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SrtRPJ9fll: mm. 3 AT 81 HAD NEVER MM TRAIN Jffrs. Margaret Carroll, Pioneer Woman, Dies at Advanced Age. THE OTHER DEATHS Mr. Margaret Carroll, aged eighty.

ona years, the. widow of Patrick; Carroll, and a resident of Fort' Wayne for sev enty sevtn years, died Monday after noon, a tb horn et her daughter, Mr. Ephriaia 8Q8JIerman street. alt cr an illness of five, years. Death was dus to paralysis Carroll was bora fn Bon leer, eounty Cork, Ireland, and came to America with her parent when a mere jnUnt Tho family lived a Elltsbeth town, K.

for three year, and at the age of four years, Mrs. Carroll came to Fort Wayne. She lived here continuously Since tilt time. Th deceased wa en of the few pioneers 'of Fort Wayne who attended the old MoJuoken Wis widely known, and waa member of th I thedral congregation, Her husband died thirty eight year and surviving aba leave three daughters Sir. Eph rUnt Arter.

lire. Ellis Mercer and W. j. Carroll, all of this eitv. There one granddaughter, Mi Marie Meru r.

nail on brother and a sister Dennuhiir aud Mis EJqsan Carroll. Mra. Carrolt had never ridden In railway ear. Phe persistcntlv refused to travel even for a short distance railway train. When ah came to Knrt Wayne with her porehts, the trip mada by boat and overland.

The fam lly'e household goods was transported op the Matimee liver by boat "Mr Carroll'a father was one of work men who assisted In building the eld Wabash and Frin eanaL Funeral services will be held Fn day morning at R'30 o'clock (com tha residence, apd at 0 o'clock from" tha Precious Blood Cstliolie church VAN Ha Van AIVn need 32 iear. 2 months and IT dsys. a daughter of John Van, Allen, ef lift Liberty street, died at o'clock thla morning it EaM Hnven lm pltsl, Richrnrtld. whefo she had been a natUnt for tha past year. Surviving besides the parent" she leaves ijOur brothers anil four sister An Charles, Frank and Miss Penrl 'Vaa.

Allen, Otto MeKioley, Sirs. John Rutledge and Mra. Fred Witte. The rethaln. Will he removed to the' wrificjti SCHMIDT.

Ira, Mary fjebiniilt, for more than yeT' te'aidenf: Fort rfondnr nlcht at i araify residence. aVehn. Seyrral wek Schniiat auffereci a ran at which 'Vita her afco ulder was diilocat Compljcaiion foUpwinjr thA aoair 'dent' i led deaVh, McbniWt w.aai ti rnemhei of Paul'f' Catholic chuTcli arid tat yoarii waa; an: aetlro. worker in tha affaJra of that ion(rr6aiioni, She waa' also a member jol the Altar and Kcraary eietiea and of ie Saered Heart league. 8nrlyin(j Wide thV hxibatd "re three rhiMre Sfra.

VV. tf.tle and dBlHa. MRS. MARY SCHMIDT. John.

Jflobel, of tbi city, and Joseph Niebe.1, of JEt.1 River toWnahjp. There ftre thirteen jrrandchildren and aeren inreatTDranflcKildrn. Funeral aorrieea Thuraday jnornmg at 8t3W oclock from the reaUlencu ana at 9 b'clock from St. rl Catholic v'huich. soest.

EQjiX 4a, agsin and althougli one of the physl. eiaaa looked lito his room, at Interval thereafter. It wna thought unnewaaary to awakcrt the colonel to take a clltilca.1 raeorct. Dr, Ahixander ljnler.i, of New Tork, wltb Dr. Weurry: Terrell, Of XJallas, TexM, hte the colonel In charge', 'aaid that be waa atapjitig the trip remarkably welt, and on (lition waa aa good aa when be left for Ny Vork.

The onljl' effect of tha trip1 baa been that five rolonel wa weary Iaaf night, but it believed he would awaken refreabed by hi long aleep and would he none the worse for the journey; i' Col." Roosevelt was1 due, at Sew Voxk 41.8.08 o'ctock And t6 Igo 'direct Oyater Buy, reaching there ahprtl'y After i At the station waa to oe tranaierrea io an auiomo" bile TROOPS HOLD PORTER TRACK (Continued from v. am. for the three rode ride to Sagamore CHILDREN SEND FLOWERS, mns VTiIUam. Soeat, aged seventy ycara, ona of the: beat known pioneere (t Allen Mimty, and for sixteen years tovui ahjp nAmmnr of Marian township, died this inornmu at the Lutheran hospital. Death a de to a tumor and follow ed a turKiinl operation.

Mr. Soest bait lived in Marion township all his life until two vedrs aco. Wr yenr he operated tho boertt saw mill, and one of the loufider the LfniAntiel f.ue litran church at Soest, Intl. It waa through his efforts that tho secured a pew school, build juj; and a i.hurcli edifice, dedicated two vinriT a(rO. In 11)10 Mr.

carte to Fort Wujns to mako Ins home with his rhil drvn. lie is euivned bv the following A illielm, tJcorce, Amiel and Fred Mrs. rhnrlea llcllman and Mrs. lllmia Efcrrnforv, all of Tort Wayne, onrad Swat, of New Sork city, and Mrs. Rev 1 erher, of Lake fit y.

Minn. 1 hero are twenty rjio grandchildren nlwl three brothers and two srsters, 'as fnllnwai Txiui Soest, Fort Wayne; f.eorgn Soest, of Hoest, Ind .1 Christian IsocRt, of Chicago, Mrs, Doe tor and Mjrv Stxst, of KoMt. Ind. tiinrral services will be held Tliurs da afternoon 1 30 o'clock from the resident of Mrs l.hrfnfort'. 1 Swin ney Rteituv, laid tit 2 30 from Lulbcrau church.

FUNERAL NOTICES. Miindt. Fnnerol services for William Xllindt. Wednesda.y afternoon Jit li30 frn the residence, 200fl UufTman strwt, and at 2 clot hit. Johns Ltitherar hwrch, Bev.

II, j. pahnecker, ofllclatinif. Kopa.f Funeral services Mrs. So phii Kopa Wednesday afternoon at 2 pfeWk from the residence of a1 brother inlaw, hrlstiri Daseler, ZIU Broad vW, nl at .8:30 O'croclc, ironi tfte ivni VVambstairis officlatina. Jlechan.

runerni lor Jiary Fi jfe'ehah Thtir'sday mornine at 8:30 e'clock. from the residence, C33 East Lewi street, an1 at "9 o'elock front the pathedral of the Irhmacuhite Conception. il. services for Ed yt'airi' Eberswine, AVedpeJa' afterrioo'n at lii 30 o'clock from IB'14 Howell street, interrdent at Llndf wood. HOME SAFELyT WEEK OF REST Oyater Bay Cattcelt its Plans for "Welcoming Demonstration.

Oyster Bay, Oct. 22, Flowers sent to Sagamore 11 ill by the achool cHildren of Nassau rounty were the only tokens of public welcome planned for the today of Col. Roosevelt, Ou of1 consideration for the colonel's health, Arrangements for a demonstra tion at the, railroad station on tho arrival of his train were abandoned, A gathering of achool children armed with flags, the erection of an arch of welcome and a muster of the Oyster Day progressive club band bad been, proposed but these plans were given up When telegrams were received from Dr. Lambert and from Theodore Roosevelt, expressing the hopo that In view of the circumstances the townspeople would refrain from any organized demonstration. TO OPEN PIRE ON VERA ORUZ (Continued from Pare 1.) mms Who Loses? WJien j'titt apettttln'ttHm.

glhsss or buy bar erisp(BAusT "No one is going to giv rou'sompthirif. for 0thiiift knowing'. MEIGS' GLASSES are, as reasonably: priced aa can be iiiade. Our glasses, whetl'ier; tliey cost $2.00, $3,00 or $5.00, are gua'r antecdi Examinations Without Charge FtTWayne's Largest Optical, House Lyrlo Theatjr Bldg. jois Caltonn St.

rCon.tihned from followlnir mJiin was sent by bis phy s'iviarn "t'ol. Itoosevelt 'has tod, the ionr Hey wllr btv. w4 bttfieAe lum.411 con. rli.t mil to receive Ins msny rnnn Oyster l)y. lie deeply' appreciates t.heir interest in his Welfare.

'Ve regret the uefiesnity of avoiding at Oyster but decl it better for him to tjo flout to Sagumure. ItiJl." Must ftave Absolute Rwt; AV' hi ti he arrived ut Siugamore ITill the coliMlid'a wounil wiis drcsseil and he wmt to bid immediately, with inetrne tiuns to re math quiet all day. The phy. wiliahs. 'a'ajd the woiind showed no ill effort fi'ini the trip, A'ftwte conference with the doctors lienrpc 11.

jltnoSevelt said this iornjng: WEMAKE LOANS $5 TO $100 on Furniture, pianos, HORSES, WAGONS and other chattles. Anovve Qtisairarittee saving on every loan of 'from' to (10 Wlera'ean you niaka a better brgala la' MOSEYI H6w en Jtajfcjajiajipg. Jy easUr: PAY THOAB BLtta wtth oim; nd morrf about paying th. poear, tha raoHr'Mj: tb furaltur man; Pay baetc each, week or monUi aa la you' Mechanics koan Co. sto4 Calboaa St.

Salt. i Oret MllUnery Stop. Home Phons KooKttvelt fmiet have a week i I absolute rest, ff he has this rest, be possibly will lie able: to, m.k his Madison Square iiardeh ad.lress. If he docs riot jet. the rest he.

will be unable tt make It." Was Eating Breakfast. Tt' fliloml eating. his breakfast when the train pulled into tha Pennsylvania station In New York 8:08, Hu'hod risen eerly and was fully dressed, ami made a hearty; meat of eggs, ba conv tea and bread and bititer. In rordarice with plans previously arranged there was iio deraonatratlon in the ata tlon. In fact all persons were barred I from the train abed except members of the rami.iy.

oniy ones, waa joineu the oartv ere Mrs. Theodore Boose velt, Mr. and Mrs, Douglas llobin aoh, the latter sister of Col. Koose iielt, and George Koosevelt. The colonel's special ear and the ear of the physician and' newspaper men wa oulckiy: "detached' and started for Oyster Bay, poctdrs Lambert, and Ter relt said that the colonel'a wound was ooiihg some, but that ha Was In excel lent! Tbey Issyed the following bulletin "CoU Roosevelt is Wry cheerful after good nigh t'a lp.

He is feeling very wejl and baa stood the Journey wJL "ALEXANDER LAMBERT, SCURftY TERRELL." Col Roosevelt's seeretarie were, busy on the train until late at night looking for an old: speech of theicotonel'a on the trusts. This speech boa been tfc' baala of recent by Bryan, and secretary hd. unesrthed and Coll Rooseveli ha.d.gpn over It, he ld. Intended t(j reply to Mr, Bryan'" criticism either In statement or In speech; Roosevelt iKnJoylnif, JResti Trsl' Reacbe PblUdelphU: rbriadeiphia, Octj dol, Roo'sei rati was still fast asleep when his train passed Philadelphia early' this morning, baring slept! Welt. through night.

Itia all day rtde erhansted him and early in 'the 'Tenr Ing. Shhrtlyf after midnight the col pel awakened but was soeri asleep bucH measures as are considered necessary will Ut taken for the protection of foreign interests. Admission to the neutral tone will lis obtainable only by menus of a esrd from ons of foreign consulates. The Ward line steamer, Segurecca, ami the taerman steamer btlegewald have also been placed under the orders of Captain Hughes and will tsks foreigners on board. I he city is quiet, out merchants ana stmekeepers bolted and barricaded their doors last ntfctt, fearing pillage.

The local board o( trad has voted $10,000 for the relief of the wharfmen thrown out of work by tha tying up of the port; A neutral sono for Alexican non combatants has not. yet been fixed. Houses nvfhB the fed: cross and: foreign flags will be respected by the combat ants. The revolutionary tfoopa: have made preparations for the: defense of the city, The, high ppinta In' the suburbs have been provided with artillery', and outposts have been' stationed tlU further away to give the alarm soon as the tederai troops pegn tneir aovance BtrOriff 'cum the city that the federal troops, will ultimately join the movement of Felix Dias bis secretary to 'use tha militia, it the county authorities faded to stop the meet. The corporation has failed take "out incorporation'" paper in this Stat.

Brig, Gen. Charles, A Qarrard departed last nght (or Totter to take eharg of the troops. Compahy of South. Dend, and Company of which have been ordered out, reached the track in less than, an hour; State official say tbey anticipate rlo trouble a result of sanding troops to the' and odd that it waa the only course left to curb alleged violations. A messaes received from Governor I Marshall last night readst "IT tb attorney general say law la being violated and the sheriff "will not do hi duty, have the militia sent to enforce the law." Calls It Last Resort.

"The state regrets to take thi action, and it waa Only after had resorted to every other method without results that we have called vIon tha troopa," said Mr. TnlsUethwolte. "Sheriff Wood, in response to command from the governor to enforo the Jawa, "reported to us that" ho would do his duty, but he failed in his efforts to stop th gambling. John A. Gavitt, one of the directors of the Jockey club, told us Sunday during an Interview which he sought that he would co operate with the State In upholding the law.

We placed confidence in him and ww believe that oil his return horns I he did everything could to atop the gambling. VUh tha anerra railing io handle the situation and with on of the ill rectors of the company unable to stop the gambling, we have, ns a last resort, called on the military arm of the law to drive th gamblers back to Chicago." Tha sending of two companies of militia to Porter county is the first time In the history of Indiana, when state troops hv been called on to suppress race track gambling. Nineteen years ago, however, twelie companies of national guardsmen were Used bj Governor Matthews in stopping a prize fight at lioby, Lake rounty. MARCHED FROM HAMMOND Mr, and Mrs. George Johann, "of Bluff str.eet,' received a telegTam.

yestefday announcing the birth of a daughter to and Sirs. Curt Soettlsr, of Dover, N. Mrs'. Hsettler was formerly Miss Flprenc: Johshri, ihU etty, The Fort Wsyn lks. will lev the eityvtonight at Tiao.o'ejock on two special cra for Bluffto.n to attend the Elks' carnival; General Oartard Accompanies Company of Rensselaer.

Hammond. Oct. 22. Company third Infantry, Indiana National Guard, arrived here thia morning from Rensselaer, over the Monoh, and prepared at once to march to the Mineral Springs race track, where it hail been ordered to suppress alleged gambling in connection with a racing event, The militia, under command of Captain GeOrge II. Healey, occupied a special car attached to the regular train and carried full equipment for filed aervice.

Brigadier General Charles A. Garrard ouartrmater of thh Indian National Guard, arrived from 3n.diana.p ollaon the aaihe. train militia and will be in actlvo. command at the race track, where, the JJehsselaed eomr panV will Joined by company of South Bend. cWTrBivWrnEsr" Mrs, Jniian Fraiike, of Bast DeWald stree.t, who ha 111 trom rheumatism, Mr.

and Mr. W. O. Stahl and Mr, hd Mrs: George Herman Jbave jtist returned from Clear Lake, Wher they closed, their' cottage for 'the winter. Alfonso Voihon, of, New Ilsven, as returned from Fremont, Ohio, where he erected a very Jarga monument.

Tn Hoy Scouts' band will meet in the Rose band instrument factory On Friday night to elect ofTicerai An Expliinjation Owing to the facttfcatthe prominent people of the world, vrliich wasto have been printed in The Sentinel today aa the basis for the memory teat in connection with the appearance of the Lyman Howe travel festival at the Majestic Thursday and Friday evenings has been lost; in transit to Fort Wayne, The Sentinel is regretfully conipelied to an nouricea postponement of the memory contest in which its readers had been invited to participate. It however, be given in connection with a return datej of "the attraction a "few weeks hence. DISCOUNT ON ALL Trunks Today and Tomorrow Ft.Waynv TRuNke Leather Co. fiaCALHOUMSt monr aeo DISCOUNT ON ALL Trunks Today and Tomorrow' Again let us state in the dark and delicate disclosure that KELLER TRUNKS aire made not only for sale, but for use. tsjik) basswood trunk, full cut site, biekory slaUJ all the vital pari fully protected tor (fa An dayand tomor $i8t) 5 pljr ten eerrtrunk 4wb trays ji solid tnrn mingsy fibre "erd tbday 'asc tomorrow $10.00 tbree ply yeneered bass wood trunk, full, cloth lined, fibre bound, reinforced with cold fx rolled tei today andlk II II tomorrow1 jig.pO.

ply Jbasswood well "fiif, olotnUnedi 'feraysf ll.rimhJngr;o;6est,';' malleabl Jroni' beaut Td'y Toniorrow; SCHEME TO RAISE CASH WORKS WELL 1 Allen. County Progressives Successful In Financing Campaign. IS NOVEL ONE Loral progressives are Jubilant over the fact that a way has been provided whereby tbey cn eocurs sufficient funds conduct the campaign In Allen county. In fact the local party lead. or 'declare that' from now' on no Jeer will be entertained that tha 'campaign in either th Bounty or district will be hampered In any manner through a lock of money.

Dollars by the score are rolling Into the coffers 'at progressive liesdqusrters On Clinton street. They are coming ftom the pockets of members of the Allen' county Roosevelt club and from outsiders who. ara In sympathy' 'with the third party movement. Any man who donates a dollar is mada a member of tho Roosevelt 'club, and his name Is placed On a beautifully engraved memherehlp certificate which tells all wfto' car to know, that the. bolder Is a member of organisation and ona of the founders of the progressive party in Allen Tounty.

If art ell is Busy Man. Lee J. Ilarttell, one of the most profound bul.1 moosers In northern Indiana, and former chairman of the Allen county republicans, Is at the head of the subscription list at headquarter and 1a meeting ewcrees in his fight, for funds. Mr. Hartzell himself, since II o'clock last night, has signed sixty member and accordingly taken in ifW, and late this afternoon, Teports from headquarters announce that sines yesterday noon mora than $100 has been added to the Allen eounty campaign fund.

"Men who ordinarily would not give a dollar to the movement, are eager to do bo. when they are glTen one of these charter membership certificates," said Mr. Ilarttell this morning. "They Were first solicited, and the money came slowly, but now find that within a few day the campaign fund will have been materially raised." Start Noon Meetings. The progressives, will tomorrow start their campaign among the working men through the medium of the noonday meeting The first meeting will be held tomorrow noon at.

the Pennsylvania shops. Rpeakere for 'thia event have not yet been selected. On Thurs dsy a meeting "will, be held at "the Rolling Mills, and 'at the Electric works. ppeaker for the latter arP, D. Miller and Eversole, On Friday, night ther will be a working men's' meeting at progressive headquarters: THE DURBIN MEETING.

Republican Candidate for Governor tp Speak Hers Tomorrow, Allen, eounty republicans are esgerjy awaiting1 Wlpfleld'T. Pur bin tomorrow, as It Js considered that bU speech at Princess rink tomorrow night will mark a chang In th. political at' roosphere' the It J' assumed by progressives, and denv. ocrats that Mr. Purblri.a the republican candidate for governor, has little show for votes In Allen party lead believe bringing the candidate' himselMnt the county the doubtful will be convinced that le should receive, their support Mr.

DutWn Jeomei t.o Fort Wayne from Tipton, where he speaks tonight, Hit be roetby a eoromttfee orr dred. of which Judga. Walter Olds Is chairman. Olds will also preside chairman of the tomorrow Speak Ligonler. District Cliainnan Allen J.

Vesey and Cliarlea R. Lane, candidate for congress from the Twelfth district, leave this afternoon for Llgonler where a b'g. republican meeting Is to, be'held tonight. Mr. Iane will be, the principal speaker.

MANY ATTEND MEETINGS. 0 ADDITIONAL SOCIETY 0 Mrs. Nicholas Zedeler ha com from Chicago to Join Mr. Zedeler for the winter season. Mr.

and Mrs. Zedeler are Staying at the Portland. Mrs. W. f.

'Graham and Miss Edith Graham, of 914 John street, have gone to Chicago on a visit. Mra. C. a Aahbrook. of Mansfield, and daughters, Mary and Ella, hava returned home after 'two week' visit with.

Mr. and Mrs. Mart Kcinfcartj of 117 East Woodland avenue. Kekibtaga hive, No. 83, Lady Macca bees of the World, will' give a progressiva pedro tomorrows afternoon In their hsll above the Star 'theater, Tha Dywyki club will meet' tomorrow afternoon with Mra.

R. B. McKecman from .2 to 6 o'clock. West End. Embroidery club, "will meet with Mrs.

BI' O. Perry, Of 1324 Jackson street, tomorrow afternoon. Miss Minniit Schmidt, of 23? I Gay street, gave a pleasant surprise party Jn honor of Harry Nshrwold Saturday evening The rooms were decorated in pink and Whit and a. lunch was served at a late hour. In the progressive pedro Irises were won by the Misses Dora Irandt snd Clara Beneke and Messrs.

William Windhorst and Harry Nahr wold. The guests included the Slisscs Clara Beneke, Flotrnce Reinken, Emma Wimmer, Pauline Myr, Clara Piepen bnnk. Pearl Allcrson, Dora Brandt, Lillian Buckles, Minnie Brandt, Lydia Pthomberg, Jennie Beam, Sophie Schmidt and Messrs. Carl Sthomberg, Louis Gerke. Fred Plepenbrlnk, C.

Ra ble, Harry Brown, Ray Geyse, Herman Brandt, Albert Thye, William Windhorst, Jack Lauer, William Schmidt, Fred Gallmeyer, Homer Jlobbs and Harry Nahrwold. THE PANTLIND FUNERAL. Veteran Hack Driver Interred at Linden wood. Cemetery. Funeral services for Henry D.

Tnntlind were held at 10 o'clock' this morning fron the Feltier undertaking urlofs, where th deceased had worked for the last thirty five years. Interment was made st Lindenwood. Mr. Tnntlind Was the first hack driver in Fort Wayne. He ws on of the most familiar characters in the downtown dis tritt It is said that as driver of a hearvr, he had assisted in burying mors perple than any other man In Fort Wayne.

Mr. I'antlind was 70 years of age. FINDS HOtJK PAHKRTJPT. Jiidce Anderson Adjudicates Affairs of Aosconaer tnsoiyent. Amos Houk, the missing attorney, has been adjudicated bankrupt by Judge Anderson, of th fsderal.

court In dianftpolisi and. the involuntary bankruptcy ps pers have been returned to Clerk t. 'J, Logan, of thelocal court. As soofrt: creditor, file a schedule. Of Honk's liabilities and creditors' meeting Will ba alld, at which time.

ft trustee. Mr; Houlc whereabout. Relatives' deelar they, do not know where is and tht they have received ho word from him sine be left the: city after haying, beeir compelled to: resign as. chairman of the Allen county fepuh lin centra" oommittee. TWO GASOLLWE FIRES.

A' small gasoline' blare was started in th garage In'. the rear of the residence of E. K. Hacketti 801 West Berry street, about O'clock last enlng, when the negro chauffeur lighted a match in the place. The blaie was: extinguished before th arrival of the fire department nd the.

damage Was nominal, A gasoline stove exploded In the Test dene of George Nauhnaj ,1207: Taylor street last night, shortly before 9 ocloE. tra" owned Ireland, and the los amounted to $20, See our Dining Room Suits. THE PAPE FURNITURE fJO. 17 10 22 24 Sis da Vffir i' uw :iw.T,i, Demoeiatlc Leaders Address Worldnf Men at th Shops. Under th auspices of the Allen county democratic) organization, noon meetings were held today at th Bow eer plant and st Kerr Murray's.

Both meetings were by large crowds of enthusiastic wOrWiriRraea. Spakers at the Bowser meeting were John Kggeman, WaveUnd: Kerr, William C. Scbwier and A. C. Gladieux, Adr dresses were deliverecTht Kerr Murray's by Judge John It Aiken; Harry H.

llilgeman, Allen HuTSh and H. Kruse. Noon meetings tomorrow wilt be as follows i Electric works James Robinson, Albert K. Thomas, C. Schwier and Ai Ci Gladieux.

Van rAfc 12 oclockrSpeakrs, Charles M. NIeMi and It Wayeland lierr. Rolling mills, Hanna Brackehridge and American Dredge companyAt and Krr. MOM TOWNSHIP MEKTtNOS: Demecriitio Speakers to Cover ths ty. 'Agaliw Starting on the latt of th.

earn pnigii, democratic speakers will enter the townships again this evening and meetings will held about 'the. county almost very. night Meet' Ings scheduled st tnis aate are as ioi. lows i TohlghtMarioh township, at Post sneakers, John. H.

Aiken andJudg Carl Yaplor twnshI5i Center scnooi, speaxers, uarry, nugeman ana Harry, Kehnerk.r, Wednesday 'nlghtWMWnetnntovrtt shli "CT, "at; Walleni peker, Hon. 'and Wiltism Fyuechtenlehtr Bcipio era, Mi; 'Nlexer', and Callahan i Milan township, speakers. Judge Aiken and jrranav Emriclci Thursday nlght Washlngtoh town stlp'i corner of Kammeler and Irofoi' streets, tile, Tklslnir and rsllv Othr: meetings will; be held that, night in jaexson, yiooiie, iiayetie ana Aa. sms township. Bpeaker are to selected.

The Noble Fire Engine Horses Seemingly Alert TO THE GRAVITY OF THE. SIT TJATIOIf, DO THEIR UTMOST to assist In Baring the Home Front th Flamt; Should Not Every Intellitent Msa Pro vja That wwen1 so Esy A Fire Insurance Policy to Protect HimseOi from Loss? 8M Caliona St. Phoss an MERCHANTS HERE VICTIMS.Or GANG $50,000 Money Order Frauds Traced to Chicago WORKED FORT WAYNE Local postal' authorities have tiCen informed that forged money orders, 'some of which were cashed In to the of 450,000 wars traced yestelday to a' gang of thieves (n Chicago. Ona. woman nd a both Wheal, it Is believed, easbedforged order In this city, are under arrest, The wra.

'aft is alleged to' hare confessed, to ber part ol tn forgeriesj she gave the nam of Sirs, Edna Phillips. The man, Thomas J. Sha rum, rested at Crown Point. under, the alias "Little postal Inspee tors declare that he 'Is the, leader of a gang of ten who perpetrated tha thefts. Worked Local sThe mnh and woman, belUved, are the same persona who twenty months go obtained nearly $200 from local mer chants and hotel people.

Tb 'only reason tliey did not take more money from Fort Wayne is because th orders prs sented by the Woman were of such Iarea denomination that suspicion was aroused. orgert money order known hav been cashed in Fort Wayne ara a follows? Wayrla Wei. $25 on an $80 order: Randall hotel, $20 on a $50, order) Rurode Pry Goods' store, and People's Store, 'S50. At the Rurode store a $60 'order was presented In payment for $15.30 worth of merchandise, ajid. the woman received $34.70 in cash.

At tha People's StoTe ohe purchased $15 worth Of merchandise nd received $33 In caehi An order was presented tn the Anthony hotel for $75. but was refueedi Stolen From Sub Stations. Hundreds of forged "money orders, ranging In deneminstion from $50 to $100, are In th possession of the government, aryl some of them ara bcld by Fort Wayne postal authorities. They were stolen from postal ub sttlons In the outlying districts, principally tn Oil cago. They were forged by the men of tho gang and cashed by the women.

The blanks cashed here were taken from Ptation No. 50 in Chicago. Through, various clever ruses the. mohey orders were, circulated ro.unrt the country. At Niagara Falls, It Is declared, the gang, reaped naryejifc by securing more than $5,000 An worthies Orders, Others were passed at Indianapolis, Si, Louisj Gary, Wyne.

South Bend, Roclr Island, Joliet, San Francisco, and Milwaukee. WIFE PRAYS AS JDRY IS OOt, Verdict Acquit Sooth Bend, Man at Embeiilement Charge. SoiitifTiB nd, Pejer, ex secretary of the Kosciusko: Building and Loan hrge4 with lembertling $24,000 of the corril pny' funds, was acquitted her last; night thiS't, Joaeplwooiihfy auperior courts The Jury was out two hours, Mrs; "who at in the. court room during the process of the trial ind'. who wept continually as tha state1, made, its closing argument, retired to: a near by Church' the jury went' out to de Derate, ana, tnree wuiireu iv her side' knelt and prayed feryently for herhusbahd's: freedoni.

It, wai clarrned by: th defense that the' isppartnt, Short agar was caused by a biidi system book keeplng. ISEGATIVES Will DEBATE, Th students at school, de: bated tha following, question, yesterday after 7 the "regular school "session was" oven "Resolved. That tha Initiative and Referendum Should Be Established in' Indiana1 Th negative side won the argument and was represented by Gladys" Glean, Msijorte Mahndn and Franklin Randall The affirmative side consisted of Xah Underwood, PhlUlp Warriner and RusSell Stevens. Time and Experience Consider that every on we sell you combines' fifty years of eacperience of the maquf acsturera yvhQTxtaXe them and fifteen years of experience we have, liad in fitting tftemr it cpmbinatiph that guarantees ipmplete satisfaQtion. Standard, goods rAtstand.

ard prices; plus quality; servr: ices. Ho Charge" for Examination. Anthony Eotel Building. Tort Wayne's But Optical Stor la Fert Wayn's Finest BnUdlng. por' yvintaT'SupplIieas We wOl loan ft to yen tn small or larirsi amounts en rourfuniltare, pianos, borsae, wos one.

without rsmovat Tou can pay.lt back In weekly or monthly payments. No publlsltir. atrtctly oonrldeoUal. Now. Is, the time to supply yourself, with all necessaries for the emu Jnc cold months.

a. Let ne expfatn our rate and method of loanlns; roonsy to fore yow borrow elsewhere. Peoples Loon Cdmpariy p.Ih i.