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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE.

Many persons who do not ordinarily read
reports of crimes nave read with interest
the confession of the leader of the gang
of young bandits and murderers now under
arrest in Chicago. For several months past
this gang of boys, neither of them more
than twenty-one years old. have terrorized
that city, defied n mystiied the police
and carried out successfully a number of
the boldest crimes on record. The leaders
confession shows that in three T. onths they
committed nine murders, wounded five
other persons and perpetrated many rob-
berries.
These young bandits were not cowboys
trained to deeds of daring. They were
not sprung from the lowest slums. nor
were they sons of criminal parents. They
came from families which. IL not respecta-
BILE. approached nearly TO that grade. They
had a public school education. One Of them
resented the %imputation that he was a
reader of dime novels" He said he liked
~iction-"that Is. good fiction"-and history.
They had spent a large part of their leisure
time in a private gymnasium, where they
practiced target shooting until they became
dead shots with the pistol. They are typi-
cal Chicago boys of the lower but not of the
wild without learning any trade or being
trained to habits of industry.
The leader of the gang said in his con-
fession that for himself he entered on a
career of crime from love Of excitement.
He spoke of some crimes, even of some
murders. as not yielding a thrill of ex-
element. 81 did not get a thrill out OF
that" he said. meaning that he had no mar
row escape. no sense of great personal
danger. He could murder men in cold
blood, as he did several. without a thrill
unless there were bullets whistling around
his ears. Every word of his long comics.
sion showed that he was absolutely devoid
of moral sense. Yet he showed hat hi
cared for his mother and refused to divulgt
all of his crimes until assured that part
But he had no regard for others, nor fol-
society or the law.
These young bandits and murderers are
no worse at heart than thousands of Other
young men. ''hoodlums" and ~'toughs." a.
they are characterized. who constitute q
class I'm all American cities. They are M
worse at heart than the ~'bungaloo" gang
in this city or than the young coloret
burglars who have recently fallen into tn,
hands of the police. Any OF these yount
rufians would commit murder II he though
1t necessary. The only difference Is tina
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
A CONSUMPTION CURE.

From Russia comes the news of the dis
covery of a cure for tuberculosis. Tens of
thousands of the great white plaques vic
learn all they can about it's it really a
cure, or only another false hope held out
to delude them? So many times it has been
announced that somebody had found a
way of curing this most dreaded Of all ills,
SO many times has the claim proved a
falsehood or a delusion. Now the United
States consul at Moscow reports that a
Russian engineer has brought a cure from
the mines of Siberia. An ignorant miner
left the secret as a legacy to this engineer,
who claims that In 1t he has a perfect cure.
The medical profession may be inclined to
scott at the story. for the remedy is en-
pirical and was discovered by a layman.
Nevertheless, the doctors would do well to
Investigate it thoroughly before they cast
it aside. Whatever may be said against
empiricism, We still have many specifics
which were not found by any scientific ex-
perimenter. When the Kochs and Pasteurs
of the world have been working in vain to
find a way to arrest the progress of this
disease, people will not think the less of a
remedy because its discovery is accidental
and unprofessional. If the Journal is not
mistaken the use of quinine was discovered
by an uneducated monk, and vaccination
for smallpox was first suggested by Lady
Mary Montague. Perhaps the ignorant ST.
berian has stumbled across a secret which
the scientific research of years has failed
to reveal. Stranger things nave happened.
AT any rate the claim will not be dismissed
without a thorough investigation. Tubercu-
losis is the curse Of modern civilization,
the deadliest enemy mankind has to-day.
A greater man than Napoleon will be he
who finds a cure for it.
Meanwhile common sense and modern
methods OF hygiene can do much to arrest
it's progress if they cannot cure it. The
'open-air treatment Is Americas latest
method of combating the disease. and it is
proving successful in a large number of
cases. Pure air. pure water. pure food, are
essential in treating this, as we'll as other
Ills. Consumption is born in houses and
bred in closed-up places; it's bacilli do not
flourish in the mountain tops.
If the claims of the Russian engineer
| prove true then this Is the greatest dis
covery of the era-the cure of a disease
universally prevalent and supposedly incur
| able. A new hope is held out to thousands
of dying people all over the world-a hope
of life and strength and health again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

the Senate and once by a committee of the
House.. but cleared on each occasion. Yet.
at that very period. as has been shown in
the present investigation. he was engaged
in the corrupt business for which he has
now been removed and indicted" Machen
is probably the worst OF the Post Depart
ment officials now under indictment. AS
general superintendent for several years
of the free delivery system he had 1t in
his power to do favors TO congressman ire
spective of party, and though he was a
Democrat he dispensed his favors in a truly
nonpartisan spirit. This and his skill in
covering his tracks enabled him to get two
congressional whitewashings while he was
carrying on his corruption schemes. 1t re-
manned for the present administrator to
start an investigation that really investi-
gated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Peter Grogan. who claimed to have originated
the installment system Of purchase and lived to
see it adopted by nearly every civilized nation.
recently died in Baltimore from heart failure.
Grogan instituted the system In his furniture
store over thirty years ago.
c. w. Cotton, the oldest reporter in Indiana,
is actively at work on the New Albany Daily
Ledger at the age of seventy-seven. He is a
wiry little man, whose keen look and sparkling
eye denote that he is not by any means ''all IN"
Mr.. Cotton, a lifelong Democrat, has been
grinding out copy for nearly sixty years.
The Rev. DR.. John Habersham Elliott, for
thirty-four years rector Of the Pro-Cathedral
Church of the Ascension at Washington. has
been relieved Of this charge at his own request.
Failing health is the reason given for DR..
Elliott's retirement. The vestry of the church
paid him the unusual compliment of electing
him rector emeritus for life.
L. Du Pont Style. professor Of English in the
University of California from 1893 to 1901, who
died at Oakland. Cal. on Nov. IA. was born in
India forty-seven years ago, and was educated
In London and at Yale University, where he re-
ceived the degree of A. NJ. Before going to the
University CT California he had been United
States consul to the Madeira islands.
Strolling through one of the narrow, crooked
streets of Leeuwarden. Edward Penfeld saw
this sign: Il. V. d. Zwaan, Morgen Wekker. %
Zwaan earns a living by making a perambula-
tory alarm clock of himself and routing out of
bed those of his fellow Leeuwardeners who are
able and willing to pay for that service. He's
what ne calls himself on his sign, a morning
walker.
Edward r. Black, of Philadelphia. 'Depew's
double" is dead. AS far as looks went he might
have been the New York junior senator's twin
| brother. He was in the service of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company for f~orty-fve years.
In 1861 he had charge Of the train on which
Abraham Lincoln journeyed from Pittsburg to
Philadelphia on his way to Washington and in
auguration.
Sir Thomas Upton has to pay taxes on prop
erty in Chicago assessed at $780, 900.
Miss Vera Goldstein. of Victoria. is about to
test the right OF women TO sit in the Australian
Parliament by offering herself as a candidate.
She is remembered in this country as the Aus
| tralian delegate to the woman's suffrage con-
| vention in Washington last year. During her
| visit she was commissioned by the Criminologica
| Society Of Victoria to inquire into our regula-
| tions regarding Juvenile criminals and neglected
| children.
Price Nicholas Of Montenegro. the comic opera
| ruler Of the Black mountain principality. which
has a population less than that of Rhode Island
was q great athlete in his younger days and IL
still a good horsenan. a capable shot and 6
splendid swordsman. To his other attainment.
the prince adds that Of being a poet and pros.
writer of no small talent, his best known worl
being a tragedy, The Empress Of the Balkans
His civil list. only s14.0 900 a year. is ample FOL
his simple tastes, which never call for great ex
penditure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

Persons occupying business rooms in Ohio
street or the south side Of the new federal
building square have been notified to vacate
Feb. Is. and are now looking for new
quarters. The impression prevails that the
laying of street railroad tracks in Ohio
street from Illinois to Delaware n the
running Of ten or twelve cars an hour
along that street will have a tendency to
force retail trade to the north. Such a
movement has been going on for some
years. and the partial obstruction of Ohio
street by car tracks may accelerate it. 1t
will certainly interfere to some extent with
carriage driving from North Meridian to
Washington street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

the Chicago gang made murder a regular
factor in the success of their plans.
Who is responsible for the production
propagation and increase OF this class in
our cities? Many of them. perhaps most
of them, are not born criminals. If they
are in any degree victims of heredity, who
is responsible for that? IL they are a prod
uct of bad environment. of unfit parents
n comfortless homes, is there not some
responsibility elsewhere than on their par
ents? If they were allowed to roam the
streets day after day and night after night
until they were fully ripe for crime. if they
were allowed to leave school before the
limit Of the school age and to graduate
from idleness 10 loaferism. and thence to
crime, who is responsible for that?
When these. young bandits. having passed
through various grades of idleness and
schools Of vice, nave reached a point where
they rank among the worst criminals of the
times, they are run down by the police and
after a desperate fight arrested. Society
rises against them and the machinery Of
the law is put in operation to punish them.
They deserved the severest penalty of the
law for their crimes, but what was society
doing during the years they were preparing
to become criminals? As long as society
permits boys to grow up in bad environ
ments and makes no attempt to rescue
them from conditions that breed crime as
foul air does disease microbes, is not
society to a certain extent responsible
for the results?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

A meeting called for tonight in the as
sembly room of the Commercial Club will
consider a subject of great Importance to
the manufacturers and shippers of Indian
apolis. viz. the deficient car service. There
IL not a manufactures in the city that does
not feel this deficiency in the difficulty of
obtaining coal promptly and regularly. and
every shipper is embarrassed by it. The
increase OF business beyond the ability of
the roads to handle 1t makes them indie
pendent. but some means ought to be found
to secure fair play for the city. The first
step towards an Improvement OF present
conditions In organization and cooperative
effort. and that should be the outcome of
the meeting tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
In the Wrong Club.

On a recent trip to New York. Powell Clayton,
Of Arkansas. ambassador to Mexico and Repub-
lican national committeeman. met DR.. John H.
Girdner on Fifth avenue one afternoon. DIR.
Girdner invited the ambassador into the Demo-
cratic Club for a little chat. A few afternoons
later the ambassador met the doctor again.
Ambassador said the doctor. II have taken
the liberty of putting you up in the club for
membership"
''what!' gasped the ambassador. What!
When is the election?'
Tonight" said the doctor. looking surprised.
.For the love of heaven" yelled the ambassa-
dor, get TO the club quick. / am a Republican.
1 am, ard IL would kill me forever in politics
If it became known 1 was even proposed for
membership up there
The members did not pass upon the ambassa-
doris eligibility for membership that night
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

A party of representatives seated about the
round table at one of the Washington hotels
the other night started telling anecdotes to
illustrate the peculiarities OF their associates.
One of the members told the following incident
when the name of ex-Representative Oliver II.
p. Belmont came up:
Did Belmont ever invite you up to his rooms
to have a drink" he Queried. He extended
that courtesy to me one evening. and 1 wit
messed a very interesting procedure. one that
revealed Belmont to me in the light OF an in
ventive and economical genius. Standing on his
buffet were three bottles of whisky. 1 noticed
a notwithstanding metal arrangement on the top
of each, and supposed that it was some kind of
new-fangled stopper. Belmont's stereotyped in
vitation to join him was as follows: Won't
you have a wee nipple? / signihed my willing
ness to indulge, and Belmont reached into his
back pocket and pulled out a bunch Of keys.
He detached one. picked UP a bottle of whisky,
and, after working a moment or so with the
stopper, opened 1t. I then saw that each OF
the bottles was equipped with a regular pad
lock arrangement. 1t seems that Belmont s
servant was a confirmed tippler. and that in
the absence of his employer he would regularly
tap the whisky bottles. Belmont was finally
driven to the alternative of getting a new man
or devising some means for protecting his
liquor. and the paddock scheme was the solu-
ton of the problem-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
STARVED TO DEATHs
While 500 Lay Ing a b.
real Drawer I'm the HousN.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Starved and neglected, Mrs. AnnS Quinn,
forty-six years old, was found deSi at her
home yesterday morning, while SFss, which
would have undoubtedly been the Scans OF
saving her life. lay untouched In s bureau
drawer. Dennis Quinn. her husbrad, was
found unconscious. 1t Is alleged frofa intox-
~ication, ON the floor OF the room n which
reposed his wife's dead body. Whsle their
two children, aged seven and nise. were
alone in the house. sick, hungry end neg
lected.
One glance at the emaciated couLtenance
of the dead woman showed that dzath had
resulted from lack OF nourishment. ttogether
with neglect. Quinn's cOrdition Gas such
that he was only restored 10 consciousness
through the administration Of powerful
drugs. The two children were wax and
famished and were promptly turnez over TO
the care of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty 10 Children.
In addition TO the large sum o. money
found In the bureau several dolisrs were
also In Quinn's pockets. Whens he was
brought back 10 consciousness he twas un-
able to tell how long his ~ife had been ~
or whether or not she had received medical
treatment. An inquest ilto the pima
death Will be held by the coroner to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
Used to Such Chatter.

A clergyman who was travelling stopped at q
hotel much freQuented by wags and jokers. The
host. not being used to having a clergyman at
his table. looked at him with surprise; the
guests used a" their raillery OF wit upon him
without ~eliciting a remark. The clergyman ate
his dinner quietly. apparently without observing
the gibes and sneers of his neighbors. One of
them at last. in despair of his forbearance,
said to him: well. 1 wonder at your patience.
Have you not heard all that has been said of
your
''Oh. yes, but 1 am used to 1t. Dc you know
who / amp
mo, sir"
well. / will inform you that l am chaplain
of a lunatic asylum; such remarks have no eff
feet upon me. "-Pearson's Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

Aat. James b. Mulky, who died at his
home In Bloomington on Sunday. was an
honored citizen OF Indiana for a period COW
ering two generations. Besides gaining
prominence at the bar and in politics he
served honorably in two wars. the Mexican
and the civil war. and was president of the
Mexican Veterans Association at the time
OF his death. Latteriy, on account of age
and increasing debility. he had passed
somewhat out OF public view, but his death
will be severely mourned by many who
knew him in his prime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
PROFANITY IN THE CORN BELT.
Man Who Talked Twenty Minutes
without Swearing.

T. N. Carver, in Worlds Work.
A friend of mine, a clergyman, and a
very close observer. told me that upon one
of his trips through the West almost every
mar he met and spoke with used profanity;
but finally he found one man who talked
to him for twenty minutes without using
an oath. As they were about TO separate.
my friend shook hands with the stranger
and said:
You don't know how glad 1 am TO have
a chance to have a talk with a man like
you. You are the first man 1 have met
for three days who could talk for five
minutes without swearing"
The stranger was so surprised and
shocked at this de2lorable state of affairs
that he Instantly and innocently CALCULATED:
well, III be damned!'
Another friend. an unusually handsome
and venerable-looking farmer, told me OF a
delicate compliment he once received from
a cattleman. Meeting several drovers, he
inquired the road TO a certain place and
engaged in a few minutes conversation
AS ne rode on he overheard one remark TO
another: Say. that was a damned fine
looking old devil, wasn't it?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES,
Eloquent Election Address.

One OF the most eloquent election addresses
ever penned comes from the intellect Of a mu-
nicipal candidate at Clifton. whose name il
most suitably Mr.. Brain. This gentleman COM
mences thus:
Marie Corelli. the most Christian lady and
the greatest writer the world has ever known,
with the exception of Shakespeare. said in one
of her novels. The Sorrows of Satan that
Satan never troubled about Cabinet ministers,
as he was sure OF them. . But if Marie
Corelli had said that Satan never troubles after
town councillors she would have been just a.
near the mark .'-London News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

According TO a writer in the Popular
Science Monthly the drift OF population
from farms and villages to the cities has
been checked. This tendency was a few
years ago looked on with alarm, but it APP
pears that 1t exists no more. 1t is shown that
In the decade from 1850 to 1890 the population
of the rural districts OF Indiana decreased
In IS per cent of the townships; but in the
next decade. ending 1900, this percentage
fell or to 49,. Other States show similar
conditions. Improvement in home and So
cial life in the country. better roads, in
terurban electric lines and the overcrowd-
ing In the cities have probably all contrib
uted 20 make the rural districts more desir-
able places Of residence for the rising gen.
Grafton Bicycle. automobile and telephone
have also lone their part.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
Three Queens.

Marie Antoinette was told that the people had
no bread.
TOO bad" said the sympathetic Queen.
"Tell them that 1 will make them some with
my own hands"
Fearing to take the risk, the people resolved
on revolution.
Mary Stuart.
81 am going to leave my footprints on the
sands OF time,'' boosted the English sovereign.
II don't doubt it, retorted Mary. you're
plenty big enough
The virgin Queen signed the death warrant
at once.-New York Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
Rebate Profits.

Mr.. Rockefellers great purpose had been
made possible by his remarkable manipulation OF
the railroads. 1t was the rebate which had
made the Standard Oil trust. the rebate, ampli-
fed. systematized. gioriied into a power never
equaled before or since by any business of the
country. The rebate had made the trust and
the rebate. in spite Of ten years of combination,
petroleum associations. producers unions. resolu-
tions. suits in equitS. suits in quo warranto. APP
peals to Congress. legislative investigations-the
rebate still was Mr.. Rockefeller's most effective
weapon.-Ida NJ. Tarbell, in December Nc
Clure's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
Eleventh-Hour Repentance.

1t was in a Massachusetts town, relates Sena-
tor Depew. Mr.. Blanks's mother-in-law had just
died and. the funeral was to be the following
day. Late in the afternoon one of the friends,
taking a last look at the deceased. was sur
prised to see a ten-dollar bill inside the casket.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Blank was interviewed,
and. when asked If he could account for the
presence of the money in the casket. he replied
'She frequently accused me Of being stingy
and mean and that 1 never gave her anything.
So, for once. 1 want to have 1t said that she
has money to burn. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
FIoored Her Papa.

The Rev. G. Brinley Morgan. rector of Christ
Church, New Haven. who assisted at the we'd
ding of the Duchess of Marlborough. tells the
following story on himself: lone Of the doc
tors daughters. when about five years old.
formed the habit Of whistling almost continual
ly. Her father tried to break her of this &C
complishment. telling her il was unladylike
and unbecoming. particularly in a minister
daughter. Finally one day he reproved her.
saying:
Julia, don't you know that 'whistling girls
and growing hens always come to some bad
end?'"
why. papa" replied the child. that isn't
right at all; it should be. 'whistling girls and
hens that crow make their way wherever they
go! "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
The 1 Rule.

This health food doesn't do any good" as
serted the irate customer.
Perhaps, you overlooked the first rule re-
lating to it's use." suggested the grocer.
Whats that?"
First, get your health. You don't seem to
understand the theory of 1t. You wouldn't get
dog biscuit unless you had a dog, would your"
NO"
''Or birdseed unless you had a bird?"
NO"
'Then. what are you doing with health food
before you get health %
But If / had health 1 wouldn't need it,"
well, that's your lookout" Chicago Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
kitchener Acknowledged Defeat.

Lord Kitchener's humor-what little use he has
for that commodity-is. like himself. Of the
grim and curt order. He has rarely. IL ever.
been known TO tell what is called a good
story;'' and most of the anecdotes hich show
that the present commandments in india
has got q tiny fun bump somewhere have
their point in his sarcastic replies TO inane re-
marks.
Like other men of prominence. TX OF X"
often comes across the irrepressible party who
always affects to be on terms Of intimacy with