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10 THE TOPSHA DAILY" STATS ' JOURNAL. THURSDAY NIGHT. x ' u ii !' fa . . V t W .. -sie V HIT 3 Str n We know well enough you won't buy unless you're satisfied to the full Good ness knows no better way of making good, for on Friday morning the A 4 i ft i 1 f s 3 K 8 Tfl 622 Kansas Ave. Will sell 63 Very Swell Smoking Coats, that usually sell for $8.50, $7.00 6.00 and $o.U0 bpeciat Friday Morning . CLT tz The cloth alone in these coats is worth the money. Very n . fine coats. Better than ever was displayed for less than $8.00. There is only one precaution and that is Please Come Early Friday Morning. If not to buy, then to look. We want to show them. Remember Our Name Remember the Store r ll'ecple sending items to this department of The State Journal will confer a favor by giving the full first name or two initials, with all proper names. Items must be accompanied by the name and published. The Vignette club enjoyed a de lightful evening musicale at the home of General and Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes, in Potwin Place, Wednesday. The company included the members of the club and their husbands and a few other guests. Roll call was answered by musical topics, and there was a phort business session, in which the club voted assistance to Sirs. Thorpe, police matron, for her annual Christ mas treat for the poor children of To reka. The musicale programme in cluded "The Ansel," by R.ubenstein; duet by Mrs. Arthur McCabe and Mrs. J. TV. F. Hug-hes; "An den Fruhling," Grieg, by Mrs. J. "W. Going-; "Content ment and Proposal," Salter, by Miss Berenice Fuller; "The Nautilus" and "A Song," MacDowell, Miss AHabelle Troutman; "Sing Me to Sleep," Greene, by Mrs. H. O. Garvey; "Vene tian Love Song," Nevin, and "The Greig Wedding March," by Mrs. Go ing; "The Palms," Faure, and "Good bye, Sweet Day," Kate Vannah, by Mr. Orville B. Towne; "A Group of Rose Songs," by Mrs. Florence Fox Thacher; Valse, Schutte, by Miss Ger trude Tracy; "An Old Song," Haydn, by Mrs. Garvey; violin solo, "Elegy," by Mrs. Orville B. Towne. The in vited guests included Mr. and Mrs. If. O. Garvey, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCabe. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chaney, Mr. and Mrs. Speed F. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Elon S. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bonebrake, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. John Sargent, jr.. Miss Oussie Fuller, Miss Berenice Fuller, Miss AHabelle Troutman, Miss Lulu Elliott. Mrs. J. C. Emahizer, Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Judd, Miss Gertrude Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Going, Mr. and Mrs. Orville B. Towne, and Mrs. Flor ence Fox Thacher. The marriage of Miss Georgia Jolly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jolly, of Chicago, formerly of Man hattan, and Mr. F. M. Dudley, of Kansas City, will be celebrated Christ mas morning at the home of the bride's parents in Chicago. Miss Jolly has frequently visited in Topeka, the puest of the P. C. Chamberlain and C H. Guibor families, and has a num ber of acquaintances here who will be interested in the announcement of her approaching wedding. A skating party last night included Miss Elvia Millspaugh, Miss Margaret Jones, Miss Hazel Mulvane, Miss Flor ence Johnstone, Mr. Sam Lakin, Mr. Ed Curry, Mrs.4Theo. Snattinger, and Mr. Paul Mulvane. The Fillmore street whist club is meeting today with Mrs. J. C. McClin tock. Mr. Ralph Clauser will give a din ner tonight for a number of men friends at his house, 609 Huntoon street, in compliment to his brother, Mr. Willet A. Clauser. who leaves To peka the first of the year for a perma nent residence in San Francisco. The table will be decorated with holly and lighted with red candles. A mound of holly will form the centerpiece and garlands of the green will extend from the chandelier to the table and from the centerpiece to the covers which will be laid for Mr. Willet A. Clauser, Mr. Ralph Clauser, Mr. Clyde M. Lawrence, Mr. Charles Rice, Mr. Francis E. Strawn, Dr. W. E. Heath erly, Mr. Carl Myers, Mr. James B. Doncyson, Mr. Maurice N. Schlegel, Mr. George Mc Coy, Mr. Walter Goodwin, Mr. Alva A. Hayes, Mr. Charles A. Wolf, Mr. Ed win C. Fox and Mr. William O. Rigby. Mrs. Wilbur J. Greer, 1734 Clay street, will be at home informally Fri day afternoon for Mrs. Greer of Ox ford, Ohio, who is her guest and who leaves Wednesday of next week for her home. No invitations have been issued. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Carter, 1417 Lin coln street, entertained their card club last night and a guest table at which Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Nellis and Mr. and Mrs. John Smith played. Prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Henri Strawn. The Ladies' Music club met yester day afternoon with Mrs. J. W. Going, the guests, aside from club members, were Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes, Mrs. Ar thur McCabe. Miss Marian Garretson Miss Lou Bennett of Kansas City, Miss Anna Harrison and Miss Atkinson. The programme was from Grieg and a de lightful feature was an informal ta.lk by Mrs. Alf Klingenberg on Chirstmas m Norway. The club will give another Grieg programme January 3 at the horn of Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan. Yesterday's programme follows- Gavotte, No. 3, (Holberg Suite) Miss Gertrude Tracy. Herbstrun Mrs. Florence Fox Thatcher. Erotik, op. 4 3, No. 2 Mrs. W G Dickie. Valse Caprice, op. 37, No. 1. Mrs. J. W. Goins. Violets Mrs. William Wikidal. "The Swan" and "The Brookside" Miss Nina Thomas. Anitas Tanz, (Peer Gvnt Suite) Mrs. Stoker and Mrs. Ralph Valentine In de Halle des Bergkonigs, (Peer a i , j f 'J I ;T -' M t f -W UmJ tt M it J M. " A. 'i iX Dodd Gaston's Book, 1 6 Af the i ? i 1 2 A little volume of "Trenialo Stop." Sketches with drawing by Albert T. Reiel. At Topeka Bookstores. Sent by mail for One Dollar. Address orders to J. EL HOUSE, Topeka, Kan. Gynt Suite) Mrs. Stoker and Mrs. Ralph Valentine. Thistle Down, (Chad wick) Club Quartette. The department of music of the Col lege of the Sisters of Bethany has is sued invitations for the Christmas re cital to be given by the certificate stu dents Friday afternoon at 7:30 o'clock at the college. The students to appear on the programme are Miss Dessie Colver, Miss Tneodora Marsh, Miss Olive Lederer, Miss Ora Lower and Miss Helen Pegram. Mrs.H. L. Shirer is entertaining about 25 friends this afternoon for Mrs. Sam uel Potter of Omaha, who is her guest. Mrs. Potter who has been in and around Topeka for a number of weeks, will leave just before Christmas for her home. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Daniels will en tertain their card club Friday evening. .Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Bowen, 831 Tenth avenue west, are the parents of a son, born yesterday, whom they have named James Dinwiddie, for his grand father, Mr. James Dinwiddie Walker. Mrs. Bowen was before her marriage Miss Helen Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tt. Lingafelt of Chicago are expected the last of the week to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. James Brewer. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brewer and family of Denver w ill be here to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Brewer. Mrs. L. B. McClintork went to Kan sas City today to visit her daughter, Mrs. Harry Weaver. Mr. McClintock will join them for Sundiy. Mrs. W. A. Porter of Leavenworth and Mr. Frank Clough of Kansas City will come to Topeka to spend Christmas with their sisters, Mrs. A. L. Nichols and Miss Clough. Miss Hilton who is the guest of her brother, Mr. William C. Hilton, and Mrs. Hilton will leave the first of next week for her home in Port Alleghany, Pa. Mrs. Frank Shellabarger, of Kansas City is the guest of Mrs. William Mac ferran. Mr. W. A. L. Thompson and Miss Helen Thompson returned today from Chicago. Mr. Merrill Mills will be home from Columbia university, New York, to spend the holidays with his father, Mr. W. W. Mills. Mr. Hobart Mills will come from St. Louis to spend Christ mas. Miss Katharine Clough. who is visit ing her sister, Mrs. B. E. Zartman, in Oklahoma City will stay until after the holidays. Mr. Will Scott of Toluca, 111., and Miss Mildred Scott of St. Louis, will be Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick Scott. Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Chamber lain are expected home in January from Cedros Island, Mexico, where they have been for over a year. Mr. Jamie Hughes will be home from the Agricultural college at Manhattan to spend the holidays with hia parents, General and Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes. . Miss Eleanor Thompson, of Chicago, is expected about the 23d to visit Mrs. Charles L. Wood at the National and other friends for a few days. Mrs. James Reeder. of Haya City, who is the guest of Mrs. D. H. Forbes, will leave Friday for Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Jolly, of Baxter Springs, will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Stone and Miss Aline Lamy visited the Kansas university art exhibit at Lawrence yes terday. Mr. A. D. Weaver, of Lawrence, was in Topeka yesterday. Mrs. J. N. Roberts, of Lawrence, is the guest of Mrs. Herbert L. Arm strong. Mrs. Levi Hawkins of 1401 Fillmore street, is expectinar Miss Helen Havens of Lawrence on Friday, for a few days' visit. Mrs. Frank Diebert and her daughter, Heloise Diebert, of Santa Fe, N. M., are here for a few days visiting Mr.' and Mrs. D. D. Knox. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Davies are at home at their new residence, 320 Sixth avenue, west. Mrs. Frank Moss, of St. Marys, and her baby daughter are guests of Mrs. C. H. Guibor and will remain until af ter holidays. Mr. Moss will join them for Sundays' Christmas and New Year's. Mr. Charles Blood Smith returned yesterday from Columbus O. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Parker left today for their home in La Junta after a few days at the Copeland. Mrs.Frank Muxem of Redfield, S. D., arrived today to visit her sister, Mrs! Frank E. Grimes. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes have re turned from a trip to Chicago. Mrs. Arthur A. Greene spent yester day with Miss Lucie -Greene on her way to her home in Portland, Ore., af ter a visit to her people in Lecompton Mrs. W. R. Carrie of Enid. Okla homa, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Crane, and will stay until after the holidays. Mrs. J. H. Keller of Los Amsreles is the guest of her eon, Mr. Norman Ksimr and Mrs. Keller, i MiBS tJltve- Van Wink; of LineevIHa Pa., who has beerT visiting Mrs. Carl ton Sawin and Mrs. George McCoy, left for her home yesterday. Mr. Herbert Holt of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Bowen on his way home from a month's visit to Washing ton. D. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bowlby and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills will spend Christmas in Junction City with Mr. and Mrs. George Mills. airs. vv. J. Dixon was hostess for the Ladies' Aid society of the Euclid Avenue church Wednesday at her home. 1913 Lincoln street. Mrs. Dixon furnished work and dinner and the ladies spent a very enjoyable and profitable day. Mr. Richard Getty of Downs, Kan., who has been here in school for four months, has returned to his home. The Priscilla club will meet Friday with Mrs. H. E. Schuler, corner of Thomas and Chester avenues. LETTS MUCH MARRIED. Was Living With Third Wife When Captured. M. M. Letts, who is charged by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company with having robbed and burn ed the station at Princeton, Kan., in 1903, seems to have TTeen as successful in getting wives as he was .in breaking jail. Dispatches from St. Louis say that Letts, who is now in custody on his way from Panama to this country, was mar ried in Panama recently to a St. Louis girl. His bride is Miss Annie Lassen, the nineteen year old daugftter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lassen of 4863 Greer avenue, St. Louis. It appears that Miss Lassen and Letts, who was work ing as a station agent for the Panama railroad at Pedro Miguel, became ac quainted through the mails. A friend of Miss Lassen, who was at Panama, met Letts and was favorably impressed with him. In writing to Miss Lassen he told of Letts and the young woman asked to be introduced by letter. This was done and a correspondence ensued between Letts and the girl which result ed in an exchange of photographs and an engagement. Miss Lassen left St. Louis on Novem ber 7 to meet Letts, who was masquer ading under the name of Fuller and they were married on her arrival in Panama. Her folks have had one Setter from her since then in which she said that Letts was "the best husband on earth." About twelve years ago Letts mar ried a woman in Michigan and lived with her for eight years. He deserted her at a time when she was In a hos pital to undergo a serious operation. On getting out of the hospital and learning of Letts' peifidy she sued for and se cured a divorce on the ground of deser tion. She has since remarried. Miss Dana, of Ottawa, was the next woman to succumb to Letts' wiles. They were married in Ottawa about three and one-half years ago and a son was born to them. This Mrs. Letts for a time stood faithfully by her hus band during the first year he was a fugitive from justice but after he broke jail in Ottawa the second time, she de cided that it was time to sever the marital ties and she secured a divorce. She now lives in Kansas City. With four escapes from custody and three tries at matrimony Letts has rather an unusual record. H. H. Germain, chief special agent ot the Santa Fe, has received word from Detectives Price and Kenney that they have left Colon, Panama, for tFJ!s coun try with their prisoner an dhe expects that Letts will be lodged in jail in Kan sas City, Mo., within ten days. CHECK FOR S50.000. Another Large Payment of Insurance on Husband's Life. Mrs. Mary Devlin, the widow of the late C. J. Devlin, received a check for $50,000 from the Penn Mutual -f.ife In surance company of Philadtlphia as payment on the policy carried by the late coal operator. The payment was made by Eli Potter of Kansas City. Kan., who is the general agent for the company. This will make over $100,000 of life in surance which has been turned over to Mrs. Devlin. GOODWIN STARTS A SCHOOL. Will Instruct Officers in Way They Should Go. Chief Goodwin has started a "school." His. class is composed of patrolmen, and the teachers are the sergeants. Each morning at roll call the sergeant in charge reads one of the misdemeanor ordinances and then asks his men questions about the lesson of the for mer morning. The same occurs in the evening when the night men come to roll call. Aside from this, the chief makes a mimeo graph copy of all the reports of stolen property, escaped prisoners or "men wanted" cards, and delivers a copy to each patrolman every day. The chief has provided himself with a type writer and mimeograph machine for this purpose, and no patrolman has any excuse for saying that he didn't know about any case reported to the station. Chief Goodwin hopes to train his men so that they will know a violation of law when they see it, and avoid mak ing arrests for offenses which are not punishable under the city ordinances. Negro Whips Wife. Charles McClellan, a negro residing at Second and Monroe streets, was ar rested by the polioe this morning for beating his wife. Not satisfied with beating her. he chased her all over the neighborhood until she finally took refuge in the house of a white family. Officer Hobson arrested the negro, and when the patrol wagon came after him, he broke away and started to run. Detective Pavey, who was with the wagon, fired a shot to scare the fugi tive, who looked around into the muz zle of a 4 5-caliber revolver and surrendered. 809 Kansas Avenue. Is the place where you will find one of the finest Jewelry stores in the city. Lower rents. Lower prices. N. F. Morehouse. Family Washing Blankets Quilts Steam and Dry Cleaning Topelca Laundry Co. Phone 153. Second and Qulncy. 200 Fine Snmple Toilet Sets in Late Designs Friday 'and Saturday Elegant boxed sets of Floraloid, Granite, Rosewood and Aluminum silver-mounted, engraved, and jeweled the newest and rich est effects in the finest wares. Good, strong, etiff-bristled brushes tne best of genuine bristles, every one. They are Florence Mfg. Co.'s good3, and all dealers know that the Florence Manufac turing Co. makes the finest toilet goods on the market. For instance, the well-known Pro phylactic Tooth Brush and Keepclean Hair Brush are theirs, and all their other produc tions are up to them in quality. Keepclean Brushes are represented in this special line. We bought up all we could get of these fine sample sets, and put them in new boxes. The purchase was a brilliant stroke of business diplomacy, for duplicates of every piece in the line are selling all over the country at double our prices, if not more. The avidity with which knowing buyers seize upon these bargains is sufficient evidence of their extra ordinary value. Very handsome engraved Floraloid Brush and Comb Sets, silver mounted in good, silk-lined cases, $2.00 values, and big values at that. We cannot hope to have these Sets to show very long, though there are fifty of them. Their unusual worth will be too well appreciated. Buy now Handsome Brush Sets, with and without mirrors Mili tary Brushes, singly and in sets all in silk-lined cases, leather and em bossed. No tawdry, showy cases all plain and tasteful. $1.25 Is Half Price jor Military Brushes Floraloid, silver mounted, in leather case. Cloth and Hat Brush Set Granite, silver mounted, neatly cased. Brush and Comb Set Floraloid, engraved in silver good case. Cloth and Hat Brush Set Granite, in leather case. Comb and Brush Set Aluminum, with tray nicely cased. Comb and Brush Set Aluminum, engraved and jeweled, leather case. Military Brush Set Rosewood, with pearl and silver mountings, leather case. $1.75 Is Half Price for Set Military Brushes Floraloid, handsomely en graved in silver, and jeweled leather case. $2.00 Is Half Price for BIHitary Brushes, and Cloth Brush, of granite, silver mounted leather case. Fine set. $2.50 Is Half Price for Mirror, Brush and Comb Set of agate, silver mounted. In leather case. Comb, Hair and Cloth Brushes of granite, in leather case. $3.00 Is Half Price for Cloth and Hat Brush Set Floraloid, mounted in silver. Leather case. beautifully Mirror. Comb, Brush and Tray of aluminum, elabo rately engraved. Leather box. Mirror, Comb, and Brush of Floraloid, handsomely mounted. Leather case. $3.25 Is Half Price for Military Brushes, Mirror and Cloth Brush of agate, silver mounted. Leather case. Separate Hat Brushes and Cloth Brushes in same wares as above, also at Half Price. ill The above de scriptions cover only a few of the sets in this extraordinary sale. There are numberless other styles, at all prices all at half price. -a Mig Special Clearance Sale of Colored Velvet and Colored Remnants 5c Values 75c and $1.00 Friday and Saturday the entire lot go out for final clearing up at this bargain price This Store will be open Friday xnd Saturday Evenings this week, and Every Evening Next Week. PH)(yr?' Ji Fb fh TIFT!? JU) (7 "MEXICAN PETE" EXPLAINS. Had Under Estimated Johnson and Was Not in Condition. "Mexican Pete" Everett is very much dissatisfied with his recent showing in the exhibition bout with Jack Johnson and wants another game. Everett says he under estimated Johnson's boxing qualities and failed to get himself in condition. He further states that it was the re sult of a foul blow that caused his seconds to throw up the sponge so early in the game. Everett desires another exhibition before some of the local clubs about the first of the year and promises to be in condition to give his friends a better showing. For Beating an Old Man. G. V. Stamey, who runs a livery stable at Tenth and Topeka avenues, was arrested last evening for assault and battery. Stanley beat an old horseshoer, named J. W. Walters, un til the latter was in no condition to appear in public. The fight occurred at Stamey's barn, where Walters had called to collect a bill for horseshoeing. Stamey questioned the bill, and, ac cording to the story told by Walters, followed by abusing Walters and his family. This was followed in short order by an assault, which consisted of throwing the old man to the floor and beating his face until it was hard.'y recognizable to acauaintances. Stamey will have a hearing this afternoon. Burns Defeats Hackenschmidt. Des Moines, la., Dec. 14. Farmer Burns last night defeated Charles Hackenschmidt in a mixed style match. Burns won the toss and chose catch-as-catch-can. He threw Hacken schmidt in 21 minutes, 25 seconds. The Swede won the second fall, Graeco Roman, in 2 4 minutes. The final bout was catch-as-catch-can and Burns won in 15 minutes. Three thousand five hundred people were present. Hack enschmidt defeated Burns here last week. He Don't you think that some of her sayings are smart?'' "They arn't, but they do." Brooklyn Life. SOME BASEBALL DEALS. Frank Selee to Manage St. Lotti N tionals Next Saason. New Tork, Dec. 14. The Pittsburg club, it is announced, ha traded Brain. Howard and LIndaman to Boston for Victor Willis. Lindaman is a pitcher, and was with the Jersey City club of the Eastern league last season. ISa was drafted this fall by Pittsburjj. Charles Murphy of Chicago an nounced at the league meeting that Pitcher Pfeffer and Catcher O'Neill have been traded to Boston for Catch er Moran. Murphy also said that Frank Selee probably would managra the St. Louis Nationals next year, ne gotiations to that end now being- ua2r, way. Farmer la Arrested. Nathan Wilson, a farmer, was ar rested this morning for violating ordi nance 1133, which states plainly that no hayrack shall be left standing on the streets to interfere with the traffic. It is the first arrest made tor thia offense. TONIGHT'S STATE JOUINAL And Every Issue Until Christina; Filled with the best holiday offerings ob tainable. "Good goods at reasonable prices " is the slogan. In no other city in America can you obtain better values than the merchants of Topeka are offering Shop Early and Avoid the Christmas Rush