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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
COSTS MORE TO die NOW
MANUFACTURERS OF CAsKETS WILL
MAKE DEATH A LUXURY.
At the CIaypOoI Hotel Meeting the
Price of Coffin Boxes Is Increased
Twenty Per Cent.

1t costs more to die to-day than II did
yesterday prior to the meeting Of casket
manufacturers of the middle West at the
Claypool. The manufacturers voted to in
crease the price of coffin boxes an even 70
per cent, and the increase takes effect at
once. They claim they have been selling
the coffin boxes at an actual loss
The question OF the price of boxes was
one of two reasons for the meeting Of the
coffin men. The other, the relations of the
manufacturers and their employees and the
perfecting of the organization of National
Employers Association of Casket Manu-
facturers, was not taken up because num-
Der of the prominent members failed to put
in appearance. Adjournment was taken
until July IL, when a meeting will be held
in Chicago, the center of the labor difficult
ties of the casket men. to put the finishing
touches on their new association. Thirty
two manufacturers were present at the
meeting, which consisted of forenoon and
afternoon sessions at the Claypool.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
FRESH AIR MISSION FAIR.
Three Days Entertainment, Including
Vaudeville, at Fairview Park.

The Fresh Air Mission will give a fair
at Fairview Park. beginning June "a and
continuing for three days. The proceeds
are 10 be used to furnish the cottage built
out of the money made last year. One of
the features will be a vaudeville entertain
ment to be under the management of DR..
Edward Kiser. The German village will
be in charge of Mrs. Henry G. Runge.
Those to have charge of the different
booths are:
Lemon Booth-Miss Stewart and DR..
King.
Candy Booth-Mrs. Louis Segar and Mrs.
George A Solomon.
Flower Booth-Mrs. Ella Louise Bow
man, Miss Hazel Bookwalter and Miss Net
tie James.
Mrs. James Orndorff, Miss Elsie Kuhn,
Miss Nell Kile
Ice Cream Booth-Miss George Hanch
The fishpond will be taken care of by Mrs
Frank Izor and Miss Clara Day Oaks Mrs
have charge of the automobile station.
Following are the committees: Music.
Mr.. Mansur Il. Oaks; ticket, Misses Clara
Day Oaks and Eleanor Bookwalter; pur-
chasing, MesdameS c. ID. Oaks and Augin-
baugh; decoration. Miss Lavinia Oaks and
Mesdames Charles Volstine and Truston
lgoe. The gatekeepers are: Messrs. j. b.
Folk, Albert IZor. Lou Pfaffiin, c. B. Oaks
H. s. Beissenheiz. Miss Lavinia Oaks is
chairman and Mr.. Martin Edwards, treas
urer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
COLUMBIA COMPANY's LETTER.
Fault Found with the Specification.
Prepared by Commissioners.

Instead of submitting a bid TO the COM
missioners yesterday the Columbia vot-
ing Machine Company presented the fol-
lowing letter:
Indianapolis. Ind. June s. 1903.
"Gentlemen-The Columbia Voting Ma
chine Company respectfully submits to
your honorable board that ii is not pos
sible fCr IL TO bid TO furnish ten voting ma
chimes 10 Marion county, as called for in
your notice published I'm the city papers
of Indianapolis. particularly the Indian
cred by the specifications therefor, for the
following reasons:
Il. In subdivision thirteen of the said
machines to be furnished shall be used in
the city election and shall have been proven
successful and 10 the entire approval and
satisfaction OF your honorable board. then
the successful bidder may file claim. etc
The provision Is unfair, in that ii re-
quires that the successful company so bid
ding shall build ten unusual and extraor-
binary large machines for use in Marion
county, Indiana, and have such machines
used In the city election as a test before
said machines are sold and finally accepted
by your board IL Will not be required that
a sixty-key machine be used In the CITY
election. but a machine of much less than
half the size will be large enough for
such election. While We cannot bid TO fur
nish the ten large machines and go TO the
1 expense Of building them with no contract
for their acceptance until after a test at
EdlQ city cictuOH. We VIII IOrnlSn To YOUR
honorable board ten machines of thirty
keys each. with keys for seven different
tickets. for use in such city election the
same TO be 50 furnished by us without any
expense TO your board or TO Marion county
or the city OF indianapolis.
- In section fourteen OF said speci-
hcations the provision that the success
ful bidder shall keep all machines in re-
pair for five years and have the same al
ways in condition for use at any election
Is Unfair. We are entirely willing 10 agrse
TO keep any machine We may furnish upon
any contract In repair for any definite
length or time, but TO be paid for
any parts furnished unless Il be made IA
appear that the said part was defective at
the time OF furnishing said machine in
which event We would replace such part
without any charge against the county
therefor.
%. We do not consider that this is
such a proposition as 10 call for a lid 10
furnish said ten machines There 4 10 he
sals unless said machines are tested
and then only II the board may so elect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
WILL RE-ENTER OLD FIELD.
George NJ. Ray VIII Again Publish Pa
per at ShelbyvflIe.

George NJ. Ray is to embark in a new
newspaper enterprise at Shelbyville. his old
home Yesterday articles of Incorporation
were filed by the Liberal Publishing Com
pany. The capital stock is 5000 and is
divided into fifty shares. OF these, Harriet
d. Ray owns forty-seven shares George
NJ Ray has one share, Charles Ewing has
one, and Herbert H. Dunn another. 1t is
the plan. as set out in the articles, TO pub
lish daily and semi-weekly newspaper at
Shelbyville. to be called The Liberal
Other articles of incorporation filed yes
terday
The German Evangelical st. Johns Con-
gregation. OF Crown Point; trustees, Gott-
Iieb Bartholomae, Frederick Schleuter and
August Heide.
The Berne Lumber Company. of Berne;
capitol stock, $500; directors, jeremiah
Liechty, Benjamin Springer. Phillip
Springer, Levi A. Springer, Jacob p. Ha-
begger and Daniel Stuckey.
Mutual Oil and Gas Company, of VIM
cennes; capital stock. $4,000; directors.
William j. Heberd, Charles Westfall, Will
liam II. Weed, Scott Emison, Clifton C..
Gosnell, Isaac Lyons, James II. Shouse,
Daniel c.. Langdon, John w. Gaddis and
3Iinard j. Emison.
The Hastings Industrial Company, of Illi-
nois was authorized TO transact business In
Indiana. 1t has a capital stock of 100000,
$4,000 of which is represented in Indiana.
c. n. Thompson is the company's Indiana
representative. 1t is the business Of the
company to build and equip butter and
cheese factories, ETC., and to promote diff
ferent kinds of industries
The Indiana Screen and Manufacturing
Company filed notice that 1t has increased
it's capital stock TO $4,000.
The Chicago and Indianapolis Coal Com
pany filed articles of Incorporation. showing
q capital stock of $4,000. The directors are
Fred Davidson. Loyal l.. Smith and Frank
Z Iiua all of Chicago The cOmDdnY will
operate in Sullivan county, and will have an
Office in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10

Instead of submitting a bid to the COM
missioners yesterday the Columbia vot-
ing Machine Company presented the fol-
lowing letter:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
ECLECTICS in SESSION
MANY STATES REPRESENTED AT
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
There Are Nearly Four Hundred Dele
gates I'm Attendance-AssOci
May Critfcfse Governor.

The assembly hall of the Claypool was
crowded last night with members of the
National Eclectic Medical Association and
their friends at the public entertainment
arranged by the local committees in charge
of the convention. The programme was
opened with musical number, after which
Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter welcomed
the physicians to the city. Through long
and varied experience the mayor has be-
come an adept in the art of extending the
hospitality of Indianapolis to conventions,
and he was at his best last evening, grace
fully assuring the visitors of the pleasure
1t affords the people of the city to entertain
such gatherings as that of the members of
the eclectic school of medicine.
]. d. Mccain, of Monticello. president of
the association, responded to the address of
the mayor. and then followed an interest
ing programme, including addresses by Mrs.
Rolla L.. Thomas, of Cincinnati, represent
ing the ladies' auxiliary, and John Dill Rob-
ertson, of Chicago, and songs by Mrs. b.
B. Garfield, Of Frankfort and Mrs. H. E.
Brunaugh and j. Russell Powell, of In
dianapoiis. Last nights entertainment was
open to the public; tonight one will be
given for the members of the association
only.
MANY STATES REPRESENTED.
The convention was opened yesterday
forenoon, at 10 o'clock, with an attendance
of $50 accredited delegates, representing al
most every State in the Union. Four dele
gates are here from California, two from
Maine. four from Connecticut and eleven
from Texas, which gives an idea of the ex-
tent of the association and the active in
terest taken by the physicians of the eclec-
tic school in the annual conventions. To-
day Ii is expected that the attendance will
reach at least 450.
The forenoon session was given over to
an address of welcome by the president of
the Indiana State society, the report of the
committee on credentials, the appointment
OF censors to examine the applications for
membership, and the reception of sixty-two
new members. In the afternoon Prof John
Uri Lloyd, of Cincinnati, the well-known
author. delivered an address on THE Evolu-
ton of the Eclectic Materia Medica," that
is considered the feature of the convention.
Professor Lloyd will remain for to-days
sessions of the association, and will leave
this evening for New York. The remainder
of the afternoon was devoted to addresses
In the department of electro therapeutics
trical Treatment of Urethral Structure" by
G.. w. Boskowitz, of New York: ''X-Ray
Therapeutics" by H. p. Pratt, of Chicago
editor of the X-Ray Journal, and 1.-THE Diff
ference Between the Galvanic and Faradic
Currents to Origin and Use," by ]. r.
Spencer, of Cincinnati, the chairman of the
department.
ton of department work in medicine, sur
gerry and obstetrics, the inspection of the
plant of Eli Lilly & Co., and the entertain
ment in the assembly hall tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10

Closing day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10

The conditions in the specifications sur
rounding the furnishing of such machines
by the successful bidder are so unfair that
we cannot bid 10 furnish any of said ma
chimes.
Feeling that some explanation should
be made OF our failure to bid for said con-
tract TO furnish said machines. We have
concluded to hard your honorable board
this commuaicati on-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
FIRST WOMAN ARCHITECT.
Miss Jessie Gibson VIII BE I'm Partner
ship with Her Father.

Miss Jessie Gibson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis II. Gibson. of this city. will
soon have the distinction of being the first
woman architect of the city. Miss Gibson
was graduated yesterday from the archi-
tectural department OF the Boston School
OF Technology, being the only woman in
a class of twenty. Her record is the high
est OF the class and she has won many
honors while In the school.
Miss Gibson is graduate of the Indian
apolis High School. from which she grad
uated with the highest honors. She will
visit a few friends in the East and then
return to indianapolis to enter into a part
nership with her father. L. II. Gibson, the
architect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
May Criticise the Governor.

AT to-day's session it is understood &C
ton will be taken condemning Governor
Durbin. of Indiana, for ignoring the eclec-
tic school in his last appointment of mem
bers of the State Board of Health Here
tofore the eclectics have been represented
on the board. but as the board now stands
it includes three alopaths and one home
opath. The action of the association will
probably take the form of resolutions
severely criticising the Governor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10
BUILDERS ARE ACTIVE.


A big business in building permits was
done yesterday in the city controllers Of
flee. Nineteen were issued for amounts
over 500, the total for the day being &,
6lS. In addition TO the permits taken cut
by w. T. Brown. amounting 10 5000 John
Bernhart had plans approved for a two
story concrete building TO cost s. $50, TO be.
erected at Vermont and Blake streets. Fred
GOmpf will pat up a $3.50 dwelling at 2423
Capitol avenue. and Sewage * Wheeler
viii erect three frame cottages. TO cost
about $500 each. on Michigan street
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
Republican Workers pIns.

Appearances indicate that the din
ner 10 be given at Hotel Willamette
Friday evening. by the Salem Young
Mems Republican Club. will be howl
ing success. The dinner Is democratic,
and open 10 all, at 30 cents head,
even Democrats, who voted with the
Republicans, going There will be
seats for from 1875 10 $50, and indica
tions are there will not be vacant
chair. over 100 tickets we're sold the
first day, and many from the country
are coming. The committee having
the tickets are II. ID. Patton, jos. g.
Graham. J. @. GoOdale, Jr., and L. r.
Stinson. and any one not supplied can
procure a seat by calling on them, up
To the limit A good list OF speakers
has been selected and toasts Will be
responded 20 on a variety Of subjects
iaostly for the promotion Of good feel
jng and the extension OF the young
mems organization. that Is 70 be ex'
tended into every part Of the county
The Republican county central com
mittee and the legislative delegation
have been invited. Republicans from
any OF the surrounding towns who are
in the city will be made welcome, AZ
so cents a head Landlord Conner
Is making an effort 30 have decorations
and a spread worthy Of the occasion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
Jud odon on Womsn.


81 mover was shy about women.
never could understand why some men
who can break mustang before
breakfast and shave In the dark get
all left-handod and full OF Precipitation
and excuses when they SEQ a bolt OF
calico drapod around what belongs In
IL Inside olght minutes me and Mias
Willella was aggrayating the croquet
balls around as amiable as second
cousins. She gave me a dig about the
quantity OF canned fruit l had eaten.
and got back at her. fiatfooted, about
how a certain lady named Eve started
tho fruit trouble In tho hrst freegrass
pasturo-'Ovor In Palestine, wasn't
itY' says | easy and pat a. roping a
one.yelrold
''That was how acquired cordlality
for the proximitios OF Mia3 Willella
Iearlght: and the disposition grow
largor as timo passed. She was stop.
ping at Plmionta Crossing for her
health, which was very good, and for
the climate, which was 40 per cent.
hOttor than Palestine | rode over 10
see her once every week for n while;
and then figured out that II doubled
the number OF trips | would see her
twice as often"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16

PIANO
PRICES

Do you want TO buy a plano at a
right price? Do you want 10 feel safe
that you have a good artlcle-one just
as you expected 10 have bought? Or
are you one Of those who want hrst
to be charged big price, and then
get IL for less? And after you have
bought the instrument you are In
doubt all the time that some one else
has got the same instrument for less
money. Even II you do not learn the
facts, II Is unpleasant 10 think that
you have paid more than you should
have. Often the discovery is made
wheM Il is too late. Remember, when
you trade with commission man or
a stranger he has all kinds Of fictitious
excuses 10 make 20 get you 70 buy.
These are the same excuses that have
been made for years; II you look imo
H. and they never fail tO catch some
OF the unwary In any community.
Amongst others there is "the closing
out sale. after few weeks or months
OF an unsuccessful career as a music
al instrument dealer" This Is the one
most used 10 catch a cerain class ol
customers. These excuses are all
plausible. and for effect only. Where
the pianos belong 10 parent house or
are consigned. they are always charged
al not less than twenty per cent more
than they ought 10 be. or whM they
will cost a regular dealer Neceasari'
ly there are large expenses for short
time rent. for freight and special ad'
yertising. so that you can buy far
cheaper and safer from a permn-
nent dealer You cannot md music
house that 10 run an a. economical
basis. or as good a general business
plan as Geo. Q. wins music house AZ
Salem. He ueB his more than 20
years experience 10 overcome All ex'
ira and unnecessary expenses, % that
his instruments can be and are sold
cheaper than any one can sell them a.
these nctitltous closing out sales. II
you wish 10 ind this music house,
where you are always safe In buying
an instrument. aud sure 10 gof perma.
nent values, q 10 az 2Si Commercial
street. opposite the Iadd 4 Bush
bank
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
EGBERT
SAFE in
THE PEN
Harney County Sheriff
Glad TO Get Rid
of Him
Will Have the Honor" to
Be the First to Be
Hanged at the Pen.

Harry d. Egbert. better known in
this state under the assumed name Of
Jack Frost" was received at the pen.
itentiary last night from Harney coun.
ty, under sentence Of death for the
murder Of ]. G. Saxton, of Burns.
and his execution the first one to be
held at the penitentiary under the
new law, is fixed for Friday, January
20, 1904, when ne Is to pay the penal
ty of his crime.
Egbert was brought to Salem by
Sheriff Tom Allen, of Harney county,
and on the way attempted to murder
one of the guards escortlng him.
while temporarily relieved OF his hand
cuffs to enable him to eat without diff
ficulty. After that show Of temper he
was kept heavily lroned. and was thus
manacled when received at the penl
tertiary.
He was at once placed in the re.
ceiving cell, being treated as any or
dinary dangerous prisoner. The death
cells, In connection with the death
chamber have not been completed
and he cannot yet be placed in them.
but they will be ready soon, when he
will be given quarters in one Of them,
so remain until he comes out to be
executed. In the meantime he will
be placed in one Of the strongest cells
and will be closely watched to see that
he does not cheat the gallows by TAX
ing his own life.
Sheriff Allen was pleased TO have
the dangerous prisoner OF his hands
and when he saw the penitentiary
doors close upon his guest of the past
few months, he heaved a great sigh Of
relief, saying that Egbert was one OF
the worst men he had ever held in his
Jail, and never expected to have an
other one as bad during his term Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
!: H;;:!' H;;:! (! Social Realm#
PERSONALS.

H. c. Porter, Of Aumsville, is in the
city
Lon VAIN is in Portland on bust
ness.
H. S. Gile was a passenger to Port.
land last evening.
Werner Breyman went down to Or
egon City this morning.
j. II. Steiwer, Of Jefferson, was a
Salem visitor last night.
Joe Bernardo went down to Brooks
this morning on business.
Frank Lee, lately appointed on the
state fair board, is in the city.
Judge Burnet went TO Albany today
to hold court for day or two.
NJ. l.. Jones and daughter, Clara, OF
Brooks, were in the city today.
Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Smith were In
Turner yesterday, returning last ev'
ening
e. p. Mccormack was a passenger
on the Albany local this morning for
Portland.
Mrs. w. Il. Gilbert, of Albany, is in
the city for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. % l.. Irvine.
l.. M. Baker has returned from his
mining properties at Sumpter, TO
spend the winter with his family
T. T. Geer departed for Forest,
Grove, where he will lecture to the
students Of the college this evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
Christmas and Music.

What is Christmas without music
and Christmas gifts, as music helps to
keep alive the spirit Of Christmas. A
musical present is one of the most
appropriate presents that can be civ.
en-, and Geo. c. viii has everything
in the music line, especially in good
goods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
Last NlInht,n aho,..
FIVE

The presentation Of "The Two siB.
ters" at the Grand Opera House last
night was fairly well attended, aud
the audience enjoyed the performance
very much, although Il was not quite
up 10 the standard OF Denman Thomp.
sons great success. "The Old Home
stead" II was good. however, and 30
pecially were tho speclaltioE eucol.
l0nt The closing scene was some.
what marred by the rising OF some
portion OF the audience, before the
scene closed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
Office as sheriff Of Harney county.
His Crime.


His Crime.
Harry d. Egbert shot and killed
Attorney John G. Saxton and John G.
Wesr, both special deputy sherlffs,
at his house In Whitohorse Valley,
while resisting arrest on a warrant OF
burglary. committed in Douglas coun'
~. West was shot first. and while
SaxtOn was In the act OF placing a
blanket under the head OF the dying
man. Egbert. who was secreted In the
second story OF the house, fired the
shot that killed Saxton. In a hand-to-
hand duel between Egbert and Saxton
in the house before the murderer took
refuge In the second story, Saxton
fred a bullet at the murderer's stom'
ach, and was defeated in the capture
OF his man by a pistol which the mur'
derer carried The ball struck the
revolver, and thus Egbert escaped
with his life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16

Schilling's Best pepper is
better than pure; it is the
finest of pure we have to get
rid of rejected pure. We
pet a peculiar flavor as we'll as
strength.
Your grocer's; moneyback.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16

Some OF the old Nile lakes, which
were formerly dry salt plains in sum
mer and covered with a few inches
of alllali water in the wet season,
have been reclaimed by the British
government and are now worth from
5000 to $500 an acre They produce
magnlflcent crops.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16

Every hen egg laid nowadays means
about cents to the owner Of the bid
dy. A regular gold mine, so to speak,
is poultry. See them at the show In
Salem the rest Of this week. Single
admission Is cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16

lice court room. Important matters.
like street improvements Chemawa
extension Incoming immigration. and
the great question Of car shortage will
be up for discussion. If you are not a
member of this live organization give
in your name and six bits for the pro.
motion Of Greater Salem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16

Officers Lewis and Murphy last
night herded in VIM. Reinert, Fritz
Wagner and Ed. Ross for keeping late
hours. and this morning, after hear.
ing before the city recorder they
were given a short time TO get out OF
town, which they took advantage OF,
and were last seen heading Tor the
railroad.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
A Rnalnesa opportunltY.

Mr.. o. p. Dabney, Of The Fair Store,
Is In the city for short time, ana
while here proposes 10 close out tha1
business. II possible, a. he has me
house furnishing goods business az
Portland. Thi Salem business is the
result OF about ten years good, hard
work. and Is a paying proposition, ana
some one could here get into paying
business with a nominal investment
Ii would pay any one looking Tor an
oDenlng 10 consult Mr.. Dabney.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-16
All He Was Worth

Rochester N. Y, Dec 16-The su.
preme court today awarded Mrs. Kate
Hoffman a verdict for $4,000 for the
death of her husband, who was SKILLED
by the New York Central railway. A
motion for a new trial was denied. but
Justice Rich will hear the railways
argument for a reduction.