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'f -Hg SECTION 1 A Merchandising Triumph! xoect Atthe Store ineaALtiDi a Purchase of Women's THE COURIER-JOURNAL! -LOUISVILLE. SUNDAY TVTORNING, MARCH- 26, 1916. mm mm mglgsg r. IS ir-assest- to $8.50 Large comprehensive stocks, honest qualities, reliable prices and careful, painstaking service. We enumerate to-day at random many of.

the great attractions of our big store: 1 a iL nar to story, uur alert buyer, New York, bid in this entire lot at a special price, shipped them at once, and weve just unpacked them. Beautiful Suits they are! Every one of the latest every one of the smartest styles are represented. And every favored fabric. Come early Monday morning for best selection. Plaids, shepherd cheeks, gray and tan mixtures, whfte chinchillas, black' and blue serges, and corduroy in dark and llphj.

shades. TAFFETA GABERDINES NF.W P.wrp.ttr POPLINS MEN'S SERGES FRENCH SERGES SPECIAL MOXDAY SALE EASTER EATS 250 SAMPLE TRIMMED HATS Values $4.00 to at $1.98 and $2.98 BO BR MODELS and Ripple MILAN HATS Choice of 700 Fin-not Mtlun Hats: Medium and HEMP HATS Choice of over S00 Finest Hemp Hats; every shape and every color in the lot; values to 2.BD' at Large. Sailor Hats, including every color: values to J3.00 at $1.45 95c Flyer For Monday "WE GIVE AND REDEEM SURETY COUPONS" 200 POPLIN, SERGE AND CHECK SUITS. A collection of popular-priced papers, handled intelligently with the view, to achieve a satisfactory result in decorating your rooms. Workmanship pt superior kind coupled with low prices.

Mugs 300 Axminster Rugs, old-fashioned qualities, that are REAL Axminster fabrics: Size 9x12 feet- .825.00 Size 11x12 feet. Size 8xl0y2 feet .822.50 Size 10y2xl3y2 feet. 32.50 120 Brussels Rugs, in neat, small effects or medallion reliable qualities: 9x12 seamless 814.50 11x12 seamless. 11x15 00 liy4xl3y2 seamless 8xl0y2 seamless. WOOL AND FIBER RUGS arc gaining in popularity and our assortment lacks nothing in merit of quality, designs and low price: 9x12 feet $8.00 10i4xl2 feet 12x12 feet $12.50 9x10 feet 87.00 Wilton Rugs The lovers of the exclusive, the artistic and beautiful will find their fondest expectations realized at our store and testify with pleasure to the merit of these exquisite rugs: Materials Poplin, gaber Belgium Peau de Colors Navy, blue, tan, Copen.

cygne linings. 10 dine, serges and shepherd checks. Linoleums The world's best products in hundreds of prettiest styles in both Print- ed. and. Inlaid Linoleum.

Printed Linoleums The good kind; at, per square yard. 60c and 65c Inlaid Linoleums Famous makes at, per square $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 New Process Linoleum Tile patterns blue and white, yellow and blue per square yard 40c 12-feet wide Mentioned" here specially, as they are rarely found elsewhere Extra Heavy Quality Printed Linoleum, per square yard. Mattings Fresh from the maker full of life regular in weave Japan Mattings Per yard 25c China Mattings Finest quality; per yard China Matting Rugs 9x12 feet; heavy quality brown, blue, green and red colors choice Japan Matting Rugs Well made all color schemes; 9x12 ft $3.75 Aberdeen Heavy Scotch Rugs Solid colors with band borders 9x12 feet $15.00 Oval Braided Rag Rugs Last lifetime; for bathrooms or bedrooms: $1.25, $3.50 $4.50 Carpets Unequaled assortments of all kinds of Good Carpets, a treat for the lover of an allover floor covering. We note with interest the growing demand for full carpets. Hall and stair carpets arc represented by a multitude of patterns at 65c, 75c, 85c and $1.10 per yard.

Axminster and Velvet Carpets, gorgeous showing of best qualities obtainable $1.25 and $1.50 per yard. Apollo Rugs Japanese Grass Rugs; reversible; a clean, sanitary rug of elegant appearance in brown, green and blue color schemes; look well and wear well: 9x12 feet 89.00 6x 9 feet Domus Fiber Rugs Classy designs in fast colors can be washed up; lies perfect: 9x12 feet 89.00 Rag Rugs Perfect weaves, with log cabin borders or fancy stencil borders; smooth finish 9x12 feet 81150 6x 9 feet 86.00 Bath Rugs Large assortments of all kinds: Each 7o to 82.00 MARKET STREET, BET. SECOND AND THIRD. ton, one of the survivors of the Sussex, from New York on the steamer Rot tho crew ajid passengers added to the difficulties. "The sea became rougher and rougher, but before long the warning sound terdam.

Mrs. Hilton, said Mr. Harper, who arrived In Paris; Wednesday from England, wns much concerned over the from the ship's whistle brought aid and possibility of the Rotterdam being Mrs. Hilton was one of the prospec as tive passengers from New York on the In the end there were fifteen craft of all kinds surounding us, picking up the survivors and rendering aid. "Among the pasengers was an American women, Mrs.

Hillock (probably Mrs. Hilton, whose name appears in the inrench liner Kspagne late last Febru New ''Victor Products95 ON DISPLAY March 28 (Tuesday) Call us on either phone or come in and inquire about this. ary wno were warned not to sail on that vessel. "Many of my fellow-passengers on the Rotterdam," said Mr. Harper to omciai list).

She was with her daughter, and she suffered a fractured leg. After receiving first aid treatment at night, "were coming to France. Some Boulogne, she was put on a train for jaris. Mrs. F.

Banker Hilton, of New York, it became known last February 23, received an anonymous letter calling at tention to the new German submarine 9x12 feet 840.00 11x12 feet 850.00 8xl0 feet 837.50 6x9 feet $24.00 3x5 feet 87.50 27x54 inches S4.50 HARMONIE COMPAGNIE of them toJd me that they intended to take the Sussex yesterday. I could not wait so I took Wednesday's boat. "Among those who intended to take the Sussex were Mrs. Hilton and her daughter. Miss Kdna Hilton; V.

Gould Brokaw. of New York, and Mrs." S. Van Rensselaer Thayer and her three daughters, Mises Alice, Julia and Mary, of Boston. "Mrs. Hilton expressed much concern to me on hoard tho Rotterdam over the possibility of the ship's being torpedoed." A survivor was Alexander Clavel, of Basel.

Switzerland, who was returning from London on a business trip. He was picked up after being four hours. In the water, and when seen at a hotel in Paris was recovering from nervous shock. I "We had no warning of what was S5 policy against armed ships which went into effect March 1, and warning her not to embark on the French liner Es-pagne. scheduled to sail from New York for Bordeaux on February 24.

Several other prospective passengers of the Es-pagno also received letters of warning. All the letters were typewritten and bore no date, address or signature. The sailing of the Espagne was delayed for Bordeaux with only five pas (Incorporated) Only Exclusive Victrola Shop in Kentucky S. Fourth Ave. (Opposite Postoffice) buch Bros.

Wellendorif 562 sengers aboard. The Espagne arrived safely at Bordeaux, March 9. PLANNED TO JOIN SERVICE. Incorporated) 522 and 524 W. Market Street awaiting us, said Mr.

CJavei. The report of a torpedo crashing into the forward works, where it landed, told us, however, that we had been sub Press a remarkable story of the manner in which the forward part of the Sussex was torn off at the captain's bridge. The remainder of the vessel was so little damaged that even the 1IZ marined. LIYES OF AMERICANS LOST ABOARD SUSSEX, STATEMENT IN PARIS "Efforts were immediately made to electric lights continued to burn. Mr.

Huxley described the scene on Cross. George H. Crocker, is Harvard student. HAD DESIGNS ON ward H. Huxley and Francis E.

Drake concerning their experiences on the the Sussex after the explosion as hor The senior Crockers are widely known Sussex. Neither Mr. Drake nor Mr rible. He could give no estimate of the number of persons killed further as golf players. Huxley saw any sign of a torpedo, but Crocker Men Related To Fitchbure Paper Manufacturer.

Fitchburg. March 25. Charles Thomas Crocker, who was a passenger on the steamship Sussex, damaged by an explosion in the English channel. Is the son of Charles T. Crocker, of the firm of Crocker, Bur-bank Company, paper manufacturers of this city.

Grcorge H. Crocker, is a son of another mombcr of tho paper manufacturing Jinn. They left this country together with the Intention of Joining tho horse ambulance service of the Blue 4, SINGER AYERS tney declared the captain of the vessel than to sav that many lives were lost AFFIDAVITS FORWARDED. tola a number of survivors that he saw He would venture no opinion whether the disaster was caused by a mine or (Continued From First Page.) send out a wireless call for help, but this was impossible as the apparatus had been destroyed, and siren calls were sent out instead. Meantime all those aboard tho vessel made preparations to save themselves.

Life belts were hastily strapped on by the passengers, while tho crew were busy low-ering the life boats. The number of these boats unfortunately was insufficient and when they became filled there was nothing else to do, but stay on the Sussex. The deafening noise of the ship's siren and tho confusion among a torpedo coming toward, his vessel and that he threw the helm over almost State Department To Receive Ac in time to avoid it (Continued- From First Page.) FOUR AMERICANS BELIEVED counts of Survivors. Iondon. March 25.

The United States Embassy has forwarded to the State Department alildavits from Kd- shared a "studio" with Waite at a hotel here, and that Waite registered with DROWNED ON ENGLISHMAN responded to the signals and were steaming quickly to aid us." TWENTY-FIVE AMERICANS SAILED ABOARD SUSSEX her as "Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Mrs.

Horton, who was subjected to an all-day examination, was said by ous charges against my husband Ii--. was sov shocked and amazed I could. not believe them true. It seemed impossible that a man wno hadv -been so uniformly gentle and kind to-. me and apparently so loyal could be guilty of the crime with which he-Is charged.

"My faith in him began to bo en when it was practically proved to me that Dr. Waite was living with an- other woman in the Plaza Hotel. "As the evidence against him in- creased from day to day, I was com-1 pelled against my will and my deep- est affection for him, to accept the evidence as true. "Of course. I cannot and will not say he is guilty, but It certainly looks as if that is the fact.

"As far as 1 am concerned, I must and will permit the law to take its- course. I will stand aside and leave the whole matter to those who have the case in charge. "I have told ah I know, frankly and fully, to the authorities, and will not discuss that statement which is In their hnnds to view as they see fit v. "it Is all very sad and very terrible. -AH 1 ask is that I may be loft with my friends, to bear my sorrow the best I can.

"CLARA PECK Horse Transport On Way To Port Mr. Doollng to have stated that she GOLDEN WEDDING FOR MR. AND MRS. TH0RNE land, When Torpedoed, Says Consul. WHOLE FORWARD PART OF VESSEL BLOWN AWAY, SAYS HUXLEY.

believed Waite planned to kill her and her husband. Saw Him Make Purchases. "Mrs. Horton," continued Mr. Dool-ing "has reason to believe, according to her statement, that Waite was t-y- Ing to persuade her to take some Kind of medicine." Washington, March 25.

Consular reports to the State Department to-day say the Dominion Line steamer Englishman, sunk near the British Isles, was torpedoed and that four Americans are missing. The Englishman was a horse ship. The missing Americans are Peter McDonald, a horse foreman, of 5S Cherry street, Huston: George McDonald, a Mr. Doollng added that Mrs. Horton a torpedo.

Making Good Time. "We left Folkestone at 1:30 p. said Mr. Huxley. "The sea was smooth, the sun was shining and the steamer made good time.

I was standing on deck, just aft of the cap-Iain's bridge, chatting with Mr. Drake. I had just looked at my watch and noticed that it was 3:05 p. when suddenly there was a muffled explosion. The whole forward part of the ship seemed to rise In the air and wits torn away completely from the rest of the steamer.

The Sussex had been cut In two at the bridge as cleanly as though it had been done with a knife. "For a short time there was pandemonium. Shrieks of women mingled with cries of the wounded. Some fifteen or twenty persons, were drowned by jumping overboard. "It soon became apparent that the after part of the ship, which was maintaining an even keel and holding steady, was in no immediate danger of sinking, and the panic virtually ceased.

Passengers then set about giving first aid to the Injured and helping to get the boats lowered. A number of injured persons were burled in the debris near the bridge. Saw Mangled Bod.es. "Seven persons, all terribly injured, were dug from the wreckage, and several badly mangled bodies were found. Undoubtedly other bodies were torn to pieces.

I will not dwell on this scene. Suffice it (o say vnat it was the most awful I ever witnessed." The only physician on the Sussex -s an woman whose name has" no -ij'een learned. say 5iie did splendid work in caring was with Waite when he made purchases, "the nature of which cannot noiv be divulged." Mrs. Horton also told him. he said, that-Waite believed her to be wealthy, and had questioned trimmer, of 37 Common street.

Law her regarding the extent of her finances. S. SOLDIERS IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT, BORDER RUM'OR Mrs. Horton wns accompanied to the District Attorney's office by her hus band. Waite In Prison Ward.

Waite is In the prison ward at Belle- London, March 25 (0:15 p. A corrected list of the American passengers aboard the cross-channel steamer Sussex, compiled from the records at the American consulate in London, is as follows: Gertrude V. Warren, of St. Louis, Mo. .1.

Mark Baldwin, Elizabeth F. Baldwin and Helen 11. Baldwin, of Baltimore, Md. Alice of Lyon, Col. Edna Hilton.

Dorothy W. Hilton. Gertrude Hai nes. Frances E. Drake, Ed H.

Huxley. Kdna S. Harde, Lillian I). S. Harde.

Henry s. Beer, Ida Beer. Joshua, Dickinson Armitage, Edward Marshall and Kdna Hale, all of New York. Calliope Anastasia Fennell. 1 East Ferthv-fourth street.

New York. Tinfle W. Culbortson, of Lewisburs, Pa. Daniel Sargent, of Wellesley, Mass. John II.

Hearley, Albany, N. Y. Samuel S. Hemis. Bedford, Mass.

"Wilder of Hudson, Wis. Charles Thomas Crocker. and George H. Crocker, of Prospect Etrcet, l-'itchburg. Mass.

rence. P. Huckley and M. A. Durke.

addresses unknown. The dispatches to the State Department were from American Consul Armstrong at Bristol, and said the Englishman wns torpedoed at an unknown place and time, and that thirty-three survivors had been brought into an unnamed British uort. The El Paso, March 25. Word that two coaches, carrying American soldiers, had toppled from tho track of the Mexico Northwestern railroad, in vue Hospital, where lie was removed last night after recovering from the effects of drugs that he took juring several of them, was brought, here to-day by Bruce McKellar and-his wife, who came in on a belated train-that left Pearson. Mexico, last Thui-Sc American citizens known to be aboard District Attorney Edward Hwann said tne snip were not among the surviv he expected the srand jury to return day.

McKellar said a defective rail ors. Tho Consul also reported that sixty moro persons who were nhoarrl th caused the 1 lie train was, said to be carrying American troops. to? an indictment against Waite Monda or Tuesday, ifter hearing the testimony of Percy Peck, son of the alleged poison victim, and the physicians who say ship were believed by the British au Madera. they found arsenic in Peck'j body. thorities to nave been saved, although no definite information on that nnlnt Tho only persons permitted to see Waite to-day were his parents, from was available.

If sixty more persons were saved, eighteen persons remain unaccounted for. according to the the wounded and for those rescued Grand Ilapids, and his brother, Frank, of this city. The latter said to-night Some Americans Saved. There were six America w. thp survivors fA -tlie Sussex Tho text of the dispatches, dated to.

that his father is on' the verge or a collapse and his mother is under the day. to the Stale Department was as 1 1 care of a physician. Frank Waite Intimated to-night that irom tne water, j' rancid urune "The behavior of all the women on board was simply splendid." FOUR AMERICAN SURVIVORS ARE BROUGHT TO DOVER he did not believe his brother was re To Keep Their Digestion Perfect, sponsible for his actions. louows: "Dominion Line steamer Englishman torpedoed: time and place unknown here. Survivors brought Into Northern British ports.

Thirtv-three so far believed saved, sixty more reported as possibly rescued, leaving shortage of eighteen? Following Americans were on board: "Peter McDonald, horse foremnn Nothing Is Quite So Safe and Pleasant as Stuart's Dys-pepsia Tablets. Won't Discuss Mental Condition. Dr. M. S.

Gregory, in charge of the psychopathic ward at Bellevue, de clined to discuss Waite's mental condi STEAMER WAS TORPEDOED, tion. He said that no adequate obser FREE TRIAL MAILED OX REQUEST. vation can be made until the patient of men and women" SAYS EDWARD MARSHALL, CORRESPONDENT. H'ho reached Dover to. Oxf or a British destroyer.

The imiici'ity the survivors agree wKfr the opinion of the French Adinirii''y Uv.x the Sussex was torpedoed rjv a s'jmarinc. The ns landed at Dover were Drake, Edward H. Marshall. Charles T. C-ockc c.eorge H.

Crocker and 'iVIId'r C. Penfleid. C.eorge H. Crocker ui'i Sir. Penlleld arc In a hospital with fractured skulls.

The American survivors reported that Mrs. D. W. Hilton, T. W.

Culbert-eon and Daniel Sargent had been rescued. Dispatches from Boulogne report the safe arrival there of John H. Hearley and Samuel S. Bemls. Miss Elizabeth Baldwin was killed by the explosion, according to those arriving at Dover, who state also that Miss Edna Hilton is missing.

Nothing has been heard of the other twelve Americans who were aboard the Sussex. However, us a great majority of the rescued passengers found Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets the saf-- est and most reliable preparation for anyz of Indigestion or stomach Thousands of people who are not but are well and wish to keep well --t AAtl Dover. March 25 (7:45 p. Four 53 Cherry street. Boston P.

Buckley, M. A. Burke, horsemen, addresses unknown here: George McDonald, trimmer, 37 Common street. Lawrence. Mass.

Theii names are not Included in lists of thirty-three so far rescued. "Englishman was bound for Portland. Me. Left Avonmouth 21st instant. Transported horses to St Na-zaire.

France, for Northwestern Trad-ins Company. New York. Was not on Government business. No further particulars at present available in American survivors of the Sussex mishap have arrived here. They are H.

Crocker, Charles T. Crocker, Edward Marshall and VJilder G. Penfleid. has returned to a normal physical condition. Dr.

Otto E. Sehultze, pathologist of the District Attorney's Homicide Bureau, returned from Grand -Rapids today. Informed that Waito had purchased ninety grains of arsenic on March 9, Dr. Sehultze declared that virtually the same amount had been found In the organs of Mr. Peck's body when the autopsy was held.

Counsel for Miss Kafhcrine B. Peek, a sister of John E. Peck, sent to the District Attorney two letters he said he received from Waite. One, dated February 1, two days after the' death of Mrs. Peck, inquired whether Mr.

Peck would have to make a new will G. H. Crocker and Mr. Pendeld are In a hospital with fractured skulls. Charles i 'rnek-er nnd Mr.

Marshall are unin Penfield Rhodes Scholar. Hudson. March SS. Wilder G. Penfleid, reported as having been in jured.

rteporls received here say that Mrs. Hilton, Daniel Sargent and T. W. were seen aboard a French Keen Them Well. if jured in the steamship Sussex disaster.

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after evef.sj5Si mBn tn In.nrn t.prfpcr rilrf-Htlnn nnd ovl riil unaea at Boulogne it is possible they may be among them. is estimated cliieially that the loss of lire win reach lifty. These were either killed by the explosion or drowned when one of the lifeboats capsized. Two passengers, a man and woman, both Belgians, died in a hospital at Dover tn-nitrht in order to perpetuate the provision. trawler.

It is feared, according to the bm retmrts. that Miss Hilton was calling for an equal division of his estate between his two children, one of whom was Waite's wife. The other letter, dated February 15, asked what would bscomo of tho property if Mr. Peck should die. Is a Hudson boy, attending Oxford University as a rthodes scholar.

He Is studying medicine and was on his way to France to work In an American relief hospital. He 'was a graduate in the 1913 class at Princeton University, was a football coach at Princeton In 1914 and went to England in January, 1915. trouble. These Tablets are just as good and wholesome for little folks as for their elders. Little children who and have no appetite, or do not -gr or thrive, should use the Tablets alter eating and will derive great benefit fr them.

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold? by all druggists for 50 cents and no parent neclect the use of this safe rem It had been reported that Robert drowned when a lifeboat capsized. As to the cause of the disaster, Mr. Marshall, a newspaper correspondent, said: "I have no oubt the steamer was torpedoed." ROTTEROAM'S PASSENGERS INTENDED TAKING SUSSEX WIFE'S FAITH SHAKEN. edy- for all stomach and bowel troubles i Mexico has in exces-s of 40,000 miles of telegraph lines, which, like the principal railroads, are under tho ownership nnd control of the Federal non-assimilation. Send coupon -bolowsfor free trial.

v. secretary oi tne united states embassy at Paris, and his wife were aboard the Sussex, but as a matter of tact they are still in London. Think Life Loss Heavy. Edward Huxley, president of the united States Rubber Export Company, and Francis E. Drake.

European manager of the company, are among the Americans rescued from the Sus--X- They report that there was a neavy loss of life, including probahiy several Americans. Mr. who witnessed the catastrophe trom beginning to end, tales that several passengers and a of "embers of the crew were unaoubtedly. blown to atoms by the (Photograph by Illegcr. WILLIAM PRYOR THORNK ANNA DtCKERSON THORN E.

Man Saved From Channel Steamer Says Lack cf Boats Caused Many Deaths. Mrs. Waite Accepts Evidence Against Husband As True. Grand Itapids, March 25. Mrs.

Arthur W. wife of the New York dentist who has been charged with the murder of her father and mother, to-day issued the following formal signed statement: "I feel It my duty to the public tc' mako the following statement Nr previous statement said to have been made by me.is authentic- glv-. vnfhlno1 whntAVAr tn-thA. tresslri7. of the lames' rriHE fiftieth anniversary Free Trial Coupon! F.

A. Stuart 201 Stuart Uolld. lac, MnrnhBil, Mich- send me at one-by return mall, a free trial package of StuarTs Dyspepsia Tablets. Street "For fifty years, when the lowering clouds of trouble and adversity hovered around, from her I sought advice, consolation arid encouragement, and when marriage of former Lieut. Gov.

JL William P. Thornc and Mrs. sided in Eminence all of their wedded life. Mr. and Mrs.

Thorne have three children, Mrs. Lindsay T. Crabbe, of Louisville: Mrs. Jamea -E. Waugh, of Norfolk.

and William P. Thorne, of San Luis Obispo. Cal. Referring ti hia flfiv vpar. ctt married life.

Gov. :5 S. Bcllcrue, Memphis, Tcnn. A private for the treatment of ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTION'S. TOBACCO HABITS and Thorne will be ouietly celebrated nt Paris.

March 25 (8:10. p. lawyer in success and prosperity carao to meher enjovment made jllfe sweeter. Her Christian lite and- texample have, had more to do with Influencing- me. In.

the their home Ir. Eminence! to-morrow. nMia nri a Tnniiiiwr ui uib utui n. NEKVOUS DISEASES. Write for ftimfln ftrrntr Thorne paid the following-- tribute raarrieo.

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