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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-09-15

the latter. the films Will show the
farmer trying to carry loads Of prod
uce over a bad road: how he became
sick; how the doctor is unable to
reach him. and how. because OF the
mud ruts, the undertaken finds 1t ex-
ceedingly difficult to &c. him TO his
grave. Another film will show another
farmer carrying his produce-twice as
much-oyer a model road constructed
under the supervision OF the govern
ment
The department OF agriculture viii
be able to show, in entertaining as
well as instructive style. the effects
OF pure food and impure food; the
secretary OF war viii be able TO show
the advantages OF army life, and the
secretary OF the navy the advantages
of life on the bounding waves. while
the interior department will be show
ing how forest fires are fought and
entombed miners are rescued
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STATE HAPPENINGS
RECORDED IN BRIEF
NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER
INDIANA.
EXPECT ESQ, 1000 ODD FELLOWS
indianapolis Lodge Men Prepare for
National Grand Enosmpment-siS-
v-Three Teams Already En-
tered In Prize Contests.

Indianapolis. Sept Sod Fellows
or this city are preparing TO entertain
more than 100000 visiting members OF
the lodge and their friends next week.
when the sovereign grand encamp-
ment OF the order Is held here. sep
tember IS to %. More than twenty
five special trains are expected TO 10
run into Indianapolis
Already sixty-three teams have en-
tered the contests for cash prizes az
gregating $4,000. which have been OF
fered in subordinate encampment anu
Rebekah degrees. Prizes totalins
s3.575 also viii be offered In the pa
triarchs' militant drills.
One OF the novel features OF the pa
rade will be division OF Sons OF
Odd Fellows" II Is planned 10 nave
at least 1000 boys. ranging In age
from twelve 10 twenty-one years
march in the long pageant.
John b. Cockrum OF this city. II
grand sire OF the sovereign lodge o.
1 the world.
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- Cities outgrow
w their clothes just as children do.
Washington ives known three-quarters
OF a century ago as the City OF Magnif-
icent Distances. The White House
was known as the Presidents Pal
ace" and the government buildings.
planned on generous lines. were con-
sidered TO be far and away too great
for the business OF the country. Now
the national capital is over 100 years
old. and has outgrown everything that
was planned for her. Tremendous
wings were built to the capitol even
before the war. The White House has
been remodeled and remodeled until II
presents very small appearance OF the
original We have outgrown our beau
tiful treasury building. our state. war
and navy building. we have outgrown
two postal departments. and we long
ago outgrew the ten miles square OF
the district boundaries. In fact. the
residents OF Washington have Tapped
over into Maryland and Virginia at a
great rate.
The treasury building Is OF an
rient Greek temple design, and simply
cannot be remodeled. To add 10 OF
take from 1t a single stone would be
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Association Boosts Fares.

The state railroad commission has
received a tariff sheet from the Cen
trail Electric Traffic association, OPP
Grating over thirty-six electric rail-
ways in Indiana. Illinois. Kentucky.
Michigan and Ohio, by which all local
passenger tariffs affected by joint
rates between any two or the roads
have been increased 10 the fares for
merIy charged for limited train ser
vice on the roads. The changes VIII
be effective October l.
In all instances the increased fares
are as nearly within the two-cent
limit permitted by the Indiana law as
possible NJ. T. Brady. chief tarin
clerk of the commission, said that the
new sheet showed the T. H.. |. & E
company had increased its tariffs tc
the two-cent limit. In number OF
other instances, Mr.. Brady said, the
increased tariff would reach the two
cent limit. although on several OF tbs
roads the increased fare is a small
fraction below the two-cent limit.
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TIE United States has recovered
/ nearly s750.OO0 from the concealed
assets OF Gaynor. Greene and Carter,
who defrauded the government out OF
100000 In Savannah harbor I'M
provement contracts in 1897. The
actual amount unearthed and attached
was s63C. 966.6e. This does not In
clude $4,000 forfeited surety of John
F. Gaynor. This sum the government
is endeavoring % recover by civil suit
in the United States district court for
the northern district OF New York.
More than half of the recovery came
from the concealed assets OF Capt
Oberlln NJ. Carter. the engineer officer
In charge OF the work at Savannah
harbor and co-conspirator OF Greene
and Gaynor, the contractors. The
total assets OF Captain Carter seized
by the government amounted to s5Ol.'
$3.50. From b. ID. Greene slo5.46O.25
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Bulk of Concealed Assets Recovered

was recovered. and from John F. Gay
nor s2e .65105.
Most OF the assets OF Captain Car
ter were in trust funds. They were
traced 10 and corralled In the hands
of receivers for the estate OF Captain
Carter. These trust funds included
real estate, bonds. stocks and cash.
The government made attachment In
this case. or the 1901 $3.50 recov-
cred from the Carter concealed assets
the Supreme Court Of the United
States allowed s111.054.2s for Carriers
counsel expenses.
All the proceedings in the courts IN
the Carter case have been terminated
hut all Of the assets turned over to
the government have not been con
verted into cash. The total amount oil
cash IN the Carter assets turned IN IL
sa27.s52. The balance is in real es
tate in New York and New Jersey
and certain securities in Georgia. They
now are in process OF being sold IN
every case the assets corralled had
been transferred by Greene. Gaynol
and Carter to other persons or helt
nv rersons for them in concealment
The tracing OF the assets was mos
difficult
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Uncle Sam Builds Prison for Women

A PRISON within a prison Is being
"A built at Leavenworth. Kan. and II
will be the first exclusive federal
prison for women in the United States.
The new Jail Is being built within the
walls OF the United States peniten-
tiary, but 1t will have wall OF Its
own and the inmates will be more Sc
curely shut of from the world than
the more desperate men confined In
the mems prison.
This inside prison will have room
for about 500 women. there being now
about that number in the various
state penitentiaries in the United
States, the government paying the
states for their keep. These women
have been convicted mainly OF viola
tons OF the postal laws, smuggling.
counterfeiting or white shaving.
While the women's prison will be
under control of the warden. there
will be a woman superintendent and
under her a corps of subordinates.
Because OF being confined behind
double walls no guards will be neces-
sary. II will be rule that no men,
especially men prisoners. be allowed
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Probe Office Of Mine Inspector.

That an inspection OF the rec
ords in the ONCE Of the state
mine inspector covering the term OF
James Epperson is being conducted
by the state board OF accounts. and
that alleged discrepancies in the rec
ords have been found which the board
will call upon Mr.. Epperson TO ex-
plain. became knowl.. The investiga-
ton, which is being made by Milton
Alexander and Walter G.. owen, field
men assigned TO the work by State
Examiner W. A. Dehority. has been In
progress for three weeks.
The methods employed by the per
son or persons implicated in the al
legged Interpretations of funds took
the forms of raised expense vouchers
almost entirely. though instances are
said TO have been found by the exam
liners of entirely new vouchers being
made out with the names OF the depu
/ ties upon them by some one In the
/ Office. The money from these vouch
\ ers is said not TO have been paid 4
\ the deputies. according 10 copies o
| the original lists OF vouchers now ii
the possession OF former deputies. !
is said that deputies sent in thei
! vouchers for expenses and that thes'
were raised by some one through
whose hands they passed before the.
were presented 10 the state auditor
Office for warrants on local banks
The original amounts OF the voucher
were then sent TO the deputies b
means Of drafts. it is alleged. and tn
remainder of the money. called for b
the auditors warrant. was used 70
other purposes.
To what amounts the alleged dii
crepancies will run, It is believed.
not known by the state board OF a.
counts.
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Dates for Indiana Fairs in 1911.

Huntingburg. Dubois county. sep
TENDER ii-iG: r. W. Pickhart. secre-
tary. Chas. Monkhaus. president
Nlucenncs. Knox county September
1916. James NJ House, secretary; r.
G Gilmore, president
Liberty, Union county. September
1915. b. F. Coddington. secretary
10 p Loire, president.
Goshen. Elkhart county. September
1915: Frank f. Yoder. secretary;
Frank ]. Irwin. president.
Covington. Fountain county, Sep
TENDER 1915; Thos. IL Bodine. secre-
tary: George p. Schwin. president
Fl Wayne. Allen county. September
1916: p. T. Strieder. secretary; II. w.
Tapp. president.
Boswell, Benton county, September
1915: w d. Slmpkins. secretary; HI
ram Bright. president
Converse. Miami county. September
1921: VIII w. Draper. secretary; c
c. Crandall. president
Terre Haute. vigo county. Septem
Der 1922; Charles r. Duf'in, secre
tary; W. L. McPeak. president
Kendallville. Noble county. Septem
Der 1922; L. c. Brouse. secretary; c
NJ Case. president.
Decatur. Adams county. September
1922; Chas r. Magley. secretary; /
H. Baltzell. president.
Evansville. Vanderburg county. Ser
TENDER 1923; A. ]. Ragan, secretary
Chisney. Spencer county. Septembe
$3.50: ]. p. Chisney. secretary; j. c
Haines. president.
Bremen. Marshall county. Septem
Der $3.50; j. b. Snyder. secretary
John Graverson. president
North Manchester. Wabash county
! September 2s-29; John lsenbarger, SCI
rotary; j. W. Strauss. president
Bourbon. Marshall county, Octobe
3-s; b. W Parks. secretary; W. +
Erwin. president.
Angola, Steuben county. October i
13: c. G. Heckenlively, secretary; !
s. Croxton. president.
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Gran. County Wants Hospital.

Marion. Sept. 5.-The Grant county
council will be asked for an appropria-
ton for the erection Of county hos
pital. Tie Grant county hospital
which has been conducted by an asso-
citation for several years. is crowded,
and the persons who have supported II
are nov asking that the county assist
them In building a larger hospital
Robert J. Spencer. a Marion capitalist.
has offered a site for the hospital as q
gift. and members OF the council who
have been interviewed are In favor OF
the appropriation
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A,,,o Registrations Increase.

Indianapolis. Sept 5.-Automooiie
registrations for August in the once
~ the secretary Of state amounted TO
I 5s2 or 266 more than for the CORE
sponding month of last year. II tho
rate OF Increase keeps up. according 10
" l. Confer. deputy secretary. the
$500 appropriation for seals TOT next
wear will not be sufficient The gem
cal assembly gave the department
s3Oo additional for such purpose TOT
the current fiscal year. and this nas
all been exhausted but nine dollars
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in the women's prison The women
will be more completely shut out OF
the world than clustered nuns.
The women will be kept too busy
TO think about men. however. for upon
them will devolve the making OF all
the bed clothing. tablecloths. towels
and other things OF that nature used
IN the prison and the repair OF the
mems clothes. They will make their
own clothing. Of course. although no
type OF uniform has been decided
upon. It probably viii be one-piece
blue dress. but without numbers OF
anything to denote the wearer Is a
prisoner.
The women will have their own
chapel and various entertainments
win be provided for them
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Danville. Sept 5.-The post office AZ
Tilden. near here. was entered by SAFE
blowers, who obtained about $3.50 In
stamps from the safe. according TO the
estimate Of J. II. Ferree. postmaster
The back door OF the building was
forced open by the burglars, who then
blew open the vault, inside OF which
was a small safe on which there lay
the stamps. II is thought they were
frightened away before they had =
chance to open the safe. In which
there was a small amount Of money.
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plan United Brethren Conference.

Washington. Sept 5.-The program
has been issued for the eighty-third
annual session Of the Indiana confer
ence Of the United Brethren church.
which will be held In the First United
Brethren church OF Washington. begin
ming wednesday and lasting through
the following Sunday. Bishop G. W.
Matthews of Chicago viii be tie pre-
siding bishop. The local church mas
completed all arrangements for the
conference and has prepared 10 en-
terrain several hundred guests. Inc
Indiana conference embraces all the
territory in the state south OF Column
bus and has an aggregate member
shin OF thirteen thousand
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May Select School Head Soon.

The board OF trustees Of the Indi-
ana Girls School at Clermont is ex-
pected TO appoint a successor to Miss
Charlotte Dye. formerly superintend-
ent OF the institution. following a
meeting between Miss Lottie w. Cald-
well OF Lafayette and Mrs. w. b.
Campbell Of Anderson, members OF
the board. with DIR. Kenosha Sessions
OF Anna, III. Miss Sessions formerly
was a physician at the Indiana Hos
pital for the Insane and has been un
der consideration as q superintendent
Of the Girls school for some time.
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Is City of Magnificent Distances

to ruin It. INTELLECTUALLY speaking. II
is said 10 be the most perfect exam
pie OF Greek art IN this country. but
the treasury department had 10 have
more room. and SO they unpinned the
roof and showed IL UP some on the
sides and made a little more room sky
ward. The state. war and navy build
ing always was hideous. being what
at all suited 10 the solid. last-forever
necessities OF the United States gov
eminent, and IL looks as tawdry as pos
sible when brought. as IL is. into iux-
Imposition with the White House and
the simplicity OF the Greek temple OF
finance
When the building was put up which
was 10 house the United States postal
department and the city post ONCE
some architects planned a sort OF Col
ogne Cathedral building. which is a
long ways of from being big enough
for either department and doesn't
match anything in the government
building line in Washington. After this
structure was put up there was re
form in ideas for government build
ings. and since then they have beer
along the stately. substantial line. The
finest recent examples Of these are
found in the splendid white marble
buildings constructed for the house and
senate office buildings, which have FOL
the central figure the beautiful whit'
marble national capitol. with the con
gressional library and its gilded dome
in the foreground.
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Hoes Have InfantII. Paralysis.

DR. ]. p. Simonds. Indianapolis SUI
perintendent OF the Indiana Patio
logical laboratory; DR.. J. Willard Par
IRISH. county health commissioner. and
DIR. A. w. Stubs. veterinarian. took
samples OF hogs diseased with infan.
tile paralysis. or poIiomyelitis. on the
Cherry farm for the Rockefeller in.
stitute. DR. Simon Flexner. director
OF the Rockefeller institute. notified
the state board some time ago he
would accept spinal cord from one
OF the diseased hogs for examination
and the making OF experiments.
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Indianapolis. Sept. 5.-William Arm
strong. an electrical worker employed
by the Westinghouse company, was
kil,ed by electricity at the new power
house OF the Terre Haute. Indianapolis
g Eastern Traction company Arm
strong probably received $4,000 volts
from a high tension cable with which
he was working.
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state Employment Bureaus Report

Indianapolis. Sept 1.-THE combined
reports OF the branch free state en-
ployment bureaus, maintained at Fort
Wayne. South Bend. Terre Haute and
Evansville, show a total Of Iii men
and women provided with work for the
period beginning whit their establish
ment and ending on Thursday night OF
this week. The bureaus at South Bend
and Evansville have been operating IL
weeks. that at Fort Wayne Il weeks
and that at Terre Haute nine weeks.
or the persons provided whit work.
1.O2S were men. Two thousand two
hundred and sixty-seyen men sought
employment. Two hundred and seven
ty-three women applied for places
There we're 1864 applications for male
help. and $50 for female help The
total number given employment was
about so per cent OF the total apphea'
\ tons for work.
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Kokomo. Sept. 5.--Mrs. Ida Kessot
was killed and Mrs. Ernest Perry on
peru received fatal injuries in a street
car accident here.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Hammond.-Si Miss Virginia
Brooks revealed white slavery and
other shocking conditions in West
Hammond her life has been threat
ened BY resort keepers. One OF this
class, after making threats 10 the
young feminine reforme-. was traced
by Mrs. Brooks. the girls mother. who
disguised herself. 10 the door OF a we'll
known resort Miss Brooks refused
10 nut the man under peace bonds
and has defied the gamblers and resort
keepers.
A sensational expose Of the system
OF protection given the resorts Is prom
ised by Fred Camp. whose police star
was recently stripped from him oy
Chief Barrie Johnson Camp has Is
sued an ultimatum 10 President John
Hessler and Chief Johnson that unless
be Is reinstated he will make clean
breast OF grating that is going on In
the village.
The committee Of trustees who have
supervision over the police have called
a secret meeting 10 see what can be
! done about Camps threats camp
says that only few Of the officers
those covering the beats where ihe
resorts are located. get any OF the
protection money. Following the
newspaper expose Of the presence o.
slot machines in the village. they dis
appeared as II by magic
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Pensions were granted lndianians
as follows: Charles w. Arnold, Sl7;
James II. Baker. $50; John F. Bar
nett, ST.: Norval w. Cummings, s2i;
William r. Egnew. s24; Josephine
Fisher. si2: John Guthrey. sl5; Phil
IN u. Grubbs. s24; David y. Johnston,
500; Gen. w. Kilgore. sl2; John w
Ncwhorter. $50: Henry Metz, $50;
Thomas d. Scott. $50: John Sharp
$50: Eli swihart, s24; Augustin X
league. SIT: Joseph Troyer, SIT;
Jane r. Tyner. sl2; John ID. White
SIS; John J. Wildeson. s2i.
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Give City Time for Sewerage Solution.
Members OF the state board of
health, representatives OF the Indian
apolis city government, land owners
and representatives OF the county gov
ernments ia Morgan and Johnson
counties found no cause for disagree
ment in a special meeting with the
state board concerning the pollution
OF White river south OF Indianapolis
as far as Martinsville. All agreed the
pollution was insufferably bad. and all
declared steps should be taken
as speedily as possible TO rem
edy conditions by having In.
dianapolis construct a sewage dis
posai plant. and by compelling the
cities on the river above indianapolis
70 provide some method OF disposal
other than pouring sewage into the
river.
The land owners and public Off
\ cials OF the two counties named, who
we're chief compliments before the
board. accepted the assurances OF the
indianapolis representatives that the
\ city was willing and anxious TO do IL
part toward stopping the pollution
and agreed the city should have a rea
sonable time in which to arrive at
proper solution Of the sewerage dis
posal problem.
The case was the first Of its kind z
be placed before the state board sine
the enactment of the anti-stream pol
luton law of 1909, when Representa-
tive Homer McCinnis of Morgan cour
~ introduced a bill the ultimate pur
pose Of which was TO provide relic
for the land owners and the citie
south Of this city on White river.
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Huntington.-Mary. the fve-year-
old daughter OF Daniel Schenkel-
placed her baby brother in suitcase
and brought the two sides together
with a snap The parents missed the
baby and Mary pointed TO the suit
case with a ~Dere it is They uieo
10 open the suitcase for few minutes.
and the father rushed 10 the dealer
from whom 1t was purchased and
after a long delay the infant was res
cued. II cane out laughing and IN
harmed.
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Gary.-As the result OF sunstroke.
which he received during July. Mar
tin Vanburen. a foreman in the steel
mills. has developed a peculiar mania
for leading horses and dogs about the
city. On a number OF occasions horses
and dogs have been taken from their
owners and after a search Vanburen
was found leading them down the
streets and alleys
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Fort Wayne.-Four men are In the
Lutheran hopital here as the re-
suit OF an accident on the Fndlay
branch OF the C.. H & D. railroad az
Tillman. this county. when a motor
handcar struck dog and the car was
hurled from the tracks John O-Brien
has a broken leg. George Sha1er SUI
fered a broken arm and Albert Bush
and David Heckert were cut about the
arms and head. John Moore. the nth
man on the car. escaped The DOG
was killed
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Gary.-The opening OF the oys-
ter season brought grief to W. h
F. Parry. He had imported a barrel
OF fancy coves from Baltimore. and
went into the basement 10 feed the
live oysters their usual meal OF corn
meal and salt In dipping his hand
into the barrel one Of the hungry
bivalves opened its shell too vide with
the result that Parry's fingers were
severely lacerated-