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GIVES WILSON CREDIT FOR 8KOUR DAY LAW

Chief of Brotherhood oi Conductors Issues Statement to Laboring Hen of the Country.

DECLARES JUDGE HUGHES HAS MADE ISSUE CLEAR-CUT

Speeches Taken to Indicate That Railroad Men of Country Would Have Received No Support

From Him.

CHICAGO, HI., Oct. 4.—Under the title "Will Ye Serve God or Mammon?" ma editorial appears today^ (October 8) in "The Railway Conductor" signed by •. B. Garretson, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, who was one of the leaders in the negotiations between the brotherhoods anci the railWay managers. The editorial in part follows: "The enactment of a nation-wide eight-hour law, applicable to train service employes,by the national congress on the recommendation of the, president of the United States, means far more to men who labor than appears within the written lines thereof. "It means the embodiment statutory law, first, of the declaration made byj^restident Wilson to the representatives or the four brotherhoods and to the railway managers that 'The social -sense had declared in favor/ of an eight-hour law and that it was not legitimately a proposition for arbitration and second, it means the throwing into the balance in favor of the 'establishment of a universal eightliour day the weight of the influence of this government, both executive and legislative, and gives to the insistent cemand of the workers that tne work !v day shall be limited to eight hours an

Impetus that could have been given by no other existent agency arid it ^s jneans |he recognition of and the adding of strength to the conclusion reached,by every authoritative tribunal •j Cf social or hygienic character that the best industrial results can be at tained where work is /conducted for

Hughes MwMSIIssve. •Mayor^gossoi&'ittfooiiimfoffi*^^ 'If men desire to know what would

-haVe been the course pursued by the commissioner, as Unison's successor

candidate for president on tne republlcan platform, all that is needed to furnish the information are the declaratlons made by that candidate on A the public rostrum, those utterances making it perfectly apparent that had he been at the time administering the affairs of the commonwealth, no agency of the government would have been utilized to either recognize the justness of the claim of the employes or to?forward the realization thereof, but that in his devotion to the maintenance of the present order, every influence of his high office would have been, passively at least, if not actively, used to favor the interests of those who refused to recognize the handwriting on the wall and to maintain those conditions of railway service which were almost unbearable in their character.

Warning to Labor.

"Does, the self-interest of every man who labors call alpud to him to.cast his vote to continue in office the presiia dent who has demonstrated not only ,5* his sympathy with the legitimate aspirations of men who toil, but that he possessed the courage to cSln his belief into action, and also those members of the two houses of congress, regardless of their party affiliation, who, acting in sympathy with the recommendation of the president and with an intelligent concept of what their action would mean, gave their vote" in favor of enacting into law the statute as* it no,w existB

"A. GARRETSON, President."

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Justice Stafford of the District of Columbia supreme court rendered a decision today requiring Milton H. Smith, president, and other officials of the Louisville & Nashville railroad to answer questions propounded by the interstate commerce commission regarding its political contributions.

The court held the commission has the right to know about such contributions, not because of their political na-

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because they affect questions

the reasonableness of rates and im-

i. iijportant questions of railroad account-

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 4.—No+ statement was forthcoming at the general offices of the Louisville & Nashi yille railroad here today regarding the decision of the supreme court of the

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District, of Columbia requiring officials of the ^oad to answer questions propounded by the interstate commerce Commission relating to the road's political contributions. The impression was gained, however, that the ques tion would be taken to the supreme court of the United States.

NEW JAP CABINET.

TOKIO, Oct. 4.—The emperor has 1 requested Lieut.-Gen. Count Seiki Te If.

jreiuchl, former minister of war, and ^Jsp. formerly president-general in Ko torjor^anise a cabinet' in succes

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U, S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, OCT. 4 6 a. m. 52 Noon 77 9 a. .67 3 p. 88 Relative humidity at noon, 31 per cent.

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 7 .A. 31* OCTOBER 4,1016. Station pressure, 89.58 temperature, 55 highest temperature yesterday, 80 lowest temperature last night, 52 precipitation, 0 direction of wind, southeast velocity of wind, eight miles per hour state of „., weather, clear relative humidity, 64 per cent.

COLDER

FORECAST.

HAUTE—Fair tonight and

Thursday cooler Thursday. INDIANA—Generally fair tonight and Thursday colder Thursday.

OTHER LOCAL/ REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermometer 7 a. m.. 53 2 p. m., 89.

River stage—0.1-foot.

ROYSE OUSTED AFTERACLASH WTTHGOSSOHI

City Attorney Wanted Five Hundred Dollars More for Cleveland Light Expert He Retained.

MAYOR STOPS PAYMENT ON VOUCHER ON CITY CONTROLLER

Declares Results In Cases Have Not Justified the Expense, and Says He Will Stop Further

Outlay.

Mayor James M. Gossozn Wednesday announced that he had removed Clarence A. Roype as city attorney and had appointed Charles S. Batt, former city attorney, and who left that position after a break with Mayor Donn M. Roberts.

It was also announced by the mayor that .he had relieved John Unison f^om the ^ffuties as street superintendent.

i a it i f( v «»o Duvei suyeruiienaeni. periods that preclude lhat form of tfnfedn, it was said at the city hall, tahau.Btlon *tfiLch makes efficiency a got wind of the mayor's intention and by-word and safety first' a meaning- fiiea his resignation. Je£s term. With the notice dismiss tkiison,

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The board of works members announced, following a perusal of the street commissioner's resignation and the communication from the mayor in which he said that Unison was out ot harmony with the administration, the resignation would be accepted in preference to the mayor's order to discharge him.

Mayor Gossom announced that he had nbt yet chosen an assistant,street commissioner to All Deasee's place, but it was persistently rurfiored around the city hall that -Fred Savoree, former member of the board of safety, would be offered the place. Later in the day Savoree said he had been given the place. "My resignation was accepted by the board of works," said Unison, "because the members said they had ho reasons for discharging me. On its face, the mayor's comment that I was out of harmony with the administration is preposterous. 'Unison' could never be unharmonious."

Tells of Dispute.

Street Commissioner Unison said a dispute with hfe assistant commissioner some time ago might have had something to do with his discharge. He said? two relatives of George Deasee came to Terre Haute from Bloomfleld with a team to work on the city streets but that he refused to allow non-resi-

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stockholders, and security holders, if any. contain not only the list of

TERRE HAUTE

SECY. WILSON TO SPEAK HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

Notable Figure In American Public Life Will Bring President's Message.

WORKINGMEN'S DELEGATIONS COME FROM NEARBY TOWNS

Senators Thomas Taggart and John W. Kern Secured for Meeting Here Public Reception, for Wilson.

While local speakers are addressing meetings in all parts of the county in the interests of the democratic administration, County Chairman George A. Moorhead is busy with his plans to bring a number of speakers with national reputation to Terre Haute during the remaining few weeks before election, and among those who have been obtained and the dates set for their meetings are William B. Wilson, secretary of labor, a member of President Wilson's cabinet Claude G. Bowers, secretary to Senator Kern, and Senators Thomas Taggart and John W. Kern.. Arrangements are being made to bring other well-known speakers here, but the dates have not been set.

Mr. Wilson will be here for a public reception and an address oetore a meeting in the Knights of Columbus hall Friday evening, and owing to his popularity with the working people one of the big crowds of the campaign is expected. Word has been received that large delegations of miners and clay workers will come to Terre Haute on this date from Brazil, West Terre Haute, Clinton and Sullivan.

There will be no public demonstration and no parade, but it has been arranged to have Mr. Wilson meet the men whom he has served and whose interests he has represented in the government in a public reception to be held in the lobby of the Terre Haute house preceding his address In the Knights of Columbus fc&U. Mr. Wilson was for a number of years head of the United Mine Workers, and his work In this capacity attracted not only the attention' of the laboring men

of capital as well, and his work as a member of the president's cabinet has Shown for itself, what his ability could accomplish with the aid of the democratic congress and the sanction of Woodrow Wilson as president.

Taggart and Kern.

Mr. Claude Bowers will speax here the nextr week. Terre Haute \!s Mr. Bowers' home and he is as Well acquainted in this county as any speaker who could be engaged. Through his work as secretary to Senator Kern he has been brought in close contact with the activities of the administration and is in position to, give some interesting facts when he takes the platform.

Thomas Taggart and John W. Kern will come to this city for a meeting

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BRITISH RED CROSS 1M BIOWS UP

PARIS, Oct. 4.—A British Red Cross steamer blew up on Sunday morning in the Straits of Dover, according to a Boulogne dispatch to the Figaro. The dispatch says news of the disaster was received by wireless but that details are lacking.

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCtTIiATION, ETC. REQUIRED BY THE ACT OP CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912 of THE TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE, published Daily, Evening and Sunday Morning at Terre Haute, Ind„ for October 1, 1916. naay State of Indiana, County of Vigo, ss. i Before me, Cyrus Hunt, notary puuuc in ana aforesaid, personally appeared Andrew C. Kelfer,

i Before me, Cyrus Hunt, notary public In and for the state and oountv -foresaid, personally appeared Andrew C. Kelfer, who hafinjr bee sworn according to law, deposes and says that he Is the general

Terre Haute Tribune, and that the following is, to the best of his

knowledge and belief, a true'statement of\he ownership, managei^nWj^d V* daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the

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T?*at the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business manager are: umn««in

Publisher, THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO., Terre Haute, Ind. Editor, WM. F, CRONIN, 101 S. 18th street, Terre Haute, lad Managing Editor. WM. F. CRONIN, 101 S. 18th street, Terre Haute Ind Business Manager, A. C. KEIFER, Collett avenue, Terre Haute Ind 2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of Individual'owne« or if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresse^of stoclO

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holdera and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the-stockholder or security holder appears upon th« books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation the name of the person or Corporation for whom such trustee is acting is trlvemalso that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions

which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the bSokS of the. company as trustees, hold stock and^ .eouritles in a capacity other than that of a bona tide owner and this affiant has no reason to believe ..

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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of Ootober CYRUS HUNT. Notary Publio, (My commission expires June Je.8, 1917.)

NOTE—The above arerasw ofFenlatlon abatement for iev*n day* per week, daily and Sunday Included. The dally circulation 1« atx months ending October 1, 191# ,,.,, ,'»lj»,v%^

TS® Sundfy circulation for »1* months ending October 1, 101S .... 17,354

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embodied In section 443, postal laws and regulations, printed on the reverse OT tan iorni, to-wit: y

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CRAWFORD FAIRBANKS, Terre Haute, Ind. G. A. GAGG, Terre'Haute, Ind. ANDREW C. KEIFER. Terre Haute, Ind. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security hniii#... owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None 4- That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the

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ownor. ana urn arnant nas no reason to believe

that any 9ther person, association, or corporation has anv interest direct said stock, bonds, or other securities than as eo stated

or indirect in the by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each Issue of this Dnbiicntinn sold or distributed, through the mallB or otherwise, to cation paid subscribers during the six months preoedlng the date shown above, average for seven days a week, is (This information is required from daily publications only,

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ANDREW C. KEIFER, General Manager,

PAVING IKK MAKERS MEET HERE 1

Convention Program Includes Business Session, Banquet and Tour of Inspection.

The National paying Brick ManusturerB' associaticm will .open its aa.-

day morning and will remain in session for two days. Present indications Are that the convention will be a much larger gathering than was at first expected, Secretary W. P. Blair, of the association, having informed Secretary E. H. Clifford, of the Chamber of Commerce, that he expected more than 200 delegates to be present. This list

At 9 o'clock Friday morning the del agates and visitors will be given an automobile trip along South Sixth street, as thiB street is considered an excellent example of brlok pavement. At 10 o'clock the party will be inspected and later a demonstration of the most approved methods of laying pavement will be made, on one of the roads near Paris. Friday evening, following the return to Terre Haute,, a banquet will be served at the Hotel Deming at $2 a plate.

Fifty cars are wanted for the trip on South Sixth street Friday morning and Secretary E. H» Clifford, of the Chamber of Qommerce, and Secretary Viqueaney, of the Terre Haute Automobile club, have this matter In hand.

The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce will welcome all visitors to Terre Haute and in addition to the regular delegates all of the road supervisors in Indiana have been invited to be present. At Paris, the delegates will be greeted by the Illinois highway commission.

PRIEST DIES IN CRAS

PEORIA, 111., Oct. 4.—Father Edward J. Schuet*, ohancellor of the Catholio diocese of Peoria, attached to St Mary's cathedral, was killed Rt Rev. Edmund M. Dunne, bishop of the diocese, of Peoria, sustained a broken leg, and Father James V. Schannon, rector of St. Mary's cathedral, was slightly Injured in an automobile acoident near Princeville, 111., ten miles south of here this morning.

ODDS ON HUGHES SHORTEN PLENTY OF WILSON MONEY

Backers of President on New York Curb Generally Accept 2 to 1 Offered fiy Rival's Enthusiasts.

NEW YORK, Oct,' 4.—The betting commissioners on the curb all had money today to place on Wilson for I resident. Heretofore they have asked for two and one-half to one against him. Today they were generally aooepting two to one, which the Hughes men ha¥e been offering for some time.

Edward McQuade bet fl,000 on Wilson against $2,000 on Hughes, B, H. fcoheftels, another curb broker, placed $1,000 on,Wlleon against $2,000 on Hughes.

L, J, Stokes offered $2,000 against $S,000 or one to two and one-half on Wilson, J. J. Judge tried to place $4,COtf on the president against $10,060 on Hughes. Neither was successful.

THE OLD DRIVER BACK

rait B0D.ES TAKEN TO PARIS, ILL, HOKE

Terrible Toll Taken When Baber Family In Auto Is Struck By Train.

Special to The Tribune*

PARIS, 111., Oct. 4.—Four dead and one- seriously injured-is -the toll of automobile accident near West- Union, 111., yesterday at noon.

Miss Exia Baber, 2i, was killed outright. Cory E. Baber died before he could be taken to West Union. His

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manufacturers aU

nftrtfi nf thA CAtintrv onil monv A parts of the country and many road supervisors from the eastern states.

The business ^sessions of the convention will be held Thursday commencing at 10 o'clock in the morning at the Deming hotel. Friday will be devoted largely to demonstrations and social features.

Mrs. Lena Baber, died shortly ter arriving at West Union. Mrs. George Baber died at the Paris hospi

son, Ralph Baber, is in a critical con dition at the Paris hospital. According to Ralph Baber, who was driving the car and was the only survivor of the wreck, his view of the tracks was obscured by cornnelds on both sides. The train, south bound

y passenger No. 7, was running late and he did not suspect its presence. 8mall Children Survive.

The machine was hurled 100 feet along the right of way. Cory Baber and his wife were thrown clear of the wreckage. The bodies of Mrs. George Baber, her daughter, Exia, and son, Ralph,-were found dose to the demolished machine.

Cory Baber w'as born and raised in Edgar county. He was a wealthy farmer and resided Just east of Paris. His wife was formerly Miss Lena Ormston of West Union, 111. They are survived by two small children, a boy and a girl,

Mrs. George Baber was a widow, her husband having died several months ago. Aside from her daughter, Exia, and son, Ralph, she has a smaller daughter who was not in the party at the time.

The bodies of the dead victims arrived here this morning and' were taken to the respective homes. No funeral arrangements have been made,

WILL SUPPORT WILSON.

Noted Woman Educator 8ays Nation Needs Him Now. BOSTON, Mass., Oct.. 4.—Mary E. Woolley, president of Mt. Holyoke college, one of the leading women's educational institutions of the country, in a letter aocepting active membership in the Women's Woodrow Wilson league of Massachusetts,, says: "With the highest respect for the candidate of the republican party, I feel that in this crisis it is unwise to change the administration. I agree with President Eliot that an extraordinary amount of good work has been done during the present administration and that the man chiefly responsible for this consummate service to the American people should be again their chief servant."

FORECAST ON MISSOURI.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Word was brought to western democratic national headquarters today by Colin M, Selph, postmaster of St. Louis, Mo., that Missouri will go for Wilson and Marshall and the entire democratic ticket by irom 30,000 to 40,000 plurality in November. In Missouri the democratic party is united and hard at work, Mr. Selph said.

IDENTIFY JQBgWNED WOMAN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.^-The body of a woman found floating in the Potomac river near Mount Vernon more than Jhree weeks ago, was identified today, as that of Mary F. Swartz, widow of R- P. Swarta, of Chicago, by her brother-in-law, John E. Swarta.

ROVSE'S STATEMENT ON THEJAS RULING

Declares That "While It Appears City Lost Out, He Hopes for Amended Bule.

Atty. Clearence R,oyse, who was disWednesday by Mayor James AL isom as city attorney for the rea

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light, power, gas and water cases had not been successfully presented before the state public utilities commission, made a statement Wednesday relative to the gas rates in which he said that while rtnall consumers were paying more under the ruling, he hoped to get the commission to change its decision. fAtty. Royse said:

It is a matter of calculation and the commission has made s6me mistakes in its figuring which I am sure it will be glad to rectify when they are pointed out," Atty. Royse said. "Under the present order, only the large consumer such as the manufacturer, receives any benefit to speak of. The commission does not intend its ruling to work that way. It has In mind to aid the small consumer more than any one else, as was shown in its ruling on the water rate case. The commission thought it was helping the small con sumer and has said so. When it finds that it has not, I am. sure it will amend the order it has set out.

In a third brief the gas rate case which has been filed with the commission, the alleged mistake In calculation has been set forth as follows:' "On the face of the figures showing necessary revenues, as appear on page 38 of the opinion, there is an error of addition, and the total should be .7470 instead of .7490. Therefore, the excess earnings from gas sales' over allowable revenue, as shown by the findings Bet forth, Is the difference between •S196 and .7470, which would permit an average reduction of .0726. However, these figures should be corrected as shown above, apd, making only the corrections indicated by the findings of the commission, we have the following as the necessary revenue per thousand feet of gas sold: 7 per cent on investment Net operating expense ......4479 Depreciation 0374

Total .6818 "Therefore,, we submit that the allowable reduction in rates on this basis and lnoluding a return on the "going •value' allowed, Is the differenoe be

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CAR (HASH KILLS TWO

CLEVELAND, O., Oct 4.—The death list In last night'B bridge tragedy In whloh two street oars plunged thirty feet from the West Third street viaduct to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad tracks remained at two today, but of the sixty injured it was expected one or two would die. Two investigations were under way into the disaster today, one in charge of city officials and the other by the Cleveland Railway company.

The bodies of the dead, Conductor Otto Borchert and Mrs. Clgra Dille, a passenger, were still at morgues today, but were to be removed to their homes before night

Conflicting testimony wa» avatif&lS*" today as. to the cause of ti^«6rfident Some claimed a runa^SjTsouth bound car, rushing upon the bridge, was derailed and collided with a north bound" car. the force of the crash causing the bridge to collapse^ Others said the south hound runaway ,ear

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wagon and was desafled.

WEATHEBS

FOUR O'CLOCK—ONE CENT

CROWDSCHEER PRESIDENT ON WAYipiAHA

Wilson Gets Warm Reception In Towns Through Which Ho Passes on Trip West.

SHAKES HANDS WITH THRONGS FROM PLATFORM OF HIS CAB

Prepares to Announce Names pf Men on Eight Hour Day Investigation Board 4* Soon As

They Accept.

ALLIANCE, O., Oct 4.—President Wilson was enthusiastically greeted by cheering crowds as he .passed through the middle west enroute to Omaha to* day. At Salem and Alliance, 0„ seyw eral thousand persons packed the raft* road stations and applauded as Twr^ "Wilson stepped to the rear platform si his private car. "We are for you, Woodrow," shouted one group at Salem. The president smiled broadly and expressed pleasure over the receptipn. At Salem the stop was so briqf that Mr. Wilson could, not even 'shake hands but at a stay of' more than five mlnutee wsuS:made and the president was kept busy

CANTON, Or, Oct. briefly het-e, President

Political Meetimgs For The Week

WEDNESDAY EVENING. Sanford, speakers, C. M. Hamili and Thomas O'Mara.

C-6,431 Tippecanoe street, speakers, G. I. Kisner and Clyde. Randal. Teoumseh, speakers, A. A. Beeoher and C. C. Whltlook.

North Terre Haute, K. of P. hall, speakers, Thomas Gallagher and C. 8. Batt.

B-7, Twenty-fifth street and Fourth avenue, speakers, John Ratcllffe and W. S. Danner.

THUR8DAY EVENING. Blaokhawk, speakers, A. Z. Thomas arid H. 8. Waliaoe.

West Terre Haute, speak Ratoliffe. we'nty-fiftfT' and Poplar streets, speakers, C. A. Crawford and F« J. Foley,

Prairleton, speaker, C. 8. Batt.

FRIDAY EVENING.

William B. Wilson, secretary of tabors will apeak-in the Kntgh'te «t Columbus hall Ninth arid OhW streets,, -sw

alt that time greeting as many people, as possible. Although he would not consent to make any campaign speeches enroute to Omaha, the president agreed to appear on the rear platform of his car at several towns in. Ohio and Indiana and shake hand* with the crowds.

When the president awoke morning he -found several huni telegrams from people along his n, urging him to at least show hims He was told he was very popular Ohio and Indiana and the peop wanted to see him. He was inform* that if he would only consent to sj in several places for a few minutes large crowds could be gathered easily. He reiterated that he would m»v.

speeches before reaching Omaha. The president has selected three members of the .board to Investigate the railway eight-hour law. Announcement of their names will be made as soon as they have consented to se^ve.

•.^^peaking Wilson .ex* i a campalgh

tour and mentioned Senator Atlee Pomerene, who lives' in Canton, asking that he be remembered to the senator. One man in the crowd greeted the president as "Eight Hour Wilson," and another called out "You are the, greatest president since Lincoln." "I am not making speeches," said the president, "but it is extremely cheering to be greeted in such a way and so unexpectedly. It is the kind of hospitality that makes a man's heart very warm. I appreciate it and wish, you all sorts of good luck. Give my regards to Senator Pomerene.**

An incident of the demonstration at Alliance was the presence ih the crowd of a man who made his way to the front and introduced himself as the president's first office boy. ,/

DIG DP OLD COUNTY BILLS.

Somebody Said Court' House Belli Wasn't Paid foK Through the statement In a ettppln^is taken from an eastern paper that thej court house bell here has not been^: paid for some of Terre Haute's pltizensll Wednesday morning became .aware dCfl the fact that Vigo county has a and the fact that that bell was donated 1 to the county by Francis Vigo foriy whom the county was named. Duringrthe discussion which followed the re-f ceipt of the clipping the. custodian off the court house was dispatched to.the^' dome to copy the inscriptions from the] bell and from the one on the east sid'o|$ it Is shown that througlv the benevo-^ lence of'Francis Vigo the bell was casti and given to the county. It follows: V "By his will $500 of the cost Of this^i' bell werfe presented by Francis Vigo. A. D. 1887, Vigo County, Ind.'' On the other side of the bell is the inscription of tfrb maker, MoShane Bell Foundry. Harry McShane and company, Bialtimore, Md., 1887."