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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-31
Neuys Throughout Ludana CArond By Jomma Correspondents
CHANGES OF OFFICERS
IN VARIOUS COUNTIES
Republicans Strengthen Their
Hold in Bartholomew County
Young Treasurer in Upton.
OTHER CHANGES MADE

Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. Dec. 30.-William +.
Barrett, county clerk; William f. Coats,
treasurer; l.. NJ. Hiner, recorder, and Jacob
a. Hughes. commissioner from the First
district, will end their terms of office to-
morrow. and the newly elected men will
step in on the first day of the year. Bar
rett, Coats and Hiner are Republicans, and
Hughes is a Democrat. The new men are
Edward II Godfrey, clerk; William Wiss-
man, treasurer; Simeon Norton, recorder,
and William o. Clark, commissioner. All
of the new officers are Republicans. The
Republicans now have control of the Board
of County Commissioners and have all of
the county offices with the exception of the
assessorship and health office. The retir-
ing officers have been thoroughly efficient,
and have friends in all parts of the county.
Upton, Ind, Dec. 30.-Luther l.. Cook,
Republican treasurer-elect of Upton coun-
ty, will assume the duties OF that office on
Friday, Jan. l, to succeed John c. Holman,
Republican, who has held the office for four
years. Mr.. Cook is a well-known young
man, and has been engaged in the grain
business at Hobbs for a number of years.
He is the youngest man ever elected to the
treasurer 5 ONCE In THIS county Inc OF
fees of treasurer and sheriff are the only
ones held by the Republicans in the county.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Dec. 30.-Both County
Recorder Ernest Thomas and Commissioner
NJ. 7. Sisson will retire from office to-mor-
row night, and the incoming officers have
filed their bonds for the positions of trust.
County Sheriff William NJ cambridge will
begin his second term at the same time.
Recorder Thomas will be succeeded by Ed
B. Louden and Commissioner Ssson by
G.. II. Lyons Herman Jones, son of eX-
County Treasurer Thomas a. Jones, will be
Mr.. LOudens deputy.
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CONTEST IN THE EIGHTH
DISTRICT GROWING HOT
Theodore ShoCkney VIII Carry the
War Into Mr.. Cromer's
Home County.
LETTER MADE PUBLIC

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind, Dec. S0.-The following
letter has been received by Delaware coun-
ty Republicans. Congressman George w.
Cromer said he had nothing to say when
shown the letter. The statement is self
explanatory:
Union City, Ind. Dec. p.
MY Dear Sir-In accordance with my an
nOuncement Of two years ago, ! am a can
didate for the Republican nomination for
Congress. In view Of the fact that each
county has q candidate, i had thought that
decent political treatment would require
each candidate 70 confine his efforts to his
own local county and allow the other cOun-
ties 10 go where they pleased il they al
any time ceased 10 vote for their own can
didate, but the activity OF our congressman
In my county In an attempt even TO con-
troll the election of a county central COM
mittee. is so fragrant that | have concluded
TO invade his territory, and TO that end,
without in any way duplicating you, be
greatly obliged If you will send list
OF the names and addresses of Republican
voters in your township or elsewhere in
your community who would be willing TO
join me in an effort to break his delega-
ton i would at once open correspond
ence with such persons without disclos-
ing my means of getting their names or of
learning their attitude, and will hold your
correspondence in the strictest confidence.
Hoping TO receive a list and thanking
you in advance for the favor, 1 am respect
fully yours,
THEODORE SHOCKNEY."
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OPPONENT OF MARION
UNIONS IN NEW PLACE
Charles F. Waltz Becomes Secre-
tary and Attorney of the Gin
cinnati Employers Council.
AN AGGRESSIVE FIGHTER

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 30.-Charles +.
Waltz, secretary of the Marion Employers
Council. who was a prominent figure in the
fight waged against local labor union or
CARNATIONS during the strike at the
National sweeper works in this city last
summer, will become secretary and attor-
ney of the Cincinnati Employers Council
He will take his new place Jan. l. The
position carries a lucrative salary.
Waltz gained a wide reputation during
the labor difficulties in this city for his ag
gressiveness in fighting the unions. His
stand during the strike caused much hatred
toward him from union sympathizers and
he received many threatening letters, but
continued his attacks on the methods of the
unions. He was open in all his methods
and never pretended to be anything else
but against the unions. During the labor
demonstrations at the time of the strike
Waltz always headed the nonunion work
men in their march from the factory to
their homes in the evening and they were
invariably followed by kissing crowd of
800 or more.
The Cincinnati Council has member
ship of 1900 and is one of the strongest
organizations of its kind in the country.
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INDIANA NOTES.

JEFFERSONVILLE.- pin scratch on
the hand may cause the death of William
burg. Mr. Lewis was brought to the Dea-
cOness Hospital in this city. and is in
critical condition: A week ago he scratched
his hand on pin, but paid little attention
TO ii until the member began TO swell.
Now his arm is twice the natural size, the
result OF blood poisoning.
MUNCIE.-h deed was filed on Wednes-
day with the recorder of Delaware county
recording the sale of the McNaughton
block, built by George +. Mccullough. The
deed was dated Dec. g. but had not been
filed, although the sale announced by
Mr.. Mccullough last week. The cOnsidera-
100000 cash. The building is said to have
cost $125,00O.
CONNERSVILLE-T Republicans of
Fayette county and the city of COnnersville
will meet in their various wards and pre-
cincts on Friday, Jan. S, for the purpose of
selecting the county central committee and
to elect delegates to the district convention
TO be held in COnnersville on Tuesday, Jan.
II, and to the state, congressional, senate
rial and joint representative conventions.
ELWOOD.-The fifth receiver to be APP
pointed in ElwoOd within the year was
named on Tuesday for the Cross Baking
Company, when, on petition of Alfred Cross,
Judge Ryan, of the Superior Court, named
Solomon r. Downs, of this city, the
ceiver, and ordered him TO take charge at
once. The liabilities are in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000.
TIPTON.-The eleventh annual exhibition
of the Upton County Poultry and Pet Stock
Association will be held in this city from
Jan. u to Is. Up to the present time a large
number of entries have been made. and the
exhibition of poultry promises to be the
largest in the history of the association.
RICHMOND.-Louisa GlasshOff, of Day.
ton. o.. has brought suit against David
Bullerdick, of this city, asking $4,000 dam
ages for breach Of promise TO marry. Bull
erdick is we'll known here.
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COUNTY TREASURER IS
MADE ADMINIST RATOR
Preliminary Steps Taken to Begin
Suits to Collect Back Taxes
Against Wilder-Clapp Estate.
LARGE SUNS INVOLVED
cial 70 the Indiananolls Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, Dec. 30-Elmer
Lee. the present county treasurer, has been
appointed administrator of the Wilder
Clspp estate, his bond being placed at
$4,000.
About two years ago the County Commits
sioners engaged the services Of Kizer &
Wallace. of indianapolis. their business be-
ing 10 look up sequestered property for tax
alton. They found that in the year 1881
Marshall Wilder. then a resident Of Brat
tlebOrO. VT. through his agent here had
money loaned in Shelby county TO the ex-
tent of s12.540.50. The mortgages in the
county increased from year to year until
Wilder was said 10 have loaned I'm Shelby
county the sum of sl42. s94Os About this
time Wilder died and his estate went 10 a
brother named George. The money still re-
NAMED in this county. and two years later
the record Of mortgages filed in the court
house, together with the money belonging
10 Wilder, which was in the bank, amount
ed to S156. 904. q.
This same year George Wilder died and
the estate was willed 10 Arthur b. Clapp,
records in 1902 Clapp had loaned In this
county through his agents the sum OF $780,
60S.73. Since then the omitted taxes have
been placed on the tax duplicate against
Wilder and Clapp by the auditor of Shelby
county The agent here refuses to pay
taxes the moneys which the estates
have loaned out here, but they have made
settlement on the moneys which have
been standing in the bank during these
years.
Judge Morris appointed Elmer Lee as ad-
ministrator OF the estate of Marshall Wild
er, placing his bond at 100000. and admin
istrator of the estate Of George Wilder, the
bond in this case being placed at $4,000.
Judge Morris claims that Lee is of the
creditors account of the estate being in
debted 10 the State of Indiana and the
county of Shelby for omitted taxes.
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Blows out the gas and furnishes the
newspapers with a jest and an obituary
notice. cDidn't know IL was loaded
may be an honest plea, but II never
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the danger, find no escape from the con-
sequences when the cough develops into
lung trouble.
The best time to cure cough is when
il starts Ordinarily, few doses of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will
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lungs bleed and the body Is wasted by
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Discovery will in ninety-eight cases out
of every hundred effect a perfect aud
permanent cure.
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid by the
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individual volunteering the testimonial
below, and also of the writer's of every
testimonial among the thousands which
they are constantly publishing, thus
proving their genuineness
rMy husband had been coughing for years
and people frankly told me that ne would 90
into Consumption: writes Mrs John Shiremsn,
Of No 7oS 25th Place. Chicago, III ~He had
such terrible coughing spells we not only grew
much alarmed but looked for the bursting Of a
hloOd-vessei or henlorrhsge at most any time.
My husbands recovery was remarkable In
three days after he began using Dr. Picrccs
Golden Medical Discovery he was up and
around and in two more days he went 70 work
Two bottles cured him"
The Common Sense Medical Adviser.
zoos pages, in paper covers, is sent free
on receipt Of 81 oue-ceat stamps, 10 pay
expense of mailing only. Address DR..
Z. v. Pierce. Buffalo. n. Y.
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WORST THEATER FIRE
IN WORLD'S HISTORY

CHICAGO, Dee. 30-The Iroquois Theater
disaster was vastly more destructive TO hu-
man life than any other playhouse fire in
the history of the world. The fire next to
1t in point of lives lost occurred Dec. 5, 1876,
in Conway's Brooklyn Theater, Brooklyn,
~ Y, where 295 of the audience persisted
in the flames. The day after Christmas in
1911, while the play, THE Bleeding Nun"
was being performed in theater at Rich
mond, Va, fire started that burned sew
enty-fve persons to death, among them be-
ing the Governor Of the State, George w.
Smith. The old world supplies no instances
of fires i'm theaters that may be classed
with the three mentioned
The most recent theater fire III Chicago
before this the one that destroyed the
Columbia Theater, on Monroe street, four
years ago. This fire did its work I'm prac-
ticaly twenty minutes 1t occurred dur
ing rehearsal of the Rogers Brothers, and
the players on the stage were protected by
the curtain. While there loss OF
life, more property damage was done than
will probably result from the IrOquois fire
and the results, If the house had been
filled, as was the Iroquois yesterday. can
only be imagined.
Occasional panics have occurred from
time to time in Chicago theaters started by
false alarms I'm the theater or by fires near
by, but they have caused no loss OF life.
In the great Chicago fire OF 1871 the
largest confiagration OF modern times, IN
which 2.l24 acres were devastated. but DO
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CHICAGO FIRE SIMILAR
TO BROOKLYN IN 70

Although three times more appalling the
theater fire in Chicago yesterday recalls a
similar disaster which occurred in the city
of Brooklyn on the evening of Dec. S. 1876.
when 295 persons persisted in a fire In the
Brooklyn Theater. A large audience had
assembled 10 witness the pathetic play,
THE Two Orphans During the PERFORM
ance the stage scenery caught fire and the
building burned to the ground. one fourth
OF the audience meeting their dassh- 10 ~
flames and many of those who escaped be-
ing manned and injured for life.
At the first alarm Miss ClaxtOn, one OF
the actresses, came To the front and begged
the audience to remain quiet but to no ef-
feet The people became panic stricken
and in the rush for the doors scores were
thrown and regardlessly trampled upon.
The staircase of one of the galleries gave
way under the rush Of the people TO get
free and crushed many people 10 death and
pinned others down that they burned TO
ashes. out of the 295 persons killed 217
were identified The ma jOrity Of the dead
were young men in the galleries. where the
tongues OF flames shot from the stage i'm
exactly the same manner as I'm the Chicago
theater yesterday
The fire started from the perforated Dor
der of one OF the flies, ignited from one n
the lights. The scenery burst into cams
almost immediately and spread rapidly to
the galleries. The roof fell before all had
escaped from the theater. Two actors per-
ished I'm the fire.
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WIFE SAVED, BUT THINKS
MOTHER-IN-LAW DEAD
L. G. Newly, Chicagoan, Learns
Dreadful News at His Hotel
Leaves for Home.

L. G. Newly. the representative of a
Chicago publishing house who has been at
tending the teachers association meetings.
was shocked when he heard of the Chicago
catastrophe last night.
Mr.. Newly was staying at the Claypooi.
He had purchased tickets for his wife and
mother-in-aw for yesterday afternoons
performance Of Mr. Bluebeard," and he
knew his folks were there.
For several hours he anxiously waited
for definite information regarding them,
and kept the long-distance 'phere busy.
Late n the evening he received word that
his wife hac been rescued. There was no
word regarding his mOther-in-law, and
when he left foI Chicago at midnight ne
was fearful that she had persisted.
Another guest OF the ClaypoOl, who said
he did not want the newspapers to use his
name. was nervously pacing the lobby at
O'Clock this morning. He was Chicago
man and knew that his aunt was IL the ILL.,
fated theater. At a he was waiting
TO be called TO the long distance phone,
having made numerous anxious inquiries
during the night.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.

PLAINFIELD. Ind, Dec. 30.-James
Riley Patton, one of the oldest coIored res
idents of this place, died at his home on
South Center street last night His exact
age was not known but he supposed
to be about seventy-five. He born in
North Carolina, but came TO Indiana be-
fore the civil war.
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 3O.-Mrs. John p.
Thistlethwate, one of Richmonds best
known women, died this morning after a
short sickness Death due TO peri
tOnitiS. She was born in Richmond in 1852
and married Mr.. Thistlethwaite in 1874 The
husband and four children survive
PORTLAND, Ind. Dec 90.-A telephone
message received here late last night told
of the death of Mrs. NJ +. Partridge. at
her home in FowlertOn. Mrs. Partridge for
merly lived in this city, but, with her hus-
band, removed TO FOwlerton three years
ago. The body will be brought here for
burial.
PARIS. Ill. Dec. 30-The death of Chas
w. Clark, native of Edgar county, fifty
four years old. occurred last night at his
home, north of Paris. due TO apoplexy
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MEN WERE THE WORST;
THEY LOST THEIR HEADS

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. SL-J. Keith
Pickrel of Kenosha. the last man to leave
the burning Iroquois Theater, who, from the
front seat. lower box, right-hand side of the
theater, saw the entire tragedy from the
spark of the arc light which set fire to the
curtain, gave a graphic description of the
awful tragedy early this morning.
1.-The first | saw of the fire." said Mr.
Pickrell, in describing the awful catastro-
phe, was when Miss Sanborn called my
attention to a little blaze which was eating
its way up curtain on the lett-hand
side of the stage. Then somebody yelled
'F'irer 1t was man, and he seemed 10 be
downstairs, in the middle of the audience
For a second the whole crowd seemed TO be
paralyzed, and before they regained their
senses some one stepped TO the front OF the
stage and told them to sit down. Ihen they
sat down, but II was only Tor a minute.
There was an explosion. That was all that
was needed. The crowd had lost its paraly-
sis, and in another second the whole MOP
was scrambling for the exit. tearing each
other down to get out.
The men in the audience were the worst.
They seemed to lose their heads, and they
fought with everybody, trampling down the
women and children. The women seemed
calmest, but il must have been because
they were the weakest, and could not help
themselves The men seemed 10 forget
that there were women there. l saw men
PICK up women anu CIluTeH anu tiolu liAcil
their heads in trying to get them out
Then they would be pulled down with
their burdens and tramped on.
"A man in the audience who sit
ting in enc of the front seats with his wife
and child, got up and tried TO climb over
the railing into our box, leaving his wife
and child helpless behind him. An actor
jumped from the stage into our box and
asked the man what he wanted, what he
meant by leaving his wife The man, who
seemed half crazy, shouted that ne wanted
to find a W. to get them out. Then he
crawled back off the railing and sat down
by his wife. L don't know what became OF
him {"
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ndiana Weddfng s.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 3O-Miss Efie Mae
Shinkle, of this city, and Herbert Ralph
Bard, son of Mrs. Margaret Bard, Of Mum
Gle, were married at noon to-day at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Shinkle. at 1919 South Madison street
The Rev. G. NJ. Carter of the First Baptist
Church, performed the ceremony.
TAYLOR-READ.
Special the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec 3O-The
marriage of Miss Emma Read, a daugh-
ter of the late Judge John Read, and Mr.
George Taylor, of Elwood, took place this
afternoon at the home of the brides moth
er in this city. The Rev. +. n. Chapman
of the Episcopal Church, officiated. Only
immediate friends and relatives of the fam
lily were present Mrs. Taylor was one of
the most prominent society and club
women in the city. The young couple left
Immediately after the ceremony for Ell
wood
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FIVE PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Daring Delivery from the County
Tail at Paris, Ill.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS, ILL.,, Dec. SO.-In a jail delivery
here last night five prisoners, ranging in
age from eighteen to twenty-three, escaped
from the Edgar county Jail. The men took
advantage of the absence of Sheriff Sum-
mers, Deputy Blackman and the turnkey.
An iron door wrenched from one of the
cells was used pry to break hole in
the cage. giving the men entrance to the
corridor. They then called for attache
to come into the corridor and open "A win
dow on the plea that they were too warm.
When Lossie Land. Terre Haute youth,
who is a ''trusty." opened the door leading
TO the corridor he was assaulted and easily
put out of the way.
Mrs. NJ. r. Hills, the cook, prevented
escape by the front door and the men left
the building through the dining room, there
being trace as yet concerning the where
abouts of any of them. Car-breaking, as
sault and robbery are the charges against
the fugitiVeS.
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Arrested for n Holdup.

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COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 30-Early this
morning the police arrested Tom Vollmer.
aged twenty-five. son of eX-City Marshal
Christopher VOllmer, as one of the three
men who beat and robbed John Davis Mon
day night. Ii was reported to the police
yesterday that NOllmer knew something
about the crime and that he had a large
amount of money on his person. When ar
rested and taken before Davis, he imme-
diately identified him as one of the three
men who did the beating and secured the
$3.50 in money. NOllmer stoutly declared his
innocence and says he can prove an alibi
but his record is against him.
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INDIANAPOLIS PEOPLE
ANXIOUS OYER FRIENDS

The telegraph and long distance telephone
wires between this city and Chicago were
kept literally burning last night by those
who have friends end relatives in the
Windy City" who were solicitous as TO
their welfare.
The long distance operators were kept
busy long after midnight by the many calls
from Indianapolis. Extra operators the
long distance boards Of both the Central
Union and New Telephone companies were
pressed into service and the trains leaving
this city for Chicago between the hours OF
midnight and o'clock, were crowded to the
guard rails.
The local newspaper offices were besieged
with telephone calls by anxious people ask
ing particulars of the horrible disaster The
Journal had one man at work whose sole
duty was To give information To the many
inquirers, and signs Of relief were heard in
many cases when the list Of known dead
was read, when ii did not include any
friends or relatives
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BASKETS WE'RE USED
BY GANG OF THIEVES

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-While scores of men
were busy carrying out the dead and in
jured others. fortunately few i'm number,
searched the aisles and seats for valuables.
Two men were found who had provided
themselves with baskets and were filling
them with the property of the dead They
were Immediately placed under arrest and
the theater ushers and stage hands were
given the work Of collecting all the valu-
ables on the floor of the theater. During
the evening the police arrested over a dozen
men accused OF being thieves and pick
DockptS
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BIG CHARTER LIST.
Lodge of Odd Fellows Instituted
with Sixty-Three Members.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Dec 30.-The larg-
est lodge OF Odd Fellows ever instituted in
Shelby county was installed last night at
Lewis Creek, with n charter membership
of sixty-one and two members by cards.
The balIoting on all the candidates took up
the entire morning session. The four de-
grees conferred by the team from
this city. The work began at ? o'clock in
the afternoon and was not completed until
IL o'clock last night
The new lodge started out with the fol-
lowing officers: Past grand. DIR. Perry;
noble grand. James NJ. Victor; vice grand,
Harry WinterrOwd; secretary. Claude Car
penter, treasurer, Daniel T.. Cochran; trus-
tees. Dennis Eberhart +. w. Drake and
John Fix.