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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13

The arts and crafts exhibit being held by
the Sketehing club in the parlors OF the
Y W. c. A Is attracting considerable at
ention a the time for closing draws near
The samples OF pottery from the Memorial
College near New Orleans. and from a Chi
cago terra Gotta works are especially ad-
mlred IL j. said the artistic work ar,
these samples Is quite above the averaee
There are also on exhibition many kinds
OF fancy rugs. faces. china. menu cards a,d
other pieces OF decorated work that have
been admired The exhibit will last but
two days more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
Did Not Refuse to Fight n Duel.

MEXICO CITY. March 12-There is no
foundation for the story that Capt. Powell
Clayton, son of United States Amba ssador
Clayton. and until recently military at
tache of the embassy, refused. while here,
TO fight a duel. The tale is branded as
absolutely false. both in military and club
circles. Captain Clayton was very popula r
while here, and on the evening OF his de-
parture banquet was given in his honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
Bcqueathed His Body TO Doctors.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. March 12-George
p. WEIGH. proprietor OF the Taylor Hotel
at Pleasant Hill. Mo, committed suicide at
the Hotel Corby here some time during the
night, respondent over business reverses.
He had taken poison and left a note be-
quea thing his body TO a local medical col
lege. The body not found till to-day.
WEIGH came 10 the city yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13

performed at $50 o'clock, at the home OF
the bride The guests were limited TO the
younger society set. The decorations We're
beautiful The bride was attired IN peau dc
sienne, trimmed with bertha of real lace
She wore a veil fastened with orange bios
SONS and carried white carnations. MISS
Katherine Denny. the maid of honor. and
the only attendant, wore white organize
over white silk, decollete, and trimmed
carnations Mr.. Mitchell is connected with
the passenger office of the Illinois Central
at Memphis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13

Shepherd King and THE Minstrel Boy"
by Tom Moore The following songs were
made successes by her: Maid of the Mill,
Fair Columbia THAT is Love" Com
rades' After the Ball THE Miners
Dream and 'Au Revoir." Miss Mora's
voice is a peculiar one In that ii sounds as
if she were singing low when she is really
singing high. All of her songs are written
several notes higher than the original She
is really a female tenor" but her voice
has baritone qualities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
In Society.
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
PA, why does a woman have wednes-
day or Thursday some other day in the
week printed on her cards?"
We'll, my boy, that's so her women
friends can call some other day"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
Lust Two MInnter, Will.

From the corner OF Washington ana Ne
ridian streets Will save YOU at least 10 per
cent. on diamonds and iewelry This *
out OF the high-rent district j. r AulIaIly
fWeler, . Monument place
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13

New York Tribune
Many writer's have attempted TO define
woman. Kiping called her. in The YAM
piro' "a rag and a bone and a hank OF
hair" but this has not been accepted as
the last word. Maeterlinck is rather ESs-<
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
NEWS OF THE THEATERS
MRs. FIskE AND DAVID WAKEFIELD
SEEN IN NEW PLAYS.
miranda Mt the Park and ''The Auc-
tioneer- mt EngIish's-A Talk
with Helene Mora.
1t the Thcatcr~ To-Day.

ENGLISHS- Warfield in The
Auctioneer.' Sis =
GRAND.-VaudevilIe 2;15 and SIS p. IN.
PARK-"At Cripple Greek. and p m.
EMPIRE-''The Brigadiers,' variety, >
md ID. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
MITCHELL-REIs.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. md. March 12.-The wed
ding this evening of Sidney b. Mitchell o.
Memphis. Tenn, and Miss Alma Louis,
REFS daughter OF Banker Henry Refs. Wa.
an elaborate function. The ceremony wa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13

at the door is stabbed 10 death by Hassan
.Akbar. This Moor was once servant OF
WARMERS, and the Englishman. TO get
rid of him. turned him over TO an enemy.
who burned out his eyes. Part OF Hassan s
revenge was having Warmer kidnapped by
his brethren of the dessert
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-07-03
Ser @sltunter9ntta.

8ei manhen 5ecten berrl1t Der
@laube on Den balbigen Meltunterz
gang. Das gilt auh bon Der in pa=
latina an1diiigen 3emplergemeinbe,
Die it6 borausslpetfe aus Wiirttems
bergern sufammeniebt. Die 5empler
iinb fleibige, fromnle 2eute, bic aus
piiitem 8eldnoe fru9tbaren gultnrz
boben gef9affen baber, pobei lie niht
INNER bic llnterItiibung Der tiirtiIden
8ebDrben fanben. W9it Der ihtpdbie
f6en 6eimatb iteben ite In enaer sSiibz
lung; in Miirttemberg felbit beltebt
cine Semplerz 8emsinbe, bic in Stlittz
gart einen geiItli1en bat. sd
purbe neulid", 10 eradblt Elm 2eier Der
rSranffurter 3eitung", uin Der Stuttz
garter eleftrii6en 8abn auf bas 8sz
fprdh aipeier syrauen aufmertIun.
rSie iinO lpobl net pon Stugerta"
fraete Die Cine i'm 2aufe Der Inter
baltung, ipprauf bic Nnoere err
iptberte:
rNaa, / bin fremb bier, / pobne in
sseruIalem."
Darauf sroBe 8erlpunberung Der
gtnbeimiihen; balD ftelIte iif dub
Geraus, bab beibe Srauen Der Sempz
lergemetnbe dngebDrten. Scum folgte
eine ldnsere Iusiprade iiber bic 8orz
5iige uno ShattenIeiten oes gelobtsn
2anbes. gnDlih fam bic Heoe audi
auf bic biblil9e Bropbe3etung Dom
Weltuntergdng, unb bic Stuttgarterin
ben1erfte:
rSnb bes ii9 al aang'nebm, baB
mer in Seruialem no 10 mob oerbei
tf9t."
sen ifd s'piB," antiportete bic
Nnoere, roebbalb fenb mer oil naas
gdnge. 2lber oes bent mer freile net
oentt, oaB ii3's 10 lang 'naus5iebe
tbdt."
Wprauf bic 5tuttgarterin glei6ian
trDitenb ertptoerte: u5ie bent bp ND
ebbes bpr be g(nb're pDraus."
Die sSrau bon sSSsruialem feufate
iebD6 unb meinte: y's bat lei 9uts
pno bot fei S9le6ts. Snfe 8ua ii6
nemme in b. S9ul a. brenge gnd; er
bot bebauptet, mann b Welt Do onter=
geb', no brau9 er au ner meb a.
lerne!"
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-07-03
8roSnctS.

sSn Elm 6aus. in ipel6em i1on Elm
Nrst pobnte, aie6t zines Sages elm
sipeiter. grbittert bariiber iinnt Der
@rfte auf gfade. 2anse fdat ibm
nthts Wirfiames unb bod 9armlpies
elm. gnbli6 oerfdllt er auf bic SDse,
BON benz Sbiir16ilbe ietnes &pnfurz
rentcn spei 8uditaben ipes5urabiren.
@eDadt, get6an. Ser &pnturrent
lpunbert iicb ni6t penia, als zines
f6DnsnSdses gans plDbli6 Die prdrts
aufbDrt, pdbrenD es ionit in ieinen
Srbinatipnsftunben BON 1O-5 llbr
BON patienten pimntelte. 2Ils ct 5u=
fdnig einen ieiner ebemaligen pattenz
ten duf Der Sreppe trifft, rebet er tbn
freuoig an: "Nb, Sic ipollen selptB gu
mtr2"
nOb nein," meint Der Mnoere, uid
gebe gu Sbrem aolegen. Sic iinb ia
ieBt gar nibt ne6r 3u fpre9en."
nWas9" ruff Der Nrat, itarr bot
Staunsn. rMer fat Sbnsn osnn Oas
ge1agt9"
.Msrg ,:sy9r sbari6ilb, 1e9sn Sit
bod, bitte!"
@on benger 2l6nung ergriffen.
breht ith Der g(r3t um nnb lie5t Die
Sni9rift an 1einer 3biire:
Or. set tlmann
!. binirt BON 10-5 llbr.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-07-03

is er 10 ipeii fort s<pefe, baB i'm iti,t
WRnfh mebr gefebn bot; DO i'm ih
frob geipeie I'm es bDt mid fDtbDer {
tpenig better fieble made. Die Rraut
bot ftd Derldufe, atptper Suerf1t ben
fe mid bod Orei Efiers gsfpDe. DO
ben i6 bann n1ein eSo6nnie I'm ntein
Nff, Dpllt iH iage, mein pbilipp ges
omme IN fin beim. DO bot er Diez
fentes pies bon meinMeinb frngt, In
er bot 10 fhledt britpiper gefieblt, baB
er reitipeg gu ben MebesDeiler gauge
Is. Su bett iubr Idpiet 2etf, i9 itn
frDb, bdb mir ben etne Mff lDs tin.
Mit bette Riegarbs,
2i3ate 9anffenseI.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-07-03

Menn man gu Ben 20 MiIIionen,
pelhe mir 5panien fir bie Snieln Be-
aublt haben, bic $170, 100000 unb
rnebr hinausdblt, tpelM uns ber Rrieg
gefDitet fat, Ddnn tpiirben bic pbilips
pinen uns antd6ernb 100000. 600
gefo1tet 1aben. Gisbt es pDbl Ssmdns
ben, Der Oies fur cine peiie Rapitulz
anlage Mlta
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bate. @r sebenft nun an Der nnibera
fiat 6eiDelberg bas Werfaiiungsrenh
3u itubiren unb min an9 an iener;
beutf6en 2ebranitdlt ben Ooftor mas
den. Ote Mutter Des seIebrten Ne@
gers lebt beute mod bo6betagt in Nem
Srleans unb tpirD bon ibrem 5obr
u1tterbdlten.
Wd6renb bes geairfsturnfefes
/ gu Wilminston in 9elapare perfeblte
beim @eitlprung Der Surner Gmil
T 5daarI6mibt BON pbilabelpbia bas
3iel unb fiel auf ben 5pieB, tpel6er
in Der grDe fedte. Der 5pteb brang
i1m in ben RDrper, eine sefdbrlide.
nnb bDdit f9nrersbafte Wunbe berurz
fa9enb. Mebrere Surner iprangen
fofort berbet unb befreiten S6aarS
f6miot aus feiner idredltden Sage.
Gr nurbe na6 bem Milmingtpner
6ofpital sebradt, ipo bic Nerate leinen
3uitanb fir bebenfli6 erfldrten.
= Ser apblensrdberzStrei in Der
Mntbraaitregipn nirD ii9 iDrausii1td
li6 lanae binaieben. prdIibent Mit1
HeG Fat bic Nationalconpentipn net
| gefammten @eperflbdften bes 8erz
banbes auf ben II. Suli einberufent
um iiber bic Sbetlndbme Der Meihi
foblengrdber entfbeiben gu laHen. gs
| f6eint lonltt ben 9tretfern nit rer
8eileguns nibt gu ellen. Oas publiz
fum nimmt an Der Mnaelegenbeit dua
fetn beionberes SntereKe. @tnittpei7
len bet3t ia bic Some unp i'm Winter
= NUN, ba miifen mir bod be3ablens
mas uns Der 3oblentruf als Steuer
unb &rtegsfoiten auferlegt.
= Die rJeuerbobe" in ben PENN
| fbloaniI9en 6artfob oblenbers bas
ben ieben Morsen por 8esinn Der
/ @r6eit bic unterirbii6sn 9rubenbaue
auf bas 8orbanbeniein nDn Sdlagz
ipettern gu priifen unb MaBnubmen
| au treffen, itarfe @etteraniammluns
| gen ii6er abauleiten. unterbleibt bieie
priifuns, bann tpirb bic @rube ni9t
MIR unbefabrbar fir bic pumpenz
pdrter II. I. h., ionDern ss entitehen
aud 14pere Srplo1tonsgtahren. Neu=
angeitellte tDnnen in bteiem 5ala
ntbts belfen, benn bic Mrbeit ber
| rSeuerbobe" erforpert grobe Sa6z
fenntntb unb ni1t ninber srpBe grz
| fabrung. Ser Nusitanb bieier 2eute
x',sss ~ nuEtl Ia. Ius w ssSS.;m', asr Sse' ''''
u"b''N s'"l'' Sllu'''u"s'
- Die Republtf Cuba beltebt aus
na6ite1eno aenanntsn ieds Staatsn
NIT Der bstgetugten g1nlppbner5dbl:
6abana .424,8O4
Matan3as .2O2,4
ptnar bel Rio .173,O64
puerto principe 1924
| Santa CLARA .356,536
Santiago .327,715
0ie snIel bat ol5p i'm @onsen / :
572, ,797 Gintpohnsr' DON ipsl&en 81
9rpsent olfo nte6r als stpei Srittel
Wseibe limb Sic ginn16men unb
Musoaben Der g3eoieruno 5edten eir1ans
ber fnnpp NIT ettpn is MilIionen Oolz
(ors Sic gusfrhr iiberffeiat nod ben
iiinoitenS S6Ghunaen mtt etfpu rs Wltlz
lipnen 0pliors bic ginfu6r nm mehz
rere MiIIionen.
oo... e s.,
srrlih5fen mGlber 1T lent elmer ber
hoIaGrm1fen etonten her Union 11nb
bie g>etroifer 9l6enbpo5t Iont: Sic
Snboier Ginsslner bic NilIipnen 1nD
Gher mirIionen ol,s hen yDGIbprn uez
hplt hn6en radh Iih iebt am odr3eu
Nplfe ,5rbon pori1es Suhr NOR es
5chmisrio hem Oetrpiter 8ebnrf a,
oefen mn iekt 1uoen bic SdnoIer es
herrirhs nern6esn 51onoe( an olItem
HouhoIs unb onr monher 9u1 miiiIe
untsrh rhleihen nsiI ma nnthiop SnIa
hnsu fonm norh AZ 6s5hnffen e6ep
nsiI hie gs5moff,,no NIT ar ornben
@.sos ~fa;;sf4 -; ana, sanfs 3;h
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Wtfetler $dDrtibfbritf uott
einit Janftttnsel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

$50. Z. Sn
nnfert SGmis
lie bubt ftA
dnes nur np9
I'm, ben eff
5rebe. Wnes.
mas gemaht
tperb, I'M al
les, mas nit
semaht iperb,
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p9aft Du 19on sebDrt. Der @dpass
berger fol tpieber bell nnb gefunb bier
angefomnen iein, obpObl bas S9iff.
duf benz er nab europa fubr, an
grunbe ging.1
sMnnbert Did bdsa Sobulb bas
Meer ben MeinreiienDem in ibm ers
ltannte iDie es i'm iofort tpieber aus
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49,. l1nb mas nun bie grpBe 3a1l
ber DiebitG6le betrifft. fD ntiif1en sic,
meine 6errsn @e1hipDrsnen, benz Nm
gefldgten 5l quite halten, buB sr ebsrl
eine duberit gliidlide 0anb i'm 5tebz
len bate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
PRESIDENT HHER's IDEA.

The idea which President Baer of the
Reading Railroad and other coal oper-
ators have of the coal strike is that
1t is a square issue between capital and
labor and that the issue should be
settled now by a fight to a finish. 1t
is their belief that if there should be
a compromise the issue would still
exist, and that there would be other
strikes in the very near future They
think that if permitted to have their
way they will whip the fight, as the
saying is, and that in future there will
be peace in the coal mines because cap
ital will be the master, and will be
recognized as such.
There is a chance that the coal oper-
ators are mistaken. Anyway, they are
not going to be permitted to have their
way. In the first place, the demands
of the people and of the industries for
coal are too great to permit of a much
longer fight between the operators and
miners, and, in the second place the
Republican leaders in Pennsylvania
and New York are seriously alarmed
In regard to the result of the elections
in their respective states. There has
been a very marked falling off in the
registration in New York city-so
marked, in fact, that the Republican
leaders in New York are very much
alarmed. A small registration indi-
Gates Republican indifference. Tam
many is seeing to it that Democrats
are registered.
The national leaders of the Republi-
can party are becoming uneasy in re-
gard to the congressional elections.
There seems to be a very general feel
ling that the coal strike is damaging
to that party. 1t is plain to be seen
therefore that there are too many in
terests involved to permit of a fight to
the finish in the anthracite coal fields
of Pennsylvania.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
-S-D-s
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Louisville Courier Journal
CDem) says 1.-THE effect of speeches
makes an interesting study. The Pres
ident, for example, may wonder if his
speeches before the crowds who as
sembIed when he was on his tour had
any more effect than his remarks to
the coal operators and John Mitchell
Or did the people merely assemble out
of curiosity to see a real live Presl-
dent?"
The Birmingham Age-Herald Oem.)
says of the Fries cotton mill merger:
Doubtless the mills absorbed by the
new trust make coarse cottons for ex-
port China trade, and If the merger be
confined to such mills perhaps no
great harm could flow from it, but If
it attempts to swallow all Southern
mills it will certainly prove prejudicial,
and will operate to check mill-building
in the South"
The New York Evening Post (Ind)
says: Sing America and talk
about war That is. Secretary Shaw's
device. put in practice at a political
meeting in New Haven, to shut off
bothersome questions from the audi
ence about the tariff and the trusts.
1t was effectual, of course, and is like
ly to have many imitators, who will
heartily regret that the plan was not
developed earlier in the campaign.
Why should the trusts have tariff
projections? Sing America" and talk
about the war Why should home
made goods cost more here than
abroad?' Everybody sing My Country,
tits of Thee why should we not have
free COAL free hides, and free wool?"
All together now-'Sweet land of liber-
ty' 1t is a glorious idea. Only high
tariff Republicans are patriots. Sing,
hey! the merry protectionist and the
war!"
The New Orleans Picayune Oem.)
says: at is shrewdly suspected that
the Republican party managers up
North are watching with much solicit
tude the Southern experiment of de-
priving of suffrage the illiterates and
those who pay no property tax, as is
the rule in Louisiana. If this expe-
dent were adopted in the Republican
states of the North it would save a
vast deal of trouble by eliminating
from the roll of voters just so many
of the worst foes of the trusts The
Republican party, being the mother of
trusts, must protect her offspring, and
it is to be done by beating the people
at the ballot-box or by beating them
off from the box. The ways of poll
itics are manifold and wonderful, and
wherever there is an opportunity to
gain some substantial advantage it
will be availed of without regard to
the means to be used"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
JOHNSON AND HANNA.

The people of the entire country
would be interested in a joint debate
between Senator Hanna and Mr.. Tom
Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland. They
are both very prominent men in Ohio,
and they are both on the stump for
their respective parties. Senator Han
ma favors perpetual franchises to street
car lines and other public utilities and
Tom Johnson is advocating home rule
and just taxation. Mr.. Johnson has
challenged the Senator to joint de-
bate.
The Senator says that he would &C
cept, but he doesn't want to be part
of Mr.. Johnsons circus. Mr.. John
son is travelling through the country
with a big wagon and a band of
music. Naturally he is drawing great
crowds, and his meetings are sue
cess. He says that nothing would give
him more pleasure than to show the
people that the Senator is a monopolist
and a franchise grabber. He says
that he is fighting monopoly and for
that reason he would like to hear the
Senator tell the people why he favors
granting perpetual franchises to pub
lie service corporations.
Senator Hanna says he would will
ingly agree to joint debate, but he
doesn't want to assist in drawing au-
diences for Mr.. Johnson, but he init
mates that he is willing to meet Mr..
LA,
settled upon by their respective mana
gers, provided the place is not among
those advertised as one of those to be
visited by Mr.. Johnson's circus. He
says that in view of the fact that Mr.
Johnson is advocating just taxation he
would like to have him explain how
it is that he valued his Lorain steel
mill at 100000 for taxation and sold
it to the United States Steel Corpora
ton for $7,OO0,O OO
1t looks as if these gentlemen had
some very personal questions to ask
each other. The Senator cannot say
much against monopolies If he wants
perpetual franchises for his street car
lines, and Mr.. Johnson cannot be sin
cerely in favor of just taxation. if he
returned his steel mill for taxation at
100000 which he soon afterwards sold
for 100000.
The truth of the matter doubtless is
that these public men-such men as
Hanna and Johnson-pretend to be
much better when on the stump than
they really are in their business lives.
We do not of course mean to say that
Mr.. Johnson returned his steel mill
for taxation at only 100000 when 1t
had market value of $1,000, 900, but it
seems Senator Hanna says he did. If
that charge is true what right has lie
to appear on the stump as an advocate
of just taxation? And if Senator Han
ma is a monopolist and is aiming to
get possession of perpetual franchises
for the purpose Of establishing a mo-
nopoly, the people ought not to en-
courage him by attending his political
meetings.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 2S1, F. and A. M; DeKalb Lodge
No. 9. I. o. o. f.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, ]. F.
Minis & Co., Agents; Members of Board
of Trade and the Farmers Nationai
Congress; Ship Notice. Williamson &
Rauers; City Bonds Wanted; Ship No
tice, Strachan & Co. Agents.
Business Notices-Whitman's Confec-
tons and Chocolates, A. NJ. & c. w.
West; Novelties in Gold and Silver,
r. VanKeuren & Co.
Presto"
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Amusements-At the Theater, THE
Wizard of the Nile" at Tomorrow
Matinee and Night; Charles B. Han
ford. at Thursday Matinee and Night.
Round Trip Tickets for Eastern
Cities-Via seaboard Air Line Rail-
way.
Beers-A. B. c. Beers.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Whisky-Congress Hall Whisky;
Green River Whiskey; Murray Hill
Club Whiskey.
Insurance-New York Mutual life In
surance Company.
Medical-World's Dispensary Prep
arations; S. S. S.; Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters; TUFTS Pills; DR.. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy; Dead Shot
Vermifuge; DR.. Hathaway Company;
Castoria.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
CoLER AND THE COAL PLANK.

It seems from what some OF the New
York papers are saying there is a
quite general desire TO know how Mr..
! Coler, the Democratic nominee for
| Governor of that state. Will treat the
plank in HIS platform that calls for
government ownership of the Pennsyl-
vania coal mines. It is pointed out
that he is on record against the princi-
pie set forth in that plank. In an ad-
dress to the Congressional Industrial
Commission he said that Congress,
without a constitutional amendment
had no power to remedy such evils as
that involved in the trust ownership
Of the Pennsylvania mines.
According to the story now told, Mr..
Hill was not aware that the coal plank
was in the platform until just before
the convention met, and then it was
too late to give the matter the attention
it deserved. 1t seems that it was not
in the platform as drafted by Mr..
Hill, and submitted to the Platform
Committee. but Mayor Mcclure of
Syracuse bulldozed the committee into
inserting it. He thought no doubt 1t
would be a good vote-getter in the
present temper of the people.
If 1T be true, however. that Mr.. Coler
IS against government ownership of
coal mines, the plank will do him
more harm than good. His record will
be brought up against him. and he will
be asked to reconcile it with this
plank.
Mayor Mcclure is a somewhat erratic
politician. He is a good worker in
campaign, but a dangerous man to put
in a position of responsibility. He
appears to be lacking in judgment.
1t is doubtful If there win be any
serious attempt to make the govern
ment the owner of the Pennsylvania
mines. It Is worthy OF notice that Mr..
Mitchell, the president of the miners
union, when asked what he thought
of the proposition of making the gov
eminent the owner of the mines, said
that he did not think we'll of it.
The only people who favor it are
those who are inclined towards social
ism. Just now many of those who are
suffering from lack of coal would no
doubt favor government ownership, but
they would not stand by that view. AS
soon as the trouble at the mines was
over and coal came freely to market
they would be against the government
ownership idea