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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
STATEMENT BASED ON RUMOR.
ID. M. Parry Criticised by Harry Si-
mons, of Central Labor Union.

A recent report in one of the evening pa
pers to the effect that ID. NJ. Parry con-
firmed the rumor resulting from the trouble
at the indianapolis polo rink that Carpen-
ters' Union, No. PSI, demanded that the
rink be torn down, brick from brick, that
the mortar be cleaned off and the nails
withdrawn from the planks, is criticised
by Harry Simons, secretary of the Central
Labor Union, who has written the follow
ing letter to Mr.. Parry:
Dear Sir-My attention has been called
to your caustic criticisms of labor unions
and their methods in the News of Nov.
IA, in which you, without investigation,
decide that circulated rumor was a
fact. Now, as secretary OF the Central
Labor Union and secretary of the Build
ing Trades, L fail to find any communica-
ton from the Carpenters Union, No. PSI,
demanding that the polo rink be torn
down, brick from brick-the mortar cleaned
off, and the nails withdrawn from the
woodwork. This must have been drawn
from your fertile brain. II is purely i'm
aginary as far the legitimate action of
the Central Labor Union and Building
committees had settled the difficulty to the
satisfaction of Harry Travis, of the Car
penters' Union. He had the applications
for membership and the money in his pock-
eft, and several of the union men were on
the job when you got into the News
Whatever rumor has been started by
some lrEdtlonal, irresponsible person, you
cannot hold labor unions responsible for
any more than we can hold the American
Manufacturers Association for some of
your irrational statements in regard to Ia
Dor unions.
You say that the merchants of this city
desire your aid in regard TO their trade in
the city in relation TO the labor unions
We trade unionfsts have a clean record in
this city; the regulations of the trades
unionists are equal to those of any other
1900 persons in this city; the records in
the courts will show a small percentage of
lawbreakers to be men who carry union
cards. We are law-abiding and believe in
| reciprocity. and IL the merchant does not
want to buy OF US, 1t is violation of any
law TO refuse to buy of him. You have in
timated time and again that we are law
breakers In declaring some one or some
| firm unfair, and yet We have declared for
| eign importation of goods unfair and SO
| for the benefit of the manufacturers of the
| United States we have placed on such goods
| a tax called protective tariff Yet il we
| should put such a tax some nonunion
| firm and demand that Ii should nav the
| union or the government money to eoualize
| the competition we would be denounced as
| lawbreakers.
Now, Mr.. Parry. please be fair and in
vestigate before you rush to press with
your irrational statements"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

circumstances the prodigal generally slaps
on another stamp in order to take no risk
on delay, and forthwith drops the letter
into a mailbox.
On the train, in the home and at dozens
of other places and under a variety of cir
curnstances it is not convenient to have the
ordinary letter scales at hand.
The solution to the question seems to be
presented by the inventor of letter scales
which can be carried in the pocket In
fact, the contrivance is so designed that it
actually fits upon the top of a leadpencil
1t consists of a metallic cylinder contain
ing a spring properly regulated and a grad
uated scale. At the upper end is a slit.
into which the letter to be weighed IS
placed. Its weight lowers the cylinder.
weight, as well as gives the figures repre-
senting the amount of postage necessary.
The inventor proposes to weigh on this
vest-pocket scale epistles of as much as
six ounces
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petition for certIorari and notice for Dec. T.
siss James Hoop T hon, omeck ct al
20lS3. William H. Davis Thomas Offeck
ct al. Marion c. c.. Appellants brief 50
man. Montgomery c. c. Appellants brief tsl
20l4s. John Adam Fuchshuber ct al. VS. John
S. Krewson. executor. ct al. Wells C. {. Ap-
soiis Della n studebaker vs. Board of Com
missiOners OF Wells County ct al. Neis u -
Appellees brief 90
APPELLATE COURT.
454s. Story VS.. Bledsoe. Martin C. c: At
hrmed Wiley. ii To question the legality oil
signed a reason for a trial and not made
independent assignment OF error IN TINS eonrs
for the first time in an appellate tribunal by an
independent assignment of error. j.. Where tne
sufflciency OF several paragraphs of answer Is
challenged. and If either OF them is sufficient.
demurrer 10 the assignment is not available; even
though other paragraphs may De PAD. =. Nne e
a person takes by assignment promlsSory note
ana mortgage securing the sam Win ssii
ure he takes such instruments subject TO sucn
defense. 5. Where person takes notes by as
signment which secured by mortgage ne is
bound to know by the terms of the mortgage that
the notes are past due when IN iaet .ney ar
sidered.
442l. Burns Holmes VS.. Trustees. Alien .
c Dismissed Black, il. Where several APP
pellants assign error jointly they cannot hHoAe
the Judgment Of this court upon ruling on
motion made by one OF thenn separately, to when
action of the court he alone excepted 2 All APP
peal prayed for in term time but not perfected
is to be treated as a vacation appeal ). Nnere
of several coparties appeal in vacation there
Burns. 1901, and all the other coparties should
be named appellants, and notice should De gwen
10 them OF such appeal.
470S Golfer Bradley. Clinton c. C. Gauss
advanced and set for oral argument Dec. ID
1903.
5OS2 Valparaiso City Water Company vs. City
OF Valparaiso Lake c. c. Advanced
Minutes
1854 Emanuel Rothschild William r.
Ieonhard. Randolph C.. c. Appellant granted
| thirty days additional time.
1896. Charles F. Knowlton vs. John W. smith
| Jay C. C. Appellee's motion to dismiss and
notice for Nov. rs. Appellee's brief on mo-
4947 Edward Ryason VS.. Sarah J. Duntel e
/ al Lagrange C. c. Appellants reply brief tS
1880. Ben J. Nurrenbern VS. Anni~ Daniels
! Warrick c. G. Appelee's brief (S.)
1858. Terre Haute Brewing Company vs.
| August Wilhelm. Marion S. c. Appellant
1851 Central Union Telephone Company VS.
Peter Sokola, administrator. Appellants petit
| ton for extension Of time granted.
1857. John w. Atkinson VS.. State or Indiana
| time granted.
1894 Capital National Bank vs. Alfred C
Wilkerson- Marion g. c. Appearance for ap
New Suit
5O72. City of Bluffton ct al. VS.. Charles NJ
Miller. Wells c. c. Record Assignment o
| errors 90 Notices (D served below. Co-ap
! pelant joined in appeal. Appellants petition
4 TO advance and notice
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LOOT IN HIS POSSESSION.
william Davis Arrested I'm a saloon
by PatrOlman Spears.

William Davis, twenty-one years old, was
arrested in Bells saloon yesterday by Pa
trolman Spears and charged with lettering
and peddling without license. Davis mao
a large bag with several hundred cigars,
mines and chewing and smoking tobacco In
il. When questioned about the articles he
said that they had been given him by an
unknown man in Hamilton, O., and that ne
had intended keeping them put shorty
after arriving in this city was short OF
money and thought II best to sell them.
Captain Kinney: of the detectiye depart yep T.
still stuck TO his story.
Last might report came from Soutnpor.
that the railroad and interurban stations
had been robbed the night before OF $50.
and some cigars and that the postoince az
Whiteland. Ind had also been robbed OF
75 cents, cigars, chewing gum and tobacco;
The report also stated that the places mao
been entered by two very well-dressed men,
who had taken a car for this city. but IL Is
thought by the local police that Davis; al
though a very unkempt and tough-iookins
character. is the one who did the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
BERT A. CRANE IN TROUBLE.
Young Man Is Arrested for Passing
Several Worthless Checks.

Bert A. Crane. living at No. us Prospect
street. was arrested early yesterday morn
ing and charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. Until recently Crane
was employed by the Adams Express Com
pany and had passed a number of checks
which were found not good when taken TO
Fletcher's Bank for collection. Detective
Gerber was called TO Fletcher's Bank
Wednesday and shown a check which had
been cashed at the Indiana Mortgage and
Loan Company, supposed to have been
signed by S. d. Kiser. The employees at the
office of the Indiana Mortgage and Loan
Company said that the check had been
cashed by young man giving his name as
Crane, and, as three other checks turned up
at the bank. supposed to have been signed
by Kirschbaum * Co.. w. L. Elder and
Charles @. Mueller. and all of them had
been cashed by the same man, Gerber went
TO Cranes representing himself as loan
agent and secured confession from rha
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
CREATORE CONCERTS.
The Sale of Seats Opens with a Big
Demand for Tickets.

The sale of seats for the Creatore band
concerts next Monday and Tuesday at
Tomlinson Hall opened yesterday with de-
mand that indicates large audiences. espe-
cially for the first concert, which is to be
given for the benefit of the Shortridge High
School. 1t is believed that the big audi
torium will be completely sold out on this
night. Besides Creatore himself and his ex-
cellent Italian band, Nine. Barili, a soprano
new TO indianapolis, who is said to be the
possessor of an exquisite voice, will be an
attractive feature OF the programmes. The
personnel of the band includes some of the
best instrumentalists that have ever been
heard in this country, many of them being
famous in Italy, but no one can be a star
in an organization which is so dominated by
the leader Creatore is the whole thing
when he conducts his men, and, no matter
how great the merits of the individual per-
formers, Creatore overshadows all else in
the eyes of the public when he takes his
place at his music desk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
CITY WATCH DOG GROWLS
CONTROLLER DUNN THINKS HEALTH
BOARD EXTRAvAGANT.
He Opposes RecOmmc pdation to Erect
Detention Hospital at a Cost of
from So 700 to $4,000.

City Controller Dunn will oppose the
Board of Health's plan to spend between
$1,000 and $1,000 for a detention hospital, or
pesthouse. The controller made this an
nouncement yesterday.
When the Board of Health makes its
recommendation to the Board of Works
to the size of the proposed detention hos
pital the controller will also send q. recon-
mendation to the Board of Works. The
controllers report and the Board of
Health's report will not be exactly in
harmony.
The members of the Board of Health
think Indianapolis should have a detention
hospital large enough to accommodate at
least forty smallpox patients, it is under
stood. City Controller Dunn says there is
no reason for the city building a detention
hospital this large. For this reason he
will oppose the plan to spend between 5000
and 5000 for the new institution.
BOARD is EXTRAvAGANT.
The controller does not say how much
money he thinks the city should spend, at
the outside, for the detention hospital, but
he is firm in his belief that the Board of
Health has extravagant ideas on this
matter
1T would be very seldom, II ever, that
this city would have need for a detention
hospital large enough to accommodate
forty patients" said the controller yester-
day. 80, what in the world is the rea-
son for putting up a great big establish
ment we have need for? We need a de-
tention hospital, of course, but can see
no reason for spending 5000 or 5000 for
the thing when could get along with a
detention hospital much smaller than the
Board of Health proposes TO build, and one
which would cost considerable less money.
There is no use to do anything about
this now / will not do anything until the
Board of Health submits its plans TO the
Board of Works. Then i will recommend
to the Board of Works what think about
the matter.
Mayor Hoffman has not expressed him.
self as to how much money he thinks the
city should spend for detention hospital.
II is not known whether he agrees with
the Board of Health that the institution
should be large enough TO accommodate
forty patients. or whether he Will take
sides with the controller and recommend
to the Board of Works that the best plan
is TO build a smaller institution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

The Court OF Appeals at Frankfort, KY,
has held that the ordinance passed by the
City Council at Louisville TO punish pool
room owners. operators. owners of buildings
where poolrooms are operated and telegraph
companies that furnish the poolrooms with
racing information, is valid. The cases in
which this decision was handed down were
the City OF Louisville against Henry Wehm-
hon and Ed Alvey, poolroom owners: j. s.
Pirtle, agent for the owner of the building
In which the poolroom was located. and
Charles Smith. manager OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company in Louisville
The defendants held the law unconstitu-
tional because II Disseminated In favor of
race track owners. who are allowed by law
to permit betting on horse races.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

intention Of becoming citizens Of the United
States and of Indiana, and took out Il st
papers. or this number 301 were Italians,
All were Hungarians, 40 were Germans and
there were log Russians. These are the
principal nationalities represented. During
the period 20S Hungarians settled In ST.
Joseph county and 70 in Marion county. ST.
Joseph county also caught 152 Italians.
During the six months lbs foreigners took
out their second papers and were granted
full citizenship.
Deputy Machen, of the bureau of Stats
tics, finds that the total number of mar
riages in the last six months Of 1902 was
1474S. During this time 1, 149 divorces were
granted. OF this number 1,31 divorces
were granted TO wives
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
NEW ASSOCIATIONS.
Several Concerns File Articles of In.
corporation in This State.

Articles of Incorporation filed with the
secretary of state yesterday were as fol-
lows:
Shirley Pleasure Club, of Hancock coun-
ty; directors, Leopold Gilbert Charles Bee
bee, Robert Mcintyre, John Henry and John
Emory.
Bornettville Social Club, of White county:
directors, Wesley Huffman, William III.
Snyder and Otto Schaffer.
Geneva Real-estate Company, of Geneva.
Ind, capital stock 5000; directors. William
j. Heeter, Arlie w. Carpenter and Dudley
NJ. Shively.
The Buffalo Social Club, of Pennville. jaw
county; directors, Mort Steele, Melvin
Lanning and James L. Wright
The Mallard Outing Club. of Terre Haute.
capital stock $500; directors. Louis Henley.
Louis Heyden, Grin A. Hanford, Charles
Stuempfe. John Curran, William O'Don-
nell and Court Meyers.
Indiana Silo Company, of Anderson. cap-
ital stock $4,000; directors. James L. Hill.
L. Mortimer Wilson and William NJ Swain.
The Baker-Vawter Company, of Maine
filed articles under the foreign corporation
law. The company's capital stock repre-
scented in Indiana Is $500
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
SLEEP AT THE FOUNDRY.
NOnunion Men Practically Besieged
by Striking holders.

A hard fight is being waged by the In
dianapolis Foundry Company and its 14O
striking molders. The men walked out
about three weeks ago because the en-
ployers refused to concede TO their de-
mands for a closed shop. Both sides are
standing firm. The company is now hiring
about thirty employees, most of them ne
groes and Hungarians. 1t is said that tenn
porary quarters have been fixed up in the
boundary and a number of the nonunon
men are living on the grounds. The striking
molders have pickets about the place and
are keeping a strict watch on all who enter
The molders intend to fight the issue to
the end and secure the granting of their
demand. 1t is said that the work accom-
plished by the company is being done by
unskilled laborers by a force only one-third
as large as the original force.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COITRT

SUPERIOR COURT.
Room John L. McMaster. Judge
Samuel Wolf VS.. Rebecca Wolf: divorce. Dis
missed by plaintiff and costs paid
John Felix VS.. Indianapolis Traction and Ter
minal Co.: damages. On trial by jury.
Room flames NJ. feathers. Judge.
Charles B. Clarke. admir-. VS.. William Cogill
ct al note Evidence heard. Argument con-
Room s-vinson Carter. Judge
Anna Nasel VS.. August Nagel divorce. On
CIRCUIT COURT
Henry Clay Allen Judge
Matte Strehle VS.. N Strehle. Submitted TO
Maiden name OF plaintiff. Matte Rogers. re-
Mao Kiniey vs.. Albert Kinley. Submitted to
court Finding for plaintiff Decree OF divorce.
given plsintrff- Judgment against defendant for
Jacob Gusttal vs. strset-railway Company.
Dismissed by plaintiff Judgment against piaint-
Rena Linton va HenFySC. Linton. Submitted
to court Eindlng for plaintiff Decree Of al;
Arthur Linton. Defendant given cmstadx ana az
Donovan and William. Judgment against de-
PENDANT for costs
CRIMINAL COURT.
Wilbur Wilson. Special Judge
Harrison Blake and Joshua Mundon: grand
larceny and receiving stolen goods Defendant
saE. es mo9on Motion
euire the state to elect upon which count of the
tndissment Il VII rroceed to trial. Motion over
Fremont Afford. Judge.
William Edwards: petit larceny and receiving
stolen goods Defendant pleads guilty to second
count Evidence heard. Finding of guilty a nd
nned 81 and costs six months in workkouse and
DISTINGUISHED six months
Richard Jones and Stanley Taylor; petit larcenv
and robbery Defendants enter plea of g.liIty
20 nrst count Second count nOllied. Defendant
Jones sentenced one three years in Indiana
State Prison. Defendant Taylor one TO three
years In Indiana Reformatory. Both Defendants
dned 81 and costs and disfranchised one year
NEW SUITS FILED
The City Bond Company vs. Clara L. Blasen-
gym ct al; complaint on improvement lien. SUI
perior Court. Room l.
Celtic Savings and Loan Association No Z Va
Michael Brady; foreclosure. Superior Court
Room 1.
Sarah Bailey VS.. Enrich Coal Co.; COMPLAIN,
for damages. Superior Court Room g.
Lucy +. Wade VS.. indianapolis Traction A. Ter
minal Co et al: complaint for damages. SUI
perior Court, Room ?.
George H: Peters vs.. Beessire & Co.: suit on
contract Circuit Court.
Rebecca Adams ct al. Cyrus c. Barrett o,
al: complaint for receiver. Superior Court
Room q
Minerva Purcell James Purcell: divorce
Superior Court. Room ..
Lydia z Murray VS.. George NJ Murray. dl.
vorce. Superior Court. Room 3.
William A Buster 81 al. VS.. Andrew i
Bailey; suit for judgment. Circuit Court
George Bosd0rfer Patrick Harfty. FORE
closure Superior Court. Room l.
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COLLISION CAUSES SUITS
ANOTHER CLAIM FOR $1,000
AGAINST TERMINAL COMPANY.
Lucy f.. Wade Demands that Amount
for Alleged Personal Injuries
News Of the Courts.

A second $4,000 damage suit was filed in
the Superior Court yesterday against the
indianapolis Traction and Terminal Com
pany and the Broad Ripple Traction Com
pany, growing out OF the collision of the
defendants cars on the night of Oct. 81
near the corner OF Fifteenth street and
Central avenue. Anna Z. Horn filed a
damage suit Wednesday. asking $4,000 from
the defendants by reason of being thrown
of the car in the collision.
In the suit fled yesterday by Lucy f.
Wade, the plaintiff alleges that by reason
OF the collision she was damned into the
car and thrown upon the floor whereby she
received internal itjuries. The two women
Were riding a Central-avenue car when
the trolley flew off anG Broad Ripple
car, which was approaching from the rear.
collided with the Central-avenue car
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
SUPREME COURT

sc7io. Moss VS.. Sugar Ridge Township. Clay.
c. c. Affirmed Jordan. ii Where a town
ship trustee fails TO receive bids improve
ment OF d highway. as required by Sections eS35
and eS3s. Burns 1901. and lets a contract therefor
II Is void :. Where contract by a TOWNSHIP
trustee Is In violation OF the act OF 1899 known
"a the township reform law IL is null and void
although the township may have got the banefit
Of the contract as executed. 3. The mere fact
that a highway Is in bad repair does not excuse
che township trustee fryri converting the adj
vfsory board OF his township In special session
IN order 10 give him authority to raise money
II necessary. 10 be used In paying for the i'm
provement OF such highway. 4 A contract which
IL a positive violation OF a statute Is void and
the implied contract rule does not apply s.
Township trustees the creatures OF the Leg
isiature. and they must pursue and exercise their
powers In strict compliance with the statutes
by which they are governed. and their authority
does not extend beyond that which is either ex-
pressly or implicitly granted by law. s. A person
contracting with township trustee In his
fetal capacity Is bound TO know at his peril
whether the trustee has the power TO legally
bind his township and neither his Ignorance OF
the law nor the mistaken advice OF attorney
who advises him will excuse any mistake therein
Minutes
201.5. Alexander b. Talin CT al. vs.. Schuyler
G. Jones. auditor. Newton {. c. Appellants
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ABDUCTION is ALLEGED.
John Hess Charged with Enticing
Away Retta Griffin.

John Hess was arrested early yesterday
morning in Vincennes, charged with abduct
ing contemporaries Retta Griffin from lbs
Evison street. Indianapolis. Hess became
acquainted with the girl when she was
taken into the home of his father near
Elnora, Ind, orphan. At. the death
of Hess's mother however, the girl was
transferred 10 a family living on Evison
street. in this city. from which place she
was cnticed away by young Hess. it is said.
The girl saiG they were their way TO
Lawrenceville, ILL.,. to get married.
Hess was arrested at o'clock yesterday
morning at the Avenue Hotel, where he
tried 10 force the girl to spend the night
with him. Marx Smith, agent of the board
of charities. left last night for Vincennes
TO bring the girl back to the city.