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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-It is understood
that Auditor Castle, of the Postoffice De-
partment. in his annual report Will recon-
mend an increase of approximately 200
clerks in the go already employed in his
bureau. During the six years of Auditor
Castles incumbency the actual work of the
office has increased 60 per cent. and the
clerical force % per cent Important leg
islatiOn suggested by the disclosures of the
postal investigation, also will be recon-
mended. The report will state that there
Is great need for very important checks
against enormous possible postal abuses,
which have never been applied in the
auditors office. as a prime factor in a sue
cessful postal service.
In urging additional clerical force the
auditor takes the position that the eff
cheney of the auditors office is a prime fac
tor in a successful postal service as most
Of the receipts and disbursements are set
tied without any auditor examination what
ever in the POstOfiice Department."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
MIR. WARES PROMOTIONS
Forty Pension Office Clerks Advanced
for Merit.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2O-About forty
clerks employed in the pension office to-day
received promotions. and after the an
nOuncement was made Commissioner Ware
called them into his office for a lecture. He
told them they had been promoted on their
respective records and on the recommends
ton of their immediate superiors in Office
only. He advised the clerks to seek the
commendation of only their chiefs and
added that any recommendation for the
advancement of an emplOye put in by an
outsider and with the knowledge of the
omplOye would have the effect OF debarring
the emplOye from advancement. He said
that a repetition of the offense would have
the effect of securing the removal OF the
person thus seeking 10 improve his for
tunes. He stated that he had recently
been compelled to tell a clerk that If he
old not stop steering statesmen up against
him he would be compelled to dismiss him.
Il am determined" he said that promo
lions shall be merit only and not be-
cause this person may be the brOther-in-
law of a Governor or that the nephew of a
senator. No man can be loaded on TO the
office because he cannot make living on
the outside"
He concluded by saying that there are
more apples on the same tree, but that they
would not be shaken into the laps of those
who had not earned them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

PITTSBURG, Oct. 2O.-As a result of a
special meeting of the Structural Iron
Workers Union, held last night, damage
suits aggregating 100000 may be brought
against the American Bridge Company.
charging negligence in the construction of
the Wabash Railroad bridge, where the dis
sstrous accident happened yesterday. The
officers of the union are reticent on the sub
iect, but one of them said the union may
take charge of all the cases and bring suits.
The men at the meeting alleged that the
company had been raising daily eighty tons
of iron on the traveller at the bridge, which
the commissioners said should not carry
more than thirty tons.
The meeting decided TO stop all work in
The city until Thursday, and made special
arrangements for the funerals of the vic
Tins of yesterdays accident. 1t was de-
cided that upon the casket of each victim
should be placed floral piece representing
q broken traveller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
DEMOCRATS INDICTED.
Charged with Completely I'm NaturaIi-
nation Frauds at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20-Police Captain Sam
uel ]. Boyd, Thomas E. Bardett, for mar
shall of the st. Louis Court Of Appeals and
a member of the Democratic state commit
tee; John Dolan. chairman of the Demo-
cratic city central committee; Adolph Fem
and Jacob Weissman, members of the He
brew branch of the Jefferson Club, were in
dicted by the federal grand jury to-day for
completely in naturalization frauds alleged
~ have been committed prior to the recent
election. Captain Boyd. Dolan and Bardett
stated that they would come TO the federal
building when notified of the jury's action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
New Militia Law Proposed.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-Acting Secre-
tary of War Oliver has sent 10 the adju-
tant generals of the various States and 9TH
ers interested in the Improvement of the
National Guard u circular accompanied by
a proposed law. The draft is suggestive
of Il form that might be adopted with a
view that the organization armament and
discipline of the militia organizations may
be the same rs that governing the regular
or volunteer army of the United States.
1t is the desire of General Oliver that the
new propositions may be discussed and sug-
gestions made with the hope that some
thing may be accomplished by State leg
isIation TO improve the militia, which has
become closely identified under recent leg
islation with the federal government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
SPANKING.
Argument i'm Favor of Reviving an
Ancient Custom.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Have we gone too far in mercy toward
those who violate the Ten Command
ments and other wholesome laws? The
drift of modern penology is away from all
forms of punishment that SAVIOR of the
ancient methods, which were indeed USE
lessly harsh and cruel. Penology is para
doxical IN that it leads away from pun
ishment in every form. 1t assumes that
the criminal is not entirely responsible;
that he is a weakling, a moral lunatic or
idiot, unable to control his passions and to
check his cupidity; that such he needs
medical rather than legal treatment, and
that when he is built UP physically to the
normal. by proper diet and exercise, he
must be improved mentally by schooling.
In the main there is no doubt that this is
the right view of the matter. We need no
better proof of il than the cures effected
by the reformatories and those not effect
ed in the prisons. for the patient leaves
the one hopeful, useful and strong. while
he leaves the other sullen, hopeless, more
degraded than when he went in.
But until the age OF reason is attained
many persons require that their thinking
be done by others. The fretful and OBJ
stinate child requires hard experience to
enforce on its memory the danger of yield
ing to its own desires 1t must learn from
stomach ache that green apples are not
food 1t must burn its fingers to make it
believe it cannot play with fire. And in
it's adventuring beyond the lines which
society has established for its own well
being il is only by mourning some painful
consequence that Ii comes TO associate the
act with natural or human retribution.
and is taught to refrain. And the best sort
of consequence is q sound spanking, adj
ministered by father with horny hand,
or a mother with a plant slipper.
Corporal punishment Is not TO be left to
some parents. We find rowdy fathers and
slattern mothers who are continually box
ing and shaking their offspring Public
Establishments in the streets, the shops,
the cars, the parks, arouse indignation,
since the punishment is worse than the
offense and is often uncalled for. being a
mere exhibit of unstable temper in the adj
ministrator. But cases are before US every
day in which whipping will save the re-
cipient from graver visitatons hereafter.
1t ought not to be left to the harsh and
thoughtless, but to n public officer. like a
school principal. Many boys exhibit their
bravado in the schools. seeking cheap
admiration. knowing that they are not
likely to suffer for il, whereas IL they were
| snaked out of their seats. and their Ia
rnentations were thereafter heard in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Converse succeeds Bradford.

WASHINGTON. Oct 20.-Rear Admiral
Royal b. Bradford relnquished the admin
istration of the Bureau of Equipment and
Repair of the Navy Department to-day
and was succeeded by Capt. George a.
Converse. who now assumes the title OF
rear admiral. The formal transfer took
place at noon Admiral Bradford retires
from the bureau at his request, that he
might go TO sea and in asking for such
assignment he requested that he be per-
mitted To perform sea service during the
remainder of his career on the active list.
He has been given command of the battle
ship Illinois and on next Tuesday Will
-~s>t his flag over that vessel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
ChamberIain speaks Again.

LONDON, Oct 2o.-At Newcastle tonight
Joseph Chamberlain returned to the tariff
controversy when he addressed an enthu-
siastic meeting of 1900 person, and held his
immense audience for an hour and half.
1t was his first public appearance since his
recent illness, and he was apparently In
rood health A novel feature OF the meet
ing was a battery OF telephone receivers
placed In front OF the speakers platform
by means of which the speech was con-
veyed directly to the offices OF local news
nanerS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Ellsworth to BE Prosecuted.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2O.-Twelve of the
forty Welsh miners who arrived here on
the steamship Haverford Sunday were to-
day permitted to proceed to their destina-
ton. Immigrant Commissioner Rodgers
has, however. detained twenty-eight others
pending further investigation. Evidence
has been secured which leads the commits
sioner to believe the miners were brought
here in violation of the contract labor law.
Attorney General Knox has been asked to
institute proceedings against James w
Ellsworth & Co., mine owners at Ellsworth
Pa, who. it is charged, have brought
many miners here under contract from
Wales.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
No Run on "a Pittsburg Bank.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 20-The Federal Ma
tional Bank, OH whose stock raid was
made in the local Stock Exchange yester-
day. has not, according to the statement
of President Langfitt. suffered any material
hurt. No run the institution has re-
suited. and the prompt action of the local
financial banks in promptly offering any
assistance that might be needed, has served
apparently to allay distruSt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 20.--The Duke of
Abruzzi set foot on New Orleans soil for
10 O'Clock with his personal attendant and
accompanied by Consul st. Martin paid his
respects 10 Mayor CapdevielIe and other
CITY and federal officers. The duke an
nounced his pleasure at being for the first
time In New Orleans and after giving his
invitation for a return call went for a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Sailors Drowned.

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 20.-Advices received
here from Mazatlan, Mexico, state that the
terrific storm which visited that city and
port a few days ago caused considerable
loss of life. In the city sixteen people were
killed and a number of others injured. The
ships in the harbor also suffered much
damage. The Danish schooner Clara was
entirely wrecked and the captain and four
teen sailors were drowned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Another indictment
was returned to-day against Sam Parks,
the walking delegate. This time Parks is
indicted for perjury, it being alleged that
he had committed the crime during his own
trial when he swore that he did not see
Josephus Plenty, the new Jersey contractor
and pay over the $500 in cash which, it is
alleged, Parks received for ending a strike
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Leopold j.
Stern, the Baltimore contractor, arrested
in Toronto under two warrants charging
false returns in the supply of the govern
ment of satches for rural free delivery car
rers, was given preliminary hearing in
the Supreme Court to-day. Stern pleaded
not guilty. Postcffice Inspector Walter S.
Mayer, who worked up the case against
Stern. was called to the witness stand, but
before his examination was concluded
court adjourned for the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
shore strewn with wreckage.

RESSEMER, Mich, Oct. 20.-Fishermen
in from the mouth of Black river, on Lake
Superior, report a steamer having sunk in
the lake, about five miles out, Saturday
night. Signals of distress they heard. but Is
the night was pitch dark and the sea heavy,
nothing could be done. The shores were
strewn with wreckage in the morning but
there was no sign of life anywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Receiver for n Mexican Bank.

DOVER. Del. Oct. 2O-Chancellor Nichol-
son to-day granted an application for a re-
cevier for the International Bank and Trust
Company of America. James w. Hughes, OF
Delaware. was appointed receiver and
subordinate receivers will later be APP
pointed In all other States where the cor
poration has assets. Herbert Compton.
made the application for re-
ceiver and lawyer William l.. Gooding made
answer for the company
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The United
States consul general at Capetown, in
cablegram to the State Department. re-
ports that a great many Americans who
come 10 South Africa find no opportunities
for earning a livelihood and that unless
they are skilled workmen are engaged
In some paying business they soon become
stranded and that stranded Americans call
at his office daily asking for assistance in
obtaining an opportunity 10 Work their pas
SAGE home On vessels. The consul general
has been able 10 find employment for only
a very few.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20.-All saloons and
gambling houses in Kansas City, Kan,
were closed tight to-day by Chief OF Police
Murray on order from Mayor T. B. Gilbert.
week ago citizens committee threat
ened TO Dust Mayor Gilbert and other city
officials from office for failure to enforce
the prohibition law and to close the gam
bling houses. This is the first time the
gambling dens In Kansas City, Kan. have
been disturbed for years. and saloons have
been permitted to run with but slight in
terruption.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
THE AVERAGE sALEswoMAN.


Washington Star.
What becomes of the saleswomen VINO
grow old in the seryice?" asked a reporter
Of the manager of one of washington
best-known department stores TO-DAY ,ha
Girls stay with a great many Oh s.e
stores for a long Time" was the response;
They can stay as long as they WISH 10, an. anu
the longer they stay the better tne ST.
likes IT, Every year adds 10 n saiesgifl
value-that is, If she is conscientious ana no
really wishes to be of service Inere II re so
objection to middle-azed saieswoInen.< tt,af
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
President VIII vote.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-The President
to-day announced his intention OF going to
Oyster Bay to cast his vote on election
day. Nov. g He and Secretary Loeb. who
votes in Oyster Bay, viii leave Washlng-
ton probably on the morning or Nov 8.
Going direct to Oyster Bay. they will cast
their votes and start Immediately on their
return TO Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

READING, Pa. Oct. a0.-Robert j. Nelson
to-day issued a call for national negro SUI
frage convention to be held In Washington,
the convention is for the purpose OF de-
vising such ways and means as will break
UP Southern disfranchisement and preserve
the full and equal civil and political rights
of American citizens regardless OF color or
r2ce-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

late yesterday. This money went to vari-
Gus institutions in Baltimore which want
ed to be prepared for any emergency that
might happen. 1t was thought here that
this precaution would enable Baltimore
to get through without any further trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21

MIDDLETOwN. N. ". Oct. &C. Z.
Norris reached here to-day after an 5000
mile walk from San Francisco undertaken
to cure consumption. He started on aug.
s. 1901 and followed the railroads as far as
possible. He will continue his journey TO
Neu York tomorrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-21
Near Hon Gate Canyon.

MISSOuLA, Mont. Oct. 20.-It has de-
yeloped that two sticks of dynamite were
found by section men near the mouth of
He'll Gate canyon, on the Northern Pacific
tracks east of the city. Sunday. just before
the passage of the east-bound passenger
train Armed guards are now guarding the
canyon a distance of nearly ten miles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-27
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
w. II. Burrows, the Clother, Defines
the Successful Merchant of Today.

The question is asked: How can a
merchant sell $50 ana s25 suits for
S11.9S; SIS and SIS suits for S9.9S; 10
and $l2 suits for $685."
The successful merchant of today is
the one who keeps his stock free from
old and out of date goods. Carrying as
we do a high-class linz in the latest
styles of the day in one year from now
becomes last years styles, on which not
even the original cost can be realized.
Ask Marshall Field, John Wanna
maker, John V. Farwell or any other of
the many Napoleons of merchandising
what is best for the merchant of to-
day: Keep on carrying your goods
from year to year. or hurry them out
of the store, even at a sacrifice" The
answer will invariably he. Get rid of
each seasons goods at the end of each
season."
We want YOU to have confidence in
us. We want you to believe what we
say. What is good for the above Ma
poleons in merchandising is certainly
sood for us.
We want to always Keep our stock
clean and fresh and up-to date. and
the only way we can do it is by sacri-
fcing the price.
AS everybody knows. this season has
been a very backward one for all kinds
of wearables and we have more suits
left than we shall be axe to dispose OF
at our regular prices. We will lose
money on many of these suits during
this sale, but we will lose more If we
try to carry the goods over to- another
season.
We stake our reputation at all times
on the truthfulness Of cur advertise
ments. We want you to come and see
us. If we sell you anything that proves
to be satisfactory bring /; back and we
Will refund your money. Cautiously
yours, w. H. BURROWS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-27
THE ORDINANCE IN BRIEF.

For the benefit of citizens who have
been too busy to read the proposed in
ter-urban ordinance. the T.-R here
with epitomizes It's provisions, section
by section:
Section ]. Gives the company the
right to construct and operate line
OF street and interurban railway over
the city streets for a period of of TWEEN
ty-five years With the proviso that the
headquarters of the road "be always
maintained in Marshalltown"
Section Gives permission to erect
poles and build the road on the streets
subject to all existing ordinances and
to proper regulations hereafter made
by the council with specific authority
to the council to fix reasonable car fare
within the city. Existing ordinances
10 pay for pavement.
Section 3. The poles and wires must
not interfere with the sewer or water
pipes.
Section 4. Regulates the speed OF
cars 10 six miles per hour in business
districts and twelve miles in residence
districts. and requires the track to be
of standard guage.
Section 5. Prohibits cars to be left
standing on the tracks on the streets
Section 6. Cars must not stop on
cross walks. except to allow passengers
to get on or off.
Section 1873. Proper care must be
taken not to endanger the public
safety.
Section 49, City may make any
necessary regulations for public safety
and must protect the company in it's
rights.
Section II. Names the streets:
Ninth, Sixth. South Third. Center,
Church. State, Woodbury. Riverside
Boone and Market streets: First. Sec
ond North Third. Eighth avenue, and
South Third avenue south of the North
western tracks.
Section II. Tracks must be laid in
the center of the streets.
Section Is. Interurban company or
any constructing contractor shall be
liable and make good to the city any
and all damages that citizens may re-
cover because of either companys neg
ligence.
Section IA. Ordinance shall not go
into effect until accepted In writing by
tne Giiu "iiVii 81
accepted, it becomes the contract be-
tween company and city.
Section 10. After three years from
passage of the ordinance the city may
declare the franchise void as to all
streets not then occupied by the COM
pany's railroad by giving the company
one years notice. Contains proviso
counting out of the three years such
time as is consumed in delays due to
strikes or litigation.
Section IS. Repeats all previous con-
hicting ordinances.
Section II. Ordinance shall take eff
feet as soon as passed and accepted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-27
REV, p,FoRREsT's DEATH.
Former Rector of ST. Paul's Church Of
This City Dead at San Francisco.

MS City OedO at Sdn TIdbS'SSS'
An Associated Press dispatch from
San Francisco, published in the T.-R.
Friday evening, announced the death
of a former rector of ST. Pauls Epis-
copal church, of this city, Rev. Joseph
DeForrest. DR.. DeForrest's death was
very sudden, he having been found dead
in bed in a San Francisco hotel. Rev
DeForrest was rector Of the church here
from Jan. ], 1894, until May i, 1895,
succeeding Rev. f. Il. Judd, who re-
tired because of his advanced years.
He was in turn succeeded by Rev. car
ence e. Webb. The Davenport Times
of Friday evening, in speaking of the
receipt of the news of his death, says:
News comes over the wires today
that the Rev. Joseph DeForrest OF
13l West Fourteenth street. Davenport.
was found dead in his bed in san
Francisco this morning. at the hotel
where he had been stopping. His VIE,
Mrs. Mary A. DeForrest, was advised
of the report, which came as shock
to her and her family and the many
friends of the deceased clergyman.
Mr. DeForrest had left Davenport only
three weeks ago, apparently in the best
of ne9lln, dilu lllS IiiSSioi' ".''' - $500
mess one. Mrs. DeForrest today re-
ceived a letter from him advising her
that his business matters were about
settled that he was staying at the
Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, ana
that he intendede to start for nome on
June 20. Mrs. DeForrest and her child
rem were looking forward to his home
coming early next month.
THE Rev. DeForrest was only 90
wears of age and was an ordained min
lister of the Protestant Episcopal
church. He has had no parish since
he and his family made their home IN
Davenport, but has been under instruc-
tons of Bishop Morrison, who assigned
him to conducting the Sabbath services
AT Washington, Iowa. Previous TO COM
ing to Davenport the Rev. Detorrest
was rector of one of the churches III
Denver, Col. While he was there MS
family were at Decatur. III. III DaV-
EXPORT the family home has been al
southeast corner Of Fourteenth and
Main streets"