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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
UNUSUAL DIVORCE CASE.



Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. S.-In Sheriff
Phnlips's mail a day OF two ago was
process at law TO be served on George W.
Norman, aged about seventy-five years, OF
Hope, this county. The process was one or
the peculiar Illinois forms and was issued
from the court at Nation, Coles county,
illinois, and besides containing in full the
petition, cited the ged defendant TO appear
and defend against an action Tor divorce
in which Mary c. l.. Norman is the Pc
titioner.
The unusual feature of the proceeding is
the fact that several years ago on May x,
1885, George W. Norman secured divorce
from Mary c. L. Norman in the Bartholo-
new Circuit Court and the record or the
case shows that the woman was personally
served with process. and her appearance at
the trial OF the cause defaulted, and that
George w. Normao was granted divorce
from her for cruel and inhuman treatment.
Just why she has, after all these years,
lost sight of the fact that she and Mr..
Norman were legally divorced, Is not APP
parent
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LAW Is NOT RETROACTIVE
hut BANK MUST SHOW BOOKS FOR
THREE YEARS TO ASSESSOR.
Warrington Tax Case Probably VIII
BE Taken Higher-suit to Establish
Identity of a Legal Wife.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Oct. 2s-The trial
growing out Of the refusal of the Wash
ington National Bank to honor an order of
the court authorizing the county assessor to
examine the accounts OF Dr. F. NJ Harmed
and others. supposed to have failed to list
their money for taxation, has been con-
cluded and a decision rendered. Judge
Houghton held that the bank cannot deny
the county assessor access to its books for
the years 1901 1902 and 1908 but he holds
that the act OF 1901. authorizing such in
vestigation or inquiry, is not retroactive
and therefore precludes examination for
the prior years.
II is understood that a new order will be
made at once authorizing the inquiry into
certain specific accounts and that the bank
probably will resist the order for the pur-
pose OF getting the issue before the higher
courts Refusal TO comply with the order
OF the court would be followed by contempt
proceedings and a long legal wrangle. II
Il reported that the officers OF the bank are
divided as to the policy of resisting the
courts order. owing, mainly, to the local
interest in the controversy.
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WHICH Is THE LEGAL WIFE.
Question Involving Two Women to BE
Adiudicated I'm shelby.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Oct. ga case
which Is decidedly out of the ordinary has
been brought TO Shelby county on a change
of venue from Hancock county.
A few years ago William f. Cummins. a
resident of Hancock county. applied for a
divorce from his wife, Gertrude Cummins.
and IL was granted i'm the Hancock County
Circuit Court. Mrs. Cummins was given a
year in which To appeal the case TO a
higher court The year had almost ex-
pired when Mr. Cummins again married.
A short time after that Mrs. Cummins. his
first wife, carried the case To- the Appellate
Court. The higher court reversed the de-
cision of the lower court on the grounds
that the law requires that two witnesses
be produced TO prove the residence OF the
defendant and that Mr.. Cummins had pro-
duccd only one.
The case has been brought TO Shelby
county for trial and IL Is expected that the
case viii be heard this term OF court To
decide which is the rightful Mrs Cum
minis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
CAPITAL AND CAPITALIZATION.

New York Press.

New York Press.
Some slight idea Of the grossly Excess
sive capitalization OF speculative promo
tion schemes in general, and the American
Shipbuilding promotion scheme in particu-
lar. may be gained from the comparison of
the valuation given to a national industry
by the United States census appraisers with
the capitalization given TO a portion of 1t
by Schwabs and bailoonists of similar tend
encies. Here il is in a nutshell:
Census valuation of Shipbuilding
INDUSTRY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -sis,oo-, gu
Schwab- Nixon capitalization OF
their company ...................... is,eol,"V
The census figures and appraisements
embrace 1.116 establishments in the whole
country. In these 1,116 establishments are
included those engaged 'in building and
repairing vessels, boats, masts and spars;
the value OF the construction and repair Tin
1900 was S14,5Is, l5S. OF this amount more
than S1i00O.000 was for work done Tor the
United States government There was IKE
wise a value of product in building wooden
vessels, including repairs, of $24,2l0,4 ls on
the great lakes, by the census figures.
were 1l2 establishments or 10 per cent. or
the total number. being 1876 per cent of the
total census investment and giving 10 per
cent OF the total value or product. Inc
total value Of product of the Lis establish
ments in the United states the Census Bull
census capital OF s77,362, 7Ol for all OF the
1.116. and with a value of product for all
of Sli.OO0,OoO a year, the United states snip
building promoters gave their end or TINS
national industry a total issue, stocks and
bonds, of $40. S51 600, or more than five mil
lions above the national product and more
than two millions above the census capital
of all the 1il6 establishments.
And Mr.. Nixon tells us he thinks the
fotation would have fioated-'ifr -
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Miss Henri
eta Mayo. secretary of the state Y. NJ.
c. A, spent two days here this week in
making preparations for the state conven-
ton. which will be held here from Nov 3
TO 5. Plans for the entertainment of the
delegates. the arrangement of the pro-
gramne and several other minor matters
were gone over and satisfactorily settled.
The attendance on the convention prom
Uses to be quite large. IL will bring here
some of the leading Christian association
workers of this and adjoining States.
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which says that mo mans property shall
be taken by law without just compensa-
ton" He contendcd that the order of the
court for the plaintiff 10 pay s. for the use
of the prosecutor is n taking of property
of the plaintiff without any compensation
whatever and I'm fact Is the employing OF an
attorney TO work against the interest OF the
person paying the sum.
The amount is not the question involved,
as Mr.. Mckee says the Legislature might
as well have made il $500. The only ques-
tions in issue are, he says, the taking OF
property without any compensation what
ever. and that IL is 10 the detriment Oh the
person paving the money TO do so.
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4 word for Bryan.
Washington Post

" aSHlnBtOn fOSl-
We have no sympathy with the effort
which certain persons are making Just now
To injure and discredt Hon. William J.
Bryan in connection with the legacy of SO. 600
recently bequeathed him by wealthy New
Highlander OF the name of Bennett. So far
as we see there is nothing in the incl
dent which admits Of an unfavOrable con-
struction. The testator was a friend and
admircr OF Mr.. Bryan. believing In the prin-
ciples he advocated with such power and
sincerity: he was rich enough TO contribute
10 the propaganda without measurabiy ig-
noring the rights of his natural hcirs-what
improperly has been committed? For our
part We can perceive none whatever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

BOSTON, Oct. 2S.-The assembly of stu
dents of the Massachusetts Metaphysical
College, spec ially prepared for and author
lied to teach Christian science, closed the
three days session to-day. Nearly 200 were
in attendance. representing all parts of the
United States, many being present from the
Pacific coast States. An organization was
perfected under the name of General AS
ISOLATION of the Teachers of Christian
Science" No permanent officers were
chosen. The association is to meet annual
ly, the next meeting 10 be held in Chicago,
beginning Oct &c 1904
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
STATUS OF a LAW.
Clark County Attorney Attacks Legis-
Intion of 1901 and 1903.

Special 10 the IndianaI oils Journal
JEFFERSoNVILLE. Ind. Oct. 2S.-In the
Circuit Court to-day Attorney j. A. Mckee
attacked the constitutionality OF "a law
passed by the Legislature OF 1901 and
amended at the last session concerning the
payment OF s. by the plaintin in divorce
proceedings for the prosecutor I'm instances
where the prosecutor enters his appearance
for defendant in the absence OF any other
counsel.
Attorney Mckee argued that the law was
n violation Of the Indiana Constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
TELEPHONE GIRLS
Must Don Uniforms Prescribed by the
Telephone Company.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee telephone girls have been or
dered to adopt new costumes and the
voices which so sweetly intone the words.
Busy; call again. over the wire. vibrate
with passion when the subject of costume
is mentioned. The reform was brought
about only a few days ago, but IL went
into effect quietly that nothing was
known of it until the Indignation of sew
eral of the younger girls became too great
to be smothered much longer. Then it
became known that the edict had gone
forth, and hereafter this Is what the girls
will wear during working hours while
seated back of the big boards:
Black skirt, black waist, white collar,
black necktie.
All inquiries from the officials of the
company concerning the purpose of the
latest ukase brought forth evasive replies.
BY some it was stated that there had been
no change and by others IT was said that
this is what the girls had been wearing
for some time.
How do you like your new costume?''
central was asked. when the wires were
not so busy as usual last night.
They are beautiful. 1t is like being at
a continuous performance OF a funeral,
was the reply before the young woman
had time to collect her thoughts.
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An ker's Dream.
Kansas City Journal.

hdNSdS CITY JUuTHdI.
Most people look on the undertaker's pro-
fession a disagreeable occupation" said
a Columbia undertaken the other day. In
stead of that Ii is fascinating. There Is
something about 1t that fascinatcs all who
have ever engaged in it. and you seldom
hear of any one quitting il 10 go into some
thing else. When 1 first began TO work al
il | couldn't sleep at nights thinking Of the
corpses / had handled during the day. and
when I would go To sleep / would dream
about them. Night after night / would
have the same dfcam--thet I was on a
hearse driving corpse 10 the cemetery.
when the corpse would come TO life and
would knock him In the head and put him
back i'm the coffin. Finally. after | had be-
come used to handling bodies, L WASH
troubled any more with the corpse that
would come 10 life"
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Wants $4,000 Damages.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Oct, 2s.-George
T. Galloway has brought suit in the Shelby
County Circuit Court against the Indian
apolis Street-railway Company and the
Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis
Railway Company. The complaint alleges
that Galloway was injured by two cars
of the above companies colliding on Michi-
gan street last December and the injuries
that he received from the accident are
permanent. He places the damages at
$4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
Padded His Cancellation stamps.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Oct S-W II
Lowe. postmaster at Gossett. White coun-
ty. entered q plea OF guilty in the United
States District Court. this afternoon. to
the charges OF padding his cancellation
stamps in order to increase his remunera-
ton and using stamps for the payment OF
merchandise for the same object. He was
fined 80 and costs on each charge. He
sent large amounts OF stamps TO "A Chi
cago mail-order house in payment for
goods which he purchased, and reported
these stamps in his cancellation reports as
Starnps Cancelled.
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Held for Trying to Extort $4,000.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2S-John d. Stenson
and Hugh 3. Giroy. who were arrested last
Monday, accused OF attempting TO extort
5000 from the international Mercantile
Agency, by which Stenson was formerly
employed. were arraigned for examina ton
to-day. IL is charged that Stenson when
he left his position took valuable conf
Dental papers belonging 10 the firm with
him and demanded 5000 for their return.
threatening otherwise TO sell them 10 an
other commercial agency. Gilroy is charged
with being Stensons confederate. Both
men were held In $500 bail for trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
Nonsectarian Mission.

Special % the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, Oct. ga nonsectarian
mission. the first of the kind for Elwood,
was opened In a large business room in the
heart OF the city to-day. and the churches
expect IL 10 be of great assistance 10 them
IN view OF the floating character OF a con-
siderable portion of Elwood's population.
The local ministers have arranged To con-
duct eyangelistic services at the mission
thee nights each week. The mission was
opened tonight by Rev. j. IL. Stokes, Of
Anderson.
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Took CarboIic Acid.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Coroner s. G.
Markley was called to Cambridge City last
night to investigate the death of Murray
Hahn who took cartoic acid and died soon
afterwards. Hahn. who was twenty-three
years old, was Respondent There was EVIL
dence that Hahn had for some time con-
templated taking his life. His father lives
at Bentonville, Fayctte county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
Two Churches May Merge.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Oct. 2S.-The
General Conference Of the Wesleyan Meth
odist Church OF America took action to-day
looking toward the merging of that church
with the Free Methodist Church. a COM
mittee OF five members was appointed TO
confer with a similar committee from the
Free Methodist Church and 10 report at
the next meeting. Resolutions were adopted
commencing President Roosevelt's stand in
the Miller case and denouncing the pos
sbility OF the seating of polygamist in
the United States Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
General Educational Secretary.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2S.-Prof. Ira Landrieh,
of Nashville, editor of the Cumberland
Presbyterian, has accepted the general
secretaryship of the Religious Educational
Association. and will enter on his duties
Nov. /. He was born in Texas in 1865, and
received his collegiate and theological
training at Lebanon Tenn. Prof. Land
rich is one of the leading men in the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church. and has been
prominent in the Young Mems Christian
Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 2S.-The
twenty-second annual meeting of the board
of managers of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church convened to-day. Over go dele
gates from all parts OF the United States
are in attendance. Mrs. Clinton Il. Fisk of
New York, president, is presiding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
Small Verdict Against the City.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Oct 2S.-After remaining
out all night the jury in the case of Levi
Moore VS.. the city for 5000 damages for
injuries he received by stepping in a hole
in the sidewalk, about two years ago.
brought in q verdict for the plaintiff,
awarding him $3.50 Owing to the smallness
of the amount of damage the case will
hardly be appealed. This was the second
trial of the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29
Priest Fatally Iniured.

COLUMBUS. o.. Oct. 2s.-The Rev Ben
janin =. Horney. assistant 10 Mgr. r.. X.
Specht. of the Columbus diocese, Roman
Catholic Church, was fatally injured. this
evening, when. In aiighting from a street
car, he walked behind IL and was struck
By car going in an opposite direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

Both legs were severed and bis skull was
fractured. Ills home was formerly at De-
trOit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

of divine worship. Everything that is
done will conform TO the principles laid
down in the Presbyterian directory for
worship
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

The First National Bank of Angola. Ind,
has been authorized to commence business.
Capital. 10000. Cyrus Cline president: T..
s. Croxton, vice president: Clarence Free
man. cashier, and j. 3. Parsell, assistant
cashier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-29

A postoffice has been ordered established
in Pence, Warren county, Indiana, with
Grin w. Fisher postmaster. j. T.. NJ.
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Do you like Mrs. Austin's New presss
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4 4 4

Lewis f. Artz was to-day appointed post
master at Rugby. Bartholomew county, In
diana, vice William f. Howe. resigned.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16

Elyria. O.. Special.-At the end OF a
rather complete investigation into the
cause of the death uf Agatha Relchlin.
who was murdered last Thursday
night. Coroner french. Of this county.
this evening gave as his conclusion
the verdict: THAT Agatha Reichlin
came 10 her death from wounds in
licted by q stone in the hands Of
person unknown" The conclusion
reached by the coroner resulted in the
freeing OF Father Walser from con-
finemcnt later in the evening.
The witnesses examined included
policemen who had been called TO the
Reichlin home at 1880 Friday morning
and CasimiT Reichlin. a brother Of
the murdered girl. Rev. Charles Reich
lin, another brother, also testified. The
concensus Of the testimony Of the wit
nesses was favorable to Father Wal
sers claim OF innocence and in sup
port OF the theory that n burglar or
some other desperate man had com
mitted the crime. Captain ketchum, OF
the police. testified that the blood
hounds did not pay any more atten-
ton To Father Walser's bed than 20
the other beds in the house. DescrlD
ing his visit 10 the house. captain
Ketchum said: Going TO the attic
| found fresh faud on the hoor that mad
heon put up IA the attic WINDOW.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16

In addition to the financial reimburse
ment brought BY travel 10 any locality
Of good roads. j, IS an unqucstionabie
fact that tie residents profit largely by
their own ability 10 get 20 and from
business centres when other sections
are tied up because OF the impassabll-
ity OF the highways
The automobile Is here n fixture. II
Is no longer an experiment. aud II Is a
permanent argument FOR road improve
ment. The communities that make the
best OF new conditions are those that
ultimately VIII profit the most There
IS no immediate danger that the auto
mobile viii crowd The horse on the
road. Both are here 10 remain indefi-
nitel-.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16
COLoNEL NANknFF.

peoples has handed down from the
Middle Ages. aud from rCmoier cays
90 harhar.sn. His ofHciai, and >oi-
licry arc uot pail. and SD tley quarter
themselves ga thc population. Rein
forcing fhe acts cr fl. Turks are Al
hau.sn troops ami hr.-rrls. who arc
CD fLc Macciouiau~ What the Nurd~
ar. tt $3.50 ArunulIus Allauian law-
,e-sncs- has Developed of late years.
and. indeed. Albania is at once the yic-
tim snd tle ayen-cr on thc Christian
races az thc irvet,safe misrule of The
predominant partner Deb this i.i-assorted
cmn're. The reports before us show
rhar neither iifr. nor women's honor.
-or private property is respected iu
Macedonia. and that the nominal toll
GRAFTON accorded fo Christians disap-
pears when thc refitary are given their
head Th- is thc situation"
* mo.t gloomy view 90 flo situation
is taken iy fle r. eigA-wchr 'Nlcuuaf.
which predicts thc failure of thc re-
form measure undertaken hy Austria
and Russia. Tli> view i~ shared hv
ofhc. Observers. who insist tlaf the
PovDrS ara concerned no' so much
about reforming Nacc'lcr.l a~ about
tLc political consequence 81 that un-
drrtakr- Th. Powers are mutually
suspicious Thus Tho Sv.er lodcsslI
says Ifaiy rs preparing 90 make O. de-
scent upon rrrol rhe moment % cone
flcf breaks ou- hefwrcn thc raiEan
Siav States AMI Turkey. The ropoio
Romano says Itaiv has nothing COB par
. ticrar 90 co wifh che Macedonian
question
cas- long as ihc Powers concerned
w.rl Macedonia remain within 90. iim-
81. ure~e- tr1 hv the Beriu treaty.
public opinion in Italy BIAS uot Tire
f slightest reason for anxiety. Even "a
f repetition ~ thc Bulgarian ATROCITIES
aul q revolutionary movement iu
+ Macedonia rccd .nvoive no risk "a
Itairs foreign policy. This .- due %
the off-ucrrioned agreement between
+ Ausfria-UuuearV ana italy with ref
crruce to AihauIa- that Is. the portion
~ ere Balkan peninsula with whicl
Ifalyr commercial ard political rein
tions are principally concerned"
Macedonia wiu succeed in throwin,
: or thc Turkish yoke. according To-
( wcr-iuformed hut anonymous write
in iia Ncue Frcie Prcsse Niennal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16

bench to De- dropped into position for
use she Who'll making q very compact
ANA convenient Arrangement. The
bench Is made or hard wood. is three
fcet long and has a strong parallel
iawcd wise IL Is provided with a
bench stop and has series OF holes
for similar stops running the entire
length This enables work 20 Dee held
securely 81 Doth ends. There is a
sliding guide on each side OF the bench
which sunnnris work WHOM NECESSARY.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16

There is no question that smooth.
hard highways would Le OF immense
benefit 10 farmers and not be merely a
convenience fer the owners of automo-
biies and bicycles. 10 has been shown
over and over AGAIN that the farmer
could draw foUr times rs heavy loads
10 market with the same span of horses
over properly made road as over the
average roads through even. level conn
try. The roads ought to be made and
kept ln repair from local taxation by
the towns and counties through which
they run. But cooperation between
such ncishboring divisions I'm the mat
ter is more difficult 10 secure than uni
form divorce laws among the States or
uniform trust legislation One long.
fine road Us an object lesson might be
worth even State cooperation FOR It's
effect upon other communities. II the
automobile can be used 70 promote in
tcvest in that movement il is n good
thing. but farmers are nos going "a
vote taxes for roads which would be
practically speed courses for these ma
chine wagons. and on which it would
be dangerous 10 drive their family car
/ ryalls.-BrOoklyn Eagle.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16

Tho following letter has been re-
ceived az this office. Il note your fire.
qucnt references 20 the sin Of poisoning
dogs. In our neighborhood there Is a
little dog that harks all night in a pc
culiarily Irritating way. Several sick
people have been greatly annoyed by
the animal ] intend 20 poison this
doc. I hope ] am a fairly good citizen.
but the dog annoys me- aud I cannot
sleep. The owners Of the animal do
not seem 60 care how much the neigh
bors are annoyed. and we are com
PEELED 10 get rid OF him. -Atchison
Globe.