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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
NJ. E. Conference Closes.

The ty-eighth annual session OF
the North Indiana conference came TO
a close at Kokomo. Bishop +. IL.
Hughes Of San Francisco. Cal. pre-
siding officer. reading the appoint
ments as the last thing in the proceed
ings The committee upon moral and
social relations submitted report
which was adopted. deploring the des-
ecratiOn of the Sabbath. touching upon
divorce evil. favorng dignihed
Fourth Of July and recommending the
Methodist discipline in the matter OF
the government OF the anusements Of
the young people OF the church.
The conference declared: I'VE de-
plore the desecration OF the Sabbath
now so prevalent. urge upon our peo-
pie to make it holy day Of rest and
worship, doing all in our power to Sc
cure laboring men one day of rest in
seven.
we will endeavor as far as pos
sible TO rescue our Fourth Of July. the
birthday Of our nation. from the reign
OF friyolity and waste and make il a
holiday to be utilized for the cultiva-
ton OF noble Christian patriotism and
worldwide peace.
we deplore the prevalence OF d.
vorce and the spread Of Righteousness
and call upon the pulpit and press to
cry aloud in no uncertain terms
against these gigantic evils. which
threaten the very foundation of the
home. OF society and Of the individual
life physical. moral and spiritual. We
especially call the attention OF our
ministers to the paragraph In our dis
cipline on marriage and divorce.
I'VE commend the special advice in
our discipline on the subject of amuse-
ments and urge upon cur people that
they intelligently and prayerfully
study the needs of our young people
in their homes and elsewhere. and
seek to provide wholesome and attrac-
tive entertainment for them.
1--WE heartily commend the work of
the Methodist federation for the social
service.
we note with satisfa cton the or
ganization and spread OF the Indiana
civic union and hope to see it's plans
and purposes extend throughout the
length and breadth OF our common
wealth"
+. +. Albertson read a supplemental
report OF tho committee on education.
retiring from membership on the
board OF trustees Of De Paw univer-
s!ty former Gov Winfield Durbin and
putting Arthur S. Cecil in his place.
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symptoms Were There.

Your husband might have a little
solid food directly he begins TO mend. =
said the doctor. But how am 10
tell?" inquired the anxious wife.
The convalescent stages OF infiu-
enza," replied the doctor, are marked
by slight irritability."
The next day he called and found
the patients wife radiant When |
refused TO order his steak and onions. =
she explained, "he came into the
kitchen and smashed fourteen soup
plates and a dinner service. so. OF
course. sent out for steak at once. e.
Stray Stories
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
STATE HAPPENINGS
RECORDED IN BRIEF
NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OWE p
INDIANA
FARMER THREATENS FAMILY
Reunion Ends Unespe ctedly Wher
Mrs. Smith, Formerly Of Ind iansp-
oils, is Wounded by Brother
Tries TO Shoot Father.

Lebanon. April Layton Ian
pher thirty-one years old. without
any known cause and with an oath
that he was going to Kill all his rela-
tiyes. shot and probably fatally in
jured his sister Mrs Edith Smith
twenty-eight years old. at the home
Of his father. Isaac Lanpher, seven
miles northeast OF Lebanon. Ian
pher then tried TO shoot his father,
an invalid. but was prevented by
other members of the family, who
oyerpowered him. Mrs. Smith assist
ed the Others in oyerpowering her
brother She then fell to the floor
exhausted The bullet entered her
back under the shoulder blade and
passed through her left lung Mrs.
Smith is a widow. her husband hav-
ing died ar indianapolis last fall.
She. with her two children. have
since made their home with her
parents. Members Of the family were
holding a reunion. when lanuher en-
tered and pointed a -32caliber re
volver at his sisters back and pulled
the trigger After the shooting
Lanpher made several attempts 10
get away before neigh bors arrived
and held him until the arrival OF
Sheriff Sam Harter. who brought him
to this city and placed him in Jail.
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Lebanon. April lS-Joseph Bifrs.
forty years old. OF Columbus, was
killed by a fan from the dome Of the
Boone county courthouse in the
course OF construction. Bifus was n
timer and was at work by himself
A strong wind was blowing and it is
supposed that the wind blew him OF
the dome The superintendent in
charge OF the building missed Bifus
and inquiry among the other en-
ployes failed to locate him. Work
men. after a search, discovered his
body on the roof. He fell on his
head. which was crushed 10 a pulp.
The coroner stated that Bifus had
been dead more than two hours,
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Population Ratio Fixed by Boards.

Limitations under the Proctor
law. as adopted by the various
boards Of commits sioners In Indiana
counties, have all been fixed Prac-
tically all the city councils have. I'M
der the new regulations. set the
amount OF yearly license that shall be
paid for the privilege OF selling liquor.
The lists with the figures follow
The COUNTIES which have limited
their saloons TO one to each 900 in
habitants are Adams. Bartholomew.
Benton. Boone, Brown. Clinton, Craw-
ford. Dayiess, Decatur. Dekalb, Della
ware. Elkhart, Fulton, Gibson, Grant.
Hamilton, Hancock. Hendricks, Henry,
Howard, Huntington, Jasper. Jeffer-
son. Jay, Jennings. Johnson. Koscius-
ko. Lawrence, Madison, Marshall,
Miami, Monroe, Montgomery Morgan,
Newton, Orange, owen. Perry, Pike,
Porter. Pulaski Putnam. Randolph,
Rush, Scott. 81. Joseph. Steuben.
Switzerland. Tippecanoe Upton,
Union. Wabash, Washington. Wells,
White. Whitley
Those which have lin itod their sa-
looms 10 one to each 500 follow AL
len, Blackford Carroll, Cass, Clark.
Clay, Dearborn, Dubois Fayette. Foun-
tain. Floyd. franklin, Greene. Jack
son, Lake. Laporte Martin. Ohio.
Parke. Posey, Ripley, Spencer. Sulli-
van, Vanderburg. vigo. vermillon.
Warren. Warrick. Wayne.
Lagrange and Shelby have placed
the limitation at one to each 900. Har-
rison. Knox and Noble at 800. Marion
at 200 and Starke at 600.
The following cities have adopted
maximum license fee of $500. De
catur. Columbus, Lebanon. Delphi. Lo-
gansport. Brazil. Frankfort. Washing
ton, Greensburg. Auburn. Muncie Co
shen, Conncrsvllle. Dana, Newport.
Franklin, Warsaw. Mitchell. Anderson.
Indianapolis. Plymouth Peru. Bloom
ington. Martinsville, Rising Sun. VAL
paraiso. Winchester, Attica, Coving-
ton, Rochester Princeton. Marion, Lin
ton. Nobesville, Greenfield, Newcastle.
KOkomo, Seymour. Huntington. Rons-
selaer. Madison. Eugene, Cayuga.
Rushville. Rockport. Angola. Sullivan.
Vevay. Upton, Wabash. Boonville.
Button, Monticello, Columbia City
and Boonyille.
Hartford City and vincennes have
fixed Their license fee az $3.50. Clinton
at 500. Kendallyille ard Cannelton at
s40o, Fort Wayne. Evansville and Ter
re Haufe af S9Q0 lauren ceburr Gary
and Richmond at $3.50. and Mount Yer
non at 1925.
Twcntyfour incorporated towns
have adopted the maximum license fee
Of $500 and are as follows New Ha-
ven. Fowler. Nashville. English. Cory
don, Jasper. Brookvile. Bloomfield,
Danville Pittsboro. Brownstown.
Greenwood Lagrange. Crownpoint.
Shoals. Kentland. Albion. Paoli. Rock
vile, Petersburg. Wlnamac. Scots
burg. Knox. Liberty. Newport.
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Easy Money Tennts Him

Hammond.-Adam Racke aged sew
enty. oldtime counterfeiter. who
pleaded guilty to charge of
counterfeiting says he wishes TO spend
the remainder OF his life in prison Il
do not seem 10 be able TO resist the
temptation to make money easy" he
told United States Commissioner Sur
prise here. He was bound TO the fed
eral grand jury Mary Racke. a
daughter OF the counterfeiter, was re-
leased The woman has lost her mind
John Racke. a son Of Adam Racke.
was sent 70 prison three years ago for
passing spurious money. and the faith
er was then released because OF his
age. Adam Racke served Il years in
a Minnesota prison for counterfelting
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Kokomo. April ls-Rev lyman
Diltz. pastor Of the North Street NJ
+. church. whose secret marriage TO
Miss Mabel Maniford Of Pendleton
was the surprise Of the recent North
Indiana VI. f. conference. by his
energy and alertness saved the edi-
fee in which he IS to preach regularly
from destruction by fire The church
was fired by spark from the chin
ney OF a Rouse near by The blaze
had gained Roadway upon the roof
when Rev Ditz discovered II He
organized a volunteer company and
had the flames under control when
the fire department arrived
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

South Bend - The first legal
test OF the new Proctor law was
made in the superior court before
Judge Vernon Van Fleet. the case be-
ing that Of W. o. Machemar OF Mish-
awake. who was refused a license by
the county commissioners. acting I'M
der the provisions Of the Proctor law
Upon the outcome of this case depends
the fate OF IL other cases so far filed
in this county. The case will eventual
~ reach the supreme court
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
Blacksmlths Hold Meeting.

The Blacksmiths and Horseshoers OF
Indiana are holding their thirteenth
annual convention at Laporte. There
are 100 delegates I'm attendance. Mayor
barrow gave the address OF welcome
and r. J. Perry. state president, OF
Fort Wayne made the response. An
address by National Officers Nj. j.
ORourke OF St Louis followed. In
the afternoon the reports Of officers
and different locals we're made. There
was n smoker and social session ut
tho Auditorium.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
Women,s Society Adlourns.

Wabash.-The thirty-fourth an
nual meeting Of the Womens Home
and Foreign Missionary society OF the
Nuncie Presbytery adjourned here.
Practically all towns In northern and
eastern Indiana were represented.
Following are the officers chosen:
Mrs. G. A. Little. Alexandria. district
president; Mrs f A Smith, Muncie.
and Mrs George Lilly. Anderson. vice
presidents: Mrs w c. Hoover. Port
land, Home and Freedmen secretary !:
Mrs Elmer Burns. Wabash, secretary
OF young peoples work Miss Susan
Hardy Union City secretary records
and literature; Mrs r. f. Egbert.
Marion, foreign secretary; Mrs Hage-
man, Muncie. foreign treasurer; Mrs.
Charles Reed, Winchester, treasurer
OF Home and Freedmen.
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lAo program of the next meeting OF
ihe state Federation OF Clubs. TO be
Nt.d % indianapolis in October. was
leif % ihc executive committee OF the
I .anraiion at the closing meeting Of
iDf hoard of directors Two subjects
N'il receive special consideration.
'he win be the child and the other
Mi be civics. Other subjects will be
'i elssed az the round tables. which
I ''hbers Of the directory believe to
p valuable part of all federation
ANS The keynote of the South
"thN meeting was "Woman's Respon-
sihi.y io the Community" and for
l.i'hnond il was "Childhoods Bill Of
"i-hIs For indianapolis 1t was sug-
iod Y should be The Child and
ll' PARENTS in line with the Parent
'a'h'i association movement which
n. federation VIII push vigorously
iti wear.
Mr w Caswel Of the civics
.i.Miftce urged the women to use
N t efforts for the advance of civic
DNi.lons and beautiiying Of towns
"-' cities. In the educational depart
ihe subjects of social hygiene
'"N clean journalism were regarded
Y oelng Of Importance. DR. Martha
.iin'n said the brain cells of the
,nl'u Depend on what the mother gives
y ana She pleaded for the education
Of the mothers.
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BLOOMINGTON Man Caught.

Bloomington A message re-
ceived from c. II. Haskell. chief Of
police OF st. Joe. Mo. announced that
Squire Thomas. who is wanted here on
a charge OF the involuntary man
slaughter OF his stepdaughter. Miss
Ethel Stewart, aged nineteen. was un-
der arrest here Sheriff James Brown
ing departed for St Joe TO get the
prisoner, and the officers there Will
receive reward OF 800 for making
the arrest. The reward money was
put mp by James Smith. the victims
grandfather.
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Seeks Homes for Orphans.

Marion Members OF the Grant
county board of childrens guar
dams are searching for homes in
which to place "a children, who are in
mates Of he orphanage The ages OF
the children range from babyhood TO
sixteen years. Persons taking the
children will not be required TO adopt
them. but will take them on 60 days
probation. during which time they can
arrive at a conclusion as TO whether
they desire TO make some permanent
arrangement for keeping them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
AN ESTABLISHED FACTORY

Producing standard goods used by stores
banks, farmers and practically everybody
Is sending its special representative 10
open distributing office for this district
and other unoccupied territory and desires
resident distributor with $500 to S3.0OJ
in cash. carrying stock for Immediately
filling orders; We allow 500 to 500 mont h.
~ compensation, extra commissions, Of
nee and other expenses, per contract, &C
cording TO size OF district allotted and
stock carried; permanent arrangements
references required. II you can fin re-
quirements write promptly Liberty
Manufacturing Association, go West Hu
ron ST., Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
GOVERNOR PAROLES
LIFE PRISONERS
APPLICATION FOR FORTY SEVEN
CONTINUED UNTIL THE
NEXT MEETING.
PARDON GRANTED PETILLI0TT
Louis Jaauith, Charged With Murder
ina Samuel Cooper, a Policeman,
Freed After Serving Sentence
Of Ten Years.

lndianapolis.-On the recommends
lion Of the state board Of pardons Gov
.rnor Marshall issued paroles TO three
Ufo prisoners under sentence for muir
der. pardoned John Petilliott. a for
NOR life prisoner under parole, and
three others. recommended the parole
Al ten prisoners serving indeterminate
.entences. and denied paroles TO 90
The applications of A. for paroles
were continued until the next meet
irs
John Cline. sentenced TO the state
r..on in 1895 for life term for muir
ar raroled by Governor Durhin and
ucarcesatcd on the recommends
tom of former Governor Hanly in 1907,
again was paroled on the recommen-
o.flon of the state board Of pardons.
Crne was convicted with Frank Siple
n the murder Of Frank Smith. a pike
county farmer Smith had sold some
hog and fell in with Cline Siple and
ober men. who were dr., king Cline
leit The party at noon. Smith died Of
morphine poisoning Cline. while in-
toxicatcd. declared that he had given
me morphine. which, as he said.
caused Smith TO turn up his toes
can, was addicted to the use of NOR
lhne
Cline was convicted on his own test-
mony Representative w. +. Cox.
Who was county prosecutor at the
Til 4 wrote a letter to former Cover
nor Durbin. which was the basis on
the first parole Mr.. Cox declared that
Cline could not possibly be guilty Of
cHapiicity in the crime. since he left
tle others shortly before the noon
hour and did not return.
Louis Jaquith, another convict who
has teen paroled. had a criminal rec
ora leiore his sentence 10 the state
prison for murder. He served term.
beginning in 1885. for receiving stolen
goods and term Of one and one
half years beginning in 1890 for lar
ocny While Jaquith and other men
We're rohbing a house in Laporte.
Samuel Cooper. policeman. was shot
and fatally wounded. and Jaquith him
self was wounded when the burglars
We're surrounded JaQuith was SEN
terced so 1901. Tie state board Of
Ta-dcus took the position that there
WIS no evidence that Jaquith fired the
Shot which killed Cooper
After serving nearly seven years in
prison tor q murder committed at
Maxwell IN Hancock county on cleo
ttr night. 1904. Charles Van Blaricon
la Won a parole. There was some
mystery surrounding the murder.
which Was committed while a crowd
gathered at the railroad station
o. Maxwell receiving the election re-
turns Van Blaricon always has
maintained his innocence.
Pard0ns were issued TO John Petil-
lotf now on parole. who was SEN
fenced from Bartholomew county.
lss' for murder; George Finney. con
rictet in 1905 in Laporte county for
mansaughter. but out of prison on a
suspended sentence; George Vollmer,
sen'enced from Hendricks county,
lfN'. Tor petit larceny. and Minerva
Williams, sentenced in 1906 from Van.
drfnarg county TO the womans prison
tor murder.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
Contractor Becomes crazed.

Richmond. April 1S-Zacharias
Bendfeldt. a prominent contractor.
became violently insane. according 70
members OF his family and threat
ened TO take the lives OF his children
Members OF the family we're able 20
quiet Pendfeldt and had hoped 70
keep him I'm the seclusion Of his
suburban home in Greenwood. but he
again became crazed. they say and
he was taken to the county Jail
where he is confined. No cause is
known for his actions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
Court lakes euiek Action.

Hartford City. - Reno divorce
courts were outdone In this
county when records for quick relief
from matrimonial misery we're shat
tered in the case OF Orlando against
Rebecca Sipe Sipe a wellknown oil
aealer. brought suit before Judge
Sturgis The defendant was present
with her attorney and filed a cross bill
Evidence was taken and decree is.
sued to Mrs sipe within the hour on
desertion charge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Lafayette. April IS Fire. supposed
to be OF incendiary origin. destroyed
the large barn on the farm OF Irwin
Peters. Perry township farmer. five
horses and four COWS being burned
to death. Three OF the horses we're
standard bred racers. sired by Red
wood In addition to the live stock.
500 bushels OF oats. 500 bushels OF
wheat. ten tons OF hay and farming
implements and vehicles were de
stroyed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

According to a recent report by DIT
Conrad Biesalski OF Berlin. there are
10000 cripples in the German empire
out Of a population Of 60500O00. over
$4,000 Of the cripples are in need OF
proper treatment Doctor Biesalski
states that in Is per cent OF the Grip
pies examined. their deformity was
due TO tuberculosis Of the bones and
joints. and that there We're 10000 such
children in great need of medical
treatment. He advocates the estab
lishment OF a seaside sanatoria for this
latter class OF cripples.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
~ Take Test in Pharmacy.

ne state board of pharmacy con
unued The quarterly examination for
apploanis for licenses as registered
puainnacis's at the statehouse. One
nunufed and twenty-five applicants ap-
pv@,ea Tor the examination, which was
XXI, ,'u ~ ne house of representatives.
ne members OF the state board OF
,n. ~ are: A. r. Sala. president.
.nOhester; W. II. Fogas. Mount Yer
noh W. II Rudder. Salem: Burton
indianapolis. e'
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Iiuhtninq Kills Boy.

Jeffersonvile.-Cal Richardson.
son Of George Richardson, near
Charlestown. aged eleven. was in
stantly killed by lightning that ran
down the side Of a barn in which he
was standing Ills clothes We're liz.
nited The barn caught fire and a COW
was killet The father and an en-
ploye. William Nolan. were shocked.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Wabash Hurrying down the walk
TO greet her grandmother, the
two-year-old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Conner of this city dropped
dead A few minutes before the child
had swallowed six strychnine pills. be-
lieving them to be bits of candy.
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Need Of the AaricuIturlst.

Here / am" said the returned wan
derer back with the fortune | said
would make and ready 10 pay the mort
gage eff the farm"
IF that amt hard luck" exclaim
ed the farmer las times are goin
now that mortgage amt botherin no
body Id a heap ruther have seer
you broke an ready to do regular work
for wages"
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Shelbyville, April ls.-0wing to a
death in the family Of Alfred Arnold.
one of the jurors. the trial OF the
Streight will case will not be re
sumed In the circuit court
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Deaths From Wild Beasts in India.

Wild beasts and snakes were the
cause Of p 9O4 deaths in India in 1908
Tigers killed 900 people. leopards 3O2
wolves 2G9. other wild animals csc
and snakes 1878. while 1926 wild
animals and 7O.4el snakes were de
stroyed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Constipation slowly impairs the general
health-Garheld Tea corrects constipation
and benefits the entire system
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Mans best possession is a sympa-
thetic wife.-Euripides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08

zoo last winter-the Nikiseh- -Philhar- unique position. In the first place Nikisch is unquestionably the worlds greatest conductor. No other has such poetry. such wonderful manipulation Of tone colors; no other knows how to fascinate to such a degree, casting q There is always a great deal more "Stimmung" at the Nikiseh concert than at the symphony concerts of the Royal orchestra under Strauss; Richard strauss does not conduct con amore, as ooes Nikis Moreover, the habituecs of the Philharmonic concerts have the advantage of hedring the greatest so- loists of the day, whereas at the Strauss concerts soloists are the exception and not the rule. All in all, there is q glamor attached to the Nikisch con- certs that set them quite apart from other great musical events, of which. as is well known, there is no lack ih the German capital. So it is always with flush of excitement and an in creased pulse beat that the listener awaits the first appearance of Nikisch on the platform of the Philharmonic at the beginning of each new season. Tho removed conductor changes but little are now sprinkled slightly with gray. but there is no abatement in his won derful magnetic force"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Railroad Efficiency

That the Pennsy.> ania Railroad company believes education and eff ciency go hand in hand is indicated by the announcement that a train light ing instruction car has just been added to the company's extensive educational facilities for employees" said a local railroad official This will be sent to the different points along the lines where electrical forces are maintained and by means of lectures and demon strations the men will be given uniform instruction.
 ''The apparatus installed in the new car consists of 32 cell storage bat tery, a turbo generator, variable speed motor with necessary controlling apparatus for driving the axle de- vices, and number of axle generators with their regulating equipments. One end of the car has been partioned of and equipped as an office and sleep ing quarters for the instructor.
 With the instruction car in op- eration it is intended that all employees whose duties include car lighting shall be taught to care for and operate the various equipments. with the two-folo object of educating those interested and securing uniformity in their work.