The Topeka State Journal from Topeka, Kansas • 7

I I I I I I I I THE THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL- -THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1910. A PILOT. The first international aeronautical license issued to a western man pilot's was recived today by George the national and international EON. It qualifies him to take, balloon recognized pilot, and will be races as a accepted by the aero clubs of seven different foreign countries as well as in the United States. license.

is issued by the Aero cithe of America, which is the national representative of the International only Aeromautic federation. There are about 25 licensed pilots in the United States, and Mr. Harrison's number is They are considered difficult to ob32. tain, as a pilot must qualify under rigid rules and submit sworn statements verified by two licensed pilots that he has fulfilled the conditions necessary. These include a certain number of trips, one alone and another at night, showing the ability of the pilot to handle a balloon.

No balloonist has ever qualified west of St. heretofore. MAY SQUEEZE IS OVER. Big Wheat Deal Is Settled by a Compromise. Man Only Licensed Balloonist West of St.

Louis. Chicago, May wheat market became demoralized today on a private settlement of the May "deal" and the unloading of a huge line of the September option. May at noon had dropped cents from last night to September, opening at to declined to "deal" in May wheat, in which Theodore H. Waterman, the Albany, N. miller, is said to have been the controling "long" and A.

J. Lichstern, a Chicago dealer, the most intrepid tled privately. It can not "short," is believed to have beentated positively that Waterman Lichstern were acting alone. In fact, Lichstern has been reported as acting for a big elevator house. The action of the May option yesterday in fluctuating erratically closing prices being apart at to suggested that the contest was being compromised.

This was seemingly confirmed today when a cargo of 670,000 bushels of No. 1 northern wheat headed from Duluth to Chicago, presumably to be delivered to Waterman, was diverted to its natural destination, Buffalo, N. Y. LEHR WINS HIS CASE. Awarded $717.90 Damages From L.

Townsend by The jury in the case of J. S. "Doc" Lehr, horseman of ElDerado, against Lon Townsend Topeka, returned a of verdict this morning' awarding $717.90 damages, $467.90 of this sum is actual and $250 exemplary damages to Lehr. As the amount of expenses Lehr was forced to pay because of being detained in Topeka over Sunday were but $67, Mr. Townsend was really assessed $650.90 for the privileges he took with police officers and Sheriff Wilkerson in having Lehr arrested twice as a common, horsethief.

WHERE IS SHE? Addie McMurdo of Burlingame Disappears in Topeka. Has anyone seen a red headed girl? The police have been asked to locate Addie McMurdo who came to Topeka today on the Santa Fe train and who was to visit at the Shumate home In Lowman Hill. At noon trace of her had been found. According to the police the girl was to leave Burlingame this morning for peka. By a mistake there was no one at the depot to meet the girl when the train arrived.

Search for her afterward failed to locate the girl and the assistance of the police was then asked. BREAK IN SOUTHWEST. Coal Miners Return to Work at 10 Per Cent Advance. Fort Smith, May first break. in the southwest ranks of since the the coal strike operators began occurred today, The Sans Bos Coal company of Curtain, signed a contract granting a 10 per cent increase in wages as demanded by the miners.

One thousand miners returned to work today. SETTLE OWN ROW. Kansas and Missouri Given Authority to Fix Boundary. Washington, May long continued dispute between Missouri and Kansas over the boundary line between the two states will be settled by the states in accordance with a joint resolution adopted the senate today. The resolution has already passed the house and lacks only the signature of the president to make it law.

The resolution gives full authority to the states. CAPT. HAND ARRESTED. Will Be Tried by Court Martial on Drunk Charge. San Francisco, May Dandel W.

Hand, U. S. former quartermaster of the transport Sherman, who has been frequently recommended 10 the war department for distinguished service as a captain of the field artillery in the Philippines, has been placed under arrest at the Presidio here to await trial by court martial on the charge that he was intoxicated while on duty. Thirty Millions in a Rider. Washington, May of the bill to provide for an issue of 000,000 in certificates of indebtedness to complete reclamation projects announced today that they would try to place it as a "rider" on the administration land withdrawal bill.

President Taft is said to have consented to this course. Cummins Amendment Lost. Washington, May Cummins amendment to the railroad bill proHibiting the increasing of rates by railroads until they have been declared by the interstate commerce commission to be just and reasonable was defeated by the senate today by a vote of 29 to 43. 126 size Navels. doz.

30 cents. Cone's. be as is a a Miss Mary Harriman. MISS HARRIMAN WEDS. New York, May the little Episcopal church at Arden, N.

Miss Mary Harriman, daughter of the late raiiroad builder, Edward H. Harriman, was married today to Charles Cary Rumsey of Buffalo, a sculptor. Simplicity in the extreme marked the ceremony because of the recent death of the bride's father, who lies buried in the graveyard beside the church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.

Holmes McGuinness, rector of the church, and afterwards the wedding party returned to the Harriman home for the wedding breakfast. Miss Carol Harriman was maid of honor and Lawrence D. Rumsey, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, while Robert L. Gerry, who married Cornelia Harriman, gave the bride away. The greater part of the honeymoon will be spent at Arden.

SPEAKS AT RUSSELL. Charles Cary Rumsey. Wagstaff Addresses a Meeting and Is Well Received. Russell, May feature of Wagstaff meeting at Russell last night was the large number of Germans in attendance. One German farmer drove eighteen miles to the meeting, and he was so well pleased with the speech that he declared that he would go home and translate it to the best of his ability to his German neighbors.

is no question but the Germens generally over er the state, and al large number of Mennonite settlers, were for Stubbs at the primary two years ago, but the increase in the taxes is interesting this other class of citizens more than any Wagstaff's speech last night dwelt almost entirely with the tax question, and it was very well received by the crowd of three hundred in attendance. A number of farmers were in the audience and they fell in line with the proposition of "A Revision of Taxes Downward." On his trip this week Mr. Wagstaff has spoken in smaller towns and met a lerger number of farmers then he did last week. As the Stubbs' strength is claimed to lie largely with the farmers, the warm reception given Mr. Wagstaff by the farmers in the counties of Ellsworth, Ellis and Russell is most encouraging to his supporters.

PROSECUTION OPENS. In the Trial of Mrs. Doxey on Murder Charge. St. Louis, May and silent data will prove a deliberate plot to murder William Erderer for his $2,700 life insurance, according to the opening statement of Assistant Circuit Attorney Henry A.

Rosskopf in the trial of Mrs. Dora Doxey today. The state's evidence was outlined as soon as the jury was selected. The state, said Rosskopf, expected to show that Mrs. Doxey had hatched a plot and through the aid of her husband, Dr.

Loren B. Doxey, who is awaiting trial, carried it out. He said the state would prove Mrs. Doxey deserted her first husband for Dr. Doxey.

He said the state would introduce as evidence Mrs. Doxey's signature to a certificate when she married Erderer. BROKERS SUSPENDED. For Violation of a Rule of the Stock Exchange. New York, May 26.

was made by the brokerage firm of E. F. Hutton Co. today that the firm had been suspended from the privileges of the New York stock exchange for the period of one year, following submission of charges that the firm had been guilty of violating exchange regulations regarding sharing of commissions. Woman Arrested for Forgery.

Buelah Rankin, a negro, is charged with passing two forged checks and has joined the "great majority" now imprisoned in the city jail. Both checks are for $5 and the name of Miss Wells, housekeeper at the Manspeaker house on West Tenth avenue, is signed to them. One check was at the Ferguson grocery at the corner of ery at 1301 Quincy street, and the other passed on the cashier of the Kutz CreamFifteenth and Quincy streets. Explosion Starts a Fire. El Paso, May man was killed and several injured as the result of an explosion at the Dolores mine in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, yesterday.

The explosion started a fire which destroyed 100 houses, rendering 500 persons homeless. Blackburn Files Papers. W. E. Blackburn of Harper, candidate for railroad commissioner, filed his nomination papers today.

He is one of the first candidates for this office to come into the fold. Marriage Licenses. Joseph Matyak, aged 28, Rossville, Cecelia Winkler, aged, 27, Rossville. SUBMARINE SINKS. The Entire Crew of 28 Men Is Drowned.

London, May telegram received the Admiralty says that the French submarine Pluviose was rammed and sunk in the English channel today by a mail boat running between Calais and Dover. Her crew numbered 23 men, all of whom were lost. REGAL PLUGGER STOPS HERE. Arrived Last Night and Left This Morning. The Regal "Plugger" automobile which is on a 6,000 mile circle trip in the eastern and central states arrived in Topeka last night at 9 o'clock from Kansas City.

The Plugger was due to arrive at about 6:30 but on account of the unfamiliarity of the road the party got lost in the hills and were late. A party of newspaper men with the local representative of the car went to meet the Plugger party but disappointed because of the late arrival of the car. Since leaving Detroit April 11 the party has visited Cleveland, Buffalo, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Indianapolis, Louisville, St. Louis and Kansas City, making a total of 3,720 miles to date. The party continued the trip at 1 o'clock this afternoon, going to Emporia.

They will visit Wichita and Oklahoma City. Then back through Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, to Chicago, and from there to Detroit, completing the 6,000 mile trip. This car holds the record for the trip from New York to San Francisco, making the 4,032 miles in 30 days. The object of this trip is to show the efficiency of a low priced car, when given proper treatment and care. It has traveled 2,000 miles to date.

The party consists of R. W. Dean who is managing the trip; Lee Cuson, driver and expert mechanic, and Richard Fair, representative of the Pennsylvania Rubber whose tires they are using. Paving Suit Is Dismissed. The case of the Warren Brothers Paving company against the Kaw Valley Paving company, growing out of the paving of College avenue by the Kaw company, dismissed this morning in the federal was circuit court by the consent of the attorneys for the Warren Brothers company.

It was claimed in the statement made when the case was filed that the Kaw concern had infringed upon the patents of the Warren Brothers concern. Today's action marks the close of the case. 126 size Navels, doz. 30 cents. Cope's.

LOCAL MENTION. Steamship tickets, lowest rates, best lines. For full information, see T. L. King, agent, Santa Fe depot.

Tel. 682. Because he cursed her without any grounds fora SO cursing her, and because he extremely cruel to her, Maggie Hockenberry today filed a suit for divorce from J. M. Hockenberry whom she married January 22, 1891.

The court of Topeka has been occupied all day with another claim for commission by a real estate agent, W. T. Dawson, who claims $225 is due him in a trade made for W. H. Fultz.

DEATHS AND FUNERALS The funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Beving died Wednesday afternoon will be held Friday at the residence at 326 Orchard avenue at 2:30 o'clock. John Price an old man who was recently removed to the poor farm, died last night as the result of a cancer. The burial will be in the Foster cemetery today.

William Brunt died Wednesday near Maple ilill by drowning. He fell from the Kaw river bridge upon which he was working. The funeral will be held from Shellebarger's undertaking parlors Friday morning and the body will be sent to Linwood, for burial. Fannie May Hummel died at 1407 East Sixth street last night of a comrication of diseases. The funeral will be held Friday from the Third Christian church.

will be in the Toreka cemetery. Home grown strawberries a box. Cone's Some of the Special Offers for Friday and Saturday that should makethesetwodays the best the Department Managers' Sale Fine and Lingerie Linen Blouses $1.98 Some of the $1 Waists Waists Transferred to the 75c Lot The remainder of those fine waists that have been selling Odd numbers from the special $1.00 lot of fine waists have at the emphatically special price of $2.50, are now reduced been added to the already good assortment on the 75c table. to $1.98. Of course this is the lowest price at which you have This gives plenty of styles in lace and embroidery trimmed had a chance to buy new waists of such beauty and value.

lingerie waists- -with plenty of those straight band effects in They are- the trimming that fit some women better than those with Soft Mull Blouses with elab- Linen Tailored Waists- yokes. waists are here, too, in pretty tucked and Tailored orate scrolls and inset bands Pure linen of beautiful quality pleated styles with neat laundered collars and cuffs. of fine lace insertion-beauti- in these waists, some with ful dallions Venice and and bands Irish lace me- hand embroidered front, others Wash Suits with with lace. number of those smart, sim- a lace trimmings combined in plain plaited styles, and $3.75 Sheer Batiste blouses with ply fashioned shirts, with the Nineteen of these suits-in pink blue, catawba, lavender special pattern designs in fine little pocket. All excellently and linen color -with self colored, ecru or white lace band surface embroidery that re- tailored.

trimmings. Most of them are all linen suits--and are certainly sembles hand work. All at $1.98 remarkable values at $3.75. of Our Finest Suits Are Rajah Dresses, and Eolienne Many Now $25.00 You will be surprised suits in to such find beau- SO $7.50 many expensive tiful styles, marked to sell at $25.00. Nearly all the fash- If the cost has stood in the way ionable shades are here- -and the variety of distinguished of your purchasing an extra frock of fashions offers ample for the selection of a model rather dressy fashion you will cersuited to your individual style.

tainly appreciate this opportunity Quite plainly tailored models are shown in quiet toned, to buy such a dress for only $7.50. smart fabrics- -but the assortments are especially good in If you arrive early enough you the demi-tailored or more dressy styles. These in many can select from several one-piece beautiful, soft shades--with ornamentations of braid, rich Rajah frocks and a few light-colembroideries and other tasteful trimmings. ored Eoliennes. Patent Leather Best Pearl Toilet Goods Hemmed Belts 25c Buttons doz.

10c Specials Napkins We are glad to have more of 12 to 20 line--fine buttons in a These 17-in. napkins are bleachThese prices for Friday and these black belts for tomorrow's variety of plain and fish eye pat- ed and hemmed all ready for use. Saturday only. Colgates' Perfumes a variety of selling. It is hard to get enough of terns.

The kinds that usually sell light, summer odors-19c You'll find a dozen uses for them, oz. them to supply the demand-so up to 20c a dozen. We were for- Kirk's Juvenile Soap Cake 10c. to save your linen napkins. Buy you had better buy yours at once.

tunate in securing a quantity SO Pozzoni's complexion powder 35c as few or as many as you want at The belts are of good width and that we can sell them Violet Talcum quality. at, doz. and fine-8c. 10c powder--pure Each The Embroidery Sale continues all this week---with plentiful assortments of the finest embroideries offered at the lowest prices ever made here on equal qualities Colored Petticoats Special Sale of New $1.00 That Wash Well 39c to $1.25 Night Dresses 89c The cost is so trifling and the quality of the petticoats so good that you should (Six Styles- See Window) buy plenty to wear mornings, with outing We made special arrangements with a manufacturer who fursuits, and for general service. These good nishes some of the best muslin underwear we carry, to let us have a gray ginghams, and linen colored skirt- quantity of regular $1 to $1.25 night dresses to feature at a strikingly ing cloths will come out of the wash tub low price.

We had the selection of styles, and be that you may sure clear and fresh looking- -Neatly flounced we took every advantage in choosing these six styles. The gowns are and good fitting, 39c. better made, from finer materials than any we have yet offered for so little money10c Bath Towels, Slip-over gowns of longeloth, round neck, High Neck, fine cambric gown, with Crash Toweling, 4c 3-rows of wide, fine lace with edge and square yoke of tucks and embroidery, dainbeading. Short, lace-ruffled sleeves. ty eyelet embroidery edge at neck, front of Slip-over of longcloth-with dainty yoke and Cotton Crash, bleached, 18 inches for gowns sleeves.

towels, little pattern yoke embroidered in Venetian High V-neck cambric wide, good gown with edge of effect and lace edged. Dutch sleeves lace good embroidery at neck and on sleeves. 10c Crash, of linen, 16 and 18 inch- trimmed. Yoke of fine embroidery insertion with red or blue tucks. bordered, Slip-over gowns---of long cloth--deep cir- High Square Neck cambric gown, trimcular yoke of wide fine lace insertion--alBath Towels -more of those good 15c ternating with bands of the material.

Wide, med with fine scalloped nainsook embroidTurkish towels have arrived, to sell of lace in. ery edge, and insertion combined with hemshort sleeves with rows set stitched tucks in the yoke. specially at 10c. 65c 50c French Embroidered Dress Linens, Linens, 25c 48c to Wide, close Rich out at Ribbons 25c 47-inch French Linens of medium weight and beautiful texture- -for The last of these beautiful Dresdens, satin striped moires, dresses and waists. Plain green, grey, rose, navy, tan, brown or lavender.

5e regular price. Special 48c. polka dots, plaids and stripes and an assortment of good plain taffetas-54-inch ribbons, values up to 65c yard, at 25c. Embroidered linen for dresses-27 inches wide. A limited quantity of our regular 50c linens in white and colored grounds, to sell at 25c.

15c Clearance of heavy plain taffetas, satin stripes; plaids, Dresdens and velours. Special 15c All Linen Handkerchiefs, 10c Black taffeta ribbons, and 5 inches wide, also 3, 4, New. of unusually good quality for the price, and have very neatly em- colored ribbons up to inches wide. To close out at, 10c broidered initials. We have all initials.

yard 10c Men's Handkerchiefs all linen, with plain initial-10c. Women's Handkerchiefs- all linen-initial with wreath-10c. All sorts at this price- -white, cream. colors and black. 2c Nos.

3, 5, 7, 9, -values up to yard. Some heavy and cord edged taffetas in Cross Barred Handkerchiefs, 5c a few colors and prettily embroidered- 5c. cream. All new and crisp, sheer cross-barred lawn, hemstitched, the corners 4c Nos. 7 to 22, value 18c, yard 4c THE MILLS DRY GOODS COMPANY.