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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-06

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tensive as those uncovered in the free de-
livery division. The division of salaries
and allowances handles millions of dollars
a year, and under the lax system that per-
tanned heretofore there was a wide-open
door for fraud and corruption.
Postmaster General Payne is generally
commended by public officials for his
promptness in acting when evidence suffi-
cient to justify suspension orremoval issub-
mitted to him. The first change in the per-
sonnet of the service occurred when George
w. Beavers made hasty exit Immediately
upon being apprised of the intention OF
the postmaster general to begin an investi-
cation. General Tyner was dismissed and
George A. c. Christiancy, one of the as
sstant attorneys in his Office. was sus-
pended. Daniel v. Miller. of Terre Haute
who also was under General Tyner, was
later arrested on a charge of conspiracy
The inquiry in the Office of the assistant
attorney general of the department, how
ever, Is separate and apart from that relat-
ing to the administration of the service
The first really sensational development
occurred when August w. Machen, former
missed from the service and arrested on
q charge of bribery. The arrest of Nc
Gregor and Upton, two clerks who were
in his confidence. portend that the scandal
may progress TO an extent which was not
even dreamed of by the officials when the
disclosures relating to Machen's pecula-
tons were disclosed.
The evidence that the government has
for years been paying the most extravagant
prices for supplies may in part account
for the continued and everpresent deficient
In the postal service. 1t has been generally
explained by department officials. that a
deficit was to be expected, and that there
would be complaint among the people as
long as a high standard of service was
maintained. In fact. it has been the policy
to avoid anything like an even balancing of
the ledger. Whenever the figures demon
strated that postal receipts were running
close to expenditures an outlet was at
once devised for the excess Under such
circumstances the annual postal deficit
came to be regarded by department off,
Gals, Congress and the people generally
as a condition that could not be avoided.
1t is the purpose of Postmaster General
Payne to inaugurate such reforms as will
not only obviate the recurrence of the
present extravagant methods, but also to
overhaul the entire organization with a
view to conducting the department on an
economical basis JOHN Z. MONK.
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charges now pending before Commissioner
Taylor to the attention OF the grand jury.
The grand jury has, in consequence. in,
dicted Mr.. Machen before the date liked
for the full hearing before the United
States commissioner. If you want the rea-
sons for this proceeding you will have to
seek II from the prosecution. We do not
know. We can only surmise and that much
the public can as well do counsel for
the defense. Suffice IL 10 say that the legal
effect of this course of policy (Which Is un-
usual and unfair II not unprecedented In
this jurisdiction), is to be provided for the
defense at an open public investigation into
the truth of the charges, to which he is
fairly entitled and which sound pubic
policy vouchsafes to him. This action may
may not be technically legal. but there
seems to have been no necessity for the
course pursued. Mr. Machen has all the
while been within the Jurisdiction under
heavy bond and ready to respond to any
process of law. The course the defend
ants counsel will pursue in the matter can
not now be made public, but sooner or
later, and it will be sooner than some peo-
pie want, the whole matter will be gone
into and both sides will be heard where
exparte proceedings will be out of order"
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new MOVE in THE FIGHT
WESTERN UNION COMPANY WANTS
RIGHT OF WAY CONDEMNED.
Claims Privilege of Erecting Poles
and Wires on the Property of
the Pennsylvania Railway.

BALTIMORE, June 5.-Isidor Raynor.
counsel for the Western Union Telegraph
Company, has filed on the law side of the
United States Circuit Court a petition for
condemnation of a right of way for its
poles and wires along the line of the Penn
sylvania between Philadelphia and Wash
ington- The petition claims the right to
condemn under an act Of Congress passed
On July "a, 1866 which provides for the
right of telegraph companies to construct
their systems along the postroads of the
United States, 1t being contended that the
Pennsylvania is such road. The petition
asks the court to appoint commissioners or
to impanel a jury or issue writ to make
inquiry and assessment of the compensa-
ton to be paid by the telegraph company
to the railroad company for the use of its
right of way. 1t bears the affidavit of Mr..
Robert c. Clowry, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The main
question involved is whether the Western
Union Telegraph Company has the right to
condemn along the lines under the act Of
1866 The railroad company denies the right
and the telegraph company claims It. This
issue, as appears from the briefs, involves
complicated questions of constitutional
"a
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Y. M. CA. QUARTERLY HELD
STATE LEADS COUNTRY IN RAILROAD
ASSOCIATION BUILDINGS.
Executive Committee Discusses New
Fields to BE Opened and Annual
Student Conference.

The quarterly meeting of the executive
Christian Association was held yesterday
afternoon and last night at the Claypool.
The reports OF State Secretary E. E. Stacey,
Assistant Secretary A. w. Hanson and
the various committees were received and
discussed. 1t was shown that there are
now nineteen secretarial points In Indiana,
the largest number in the history of the
organization. and that Indiana leads the
country in the number of railroad asso-
citation buildings under construction dur
ing the year-four, one at Lafayette, one
at Brightwood, one at Peru and one at
Elkhart. The new fields for the work that
will be opened with the establishment of
the new technical institute and the army
post here were discussed. and the secre-
tary was instructed to act with the In
dianapolis Association in applying to the
War Department for permission to estab-
lish branch and erect building at the
army post. The institute will be looked aft
er by the college department
The fourteenth annual student confer
ence at Lake Geneva will be held June -
to %. and 1t was reported that Indiana will
be represented there by fifty young men.
Invitations from Marion and South Bend
for the annual state convention of the as
ISOLATION. which will be held next Noyem-
Der. were received. but action was deferred
until the next meeting of the committee
which will be held at Winona in August
The members of the committee present at
yesterdays meeting were Chairman S. O.
Pickens. Secretary c. s. Rhoads, j. F.
Wallick and A. NJ Glossbrenner. of In
dianapolis; Prof. c. B. Coleman, of Irving
ton; o. NJ. Gregg. Of Crawfordsville: III. p
Townley. of Terre Haute; G. l.. Reeves, of
Columbus: w. r. Snyder of Muncie DR..
b. A. Brown. Of Brightwood; T. G. Pierson.
of Spencer: j. s. Haswell, of Marion. John
N. Carey, president of the Indianapolis AS
ISOLATION, was present during part of the
meeting.
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Recent Naval Orders.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Captain z. d.
Taussig, orders of May 90 1908. modified.
from the navy yard, Pensacola, Fla.
Commander G. B. HARDER, from duty as
naval attache to the United States embas-
sizes at Paris and ST. Petersburg to his
home and await orders.
Lieutenant Commander r. c. Smith, from
the Office of naval intelligence, Navy De-
partment, Washington, D. c.. to duty as
naval attache to the United States embas-
sizes at Paris and st. Petersburg.
Lieutenant l.. f. James, from the Wasp
to the Asiatic station, via the Solace.
Lieutenant NJ. L. Bristol from duty with
the general board. Washington, d. c., to
Coasters Harbor island, Narragansett Bay,
r. l., for special temporary duty In connec-
ton with the Naval War College.
Ensign q. E. Briggs, from the Essex and
granted thirty days leave.
Ensign ]. B. Gilmer, from the Alert and
granted thirty days leave.
Midshipman w. r. Raudenbush, to the
Essex.
Surgeon G. Pickren, from the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md, to the Texas.
Warrant Machinist b. F. Beers, from the
naval recruiting station, Buffalo, N. Y, to
the Texas.
Surgeon H. E. Ames. from the Texas to
the Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md.
Carpenter j. d. Griffen, from the navy
yard League island. Pa, to Washington.
d. c., for examination for retirement,
thence to his home and await orders.
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CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
Two More Postofice Department EN-
pIoyes Arrested.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Bristow said this
evening:
Thomas w. McGregor and c. Ellsworth
Upton were arrested this afternoon on
warrants sworn out in Baltimore by In
spectors j. D., Sullivan and r. ID. Sim
mons. charged with a conspiracy with
Charles E. Smith and others to defraud the
United States government in the purchase
The complaint sets forth that McGregor
and Upton agreed with Smith to obtain
for him orders for many thousands of
leather pouches such as are used by rural
letter carriers. The price agreed upon was
80 cents per pouch; the actual value was
less than so cents. Smith was to pay to
them the difference between 80 and so
cents per pouch. Ii is stated at the de-
partment that the actual number of
pouches which were purchased exceeded
10000, for which the government paid 80
cents each, or $4,000 in all Smith received
and retained of this for his own use sl0,-
0OO The remaining $500 was paid to Nc
Gregor and Upton. The government could
from the manufacturers for $1,000. Mcoreg-
or was the clerk in charge Of rural free
delivery supplies and Upton was one of
his assistants"
Inspector Sullivan is from the st. Louis
division and Simmons from the Kansas
City division of postoffice inspectors. Nc
Gregor has been in the postal service since
1891. He came here from Nebraska as a
messenger and subsequently was promoted
to clerkship and finally was appointed
by Mr.. Machen in charge of the supply
work of the rural free delivery service. Mr..
Upton is Baltimorean and has been in the
postal service for thirteen years. Both
the men arrested are married. They were
taken into custody at the Postoffice De-
partment shortly before the close Of Of
flee hours. Upton asked to be taken be-
fore a commissioner in Baltimore instead
of in this city. because of his wider &C
quaintance there and better opportunity
taken to that city by two postoffice in
spectors shortly before o'clock this after
noon. McGregor was taken to the office
of United States Commissioner Taylor and
released on 5000 bonds. Columbus Els
worth Upton was locked up in the Central
police station at Baltimore tonight, and is
will be taken before United States Commits
sioner Rogers tomorrow Monday.
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ANGRY TORRENT OF WATER.
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der creek. Other bodies found to-day were
those of Mrs. Nellie Watson, Mrs. Minnie
Prayers and George Mcdonald These
We're caught in the wreckage.
People working in the flooded district
fear that many more will be found drowned
as the flood recedes and that the list of
dead will not be far from 100. Thirty or
more persons are now classed as missing
Without doubt some of the bodies will
never be recovered.
The water has now receded over six feet
and is going down at a rate of an inch
every hour. Good work is row being done
to save what property was not swept en-
tirely away. In the part of town north and
west of the Rock Island bridge the damage
is very great. The houses were mostly
small and in the full force of the current.
The yards were swept clean of outbuildings
and many of the houses turned a quarter of
the way around and partially slipped from
their foundations. Further east the out
buildings are nearly all gone but the
houses are still standing few blocks
west of Kansas avenue some of the out
buildings are still standing and over town
scores ard scores of outbuildings are in all
sorts of positions. The small houses which
were i'm the full force of the current are
about the only ones which were wrecked
from their foundations.
The greater part of North Topeka is a
great waste of sand piled up over the
streets, house floors. railroad tracks and
everything. burying the city from a mere
coating to a depth of two or three and In
some places, four feet. All over the western
part of the city the sand banks are every
where. The Union Pacific and the Rock
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KANSAS CITY. Mo-. June Sat dark
tonight the water had receded from one
tenth of the flooded area. and the uncovered
property was promptly reoccupied. The
territory reclaimed included the Union Sta
ton and a portion of the railroad yards.
The recession of the flood has caused a
lively demand for unskilled laborers to re-
pair railroads. clean out buildings and car
ry away rubbish, and with the Kansas har-
vest near ii is expected that every man
willing to work will have steady employ
ment for many weeks TO come.
Two bodies were found under a railroad
were those of Greek railroad laborer and
negro cook. The verified dead list now
contains ten persons.
A temporary bridge is building across the
Kansas river TO carry the city aqueduct,
and pure water is hoped for within three
days. Telephone and telegraph comunica-
ton with Kansas City, Kan, was re-estab-
lished to-day. The electric service was re-
The citizens relief committee of Kansas
City. Mo-, has issued a statement to the
public. giving thanks for sympathy and
offers of aid, and asking that assistance be
sent to Kansas City, Kan.
George Gould to-day sent 5000 to the
Kansas City, Kan, relief committee and
President Burt, of the Union Pacific, sent
$1,000. There were other liberal contribu-
tions of money and supplies and the total
cash received in these cities is about $4,000.
Not all the 10000 people driven from their
homes have received assistance from the
public. but food and shelter and clothing
were given to all who needed. Nearly all
the sufferers had been industrious and
prosperous and they will return to their
employment and homes as soon as the
water will permit. 1t is thought that half
the flooded area will be bare tomorrow
noon. Families will return to their houses
to clean and repair them and to save what
household goods.
wage earners will go to their places of
work. Each day will see a material de-
crease in the number of needy and home
less. The conditions are the same on both
sides of the river except that Kansas City,
Kan, has much the greater number of
refugees.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Factory Commissioner McAbee is at Spen-
Ger. Ind, where he went to investigate the
boiler explosion which occurred there some
time ago.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction F. A.
Gotten will return to-day from Terre Haute
from his annual inspection OF the State Nor
NAL School
The subjects of Rev. D. r. Lucas at the
Seventh Christian Church will be Jesus
OF Nazareth" tomorrow morning and
''Courtship and Marriage" in the evening
Elkanah Hulley, superintendent OF the
city water works plant of Marion. was in
the city yesterday TO purchase pipe need
ed in extensions ordered by the City Coun-
Gil.
vaudeville entertainment will be given
by the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Indian
apolis Letter Carriers Association on the
evening of June % at the Propylaeum.
Professional artists will be on the pro-
gramme.
The pupils of ]. NJ. DUNCAN. director of
the Indianapolis Piano College will give a
recital at the Third Christian Church on
the evenings OF June and 10 Refresh
ments will be served by young ladies Of the
Missionary Club Friends are invited
AT Broadway Church tomorrow night
Rev. w. NJ. Tippy will give an address on
The Progress OF the War Against the
Saloon In Indiana" which was 10 have
been given a month ago. The address will
Be illustrated by an electric stereopticon.
SIR Cecil X. Tanning OF Columbus. O..
the possessor of wonderfully beautiful
baritone voice. II In the city continuing his
vocal studies under his teacher, Mr. n r.
Turpin. Mr.. Tanning will sing solo I'm the
Second Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning.
Tomorrow morning at the Central-ave-
nue. NJ. K. Church the annual Children 5
day service will be held, commencing at
l0:45. A special programme has been pre-
pared. At o'clock I'm the afternoon yes
per service Will be held There will be no
evening service.
The fund for the suffering Jews OF Russia
kas low reached soc anc Will be sent in a
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in his ward. He is clerk in Room 2, Super
Tor Court, at the present time.
TENTH AND ELEVENTH.
In the Tenth ward George w. Harris was
the only candidate and there was not a
great deal of activity at the polls. Harris
lives on Pleasant street and is a contract
ing carpenter. Two years ago he was a
candidate for election and made a hard
fight.
There contest in the Eleventh
ward, E. w. Allard, who had been the OPP
ponent of John L. Marsee announcing early
In the day that he was no longer a candi-
date. Thursday morning having decided
tinue in the race. He asked Oran Muir,
secretary of the city committee, to have his
name stricken from the ballots. but it was
then too late. AT the polls yesterday he
and his friends announced to the voters
that he was not candidate, thus giving
their support to Mr.: Marsee. who received
thirty-eight votes. Mr.. Marsee cam
didate for election to the Council two years
ago and lacked but seventy-four votes of
defeating Councilman Moriarity. Several
years ago he served term as a member
of the Council, and ii is declared there is
strong probability of his being elected
this time. lie is a brother of the late DR..
Marsee.
ALBRIGHT IN TWELFTH
Twelfth ward, receiving sixty-three votes
He had no opposition. He is known as one
of the best workers in the ward He is
in charge of one of the departments at the
packing establishment of Kingan & Co.
The Thirteenth ward nominated John
Deer. who received ITO votes. There was no
other candidate in this ward. The Thir-
teenth is considered one of the strongest
Democratic wards in the city. Under the
new arrangement of boundaries Ii takes in
a large part of the old Fifteenth.
In the Fourteenth ward there was no OPP
position to the candidacy of Francis Il.
Gurley and sixty-one votes were cast for
him. All the factions in the ward united on
this candidate. Mr.. Gurley is a supervisor
in the employ of the Indianapolis Union
Railway Company
There was contest in the Fifteenth ward
between James III. Taught and John r.
Bradley. 1t was a close fight, but Taught
won, receiving fifty-seven votes to his Op-
ponent's fifty-one. Three mutilated bal
lots were thrown out. The voters in the
Fifteenth were late getting to the polls
and most of them did not vote until after
6 p. m. Mr.. Taught is grand secretary of
the Grand Lodge X. and l.. H., of In
diana.
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THINGS TO KNOW
About Coffee and What IL Does.

Being a very hard worker and OF an ex-
tremely nervous temperament fell into the
habit of making coffee do for both food and
drink when my work was pushing me and
my appetite poor" says a trained nurse
This / would do for day or two and
then be Frustrated with heart trouble, fiut-
tering, faint spells and other disagreeable
feelings. One day was persuaded to try
Postum Food Coffee in place of coffee. L
liked the Postum as well as the coffee and
/ found could drink as much of IT and as
often as I wished. and instead oE knocking
me out as coffee used to speedily gained
strength. had no more trouble with my
heart, no more bloating. and no more stom-
ach sickness. have now been using Postum
is months in place of coffee which means
that have given up coffee and sickness for
all time. will stick to Postum and be well
in the future.
MY neither had been a great coffee drink
er from her youth and had suffered all Of
the minor coffee ills such as stomach trouble
heartburn, severe headaches, etc. She tried
Postum but did not make IL right. Then
made some for her, boiling IL Is minutes
and did not tell her what IL was: she
wanted 10 know what brand OF coffee IL was
that was so delicious. / had taken il our Of
her own box of Postum and when told her
so. she was much surprised and pleased and
has been drinking IL ever since, with the re-
suit that her coffee ills have disappeared
and she is now healthy and contented.
zone OF my patients q am a trained
nurse) is a great sufferer from liberated
stomach and sometimes she does not eat a
mouthful OF food for several days. At such
times she relies on Postum for nourishment
Since using Postum she gets over her at
tacks much quicker. Is stronger and the
attacks are less frequent than formerly
Her stomach seems TO be getting better and
we are quite certain that Postum will soon
cure her completely.
Another patient is a splendid example OF
what Postum will do. Her health had been
very bad for three years and a year ago she
was a wreck from nervous prostration and
the worst form Of dyspepsia. bloatlng. heart
trouble etc 4 made her leave OF coffee and
all other drinks and gave her Postum and
she improved Immediately. She IL now able
TO attend TO her home and says that Postum
has given her a new lease of life She feels
like a new woman and is getting fat
ct must tell YOU OF one more case. a per-
son / nursed through what the physicians
termed a morphine breakdown. This wo1n-
ans stomach revolted at sight or mention
of food and she took absolutely nothing but
strong coffee. l knew her heart would not
much longer stand up under coffee and l
told her husband 10 get box OF Postum
made II strong for her and I'm less than 3
week she could take all necessary food and
not once was Postum refused. and row
after three months. she Il well and strong
and Is kept 50 by her steady use OF Postum
in place OF coffee" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek Mich