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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
FOUL PLAY is SUSPECTED
DEATH OF BERT KNOTS AT KOkO-
MO Is BEING INVESTIGATED.
Tom, SampSou and Mrs. BERTHE Brown
Are I'm Jail Here, Held for the
Investigation.

Chief Of Police Taylor. of Kokomc. was
In the city yesterday. and. with the aid Of
the police. made an investigation as TO
the cause of the death of Bert Knots, a
Kokono young man who was killed there
q year ago last July.
Knots was alleged TO be very intimate
with a young widow named Mrs. BERTHE
Brown and IL IS said they were engaged to
be married. when Knots left for two
months tour with the Sipes dog and pony
shows On his return he found Tom Samp-
son. his rival for the hand of Mrs. Brown.
had taken advantage of his absence and
had caused his engagement to the widow
to be broken The two men had on several
occasions quarreled over the young woman,
1t is said. and words were had on the night
OF Knotts's return. but no threats were
made. The morning after Knots returned
10 his home his crushed and mangled body
was found along the l.. E. &1- w: Railway
tracks, just outside the city. Both legs
Were cut off and the upper part of the
body was found twenty feet away from
the railroad tracks, half way up an en-
bankment.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
!s was the suppostion at the time that
after Knots was struck by the train he
dragged himself with his hands to the en-
bankment, hoping to secure aid, but his
relatives always believed that he met with
foul play. The death was investigated and
several people were under suspicion, but
nothing ever done toward ferreting out
the supposed crime.
Shortly after the death of Knots. Tom
Sampson. with Mrs Bertie Brown, re-
moved from Kokomo to indianapolis, and
since then they have been living here as
man and wife Some time ago they were
arrested on account Of their illegal rela-
nA ar
IN the Police Court next week. A
brother of Mrs. Brown was in the
but was not allowed admittance at the
jail On leaving the city he left note
addressed TO his sister In the jail begging
her to come back to her home and leave
Sampson. and suggesting that if she would
tell all she knew about the murder, her
troubles would be at an end. for Sampson
uaa haa not os able to narm mar IN ner although M @
anything. The local police at once be-
gan an Investigation and yesterday Detec-
tives Kinney and Morgan questioned Mrs
Brown as to the cause of the death of
Knots. She gave an account of the find
ing of the body and said that at the time
Of the death of the young man an investiga-
Knots had met his death by being struck
by train. the investigation ceased.
KOKOMO CHIEF HERE.
Superintendent Taffe telephoned to Chief
Of Police Taylor, of Kokomo. and arranged
for him to be here yesterday. The coroner
at Kokomo said that he was OF
opinion that Knots was foully dealt with
and he says the investigation will be re-
newed by the Kokomo authorities
The case of Mrs. Brown and Sampson was
called in the Police Court yesterday morn
ing, but on account of the investigation il
was continued until Saturday. pending the
solution of the murder mystery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

that he Is careless of the other obligations
of society. while TO apply the term to a
woman is TO risk bringing her husband or
big brother down upon you to force an
apology.
Philistine as it sounds, there is no more
reason that artistic genius should not
be gentleman than that banker, broker,
lawyer or merchant or decent breeding
should fail of the part.
Possession of exceptional nerves and per-
ceptions of the beauties of art and nature
do not argue deficiency of the possession
of conscience and perceptions of the diff
ference between right and wrong.
The sculptor that deserted his wife be-
cause, after twenty-five or thirty years of
wedlock he decided that she did not ''un-
derstand" him, while the young artist
model, with her talents and comeliness. did,
was actuated by no higher, more complex
or more nearly moral impulse than the
usual man who is jerked up in the courts
TO pay alimony on any divorce day.
''He must not be judged by other men, "
said the deserted wife, revealing by her
words the years through which the hus-
band had made a merit of his conceit, for
this sort of man never fails to talk about
his artistic temperament, and assert his
title to license no other man pretends to,
and sentimental women unfortunately.
rarely fail to be impressed by it.
1.-The artistic temperament" would, If
interpreted by those who claim IL most
vehemently, grant to its possessor the sort
of right royalty claims to make morganatic
marriages
1t is noticeable that the soul mates and
-the-sight-of-heaven, that always
appear in such cases as the one under dis
cussion, possess charms that would appeal
to the unartistic temperament, as well as
to the other sort, even when they fail To
show the pellucid intellects and apprecia-
tion of art that the runaway artist usually
names as the bond that holds him.
Another conspicuous statistic is that these
soul-unions do not seem to be as enduring
as the conventional kind, and that 1T Is
seldom long before the mans eye is turned
outward in search of new affinity to 'un-
derstand' him.
OF all the poses and pretenses affected
by the brethren of the flowing neckcloth
there is none more exasperating than the
assumption that unusual talent In any given
direction is a warrant to act the black
guard in the ordinary affairs of life
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
May Precipitate a Strike.

CHICAGO, Sept 23.-Sixty unions, hav-
ing membership of nearly $1,000, affiliated
with the building material trades council,
will, according to Secretary Deutsch, of the
council, support the marble workers union
against the effort of the national marble
dealers to maintain ''open shops" Action
pledging support was taken at a special
meeting of the council to-day. The manu-
facturers plan to open their plants to-mor-
row with nonunion men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Electrical Workers Adjourn.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 23-The
biennial convention of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which
has been in session for ten days. has ended
it's work. To-day the new constitution was
read and adopted, and officers were elected
as follows Grand president, +. j. Nc
Nulty, Newark, N. j.; secretary, H. w.
Sherman, Washington, ID. c.; treasurer, f.
j. Sheehan, New Britain, Conn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
All FIGURING Mills Closed.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 24.-An the
Minneapolis Touring mills were closed in
definitely at midnight. At that hour all
the men quit work. There was no violence
or disorder of any sort Most of the mills
have notices posted to the effect that the
pay of all the men who quit work will be
ready for them this morning and that all
men who do not report for duty may con-
slider themselves discharged. The strike
involves LOO men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
THE STATE PRINTING.


The State Printing Board met yesterday
at the Office of the Governor. The mem
bers of the board are the Governor, the
secretary of state and the auditor of state
Thomas j. Carter is secretary. The auditor
was not present at the meeting. being out
of the city. The Governor and secretary of
state went over the specifications for the
next two years printing as furnished by
Secretary Carter and approved them The
board will advertise in the newspapers for
estimates on the work and will receive bids
on Ocs Is. There is little change in the
specifications over two years ago. They
include all of the State printing and sta
tionery supplies The contract for many
years has been in the hands of William Il.
Burford. At present the printing contract
is costing the State from $85 900 to $40 900
a year. Secretary Carter thinks it will
probably be a little higher the next two
wears
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Their Petition Granted.

Judge Anderson, of the Federal Court,
yesterday granted the petition of appeal
of the complainants in the case of the
Board of Trade VS.. L. A. Knsey ct al, to
the Circuit Court of Appeals. The COM
plainants brought suit against the defend
ants some time ago to prevent them from
using the dispatches of the Board of Trade
and decree was rendered in favor of the
defendants
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Augustus II. GrOte.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 23.-Dr. w. ]. Holland
of the Carnegie museum, received word to-
day from Berlin, Germany, announcing the
death of Augustus Radcliffe Grote, prom
inert scientist, who had lived in the United
States for forty years. He was the author
of many scientific works and was formerly
director of the Buffalo Academy of Natural
Science For the last fifteen years he had
lived i'm Germany.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
IRONCLAD AGREEMENT
Manufacturing jewelers. Organize
Against the Union.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept 29-Three
hundred members of the New England
Manufacturing jewelers. and Silversmiths'
Association have signed an agreement
which provides for the shutting out of all
union men in the event that the labor Off
cials declare a strike in any one or all of
the jewelry shops in this vicinity.
This action is the result of the agitation
recently made by the union for nine-hour
day and other concessions The threatened
strike did not materialiZe. The agreement
stipulates that any union man who strikes
against any member Of the association must
not be re-emplOyed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
PLAIN BLACKGUARDISM.

New York American.

New YORK American.
The other day sculptor, fifty-eight years
DID, deserted the wife who had been his
helpmate through the years of his obscurity
and his struggle UP to eminence. The
sculptor took with him an artistic young
woman, and left his wife a letter inform
ing her that this young woman was his
true mate" or soul twin" or some other
high-sounding nonsensicality by which men
try to excuse their departure from the con-
ventionalities and principles of honor
The episode has caused a lot of talk in
which a great deal has been said about the
artistic temperament. When that plea sing
term was invented IL was TO describe a be-
ing more sensitive than people in apprecia-
tion OF the subtleties of existence, further
removed from all that is sordid and selfish
and gross.
lit was such a good term that ii was
promptly pre-empted by those particular
people who. while they could paint, draw,
model, make music. sing write, lacked
the common virtues of self-restraint and
morality. until now the application of the
term artistic temperament to a man is
much the same as insinuating that he is a
rake, that he does not pay his debts and
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
AMICABLY SETTLED.
Controversy Between the Great
Northern and It's Employees

Controversy Between the Great
Northern and Its Employees.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Sept. g. The contro-
versy between the engineers and fremen
and the Great Northern Railroad was
amicably settled this evening. Neither the
company officials nor the officers of the
two brotherhoods would say just what the
terms of agreement were, but it is known
that each side made some concessions. The
firemen are understood to have been grant
ed a slight increase in wages, bringing
their schedule TO parity with those of the
various other transcontinental lines. No
increase is believed to have been granted
the enginemen, but numerous minor
changes were made in the working rules.
The controversy. which at time
threatened to take on a serious character,
was brought to an end by a series of con-
ferences which began yesterday afternoon
and ended late this evening.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

CHICAGO, Sept 23.-Settlement of labor
difficulties by arbitration frowned on
by the teamsters' joint council, and, as
result, the Chicago Board of Arbitration,
which has ended many disputes between
employers and employees, in all probability
will be disbanded. The joint council of the
teamsters has adopted resolution remov-
ing its representatives from the board Of
arbitration and providing in the future all
questions affecting the welfare of the team
sters shall be referred to a temporary board
of adjustment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

American Sheet Steel Company Re-
sumes Operations Elsewhere.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept 23.-J. Warner, gen.
eral manager of the American Sheet Steel
Company's plants, was in the city yester-
day and made the official announcement
that all of the company's steel plants would
be started on Oct. i, except the local plant,
the Midland mill. This mill, which en-
ployes GOO men, has been idle for several
weeks General Manager Warner saws
that they have not enough orders ahead
to warrant the starting of the mill I'm full.
1t will probably not be operated before
Nov. 1.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Wheatley, of this city,
yesterday afternoon filed a petition before
Judge Merle Walker, of the Probate Court,
asking for the adoption of twelve-year-old
Milton Behymer. Milton has been living
with them for about ten days and gave his
consent to the adoption. He has $102 on
deposit in the Indiana Trust Company,
which will be held in trust for him. The
court granted the petition and changed the
boys name to Milton b. Wheatley at the
request of his adopted parents.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

New York Tribune.
During the examination OF children for
working papers permission To stay ont
OF school 10 go to work.. q mother who had
positively asserted that her son was fonr-
teen was confronted with the date of his
birth on the school records which
showed him TO be only twelve
"Oh. yes" was the rejolnder. ''it was 1891
then. but it's 1883 now. Ter I've changed IL .
Changed it,. echoed the inspector, you
can't change such thing as that my good
woman" with an unconscious emphasis on
tho you"
"Aad I'd Ike to know why not?.' came
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
ONE OF THE BAD SMITHS.
Man Arrested in Richmond VIII De
Held for Crime i'm This City.

Walter Smith. formerly of this city, was
arrested yesterday in Richmo2d, lnd., on
a charge of carrying concealed weapons,
and at his trial was found guilty and fined
so and costs. He is the same Smith who,
three months ago while In the employ of
Barnum & Co, grocers at the corner OF
out of his employers cash register. He will
be brought here from Richmond to-day
and will be given hearing before Judge
Whallon on a charge of grand larceny.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Injured by Sewer Gas Explosion

COLUMBUS, o., Sept 23.-By an explo-
sion of gas in a sewer at Sixth and Me-
Kee streets, this afternoon Frank Ga.
shatto and Frank Lombard were frightful-
liz burned. 1t was new sewer and The
injured men were putting in interior brick
work They were thrown some distance
by the force OF the explosion, but proba bly
will survive their burns and bruises.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
MACHINE DOES POOR WORK.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Sept. 23-It was learned
to-day that James Chambers. president of
the American Window Glass Company
paid Muncie visit yesterday. An Official
of one of the local glass plants who talked
to him states that Mr.. Chambers had been
at Orestes, where he witnessed a test of the
new blowing machines. The test was not
at all successful. But one of the ten ma
chimes has been set up and il does not
make a satisfactory product. The glass is
made too thin and will not stand the fiat
tening process.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WORTHINGTON. Ind, Sept. 2s-The con-
vention OF the Vincennes Presbytery was
opened here last night This district in
cludes thirty-one churches. most of them
being represented in the convention. The
reports from the various committees were
very encouraging and show that a great
deal of work is being DONE The conven-
ton closed tonight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Fell from Moving Car.

Robert Parkhurst, painter, was slight
ly injured by falling from an East Tenth
street car at Illinois and Washington
streets last night. Parkhurst attempted 10
board the car while IL was moving at a
rapid rate OF speed and was thrown to
the ground. He gave his address as 1911
Alyord street
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
VIII Raise Squads.
Goshen und.) News-Times.


Mrs. Elloine Yoder, a former Elkhart
teacher and Miss Lillian Smalley, a pres
ent teacher of that city, have Joined to-
gether In a new enterprise. that of pigeon
raising They to-day stocked up loft
with 800 pairs of carrier pigeons and will
sell the squads" tyoung pigeons) in the
Chicago market when month old. They
are considered great delicacy and in
the East similar enterprises are followed
extensively and with profit. Each pair OF
pigeons average brood Of sixteen squads
a year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

the quick reply. ''who can If his mother
can't? Who's got better right. I'd like
to know-just tell me that, What do yer
know about my family, anyhow? III 1 say
he was born that year, I'D like 10 know
what proofs you've got against 1t. ii nave
Mr.. Jerome look into this thing bit, will
-dictatin' to woman when her own chill
dren shall be born"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Glass Workers Strike Settled.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept 23.-Messrs.
Geiger, Ashley and Matthias, of the State
Board of Arbitration, have settled the
strike of the glass workers at the Port
glass works, at Bellevue. The management
of the Busch glass works has notified en-
ployes that work would not be resumed for
some time and advising them to seek en-
ployment elsewhere.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

Fannie Feriter. forty years of age, living
at 1875 Williams street. quarreled with her
husband Mt o'clock last night and tried
to ED her life by taking morphine. The
Dispensary doctors were called and after
nounced her out OF danger
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Powers's speech in Great Demand.

publisher of Caleb Powers's speech In his
own defense at Georgetown. says that
orders are coming in so fast that he has
Increased the publication. He thinks il will
take 100000 copies to meet the demand
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

Room 1-James p. Baker, Judge Pro. Tenn
Mary Reed VS.. Hayden Reed; divorce
Dismissed for want of prosecution.
Edmund Fisher VS.. Samuel O'E3rien; dam
ages. Dismissed by plaintiff. Costs paid.
Room FLAMES NJ. Leathers, Judge.
Edward F. Monn Jno. w. Eunic; ac-
count. Dismissed by agreement at de-
fendant's cost.
chanic's lien. Dismissed. Costs paid:
First National Bank Of Seymour VS.
Charles Robert Brown; note. Finding
against defendant for SIT and costs.
State of Indiana ex rel VS. James M
Jones ct al; damages. On trial by court.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge
State ex rel. Esther Bell VS.. Edward New.
man: Finding for plaintiff Judgment
fendant stand committed until paid
Sarah r. Wood VS.. John r. Woods estate
Probate commissioner recommends allow.
ance of claim. Claim for $1,25O at costs OF
estate approved. Administrator ordered tt
CRIMINAL COURT
Fremont Alfred, Judge.
Meede Barr; for murder. On trial by jury
Jury returned verdict of guilty of man
slaughter.
Alice Green and Rolla Miller; grand lar.
ceny and receiving stolen goods. Defendant
Alice Green, withdraws her plea of moi
guilty and pleads guilty to the second count
age twenty-eight years. Defendant, Rolla
Miller withdraws her plea of not guilty anC
pleads guilty to petit larceny; age twenty.
five years. Judgment is continued unit
Sept. "a at o'clock
NEW SUITS FILED.
William p. Barnhill VS.. Geneva Barnhill
divorce. Superior Court Room 8.
Rosina Rushton VS.. James Rushton anC
Dean Bros. Steam Pump Works; complaint
for support. Superior Court, Room l.
Jessie Evangilene Cooper VS. Charley G.
Lewis Baum VS.. George S. NARROW; fore.
closure. Circuit Court.
Dennis Tobn VS. Elwood Avery; foreclos
ure Superior Court Room 2.
Indianapolis Motor and Fuel Company VS.
Thomas e. Kane and Board of School Com.
missioners of the city of Indianapolis; com.
plant on debt. Circuit Court.
Thomas Griffith VS.. Martin Collins; com.
plant on note. Superior Court, Room l.
Ella j. Wilson VS. George G.. Wilson,; di.
voree. Superior Court, Room /.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
SOCIETIES SHOULD BE SEPARATE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Sept 2S--The
Catholic clergy of this city. after a con-
ference with Bishop O'Donaghue, an
nounced to-day that the church was op-
posed to the proposed formation of a
women's auxiliary of the Young Mems In
stitute and believes that social and bene-
fetal societies of men and women should
be entirely separate.
Ii is not known what effect this will
have on the "A. .. H auxiliaries.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
Umpire at West Point.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 23-Lieut. Col.
James Marker. Thirteenth Cavalry has
been detailed as an umpire at the man
euyers al West Point, Ky.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Sept 23-Carriga,
the last OF the outlaw leaders. was cap
tuyed to-day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
GOODBYE TO THE PUNKAH.
Electric Fan Will Take the Place of
the Picturesque Coolie.

American ingenuity must answer to ro-
nance for the passing OF the punkah.
Lynn Arm ts engaged upon a contract to
suppH revolving motor fans for the shops
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
MNmdzM55 dmaLMrMW

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUSLIo
Paris has reached the pinnacle OF ex-
t~ravagance and OF exquisite beauty in the
new gowns. and has surpassed even her
self and all her former records in the ex-
Rmples which have just reached this side
OF the Atlantic direct from the ateliers OF
such famous leaders as Paquin, Raudnitz,
Drecoll and Bechof-David.
Months OF toll, OF artistic inspiration and
a tremendous expense are involved in
bringing to perfection the artistic ideas
expressed in these gorgeous gowns.
Never before within the memory OF the
p~resent-day girl has there been such a
reckless profuslou Of costly materials
combined in one gown.
Real Iaces. hand-painted silks n chif-
fons. embroidered appliQues. yards upo
yards-one might almost say miles upon
mnes-of plaitings and shirrinEs and ruch-
ings, costly cloths and velvets, all OF
these are combined VITA an amount OF
hand-wOrk and embroidery which Is so
fine as 20 be almost incredible.
And the same Extravaganza OF idea Is
apparent in the new ~colorings and color
schemes.
The frock that shows but one. or At most
two coIors. whether fundamental or in
troduced. Is promptly rejected by he
smart girl.
she s~e,ls-se Il nrs-e. and -Ill none u II
ths new
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
MARK TWAIN'S WALL
STREET ADVENTURES.

WRITTEN FOR SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Samuel l. Clemens according to a story
which he recently told 20 a friend. went
wandering dow in the region OF Wall
street on \ matter OF business.
4 wandered along" said Mr.. Clemens
in describing his experiences. looking At
funeral professions mixed up with trolley
cars and public vehicles trying to mix up
their mechanism With what might be
left Of unfortunate human beings. so that
they would not be too p~resentable when
they were to have funerals. and was
wondering about the mutabIIty OF NOR
tails when a motcrman. in mixed meta
phor. called to my realization the fact
that I was much IN his mind as a posi-
BILE mixture OF what had been a man.
The worst OF It was that he called ne
q w~hite-headed old fool. and there was
no nance for a reply. because he was
well on his way when l realized that I
was safe and delighted that no one l
knew had seen me in flight.
Then II occurred TO me that in all
my way down the street there had not
been a person as I passed TO look up
with a CLEAN OF recognition l had writ
ten for 80 many people with illustrations
OF myself IN books and I knew that they
had met with large sales. and then I had
lectured now and than in a most serious
fashion about Affairs 50 distressing that
I was moved TO tears, while my hear
ers would laugh. presenting that all 1 had
to say must Be ludicrous. While 1 was
thinking how stranEe it was that no n
knew me on lower Broadway. I recalled
the story OF my old friend. Tom Reed
NO long bssors he eied he was nd
On = Broadway car and was forced 70