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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
#. A. DAUsMAN IN TOWN.
He Reviews the Work OF the Last
General Assembly.

Ethan A Dausman. of Goshen, who has
represented Elkhart county in the State
Senate for two sessions of the Legislature
was at the English light night. He said
his visit to the capital at this time was
one of a private business character, but
he was induced to discuss state politics and
the recent session of the state lawmaking
body. Shortly before adjournment the SEN
ator was interviewed on the question as to
whether he would seek reelection. but he
answered at that time that he thought one
term in the Senate was enough for any
man. Since his return home. however, he
has found that all of his constituents do not
agree with him on that point. and 1t is pos
sible that he may be induced TO stand for
reelection. Senator Dausman was the ma
jority caucus chairman during the last
session, was chairman of the committee
on insurance and held other important COM
mittee assignments. In discussing the work
of the session he said last evening:
when / look back and reflect upon the
recent session 1 feel quite well satisfied with
ures, even though many OF them were
scarcely of sufficient Importance to justify
US in placing them upon the statute BOOKS X,
the Constitution Is too short. / still insist
that il is grievous mistake to limit debate
in the customary way. II should be remem-
talking than when voting. Too much legfs-
lation Is great evil The best way
to get rid of useless bills is to talk
them to death. During the first thirty
days of the session there was free discus
sion, and at the end of that time only
ten or twelve bills had reached the Gov
ernor. Had we continued that policy to the
end we should probably not have enacted
over fifty or seventy-five new laws, but dur
ing the last thirty days discussion was prac-
tically prohibited, and as a result the acts
of 1903 will make as large a book as the
acts of two years ago.
Senator Dausman intimated that IL he Is
returned to the Legislature he Will offer a
resolution calling for state constitutional
convention, at which the present state Con-
stitution. which is fifty years old, may be
radically amended.
1.-The State of Indiana should make the
same provisions in regard to the Legisla-
ture," he said. that Ohio, Illinois and
other States make. The legislators should
be paid an annual salary and the sessions
should be held until all the business be-
fore the Legislature Is disposed OF. Legis-
lators who have private business interests
will not prolong the session unnecessarily.
They would have no incentive to do so. On
the contrary, they would be interested in
getting through in the least possible time,
| but we would not then have the rush of
business that comes in the last two or
| three weeks of the session under the pres
! ent law. / think change In the Constitu-
| ton in this regard would result in great
| good to the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
TWO JUDGES APPOINTED
GEORGE w. STUBS WILL PRESIDE
OVER THE JUVENILE COURT.
Thomas c. WhalIon Named by Cover
nor Durbin to Succeed Him-New
Police Commissioners.

Governor Durbin announced last evening
that he had appointed George w. Stubs
Judge of the new Juvenile Court of Indian
apolis. and Thomas C. Whallon to succeed
Judge Stubs on the bench of the city Po-
lice Court.
The Indianapolis Juvenile Court was Gre
ated by an act of the recent Legislature
and it has been conceded that Judge Stubbs
would be appointed Judge. There has, how
ever, been a question as to who should NIL
Judge Stubbss unexpired term on the
bench of the Police Court, and also as to
who should appoint Judge Stubbs's sue
cessor-Governor Durbin o. Mayor Book
walter.
Governor Durbin, In filling the vacancy
on the Police Court bench. acted on the
opinion of Attorney General Miller, who
holds that, while the charter of the city OF
Indianapolis might be construed so as to
provide that. the mayor should fill any va
cancy that might occur on the Police Court
bench, the State Constitution provides that
the Governor shall fill vacancies that may
occur on the bench of any court in Indiana,
and the Supreme Court has held that the
Police Court is a state court In the sense
of this provision.
Mr.. Whallon, who will succeed Judge
Stubs on the Police Court bench, has been
deputy prosecuting attorney for the city or
Indianapolis, and is one of the younger
members of the bar Of Marion county. He
is regarded as a lawyer of ability. Mr..
Whallon is but twenty-seven years old, but
1t is pointed out that Judge Stubbs's prede-
cessor on the Police Court bench, Judge
DAILY, was elected at a younger age. Mr..
Whallon Is a graduate of Hanover College
and of the Indiana Law School, and while
he was an undergraduate at Hanover rep
resented that institution In the state ora
torical contest. He will fill the unsxpired
bench.
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Moving Tale Of a Gaunt Beast Told at
sHfke" BelIis's sanatorium.

Senator Eban II. Wolcott, of Wolcott, is
in the city on a short business visit, but
last evening he ran into two or three of his
legislative colleagues at the English and
reunion was held, in the course of which
one of the senators told a story on VOL
colt that illustrates the imaginative powers
Of the gentleman who has a town named
for him.
"a few days before the Legislature ad-
journed," said the senator who was telling
the story. "a party of US went down to Mar
tinsville TO spend Sunday with Hike Bells
at his sanatorium. We had a great dinner
with all the accessories, and when the time
for speech-making came around Wolcott
announced that he would tell US the story
of famous wolf hunt. He started In
very melodramatic voice. and told us how
the party set forth and after an hour or
so in the field espied an immense gray wolf.
1t was magnificent animal said VOL
colt, one OF the largest l ever saw, ana IL
was doubtless the last of its kind In lndl-
ana. Its sides were lean and gaunt and IL
seemed to be half starved. The animal did
not look like he would improve on close &C
quaintance, and we were not anxious 10 at
tract his attention, as We were armed only
with shotguns, but before we could conceal
ourselves the wolf saw US. He raised his
head the hair on the back of his neck
stood erect and he started for us. There
was no way of escape. The only thing We
could do was to wait until he was upon us
and then give him broadside of duckshot
in the hope that that would stop him. On
he came, nearer and nearer and the cold
chills played up and down our backs. Final
ly human nerves would endure the strain
no longer, and when he was within about
two hundred miles of US
THAT was as far as Wolcott ever got with
his story" concluded the senator. when
we set up a howl he caught himself and
tried to explain that he had meant two
miles, or two hundred yards, or two hum
dred feet, but he only made matters worse,
and we never did learn what became of
the wolf. Now tell us about it, turning TO
Wolcott, did you shoot when you saw the
whites of his eyes, or how were you dellv-
cred from the perflous situation? How did
me and Betty kill the bear?"
Senator Wolcott had listened to the story
on himself with an expression on his face
| that indicated that he was vainly endeav-
| oring to recall some incident of ancient his
| tory. AT the question he Strengthened up
and replied without even a twinkle in his
eyes:
81 really never heard of that wolf before,
| but speaking Of bears / am reminded Of a
| famous remark made by the Governor of
| South Carolina to the Governor of North
| Carolina-let's adjourn"
| And the reunion adjourned sine die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
FORT WAYNE TRACTION LINES


for $2,O0O,OOO.
Hugh j. MCGOWAN, president of the In
dianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
has returned from the East The sale of
the Fort Wayne Traction Company was
contaminated during Mr.. McGowan's stay
in Philadelphia, the purchasers being
George F. McCulloch, Mr.. MCGOWAN, the
Murdocks, of Lafayette. and Stephen B.
Fleming. of Fort Wayne, for s., 100000. The
money will be turned over in Cleveland to-
day. The officers of the new organization
are: President, George F. McCulloch, In
dianapois; first vice president, j. lowering
Jones, Philadelphia; treasurer, Henry c.
Paul, Fort Wayne; secretary, Stephen B.
Fleming, Fort Wayne. In addition to the
city, Randall Morgan and Bayard Henry
of Philadelphia, and Charles Murdoch of
Lafayette, make up the board of directors.
The McCulloch-M Murdoch syndicate has
Southwestern Traction Company lines
which are already in operation between
Fort Wayne and Marion, where connection
will be made with the Union Traction Com
pany lines The syndicate has an option
on the Boyd syndicate lines, now in opera
ton between Wabash and Peru, and an
other option is held for the line between
Peru and Logansport. fourth option is
held upon the city traction lines of Logans-
port
The Murdocks own the city traction line
at Lafayette and line between Lafayette
and Logansport is contemplated The Fort
Wayne capitalists interested in the syndi-
cate are now building the Fort Wayne &
Lima route.
Mr.. MCGOWAN went to Chicago last night
for a conference with Daniel H. Burnham,
architect for the Terminal passenger station
to be erected at Illinois and Market streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
FRANCIS NJ. DICE, OF CRAwFORDs-
VILE, IN THE CITY.
He and His Family I'm Quarantine
for Two Weeks-stories from
the Hotels.

Francis NJ. Dice, OF Charlottesville,
special agent in the rural free delivery
service, in the city yesterday for the
first time in over two weeks, is now an au-
thority on how it feels to be I'm a small
pox quarantine. A quarantine that lasted
two weeks has just been raised on his
home and he and his family can breathe
easily for the first time since early in
the month.
A colored man, who has been a servant
in the Dice household for fourteen years,
was taken sick the 1st of March and in
a few days he developed malignant case
Of smallpox. All the members of the
family had been exposed. and after the
colored man had been removed to the
pesthouse the Dice home was quarantined.
In the family were Mr.. Dice. his wife.
daughter and mother-in-law. Mrs. Thomp-
son. who is the mother of Senator Charles
N. Thompson. of this city. They were all
vaccinated at once and fortunately all
escaped contagion.
'1t was an experience do not care to
go through again." said Mr.. Dice last even
ing, although Ii proved that nothing seri-
Gus was to come of 1t. had plenty or
work to do In making out my reports to
occupy my time 1or the TWO Weehes anu
we experienced no hardships aside from
the enforced confinement, but there was
not an hour during the time that we were
not worried. We did not know but that
any one or all Of us might take the small
pox and seige with that disease Is not
pleasant to contemplate.
During the second week Mrs. Thomp-
son was taken i'll with fever and all the
accompanying symptoms of smallpox, and
naturally that added greatly to our fears
The physician, however, assured US tnat
her sickness was nothing more than that
which follows vaccination and In Few
days she was all right again.
THE house was Quarantined, put there
was no card posted, as the health ofncials
knew that we would observe the regula-
lions strictly Our friends all knew the
situation and we had no callers, but We
had one amusing incident to enliven our
confinement An itinerant peddler, who
did not know of the quarantine, came up
to the house one day and rang the Dell.
We paid no attention TO IL until ne grew
so persistent that / thought / would give
him little scare and L went 10 the door
and opened IL suddenly. .
''What do you mean by coming here?'
I asked him. This house Is quarantined
for smallpox
1.-The mans eyes popped out. his Jaw
dropped and he gasped, What! linen
| he looked wildly around for the req ia 9
| or card and when he didn't see IT ne turned
! with a yell and started for the street. IL
| was the easiest way to get rid or a ped
| dler that / ever saw and l can recommend
| IL to everyone. 1 think we'll adopt II ana
| use IL on all occasions, as II makes
| watchdog wholly unnecessary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
DIR. s. e. SMITHS PLANS.
He Would Like to Execute Them at
East Haven Insane Asylum.

He Would Like to Execute Them at
East Haven Insane Asylum.
DIR. s. E. Smith. superintendent of the
Eastern Hospital for the Insane at Rich
mond, who is recognized as one or the
country's experts on the subject of insanity
was In the city yesterday. DR.. Smith is
pleased with the treatment given mis- in
stitution by the recent Legislature in the
way OF appropriations. although he said
he was sorry he was not given authority
to put into practice a colonization plan that
he had prepared.
The doctor hopes at some future date to
be able to establish colony on a farm
near the East Haven asylum. where pa
TENTS who are never violent may be cared
for several months during the year, and
those who have quiet intervals of several
weeks or months may be taken during that
period. Such patients would be employed
in farm work and removed from all the
surroundings of an asylum, and even In Vi
client cases of dementia IL is believed that
they would improve in way not to be
hoped for as long as they are confined in
such a branch institution" said Dr.
Smith. would cost about 500 patient to
establish. whereas the asylums cost from
$500 TO $1,000 per patient, and the cost or
maintenance would be even less than In
regular institutions / am confident that
the results OF an experiment in connection
with one OF the asylums would lead 10 the
establishment Of similar colonies at all the
asylums. but IL Is something that we must
wait awhile to obtain There are such
colonies In Michigan and one or two other
States while in Belgium they have tried
similar schemes for over thousand years.
and they have resulted in great good. IL
seems peculiar that we should be working
to establish a system that has been tried
successfully for so long a time, but such
Is the way of science.
I'm colony OF the character that we
desire the patients would be brought close
10 the soil and TO nature. and believe that
all of them would benefit greatly. Even
the most violent cases have intervals of
quiet Ia which they might be taken TO the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
PRESIDENT MAY NOT COME
HIS PRESENCE UNLIKELY AT FED
ERAL BUILDING EXERCISES.
VISIT 20 indianapolis Would Involve
Too Great Change I'm Itinerary
half Holiday Ordered.

: The Commercial Club has had no response
TO the invitation sent to President Roose-
veit to attend the cornerstone laying at
the new federal building on Wednesday.
II Is felt, however. that the President will
not be able at this late date to make a
SUFFICIENT change in his itinerary through
the middle west. to attend the exercises.
To-day the committee on arrangements will
meet anG practically complete the details
for Wednesday
8 A proclamation has been issued from the
mayors Office for a half holiday Wednes-
day on account OF the laying OF the corner
stone A few days ago Postmaster George
II. McGinnis sent letter 10 the Postoftice
Department at Washington asking per
mission for a half holiday Tor the 1ndian-
apolis Office so that the letter carriers
might march In the parade. A letter re-
ceived from the department. announced that
the carriers could take part IN the ex-
ercises II the business houses generally
observed @ half holiday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

young man rushed wildly into the lobby
of the Spencer House last evening and
called to the clerk:
''Say, one of your guests is trying to get
away and beat his bill! He's climbing down
a rope from the third-story window right
now!'
The clerk took the matter very coolly,
much to the surprise of his informant, but
the latter Quieted down, too, when he was
told that the escaping guest was man
from Ladoga who has patent fire escape
that he is exploiting whenever he finds
any one interested enough to ask an ex-
hibition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

Robert w. Miers. of Bloomington, Demo-
cratic representative in Congress from the
Second district, was in the city yesterday,
stopping at the Grand. I'm merely here
to look after some personal business mat
ters," he said yesterday afternoon, but
incidentally L called on Governor Durbin
to speak a word for Judge Robinson, of
Spencer, who is being urged by his friends
for position on the new codifying COM
mission"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

Charles Finley Smith, president of the In
dianapolis & Martinsville Company. is in
Bloomington making. arrangements for an
extension to that city. 1t is said that Mr.
Smith will ask the city of Bloomington for
a subsidy, IL is said the cost OF extern
sion from Martinsville would be enormous,
and there are only a few small towns be-
been made for further extension 10 Bed
frx1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
kpprai.er. Appointed.

Judge Anderson. OF the United States
Court. has appointed appraisers to fix the
value or a piece OF real estate at Craw-
fordsviIle which the government will ac-
ouire through condemnation proceedings.
The three appraisers appointed are Theo-
dore II Rlstlne Steven G. Campbell and
Irwin A. pefchon. all OF Crawfordsvllle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

Police Looking for Man Who Struck q
Child with a Hatchet.

The police last night at roll call were in
structed to arrest Wesley Grover, colored,
who is wanted for striking the two-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Coleman, 5l6 Bowman
street. Two months ago Grover. who was
boarding at Mrs. Coleman's home. had
trouble with the mother. He picked up a
Ratchet to strike the woman, but instead
hit the child. He Immediately left the
city, going to Louisville. He returned re-
Gently. The child grew seriously Ill as the
result of the blow inflicted by Grover. Ii
is thought ii will die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

yesterday was c. E. Chinn, telegraph oper-
ator, who was In the employ of Newton
in Great Northern Railway stocks. The
defense secured some affidavits from Chinn
shortly after the suit was brought. He
appeared yesterday as witness for the
plaintiff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
o. p. Levi. Sees the Governor.

o. p. Lewis, of Covington, Republican
representative from Fountain county in the
late Legislature, was In Indianapolis yes
terday on business. and called at the State
house to see the Governor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
petition. I'm bankruptcy.

Petitions In bankruptcy have been filed
IN the United States Court as follows:
Walter Hickman. locomotive fireman. Of
East Chicago: liabilities S25s. Sc: assets. s135.
Reynolds & Reynolds, Jay county, stock
raisers. liabilities. s26524e: assets. $780,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
WaIter $. Montgomery "Mixes.o

Walter s. Montgomery, of Greenfield,
secretary of the Republican State Editorial
Association, was here yesterday, calling on
business and political friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
C. e. Chinn Testines.

The chief witness in the suit of Finley
Darrell Co.. Chicago brokers. against A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

Judge G.. l.. Reinhart I'm Town.
Judge George l.. Reinhart, Of Blooming
ton, was a visitor in the city yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

Mrs. Austins Buckwheat has a worldwide
reputation or account OF its purity and genuine
buckwheat flavor. Don't forget the name
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
EBAN woLcoTT.s WOLF YARN.

farm. where they would improve solely b,
reason of the change of environment"
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WARM STABLE BLANKETS, 81 and up
Techentin Freiberg. 136 E. Washington st.
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Columbian Relief Fund, Stevenson Bldg,
dianapolis. Sick and Accident Ins. Agents want
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Aluminium and Brass Castings.
Pioneer Brass Works,
41S-424 s. Penn. st.
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Stylish Fall Clothing
On credit without security.
MENTER. ROSENBLooM & CO.,
lilo N. Penn. ST.
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Capital Razor and Supplies.
J. e. BODINE & CO.. 81 e. Ohio st.
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II you try Mrs. Austin's Pancakes, you "
always know what to have for breakfast.
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Dunlap's Celebrated Hats
{ Seaton's Hat Store.

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Oats
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Order your coal of Coburn Coal Company
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-18
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People.
How they are aud Where they are.

How they ale and where tHeY are.
James Evans has returned IRON
visit Of several days at Pittsburg.
George Hogue has been in Pitts
burg to get some additional help for
the Peabody.
Clip Phillips has landed another
good fish. 1t weighed ten pounds
and was caught on troll.
Miss Maud McVieker has been
Ill Tor some time and is still confined
to the house
Mrs. Charles w Aver has returned
from Grafton where she has been Wis
ting her sister Mrs. b. f. sayre.
Mack Cnipps Of Laurel Point has
been 10 town. He has not been in
before for several months being ex-
tremely busy in making a clearing
Captain b. f. Scott has returned
Terra Alta after a short visit here.
He will be a member of the senior
class at jefferson Medical college at
Philadelphia next year.
Ben Brady who located some time
ago in Kingwood for the practice of
law has been here Tor visit To his
sister over Sunday. He says that
Kilgwood is getting along very
nicely and that there are indications
of boom over there this summer.
Twenty five or thirty houses are
under contract
On Saturday evening the Carroll
Comedy company closed weeks
engagement at the Opera House.
They NAV be back at some future
date.
Commander Brown has been over
Cheat for week and feels very
much benefited by the outing
NEXT week we are to observe
Decoration day and there will be
big time on that occasion.
CRY council meets this evening.
1t would be a good time for the
mem bers to take some action about
getting better fire fighting faclli.
ties.
For light weight underwear and
night shirts, Clyde E. Jacobs will
save you money.