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THE INDIA^TAPOLIS KEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBETTAHT 25. 1903.

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Both Phones 688

r. Coffees, Spices, med Goods, Fruits, Eta

Pennsylvania and Ohio Streets.

1 Memitoii.

f S7W.WA9rilNOTO/46T«

TRUNK REPAIRINU How alnout yoor old Tnmks? If they need repairing we can take care of them for yon on abort notice. Flrst'Clase work at laaaonabJe- prioea. Telephone Old. main 1723 or new 888 and we will call for and deliver them without extra charga dee oar line of XRUNKd and get our pricea. We make them.

BM HIviTruRk Factory

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t. j. musipohl.

II^RANCE BILL WILL DIE IN THE COMMIHEE.

■^Utfrhpanfec Conoedad L.oe«f Soard and Tarklngtofi Does Not Care to Puth the Maaaura. ~ Kepreaentatlve Tarklngton will let bta .Nil about Insurance combines die in the ^ Iprporatioirui committee, of which he la ^|:,; tt»tfcog. chairman. The bill wao pushed ' the manufacturers and tnerchasia of ^tt^acapolts until the Insurance compan* Miceded a local hoard to which the ^IjMipsd may take grtevances. Then the fjli^lters lost interest In it and Hr. Tu'k> said be did not cars to push It. pill made combines on rates Illegal lad an olfset proviso that in cities lFi« towns locil boards or agents might on rates on condition that the Inhave access to their proceedings, epresentalive Van Fleet, yesterday, luced alrouit an exact copy of the Jngton bill. There Is little, prospect any bill about insurance combines bea^e a taw. Ms- The Bell Bill. sign insurance companies are pleased the Belt bill that provides for anUcenses and reduce the cost from h» 18. The House has approved the amtmdments. Mil of general Interest to Insurance ilfS which has passed both hranchUuit by Senator l^usman, peraiitsapanlee to invest in bonds' of inited companies and furnish them irMes to be deposited with the

of State.

Hummert hre marshal bill passes, chiefs of Indiana will enjoy an InIn mmxf.- The committee decided ersate a Aata lire marshal, and it i^ixt the nrovlslun that township trus-

uld lav*

Legislative Gossip

„ investigate the cause of fires cSitefs have, iucisdtotion, as the amoQftod, all fiver the counties in

_ their cities are situated. They are ^steeetve IS a day for each fire investi-

and IS a day for each building in-

aa dangemus.

MO FURTHER AHEMPT.

A bill that is being permitted to die (lulotly was introduced by Senator Parks prohibiting the use of oleomargarine In any of the State benevolent or penal instltntlons. It was reported favorably by the Senate committee on agriculture, but It never got further.

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The House has probably heard the last of Mr. Boulden’s bill to provide for a Stats home for inebriaies. He managed to 'have It printed a month ago. The House would have killed it this week, but he was away, so it was recommitted to the committee on rights and privileges. Boulden knows what that means, and he has no hope of getting the bill through.

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lieutenant-Oovemor Gilbert called on Senator Lawler, late yesterday afternoon. to preside over the Senate, and the Democrats had another opportunity of seeing what miglit have been if they had won In MOO. Smultor Lawler was Gilbert's opponent for Lleutenant-Oovemor. The members realised the neat compliment Gilbert had paid his former opponent, and there was much applause as he handed over the gavel. During the discussion. In the Senate, of the bill to Increase the taxation for I. U.. Purdue and State Normal It looked as If the ojd bitter feeling between the State and non-state school people would burst forth, but it was subdued before the vote was taken. Senator Starr, of Richmond, favored an Increased levy for Punjue, but he declared that the three State schools had combined for the purpose trf getting the money they wanted.

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Senator Wood will push his bill that

permits twunt|f

OfSoara Deny a Report About Longer Term Movement. was a rumor about the legislative te-4ay that another effort would he ito txtcmS the terms of the dty ofof Indianapolis to four years. The it was said, mm to Introduce a bill Bmtato and House and have the cami make it a caucus measure, way It could be pushed through fat tMi late period of the session. LtapMon at^ Harol^ M^ew, of of Works, who were looking 'the track elevation blU, declared tothmw was no truth in the ruwHl be no attempt,** Logsdon iet a bill of any kind through the terms of the otflclahi here.'* understood, however, that repreot the administration crowd 3WU out •‘feeianr* among the in members of both sides to see IS suggestion would taka EXCLUDE INDIANAPOLIS.

commissioners to employ

tax ferrets. Mad the bill prepared by the Auditor of State passed, Senator Wood’s bill would have died in committee. The Wood bill provides that the commissioners may make a contract with any person to hunt up sequestered taxes, and may pay them any remuneration that may be contracted for. Under the bill the auditor could eend a deputy over the State and make contracts with county commissioners to “P property sub-

ject to taxation.

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Senator Ball, chairmsm of the Senate committee on cities and towns, to which was referred Representative Mummert's bill to govern improvements in cities and towns under 80,000 population, says the Senate committee will probably recommend an amendment to make the remonstrance of property owners effective and final. As tne bill passed the House, the council has power to overthrow a remonstrance.

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Oscar Montgomery, of Seymour, Fourth district member of the Republican State coromtctee, was here to-d^ looking after the bill introduced by Senator Singer, providing for the rstura of an abandoned right-of-way of the O. A M. and B.. O. & S. W, roads .to the original owners. One section of the bill provides-for the assessment of damages In favor of the mada Montgomery wants this struck out, as ho tIVinks it would result in many useless law suits.

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When the bill to give the State Auditor SB per cent, of omitted taxes collected was up in the] House, David Sherrick, Auditor of State, was busy just outside the Hall of Representatives. He conferred with Representative Kirkpatrick. A little later he and F. J. Scholx, exState Treasurer, had Representative Sbreeder, of Kvansvllle, out In the lobby Shreeder voted against killing the hill. A few nights ago Mr. Sherrick met several Representatives in a room in the Rngtlsh

Hotel,

•mM Callt for tn Am«ndm«nt «f B^oi iuppiy BiiL Board, at Us mesting last a resoiutten asking the eounty BH^bsrs of the LegtslaINd a« amsndmmit to exclude InXHTwn the bill providing ft»r the Aifiats commission to let five^ eehtracts for school supplies. raanititlon, the hoard said it dve-ywr contracts under a oemIHt would make the supffiiea cost than they do under the present jtloa for amiual cc|t|aicts, BlaikmeF Sweeney prSided for the ti^ at iiresident, iroved the reeommendaoteodent Kendall that -

irtng Styles

All thg Latest Neveitiei in OttT

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Hatd

HOUSE CALENDAR.

New BKie.

H. B. 440—ProvkUng that the comity from Whlob a riiaaie of venue is taken ehall t>ear the expenee of the chsafe. Mitchell. Oounty

and township businese.

B. B. 441—Snabltng city of IndianapoUs to oontraet with railroads for tbs etevatlcm of

tracks. Muir, atr of tndlanapoUs.

H. B. 4t>—ExtsnOlnc rishta of farmera’ mutual stock inauranoo companies from ssven counties to the enttra Stata Rook. Inauranoo. H, B. 44»-CoTOPilllng payment of weekly wagee «tcepi in the esses oommim carriers doing an interstate hustness and euch other oasea as the State Federation of Labor may eee

fit to exempt. Stack. Labor. BHIf on Third Reading.

H, B. 7P-Aothbrlitiig Ooveraor to lesua patent for payment of MScHgan road lands in Lapbrte county. Qannan. PassAi—?9 to 0. H. B, in—Doing away with the employmi of tax ferrate and shouldering on to the State Auditor the prfvitege of coiieotlag omitted taxfo fbr W per cent of collections. Lewia of ^nntaln. Pootponsd indalinttcly tkltl«d>—M to K. B. 8tt—Exempting i»operty of Indiana Ilt^ilcuUumi Soclaty in Lawrence county from

BILL pm III SEHITE

Purviance Feels Under Some Obligations 0|Lj_ Jj|j[J |||

liHEIlO OF QIHFRS

He Wants to Do Something for a Socialist Clab—Secretary Hutson

Might be a Good Lobbyist.

ITS FRIENDS WERE WORRIED FOR A TIME.

MAY HAVE FIGHT IN HOUSE

The Railroad Lobby was Present When the Vote was Taken In the Senate.

The Gray railroad consolidation bill had a close rub in the Senate, yesterday afternoon, the vote at one time being 23 to 23. Lieutenant-Governor Gilbert ordered the absentees brought in. Senator Powell voted against the bill and Senator Starr for it. Senator Fortune, who led the opposition, could not be found. Senator Gray and the railroad lobby were nervous, but they rallied and persuaded Senators Powell, Crumpocker, Layman and Stricler, Republicans, to change their vote, which made the result 28 for and 18 against. The final vote was; Ayes—Ball, Barcus, Beirlow.Bell.Coats, Crumbaker, Crumpocker,Dau»man,Qard,Glbaon, Goodwine,Gray, Hendee, Klttinger, Layman, lAndley, Lyons. Matson, Newhouse, Ogborn, Powell, -Purvlauce, Starr, Stricler, Thompson, Whitcomb, Wolcott. Wood. Noea—Askren, Conlogue, Darby, Davis, De Haven, Fleming, Qochenour, Harrison, Lawler, Matthews, Milbum, O’Brien, Parks, Roche, Singer, Smith, Thralls, UlFAV \XraFn tvIav* ^f the “noes,” Conlogue, Darby, De Haven. Gochenour, Porks and Smith are Republicans. After the vote was announced. Senator Fortune came In, and expressed surprise that the bill had passed. Senator Gray moved to reconsider the vote, and Senator Wood moved to table the motion. The motion to table was carried by an aye and noe vote of 23 to 2L thus disposing of the bill so that it can not be brought in the Senate again. At the request of Senator Fortune the record will show that had he been present he would have voted no. JTust before the bill came to a vote an amendment offered by Senator Deusman to add to section 2 the words, "siibject to all the provisions o£ this act," was adopted. This la Intended, the Senator says, to leave the State in a position to undo whatever it may desire. Section Z reads; ’’All sales, conveyances and transfers, by deed or lease heretofore made, of any railroad or part thereof in this State which would bo valid if this act had then been In force, are hereby legalized." The Dausman amendment Is, added. Ordered Cockrum Out, While the roll was being called, John B. Cockrum, attorney for the L., £. & W., stepped up to watch the roll, contrary to the rules of the Senate. The doorkeeper asked him to step away, but Mr. Cockrum took his time about leaving. Senator Gray was also ordered away from the roll clerk's desk. The strong opposition that developed in the Senate is causing the railroad lobby much apprehension, and it Is believed the bill -mil have a rough time in the House, r^ardiess of the amendments of Attorney-General Miller. The Senate, late yesterday afternoon, passed the bill authorising the conunissioners of Allen county to appropriate 128,000 to erect a monument to General La-wton's memory. Senator Bell's bill, providing for the equipment of railroad cars and engines with such safety appliances as automatic couplers, passed without a dissenting vote. The railroad trainmen have been working for this bill. ■The House bill providing for an incrraaed tax levy for Purdue, Indiana University and State Normal, passed after a lively discussion. The vote was 38 for and 8 against. Senator Starr offered an amendment limiting the Increase to two years. He was not In favor of extending more aid to State Normal or Indiana University. Senator Wood spoke for Purdue, Senators Milbum and Fortune for Indiana University, and Sena >r Barcua for the State Normal. QUESTS OF A RAILROAD.

tiixatloD, Edward*. FaaMd—SO to A

a B. m—Provtdhax for th* publlcmtlMi «t *nnvi*) reports «£ township trust««8. H«ad««L

PesMd—40 to 0.

B. B. M—Creating State Board «f Forestry ot tve membere. Paras. Passed-fl to M. B. B. tte—PrgvHiRg that Insurance ccenpaales may have as assets bends of inoorporstsd ootapaaies and first mortgagee on real estate. Dausman. Pai^—tt to at. & B. m-Amendlng Ft Wayne etty charter to make it clearer in tlw matter of street improvement aamssmettts. Ifirey. lAseed—71 to L SENATE (^LENOAR.

Biitg on Third Roadlng. B, B. 381—Ptevldlag for tbs nuuaufsetur* of vottag machiate in penal institutioiis and thoir •ale to counfiee at aotual ooet Ftatuae. Ju-

dicisir No. X

& B. 3S2—To prohibit tbs draining of oU

welis into running strssms wwd tor domemic

purposse. Stricler. judiciary Ne. X 8. B. 30—Omferrtsg tbo right to vote In

BUbeidy el«ctl«a on women who have property in their own mrm. and preventing men ftou voting m ettbsidy stectloaa wbo have'

not 1^ nMt tax. Ooebeaour. Klectkme. 8. B. m--Providing that five persosm may

form a mutual association to insure Uve

Mofik. OftKwu. Insurance.

R B. tn—Compelling rallroatto tn equip trains with safely appiiaacei. Bell.^PaSw^

3$ to e>

8. B. fl7—R#guiatii0 the tiworpMallon o; W^Htmry^^aeaM'iath^ Gray. Passed, Si tq

Several Senators and Representativea Had a Good Time. It has leaked out that the railroad men in favor of the consolidation railroad bill that was passed by the Senate gave some of the leaders In both branches a pleasant little outing In a private car. The private car was that of assistant general Superintendent Moon, of the Lake Brie & Western, and the host -was John B. Cockrum, general attorney for the road. The trip was made to Peoria, 111., and the "boys” had a royal good time. The "boys" were Senators Ogborn and Wolcott and Representatives Stutesman and Tarklngton. With them to assist In the merriment were L. P. Newby, Ernest Tripp, General Counsel Williamson, of the Illinois Central, and a number of other railroad men. MerrlU Moores, former AMistant Attor-ney-General, who was present when the vote on the Gray railroad consolidation bill was taken, was asked what he thought of the biil as amended. He said he would have no particular objections to It if the legaiixUig feature were left out. Section 2 legalises sales, conveyances and transfers heretofore made. Henry Warrum criticises Attorney-Gen-eral Miller for taking a hand by preparing amendments, and he asks: "Would the Attorney-General have us believe that under his ‘amendment’ the

railroads

r nst It in excess

Federal court?

The Attorney-General, of course, knows that so long as the corporation acquiring our lines to In fact a foreign corporation, that Is to say, one incorporated in another Stats, it will have the right to remove Its suits regardless of what our statutes may say or of what our statutes may call such corporation. • • • The country bar unless they make themselves heard at once will find something has happened to them.’* OMITTED TAXES BILL KILLED.

foreign company securing our

could not have suits

State Auditor's “Graft” Measure Died

After a Bharp Struggle.

The bill to give the Auditor of Stats authority to find omitted and sequestered taxes and to ]toy him SS per cent, of all tax«i collected was killed in the House after a two-hour fight late yesterday, by a vote of dl to 4i, on a motloo by Mr. Stookey to postpone indefinitely. The bill was introduced by Representative Lewis, of Fountain county, and was pushed past ascond reading to engroMipent a few days ago without allowing opportunity for dtocusslon or amendment, despite the earnest protests of the Democrats and a score of Republicans, Representative Miller, .of Bartholomew coimty, fired the firat gun by offering a motion to have the bin returned to its author to be amended by naming the county assessor where the Btate Auditor was mentioned, and by aiiowntng the county assessor Ifi per cent, of omlited taxes dlseo\'ered. This motion was killed. Mr. Stookey then made a motion to postpone action on the bitl Indefinitely and

this carrM. The Vote.

Those voting hi the affirmative on the motioa to peetpooe Indefinitely were;

t*l—i>m\-Milog for the incbrporathMt Adfdr, Allen. Bader, Bearee, Beckman, wtntoa cooHjente*. Hen- Bell, Boyd, Conaway, Corn, Cravens, C?«l-

a ». Mi—Providinx for the locorporatioo ly, Curry, Denho, Dlrksoa, Farrow. Gar-

Haines, Hail. Hendrickson.

_ ProvidtW of rsO- Holman. Jakways, Kirkpatrick. Kline,

8® *e ^ LemerL Losm, Matthew, McDowell. Milter,

^ .«Me-iMortoiu Xehf. Parrett. Reeve, Bobertsoa! brWr'aiRock. smyn. Schermerhora. Sheridan;

A yTsixJprnritw ttmA hm ’ Som^ Stookcy. Tarkingion, T*}Pwed * ^ Trapp. Weilonfs Wright. Yehcer. 55oll-

«cni J Speaker Marshall.

to WProertTS- ^ >^‘*»e-Baird. Bamberger. BerndU Roul-

PsSi.lden. Branch. <h»Jdwell. Oarmtchael. Deck-

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Mf>47oM«rat»g the written twatrastsi

m iv Haven- Hetroied. ?

As soon as the baseball bill was out of the way. Senator Purviance breathed frea The bill to appoint a superior judge for Huntington county gave him the shivers. Now the Socialist Club of Huntington wants the Senator to do something for Its members, and one of them suggested to him that he might turn over the Chicago & Erie railroad as co mmon property. It was the Socialist Club of Huntington that made Senator Purv lance's election possible, and he wants to do scanethlng. Secretary Hutson, of the Senate, likes to know what the bills contain. Ho declares that he has never, no never, lobbied for any measure except the Sunday baseball bill, and when he whispers to the Senators he is Just trying to find out what particular measure they are interested In. Those who know the Secretary say he would make an excellent lobbyist it he would—If he only would.

er, Edwards, Feai^ Hamilton, Harley, Harter, Hastings, Hull, Hume, Jackley, Kimball, both Ijewlses, Luhring, Miner, Minnick, Mitchell, Morgan, Muir, Mummert, Patton. Pepple, Peer, Salisbury, Saimond, Schreeder, Sclfres, Sherman, Smith, Sparks, Stansbury, Stechhan, Stutesman, 'Dilcott, Van Fleet, Warner, Watson. Williams, Wilson. Representatives Adair and Slack followed Representative Stookey in denoimclng the bill. All took the stand that It meant too much money for the Auditor of State, and the two Democrats complained of the way that It was rushed to engrossment, a few days ago. Mr. Sclfres, Democrat, spoke In favor of the bill. A great surprise to the House was the vote of the Speaker. He voted for killing the bill, though, a few days ago, he was chief In shutting off debate and passing the bill to engrossment. Four new bills and a resolution were Introduced, among them the new Indianapolis track elevation bill and Mitchell’s resolution calling attention to the poor systems of bookkeeping in county offices and calling on the Auditor of State and the State Superintendent of Instruction to Investigate the systems In vogue and report conditions and a better and uniform plan to the next Legislature. The Senate resolution for on Investigation of the merits of the Vincennes University claim was concurred In by the House. The House also reconsidered the action taken In tlie forenoon to make the Wright bill, for the payment of 84.000 in the place of 81.900 a year for Marion county surveyor deputy hire, not apply to the present incumbent. The Senate concurrent resolution for the appointment by the Lieutenant-Qovernor of three hold-over Senators for an Investigation of the need of an Institution for epileptics was amended on the motion of Mr. Sayre for the appointment of two Representatives by the Speaker and two Senators, and was concurred iu.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS*

Brooklyn—See answer to M. A M. A—We can' not answer questions Involving points of law. A & B.—Ex^-Judge Frank McCrea says he never rendered a decision upholding Sunday baseball. Rushvllle—The publishers of the city directory of Indianapolis publish a map of the city. Address them. P. H.—Mr. Denny was mayor two terms, from January L 1886, tp January 1, 1890, and one term, from October, 1893, to October, 18^ Mrs. D. O. Coate; of Shelbyvllle, kindly writes that Mrs. Browning’s poem, "The Sleep," Is set to music by B. C. Phelps, and la to be found In the Franklin Square song collection! published by HaiTper’s, New York. Southport—The immigration for the calendar year 19(B was 7*9,289. A full table was given In The News on the editorial page, Saturday, February 21. You can get further particulars by writing to the statistical bureau. Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. Kingman—There are several United States consuls to Switzerland—George Gifford at Basel, A L. Prankenthal at Berne, H. I* Washington at Geneva, Adam Lleberknecht at Zurich, and there are others. Letters addressed as indicated will reach them. Inquirer — Longfellow's poenL "'The Rainy Day,” is as follows: The day is colA and dark and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the rooldeHng wall. But at every gust the dead leaves fail. And the day is dark and dreary. My Ufa is odid, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; Hy thoughts still cling to the molderlng past. But the hopee of youth faU thick in the blast. And the days are dark and dreary. Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shlnlngi Thy fate is the comnion fate of all. Into each life some rain must fail. Some days be dark and dreary. Worthingtoo—Tha author of "Laddie" and "Mias Toosey’s Mission" is not known. The “Rouen” of Booth TParkIngtoo'B novel Is supposed to reflect life in Terr® Haute at the period described.— Albion W, 'Fourgee was born at WUiiamsfleld, 0-, May. 1838; naduated at Rochester University in 186; practiced law and was an officer in the Union army; twice wounded and six months a prisoner in Libby prison; lived in North Carolina teom 1866 to 1881; was a mmiber of State constitutional convention and a judge of the Superior Court there. He has written

HINROD’S CURE CURES

the tax rote the | toka U»a^jg|i«tefr Laxative Bromo^Otfinioe. Call

Sdeiiattowsi lastttatteoa

FeoaeAiM to X

the} fee the toU aniZaa oad tastot «e the box whish

iMoix the sagsKtoM «f & W. Grovo. Mss

ASTHMA

Afitlmia ia « ipaimodie costrao* tiew of tile aipceUa. A fidmitHtc aofl aiKceMfiil troat> inant can only tie bad bf inhalatioiL Istfifsil rasedtofi ismtlr the difMtioa lud ix eveff evui ffiUtvg, BOtROD'S ASTHMA CTOE OMd M an isbalation ioitantly reaettoe the affected parts and cure# the moat ohetiaate tuircmlc caees. For over a quarter of a centnxy fiXMEOIFS A^HXA CHRK haa been the standard in all countriM. If yon are diaoouraged and akep> tkal tend for a feotrons fxd» aampte. Onr strongeettestiBionialfian oor free sfimplos. AtiialwiUnot diMppoiatyott. HtMROO M*|rH8 CO., 84-10 Vcecv gT., New YflfUi. For sale by all draggisti.

numerous novels. Is now United States consul at Bordeaux, Prance. Is married and has one child, a daughter, who is an artist and writer.—^The poem, "The Boys," by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Is too long to publish hera Rushvllle—"J. M. Barrie; His Books,” by J. A Hammerton; "R. L. Stevenson,” by H. Bellyse Batldon; same title by L. Coe Comford, are books about Barrie and Stevenson. There is also a single volume, entitled "Personal Sketches of Recent Authors," by Hattie Tynge Griswold, that contains articles about both. The Bobba-Merrlll Company, of this city, can get them for you. Nero—Following are the addresses you ask for: Charles Dana Gibson, IS West Thirty-first street. New York city, N. Y.; Thomas Mitchell Pierce, 489 Fifth avenue, Depew Building, - New York; Howard Chandler Chrisiy. The Warwick Arms, 101 West Eighty-first street. New York; Henry Hutt, 45 West Thirty-second street, New York city, N. Y. The State Library bill has not become a law. ^Write to the bureau of construction of the Navy Department, for Information about the building of battleships.

HURRICANE STRIKES TUTUILA.

Much Damage Done on One of the Samoan Islands. HONOLULU, February 25.-The l.sland of Tutulla and the Samoan group generally were visited by a hurricane on Pebiniary 12. The fury of the wind, both on land and on sea was terrific. Much damage was done. Tutulla belongs to the United States. Its area is fifty-four square miles and Its population is about 4,000.

NO ONE

KNOWS JUST DID.

WHY IT

TALK ABOUT FAVORITISM

Secretary Hutoon Ordered the Printer to Give Ogborn's Bill Precedence and Then Forgot IL

Some of the Senators are angry at the precedence enjoyed by Senate bill 363. introduced by Ogborn by request, amending the interurban consolidation law to permit the Indianapolis Northern to issue the rest of its bonds not issued when the road was consolidated with the Union Traction Company. *rh6 bill was introduced Friday, February 20. February 23, Monday, the bill was reported favorably about 11 o’clock. By 2:15 the bill a'as printed and on the desks of the Senators. Bills are printed only after committee reports. Dozens of bills reported before 363 were unprinted, the printing company being overcrowded with work. Ernest Burford was ask^ how It happened that th# bill did not take its turn. He said that ^he printer acts under orders, and if the secretary of the Senate or the Lieutenant-Governor asks that a bill be printed at once, it is done. Hutson Did Not Recall. Harmon Hutson, secretary of the SenJkte. at first said he gave no order to rush the bill. Philip Lahr. file clerk, thought Hutson did give the order. Afterward Hutson said that it might have been that he did, but he did not recall the bill, did not know what It contained and had no interest in It whatever. Senator Ogborn asserted that ho did not request that the bill have precedence. The bill is being pushed by C. W. McGuire and Horace Stllwell, of the Union 'Traction Company, who are on hand almost constantly. By having the bill printed Immediately, a day at least, and probably two or three, were gained. Effect cf the Klrkman Bill. tSpeolal to The IndlanapoUs News.! PORTLAND, Ind., February 26.—Prosecuting Attorney Wheat said this morning that the passage of the Klrkman bill, legalizing thd pumping of natural gas, win cause the dismissal of the Indictments pending against the Ohio and Indiana Consolidated Natural and Illuminating Gas Company, the Redkey Transportation Company and the Central Finance Company. Twelve Indictments of two counts each are pending against the companies, Henry Farrer, Painter. NEW YORK, February 25.—Henry Farrer, one of the best-known water-color painters in America, is dead. He was born In London in 1843. He came to this country in 1861. For many years Mr, Farrer was secretary of the American Water-Color Scolety, and was a constant and proilfic contributor to its exhibitions.

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LOOK FOR OUR

Announcem

IN THIS PAPfeR

Friday Evening, February 27.

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Ladies' epriag Suits, in cheviots, blouse, colUrless, double capes, imperial sleeves, silk f OR nfl drop ...... iPAutwtl Ladles* spring Suits, English tweed, Scotch plaid, 535 QQ j neOAi a»aaaa»swa SMtaasi**** uauesiaao* W w w ■ ^ w Ladles' short skiris, new shape, plain colors #C flR and novelties, $3.48, $3.98 and....^ #0iUU

Ladies* spring Suits, pebble chevtott^ Mooss, sha^ rof! eoUari, facedpcao de toto ^ braid, #|l| nine fore sidri, new Hon effect —mmooooooo ■ Ladies* tprinf Suite, broadcloth, vest eltocts, black and white sifle braid, new fore sldri with leotni. Ladies* spring Skirts of cheviots, new shape AA folds to form a Bounce, merccfieed drip #«#• Ihp

An Early Show of Novelty Dress Fabrics Just as well to get in immediate touch with- these rare and mudb wanted fabrics. There it but one pattern of t kind and these are excititfvi with us for Indiana. A myriad of new weaves and color schemes fids season, and advance modeli of Paris and Vienna frocks show a wide fatilt^ of choice in material. Whatever your taste you are safe fn selection here-v for good judgment and style-knowledge have gone hand in hand fn choosing. : : ^ : ; : ; :

Volk FUtoL a material with fiat lines and more or lea imitating fillet lace. Chifftm Nergense, a new sheer fabric. Correau Fontassie, a focconne effect for tprii^ tailor suiti. VoUe Bofdure, a thin crepe weave with embroideicd border. Voile Oodlnctte, produces tb« effect ef being covered whh fine down.

Peau Facconne, Safsarie, nob yarn effects, slirka, etamine oxier, voUe raye, fasper coloring. Chenille Fountoioe ore new effects ami very chic. Volk Bontonne, a material covered with snuil silk knots in tone upon tone arrangenoenfs. Volk Biusion, is so finely woven os to merit its Dentelk Z^Une, an open lattkc wmrk of hard, twisted yam.

Panne Diamante has on effect of dkmand Ami

partkk^over its surface.

Panne Pc^aBIk, dose cUp 2Ubc!i»e Rayi tad Moravian Tweed, which k a rough weave miitjiPi showing coadiinatiott oi levcraS ^nn wMk VMiv These ore choice novelties for spring IfilforeriAk; Prices on all above novelties tonfs bom ItlJNa

$27.50 per pattern.

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A tremendous purchase made at an opportune time—coupled with the Wasson idea of these unusual values. The Sheets and Cases are made of cottons you would choose yourseK and ar| Bkached Cases, fine soft finkh. with 7 Fine Cases, fuH ske, mode with 3-ioch Bleached Sheets, *Waison*a** standard Bleadied Sheets,

3-incb each .... » • hem and fine hairline cords, 2fk 121 PIHow Cases, 42x36, weU-known Q value, e«h.•» 2

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Pillow Coses, factory seconds, such |Tadct os Utko. Pequot. Atlantic and LKrij^ AsKhor, values up to lA 20e, each *1" Hcmstitoltod Cases, fine Londbn IR fitthhed muriin, 23c value, each ilv

Bleached Sheets, New York B®lls, 77

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Bleached Sheets, **Wanon*a** standard moke for % beds, 60c grtde^ 7Q 3>ioch hem, each smJ# Bkached Sheets, 72x90, **Wasw»i*s** viwll-known standard quality, AQ &3egrade—•‘Mi Bkaehed Sheets, 2ji^x2’4, **WassoB*s** wril'known special, 65e grades Rfl each. >»•>*• swiHatM**## A W W

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