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The independent., 1903-12-03
GOLD BUG BACILLUS

It seems that If the gold bug bac-
terra ever get to working in a mans
brain there is nothing that will drive
them out. Now here is Rosewater,
who remarks:
Colonel Bryan's inspection Of
the Bank of England furnished the
great free coinage champion an
object lesson that effectively dis
proves the theory that the stamp
on disc of silver or gold deter
mines its value, when in fact it's
value is determined by the weight
and fneness of the metal, so that
the image of King Edward
stamped upon a coin has no more
: to do with it's value than would
have the image of Canadian Ind
ian."
Does Rosewater actually think that
If he had coin of the exact size,
shape, weight and fineness of an En-
glish sovereign which had the image
of Canadian Indian on it instead Of
that of King Edward, that he could
get nights lodging for it anywhere
in London? He knows very we'll that
he could not. If he were in London
and undertake to jump his board bill
and was caught and fined, he knows
that his Indian head coin would do
him no good in an English court and
that il he had a pocketful OF them
and offered them in payment OF his
line that they would not be accepted.
He would have To go TO the gaol and
live on skilley just the same as If he
had no gold at all. He might get a
friend to hunt up goldsmith who
would buy his Indian head gold coin,
but he would not give a sovereign for
IT, He would get In silver. at the RAJ
ito of IA to / what it was worth as
uneoined gold. That paragraph shows
what sort of havoc the gold bug ba-
clllus wofss In a mans brain.
The independent., 1903-12-03
QUITTING 1T Back

Philosopher Bixby
How can this be
That you sing forever OF Putting it
Back?"
You call upon Porter,
But hadn't you "orter"
Sometimes forsake the old beaten
track?
Joe Millard is one
Who got a big sum
And he holds to it everlastingly hard
Philosopher Bixby
Don't be SO tricksy,
Be an honest, straightforward, old
bard.
Philosopher Bixby
How Can this be,
You never ask BARLEY to put it all
back.
House rent for Mickey!
And not a bit he
Has ever found you following his
track.
At tn Milford commandant
You never will rant,
While you sing forever Of Putting it
Back
And Beemer and Barley!
You dodge them SO artly,
And you keep right along the old,
beaten track.
How can you forget
Two millions of debt
The toilers and farmers now have to
pack.
For it don't you care?
Or do you not dare
To hint to the grafters of Putting 1t
Back?"
Now, Blk, don't you swear
If asked, Don't you care
If grafters get pigeons and the poor
hold the sack?"
So either just hush
Or down the whole push,
Or stop all your rhyming bout put
ing it Back"
The independent., 1903-12-03
THE COLORADO INDEPENDENT

We are glad to welcome among our
exchanges the Colorado Independent,
Vol. l, No. /, of which appeared under
a Denver date line, November Is. Il.
A. Sciple is editor and manager, and
requests that all letters be addressed
to 1897 West 39th ave., Denver, Colo.
The Colorado Independent is small,
but powerful. Starting out with eight
two-column pages, Editor Scipie hopes
to enlarge just as soon as he is con-
vfnced that the populists OF Colorado
really want state paper. AS he
points out
AT one time not long since
there plenty of populists and plen-
ty of populist papers In Colorado
including the silver republican
and Bryan democrats"
But today the Herald at Fort Nor
gan and The Populist at Ridgway con-
stitute the populist press of Colorado
up to the advent of the Colorado In
dependent. Mr.. Sciple accounts for
this change as follows:
"At that time the powerful
Rocky Mountain News was a
strong populist paper, and Thomas
M. Patterson, its editor and pro-
prietor, was a good populist-was
chairman of the Sioux Falls ma
tional convention, was elected
United States senator by populist
votes, could not have been elected
otherwise. But no sooner was he
firmly seated in chat Office than he
basely betrayed his constituency
and went over to the democrats,
where he has since remained,
though he Is not today in very
good odor even In that decaying
and rotten party. We look to
see him go clear over into the re-
party, II that element controls the
next national convention, which
now seems probable"
Mr.. Sciple Is one of the Old Guard OF
Popuiism, having begun by voting Tor
Peter Cooper In 1876. He Is a thorough
printer aud newspaper man. and will
undoubtedly give the populIsts of
Colorado state paper worthy OF their
Heartbeat support. The price Is low
only so cents year. Mr.. sclple ls
making a clubbing offer of his paper
and Tho Nebraska Independent a year
for only 81, We hope 10 SEQ the pop
ullsts of Colorado take up the mat
ter In dead earncat--for MIR. sclple
shows that ho Ia made OF the right
kind OF stun.
S%s%>c@.@@
Professor Ely In hIa article In The
World To-day says; we have looked
upon government too much aa buaI-
The independent., 1903-12-03

The Omaha Bee, after long analy-
sis Of the state election returns, sums
up the whole matter as follows:
IAN impartial study of the COM
parative election figures proves
conclusively that fully Is per cent
of the electors of Nebraska have
taken no part in the elections Of
the last two years-on one side
because the self-styled reform
element has failed to keep the
Z pledges made to the people when
its members were in power, and
on the other side because of the
dissatisfaction within republican
ranks with Bartleyism and corpor-
ate domination"
1t Is a fact that we never got back
the 100000 of the state funds that
was traced to Millard's bank, but on
what other score we are guilty. 1t is
hard to imagine.
The business men Of Washington are
organizing against the nunkies that
the millionaires have brought to the
city. These nunkies treat business
man with perfect contempt. The gem
eral order Is that no man engaged In
business will. be received or even ad-
mitted To any mansion where one OF
these millionaires reside. They put
on the airs of the monarchs OF tho
old world. That being the case. tho
business men have formed an organl-
zatIon and refuse TO sell goods TO tha
aristocrats. They arc going To boy
colt them. A monoyed aristoeracy ls
always far more supcrcilloua and
oyerbcarIng than a heredity arlstoc-
racy. England has the former kind
and we have the latter.
The independent., 1903-12-03


than to. any other subject and often 1t
occupies the greater part of the space.
The manner in which this news is
written up tends to make heroes of
criminals. That was especially the
case with Tracy, the Pacific coast
murderer. This matter goes into ev-
cry home in the land, and finds
abundant circulation among the low
est class of society. The great head
lines in the dailies from day to day
are placed over this criminal news.
That Is what is fauntcd in the face OF
every reader 1t occupies the first
page, it is the all important thing in
all of the papers. OF course they
print other matter, but the best posi-
tion and the largest headlines are al
ways over the criminal news.
Years ago great speeches were often
printed in the dailies. They were read
by hundreds Of thousands. Now IL
great speech is made in congress or
at some public function, all the sur
roundings are written up in much de-
tail, but of the speech hardly full
sentence is given. Great moral and
sociological movements are disposed
of with few quips, jests and con-
ceits.
For years The Independent has been
warning its readers of what the results
of that kind of journalism would be.
1t could have no other effect than de-
moralization, especially upon the
young. 1t has been the habit of peo
pie who have seen the effects of this
kind of literature upon the young to
blame it all on the dime novel. But
where one boy reads dime novel, a
thousand read the daily newspapers.
So enthusiastic did they become over
the bravery Of Tracy and SO popular
was this blood-thirsty murderer
among the. people that his exploits
were dramatized and would have ap-
peared on the stage If the law officers
had not interfered to prevent it. The
greatest curse of this age Is the daily
newspaper with its pages Of crimes,
reports of races and incentives TO
gambling.
There have been some awful scenes
in Chicago lately that can be traced,
not to dime novels, but the degener-
ating effects of the sort of literature
that the citizens of that city feast
upon every day in the year. Four
boys, not one of whom is over 81 years
of age, who have been brought up in
the common schools, whose families
are, all law-abiding and peaceful, have
within a short time committed eight
murders, wounded five persons and
robbed many Others. Some Of these
murders were as fiendish as any ever
recorded. They bewildered the police
for weeks, finally they murdered
policeman, and having fed to Indiana
they committed another murder and
after being wounded were finally cap
tured.
The manner in which this has been
written up in the Chicago dailies has
had tendency to incite others to
the same career rather than to cause
the young to look upon it with horror.
These papers are thrust inio hum
dreds of families all over the land.
and since the rural delivery was es-
tablished. into those in the country as
we'll as in the city. They are so
pressed upon the people that when a
decent paper Is offered them, the reply
Is always made: II get moro papers
now than can read" We are sowing
the wind and will reap the whIrlwind.
&SSS$~SS
Panama Is a nation. II a nation II
can be called. without any legal tender
The independent., 1903-12-03

Professor ELY In his article In The
World To-day saya; We have looked
upon government too much ~ a buai-
The independent., 1903-12-03

when all the directors OF the steel
trust get together they represent
more than 200 railroads companies.
II Ii therefore an easy matter 10 have
lrclghtA reduced On ateol aud Iron aud
raised on grain.
The independent., 1903-12-03

Panama Is nation, II nation II
can be called, without any legal tender
money. As II has not yet passed
law OF any kind. has issued no money,
collected no taxes, except port
charges, trade Is carried on there by
common consent" Colombian money,
United States money. French money.
English money, all soes All Of IL IL
calculated on what Il would bring In
silver and 80 they set along after
fashion. Port charges are paid In Co.
lomblan money, On the day that the
revolution was declared, $50 Ia colom-
bIan' money was equal TO 81 In gold.
The independent., 1903-12-03
WHERE WE FAILED

The Omaha Bee, after long analy-
sis Of the state election returns, sums
up the whole matter as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
LANGLEY is OPTIMISTIC
HE DOES NOT THINK HIS FLYING
SCHEME Is A FAILURE.
Says Prof. Manley Now Attributes
Wednesdays Accident to q De-
fective Clutch.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s-Speaking of yes
terday's experiment at Whitewater with his
aerodrome. Professor Langley said to-day
he was not an eyewitness of the expert
ment. having been detained in Washington
but he added that on the report of Mr.. Man.
ley. who was in charge, he is able to say
that the latters first impression that there
had been defective balancing was corrected
by a minuter examination when the clutch
which held the aerodrome on the launching
ways and which should have been released
at the instant Of the fall, was found to be
injured.
Professor Langley continued: "The ma
chinery was working perfectly and giving
every reason TO anticipate a successful
flight when this accident. due wholly to the
launching ways. drew the aerodrome abrupt
ly downward at the moment of release and
cast 1t into the water near the houseboat
The statement that the machine failed for
lack Of power TO fly was wholly mistaken
one. The engine. the frame and all the
more important parts were practically un-
injured. The engine is actually in good
working order The damage done was con-
fined TO the sli9hter portions like the cam
vas wings and propellers. and these can be
readily replaced. The belief of those charged
with the experiments in the ultimate sue
cessful working of the machine is in no way
affected by this accident. which is one of
the large chapter OF accidents that beset
the initial stages of experiments so novel
as the present ones. IL is chiefly unfortu-
nate as coming near the end of the season
when outdoor work of this sort is possible
Whether the experiments will be continued
this year or not has not yet been deter
mined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
MRS. BEIGER'S PROTEST
WIDOW OF RICH MANUFACTURER
OBJECTS TO HUSBANDS WILL.
Files Petition Against PrObating the
Document, Alleging the Testntor
Was Of Unsound Mind.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. s.-Mrs. Susie
8. Beiger, widow of Martin V. Beiger,
Mishawaka's richest and well-known man.
ufacturer. to-day in open court filed pro-
test against admitting the will of her late
husband to probate. The action, while not
unexpected, has caused a sensation in
South Bend and Mishawaka, inasmuch as
the petition states that Mr.. Beiger was of
unsound mind. The will, which was drawn
one week before the death of Beiger, and
the codicil, made on the morning the op-
Grafton for appendicitis was performed. was
offered for probate this morning, and it
disposes Of an estate valued at from 81, ,4O0,-
600 to s1,6ooo00.
By its provisions Mrs. Beiger is to receive
an income of $4,000 per annum, per cent.
OF the cash income OF the estate and the
mansion now in course of erection, which
will cost $l75ooO. She is also given O,0O0
worth Of bonds in the st. Joseph Power
Company. De Pauw University is provided
for to an extent of 100000. Other bequests
are as follows: Methodist Church of Misha-
waka, 10 per cent. OF the annual income of
the estate; Preachers Aid Society of North
Indiana, Pa per cent; Chautauqua Insti-
tuition of New York, 5 per cent; the Ep-
worth Hospital, South Bend, PA per cent. :
cent, and each OF his nephews and nieces
2ih per cent. At the death OF Mrs. Beiger
the entire estate is to pass into the hands
OF the Beiger family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
CASE OF STELLA WARD
YOUNG GIRL WHO WAS ARRESTED
ON FORGERY CHARGE.
She Il Discharged from Custody and
Given New Guardian-WiIl
Go to College.
al to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. S.-Stella Ward,
a young woman, was arrested last night
for forging the name of her father, John
Ward, to $50 check. She was discharged
from custody this morning upon guarantee
ing to refund the money.
Miss Ward. who is only sixteen years of
ago, lived with her father at St Louis
Crossing, this county. On Tuesday she
presented check to the First National
Bank of this city purporting TO be signed
by John Ward. her father, for $50, which
was promptly paid. When Mr. Wards at
tention was called to the matter later he
pronounced his signature forgery and
ordered the arrest of his daughter She
spent the night i'm the Jail residence with
the daughter of Sheriff Phillips This
morning the father. John Ward, came to
the city and ordered the release of his
daughter from custody and this afternoon
John RyneTson, local attorney, was ap-
pointed guardian for her and hereafter her
interests will be protected by him
Miss Wards claim that she was laboring
under a misapprehension when she COM
mitted the forgery is not without color. as
she is possessed of considerable property,
being the owner OF cash in the amount of
500. which is in the hands of the clerk of
the court, besides owning about siXty-five
acres OF real estate In this county. Last
summer john wa the ldtner. VINO was
then her guardian, paid the $500 into court
on final settlement, when il was thought
the young woman was about to enter into
a marriage contract with young man
named Phelps. living at Seymour. The
wedding failed 10 take place. but the
guardianship by the father was not re-
sumed
Miss Wards mother was murdered in this
city several years ago by Ralph Drake.
who is serving life sentence for his crime
az Michigan City. The girl intends with
the consent of her newly appointed guard
ian to enter some college for young women
and finish her education.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
Both President Phillips and Simon
Burns I'm Favor of Buryins
the Hatchet.
NO VIOLATION OF THE SCALE
PHILLIPS AND HIS ADVISERS MAX
ING A TOUR OF THE GAS BELT.
President Of the window Glass Work.
ers' Association Denies a Rumor
-GcneraI Labor News.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind. Oct. S.-John Phillips, jr
president OF the Window Glass Workers
Association of America, is here, and will
make a weeks tour of the gas belt He
said tonight:
I'VE have come West to brand as lie the
story that members of cur organization are
working under private agreements with en-
ployers for less money than is called for by
our scale. The scale of this organization
is in effect, practically. in all the factories
now operating, in all about four hundred
pots. IL is true the independents have can
celed our scale, but We are ready to en-
force its provisions at all hazards, and we
lind that where it is signed it is maintained
absolutely. The story of violations by our
men was started at Kane, Pa, to demoralize
the glass business generally. We are out
here to brand the report as falsehood"
Mr. Phillips is accompanied by z. III.
Winters, Pittsburg. Thamos Gray, Lancas-
ter. Pa, James Pickles, Jeanette, Pa, and
John Wangeman. Pittsburg. all members of
the executive board of the association,
forming committee of investigation.
Window glass workers are now arrang-
ing for the amalagamation of the four
for the welding into one organization of the
two factions now existing. At confer
ence at Erie. Pa. of the wage committee
and executive board of the Window Glass
Workers Association of America a declara-
ton was made favoring one big union of
the window glass trades. Voting sheets
were sent out from the headquarters of the
organization to-day TO the locals through
out The country. and in three weeks the
sentiment of the organization headed by
John Phillips, jr.. will be known. Simon
Burns, of the old l.. a. 300. announces that
he favors amalgamation, and the outlook
Tor satisfactory union is declared TO be
better than ever before.
President Phillips said tonight that he
believes the union of the workers i'm one
body would mean the adjustment of many
problems and the eradication of many evils
affecting the glass business most dis
astrously.
The scheme Is to elect committee of one
member from each trade in the Denny
organization this committee to meet a sim
liar one from the old l.. a. 300. to effect the
amalagamation. 1t is believed the meeting
may be brought about within the next
month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
DENIED BY PRESIDENT
NO FRICTION .BETwEEN MIR. ROosE-
WELT AND HENRY c. PAYNE.
Rumor that Perry s. Heath Is in Some
Way Involved i'm a Coming Sensa-
ton Is Probably Untrue.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct S.-An Official
statement was given out at the White
House to-day denying the truth of reports
that there had feen friction between Pres
ident Roosevelt and Postmaster General
Payne in connection with the award of con-
tracts for furnishing the Postoffice Depart
ment with mopsey order supplies. Stories
were published Sin New York papers to-
day to the effect that the postmaster gen.
eral had refused to act in accordance with
the wishes of ihe President in awarding
contracts for blank money orders and that
as a result thers was bad feeling between
the two men.
An alleged dialogue between the President
and Cabinet melslber was printed, i'm which
Mr. Payne was made to say tothe President
that he was pledged to award the con-
tract to Paul herman, the successful bid
der. who competed with the Wynkoop- Hal
lenbeck-Crawfora Company, of New York
One of the merabers of this firm, Hallen-
beck was recently indicted for conspiracy
10 defraud the: government. Postmaster
General Payne was at first not going &c
pay any attention to the reports, but when
pressed on the subject said that there was
absolutely no trHth in them. When the at
tention of the president was called TO the
matter he deeme.l it of sufficient Importance
to authorize an official denial.
A great deal Of interest has been stirred
up during the past few days a result OF
the presence in the city of Charles Emory
Smith, former postmaster general, and con-
ferences betweel him and the President
and Mr.. Payne. Notwithstanding repeated
statements by Mr. Payne, the gossips have
il that something important is going on,
and that anothet sensation may be expect
ed in the next few days. There have been
q, - fS IL.
involved in the: coming Sensation but
Postmaster Central Payne is authority foi
the statement THAT the questions discussed
with Mr.. Smithsr srelate solely to matter OF
detail.
Ii is the expectation of the authorities
that the first postal case TO be tried will
be that of Dan;l V. Miller and Attorney
Johns, of India5a, who were indicted to-
day I'm Cincinnati
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09

ABsCogDER ARRESTED.
stole $4,000. then Married and spent
Money on wedding Trip.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. s.-Arthur c.
Nagel. who is said to have absconded from
Buffalo with s2b00 on June %. and who was
arrested on suspicion by Milwaukee detec-
tives, confessed to Inspector Riener to-day.
The young man worked for Buffalo
bank and il was his duty to carry large
sums of money from one bank 10 another.
Nagel arrived in Milwaukee shortly att
er leaving Buffalo, and two weeks later
was married TO Miss Frances McGintley,
of Fond Du Lac, Wis, the wedding beirg
performed in Chicago. The young couple
and friend of the bride then left for a
wedding tour on the Pacific coast and
returned to Milwaukee eleven days ago.
The actions OF the young man created
suspicion in police circles and he was
watched. His money was evidently giving
out and he began TO pawning some OF the
valuable gems which he purchased for his
bride Detectives then arrested him on
suspicion. Only S4 of the $3.50 could be
found. Nagel .claimed that he had spent
the balance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
WILL REPORT TO CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-The President
to-day received "a call from the members
of the international exchange commission.
who were presented by Secretary Hay. Sec
retary Shaw was also present. The commits
sion returned recently from an extended
trip to Europe, where it was in conference
with the finanhial authorities of several
governments with view to arranging a
common basis of money exchange. The
verbal report OF the commission indicates
that its mission; was reasonably successful.
The formal report of the commission will be
submitted later TO Congress. 1t will con-
tain some recommendations as to necessary
legislation to carry into effect the tentative
agreements reached by the commission with
the foreign gove,rnments.
AT the CONFERENCE with the president il
was decided that Prof. j. w. jerks, of the
commission, shosild proceed to China to lay
before the Chihese government a recon-
mendation that ii adopt the gold exchange
standard. He will sail for China about
Oct. p.