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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
INDIANA ENGINEERS NOT
TO JOIN NATIONAL BODY
Deemed Inadvisable by Board of
Directors-May Admit New
Indianapolis Society.
ELECT OFFICERS D

When the twenty-fOurth annual conven-
ton Of the Indiana Engineering Society
convened yesterday morning engineers from
all over the State were present. The meet
ings are held in the assembly rooms of the
Commercial Club and the rooms were
crowded yesterday afternoon and last night.
The principal business of the meeting TO
be held this morning will be the annual
election of officers and the selection of a
place to hold the convention next year. 1t
is probable that Indianapolis will be Sc
lected.
Members of the society said last night
that it is probable the old officers of the
society will be reelected this morning. The
present officers are: President. r. L. Sack
EFT. Richmond; vice president, X. p. Woods.
Indianapolis; secretary, Charles c. Brown,
Indianapolis.
Papers of great interest to the members
of the society were read at the meetings
yesterday afternoon and last night. Several
were illustrated with stereopticon views.
A meeting of the board of trustees OF
the society was held yesterday morning
prior TO the calling of the convention, to
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY OF taking the re-
Gently organized indianapolis association or
engineers and architects into the society.
Action in the matter was not taken. 1t
was decided by the directors that it would
not be advisable for the society to join
the National Association of Engineers. Fol
lowing the election of officers this morn
ing a paper on Steam Heating from a
Central Station will be read by Fred b.
Hofft, of this city. What is believed to
be one of the most interesting and in
structive papers will be read by Prof. w.
F.. M. Goss. of Purdue University, on
plans OF Testing Locomotives at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition" The con-
vention will adjourn Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
NUMBERS NOW ON ALL
HOUSES IN IRVINGTON
Correspond Exactly with North
and South Streets in the City
Proves Hard Task.
SYSTEM A GOOD ONE

The work of completing the numbering Of
all houses in Tuxedo and Irvington, the
most important of its kind that the city
engineers office has attempted since the
REMEMBERING of the entire city in 1897, has
just been completed. In Irvington, espe-
cially. the task was found a difficult one in
several particulars, and the result of the
work of the engineers department, now
that it is completed, is worthy of COM
ment.
The work Of making the numbers on
n-orth-and-south streets in the city's east
ernmost suburb correspond with those on
parallel streets In the city was found espe-
cially difficult because OF the fact that
Washington street, followin the old Ma
uonal road, makes a very decided slant TO
the north. This brings New York street,
which in the city is three squares north of
about one square from Washington, and
English avenue, on the SOUTH, a correspond
ingly great distance from Washington.
In spite of this fact, to avoid a confusion
of numbering the north and south numbers
were made to correspond to those In the
city. At New York street the 300 num-
bers begin, and at Michigan, just a short
distance north, the 500 numbers begin.
To the south the 500 numbers begin at
English avenue, although, on Arlington av-
enue, this is nearly three times as great a
distance from Washington street as is
Michigan. Practically no changes were
made in the east and west numbers.
One enterprising young man, representing
a firm that deals in house numbers followed
close upon the heels of the inspectors from
the engineers department, and in many
cases sold his wares to houSeholderS, put
ting up the numbers Immediately. The in
spectors, coming back the same day, in
several cases found numbers on houses
they had visited but a few hours before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETS At STATEHOUSE
Majority of the Board Said to Be
Against Printing of Books at
RefOrmatory.

Seventeen bids were received yesterday
by the State Board of Education ON the con-
tract for the printing of primary textbooks
for the schools throughout the State. The
board convened at 10 o'clock and was in
session the greater part of the day. During
the morning the committee on commissioned
high schools made a rather routine report
on the condition of these schools. The
afternoon meeting was opened by receiving
bids ON the textbook printing.
There was some discussion among the
members of the board on the question of
having the books printed by the Indiana
Reformatory at Jeffersonville. Superintend-
emit Whitaker was present at the meeting
and presented the matter to the considera-
tioR of the board. 1t is not probable that
the contract now open to bids will be given
the inmates of the Reformatory, but if the
members of the board favor the proposition,
later contracts may be given 1t. The ma
jority of the members of the board, it is
understood, were against the plan yester-
day, but no action was taken.
The contract for the textbooks will be
open TO bids until the next meeting of the
board, which will be held on Feb. 3, at
which time the contract will be let to the
firm Offering the best inducements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
HOMER DAVENPORT
IS HERE TONIGHT

Homer Davenport, %cartoonist, will ap-
pear before the Contemporary Club to-
night. In speaking OF him the January
Outing said:
The reading public knows the cartoonist
as a man whose pen uncovers hypocrisy
and puts the knife of ridicule into political
bombast; but there is another side quite as
interesting. 1t is his personal side; his
home side; the side his outdoor, sports
man nature finds expression in at Morris
Plains, at his little ranch, among his
horses. his cattle, his sheep, his pheasants,
his water fowl.
At Morris Plains Farmer Davenport ex-
the beautiful with the practical, and made
the little valley farm of forty acres, on
the Orange hills. the home of rare birds
and thoroughbred stock.
Davenport is blunt, TO the point. and
he wants in life he goes after. When
ne was a boy out in Oregon on his fathers
farm he "ached' to draw, and draw he did
He used TO lie on his stomach all day. and
make sketches of animals on the farm
floor. His father, perceiving his talent.
erected a blackboard four feet high by If
teen feet long. covering the side OF a room
In the farmhouse, and supplying him with
plenty of chalk. let him 'go it" to his
hearts content. The first opportunity came
when. his father having secured him a no.
sition on the Portland Oregonian. he left
the farm at SilvertOn.
when 1 left home that time" said Dav-
export. II was escorted to the station bv a
brass band. He's too big for this place.
the neighbors said. so / went away i'm a
cloud OF glory. Well. / was on the Oregon
ian just one day-it took them onIy twenty
four hours to find out and tell me that I
couldn't draw"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
NEW INDUSTRIES
ARE INCORPORATED
Thousands of Dollars of Indiana
Capital Will Be Invested in
the Enterprises.

Several Indianapolis men are represented
in the Enterprise Brick Company, a cor
poration capitalized at $50,000, which filed
articles of incorporation with the secretary
of state yesterday. The company is located
at Brazil, Ind, and. aside from the manu-
facture of brick. will carry on an extensive
business Of mining for coal and operating
such mines. The board of directors COM
prises c. C. Pierce, of Indianapolis; Frank
7. Melcher. of Llama, Pa; ]. A. Mahoney.
Of Indianapolis; H. NJ. Gentry, of Indian
apolis, and Robert o. Gentry, of Indianap-
oils.
Another large company incorporated yes
terday was the Blue Cast Magnetic Spring
Company, which has for its objects the
buying, leasing and holding of mineral
springs, the construction of such wells, the
building of hotels and health resorts, ETC.,
in and near the city of Blue Cast Park.
The company has a capital stock of $780,
600, held by Henry +. Schneider, Mary q.
Schneider and Clement p. Becker.
Two other companies in which Henry +.
Schneider and Mary G. Schneider, both OF
New Haven, Ind, hold the controlling stock
were incorporated by the secretary of state
yesterday. They are the Schneider Farm
Company, capitalized at 5000, to operate a
farm for horticultural and agricultural
purposes and for the breeding and sale Of
live stock, and the H. f. Schneider Com
pany, which has for its object the acquir-
ing of timber and lumber for the carrying
on of a manufacturing lumber business. Its
capital stock is $4,000 and its place of BUSH
ness is at New Haven, Ind.
To manufacture hickory handles for tools
and implements, the Veedersburg Handle
Company incorporated yesterday, with a
capital stock of SIC, 0O0. The company is
| located at Veedersburg and is controlled by
c. w. Smith, Grant A. Ward. Jacob Roven-
barger, Theodore Wooden and w. W.. An
derSOn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
WOODWORKERS OF CITY
THREATEN BIG STRIKE
Say There Is Truth in Report that
Piece-Work System Will Be
A~dopted-Longer Hours.
CONFERENCE IS CALLED

W~Oodworkers place belief in the report
that the employers of all the woodwork
ing factories and mills in the city are to
change their system of employment begin
ming next week from day to piece work,
thereby cutting down the wages of en-
ployes, increasing the hours of work and
practically maintaining open shops.
The local woodworkers have been holding
many meetings this week, discussing the
reported move. At a meeting held several
nights ago they voted unanimously on a
strike at the Indianapolis Chair and Furni-
ture Company, where the change from day
TO piece work has already been instituted.
1t Is understood that all other transitions
will be opposed by the same action.
Should the operators carry out the ru-
mOred plans, it is likely that there will be
a general strike of the woodworkers of this
city.
Such a strike would involve several hun
dred woodworkers and a number of the
woodcarvers. A conference will be held to-
day by the operators and the employees of
Smith, Day & Co, but the purpose of
the conference is not known, as it is said
TO have been called by the employers.
Men of the woodworking craft claim that
a change from day TO piece work will inture
them greatly and will mean a reduction in
their wages of more than 25 per cent. and
an increase in their hours of labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
WILL TEST ASBESTOS
CURTAINS WITH FIRE
Council Committee VIII Finish
Inspection To-Day-Make
Formal Report.
EXAMINE ALL EXITS
Time the People Leaving En-
glish's-Lower Floor Of House
Is Emptied in Five Minutes.

The final examination as 20 the. safety or
the indianapolis theaters in case Of fire will
be made this morning at 10 o'clock by Coun-
cilmen Expert, Casper. Linus, Moriarity
and VAIL and Fire Chief COOts. The men
will devote their inspection this morning to
the asbestos curtains I'm each Of the theaters.
The curtains will be tested by distributing
infiammable material over the curtains and
fgniting IL. Within a few days the commit
tee expects TO submit a formal report Of
their inspection setting forth the safety Of
the theaters and certain recommendations
that should be made In some cases.
The committee spent last night In exam
lining exits at the different theaters and
the examination was one OF the most thor
ough that has been made in this city.
Every exit was inspected and tried, In
Guiding all the means OF egress from the
stages. The latter part OF the evening was
spent at English's Opera House. where the
ascertained the time in which IL
took TO empty the theater. The lower floor,
on which every seat was taken, was
emptied in the short interval Of five min
utes, while only ten minutes were required
for the people to l~eisurely make their way
from the gallery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
vi. Il. III. =. News Notes.

Exercises will be held in the auditorium
this morning at 10 o'clock. The orchestra
will repeat the entire suite of Antony and
Cleopatra"
The classes in photography will go to the
Weather Bureau this evening 10 study the
different methods employed there i'm ascer-
tanning the changes Of the weather.
The Bashi-Bazouks met last night at the
home of Arthur Eldridge. on Broadway.
This frat" has charge of the present issue
OF the Gold and Black, the room paper of
their class.
The Manchus June, '0) have scheduled
a basketball game with the Matthews five
for Feb. 8. and one with the Columbus
High School for the 18th, both TO be played
out Of the city.
The expenses of the January, 'Oi. class
entertainment were about so. and the total
receipts about sos. This amount, with the
money already in the class treasury. will
be devoted to purchasing some suitable
present for the school.
The June. 1904. class gave their leap-year
party last night at the PrOpylaeum. The
girls managed the whole affair. even TO the
extent OF paying the street car fare. About
fifty couples were present. dancing the Vir-
ginia reel. minuet and other old dances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
DESTITUTE PARENTS TOO
POOR TO BURY INFANT
Family of George Harold, with
Box Car for Home, Found in
Deplorable Condition.

A case of deplorable restitution was dis
covered yesterday by the police in the home
of George Harold, a cripple who lives in
an abandoned box car on Neil street, west
of the Belt railroad. When the police en-
tered the hovel they found the crippled oc-
cupant with his wife weeping over the cold
form of their baby who had died the night
before, while the old box car, full of cracks
and holes, was so cold that existence there
seemed almost impossible. Harold, whose
wife is an invalid, has been making a liv-
ing for a long time by the sale of coal that
he would pick up along the railroad tracks.
The child became sick several weeks ago
and the miserable parents nursed it as best
they could, but were unable to save it's
life. They were unable to secure an under
taker to care for the remains of the baby
and as they were ignorant Of the existence
of a county undertaken, had done nothing
towards arranging for the burial of their
infant. The police reported the case to the
township trustee and TO the Salvation
Army and the family were sent food and
coal and arrangements were made for the
burial of the baby.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
PAYMENTS FOR LIND
HELD BY FARMERS
Capt. Cheatham Will To-Day Re-
ceive Instructions from Wash
ington and Will Proceed.

Captain Cheatham, who has charge of the
work looking to the location of the army
post, will receive instructions to-day from
Washington authorizing him to make the
payments for the land held by the farmers
living on the army post site. The govern
ment will pay the sums as specified in the
contracts drawn UP by Dyer & Rassmann
last year. Several days will probably be
needed in which to close the deals for the
land When Captain Cheatham Is prepared
to make the payments he will notify the
land holders TO call upon him at some speci-
fed office, where the settlements will be
transacted.
In the case of John Roberts. who raised
on his price after the contract had been
drawn UP, the government will pay the
sum originally specified. 1t has not yet
been decided by what means the additional
sum shall be raised. If the effort to secure
the surplus by subscription fails, condemna-
ton proceedings will be brought against
Roberts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
PURDUE VICTIM Il
CHEERFUL PATIENT

One of the most cheerful patients at the
Deaconess Hospital is Walter McMannus,
Of Davenport, Ia, one of the victims of the
Purdue football special wreck on the Big
Four last October. Both his legs were
broken and he was otherwise injured,
but throughout his trouble he has
maintained a good cheer that has won
the hearts of all the attendants at
the hospital. He is now able to sit
up all day in q wheel chair, and in
three weeks will leave Indianapolis for his
home. He said yesterday that he did not
know whether or not he would ever re-
turn to Purdue to complete his course, but
as he is a senior it is likely that next year
he will again take up his studies and grad
uate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
FIRST CASE AS JUSTICE
RESULTS IN LITIGATION
Sheets Signed Commitment Before
Judgment Was Entered-PriS-
oner Claims Release.
NO SENTENCE RECORDED

On the ground that Justice of the Peace
Harry Sheets, of Irvington, signed the
commitment before he entered his judg-
ment in the case Of George Gall, his at
torneys late yesterday afternoon filed ha-
beas corpus proceedings against Sheriff
Metzger to ave Gall released from GUS
tody. The case of Calls was the first ex-
perience of Sheets as a justice.
The attorneys of Gall base their grounds
for the action on the ruling made by Judge
DAILY when he was police judge. He re-
leased many prisoners from the workhouse
because it was shown that the clerk signed
the name of the judge with a rubber
stamp, and it was held by the court that
there had been no judgment of record.
Gall was arrested on a warrant sworn
out by Joe Since. Gall interfered when
SINCE was beating his wife and the Italian
had him arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
FIND BODY
OF SMALLPOX VICTIM
Employees at Work on Detention
Hospital Excavate Corpse
Buried Years Ago.

Tn body which was uncovered yester-
day by the workmen employed in the erec-
ton OF the new detention hospital for con-
tagious diseases in the west bottoms OF
Fall creek was buried last night in a place
where there will be no danger Of again IN
covering II. The body, 1t was learned, was
hat Of a smallpox patient who died at the
old pesShouse about eight years ago. After
the body was exhumed yesterday all work
on the excavation was stopped until an in
vestigation was made. Former Superin-
tendent OF the PesthOuse Coleman said yes
terday that during his connection with that
institution three unclaimed bodies were
buried IN the bottoms, but he was unable
TO state Just where.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in indianapolis Postofice
Thursday. Jan. IL, 1904.

II not called for in two weeks these letters
will be sent 10 the dead letter Office. Persons
calling for letters in the following list Will
please say they are advertised. give date Of
list. and pay l cent for those obtained. Free
delivery Of letters by carriers 10 the addressee's
residence can be secured by observing the fol-
lowing rules:
First-Direct letters plainly to street and num-
Der.
S~econd-Request your correspondence to do
likewise.
Third-Have written or printed request for re-
turn on your envelope. giving street and num-
Der.
Fourth-Use ink in addressing letters when
possible, and leave sufficient space at top Of en-
velope for stamp and postmark.
Letters addressed TO persons known TO be
transient should be marked Transient" in
lower left-hand corner of envelope. "A b. c.
General Delivery" or similarly addressed let
tiers. are fictitious and not deliverable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE
COURSE FOR BATTERY 4
Captain HeiSkell Arranges for In
struction of Soldiers-Gars-
tang to Speak Next.

Captain Walter W.. Heiskell, of Battery
A, Indiana National Guard, has arranged
a series of interesting lectures to be deliv-
cred at the armory, Sixteenth street and
Senate avenue, for the benefit of the men,
bers. At the regular weekly meeting of the
battery last Monday night Colonel Harry
B. Smith spoke on Military Courtesy"
tillery battalion of the State troops, will
speak one week from next Monday on
Sanitary Conditions in Camp" DR.. Cars
tang has made a thorough study of this
subject and his address should prove most
interesting.
From time to time during the winter
months, and until in the spring, Captain
Heiskell has arranged with officers of the
guard to address the battery. The members
are becoming interested in the programme
and the attendance is rapidly increasing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
CENTRAL CHURCH IS IN
CONDITION

The annual meeting of the board of d.
rectors of the Central Christian Church
was held last night in the church study.
The report OF the treasurer was especially
satisfactory, showing that the church is i'm
a prosperous condition and is growing
steadily. The report showed that the total
collections during the last year amounted
10 Sl0,629.S4. There was given 10 missions
in the last year 81. 1872, and 81. 400 was used
in improvements of the church. The total
membership of the church at the present
time is 1.253. OF this number liz were added
IN the last year.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: Trustees. B. W. Cole, F. c. Gardner
and a. j. Robson: deacons. L. f. Carvin.
A W. ReagOn, V. g. Kendall. Max Graves.
Harvey Mullens. b. c. Pierce. jr.. w. p.
Malott and j. w. Stokes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
NAN NOT INELIGIBLE
FOR BUYING OPPONENT

That a candidate for political office can
not be declared ineligible because he has
paid his opponent a sum of money to with
draw from the campaign is the stand taken
by the Supreme Court in a case cOntesting
the office OF auditor Of Brown county. The
Republican candidate, Arthur l.. Gray,
claimed that, although he received only
about one-third of the vote cast, he was
entitled 10 the Office. alleging that the
Democratic candidate, John Il. Seitz. gave
his only opponent In the Democratic pri-
mary 500 to withdraw from the race. The
court held that q candidate cannot be de-
clared ineligible unless ne has been con-
victed OF bribery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
GETS LOST IN SNOW.
Hospital Victim Becomes Delirious
and Gives Police Chase.

Edward Melville. delirious from the eff
fects of erysipelas, escaped from the hos
pital annex for contagious diseases early
yesterday morning and in his underclothes,
without shoes or stockings, he ran down
the street through the snow. The police
were notified and Bicyclemen Askins and
Duncan were sent out to catch the man.
After a chase they ran him INTO a grocery
at Tenth and Camp streets and succeeded
in holding him until the arrival of the am
bulance, when he was taken back TO the
hospital. When the police caught him he
was a raving maniac and believed that an
attempt was being made to tear down the
hospital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
SPEED SAVED 1T.
Illinois Central Train Missed De-
railing bv Train Wreckers.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 14.-Its great speed has
saved the -Chicago-bound Diamond Spe-
cial' on the Illinois Central from a wreck
near Glencarbon, ILL.,, and foiled the at
tempts of train wreckers. Three cars Of
the freight train which followed the fast
train were derailed and piled upon each
other.
The train wreckers had failed to open the
switch lock, but pried open the points Of
the switch with blacksmith's tongs. The
speed of the fast train carried it over the
open switch. The engine and one car Of
the freigh train also passed over safely.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
UNION
GIVES FIRST BALI

The Indianapolis B~artenders' Union, No.
AZ. gave its first annual grand bail last
night in Tomlinson Han. The hall was
artistically draped with American flags and
a large crowd OF gay dancers thronged the
floor until an early hour this morning. over
80 tickets were sold and the proceeds OF
the ball. after deducting the expenses. will
be placed In the pension fund Os the union
10 care for the sick and disabled. The
on arrangements for the ball
was composed. OF Fred Juneman. w. A.
Tyner. Thomas O'Brien. Charles Rrgen-
stein and Charles Dunfee.