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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
THE COURT RECORD.

Room John l.. McMaster Judge
Minnie Owings vs. Wiley Owings: d.
vorce. Decree granted. Plaintiff given Gus
tody Of minor children until further order
Daniel Hit vs. Edmund Fuller; on note.
Submitted. Evidence heard. Finding and
Judgment for plaintiff against defendant
for $161 and costs.
Room flames NJ. Leathers, Judge.
Sarah Wilson VS.. James w. Crabtree;
account. Submitted to court Evidence
heard. Taken under advisement.
Commercial Trust Company VS.. Rational
Sanatorium Company; receiver. On trial
by court.
Room s-vinson Carter. Judge.
Frances Thompson VS.. Ralph Thompson;
divorce. Plaintiff dismissed cause. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
Wulschner Music Company VS.. Alfred
Hoberg; note. On trial by court.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judge.
John Bridges, assault and battery. APP
pealed from City Court. Defendant
arraigned and plead not guilty. Fined
by court. Evidence heard. Finding of
NEW SUITS FILED.
Amanda Fender VS.. Indianapolis Street
Railway Company; damages. Superior
Court, Room /.
Frank ]. Lee ct al; VS.; Wilhelm L:
Rohde ct al; suit to foreclose mechanics
Elk parte American Condensed Milk
Company; petition for change of venue
Circuit Court.
Leila p. Smyth VS.. Noah B. Smyth; di-
vorce. Superior Court, Room q
Lizzie Crouch VS.. Curtis Crouch; divorce
Superior Court. Room 2.
Mabelle Barrett VS.. Bukir H. Barrett; d.
vorce. Superior Court, Room 3.
Asbury Neal VS.. Charles r. Williams
ct al, Indianapolis News; libel. Superior
Court Room i.
Frank j. Lee ct al. VS.. John w. Williams
ct al; mechanics lien. Circuit Court
City Bond Company VS. Herman E. Mar
tens ct al; Improvement lien. Superior
Court Room e.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

admitting cities having a population OF over
10000 and crossing the Mason and Dixon
line the Head Camp goes into Woodman
history as the most important in their long
list of Head Camps.
1t is predicted by some that this action
viii increase the membership from a3o,Vo
to 100000 in the next two years. Ii is also
predicted that other Southern States Will
then be admitted. In 1852 the jurisdiction
was limited to territory north of line
drawn east and west through Centralia,
ILL.,. and confined to the States of Illinois
Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota ana
Nebraska. In 1895 Indiana and Ohio were
admitted In 1897 Idaho. Wyoming. Mon
tana, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia were admitted. In 1879
the limits Were extended to California,
Colorado, Oklahoma, Indian Territory,
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New
York, Connecticut Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts Vermont. New Hompshire and
Maine. Nevada and Utah were admitted in
1901, and this year the divisions are in
creased from thirty-three TO thirty-seven,
and the large cities are opened.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
All the Bids Rejected.

Only one complete bid for the erection
and equipment of the new terminal station
was received Thursday at the Chicago Office
OF Architect Burnham. 1t was from j. s.
Schenck & Co. of Pittsburg. and was above
the architects estimate of cost A great
many bids were received on different parts
of the work. but all were rejected. The In
dianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
refuses TO discuss the reasons for rejecting
the bids until Mr.. MCGOWAN is consulted.
The local bidders were somewhat surprised
when informed that their bids had been re-
jected. A few said that they would lower
their bids. but the majority said they could
not afford TO under the same specifications
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
FOURTH OF JULY WOUNDS
INJURIES OF THIS KIND OFTEN RE-
suit IN LOCKJAw.
Secretary Hurry, of the State Health
Board, Sounds Warning at
This Early Day.

Secretary Hurty of the State Board of
Health. sounds warning in anticipation of
the usual number of accidents on the
Fourth of July. He alludes particularly to
that class of accidents that sometimes
bring on lockjaw
1.-The glorious Fourth Of July will soon be
here" he says, "and then follows lockjaw
In 1902 there were sixty-three deaths from
lockjaw in Indiana, and forty-two. or 63.5
per cent, resulted from wounds caused by
fireworks and toy pistols on the Fourth In
addition to lockjaw. persons were killed
and fingers and eyes were lost by the score.
-Four instantaneous deaths reported
from cannon and guns. There is no record
of the one or two thousand or more nerv-
Gus prostrations which occurred Careful
investigation develops the fact that blank
cartridge wounds more frequently cause
lockjaw than any other kind The lockjaw
organism is not on or in the cartridge, but
is frequently in the dirt which is on the
small boys hands. and the wad or piece of
cartridge metal drives the dirt deep into
the flesh, and when the wound is cleaned. If
cleaned at all. the patch of skin, with the
dirt-adherent, is left at the bottom Of the
wound
This furnishes ideal conditions for grow
ing lockJaw microbes, which, by the way,
will not grow in the presence OF air. Bullet
wounds rarely cause Iockjaw, because bull
lets. being round or pointed, do not carry
patches of dirty skin TO the bottom of
wounds. A blank-cartridge wound is
most dangerous injury. 1t is not a trifiing
accident 10 be treated in a haphazard way
If the wound is left TO nature il will grow
the microbes and sacrifice life; therefore,
the conditions must be changed by human
wit so that life and not the microbe will
persist. This means that blank-cartridge or
firecracker wounds should be thoroughly
cleaned out. disnfected and antiseptically
dressed. Don't desist from cleaning the
wound OF every minute piece of wad or
metal because il hurts the child. for that
life is in great danger. Out OF thirty-five
cases of fatal Fourth of July tetanus COL
lected by DIR. Gideon Wells. of Chicago a
majority of the victims saw a doctor soon
after the wound was received. The treat
ment given them varied from a simply dry
dressing to Intellectual attempt to pick
the wads out of the wounds"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
WORK OF THE AFTERNOON.
Milwaukee Selected and $4,000 Voted
for Flood Sufferers.

The Modern WooGmen Of America will
spend $500 in aid of the victims of the
Kansas and Missouri floods. BY a unan-
imous vote the Head Camp, in session at
Tomlinson Hall, yesterday afternoon de-
cided to expend this amount of money for
the flood sufferers. The distribution of the
donation will be left in charge Of the ex-
ecutive council-the board of directors
Head Consul Talbot and Head Clerk
Hawes. They are under no explicit instruc-
tions as to the manner in which the $50, 900
shall be disbursed, but it is thought they
will cooperate with local committees In
most cases.
The next biennial convention Of the Head
Camp will be held in Milwaukee, Wis. The
convention yesterday afternoon by vote
of 269 for Milwaukee, 80 for Saratoga
Springs, n. Y, and SO for Los Angeles, on
the second ballot chose the Badger city for
the next convention.
Milwaukee was a dark horse in the con-
vention city contest and it was not general
ly known that the Badger city was after
the 1905 convention until the nominations
were called for.
The choosing of a place for the next con-
vention caused the stormiest session of the
convention. After nominations were made
putting into the field Milwaukee, Los An
geles, Saratoga Springs, Des Moines, Ia,
Denver, Col, and Portland Ore the dele
SdtlOnS from IneSe resolved tnem-
selves into vote-hunting parties. Many
times did the chairman call for order but
the delegates paid no attention to his re-
peated cries to "be seated and get quiet"
until all the six delegations were done
"jockeying."
The first ballot gave Milwaukee 121k
votes, Los Angeles 120 and Saratoga Springs
about 100. The other cities received such
small number of votes that they were
plainly not to be considered. The second
ballot resulted as follows: Milwaukee, 269
votes: Saratoga Springs. 93 Los Angeles,
SO; Portland. 8. the remainder having
evidently switched to Saratoga Springs and
many of the Los Angeles supporters are
thought to have voted for Milwaukee on
the second ballot.
On the recommendation of the law COM
mittee the convention yesterday afternoon
also reduced the number of delegates in the
State Head Camp from 46S to 800, by in
creasing the number of members to be rep
resented by one delegate from 1.5O0 to 1000.
AT the last biennial convention the number
was increased from 1000 TO 1880. The num-
part of the Head Camp is becoming an un-
wieldy body by reason of the rapidly in
creasing membership.
BY adopting a recommendation of the law
committee to have a supreme board of
physicians, TO act as supervisor or reviewer
of the action of the board of head physi-
clans, the society Will save about $500 coo
every two years in preventing the payment
of unjust claims. The supreme board of
bers to be appointed by the executive coun-
Gil.
The per capita yearly tax was fixed at
Il during the morning session
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
BIDS RECEIVED

Cement walks and curb i'm Illinois street
(east side) from Arizona street 10 463 6s
feet south. Indianapolis Construction Com
pany. oolitic curb. S-SS; Menry Mag. lime
stone curb, Sl.24
Cement walks and curb in Thirty-sixth
street from Illinois street to PENNSYLVANIA
street George Kessier. 81. 45; ID. II. Fatout
cement curb. sL44 oolitic curb, s139; In
dianapolis Construction Company oolitic
curb. s1.35: combined curb and gutter. 81 AZ;
Francis NJ. Lackey. combined curb and
gutter, xl.29: +. +. Tall. ooltic curb. $l36.
Rolled broken stone roadway and curb
IN Oliver avenue from Division street south
10 Harding street George W. McCray.
strstthed curb, $50; American construc-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
PAYING THEIR BILLS.
Modern Woodmen VIII Not Go Away
Owing Any Money.

The local committees began yesterday TO
pay the bills and prizes of the Woodmen's s
meeting and Foresters encampment that
fell to Indianapolis as the entertaining city.
The first paid was $1,000 covering the For
esters' prizes at Camp Reece. and $500 to
cover band-contest prizes.
Mayor c.. A Bookwalter and Hugh Nc
Gowan have reported to Lewis A. Coleman,
chairman of the board of control, that they
have collected over $4,000 from subscrip-
tions and by to-day will make it 5000. Mr..
Coleman said yesterday that the money to
meet all bills amounting to $4,000, was in
hand. From all other sources the Indian
apolis Woodmen have collected $500.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
Northern Indiana Teachers.

The executive committee of the Northern
Indiana Teachers Association met at the
office Of the superintendent of public in
struction yesterday and fixed the time for
holding the next meeting Of the association.
Ii was decided to meet at Winona the first
week in April. The members OF the execu-
tive committee are: sChairman A. z. Mar
tin. Greenfield; j. L. Weir. New Castle; j.
F. Thornton. city; ]. o. Bachelor, Farm
land; j. o. Engleman. Delphi; c. f. Miller.
Boswell; p II. Copeland. Marion; 4. C..
King. Kendallville. and A. A Norris. Syra-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
BOYS AND TOYS IN COURT.
Judge Stubbs Gives Former Fatherly
Lecture and Sends Them Home.

In the Juvenile Court yesterday morning
twenty-five boys were before Judge Stubbs
charged with taking toys from a box car
standing on the Big Four tracks. The boys
ranged in age from eight to fourteen, and
the toys. including most anything from a
Jumping-jack to a miniature automobile,
were brought into court as real evidence"
Some of the boys took the case as joke.
but others were visibly impressed with the
seriousness of the situation; there were
bold lads and meek lads; boys who had
been carefully combed and washed by their
mammas and boys whose mammas had
failed to perform these duties. The whole
neighborhood of Brookside was represented
by the youthful culprits called to answer
to the charge of stealing.
It was shown that three older boys had
really stolen the stuff and that the children
had merely relieved the older ones of their
spoil. Judge Stubbs gave the boys lec-
ture about touching anything that belonged
to others and some very good advice and
allowed them to go to their homes.
In Police Court Wednesday the three old
er boys were fined $5 each by Judge Whal-
Ion and the sentences suspended.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

Because he ran two prongs of pitchfork
into the arm of Minnie Matthias, of EN-
richville, Judge Afford fined John Bridges
SIS and costs in the Criminal Court yes
terday morning. The case was appealed
from Police Court and had been tried in
three Justices courts. In the latter courts
she wanted him put under bond to keep
and the Criminal Court sustained the de-
cision.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
GOLF MATCH MADE.
Fullerton and Coils VIII Play at
Country Club Next Thursday.

Robert Fullerton. Country Club golf in
structor. and Harry Coils. who formerly
held the same position at that club. have
been matched for contest on the Country
Club links next Thursday. Coils is now at
Fort Wayne. but will return TO Indianapolis
for this match.
IL will be the most important golf match
ever played in Indianapolis. Golf enthusi-
asts have seen Coils play and are familiar
with his style and ability. but only a few
have seen Fullerton's work on the links
The contest should be very interesting and
with good weather IL is probable new
records may be established.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
MRS. FLAHERTY PERTURBED.
She Does Not Know What to Do
About Her Ward.

The case of Ellen Flaherty, now resid-
ing in Ireland, formerly of Indianapolis,
submitted to Probate Commissioner Walk
er yesterday morning by Elias Jacoby.
brought out singular letter. Mrs.
Flaherty was made guardian of Mary
Hardeman when she lived here and took
the child with her when she returned to
the old country. She new writes that she
is unable to have herself appointed guar
dian in Ireland and she does not know
what to do. The letter is peculiar one
1t begins: Dear Sir, received your let
ter on May tn IA from Mr.. Loney we'll Sir
he cant do nothin' for me-" and concludes
as follows: 1T would be a Charity for
you to Do that much for the poor orfend
and may the lord spair your hea1t Ad-
dress as usule' Judge Walker gave Mr..
Jacoby authority to send portion OF the
Mrs. Flaherty to help pay for the girls
clothing and board.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

The South Side lost well-known resident
yesterday morning when Brights disease
caused the death of John Berry of SIP
South Meridian street. He leaves a widow
Berry and Mrs. Z. j. Moriarity. The burial
will be at Crown Hill and the funeral will
be held at o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr.
Berry was a member of the Marion Club
and knights and Ladies of Honor
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

Only two opportunities are left for In
dianapolis people 10 hear Eugene cowles
sing at Fair Bank. as his engagement will
close this evening. He will sing several
love ballads at the special matinee this
afternoon. Ostendorfs concert band will
render a programme OF pleasing instru.
mental music at the matinee. The principal
attractions next week will be Miss Mabel
Casedy and Rees V. Prosser.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

Yesterday a committee of Woodmen pur-
chased of C. L. Rost a handsome gold
watch, which was late last night presented
to former Head Consul Northcott with ap-
propriate ceremonies Mr. Northcott needed
the timepiece, having recently suffered at
the hands of a sneak thief.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

The police are endeavoring TO locate
Mrs. Rose Ann Lafferty and Jane Ward.
both formerly Of Philadelphia. but who
are thought TO be In Indianapolis at pres
ent. They have recently fallen heir TO
valuable estates near Londonderry. Ire
land. and Wilfred Powell, the British con-
sui at Philadelphia. has written Mayor
Bookwalter. asking him IL the women
can be located here. Their names are
not in the city directory hut the mayor
had the police making a little investiga-
tiOn-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

cago, Michigan & Indiana Electric Trac-
ton Company was Incorporated in Mich
igan this week with a capital stock OF 3d.
100000. The company expects to connect
the three States by trolley. line Is pro-
posed to extend from Benton Harbor,
Mich, through Michigan City and Ham
mond to Chicago. The road will also be
trunk line for number OF Indiana COM
panies that wish to run into Chicago 1t is
said that work on the line will begin at
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
Three-Cornered Match.

F. v. Lennon, Riverside golf instructor;
Harry Coils, formerly of the Country
Club. and Robert Fullerton. golf instructor
at the Country Club, have received an offer
10 play three-cornered match at Ander-
son on July 4. II is probable they will
accent
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

The State Board of Pardons had a confer
ence with Governor Durbin yesterday aft
ernoon in reference to the manner in which
the boards reports are to be made The
Governor told the members that they need
be in no hurry about making their recon-
mendations He suggested that IL they
made q report at this time II would prob
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

The Benton Harbor, Mich, Camp yester-
day afternoon presented the manager of
the Journals headquarters at Camp Reece
with an ak that had been carried through
three Woodmen conventions
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
VIII BE PLAYED Tn-DnY.

The first round OF the Riverside spring
golf championship TO have been played
yesterday was postponed until this after
noon on account OF the rain.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

d. NJ. Parry has about completed HIS ans
new residence adjoining the Country Club
and will move from his present home. 138
North Delaware street. within a few daya
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
Serenaded by Girls Band.

Charles S. Locknone and his girls band,
of Wetmore, Kan, serenaded the Elks, at
their lodgeroom, last night There were
dancing and refreshments later.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
THE IOWA PLAN.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAG

NNONNDOpED fNV2h iisOA avn
Illinois, called for a fiat increase of 80 per
cent. over the present rates.
The States which voted almost s0lldly
against the Young plan were Illinois ;,is Iowa,
sin. Michigan and Ohio voted solidly in
favor of the plan, and ii was supported by
majority of the delegates in the far Eastern
and far Western States.
The votes on the Iowa plan having been
taken by divisions. and not by separate
States, it cannot be told where the plan re-
ceived its largest support. 1t is thought,
however, that those who voted against the
Young plan caused the Iowa plan to be
adopted.
Mr. Northcott made the following state
ment to the Journal after the vote upon the
Young plan was announced and the Head
Camp had sanctioned his defeat with
lour cheer: You can say for me that am
In favor of representative government.
bow to the will of the people. If any
error has been made by this convention
tonight am confident that errors will be
majority with us in most things, but upon
this rate readjustment question ii seems
our ideas were not received with much
favor"
HEAD CLERKS STATEMENT.
Head Clerk Hawes made the following
statement: Il think the majority of the
delegates who have voted against the ad-
ministration plan of readjustment are
themselves in favor of the Young plan.
but have not the courage to vote that way.
l think most of them were instructed not
to favor a radical plan of readjustment.
And so they supported the Iowa plan. The
States in which We were defeated are the
Oldest and most conservative States in the
Woodmen jurisdiction"
In an address delivered before the con-
vention last night Mr.. Northcott said in
part:
II stand here for plan that in my opin-
ion will charge not cent more than the
actual cost of the reinsurance. / stand
here to present and defend a plan that will
take care Of the old men of this society-the
present old men, as far as it is possible to
do it without driving out the young men,
bers The limit of the burden that you can
put upon the young man is up to a point
where they can get 1T cheaper in such other
society. The neighbor from Iowa said that
IL there were options given that the pres
ent plan would be so unattractive to the
young men that they would not come into
that class. and it would leave the old men
in huddle to themselves without new
blood to support them in that class. If that
be true neighbors, then a continuance of
the present plan would eventually become
so unattractive that the young men will
not come to you, and so us old fellows will
be huddled in class to ourselves without
adequate insurance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

BY the merging OF a number OF small in
terurban companies Of Michigan. the CHI
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20
SOUTHERN STATES ADMITTED.
For the First Time the Woodmen
Cross Mason and Dixon's Line.

The Mason and Dixon line was crossed by
the Modern Woodmen of America yester-
day morning and Virginia and Kentucky
admitted The District of Columbia was
also admitted. as was Arizona by a vote of
2ls1s for admission and lis for rejection. In
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

ably be three weeks before he would have
an opportunity OF taking action in any OF
the cases
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

ton Company, stratified curb, 81; oolitic
curb, $3.50; w II. Albeit & Son, s3.f.
Rolled stone roadway and curb In Oliver
river bridge. American Construction Com
pany, stratified curb. $2.75; oolitic curb,
S265; w H. Albeit * Son, $2.S3; George
W. McCray, stratified curb. $50.
FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS AP-
PROVED.
Brick roadway in the first alley east OF
Delaware street from New York street to
first alley south of New York street. Cap
itol Paving and Construction Company
Brick roadway In first alley south or
New York street from Hudson street TO
alley west of Hudson street. Capitol Paw
ing ard Construction Company.
PRIMARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS AP-
PROVED.
Asphalt roadway in first alley north of
Ohio street from Meridian street TO Bird
street.
Cement walks. approach walks, curb and
sod I'm Wright street from Buchanan street
to McCarty street.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Cement walks and curb in Woodside ave-
nue. from Southeastern avenue TO C., H.
& ID. ID. Railroad.
Asphalt roadway, brick cutters and curb
in Illinois street from Russell avenue TO
McCarty street.
Brick roadway in first alley west of Sem
ate avenue from Georgia street TO Chesa-
peake street
Cement walks in Kentucky avenue from
point 174.1l feet southwest TO point ZzS.o
feet southwest of Maryland street
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

Col. George E. Jenkins. of Fairbury,
Neb.. has been a member Of the Cover
nor's staffs in his State for the past four
teen years. At present he is quartermas-
ter general of the Nebraska National
Guard. With the Woodmen Colonel Jen-
kins has been a member of the law COM
mittee for the past four years.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-20

Hon. Benjamin d. Smith, the retiring
member of the board of directors for Min
nesota and who will be appointed as gen.
eral attorney for the society to succeed J.
G.. Johnson, of Kansas, who will retire
is a leading Republican politician of his
the nomination for the lieutenant COVER
norship, but declined.