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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
STATE LIFE AGENTS.
They Are Arriving for the Banquet
at the Denfs0n Tonight.

NJ tHc DChlbOh AO-NAehs
Agents from thirty-three States employed
by the State Life Insurance Company are
gathering at the Denison Hotel to attend
the banquet to be given by the company to-
night at o'clock. The agents who will
attend this banquet have written and paid
for at least $4,000 worth of insurance since
the first of the year. About seventy-five
agents will be present. Tomorrow a bust
ness session will be held.
The guests of honor at the banquet to-
night will be Governor Durbin, w. III. Hart.
auditor of state, and Attorney General
Taylor. The following programme of toasts
will be given: "A Word of Welcome" A. NJ.
ance That Insures," w. H. Hart; THE
State Life" Charles F. Coffin; Indiana
Insurance Laws" William L. Taylor; Our
Board Of o Directors. R. W. MCBRIDE; "Re-
lation of the Medical Director to the
Agents." DR.. Allison Maxwell; THE Act
uary and the Agent" w. S. Wynne; Win
The Kansas agents arrived yesterday in a
special car over the Vandalia line. They
are wearing cowboy hats: The party is
wife, of Kansas City; NJ. L. Dennie, L. H
Morgan, c. w. Morgan. William Strauchon,
F. b. Marks. Edward Graham, w. A.
Spaugh. George w. zimmerman, l.. d. OAR
row. Frank H Emerson, G. B. Van Lanng-
ham, James E. Smith and III. r. Winn
Among those from other States are Frank
H. Mclaughlin, of San Francisco; M
Bargas of Texas; c. L. Ayres, of Detroit
manager for the State of Michigan; T. G.
Witherspoon, of Cincinnati, manager for
Ohio; c. V. LIE Craw, of Atlanta, manager
for Florida, Alabama and Georgia; W. H.
Gregory, of Louisville, manager for Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and West Vir-
ginia; George Crane, of Omaha, manager
for Nebraska.
1t was announced last night that in Kan.
sas alone the company has written 81, 600 0O(
worth of business since the first of the year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
THE MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND
CEMENT In INDIANA.
Albert n. Thompson Returns from
Southern Part of the state
Visitors at the Hotels.

There is no better Portland cement made
in the country than is made In the south
ern part OF Indiana" remarked Albert r.
Thompson yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Thompson, who is the local manager for
Granger Farwell & Co., has returned from
a trip to Lawrence county. where he in
spected the land of the Midland Portland
Cement Company. The company has is
sued $500. 900 of bonds. which Mr.. Thomp-
sons company is negotiating. THE stone
used in making this cement" said Mr..
Thompson. lies very the surface
and there Is enough Of it down there to
keep a factory with a capacity Of 1000
barrels day running for 800 years. The
clay which is also used in making the
cement lies on top of the stone. The COM
pany has 240 acres of this stone and clay.
One great advantage about this property
is the ease with which the materials for
making the cement can be got The fac
tory site is twenty feet lower than the
lowest point at which they will quarry for
stone The cars can be loaded with both
clay and stone and run down to the fac
tory by gravitation If 1t is desired. The
water to be used in making the cement is
about 300 feet from the factory site. The
1t Is considered that another cement fac
tory down there hauls its stone seven miles,
its clay two and a half miles and pumps
the water two and half miles. There
is not cement In the country that will
| show a higher test for tensile strength,
| either on a seven or twenty-eight-day test,
| than the Lawrence county cement. After
| lying in steam five hours and nineteen
| hours in boiling water the cement is per-
| fectly sound. The remainder of the con-
| tracts for the construction OF the fac
| tory will be let within the next ten days,
| and the plant will be in operation In six
months.
THE uses of Portland cement are becom-
| ing SO numerous that the manufacture of
| Ii will be among the greatest industries.
| years half of the good houses built will
| be made of mixture of Portland cement
and stone, as the combination Is freproof
| and will stand any amount of heat"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
CRAIG WAS AN ATHLETE.
Had a National Reputation ms
Broadswordsman.

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-william Craig.
the secret service operative, who lost his
life in the accident which overlook the pres
idential party. was well known in this city
and considered one of the best officers in
the service. Since last October-he had been
stationed at the White House and had ac-
companied President Roosevelt on all of his
Journeys out of Washington. During the
Presidents vacation at Oyster Bay he had
charge of the secret service detectives
stationed there. He faithfully carried out
his instructions in this capacity, keeping
near the President night and day When
the President was travelling Craig always
was in his immediate vicinity in moving
through different towns and cities He gen.
orally obtained place on the PRESIDENTS
vehicle, sitting with the driver, as he did
to-day when the accident occurred which
ended his life. Crang was forty-eieht years
OF age and was noted athlete. He came
TO this county twenty-five years ago from
Scotland, where he born. He talked
with Scotch-Irish accent. He was a giant
in physique. weighed 2Os pounds and for a
letics. He entered the secret service four
years ago. having been appointed from Chi
cago, his home. He was unmarried. but
has a mother and two sisters I'm Chica 60
Two brothers live in Massachusetts. Craig
was for several years the champion broad
swordsman OF this country He was an ex-
pert horseman. fine pistol and gunshot a
boxer of no mean ability and a wrestler OF
note.
CHICAGO. Sept 3.-William Craig was
a Chicago man. He was at one time con-
nected with the Armour Institute as an
instructor in physical culture. AS a broad
swordsman he had national reputation
His first work as an agent of the govern
ment secret service was done in this CITY
under Captain Porter. He was appointed
Sept o. 1900. was later transferred 10 Bir-
mingham, Ala, then to Pittsburg and be-
cause of his excellent service, was finally
sent to headquarters at Washington He
leaves a widowed mother and one sister
who now reside at 1884 Calumet avenue in
this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
The Y. M. c. A. Committee
THE QUARTERLY MEETING Is HELD
AT THE HOTEL ENGLISH.
Need OF State Secretaries Discussed
at the Dinner-Other Matters
Considered.

The State executive committee of the
Y. M. c. A. held an adjourned quarterly
meeting at the Hotel English last night.
The regular quarterly meeting was held
at winona on Aug. % and "a. The men,
bers of the committee present were 8. O..
Pickens, chairman; A. NJ. Glossbrenner.
F. walnck, treasurer; w. r. Snyder,
Muncie; M. s. Sonntag. Evansville; DR.. B.
A. Brown, Brightwood; G. L. Reeves, CO.
lumbus.
The committee had dinner at English s
and held the business meeting afterward.
One of the important matters considered
was the question of holding the next State
convention. The tentative dates selected
for the convention are Nov. 20 to %. The
convention city was not selected.
Another topic discussed was the great
need of State secretaries. This need was
outlined at length. 1t was pointed out
that cities like Fort Wayne, Richmond and
Muncie are yet without city associations.
Fort Wayne has railroad department,
but no city department. 1t Is the hope
of the committee to be able to secure an
additional secretary before the close OF the
year.
Brightwood that the Big Four Railroad
Company has agreed to give $4,000 toward
the erection of q new building at Bright
wood, provided the association will raise
$1,000. Progress was reported on the rail-
road association buildings at Peru, Elkhart
and Lafayette, although the Peru building
is the only one that is actually under way.
1t was reported that the long-continued
project of securing Y. M. G. A. secretary
for Valparaiso College. has at last been
successful. and Mr.. Wayne Hemphill. OF
Wooster College, Ohio, is now serving as
secretary at Valparaiso. Mr.. Hemphill was
graduated from Wooster College in 1901
This is the largest student field in Indiana
about 200 being enrolled throughout the
year. Great credit is due the associa-
ton and the management of the college,
said a member of the committee last night
"for their perseverance In bringing this
about. This makes three college secretaries
for Indiana-one at the State University
another at Purdue and the third at Val
paraiso.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
CHARLES w. MILLER IN TOWN.
A Talk with the Republican Candidate
for Attorney General.

Charles w. Miller, Republican candidate
for attorney general, arrived at the Denison
last night from southern Indiana, where he
had been since last Friday. He spent the
time in Floyd and Clarke counties talk
ing over the political situation with the
boys" Mr.. Miller is well satisfied with
what he learned In these counties. The
Floyd county candidates were nominated
last Saturday by primary election and
Thomas McCulloch, a candidate for county
auditor, won the nomination by two votes.
Mr.. Miller thinks the Floyd county Re-
publicans have good chance of carrying
the county this year Clarke county will
nominate county candidates next Satur-
day. Mr.. Miller says the Third district Re-
publicans have not yet determined who they
will nominate for Congress. There has been
talk of nominating DR.. McMahan, of Hunt
ingburg, but it is said there Is doubt of his
accepting the place. There is not a great
deal to encourage a Republican to make
the race for Congress in this district since
eight of the nine counties in the district
are normally Democratic.
Mr.. Miller is preparing TO go over the
Ninth district and will be accompanied on
this trip by Nat u. Hill, candidate for state
treasurer and Fred Sims, chairman of the
district. 1t is likely that Representative
Lands will be with the party part of the
time.
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night: The President and his party were
riding I'm an open landau. drawn by four
horses. en- route for Lenox- The President
Governor Crane and Secretary Cortelyou
were in the vehicle and Craig was on the
box with the driver. The landau was fol-
lowed by half a dozen other carriages The
trolley car raced down the Hill from behind.
being In sight OF the procession for half
mile and going at speed OF from forty 10
nifty miles an hour. The carriages In the
rear managed 10 set out OF the way. but
the Presidents was at the part of the road
where the space TO the right OF the trolley
track was very narrow. The driver had
just turned the carriage to the left across
the track, so that the car, advancing AT
high speed, struck it. hurting carriage.
horses and men thirty forty feet ahead.
The President was stunned for but a
second and. springing 20 his feet walked
back about fifteen yards TO where the troll
ley had stopped, and told the motorman
that unless the car had got beyond his
control. which did not seem possible. In
view of the way IL had stopped. he had
committed an act OF criminal recklessness.
which had resulted In the death OF at least
one man. The body Of Craig was taken
into a neighboring farmhouse. while the
driver was sent to the hospital at Pitts
field;
from their faces. the Presidents mouth
and Mr.. Cortelyou's head bleeding a good
deal The President then directed that one
OF the other carriages be brought up. and
that the trip be continued exactly accord
Ing to programme. which was done.
In each case. instead of making an adj
dress. the President explained briefly that
there had been fatal accident, and that,
therefore, he would ask TO be excused from
doing more than express his thanks TO his
hearers for their greeting. This was done
at Lenox. Stockbridge, Great Darlington,
Milford and Bridgeport. In Bridgeport
there had been arranged a great drive. and
the population Of the city and large part
of the surrounding country had turned out
along
seven miles in length. Not TO disappoint
these people the President took the drive"
Grand Duke Boris will be the Presidents
guest for a few hours tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
First Reports Caused Conformation
Cortelyou's Message Reassuring.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-rhe news OF
the tragic accident to the Presidents party
was received here with CONSERVATION. and
in all ofhcial circles there was q wild
clamor for details. IL was hard to reassure
many of the oficials. who feared that even
IL not seriously injured, according TO first
reports. the President Mr.. Corteiyou
might have sustained internal injuries
which would develop I'm a few hours. So
Mr.. Cortelyou's message. received late in
the afternoon, announcing the safety Of
the rest OF the party, excepting poor Craig.
went far to relieve the apprehension OF the
situation.
On the basis Of the first report and as
Stunning that the President was at least
suffering from the shock. IL was expected
that a considerable change would be neces-
sary In the Presidents programme for
the remainder of this week. Especially
was IL regarded as necessary to cancel the
invitation already extended TO Grand Duke
Boris TO visit Oyster Bay tomorrow after
noon. Mr.. Peirce. the third assistant secre-
tary of state, who was to escort the grand
duke his visit was communicated with
at Newport with this end In view but as
the later news was more reassuring as
to the Presidents condition IL was decided
to allow the programme to stand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
The President Spoke Briehy-What
the MOtOrman Said.

the Mot0rman Said.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived in Stockbridge
shortly before IL o'clock, having driven
leisurely across the country from Lenox.
The people had turned out to give him a.
welcome. but the news of the accident had
preceded him. His face was badly swollen
and he was no doubt suffering pain but
not to disappoint the crowd, many of whom
had driven some distance to see him, he
stopped just long enough to say a few
words. He spoke as follows:
II presume you have heard that our
party met with an accident in which one
man was killed. Therefore, / shall not
address you beyond thanking you for your
kind reception and request that you make
no applause or demonstration of any kind. ;,
The President was calm and collected.
and deplored the death of Craig "He was
the most faithful man 1 ever knew" said
he my children fairly worshiped him. :"
When Craig saw the impending danger
and that a collision could not be averted,
he was heard to say: "Oh. my God" and
then he was hurled through the air and
fell under the car wheels. his head and
body being mutilated almost beyond
recognition. On the right of him was the
driver. Pratt, who was badly hurt.
why were you running your car like
that?" which brought only the response.
Because had the right of way
The President said that when he saw the
car coming at such terrific speed he felt
that all in the carriage would surely be
killed. Governor Crane suggested that the
best thing for him to do would be to 60
to his train at once. Another carriage was
procured, and in company with Governor
Crane, Secretary Cortelyou and Represent
ative Lawrence. the start was made for
Lenox. BY the time the President reached
there the people of the town were In a
state of CONSERVATION. The swelling on the
Presidents face was getting greater all
the time. but he kept his appointment al
the Aspinwall Hotel. where he referred &c
the accident, assuring the people that he
was not badly hurt and requesting them
not to applaud.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
LAvERING IN WORKHOUSE.
Deserter from the Navy Must Serve
His Civil Sentence.

Irwin Lavering, the young sailor arrested
Tuesday afternoon by Patrolman Condell
for stealing a razor, was sentenced yester-
day morning by Judge Stubs to sixty days
in the workhouse. In addition the Judge
gave Lavering a scathing lecture for hav-
ing dshonored his country's uniform.
While Lavering was being tried John
Newhouse, former constable who has
a wary eye for deserters from the army
and navy. placed the charge of desertion
that he had deserted. The police are now
questioning Newhouse's authority In plac-
ing any under arrest. A few weeks
ago Newhouse had the authority of dep
uty constable. Of which he was denuded
The police are of opinion that with the
taking away of his constabulary powers
Newhouse Is a private citizen. The gov
eminent does not give any men special
powers for such services, the reward for
the return of the deserters being all the
compensation received. Lavering has been
sent to the workhouse, and will be made
to serve out his entire sentence. New
house has already made efforts TO have
the boy released This is laughed at by
the police department, as IL is said that
where a member of the army or navy
commits city offense the prisoner be-
longs to the city. III the town should be
ferent IL is said that Newhouse NAV lose
his prisoner. The Navy Department has
been notified of the arrest, and il a re-
ward is offered for Lavering IL may prob
ably go to the indianapolis pension fund
instead of into Newhouse's pocket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
PROFESSOR IN wOMAN's COLLEGE.
c. w. Hodell, Formerly of shelbyville,
Now in the City.

Now I'm the City.
c. W. Hcdell, professor of English In the
Woman's College at Baltimore, Is staying
in Indianapolis. He is a former Indianian
and is graduate Of De PAW University.
He formerly lived at Shelbyville. The
Woman's College of Baltimore is one of the
best-known educational institutions in the
country. A great many Southern people
send their daughters there, and, in fact,
Prof Hodell says there are young women
there from all parts of the country. Last
year there were eleven Indiana girls In the
institution. Indianapolis. Terre Haute,
Evansville, Charlottesville, Princeton and
Knightstown were represented. Or.
Goucher, the founder and president of the
college, has ideas of limited community
said Prof. Hodell yesterday, land he will
not let the attendance grow to be more
than four hundred. He believes that
women should be educated as women and
should not be given a masculine education.
He holds that woman must not lose her
sympathy, feeling and artistic tempera-
not be the thinking machine that man Is.
She must be fully developed woman.
equipped for woman's work in the home,
church and the social community"
Prof. Hodell says the institution has four
houses or dormitories in the city of Balti-
more, situated on as many different cor
ners, where most of the young women live.
He says one of the written rules of the
college is that the seniors are held respon-
sible for the conduct of those in the lower
classes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

forward end Of the running board at the
moment of the collision. He said ne saw no
warning given.
Mrs. French Pearson and her two chill
dren were passengers on the car. Accord
ing to the story of Mrs. Pearson an EFFORT
had been made by the passengers on the
car to have the motorman leave the camp
bell House just the Presidents carriage
passed by. This he refused to do, saying
he was running on schedule time, and.
therefore. he would not leave earlier unless
ordered to by officers of the road.
Mr.. James w. Hull, one or Pittsneld
most prominent citizens and a director OF
the road, who on the car at the time
of the accident. said, with reference TO the
report I'm circulation In Pittsfeld that Mo-
torman Madden was under special instruc-
tons from him to run through TO the Coun-
try Club without stopping: THE report
that the motorman was under Instructions
from me Is absolutely and unqualihedly
false. There is not the slightest reason TOT
such story. / cannot express an opinion
as to the responsibility for the accident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
SPEECHES CUT OUT.
President Declined to Made Addresses
After the Accident.

President Declined to Made Addresses
After the Accident.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Sept. 3-President
Roosevelt ended his tour of New England
here to-day after his thrilling experience
at Pittsfeld. Mass. He remained about an
hour and a half. and was escorted to a
stand in Seaside Park, where he had In
tended delivering an address to workmen.
He, however, excused himself from max
ing any speech because Of the accident,
and at his request his carriage was hurried
away from its escort to enable him to
board the Sylph. where Mrs. Roosevelt and
his son Kermit embraced him.
After bidding farewell to Dalton this
morning, the President, with Governor
Crane and Secretary Cortelyou, went across
country to Pittsfeld, where he received a
hearty greeting. His remarks were con-
fined largely to a dissertation on the spirit
which actuated those who entered the
union army in 1861. drawing the lesson that
IL this same spirit was shown now there
would be better citizenship. The President
then started on the long drive to Lenox and
short distance out from Pittsfeld.
AS soon as 1t became evident that the
President was not seriously hurt, and af-
ter he had given directions as to the dispo-
sition of the body Of the faithful Craig. the
President resumed his Journey. Lenox was
reached about ILLS. and his passag,
through the town. which had made elabor-
ate preparations for his entertainment, was
in silence. He tarried but a moment, the
swelling on his right cheek causing him
considerable discontinue. but not to dis
appoint the people he spoke a few words
to them, telling Of the accident and saying
he would make no address. He then passed
on to Stockbridge, where, too, the people
were ready to make his entry into the city
a notable occasion. Speaking from his car
riage, his right eye almost closed and get
ting very black, he said that for the same
reasons given at Lenox ne would be unable
to deliver an address.
The departure of the President from
Stockbridge was pathetic. There were nc
cheers, no waving of flags or handkerchiefs
only a word here and there to break the
deathlike silence. Brief stops were made
at Great Darlington, Mass, and New Mil
ford, Conn.
On the way here DIR. Lung applied no,
cloths to the Presidents face, which re-
duced the swelling considerable. The
President, though badly shaken UP, KEEP,
his nerve, and was in good spirits, although
he repeatedly referred to the loss of Craig
and said but for that deplorable fact he
would regard the accident to himself al
simply one of the incidents of the trip.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

H. p. Harter of Huntington, who was at
the Hotel English last night. told how
Huntington lost OUT on big knitting
factory that was about TO be established
there. Harter. in Connection with his uncle,
Adam Beck and number of other men,
had arranged to establish a factory at
Huntington for the manufacture of full
fashioned" hose for women. While they
were perfecting their arrangements the
people of Huntington voted a railroad
subsidy of $4,000 number of men voted
against he subsidy, and a short time later
circulars were put out denouncing these
men, The railroad people deny having put
out the circular. These are the men who
care nothing for Huntingdon the circular
said The men alluded to became angry
and declared that the knitting factory
should not be built there. All negotia-
lions as far as Huntingdon are concerned
were stopped and the company is now seek
ing a location. proposition has come to
the company from Evansville, and Harter
is going there to look over the ground.