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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24
CULLOM NO BR|BER.
ILLINOIS SENATOR REsENTs
sLURS CAST UPON GOOD
NAME or STATE.
NO FAINT IN HIS ELECTION
Declares There Has Never Seen
Charge Mace That Money Was
Ever Used &c Influence Any Vote
for Him In Legislature.

Washington. Feb. 9.-"No, a dollar
was ever used in any OF my nye cleo
tons 10 the United States senate nor
II any OF the other elections IL which
have figured declared Senator Cul-
lon OF Illinois In q speech on the floor
OF the senate.
re upheld the people g Illinois as
being as moral as those Of any other
state. and said that they were quite
capable of rak.lg care OF their own
good name
Announcing thar he took tie floor
only because Of reflections cast upon
himself and his state in connection
with the Lorimer case. the venerable
senator said that be bad not thought
it becoming in him 10 discuss the Lori
mer matter. either publicly or pri-
vateiy.
When the time comes / shall vote
according 10 the dictates Of ny con
science" he said
on the five different occasions
when the people OF Illinois signaiy
honored ne BY electing ne 20 the
senate" he continued. after reviewing
his various political contests. there
was not even the slightest suggestion
OF the part OF anyone Of corruption
OF wrongdoing In the legislature in
connection with ny election.
Never Uncer 6ribe cicud.
AS q candidate for the legislature.
as q candidate for congress. as a can .
dicate for governor. as a candidate for .
United States senator. no one has
ever charged that a single dollar was
used 10 influence any voter 10 vote .
Tor lie OF corruptly 10 influence any
member OF the legislature 10 vote FOR
ne
j have always been a strict party
nan. and am now. and have always re-
,eived the support OF ny party when
] candidate for public Office. These
Ire the facts. They speak for them
selves. This is az have 10 say con
,erning myself
Senator CuIlom briefly reviewed the
history Of his state. and then. refer
ing 10 the concern expressed regard
ng that commonwealth. said that no
enator could have greater concern
yer IT'S integrity and honor than him
elf He added that in his judgment
lie state Of Illinois needed no defense
Hints a. Present Corruption.
That corruption has existed OF the
art Of certain members OF the legisla-
lre.' Re said. should not affect the
onor and integrity Of the whole state
nd besmirch its fair name through
~ the nation Il Illinois Is 70 be con
enned on account OF corruption in
8 legislature there are few OF The
reat states in the union not subject
similar condemnation.
II Is manifestly unfair and unjust
hold Up the state 70 scorn before Z
ie nation on account OF the wronEdo- :
z Of a comparatively few Of its pub
c officials
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24
FAvOHS TARIFF BOARD BILL
Serste Committee on Finance BY
Strict Party Vote Is for
Passage.

Washington. Feb 1O-By a strictly
party vote. all Of the Democrats in on.
position. the senate committee on
finance voted 70 report favorably the
bin passed By the house to create
permanent tariff board. Several I'm.
portant amendments were adopted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

There is in California a fountain OF
oil that gushes UP 70 a height OF
l5s feet Advocates Of the conserva-
ton OF our natural resources might Go
well to insist that lid should be put
Oh this fountain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

A New York doctor says that II
women continue 70 wear the quaint
ties Of false purs. rolls and switches
nov u fashion the next generation
may have little or no hair 70 star.
With. With rare exceptions the pres
ent generation had mighty little hair
10 start with.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

A man in a Philadelphia restaurant
discovered IS pearls in one oyster
stew. It is evident that the restau-
rant-pearl fisheries expect 70 yield a
good harvest this season. # this IS 10
be taken for sample beginning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Austin. Tex. Feb 10.-The daylight
saloon bill was passed by the senate
and nov goes 10 Governor Colquitt
who already has announced that he
viii veto Il. The bill provideo tina,
saloons must not open before six a. m.
and must close BY seven D. m.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

The department Of agriculture has
been keeping tabs on the number Of
deer shot IN this country during the
year and has counted up 70 $500.
still there are people who love deer
that have not been converted into
venison.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Moisant and Ho1sey laughed al dan
ger as long as the machine was all
right" When man becomes perfect.
possibly he will invent a machine THAI
is perfect Until then Il is safer to
leave flying to the birds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Basket ball may be a perfectly love
ly game but when It becomes neces-
sary to call upon he police 20 pry
players apart it would seen that a re-
vised rule Of some sort might well be
inserted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24
Child Dies; Father Sues re,eb.,

Waterloo. Ia. Feb IA civil suit
asking $4,000 damages was fled here
against J. l.. Canheld. who charges
that his twelve-year-old son. Samuel.
died as result Of severe whipping
administered by the instructor with a
broomstick.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

One out Of every four graduates OF
Harvard earns All or a part Of the
money needed 70 pay his expenses.
We can't see Why Harvard shouldn't
yet as much glory out q this fact as
she does out Of her athletic exploits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

The chief forester says that 81 per
cent Of the forest fires in 1909 we're
due TO the carelessness Of railroads
and persons using the forests. This
is about as bad as the percentage OF
house fires caused BY carelessness
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24
Taft HoIds ReeeptIon.

From the cemetery the presidential
party was escorted I'm automobiles 10
the executive mansion where Cover
nor and Mrs. Deneen held a public
reception.
The culmlnation Of the days events
was the great banquet in the ar.
sonal in the evening. under the au
spices Of the Lincoln Centennial as
ISOLATION and the Springfield chamber
81 commerce The principal speakers
were President Taft. whose subject
was Abraham Lincoln. and Martin
w Littleton Of New York. Judge
j Otis Humphrey OF the United
States district cSart acted as toast
master.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

An Austrian girl. who has Just been
naturalized in New York. says she be-
came citizen Of this nation because
she loves the United States and the
American people. That is the kind OF
citizen we want.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Medicine Hat wants its name
changed II Kalamazoo and Oshkosh
can be happy and prosperous. there
seems 70 be no reason why Medicine
Hat should not be comfortable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

The government has again changed
the name OF the life-savfng station at
the west end OF Nantucket island
which used TO be Great Neck from
"Maddequet" TO "Maddaket," but we
shall not learn 10 spell the new name
until we have some assurance that "A
Isn't going to be changed again.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

often the Joy ride ends In a Gene
terry.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

The Chicago authorities nave voted
TO limit all buildings begun after Sep
TENDER 10 a height Of 200 feet. and II
they mean Chicago feet tia, IS surely
high enough.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Some people are eternally fussy.
An Indiana man wants a divorce from
his wife because she battles the dos IN
the dishpan
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Aviation seems 70 be ike some other
methods Of producing exhilarating e.
fects. there is difficulty in recognizing
the right time 70 quit
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

II does not astonish US 10 learn that
our sun Is a 'varisble star Even on
this planet II has the reputation OF be-
ing a highly capricious luminary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Again II IS reported that the hoop
skirt IS coming back Not Il the wear
ers have 10 pass the Flatiron building
in New York
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Up 20 date the submarines Of the
worlds navies have been chiefly re-
markable for the many discouraging
accidents which befall them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Winter is staying az long as an IN
welcome guest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Late in March the largest battieship
will be in commission. There is 10
telling how soon II will be obsolete.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Seventeen-year iocusts are due this
year. but nobody win care II they fail
20 hear the alarm clock 70 OF.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

The aeroplane does not break down
oftener than an automobile. but IL
breaks down in more inconvenient 10
calities
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

simultaneously with the opening %
che postal banks a lot OF old yarn
socks opened.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

BY way Of giving tie children OF the
city a chance 10 see all strange ami
mails that inhabit The earth. the au-
thorities Of New York Central park
have bought q cow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

Aviators should let altitude ;ests
go unsought- Endurance and passen-
ger tests are the ones needed al this
stage OF the art
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24

That American who photographed
cows inside highlands Publications
made some what OF bull.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24
IN L|NCOLN'S HONOR
MARTYRED PRESIDENTS BIRTH
DAY CELEBRATED AT SPRING
FIELD, ILL.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PRESENT
Taft Briefly Addresses Jclnt Session
Of Legislature and Is Principal
Speaker at Elaborate Banque; Held
in Chamber Of Commerce.

Springfield. Ill. Feb. li-Lacoln's
birthday was celebrated here today.
more deliberately than ever before.
and the occasion was made more
notable by the presence OF President
Taft as the guest Of honor. and OF
many other distinguished citizens
from various parts OF the country.
The city hail. the arches on the pub
lie square. the interior OF the capitol
building and many residences were
Handsomely decorated and business
was practically suspended during the
day.
Arrival Of the President.
President Taft and his party ar
rived early in the afternoon. having
been brought in Congressman McKin-
lcy's private car on the interurban
from Decatur. where they were met
by Representative Israel Dudgeon OF
Morris. chairman OF the joint legisla-
live committee in charge OF the pro-
gram. As soon as Mr.. Taft alighted
from the car the parade was formed
with Maj Zen Edward c. Young of
Chicago as grand marshal and Adjt-
Gen. F. 5. Dickson as his chief OF
stan
The First regiment. from Chicago.
acted as an escort TO the president.
and that regiments band furnished the
military music. turning out eighty
hve strong The parade moved down
Capitol avenue 10 the state house. as
the presidential salute Of twenty-one
guns was being fired
At the Capitol and the Monument.
Arriving at The capitol the presi-
dent entered the building and was re-
ceived by the two houses OF the legis-
the lawmakers he made his first ad- /
dress Of the day. speaking briefly but Z
s piritedly. Mr. Taft and the other I
visitors were then escorted TO the old /
Lincoln home at Eighth and Jackson I
streets
From the home the visitors were
taken TO Oak Ridge cemetery. where 4
he martyred presidents remains rest 1
beneath the new monument Mr. Taft I
and the other guests entered the me- 4
mortal chapel in the monument and
reverently viewed the priceless Lin
coin relics preserved there These in
clude much of Lincoln's correspond
ance and the famous autobiography
" hich he wrote on one sheet Of paper
The party also viewed the empty sar-
cophagus in which Lincoln's body lay
Tor many years.
Taft Holds Reception.
From, the cemetery tho r,resfdantga1
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-06
Smoking Before Meals.

People will persist In smoking,
even after they have read the follow
ing from that eminent authority. the
London Lancet.
Smoking just before meals is to
be deprecated because the pungeney
of the pyroligneus products contain
ed in tobacco smoke renders the buo.
cal insensitiye TO alimentary
stimulation. in fact. the effect Is to
dull or abolish the olfacto-gustatory
reflex. thus depriying US Of what Paw
low calls appetite Juice"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-06

Ne lis N the square. you're II sEllF
goed-fhstk what ] tell you- old top
No. Bsresford. said !. forget
T.. Noi q Four lie. SAID Bsres-
ford The hing looks TOO b8llF
good
IN fifteen minutes Bs-esfor6 hz6
returned, and Il his hearty Irish ESy
congratulated n. saying did TOD.
Jon hare lost on il one war. but Eou
VII Al lszsf hare TIE poor solErs @
owning one O. The richest mines Il
America ! could Wish yon better
luck. but Pate Is FBf4
! asked him i THIS on Ihe
square,
Sure. Johnnie. SAID he. you're
condemned . assume fhs resp0nsltll-
ties Of being he custodian Of mere
money
Then. With some reluctance. : Ii
TIE tran for TIE nine. this same TIP
being oEsr che . tie most lnhos
zbls deserts he continent boasts o.
Arriving with o1lr SIX nen. ! De-
gan assembling tons upon tons c
black boBldsrs 1Ting on TIE surfzee.
Ny men unaware OF ny ASSAY results
= Tucson. hi being paid every night
" ne. ~eonfe1ued themselves II ex-
changing significant looks. and oc-
1azionsIY tapping their heads \ 3
way thaf - I'm G meaning and
rot misunderstood II NJ
Many q tine ] really wondered
whether = hsino1s practical joke had
been played en ne a. Tucson
n three days enough Of The boul-
GERS had been taken % ne Southern
Pacific station a Coehise 70 make >
carload
! thought 70 myself thai car
ought 70 yield NJ twenty-five hun
drea dollars
The returns came Il = about Two
weeks from Z faso. Fifteen rhouS-
and dollars Was he amount
Up q date i has forty millions
q is credit and has ore N sight 10
last ten Years with development
steadily going OF
And yOu feel sure that you have
1 this day found TIE rich lode. Of
which The cOmuonwesl1h Is only .
part asked the correspondent
Reasonably sure sir. reasonably
sure. replied Laeky Johnnie Pesroe
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-06
WILL PRODUCE SUGAR
BEFORE END OF YEAR
NEVADA SUGAR CONPANY,S BIG
PLANT AT FAIION II NEARING
DTsTRY WILL SOON START.

The Nevada Sugar eompsnys big
plant is q beehive Of industry these
days Machinery Is being placed IN
position and bricks are being placed
n boiler foundations and walks. On
the second floor Of The main building
Z tremendous weight in machinery
Is being supported with stu more 70
follow. Oh this door eight evapora-
tors. weighing fifteen tOns each. and
ten crystalizers. weighing twelve
tons each. ten filter presses and APP
planes are already n position.
Much Of the machinery already in
stalled is quite inadequate for a fac
tory Of 1900 tons. daily capacity.
although the Nevada Sugar COM
panys plant is only planned for q
500-ton capacity. The additional
machinery vii be used in subsequ-
ent years when the sugar beet idea
has taken firm hold Of this valley.
as il eventually must
IN the boiler room the ten 49,
horse power boiler are nearly ready
for the fires. while one adjunct not
previously announced will be INSTALL
ed shortly In the form Of an electri-
cal generator of $50 horse power.
This utility will manufacture the
necessary lights for the factory build
ing In addition 10 performing other
functions.
Three carloads of factory msehin-
cry are now on the road from Bay
City. Michigan. and viii be here be-
fore that now on the ground has
been put into place.
The one thing noticeable at the
plant is the number Of local people
who are given employment at the
factory. Indeed, ii has been a
consistent policy Of the factory
management to encourage in every
way possible the local cooperative
spirit. We do o believe that the
people of this valley generally
recognize the great economic benefit
that comes to us from the undertake
ing. or the unreasonable good that
viii come from its operation upon
completion.
Large sums Of money have been
distributed in factory building which
have passed directly through local
trade channels, with more TO follow.
When the factory is completed and
running the Nevada Sugar company
will continue to be an ever increas-
ing agency in the disbursement of
local monies.-Chnrchill Standard.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-06
HOW ONE MINER
STRUCK It RICH
MESSAGE CONTAINING ASSAYS
LOOKED Upon - JOKE But
HI HAD ONE OF RICHEST
MINES N DOISTRY.

TIE representative q he 4 Pzso
Times hunted ~ yohnny Pearee At
Tombstone. Arizona He found him
- early morning getting MS pack
train ready ba1 persuaded hin 70 stop
lo1g enough . tel something about
hew be first found he had a mine.
The frs7 samples ! entrusted 70
: resident % Tombstone, who. weary
ing = their eBubr0us weight as hs
Was riding oFer TIE desert. threw
them zwzT. For three long. EszT.
oespzlring desolufe weeks ] waited
q return from those samples Then
! Ee1z . Tombstone and found cut
What had hsppened
Taxing horse. ! again reluctantly
and r~essntfnIly repaired % tie black
ledge This time hoping Il dispel
TIE uncanny influence Of ne place.
y determined TO decsse things once
for al. Accordingly, ! took fhs
worst samples al Intelligent human
being could possibly take. Believe
NJ. ! vas Irying 10 get away from
that obsessiOn Of The Black Ledge
Personally ] took the samples 10
Tucson. and experienced 3 feeling q
relief when ] deposited them = thar
cemetery Of miners hopes. the assay
o9oe.
The nex1 day ] WAS feeling tran
Gull and happy, when into q bunch
o congenial fellows buttsd q mes
sengsr from the ASSAY oTee. The
clerk from The hotel had indicated
me 10 the messenger. who an up
with an air Of difference. and for the
first time n ny twenty-five rsars Of
life ] heard myself referred TO a.
mister for the KID asked for Mis-
ter Pesrce.
i never dreamed that J was the
party and neither did any OF the resi-.
bur tie wise hotel clerk came over
and said: Mr.. Pearee. ! believe the
kid has q message for you.
II vas incredible 10 ne hat ]
should eve De q recipient Of those
dude things called messages 50 ]
was plainly disconnected. not 10 say
non-plasseo.
"A hasty conference was held
amongst my bunch and i was de-
eided that Rufe Beresford-an Irish
E~nglishman. wise TO everything
should read the Formidable eomnuni-
cation and determine. without be-
traying any confidence. whether the
contents Of whs; proved q fatal mis-
sive, were for me.
"Beresford opened the envelope
and handed its contents to ne. He
said: Its undoubtedly yours. old
chap; read il 70 US
! read incredibly. all the while
s~uspecting a joke. Sample No. l. 81
soc; sample No. ?. $500 and sam
pie No 3. ss5e.'
i turned 70 the gang and said
They're On me. all right. but ] wish
this wasn't a joke B~eresford. good
old Irish soul that he was. says.
Johnnie. il map not be a joke; I'd
J go over 10 the asgayer and If be tells
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-28
COMES FOR WOOL MEETING
Secretary S. W. Mcclure Arrives
From Washington.
SAYS GREAT INTERESTS AT STAKE
Wool Growers Have Been Granted
HearinRs by the Tariff Commits
sion ON the Form of Duty They
Would Like Levied.

s. w. Mcclure secretary Of the Ma
tionai Wool Growers association. arrived
In Omaha yesterday from WASHINGTON.
He comes especially 20 complete the ar
rangements for the national convention
Of the wool growers Of the country. who
wall meet here December IL Is and l6.
The tariff commission will have it's re-
port ready for congress on December g"
said Mr.. Mcclure. THAT Is a certainty,
a. / was told when In washington. The
wool growers. IN common with other Ia
tsrestb eoncsrned, have bean granted
hearings BY the tariff commission. We
have told the members the form in which
we would like the duty 10 be levied. but
II 10 up TO them to figure out tho correct
amount OF duty. We went into details
with the commission, showing them that
as the tariff IL levied now we do not get
the benefit OF the duty In fact, get the
benefit OF only about cents out Of the
u we are supposed 10 get"
Mr.. Mcclure said he had no idea OF the
amount Of duty the tariff commission viii
recommend He said sehsduls X viii have
thorough threshinK out az the omAha
convention. one whole day being set asid'
for that purpose.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-28
ShamrQcks Fight
Exgelsiors to a Tie

Yesterday at the Benson Eagles park
q tough battle was fought between the
shamroeks and Exeelsiors. which resulted
In a 0 to score
For the shamrocks, Quigley. futile,
Callahan and Fagen were the particular
stars. These four men were In nearly
every play and fought hard for every
inch OF ground. and II luck had not IA
vOred the Exoelsiors the score would
have been different Moore. Gunane ana
sRndau were the stars that shone bright
est for the ExeelHiors, Forward passes
proved the chief ground gamers for both
teams. ouigley and FSgen made the
passes for the Shamroeks. while
Moore. Guinane and ISimmel did
the throwing for the ESeslslorB. Both
teams played a classy, clean game. Nsxt
Thursday tho shamrocks VIII journey
down to Papillion and try to whip tho
cornfeds stationed there Next sunday
these two teams will battle again out AZ
Fort Omaha. The Shamroeka will be
considerably stronger and the Excslslors
will undoubtedly put up a tougher fight
than yesterday. Consequently a duel OF
the bloody order is anticipated.
Following Is the llneup
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-28
Banquet is Planned
for Bellevue Squad

Bellevue club will give it's foot BAH
team banquet this evening at ESQ
o'clock at the University club. President
William Nieholl OF the club has been
busy the last few days getting everything
In shape 10 rthe entertainment
After the Banquet speeches will be
made by members OF the college faculty
and the foot ball team Prof. William
Nieholi will make short talk on The
Time. the Place and the Team" ''He
Done His Darndest" win be the subject
of a speech by Captain Fred Panlsen OF
this years team. Judge A. L. sutton
has been assigned the subject OF Amy
Little Team That is a Nice Little Team
is the Right Little Team for Me- to talk
on. President 5. w. stookey OF tho coll
lege win talk on Field Goals"
The club gives tbs foot bail team a
banquet each year at the close OF the
season, whether the team be victorious og
not The club IL composed Of about "a
alumni and ex-members OF the college,
About fifty members OF the club are sS.
pectcd 20 attend.