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other Deaths I'm the state.

MITCHELL, Ind, Nov. 5.-Dr. J. B.
Larkin, aged sixty-eight years. a prom
inent physician of this place, died sudden
ly of heart disease this morning. He was
assistant surgeon in the Seventeenth Indi-
ana Regiment during the civil war. His
widow, son Frederic and three daughters
survive
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Nov 5.-Mrs.
Jennie Neal, aged more than eighty years.
died at her home south Of this city yester-
day of dropsy. Mrs. Neal was one of the
early settlers of this county, coming from
Kentucky when this was a vast wilderness.
She reared a large family.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 5.-Captain Hiram
d. Darter of Company G, Fourteenth Regi-
ment Indiana Volunteers. died to-day at
his home near Yorktown, at the age of sew
enty-four. The deceased had lived in the
county fifty years. He was physician.
BROWNSTOWN, Ind, Nov. 5.-While
George Conner. a farmer of this vicinity,
and a civil war veteran, was at Medora
yesterday to have his pension papers made
out he fell dead. He was sixty-four years
old and had no known relatives.
PORTLAND, Ind, Nov. 5.-After long
illness Mrs Rose Landers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Heston, is dead. Her
funeral will he under the auspices of the
Rebekah Degree of odd Fellowship.
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. 5.-James Cling
enpeel. proprietor of the Maxwell Hotel,
died yesterday. His age was thirty-eight
years. He left a widow and one daughter.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Nov. D. - w. w.
Jones, a well-known railroad man of this
place, died to-day at the age of seventy
seven years.
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DUNN TRIAL ARGUMENTS.
State and Defense Reviewing the Evil
dence Before the Court.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov. 5.-The day
was spent in the Dunn trial in the hearing
of argument. Prosecuting Attorney En-
rick opened for the State, speaking three
hours and closing at noon. He made a
strong speech, charging that the evidence
showed the child had been roughly ham
died and to stife her outcry she had been
choked to death.
He was followed this afternoon by Samuel
r. Morris for the defense in three-hour
argument contending that no one saw the
child, Alice Cothrel, enter the barn, and
that If she had been murdered there on
that hot July day and left there until mid
night before she was thrown into the els
tern there would have been marked putre-
faction. But it was admitted on all sides
that there was no decomposition noted
when the body was recovered. Mr.. Morris
argued that Marie Sampleson was the last
person TO see the child, and that in III
of anger. for which some cause had been
shown, she had given the girl a push which
sent her into the open cistern or perhaps
the child had fallen into the cistern.
Mr.. Colerick opened the closing speech
for the defense and spoke for an hour,
leaving three hours for the rest of his
speech tomorrow. He argued that Marie
had committed the crime
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TEACHERS ARE ON STRIKE
HIGHER GRADES OF THE wINDFALL
SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN SESSION.
Fine Block Coal Vein DiscOvered-One
of the Howell Robbers Located
A Serious Fire at kOutz.
eciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, Nov. 5.-There has
been no school in the higher grades at this
place since Saturday because the teachers
went on strike. Principal Prof. Oscar H.
Williams and Miss Estella Schrader, teach
ers in the two upper grades, resigned their
position yesterday morning at the opening
OF the school without any previous notice
to the patrons the school board. Last
year Mr.. Williams and Miss Schrader
taught those grades, Mr.. Williams receiv-
ing $3.50 per diem and Miss Schrader $2.25.
There was no definite contract price agreed
upon before the beginning of the present
term.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Williams de-
manded a raise of so cents a day, which
was acceded to by the school board. Mr..
Williams then demanded that Miss
Schrader's pay be increased TO $3.50 per
diem, coupled with the statement that II the
latter demand was not acceded TO that he
would resign and with Miss Schrader quit
the school. The board disregarded the
threat and Mr.. Williams and Miss Schrader
then left the school and the scholars went
home. The board is looking for a super
intendent and principal and assistant TO
fill the vacancies.
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A DOCTORS STORY.
How He Cured "A Patient Of Her Im-
aginary Ills.
Philadelphia Times.


Several physicians in the County Medical
Society having joke at the expense OF
another prominent doctor who has recently
written a treatise on The Restoration OF
VIII Loss The joke consists In asking
the nerve specialist when the report on
Mrs. Blanks case will be ready. No re-
port will ever be ready. but here is a re-
port given by the doctor 10 a reporter:
"A rich Philadelphia widow refused 10
leave her bed because she said she feared
paralysis. Her relatives pleaded with her
TO sit up for at least few hours every
day, but she declined 10 bulge. One ply
stefan and a trained nurse had given up
the case in despair before / was called in.
The second time l called l told the family
that no matter what cries they heard COM
ing from the sick wOmans room / must not
be disturbed or | should give up the case.
Well, sir, | lifted that woman out Of bed
before she knew what had happened TO her.
carried her fifty feet across the room and
propPed her up against dressing table.
Now / said. If you are ever going
back TO that bed alive you'll walk there
''She protested that she had not walked
for ten years, and could not walk. L
whistled. Then she screamed. I said 10
was no use: there was no one IN the house
In ten minutes time that woman walked
back 10 her bed "a steadily as she ever
walked In her life, threw herself among the
pillows and cried Ike a spanked child. L
learned subsequently that she never men
toned what had happened TO her family
She took her tea in bed as usual Next
day she refused TO see me. The third day
she sent for me. This time she treated
10 dnOtner UNWILLING Walk, out II took half
an hour longer 20 bring her around. I saw
by the way she stood up that she had been
getting out Of bed on her own account and
was becoming used 10 n. In a week she
arose and walked into an adjoining room
whenever she heard me at the door But
her family has 10 humor her In her cure
they did in her disease She has ceased
speaking to niece. who told her that she
might have awlked al any time without the
aid Of a doctor. Her name IS back IN the
newspaper society column again and she
is seen everywhere The story has leaked
out. and / am getting chaffed a little
There are many things 10 be considered in
treating "A case OF eXasperating hypochon-
driasis or total paralysis of viii power
Drugs are the least considered factor in
effecting cure and unless taken advisedly
they are dangerous"
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Notes of the Stage.

The Park Theater will have a change of
plays tomorrow. bringing Harry Clay
Blaney in Across the Pacific"
Ethel Barrymore, who will come to En-
glishs the first of next week at the head
of the company playing Captain links Of
the Horse Marines is not a star. Charles
Frohman merely features" her-a nice
dictinction which only Mr.. Frohman. per-
haps, can explain satisfactorily. Miss
Barrymore is daughter of Maurice and
Georgia Barrymore and a niece of John
Drew.
The sale of seats for the performances of
"Alice of Old Vincennes" at English's
Opera House has been larger than was ex-
pected. and it is probable that the theater
will be filled all week. The sensational
cIimaxes were enthusiastically applauded
by last nights audience. and Miss Harmed
has reason to be pleased at her reception
as a star in indianapolis. a matinee will
be given to-day.
Three new theatrical productions mark
this week. Kyrle Below and his company
have begun to play, in Chicago. dramati-
zation of Stanley Weymans novel, "A
Gentleman of France" Charles Dalton and
his company are submitting a dramatiza-
ton of Bertha Runkle's novel, THE Hell
met OF Navarro, In Washington. Both are
classed as melodramas. In New York an
elaborate spectacle. THE Sleeping Beauty
and the Beast" imported from London,
Joseph Cawthorn and Ella Snyder are in
the cast.
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the convention listened to papers by. T. j.
Legg, j. f. Taylor, Rev. Martin, III. III.
Message, Rev. Jackson, A. Burns and DIR.
Van Buskirk.
A Sunday-school session was held this
afternoon and many interesting and in
structive papers were read by the Leading
workers in this line of church work.
At o'clock this evening the G. w. b. Nj.
session was opened by devotional services,
and after announcements touching the aim
and work of the convention Mrs. ). h.
Jones led an interesting discussion on
Young Peoples Work" Adelaide Gail
Frost delivered a highly instructive and
entertaining address, which closed the sec
Ond days session.
Morning. afternoon and evening sessions
will be held tomorrow. The present Of
ficers of the association are: President,
Il. NJ. Kenady, Greensburg; secretary. A.
Burns, Huntsville; G. w. b. M. superin-
tendent Mrs. G.. w. Adams, Greensburg
Christian EndeavOr superintendent, r. H.
Kenady, Greensburg: Sunday-school super
intendent, j. Z. Taylor. Greensburg. John
l.. Jones, Bartholomew county; William
Tovey Brown county; Z. NJ. Kenady, De-
catur county; Iva Ewing, Jackson county,
and Afford Clifford, Jennings county, are
the superintendent of the Church of Christ
Sunday schools of the counties composing
the eleventh district.
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st. Louis, major. The regiment is COM
posed of the X. o. L. NJ. of Indiana and
Missouri.
TERRE HAUTE.-wiImer Skinner. a
seYen-year-old boy, was run over by n
freight train at Fontanet and brought to
the hospital here, where one leg was am
putated. The boy was riding on the side
ladder of freight car as the train passed
the depot platform and was struck by a
mall crane, which caused him TO fall under
the wheels.
BROWNSTOWN- Brownstown Is TO have
another state bank. The organization was
completed on Monday, with capital stock
OF 10000. The directors are James II.
keech, Frank Falk, Alex. Gregger, i. +.
Branainan and c. +. Robertson. James II.
keech is president and Alex Gregger
cashier. The bank will be opened on Jan. 1.
RICHMOND.-The Country Club, which
now has a membership of three hundred.
has reelected 5. +. Swayne president. j.
r. Elder vice president and II. A. Dill sec
rotary. The Rev. Russell has re-
signed from the pastOrate of the United
Brethren Church at Hagerstown to go TO
Greenfield.
BEDFORD.-Suit was filed Tuesday aft
ernoon by Mrs. Bette +. Nichols against
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 for the death OF
her husband Charles Nichols. who was
killed while driving a team across the road
east of this city.
WASHINGTON.-A contract for the con-
struction of thiTty-three miles of gravel
iOduS III DdNltSS COuntl was awarded on
Tuesday, and a petition was presented
for the construction OF fifteen additional
miles.
VALPARAISO.-Andre Knoble was ar
rested here on Tuesday on a charge of big
amy and taken to Chicago. Knoble is sixty
years OF age. and has a family here. He
is travelling salesman for a local firm.
MARTlNSVILLE.-Ada Shake. aged
seventy years, was blowing on Monday
near Eminence, when his pillow struck a
stone, throwing him violently TO the ground
and injuring him perhaps fatally
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DEMOCRACY DINED.
"Cheering Up" Process i'm Evidence
at the Franklin Gathering.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN. Ind, Nov 5.-The 5O-cent
Democratic state banquet, which had been
advertised for several weeks, was held here
tonight. 1t was served in the Axt Hall by
the ladies of the Presbyterian Church, and
several hundred of the hungry were fed
Among those present from over the State
were many of the prominent members of
the party They Cneered each other up as
best they could IN this day Of general Re
publican rule and prosperity and spoke
hopefully of the future. but il was notice
able that no candidates for State offices
were in evidence. The Craftsmanship of the
state committee received considerable at
tention IL seemed to be conceded that If
Samuel Ralston. of Lebanon, cares TO ac-
cept the position he can have IT, He at
tracted more attention than any other man
present A delegation OF Greenfield Demo-
Gratis was on hand booming W. S. Jackson
for the Craftsmanship.
Before the banquet reception was given
at the courthouse. l.. r. Slack. representa-
tive from this county. was POSTMASTER at
the banquet and the programme of toasts
was as follows: our Colonies. Benjamin
r. Shirley; Indiana Democracy" Samuel
NJ. Ralston: The White Mans Burden"
Claude q. Bowers; The Young Democ-
racy." Elba Branigan; THE Administra-
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Indiana Notes.

BLOOMINGDALE.-Th twelfth annual
convention OF the Christian EndeavOr So
cetins i'm the Charlottesville district viii
meet here Thursday and riday Of this
week I;esfdes local speakers. the Rev.
A l.. circuit, of indianapolis. Mr. Charles
l.. Pis mate. OF Charlottesville, and Miss
Anna l.. Minich. Of Worthingtop. will make
addresses In this district are Included
Parke, Nermillion, Montgomery and Put
nam cOGnties. Mr. Frank Boyd. of Rock
Vile, is district president.
PORTLAND.-Four civil actions. claim
ing 5000, have been filed here against
George ". HANNA. former town treas
urer OF Geneva, and his bondsmen. II is
alleged that HANNA was short the amount
stated when he retired from the Office.
The Rev. o. l. Pride has resigned
as pastor OF the First Christian Church,
and has gone 10 Ohio TO re-enter college.
SOUTH BEND.-At the annual election
of officers OF the Second Regiment Uniform
Rank, X. o. L. NJ, b. +. Berger, OF South
Bend. was elected colonel; II ]. French.
ST. Louis, lieutenant colonel; A. ~. Kelsey,
Bristol. Ind. major. and w. A Somers.
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ONE OF THE HOWELL ROBBERS
Believed by the Evansville Police Ia
Have Been Located.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 5-The local
police department has reason to believe
that it has located one of the men impli-
Gated in the Howell, Ind, safe robbery re-
Gently. when one of the robbers and Mar
shall Sumpter were each wounded during a
running fight at night. The robbers es-
capped two of them spiriting away their
wounded companion. Since then mystery
has surrounded the case.
The police here learned that a mysterious
stranger, who is suffering from a gunshot
wound, has been in hiding at the New Har-
mony fair grounds and cared for by
friends. The man was in such bad shape
that the authorities had him sent to the
Posey County Infirmary for treatment. In
vestigation by the local police led to the
belief that the man is the one wounded
by the marshal on the night of the rob-
berry and shooting. He is in very bad
shape and absolutely refuses to be inter-
viewed. He will be kept under surveillance
until time 10 leave the infirmary, when he
will be arrested.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss May Serviss, of Marion. is the
guest OF Miss Jameson.
Miss Josephine Holman is visiting Mrs.
S. X. Bowen in Woodruff Place.
Mrs. Ernst II. Burford has issued invita-
tiOns for luncheon TO be given Nov H.
Mrs. Harriet Augusta Prunk has gone
TO Chicago, where she will remain several
days.
Mr.. A. d. Perry and wife leave to-day
for California, where they will spend two
weeks.
The Meridian w c. T. U. will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. Pleasant Bond. No.
1884 Park avenue.
Miss Mary Royse and Mrs Ned Andrews.
jr., OF Lafayette. will arrive to-morrow To
visit Miss Susan r. Thompson.
Mrs. S. c. Hubbell, formerly Miss Mitch
ell. of Goshen. Ind, is visiting her aunt
Mrs. John ii. Baker. at the Denison Hotel
The Ladies' Aid Society of the English
Lutheran Church will be entertained to-
morrow by Mrs. y. l.. Ferguson. 23l5 North
Meridian street
Mrs. E, a. HendricksOE. of North Penn
sylvania street, will entertain at dinner
to-day a few relatives and friends for her
grandmother. Mrs. G. w. Thomas. of Mr.
Vernon. Ind.
The regular monthly meeting of Circle
No. Z Central-avenue Church will be held
at the home OF Mrs F. II. Hovey. $50 East
Twenty-third street. this afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock. a full attendance is desired
Mrs T. A Winterwood was the hostess
Tor "A progressive luncheon Yesterday in
honor of Mrs. s. Elliott Perkins. ir for
merry Miss Mary Milford OF Crawfords-
Vile. Sixteen covers We're laid IA four
tables presided over by Mrs. Charles John
son. Mrs. ;. r Perkins. ST. Mrs : + Per
kins. jr., and Mrs Winterwood Between
the courses the guests progressed Pink
and white roses were the decorations.
Mrs. Phebe Smith, who has resided I'm
Indiana since 1917. yesterday celebrated
her ninety-fOurth birthday at the home of
her son, w ". Smith, at the Meridian
Hats. She was born in Pleasant Valley
y. 4 She was married i'm 1928 To William
{. Smith, one OF the prominent Methodist
ministers OF Indiana. who died in 1856 She
Is the last of her own family but has five
generations OF descendants living. din
ner VIII be given to-day in her honor
On Friday afternoon Nov S the
Woman's Mission Circle OF the First Ban
list Church VIII hold its annual meeting
and mite box opening in the church parlors.
There Is no stronger local circle among the
Baptists Of this country. hence the i'm
portance OF this gathering The hostesses
for the afternoon Will be the ladies' repre-
senung the twelve months OF the wear
They are Mesdames r. j. Bosler. q a
Harvey. r. J. Foster. Q. :. Dearborn. Mary
r Jenery, j. ID. Johnson. l.. j. Nillers j
y. Mccoy, ;. G.. Hanna, T. r. Harrington
A. Wagner and q. Franklin Atkins Mrs
r. y. Hawkins originated the month. week
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CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
District Meeting Held at Columbus
Affiliated Societies i'm Session.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. Nov. 5.-The eleventh
Indiana district Church of Christ began
a three days annual convention and twen-
tieth century rally at the Tabernacle
Church in this city yesterday. The first
session yesterday afternoon was we'll at
tended. Marshall Hacker, editor of the
Republican, delivered the address of well
come. which was responded to on behalf
OF the delegates by H. b. Sherman. L. NJ.
Kenady. president. delivered an address.
Following the report of officers were pa
pers by w T. MCGOWAN and T. j. Legg
The evening programme was opened by
song by the Tabernacle choir. and after a
symposium, Our Plain Duty" led by w.
ID. Clark, sermon was delivered by A.
G. Ashley.
This morning the report OF committees
appointed yesterday was read, after which
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Relatives of Santa Claus.
New York Times.

While the special train of George Gould
was on a side track in Missouri Mr. Gould
stepped 10 earth TO stretch his legs while
waiting for a regular train To pass Ii was
in the more rugged part of the State wei
away from civilization. typical habitant
of the district stopped a pair OF emaciated
mules near the train. He hailed Mr.. Gould
and said:
Say mister. we have a new baby at my
dugOut and we amt got no soap. My Ole
woman is stuck up over ii that shes
making me drive fourteen miles 10 town &c
get some nice smellin' soap, an | thought
maybe you'd help me out by gettin lie a
pieces of soap outen one of them fancy
cars.
Mrs. Gould who overheard the request
had a porter give the man several pieces OF
soap wrapped in some towels and several
articles of timed delcaces. The man
seemed much surprised AZ such generosity
and he turned to drive homeward he
shouted back 10 Mr.. Gould:
Say, mister, you all must be some rela-
ton 10 Santa Claus"
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Fine Vein Of Block Coal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGDALE, Ind, Nov. 5.-Thomas
B. Evans, formerly partner with j. G. L.
Myers in the lumber yards here, has dis
covered on his land two and one-half miles
northwest of this place a vein of the finest
block coal ranging in thickness from TWEEN
ty-two to thirty inches. Just below the
coal is strata of superior fire clay. Mr..
Evans already has begun opening up the
coal. Six entries will be made and double
hoiSting plant will be put in. This coal
discovery is in the vicinity of Coke Oven
hollow, where fifty years ago both coal
and iron were mined in paying quantities.
1t is expected that the old industry of
burning coke will be revived. as there is
an increasing demand for commercial coke.
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EIwood Will Have Active Competition
with the Central Union.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Nov. AT the meeting
of the City Council last night a franchise
was granted to George w Beers and his
associates of the Anderson Telephone and
Telegraph Company to establish and OPP
crate telephone system in this city. The
proposition to grant the franchise has been
before the Council for almost a year. By
its terms the company is to furnish a
single line for each patron, doing away en-
tirely with the party lines at present fur
nshed by the Central Union. and is to
make a maximum charge of $50 a month
FOR residence phones and $3.50 a month
for business houses. Long-distance COM
munication with all cities and towns in
Madison county is to be furnished at a
rate not to exceed 10 cents for a five
minute conversation
fhe repr ssentatives of the company to-
day filed a written acceptance of the fran
chise, and will begin the work at once,
eCreeing 10 have the exchange and city
lines completed ana ready for use within
four months.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
DIR. Samuel Ferris, a Pioneer Physi.
clan of Henry County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Ind, Nov. 5.-Dr. Samuel
Ferris, one of the few pioneer physicians
of Henry county. died at his home here last
midnight of paralysis, which had been COM
ing on him gradually for ten years.
He was born near Brookvile in 1922 and
came TO Henry county in 1856. He began TO
study medicine at fifteen years of age and
had a good practice before he was twenty
years old. For a number of years he
had been in partnership with his son, DIR.
E. S. Ferris. He married in 1915 Margaret
Lohr, of New Paris, o. She and four chill
dren survive The funeral will be held
"Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Col. r.. NJ. johnson Critically III.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, Nov 5.-Colonel r. NJ
Johnson, who commanded the One-hun-
dredth Indiana during the civil war, and
has been a prominent attorney of the Elk
hart county bar is very i'll at his home in
Goshen, with heart trouble having dropsi-
cal tendencies, and his relatives and at
tendants are fearful as to the outcome.
He is unable to lie down, and is compelled
to maintain a sitting posture. Colonel
Johnson was for several years prior to 1890
clerk of the Supreme Court of the Terri
tory of Mexico, having been appointed to
that Office during Cleveand's first admins
tratiO0