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Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
About Losing lnilaelce.

1 We cannot agree with the Sharp
County Record that a senator or
representative loses his usefulness
in the legislature by voting his hon
est convictions in the selection OF
officials instead CT crawling into the
band wagon. Ignoring the senator's
who conscientiously refused to sup
port him, only reveals the littleness
of the president of the senate, and
will not affect the ability or useful
ness of any senator, especially witt
the honest members Of that body.
We have heard Mr.. CoSer's name
mentioned most favorably as a
prospect for the state senatorsllip
from his district in the next cleo
ton, and we are for him, but we
would in all sincerity admonish him
to make principle instead of in
fuence" his guiding star-Bates-
vile Guard.
The Guard evidently has twisted
a statement made by this paper
last week concerning Senator Hen
derson in order to read us a lesson
| in political upriShtness.
Every reader we have knows we
did not say a senator loses his in
fuence by voting his honest con-
victions in the selection Of officials,
as attributed to us by the Guard.
We did say that Senator Hen
dersons refusal to support Toney
for president Of the senate, after he
had been made the caucus nomi-
nee for that place, would probably
lessen IIendersons influence in the
senate.
That's quite different, we think,
and we stick to that statement.
We are not criticisins Senator
Henderson for his action. Hender-
son is brave man, and our friend.
We do not believe Toney should
have been elevated to the presiden-
cy Of the senate.
But, after his election was assur-
! ed in caucus, the senator who re-
! freed to ratiSy the selection by his
vote at the organization, no doubt
secured for himself the enmity Of
the president Of the senate, and
possibly some of the presidents
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
Now We KLyw Why lilo Said L.

The reason we used the sentence,
We do not belieye he will have any
hawk bills to Introduce" was be-
cause that was the shortest way we
could think Of to express our belief
that RepresentatlW Holt would not
have any hawk bills to INTRODUCE
Hardy Herald.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
We Sure Do.

l Sharp County Record favors
PssoGe Of a hawk bill' for the
Etion of Chickens Arkansas
tie,
folnly we favor the hawk
i is one of the loudest crying
of the state, The governor
the worst mistake of his po-
career when he failed to In.
IN his message to the logisla-
|a demand for a hawk bill
Es a hawk bill ere we, with all
perish.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
Dalssdsy 70, Third Term.

u has been stated recently in
mg8 papers throughout the state
as 4 II as in Memphis papers, that
Go7Frnor George w. Donaghey
woAid be a candidate for a third
tcsl, but when the governor was
approached last night for a state
meat he said he had nothing to
say Governor Donashey said that
he'Had been so busy with leSisla-
tivs matters that he had not had
tiIae to give the matter of a third
teWl thought, Fridays Arkansa;
Gazette.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
Wants Women 70 VOis.

The Journal is in sympathy with
tbs womans suffrage movement,
ara we believe the time is not far
distant when the world will awaken
tslhc fact that man has no more
aud no greater rights than woman
Newark Journal.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
This Vas Indeed We'll Edited,

Our good friend Mat Ragan re-
celvcd q telegram Tuesday from
Chicago that his wife had just died
Mr.. RoGan did not feel well enough
to attend the funeral -lioxie Cor
respondent to Walnut Ridge Blade,
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
Liquor Licenses Help Treasury.

.lnce the first day of January
the sum of $7S,JOO has been turned
into the state treasury as the states
share of the revenue from liquor
licenses. Needless to say, the treas
ury was Glad to Oct it.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03

l. State Tax Commission has
|out a very interesting book, re-
6ng the work Of the commission
| that body was created. Ihls
proyes conclusively that as
hents are most unequally dl-
!. and further that the poorer
lies of the state are bearing an
h proportion Of taxation Inc
BE- quoted below are taken from
assessment of 1909, upon which
list taxes we're collected
Il AslascNENT OF MULES.
Ie average assessment OF mules
bnsidcrably higher in the hill
HES of North Arkansas than in
Of the largest and richest
kies of the state. Here are a
bf the figures:
u CoUNuEs-Baxter $64; lizard
I Cleburne see; Fulton $55; IN
bdence $G3; Marion $66; New
E0, Stone $76; Sharp $50.
EHrR CouNnEs--Pulaeki S49'
ktian $40; Woodruff $48; Wash
b $51; Monroe SAT-; Garland
toaway $37; Benton $35.
Il same difference exists in
counties as to the assessed
] of horses, cattle, hogs and
/ items of personal property.
kYs, CREDITS AND BOOK ACCOUNTS.
y want our readers to pay par
br attention to the figures be-
They give the amount of
IN, credits and book accounts
Bed in a number of hill coun-
bid a number of rich counties.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
noRtb HRRansas

the wound was accidentally inftict-
ed, but the woman disappeared
soon after the occurrence.
While backing around to the de-
pot at Batesville few nights ago
a passenger train ran into an open
switch and struck some box cars
standing on the siding, giving the
passengers a good shaking up and
doing some damage to the train.
+ A eight-year-old daughter of Jehu
Presley, who resides in Randolph
county, near Hamil, was severely
burned one day recently. The little
girl was in the house alone and her
clothing caught fire while she was
standing near an open fireplace.
Earle French, a 17-year-old boy
living a few miles of Mammoth
Spring, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the breast one day Of
last week. He tied a string to the
trigger of a shotgun and pointing
the muzzle at his heart, fired. No
cause is known for the rash act
Uncle Buck White Of Batesville
passed his 75th birthday one day
lately. Mr.. White has for years
been engaged in the blacksmith
business at Batesville, and it is said
that he yet discharges the duties
Of his business with energy and act
iveness possessed by very few men
Of his age.
Harold, the tWo-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hobbs of Cord,
was accidentally shot and killed by
his eight-year-old brother several
days ago. The older brother was
playing with pistol and in play
full glee pointed it at his little BROTH
er, Not knowing the Gun was load
ed he pulled the tFisses and the
gun was discharged the ba'l penc-
trating the baby's right lung and
killing him almost instantly.
G. r. Ray and Mrs. L. A, Phelps
were married last week in Ran
dolph county Iwenty-eieht years
aao this same couple were licensed
to wed by the clerk Of Randolph,
but owing to the Girl being under
age and parental objections the
marriage was prevented. The de-
iected Ray went west, returning
a few days ago and renewing the
old courtship, which eliminated in
their marriage, During the long
years the woman was twice welded,
while Ray remained single.
From the Pocahontas Star Herald:
Ed Williams of Brockett, age Il
years, entered a plea Of entity to
the charge Of carnal abuse before
Judge Meeks Tuesday of this week,
and was sentenced to serve term
Of one year in the state penitentlory.
The girl in the case is the daughter
of Ben Buxton of Br0ckett and is
said to be only 13 years of age IT
is reported that on Tuesday Of last
week the Girl gave birth to twins,
both boys, the father Of whom she
! swore was Williams, who when he
was arrested and brought before the
court entered a plea of guilty and
received sentence as above stated,
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
Craig Gun Toll Us.

|Nor Coger Of the Sharp County
n declares that he's willing TO
his last, lingering cont that,
+ llnol roundup, thele'll be
|eosSlpS than llddlers in he'll. "
H So but of course Cogcr
intend TO 10 there, 50 how
| golne to find outY'--Nowarls
y wen 'aollcr' down to our
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
Some Facts About
Tax Assessments

acre, the average assessment OF
mules S64 and the amount OF mon,
ey assessed $194,S50. In Ouachita
county the average assessment OF
land is only $207 per acre, yet the
average for mules in that county is
$40, and the sum Of $325,110 is as
sessed in money.
In St. Francis county the average
assessment Of land is S6.7O per
acre, the average assessment OF
mules $68, and the amount Of mon
ey assessed is $53,100. In Colum-
bia county the average assessment
of land is only sass an acre. yet
the average for mules in that coln-
ty is.$74, and $236,565 is assessed
in money.
I In Crawford county land is as
sessed on an average, at $6.5S an
acre and that county assesses $685.
140 in money, Union county as
sesses $306,920 in money, yet land
is assessed at an average OF 1854
in that county. Mules average Sl2
less in Crawford than in Union
From the three examples last
given it would seem that mules
are worth less and there is less
money in counties where the land
is Of greater value.
Many other like instances of dis
crepant assessments might be Civ
en-. But we believe we have picked
out and published number sufH-
cient to convince the reader that
those least able are paying more
than just share Of the taxes
This inequality should be rem
edied. Taxes should be equalized
az mach &c possible.
The State Tax Commission is
a young Office yet, hardly past the
experimental stage This commits
sion claims to have accomplished
a great deal during last year by
having more property placed on the
tax books and in making more
equal assessments in different sec
tions of the state,
On the other hand, there is now a
bill pending in the Legislature to
abolish this commission which ap-
pears to have considerable support,
The purposes Of the State Tax
Commission are good and the state
needs badly the work the commis-
sion was designed to accomplish,
II seems unwise to us to abolish
this commission until ii has had
more time TO demonstrate what 1t
can do to remedy the evil Of I'M
equal taxation
The State Tax Commission is the
only source from which relief from
this evil can be expected at the
present time.
II is The only body or Office hay-
ing this matter specifically as a
duty.
Abolish the commission and
abandon all hope of correcting a
bad condition.
Give the State Tax Commission
a fair chance for its life.
| r.,...I tta aJtta. q Al. kfa.....i.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03

ANNN til IA
Twelve new houses are under
construction at Hoxie.
A piano has been installed in the
public school at lmb0den.
The Journal is making a strong
pull for better Newark in gener-
al"
The clerk at PocahOntas issued
IA marriage licenses during Janu-
ary.
A barrel stave factory is operat-
inS in Logan township, Indepen-
dence county.
During the past season there
were 4,418 bales of cotton ginned
in lizard county.
Some substantial improvements
are being made on the streets OF
Mountain Home.
jim Parks last week lost an en-
velope containing $35 on the streets
Of Mountain View.
A stave factory for Pocahontas in
the near future is a sure PROPOSE
ton, says the Star Herald.
Ross Sloan, a negro, wanted at
Walnut Ridge for hog stealing, was
captured at Newport last week.
A bad flue recently caused the
destruction by fire of the Hogan
school house in Randolph county,
A series of revival meetings will
be commenced in the Methodist
church at Smithville next week.
A pound, in which to keep troub-
lesome CANNES running at random
is being built at Mountain Home.
Edwin WeisburG, a Newport lad
{ while riding a bicycle, ran into &
ditch and broke a leg one day last
! week.
C. F. Ford, a negro bootleGger
was caught in the act of selling
whiskey at Newport lately. He was
fined $50
Rev. w. p. jackson of Charlotte
has accepted call to fill the pas
torate of the Baptist church at
luckerman,
The Grand jury at Pocahontas ad"
journed one day last week, return
ing "A bills of indictment, after ex-
aminin9 81 witnesses.
The religious meeting conducted
/ in the court house at Walnut Ridge
closed last week. There were about
80 conversions during the meeting.
The postoilice at Newark has re-
Gently been moved into its new
quarters-one Of Newarks hand
soonest buildings, lately completed,
James Masters, formerly mer-
chant and politician OF Jackson
county Is under arrest IN North
Carolina for using the mails to de-
fraud
Last week in 0'Koan township,
Randolph county, Grant Rogsdell
was fined fifty dollars and the costs
by a justice Of the peace for selling
/, whiskey
Sheriff Fike returned to Bates
vile last week from Oklahoma with
Clyde Hinchman, who is wanted in
Independence county on q charge OF
seduction,
Senator Henderson Of this district
has announced his Intention to in-
troduce a measure in the general
assembly for The creation of drain
ode districts In Randolph county
Two of the oonvicts who are
ENGAGED In the railroad work east
of Newark became involved In a
quarrel lately and one struck the
other on the head with shovel,
painfully injuring him.
An unknown Nan attempted to
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03

friend, the editor of the Newark
Journal, Of course.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03

Se llSuFeS are startling, Dut
Iorst is yet to come. Pulaski,
punty in which the capital city
fated, assesses $i5i,630 in
y and credits, Nevada coun-
fesses $50 in money
ependeDce assesses more mon
Pan amy other county in the
The figures for that county
t8l,59
OTHER COMPARISONS,
low this closely:
Mississippi county the average
Inent of land Is $l0.25 per
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
YhshsIuthavc.

The Royal hotel have changed
hands agaln,-- cotter Courier
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
WILL ELIMINATE
THE M|DDLEMAN
Peoria, Ill, Packers to Open
Up an Establishment in
Hammond.

Buehler. Bros, who operate a pack
ing plant at Peoria, H., have made ar
rangernents to open meat market at
S4 State street. aHmmond, in which
they promise to sell direct to the con-
sumer. thus eliminating the middleman
They operate about twenty markets in
the middlewest on this plan, three of
them being in Indiana one at South
Bend. at Elkhart and one at
Michigan City. All of these markets
are big successes, because the company
has established a reputation for doing
business just as it advertises.
The company expects to be esta blish-
ed in Hammond by Saturday. Oct. 21st.
Like other packing plants, the Pc
oria concern is under federal inspec-
tion, and the success of its Indiana
markets shows that the company is
complying with the Indiana pure food
laws.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
SHR|NERS PLAN AN
INTERESTING WEEK
Last of Month Orak Plans a
Ceremonial to Eclipse :.
Ali Others.

Orak Shrine is planning another cere-
monial sssion that it expected to eclipse
anything that has been held recently.
A. large number of candidates have sig
nified their intention of being initiated
on October 80 and it is expected that
the ceremonial will be one of the best
that has ever been held.
]. Frank Treat. the Imperial Poten-
tate of the Shrine. will be present st
this ceremonial and everything will be
done 10 make the affair a success.
The usual banquet will be held in the
evening and there will be a parade
auto rides and other diversions for the
elect and the guests of the shrine
The dedication of the new Shrine
temple in Chicago Will occur about this
time and the members of Orak are ex-
pected to take part in this celebration.
Taken all in all the week is expected to
be an interesting one for the Shriners
of this locality.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
BOONE IS CONFIDENT
OF FSTANFO ORD ACQUIT AL
Defense Will Be That Officer
Sought Other Truant
Girls in Resorts.

The date for the trial of Isaac stan
ford, truant officer. who is charged
with drunkenness and contributing to
the delinquency of Annie Schmidt. the
paroled protege of the girls reforma-
tory, has not yet been set.
Attorney d. Z. Boone of Hammond
Will represent the truant officer at the
trial in Judge Riley's court in East
Chicago. The state will be represented
by Deputy Prosecutor Meade of East
Chicago.
Attorney Boone said today that he
will be able to prove that Stanford
and the Schmidt girl did not drink any
liquor in East Chicago and that his
mission in Whiting was to locate two
other girls, acquaintances of Annie
Schmidt, who also on parole At
torney Boone says that Stanford went
to Bauer's place in Whiting for that
purpose. and that when Annie Schmidt
came in later he tried to get the in
formation from her.
As to the forty-six labels of beer bot
ties which the Schmidt girl is said to
have shown saying that she and Stan
ford drank that amount of beer, Attor-
neys Boone says he will be able to
show that Bauer does pot handle the
beer bearing that label. Stanford is al
home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
SQUIRE HAD TO
SEND IN RIOT CALL
Gary Case in Crown Point
Court Provokes a Big
Sensation.

Crown Point. Ind. Oct 11.-Judge
Nicholson had to send in a riot call to
the sherfn's office yesterday after the
completion of a justice court case
venued from Gary which was heard in
the judges chambers here. About fif-
teen foreigners, all with blood in their
eye, started a near-riot on the stairway
eiading TO the Judges chambers, AMI
one of the participants was knocked to
the foot of the stairs by chair in the
hands of another enraged foreigners
whom he had testified against.
The bunch were all foreigers with
names as long as the moral law the
charge against two being adultery.
The Judge. after hearing tho testimony
decided that the woman and man charg-
ed by the husband were not as black
as they were painted and freed them OF
the charge. 1t was at the completion
of the trial that the near riot took place
and only the appearance Of the sheriff
force quelled what might have resulted
in a serious fracas. The parties were
bundled into automobiles and headed
for Gary probably to resume the feud
over in the city of trouble"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
ATTORNEYS
WITHDRAW

The law firms of Crumvacker, Crum-
packer Tinkham and Bomberger,
SAWYER & Curtis have authorized the
statement that they have. withdrawn
from the Schlieker impeachment. case
They also announce that they stimuli
taneously but for reasons that can not
be made public on account of the rela-
tions between attorney and client
1t was these two firms that succeed
ed In saving Schlieker the humiliation
of an impeachment trial on a technicals-
ty. This matter is now before the
supreme court of the state from where
a decision is expected shortly.
1t is expected that under these cir
cumstances Mayor Schlieker will be
compelled to employ new counsel to take
charge of his cases. For some time Il
has been rumored that the relations be
tween SchIieker and his attorneys were
strained and the announcement that is
made today was not unexpected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
CASE IS
PUT OVER
TILL OUT. 28

The trial of Martin Finneran. charg-
ed with appropriating $3.50 of the
funds of the village of West Hammond
to his own uses has been continued un-
til Qct.2S.
II is charged that Finneran wa.s dis
charged as village collector and that
following his discharge he received
s2.750 from the Michigan Central rail-
road which amount was due the village
of West Hammond.
1t is further charged that he deposit
ed this money in the First National
bank of Hammond to his own account,
and that he purchased village bonds
with it.
After complaint was made that the
village had never received the money
it is charged that Finneran put the
bonds in the village treasury to save
himself from prosecution (
w. C. Belman, one of the witnesses
testified that Finneran had deposited
the money. Dan Enright. the agent oi
the Michigan Central railroad, testified
that the money had been paid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
UNFORTUNATE MAN
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Death of Railroad Clerk
Brings Sadness to His
Companions.

Charles Back died at ST Margaret's
hospital yesterday afternoon shortly
before 4 o. clock. as aunoirnced IN these
columns in a later edition last night,
from the fatal injuries he received yes
terday noon, when he was struck and
run over by a switch engine at Gibson.
His case was a most remarkable one.
and Drs. Chidlaw and Sharrer worked
over him for nearly four hours. but
could do nothing to save the young
mans life.
1t was impossible to do anything for
one of Backs legs, as it was cut OF at
the hip and in no way could the wound
be sewed up Back had other cuts and
bruises on his body and was also in
ternally injured
His vitality was wonderful. and he
was conscious up to 5 o'clock and never
once complained of his pains.
His mother and sister. who live in
Chicago, arrived a little after the
young man lapsed unconscious. The
remains were taken to Stewards
morgue. where they will be prepared
for burial.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning from the Oakwood cemetery
chapel. in Chicago. at 1890 O'Clock.
1t is still mystery just how Back
met his untimely end. but it is claimed
that he tried to cross the tracks in
front of the switch engine and he
slipped and fell beneath the wheels
| Back was employed ae Gibson as
chief clerk to General Division Fore
man WILCOX and was on his way to
dinner al the Y. NJ. c. A., when the
/ accident occurred. He was well known
| in Hammond. and was we'll liked and
very popular among his fellow associ-
! ates. He is % years old and is survived
! by a mother and sister OF Chicago and
a sister, Mrs. E. Turner, 5e4 Summer
street Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
DAVIS TO
60 TO THE
GA[LOWS

without a sign of emotion George
Davis heard the verdict of the jury
which pronounced him guilty of the
murder of May Marshall and determined
his punishment to be hanging
George Davis Is negro and is guilty
of the cold blooded murder of his
paramour. He cut her throat from ea r
to ear as was evidenced by the testi-
mony of three witnesses and by an
actual photograph of the dead woman.
The attempt to have him acquitted on
the grounds that he is insane failed
miserably. The jury was thoroughly
convinced that he was sane at the time
that the murder was committed and
that he is sane now.
y The announcement of the verdict was
made exclusively in THE TIMES last
evening. The verdict was returned al
three-forty five and was Immediately
followed by a motion for a new trial by
Attorneys Alexander & Green, for the
defense.
The case was prosecuted by Attorney
Ralph W. Ross. for the state. who had
no difficulty in convicting the Gary
negro of the crime of which he was
charged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-11
GLASS FACTORY
FOR 70 some CITY
Which City in the Calumet Region Will
Capture This Fine Big
Glass Industry?

by Senator Jenkins employees in the
neighborhood of 200 men. All kinds of
glass ware are manufactured. 1t is the
purpose of Senator Jenkins to ersct
similar factory in this region in order
that he may take advantage of tho
freight rates in the Chicago shipping
district.
CITIES ON QUI vIvE-
The plant which 1t is proposed to
erect here will be larger than that at
Kokomo. Senator jenkins proposed to
put his two sons in charge of the local
plant after it sbuilt.
The senator left for Kokomo last
night very much enthused over the
prospects. He will take up the matter
at the Kokomo end and it is expecte
that he will come to a decision to
the location shortly.
There are sites in Gary. Hammond,
East Chicago and Hammond that are
looked upon with favor by Senator
Jenkins and it is said that should the
plant be located in Whiting 1T would
occupy the old cemetery ground next to
the Westrumite factory.