Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1900 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1900.

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Great Is Tammany, and Croker Is Its prophet," Is one of Mr. Bryan's most un fortunate sentences. Mayor Taggart could not permit any ether than himself to handle the Tammany i cash, so ex-Mayor Sullivan, has been praclically superseded. It Is a. rare day la October when one Coes not hear of from two or three to a dozen Indiana Democrats who havo come out against Bryan. The men who preach the hopeless heresy of hate to set labor against capital are ten times more dangerous than were the advocates of secession. "With two or three exceptions, the' Demo crats with anything like a national reputa tion are opposed to Bryan. It 13 tho most remarkable thing In the history of parties. "When Mr. Bryan went to New York four years ago ho eald he was In the "enemy's country," but Hon. Don Dickinson makes him tho country's enemy In his scorching letter. The veteran demonstration which Wil liam IL Lester and other veterans are working up for the evening of Nov. 1, when Corporal Tanner will speak, is sure to be one of the features of the campaign. "These are tho golden days of labor," nays tho independent Pittsburg Dispatch; "prices are moderate and labor la more fully employed and better paid than ever before." Theso facts are tho potential workers for McKinley. Now that Germany and Great Britain are o greed as to the policy to pursue with reference to China, and that policy Is in full accord with the earlier declaration of tho United State?, the chatter about an Anglo-American alliance Is useless. It docs not seed any secret alliance to bring foreign gold Into the United States. All that is necessary is the re-election of William McKinley. Leading financiers say that event will cause a great increase in foreign investments in the United States. The great Republican demonstration in Kew York will be made up of men en gaged In tho Industries, tho business and the professions of that city. Croker at tempted r.o such classification, but made all who participated in his parade simply Tammany men. There has seldom appeared In American politics anything more caustic and scathing than Hon. Don M. Dickinson's excoriation of Bryan. It conllrms the observation that the severest things said about tho Popocrat candidate in this campaign have come from Democrats, and they are all true, too. Mr. Bryan declares that he will, if elected, put all tho products of trusts, by which be means manufacturing combinations, on the free list. If doing that will destroy the combinations employing hun dreds of thousands of men. It will also close the factories of all the independent competitors. Reports from New York arc to the effect that Boss Croker is frightened about New York city and will devote his exclusive at tention to it from this out. The very largo registration In New York city and the unexpected uprising for McKinley cause the Tammany leaders to fear that they ' - v ti4 0iab itidj't iwj iut3 j vat i which will mean their downfall next year. Intelligent Americans who have visited Europe during the last few months say this country H now respected abroad as never before. The truth Is that the admin istration of our public affairs and the round judgment and skill snown in our tUpliioatic relations have excited admiration throughout th world. Why should an Bdmtnistrathn that Ins brought this about be exchanged fr Bryanlsm? A prominent I'istern banker who was askr I concerning the business outlook said: "IJltle apprehension exists that the elec tion will not result in the success of tho Republican party. And. of course, success of th.tt kind means Increased business activity and protority." It Is getting so that sagacious observers regard business activity and prosperity as synonymous with RcpubliCMii administration. This is bad fr;r th Bryanltts, but an they arc largely respon-lblt for the conclusion they cannr.t complain. The I'lttsburs Pi-patch (Independent Republican) limlo In the greater activity in business the evidence that the forecast of the New York Herald as to the result of the presidential cicctlon has satisfied the bust-

ness Interests of the country that BryanIsm Is no longer a menace. This Improvement, the Dispatch predict?. Is but a symptom of the ircat Improvement that will follow the counting of the votes and the declaration of the result. It la 'only when the menace of Bryani.m is fully removed that men will jrive their full attention to business.

LAIlOir.S own verdict. So far as organized labor is concerned, it la but Just to accept the opinion of President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, as a fair expression of the condition of labor from time to time. In his address before the meeting ct the Federation. In December, 1S33, President Gompers said: Since August we have been In the great est Industrial depression this country has ever experienced. It Is no exaggeration to say that more than S.OW.OOO of our fellowtoiler are without employment. Never In the history of the world has go large a number of people vainly nought for an op portunity to earn a livelihood. At the close of 1S37, after the McKinley auminlstrtalon and the McKinley tariff had been fairly Inaugurated, President Gompers said In his annual address to the meeting of the Federation In December: That terrible period for the wage earners of the country which began in 1803, and which has left behind it such a record of horror, hunger and misery, practically ended with the dawn of 1307. To the annual assemblage of the Federa tion last December President Gompers de clared himself in the following emphatic terms: The revival of industry which we have witnessed within the past year is one for general congratulation, and it should be our purpose to endeavor to prolong this era of more general employment and Industrial activity. It is beyond question that the wages of the organized workers have been Increased. Mr. Gompers Is not a Republican; In fact, four years agro he was a believer In the free and unlimited coinage of sliver, as was well understood In this city, where he then re sided. He is an anti-expansionist and is probably a supporter of Mr. Bryan, as he was four years ago. This fact, however. rather emphasizes than weakens his testi mony. In 1S06, when McKinley was elected, tho unemployed who would work if they had an opportunity numbered about three millions. With the election of McKinley confidence came to business, and enter prise, long paralyzed, awoke. The millions found employment and the labor of the country has never been so fully employed during so long a period at so good wages as it has been since the fall of 1SD7. Such is the verdict of the official head of organized labor. Now, let the pay rolls speak. The official returns of two hundred American factories in 1S0I show that the names of 90,4S3 persons were on their pay rolls, who received JW.S03,S66 as wages; in 1SDS the same factories had 131.42S names on their pay rolls, who receh-.-d a total of JG2,2I7,W0; In 1S09 the same factories em ployed 171.C45 persons and paid them $78,835,000 in wages. These are the silent facts that appeal to men at the present time. Mr. McKinley was the advance agent of prosperity. Those who prefer certain pros perity to uncertainty will vote for Mc Kinley. TWO TRUE REPORTS. The report that Mayor Taggart got $50.000 from Tammany, when in New York, has been verified from two sources. This is because the transaction was not thought to be of so much consequence as to be treated as a secret by those near Mr. Croker. About $1,000 of thl3 was used to pay clerks about headquarters. The remainder is In the hands of Mr.. Taggart, who seems to have assumed command In the county headquar ters to direct tho expenditure of the money. It Is not probable that much of It will bo expended until the day before or the day of the election, when it will be used by the adroit subordinates of the mayor to "In fluence" the floating vote. No one has had so much experience in such matters as has Mr. Taggart. The Information 13 so direct and conclusive that there can bo no doubt that Tammany money will help tho Marion county Democracy. The Republican managers also have more reports that the friends of Mr. Kern In other counties than those named are offer ing to trade Democratic votes for McKin ley for Republican votes for Kern. The vo ciferous denial of Mr. Kern doubtless led some to believe that the report is false, and it doubtless is, so far as ho 1$ concerned, but that does not alter tho fact that Mr. Kern's friends have offered to swap votes In at least six counties. In this connection it should be said that in order to vote for all of the .Republican ticket, except for Governor, and tq vote for Mr. Kern for Governor will require the voter to place the X in the squares to the left of forty-six names on the Republican .ticket and to the left of the namo of Mr. Kern on the Democratic ticket. Most of those who undertake that task will disfranchise themselves, while most of tho Democrats who are In the trade will forget it. and. from habit, place the X In the circle with the. rooster. But why should any Republic an vote for John W. Kern? Is it because he has vilified the Republican candidates and parts more than any speaker except Frank B. Burke? THE 1'li.riT AND THE PRESIDENCY. One of the most powerful agents in favor of the re-election of Abraham Lincoln in 1?G1 wa'a the Northern pulpit. The opposition to him at that timo was quite similar to that against President McKinley at present. The cry of anti-Imperialism was heard then as now. Some said we must have peace at any price because a great army was a menace to liberty and would load to militarism. Others said that tho vast iower3 wielded by the executive in war would load to imperialism. At their national convention in 1S!4 the Democratic party organization adopted the cue cf the anti-Imperialists and demanded that the war be stopped. On hundreds of stumps lres!dcnt Lincoln was denounced as a tyrant. In thrt Indiana Legislature of lsul rt solutions -were offered and supported by Democrats declaring that the late elections "have demonstrated that the people regard his irresident Lincoln's unprecedented usurpation of power as a great stride towards military despotism." A report of a committee of the Indiana House of Reprcyontatlvs referred to Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet as "the modern Caligula and his willing satraps, who now inhabit the ancient metropolis of republican llterty." Another resolution introduced In the House and supported by the Democrats of that day denounced "the deliberate purpose of the administration to set aside the Constitution and establish upon the common ruins of the Union and tho sovereignty of the States a revolutionary government, monarchical and military In iU character.

and In which all tha jreat guaranties or civil liberty will be known no, moie forever." At a meeting held in Wayne county

a resolution was adopted declaring "that the further prosecution of this war will rerult in the overthrow of the' Constitution, (i civil liberty and of the federal governiient." Similar resolutions were passed by rreetings in more than twenty other coun ties of Indiana. ' In all thi3 storm of abus-e of President Lincoln end denunciation of his acts and motives, attributing to him unpatriotic and imperialistic designs, the pulpit of the North was almost solid in his support. All the great church organizations made offi cial declarations indorsing his administra tion in the strongest terms the Methodist Episcopal, the Presbyterian, the Episco palian, the Congregational, the Lutheran and others. The pulpit thundered In favor of defending the flag and maintaining the authority of the government. An Eastern church paper of Nov. 12, 1864, said: Last Sunday allusion was made to the election by very many clergymen, and the drift of their remarks was unmistakable. The New York correspondent of the Boston Journal Kays: "Nearly every pulpit yes terday resounded with patriotic appeals. Most of them were draped with the American flag and flung out the Nation's banner lrom their flagstaffs." From the remotest border of Maine to the rebel line, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the duties of the hour were made the topic of piayer and sermon. Now, as in 1S61, a President charged with the maintenance of the Constitution and defense of the flag Is a candidate for reelection. Now, as then, an unpatriotic party Is denouncing him and his administration, and the party's candidate is seeking to win votes by appealing to class prejudice. trying to array the poor against the rich and combining all the enemies of law and order. Now, as in 1SG4, the great churcll organizations of the country are on the side of tho government and many of the leading preachers are outspoken against tho spirit and methods of Bryanlsm. Last Sunday night Rev. Dr. Hillis, pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, preached on The Crime of Stirring up Hatred Be twecn the Rich and the Poor." lie said in part: Amid institutions like ours, therefore, the attempt to stir up prejudice and hatred among the pconle " is un-American and vicious. In our country there is no Dosl tion so high that the boy from the force. the factory or the farm may not aspire to and achieve It. If the monarchies have an artificial nobility the republic reeoimlzes a natural nobility. Artificial nobility of the .ld nations is an order fixed and separated irom an inose dciow, no matter what their intellectual excellence or moral culture. Standine above the mass of men and look ing down upon them artificial aristocracy exclaims: "Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed. We cannot pass over to you nor can you come to us." Rut in the republic there Is a natural aristocracy that mciuues tne best and the wisest, and any one may join the noble class who chooses to become worthy and wise. It was not necessary for the preacher to say who Is trying to stir up prejudice and array class against class. It is not illlam McKinley. Another prominent minister of New York, Rev. Dr. Minot J. Savage, preacned on "Some of the Moral lessons of the Campaign." A few sen tences from his sermon will show how he treated some of the questions of the day from a moral point of view: I cannot understand how any man can get into a state of mind in which he shal suppose that Congress by a vote can create money or can make that which in the mar kets of the world is worth onlv 4$ cents become suddenly in some magical fashion worth 100. The attempt to carry throuch these measures which threaten us is public dishonesty and private wrong. It threatens the stability of our business; it is a peril to every man who is a capitalist, but it is a greater peril to the man who works by the day and for wages. We need to guard, above all things. If this Republic is to endure, the independence and freedom of our magnificent Supreme Court at Washington, and the man who threatens to Introduce politics into that court, threatens to increase its number or change its complexion so that the authority of the United States cannot be maintained is nothing else than a public enemy. After fuch experiences as we have had with our armies 1 do not believe that the American people are going to be very readilv frightened by any threat of militarism. Our danger is In quite another direction. There is one other evil that I must speak of, und that is this constant attempt on the part of those who desire bv such things to climb Into power to create" ill feeling between, those that they are accustomed to speak of as the "classes" in America. In reality there are no "classes" In America. It is utterly absurd, it seems to me. In a country like this to create uneasiness and jealousy and envy in any direction by talking of the "classes," talking of the rich, talking of the poor. Such sermons are being preached all over the country. They show the conservatism and loyalty of the pulpit, and that now, as in Lincoln's time, it stands for the honor and integrity of tho Nation and for the things that make for Rood government. A STRIKING CONTRAST. When the Republicans came into power in this State tho prisons at Jeffeesonville and Michigan City were lu a state of dilapidation. The buildings were old and out of repair, yet thousands of dollars had been spent annually on patching them up. At Michigan City the chapel, which had been bu,It mt four or fivc ca". s so unsafe that It was not used; the water supply was inadequate, and all tho buildings were in need of renovation. Extensive construction was necessary to make the Trlson South, now the Reformatory, habitable. The Prison North has been made comfortable, a chapel has been built, cellrooms Improved and an adequate supply of water secured by the prudent expenditure of small appropriations. An extensive cellhouse had to be built at Jeffersonville, for which the last Legislature made a liberal appropriation. The contracts were awarded, and the best building for prison pur poses in this part of the country Is under construction. Not a cent was borrowed for these extensive permanent improvements. So great were the savings made by the change of salary laws for state officers and the rigid system of accountability that these improvements were made nnd the State debt reduced far beyond the levy for that purpose. When Thomas Taggart became mayor of Indianapolis It was found necessary to build a new police station and to make a large expenditure for the fire department. Later, money was needed for bridges. For all,, of these expenditures bonds were Issued In excess of the cost of the Improvements, hc excess going to pay current expenses. A loan of $C50,0iX) had been negotiated for the purchase of park lands and favorable locations had been made by a park board. Tho location did not suit the mayor's friends, so the ques tion was raised respecting the constitution allty of the membership5 of the board. The law was declared defective because the case, so far as the city was concerned. was not properiy presenrcu. a renearing was suggested, but the mayor's attorney let the matter drop. In time the Tag-jart board purchased at a prlce largely exceeding their valuo the refuse lands now called Rlversldo Park. These land; should not have been purchased, and .Vvould never have been thought of If they had not been owned by friends of the -may6rv At least

$100,000 -was thrown away. These are sam

ples of Taggart methods in this city. The contrast is Introduced here because the Taggart regime which has wasted the revenues of this city is reaching out for control of the State. Considering the waste fulness and suspicious methods of Mayor Taggart as Indicated in the park trans action, do the taxpayers of Indiana desire to have Taggartism transferred from In dianapolis to Indiana? If not, vote the en tire Republican State and legislative tickets. The German Daily Telegraph of yester day contained an address "To our German fellow-citizens" reviewing the political situation and presenting reasons why Mr. Bryan should be defeated. The money question, imperialism, militarism and other Issues were discussed In a strong and Intelligent manner, and German-Americans were urged on patriotic grounds to vote against Bryan. The address was signed by John P. Frenzel, Louis Holweg, Albert Lie ber, William Ilaerle, Valentine Schaaf, Fred P. Rush, John Bertermann, Charles Mayer, Albert G. Metzger, Christian Brink, ugust Aldag, Fred Fahnley, Fred Francke, Henry Emrlch, Paul H. Krauss, J. II. Emrlch. Henry Wetzel. C. A. Schräder, Jacob L. B'eler, Henry Schnull, W. F. Piel, sr., Clemens Vonnegut, sr., Adolph Scherrer, Otto R. Frenzel, William P. Jungclaus, Guido Bell, Joseph Keller, F. M. Bachman, George Kothe, William G. Bertermann. John M. Schumacher, W. F. Kuhn, L. Strauss, C. Vonnegut, Jr., Otto Stechhan, E. F. Bertermann, George F. Borst, Herman Bamberger, Charles Fearnaught. One of the sentences of Hon. Don Dickinson's letter published yesterday was badly broken. He said: Where is the Intelligent citizen who believes in his heart that his Republican neighbors aro not as good Americans and as good patriots as himself? And yet. in connection with his making a charge that tho Republicans demanded a larger army (an increase, by the way, that was voted for by tho Bryan men of the Senate, and carried in the House with a minority vote of but S3), he has repeatedly said in his public speeches, as he said at Indianapolis: "Why do they want it? So that they can build a fort near every large city and use the army to suppress by force the discontent that ought to be cured by remedial legislation." And yet Mr. Bryan has been telling thousands of men who have no means of correcting his falsehoods that the Republicans voted the larger army to overawe laborers seeking satisfaction. The canvass which Mr. Overstreet is making of this district is in every way creditable. His addresses are a frank discussion of the questions which have been brought before the country. Invective is no part of his method of addressing audiences, so that those who fail to agree with him feel that he has respected their feelings. Mr. Overstreet enjoys the confidence of his constituents in an unusual degree, and his re-election is only a question of majority. The notorious Altgeld, the champion of Anarchists, has been selected to preach hatred at two or three points in the northern part of the State, where It is assumed that It may be possible to obtain votes by appealing to the passions and prejudices of employes and attempting to make them believe that they are oppressed. That is now the main reliance of the noble trinity of Bryan, Croker and Altgeld. When the biggest national bank in New York city can be robbed of $700,000 by a scries of operations covering a long term of years and successfully concealed from tho officers and bank inspectors It is about time to inquire whether directors do direct and whether there Is any safeguard against bank frauds except personal honesty. BUBBLES IN THE AIR. A Point to Investigate. "Delia, this morning I mistook Alice for you." "Well, did she act pleased or indignant?" Trials of Authors. Magazine Editor Youngr man, your metre is all right, but your poetry hasn't any sense In It. Young Man (wearily) Ther you go; all edi tors are alike. If I had put sense In It, you'd say it was prose. EnconrnKtnjcr. Mr. rranccr I'm sorry I'm such an awkward dancer. Miss Perkins. Miss rcrklns Oh, you're doing fairly well. Mr. Trancer. I've seen you Jerk around lots worse than this with other girls. The Transcendental Rnptnre. "Fo that Boston girl broke her engagement with you?" "Well, It's off. but there' a mystery about it. Her language was so obscure that well, I'd give 50 cents to know whether she did it or I did It." Footnotes. Rich peoiie have a hard life of it; they aro blamed if they don't spend money, and they are blamed If they do. A Tioman who Isn't near a car track often hurries so she can get up to it and dart across Just in front of the electric car. The humorist doesn't make Jests for fun; he makes them, hoping that editors will think they are funny. Some of the most meddlesome women you know are not spinsters, but widows. A real old battorcd rllk hat never looks out of place with a sacque coat. Woman makes the pumpkin pies; Lut man generally has to remind her that it is time. If people should read all the books they plan to read every winter they wouldn't find time to eat or go to bed. This is the time o year to go with a basket and a few friends and drink coffee boiled out in the wood??, i . A Machinist's (iouil Reason, To the Editor of the Indlana;olis Journal: I am one of the fortunate minority who had regular work through all the hard times of the last administration, i-am a machinist, working in the shops of the Big Four at Brightwood. We are employed by the hour, workingc full time and overtime when business Is good and working short time when business is slack. To show how much better times were for me during the present administration I send you a com parativc statement of the amount of wages received by me during the first forty-three months of the present and the last adminls nation?, as follows: March 1. 1S07. to Dec. 31, l7....$T.ni.20 Jan. 1. lSOS, to Dec. 21, ISDS.... fJS.CO Jan. 1, lSW, to Dec. CI, IW.... Jan. 1, 1000. to Sept. 2U, 19u0.... 4T2.W) Total $1,522.00 March 1. IS;. to Dec. SI. lT3....J173.t5 Jan. 1. lM, to Dec. SI, 1891 217.75 Jan. 1, to Dec. 31. 105 14.C5 Jan. 1. 1. to Sept. u. 1816.... 26S.70 Total J0S7.W J!33.K Increase I give the Republican party partial, but not full, credit for this gratifying increase, which nearly doubles my wages, and for that reason, and also that feeling of Independence that (very worklngman has when he knows that his services are in demand elsewhere, are sufS-cIent motives for giving It my supiHjrt in the coming election. OTTO W. DREISER. tili East Michigan tucet.

VISIT TO A DAIRY

PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION DELEGATES AT GREENWOOD. They Spent tLc Afternoon Inspecting the Folk Dairy nnd Seemed to Enjoy It. SESSIONS TOR BUSINESS PAPERS ON WATER SUPPLY REAR AT MORNING MEETING. The Dlacnnalon of Unusual Interest Mattcra Before the Evening: Session. The sudden precipitation Into the town of Greenwood yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock of a party of about 173 noted students, professors and practical demonstrators of sanitary science, accompanied by their wives and other feminine relatives, very naturally created a sensation. ,Vhen the party alighted from the three interurban cars the members quickly found themselves surrounded by a throng of interested townspeople curious to know how a group of such distinguished people would conduct themselves. The party was, however, very little different from any other crowd of people out for an enjoyable time. On the way from Indianapolis to Greenwood scientific subjects were strictly tabooed, the men of the party being "paired off" with the women and engaged In admiring and commenting on the beautiful October landscapes which unfolded rapidly be fore their eyes. Scientists out "on a lark are about an Jolly and unconventional as any other class of men. Even on the return trip, when most of the men Indulged in abstruse discussions about things seen at Polk's sanitary dairy, one learned doctor regaled a group of friends with "readings" of the Dooley papers, keeping them in almost constant merriment. The idea of the trip to Greenwood and the dairy was evolved by Dr. A. W. Bitting, of Purdue University, who is an expert In matters sanitary, and who supervises the Polk dairy In all matters relating to sanitation. All bacteriological tests of the milk sent out from the dairy and all changes and Improvements made in the plant are either done by Dr. Bitting personally or under his dirdct supervision. "I thought a tinge of Interest and enjoyment would be added to the sessions of the Pub lic Health Association if they would devote a half-day to an outing of this kind, said Dr. Bitting last night. "It seems to me that the reading of technical papers ought to be varied by some form of relaxation and amusement. Polk's dairy being within easy reach of Indianapolis by electric cars. and being an object of great interest to visitors, it occurred to me that it would be an excellent idea to bring the entire delega tion to Greenwood to-day." The expressions of appreciation uttered by the mem bers of the party on the homeward trip were ample Justification of the wisdom of the plan. WENT IN THREE CARS. Through the courtesy of Mr. James T. Polk three of the Greenwood Interurban electric cars were reserved solely for use by the members of the Health Association. The party was organized at the Bates House corner about half-past 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon and proceeded to the in tersection of Virginia avenue and Pennsyl vania street, where they met the train of cars which conveyed them to the classical town of Greenwood. A more delightful day for making such a trip could scarcely have been found. The sun shone brightly throughout the day and the air was at "Just tho right temperature, as several members of the party expressed it. Many of the women took their wraps with them for use in the cool evening atmosphere, but few of the extra garments were brought In to requisition. Arrived at Greenwood the entire party was transferred to vehicles of various kinds, old-fashioned jolt-wagons with seats running lengthwise being in the majority. The long line of wagons, carriages, buckboards, surries, phaetons and buggies made an Imposing parade. The line of march extended from Greenwood to the Polk dairy, which is about a mile distant. The farm, of Mr. Polk was reached a few minutes after 3 o'clock, and in view of the announcement that- the cows are milked every day at exactly 3:20 p. m. little time was lost In getting to the cowsheds. These sheds present a striking appearance, covering two acres of ground, with their tops and sides glistening pure white In the sun light. The sheds or barns are divided Into two distinct portions, one devoted to rest ing and feeding the cows between milking times and the other exclusively to milking purposes. The feed and rest barn Is a clean place, the floor strewn thickly with fresh straw, making an admirable bedding. In --this shed are kept constantly 101 milch cows and a few steers which were sent there by an Indianapolis rlrm to be fattened. The milch cows are. with the ex ception of threo or four, registered Jerseys, selected for their ability to give excellent milk in merchantable quantity. KIND OF FEED USED. An interesting fact is that Mr. Polk's cows are fed on ensilage made from pea vines; pea hulls and corn husks material that was once regarded as absolutely waste material. The silo, where this feed Is prepared, was carefully Inspected by the scientists and many of them pronounced it one of the wonderful sights of their lives. "This beats anything I ever saw," exclaimed Prof. II. Tj. Russell, of the chair ct biology of the University of Wisconsin, as he took a careful survey of the vast pile of waste material being converted by pressure and heat into a valuable food for cattle. The way cnsilago is prepared is exceedingly simple. The green vines, hulls and husks are merely thrown together into a vast heap and then rolled and packed tightly by a team of horses ond an ordinary stone roller, such as is used in making roads. Although the ensilage fed to the cows is slightly sour, it does not affect the flavor of the milk in any way. This feature of the dairy was the subject of praise. It was unanimously agreed that a plan by which refuse material could be converted into a proper food for animals was worthy of the warmest commendation. The tour of Inspection through the feeding and milking stables and the "separating" room was under the guidance of Superintendent Harmon, J. T. Polk. R. B. Polk. Dr. G. V. Woolen. Charles V. Coffin, Dr. J. A. Craig and Dr. A. W. Bitting. The "personal conductors" of the trip from Indianapolis to Greenwood and return by electric cars were Dr. Bitting, Mr. Coffin and Dr. Hurty. THE MILKING STABLES. Before the cows were turned into the milking stables the interesting information was imparted that each animal is acquainted with Its proper stall and would go directly to that one, parsing all others intervening, even though, each stall Is provided with a well-filled feed trough. The event proved the truth of this assertion. When the bars between the two divisions of the sheds were let down the intelligent animals at once began an orderly, soldierly march into the division reserved for milking. Each animal is required to pass through a pool of water, in order to wash its feet. After the cows were settled in their Individual stalls and had commenced the enjoyable task of munching the liberal supply of bran nnd hominy "hearts" provided for them an attendant proceeded to industriously sweep each aisle in the btable. This oieration caused a. btorm of protest to go up from the assembled scientists. "That 1s a very bad practice," said Dr. Russell. "It fills the air with microbes, und two hodrs, at least, will elapse before these are dispersed." Dr. Bitting urged ppon tho objecting savant that the slaked lime with which the floors of tiic table are thickly covered is raised Into the air, alocj

with the dust nnd dirt stirred up by the sweeping, and that the lime, being heavy, ilrags the dirt and microbes with it to the floor in a very short time. In about ten or fifteen minutes the truth of Dr. Bittlng's statement was proved since a glance through a ray of sunlight failed to reveal any trace of dust. The milking in Polk's dairy is nil done by hand, the men performing the service being attired in tpeclal suits of great apparent cleanliness. Each man attends to the milking of about fourteen cows and washes his hands frequently during the process. Before the cows ate milked tach animal is carefully brushc! and washed off all over, especial attention being given to the udder. As soon as the milk i3 drawn it is taken to a scale, weighed and a careful record of the amount given by each animal kept on a large sheet of paper attached to the scale, if an animal fails to make the nroner showing of milk-

eiving capac ity, it is removed irom the herd unu repiacca oy anotner. i.ne averaKe iea of milk from one cow in a day (two milkings) is fifteen pounds. The output of the dairy per day in ordinary times is about 1C0 gallons, but at this time. Mr. Polk says, the yield is unsually light, being only about 123 or 130 gallons. He is compelled to purchase a supply from other dairymen to make up the shortage. AN INTERESTING PROCESS. The process through which the milk passes after being drawn from the cow until It reaches the bottles In which It Is delivered to customers is very interesting and instructive. From the weighing ma chine It is taken in thoroughly steam sterilized tin buckets to the "separator," or centrifuge. . In this machine the milk is separated into minute particles by a rapid rotary or centrifugal motion in order to re move as far as possible any. foreign sub stances that might have entered it dur ing Its passage from cow to machine. Frior to being placed in the separator, how ever, the fluid is strained through four thicknesses of cheese cloth. From tho separator It flows in an exceedingly thin stream, or rather sheet, over and down another machine called the "star cooler This consists of a number of shelves of metal hollow to allow water from a deep driven well to be forced through them. thus lowering the temperature of the milk In Its passage over the shelves from about :o degrees to something like 50 decrees. In o'der to demonstrate that these various processes produce a decidedly palatable beverage each member of the party was presented with a Rlass of it just as it came from the cooler. Such comments as, "Ah, that's a drink fit for the gods," were very frequent, and there was a noticeable reluctance to leave the room in which this treat was furnished. Some of the scientists indeed were accused of "reneatlng." and the telltale blushes that accompanied their oeniais or tne soft impeachment added lun-e tu me accusation. Mr. roik was asked by a trentleman of a. commercial bent of mind: "How are you going to make your ufcuai deliveries to customers after this terrible drain on your milk suddIv?" "Oh. I guess I'll have to buy an extra outside supply, ne replied good humoredly. . UTENSILS STERILIZED. A fact in connection with the operation of the dairy, which is emphasized, is that all of the utensils. Including milking buck ets, strainers and bottles, are sterilized by steam before being used. The bottles are subjected to steam pressure for a con siderable length of time at a moist heat of about 220 degrees. The bottles pass through this process each time they are returned from customers, so that the pos sibility of germs being transferred from one customer to another through this meaium is eliminated entirely. Another fact that was emphasized was that Polk's dairy is an Illustration of tho possibility of converting an ordinary com. mercial milk depot into a modern sanltarv city dairy with very little outlay of money ana very great outlay of caution. There are no marble slabs or fancy trimmings or uecorations anywnere about the Polk es tablishment, and yet the visitor is Impressed at every turn with its marked appearance of cleanliness. The original Intention of Mr. Polk nnd his genial assistants was to give a rural garden party for the entertainment of their guests. This feature was to include the serving of a glass of milk and a niece of home-made pumpkin pie to each one of tno party on the broad, beautiful lawn m front of the Polk residence. The time contained in inspecting the dairy, however, forbade any extension of hospitality beyond the serving of a glass of milk to each member of the distinguished party. With this they were pleased and satisfied and all went away from the place showerimr thanks and good wishes upon everybody connected with the establishment. The return trip to Indianapolis was made in better time than the trio to Greenwood. witu the result that the train of three cars arrived at Washington street a few- mlnutes before 6 o'clock, giving the scientists, mpte time to prepare for the session of the Health Association at 8 o'clock last nignt. WATER SUPPLIES OF CITIES. Question Dincansed nt Association's .Murnlns Session. The forenoon session of the American Public Health Association was taken up with a discussion of public water supplies. George W. Fuller, of New York, chairman of the committee on pollution of public water supplies, read a paper on the subject, including in his report a paper by V -k V A . .... it. a. v esion, as to wnat constitutes a satisfactory supply under present conditions. Extracts from the papers are as follows: "It shall be free or substantially free from disease-producing germs; (.2) it shall be clear and colorless, containing no noticeablo turbidity or vegetable stain; (3) It shall be free from objectionable tastes and odors as supplied to the consumer: (1) it shall be free from noticeable amounts ct dissolved iron, such as to unfit it for household use; (.3) It shall bo Ii free from excessive amounts of lime and magnesia. such as make a water too hard for ordinary use; (6 it shall be carefully examined with legard to constituents capable of dissolving metals used in distributing pipes, and this information In connection with the pipes employed should result in such steps as arc necessary being taken to guard against complications of this nature. "At the present time there is a considerable portion of the Inhabitants of the various centers of population which recognizes clearly that they are entitled to a water supply which shall not transmit to them water-borne diseases. Until recently water-works ofiicials answered criticism concerning the quality of the water by the statement that It was unprofitable for them to secure a supply which In its natural condition was perfectly satisfactory, and that there was not enough information con cerning purification processes as to cost and enitiency to justify large expenditures "The truth and significance of these statements to supply of unpolluted, clear and colorless water will increase each year. With regard to methods of water purification the day has gone by when this statement alone can properly be made. The current evidence indicates tnat as a genet al rule the surface waters for the future supplies of this country should be taken from as unpolluted sources as practicable. and should be properly purified, including clarification and decolorlzatlon; that ground watera should be free from disbolved iron If present beyond slight amounts." The matter of wastefulness of water. especially in cities, was the point upon which Rudolph Hering, of New York. talked, saying In part: "Our consumption in our cities Is much greater than almost anywhere In Europe It is hardly understood over there how this can bo possible. We here know why Uiis is k. It is not because we actually use very much water that we account for this deifcrepaney. The chief reason lies in the fact that we are more careless than in Europe. We allow our fixtures to leak, our pipes are not laid as well here as there. Besides, the figures given in reports of water boards do not represent the proper o mount of consumption. There Is no doubt the waste in consumption may be decreased gradually and brought to Komething near what it should be. The legitl mate consumption here, as in Euror, is constantly increasing. Small manufactur ing concerns have Increased the consump tion of water. When It Is recommended to purify a water supply, there comes tho objection of expense, wthlch attends purification works. It is said, Why not reduce the quantity of water immediately? You can not suddenly change the habits of a people; you cannot ut once pull up the pipes in a city and make renal r. In the meantime you are t.bliced in this country, from a political standpoint, to estimate the cost of works t purify these large amounts of water, in New York city 115 gallons of water is allowed per day to each head nf population. In Philadelphia 150 gallons pvr d ty vr head Is recommended for filtration." V. A. YV. Davis, of th- Irojl ir.apoll Wntrr Compnnj', brought out a number of points relative to the laws whlrh fr't of the pollution of streams from which wtucr supplies are taken unu tho iv

quiring the purveyors to furnish pure

water. He said in part: "The committee calls attention to ths advancement In methods of purification cf. water, but it does not. in my judgment, . emphasize the importance of keeping the streams from which tne supply mu.t bo taken from being polluted. Water purveyor agree with the committee, but they believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a round cf cure, and that it is ex pecting too much of the water purveyors to lurnish an ideal water when the city . and manufacturers throw Into the streams from which the supply Is obtained, germs of death-producing disease." He quoted from a recent decision of the Supreme Court, and added: "If the law thus pro tects an individual in his broad acres, how much more important is It that it should protect btreams from pollution whence water Is drawn for the use of the Inhabitants of the State?" John W. mil, in speaking of surface water, said the cost of a supply tilterr-d and made free from dhease germs vouM bo so great as to make the extensive use of water prohibitive to many, and that tho Mopping or the waste would permit 1n cities the construction and operation of purifying plants and yet not greatly increase the cost of the supply. H. W. Clark, of Springfield. Mass.. and C. Monjeau. of MIddletown. O.. were also prominent in the discussion. Mr. Monjeau said the matter of pollution of water was shown in the hieroglyphics on the tombs of the Pharaohs. A PROFITABLE SESSION. Papers of .Interest to Laymen Rend nnd Discussed. Last night's session . of the American! theater of the German House was one of the most Interesting thus far held. The papers read were mainly upon topics of general Importance and couched In ran-" guage easily understood by the lay mind. . In the absence of Ire?Idcnt .Bryce th meeting was presided over by Dr. IfMBracken, of St. Paul, Minn., first vice pres ident of the association. Dr. Wjatt John ston opened the proceedings with an infor-' mal report of the committee on the teach ing or ro'glene and the granting of degrees - Of doctor of public health. delivered' -xtemporaneously. Dr. Johnston compared methods of hygienic instruction in vogue in the Euiil , htates and In foreign countries, with the result that the showing was decidedly' fa vorable to the foreign countries. He in---. Veiehed stronclv MCainxt the lmmen-s eif-' metnod in this country by which men are : able to secure positions as health ofllccrs or ' as members of boards, of health without having the necessary qualifications. " Dr." Johnston urged the health association to : consider this matter and endeavor to rrl--'-at pome standard for a. purely hygienic ed ucation. Before the discussion of thlsrr: I port was commenced the presiding, officer? t iiicirft rl that t h nn nir r f I r Ji v. which was on similar lines, be read lirst. Dr. L. P. Jones, of Greenwich. Conn., then offered his paper on "A Scheme for Pre ventive Medicine," which proved to be one of the most valuable of the many that have' ' been read before the association. Some of Dr. Jones's statements were very radical. but the soundness of his arguments carried conviction. The discussion which followed the read ing of the report of Dr. Johnston and Dr. Jones's paper was very lively. It was par ticipated in by Drs. A. C. Abbott, of Philadelphia; W. H. Chapman, of Toledo. O.; ut. Belknap, of Niles. Mich.; Prof. H. C. of Philadelphia: Dr. Probst, of Columbus. O., and Dr. Burridge. of Purdue University. Dr. Probst said the teaching of hygiene in public schools has thus far been unsuccea r, . ful because of improper methods being fallowed. He urged the introduction of a course of hygienic instruction in unlversl- . ties, citing instances of young men developing tuberculosis after graduation from Institutions of learning, the disease being contracted through lack of hygienic knowledge and carelessness. One of the delegates spoke briefly but entertainingly In denuncltion of political methods being allowed to operate in the selection of health officials. The discussion developed that a successful course of hvdene has been In use at Purdue University lor several years past. Rudolph Hering, the well-known New York sanitarian, read the report of the committee on the disposal of refuse materials. Mr. Hering described garbage-destroying plants in various cities of tho United States and in foreign countries. He said that no perfect process of disposing of garbage and other refuse has yet been de vised, although he praised highly the plants in operation In New lork and Hamburg, where the reducing method is employed. The paper said that much to commend is found in both the cremating and reducing processes. Dr. Juan Brena, vice president of the Health Association, residing at Zacatecas. n r f A , .. i .. n a t . . i ica.hu, i trau a univjuc aim instructive paper, couched in a humorous style, on 'The Vice of Smoking Among Youths and Suggestions Concerning Means of Overcoming It." Dr. Brena said that the idea held by physicians years ago that tobacco cause , a great variety of diseases has been proven erroneous by discovering the same diseases in nonusers of the weed. He asserted that tobacco, in rational doses. Is not greatly harmful to adults, but is very injurious to youths. His suggestions for prevention of the habit among young people were the massage of laws against the use of tobacco ?y them In public places and the dissemination of information regarding the advan tage in the way of physical development enJoyed by nonsmokers over smokers. The doctor declared that the feeling of exhilaration or relief from weariness believed to be -enjoyed by smokers is merely a cerebral congestion. He said that nicotine Is falsely charged with many disorders caused by to- ' bacco, the real cause bring essential or aromatic oils Inherent In the plant. . The last paper was on "Hygienic Analy--sts of Milk When Used for the Artificials Feeding of Infants, and Methods of. Doing so with Rapidity and Certainty." prepared by Dr. Manuel Gutierrez. of Queretaro, Mexico, and read by Dr. A. AV. Suiter, of , Herkimer, N. Y., In the absence of the au thor. Dr. Gutierrez contended strongly for the use of mother's milk whenever obtainable. He said that. In other cases, great caution should be exercised. Flnce sterilized milk is suitable only for healthy infants. He also called attention to the great differ- : ence In certain particulars between mother's milk and that obtained from cows ani said that milk obtained from cows should . be prepared In such manner as to be adaptable to individual cases. Owing to the lateness of the hour, this paper was referred -to the publication committee without dls--cusslon, and the convention adjourned to reassemble this morning at 10 o'clock. Important Session ToDny. The session of the Public Health Aksoclatlon at the German House this morr.lng promises to be of exceptional interest. The 1 executive committee, which hes charge of the making nominations of cfticers and fixing the date of the next annual convention, will read its report, and the delegates will then vote on Its adoption or rejcctlou. , Treasurer Henry D. Holton will also make his annual report. An auditing committee to examine the treasurer s account wlll be appointed by the convention. Many pa pers will be read and discussed. There will be no regular meeting of the' association to-night, owing to the public entertainment and concert which will. be. given In the auditorium of the Germau,' House. Splendid Entertainment To-MfCtit. - The evening's entertainment , of the Amerl an Public Health Association at the German House to-night Is to bo the final, cne given the association and a special effort has been made to make It extraordinary in character and excellence. The best talent in the city and State has been e-' cured to make this an unusual end pleasing event. There will be a number of readings and brilliant musical numbers, and the programme will conclude with a thirty-minutes' entertainment In mlnlstrel)'. All members of committees are urped to invite their friends. There will be m charge of admission, as It Is intended to iv an entertainment given by the citizens ut Indianapolis to the association. Dr. Jacob S. Otto .Selected. Dr. Jacob S. Otto, of Buffalo, who Is In the city attending the convention of tho American Public Health Arsoclatlon at the German House, has been selected to tak charge of the exhibit of sanitation at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo next yiar. Dr. Otto is expecting the convr.illon of the health association t be held in hi city next year and Is working to thnt end durit.5 his ojourn in Indianapolis. A Reception To-ly. To-day NtWtcn the btii'y . 2 ;.r.i T rn. a reception fcr the wives of the dleVViulVlltU'II ,lt L held at the Propylaeum.