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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
WORK FOR WOMEN's CLUBS.

A woman's club in Buffalo, N. Y, has
laid out a programme for the coming year
whose carrying out should afford the men,
bers more than common Entertainment and
satisfaction, and at the same time be of
permanent benefit to others than them
selves. What they have undertaken to do
is to make a study of their own city, its
early and recent history, its historical
points of interest, its great works of en-
cheering, its lake commerce., its street
transportation system, its railroads, its
noted men and women, past and present;
its educational facilities, its charities, its
art and architecture, its municipal govern
ment. etc. While these ladies may feel that
they are already we'll informed concerning
their city, they will find, as their investi-
cations proceed, hat they have much to
learn; and if they endeavor TO secure &C
curate information from all possible sources
they will have at the end of the year a
collection of papers and data of real his
torical value-matter, much Of it, not to
be found in printed volumes, and that
which is of record not easily accessible.
They will find themselves Unexpectedly in
the development of their plot. They will
be able to appreciate the difficulties under
which the early settlers worked; they will
find pleasing bits Of biography Of forgotten
men. once important factors in the making
of their city; they will be able to trace the
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tlement to a great center Of civilization, and
in this local growth can measure the adj
vancement OF science, of manufactures and
of education as they could do in no other
way. They will have the satisfaction Of
feeling that they have accomplished a def
mite practical piece of work, and. it is
safe to predict, will have a deeper regard
for their city than they before possessed.
The Buffalo clubs programme might we'll
be borrowed in every town where a wom-
ans club exists, for no town is so small
or unimportant that it does not possess a
history worth preserving; not one but has
had among it's inhabitants men and women
whose stories are worth the telling; none
which has been without interesting. even
thrilling, incidents and events. Women's
clubs are fond of delving into ancient his
tory and of writing essays on abstract
themes which no nearer can recall next
day, and there Is some reason to suspect
that this adherence TO the stereotyped lit
erary" programme has had much to do
with the growing Indifference of the mem
bers TO these organizations. But at their
door is the practically unworked field OF
local history, which is capable of affording
a live interest and of supplying a task
which needs to be done. The clubs can do
no better than to take this up systemat-
ically.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
CAREER OF A TYPICAL LAWYER.

Philadelphia papers announce the death
in that city on Monday last Of John c.
Bullitt, one of the oldest and wealthiest
lawyers of the city. and widely known in
the legal profession. His career was that
of a typical lawyer, and while he never
held office nor took part in politics he exer-
cised a distinct influence in public affairs.
He was the author of the present charter
of the city of Philadelphia, widely known
as the "BuIlItt BILL and as the first and
one of the best expressions of municipal
reform. MI. Bullitt was born i'm Kentucky
In 1924. and after receiving his legal edu-
cation in that State he went to Philadel-
phia in 1919. One of the cases that gave
him national reputation as a lawyer was
the Fftzjohn Porter case. He was General
Porter's senior counsel from the beginning
of the case till its successful close, nearly
twenty-five years. and in it's conduct and
management. as well as in his persistent
devotion to the interests Of his client. he
showed the highest qualities OF a lawyer.
Another case. not as celebrated, but equally
illustrative of high professional qualities.
was that OF the Bank Of Kentucky, now
the National Bank OF Kentucky, at Louis
Vile. involving over 81. .OOO. His employ
ment in this case began in 1Sl9, when he
was an unknown young lawyer just arrived
in Philadelphia. and covered a period of
ffty-three years. ending with a final re-
mittance TO the directors Of the bank only
a few months ago. The case. growing out
Of a fraudulent issue OF the banks stock
20 the amount OF 1875. 500. was a very
complicated one. and when IL was finally
closed not one OF the original directors OF
the bank was alive Upon receipt OF the
last remittance the present board OF direc-
tors met and passed a series of resolutions
thanking Mr.. Bullitt for the diligence.
fidelity and skill with which
he had managed the banks suit for more
than half a century, and asking him ito
allow US the privilege of having his por-
trait painted by some skilled artist TO the
end that it may be hung on the walls OF
this bank" The resolutions were sent "a
Mr.. Bullitt. His reply. written only three
months ago. recalled the circumstance OF
his employment by the then president OF
! the Bank Of Kentucky in March. 1919, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

1t is fair to assume that every reader of
the Journal is heartily in favor of the es-
tablishment of a school of technology in In
dianapolis. Those who are familiar with
the requirements of the public schools of
the city know that the establishment of the
Manual Training School has given a great
impetus to higher education along technical
lines. The Manual Training School is so
appreciated beyond the limits of the city
that parents who were living elsewhere
have acquired residence in order that their
children may obtain its advantages. The
unlooked-for success Of this local school
should give the people of this city an idea
of what a fully-equipped school of tech
nology, with ample endowment, would
mean to the city and the State. 1t is a
higher education along practical lines
which will fit men and women for every
branch of Industrial and scientific employ
ment. Such a school would make Indian
apolis a center in the Industrial develop
ment of the country. Such a school cannot
interfere with the colleges and universities
which are now so prosperous. for with them
all there is now a scarcity of efficient teach
ers in Indiana.
There can be no doubt regarding the es-
adjustment of a national school of tech
nology on the arsenal grounds if the pur-
chase can be made. since the men who have
made promises TO locate the school there
are not men who would connect their names
with any scheme which shall not be all that
they pledge. In this State all know Mr..
St%udebaker by reputation, and that reputa-
ton is such that he would not be a party to
a project which should fail. What the peo-
pie of Indiana know Mr.. Studebaker to be.
those who are associated with him are
known to be in other cities. Therefore.
there can be no doubt about the founding
of a school of technology in this city IL the
arsenal grounds are secured. 1t is not
worth while to ask why these men who pro-
pose to locate the school here have selected
indianapolis before any other city, since the
reasons therefor are easily given. II is the
center of the Nations population, easily
reached, and is not the seat of any educa-
tional institution of national reputation.
To obtain this national school the money
must be raised by Indianapolis to purchase
the site. A portion is already pledged, but
much more must be secured. The canvass
ing committee expresses confidence, but, to
secure q pledge for the amount needed. the
committee must have a large aggregate
subscription during the next two weeks.
Such an opportunity as is offered in this
school does not come to a city in many
years. A national school that shall have
the facilities to instruct two thousand stu
dents when well under way will be worth
to indianapolis many times the money the
land will cost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
DIFFICULTY OF AMENDING THE cor
Il

The suggestion that II may be necessary
to amend the Constitution in order to give
the national government power to control
trusts and interstate corporations naturally
raises a doubt as TO whether that could be
done. Reverence for the Constitution is
one OF the most striking characteristics of
the American people. and the few amend
ments that have been made 10 IL nave only
been brought about by imperative circum-
stances, and even then sometimes with
great difficulty. OF the fifteen amendments
TO the Constitution as 1t left the hands Of
it's trainers ten were proposed TO the legis-
latures Of the several States by the first
Congress in 1859, one was proposed in 1894.
one in 1903, and the other three have been
adopted since the civil war. Thus i'm a
period Of more than one hundred years
there have been only four amendments.
History affords no parallel 10 this faithful
and almost reverential adherence by a ma
ton to a written constitution, and IT is the
more surprising because since the Consti-
tuition was adopted the Nation has grown
I'm a marvellous degree. and all the condi-
lions of life have undergone great and rad
zeal changes.
The trainers of the Constitution closed
the door against its hasty or inconsiderate
amendment. They provided two ways in
which it might be done, though only one
OF these ways has ever been followed. The
Constitution says:
The Congress. whenever two-thirds OF
both houses shall deem IL necessary. shall
propose amendments 10 this Constitution
or, on the application of the legislatures OF
two-thirds OF the several States. shall call
"A convention for proposing amendments,
which. in either case, shall be valid to all
intcnts and purposes, as part OF this Con
stitution, when ratified by the legislatures
OF three-fourths Of the several States. or
by conventions in three-fourths thereof. as
the one or the other mode of ratification
may be proposed by the Congres=.
Under this provision amendments may
originate with the States or with Congress
and may be ratified by state legislature:
! or by conventions called for the purpose
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

was in a fair way to be so If he had not
been interfered with and "unduly inhu-
enced' by the designing Missouri mink.
Therefore it was that she felt justified in
calling the latter out and thrashing her.
Why she did not administer the punishment
to the lover so easily led astray IL is not
worth while to ask. The Massachusetts,
girl just naturally knew that the Missouri
girl alone was to blame and treated her
accordingly. What the public would like
to know-that part of il, at least, which has
allowed itself TO become rusty in the ETH
quette of courtship-is whether this is a
prevailing rule in regard to such matters,
or is it in force only in Massachusetts? 1t
has long been held bad form for man or
maid 10 set themselves deliberately TO the
separation of an engaged couple, but in
this case no engagement is alleged The
Binghamton youth had got no further than
attentions: his attentions had been an
nounced only by implication. 1t is an ex-
tremely critical period in a courtship. as the
Holyoke girl plainly knew-the Missouri
girl also-and much depends Upon the girls
tactful handling of the affair. so IL is not
surprising that she should be resentful
when an alien element intervenes. But has
she really a right to protest? And has
the other girl no right to exercise her fem
mime arts upon a young man at this stage
of the game? And at precisely what stage
of attentions is it that the way becomes
blocked for the party of the third part?
This last point is of especial Importance,
for not only should the line be drawn clear
ly for the firtatious young woman. but the
man himself should know the place of safe
ty. For it is probable that. no matter how
willing the average youth may be to de-
vote himself TO any given girl. he will not
take kindly to the idea that he is thereby
putting himself in such position that no
other girl will venture to smile her sweetest
at him. If the Holyoke girls position is
the correct one, and a maid who has a
steady" or one who shows symptoms of
becoming a steady, has the right to cry
hands off, to all other girls, then il would
appear that courtship from the feminine
side is acquiring some difficulties that it
has not before possessed. Under such con-
ditions, man, like the butterfly. will be
more prone than ever to fly from flower to
flower. He will refuse to be a steady.
1t seems that this Holyoke rule was not
acknowledged by the Missouri girl, and she
also was willing to fight for,her principles
and tor her beau-but here. again. is an
other question: Is the use of the horsewhip
in such emergencies taught in Holyoke.
that educational stronghold of New En-
gland? 1t is not especially surprising that
a daughter of tempestuous Missouri should
esort to it, but that a Holyoke girl should
do so is matter for reflection. Are athletics
ture2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

1t has been stated that a movement was
to purchase land and erect a monument
over the grave of the mother of Abraham
Lincoln in Lincoln City, and that when
the late Governor Mount heard of it he
wrote TO Washington offering to have In
diana assume the honor and responsibility
of the undertaking. Governor Mount can
not speak for himself. but, fortunately,
others who are familiar with the facts can.
The facts are these: A citizen travelling in
southern Indiana wrote a letter to Presi-
dent Mckinley setting forth that the grave
of the mother of Lincoln was in a neglected
condition. That letter was referred to Gov
ernor Mount, If any effort was being made
in Washington to secure federal assistance
it was not made known at that time-the
early summer of 1897. Governor Mount called
a few ex-soldiers together, read them the
letter and they decided that it was a mat
ter which involved the honor Of the State,
and that steps should be taken at once TO
place a suitable monument over the grave.
Some time after this conference the
Journal published a communication from
southern Indiana to the effect that a tract
of land should be purchased for a United
States park about the grave. This PROPOSE
ton was discussed by Governor Mount and
several citizens who reached the conclusion
that when efforts were being made to Sc
cure so many military parks where great
battles were fought there was little pros
pect that land for that purpose would be
purchased about the grave of Lincoln's
mother. II was also argued, and with force,
that such a recognition would not be in
keeping with the simple character of the
woman whose resting place 1t would be
fitting to mark and perpetuate in a less
ostentatious manner. Governor Mount at
no time discouraged any federal movement,
but simply acted upon a letter presented to
him by President Mckinley during the sum-
mer of 1897.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

but In no case can amendments come before
the States for ratification unless they are
submitted by Congress. the assent Of three
fourths of all the States being required in
either case. 1t is a long and difficult way.
The first ten amendments were submitted
by Congress in 1889 al the request of differ
ent States. They were demanded as a con-
dition of ratification. In several of the
States there was strong opposition to rati-
fcation Of the Constitution, and it was only
obtained at last by concessions and amend
ments. The Massachusetts, convention pro-
posed several amendments, and then only
ratified by a vote of 1S7 to les. In Virginia
ratification prevailed by a majority of ten
in a vote of 1S6. South Carolina proposed
some amendments, but ratified by a vote
of 1f9 TO ia much larger majority, by the
way. than that OF Massachusetts,. The ten
amendments proposed by different States
were all good ones. and all clearly in the
interest of the people and of individual
rights. Between 1889 and 1871 they were
ratified by the legislatures of eleven States.
There is no evidence in the journals of
Congress that the legislatures of Connect
icut, Georgia and Massachusetts ratified
them. The eleventh amendment, relating
TO the judiciary. was proposed in 1874 and
ratified by the requisite number of States
in 179S. The twelfth amendment, regulating
the meeting and action of the Electoral
College and the counting of the votes for
President and Vice President, was SUBJ
mitted to the States in 1903 and was ratified
within a year. The thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments, rendered neces-
sary by the civil war and the abolition of
slavery, were submitted and ratified be-
tween 1866 and 1870. TIL legislatures of sew
eral of the States withdrew their consent
to the fourteenth amendment after it had
been ratified by a previous legislature, and
the Legislatures of Kentucky, Delaware
and Maryland rejected it. 1t required a
great deal of political manipulation to Sc
cure the ratification of these amendments
From what has been said it will be seen
that popular reverence for the Constitution
is very great. and its amendment a matter
of much difficulty. The Journal does not
believe Ii will be found necessary to amend
the Constitution in order to give the ma
tional government power to control trusts
and interstate corporations, and an attempt
to do so might fail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

Harper's Magazine calls attention TO the
fact that 1t has ceased TO publish what are
known as timely. articles" having said
nothing in the past few months, for in
stance, concerning Edward VII or the
eruption of Mont Pelee. For this sensible
course it's readers thanks are due. Timely
articles, so-called, in magazines are never
timely, since the information they contain
has already been given by the newspapers
with such completeness that the public is
entirely satisfied and is only wearied by
anything further on the subject. The
monthly magazine has a field, but 1t is not
tina; Of the Sunday newspaper, and IL would
be well if more publications realized that
foot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

The New York Evening Post. which is
never SO happy as when oriticising the
course OF the government in the Philip
pines, recently sneered at the educational
movement in those islands Why try TO
force the language of the Anglo-SaNons
upon them?" it asked. why not follow
the policy adopted i'm Cuba and Porto Rico
and permit them TO use Spanish" A cor
respondent of that paper answers these
queries by calling attention TO the fact that
is spoken only by from 5 TO 10 per
cent. of the Christianized inhabitants Of
the islands, no systematic effort ever hav-
ing been made to teach this language or
cause it to be used by the natives. A large
number Of tribes have no knowledge of il
at all. Moreover, there is a multiplicity Of
native dialects and no one language spoken
by as many as 20 per cent. of the civilized
inhabitants of the archipelago. This stu
alton should make it plain that if education
is to be carried on in the islands 1t must
be by the use of a common language, and,
since the ideas of civilization are TO be
conveyed, the language should be that Of
civilization. Since the Spanish tongue is
out of the question it remains that English
is the only one to adopt. Notwithstanding
this obvious conclusion. the Post will un-
doubtedly continue TO grumble at the course
pursued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

Justice Shiras, Of the United States SUI
preme Court, has expressed the opinion
that arbitration is the logical method of
settling labor troubles, which, like the coal
strike, affect the general prosperity and
comfort of an extensive section of country.
He believes in compulsory arbitration in
cases where the interests and convenience
of great communities are concerned. He
holds that the coal strike is not the sole
affair of the mine operators and the mine
workers, but of the sufferers as well. He
points out. however, that both parties must
be incorporated under the laws, so that
agreements and DEGREES can be enforced.
To make labor organizations responsible
they must be incorporated-a line Of action
labor organizations have opposed. Judge
Shiras holds that each organization must
be Incorporated to make compulsory ar
bitration effective.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

The article on another page OF to-day's
Journal relating to dangers threatening
American trade in England in the near
future sets forth the observations and con-
illusions of a man of experience and keen
discernment, one not likely to be misled by
idle talk and mere British Boosting. Mr..
Whelpley has been in England during the
visit of the colonial representatives to the
coronation ceremonies, and notes a ten
dency of the government to bind the col
onies closer by extending TO them special
inducements 10 make the mother country
their market for foodstuffs. AS az in
stance, he considers * a probability that
Canada will secure a remission of the pres
ent import tax on wheat-a tax small, il
is true, but sufficient to interfere with the
shipments of this staple from the United
States in case the discrimination is made.
Mr.. Whelpley also foreshadows danger 10
our markets in the development of South
Africa. The article gives fair warning that
without special effort our trade supremacy
is not likely to continue indefinitely, and
that the much-talked-of American inva-
SION may soon receive a check. What this
correspondent says is worth reading by all
who are interested in preserving our pres
ent markets and gaining more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

Political dissensions are breaking out
very early in Cuba. CuriOusly enough,
President Palma is charged with being too
~nonpartisan and is advised by some to
ally himself openly with one or the other Of
the two leading political parties. II II is
true. as stated. that he cannot count on
a majority in support of his administratton
in either branch of the Congress, he win
have a stormy time. Probably he has
many times wished himself back in his
quiet home i'm New York.
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sixteen vessels OF about 2.402 tons, with 9S7
men and a total Of ninety-two guns, throw
ing at a broadside 1.192 pounds. The battle
lasted two hours and a half and ended I'm a
complete victory for the Americans, most
Of the British ships being sunk or captured.
At it's close Commodore Macdonough's flag
ship had hfty-fve shot holes in her hull. At
present there is talk of erecting a monu-
ment to his memory on a headland over
looking the scene Of the battle.