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WA THE FORT WAYNE DAILY NEWB Wednesday, June 11. SOCIETY Mr. Walter. A. Knecht has gone to New city, where he will spend fortnight with friends.

Mra. R. Hess, of 860. Erie street, has as her guest her Mrs. Edward Hess, of New York city.

Miss Della Bullerman has returned from Delphos, where she has been spending a short time with friends, Mrs. Ralph Bond, of Chicago, will arrive In the city tomorrow to be the guest of relatives for several days. A avenue, Miss 1s Irene among Miller, of those West graduating Creighton from the academic course at St. Mary's college, Notre Dame. The Knights and Ladies of Security will give pedro party at the Star theater hall on Friday, June 13th.

All are cordially invited. Messrs. Harry and Roy 'McIntosh have gone to Chicago and other points in Illinois, where they will spend their vacation with relatives and friends. Miss Madge Magee will come from Smith college on Friday to spend. her vacation with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Magee, of the White apartments. The Westminster Presbyterian church and Sunday school have an all-day picnic at Foster park, Saturday, June 14, Dinner will be served at 12:30 o'clock and all should come with well-fiNed. baskets. There will be sports for all and ice cream will be on sale.

The closing exercises of the Sacred Heart academy will be held at the Majestic theater on Thursday afternoon, June 12, at 2:15. An elaborate program will be given and the medals and diplomas will be presented by the Rt. Rev. H. J.

Alerding. The address will be given by Rev. J. A. Durham.

The Woman's society of the First Baptist church will hold an all-day meeting tomorrow, beginning with the sewing at: 10 o'clock. Luncheon will be served at noon, to which the men are cordially invited. At 2:30 in the afternoon an address will be given by Miss Myrtle Huckelberry, of Seymour, Ind. The wedding of Miss Rose daughter of Mrs. Wilhelmina Dehne, and Mr.

Augustus Melching, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Melching, of East Wayne street, will take place. Thursday afternoon, June 12, at 5 o'clock In the afternoon at the home of the bride, 532 East Lewis street. Rev.

Paul Miller will officiate. The bride 19 a charming young woman and has many friends who will be interested in her marriage. The groom is in business with his father and is a young man of fine standing. The wedding will be a quiet one and will be attended by only the nearest. relatives and a few friends.

A very pretty linen shower was for Miss Eleanor Knapp, A popular bride- of this month, and several more affairs will take place this week. Miss Knapp and Mr. Louis Dilling will be married at half after 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening, June 18th. Miss Elsie May. Knapp, a sister of the bride, will serve as honor maid, -and the Misses Inez Chilotte and Hazel Schaub will be the bridesmaids.

Miss Gertrude Heller will preside at the piano. This evening Miss Maud Haskell will entertain for the bride and tomorrow Miss Rosemond Tonkel will give a pienic. supper at Robison park for the members of the bridal party. Mrs. Bowser will give a miscellaneous shower at her home in East Pontiac street on Friday evening.

A very pretty line nshower was given Monday. evening by Miss Elizabeth Schmidt. in honor" of her sister, Miss Margaret Schmidt, a bride-elect of this month. The rooms were decorated in pink and white, and the evening was spent in playing games and enjoying a program of music. Later a delicious supper was served.

Those present were the Misses and. Anna Schmidt, Mary and Susan Kettern, Louise and Frances Brinker, Rose Halle, Carrie. Cruse, Mabel Limboley, Aurelia Neeb, Lydia Freeze, Lucinda Braun, Sophia Sneider, Mary Rahe, Ida Dixon, Helen Gruber, Elizabeth and TROUBLES A blur when you look away. The wrong glasses when you wish to read. "Can't find my other glasses." THESE and a dozen other troubles done away with if you have the RIGHT bifocals.

Not just bifocal, but MEIGS' INVISIBLE BIFOCALS One-piece-no lines. We've made them by the hundreds and they always We guarantee them. Glasses, including, examination, $1.50 up MEGS EYESIGHT SPECIALIST LYRIC THEATER BLDG. 1012 Calhoun Street. 0000 Pixley's Going Out of Business Sale Now On AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO AND WIFE ON BOARD THE U.

S. S. VERMONT AMBASSADOR WILSON AND MRS Mrs. Wilson and her husband, the aboard the Vermont, of the United States during the bombardment in the capital described the bravery of American men bastilities. Margaret Schmidt, Mr.

and Mrs. John Gribben, and Mrs. S. S. Bowser, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Hilker, Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt and Mr. Walter Schmidt.

To Hold Annual Meeting. ers from this city will attend. Cohen- McFerran. Mr. Henry Cohen and Miss The annual meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary society of Fort.

Wayne district, North Indiana conference of the Methodist church, will be held at Auburn, on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. An elaborate program has been prepared for the meetings and many missionary work- McFerren, surprised their relatives and friends by being quietly married at the of the Rev. Mr. Todd, on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs.

George. Depuer, of Louisville, and Mr. a Vaughn Laley were the only witnesses. The bride wore a dainty gown of white embroidered voile and made a very pretty appearance. Miss McFerran is the daughter of Mrs.

Jane McFerran, of West Jefferson street, and is a very popular young. woman. Mr. Cohen is a well -known and highly esteemed' young man. For the present the bride and groom will.

make their home with the bride's mother 1329 West Jefferson street. On Thursday evening an informal reception be held at the home of the bride in honor of the young couple. Tuttle- Smith. A very pretty wedding place this afternoon at o'clock, which united Miss Georgia Smith -and Mr. Lawrence Tuttle.

The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride, 721 High street, in the presence of a number of relatives and friends. The bride was attended by Miss Lillian Angedine and Mr. Roy Smith served as best man. The bride wore a gown of white embroidered volle and carried white roses, and the honor maid: WAS dressed in pink and carried pink roses. The house was decorated with clusters of.

pink and white roses and pink and white peonies intermingled with ferns and foliage plants. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served and later in the evening the bride and groom will go to Detroit and Cleveland for a short wedding trip. For traveling the bride will wear a' tailored suit of dark blue serge, with a hat to match. On their return Mr. and Mrs, Tuttle will make their home.

at 721 High maker street. The groom is a patternat the Bass foundry, AT MAJESTIC THEATER Trinity Choir Boys To Give Play On Thursday Evening. The choir boys of the Trinity Episcopal church will give their annual opera tomorrow evening at the Majestic theater Instead of the Elks' hall, as announced, and the box office will open tomorrow morning for the reservation of seats. The opera this year promises to be one of the best ever given By this band of youthful singers and no: effort has spared to procure the best of costumes and good stage, settings. The opera this year will be "The Pirates, of and a more tuneful and delightful opera would be hard to find.

The lovers of Gilbert and Sullivan's pleasing light operas will thoroughly enjoy this production and will find more than ordinary enjoyment In the amateur actors, for all the parts will be taken by the choir boys, including the parts of pretty chorus girls. Those who have not purchased tickets from the boys will be able to secure them at the office. All indications point to a full house for this amateur opera as the proceeds will be used to cover the expenses. for the annual outing of the choir boys. (Contined on Page Ten.) Weston's Walk.

WAVERLY, N. June here early this morning, Edward Payson Weston, hiking from New York to Minneapolls, expected to make Corning, N. by tonight. The veteran pedestrian: 1s over a day ahead of schedule and, with the continuation of ideal weather, expects to reach his destination ahead of the time set, John Ennis, another veteran walker, who started from New York a day behind Weston and is endeavoring to overtake him, left Binghamton today. Of Local Interest Rev.

Mr. Hall, of Greenville college, will preach at the Bowser. Free Methodist church tomorrow evening. Thomas Banks, of Antwerp, spent yesterday in this city and purchased a. handsome piano from a local dealer.

The Young People's society of the U. B. church elected the following delegates to attend the convention to be held at Butler, June 23-26; Miss Florence Stump, Miss Adelis Bpebel and Cole. Rev. Phillip Wambaganss will leave tomorrow morning for Mankato, to preach at the dedication services of the Lutheran Bethany Ladies semi- MUNICIPAL NEWS MUST PATCH STREETS RIGHT COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND BOARD VIEW JOB.

Gas Company Will Not Be Permitted to Tear Up Paved Streets at Random in Future. That the gas company and other corporations will -be required in the future to make repair work on paved streets with more care than in the past land that the board of works plan of creating 8 separate department to look after this character of jobs is a good thing and should be carried through, are the net results of a trip made to Walnut street this morning by President L. S. C. Schroeder and Councilmen Haller, Felger and Welch with Members E.

J. Lennon and Frank T. Benoy, of the board of works. Tee gas company has been ripping up the pavement on this street looking for a leak and the residents complained to Councilman Hamilton that the pavement was not being properly replaced. On his motion.

last night the council delegated the committee on streets and alleys to visit the street this morning. It was found that several unnecessary excavations had been made and the company hereafter will be required to drill holes to locate the leak before the streets are opened to make repairs The Brooks Construction company laid the pavement and this firm will be given the job of patching it, the gas company to foot the bill. "The board of works has the right idea about creating a separate department under the street commissioner to make these street President Schroeder, of the council, said today. "By doing this work itself the city would get better results and since we now have an asphalt repair plant owned and operated by the city that seems the sensible thing -to do. The board should arrive at a scale of prices to be charged the gas company, the telephone and telegraph companies, water works.

department or any one else that opens paved streets for making the necessary repairs to their LICENSE. Question is Again Brought Before the Council. The question of licensing stationary engineers, operators of refrigerating plants, and several other kinds of engineers, is again being brought before the city council. A similar measure, presented by the Federation of Labor some time ago. was killed by the counell.

The ordinance has been referred to the committee on rules, regulations and ordinances. The new ordinance proposes that three competent engineers shall compose the: examining board, to meet semi-monthly to pass upon the quallfications of those seeking licenses. The members of the board are to receive $3 for each meeting, and the expenses are to be paid out of the fees received. Steam engineers are to be required to pay $6 per year license, boller tenders $3 and operators of refrigerating plants $2. per year.

It is the intention BIGGEST GARAGE IN THE CITY IS TO BE ERECTED BY W. P. COOPER IN THE WEST END. Structure Will Be Occupied by the Sobst' Brothers' Electrio Garage Company, The biggest garage in the city and the only one in the city to be absulutely fireproof will be erected this summer by W. F.

Cooper at the northeast corner of Wayne street and Broadway. structure has already been leased by the Soest Brothers Electric Garage company, The contract for the construction of the building has been let to the BeersCffut Construction company. Work on the building will begin on the 1st of July, The building is to cost $17,000 and will be one story in height and will be 88x150 feet in size, It will be of concrete and steel and will be thoroughly fireproof throughout. One of the features of the garage will be a ladies' rest room. It is hoped to the building completed by the 1st of October.

There will be a number of store buildirgs on the Broadway side of the bullding, and some of these have already. been leased. The deal for the building was engineered by the Federal Securities and Investment company. Mexican Rebels Victorious. MEXICO CITY (via Galveston), June of those back of the ordinance to allow only licensed men to hold such positions in the city.

Locomotive and residence heating engineers are excepted from the ordinance. Councilman Wagner is of the opinion that the proposed ordinance will conflict with the state law, and this the committee on rules, regulations and ordinances and City Attorney Harry Hogan will decide, IS RE-ELECTED. W. H. Shambaugh Again on the School Board.

By a unanimous vote of the city council, Attorney William H. Shambaugh has been re-elected member of the board of school trustees. The election is for a term of eyars, beginning today, In expressing his appreciation to the council Mr. Shambaugh assured the members that the cilice to which he had been elected would receive his best efforts. in the future, just as it has in the past.

Question of Law. The Lakeside residents now are figuring on purchasing a couple of pumps costing approximately $6,000 to keep the flood water out of the sewers in cases of heavy rains. The Lakesiders plan paying for these pumps by the assessment plan if the law will permit it. Since the sewers already are installed and since the pumps are an additional expense not calculated when the sewers were first projected, there is a question as to the legal status of a special assessment to pay for the machines. New Candidates.

Three new councilman -candidates signed the registration papers with Clerk Jefferles today. The new ones are. Joseph Kickley, fourth ward; John Jackson, first ward and Louis C. Rippe, sixth ward. Must Pass Examination.

meet but twice a month, holding sesThe board of safety hereafter will the sions on the second and fourth Tuesdays during the months of June, July, and August. To Pay Judgment. Suspending the rules, the council last night passed an ordinance appro-. priating $940 to the claims account, directing Comptroller Cutshall to pay that sum to Carrie Smallback, who was recently given a Judgment against the city for damages sustained when her rig overturned by striking a pile of dirt. No Bidders as Yet.

The board of works will on a week from Thursday receive bids for the construction of two sewers in North Wayne Heights and eight sidewalks, but as yet no bidders have applied for the specifications. These Jobs all were held over a couple of months because no bids low enough were submitted for them when the time first was set. Contagious Diseases. Lorenzo Duke, 311 Brandriff street, eleven years, Hoagland school, scarlet fever. Jennis Wourke, 1429 McCulloch street, two years, scarlet fever.

The Birth Record. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Swihart 1300 Sixth street, a daughter. Born, to Mr.

and Mrs. Bruce H. Havens, Hope hospital, a son. 11 The reported capture by the rebels under General Natera of the city of Zacatecas cost the rebels and the federal defenders 1,000 lives, according to vague reports received here today, The city. was.

taken after several days of bloody fighting, say the rumors, which were brought here by passengers from the north. The Huerta government today is. planning to proceed against the rebels, both at Zacatecas and south of the capital. For Medical Examiner. E.

H. Schuckman has received word that his cousin, Dr. James A. Averdick, a prominent Covington (Ky.) physician and a member of the board of school commissioners of that city, has been given the unqualified indorsement of Senator James for the position of medical iner of the bureau of pensions. Commissioner Saltzgaber will recommend Dr.

Averdick's appointment, and his nomination will then go to the senate. This will be of interest to a number of the doctor's friends in this city, BULLETIN SPRINGFIELD, June -The woman's suffrage bill this afternoon passed the lower house of the assembly. It has already passed the senate. For Sale- Quarter-sawed oak dining room set and genuine leather couch, in perfect condition. Phone 2575 Black.

THE BOSTON STORE Extra Big Special 50 Dozen Ladies' Figured Lawn House Sacks, worth 25c Sale Price 10c Fancy striped voile at 15c a yard, worth 25c. Fancy crepe chiffon, worth 20c, at 15c a yard. White cotton crepes, striped, at 15e a yard, worth 25c. Cotton poplin, all colors, at 15c a yard, worth 25c. Ladies' house dresses, well worth $1.00, at 79c each.

Extra good corsets, worth 75e, at 50c. Large size fringed bed spreads, cut corners, at $1.25, worth $1.50. 36-in. ecru scrim, checked, at 15c a yard, worth 20c. Bordered curtain scrims at a yard, worth 15e.

Fancy colored Swiss at 10c a yard, worth 36-in. colored bordered scrim at 15e and 20c a yard. 9x12 velvet rugs at $10.50, worth $13.00. All other room-size rugs, carpets and lace curtains at special prices. 36x72 matting rugs at 48c and 60c each.

9x12 matting rugs at $2.98, worth $4.00. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF OTHER SPLJIALS TO OF. FER TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. WM. HAHN CO.

MRS WILSON ON BOARD THE VERMONT Ambassador to Mexico, are here shown navy. Both had exciting experiences during the revolution, and Mrs. Wilson men and women amid the perils of the nary, which take place next Sunday, June 15th. Bethany college is the second, institution Minnesota, of the its kind other in being the situated do in Red Wing, Minn. Rev.

Wambsganss who greatly interested in hospital work will use this opportunity to. visit the Mayo Brothers hospital at Rochester. the Passavant hospital in MIlwaukee and the Augustana hospital in Chicago. He will return the latter part of next week. JOHN F.

M'CLURE IS RATHER FORGETFUL MEMBER. OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LOSES. $7,500 ON CAR. ANDERSON, June 11. Forgetting $7,500 in currency in a shoe box left on seat of an interurban car at Indianapolis last Saturday, John F.

McClure, a member of the state public service commission, returned to this city, and it was not until he put his hand in his pocket to pay for a shave Saturday night that he thought of the small fortune he had forgotten to deliver to an Indianapolis bank as directed. A frenzied hunt of cars was then instituted in Indianapolis, and the box, intact, wAs found Sunday morning. Twenty dollars' reward was given the car cleaner who picked up the box. The money, belonged to an Anderson bank. The story just became public.

today, FREDERICKSON OF THE ELONGATED LEG FINALLY OBTAINS REVENGE FROM MRS. EMMA BOTHWELL. COLUMBUS, June Emma Bothwell today pleaded, guilty to blackmail and was sentenced by Federal Judge Salter to twenty-seven months: in prison at Moundsville, W. Va. Mrs.

Bothwell was charged with obtaining money from E. H. Frederickson, of South Bend, under threats to reveal his alleged relations with her. Lemuel Howell, brother of Mrs. Bothwell, charged with complicity, was sentenced to six months in jail.

QUAKER OATS Is to Be Prosecuted Under the Sherman Law. WASHINGTON, June depantment of justice announced this.afternoon that it had filed a suit under the Sherman law against the Quaker Oats company and the Great Western Cereal company poth New Jersey corporations, in the district court for the northern district of Illinois. The Oat Meal. Trust. CHICAGO, June Suit against the "oatmeal trust" was begun here today by the federal government.

Distriot Attorney Wilkerson filed a petition in equity the Great against the Western Quaker Oats company, Ceraal company, Henry P. Crowell, Robert Stuart, James H. Doulas, John Stuart, A. D. Stuart, A.

Stamford White, John P. Welling and Jere Morton, of HIlinots; James H. Andrews, Akron, Whiting G. Snow of. Mont Clair.

Formation of. a pool to monopolize breakfast foods. was charged In the commerce oatmeal cereal bill. MODERN CAIN? Galesburg Man Charged With Murder of His. Brother.

GALESBURG, June 11. -Ernest Lindoft, of Abingdon, is being held by the police in connection with the murder of his brother, Prof. Charles Lindoft, who was shot and killed early yesterday, The Galesburg police put. bloodhounds on the trail after the murder. The hounds took.

up the scent under the window of Professor Lindoft's. home and followed it to a room in which Ernest Lindoft Is said to haye spent the night. Indications of a struggle between the murdered man and his slayer were found in abundance outside the room of the professor'4 daughter, who told the police that her father was shot when he tried to put to flight an intruder who had entered her bedroom. Are dried fruits, such as figs, peaches end dates, necessaries or luxuries? Canadian merchants, who are asking for a reduction of freight rates, aspert that these are now made so by an elevation of the standard of living. SENATE DEMOCRATS WORK ON TARIFF BILL AND IT WILL BE READY FOR PRESENTATION IN A FEW DAYS.

WASHINGTON, June -Ten senate democrats today met in the finance committee room to piece together the tariff bill for the last time before they explain it to the party caucuses. "I think that a week will be required to finish the work of the majority said Chairman Simmons today. "We hope to get through the caucus In another week. Still no prediction on that score would be safe." That the democratic caucus in the senate will be binding except upon the two Louisiana senators, who are pledged to the people of their state against free sugar, was the consensus of party views in the upper house today. Republicans are planning their tariff speeches with a view to taking up six weeks in debate regardless of whether the democrats reply to their attacks or not.

Senator Sommers announced this afternoon thatthe committee. bad determined to raise the rate on cotton from cent, AS in the house bill, to 1 cent. It also determined to put pig. iron and ferron anganese on the free list. It is understood the committee is in favor of placing all blast furnace products on the nondutiable list.

Big Jeff Gives Up. CHICAGO, June 11, "Big Jeff" Sharon, charged by the federal authoritles with having left a trail of cracked postoffice safes from San Francisce to New York, was sentenced to serve two and one-half years in the Fort Leavenworth federal penitentiary by federal Judge Carpenter. "My said "Big Jett" "My advice in this month of brides -is to keep away from women." It was a woman who caused Sharon's. downfall. After Edna Phillips had been convicted of passing stolen money and forged money orders for Sharon and.

sentenced to Lansing, penitentiary, she turned goverments's witness. When Sharon saw her in federal court, he collapsed and changed his plea of innocence to one of guilty. Veterans Last Parade. MOINES, Iowa, With taltering steps, ten thousand civil war veterans marched in review: for the time together at the Iowa homecoming this afternoon It is all that is left of the seventy thousand sent by Iowa 'to suppress the southern rebel- BOYS FORM COMPANY TO MAKE AND SELL FURNITURE; WORK IN MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT OF CITY SCHOOLS corporated The sixteen "The boys Waukesha in the High manual School training Co-operative department of Mnaufacturing the Waukesha Association" (Wisconsin) high school have inthey their are number now will ready be to out manufacture through the and state sell all articles summer usually as travelling made in salesmen. manual training The schools.

Three of for summer work, and of the city schools and will begin operationa June will 16. rent city the boys the manual training department REV. DR. BURRELL LEAVES FOR SCOTLAND REVERE The Rev. Dr.

David J. Burrell, press Ident of the American delegation of the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance Convention, at. Aberdeen, Scotland, which opens June 17, has left for Europe on the California from New York. The other members of the delegation fol low him shortly. lion and is the semi-centennial of the operations about Vicksburg.

The parade was reviewed by Major General Greenville M. Dodge, of Council Bluffs, Major General Cyrus Bussey, of Washington, D. Gover hor George W. Clarke and Mayor Hanna, of Des Moines. The department of Iowa, G.

A. acted as an escort to the Iowa soldiers. Wanted- A chamber maid at the Anthony hotel. The record for longevity of ships was until a few years ago held by the Italian vessel Anita. Built in Genoa line of beautiful midsummer hats, former selling price up to $12.00.

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