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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
SMALLPOX AND A RIFLE
HEALTH OFFICERS FOUND JOHN vi.
ROBERTS WITH BOTH.
He Objected vigorously to Going to
the Pest Pavilion, but Finally Was
ersuade to BE Good.

John NJ. Roberts, aged sixty years. living
at col Cable street. was taken TO the pest
pavilion in the City Hospital ambulance
yesterday afternoon. He has smallpox.
Roberts objected to going to the pest pa
vilion when the ambulance stopped at his
door. The ambulance corps entered the
house and found the aged sufferer with a
Winchester rifle at his bedside.
You don't take me TO the p~esthouse.'
he declared, emphatically. He then caught
up the rifle and the ambulance men backed
toward the door. Persuasion could not be
used effectively then, and the ambulance
driver ~telephoned for the police.
Bicyclemen Simon and Morgan were sent
TO the Cable-street house, and they ex-
pected a battle. They were prepared for
action against a Winchester rifle. The
patient was in the meantime given assur-
ance of kind treatment at the pest pa
vilion and the police were not needed
Roberts laid his Winchester aside and al
lowed the men to place him on the am
bulance stretcher.
ROberts's adoption of the Winchester as
a mode of defense is credited to a remark
made by his son that he didn't have to &c
TO the hospital if he didn't want to. The
elder Roberts at one time suffered an in
jury about the head and he has since been
suffering from mental alteration. While
respondent over his condition he decided
TO use a Winchester to prevent the author
tiles taking him to the pest pavilion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
MOLDERS ARE in COURT
NONE OF THEM, THEY TESTIFY, WAS
GUILTY OF ASSAULT.
story of Strike at lockwood Plant
Gone over for Judge John III.
Bakers Information.

The trial of the suit Of the lockwood
Manufacturing Company against certain
members of the Molders' Union began yes
terday in the Federal Court before Judge
John H. Baker. Most of the testimony was
taken and the rest will be heard this morn
ing. John L. Griffiths, A. w. Hatch and
Ferdinand Winter represent the plaintiff.
and the strikers attorneys are Harding,
Hovey & Wiltsie. The defendants, George
A. Custer, George Bucksot, Charles VANS
ley, Hugh Mccormick and William Morris.
were in court and most of them were eX-
amined.
Joseph Born and Benno Marski described
how they had been assaulted as punish
ment for defying the holders Union and
continuing to work in the lockwood plant.
They could not identify their assailants.
None of the defendants would admit that
he had helped in the assaults on these men
or on Greenleaf, who was beaten within
sight of his home in Brlghtwood. Ser
geants Hagerman and Scheigert and Pa
trolmen Ross, Johnston, Laporte and Miller
testified 10 the things that happened while
they were on duty at the factory. They
searched the strikers that loafed about the
place. They could not say which of the
strikers had been guilty of the assaults.
Custer. who is walking delegate for the
holders Union, was the last witness eX-
amined yesterday afternoon. Though he
was active in the lockwood strike, he said.
he had escaped knowing anything about
the assaults. Once trouble occurred in the
neighbOrhoOd of the factory just after he
had left 1t to follow a man that he wished
TO persuade TO join the strike.
The lockwood Company Is asking for a
permanent Injunction against the strikers
interfering with the operation of the fac
tory and also for $1,000 for damage already
done TO the business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
THE ANNUAL CRUSADE
Police I~nstructe to Arrest Violators
of rdinances

The annual crusade against violators Of
the vehicle and expressmen's ordinances
was yesterday inaugurated by the police.
Arrests were also ordered made for jump
ing on cars. Up 10 6 O'Clock yesterday
evening the police had registered fifteen
violators on the slate.
Superintendent Tane detailed a number
OF special police TO make arrests for vehicle
and express license violations. Specials
were also sent to the railroad yards and
the patrol wagon was kept busy answering
calls.
Some confusion has been caused in max
ing arrests by the controversy over the
validity of the express tax ordinance. Men
running express wagons for hire are re-
CURED by an ordinance passed in 1880 to pay
a tax for that privilege. They are also re-
CURED by the vehicle license ordinance or
1893 to pay license. they claim that they
are being dOubly taxed. The express tax
ordinance has had a career In the local
courts, having been twice passed upon by
Judges Stubs and Allen. Several reversals
of decisions have caused confusion and
now another question as TO its validity is to
Attorney Joss insists that both taxes can
be collected legally.
Several express tax fees have been paid
under protest pending the decision of Judge
Carter. superintendent of Police Tahe said
last night that all Violators Of the license
ordinance would be vigorously prosecuted.
Cecil Gibson. a bicycle dealer, was fined 81
and costs by Judge Stubs yesterday for
riding without a lamp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
SEMI-ANNUAL INSPECTION.
An Event of Much Interest at Bat
terry As

The semi-annCal inspection Of Battery
\ was held at the armorv last night. Major
Stevenson, of Rockville. in command of
the Indiana artillery battalion. and Lieu
tenan Ray Van Camp. Ernst Burford,
Reginald Garstang and Garrard Comfy. of
his staff, were the inspecting officers. The
quarters. lockers. accoutrements. harness.
guns and arms were inspected and the bat
terry was put through a foot movement,
carbine drill. a standing gun drill and the
setting up exercise. The CarbineS are new
equipment 10 take the place of sabers. and
since the change the battery has been
drilling infantry tactics, bCsidez the regu-
lar artillery drill. The members are COM
planning OF this drill and claim that the
State wants to make "web-feet' Infantry
out Of them. and this. perhaps. Is the
greatest disgrace that could befall an ar
tilleryman. The men were not 50 handy
with the carbines nor so active i'm the in
fanfry foot movements as in the artil-
lery drill. The battery has a large per-
centage of rockies IN training. and when
IL came time for the standing gun drill.
they were cast out and the old men did the
work. After the gun drill the entire bat
terry was put through the set up" The
officers were pleased with the inspection.
Battery a has organized another drill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
WILLBEGIN% STRIKETO.DAY
CONTRACTORS DECIDE NOT TO
GRANT CARPENTERS DEMAND.
Business Agent Travis Unable to Es-
innate the Number of Men
That viii Quit Work.

The General Contractors Association last
night decided to let the carpenters strike
to-day for their demand of an increase of
) cents an hour in wages. Several CON
tractors said they would give the carpen-
ters two or three weeks rest" and that
they themselves would not object to quit
ting work for a while. The following arbi-
tration mmit was appointed: George
w. Stanley, chairman. ]. E. Shower, Ed
ward Craig. Albert Won SDreckelsen and
Christian Kruse, to act when it was "neces-
sary." The necessity for such action, the
contractors say. will be when the carpen-
tiers have been out a few weeks. The asso-
citation instructed the committee to stand
by the ultimatum it submitted to the car
penters several weeks ago, which makes
35 cents the maximum scale. 25 cents less
than the minimum demanded by the union.
AS the basing of a scale on the maximum
instead of minimum is contrary to all
trades union rules the ultimatum will
never be accepted by the carpenters, and
If both sides maintain their present atti-
tude the strike Will be prolonged. There
were eighteen or twenty contractors at the
meeting.
The carpenters will quit work to-day
wherever the new scale is not paid. Last
night Business Agent Travis, who repre-
sentS the two unions. said he was unable to
estimate how many men would be out. He
said about fifteen contractors have signed
the new scale, and that the men employed
by them will continue work. Among them.
he said, are some large contractors, bat he
refused TO furnish the names at this time.
Work on the new ClayDOOl Hotel, which is
perhaps the largest building in the city
under construction, Will not be stopped, the
scale having been conceded by the con-
tractors. The carpenters will hold a mass
meeting at their hall at 5 o'clock this after
noon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
STATE WITNESS MISSING.
Mr. Deneen Fears Annie Berndt May
Have Drowned Self and Babe.

CHICAGO. April Estates Attorney
Deneen to-day announced that Annie
Berndt. one of the states witnesses in the
ToOmbs murder case. and her infant have
been missing since Sunday. Mr.. Deneen ex-
pressed a fear that the woman had plunged
into the lake with her child. Detectives
have looked every place where they thought
the woman might be. but without finding
her. Miss Berndt lived on the steamer
Peerless with TOonbs and his wife. She
left the boat about a week before the death
of Carrie Larsen. for whose murder TOOmbs
is undergoing a second trial. She was be-
ing kept at a hotel by the state. She ex-
pressed great dread Of going on the witness
stand again and on several occasions is said
to nave declared that she wished she might
have suffered Carrie Larsen's fate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
RUDY BECOMES VIOLENT.


Levi W. Rudy. a barber, living at No.
1921 Arsenal avenue, became violently in
sane yesterday and was taken into custody
by Bicyclemen Hull and Alberts. Rudy has
been making his home with the family of
William Mckinney, at No. oil Alvord
street, and he was arrested there.
Rudy's insanity Is thought to be due to
dependency caused by wife desertion. Mrs.
Rudy and their children recently left home
and he has been unable to locate them 1t
is said that they feared him. Since then he
has been respondent and his mind gradual
ly weakened. The collapse came yesterday
and the Mckinney family feared violence.
Rudy had threatened TO commit suicide and
talked Of taking somebody with him" An
insanity inquest will be held tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
w. J. BUTLER RESIGNS.
He Objected to Di-scOntinuance of
Union station S~ubstntiOn.

w. ]. Butler, the postoffice clerk in
charge of the Union Station substation,
last evening rendered his resignation to
Postmaster McGinnis. The substation at
the Union Station was discontinued yester-
day, and rather than return to the main
office Mr.. Butler gave up his position. 1t
is understood hat he was bitterly opposed
to the discontinuance of the substation
and to create q sentiment
against it among merchants of South Me-
ridian street. He is a Democrat. Buffers
resignation will mean promotion for an
other clerk and the appointment of an
other clerk from the Sub list.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
ARRESTED IN POLICE COURT.
Frank Mayer, of McCarty Street,
DoubIy in Police Tolls.

Frank Mayer, a young man living at 90
East McCarty street, was arrested yester-
day at the Police Station by Detectives
Manning and Dugan and charged with
petit larceny. Mayer has been having his
share of sorrow lately. This time it is for
stealing a bicycle. Last Monday night
Mayer was arrested for failure TO pay a
fine assessed against him over a year ago.
While in the prisoners dock in Police Cour [
Detective Manning recognized him as the
man wanted for the theft of a wheel be-
longing to Harry Bany, of 1260 East Wash
ington street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
Arrest of an Old Timer.

Dan C"Toot'O Sullivan. an old police char
acter, was arrested here yesterday by De-
t~ectives Splan and Haley and held on a
charge of lettering. Sullivan lived in this
city fifteen years ago and has since been
calling New York and Chicago home. He
has a record as a pickpocket and is believed
TO have worked successfully here during the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
LOOKING FOR A GIRL.
Police Assisting in the Search for
Eta Belle Swing.

The police have been asked to search for
Eta Belle Swing, daughter of II. G. Swing,
Of Atlanta. The girl left home last Satur-
day to visit her grandmother at Arcadia.
She has not appeared at the home of her
grandmother.
4 man supposed TO be implicated in kid
mapping Miss Swing was arrested at Atlanta
Yesterday and he claims to know where the
girl is being detained. but refuses 10 tell
where. The Atlanta authorities are inclined
to believe that the girl is here but they can
give the police no clew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
SPOILED A TAILOR'S SIGN.
James Bradbury Stole Two Letters
as N Joke and Was Arrested.

James Bradbury, living at $40 West Lib
erty street, was arrested yesterday on the
charge of petit larceny. David Schneider
man, a tailor at 345 Massachusetts avenue,
has a sign i'm front of his place of bust
ness with portable letters in IT. Bradbury
playfully took two of the letters and
Schneiderman had him arrested. Bradbury
saws he intended to return the letters and
took them only in fun. Schneiderman
couldn't see the joke.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16

Set Upon by Two Toughs with a sup
posed

Thomas Taggart, of the French Lick
Springs Company, was assaulted by two
toughs Sunday night while returning from
a Town Board meeting. During the day
Mr.. Taggart had ordered the toughs and
their dog off the hotel premises. This
angered them and they lay in wait for him
that night. If he had been alone he would
have received rough treatment. Deputy
Prosecutor Harvey, who was with Mr.. Tag
CART, was struck in the face. One of the
toughs was fined $5 in the Circuit Court
Yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
WRONGLY IN FISH BUSINESS.
Edward Garrity Stole His Stock from
one of Il. g.. mi

Edward Clarity vas arrested yesterday
afternoon by Bicyclemen Simon and Nor
gan and charged with petit larceny. Gar
rity stole a box OF fish from one Of Frank
@. KamDs's wagons. and when the police
found him he was having a sale OF fish in
the apartments at 245 East Washington
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
THE FAMILY MEAL TICKET.
william WATSON Whipped His Father
in m Quarrel Over IL.

James A. WATSON. living at Oh Hutchin-
son street. was assaulted yesterday by his
son William during a quarrel over the
possession Of a meal ticket. The elder Was
son had a battered face treated at the
City Dispensary. William has gone TO Chi
cagO TO escape arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
KILLED BY TRAIN ROBBERS.


DR.. p. o O'Rear. a veterinary surgeon OF
this city. has received "A message %announc-
ing the murder OF HIS brother-in-law Al
bert Harris, AZ Los Naranios. Mexico. Har-
rhs was a conductor on the Mexican Cen
trail Railroad and was killed during a battle
with train robbers He fOrmerly lived I'm
this city and Is well known 10 railroad
zen here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
YOUNG MANS ARREST.


Frank Robinson, aged twenty-seven years,
living at Ill North Illinois street, was ar
rested last night by Detectives Kinney and
Lancaster and charged with forgery and
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Robinson is alleged TO have used the name
Of II. Lieber, art dealer. fraudulently. He
yesterday visited several homes in North
Indianapolis and claimed to be a selling
agent for the Lieber art store. He went
to the grocery of Rufus 7. Mullis on North
Capitol avenue and sold a picture frame.
He gave a receipt for money signed 1.-The
H Lieber Company, per +. Manning" This
was called a forgery by Mr.. Lieber.
Robinson was sent 70 the police station
and locked up. He is a young man of good
appearance and manner, and claims that he
can make his acts appear legitimate. The
H.. Lieber Company claims never to have
employed him and brands him as an i'm
pOStOr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
ENGINEMAN FOUND E A
Peter Noonan, of the Big -Four. Died
I'm Bed mt Harrison. q.

Peter Noonan. a Big Four engineer. living
at 1922 Pleasant street. was found dead in
bed at his rooms in Harrison. O., yester-
dav morning. Noonan ran between this city
and Harrison and had "A lay-over at the
latter place. He retired on Monday night
i'm seemingly good health. He leaves a
widow and three children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16

team for the purpose OF doing prize work.
Twelve of the best men in the battery have
been selected TO do the work and their first
contest will be with Purdue University. on
Purdue's field day. An effort is being made
10 have the merchants donate prizes and
IL Is said the committee has been success
full in getting contributions and will have
a neat purse for the Purdue drill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
IN PLENTY.
Government Orders Major
Recruiting Officer, TO slack Up.

Major ]. r. MackIin Of the local recruit
ing Office. has received a letter from Adiu-
taRt General Johnson ordering him 10 close
all branch recruiting stations. The stations
At Fort WAYNE and Anderson have been
closed according 70 the order. Major Mack
lin says ne has orders TO curtail recruiting
expenses and TO enlist only high class re-
cruits over twenty-one years OF age. Here
tofore boys over eighteen years old have
been accepted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
S1.25 CINCINNATI AND RETURN SIPS
Via c., III. IL d., Sunday, April Goth.

Special fast train. stopping only at Rush
Vile, Connersvi1le and Hamilton, will leave
Union Station at Ills a. m. Leave Cincin-
natl returning at $50 p. m. Tickets at
% w. Washington st. and Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
CORKIN UNDER ARREST.
lie Is Charged with Deserving from
the Regular Army.

Frederick Corkin, a member of the light
artillery stationed at Fort Sheridan. was
arrested last night by Patrolmen Miller
and Mackessy and charged with being a
deserter from the army. Corkin left Fort
Sheridan on Sunday and started for mis-
home in this city. He was arrested as he
stepped from a freight train last night. He
lives at 22OS Yandes street. this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
ESCAPED THROUGH A WINDOW.
Rachel Deroisen Runs Away from
House of Good Shepherd.

Rachel Deroisen. seventeen years old. es-
capped from the House OF the Good Shepherd
early yesterday morning and the police
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
SKIRTS
COATS ~ ~

The number Of new and exclusive
styles embraced in the Ayres collec-
ton is characteristic of the store.
One looks naturally for novelty here,
and quite as naturally every effort
is made that there be no disappOint-
ment IN this particular.
The Vo1sor Coaf is a logical
successor to the Norfolk. 1t has
the same box plaits, but is longer.
looser and rather more mannish
in detail. II is especially an at
tractive garment for wome OF
slight and medium build.
Vassar Coats Of beige brown. castor,
olive, red or Oxford Venetian,
nicely tailored $3.50. $40 each
Others at So, $40 and SO.
San Toy and Coffee Coats
a-e generally conceded the smart
est of all springs outergarments.
We show a number OF different
styles-San Toys in 24-inch length
and plated Coffee Coats Just
reaching the waist line. Good
qualities of tailored taffeta.
at..... $I7.5O and $f9.25
SafTefa EOdHfnG Shirts are
a distinct novelty, which receive
their first introduction TO an In
dianapolis public here to-day.
Taffeta Walking Skirt, with cloth
strappings ..--.......-SI7.5O
Black Taffeta Walking Skirts.
stitched in white ......yI4.7S
matched Elton $3.50
CTofb SKIRTS were never so
numerous IN the finer qualities,
and yet in no particular have we
sighted those of more modest at
tainment. Read of some remark
able for their value.
Beautiful new s skirt of imported
broadcloth, a broad band of MORE
silk set on, graduating from back
down TO the knee, silk
drop skirt .......... $500
Broadcloth Skirt, cut fare and
trimmed around hips and down to
the knee in ten b a bands of
MORE silk, best grade mercerized
lining ..-......-..,....SIS./5
Skirt of the new basket cloth, un-
lined, trimmed around o of
graduated hounce and down the
two front seams with bias bands
Of MORE silk, a very
striking skirt .SI4.Z5
Very pretty unlined Skirt of etamine,
plain fare, neatly
tailored. .SIO.Z5
New Skirt of Venetian cloth, trim
med in FIVE rows of hemstitched
tucks, to form hounce
effect. $1,000
MSARESl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16
w. w. Dark a. Co.

Insure with German Fire Insurance OF
Indiana. General offices 20 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16

Leo Lando, Manufacturing Opticsen,
Permanent location at 142 N. Pennsylvania st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16

Insurance, loans, real estate. New. 1912. 17
East Market street.
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funeral OF General Harrison. The detectives
arrested him as a suspect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16

Langsenkamp Bros, Brass Works.
Founders and hnishers. Brass railing work.
13S-li2 l.. Georgia st. Phones 121.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-16

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Oats.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-21
Snake in a Bath Tub.

1t has been said that "Cleanli-
ness is next to Goodness" and
that soap and water, therefore,
are means of saving grace. There
can be no sort of doubt on these
points. But, when a man starts
out with good intentions, as did
DR.. Browning, the government
inspector, last Sunday morning,
to "take a tub" and finds veno-
nous and hideous reptile lying in
the bottom of the bath tub, and
his forked tongue darting out of
its gaping mouth in all directions,
it is enough to cause one to fall
from the grace of cleanliness.
The doctor having recovered from
his surprise, the next thought was
to dispatch this original tempter
and cause of mans fall in the
Garden of Eden, which, with the
aid of Henry Week, who "savvys
vivonas" was promptly done, when
it may be presumed, the doctor
proceeded with his additions.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-05-21
Green Conqressmen's Club.

The Tantalus Club has been on
gained with much merriment. II
is composed Of the forty-eight new
republican members of the house OF
representatives, who have discov-
cred what little figure they cut in
the general scheme of legislation
and are wise enough not to take
their helplessness seriously. After
they had their dinner they discussed
the following resolutions: H. R,
IooI-To make the State of Iowa
an independent republic, with au-
thority to create enough Offices to
go round. H. R. 3oo-To author
ize the member of congress from
Delaware to cast two votes for that
State in the senate, adequate pro
lection 10 be furnished said member
while 80 doing. H. r. 6o6-To
provide a system of irrigation for
the State of Maine. H. R. 4-II-44
TO extend the civil service law
over the United States senate, and
provide that hereafter all the United
States senators shall be selected by
the civil service commission upon
competitive examination; and to
provide further that no member OF
the house shall be permitted to in
any way influence said selection be-
yond certifying to the good charac-
ter and peaceful disposition of tho
applicant. H. r. 4I5o77--To ss-
tablish permanent bureau for cut
ting the hair of Indian tribes under
treaty, football players not under
treaty, and piano-players accredited
to this country"