Logansport Reporter (Newspaper) - March 4, 1911, Logansport, Indiana WEATHER TOMORROW Generally fair with light southwest SUBSCRIBERS Failing to get the Reporter regularly 01 promptly should report to tele phone No 70 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 126 HIS SEIT IN 11 SPRUNG BIG SURPRISE IN DYING HOURS OF CONGRESS IT WAS UNEXPECTED His Reason is Because ofthe Disa greement With on the Initiative Referendum and Recall Special to the Reporter Washington D C March tor Bailey sprung a sensation in the closing hours of the con gress tody by resigning His seat in the United States senate The resig nation a great surprise and when the announcement was made friends could believe 1t He was one o the most prominent in the senate an able ora tor and the best fighter of them all He took part in the recent case one of Lo strongest supporters la none of his talks In or with friends had he given an intimation intended to resign and his ac tion was the big sensation of the dy ing hours Republican congress Senator Bailey in explaining his action said that be resigned because of his disagreement with his party on THAT WILL HAPPEN IF NEW AP i PASSES MAKE IT DEMOCRATIC Cass and Carroll Counties Will Have the Joint Representative Instead of Cass and Fulton Counties If the new apportionment as now agreed upon in caucus passes and becomes a law Pulaski county will become a part of the Eleventh congressional district cutting down the normal Republican majority making it almost Democratic according lo the revised matters such as the initiative refer and recall Ana Cass and Carroll counties are a in the legislature instead of Cass and Fulton counties These changes were agreed upon by caucus of Democrats and the will undoubtedly law In the event that it does Democratic victory in the joint representative race wih be assured for Carrollis Democratic while Fulton county js normally Re publican Fulton has been Demo cratic for the past several years but it Is generally as a Republi can county On the other hand Car roll is generally regarded as a Demo LOGANSPORT INDIANA SATURDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 4 1911 OUR CARTOONIST OFFERS THE LADIES SOME MORE SUGGESTIONS SCENERY HATS TEN CENTS PER WEEK OF CONFERENCE COM WAS ADOPTED FIVE DEMOCRATS BALK Vote Inthe House Was 56 to Grimmer and Van Home TwoRe the Democrats Indianapolis Ind March liquor governor yesterday morning from where the report was concurred in by a vote of 56 to 42 little dis cussion due largely to the fact that the previous a vociferous seconding Clore Higgins and Democrats with the Republicans to the against the party liquor measure Van Republicans were found voting with the Democratic majority for concurrence in the conference committees report By general Wise and Weeks absent with cause permitted to be voted and report Those voting In favor the adop tion ot the conference committees re port Ault die Branaman Corr Cravens Duncan Faulkner Foor Frisse Gal Gifford Hedrick B Johnson McMullen Maas Mitchell Moran Osborn Pleasants Racey Rentschler Smith Spencer Stevens Thornton Tingle Veach Voris Wahl Wells Wise Wright Young and No change has made in the with Pulaski county county islin the Thirteenth district it is always Democratic and will help materially In the normal Republi can majority IE the Eleventh La porte county if the passes will be taken from the Tenth placed in the Thirteenth a Democratic district The Tenth district Republican and the Dem have been unable to figure ou any way that they could make it Dem By taking Laporte away they increase the Republican majority but they make the Thirteenth Democratic EXTRA SESSION CALLED The New Again Con vene 4 HAT THE SUBURBAN LID THERMAL CHANTICLEER HAT THEOLO OAKEN BUCKET TURBAN cm ENGINEERS FROM MANY CITIES HERE TODAY LAST MEETING IN BAPTIST CHURCH TOMORROW BIG BANQUET TONIGHT BIDS WERE REJECTED THING IN ANOTHER VARIETY WATER MELON FATC to Reporter Washington D C March dent William H Taft a a of congress and April 4 has been selected as the date for the opening Taft to have the reciprocity passed The next house will be Democratic and it will pass the LARGE SECTION UPON FELL of the and which after a bitter fight lasting many hours ano including one allnight struggle stop ped only just short of the actual un seating of Speaker Cannon Acrimony is Marked While the acrimony between regu lars and insurgents neither began nor that was ats most conspicuous epi sode and there has been peace factions since in either house w In the senate the most sensational feature ot this session was thp un CONGRESS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT IT DID NOT WILL BE HELD PLAN FOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM LEAGUE REORGANIZED Home and Van ONE WAS BADLY HURT Big Section of Plaster Struck Lillian Fry on the Knee Inflicting Gash Injuries Were Received A section of the ceiling in the sit ting room at the Fry residence No 531 West fell suddenly yesterday showered upon the heads of Mrs James Fry and Miss J Lillian Fry They were seated not have to get up session especially by reason when they heard the plaster break ing each and presence of mind enough to raise their arms and in this manner they protected their heads The section of plaster which fell was about three yards long and almost as wide The jagged edges which cut like a knife badly wounded the two women Hiss Fry was injured the worst A muth Watson Weeks White Wider big section of the plaster came down I sideways her on Coble Hammond inflicting and rendering tLe limb almost useless She received Those voting against the adoption of the conference report were Berry Brein ing Brown Campbell Carter Clark Connelly Eschbach Eward Faris Finley Grieger Hufford A Johnson McClew Mc Maddox MendenhalL Myers Oglebay Oldaker Plummer RatlifT Reynolds Ross Troyer Was Higgins Merriman McKennan not voting Guild Action of Committee The made no changes in the house amendments con the license fees and the of saloons according to pop illation However the changes which were important and ma alter some features other injuries confine her to her home There others in the room at the time but they es caped slight bruises DISCUSSED CONVENTION The Deeds of Kindness circle of Kings Daughters and Sons met this afternoon at the hoxne of Mrs May Much Good Legislation Was Passed During the Long Term but There Nothing Doing the Short Term Washington March the re the congress which constitutional limitation at noon today appears to have been dis by three things The revision ot the tariff called which was an extra session in the mer of 1909 the large amount of im portant of it upon the recommendation of President at the regular session of 190910 and the exceedingly small product of the Jshort session now coming to a close The interval between the last two sessions was marked by the political upheaval the general ed Leffert of This City Was ReElected Treasurer availing effort in which the insur Charles Klunk of Wabash Was Elect gents were most active to unseat from Illinois on the ground al from on the ground of al bribery in connection with his election by the legislature of that An indoor carnival is to be heldIn state in the spring of 1909 The echoes the Elks hall next month of that battle are still six weeks for the purpose of rais and its bitterness adds to the closing hours ot the senate session funds to put a baseball team rep resenting Logansport in the North important recent action of State Baseball league this summer the senate was the defeat of the Leffert has returned from Marion lution embodying where he attended a meeting of league ment to the constitution of the United directors yesterday A reorganization election of last November changed a large Republican majority Into a still larger Democratic majority in the house of representatives cut the Republican majority In the senate almost to the vanishing point and in affected striking changes In The failure of this session to much important legislation has re in the practical certainty that the new congress will be called almost immediately in extra The committee recommended Smead street Business Ing out the to make concerning the convention which is page cussed to be held at Fort Waynee was dis of the strong desire of President Taf t to secure action upon the pending re with Canada to the consummation of which the con parties utmost ef forts of the two governments Majority in Tangles In strong contrast with the sup port the Taft administration re from the Republican majority in ular session ot 190910 Is the fact that at has been united tie agreement In the house by the aid of a propor tion of Democratic votes while In the senate the rift in the the has been an important its sidetracking and in the consequent summoning of the extra session To this division inthe largely due tht most Of the previous pro conflict last spring ended in material changes in the rules of the house gen interpreted as the overthrow States vto provide for the direct elec tions of senators by the people This resolution received more than a majority of the senate but a twothirds vote and fell short by only four Had the senate passed it certainly done so The friends of this proposi tion doubt that it will pass the next congress and go to the states for ratification or defeat Filibusters Waste Time The output of this session in the way of general measures consists chiefly of Ihe appropriation bills and several 01 haose more than once in the tense the last few days when long hours passed away in filibustering on one side or the other Thousands of bills were introduced and thousands more came to the closing session as a heritage the first and second sessions In all there are between 35000 and 43000 measures before the congress as jf comes to a close The failure to enact many laws was not due to lack ma terial These are some of the Im portant measures outside appropria tion bills that the final session of this congress enacted into law i Providing for forest reserves in the souther Appalachian moun tains Providing for the inspection of boil ers on locomotives Providing for the purchase or erec tion of embassies legations and con sular buildings abroad An sen ate but the house not manifest enough liking for it to send it on to house First Session Barren as the final session may have been of fruitful legislation the For Five was effected and of Wabash owner of the team which pennant last year was elect ed president Charles Halderman of Marion refused to accept the office v because of other business Mike Lawrence of Marion was elected vice president A Mandle baum Marion secretary and Leo J Leffert of this city was reelected treasurer The league this year will be com posed of the cities of Logansport Lafayette Bluffton Wabash Marion and Huntington and other towns Leffert Tony George of were committee to take up the matter of getting two new teams They will be chosen from Anderson Peru and Rich mond Plans for the indoor carnival are now being arranged and ft is that enough moneys can be raised to put the team on a good paying basis right at the start of the season Tomorrow W S Stone Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Will Speak at Elks Hal from many different cities are in Logansport today for the two days session of engineers planned by local divisions Nos 20 and 612 About or thirty engineers are here from Pittsburg Chicago India Louisville and other big cit ies are well represented and it is esti mated that there are enough throttle men in Logansport today to man every locomotive in the state ot Jn diana W S Stone of is one of the high moguls and he Is taking an active part in all the pro Mrs grand presi dent of the GI A to the B of L E is also here A large class of candidates was in at the Knights of Pythias hall this afternoon This evening a banquet will be held in honorof the visitors and short addresses be made Fol grand lowing this there will be ball Tomorrow afternoon there will be a union meeting in the Elks hall and everyone in the city Is invited toat tend W SStone will deliver an ad dress and short speeches will be made by others Directors of the HaveDe i to and Have Engaged a Superintendent Tomorrow is the that the Baptist this city meet in the old church to worship On Monday the workmen will begin toV raze the old structure preliminary to building a new one Owing to tha figures that were bid for the coa of the new sanctuary no contract has or will Be let i building committee has decided to build the church Edward t Cramer one of 1 has been secured as a superintendent of the work and he is now securing men for While old church is KICKED BY HORSE Reese Woodling residing at Fif and North streets was serious ly injured yesterday when he was kicked by a colt which he was break ing at his farm southeast of this city animal kicked him onthe shoul der the hoof ing him to nearly render him unconscious A physician was summoned from this city and the injured man was brought here It is feared that the injury is serious ENGINEER HURT J C White in spector was cut by glass which was broken by a stone thrown through the cab window After having the in ury dressed White was able to con his trip city the new the v will hold services in the building Tomorrow ion service will be held After the services all church furniture taken put in a store large portion of the purchased a short Sine agor will be used in the new building HE LEAVES SENATE SERVING DEPARTURE Say They See Him Return Hope to Beveridge has ii E LOST IS THE CIRCUIT COURT JURY AGAINST HIM DE COONIE MAD Hist of Words Was Put to Good Use in Express ing His Opinion of Juries in General STUTTS POSTMASTER Francis I Stults Republican man of the Eleventh congressional district during the last election yesterday appointed to at Huntington by President GIRLS BACK MOVEMENT The organization made up of young ladies of churches is back of the movement to as ground upon the proposition Monday night Coonie Miller is a muchly ag ST man He is fighting mad and what he thinks of not iok well in print ulary of cuss words is very extensive and he has been using it today The ury in the action he brought against Jap demanding judg ment for services rendered decided against Hm The case went after out some time upon a verdict It was sealed and read in open court this morning It found for Booth In justice court judgment dered in Booth then appealed to court Harry Lux has in cuit court et note JUDGE REYNOLDS ILL Judge A Reynolds is seriously ill at Last of paralysis coupled with organic heart Washngton March Sen ator career of twelve years in the United States senate at noon best wishes all tives who stand for the highest ideals public service followed him to vate life t It was with a genuine sadness that progressive members of among whom Senator been a leader and yesterday cf hlc early from their v With the worst moil of years with excitement high probabilities sion and with a ters to engross senators and representatives has been fighting shoulder to shoulder did call on him to wish I have men BO f public ot Nevada but 1 never onego out in a Senator V v J Among the expressions Aj there was a Senator a was frequently remarked those who spoke of the senator andj prospects that his mark but A In Ms career of high e and that heis one will All of us regret departure mins of the well as tie parliament ary leader To be called loader makes his recovery DIED IN NEW YORK Charles Chase received word this morning of the death of his grand mother MIS JL A Corey at Saratoga Springs X T ninetyone years old and by two daughters D H Chase of this city and ore sided with her atr bedside Jeath 2 oclock The funeral will be held mins sending ana compliment many expressions ol confidence heard r nation loss when Senator goes ii public life said Senator Idaho tHe possesse brilliant thoroughly de voted the 2jublicinterests Brown Nebraska who won his senate by his success in out of Nebraska aid 3rogressiveiBm the s levied oa causes to 4
