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i TO REOUCE NUMBER OF COUIICILMEII OF CITY L. HARTMANN PLANS FOR COUNCIL OF SIX MEMBERS. SALARY BILL TO COME UP A story to the effect that members of the Indianapolis Council are divided on the question of making fight before the -Legislature for an increase in salaries, developed the fact to-day that Councll-- man Charles I. Hartmann Is working on a plan that would abolish the Council as it now exists. He proposes a body with a membership of not more than six.

the memoera to receive larger salaries and to assume some of the duties of the numer ous municipal boards. After the Council meeting, last nlrht- the councilman were called together by Councilman Portteus for a conference in the city clerk's office to talk over the sal ary question. The -Legislature of 1907 raised a bill Increasing the salaries from to 1909 a year, but the measure was vetoed by Governor Hanly after the Leg islature adjourned. May Pats Over Veto. It was first decided to question the le gality of the veto, in view of the fact that the veto was not reported at the special session of the Legislature last fall.

However, It Is understood this Plan has been abandoned and that the Legislature will be asked to pass the bill over the veto. If this clan falls, it Is understood a de termined effort will be made to have a new bill passed granting the Increase, present members of the Council expect ing to profit by the measure for a few months; at least. As present members of the Council, under the law, can not succeed themselves next fall, their chief interest is said to- be having the in crease granted as soon as roseible. Councilman Hartmann said to-day he was opposed to the salary increase, as are one or two other members of the He said he had a plan along lines ana tnen orousnt out tne fact that he believe the Council, as It now exists with twenty-one members, la an unnecessary ooay. i To Reduce Councllmen.

For some time Hartmann has been discussing the matter with other business men. who are said to have been favorably Impressed with the plan. Hartmann said he would suggest dividing the city Into districts and have a councilman elected for each district. In a city of this size, be said, the number should be limited to fix councllmen with a salary of about t-V0 a year. He said that while he had not gone Into the matter thoroughly, he thought the duties of some of the municipal boards mlsfht be undertaken by the proposod Council organization.

While Hartmann is giving the plan considerable attention, he said he was not sure that he could have it In shape to present to the present Legislature, but Indicated It might be done two years hence. SIMEON S. JOHNSON DEAD. Formerly Grand Master of Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons. (Special to The Indianapolis News.

JEFFERSONVILLB, January 19. Simeon 8. Johnson, past grand master of Indiana Masons, died soon after noon to-day from a stroke of paralysis -suffered last Wednesday. Mr. Johnson was seventy-two years old.

a Mason for forty years and a member of the Clark county bar for nearly fifty ears. He practiced before the Indiana Supreme Court and was president of the Clark County liar Association. Up to last fall he had not missed a meeting of his blue lodge for thirty years and always attended the grand lodge and other meetings o-f the order. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Lewis Palrd.

Accused of Violating Pure Food Law. Special to The Indianapolis News. EVANSVILLK, Ind. January 19. James L.

Angles, who conducts a butter and er store In upper Fourth street, this cuy, was taken by officers last night to Indianapolis, where he will be. Investigated by the Federal grand Jury on the charge of violating the pure food law. His arrest Mas made late yesterday by J. W. Crunk.

Dan J. Chapln and P. K. i Benson, revenue -officers. It la alleged he used coloring matters In his butter that he sold contrary to law.

and that he also sold oleomargarine In wholesale lota without a wholesaler's license. Traction Stockholder! Meet. At the annual meeting of the stock-. holders' of the Indianapolis as Cincinnati Traction Company this morning at the otters In the Traction Terminal building, the following board of directors was reelected: W. T.

l)urbln and W. J. Alford. of Anderson; Theodore F. Rose and.

A. Hall, of Munclc, and John F. Wild. Charles L. Henry and John J.

Ap-pcU of this city. The board of directors reelected the following officers: President, Charles L. Henry; vice-president, Theodore F. Rose; secretary, John F. Wild; treasurer, John J.

Appel. Death of Civil War Veteran. Special to The Indianapolis News. WASHINGTON, i. January 13.

Nicholas Qulnn. a civil war veteran and 'a native of Ireland, is dead at the age of seventy-four years. Qulnn served In i the Hecond New York Cavalry and waa a -orporaL Death was caused by general flcMUty. The will of Isrsel K. Parsons, the veteran railroad man, who died suddenly last Tuesday evenlnir, was admitted to probate Monday.

He bequeathed his -entire estlate to his stater, Mrs. Eliza Pres-cott. of New York city. Something for O'Laughlln. WASHINGTON.

January 19. The President to-morrow will nominate John Callan O'Laughlln, of thla city, now secretary of the Toklo exposition commission, and prominent newspaper and magatine writer, to be AssistantSecretary of State, succeeding Itotvert liacon, who becomes Secretary of State, C-3E New Horn Cure That Anyone Can Us Without Operation, Pain, Danger or Loaa of Time, nave a new Method that cures rupture and want you to use it at my expense. 1 am eot tryms sU you a Tnut, but offer you a cure that stays cured sod ends all truss-weanng sad dancer of strangulation (orever. Ma matter nether you have a single, double or navel rupture or one following ao operation, my Method is an absolute cure. matter what your aa nor bow hard your work, my Method srili certainly i cure you.

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ffCf 24SMaiaSt.iAdams. N. x. Tune Bupturti Caaes of hupturt 4 jdUJu LJ Lb Li Tr Ts" "HIGH LIFE" CAUSES 0FL.C.KALB TINNER SQUANDERS SAVINGS AND LOSES EMPLOYMENT. DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID There was a moral lesson In the suicide of Louis Kalb.

early this morning. Kalb lived in a small room In the block at 1002 East Washington street. He was about fifty-five year old and a tinner by trade, with a fairly prosperous business all his life. He had considerable money In one of the downtown banks, according to the police, until some time ago, when he became Infatuated with what the -police termed "high He began to draw on his bank account; and checks for amounts ranging from 10 to fe went right and left. Finally he became "broke" and had no employment.

He had to take cheaper lodgings and finally he was reduced to living in a small room at 13 a month. A few days ago his room rent waa due and after much trouble tha man paid 2 on account. He promised to pay the other dollar in a "day or so." Yesterday the woman In charge of the block reminded Kalb that he still owed tl on but room and be said he would make an effort to raise the money. He failed to do so. Moana Are' Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Btansberg, who oc cupy apartments la the same block, heard moans about 1 o'clock this morning, and Stansberg sprang from bis bed to investigate. He said be heard a noise as If some one were choking to death, but be was unable to learn where the noise came from, and he went back to bed. This morning the door of KaJb's room was opened and he was found dead on his bed with an empty carbolio acid vial near at hand. The man had been dead several hours, and It was the opinion of the occupants of the block that Kalb was draw ing nis last breath when Stansberg heard ut cnoaing sounds.

A ounuie oi canceled bank checks in a manner corroborated the- story of Kalb's extravagances told to blcyclemen Wilson and Golnlsch who Investigated the case. The dates on the checks Showed he spent money witn a lavisn nana, and tne police were told of his spending much of his time in a section oi tne City wnere money goes quickly. Kalb left no valuables. His body was taken to the city morgue. A brother lives in the city.

DAY'S RECORD OF VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Licensee. Charles A. Hubbard and Hasel Jonse. Joseph H. butler and Flora M.

Harris. Charles M. Wood and Ethel Ray. Willie A. Amhnls snd EJlth Weed.

William B. McNeely and Heulah E. Smith. John J. Vnrersaw and Ethel R.

Mosley. Harry Ei. Schroeder and May M. Douglasa Herman A. fihsrniaa and Cilsabeth M.

Ixhr tean. Birth Returna, W. R- and Nora Wattera tit W. Maryland rlrl. Harry and Mary Volmer, 1004 Fayette girl.

warren ana corn txnes, tss3 n. Pennsylvania flrl. Paaoutls and Mary Paammsro. let Bright sirl. jotut ana siaua Mcieoa.

S34S Kenweea boy. Harry and Lena Kaufman, 71s union girt Charlss and Catharine Woerdeman. 1132 N. Oxford st boy. lienry ana utura iiaiier.

rant way ave- girU iucien ana Anna iting. eaiem eoy. John and Denna Moulton. 65X W. Twelfth iL t-awin ana Aliens hsil sozz sreaawar Ernest and Aderia Raamonetcn.

city Hos pital, boy. i Death James H. Seybold. 75 years. 121 Bt.

Peter carbuncles. Albert Ma ten. 0 veara 131 Oreer iL Biirht'a disease. Ci-orr Waahlnston Tnompson, SO years. 2X14 B.

Twelfth tnttral regurfltation. claries u. Kuaenstein. years, 13 union lobar pneumonia, Minnie wrade, 17 years. 1841 Napoleon st- carbolio acid poisoning; (suicide).

va Houenoeca. a years, iiaa trwinr septicemia (unqualified). jonn siartin. oo years, rjj n. aitbama St.

mitral regurgitation. Tloya Cos, two months, 1130 carter st, Aleaander Ilausey, tl years. 421 B. south nephritis (unqualified). AlfreU W.

Nelson. 61 years. 415 VI re: In la rear, pulmonary tubereuloela jonn a. cook. 77 years, ustboaist QosnitaL proetatie hypertrophy.

William z.anaers, as years, city aosoitai. ear lac dilatation. Hosettl Jones, 24 years. Etate College Hos pital, Ccesarian section. j-taaei vanaerrrin.

I montns. set w. Alar- kt sc, pulmonary tuberculosis. Hay m. t-ariy.

ss years. leaconess Hos pital, chronic nephrttla Edna OofT Byrum. 13 days. 112 Tecumseh dermatltia Marion L. Oeckler.

If dara 1221 wade at. Icterus neonatorium. Building Permits.1 W. N. Laklru reshinsrle.

IU Lexlncton avw. tioo. Atlas Engine works, metalline: 400-horse- power boiler, 11.000, til b. Tlnemever. wreca rrame awelllne.

Sherman Drive and "Walnut 430. A. Bohuls, addition. S14-E2. Main ro.

Marlon Motor Car Company, one -story frame werehouse, snd Northwestern 11.400. a. Rhodes, frsme stone building. Clifton and UdeU $U0O. COUNTY COURTS' RECORD.

BUTEKIOR COURT. Room James M. Leathers, Judge. EX parte vs. John Blllhelmer et aL Peti tion tat reassessment.

Submitted to court. George Wolf. Herbert E. Felber and Fred A. Oregury aprolnted appraisers and sworn.

Flora Russell va Samuel Russell; divorce; submitted to court; evidence heard; divorce framed plaintiff; also reatoratloa of maiden name; Judgment asainst defendant for costs. Alibi J. Thomas, administratrix, va Frank Ittsnbach et damages; Jury returns verdict for plaintiff for also answers to interrogatories. Room I Vinson Carter, Judge. Ivan Rusov vs.

Indianapolis Traction snd Terminal Company et al. damages; on trial oy jury. Room 4 Clarence K. Weir, Judge. Jasper N.

Dixon va Walter Keealer; called for trial; jury impaneled and sworn: evi dence heard In part and continued. Etate ex rel. James Bingham va. JeSerxon Ufe Insurance Company: receiver flies report, which is approved by the court and receiver ordered to notify stockholders. Room 6 Pliny W.

Bartholomew, Jesse Mocre vs. John V. Martin et aL; to Quiet title; defendants defaulted; evidence heard; title quieted; costs against defendants. William J. Mix.re va Albert Arnstea'k -trustee.

et quiet title; defendsnta default finding lor piaintm; title quttiea. Mary lfters vs. National Ufa and Accident Insurance Company et at; policy; appeal; on trial by Jury. CIRCUIT. COURT.

Charles Remater, Judga Marry Griffin, administrator of the estate of Adolph Bell, deceased, va the ft- 1 railway; dantages; on trtal by jury. Minnie Oree va Kerry Austermlller and the Indianapolis t'nlon Railway Ccmiiany; pro ceedings supplementary to execution: cause dismiiteed by plajntiT; costs paid. Brown vs. Pcsntiln et aX; f.nulng defendant, J. C.

Perry eV en intervening petition of defendant. John Scantlln. for 43S.23; finding for defendant fchrader on Intervening- petition o( defendant Scantlln for $5. 57; clerk or dered to pay same out of money In bis hands after payment 'of costs; balance to be paid to defendant Scantlln together with of William A. Patten.

PROBATE COURT. Frank B. Rosa Judge. William Rock wood: will probated; George O. end William E.

Rockwood appointed admlnlstratora, with will annexed; bond. Guardianship of Clinton E. Foreman; Iucy Ilcilshora appointed guardian. CRIMINALi COURT. James A.

Prttchagd. Judge. Jack Kelso; violated parole; six months in workhouse; fine $1 and ctwts and disfranchisement for six montha Abe Franklin: robbery: plead not guilty; trial by Jury. NEW SUITS FILED. Helea D.

Gates vs. Edward E. Gates: divorce Room a. FlorswCleet vs. Albert Cleet; divorce; Rootn I.

Anna Jonea va Sumner K. Jones; divorce; Room James Wlltard va. Bessie M. Wlllard; dlreree; Room 1. Sylvia Johnson vs.

Arthur Johnson) divoroe; Room 4. Steamship Arrivals. STEW TOR.K, January 15. Arrived: Moltke, Kaplee; Vaderland. Antwerp.

SUICIDE THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1909. 13 GREATEST AUTOMOBILE RACING TRACK IN THE WORLD PLANNED oaaQanao oadrjoaaopo i i i Ml rrr- -i OQDOOOOQOQ 1 i i i MmmuI erw 1 JMtO tr 1 THE LEGISLATORS BLODGETT. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Company, which has completed plans for the building of what It. asserts will be the greatest automobile racing track in the world, has been organized with a capital stock of $200,000. The officers and prlnJ clpal stockholders are Cart O.

Fisher, of this city, president; A. Newby, of the National Motor Vehicle Company, vice-president; F. H. Wheeler, of the Wheeler-Schebler. Carburetor Company, second vice-president, and James A.

Allison, secretary-treasurer. Fisher and Allison are president and secretary-treasurer respectively of the Preet-O-LJte Company. Engineers ace at work staking off the course and arranging for the clearing of the ground. Active work of building the speedway will be begun as soon as the weather will and not later than February 15. The track and the entire grounds are under contract to be completed by May 15.

so that the first publlo event may take place early in June. The promoters say the Indianapolis speedway will be. the most up-to-date track In the world, and they expect many of the largest International racing events to' take place here. Efforts are now being made with much promise of success to get the national stock chassis race of 1909. The speedway company will become affiliated with the American Automobile Association as a preliminary to having this important event mark the opening of i a epeeaway.

a Dia nas also Deen made for one of the international contests for later in the summer. The Wheeler-Bchebler Company is now having made at Tiffany's, in New York, a cup which is Next tO the ditch law and the three-mile gravel road law, the section of the statutes that is receiving the most knocks la the law creating the office of fish and game commissioner, and at least ten members of the House have bills to abolish the office If not. the law. Among them la Representative McGlnnls, of Morgan county. Mr.

McGlnnls got this letter: Indianapolis, Ind. Hon. -Homer McGlnnls: My Dear Mr. McGlnnls I notice mat you purpose introducing a bill Monday to remove the dollar resident license tee, and I write you to say that it will be to our mutual Interest for you to give me fifteen minutes of you time before Introducing the bill. I have had fifteen years' experience In the nsh snd game commission ana I know preiiy wen me rocks upon which a man la liable to run, and I would like to show you some of the consequences of the passage of that bill, and I believe you will thank ma for showing them to you after you see this matter in the light that I see It.

Fish snd game laws are the worst things la the world for a man to tamper with if he wants to stay in publlo life. A man generally makes Ua enemies to one friend by tampering with them. Anyhow, I would like for you to see the other side so that -you may alter your bill If you feel like doing so after hearing what I have to say. My wife starts for Europe Tuesday and will probably be up Wednesday. Fifteen minutes of your time is all I care to take.

Very sincerely, Z. T. SWEENEY. Commissioner. Rut this letter did not deter Mr.

McGln nls from putting In his bill, and he is ready to face oblivion. T4panfVi fnrmer Rnaaker of the rinnu tt am rlrhl.hanA arunnorter for Speaker Honan a little while yesterday. MuV nnraAntatlv from Xe- catur county, and Jim Driver, the famous detective from Sullivan county, who Is one v. TTnaA iinnrliTura. at the begin ning of the session became great frienda Yesteraay tney ciscovcrca uun ure second cousins.

Later In the week they expect to discover a closer relationship. mv. i an lllnv mm titwn Rati. ator Mattlngly and Representative Behy-mer as to which can introduce the great- number of bills. Ut tO DOW the COn- ors are about even.

runator Rtranee could not aopolnt all the havi in Grant county to places at 5 per. so he Is sending to every precinct com-i mltteeman in tne county tnree passes to the Senate. The boys will be Just as happy with the passes as they would be with a Job. so- Vtsnttm nf TTammnnd. and Tom Knotts.

of Gary, are brothers. A. F. is a Republican, and Tom Is a Democrat. Tom Is here lobbying for a Superior Court to be located al Gary, and A.

F. is lobbying against it. And sometimes they say real Croat wonu eacn ouier. Joe Relley, secretary of the Democratic State committee, will leave this evening for Texas and will be gone three weeks. He knows no appointment will be made in that time, and so he is not afraid to go away.

vciennlonn. the. famous marrvlna justice, of Crownpolnt. Is among those ''In our midst." Mr. Nicholson waa once a clerk In the House ana is meeting many old frienda a 1 Y7Vnlr Rlmlun whose home Is at Romney, Tippecanoe county, has as his guests for a few days at the Claypool Mr.

and Mrs. George Oglesby, of Komney, wno came aown irom vuii yesterday evening on their honeymoon trip. Mrs. Oglesby Was. until a few days ago.

Miss Anna Harter. of Romney. Mr. 0glesby la cashier of the Romney Bank. rri n-jl mivh rf thlr llmA while 4 llT 1.1 I V.

v. In the city as guests of Mr. Simison In the House cnamoer. Will Freeman, secretary of the board of forestry for several years, has made the presiding officer of the Senate a gavel fashioned from a tree on the forestry reservation, and to-day he brought one up for Lieutenant-Governor Hall. It is made of curled maple bound In silver and has Mr.

Hall's name engraved on it. 8ome one suggested that as Senstor Wood, the president pro will be more in evidence duSlng this session than the Lieutenant-Governor. Mr. Wood ought to have a mallet or at least a bung starter. Here Is a new one: The Representative from Crawford and Perry is John Sweeney, and the commissioner of fish and garni is the Rev, Zack Sweeney.

John Sweekiey Introduced' a bill to repeal the count local option law, and some of the country papers handed the credit of It to the Rev: Zack Sweeney. That la the reason that the, Representative from Crawford and Perry Is addressed as "Rev. Sweeney." Just what trouble the mistake in names has brought the game and fish commissioner baa not been made public yet. Lieutenant-Governor Hall, the presiding officer of the Senate, was not feeling very well to-day. He had a severe cold, and is so hoarse that he could hardly speak above a whisper.

is it possible tnat the brutal majority in the Senate is trying to take even your 1 RIGHT AMONG BY W. H. the finest trophy ever offered at a speed contest. The cup will cost 15,000 and will be offered as one of the prizes at one of the International events. New Yorki Engineer In Charge.

P. T. Andrews, a New York engineer. Is in Indianapolis, and is In active charge of all the work in connection with the construction of the speedway. speedway will be built on a tract of land, known as the John Pressley i farm.

Just northwest of Haughvllle, and adjoining the county asylum grounds. 'The tract Is a mile long and half a mile wide. The entire cost of the speedway, with the grandstands and other buildings, will be nearly half a million dollars. The speedway will consist of an outside track two miles In circumference, fifty and sixty feet In width, with suitably banked turns that will allow a speed of more than 100 miles an hour. From this outside track runs an Inside snakelike track three miles long, which will enable the promoters to give every style of combination track and road racing In clear view of the grandstands.

The speedway is to have facilities for the driving and testing of American cars for long-distance racing or high-speed contests at any time during the year; also, to furnish suitable grounds and quarters for outdoor shows and meetings of automobile engineers, manufacturers and dealers. The general detail of the equipment will be far wore complete than ever-before attempted on speedways. The easy access to the city will enable the promoters to accommodate great crowds of people. The Big Four road and the Ben-Hur traction line run paat the south part of the track, away from your asked a friend. hope not," wheezed the Lieutenant-Governor.

"If they try that I certainly will have to put up a fight," Star Receiver's Report George C. Hitt, as receiver for the Star Publishing Company, has filed his report for. December In the Federal Court. hows that the gross earnings of the Indianapolis Star last month were t2.97tLt)T: operating expenses, $49,033.99, and net earnings, $3,936.02. The gross earnings- of tne Muncle Star were operating expenses, and net earnings.

The gross earnings of the Terra Haute Star-were operating ex- wumn, ii.oou.aa, ana net earnings, $2,616.11. The report shows that the surplus for the month from the operation of the three $4,117.78, amounted to $5,135.43. iThe assets vi ma puDiismng company uecemter 81 were shown to be $284,281.19. and the liabilities no account, however, being taken of press franchises and good will nor of outstanding capital stock. Capltol-A venue Bridge Case.

Judge Charles Remster, of Circuit Court, has set' Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock as the time for hearing argument In the suit of Morton B. Dawson, a member of the County Council, to enjoin the County Commissioners from letting a contract for the erection of the Capitol-avenue bridge over Fall creek under the present specifications. The argument will be on the motion ef County Attorney Ruckelshaus to dissolve the temporary injunction now In foroe and to allow the commissioners to let the contract in case money for the bridge should be reappropriated by the County Council next Monday. Mr. Ruckelshaus has informed the court that he will not oppose an order restraining the commissioners from carrying out the clause in the bridge specifications which would give the commissioners the right to appoint a supervising engineer for the bridge other than the county surveyor.

FINE INTERURBAN CAR TO BE if i 1 1 I i IL The new traction car, the "Marion," which will be on exhibition in the train sheds of the Traction Terminal building to-morrow, beginning at 10 a. is said to be one of the finest ever put Into and both companies have agreed to put In stations for the handling of the people. For Handling Racing Cars. Track facilities for the handling of racing cars 'shipped to the city will be put in, as will also switches for the storage of excarslon trains and private railroad cars. Especial attention will be paid to the sidetrack facilities, so that the owners oi club or private cars may come to the speedway and use their cars for hotel purposes.

The grounds will also equipped, with sufficient training quarters to give each -entry private facilities for the storage and care of their racing cars. The main grandstand will have a seating capacity of 35.000, and in addition there will be twenty additional grandstands, each with a seating capacity of fifty, placed at different points about the speedway. The small grandstands will make it convenient for clubs to attend the meets in a body and have their own seat- Ing reservations. All the grandstands will be at an elevation that will enable those Inside to see all parts of the five-mile course at any time. The track will have the' unique distinction of being the" only speedway or racing course in the world, 'Where the spectators can see' the cars at their highest speed at any time during! their flights about the track.

Arrangements will be made to park 1,600, private automobiles. The promoters say that the general plan of the track will insure safest high speed racing. The plat of ground Is level, and there will be na fences or buildings to obstruct the view of the spectators. The parking spaces and grandstands will be subdivided from the main grounds by wire fences, making It Impossible for' spectators to get on the track at any point. INDIANA BOYS' SCHOOL v.

Report Asks for Additional Aid for the 1 Institution. The annual report of the Indiana Boys' School at Plalnfleld. Just issued, contains a plea for more generous support from the State; and its plea Is backed up by Secretary Amos W. 3utler, of the State Board of Charities, who says he Is conversant with conditions In the school, and that the Legislature should afford some relief. According to the report, the year ending September 30 was -a trying one for the officials of the Institution.

In the first place, the appropriation made by the legislative session of 1907 failed to carry the Institution through, and Governor Hanly was compelled to come to Its assistance out of the Governor's contingent fund for Institutions. The special session In i September appropriated $7,000 to tide the Institution over. The present Legislature Is to be asked to Increase the appropriation for the year ending September 30, J909, and to make a larger appropriation for the ensuing two years. The total expenditures by departments for the fiscal year amounted to $91,112.71. The total expenditures for specific purposes amounted to $22,010.72.

The appropriation for the maintenance departments for the year was $75,000. The specific ex- Sendltures remained the approprla-on. Two hundred and forty-two boys were admitted during-the year, and a total enrollment of o44 was noted at the close of the year. -Three hundred and ninety-one were paroled during the year. Of the total number In the school, 197 were colored and 437 were white.

The report was compiled and printed by the boys In the Institution under the supervision of E. E. York, superintendent. eSSBSBSBBBSBBBBSSSBBSBeSSBIBBBBBSBBBSBSSSBBg 1 Friendly Neighbors' Officers. The Friendly Neighbors Club of the Chrlstamore College Settlement have elected the following officers for the en-suing three months: Mrs, Carney, president; Mrs.

Bertha Ritchie, vice-president; Mrs. I Jackson, secretary; Mra Blrk, treasurer. The chairmen of the committees have been appointed by the officers, and Mra Tomllnson waa made charter maglster. At the next meeting, to be held on Thursday, Mrs. Hut- '1- Vl1 '7'.

4 t) i service by sn electric traction company, It was completed recently at the Ander- son shops of the Indiana Union Traction Company, and Is to be used between Indianapolis and Marlon. Tapestries cf Several clubhouses HI be constructed about the course and an eating-house and care win De installed. Brilliant Illumination. The entire course will be brilliantly lighted in -order that twenty-four-hour record trials may be given. The plans provide for 420 Independent electric aro lights provided with reflectors' stationed the track and arranged in such a manner that the light will be thrown away from the eyes of the drivers.

It is expected that manufacturers of motor cars in all parts of the West and central States will be Interested in the track as it will furnish exceptional facilities for them to test new parts or demonstrate new Ideas. The spedway company will arrange a schedule of privileges for man ufacturers so that they may be able to ehlp cars to the grounds and use the track at a nominal cost. The track will make It possible for the American manufacturers who enter the grand prize or long-distance events ta prepare their cars in advance. After thorouah testing they will be able to see exactly what they may expect of their cars in competition witn those of other manufacture. i In the class of racing where there are many short turns the foreign drivers have had a slight advantage because of their exceptional roadways and natural hasarda The local speedway will put American drivers on an equal basis.

A schedule of the coming summer events will be arranged Immediately aft er the Chicago auto show. Fisher and Allison are attending the New York auto snow in the interests of. the speedway. son will talk. Her subject will be on the making of vegetable aoup.

The college settlement has lust finished a two-room addition to the auditorium, 17J6 Columbia avenue. The Fidelity uuo met to-oay ana a program, demonstrating the cooking of several -dishes xor tne sick, was given. WOULD INCREASE PENALTY. eses-ssw SSMSM Punishment More Severe for Second and Third Burglsrles. Another' bill fathered by the Indiana- polls police department, was introduced In the Legislature to-day by Senator Clark, of Marlon county.

It strikes at burglars and highway robbers, providing that on first conviction on either the charge of highway robbery or burglary the penalty specified in the present law shall not be changed, but on second con viction on the same charge the minimum) penalty snau De increased five years and on me tnira conviction tne minimum penalty shall be Increased ten years. Plan Option Fight in Butler Co. Ohio. Special to The Indlananolis News. HAMILTON.

January The ministers of Butler county have Issued a call for a delegate convention to be held here, 'February 15, for the pur- ose of forming a permanent local op-Ion committee for Butler county. This action makes It certain that a county local option election will be held In this oounty In the spring. There- are. 175 saloons In the county, of which 105 are In Hamilton. There are three large brewing companies In the county, of which two are located in Hamilton and one in Middletown.

Township Road Superintendent. township in the State would have a township road superintendent, and the offices of road supervisor and gravel road superintendent would' be abolished, should Senator G. E. Hanna's bill, introduced today, become a law. Senator Hanna thinks that ahould all road work be placed In the hands of one superintendent, more efficient work would be done In road building and In road repair if under one man's direction.

ON EXHIBIT 7 i 1 silk, leathering upholstering and solid mahogany figure largely In its Interior, and even the exterior of the car has an especially fine finish. The car Is geared to sixty-five miles an hour. INDIANAPOUS AND VICINITY BRIEF NOTK3 OF THE DAY. i The Garment Workers of Local 127 will give their tenth annual ball la Tomllnson HaQ Thursday The women's auxiliary to the Butchers Association wfll vtv a euchre and lotto party tomorrow afternoon at WaihaUa Hall. Pakagoa Xjesree team will slva a card party this evening In Hob's Hall.

Fountain Bquare, At the kJn -avenue M. EL church last nls-ht. the fourth week of revival services was begun. There haw been a number of conversions and accessions to the church. There will be serv ices each nicht at clock.

Tha Queen Esther Auxiliary O. E. 8.. will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Edward J.

Hecker, sutler avenue, Irving-ten. SUUrRISE BIKTHDAT PABTT. An Innovation in surprise parties was gtven last night when about seventy of the' neighbors and friends of Joseph L. HogueM street called at his home. Ill 'West Thirty-first street, to help him celebrate his trurty-mnth birthday anniversary.

The s-uests appeared In black faeea and Souia-betore-the- wer costumes. A mock wedding, with Carl Davie as the bridegroom and Miss Kate wise as tne bride and WUllam Hoover as the minister, waa a feature. There was also a fiowsr girl carrying larre bead of eebbe and a ring bearer with a brass ring that had oeen taken rrorn a halter. Fallowing the "ceremony" prises were awarded for the beet costume, the prtaee being awarded to Dr. A.

imams and sirs. Maud Montgomery. Ur. Ho sms was Dresented with an electric parlor lamp, ACCTBED OF HIGHWAY BOBBERY. Abe Franklin, colored.

Is on trial before a Jury in Criminal Court, en the charge of highway robbery. 'The 8 late alleges that in company with his brother. John Franklin, and William and James Summers, all colored, he robbed Will lam Rick man of A In cash, and a watch and chain. Rlckman waa set upon by nignwaymen la Norwood and beaten Into un consclousMse. After having had the Jury commissioners draw twenty-four men from which to select the regular Criminal Court Jury panel for this month.

Judge Ptitchard was annoyed, this morning, when It became necessary to find six additional men Xor the Jury la the Franklin case. Only six of the jurors regularly drawn by the Jury commissioners, were retained by tne defense. PKTmON rOB LIGHTS. Employee the Weverley company, In South East street, petitioned the Board of Works to-day for. ltghta on the Liberty-street crossing of the Indianapolis Union railway iracaa in petition waa sUtnad by about msn employed at the plant and waa Indm-sod by a letter Crora H.

H. Rise, vioe-presldent and manager of the company. Mr. Rice said the petition had been circulated without1 the knowledge of the company, but that It iwas In line with what the company was about to ask. He said the crossing was particularly dangerous, as the factory Is being operated at night.

He said that lights should also be placed in Liberty street between the rail road tracks and Washington street. BUSS ABSS HAKES SUCCESS. Earl P. Parks to-day received a' cablegram from his mother, who with his sister Ethel, Is In Italy, saying that Miss Ethel Parka had made her debut in. the comedy.

Africans" at Palermo, and had met with great success. Mrs. Parks and daughter were In Italy at the time of the earthquake and for some time Earl Parka was much alarmed tor their safety. However, he soon received cablegram saying that both were safe and that they would write later. He has been waiting for the details of their escape, and while the news received to-day Is very brief, he Is assured that his sister was not compelled to postpone- her debut because ef the disaster.

TAX FERRETS JTTKMKXT. In the suit ef W. 8. Moffett. administrator of the estate of Daniel Leslie, for the recovery from Marlon oounty of about IOCS la fees, said to have been' due from the county to Leslie A Ayers, "tax ferrets," employed by the county several years sgo, Jugs Charles- Remster today gave judgment against the oounty for only one Item of the claim.

39.t. the ferrets' commission for recovering a certain sum ef omitted taxea It was found by the conrt that the other Items of the claim had been looked after and settled by W. T. Charters, the ''tax bow am ployed by the eouaty. TO BTTLD M.

E. CHTBCH. Arrangements are being completed for ths erection of a Methodist church at the corner of Thirty-fourth street aad Arlington avenue. A genera committee was appointed which consists of Johnson. J.

FUlta, F. Me-Lain, Ji. Lout. K. S.

Baohfleld aad F. Beard, and at the last meeting It waa shown that liberal subscriptions have besn obtained. The members of the congregation will meet January SO at the home of Johnson, In ast Thirtieth street. THOMAS POST. XrEETTSO.

The first regular meeting ef George H. Thomas Post, O. A. for the sew year, will be held to-night In the hall la North Delaware street, snd much business will be presented. In addition to routine work.

Dr. Flavins J. VanVorhU will speak of the medical fraternity In the war between the Btatea, and what the surgeons had to learn la the earlier stages of the conflict. Aa invitation has been extended to members ef ether posts to attend. RETTVAE TO CONTCTCE.

The revival sen loss will continue at the Morris-street M. E. church through the month of January" with the exception' of Eatnrday nights. The Rev. James A.

Lewis, brother of the pastor, will assist with tha servloes this week. Thursday night ths Salvation Army Corps will attend. The prayer service begins at 7 o'clock and is followed by a song service at 7:30 o'clock. INTEREST 12 SERVICES. The Rev.

Oeorge Church, evangelist, will preach to-night at Fletcher Place M. E. church. The revival services are arousing much Interest and will continue' with afternoon and night services every day this week except Saturday. There will be special meeting at the church fiundsy afternoon, to which the visiting miners are.

Invited. RECORD EB WISHES jMORE ROO.M. County Recorder Harry Wallace has requested the County Commissioners to give him more room for the recorder's office. He complains that the present quarters are not large' enough. He has suggested that the oommlscloners allow him to cccupy tn room on the first floor now bln used by County Purveyor Paul Julian.

It Is possible that the commissioners will heed his request. LECTURE OX "BEX IIVB." Prof. R. Turner lectured to members of the Knights of Columbus snd their friends last night on "Ben Hur.M More than -109 colored views were ased tar Illustrating the alk. Future social evsnte of the Knights of till um-bue are a cart party January a concert and dance February IS aad a lecture by Thomas Harrison Cummings.

of Boston, "Columbus, the Dreamer." February XL JOIJfT COMMISSIONERS' MZXTTTXa. The County Commissioners of Morgan and Marlon counties met in joint seeeloa at the courthouse to-day for the consideration ef the erection of proper approaches to two bridges built on-the line between the two E. O. Gilbert, engineer, waa appointed by the commissioners to make estimates of ths cost of the approaches and report- at another joint session of the commissioners ea January U. MIDWINTER A series of special midwinter services will be held each evening this week, 'beginning to-night.

In the First Presbyterian church. The paster, the Rev. M. L. Haines, will be assisted by the Rev.

Benjamin Wardley Nice, of Muncle, whe will give a series of addresses on "Vital Truths of Christ! aa Ufa." MBS. flATES BXTCH FOR DIVORCE, Helen D. Gates has brought suit la Sups-i rior Court for divorce from Edward E. Gates. Mrs.

Gates avers that daring the last three years shs and her husband have lived at 1K3 North Delaware street, and later at UW North Delaware street, under the same roof, but not as husband and wife. Wi C. T. V. MEETINO.

Meridian W. C. T. V. will meet to-morrow afternoon at the Central-avenue M.

E. church. Mrs. E- G. Cornelius will lead the devotion.

Mrs. Alice Baxter will read a paper on "The Department of Mothers," and Mrs. Bert Essex will talk about "Mothers' Influence." Injured' by Exploding (Special to The Indianapolis- News WASHINGTON. January 13. Charles Sturgeon, a young teamster, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon whilej hunting when his gun, a slngle-bar-rl musrle-loader, exploded.

Two pieces of the bsrrel struck him In the forehead, cutting deep gashes, and his right eye was so badly burned he will lose the sight. Sturgeon was rendered unconscious by the force of the explosion and lay In an pen field for half an hour before recovering his senses. Virginia Air Line Sold. NEW YORK, January 19. The sale of the Virginia Air Line railway to the Chesapeake Ohio Railway Com party was announced to-day.

The Virginia Air Line is thirty-five miles long and runs from Strathmore to Gordonvllle. Va. It forms a connecting link between the James River division and the Richmond and Allegheny division of the Chesapeake A Ohio. BREAKING OUT Oil FACE SAID TO. BE SMALLPOX MAN LEAVES HERE AND IS HELD AT i SIXTEEN UNDER QUARANTINE Quarantine has been established by.

tie City Board of Health on the house at CCl Birch avenue, occupied by Dr. TV. PM- gate and family and twelve men who board there, growing out of an Investigation of the case of a man named who Is In the pesthouse at Crawfordariile, presumably suffering from The attention of the board was called to the matter last Friday, when the Craw-fordsville authorities telephoned they had found Morris in the streets- of that city suffering from a well-developed cajcf smallpox. The board was told that ii orris had roomed in this city and Dr. E.

B. Mumford, Inspector In charge of. contagious diseases, becan an investigation, resulting In the house being quarantined Saturday. Or. Fugate said over the telephone today that Morris came to board with his family on January 14, and complained of feeling ill.

He said he diagnosed tire case as la grippe and gave treatment, resulting Morris's feeling much better with in a few day a The following Monday, he saui. orris went to work. in a carriage factory. Morris complained of feci mg 111 again Monday night. Dr.

Fugate sai.l. and was suffering from a cold. He told the physician he 'did not believe the work as a color rubber waa agreeing wlTh h'nu However, he returned to work Tuesday morning and that night -cornrlalned of feeling much worse and 'his face was Droxen out sngnuy. Does Not Think! It was Smallpox. I told him." sald'Dr.

JTugate, "that there was danger of pneumonia and he had better give up the work. The breaking out on his face merely resembled thst of a skin disease and I do not believe that be was suffering from smallpox." Morris returned to CrawfordsvlV.e Wednesday and the following day waa seen by a civil engineer who hUd worked in the South where there had been numerous smallpox cases. He told Morris he was suffering from smallpox srd turned him over to the authorities. Dr. Mumford started an InvcstiKatlon hrre Friday and, -going to the factories where the twelve men were working, ordered tnem to go nome, ana vaccinated tnem.

One- man who had boardtnl there did ml return house but went home, near Rrpcnftcl J. I The Investigation waa completed to-dy, and Dr. Mumford said the evldept-e disclosed that lr. Furte had madeian error In diagnosis. local authorities have rot een Morris and have acted only on Information received from the health officers at CrawfordsvUle.

i Dr. rate said to-day thst he was certain Morris had not been BufTerlrjr front smallpox. Dr. Mumford was -fn'd that Dr. Fugate had treated Morris -r "barber's Itch," and the men who board at the house said there had' been viothlng said before them that Morris might be suffering from smallpox.

Sq fay none of the persons onder quarantine, sixteen Iri all, has developed symptoms. of smallpox MYSTERIOUS DEADLY' SICKNESS AT MORNING SUJ Several Persons Dead and Others Dying In Ohio Hamlet Near the Indiana Line. Special te The Indianapolis New. OXFORD, January 13. A strar.ee epidemic is raging In Morning Bun, a village about six miles north of here, tinr the Indiana line.

First, about three wc4 ago, a horse died on the farm of Ja.mt.-s Jeffrey, a resident of a -wealthy cm-, munity. Then occurred the death of Clyd Jeffrey, a son. Soon afterward James Jtt-frey died suddenly. Yesterday ilrs. Ad.e Jeffrey McCreary, a daughter, i had been sick only a few The and mother, Mrs.

Janes Jeffrey, is at U.a point of death, and another. Miss Cassie, is so low that she ran net be told of the death of the others. In a-hospital at Topeka, Frar.k McCreary, who was home at the tine the funeral of Mr. Is ill. Frar.k.

Jeffrey Is recoverlngfroin a similar attack at College Corner Ind. In the fami.y of Georre Bets, who Uvea on en adjomir farm, Mr. He tx and. three clill.lren ata sick with the. same trouble.

Ar.d across the road Mrs. -Everett three children are near death. The physicians are l. It Is rrob-able the State Board of Heajth wlil be called on to make an investigation. Adscript Club Nominations.

The following nominations have been made for the election" of officers for tl Indianapolis Adscript Club, Monday evening, February, 1. at the Commercial Club: President. John V. Speer; vice, presidents, George 1J. Hill, 1C T.

Griffith. IL P. Paganl and Lrnot C. secretary, Harmon V. Marsh; treasurer.

Frank Hall and Don fcniytl. At the meeting of llvwclub lant arrangements were discussed for tl a suitable entertainment' of delerates the first snnual convention of tne central division of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America, in this cltv. February and 17. The district embraces Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. To Attend Tariff Convention, A letter has been received by the Crn-rnittee on arrangements for the national tariff commission convention from fna-tor Robert L.

Owen, of Oklahoma, mi-nounclng that he would be pri-wnt at convention. It is promised tuat l.e v.i.1 make a brief address. A h-tter has -en received from Henry R. Towns, president of the Merchants' Association ots Ntvv York city, accepting the invltatioii extended to him to sptuk at the convention, letters have ben received from ro errors of various States announcing that they would sppolnt to rejtresent their States at the convention. Meeting of Socialists.

The. Socialist faction In the United Mine "Workers' convention Is preparing already for a meeting during tha convention. It Is snnounced -that effort. Is being made to hsve Ktlr jHardy, the English Socialist, who is sew lr this' country, come to Indianapolis and be the chief speaker at tae meeting. Ji will be heard from within the ncrxt day or two.

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