.
FLYERS PROPELLER BREAKS
Jimmy" Ward Has Narrow Escape
From Death-volpIanes TO Safety
earle ovington LANDS" In Lake
Michigan.

Grant Park Aviation Field. Chicago,
Aug. 19.-All worlds records for cloud
climbing we're broken at the Grant
park aviation field. While multitudes
peered into the bright skies until
black spots danced before their eyes,
Oscar A. Brindley and Philip o. Par
melee scared beyond the reach OF hu
man vision in their Wright biplanes
and came down. half frozen. with new
altitude marks.
Both mounted TO such dizzy heights
that their Paragraph indicated that
each aviator had broken the national
altitude record.
Finding Exact Altitude.
Brindley registered 11.726 feet; Par
melee, 1887. The scientific experts
OF the meet locked themselves into
their rooms at the Auditorium at
once and started their elaborate cal
| culations to determine the exact alti-
tude.
The worlds record is 1882 feet,
made eight or ten days ago by Captain
Felix, a Frenchman, in a Farman me
chine. The American record Is about
1000 feet lower, the one made by
Arch Hoxsey Of 11.400 in his Inflated
flight at Los Angeles, Cal, not being
recognized, as the Paragraph was torn
from the machine before the judges
reached the spot.
Day Of Sky Climbing.
II was a great day for sky climbing
In all. four aviators broke the NEE
record. Howard Gill in his Wright at
tanned $500 feet, Lincoln Beachey IL
his Curtiss reached $3.50 feet Mos
of the day the necks OF the multitude
were tilted back almost at righ
angles with their spinal columns.
Thrillers OF another sort than tn
cloud chasing punctuated the day
events. James Wards propeller wen
, 70 pieces during a hight-one OF tn
| accidents most feared by airmen-an
sent spllnters flying in a cloud. Tn
/, aviator descended In safety, however
r Earle Ovington was forced TO align
, in the lake during the crosslake-ant
: country fight to the South Shor
Country club at shutdown. He su
fered no more serious Inconvenience
than wet feet. Lincoln Beachey -four
his hands so numb In the chill uppe
a regions that he had to slide to cart
9 in a h~air-raising spiral.
while most OF the aviators we're o
cupying themselves with cloud chasir
and flying for endurance prizes. ton
: Sopwith, the Kings Own" contente
himself with walking away with FIR
9 prize money in the racing events. !
won first place in the monoplai
speed race. in the alighting conte
and in the cross-country-andla
{. fight. his prize money for the d'
Z. amounting to $3.50.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
CAPTAIN HAMS SUES WIFE
s,,ver OF w. E.. Annis Starts Divorce
suit-Army officer lame VIC
tim In Court Action.

New York, Aug. 1s.-From behind
,ho hars in Sing Sing Capt. Peter G.
Hams. Jr., army officer and inventor.
noe beaun his battle for freedom
ago,nst his beautiful wife. Claudia
Hams. for love Of whom he shot ana
KILLED his former friend. William p
Annis. at the Bayside Yacht club
,hroe years ago. The victim OF the
,ragadv is named in the action started
nj Brooklyn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25

p,ssouri Valley. Ia. Aug. H.
George Butcher. town marshal. was
snot and killed here by two strangers.
NO made their escape. Fifty men
20 searching for the strangers and a
reaching is feared II they are cap
.,rea The two men arrived In town
On n freight train.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
SPARKS FROM LIVE WIRES

Mrs. Amanda Irwin. a widow. was
admitted to Bellevue hospital. New
York. suffering. the physicians said,
from ~hydrophobia. the symptoms OF
which have been unnoticed for i've
years.
II Is reported at Teheran that Mo-
manned All Mira. the former shah
OF Persia. who recently returned from
exile In Russia and started an upris-
ing TO regain his throne. has been
assassinated.
Andrew O'Hearn and Frank Ellis OF
Chicago, employed at the Rochelle
tanning factory. went TO sleep on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad
tracks at Rochelle. Ill. and were
killed by a fast train.
Seven thousand people. represent
ing A states, have registered for free
homesteads In the Berthold Indian
reservation In North Dakota. OF this
number 4.412 registered at Minot. the
government headquaEters.
The engagement OF Lieut.. Frank P.
Lahm OF the Seventh United States
cavalry. widely known army aeronau-
tic expert, and Miss Gertrude Jenner,
OF one Of the Oldest families in Mans
field. O., has just been announced
Mrs. Thomas Pettigrew OF Lions
Head, Ontario. strangled her son and
daughter. aged twelve and ten years,
and then hanged herself in the
kitchen. She had been In poor health
AID is believed to have lost her
mind.
Robert Service, the author. who has
arrived at Dawson, Y. T., from Fort
MACPHERSON, reports that Hubert Dai-
rell. an arctic explorer, has been
missing from Baillee island. east OF
the mouth OF the Mackenzie river.
since October
Announcement is made Of the birth
OF a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher
Columbus Wilson. MI. Wilson Is the
convicted head OF the United Wire
less Telegraph company and is hight
ing to escape a three-year sentence
to the Atlanta penitentiary.
Members Of the American Humor-
lists association, in Boston for their
annual convention, continued theii
sightseeing and made a trip to his
I toric Plymouth. Then they witnessed
the m~aneuvering OF United states
warships in Provincetown harbor.
Joseph Ribs is under arrest In
Brooklyn charged with a double muir
, der committed in a dispute over ths
! possession OF a ~two-year-old baby. He
5 shot and killed the child's parents
: Mr.. and Mrs. Rosco Debasco. anS
0 wounded their nineteen-year-oid son.
Papers we're filed in the distric'
; court at Butte in a sensational SUI
against F. Augustus Heinze. In which
( Robert Lyons. as receiver OF tns
Aetna Banking and Trust company
r seeks TO recover $250.OO0 alleged u
e have been obtained illegally b.
Heinze.
Mrs. Marjorie Burnes Love Is
e -four flusher" and she deserted ne
E. husband because he had lost hi
% money when his brokerage concerI
went to the wall, according TO Sidne
s c. Loves attorney. who argued a
st Baker. Ore, against the granting OF
divorce to her.
ID That a movement among Chimes
IS students in the United States. starte
N by the Chinese Of the University
lie Chicago last Easter vacation. has =
m suited in the formation OF a sci
he defense league to which practicail
r. every Chinese c~ollegian In Ameri-
e belongs, has been made public
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
ABLE TO SIT AT DESK
pontlr Shows Marked Improvement
Doctors VIII Soon Cease Their
Daily Visits.

Rome. Aug. 19.-Pope Plus, for the
first time since his illness became Sc
rious, attended to routine business.
shortly after a fairly hearty breakfast
he sat at his desk for some time.
The pontin's appetite is increasing
and the doctors say he Is progressing
steadily. They will soon cease their
daily visits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25
RIOTS IN ENGLAND
TROOPS PROTECT RAILWAY
PRoPERrY-TRAINs MOVED
UNDER GUARD.
100000 ARE NOW OUT
TRAFFIC 10 at a ~standstli In Many Parts
OF tho country-Psrllsment Stays
In Session Owing TO Seriousness Of
Situation.

London, Aug. 1.-the fight be
tween the railroad companies and the
striking union employees Is on in dead
Thousands have obeyed the
strike order. 1t is estimated 100000
are now out. The companies are op-
Grating their principal trains under
guard of soldiers. There has been
much rioting throughout the country.
The government and the BOARD OF
trade are continuing their efforts 10
ward peace, but the old deadlock be-
tween the unions.and the managers
appears TO have ~reasserted itself.
Cities Armed Camps.
The chief cities OF England are
armed camps. The stations. work
shops, signal posts. tunnels n
bridges are guarded by soldiers.
Clerks have been pressed into service
to aid the non-strikers in moving the
trains. Despite the efforts Of the COM
panies freight traffic is demoralized
and the shortage OF food supplies
threatens a famine at ONE points.
There has been rioting at Birming-
ham, Derby, Sheffield and at Llanelly,
Wales.
Parliament Holds On.
The government views the indus
trial war as so grave that parliament
did not adjourn as had been expected,
but will continue prepared 10 adopt
any emergency legislation the mo-
ment il is necessary.
The trains in London are moving
occasionally. but have scarcely any
effect in reducing the masses Of
would-be travellers. Thousands living
outside are unable TO get home.
Pay for Strikers.
The strike committee has decided
to pay the strikers $3.50 a week.
The lord mayor Of London Issued al
appeal to all local members OF thu
national reserve who are willing a.
private citizens to enroll themselye
as special c~onstables. Many went I
Guild hall and were sworn in
Railway traffic in Wales Is absolute
ly stopped.
The battleship Warrior arrived a
Douglas, Isle of Man. TO provision
the hungry islanders whose regula
communications with Liverpool hay
been cut of.
, Holidsy-Makers Stranded.
e Thousands of holiday-makers ar
stranded at seaside and country n
sorts without money and unable I
obtain transportation home.
. The strike OF dockmen, coal porter
$ and carmen, which began here Angus
/ / and resulted in Generalization
[ trade. almost famine conditions an
d rioting for nearly two weeks. wa
finally settled under an arbitratio
agreement. The chief points OF u
, agreement reached are that the me
, may be engaged for work outside u
dock premises and that n dife
ences which may arise shall be
ferred to John Burns or an arbitrat'
appointed by the president OF the
cal government board.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-25

Knoxville, Tenn. Aug. lS.-Henry
r Goodwin. president and general
manaper OF the Goodwin Clothing COM
nanv Of this city, died suddenly, pre-
sumably from q dose Of headache pow
def.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14
MERELY A PARABLE

Just before the collection Was
taken up negro preacher an
nounced that he regretted to state
that certain brother had for
lotten to lock the door of his
chicken house the night before and
as a result he discovered in the
morning that most Of the fowls
had disappeared.
81 doan' want to be pussoncI.
bredden," he added, "but I hab
my s'picions as to who sole dem
chickens. also hab reason TO-
b'lievin' dat if / am right in dose
s'picions dat pusson won't put any
money in de plate which will now
be passed 'roun."
The result vas fine collection.
not single member of the
congregation feigning sleep.
After the mnney was counted the
old parson came forward.
Nov, bredden,' he said 81
doan' want 20 dinners to be spojlt
by worderin' where dat brudder
lIbes who doan lock his chickens
up at night. Dat brudder doan'
exist, nah frien's. He was q
parable gotten up TO- de purpose
OF finance. THE Housekcepcr.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14
DUST and TUBERCULOSIS

AS a result of the dangers from
consumption to those exposed to
various forms Of dust, and at the
request of the Nstionl Association
for the Study and Provention1 of
Tuberculosis.es the government ap-
pointed a;commission to work in CO.
operation with state authorities in
the United States, with special
reference to Diseases Of thel lungs.
The work of the commission
engaged in this special task will
follow lines somewhat similar to
those worked on by the Royal Com.
mission Of Australia, whose report
was recently received in this
country.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14
THE THIRTEEN CLUB

The l3 members of the Is club
met at the Hot Springs yesterday,
it-being the 18th of the month,
and spent a very pleasant after
noon. Some of the young ladies
enjoyed plunge. while others
passed the time on the lawn, in the
swing or mountain climbing. None
were a.bit superstltions and all
had jolly. good time.
Mrs. S. Bell and Mrs. Garrecht
acted as chaperones and were very
lenient with their charges Those
perssnt were Misses Kate Gardner,
lid Plunket, Olive Ogilvie,, Edith
Merkeley, Amy Griswold. Ruth
Gedney. Helen Wood, Jane Ogilvie,
Ruth RiddeIl. Leila Mccain,
Francis Dore and Carrie Jones.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14

The front Of the independent
ice has been frightened up with
freproof paint and carries a new
sign. 1t now presents a good APP
pearance. OF course, all this is an
evidence Of prospe rity and a sure
indication that we have weathered
the storms Of adversely and the
general cussedness Of a few
enemies that tried to drive US out
of town in the early 90's. THE
little black devil" is doing business
at the old stand.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14
WHEN THE MINISTER SCORED

In a contribution to the
Christian Register, Thomas r..
Slicer tells this: "Some men the
other night. in conversation with
me, knowing | was a minister
and it is the spirit Of this time to
put it up a minister in terms at
least Of emile satire-said: I'VE
have been discussing conscience"
aH one Of them said, Thave given
definitin Of conscience; it is the
yermicular appendix of the soul, ;
and they laughed. And | sal d
That is agood definition in your
case; you never know you have 1t
until it hurts you Then they did
not laugh"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-14
BE FRIEND OF THE CHILD
Father Should Allow tn. Little One
Some Choice and Permit indI.
vlduaIity to Develop.

In brief. but praiseworthy article
In lipplncot G. Jane Bclheld pointed
out some things which II would be
well for cvc,y parent to ponder.
1.-THE father does not pause to ron.
slider that II respect on both sides for
The Individuality Of each IL the reuuis.
te condition NJ friendship" said Mrs
Bcltr'd. "lI' has expected his child
10 conform 10 his point OF view. and
IT'S Individuality has been threatened
from the beginning. No sane person
chooaos his Opprcssor for his friend
Having attained adolescence. the child
ESCAPES from tie dominion OF his pa.
rents ns from bonds. why should the
colt remain in the pasture when the
bars arc down?
"}ut " thr vice parent has begun
carly and allowed the child choice Of
rntt|"s: " he has remained vigiiantly
In the background and permitted his
child to occupy the center OF It's own
stage: " hc has protected It's play. not
ordered it--fnr who can play to or.
der?-and " le has seen that its work
falls In lines TO which the child's tom.
permanent Is native, then at the crucial
period tho youth will conduct himself
as self-directch individual. and not
M runaway slave.
"As matter OF fact. tho child
whn9" play with the fire has hnon nm.
obfrusivoly supervised not arbitrarily
prohibited. Is tho least likely to bn
fatally burnt The boy whose finger
" allowed 10 he harmlessly cut knows
better than 10 play with knives. The
parent In position 10 point ont the
law ond its violation ITc Ia the child's
ready eympathi2er-not an instrument
Of irrelevant punishment"