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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
SAYS TEN CENTS THOUSAND
GAS is AN IMPOSSID|L|TY
John r. Pearson, OF indianapolis
Company, Declares Bowen's
Promise Cannot Be Kept.
LAUGHS AT THE IDEA

John r. Pearson. assistant to the presi-
dent OF the Indianapolis Gas Company,
when asked last night what he had TO say
In reference to a published statement 20 the
effect that George s. Bowen, OF Elgin, ILL.,.
agent for the American Heat, Light and
Power Company, OF New York and Boston,
had said that his company would guarantee
10 put gas in the hold for the Consumers
Gas Trust Company at 10 cents a thou
sand feet, said:
81 profess TO know a little about the cost
OF making gas on account of mg twenty
eight years experience. 1 make the broad
statement that it cannot be done at that
figure"
What do you think about the statement
that one man can run a plant that is capa-
able OF furnishing 10000 cubic feet of gas
per day?" was asked.
The statement is utter nonsense. If Mr..
Bowen has a process for furnishing gas
and is the agent for the New York and
Boston company, why did he not erect a
plant In Boston to show its feasibility and
great economy? He fit to away
from his associates In Boston and New
York and come to the great inland city of
indianapolis, where, according 10 the state
ment made in the evening paper, he fully
expected to find Hoosiers and suckers who
were very ready TO part with their money.
In this day of enlightenment, when a
man reaches a mature age, which / trust
Mr. Bowen has reached, il seems unfortu-
nate that he should wish and try TO gull
and hoodwink the public by claiming that
he can make gas at such a cost. have
always been under the impression that il
cost something TO make gas, but, according
10 his plans, Bowen will only use 1910 gal
Ions of oil to make 100000 cubic feet of
gas, and then have loo gallons of residual
left which they claim is valuable. There
fore, 1 suppose he would be willing to make
the broad statement that the residuaIs
would bring him more money than the cost
OF manufacturing the gas. AS an engineer
i will say that the statement In question
fakes ever published"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
REAR ADMIRAL WHITE
SUCCUMBS TO APOPLEXY

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Rear Admiral Ed
win White, retired, was stricken with apo
plexy at the navy yard early to-day and
died before medical aid could be sum-
lnoned He had come from his home in
Princeton to visit Rear Admiral Rodgers,
commandant of the navy yard.
Rear Admiral White was a native of Ohio
and entered the naval service Nov. %, 1861
He was made rear admiral upon the date
of his retirement Dec. Is 1899
EMPORIA, Kan, Dec. 23.-Rear Admiral
White was the first cousin Of William Allen
White, the author and editor of the En-
poria Gazette. Their fathers were brothers.
but Editor White and the Admiral never
met until four years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Hammond Food Company Sued.

Charles A Cook, retail grocer of this
city. yesterday brought suit against the
Hammond Food Company. manufacturers
of .'Hammond's Banana Flour" and Ham
monds Health Food to recover money
which the plaintiff claims is due him from
the defendant.
Cook alleges that in order to push the
defendants goods he distributed a number
of coupons among the citizens Of this city.
Each coupon could be taken 10 a grocer,
who would exchange 1t for package of
the defendants goods. who agreed to re-
deem each coupon, paying therefor the
price of a package OF its goods. The
plaintiff charges that he sent $40 coupons
To- the defendant, which ii refused TO re-
deem, and upon which he now seeks to
recover 1921 80 damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
DREYFUS COMMISSION
STUDYING DOCUMENTS

PARIS. Dec. 23.-The Dreyfus commission
to-day considered the report Of Victor Mer-
cier. one of the directors in the Ministry of
Justice, and the reporter of the Dreyfus
commission, on the evidence submitted by
War Minister Andre. The members OF the
commission say the documents in the case
are voluminous and they propose to thor
oughly study them, so that decision is not
expected to be rendered for some days. 1t
is generally supposed that the commission
will support M. Mercier's findings and that
they are favorable to Dreyfus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

City Engineer Jeup is working on specifi-
cations for the collection of garbage in
parts of the city that have been annexed
since 1891, and in which provision for such
collection has never been made. The sec
tions of the city include Irvington. Tuxedo,
"Cantown" and other smaller additions
The Board of Public Works will probably
advertise for bids for the collection of gar
bage in these additions next Monday. and
the contract To be awarded on such bids will
probably go into effect about Jan. 10 or Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Waits Eleven Years
To Collect Judgment

motion asking for an execution of a
Judgment rendered eleven years ago was
filed before Judge feathers yesterday. The
court granted Sarah c. Aldridge divorce
from Marshal Aldridge in October, 1892. and
allowed her $500 alimony. The judgment
could never be collected as Aldridge pos
sessed no property against which an exc
cution could be taken Mrs. Aldridge
learned recently that her divorced husband
would inherit about 5000 from the estate
of an uncle and she filed her motion yester-
day that the inheritance be levied upon to
satisfy her judgment. The motion will be
argued on Dec. ~.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Ben Moses Gets Indeterminate
Sentence and Reagan Workhouse

Ben Moses and James Reagan were tried
In the Criminal Court yesterday on the
charge of taking "a in money from Ran
dolph Butler and the jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty. Reagan was sentenced to
the Indiana Refcrmatory for a term of
from one to three years and Moses re-
ceived a sentence of seven months in the
workhouse Harry Straight. indicted by
the grand jury for obtaining s. from Mrs.
Marshal Sala under false pretenses, was
fined 40 and costs and sentenced to the
workhouse for ninety days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
TO NAME LUCKY MIN.
Elks Mardi Gras Rattle to Be De
cided TO-DAY.

At o'clock this afternoon in Tomlinson
Hall the winner OF the automobile rafled
at the EIks' Mardi Gras the first week in
December will be decided. The committee
which will have charge of the drawing con-
sfsts or newspaper men, who have arranged
TO have the tickets brought to the hall
promptly at O'Clock. They will be placed
IL a revolving barrel which will be turned
rapidly for a few minutes and then a small
caild viii draw out a specified number of
the tickets The rattle will be conducted on
the same plan for both the automobile and
the launch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Two Bottle. of whisky Left.

Maggie Shaffer, one OF the oldest Gus
toners of the police station. was again
placed under arrest last night a charge
Of being drunk. She fell down In a mud
puddle in alley and rolled i'm the mud
and then proceeded to walk the streets and
display her mire-covered garments 20 the
public When the police placed her under
and package OF smoking tobacco secreted
about her person
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

Mrs. j. r. Mitchell, wife of DR.. ]. r.
Mitchell. pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of Marshall, Mich, died suddenly at her
home last Wednesday morning at the age of
fifty-five years. A husband, two daughters
and son. who is now in the Philippines,
survive. DIR. Mitchell was pastor of the
Fifth Presbyterian Church in this city for a
number of years. He accepted call to the
pastorate of the Presbyterian Church at
Pontiac Mich. where he remained until re-
Gently, resigning to accept the pastorate at
Marshall Mrs. Mitchell will be taken to
Cincinnati for interment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Labor Union Win. yic,erx.

William ID. Huber and Frank Duffy. OF
the United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners. returned yesterday from Column
bus. where they succeeded in signing a
working agreement with a contractor who
for fifteen years. has been the most bitter
opponent of organized labor I'm the city OF
Columbus The contract provides that the
contractor shall hereafter employ none bur
union labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

A final settlement of the petition of Mrs
Emma Wapnitz, for the vacation of Curzon
street. was made by the Board OF Public
Works yesterday, when the board refused
TO grant the petition. This ended a pro-
longed controversy. that threatened at
times, to be carried into the courts. The
petition was strongly opposed by property
holders along CurzOn street. and the board s
action was based largely on advice of City
Attorney WarrIlm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
who is Cruel Mirkmanr

Milkman Brace. whoever he is, was ac-
cused OF beating his horse with a bottle of
milk while angered yesterday afternoon
and the police were asked TO place him
under arrest. They made search for him
but no such milkman could be found
The person who telephOned the complaint
about Brace TO the police said that he hit
the horse with the bottle until blood came
out OF the horses neck. The complaint
was last night referred TO the humane Of
flcer and he Will make an Investigation to-
dav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Makes Annual Donation to Poor.

The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine will this
morning begin delivering their annual
baskets of provisions to the poor. The
baskets will not be furnished with many
dainties, but will be well filled with SUBJ
stantial food. such -four. meat, potatoes
corn meal and canned goods. Besides their
annual contributions To the charity organ
izations OF the city they will visit $50 fam
lilies and will leave two baskets at each
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Drives Family to street.

Philip Board. so1 Maple street, went to
his home last night in an intoxicated condi-
ton and after beating his wife and children
drove them out of the house into the street.
Bicyclemen Lowe and Bernauer were sent
to place Board under arrest, but he could
not be located The unfortunate wife and
children were taken back into their home
by the police
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
stole from Employer.

Mary Zellers, domestic formerly in the
employ of Mrs. Hit. 216 East North street,
was arrested yesterday by Detectives Nc
Cuff and Lancaster, who charged the girl
with petit larceny. Several weeks ago Mrs.
Hit missed her pocketbook. which con-
tanned considerable money. hat and a
sealskin jacket. The detectives were asked
several days ago TO locate the missing prop
erty and a search OF the home Of an aunt
OF the Zellers girl disclosed the hat and the
Jacket The money was not recovered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

Andrew Nugent. a Big Four brakeman.
living at ll2O English avenue. fell from the
top of a moving freight train in the rail-
road yards early yesterday morning, strik-
ing the ground directly between the wheels
of two box cars and escaped with a few
scalp wounds. He wars taken to 81. VIM
cents Hospital in the City Dispensary am
bulance. attended by DR.. Sheek, where his
injuries were dressed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

Abe Roberts. the colored highwayman.
who was arrested early yesterday morning
BY Patrolmen Mathey and Cronin, was
given a hearing in the Police Court yester-
day morning, but I'm order TO give the police
nsoie Tilt 70 gather eFiuence against MIN,
TIE case was continued until Dee. 81. Rob-
erfs and another negro, IL Is said. recently
ATTEMPTED 10 rob Andrew 7. Wilson, OF
Slelbyvllle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

On petition of seven large racket COM
panies of Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania
Harry ID. Segar, a dealer in fine groceries,
crockery and chinaware at 1888 West Wash
ington street has been adjudged bank
rupt and Il receiver has been appointed to
take charge of his stock. The petition al
leges that Segar owes debts TO the amount
of $1,000, the creditors of one-half the
amount being the companies which filed
the petition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

Lake City Water Works Company, of Ham,
mond, Ind. He asked that a receiver be
appointed to take charge of the water COM
pany and that the city of Hammond be
enjoined from cutting the connection of the
water company. The hearing will be re-
sumed next Tuesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

The following places nave Deen ueSlS-
mated for holding the various district con-
ventions:
First. Evansville: Second, vincennes;
Third, Jeffersonville; Fourth. Seymour;
Fifth. Terre Haute; Sixth, Connersville;
Seventh Indianapolis: Eighth, not settled;
Ninth, Charlottesville; Tenth. not settled;
Eleventh. Peru; Twelfth Fort Wayne;
Thirteenth, not settled.
u. p. GOODRICH, Chairman"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
Hearing in Hammond Water
Works Case Is SusDende

Judge Anderson of the Federal Court. has
suspended further hearing in the suit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

Mrs Austin's Buckwheat is the real thing
gives you genuine old buckwheat flavor.
re sure and get the genuine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
THE COURT RECORD,
SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPERIOR COURT.
Room John l.. McMaster. Judge.
Prussian National Insurance Company. of Stet-
account. Called for trial. Plaintiff three times
called but failed to appear for trial. Cause dis
missed for want of prosecution.
Room 3-vinson Carter Judge.
Myrtle Perkins VS.. Arthur ID. Perkins; divorce
Dismissed by agreement. Judgment against
plaintiff for costs.
Caroline Hildebrand. VS.. Charles Schurman;
Judgment. Finding and judgment against defend
ant for S. 54S. 80 and costs.
John L. Ketcham, jr.. by next friend, VS.. Nc
Elwaine- Richards Company; damages. On trial
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford. Judge.
Ben Moses and James Regan; petit larceny and
receiving stolen goods. Trial resumed. Evidence
heard and finding Of guilty. Regan, twenty-four
years. one to three years In Indiana Reformatory.
81 and costs and disfranchised one year. Moses.
seven months in workhouse. 81 and costs and
disfranchised year.
Harry Straight; petit larceny and false pre-
lenses. Trial by jury. Evidence heard. Argu-
n.ent had. Finding Of guilty. Fined $40 and costs
and imprisoned ninety days in workhouse
NEW SUITS FILED.
August w. Hartman The Indianapolis Trac-
ton and Terminal Company; complaint for dam
ages. Superior Court, Room
Matte Nicholson VS.. George w. Nicholson; d.
vorce. Superior Court, Room 3.
Charles A. Cook Hammond Food Company;
con,nlaint ON attachment Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
HIGHER COURT RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
Minutes
20186. James Il. Glow ct al VS.. John S. Brown
ct al. Montgomery c. c. Appellants brief 80
20267. John H. Clay ct al. Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati, Chicago q st. Louis Railway Company.
Lake c. c. Praecipe. Notice to Marion county.
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes
1896 First National Bank of Petersburg Ind.
VS.. Thomas l.. Beach. Pike c. c. Appellants
brief 3)
1857 John w. Atkinson State Of Indiana.
Jay c. c. Appellants brief (s)
$685. Chicago d Erie Railroad Company W..
Henry Leroy Lain. Fulton c. c. Appellants
reply brief tS)
1855 Matilda Nen VS.. the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. Marion s. c. Appellee's
additional authorities (S)
4s4s William J. Voc ct al Scott X. New
comb Madison c. c. Application for super
sedeas granted.
1896 William e. Henderson VS.. Thomas Ash
ley ct al. Marion S. c. Amended assignment OF
errors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-13
Fsvi~ < I'M HJ

record OF the widowed there is a
second maximum between the ages of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-13
PROF. BENTON
TIE GREAT GERMAN CLAIRVOY.
ANT FROM NEW YORK,
Is Creating Great Excitement in Pine
Bluffs Here to Locate Long
Lost Papers Of Great Value.

Pei. IA Benton. #clafrYdyant and
astloloeist. has opened al office at
81 Hanuteeorner Sixth, and reports
tAat already #Humber#o Of Pine Bluff
people have called opon=him fer al
Vice. lie reads tl4e past. present and
fasuqa#df ones lie With an accuracy
o command Respect AMI fhe cor. ect-
eeas=tf - anseef-te qQes e>ns with
saf..=s .5a= az 41 #@5io5=it Is sup
Ia= knows nothing is enough to
4#toIia1# oaaz Ha - not fortune
Z 1ef - any soHs=at# tie noa.. bat
2Halaal ae4s 20 a6z5e.sb1 means
af lis az 5..a64tl 4aVa=oI value IN
matters q business aca love
Pref Benton ezaRess t. ae1aaiu III
Pine Blaff fa' a short ilaa only. and
tae reputation - Has already estab-
lisbe.l guarantees 59at lis tine vii
be We'll filed from now aaltt the 1ime
arrives for his departure People VINO
have already consulted aim have
been astoundea With tbe ce)elity and
correctness Of his replies. while be
has many Recommendation 10 show.
that come from peopIe=yVho have prot
itet By the advice he has given them
AS a test Prof Benton Viii tell one
his name, the day Of the month and
/ the year when one was bern, where
one has been employed in the past. the
subject that may be preying upon
ones mind, the name OF the lady Or
gentleman in whom one may be par
facts that are equally as interesting.
No other clairvoyant who has ever
/ visited this city can lay claim to the
veracity that Prof. Benton can, and
many Pine Bluff people are ready now
to vouch for such claims. Those VIZ .
have heretofore maintained mat there
is nothing in clairvoyancy are ready
to acknowledge their mistake and now
put the same confidence in what he
tells them in regard to the future that
they have been compelled to show
for his readings of the past.
Residential parlors 522 Walnut, cor
ner Sixth avenue. Hours 10 a. m. to
8 p. m. Madam Herbert, the cele-
brated spirit medium, will receive all
callers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-13
ECONOMY CARRIED TO EXTREMES
Why the Servant Girl Left the Homo
stead Of the Greens.


stead Of the Green's
Aetty Green has achieved reput2
.ion for parsi:nony, but he husband
was not far behind her. At one time
they were living IN New Hampshire
and were the talk of tAe town. The
servant girl who lived wieh them had
a great deal to contend With, and
finally left when Mr. Green would not
have the wood cut. She says that
the pieces - wood were t, o long to
put iuto the stove, and she objected.
The wood came in four-foot sticks, and
Mr.. Green declared it was a waste OF
moray to hire man to chop it up.
We'll, how can use them when they
won't go into the stove?" inquired tao
servant girl "l'll show YOU said MIR,
Green. Then he showed a four-foot
stick as far into the stove as it would
70 and rested the end on chair-back
AS the stick burned down he showed It
a little further into the stove, unit!
1t was small enough to go in entirely.
! The servant girl gave notice at once.
New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-13


second maximum between the ages of
40 and 90
Dependency is the leading motive.
claiming about 20 per cent. of the
victims. Business loss. i'll health and
insanity follow in order. with about 13
per cent. each. Then follow disap-
polntment in love. with the remain.
ing motives far in the rear.
Among the females despondency is
also in the lead, but is closely follow
ed by insanity and i'll health. Busi-
ness loss is. on the contrary, near the
bottom OF the list Wherever the at
fectiens are wounded, as in grief, dis
appointed love and domestic trouble,
We find that the rate among women is
higher than among men III health,
too, weighs more heavily upon them
possibly, than their more frequent
sickness and the discouragement re-
sulting therefrom. Chagrin also af-
fects their sensitive natures. 1t is
easy to see why their rate from alco-
business are also, as a rule removed
/ from them. Large numbers of men
have disgrace, Imprisonment and pos
, sibly death stal ing them in the face,
prefer to take their own lives on the
spot That is the reason why the
proportionate suicides, who to avoid
disgrace, is so high among males.
Young Die for Love.
"Under the twentieth year more
commit suicide from unhappy love at
fairs than any other reason. The
same holds true of the age group be
tween 20 and 80, although in both
cases dependency is a good second.
In these early age groups, business
( loss is rather unimportant Under the
twentieth year. nearly one-fourth OF
the total cases are caused from dis
appointed love. and this percentage
gradually diminishes until. after the
seventeen year, there are no more
cases. Ill health, on the contrary, is
very small at the start, but after the
SEVENTEEN year, it furnishes exactly
one-fourth of the cases. Dependency
never furnishes less than II per cent
of the cases.
With males the favorite method is
shooting and the one least used is
humping. while most women take
poison and fewest end their lives by
cutting.
"When we take the percentage OF
suicides in each age group. We hno
that shooting is the most common IN
every case except under 70 years
when poison leads. In every otnei
group poison holds the second place
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-13
PHILOSOPHY Or SUICIDE.
First Extensive Comparative Statistics
Published.

Ann ATocr, Mich, July 13.-%The
philosophy OF suicide" roughly put
ting it is what DR.. w. B. Bailey. of
J Yale has been attempting to eluci-
cate through a lengthy paper to which
he hss recently given publicity.
, DR., Bailey admits that his work is
only tentative, Curiously enough.
governments do not keep statistics of
suicides. DR.. Bailey has therefore no
to get his data from the newspapers
and from these he has been unable
TO get fairly decent summary of
conditions. His statistics have refer
ence only to the United States. They
are the ti1st attempt at a general col
lection Of data from all the states.
KNOWN to the writer, information on
the subject; hitherto, having been
limited to the reports of the various
bureaus OF vital statistics, Irregular
~ published and not easy of access
to every one
AS might be expected, more males
than females commit suicide, the pro-
portion being about three to one
another noticeable point Is that more
men committed suicide at between 80
and 40 ;han at any other time
Ihls is when the burden of sup
porting the family became heaviest
ana IS direct slap at President
hooSeYelts injunction against race
sulelGe. The multiplication of bur
dens, especially in this day of ex-
penSlve living and uncertain employ
meht proves too heavy for pater-
1amilias, and stumbling under the load
lie seeks nepenthe in what he hopes
is oblivion.
Continuing, DR.. Bailey says:
When we consider the percentage
VI males and females with respect to
inherent eonjugal conditions, We find
mat single, widowed and divorced
women commit suicide more than do
men IN like situations. But the mar
fled men are slightly higher in the
scale than the wives. This is proba-
piy due to the fact that the struggle
1of existence bears most heavily upon
the women who are trying to support
themselves.
Dependency Leading Motive.
Among the single women the maxi
mum number of cases occurs between
the ages of 20 and 30; among the mar
fed, between 80 and 40; the widowed,
between 60 and 70, while Of those
whose conjugal condition was un'
known, the age is also unknown
Leaving out of consideration those
whose conjugal condition was un-
known, we find that in every case the
shape of the curve Gin statistical
table, is regular, except that in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-13

Ann ATocr, Mich, July 13.-%The
philosophy OF suicide" roughly put
ting it, is what DR.. w. B. Bailey of
Yale has been attempting to eluci