Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 January 1918 — Page 15

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, SATURDAY. JANUARY 26. 1918

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PINT OLD-TIE NOTE IN ALL OUR CLOTHES

ALLOVER CALICO DESIGNS USED ON VOILES.

PARASOLS MATCH FROCKS

f 1 "" IN OCR z**l to b« war hripem I ¥ I w* women hav« gone bmek to ill civil war day*, with a paMion [ JL I ?or fr.n oi'l-faah-wmmJ ktneti atnrKrtiph^rc in all ovr * fothaa. Arui now In llna with tht* 4ended tendency, there appear the prettle«t printed voilee, with a 1 Inver ' alien patterns- one little flower laid closely aialnat another little flower so that not a vest If # of the original white ground remains to show its face. A < lever dressmaker has taken these prints, revived from an earlier dey f and .has made them up into the most fas- < inatlng sets of dress, hat and parasol that one could ever wish to see One of them Is printed in shader of •d, blue and golden yellow. The skirt is simply gathered at the waist and rails down over a China silk underskirt *>dged at the bottom with a band of China blue linen whP-h shows for only a brief space and is fairly tight around the ankles. The overskirt Is scalloped and corded around each scallop with the same blue linen which Is used on the underskirt. Simple Effect* Are Beet. Now, the waist part is the most effectively simple of all—fust a eousre for the front and a square for the hack, each being corded and bound In blue all about the edge and the two being caught together at th# shoulders From an u rider blouse t he kimono sleeves fall full grid tMsrfectly straight, having for a finish blue linen cuffs to repeat the band on the underskirt. A soft fold of the dress material makes a crushed

girdle.

The parasol fa carried out evactly along ! -* ■* linen ^ e fro» k. It ! with (im printed voile and around Its outer edge Are laid bias folds of the j »lnt with cords of blue between them. The hat, too, of mushroom shape decidedly mushroom, making It tmpeadiMa f<»r a ray of sun to penetrate * face la made of one bias fold after another, with a soft and floppy crown made on egaetiy the same principle Both the hat brim and the para sol are lined with the blue linen. There le every chance for variety In Js Me of using all over printed voiles forsgardsn party frooks and hats. But per lot i'* tbs pleasantest Idea of all Is worked out by a dressmaker In a print that -eeyiblne* the delicate colors of dove iff* ind wisteria The -.I-, of the frock Is made over an entirely new model that Is circular, and still fathered slightly at the waiatllna, giving an extrsmely graceful sweep to the lines of the aklrt, Parasols and Hats Match Gowna. There is no hem at all, but the lower edge is pi coted. and there Is a drop skirt underneath, made of thin silk and edged with a plain band of filet lace that ehows here and there as the rfrcular folds of the skirt wind in and out T he waist has one of those little shirred net yokes that huge close to the throat *1 a rounded line, and Is fastened to the drese with a tiny bit of a hand of I mauve organdy The aleeves open on the outer edge all the wav from shoulder • o cuff, being bound on either side with u.e mauve organdy, and tacked together at Intervals, allowing the arm to show ihrough as It moves Then the cults are lightly shirred of net, just us Is th# yoke. The hat In this combination ha« a drooping, suddenly turned-down brim, i rn'ereu with the, print and lined with the mauve organy, while around the soft and floppy crown is a crushed ribbon effect made of the printed voile used over again, and lined with mauve tied In a careless bow with pointed, rabbit’s ear ends. And the sunshade la built over the llnea established by the gown.

ORIENTAL BANOS. Women are gleaning In the oriental; departments of the shops for bits of; CTilrese embroidery to us# as trimming. | Be me of these embroideries are modes*Iy priced: all of them rhow rich! and beautiful colorings, and sometimes the silks may be matched so that details of th# pattern can. be repeated by hand, her# sad there on. a gown.. Xotinfrequently, however, strips of em-j broidery offered at low prices are so worn and shabby that they' are scarcely worth buying and no matter how ef-} fectlve the pattern they would detract j from rather than add to the smartness of a new gown.

CAPES ARE REVERSIBLE.

HAT one time exclaatvetf utilitarian garment, th# separate skirt, has found his apotheosis in th# beautiful satin sport* r.-,..' T « now shown for southern

wear,

Tn«*e lux the same

spectacular ratin g suit does to swim-i

to rim

rarrncrTs b*ar ahO'Jt

atior, to sports that the

prcvTds * gratafal subject for a painter and a cheerful vision for a gray and

weary world

There is an amazing variety In these decidedly decorative skirts Hade of the heavy wool tack aaun known varh iisly a* Baronet, or Georgette or just ftports satfe, they are to be found Ui p.a.a colors or in printed designs or in

Along New Lines

Cut straight and rather narrow and gathered s-.ftiy. into the wide girdle,

•ning, but for daintily informal wear at f which, like the pocket*, has a number of

»««rTss^ t .srss n , t h Lsss‘^h

summer In country place* their *ftrae-iti all their own

Uvcness is beyond dispute j One skirt of paie turquoise Las a girdle Any Wt of country "no" matter v^—fand square pockets composed entirelv of flat, drab and mfntereatin* anv drwarv ‘ bratdsd folds of the satin. The girdle s was’e of p azxa. < an be made to Mew-I ln ^ront by two large pearl butgid* c , uId1f, r *h!o' > menng S ei'tfn sTirwInd J ^ds

K iT^autifuT w'lmon°\one Sfl*

scape i rrour* ,h ,'* land -^r.e«.« of the skirt top confined at the scape in groups or spot* of color they I gir die with two narrow braided bands - L of the material. From tht* depend short

> braided hands which are run through

i slits in the pockets

A pale rose satin skirt embroidered here and there with rose sUk in crossstitch motifs has a wide glrdl# from

SILKS HAVE BORDERS.

a nee.

I MONO the new silka displayed in the shops bordered design* of the most aggressive sort have suddenly made <heir appear7 here are bordered’ pongees

carrying a broad band of bizarre cubistic flowers, which as# amazingly ugly In design but usually

good in color.

Foulard* with black or blue grounds show bold but really good looking border designs In white These are In striking wedge or festoon shaped motifs which spray far up onto the breadth of silk fine interesting pattern shows striking oval Interlaced festoon whit# polka dots in varied sizes

a

of

which hang three sash ends graduated as to length and all edged with fringe. Bordered by an embroidered band and a’l white, another satin skirt has girdle and pockets fastened with satin loops and buttons. Among the printed satin,a designs bearing enormous polkadets, wide stripe* and lArge blocks 1 In gay color or black and whit* are not considered too star-

tlirg.

tVool jersey In all th# bright colors Is much tn evidence again for sport akirts, and ’here are tales told of a manufacturer who shows A jersey skirt without a seam, ' literally a one-piece

skirt.

Pussy willow in black and whit* and navy blue and white desSgr.s which suggest foulards is extensfvelv used by another manufacturer Ths patterns are ‘ ail of the br ken stripe variety and are mad# up either'with th# stripe running around or up and down. Th* best designers do not favor tunics or draperies on sports skirts, th# contention being that ther detract from the - youthful simplicity of line so desirable in these garments Wool and'silk embroidery is used with j excellent effect on both satin and serge skirts. Girdle and pockets ©f a white

TEA CADDY IS REVIVED. The tea caddy haa com* into its own again. There Is quit* a craze for It among collector*, as well as a demand for it on all the tea tables in the land. For something over a hundred years it has been relegated to th# china cabinet or the silver table as an obsolete curio, but In this year of war it has once more become the receptacle, as it was in th# time of our great-great-grand-mothers, of the precious leave#, to be jealously guarded and sparingly used

Crocheted novelties are used over and over as trimmings oh many French blousc-s.

Because th# cape coat is on# of th# models introduced early in the season that Is to be seen again among the smart models of fall, It has fallen heir to new lines. The model pictured today le effectively carried out in blue gabardine. It Is self-t rimmed, except for the buttons, which are of black velvet. The collar may be turned down or draped high about the neck. There are openings at the sides of the cape to slip th#

arm# through.

Old caddy spoons are rarer even than the antique caddies now', and the happy possessors of them are using them with pride. Thus after years of obscurity the tea caddy emerges once more as one of the most useful and up-to-date of wedding gifts, and Is pretty sure of a place on our sideboards and tea tables until long after the "piping times" have returned. SERGES ARE ARTISTIC. j The new serges are outdoing themselves In artistic effects. The very smartest are embroidered and show most effective borders worked In wool, silk or metal threads.

COLLAR IS A FEATURE A novel collar on a suit coat features a narrow shawl forming revers In front, slipping through cut* in a sailor collar on either ahoulder, and then on top of It to form an over collar.

SMART BLOUSE OF LINEN

A amart linen blouse of white haa a bight stock collar, plaited frills, and long bands of rose colored linen which arc etitched all the way down the upper part of the sleeve.

There are many beautiful new silks, satins and brocades for evening gowns, despite the fact of the government suggestion to puf the soft pedal on extravagant effects. One could not, under conditions, wish for anything more delightful than the Chinese blue and silver brocade, shown to the left. The gathered skirt is met by a deep corsage girdle to which % shoulder drapery and sleeves of net give a bodice effect. The edges of the net sye plcoted. Next, there Is a supple black velvet combined with silver lace. The skirt is narrow, but there is a slight fulness at the sides Silver lace almost covers the front of the corsage and the shoulder straps are of silver braid.

Cape* continue in popularity, and as ! the winter advances one sees all kinds of i quaint Ideas carried out in cape form. broldered in white wool, and one white I cape supplementing the far more eomrtannel aklrt is buttonhole etitched in i modius on* beneath. h«L ! Reversible velvet capes are another wooPwith «ml'F^nrh'dots. " delightful norion. turned either side out. A tailored whit* homespun skirt has as becomes the whim or predilection of a band of black checker board squares the wearer. Dark blue and black are about fourteen fnchee deep, embroid- quit* good combined In this way. and ered in a diagonal stitch In fine che-: so are purple and a duli soft shade of nlll* braid. An inch-wide fold of blaok rose color These rape*, of cour»#~and finishes the hem. 'be last more particularly-are perhaps Of the ■everelv serviceable epori*’' s . trlct i’ *- Ut ATl i®. • vwi,n * w * ar > •klrte those of plaid*<! or striped flan- their attractions theh being very potent nel or serge are undoubtedly the best ’ matters | liked. Green and black and goM and j — black plaids are used on white serge grounds, and there are many others of j quieter coloring Of the striped flannels perhaps the smartest show# a stripe composed of a number of harmonious colors on a white ground.

HOLDS SWAY IN PARIS

FUR

AND QUILTING USED TRIMMING.

FOR

HAT AND VEIL IMPORTANT

LACE AND EMBROIDERY.

■i. Paris comes th# news 'I'' that an immense amount of I’ lace, particularly th# g lighter varieties, is being mmm.J used in the models turned out by th* great French houses. Chantilly is at present of the most importance -Chantilly In its native etat# of grare and ChantHlv I ghtly spangled In black or steel. Other delicate black and white laces are temg used In the alluring form of fanels, streamers and scarf*, and there is a good deal of silk lace, and dyed fllet is used. This same French authority predicts much embroidery, especially on crepe and Georgette

ORNAMENTS FOR THE NECK The adornment of the neck is one of the fashionable phases of the moment There is quite a vogue for the flat bead necklaces made by the wounded soldier*. Probably a good deal of sentlrrent is connected with the wearing of them, but they iiave a distinctly decorative value, too. and make . vivid splashes of color on our dark gowns. W'e are beginning to realize the importance of neck adornments—their scope and their limitations—In the domain of

Tunics on suit skirts are more prominent when zouave or Eton jackets are made to go with them.

dress. Smartness may he achieved or alienated by the little finishing touch at the throat. There is nothing, after all. more becoming than the time honored string of pearls, which, hackneyed though It Is, hardly ever seems to look amiss and seems suitable at practically any age. Only In the heyday of youth are brilliantly colored beads appropriate. After forty they should he absolutely taboo, supplanted by the soft fold of cream or flesh colored tulle, or. bett&r still, the black velvet band with a diamond clasp. Jade Is, of course, the most popular of all stones and colors for necklaces at present, though coral*, moonstones set in silver and opals Intermingled with crystal run them close and are somewhat less expensive BLOUSES WITHOUT SLEEVES Pumpkin yellow handkerchief linen Is developed into a mannish tucked front, sleeveless blouse to wear with a navy suit, the Jacket of which is short and boxlike.

There Is no more effective use of fur than In this costume of dark green velvet. A deep band of dyed opossum finishes the foundation skirt and the neck Is finished with a deep collar of the same fur. The vest is of tucked chiffon. The ^overdress 1* attached to a deep shoulder yoke and held In at the waist with a girdle of dark green suede. BANDS VARY IN WIDTH. Wool embroidery bands trim many of the new tailored dresses. They >ary In width up to eight inches. The very narrow hands, however, are most favored and are often used to form an entire girdle. The wider bands quite frequently form the bottom of a straight apron tunic.

iX spit# of the war Parts remain# th# center of the fashion world, and whatever is worn In th* French capital becomes at once desirable on this side of the At- | lahtic. Therefore when we hear that satin is holding sway as the smartest of smart materials, we naturally look upon this material with pronounced favor. In Farts little else but satin Is seen for afternoon wear. Trimmed with_ fur, or else with patterned quilting, long satin coats are the rage, and satin i dreesea under them are just as much In favor. Velvet haa a certain vogue which may Increase for dresses, but it is more in favor for evening wear. Bl ck and white are always In fashion, treated very simply; satin with a deep collar that lies flat or closes to th* throat in white or gray; velours de laine, trimmed with bone buttons and Ivory whit* collar, or else gray fur; these are smart combinations, but alwr>* one sees th* effect of black and white or black and gray, and always, too. the straight frock with a straight coat over it. These models are very simple, with scarcely any trimming, but with studied lines. Coats Are Slit at the Sides. Many coats are silt up the sides t# show the dress underneath, and not a few' dresses are slit near the feet also, for the newest skirt of all Is rather dangerously narrow. The hats are rather less htglv and rather less heavy, but they remain draped and soft and vague In line. The black satin hat remains, and you see It In an infinity of forms. The three-cor-nered shape is on* the French, milliner likes to play with, and she can give it In many new lines to her clients. She stretches one point and almost suppresses another, she drapes Its brim and pokes In Its crown, and there Is a new hat, very becoming and easy to wear, without a vestige of trimming beyond its pearl pins. Fur, tulle, aigrettes and ribbon are playing their part in millinery, but the smartest hat of all Is untrlmmed Veils are inclined to become more Important perhaps on this account and many a hat does not look Its best until It is either swathed with a tulle or open meshed veil, which Is brought round the throat like a scarf, or else discreetly confined by a neatly adjusted pin, which Is almost invisible. Brown veils on blai k hats, gray or beige on brown and black are all In the note of fashion and give very good effects. Gloves of Light Colored Suede. Gloves are still light in color and of suede. Nothing Is smarter, and, expensive though they are, women go on wearing them. Tan and reindeer have their places, so do washable chamois, byt flesh colored suede are the really smart wear. Boots are all made with cloth tops, generally light ones, or els# they are in black kid, supple as a glove. Low shoes also are worn, but they are not the best wear, and those with bows of any size are quite out of the question of good taate. The very high heel Is a mark of the readv made boot, and the bootmaker generally shows moderation in this, respect. But the price of hoots is alarmingly high, and from all one is told Is going to be higher, a fa at which affects the working woman very seriously, as to be wi#fl shod Is not only necessary for looks, but also for health.

SPRINGSTEEN WISHES HELP IN REGISTERING ALIENS. DIRECTIONS ARE GIVEN OUT Robert E. Springsteen, postmaster, chl#f registrar for Indiana of all male German aliens during the week beginning February I, announced Friday that be would send tetters to the minister# of all German church#* in the state asking them to notify their parlshoners of the necessity of Registering. Fifteen thousand German aliens will b# registered in the state. It Is expected, but blanks for this number have not >et been received by th# authorities. Mark Htoren, Fnlted States marshal, today wired Washington ofllrtals that about 89,000 blanks. Including the duplicates, will be required in this state, and that as yet only 6.M0 had been received. In all cities having 8.000 or more !ul abltants according to the 1910 census, 1 0 polite %[\\ try -lev the aliens, while th# postmasters will attend to the email ♦>r cghTmunltlea and the nonurban population. More than 1,300 postmasters will he engaged In the work. Mr. Springsteen said. r Period of Registration. Th# period of registration Is from February 4 to 9, Inclaslve, and registration may be mad# between 4 a. m. and 8 p. m. Directions given #ut by Mr. .Spring-steen-regarding tha registration of Germans in towns of less than 5.000 population. and In farming districts, say that every male German who has not his second naturalization papers must apply for registration blanks at the postoffice nearest his home. These are to be filled out In triplicate and on return to th# postmaster must be signed and sworn to. The postmaster then will take the description and finger prints of the registrants. Four Photographs Required. Personal notices will not be given, and no notices will be sent out by mall. Each registrant must provide four unmounted photographs of himself, not larger than three Inches square In slae, made on thin paper with a light background. All photographs must be signed across the face by the registrant, hut not signed #o as to obscure th* features. Kverv registrant should read carefully the blanks, and If any question 4s not clear, he should aak for Instructions before attempting to answer it.

of reproduction* ef pegmn of the celebrated Irish work of art, the "Hook of Kell*." the "book the arigein wrot#,*' Th* reproduction* ar* *by Professor Robinson, a fellow of Oxford university, England. and th* volume t* one of a small printing mad* by subscription of which ns*rly an th* cop!## *r* now lost, making **eh surviving volums * rarity of great price. The on* presented to th* university was bought In Ireland by the Rev. Francis Flood, of Chicago. It contains the four Uanpel*. * fragment of Hebrew name# and th* Kuaeblsn canons.

NEWS OF THE COLLEGES

RICHMOND, Ind., January ».-Pr«sident Edwards addressed th* student body of Karl ham college at chapel yesterday morn in* on the sut'RK-t of a new gymnasium for tlie Institution. A cording to the president. U will take at least JI75.000 for the budding and to supply It with an adequate sink tag Kmt to cover th* cost of Its upkeep. The Ionian Literary Society entertained Pbomtx Rand, th* girl*’ literary society, at US regular meeting laat Thursday evening. Netr* Dam*. Ind.. January 34-The Rev. Charles Mtltnar, C. S C„ Ph. D,. a. T. D. has left hi* work in th# ractad Heart parish at New Orleans to accept a prof*Mor«hlp In th* department of philosophy at Notr* D*nie university. Ha was graduated from Notr* D*me tn IfU with th* degrs* of bachelor of philosophy, ■o which h* added, after four years of study tn Rom* at th* Gregorian college, th* d*#r** of doctor of philosophy and r<*ch*lor *f theology which later was mad* a doctoral# at Lava! university, Quebec. Netr* Dam* recently has received a volume

T, A FAYETTE. Ind. January JS.-H. L. Hart, 'Jl, chairman of the Purdue university T. M. <*. A. war fund campaign, announces that th* Iio n<»> pledged by th* faculty and students of the university would b* paid at one*. Th>» sum of was subscribed and $14.W has already been paid to th# treasurer. Of the surplus L’.OOO wilt be uaed to buy an ambulance for the Purdue units now statione,'! St Allentown, Pa., and 60 ]*er cent, of the remaining surplus will be ghm to the army Y. IN. C. A. The remainder wlil be kept in reserve to meet any obligations that may

arise from the war.

Dr. Rufus Slmtaon, a member of the state board *f education of Massachusetts and In charge of the vocational work In that stato, a specially agriculture, addressed th* agriculturat and home economic students at Purdue university yesterday afternoon on The Farmer and the Optimist '• The lectors was profusely illustrated with slides covering every part of th* aubject and wa* exceedingly interesting. Dr. Blmlaon In his lecture dlscuaaed education and rural better-

ment and Its value to th# farmer.

W. E. Shone, president of Purdue university. will b* th* kuest of honor at a banqmst

to be given Saturday evening by the Purdue men of IXHitavllte. Ky. Th* Purdue men now stationed at Camp Zachary' Taylor, Ky., will a lot* be present. Dr. Ston* will be the prin-

cipal speaker at the banquet.

D. C. I Human has resigned as assistant professor of physics at Purdue university and has accepted a similar position at Pennsylvania State college He came to Purdue from

tha University of Michigan.

m.OCMINOTON. Ind., January IN —Secretary John W. Cravens, of Indiana university.

REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY MARION COUNTY BAR THIRD ARTICLE I By William Watssa Woollen]

m

OHX L. KETCH AM, aon of Colonel John Ketoham, was bom In Shelby county, Kentucky, April 3. 18M, and was one of thus# who practiced at the Mar-

ion county bar in the early days. He was brought by his father to this state In 1811, the colonel being unwilling to

rear his family under the baneful influence of slavery. Mr. Ketcham graduated at Bloomington, Ind . In 1834, and then cam# to Indianapolis where he lived until his sudden death. He was a man of about average hight, with broad

shoulders, and was one of th* finest

specimens of physical manhood that I

have ever known. Erect, above his

ahoulder, was a Webstorian head—in-

deed. he constantly reminded me of a fine engraving, that I had #een ajid admired. of 1 tajilel Webster. He was pugnacious, but not so much #o as his eon William. These advantage#, with a

knowledge of Uv

comprehensive knowledge of the law and a fine ajid well modulated voice, made him an eminently successful lawyer. He commanded and enjoyed a large practice His large and capacious office at the time of his death was upstairs at Meridian and Washington streels, and In it was found the largest and most select law library of any sin-

gle lawyer Ln the city.

I was Mr. Ketcham s frl#nd. and why should I not be? T have already naid

.... v. - that I failed In business, with an tndebt-

hoa notified th# trustees of Central Normal! edness of 85 500 hanging ove^ - me Inclcolleg*, of Dan villa., that h* can not accept dent to that failure. I was sued by a th# presidency of that Institution. j leading bank of this city on a note for

• j S3ci00. The I-sue ibade in the case had

- I to be determined upon the evidence of

two witnesses, namely, myself and one of the officers of the hank. My veracity was at stake. I employed Mr. Ketcham to defend me. That there might be no mistake as to whom credit was to be given, he submitted to the Jury interrogatories covering every fact attempted to be proved in the case. The Jury

Farmer Knits Best Pair of Socks Yet Submitted

tSpecial to Th# Indianapolis Newaj COLUMBUS, Ind., Jairuary 2f.—A

pair of socks for soldiers, knitted by Sylvan Carter, a farmer, excited the admiration of all the critical Red Croas workers who have charge of the Red Cross shop here. A consign-

ment

at th# shop from w omen who Uv* ! near the New Hope Christian church, three miles north of this city. It included one pair that had been knitted by Carter. The inspectors went over his pair carefully, and said they were the most perfect example of knitting yet submitted to the Red Cross shop. Some boys in this city ltav« been knitting for the Red Cross for some time, but Mr. Carter is the first man to complete a pair of socks that

passed inspection.

vor. with a general verdict in my favor Mr. Ketcham was a great lover of music, and the leader of the choir In th*

Fourth Presbyterian church.

John B Dillon was an eastern man, and, as I have already said, had his of-

knitted sock* wa. ,n th « JohYicon building, with a jlvof knitted .oiks was received an ^ gaping room in the same build-

ing. He never got far away from hi* 1 tudquarter*. He was a bachelor, very quiet, and the most modest man that I have ever known He wore a silk hat and dressed well in black, with a frock voat, which he always wore buttoned.

LIBERTY STATUE UNVEILED. Replica of Shaft In New York Har-

bor Placed in Courthouse. {Special to The Indiansp*!ia Naar*]

. MUNCIE, Ind.. January 26.—A replica of the Statue of Liberty, in New York harbor, was unveiled in the courthouse.

Student of Hiatory.

His eyes were bad and his double, dark-colored glasses, which he wore constantly, were fitted into heavy, sixsided instead of oval ey* frames; these detracted from his appearance very much. He was a great student of history, and the author of a history of early Indiana- -the first I think, that was published. It has been cut of print for many years. It is still regarded as the standard authority upon the early history of our state. The most gracious thing that Calvin Fletcher did when he wrote his will was to remember Mr.

Dillon in it. Item 6 reads:

That try executor be further charged with

_ , , , , , „ , the payment of $a» anuaily for ten. years with appropriate ceremonies, today. The j to aid the Orphan asylum and the poor of statue Is th# gift of the W. A. Mc-I!** city of Indianapolis, and tl.m to

Mary Rarlden, daughter of my

Xaughton Company, which had it constructed to help boost sales in the second Liberty' bond campaign, and then presented it to Delaw'are county. The veil, which was drawn aside bp Harry, the young son of Harry Kltselman, Muncie manufacturer, and by John, young son of Karl OcsrcriA, hanker was the American flag Dr G.I W. H Kem per. civil war veteran, presided, and talks were made by Art/ur D M •- Kin'ey. state senator. Frederick 'F. McClellan. Patriotic soaks were sung

bv the G A. H sextet \

Miss

wei! re-

membered friend. James Rartdon. deceased, who aided roe in my early practice of th* law. to be paid her in thre# annual tnatalmer.ts. without tnterast; and also 1600 to my friend John B Dillon, a worthy man ana neglectad hiatorlan of our state. Robert L. Walpole, before becoming a lawyer, if I am not mistaken, was a tobacconist. He was of rugged build and had anything but a pteasir.g appearance. His face w as that of the bulldog oatline. He was an incessant and rather careless chew'er of tobacco. His movements were slow and sluggish. He was a man of

great perseverance and persistence, and by his application overcame the disadvantages of a very limited education. His chtrography was unlike that of any other pei son—it simply was a series of up and down marks. liko the ins and outs of a rail fence Often he could not read what he had wrlLten until he was told what it was about. Occasionally the court required him to have legible copies made of his pleadings, in order to save the time and annoyance of trying to decipher them If he had a difficult complaint to write he would make a "stagger" at It. Of courae, a demurrer would be filed to It. and aet down for argument. Counsel for the defendant would point out the defects of the complaint, and almo»t Invariably the court would sustain the demurrer. Large and Profitable Practice. Walpole would then taka leave to amend, and In doing so would embody In the amended complaint tha suggestions mada by the defendant's counsel It was in this way he perfected his complaint Strange to say, he had a large and profitable practice, both civil and criminal. If he was on the wrong side of a case he was never ready for trial, and would obtain continuances. Another way to continuances was losing the papers. Jonathan S. Harvey waa appointed administrator of his estate, and in the course of administration found In his office a barrel filled with original papers which had been taken from the files of the clerk's office. Perhaps hia moat celebrated case waa that of the State vs. Longneoker. Longnecker lived west of the city and waa killed by alow poison administered to him. and his wife wa# accused of having administered the poison. She waa arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for Ufa Her conviction rested almost entirely upon circumstantial evidence. William P Fiahbaok prosecuted the case. One of the points made by Flshback was that the defendant manifested no grief when Longnecker died—did not even shed a single tear. Walpole’s reply was that deepest grief never finds expression in emotion and tears, but in silence. I was present at the trial and remember how stoically Mrs. Longnecker appeared tn court, perfectly unmoved by anything that was said or done. At the time of his death Walpole was living in his large two-story brick house in Meridian street, north .of the place the First Baptist church now stands He was a bachelor and his maiden sister lived with him. He uniformly wore a silk hat and dress suit. He was popular with the rabble. The Same Speech. I knew Hugh O'Neal vary well. For a long time our offleae were In the Cote lege Hall building. I used mine both as an office and living room. During that time I heard O'Neal make the same speech twice within twenty-four hours in the same case. That came about in this way: He was employed to defend a murder case, which attracted much attention. I do not now recall the title of the case. The taking of the evidence was finished in the afternoon and the case adjourned to the next morning. That night O’Neal walked to and fro in the large open hall between our offices and delivered his speech to the walls of the hall. Next day he delivered th# same speech in open court to the jury. It was a powerful argument and an Impassioned appeal. He was a great orator, without an equal at the bar. He was of Irish descent and the son of Thomas and Rachel O'Neal. He came of a family of distinguished lawyer# He was bom in W'aynesville, O.. N-ovember 7, 1812. He came with Ms parents to Indianapolis February 10. 1821. He attended school at the Old Seminary, which stood near the southwest corner of University park Its loca-

tion is preserved by a small stone monument. He entered the state university at Bloomington, but did pot finish the prescribed course on aqteount of The cholera having appeared in that town. He was a self-made man. His education was very complete and his command of good English was quite wonderful. He was a man of medium size, and reminded me much of engravings that I

had seen of Henry' Clay. Erect and Haughty Bearing.

He carried himself with an erect and haughty bearing. Ho dressed well, wore a silk hat. and frock coat, which generally waa buttoned closely about him. He w-as a bachelor and not much of a society man. His Ideals were of the highest order. He gave but little attention to the civil practice, his chosen field being that of the criminal law. In the practice of which ho waa very hon-

friends. He was popular in society. He waa a good but not a great lawyer, due In a great measure to bis dislike for hard work and close application to the study of law. Ha had a large patrimony, and was in eqsy circumstances when I was with him. Excepting my immediate family, he was the best friend that I have ever had. He was mv indorser in bank when I failed in but .ness, and was the first person to whom I went with the story of my failure. When I had related this story to him he said: "You want to know what to do?" I said "Yes.” He replied. "The first thing you must do is to take care of your family; then pay those to whom you owe the least for they probably will need their money most, and then pay those whom you owe the most, whidh as a matter of fact, woulu in-

clude himself.

With Accrued Interest.

About that time John G. Duff kins, whose health was failing, and who was common pleas prosecutor for the district composed of Marlon, Hendricks and Boone counties, resigned his office and recommended me to Governor Morton for appointment as his auccesaor. I waa appointed, regained my practice and paid my debts with accrued interest. Mr. Connor was appointed postmaster, and with the Douglas Brothers

ng house m the city. Me died De- ^ '.".TLT,, r 57 and was hurled In Crown with the v ew of making a new start coast give mu< ometery. No ^ve stone nmr^s life. He enters I land in that vicinity of thetr dead

pr

orable and successful. HI# office In the **•»•«.*«, —V?—“FU ~ latter years of hla life was In the yEtna , bought the Journal. Their partnership, building. In North Pennsylvania street,! like mlne. proved unfortunate and broke and he boarded at Mrs. Morrison's on; U P Mr. Connor. He felt his loss very the same street, that being the leading I keenly, and as a consequence left Inboardln* house in the city. He died De-j dlanapoljs and went to Ft. Kearney

f ember

Hill cemetery. No grave

the last resting place of his mortal mains. His nephew-, Hugh O’Neal McVey, assures me that he intends to place a suitable marker at his grave. I studied Jaw- with the law firm of Gordon & Connor, composed of Jonathan W. Gordon and Alexander N. Conner. Their office waa the rear room over 19 East Washington street. The stairwav up to It was a long and steep one. Many cartloads of coal have I carried up it to the office, for it was by duty as office boy, to carry it up. build the fires, and keep the office clean. This firm waa widely known and had a large

general practice.

Jonathan W. Gordon came to Indianapolis from Versailles, in Ripley county. He first studied medicine and graduated as a physician. He abandoned that profession. and took up the study of law. He then was very poor and had to borrow- books He borrowed from Joseph Reeder Troxeil "Starkie On Evidence.” Accidentally he turned over an oil lamp and spilled oil on the borrowed volume and spoiled it. He thought he must relace the volume with a new one. and

The spoiled volume he gave

I a

and during the first year lived in a dugout. or sod home. He was successful in business and soon was living at Kearney Junction. I visited him In the summer of 1S82 and found him well and pleasantly situated, and the same genial Ham Conner w-ho In years past had been my fast friend. Afterward he was appointed one of the commissioners

to codify the laws of Nebraska Within a dozen years after the publi-

cation of the code of 1852 there w-as a large acquisition to the Marion county bar who already or soon thereafter became distinguished lawyers, and added much luster to its high reputation. Most of these men came from out counttee and had had their training under the Constitution of IMS and the statutes passed under it, and like those already named were well founded in the principles of the law. Among these may be named Benjamin Harrison, William Wallace, Napoleon B. Taylor. Frederick Rand, Reginald Hall, John R. Tarktngton, David McDonald. William P Fishback, Byron K. Elliott, John T. Dye. Addison C. Harris. Oscar B. Hord, Thomas A. Hendricks, Abraham Hen-

boats, Intel-urban and street cars, automobiles, traction engines, the X-ray and India rubber and its uses were then un-

know-n.

Bridled but Not Used. Electricity had been bridled by Benjamin Franklin, but not developed and put tb u»# It remained tor Thornaa A. Edison, the wizard of electricity, to harness it . and make it subserve almost every Imaginable use of life. Not only has he done this, but what to me Is most wonderful, he has Invented the phonograph, by which the human voice In speech and song is caught and preserved for all future time. The Pyramids of Egypt were built, as we know, many centuries before the Christian era. Ancient history tells us that they were built by the kina* for their monuments and as burial places for their bodies. Their bodies were specially prepared for burial with a preservative process, now unknown, wrapped In fine material, and then with their choice belongings, deposited In crypta within the Pyramids and hermetically seated. There came a time when these were broken into and despoiled of thair contents, then and now known a* "mummies." When I was a boy mv father took me to one of Barnum s shows—"the greatest on earth —the leading feature of which waa a mummy of #>ne of the Pharaohs. It was a ghastly

and uncanny thing.

The Indians of the northwest Pacific coast give much attention to the burial

Many of their

to me. and it is yet th* most highly ap- bricks. Joseph E. McDonald, predated volume in my law 1'brary. It Butler, Conrad Baker Henry

still bears the coloring caused by the accident.

and

liiai as worth, Fabius M. Finch;, and others

| whose names I do not now recall.

Great Criminal Lawyer. Admonishment Gordon's extensive medical and legal ■ recount of them or either of them, knowledge made him a formidable ad-j cornp4irat j ve ]y speaJdny, would be modveraary in a case involving a question j #rn history, and not within the scope of of medical Jurisprudence. He truly w-as j this paper. I have known all of the a great criminal lawyer, and as such gentlemen I have named. Excepting was employed in many celebrated criml- , Judge Tarbington. they all have tissed r.al cases He was a great lover of fine over the river to the unknown country

books, especially if they were beautl-: beyond

fully bound, and had * ’ ”

yards are scan in voyaging to Alaska- , A^Ta k T n ‘h.v: r vi.T,r:L^,* n o? ,' h r. graveyards and examined the graves. Usually the graves are Inclosed with equare wooden structures, which, as a rule, are painted white. In these they deposit articles that were intimately connected with and appreciated by the

dead.

In making my homeward voyage In 1914 I visited the graveyard at Valdes One of the graves in It evidently was that of a child. The enclosure was built like that of a child’s playhouse, and In It were Us playthings, Including a doll baby bedstead and Its bed clothing. and a little dinner table with toy dishes on It ready for a meal. In addition to these trinkets there sat a phonograph in the comer, tn which no doubt was the record of the song loved most by the dead child. Not long since, as ) * walked down etreet. I stopped in at Pearson’s music store and heard from a Victroia, William Jennings Bryan’s great speech, entitled "Immortality," and Madame Pchumann-Helnk's wonderful song from "Samson and Delilah."

t , ,, - entitled “Tha Wandering Night Song.” John M. j |t r ©quires no great stretch of imaglnaW EUS- that Hie great eueecti

NAMES OF 1HE

Continued From Page Thirteen. United States mint, and a member of many learned bodle* and benevolent associations at home and abroad. Few physicians have been more honored. and perhaps none has done more to add to the knowledge and good works of the profession. It is said of him that “he established more principles and added more facts to the science of medicine, than all who preceded him in America." He was a voluminous writer, and editor of several professional hooka The more Important of hla earlier papers were gathered In five volumes of "Medical Inquiries and Observatlona" <1789681, and these have been twice reprinted. On# of his works, "Dlssases of th* Mind" <1818) reached several •ditlons, and is yet read with interest by th# profession. He received th# ,d«gre* of LL. D. from Tal# In Mil H« died In Philadelphia April 19. 1818. leaving an unfinished manuscript on "The Medlclno

of th* Bible.”

Signer* of Declaration,

It may be Interesting to note that of the fifty-five signers of the Declaration of Independence, all except eight were native Americana. Of theae eight. Robert Morris, of Pennsylvania, and Button Gwinnett of Georgia, were born in England r John Witherspoon, of New Jersey, and James Wilson, of Pennsylvania, wer# bom in Scotland; Matthew Thornton, of New Hampshire; James Smith, of Pennsylvania, and George Taylor, of Pennsylvania, war# bom In Ireland, and Francis Lewis, of New

York, was bom in Wales

It is a question whether Floyd county was named after a signer, some holding that the county was named after a Major Floyd, of Virginia. _ ^ Nine of the signers, Franklin. Rush.

Hancock, Adam*. Carroll, Jefferaon

Huntington.

Harr

IUPHP uncut leaves. He would buy such books, even though he had not enough food in the house for his , family. The first thing he did after 1 buying a book was to write on the fiy- ! leaf "Dog ear no leaf of this book.” He ; then would open the book, and cut the i leaves apart as he read. He almost ' always read, not with closed Ups. but i in an undertone to himself. He was a ! very industrious man and did an im- ; mens# amount of work that brought him j much money . which was recklessly spent. He knew not the worth of money nor how to take care of it. He was always in debt, and died a very poor man. He was an eccentric man

without a balance

Alexander II. Conner was the son of William Conner, the Indian trader, and was born on the "Conner farm” on White river this side of Noblesviile. He had a collegiate education. He was a A-ery large man with a very pleasing round, ruddy face. He was possessed of a very congenial, happy temperament. and this made it easy for him to gather about him a large following of

d. My stooping shoulders, shaking hand and faltering footsteps admonish me that in the near future I must follow them. When I have reached the brink of the river I will have the consciousness of having In some measure associated with the most of this coterie of learned, distinguished men and worthy citizens who contributed no small share to laying the foundations for this, "a no mean city,” and having lived in the most wonderful period of the world’s history. Steam navigation and railroading were in their infancy when I was born May 28, 1828. The first voyage of a passenger steamboat, the Sirius, was made that year from London to New York, in seventeen days. In that year there was not a mile of railroad in Indiana, and only 1,838 miles had been completed in the United States. In 1948 I saw the first passenger train come into Indianapolis, and it almost frightened me to death. My father could not get me near the engine Petroleum and natural gas then had not been discovered. Photography, wire and wireless telegraphs, telephone*; linotypes, sewing machines, aeroplanes, submarine

Hon to believe that the great speech and wonderful song might be found In the ruins of the Smithsonian institution, a thousand years from now. and dellvi ered in the same natural tones in which ' they were first uttered. What could be

more wonerful!

FAMILY NEARLY FROZEN. Father, Ilf, and Seven Children Found In House Without Fire. ] Special to Th* Indiana polls NawsJ NASHVILLE, Ind.. January 26.— Grant Roseberry and his seven children were taken from their home near Trevlac yesterday, almost frozen. William F. Arnold, trustee, of Jackson township, after being notified that m> smoke bad been coming from th# chimney at the Roseberry home, with two assistants took a sled and. after clearing away a large snowdrift from In front of the door, entered the house and found Roseberry sick In bed. and his seven children huddled together in the corner. There waa iro fire in the house, and the only food that could be found was half a loaf of bread. The children were barefooted. The trustee and his assistants placed the man and children In the sled and brought thorn to the county infirmary here. Three of the children suffered frozerr feet.

rvunn,

„ Floyd,

Ji and Harrison are named In Indiana counties, though the last named. Harrison, is In recognition of the services of his Illustrious son. William Henry Harrison, the first grandson of Indiana territory and hero of the

battle of Tippecanoe.

Among the counties that give recognition to elngers of the Declaration i* Huntington, named after Samuel Huntington, a descendant of one of the Puritan settlers of Saybrook and Norwich. Conn., bom at Windham. Conn-, July 3;

1731. . , , ,

He studied law and settled In the practic# at Norwich In 1758. In 17N5 he was appointed royal attorney for tha province. He held that office nine year*, became a Judge of the superior court and was promoted to the office of chief Justice. ^ , His political career began In 1764, In which year he was elected to the general assembly. Though so long an officer of the kin*, be was an outspoken friend of liberty. He took bis seat as a delegate to th* continental congress January 16. 1776. and wu* president of the congress from September 28, 177S.

until July, Irak ... . ,

In 1788 he was elected LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, and in 17S6 succeeded Matthew Griswold, which office he held by succeeding re-elections until his death at Norwich. January 6, 1796 He was a reticent and retiring: man, given to deeds rather than words, and afflicted with a shyness which was sometimes mistaken for pride. In his religious life he conformed to the pattern set by his Puritan ancestors, li# married Martha, a daughter of the Rev. Ebonexer Devotion, of Scotland. Conn. Having no children, he adopted those of his brother Joseph- Of the*# Samuel waa Governor of Ohio In IMMt, and ^ranees became the wife of the R#v, Edward Dorr Griffin, president of Wil-

liams college-