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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

President ]. ]. Hill. of the Great North
ern Railway. has rendered the Northwest
a great service by building railroad
through a country which needed it, thus
turning great territory into populous and
productive States. This fact, however,
does not prevent his getting on the wrong
side of important questions. as he did in
his address in Minnesota on Saturday. He
admits that the people should be apprehen-
sive of the great Industrial enterprises, and
he further admits that while most enter
prises are sound, others are not. He then
criticises President Roosevelt for desiring
TO turn everything over to Congress" Here
President Hill is unjust. The President
has expressed no such purpose What the
President has advocated is that all large
corporations doing an interstate business
shall be under federal supervision. Presi-
dent Hill declared that some industrial
combinations are sound, while, to use his
trial enterprises whose only industry is In
running printing presses to print shares of
stock" This admission makes supervision
by some government a necessity, unless the
public is not to be protected against swim
dlers. The federal government supervises
the national banks and looks after coun-
terfeiters, while the state government, in
Indiana at least, protects its people against
wildcat insurance. Does President Hill
mean to say that corporations created by
one State should be permitted to offer for
sale in every State stock which represents
no value? II he does, the people do not
agree with him. They would compel all
these corporations doing an interstate bust
ness to make detailed reports showing their
assets, liabilities and giving other informa-
ton which will enable the public TO obtain
an insight into their affairs They are
creatures Of legislative grants. and the fed
eral or the state government should COM
pei an accounting.
The real grievance OF President Hill Is
that he and other railroad magnates and
capitalists have entered into a combina-
ton TO have parallel and competing rail-
roads in Minnesota and other States man.
aged by one corporation. organized un-
der the laws OF New Jersey, but In appar-
ent violation of the constitutions OF the
States which originally granted the compa-
MES their charters. The Supreme Court
decided that Minnesota had no remedy In
the Federal courts. The Federal admin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

istration. being invoked by individuals and
State officers, has caused the Northern Sc
curities Compant. which was organized to
control the stocks of competing roads. to
be enjoined from carrying its plan into ex-
ecution. Very naturally, President Hill,
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan and others resent this
interference with their scheme. The mat
the question whether or not all the rail-
roads in the country can be so merged
as to be controlled by one company organ
lied under the laws Of one State. This is
not taking the business Of the country in
to Congress, but the taking of company
the constitutions of States and the restric-
tions in their own charters.
1t is now known that the two or three
corporations which have come to be mo-
nopolies, or very near it, have become
so through the violation Of the laws OF
States and of the interstate-commerce law.
The meat-packing corporations were able
to defy competition because. according to
the testimony OF railroad officials, they
refunded from IL to 20 per cent. of the
freights collected of them. The Standard
Oil Company received similar favors for
a time, and there is reason to suspect that
the American Sugar Refining Company
was favored in like manner. No four or
five packing companies could have monopo-
lized the meat supply of the country and Of
a part of Europe without the unjust re-
bates of the railroads. The people now
understand this matter, and they will in
sist, if the present interstate-commercel law,
faithfully enforced, is not sufficient to
prevent such acts in restraint of trade. that
Congress enact laws that will do so. 1t
may be added that in so far as the Presi-
dent has undertaken to break up this
wrongdoing of the trunk railroads the
people will sustain him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
The Climax.

1.-THE Climax" is the second OF what ap-
pears to be a series Of novels designed TO
transfer the obloquy which clings to the
name of Aaron Burr to Thomas Jefferson
and Alexander Hamilton. 1t does not claim
TO be an historical novel. but is based upon
possible deeds of Aaron Burr had he been
successful and possessed the high qualities
of craftsmanship which his apologis.s have
bestowed upon him. This novel makes him
the President-general, who, while Presi.
dent led the armies which conquered Mex-
leo. made the conquest of Canada and re-
made the Constitution 10 accord with his
views. AS IL is the design of the author TO
declare what might have been instead ~
what has been, IL is proper enough from
that standpoint, and he should ascribe TO
Burr the highest qualities OF statesman
ship and military genius. instead of show
ing him to be brilliant lawyer and the
merest visionary in the realm OF states
manship. but IL will be difficult to persuade
trait The design of the book is 10 niace
Burr in the public estimation above ali the
statesmen and generals OF his period. IL
Is quite remarkable that all the writers
who have of late taken UP the Champion
ship of Burr have felt IL necessary TO be-
little his political opponent whom he muir
dered and TO assail venomously his political
associate. The infamy of this novel Is that.
without any pretext, the author goes out OF
his way TO drag Hamilton into intrigues
with women and men whom he ruined and
deserted. On the other hand. Burr who is
said by historians 10 have been In his day
more famous for his seductions than for
anything else, is held up as the most con-
scientious and high-minded of men. AS a
p.ieee OF work, .ciimax is not as good as
devoid OF interest Some of its characters,
like Abe Budlong. introduced to show thar
Burr was near the masses. are grotesque.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

and sustain the law. In Maine the question
of resubmission Of the constitutional
amendment which compels a prohibitory
law Is being discussed. Last week the
organ Of the Baptists. lions Advocate,
urged resubmission on the ground that II
the present constitutional provisions were
confirmed the law would be much better
that in New Hampshire the question OF
local option law in place of the present
law may be submitted to the people. II
It is not approved by a majority the present
law will stand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
Men Who Do Not Attend Church.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
In a communication to the Journal OF re-
cent date Mr.. Daniel P. Baldwin claims
that commercialism is the reason for the
small attendance at Protestant churches,
and not because of creeds and supersti-
tions, which he asserts are no longer
preached in Protestant pulplts. If by COM
mercialism Mr.. Baldwin means that the
rich have crowded out the poor, 1t cannot
be claimed that the poor have been crowd
ed out of the theaters and other places of
amusements, as the poor visit these places
despite the fact that the rich are there, and
where comparison is equally as pro-
nounced.
May it not more truthfully be said that
because creeds and superstitions are no
longer preached from Protestant pulpits at
tendance is diminishing-as il must be adj
mitted that attendance was much more
universal when creeds and superstitions
were preached. In proof OF this il can be
said that the church that still adheres to
creeds, and has a Smattering of supersti-
ton, has the largest attendance
Much has been said and written regard
ing church attendance, and many are the
reasons given because of the small number
be called regular church attendants The
true reason seems plain: To a very large
number of people-intelligent and we'll
meaning people-church services are not in
teresting; besides, they do not consider at
tendance at church necessary to salvation.
The terrors OF hell (Mr. Baldwin admits)
are no longer preached in Protestant pulpits.
and If IL be true. and the world has about
accepted the verdict. that the Fiery fur
mace" is only myth. why should the peo-
pie go TO the trouble and inconvenience Ia
attend and sit through uninteresting
church services?
The writers for the Sunday papers are as
scholarly land this Is saying much for the
preachers) as those who occupy the pull
pits, and the subjects upon which they
write are interesting, and whether
right or wrong. considered equally as i'm.
portant by this large number of nonchurch
goers as those discussed from the pulpits.
| Indianapolis. Sept q. WV.
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AVERAGE MAN: THE CHURCH.
The First Is of Little Importance
Compared with the Second.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
There appeared In the Journal few
weeks ago well-written paper asking
why the average man takes little or no in
terest in the church, and then, assuming
that church services consist chiefly If not
wholly in reciting creeds and repeating in
credible stories, he says that he. the av-
erage man, does not believe one solitary
word of the fairy stories, the myths. the
miracles, the superstitions and the foolish
fallacies of the Bible; neither does he be-
leve in the atonement, nor in prayer, nor
in a future life, but he does believe the
church is no more divine than the lodge
therefore he, the average man, never goes
20 church, adding. And the average man
is increasing. There is nothing new in all
this, for IL was said thousand years ago.
and IL was said much more frequently and
much more vehemently a hundred years
ago than now, when the expressed purpose
was to crush the wretch
Whether IL be true or not that the aver
age man Is increasing il is impossible to
determine In the absence OF reliable sta
tistics. and individual opinions are likely
TO be colored by the company one keeps
One who has been going to church right
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
ArbOrfculture.

No. I, Vol /, of Arboriculture the
monthly magazine of the International So
ciety Of Arboriculture. has made its ap-
pearance. 1t is published In Chicago. its
editor being John p. Brown, of Corners
Vile, Ind, secretary of the society named
and an enthusiast in regard to forest preser-
walton. The purpose OF the society, with
an incidental tribute to Mr.. Brown, is
thus set forth in a letter from James H.
Bowditch. of Boston. vice president Of the
association:
1T is not infreauently asked, OF what
special use is the International Society of
Arboriculture? Why is 1t not for instance,
better to join the American Forestry AS
sociation?' The answer is a simple one.
Join both If you take wide interest in
the subject and can afford it, but IL you
wish to give power and working ability to
John p. Brown, who really represents the
international society, send your subscrip-
ton, whatever II may be. to him.
Mr.. Browns name is a common one and
he has the good gift of seeing and hand
ling common things in mastery way.
Practical, business-like, tireless; one day
perhaps in California, next week in New
Orleans, and the following week in Boston
Distance seems to lend enchantment to the
view, and his far-reaching grasp of the sit
uation is interesting and Inspiring.
THE presidents Of the great railway sys-
TENS employ him as a practical expert to
grow ana encourage growth or tie timber,
the large mine owners of the West accept
his advice on forestry matters, and these
two classes of men do not give ear to every
enthusiast who presents himself to their
notice, unless deep down they see the bust
ness end of plain proposition. Wherever
Mr.. Brown appears he leaves behind the
mark of his individuality; belief in the
man and his work.
I'VE all of us like to consider ourselves
good business men, and II we have work to
do we try to employ skilled assistants to
accomplish it, to the end that we may OBJ
tain credit for the same, and most OF our
best work Is done for us by others in this
way.
THE International Society Of Arboriculture
is made up almost wholly of men and wom-
en- who believe that Mr.. Brown can and will
manage their public and private forestry
affairs conscientiously and well, and that
the whole country is the gamer by his
work
by giving him your support you Incl
dentally help also other similar organiza-
tons. The latter are more or less tied TO
certain territory, certain fixed objects or
people, and consequently are not so free 10
act as the International Society, which can
move instantly In whatever direction IL
chooses, thus completing the opportunity
1.-The success of all great movements de-
ponds largely upon leadership. A good
leader attracts supporters supporters ena-
BILE the leader to enlarge his field of opera
ton. and the public listens. If the leader
voices the public, the work is DONE and
done we'll Let us give Mr.. Brown his
chance"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

A new story by Edith Robinson. author
OF "A Little Puritan Rebel" and other
stories of colonial childhood life, will find
eager juvenile readers. The authors stories
possess some historical value as well as
charm OF style. "A Puritan Knight" is
laid in the colony OF Massachusetts at a
very early period, and the principal juve-
nile actors In the story are recent arrivals
from England. One of them is Master
Harry Vane, whose father, Sir Henry
Vane was controller of the household OF
King Charles I, and who himself became
Governor of Massachusetts, in 1886 at the
age Of twenty-four. The story carries a
pretty romance, and the trials of the little
Puritan knight-errant and their ultimate
outcome will interest young readers. The
story has the historical atmosphere of the
period. Boston: l.. c. Page q Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
The Giants Gate.

The title OF this new novel by Max Penn
berton does not seem TO have any particu-
lar connection with the story. but as
fetching title it will do. The story itself Il
one OF stirring incident and adventure. IL
is Of the up-to-date school The hero. jules
Davignon. is a general in the French army
and a popular idol. At the beginning OF
the story. in suppressing a street riot in
Paris. he encounters an English girl. with
her father, and rescues them from the
mob. Later. when he visits England as a
spy on a desperate venture to test the
merits of a submarine boat, he meets the
young lady again. She Is OF noble birth
and title They fall in love. and the gen.
eral returns TO France, where he Is pur-
sued. betrayed and finally exiled; The
English girl waits for him. Other charac-
tiers introduced are Anarchists, dreamers.
bankers, generals, statesmen, scientists,
inventors, etc, all of whom play part on
the dramatic action Of the story. The
popular feeling in France against the Jews
begotten by the Dreyfus trial gives color
TO the story. which is distinctly an inter
esting one. New York: FREDERICK -.
Stokes Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

Senator Foraker made a good point in
defining the difference between Republican
when the Republican party is in power
labor strikes. and when the Democratic
party is in power capital strikes. Labor
never strikes except when it is safe and
capital never strikes except when IL is un-
safe" That is true. workingmen never
strike for higher wages except when they
think employers are able to pay them. and
capitalists only take in sail or curtail
operations when the Democratic party
comes In power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
In the Eagles Talon.

I'm the Eagles Talon is a colonial ro-
nance in which the Louisiana Purchase
figures, though the French court life with
more than a glimpse of Napoleon Nand his
talon takes a stronger hold upon the
reader than does the more trustworthy
history interviewer into the pages. There
have been many stories OF this character
ties distinguishing this one from others OF
quite as much and perhaps more merit.
It's theme. of course, gives IL a special in
terest now that the fair TO celebrate the
Louisiana Purchase is soon to be held.
The author, Sheppard Stevens. has written
two other novels, THE Sword of Justice"
and Il am the King. both of which, to-
gether with this last one, are published by
Little, Brown & Co., Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

Remarkable proof Of the enterprise and
progressiveness of this country was con-
tanned In a statement at a meeting of the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
that the United States. with only one-fifth
of the population of Europe and Great
Britain. has two and one-third times the
kilowatt capacity in power stations. and
three and one-half times the mileage Of
electric railways of all the other countries
combined 1t was further stated that the
power houses in operation and under con-
tract In New York city alone would operate
all the electric railways of Great Britain
and Europe combined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
HeIshagx0r.

The scriptural account OF the feast OF
BelshaZzar and the writing on the wall Is
one of the most dramatic episodes In the
whole Bible narrative. 1t furnishes the
background for story OF that period by
William s. Davis. in which the fictionai IL
cense and the historical facts are blended
with dramatic effects. A subtitle of the
story designates II as "A tale of the fall OF
Babylon, and from this point OF view It
has historic interest. Among the characters
introduced besides the cruel, voluptuous and
wicked King BelshazZar are his dark coun-
selor, the high priest OF Bel; impetuous
Darius, future King of Persia; the prophet
Daniel and his beautiful daughter; the Per-
sian princess, Atossa, married against her
will to Belshazzar, and others. The author
has made good use of the materials and pro-
duced a strong story. New York: Doubles
day Page & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
The Bale Marked n.

1.-THE Bale Marked x'' is bale OF cotton
in which are concealed important docu-
ments and fifty pounds OF powder with
which to blow it up rather than let It fall
into the hands of the Federals. Such is
the information given to three Confederate
boy soldiers when they are told TO take the
bale from Charleston TO the Bahamas. II
is a stirring story. such boys love. with
a good deal of history and practical infor-
nation sprinkled through IL. The author
is George Cary Eggleston. Lothrop Pub
fishing Company, Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

With s2O.OOOOoO of 5 per cent. bonds within
the reach OF Wall street the difference of
one-fourth OF a cent between the market
and the governments price would not
stand in the way OF their sale IL the strin-
gency in the New York money market
were at all severe. Those people desire to
get the use of the public funds for moth
ing, but Secretary Shaw is not disposed to
grant such a favor,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

The Cincinnati Enquirer learns from the
son Of the general manager of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Company of ROCKFORD.
Col, that the American Sugar Rein
ing Company, better known as the sugar
trust, and all of the Oxnard beet-sugar in
terest, known as the American Beet Sugar
Company, have formed a combination to
control the price of sugar In the United
States, and, to use the words of the En-
quirer's informant, bring about "a nom
competitive era in the sugar industry" ad-
vancing the price to or cents a pound.
1t was asserted during the contest in Con-
gress that the sugar trust and the Oxnard
interests were really working together to
defeat reciprocity. The combination may
be formed; nevertheless there is good
reason to believe that the young man who
made the statement about a non-com-
petitive era in sugar production and in
creasing the prices 60 or 70 per cent. is
drawing upon his imagination. The evil
dence OF any such combination or an ad-
vance in the price of sugar when the
worlds market Is rather oversupplied
would lead to legislation which would
seriously damage the attempted monopoly
Beside the American Sugar Refining Com
pany there are several other refining COM
panies now, whose output of sugar has
made IL impossible for the sugar trust to
continue the monopoly 1t held three or four
years ago. The story seems lacking in the
elements of probability.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

Former Controller OF the Currency James
II. Eckels is very pronounced In his oppo-
-sition to the United States subtreasury
system AS a financial expedient he COM
pares IL to the boarding OF money in stock
ings. and he says: There can be no sec
rotary Of the treasury. no matter how wide
his experience or acute his financial per-
ception. who can accomplish more than a
temporary makeshift for relief with the
half-created banking system which makes
up the subtreasury. an institution based
upon false theories in economies. and which
IN every part violates correct banking
methods and principles"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
Po.t-Mortem Examinations.

Under the title OF "a Brief OF NEGRO
scopy" the Funk & Wagnalls Company pub
lish little work by DIR. Gustav Schmitt
which treats quite fully OF post-mortem
examinations In their medical and legal
aspects. IL is handy manual OF correct
information regarding the manner OF con-
Quoting such examinations. and will be
found useful by physicians. coroners. law
yers and expert witnesses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
Councils of Croesus.

This little story of New York society life
might as appropriately be called by any
one Of a dozen names as by the above title.
The book might do 10 while away an hour
on very warm afternoon. The author,
Mary knight Potter. has evidently con-
tributed more valuable additions 20 litera-
ture than this one. as is evidenced by such
titles of earlier works as Love in Art and
THE Art OF the Vatican" l.. G. Page a.
Co Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
The Errand Boy of jackson.

This is a new story for boys by that
prolific story writer, w. o. Stoddard. The
scene of the story is laid during the war
of 1S12-14, and the hero Is a Tennessee boz.
Dan Martin, who enlists in Jackson's army,
serves at Mobile and New Orleans and Is
wounded I'm the battle at the latter place.
In addition TO the war scenes Jean Lahtte
and the Barbarian pirates play con-
spicuous part and contribute TO the maxi
ing of a spirited and patriotic story. Bos-
ton: Lothrop Publishing Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

DR.. James B. Naylor. who has published
two or three stories laid in the Indian
period and dealing with early frontier life,
continues to work the same field. 'Tn the
Days of st. Clair is laid in 1889. about the
time General st. Clair became the first
Governor of the Northwest Territory. The
action of the story takes place mainly in
what is now the State OF Ohio, and white
settlers, Indians, traders and pioneers fur
nish the dramatis personae. Some portions
of the story follow historical lines. and the
Indian massacre Of the Big Bottom settle-
ment below Marietta figures as an incident.
The author would tell better story IL he
would make his characters talk like real
people instead of like books. Akron: The
Saalfeld Publishing Company.
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CleOpatra's Triumph.

New York Sun.
Cleopatra had just applied the asp to her
breast.
pike county won't be in it!' she exclaimed.
as the poison coursed through her veins. IN
bet this makes the best snake story of the
year!''
And the editors despite the breed of the SER
pent, pronounced IL a RATHER.