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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
His Attorneys Applied for Writ of
Hnbeas Corpus. AIleging Danger
of Mob Violence.
GOVERNOR WILL PROTECT HIM
JUDGE KAVANAUGH FULLY IN
FORMED AS TO SITUATION.
Evansville Authorities Surprised that
False Impression Should Exist
Wires Kept Hot.

Doc Martin. the Evansville negro under
arrest at Chicago. charged with melting
the recent bloody riot at Evansville, must
return to that city for trial. A writ of
habeas corpus was refused his attorneys
yesterday afternoon, Governor Durbin has
been informed, Judge Kavanaugh, of the
Cook County Court being confident that the
Indiana authorities are able to guarantee
the negro full protection during his trial.
The wires were kept hot between Chicago
and the Governors Office yesterday regard
ing the Martin matter. Martin was ar
rested by Cook county authorities on a
requisition issued by Governor Durbin and
honored by Governor Yates. Martins at
torneys yesterday morning applied to Judge
Kavanaugh for a writ of habeas corpus
i'm order that Martin might be retained in
Chicago. They claimed IL would be dan
gerous for the negro to return to Evans
Vile, and that. in view of the sentiment in
that city he might be lynched.
WILL BE PROTECTED.
Yesterday morning Judge Kavanaugh tel
egraphed George b. Lockwood. the Gov
ernor's private secretary, asking for infor-
nation about the situation at Evansville
and inquiring If the Governor could give
the negro full protection in the event of
trouble. Secretary Lockwood communi-
Gated with the Governor, who instructed
him TO inform the Chicago Judge that Mar
tin would not be in the slightest danger
from lawnessness by returning to Evans
vile. Secretary Lockwood then telegra phed
the Evansville authorities, who expressed
surprise that impression should exist in
the mind of anyone that a repetition of the
riot in any form would be possible The
negro would not be in the slightest danger,
they Informed Mr.. Lockwood.
All this was telegrapned Judge Kava-
naugh, who, being fully convinced that
there was no good reason for granting the
writ, made known his decision to Martins
attorneys at once.
Martin was at once delivered over to
Detective Peck. of the Chicago force who
left with him for Evansville.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
RIOTERS TRIAL BEGUN
FOURTEEN PERSONS ARRAIGNED AT
DANvILLE, ILL.,, AFTER DELAY.
Mrs. Bessie Dodge Among Those Ac-
cused of Attacking the Jail with
Intent to Commit Murder.

fSpecial to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-The long de-
Iayed trial of the fourteen defendants on
the charge of assault on the Jail with in
tent to commit murder, finally began this
morning. Even at the last there was
further delay, as John Kree, one of the de-
PENDANTS was sick and could not be
brought from the Jail with the others. The
county physician was sent to attend him
and he was able to appear i'm court by 10
o'clock AT that time all the prisoners
were present, including Mrs. Bessie Dodge,
who also had been sick.
The fourteen who are on trial are Win
field Baker, William Redwine, Horace
Murphy, Isaac Newton Slade, Thos. Bell,
John Kress, John Isom. Jack Walton,
Richard Roberts, John Robertson, Adam
Merry, Bessie Dodge, Clement Mobaker
and Ollie Menefee.
mans & Brown, Will Beckwith and A. b.
Dennis. States Attorney Keeslar made the
opening statement to the jury He read the
indictment, briefly stated the case and out
lined what the State expected to prove. He
was followed by Mr.. Dennis, who alluded
briefly to his clients, Mrs. Dodge and Isaac
Newton Slade, stating that while both
were in the crowd at the jail, neither had
anything to do with the riot.
Mr.. SalmanS made longer address In
his opening statement, taking up the case
of each of his clients one by one. 1t was
evident that the defense would be much
the same as i'm riot trial. In regard TO the
defen iants who have not been tried Mr..
Salmans stated that the defense would
prove that Mobaker was shot while he was
standing passively in the crowd doing
nothing that Isom and Roberts were men,
bers of the crowd merely out of curiosity,
and that Menefee had been arrested mere
ly because when he had described the mob
to others his words had been misconstrued,
whether unintentionally or not Mr.. Salmans
could not say.
The first witnesses put on the stand by
the State were Noah Jones and Charles
Lloyd They testified as in the other trial.
concerning Redwines conversation with
them. when he said he had been shot at
the tail and claimed to have had hold of
the rail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
Payment of the Plus Fund Award.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-On a requi-
sition from the State Department the
Treasury Department to-day made out
checks for s377.0oO in the name of Bishop
Riordan. of the Catholic diocese OF Cal
ifornia. This sum OF money goes to the
Catholic diocese from the Plus fund. Mex
leo has been paying TO this country the
sum awarded as due from that country to
the Plus fund and the division Of the fund
is made by the State Department
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
MERIT SYSTEM TO RULE
NO IMPORTANT CONSULAR POSITIONS
FOR TYROs HEREAFTER.
Men I'm Minor Places: Who Have Had
Experience and Training, to BE Pro-
noted When Chance Offers.

OYSTER BAY, Sept. Am important
change of policy with respect to the MAX
ing of appointments in the consular service
has been decided on by President Roosevelt.
He discussed the change to-day with Assist
ant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis
For many years it has been almost the
uniform practice of Presidents to appoint
men TO positions in the consular service
ever previous experience they may have
had. Quite naturally the President en-
deavored always to select for appointment
men of integrity and ability, but expert
ence was not determining factor in the
equation.
President Roosevelt, after consultation
with Secretary Hay, Assistant Secretary
Loomis and members of his Cabinet not
Immediately identified with the State De-
partment, has determined to appoint here
after to important places in the consular
service men who already are in the service
and have had that experience and training
in minor positions which will render them
the more capable of filing places of higher
grade and greater importance.
The change in policy does not extend the
civil service to the consular service and il
does not extend, necessarily, consul's ten
ure of Office at any particular place. but, ii
is pointed out. 1t does give reasonable as
surance to the manufacturing and CONNER
cal interests of the United States, which
particularly are interested in the extension
of the country's foreign trade, that in a
comparatively brief time all important con-
sular situations will be filed not only by
men of character and ability, but by men
who, oy training and experience, are spe-
cially qualified to advance the trade in
terests of the United States.
Mr.. Loomis discussed with the President
several appointments in the service that
are to be made soon. 1t is understood that
all of the appointees will be men who now
are filling places of lesser Importance in
the service. They are to he promoted and
In turn their places will be filled by men
who have not had the experience they
have had.
George III. Cortelyou. secretary of the
Department of Commerce and Labor was
the first who called on the President
to-day The secretary came to Oyster Bay
to talk with the President about an ON.
cial matter that has been pending for some
time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
SMALLPOX AT A WEDDING
GROOM BREAKS OUT WHILE CERE-
MONY Is BEING PERFORMED.
Friends Rush to Congratulate oliver
Edwards, of Bromer, Ind, and Dis
cover He Has Dread Disease.
special to the Iodianapolis journal

PAOLI, Ind, Sept A sensation was
caused at the marriage of Oliver Edwards
to Miss Leona Stone. who lives near Bromer,
when it was discovered that the groom was
broken out with smallpox. A large number
of friends witnessed the ceremony and con-
graduated the couple without knowing that
Mr.. Edwards was afflicted with the disease.
His fathers home, where he had been
staying, had been quarantined for some
time, but, thinking the danger of the spread
of the disease was over, the quarantine was
raised.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
SHAFFER IS MISSING.
President of the Amalgamated Assoc
citation Cannot He Found.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Sept. 4.-The Dispatch
tomorrow will say: Theodore Shaffer
president of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers, is missing
He has dropped out of sight, and for sew
eral weeks neither fellow-officials at the
Pittsburg Office nor the members of his
family have been able TO locate him. Of
ficials profess not to be unduly excited. but
il is fact that there is actual alarm al
the Office because of the long absence of the
head officer Mr. Shaffer left Pittsburg, pre-
sumably TO attend the sheet conference al
Cleveland. He failed to arrive there and
il was thought he would surely attend the
important meeting of the sheet men In Pitts
burg on Monday last. but again he failed
To appear and has not been seen by any OF
the labor leaders or his personal friends
This afternoon a brother of the presiden,
called at the office and asked for him. He
was turned away with the remark: Not in
lust now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
MAY SEE ARMY MANEUVERS.
President Roosevelt Urged to Visit
West Point, KY, Next Month

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. 4.-Though not
yet officially announced. il is almost a GER
tainty that President Roosevelt will visit
West Point during the army maneuvers
there this fall Since West Point was Sc
lected for the encampment a great deal of
pressure has been brought to bear upon the
President. urging him to honor the occasion
with a visit, and il is said he has about de-
cided TO do so. Colonel Wagner has stated
that the President would probably visit the
camp early in October. and that Ii is possi-
bic he will spend two or three days there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
Taylor Does Not Know Roach.

There is not a word of truth in all this.
so far as l am concerned" said William s.
Taylor. when told that T. G. Roach has
made the statement that Mr.. Taylor and
Caleb Powers would give 100000 for his
head. and that he has information which
would free Caleb Powers, recently con-
and condemn Mr. Taylor for the crime
IT never heard of this man Roach and I
know there is no truth in what he is re-
ported TO have said. Mr.. Taylor concluded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-Rural carriers
have been appointed in Indiana follows:
Atlanta-Harry Douglass, Bertha Roger.
Dana-Lawrence Martin. Arthur j. Beard.
Marion-Grant Massey, George Nottingham.
Montpelier-Otto A. Pugh, Bert Tharp.
The Commercial National Bank OF Chi
cago has been approved a reserve agent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

had received from his Foreign Office Off
cial advices to the effect that the Ameri-
can consul at Beirut was entirely satisfied
with the measures Turkey had taken to pro-
tect life and property there and to investi-
gate and act with respect 10 the assault on
Vice Consul Magelssen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.-The federal
grand jury adjourned to-day until next
Tuesday without making the expected re-
mort I'm the postal cases. II Is not certain.
though rather generally expected. that In
dictments will follow the reassembling OF
the Jury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
WAS DETERMINED TO DIE.
Woman browns Herself in Bath Tub
and Son Tries to Do Likewise.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. AIRS. Amelia
Mueller, aged forty-five years. who at
tempted 10 commit suicide last week on her
daughters grave, was to-day successful In
her determination to end her life. The
woman drowned herself i'm A bath tub and
few hours later her nineteen-year- old
son sought death the same manner, but
was prevented from drowning himself
after a desperate struggle with two police
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
COLLAPSE OF WALLS
LabOrer Killed and Five Painters
Slightly Injured in Iowa.

VINTON, Ia, Sept. 4.-William Johnson.
a laborer. was killed and five painters were
slightly injured to-day by the collapse of
the front and side walls of a two-story
brick building occupied by Quinn's grocery.
Several workmen were carried down in the
debris. The building had been undergoing
repairs for month. and an iron support
grocery stock is 5000 and to the building
5000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
DROVE THROUGH A FUNERAL.
John Gfsier Admitted the Action, bu,
Says He Did It Unwittingly.

John Gisler, s2i Greer street. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Ross
and locked up at the police station on q
charge OF driving through funeral pro-
cession Gisler said that he drove through
the procession. but did not know that Ne
was violating the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Counsel for Mrs.
Roland b. Molineux has announced that
the reports Of his client having secured a
decree of divorce in South Dakota are true
None OF those connected with the case will
saw where the decree was issud. Beyond
the mere confirmation the only statement
vouchsafed was that Mrs. Molneux will
resume her maiden name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-The Twentieth Regi-
ment OF Infantry. the larger part of
which is now stationed at Fort Sheridan.
has received orders from Major General
Bates to prepare for service In the Philip
pines. The troops are TO leave Nov. 20.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-Three painters,
James Field John Henley and man whose
name Il not known, have been fatally in
jured by falling scaffold at the city in
stitution for the insane on Wards island
Field and Henley had nearly every bone
in their bodies broken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

said. "but ] would have been quite willing
to spend another two months in those mag
nificent life-breathng woods OF Maine"
The independent., 1903-04-30

state federation of labor has sent to
each central union in the state re
quest to appoint committee to pre-
sent questions to aldermanic candi-
dates. A single individual in a city
can, at no expense, secure its imme-
diate liberation.
Next year there are not only city
elections, but in all but four of the
states a legislature is to be elected,
while in national affairs, new house
of representatives is to be elected,
one-third of the senators are TO be
elected, and the remaining two-thirds
can be instructed. Already consid-
cradle number of congressman are
pledged to vote for rules of procedure
for the referendum and initiative.
This years fight for self-government
in most of the legislatures is arousing
public opinion, thereby helping to
carry congress next year. The trust
question is the dominant one. And
Strangely enough writes the chair
man of the questioning committee in
Missouri, 1--WE find it easier to pledge
congressional candidates than legls-
lative nominees" 4.
Preparatory to sweeping the coun-
try-city councils, legislatures, and
congress-the national and state ref
erendum organizations are merging in
majority rule league with national,
state, and district committees, and
league is to be formed in each com
munity. Charters for the locals are
being issued upon application of sew
en- or more adults. Here is congenial
and effective work for such of you as
have at heart the welfare of the race,
and at the same time you can benefi,
yourselves. The most popular men in
Chicago and other localities are those
who are leading the majority rule
movement, Now is the time to organ
ize local league.
There is tide in the affairs Of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on
to fortune"
GEORGE H. SHELLEY.
Washington, D. c.
The independent., 1903-04-30

not infnite) quantities, falls with
decrease in cost of production and
rises with an increase in the cost
But this is not true Of all valuable
things. And it gives no warrant for
the assumption that 1.-The relative
price of commodities is determined by
the labor stored" Even the MarXists
are too shrewd to make such a state
ment. BY their expression of $50
cially necessary labor" they avoid the
embarrasSments sure to arise from
such an ill-considered statement.
How is the relative price" of land
determined, especially virgin soil?
Whose labor is stored there?
Labor force applied to land, Or some
material taken from the land, results
in SUPPLY of products-but has no.
thing whatever to do with DEMAND.
The act of exchange never produced
a commodity. The act of production
never caused exchange. The farmers
energy expended in overcoming the
adverse forces of nature, in fining the
soil, killing the weeds and beetles,
planting the seed, and harvesting the
crop, may result in crop of potatoes.
But these acts will not convert the
potatoes into wheat If he wants
wheat, having failed to grow any
himself, he must exchange something
for it.
When he comes to exchange pota-
toes for wheat, his energies are now
directed not to overcoming natures
forces, but to overcoming adverse
possession. He gets the greatest pos
sible quantity of wheat for the least
possible quantity of potatoes, who 7
regardless of the energies expended in
producing either of them. 1t may be
that this particular potato grower ex-
pended great deal of energy in grow
ing his crop. His soil may have been
inferior, the season drouthy. He may
have carried fertilizers and water to
beat old Mother Nature in her efforts
to destroy his plants. But his POI
tatoes are no more valuable to the
wheat raiser than potatoes of equal
quality grown under more favorable
conditions by another. AS to what
he will give for the potatoes, the
wheat grower consciously or uncon-
sciously, makes mental estimate Of
the quantity of the force of demand
for potatoes and for wheat, and COM
pares the degree of that force for one
bushel of potatoes with the degree for
one bushel of wheat. The potato
grower does likewise and a ratio of
exchange is agreed upon. . s-
The robber illustration is defective.
There could be no force of demand
for the vast majority of things if
there were no private ownership, or
for anything incapable of being held
in the exclusive possession of any per-
son, or for anything the supply of
which exceeds all known uses of it.
Associate .Editor.)
The independent., 1903-04-30

ent anxiety OF these banks to keep
up the speculative price of stocks.
There is only one thing about this
situation upon which the country can
be congratulated. In large degree,
the first effect of a money stringency
must be shrinkage of stock gam
bling transactions, and a shrinkage
in the inflated values given to diluted
stocks. In the shrinkage of loans and
discounts that must occur when there
is stringency in money, legitimate in
dustries and legitimate commercial
transactions may be, for limited time
and to limited extent, protected by
the shrinkage in speculative credits.
The fact Is that there is SO much
concealment. and SO many false state
ments, that il is difficult to predict,
except in general way, what will
occur in the future, or when it will
occur. 1t must be apparent to every
thoughtful man that the near future
looks dangerous.
We shall look with some anxiety
for each weeks report of the New
York clearing house, and for the next
abstract of the comptroller of the cur
feney,, but when they come we shall
not be sure that they disclose the
whole truth.
FLAVIUS J. VAN VORHIS.
Indianapolis, Ind.
The independent., 1903-04-30
Labor Force

Editor Independent: The force of
demand. What is it? The robber
with his pistol demands money. Is
it his demand or the fear he will ex-
ert his labor force and explode his
weapon that compels our money? Evi-
IDENTIFY his demand has no force only
as enforced by the use of his labor
force. Had we no fear of his vio-
lence his demand would be fruitless
Our bodies require food. The labor of
the life uses up the food We have
eaten. This labor of the life requires
new fuel to take the place of the fuel
consumed. If no food IS supplied the
labor Of the life begins to feed upon
our tissues and we suffer the pain of
hunger. The force Of demand, So
called, seems to resolve as all forces
do into the one force of the labor of
growth or life. The more labor done,
the more food required to supply the
place of the fuel labor consumes.
Since it is labor force, why give it
another name? 1000 hogs, 100 sheep,
10 cattle, each equal one horse Why?
Because it requires the same contin-
uous time or labor to bring one horse
to maturity that it does to bring the
1000 hogs, the 100 sheep or the 10 cat
tie to maturity. Some seasons it re-
quires but one bushe1 of wheat to
procure three bushels of potatoes.
Again one bushel of wheat will pro-
cure but one-half bushel of potatoes.
lr the latter case We say there is a
ch nf
an average crop Of wheat. The fact
is we have stored the same amount of
labor in the small yield of potatoes
We usually do in the average yield,
and the small number of bushels COM
mand in exchange about the same
amount of labor stored in the wheat
that a full crop of potatoes does. The
relative price of commodities is deter
mined by the labor stored. If. few
raised potatoes and many raised
wheat, this might make an exception
to the general law that the relative
price of any commodity is determined
by the time or labor stored in the
producing it.
Labor force restored makes price,
However human ingenuity may per-
vert for robbery it cannot abrogate
natural law. The ultimate of exchange
forever remains the continuous time
or labor intelligently stored. The in
telligence that creates and governs is
known to us through his works
through his labor stored. All force
seems to resolve itself into labor
force. 1Dtelligently controlled it gives
to all plenty and peace. It's unit ap-
pied will remove many of the gives
with which crafty greed has shackled
ignorant labor. F. w. ANTHONY.
Mattawan, Mich.
(Mr. Anthony. in common with the
Marxists, falls into the error of look
ing at certain articles, noting certain
phenomena, and then laying down a.
rule which is conceived to apply to
all valuable things.
1t is certainly fact that the value
of certain things, which may be
quickly produced in indefinite Though
The independent., 1903-04-30
Likes It,.

Editor independents: Among twen-
ty-two papers l am a subscriber to
The Independent is by far the best
it has the right ring to it; in fact, it
is the only paper l read that can de-
pend upon for honest news. l am in
love with the Lincoln Independent.
Long may it live! N. A. KEARNS.
Marmaduke. Ark,