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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-11
LABOR UNIONS SCORED.
President Eliot Says They Oppose De.
veIopment of Manly Instincts

BOSTON. Nov. 10.-Before the Economic
Slub of Boston at their banquet tonight
President Eliot, of Harvard, denounced the
labor unions Of the country as opposed to
the education of young men, and for what
he termed their fight against the develop
ment of manly instincts" In closing. he
characterized the strike breaker, or ''scab,"
as "a good type of the American hero
The Economic Club was formed for the
purpose of discussing current topics. The
and the Public" President Eliot had not
promised 10 speak, but he was brought to
his feet by discussion of the project. He
said present conditions indicated that many
years must pass before the labor question
make concessions. and adopt some plan.
The principal objection to the labor unions,
from the educators point of view, he said,
was their objection to young men becoming
competent mechanics, and that they do pre-
vent this is evident from the fact that all
unions attempt to limit the number of ap-
prentices employed in any industry. The
right to labor Is considered the most sacred
right of the American citizen. President
Eliot's objection to the labor unions was
he said, that the object OF the union seemed
TO be to work as few hours possible,
produce as little as possible during that
time and to receive as much money as pos
sible for the service given. This attitude
was, in effect, nothing more than a con-
manly instincts. He said he had a pro-
found contempt for any man who did not
choose TO labor every day to the best of
his ability.
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PURDUE HARD AT WORK.
Sharp Practice for the Game with In
diana on Saturday.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov 10.-With the
Indiana game only five days off and a con-
fidence born of continued Improvement and
fine physical condition of every man on the
eleven. the Purdue football team settled
down to-day for secret practice of harder
kind than any yet INDUCED in this season.
Coach Best returned to-day from Chicago
where he witnessed the Indiana Chicago
game and thus got line on the work of
the state University eleven that will ma
terially assist him in preparing a defense
for his team The feeling of confidence
among the players that they VIII score a
victory over l. u. this year is reflected
among the students. and barring accidents
n seems tina. Purdue will have excellent
chance toward winning the first battle for
the state championship on next Saturday
The game with Greer College was not
even a good practice game. the varsity
men being taken out soon after the kick
off. To-day. after sharp signal practice,
there was q lineup against the scrubs, and
the WEAKNESS in defense exhibited in prac-
tice contests with the scrubs last Friday
was entirely lacking. Every man on the
John" Miller was at right guard. his re-
turn to the place being most fortunate
Boyer has not yet cleared away his condi-
tions and the faculty refuses TO allow him
TO play. Miller stepped into the place and
filled Ii in old-time form. lie was loudly
cheered as he took his old place. No other
changes were made in the line. Varsity
rapidly advanced the ball down field and il
was constantly in the scrubs territory.
Osborne handled the pigskin well and
tons, with Kaylor at full. Leslie displayed
fine form In punting.
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BOXING AND "RAGTIME'
Amused Crowd at Odd Fellows Hall
Indiana Avenue.

Between the rounds of several boxing
bouts i'm which colored men participated
at the Odd Fellows Hall. on Indiana ave-
nue.. last night, a colored piano player
amused the crowd by playing rag-time.
His selections were such tuneful airs as
Honey Kiss Your Baby" etc, rendered
after one of the contestants had received
a stiff jab on the nose causing the blood TO
flow. There were four bouts. Science was
not in evidence in most of them, but the
noisy slaps of the gloves on the faces and
bodies OF the men in the ring was music
TO the Indiana-avenue delegation seated
about the scene of hostilites. The main
bout was between Louis Smith. of In
1t was advertised to go ten rounds but
owing TO the small crowd. Wolcott refused
to fight ten rounds for the gate receipts
liz was agreed that they should go for four
rounds Wolcott resembled an ebony
clothes pin and was much taller than
Smith. but the Indianapolis lad mixed
IT up with him. The affair was called a
draw
Henry Robinson and Rufus Roland were
to go five rounds. but Robinson had so
much the best of IL after three rounds that
he was given the decision and the bout
stopped. Fred Blackburn gave Otis Helms
severe jabbing and after three rounds of
what was TO have been a six-round go the
referee declared Blackburn the winner.
Toot Hall and George Weber went
Tour rounds TO draw. Kid
Bruno was present and challenged
Judge Sullivan. of Louisville. for a
bout They may meet next month
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APPLICATIONS FOR FRANCHISES.
Two Companies Seek an Entrance to
the City of Wabash.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind. Nov. 1O.-Two applica-
tions for interurban railroad franchises
covering the route between Wabash and
Marion. twenty miles, were made TO the
Common Council at the meeting tonight.
The persons seeking the franchises are
Harry NJ. Lau a Detroit attorney, and his
associates, and Hol. Schideler, r. N. Breed,
of Marion, and Sherman King, of Wabash.
who are backed by George Mccullough and
the Union Traction Company, which desires
to extend its line from Indianapolis, Ander-
son and Marion north to this city.
Some time ago the Union Traction Com
pany applied for the franchise and con-
ditional one was granted Mr.. Mccullough
went abroad, however, and 1t was lately
found the franchise had lapsed. Mr.. Lau
recently obtained a franchise to the south
line of Wabash county from the County
Commissioners and asked for city fran
chise tonight. he said he had arranged
for the immediate financing of the enter
prise IL the franchise was granted. The
Council decided to take two weeks for con-
sideration of the two propositions, and will
make the best terms possible. No fran
chise will be granted unless assurance is
given in a substantial manner that work
will be begun on the line within a very
short period and that enough work will be
done to make certain the completion of the
line.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The directors of the Calumet and Hecla
Mining Company have declared dividend
OF s. per share
Robbers blew open the safe of the Thomp-
son Lumber Company at Bancroft, s. D.
and secured $500. There is clew.
AT Poplar Bluffs. No.. Sunday night Miss
Lulu Dees shot and killed Sumner John
son. a negro. when he was attempting TO
force an entrance into her home.
The threatened strike of silversmiths at
Tiffany < Co.'S plant az Forest Hill, ~. j.
was begun yesterday. VIXEN 500 men quit
work. They demand a nine-hour working
day.
william G. Roe. druggist with two
stores I'm Washington, ID. c., yesterday
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head The act is attributed TO i'll
health.
Rumors that j. Il. Morgan was III were
freely circulated at New York yesterday.
Inquiries brought forth a denial OF the re-
ports. and later In the day Mr.. Morgan ap-
peered at his Office.
The crown prince OF Siam and party took
n the sights OF the Pixies Peak region
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Other State Neurology.

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Nov. 1O.-Nrs. Virgil
B. Bodine died yesterday afternoon. She
was seventy-four years old. She was the
wife Of V. Il. Bodine, of this city, and had
been married fifty-three years. Mr.. Bo-
dine is prominent merchant here. Three
children and her husband survive.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smullon, of Fairview, died
very suddenly at the home of her son, DR..
Charles Smullon, at Raleigh. Mrs. Smul-
Ion had been in the best OF health up TO
the time of her death. The cause Is not
known. She was seventy-three years OF
age and a lifelong member of the Presby-
terrain Church.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Nov. 10.-The body
of Charles ID. Law, general real-estate
agent of the Pennsylvania roads west will
arrive tomorrow morning and will be
buried from the First Presbyterian Church
of this city, at Underwood. beside his first
wife. The service will be Masonic. Mr..
Law having been thirty-thrd-degree Ma
son. He formerly was superintendent of
this division of the road. He belonged to
Sion s. Bass Post, @. A. r. In 1896 he de-
feated r. T. Mcdonald in a hotly-contested
canvass for delegate to the st. Louis con-
vention being a Mckinley man from first
TO last.
GOSHEN, Ind, Nov. 10.-Martin Werner.
aged sixty-one, a sawmill man of this coun-
ty, died early Sunday morning of neuralgia
of the heart. He left a widow and nine
children.
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ALLEGED PLOTS TO KILL.
Sensational Affidavits Filed I'm a Coun.
ty Noted for Feuds.

LEXINGTON. KY. Nov. 1O.-Two of the
most sensational affidavits ever filed in a
Kentucky court have just been filed at
Jackson. Breathitt county. That county is
the scene OF the Hargis-Cockriu feud and
within its borders thirty men have been
killed this year number were assassin
ated and are credited to one or the other
of the factions. while several men are ex-
lied from the county because of their fear
OF assassination. The affidaVits are nv
Attorney j. Il. Marcum and Moses Felt
ner. his client. accused of the killing of
Jesse Fields. The purpose of the affidav Wits
Is to secure continuation of the continu-
ance In the case of Feltner They follow
the heels of sensational statements
contained in letter written TO Circuit
Judge Redwine. of Breathitt bv John
Patrick. an exile living i'm this civ in
which he said he knew who killed Iames
Cockrill, being an eyewitness. but de
less the Governor will send a company of
militia TO protect him, alleging that a
deputy sheriff attempted to assassinate
him and that persons who desire his death
will kill him IL he returns without the
protection of troops. In his affidavit Moses
Feltner tells I'm detail of alleged plots to
kill Attorney j. Il. Marcum. ATTORNEY I
u. Marcdm. I'm his affidavit. says he fears
to appear at the courthouse or on the
streets OF Jackson near the courthouse.
that he has not been in his office but onca
since the 18th OF July.
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new MARK AT BENNINGS
HARRY NEW, AN OUTSIDER, RUNS
SEVEN FURLONGs In Is26.
Lowers the Track Record Two and
One-Fifth Seconds-Tip Gallant
Wins the Steeplechase.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-Special wealth.
er and a good-sized crowd greeted the
opening of the fall meeting OF the WASH
ington Jockey Club at Bennings to-day.
Many improvements have been made by
the jockey club since the last meeting and
the track has been reconstructed. making
it several seconds faster than heretofore
1t was i'm splendid condition, having dried
out thoroughly from the rains of last
week To-day's events were warmly con-
tested and the fields were generally large.
The chief events were the Bladenburg
steeplechase and the Columbia handicap.
The steeplechase event went to Tip Gall
liant, the favorite, which won by length
and a half from a field OF half dozen
starters. The Columbia handicap was won
by Harry New. an outsider, which made
the seven furiongs in 1:2s. breaking by
Is seconds the track record made by The
Amazon in 1901. In the six furlong race
August Belmont's Forward, at to 8. beat
the second choice. Watkins overton. by a
narrow margin and the track record by
NTH Of a second. In the mile and six
teenth event the track record was low
cred two-fifths OF a second. Two favor
ties, an even choice and three outsiders
Cdplurtu Hrst Hioncy.
First Race-Selling, seven furlcngs: True
Blue, los (Milburn). Is to 1. won; Maiden.
los Ode Sousa), II to /, second; Benckart,
112 (Seaton). 30 TO l. third. Time. LIS is.
Second-Five furlongs: knight of Gold,
liz Oh. Cochran), TO 1, won; Glennevis,
III q. MARTINI, IL TO ], second; Uranium.
liz (OConnor), to 2, third. Time. Loo.
Third-The Bladensburg steeplechase
handicap, for three-year. olds and upwards,
about two and one-half miles: Tip CAL
liant, $50 CRay). to 5. WIN; Imperialist Isl
(Carson), s to /. second: Judge Phillips, l60
Barry, to ], third. Time. sic is.
Fourth-The Columbia handicap, for
three-year-olds and upwards. seven fur
longs: Harry New, ITO (O'Connor), z to !.
won; Himself, IS (Creamer). TO 2, second:
Dublin, III Oynne), to !. third. Time.
1:26.
Fifth-Sellng. six furlongs: Forward. 103
(Mfnder), 4 to 5, won. Watkins, 81 (McIn-
tyre, even, second; zealotry, So (CantwelD,
to /, third. Time, lila rs.
Sxth-Selling. mile and one-sixteenth.
II. l.. Coleman, 9s (McFadden). IL 20 5,
won: Bar lie Due, IS (Shda), IL 10 s. second;
Rossfame. sS CRedfern). to ]. third Time.
1:49 is.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. 10. Though
Indiana was badly beaten at Chicago, the
team played the best game of thS season.
Artman and Stoddard were playing their
first game of football. yet they swere an
improvement on the men who PLAYED these
positions at Champaign. The tear, showed
that ii was in good physical condition and
with the Improvement noted shoulS stand a
fairly good chance TO win 'FRONT.' Purdue.
Former Captain Davidson is here % help in
the coaching this week. The team will
than Purdue. and il is hoped to overcome
this by greater speed. AT Chicags the Of
Tense showed that II could gain ground
against most any team and eve,y effort
will be made to strengthen the defense.
Fortunately none of the men wat injured
In the Chicago game, and all are N condi-
ton to stand a week of hard pra .tice.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianap polls Journal
FORT WAYNE, Nov. lO.-Isadore Maui
ner, president of the Fort Wayne club.
went to Marion to-day to confer with Pres
ident Halderman relative to forming an in
terstate league next season. Mr.. Mautner
has the promise of President Sexton. OF the
Three L" League. to include Evansville
and Terre Haute. 1t is proposed TO make
the league take in Fort Wayne. Marion.
Terre Haute, Evansville, South Bend.
Mansfield. Grand Rapids and perhaps Mum
Gle. 1t is not probable the Three T. League
will be in the game next year.
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Yale Announcements.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. 10.-The
autumn meeting of the Yale University
corporation was held late this afternoon,
and tonight the following Official an
nouncements were made by the secretary,
Prof. ]. j. Thomson, of Cambridge Uni
versity, England, well known as a physicist,
was appointed the first Silliman lecturer
This lectureship has an endowment of
about $4,000. The condition of the LOOMS
Fellowship in physics was broadeped with
the consent of the donor by thr owing it
open to competition of all students in
physics in the university whether graduates
of Yale or not, provided they hjve been
year. Mr.. George c. McCurdy was APP
pointed curator Of the anthropolof'ical COL
lection in the Peabody Museum. Prof. A.
ID. Hopkins was appointed special lecturer
in entomology in Yale forest schoCa.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
George w. Lewis, Banker and Manu-
facturer of south Bend.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 10.-George w.
Lewis, president of the Citizens National
Bank Of South Bend, and one of the best
known bankers and manufacturers in the
middle West, died at Az o'clock this morn
ing, after one years illness.
Mr.. Lewis was born in England on Sept.
s, 1S44. He came to America at an early
age and spent his childhood in Millville.
Mass. In youth he became interested In
the manufacture of wooden goods. and fol-
lowed 1t ever afterward. He became a resi-
dent of South Bend in February of 1882, aft
er purchasing an interest in the South Bend
Wooden Company. He served as treasurer
and general manager of this company for
many years. He was also one of the or
ganizers OF the Citizens National Bank Of
this city and had been its president since
Jan. 10 1884.
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to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Nov. 1O-The temperance
people of Honey Creek township turned a
trick at the election last week. Tie anti
saloon element, regardless of patty, en-
tered into an agreement to refrain from
voting for the office of secretary If state
The law prescribes that salooni remon-
STRANGE, to be effective, must contain the
names of a majority OF the votere OF the
township as expressed in the votes for sec
rotary of state at the last general slection
few names of barring saloon applicants
The election this time lowered the vote
fifty or more and on this representation the
two saloons now doing business I'm Russia
vile cannot get a renewal Of licenae. The
temperance people will rid the town of sa-
looms in a few weeks.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 10-A LOCAL camp
of Spanish-American war veterans twas or
ganized here tonight The officer. elected
are: Arthur j. Mcguire, commander; Ed
win Cobb, senior vice commander Nj. r.
Thomas, junior vice commanded; Bert
Kellenbarger, adjutant; William Western,
quartermaster; Charles Bond chaplain;
William II. Thompson, officer of thu guard,
and Charles Olmstead, officer of .he day.
The preliminary organization wsas made
with between forty and fifty members, rep
resenting the One-hundred- and sixty first
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ifty-ninth Indiana
Volunteers and the Thirtieth, Thirty first
and Thirty-third u. s. v. There ate about
two hundred Spanish-American var vet
Grams in the county and the local camp off,
GERS expect to include practically the en-
tire number by the time the camp is in
stalled.
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Developing n New Field.
al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Nov. 10-Scott
Mills, representing the Southwestern Pc
troleum Company, has purchased of c. l..
Smith. of this city. about 500 acres of oil
leases lying south and east of Montpelier
in Harrison township, Blackboard county.
This part of the oil field has not been de-
veloped much only for gas, but oil has been
found in paying quantities I'm several of the
gas wells. The new owners will begin to
operate the new territory for oil as soon
as they can get derricks up.
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clared and students allowed to tote. In
the recent election there was htavy stu
dent vote and il made itself felt n the in
creased Republican pluralities. sfr. Rob-
erts has many times shown WHAT the stu
dents term high hand" in ma tntaining
order and during celebration over foot
ball victory recently had an encounter with
a band OF merrymaking colleg&ns that
resulted in the arrest of several. This
served to strengthen the animositS and did
much to bring about the present rhovement
toward defeating Roberts and Ihacing a
student in his place a meeting lis TO be
held before long and name suggested for
nomination. AS the students corstitute a
majority of votes in the town they could
easily elect their candidate.
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BOXING BOUTS.
Root Bests Hart and Forbes and AteII
Fight to n Draw.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1O.-To-night at the Ly-
ceum Athletic Club Jack Root, of Chicago.
was given the decision over Marvin Hart,
Of Louisville, after six rounds of as hard
fighting as was ever witnessed I'm Chi
cago. Root had the better of every round,
Notwithstanding that he received severe
drubbing himself. Hart was down for the
limit in the second round and was saved
from knockout by the gong.
Harry Forbes the bantamweight cham
pion, and Abe Atell, the California feather
weight, went six fast rounds to a draw
at the American Athletic Club tonight
Both men displayed such cleverness that
neither showed a scratch after the fight
was over.
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QUARREL OVER DRINKS
RESULTS IN A SERIOUS SHOOTING
AFFRAY AT SULLIVAN.
Two Companies Want Traction Fran
chises at Wnbash-Suit to Settle
Estate-Indiana Industries.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Nov. 1O-James j. Nor
rison, aged about thirty-seven, shot Hosea
Badders, a saloon keeper of this city, In
the head this afternoon. as the result of
dispute over the price of six glasses OF
beer. Morrison used a heavy revolver, the
ball entering the left temple, grazing the
skull and coming out behind the left ear.
Morrison claims that Badders was trying
to draw a weapon from his hip pocket, and
he fired.
Badders's wound is not considered seri-
Gus unless complications arise Morrison
is in Jail charged with shooting with in
tent to kill. He is Kentuckian and is
married. Badders is single, and was FORM
erly soldier in the Philippine service.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 10.-The
Clelland Glass Company, twelve-pot win
dow glass concern of this city, will be
the first institution here to adopt producer
gas. 1t was announced to-day that this
concern would erect tank of eighteen pots
capacity and operate by the producer meth
cd next blast. 1t is quite likely that other
manufacturing concerns of this city will
do likewise if the gas pressure is not
sufficient to run the factories.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MADISON. Ind. Nov. lo.-The fast three
year-oId gelding Anak. 2:2sh. died yester-
day afternoon at the stable OF Frank
Hill. on Broadway. from lockjaw. SUPER
induced by bruise cauned by a singular
accident. About a week ago the horse
was grazing at the foot Of Broadway, and.
I'm rolling, caught the Caulk OF the hind
foot I'm the quarter OF the front foot and
remained locked and struggling until re-
leased by his owners. Despite the best OF
care lock Jaw set In and all the skill OF
the Veterinary was baffsed. Anak Was 4
great trotter and his death involves loss
OF $500.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 10.--If present
plans of number of Purdue students are
carried out a precedent will be established
in West Lafayette by the election OF a
college student as marshal of the town, a
position now held by Frank Roberts. who
for some reason has incurred the displeas-
ure OF the collegians. For several years
such a proceeding has been talked of but
never before has IL gained such prominence
nor has Ii ever resulted I'm such an earnest
effort as the present one gives promise of
doing. Ii has been established here that
b. filinS afiidavits q residence can be de-