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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-19
RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS.
Constitutional Law-License Tax on OC
cunatiOnS.-

constitutional L~aw-License Tax on Oc-
cupatiOns.-
An ordinance imposing a license tax upon
the merchants of a city. by which they are
divided into classes according to the
amount of their sales. each class including
oil whose sales range between a certain
minimum and maximum amount. does not
violate the equality clause of the fourteenth
amendment TO the Constitution of the
United States. although the result is to
make persons in different classes pay diff
ferent rates, and TO make those in the same
class pay a different ratio IL the amount Of
their sales differ. tClark. VS.. City of Titus
Vile. L. S. Supreme Court. % Supreme
Court Reporter for APRIL
-Nuissnces-Telegraph Companies
II being the duty of telegraph companies,
under a statute, 10 receive and transmit all
messages rendered To IL which are couched
In decent language, the fact that such a
company received and transmitted race
track news to certain persons who were
engaged In maintaining a common nuisance
at a certain place i'm betting and gambling
on the races thus reported 10 them. and
mat the company delivered the news 10
such persons with knowledge that such
news was to be used for gaming and betting
purposes. did not make the company guilty
OF maintaining the nuisance complained OF.
l6I Rep. (kentucky, Judge
Paynter), 80.
Street Railways-Duty TO Passengers
While a street-raiIWay company is not
bound to furnish safe places for depositing
its passengers, yet where the dangerous
condition OF a street at the place or d:s-
charging a passenger is known, or II such
as must be known 10 the p~asstnEer-as
where. because Of the darkness, ne cannot
see 1.-THE company is bound to warn hi
OF the Danger or to assist him IN safely
alighting. [67 Southwestern Rep tkcntuckH,
Judge ORear). Al
Officers De Jure and De FactO.-
A person who intrudes into a public office,
claiming to be sheriff, does not become
sheriff de factO. The doctrine of Cti4ce1s
de facto applies for the protection OF thine
persons and the public, who have acquired
rights upon the faith of an appearance Of
authority and who will be harmed by che
actual truth. The doctrine was not tst3b-
lished for the advantage OF the int, deer,
but only for the benefit Of third persons
and the public. IChicago Legal News. April
12.l
Pure Food Laws-Regulations.-
A statute providing that anv person who
manufactures or sells any subsistence mace
I'm resemblance of lard. OF as an itlitai,l,
thereof, shall cause the package contdiI-
ing II to be labeled Lard Substitute, rs
held. IN a Minnesota case, TO fotbid the sale
of cottolene unless the package Is iabslrt.
as provided I'm the statute. IA Lawyers
Reports Annotated. 46Sl
Bill and ~Notes-Validity Of Execution
The fact that at the time cf signing a
note the maker il voluntarily into1lC8 ,ec
10 the extent that he cannot civ, E-
proper attention to the execution az tie
instrument is held. in "a late case u.. 1
by the Supreme Court of Alaban&. ry. -
render the note void. lS4 Lawyers lt~pai,s
Annotated, 40
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A Benefit Musicale.

a benefit musicale under the manages
ment OF Mary Jeffery Christian VIII be
given in the COllege-avenue Baptist Church
next Friday night. The following pro-
gramme will be rendered: Organ solo. The
Nesper Hymn" transcription OWhittnevl.
Mics Summit. contraltO solo. (aD The
Worker CGOunod). (b) He Was a Prince"
Gynes). Mrs. Gosney; violin solo, "Melan-
choly" (Spiune). Miss Anderson, contralto
solo, (a) TIL Death" (b) selected (Nascer-
onD. Miss Ruby Knode; piano solo, Sc
lected, Miss Summit. quartet. Jack Hor-
ner" (BartletD, Miss Henry. Mrs. Gosney,
Mr.. Swarthout, Mr.. Wells; violin solo. Oa)
lie Cygne" Saint, CO. Ia Cinquantaine@
Gabriel-Marie) Miss Lockwood: soprano
solo, (a) The Open Secret" CWOodmanD.
(b) "A May Morning (Deuza). Miss Hem
~; piano solo. lie Pacillon" CCslixa Carai-
leel, Miss Runee; contralto solo. ca Eye
Hath Not Seen" fHoly city, fGalD. Oh
Under the Palms" Miss HOlton: reading.
selected. Walter Percy Pfan. chorus linz
hammatus (Stabat Mater (RossinD. solo,
Mrs. Christian, directed by William q.
SmOCk.
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ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
The Annual Meeting Win BE Field in
This City Next Week.

This City Next Week.
The twenty-eighth Grand Chapter Of the
Order of Eastern Star viii be held in this
city Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. The delegates will arrive Tuesday
afternoon i'm time for the reception which
the grand officers will hold in the Grand
Hotel in the evening. 1t is said G54 dele
gates will be i'm attendance. The first ses-
sion Of the chapter will be held Wednesday
morning i'm the Grand Lodge rooms in the
Masonic Temple at 10 o'clock. The adj
dresses of the grand matrOn and grand
patron will be delivered. also the reports Of
the grand secretary and grand treasurer.
Tuesday night ritualistic Work VIII be eX-
emplifed i'm the lodge rooms by the grand
officers. This will be preceded by a musical
and literary entertainment. Thursday the
closing session OF the chapter Will be held,
with the election of officers. Following are
the grand officers who will receive and as
sist Tuesday night: Grand matron, Miss
Laura j. Breckenridge, Lafayette; grand
patron, stephen NJ. Bennett, New GOsnen;
associate grand matron. Mrs. Susie NJ.
Davis, Scottsburg; associate grand patron,
A. w. Byers. South Bend. grand secretary,
Mrs. Nettie Ransford. Indianapolis; grand
treasurer, Mrs. Carrie NJ. Tanning, Butler;
grand conductress. Mrs. Minnie w. Goltra,
Charlottesville; associate grand conduct
ress. Mrs. Annie G.. Ranes, Metamora;
grand lecturer. AIRS. Agnes i. Hartsuck.
KendaIlvilIe; grand chaplain. Milton w
Coffin, Cayuga; grand marshal, William
Conrad. Warsaw: grand Adah, Mrs. LOra
Bentley. Prairietown: grand Ruth, Mrs.
Franc Finn, Elkhart: grand Esther, Mrs.
Cora Barrows Edmunds, indianapolis;
grand Martha. Mrs. Dora GoOdwine, VIII
Transport; grand Electa, Mrs. LYDIA r..
Redmond kokOmo; grand warder, Mrs.
Julia Gray. Farmland: grand sentinel. Mrs.
Sarah w. Burns. indianapolis; grand or
ganist, Miss Myrtle Smythe. indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-19

The city of indianapolis. through the
Board Of Park Commissioners yesterday
filed suit against the New York Investment
Company for the specific performance of a
contract. The complaint AYERS that the
New York Investment Company agreed to
give the city a plot OF ground containing
about thirty-three acres In the vicinity of
OWosso and Michigan streets, providing il
would build sidewalks and rOadways about
the property and keep them I'm repair and
make park out OF the grant and maintain
II as such. The city AYERS that IL has com
piled with its part OF the contract, but that
the investment company refuses 10 deed the
property 10 the city.
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The damage suit of Ida f. Fischer
against Edgar +. Vancleave for the killing
OF her husband. Charles Fischer. about
three years ago, was settled I'm the Circuit
Court yesterday by a judgment being rem
dered against Vaneleave for $1,000. Her
husband and Vancleave had an alteration
In the Lauter furniture factory, where they
were employed, and Nancleave threw a
chisel which struck Fischer in the neck
and severed the jugular vein. Vancleave
was acquitted of the charge OF murder on
the ground OF juStifable homicide. Since
the damage suit was filed by Mrs. Fischer,
Nancleave has left the State and his attor-
neys gave up the case. Yesterday Mrs.
F1schers attorneys came into court and
the Judgment was rendered without the
case being contested.
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4 Verdict for s25.

A jury I'm Judge Carriers court yesterday
returned a verdict for $25 damages against
Mrs. Mary Russell, living on Dugdale
street. for building high fences on either
side of her property adjoining that of
George KIM and thus shutting off the view
from his windows. KIM filed suit for dam
ages, alleging that the fences are Offensive.
he alleged that the fences were built for
spite because he refused to allow Mrs. Rus
sell 10 PICK peaches from the limb of a tree
that hung over his garden. He said he did
not want his garden damaged.
Mrs. Russell and her husband were each
lned $40 and costs in a Justices court for
maintaining a nuisance and appealed their
cases 10 the Criminal Court. The cases
Will be tried Tuesday.
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REMOVED THE BUILDING.
Suit of Caroline VI. Miller Against
Henry DOIIman.

The suit Of Caroline NJ. Miller against
Henry DolIman for 5000 damages for con-
version was on trial in Judge Leathers's
court yesterday. Mrs. Miller purchased
the old Y. W. G. a. building I'm Square So.
that is being cleared for the new federal
building. OF DOilman. the wrecking con-
tractor. for $50. She AYERS that she re-
moved a part of the building when Doll
mans men interfered and conhscated the
remainder. DOllman says that she was 10
have removed the building by Oct. 1. but
instead kept a IOOming and boarding house
until late in November. He says his con-
tract stated that the property must be
cleared by Jan. 1. and that because she had
not been more active he was forced under
provisions of his contract TO remove the
house himself To get il out Of the way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-19
NEW BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Articles of Incorporation Filed with
the Secretary of state.

Corn King Husker Company filed articles
Of Incorporation yesterday with the secre-
tary OF state with a capital stock of $4,000.
The company will be located at Rochester.
The incorporators are John f. Boyer, Ly-
man NJ. Bracket, Daniel Agnew and War
rem b. M%artindale.
Abstract and Title Guaranty Company of
Danville was incorporated yesterday. The
cOmpany's capital stock is 5000. The di-
rectOrs are John V. Trotter. George t. Pat
terson. Frank j. Christie. Charles w. Cook
and NJ. T.. Hunter.
TIL Rensselaer, Castle Hall Association
was incorporated for the purpose OF erect
ing and maintaining a building suitable for
office rooms. conventions and lodge rooms
OF the knights OF Pythias Of Rensselaer,.
The capital stock is $4,000.
The Pixies Peak Natural Gas Company
was also Incorporated. The company will
be located in Salem. Delaware county. The
capital stock is 5000. The directors are
James Cummins. John Miller. Joseph Rich
man, Joseph Cofman. Daniel Richman and
W. A. Shoemaker.
The directors OF the Plainheld Telephone
Company notified the secretary of state Of
an Increase in the capital stock Of the
company from $1,000 10 $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-19
Two More Details.

Adjutant General Smock, Of the G. A. r.,
yesterday received additional details of
guards for the flags TO be carried in the
parade Of May Is. They are:
Observation-Disclosures Regiment
Capt. John L. Corners, Lieut.. John Cas-
tor, Lieut.. Charles Waggoner, William II.
Robinson, Frederick Kehl. oliver p. Lewis.
Taylor F. Meek, Benjamin Jearl. George w
Phillip and John Morgan.
Eighty-seventh Northumberland NAL
10y. Thomas d. Harding. John w. Arm
strong. LaDorte; James a. Burnham,
Rensselaer,; Solomon Conn. Winamac:
Charles Z. Wallick. Peru; Benjamin f..
Porter, Rochester: John j. CaTlin, Kewan-
ma; John Roth, South Bend.
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finding for plaintiff and judgment against
defendant for 1900 and costs.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judg

Fremont Afford, Judge.
State VS.. Richard Merrick: violating Mich
olson law. Motion TO dismiss sustained.
State VS.. Richard Merrick; selling liquor
on Sunday. Motion 10 dismiss sustained.
State VS.. Wesley Nettles; incorrigible and
petit larceny. Finding Of guilty; aged
twelve: suspended sentence set aside and
TO Reform School for Boys.
State VS.. Jack Barbour; burglary, petit
larceny and receiving stolen goods. Plea
OF guilty to receiving stolen goods; aged
twenty-seven; sentenced TO Indiana Re
formatOry one 10 three years.
NEW SUITS FILED.
William Clark VS.. Leola Clark; divorce.
Pekin PIow Company VS.. John T. Pas
kins: complaint on judgment. Superior
Thomas l.. Jones ct al. vs.. George f..
Jones. administrator ct al; partition. Cir
cult Court.
CITY of INDIANAPOLIS VS.. New York Invest
ment Company; specific performance. Su-
periOr Court, Room 2
Enoch Henry Smith ct al. VS.. Casper NJ
Jones. ct al; partition and to quiet title.
Superior Court. Room 3.
Ida X. Fawkner VS.. n. Field Morrow:
note and mortgage foreclosure. Superior
Court, Room B.
George w. Lacey vs.. Addie Ringer; note.
Circuit Court.
SUPREME COURT.
New Case
1886. Vincent CHM VS.. State of Indiana.
Henry G. G. Record. Assignment Of errors.
Notices submitted under Rule 70.
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes
400. August Radke vs.. Louis Schlundt.
Laporte S. c. Appenee's motion To dis
miss.
1861. Franklin Insurance Co. VS.. Charles
Wolff. LapOrte s. g. Appellee's motion TO
dismiss.
43OS. John D.. Comstock VS.. Laura Z.
Stoner. Elkhart c. G. Appellee's brief.
1853. Standard oil Company VS.. Kate Fop-
piana. Marion s.. G. Appellee's brief.
Alb. The Life Assurance COMPANY a
America VS.. Penila p. Houghton ct al.
knoX Q. Q. Record. Assignment of errors.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
INNS RECEIVED

Local sewer in Columbia avenue. from
Twentieth street to Thirteenth street: VIII
Roney. $2.25; Eugene Sheehan. S2.32; A.
Bruner. 1872; b. NJ. Johnson, S2.39. Contract
awarded TO William Bossert.
PAPERS ORDERED.
Brick roadway on the first alley north of
Pratt street, from Illinois street TO the first
alley east.
For vacating the first alley south of New
York street, from Roach street to the Belt
Railroad.
For ~resurfacing the roadway of Meridian
street north of Sixteenth street.
PETITIONS FILED.
For brick roadway and stone curbing on
Tenth street. from Rural street 10 Olney
street.
For permission to construct a driveway
across the sidewalk on the west side of
West street, south Of Georgia street.
For permission TO construct under private
contract cement walk in front of Nos. GIG
and 62l McCarty street.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Opening an alley north of Nebraska
street, from Churchman avenue to st. Peter
street.
Opening St. Paul street. from Cooper's
Pleasant Park addition To Prospect street.
PLAT APPROVED.
Second section. Factory Park. being a
subdivision of part Of the northwest quarter
OF Section 4, Township 4 north, Range 3
east.
DEED APPROVED.
Defeating a strip Of ground ffty-five feet
wide. beginning at the south terminus of
Warman avenue and extending TO the right
OF way OF the T. III. * 1 Railway.
APPRAISERS REPORT.
Cement walks on Pickens street, from
Nineteenth street 10 the first alley north
of Twentieth street; aggregate value OF
A. Is. Carter. Henry Hottie and Thomas +.
Quill, appraisers.
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Juvenile Court Cases.

Judge Stubs IN the juvenile court yes
terday sent TO the grand jury two Youngsters
of the incorrigible class. They were James
LOngmyer. who was implicated in the brass
thefts in the l.. ID. * w. yards several
weeks ago. and BuTrell Charleston, cOlOred.
who has been arrested for three previous
onenses and now has a charge OF assault
ana battery against him. Charleston threw
a stone that made a cash in the head OF
charles blackwell Both boys are candi-
dates for Plaindeld.
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ADOPTED.
Failed to Appear i'm Court.

Louis Wegeschall. living at PIT East North
street. was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Patrolman Raftery on the charge of
contempt OF court. Wegeschau is a job
her IN suspenders, and he recently en-
ployed Alexander Stern, a Hebrew. as tFav-
cling salesman. Stern did not meet hnan-
cial requirements and Wegeschall had him
arrested for embezzlement. When the case
was called in Police Court Wegeschall
failed TO appear and a writ OF attachment
was issued Cor him.
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In the Probate Court.

Frederick L. Matson was yesterday APP
pointed administrator OF the estate of Ma
rion a Wright, absentee. giving a bond
OF $3.50.
Michael IL Farrell was appointed admin
istratOr or the estate OF Edgar Il. Terrell
and gave bond of 81. 900.
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corner of Miley avenue and New York
street. one lot on Beville avenue, near New
York street. and two lots on wheeler
street. near Twenty-hfth, for $500.
Samuel +. owen yesterday sold two prop
critics on Twenty-second street TO Francis
A. Hay for 5000.
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Condition of ID. u. Erwin.

The condition OF d. p. Erwin has not
shown the hoped-for improvement. and he
has been removed from the Johns Hopkfns
Hospital, Baltimore. TO Atlantic City in ne
hope that the sea breezes would prova
beneficial. His daughters. Mrs. W. III. CO.
burn and AIRS. H. p. cOburn. will 80 70 At
lantic City at once. Mrs. Erwin 4 with
him.
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Thomas F. Quill yesterday sold to An
toinette Riehwein four lots on Vermont
street. near Miley venue two lots at the
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-13
GEORGE LEEDS
FALLS FROM CAR.

George Leeds, timekeeper for the
Bridgeton and Millville Traction
Company, had narrow escape from
very severe injuries Friday after
noon.
Leeds was coming up from Dividing
Creek on car and was with the
motorman, Frank Taylor, upon the
front platform.
= When the car was nearing the West
Jersey and Seashore railroad station,
Mr.. Leeds was busily engaged in sort
ing over some mail bags to throw off
at the station. When the car reached
the railroad it was noticed that Leeds
was not on.the platform, and looking
back the trolley crew noticed him
lying prostrate in the road opposite
the Cassidy Brothers lime sheds. He
had grasped in his hand one of the
mail bags.
No one saw Leeds when he fell
When the car took the slight curve
there he must have lost his footing
and fell headlong, striking his face.
He was helped.up and placed in a
coach and taken to his home on Bank
street. 1t was found that his nose
was broken and one arm fractured.
Fortunately there are no more serious
injuries.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-13
DARING ATTEMPT
TO HOLD UP.

Friday afternoon a colored man,
giving his name as Nathaniel Davis,
engaged Henry R. Fort, the veteran
hackman, to take him to Oak Villa.
The fellow sat upon the front seat
with Mr.. Fort.
When Oak Villa was reached the
colored man said that it was not Oak
Villa, but Othello, where he wanted
to go, and the hackman drove on.
When Gibe's Hill was reached, a
lonely sort of place, the colored man
made some pretext to get off the
wagon, and for some reason he walked
all around the horse. About that
time the Greenwich stage came
along, and the passengers heard the
colored man quarreling about the rate
of fare charged.
When the hackman had driven
about fifty yards, the passengers in
the stage heard cries for help, and
two of or three men ran back. AS
they ran they noticed the colored man
was attacking Mr.. Fort. AS the men
ran the colored fellow jumped off the
hack and disappeared in the woods.
The object of the attack was to Sc
cure money from Mr.. Fort. The mat
ter has been placed in the hands of
the authorities.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-13
Democratic sheriff sworn in.

Woodbury., N. j., Nov. 11-For the
first time since 1874 this county has
a Democratic Sheriff in Wilson T.
Jones. who was sworn into office to-
day, when he served a dinner to his
bondsmen and friends. Twenty eight
years ago Edmund jones, father of
Wilson Jones, assumed the duties, but
this is the first Democratic Office
holder that has occupied position in
the Court house since it's erection.
The new official announces that f. D.
Springer, his predecessor, will con-
tinue in charge of the Jail until
March 25, and no deputy will be ap-
pointed until that time
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-13

OFFICIAL FIGURES
SHOW THE RESULT.

That Cumberland county is thor
oughly and impregnably Republican
is shown by the official figures as can
vassed last Friday by the County
Board of Registration.
A year ago with Gubernatorial
election, old Cumberland gave Cover
nor Murphy plurality of 1919 and
this year Congressman Gardner rolls
up plurality of over 1000, the figures
being exactly 1929. These figures are
topped by B. Frank Buck, candidate
for Assembly, he carrying the honors
of the occasion with plurality of
1869, pretty good figure for the first
time before the people. Assembly
man Miller can feel entirely satisfied
with his plurality of $780, 1t almost
seems as if the Democratic candidates
were not running.
The vote was large one, especially
so considering an off year, there being
10, 030 votes cast as against 9,844. The
Republican vote was within 100 as
large as a year since while the Demo-
cratic vote was considerably lighter.
1.-THE Prohibitionists with their very
energetic campaign cast less than one
thousand votes, the exact figures be-
ing 973 for Owen for Congress.
There were forty one votes cast in
the county, and 1913 votes were wasted
ON the freak Socialistic ticket.
Another significant fact that is re-
corded by the official figures is that
Congressman Gardner carried thirty
one of the thirty three precincts of
the county, losing the first precinct
OF Deerf1eld and the second 'precinct
of the Thivd ward of Millville. And
that vote was given him despite the
fact that he has not been in Cumber-
land county for more than year, and
made absolutely no campaign here
personally. Congressman Gardner
was voted for because he was
known to be the right man, and the
vote shows what the people think OF
thesslanders spread broadcast by the
narrow minded Owen.
All of this magnificent Republican
victory shows that County Chairman
James E. Mitchell had correct view
of the situation in Cumberland,
when he predicted 1890 plurality
for the ticket, and he never predicts
too many. The big Republican vote
shows that Mitchell was not idle in
the campaign and he and the members
of the committee must have done
good work.
In Bridgeton there were cast 3Ole
votes, with II rejected Constable
Lorenzo Woodruff was elected in the
Second ward by plurality of ".
Freeholder Benjamin Erickson was
reelected by the handsome majority
of 140.