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WIFE WOULD NOT TALK;
HE ASKED FOR DIVORCE
St Louis Judge, However, Decided That a Woman's
Silence IS Not Good Grounds For Separation
From Her Husband

ST. LOUIS. April 21.-Gray-haired
Louis L. Mertz. sixty years old, was re-
fused a divorce from Mrs. Jeanette X.
Mertz, fifty-nine. and gray-haired, in
Judge Withrow's division of the circuit
court Thursday because the evidence did
not sufficiently support the allegations
in the petition.
Mr. MertZ. who is a salesman for a
grocery house. testified that he WAS
married TO the defendant July 6. 1871. and
had lived with her until December 3,
1904. He said that for days she did not
speak to him, and for weeks only spoke
10 him in the curtest and most unkind
way He was compelled. he said, to take
his meals sometimes on the kitchen
The Washington times., 1906-04-21
ALUMNI OF TRINITY
HAVE ANNUAL MEETING
President Luther, Guest Of Honor, Tells
of Freshman Class-Dr. Gallaudet
Among Speakers.

At the annual meeting of the Wash
ington Association OF the Alumni OF
Trinity College. at the University Club,
last night, Flavel S. Luther. president
Of the college, was the guest Of honor.
The meeting was a supper and smoker.
President Luther informed the former
students OF the college that the fresh
man class IS composed of the unusual
number of seventy-three this year As
of students to take practical or scientific
courses. he stated that only fourteen
OF the seventy-three had taken up work
in the classical courses.
Officers of the association were elected
as follows: President, William Fell
Johnson. Brooklandville, Nd. class of
60; first vice president, DIR. Z. NJ.
Gallaudet, class of SO; second vice presi-
dent. George H. Howard, class OF '72:
secretary, s. Herbert Giesy. class of IS;
treasurer. p. d. Phair, class OF '9s.
The Washington times., 1906-04-21

table, sometimes on the sewing machine,
and sometimes on the ironing board. His
wife was never glad % see him when
he came home. and the children were
disrespectful.
He said that when he left her he gave
her all the personal property. worth
about $1,000. and $3.50 or $500 in money.
Mrs. MertZ testified that II her hus-
band sometimes ate IN the kitchen IL
was no mere than all the family did
She said she was glad enough when he
came home. but she did not see why she
should make a fuss over Mr.. Mertz
Mr.. Mertz was not only denied the d.
Vorce, but was ordered to pay his wife
S75 suit money and So. 80 alimony for the
period covered while the suit was pend
ing.
The Washington times., 1906-04-21
OCT0GENARIAN CUTS
new SET OF TEETH

TACOMA. Wash. April 21.-N Fred
erickson, of Snohomish, elghty-three
years of age. hale and hearty. s sur
prising his friends by cutting a full set
OF new teeth in his upper jaw. This IS
the first bid for notoriety he has made
in his life of over fourscore years. He
delights in calling attentiCu TO the
swollen condition of his gums and
having the incredulous place their
fingers against the coming teeth.
The Washington times., 1906-04-21
SENATORS OFFER EUL0GlES
TO LATE SENATOR PLAT !

Shortly after The Senate convened to-
day Senator Bulkeley presented a reso-
luton suspending the regular order of
business to enable him and his asso-
the memory of the late Orville II. Platt
of Connecticut
The euIogies occupied all the after
noon The Sneakers were Senator Bulke-
ley. who succeeded Mr.. Platt, and Sem
ators Allison, Morgan, Teller, AIdrich,
Daniel Lodge. Perkins. Nelson. Foraker,
Spooner. Beveridge kean, and Brande-
gee, who served in the Senate with
Alr. Platt-
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Chronic
Rheum atism
Cured
You Can Quickly Cure Yourself at
Home Without Risk or Danger.

COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.
J Lave a secret cure for chronic rheu-
mat,sm in all its forms. My secret rem
edy was found after suffering for years
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LIVE IN THE OPEN, ADVICE
OF REV. EVE.1ETT HALE

Live in the open, mingle with mel,
talk with your superiors, remembering
that God is one Of them. and be more
today than You were yesterday"
This was DR.. Edward Everett Hale's
advice 10 the members of the educa-
tional classes of the Y NJ. c A. 80
OF whom gathered at the banquet. given
IN the association last evening
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AMERICAN WOMEN PRAISED
BY REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY

Nothing that can be said of woman
will meet her merit" said Rear Admiral
Schley, speaking Of American women
in an address at an entertainment and
reception given last night by Benjamin
p French Lodge Of M2sons..
The Washington times., 1906-04-21

without relief during which time l tried
every known remedy for this agoniZing
disease. Much CT the time 1 was so
bad ! could not walk without crutches.
I cured myself and have cured thous-
andS OF others since, among them men
and women who had suffered for thirty
and forty years If you have rheuma-
tism IN any form let me send You a
free trial package. Don't doubt. don't
delay. but MI out free coupon below and
mail TODAY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

=
to the policyholders Of the New York
and Mutual Life. companies, who have
sent him their proxies, Mr.. Lawson ex-
planned the situation and urged them
to do all in their power to aid in the
passage of the law in regard to the
conduct Of the annual election.
*s""The most effective work you can
do,' said Mr.. Lawson, sis to cause
your governors, state commissioners
and different committees to serve no
tice upon the. New y ork and Mutual
that if they opposeit the passage Of the
law they will BE debarred from doing
business in your state. - t.:$
Mr.. Lawson also speaks Of an alleged
"secret contract in use by the com
panies which the Armstrong committee
in their Investigations did not. even
learn the existence Of In conclusion
he urges the policyholders, should the
do o" ali in their power for the success
Of the governors ticket. ...E. /
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real work, but on the contrary will
quickly and thoroly bring the work for
which you came into existence to
useful head. ~ -.
How Lawson Would Act.
"Your entire work, that is until
after election, should, in my opinion,
consist Of:
"First-Assisting the committee in
securing the passage Of the proposed
new laws.
- "second--After the passage, in
nominating q board Of trustees as near
ideal in its composition as your hon
esty, fearlessness and ability can form
ulate. $.
Third-Tbe sending to each policy
holder, with your nomination, the rea
sons why they should vote for the gov
ernors' committee ticket and why
they should treat the administration
ticket as tho it were, as it ls-concen-
trated scOurge. 4
"While I will personally attend the
legislative hearings at Albany and do
all also in my power, including the
dissection Of your ticket and that Of
the grafters, I stand ready at any and
all times to aid your committee in any
way possible.-Thomas W. Lawson.'
To the Policyholders.
In third communication addressed
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To the Governors.

In COMMUNICATION addressed "To
Governors Committee Mr.. Lawson
says:
S'In the light Of the Armstrong re-
port, I respectfully advise that your
committee assure the New York legis-
lature that you fully approve of the
new election law proposed by the Arm
strong committee and that YOU do all
o NE If th lls
apparently destroy all nv proxy work
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their treatment the disease spread to
four different parts of his body. The
longer the doctors treated him the worse
1t grew. During the day it would get
rough and form Like scales. At night it
would be cracked, infamed, and badly
swollen, with terrible burning and itch
ing. When think of his suffering, it
nearly breaks my heart His screams
could be heard down stairs. The suf-
feTing of my son made me full of misery.
had no ambition to work, to eat, nor
could sleep. -
Zone doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable and gave it up
for bad job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the wonderful
Cuticura and decided to give it trial.
IT tell you that Cuticura Ointment
Is worth it's weight in gold; and when !
had used the first box of DIN tment there
was great Improvement, and by the
time I had used the second set of Cuti-
cura Soap, DIN tment, and Resolventmy
child was cured. He. is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine and
smooth as silk. (signed) Michael Stein
man, z Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y, April Is, 1906"
Humor from Pimples TO Serofu!n from Infancy to Age
consisting OF Cuicura Soap, Csc, Ointment Soc, Reso
vent form OF Chocolate Coated Pills, 26c per vial
Of be had Of all druggists single set often
Potter Drug Chem. Corp Sole Props, Boston. q
nJMailed Free, How to Cure Hun,ors Of Childhood"
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organ under such splendid auspices is
rare. Mr.. Eddy occupies a chief place
among the Organists Of the world. Her.
bert Witherspoon, the New York basso
who is to participate in the program, is
one of the most famous Of the younger
American singers. 49,.
: The program will be as follows:
Overture in G minor dedicated to Clar-
enee b Eady9 tns Alfred Ha ao,lns
J, - q. dedicated to Clarence Eddy.) =
Aria, 80 tn Palermo (Sicillian YES
Herbert Witherspoon.
"Allegro Maestoso" u. Victor Bergquist
(From the sonata in minor.)
o. "Pilgrims Chorus; Richard wagner
i (Transcriptions by Clarence Eddy.)
(a) "Droop Not, Young Lover. Handel
(b) "Gruppe aus dem Tartarus'. Schubert
{s he e,a Hans 1 Kaeaau1
(e) The Three Comrades. =. !. Hans Hermann
Herbert Witherspoon.
Gay Prelude in d minor. L. N. Clerambault
(b) Fugue in major. .......... .Johan S. Bach
Lamentation OPP. 45.............Alex Guilmant
(a) Mother o. Mine. .................I oura
(c} Meet Me by Moonlight Alone (Old
(d) Black Sheela Of the Silver Eye (Old ....
lrishC -..............H "a: Harty
(e) Scots VIVA Haze. Old Scotch
~, Herbert Witherspoon..
Toccata in F ma jor. ......... Charles NJ. Wtdor
:, (From the Fifth Organ Symphony
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ENGLISH COURT AGREES
Common-LaW Marriage in st. Paul
localized in London.

The courts Of London, England, have
held valid common-law marriage con-
tracted in St. Paul between Alfred and
Ida Newman. The question arose over
the rights of succession of son and the
courts have held him to be legitimate
child and heir.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
la VISION TENDERS
REFORM PROXIES
Boston Man Eager to Aid New
Workers in Insurance
Reorganization.

Boston, Feb 27.-In series of COM
munications, Thomas w. Lawson of
this city, who for several months has
been active in securing proxies from
policyholders in leading life insurance
companies, states that he is ready and
willing to do all in his power to aid in
the passage of the laws recommended
by the Armstrong Investigating commit
tee. Mr.. Lawson issued three letters,
one addressed to the Armstrong commit
tee, another to the committee of gov
errors, to whom he has turned over all
insurance proxies that he has thus fai
secured, and in a third to the policy
holders themselves. f.~-- ---s~,~- L. s-
Mr.. Lawson s statement regarding the
proxies he has obtained has beer
awaited with interest, in view of the
fact that one of the laws recommended
by the Armstrong committee would in
validate each and every one of the
proxies already secured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
CH|LD'S AWFUL
SKIN HUMOR
Screamed with Pain Suffering
Nearly Broke Parents Heart
Twelve Years Of Misery-Doctor
Called Case IncurabIe Helped
from First, and
SPEEDILY CURED BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES
~I wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put a stop to
twelve years of misery I passed with

my son. AS an in
FAINT I noticed on
his body a red spot
and treated same
with diferentrem-
edies for aboutfve
years, but when
the spot began to
get larger [ put
him under the care
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
SEATS FOR EDDY RECITAL

Sale Opens Thursday for the Audi
torium Organ Concert.
The seat sale for the organ recital
Of Clarence Eddy at the Auditorium
will commence Thursday at 9 am, at
the Metropolitan Music store. The op-
portunity to hear the big Auditorium
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Mrs. CorelessI can't
He's been aWfuly sick this morning and I've been busy
boiling clothes that hadn't the time to tend him."
Any DrudgeYes you don't have anyone you're boiling
clothes, house smells like Chinese laundry. That's
what's the matter with the baby The boiling
suds has turned his stomach turvy Why
FesNaptha soap? Then you wash your clothes
in cold or ukewarm water FesNaptha soap steam
smell and stomach sickness. Try it," -.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
GREAT SPECIAL SUIT SALE

To-day at J. Johnson and Sons.
To-day will be red letter day at J..
Johnson and Sons, the exclusive cloth
iers of IS Church street. Extraordinary
clothing, at extraordinary prices will
draw hundreds to that popular estab-
lishment. Everybody who is at all
posted in this seasons clothing knows
that the proper thing to wear is a fine
gray serge suit. Well, johnson knows
it, too, and with his customary alert
ness he had made for him, from SPLEEN
did fabrics, a full and complete line of
gray serges, each one of which being as
perfect in every detail as the highest
skill and most thorough workmanship
could accomplish. And you can take
his word that they are all right. And
back of his word is his guarantee,
which, as all the people know is amply
sufficient.
Ait the special suit sale to-day and
this evening you can take your pick
for fifteen dollars. Now, you know just
what this means. Johnsons facilities
for giving you one hundred cents of
value for every dollar you pay has
never been doubted. Search the whole
town through and you'll not find q man
who can truthfully say that any goods
bought at Johnson's didn't turn out just
as represented. But there is another
thing to speak about, and that is the
friendly and liberal spirit always dis
played at IS Church street. You in
variably get far more than your
moneys worth, and that is why every
man who visits there walks out with
a bundle under his arm and a smile
of contentment and happiness on his
face.
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pected Of an American, in fact, is very
far short of it, but with American in
struction and supervision it Is certain
that Improvement will be made along
these lines.
The new roads of the country are be-
ing pushed with as much vigor as the
situation will permit, financial as well
as typographical considerations being
moving factors.
The building of roads Of any kind is
for the purpose of getting goods from
the interior to the best harbor. AS the
trade winds blow half the year from
the east and the other half from the
west the harbors on the east or west
coast are, therefore, alternately good
for half a year each.
1t is these trade winds, by the way,
which give the islands a climate super
Tor to that Of India, for being wind
swept they are much healthier.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
AT TRINITY NJ. E.

At Trinity NJ E. church tomorrow
morning the holy communion will be
administered and new members receiv-
ed. The music will be an anthem for
opening, my Faith Looks Up to Thee"
Schneider; for offertory, Messrs. Wood
stock and Carroll will sing "Oh, Trust
Not in Robbery and Wrong" by Cobb.
Competent Undergraduates will teach
little children during service and thus
help parents to church. At the Sunday
school class privileges will be found for
persons of all ages. The young people
have a helpful meeting at $50 under
the leadership of George Bradley. At
evening worship the pastor begins a
series of lecture sermons on 1.-THE Man
uscript Authorities of the New Tesla
ment." The quartette will sing for
opening 1.-THE Good Shepherd" by Bar
ri for offertory, Through the Day
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THE CITY MISSIONS.

Rev. w. D. Mossman, missionary
pastor. The Sunday services tomorrow
at the City Mission house, POI Orange
street, will be held at 9 a, M, p. M,
and at 1880 p. IN. The evening exercises
will consist of platform service by the
Mission Rescue band, a company of
Christian workingmen, led by their
chairman, Joseph Rawles, and followed
by an after meeting. All are welcome
on Sunday and also at the meetings
and other exercises at the Mission
house every day and evening of the
week.
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CENTER CHURCH MuCsIC

. The following programme will be rem
dered tomorrow afternoon at the
o'clock devotional service in Center
church:
Prelude--Andante -. G. A. MacFarren
Responses from service in D........"
........... ........ H. H. woodward
Anthem-'TWe Would See Jesus" .,....
..,...,...,. ......... w. H. Alljng
Solo-"O Eyes That Are Weary.
..........., .......... G. A. Schneider
Mrs. f. o. Robbins, sporano.
Choir hymn-'Jesus, These Eyes
Have Never Seen 500. ]. B. Dykes
Postlude-March :. &C. A. MacFarren
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Drop by drop the offensive discharge
caused by nasal cataITh fans from the
back of the nose into the throat, set
ting up an Inflammation that is Ekely
to mean chronic bronchitis. The cerz
tain, rational cure for eataTrh Is Ely'a
Cream Balm. and the relief that follows
even the first application cannot be told
in words, Don't suffer a day longes
from the discomfort Of nasal catarrh
Cream Balm is sold By druggists for 50
cents or mailed by Ely Bros, SO Wars
rem street, New York.
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CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

rst Universalist church. Orange
street, between Elm ana wall streets.
The Rev. Theodore A. Fischer, pastor.
There will be preaching Sunday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock by the pastor. Sun
day school at noon. The devotional
meeting under the auspices of the Y.
P c. U. will be held in the vestry at
$50 p. m. Topic: Sincerity-Dare to
be true" Seats free and q cordial well
come to all of the services.
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CT PAIILS CHURCH.

The services at st, Paurs church to-
morrow-third Sunday after Easter
are morning prayer at 9 o'clock, holy
communion at $3.50, litany, sermon by
the rector and second communion at
1890, and evening prayer and sermon
by the rector at 1880. Sunday school
meets in the parish house at 12:t5; Chi
nese Sunday school at p m.
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST

The services Of the First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, are held Sunday
morning at 10;30 O'Clock in Republican
hall, Temple and Crown streets, en-
trance on Temple street. Subject,
"Mortals and Immortals."
Golden text: art thou not from ever
lasting, 0 Lord my God, mine holy pne?
We shall not die. "-Habakkuk, /, II,
The Sunday school meets after the
service. The Wednesday evening tes-
timonial meeting is held at o'clock.
A reading room maintained by this
church in the Malley building, 902
Chapel street, is open daily from 10 a.
m. to 5 p. M, except Sunday; on We'd
nesday from 10 a. m, to 7:3O p. m;
Tuesday and Saturday from to 10 p.
m, A cordial welcome to all.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
BRADLEY AXE FACTORY SOLD.

Norwalk, May 3.-W. G. Staples, of
the firm of HubbeA & Staples, Of Water
street, has Joined with w. S. Adams, of
Westport, and j. ]. Irwin, of New
York, in buying from the Bradley heirs
the Bradley axe factory at Lyons
Plains. The new concern is to be In
corporated and Mr.. Staples will give his
entire attention to conducting the bust
ness,
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.

First Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev. Francis T. Brown, pastor. Class
meeting at $50; sacrament of the
Lords supper at 10:SO; Bible school at
noon; Chinese Sunday school at 2:3O;
Epworth league meeting at $50; public
worship at 1880, with sermon by the
pastor; subject, 1.-THE Highest Sunday
Question"
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Thy Love Has Spared Us" by schneck.
EPwoRTH NJ. e. CHURCH.

Holy communion at 10:SO with recep-
ton Of new members. "a Word About
Dowie" will be the subject of the even
ing discourse.
Until further notice the prayer meet
ing and class meeting will be held on
Tuesday and Friday evenings respec-
lively at 7:45 and Junior league on Sun
day at p. m.
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ADULT CLASS, CHURCH REDEEM
Err.

SG5j Il to be considered at this gath
ering sunday was in lecture room Of
Church of the Redeemer will be Par
able of the sower." Meeting will be
open for general discussion. Ladies and
gentlemen of any denomination are cor
daily invited to attend and take part
In the exercises.
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,FR1sCo FuND no DAME.

City Controller Rowe has received So
from j. F. Sullivan for the Frisco re-
lief fund, making the total of the con-
troller's fund now $2,S50.6O. General
Treasurer Samuel Hemingway has re-
ceived $25 from Yale conclave, No. ga,
for the Red Cross fund, making the to-
tai of this fund to date, $17,7365S.
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HUMPHREY STREET CoNGREGA-
TIONAI, CHURCH.

Public worship at 1890 a. M, with
the Lords supper and reception of
members; in the evening at 1880 with
sermon by the pastor. Rev. r. r. Luck
ey. Bible school at 12 m. Children's
mission at p, m. Christian Endeavor
at $3.50 p. m
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no sPECIALIzE ON SURGERY

DR.. w Edwin Butler of 229 York
street will leave in few days for Phil
adelphia to take a post graduate course
in surgery. He expects on his return
to devote his whole time to surgery.
DR.. A. C. Leslie will have charge of
his practice during his absence.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
MASS MEETING Y. M. 6. A.

The mems meeting next Sunday will
be addressed by Rev Ernest G. Carpen-
ter, pastor of the Summerfield NJ e.
church. Rev. Mr. Carpenter is one Of
the new pastors who has recently come
to the CITY, his former field being in
Meriden. He is man of extraordinary
ability as speaker and will deliver a
strong address. The usual social hour
win be held In the banquet hall at the
close of the meeting. All men, wheth-
err members of the association or not,
are cordially invited to attend.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
ST THOMAS, CHURCH.

The services in st. Thomas church
tomorrow are litany and holy conn
munion. with sermon by the rector, at
1890, and evening prayer at 4 o'clock.
The Sunday school meets at 1905.
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CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION.

Litany and holy communion at 1920
a. m. The sermon Will be preached by
Rev. Mr.. Colladay, Of Berkeley Divinity
school. Sunday school at 1915. Even
ing prayer and sermon by Rev. Robert
Bell at 1880.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

At 1890 communion and reception of
new members. The pastor will preach.
The choir Is composed of Fred Adams,
Miss Pearl Young, Mrs. Good and AL
bert Kraft. The anthems for the day
are:
20 Sacred Head, ....."..... Schneider
20 Taste and See ......,....... Marston
"In Heavenly Love Abiding" -. Holden
Evening service at 1880. All strangers
cordially welcome. Seats free.