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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13

TIL remains of Erwin Mack. who died
the other day in Asheville, N. g, will arrive
in this city for burial next Thursday.
The Morrow Circle of Meridian-street
Church will meet tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. II. A. Beck, 1914 North Meridian
street.
J.. Thomas Cross. a baker of Elwood, yes
terday filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
Federal Court. His liabilities are $~1,71l.S1
and assets &45.
Major Robert Anderson, No. Al. Woman's
Relief Corps, is preparing 10 give a theat-
rical performance at Masonic Hall on April
Z. for the benefit of the relief fund.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Broadway
NJ. +. Church will give a musicale next Fri
day evening. March Is. At the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Cook, 2125 Central avenue.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
Tabernacle Church will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Tuesday. March Is,
at 2:S0 o'clock in the church parlors.
The women of the All Souls Unitarian
Church will have an Easter sale on March
25 at the church.. Alabama and Fifteenth
streets. A supper will be served from 8
10 S o'clock.
Mrs. Carrie Johnston. of Richmond, was
operated on yesterday morning at the
Deaconess Hospital. The operation was
is encouraging.
The meeting of the Missionary Society of
the First Presbyterian Church. which was
TO have been held last Wednesday after
noon. has been postponed indefinitely on
account of the series of meetings being held
by DIR. Gray.
The fourth section of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Central Christian Church
will give a ST. Patrick's tea next Friday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
LABOR PAPERS ADVOCATE
OPERATORS PROPOSITION
Union and Mine Workers Journal
Contain Editorials Along
This Line.
MICHIGAN FOR A

In view of the vote on Tuesday of 10000
miners of the soft coal districts to accept
or reject the $50 per cent. reduction Of
fered by the operators, editorials are APP
pearing in most of the labor papers of the
country. 1t is n notable thing that almost
without exception these editorials advocate
the acceptance of the compromise, which
carries with it two years of peace.
The Union, the labor issue of this city,
edited by Edwin f. Gould, contains a long
editorial pointing out the immense number
of wage earners Who would be affected by
a strike. He states that should the miners
of the competitive fields quit work at least
100000 workers would be made idle by
the shutting down of factories.
The Mine Workers Journal, which ap-
peared yesterday, also contains a strong
editorial against a strike. 1t is written
by Editor Samuel Sexton and emphasizes
the fact that the failure to accept the COM
promise will mean the complete annihila-
ton of the interstate movement.
Strike sentiment in all parts of the coun-
try seems 10 be disappearing and ii is now
firmly believed that the danger of a strike
is passed. Word from Saginaw, Mich,
where the Michigan miners are holding
their state convention. says that the men
are in favor of accepting the compromise.
1t is now firmly believed that the vote
will show more than two-thirds of the
miners in favor of the reduction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
Brief Ne0vs Items ofa Busy City

afternoon, March is, from 3 to 3, at the
home of Mrs. +. Ragsdale, T2 North Ala
bama street.
Mrs. Kate Miner, aged forty-six years.
died Friday afternoon at the residence. 211S
North Meridian street. after an illness of
several weeks. j. +. Miner. the husband.
and Mrs. Margaret Hill survive. The funer-
al Will be from the residence at l o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Work Among the Germans in America"
is the interesting subject of a lecture to be
delivered by DR.. NJ. +. Goarsy, national
superintendent of the German department
of the congregational Home Missionary
SOcity, at the North Congregations
Church at 1880 tonight.
Mr.. Robert Anderson will play the fol-
lowing numbers at this evenings organ
recital at the Second Presbyterian Church:
Prelude, Chaminade: Pastoral, Arthur
Foote: Funeral March, Chopin; Pilgrims
Chorus. Wagner. a fine musical programme
Will be presented at the service.
Mark Guy Pearse, an English author and
evangelist, whose works have been likened
10 the writings of Henry Van Dyke. will
deliver an address at the Roberts Park NJ.
L. Church here next Wednesday evening.
He comes to Indianapolis under the aus
pieces of the NJ. r. Social Union. which ex-
tends a general invitation TO the public to
hear him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
ELKS' ANNUAL MINSTREL SHOW
AT ENGLISH'S COMING WEEK
Managers BsheUe the Entertainment VIII OJp75hadO7O Any Pro-
Mchon Previously GfUpn-M SObnb

1t has always been the ambition of every
minstrel show to hold to the proverbial
minstrel circle of the first part and yet sur
pass anything that has yet been produced
for the o-rnamentation of this circle. Every
year each minstrel show on opening the
season announces the fact that it has the
most novel and elegantly arranged settings
for the first part that have yet been pro-
duced. The Elks for their annual treat of
minstrelsy and songs next Wednesday and
Thursday nights have arranged a first part
the like of which as 10 features and set
tings has never been seen in this city. If
their word will be taken for all of the good
things promised. From the tenor solo with
which this part is opened to the grand dis
play of workmanship, in which the small
David of course kills the large Goliath.
there will be one round of hilarity.
The men who will perform on the bones
and ''tambos' will not be in the usual bril-
liant costume which end men have. worn
for years. but will appear in original crea-
tions which are sure TO cause a laugh.
Starting with the ''tamboS," there is Rus
sell Powell, who is a cOntortioniSt when II
becomes necessary for him TO work his face
into any shape desirable and who when he
sings reminds one OF a negro going after
a watermelon. Charles BALI comes next
with his appeal to everyone to stand up
and sing. The third man to entice sweet
tones from the sheepskin is Fred Brandt,
who is unable to assume a serious express
sion. That side Of the circle with these
three men, none of whom looks as though
he was starving TO death, is sure to carry
great weight with the show. On the side
where the bones" reign supreme is Bert
F'eibleman, who is perhaps the best amateur
minstrel in the city, and to whom a large
number of the features of the show are
credited. One would hardly expect to see
Dan DAILY in a minstrel show, but Billy
Rost. the second man on the "bones" side,
is the next thing to him. Rost will en-
deavor to give a correct imitation of a
large fete day in Chicago. Mike Jefferson,
who never knows whether the music is
written In seven-eighths or three-fourths
time for his bones" occupies the third
seat on his side. To say that Mike is funny
is not enough. as he only has to look at one
TO cause an outburst of laughter.
The solo parts have been placed in the
hands of some of the best soloists in the
city. Miss Litta Grimm is, perhaps, one
of the sweetest singers to be heard here.
Miss Grimm has not sung in public very
long, but every time she has appeared has
made "a pronounced hit. Harry YeaZlle
Mercer, the tenor soloist, is, perhaps, the
best known of any who appear on the bill.
Mr.. Mercer possesses a voice which can
hardly be surpassed for tone and volume.
Mr.. Neil Fleming will make his initial APP
pearance before the footlights in a song
in which there will be magnificent chorus
work. A soloist who gains round after
round of applause from his co-workers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
SCHOOLbOOK CONTRACT
CAUSE OF AN INJUNCTION
Chicago Firm Claims 1t Has First
Right to Supply Arithmetics
to Schools.
GETS TEMPORARY ORDER

Silver, Burdett & Co., a book publishing
firm of Chicago and New York, enjoined
the State Board of Education yesterday
from proceeding with the contract for
a~rithmetics, awarded to D. c. Heath & Co,
of Boston, at last weeks session of the
board.
The restraining order. which was tenn
porary, was secured in the Marion Superior
Court by Caleb S. Denny, attorney for the
plaintiffs.
1.-The Normal Course in Numbers is the
title of the book which the Heath contract
substitutes in Indiana schools. Frank d.
Farr. general manager of the company's
Chicago house, in his complaint, claims
that this work was revised at the request
of the State Board, and that it cost the
plaintiffs about $4,000. Copies of contracts
with the State ana correspondence relative
to the arithmetic contract accompany the
company's complaint.
Attorney General Miller Immediately re-
ceived copies of the complaint, and dis
cussed the suit with his assistants yester-
day. The complaint is based upon the re-
vision of their arithmetic. which amounted.
il is claimed. to a virtual contract with
the State for a continuation of the supply
of these books. They say that the abroga-
ton of this implied contract is sufficient
cause for an injunction.
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during the rehearsals is Roscoe Patterson.
Perhaps the most surprising feature of the
large production will be the work of the
amateur chorus which has been formed to
assist in the entertainment. The chorus
numbers seventy-five, one-third OF whom
are ladies. Work which is seldom IL ever
taken up by amateur performers has been
attempted by this chorus, and the result
has been a surprise to those who have been
fortunate enough TO witness the work. II
is said that some of the effects which Will
be produced by this chorus are equal 10
that of most professional companies. All
ideas as to the plan of the show have been
quickly grasped by the members of the
chorus, and they never stop until they have
worked them out. Former Mayor Book
walter, who is TO occupy the most impor-
tant position OF the show, that OF lnterloc-
utor. is getting over the bashfulness which
overcame him when he first occupied the
chair in the center of the stage, and his
work now would do credit to a professional.
The second part of the show will consist
of turns by the English ZOuaves and the
futile Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra.
Talent from the local theaters will also
take part in the olio. Mr.. A. B. Hanson,
who is chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, has worked day and night to make
the production a success, and his hopes
are soon TO be realized.
The completed programme follows:
A. B. Hanson, general chairman; de-
signed and directed by Bert Feibleman;
musical director. Herman Arndt.
Minstrel, first part-Interlocutor, Charles
A. Bookwalter; bones, Bert Feibleman,
Billy ROSt, Mix Jefferson; tanbOS, j.
Russell Powell, Charles p. BALI, Fred w.
Brandt.
Introductory overture.
Opening chorus. seventy voices.
Emo song, Sing Hallelujah"
Ballad, Memories -. Roscoe A. Patterson
Violin solo. 'The Palms'................
Miss Hazel Woodward
End song, Amt it Funny what a Diff
ference Just a Few Hours Make.
Military song, Fall In. Harry Y. Mercer
End song. Hannah Won't You Open
That Door" -....-.....Bert Feibleman
Ballad, "Ah, Twas a Dream"..........
Miss Little Grim
End song. IF Money Talks. 1t Amt on
Speakin' Terms With Me"...........
.......................J. Russell Powell
Ballad, Peggy Brady"........Nei Fleming
Grand finale.
overture OrCneStra
Clio (subject to change and addition),
Tuttle Mandolin Orchestra, thirty
pieces, Walter c. futile. director.
(a) La Harmonic Waltzes. Lester Payne
(b) Our League March.-....J. Worth Allen
Billy Link, Americas greatest monolo-
guist."
Company b., William E. English Zouaves,
Capt. Jacob F. Fox, commander; William
Waldt, first lieutenant; Harry Falkner,
Otto Fritsche, Carl Kerling, Eros. Patton.
Theodore Curtis, Fred Haley, Harry
Brockway, Bernie Beck, Walter Mitchell,
Earl Ridparth. Richard Wehlerman. Wal
ter Carr. Charlie Craig, Forest Newton,
Charlie Collamore. John Jordan, members
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
THE COURT
COIrRT

Room John l.. McMaster. Judge.
Ida Roney VS.. Oscar Roney; divorce. De-
ing and decree for plaintiff with custody of
minor c~hildren-Cecil, age twelve years;
Beatrice. five years:
Iona Koenig vs.. Charles Koenig: divorce
Called for trial and plaintiff failing to APP
pear is called and defaulted. Cause dis
missed for want of prosecution. Judgment
VS.. plaintiff for costs.
Albert Sanders VS.. Laura Sanders; di-
vorce. Finding for defendant.
Room flames NJ. feathers, Judge.
August Kuhn VS.. Louis Krauss: supple
mental to execution. Evidence partly
heard. Continued.
Louisa Heimbaugh VS.. Empire Coal Com
pany: motion for new trial. Argument
heard by court. Taken under ADJUSTMENT.
Room S-Vincent G. Clifford. Judge Pro
Tenn.
Sylvanus Cary VS.. Carmel Natural Gas
and Improvement Company ct al: on con-
tract. On trial by court.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon. Henry Clay Allen. Judge.
Flanner < Buchanan VS.. Ida Jane Hazen's
Estate. Submitted TO court and allowed
for $50 as claim preferred. at cost OF estate.
Annie McHugh, by next friend, VS.. New
Telephone Company. Jury instructed and
~retires.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford. Judge.
George Bowman; petit larceny. Defend
ant WAlAluIdNS OIHlCI pea OF not guilty
and enters a plea of guilty. Fine 81 and
costs Four months in workhouse. Dis
franchised four months.
Henry Smith; petit larceny. On former
plea of guilty. Fine 81 and costs Thirtv
days in workhouse. DISTINGUISHED one
year.
John Kelly; petit larceny. Trial by court.
Evidence heard. Finding OF guilty. Fine
81 and costs. Five months in WOrkhouse.
DISTINGUISHED five months.
Lawrence L. Fleming admitted TO the bar
on motion OF George Young.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Joseph E.. Burton VS.. John Berkhardt Of
al. Superior Court.
Frank Barnes and Lillian Barnes VS..
Frank c. Castor; complaint for damages
Superior Court.
Mary Greensfrau VS.. Lyman Solomon:
complaint for damages. Superior Court.
Joseph Z. Burton VS.. Louis NJ. Stegner.
Superior Court.
Cora kreuger VS.. w. NJ. Higgins; COM
plant for damages. Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
ARCHBISHOP FARLEY
SAYS FAREWELL TO Plus
Is Given Private Audience by His
Holiness and ConverseS for
Half an Hour.
PRESENT r o THE POPE

ROME, March 12~-Archbishop John NJ.
Farley. OF New York. to-day was received
BY the Pope in formal audience. The meet
ing occurred in the p~ontiff's private apart
ments an6 for half an hour the Pope held
the archbishop in affable and friendly con-
versation. seated by his side.
Archbishop Farley expressed his regret
that he could not personally present his
greetings to the Pope on ST. Joseph's day.
March 10. which is the Pope's name day;
but, as he was leaving for the United
States on March IS. this would be impossi-
BILE. He said that from sea his Fluctuations
would be nom the less ardent. The Pope
was pleased and thanked the archbishop.
He said that on that day he would pray
for Archbishop Farley and his archdiocese.
The conversation turned on Venice and
the time the pOntiff had met the archbishop
there Archbishop Farley recalled that the
Pore had once said that many religious
communities in Venice had bought back
from tbs government certain properties that
had been taken from them through the
operations OF the law I'm the suppressfns.
OF religious orders that the Capuchins had
been unable 10 do this for lack of money.
and that a certain Protestant had bought
their property and given IL back 10 them.
The archbishop added that a similar in
stance OF generosity had occurred in the
LH HAI
-Adrian Iselin. a month before / left Amer
lea. gave a handsome church with a rec
tory 20 Italian Catholics. The church is
ST George's. at New Rochelle. near New
York. and the cost OF the gift was $50 900. :"
The Pontiff expressed his appreciation of
this generosity.
The remainder OF the conversation was
devoted 10 church matters. When the
archbishop left the Pope presented him with
precious gold, silver and bronze medals
with his head stamped on one side and his
coat OF arms on the other. The medals
we're IN a beautiful white velvet case bear
ing the Papal monogram. The Pope be-
slowed his benedictOn upon Archbishop
Farley and all the institutions of the arch
diocese. He expressed himself as especi-
ally pleased with the provision made for
the education OF young ecclesiastics al ST
J0seph's Seminary. Yonkers. N. Y. and he
Conferred the title OF doctor OF divinity on
Father Hayes. rector Of the seminary. He
also praised the seminary at Troy and
showed his perfect knowledge Of the work
ings OF the Institutions Of the archdiocese.
Subsequently Archbishop Farley visited
Cardinal Merry del Val. the Papal secretary
OF state. and had "A long conversation with
him on ecclesiastical affairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN THE LARGE CITIES

indianapolis showed a loss in building
operations for February, 1904, of 40 per
cent, compared with February, 1903. An
advance proof of Construction News says:
statistics of building operations in TWEEN
ty-three of the principal cities Of the coun-
try for the month of February, compiled
from special reports TO Construction News.
shows that permits were taken out for the
construction of 4,097 buildings, involving a
cost of $14,2 25, 907, against 4,365. costing
$751; O7, $50, for the same month a year ago,
a decrease of 26S buildings and 1881 $50, ap-
proximately 10 per cent. in point of cost.
This is in no wise remarkable, nor will ii
be a surprise to those who are familiar
with building as well as the weather con-
ditions governing that month. There has
been an absolute cessation Of building OPP
erations in practically all of the cities
enumerated because of the excessively cold
weather and the heavy snowfalls which
have visited almost every part of the tenn
perate regions. The only surprise is that
the percentage of decrease is not greater.
The figures in detail are as follows:
-1904.- Per cent.
C;t- No TnCt Cain ncc
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SUIT FOLLOWS THREATS.
Man and Wife Demand Damages
for Alleged Attack.

Claiming that he was attacked with a
Ratchet by Hyman Solomon. Albert j..
Greenspan yesterday filed suit for $1,000
damages. Alleging hat his character was
publicly DETAINED by the defendants state
ment, You are a thief" another claim for
5000 was filed by the same plaintiff.
Greenspan claims that he was constantly
pursued by the defendant, who made vio-
lent threats against him.
Solomon was also made defendant for a
$500 damage suit filed by the wife Of
Greenspan. This grows out of the same
alleged attack. In the complaint of the
wife it is claimed that during the attack
upon the husband she was confined to her
Ously Ill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
PICTURES IN AN "AD." CAUSE
OF PECULIAR DAMAGE SUIT
Parents Resent Publicity Given to
Two Negro Children by
Printing Firm.
IN THE LOCAL COURTS

Have you seen them? If not. take a
look"
These words, printed at the side of a
picture of two little negro infants on a
blotter, and used as an advertisement for
Castor Bros printing establishment. is the
cause of action by Frank and Lillian
Barnes. their parents. for a $500 damage
suit.
1t is claimed that the defendants secured
the pictures of the infants and used them
In such a public manner as to bring the
parents into undesirable notoriety, and the
question of their neighbors, as to cause
them great humiliation. 1t is alleged that
several hundred of these blotters were
printed and scattered about the city and
that the pictures of the children were iden-
titled by ~neighbors of the plaintiffs and that
they are entitled to damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
'otaIs 4O97 s14 225. 9O7

Totals ............4,O9 $14. 1907 e. 10
The most remarkable increases in build
ing operations are to be found in the
borough of Brooklyn, in Cleveland, Allie
gheny and in Minneapolis. Operations in
Brooklyn for the month just closed show a
gain of 10 per cent, Cleveland 21S, Allie
gheny 17S, and Minneapolis Sc. In Chicago
the conditions have been exceedingly adj
verse on account of the cold weather. Not
outstanding that fact permits were taken
out during the month for 23 buildings ag-
gregating a total cost of S1.27O.310, against
29O buildings, the cost of which was esti-
mated at 81, z25, 675, for the. corresponding
month a year ago, a gain of 3 per cent.
Among the other cities showing gains are
the borough of Bronx, in New York, %
per cent; ST. Louis, -; Los Angeles, z;
San Francisco. As; Buffalo. 30; Denver, SO;
Atlanta, 80; New Orleans, IS; Memphis, SO.
The most notable falling off is In Detroit
256 per cent.-follOwed by Seattle with III:
Philadelphia. 81: the borough of Manhattan,
in New York, 60; Washington, 20; Indian
apolis. 40: ST. Paul. %: Milwaukee, II, and
Louisville, O.. At the rate building news is
coming in as a result of bright weather,
the prospects for unusual activity during
March are exceptionally good"
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Criminal Court Sentences.

Two workhouse sentences were dealt out
by Judge Afford, of the Criminal Court,
yesterday, and an equal number of 81
fines and costs. John Kelly, who was caught
a few weeks ago impersonating a messen-
ger boy. was arraigned and sentenced to
five months in the workhouse. George Bow
man withdrew a former plea of not guilty
TO a charge of petit larceny, and was given
a fine of 81 and costs and four months in
the workhouse. He was accused of stealing
castings from Ewald overs store, on South
Meridian street.
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Wife Secures Divorce.

Claiming that she was a constant sufferer
from effects of her husbands ill temper,
and that on the night of their separation
she was choked and attacked by him. Ida
r. Roney was yesterday granted a divorce
from Oscar II. Roney by Judge McMasters,
of the Superior Court.