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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. John II. Baker has returned to the
DenisOn Hotel.
Miss Lottie Eichof will give a Halloween
party at her home, Forest Pines. tonight.
Mrs. Mason s.. Thomas. Of era WORDS
Vile, is visiting Mrs. Charles ". Thomp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Lewis and Miss
Jean Harrison will leave to-day for Gin
cinnati.
The Good Will Club will entertain a num-
her of friends at cards this evening at 81
JOseph's Hall.
Miss Mabel Rose will entertain this even
ing with a Halloween party for Miss Jessie
Rowe, of Chicago.
Mr.; and Mrs; William III I. Elder gave a
Mrs. Valentine. of Chicago.
The aides of the Unity Circle of Merid-
ian-street NJ. r. Church will meet to-mor-
row afternoon in the church parlors.
Mrs. James F. Ingrahsm left yesterday
for her home i'm Florida, after a several
days visit at the home of Mrs. NJ. II.
Spades.
Miss Elizabeth Rikhoff will entertain a
party Of friends this evening at her home
in honor Of her guest. Miss l.. F.. Yuncker.
of Tacoma. Wash.
Miss NJ. :. Massey. a former resident Of
this city. has returned here to spend the
winter and is staying with Miss Emma
Shindler at 9co6 North New Jersey street.
The Cincinnati Wesleyan Alumnae Club
met yesterday morning with Mrs. c. \.
Dryer on Central avenue. Plans were
formulated for an entertainment TO be
given in the near future at the home Of
Mrs. ID. NJ. Parry.
\ large number of friends were enter
tanned Yesterday afternoon by Mrs John
Maxwell at her residence In honor of her
mother. Mrs. Leopold Burckhardt. of Gin
cinnati. The decorations consisted chiefly
OF chrVsanthemums. which were arranged
i'm profusion throughout the rooms. Among
the out-of-town guests were Mrs. John r..
Bell. OF Cincinnati. and Mrs. J. Oscar Hen
dersOn. OF Kokomo. Mrs. Henderson will
take up permanent residence here this win
ter.
Mrs. chester Bradford and Miss Eliza
beth Claypool gave a reception Yesterday
afternoon at the home of the former on
North Illinois street. Those assisting were
Mrs. Thornton Lewis and Miss Jean Harri-
son of Cincinnati. Mrs. Jefferson II. Clay
pool. Mrs. Newton ClaNpOOl. Mrs. Robert
y. Erskine OF Lake Forest. H.. Mrs. Beth
e. Walker. Mrs. q. =. Runnels. Mrs. :.
Robert Greer. Miss Emma Claypool. Miss
this city and Miss Ruby Claypool Faris Of
Terre Haute. The decorations consisted Of
smilaX. which was used around the pillars
and chandeliers. while the rooms were pro
fusely decorated with ferns. chrysanthe-
NUNS and palms. Many prominent guests
from out Of town were present.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
one Of the attractive weddings of the fall
took place yesterday afternoon at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church Wien Miss Grace
Elnora Watson. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Randall Watson. and Mr.. Her
bert Buckwall were married, the Rev. J.
Cumming smith officiating. Miss Nettie
Samuel acted as maid OF honor and Mr..
Howard SChumann a. best man. Those of
the bridal party were the Misses Estelle
Bernard. cuba Reagan. Bessie Potter OF
Denver. Miss Anna Smith and Grace Hens
~. and Messrs. G. Watson. jr. Karl krauss.
Obie Smith and Or. Frank Williams. The
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Y. w. C. A. BOARD.
sixteenth Biennial Conference i'm SEES
sion at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. O.. oct. 3O.-The sixteenth
biennial conference OF the InternationaI
Board of Women's and Young Women
Christian Association began here to-day in
the Euclid-avenue Presbyterian Church.
and will continue daily until Nov. .. The
following officers OF the international board
are here to attend the conference: Mrs.
William s. Stewart. Marion Station. Pa.
president; Mrs. r. \. Dorman. New York
city, first vice president; Mrs. c. :. Van
Wagner. Cleveland. second vice president:
Miss r.. h. tewar Baltimore. recording
secretary; Mrs. Levi r. Scclield. Cleveland.
treasurer; Miss Ella Burgin. Philadelphia.
assistant secretary; Mrs. j. r. Learmont.
Canada, Representing Canada. Mrs. Charles
y. Judson. president OF the board of trus-
tees; Mrs. j. II. Duncan. OF Louisville. cor
responding secretary.
The morning session was given uD TO pre-
liminary work, the opening prayer being
delivered by Rev. Samuel Sprecher. pastor
Of the church in which the sessions are be-
ing held. This afternoons meeting was
secret. Tonight "A reception was held In
the Y. NJ. q. A building.
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COLLEGE.


AIfred's MiIIenniaI celebrated.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN. Ind, Oct. 0.-The Orator
zeal Association of Franklin College elected
officer. yesterday evening as follows: Pres
ident, f. T. Hanley; vice president. c. n.
Spurgeon; secretary, Ruth Sloan; treas
urer, Ruth Woodsmall; delegate. Mark
Miller. The amendment to the constitution,
changing the time OF the primary contest
from the fall to the spring. was adopted.
The free lecture course given by the gym
nasium committee was opened Monday
evening at the First Baptist Church by DIR.
Nehrbas, of Indianapolis. The lecture,
views, was delivered TO a large and enthu-
sisstic audience.
brated Monday afternoon by the students
and faculty of the college. The following
addresses were delivered: king Alfred as
a Historic CHARACTER. Professor Bestor:
King Alfred's Relation TO Literature"
Professor E. s. Gardiner; King Alfred as
an Educator" Professor A o. Neal: King
Alfred, the Yankee of the Saxons,' Miss
Gladys Miller.
The young women OF the Pi Beta Phi
Sorority will keep open house" on Satur-
day evening in honor of the ladies attend
ing the State convention of the Y. w. c. A.
Professor NJ. e. Crowel. of the chemistry
department, is at Greensburg giving a
course OF scientific lectures before the
teachers institute of Decatur county.
The literary societies have postponed
their meetings this week on account of the
Y. w. c. A. convention.
The Alpha Gamma Alpha Sorority will
give a steak roast Inc hay ride to-mOr-
row evening. followed by a slumber party.
Miss Edith Martin, of Gosport. a former
student, was the guest of honor at a recep-
tion given this evening by Miss Daisy
Stricken.
Professor f. S. Gardiner. of the English
department. is giving a series of lectures to
his classes on his travels through Europe.
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Prizes for Music Compo.er..

NEW YORK. Oct. O.-The judges I'm the
competition for prizes for the fund estab-
lished by Ignace j. Psderewski last wear
announced their decision TODAY. There
were three prizes OF $500 each for the best
work for orchestra. the best piece for
chorus and orchestra with or without solos
and the best piece OF chamber music for
any combination OF Instruments The com
petition was restricted TO composers born
i'm the United States, and the prizes We're
awarded as follows: Work for orchestra.
to Henry X. HadleN. musical director OF
the Cathedral School OF st. Paul. Garden
City. La. for his symphony 'Tho -Four
Seasons" choral work. Horatio w. Parker.
battcll professor OF theory Of music al Yale
University. for A Star Song cantata for
solo. chorus and orchestra: chamber music
composition, Arthur Bird. for a sorenade
a native OF the United States. Is now A
resident of Berlin.
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Luxury i'm Dress.

New York Times.
Luxury in dress is increasing every year
and there is more and more demand for
fine hand work. which increases the cost
Of gowns greatly. The money which is put
into elaborate wardrObes is sometimes
startling. MOralists are apt TO talk of
Sodom and GOmOrrah and the downfall
sure TO come after undue extravaganza but
working women take a different view of
the increase of expensive tastes.
Hand embroidery which Is put into the
beautiful gowns of New York women is a
means of livelihood to many people says
"A woman in the business. II know one
small establishment which supports TWEEN
ty-hve women and more individuals. for
several Of the women have families. I
cannot think that anything is e-Xtravagant
that is honestly bought and paid for, and
which furnishes work for many people
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FRED N arrested.
He Is Charged with AssauIting a Man
who Has Since Died.

Fred Hines, a negro, was arrested last
night for an assault i'm July last upon an
other negro who is now dead. on July 4.
1900. in a free-for-all fight among a lot of
negroes near Golden hill Hines slashed John
Ferguson, of 500 Chicago street. with a
knife so that he was several weeks in the
hospital. Hines made his escape and moth
ing was heard Of him until July last. when
he appeared at Ferguson's house while he
was sitting on the porch with his wife.
Hines walked up TO the porch and asked
if John Ferguson lived there. When told
by the wife There he is he opened fire
with a revolver. None Of the bullets took
effect. Hines again made his escape. He
was located by the officers last night and
Arrested. Ferguson died RECENTLY
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PORTRAIT OF 0TWAY BURNS.
Picture of n Famous P%rIvateer Pre-
scented to North Carolina.

RALEIGH, n. c., Oct. 8.-To-night be-
fore a brilliant audience in the House Of
Representatives q portrait of Capt. Otway
Burns was presented TO the State by his
grandson. Walter Francis Burns. of Chi
cago. Associate Justice Walter Clark pre-
sided. The presentation speech was made
by Kemp Battle. Ii. d., former president
of the State University, and the acceptance
for the State was by Maj. b. +. Dixon.
state auditor. who represented the Cover
nor. Otway Burns was the captain of the
Snap Dragon in the war of 1912 and as a
privateer did signal service for the United
States i'm destroying the enemy's ships. He
was a North Carolinian and his deeds as a
privateer We're full of romance. After the
war he took a prominent part in legislative
work. He died in lS4S.
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Red IL ShnII Re.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
Scarlet. crimson. claret. currant. famin-
go. cranberry, ruby and grenat are among
the cleaning. glowing reds 10 be SO fash
ionably worn this season. Red jackets.
Garrick capes, costumes entire. vests. hats
and garnitures are everywhere in evidence.
\ pleasant change from these all-pervad-
ing shades. and very pretty Tor a young
face. is "A soft dove gray French felt Bre-
ton or canOtier hat trimmed simply with Il
bunch of pink velvet gladeoli or roses. with
perhaps a band or tOrsade Of velvet. The
c~anotier is our friend OF many other days
and ~seasons-the sailor hat with a smarter
name and a bTim slightly curved upwards
This same shape is the rage in grenat.
namingo or cranberry felt. With two large
choux of black velvet at the side. pierced
by long gold pins, with at the
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top to make one think of military regalia.
Pins OF fine cut jet OF the same shape are
also seen, and these are in much better
taste. Another shape so much in vogue
that its days it is feared will soon be num-
bered il the three-cornered Lafayette. This
is seen in red. brown. black. gray and green
of various shades, and is garnished with
low, very full rOsettes of velvet satin rib
bon or a cluster OF flowers. Nothing is
ouaintsr or more becoming than this tri-
cOrne style 10 young women with piquant
faces and luXuriant heads of hair. If worn
by those somewhat older there should al
ways be a black veil of some description,
and the hat should be rehabilitated by a
more voluminous trimming than a rosette
or a coquettish tuft OF flowers. which is at
the same time 50 simple and SO picturesque
for its proper wearer.
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We Have Better Laws.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
What would the women's clubs of this
country have to say had they 10 face such
a decision as was handed down by
the Austrian Supreme Court OF Appeals
not long ago.? The decision in brief was
that il a wife saves money from the amount
allowed her by her husband for house
hold expenses. and appropriates this money
10 her own use. she commits what is. TO
all 1ntents and purposes, a theft. The case
that brought this decision was that OF a
couple named Daun. After thirty years Of
married life they were divorced. and Mrs.
Daun took with her the sum Of s625, her
savings OF thirty years. Her husband
brought suit and recovered the whole
amount. and the judges made the ruling
that Mrs. Daun had practically committed
theft.
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PREPARING FOR BIG GAMES.

.eisl % the indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 1-Coach
O'Dea has returned TO Notre Dame after a
short absence and forty-ive men turned
out for practice this afternoon. The men
devoted over an hour to catching the high
punts OF Salmon, Funk and O'Dea. With
the Lake Forest game of Saturday to put
on the finishing touches Notre Dame will
be prepared 10 meet Purdue and Indiana
in the deciding state championship games
of the season. The Purdue game will be
plaVed on Nov. ..
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opium, cocaine and all other narcotics.
Accept no substitute for DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. There is
nothing Just as good
Il was a total wreck-coald not eat or Sleep
writes Mr.. ]. q. Beers. Of Bergman. Crawford
Co. Mo. "For two years I tired medicine from
doctors. but received very little benefit. 7 lost
Hcsh and strength. was not able 10 do a good
DAYS work. / commenced taking Dr.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. and when I had
taken one bottle I could sleep. and my appetite
was wonderfully improved. l have taken hve
bottles and am still improving"
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser, paper
covered, is sent free on receipt of II one
cent stamps 10 pay expense OF mailing
0HiV. Address DR.. X. V. Pierce. But
falo. y. "
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. 3o.-The football
team, since it's defeat at the hands of the
University Of Indianapolis last Saturday,
has been working hard playing against the
second team. %Spurgeon will enter the
game again, which means that the line
will be greatly strengthened on the left
side. None Of the players was injured i'm
Saturdays game, and all are eager to meet
L. of l.. again in a return game. The team
is confident of victory over Esrlham, which
il will play next Saturday on the home
grounds.
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Notes of the Stage.

William II. West. the ~well-known min
streI. is critically III at San Francisco. His
company is playing i'm cities Of the Pacific
coast \ New York physician who once
operated on West for cancer says his ulti-
mate recovery is impossible.
The change at the Park Theater to-day
will bring The Night Before Christmas"
a meIodrama of country life in Ohio. The
principal character is i-mpeTsOnated by
Elmer Grandin. who has been prominent in
plays of good class for a long time.
Walter Hale. Miss Mary Mannering's
leading man in Janice Meredith" will
leave the company because of i'll health.
lie has not been well for many months.
and MS physician has advised him against
p trip u the Pacific coast. He is the hus-
band OF Miss Louise Closer. whose home
Is IN this city and who is also a member
OF Miss ~Mannering's company.
*
\ dispatch from Baltimore SAYS Miss
May Irwin. who is playing .Madge Smith"
there. has announced that she will act no
more after the close of this season. She
has been wise I'm the investment of her
earnlngs which have been large, and now
mas 2 great lea of property in New York
city and elsewhere. She has ALWAYS man
aged her own business affairs.
Mckee Rankin and Nance O'NeiH are act
ing i'm South Africa. using a repertorv of
emotional plays. Miss O'Neill. though an
American. attained prominence in Australia
and i little known here. The older theater-
gOers. OF course. know Mckee Rankin. who
country has had. but who has not been in
the forefront in the last several years.
& K
Sir Henry irving first appearance in
America was at the Star Theater. Of New
York. now gone. i'm the fan of 1SSs. He
played Charles l." which he has been rs
ing with other plavs i'm Nv III 5In~
the past week. When ne made his drst ,-ief7
his manager was Bran StOker. his treas
urer 4. r. HowSOn. and his stage MANAGER
II j Lovejoy. and they stu hold those po-
sitions in his retinUe.
Hiss Viola Allen will not be seen here in
In the Palace of the King. Marion Craw-
ford's play. but she viii visit two other
Indiana cities. This may seem 10 Indian
apollS thedter-gOeTs a strange situation
hut IT IS one OF the features OF the economic
science or the theatrical syndicate's book
ing office. Miss Allen was successful In the
Crawford play last season and has pros
Pered in IL thus far this fall. She was last
here In The Christian"
Xxx
Miss Blanche Bates continues seriously in
q q HO9Pi'"i' anu the COMPANY OF
which she was the star" acting Under
Two Flags. has dis%organized. Miss Isa-
bella irving took the part in Phfadel-
phia. but the audiences We're not large
enough 10 warrant the performances which
were costly. Thirty stage hands were used
IN handling the scenery. The pictures were
the most attractive part of the show. for
the play was crude melOdrama.
*
Mason Mitchell. who Is playing with Miss
Blanche Walsh In Janice Meredith" he's
been notified that a pension has been
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NEW YORK. Oct. 3O.-The football team
Of Columbia University and Haverford Col
lege met at the Polo grounds this after
noon, and the Pennsylvania men were de-
fested by a score of % 10 .. The Columbia
team practiced all sorts of tricks. including
huTdling. on their opponents, whom they
outplayed at all stages of the game.
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Big Time at Charlottesville

f. c. Voris. OF Crawfordsville. who was
at The Denison Hotel last night. says that
Charlottesville is prepared for a big time
today. the occasion OF the laying OF the
cornerstone OF the new Masonic Temple.
Durbin is expected To attend the
exercises. The women of the Eastern Star
will entertain the visiting Masons at lunch
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GlCICC = OOl0Cn
Medical Discovery.
They are representa-
tive people in their
communities. You
would believe their
word on any ques-
ton OF knowledge.
They speak the sim
pie truth when they
testify that Doctor
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery
cures dyspepsia
"weak" stomach and
other diseases of the
stomach and its al
lied organs of diges-
ton and nutrition.
II cures when all
other remedial
means have fnled.
1t cures perfectly
and permanently.
There IS no alco-
hoi in the Discov-
ervD If Is free from
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Valuable We'll KILLED by Mud.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CASTOR, Ind. oct. GA few weeks age
Huber Bros. OF this place. began cleaning
out their gas well, with the idea OF having
it shot to improve the flow of gas. They
were ready To place the shot. but during
the night il caved in above the gas. The
mud was baled out and again cavcd in. but
finally the shot was put in. but as soon
as IL exploded. the mud fell i'm again. IL
has been abandoned. The well could have
been sold a few months ago for $500.
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Seton-ThOmpsOn's Lecture.

Mr.. Ernest Seton-Thompson will enter
tain Indianapolis people on Nov. II at Tom
linson Hall with a descriptive narrative OF
the wild animals he has known. For many
wears Mr.. Seton-ThOmDsOn has made A
sympathetic study OF the habits and mem
tai traits Of wild animals. and he will talk
about them on his visit to indianapolis. His
lecture i'm this city will be given under the
auspices OF the Indianapolis Manual Train
ing High School.
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Yale Juniors Win,

The Yale Juniors defeated the Central
stars yesterday in a football game played
on the field at the corner of Central ave
nue. and Twenty-fourth street. by q score
OF 10 TO o. The Juniors now claim the
1o-pound championship OF the city. and are
willing TO meet any other teams in the citv
of that weight.
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TUB TRUTHS.

south OF here. broke loose with "A strong
flow OF oil. For some weeks the neigh
borhoOd has been redOlent with the fumes
of raw oil. but its origin was a mystery.
Yesterday Mr.. Thomas discovered a fluid
running in a heretofore dry ditch. and to-
day the flow Is stronger than ever. IL
came from the abandoned gas well I'm Mr..
barn lot. 1t is running "A stream
an inch in diameter and seems To be in
Creasing. Mr.. Thomas came 10 town this
evening for an oil expert. who is now out
there Investigating the well. This is the
first oil found in this county.
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NEW YORK. Oct. Ga decision was
handed down to-day by the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals. i'm the famous
case of Brickill vs.. the Mayor. etc. OF the
city of New York. reversing the decree u
United States Circuit Court. and thereby
relieving the city from the yme OF a
judgment Of Sl.036. Sos. obtained against q
for the infringement of the Brickill patert.
which was for apparatus for heating the
water in the boilers Of steam fire engines.
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MartineIIi's Successor.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-The papal consistory
that was to have been held in November
has been postponed until next spring, says
the Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle. II is officially announced that
the most Rev. Dimonede Falconi. apostolic
delegate TO the Dominion Of Canada, will
succeed Cardinal Martinelli.
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EIwood's Fourth Victory.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. Oct. @.-The Elwood
football eleven won it's fourth consecutive
victory this afternoon by defeating Middle
town on the latter's grounds. The SCORE
was II TO Q.
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Admiral SchIey May BE Invited.

A movement has been started by promi-
nent citizens Of indianapolis to invite Ad-
miraI Schley TO visit the city in a short
time and in the event OF his acceptance to
him "A large public reception in
Tomlinson Hall. The matter has scarcely
vet taken definite shape.
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Annual Retreat at Notre Dame.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 30.-The annual
retreat for Catholic students at the Uni
versity of Notre Dame began last evening
at 7:0 o'clock. II will close at 8 o'clock
Friday morning with the feast of all saints.
The retreat is in cnarge'of the Rev. Father
Nugent, of Des Moines, Ia.
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FIRST IN HOWARD COUNTY.
OIL Discovered Flowing from an
andon Gas Well.
indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
kOKOMO. Ind. oct. 5o-This afternoon
an abandoned gas well on the farm OF
Henry Thomas. near Oakford. six miles
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Drilling Wells and Rigs

Increase drilling =
Decrease rigs .
49,
Net increase in new work.-.....-....... .
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The TPuth

Is told by most people. If it were not,
the whole commercial and social fabric
would fall to pieces. There are thou
sands upon thousands of people who
testify to the cures effected by DIR.