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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
WHITES SISTER WINS SUIT.
ne" separation From Husband Who
Gave Her Anti-fat.

Mrs Alice Schmidt, sister of Bouck
""alte. who is now in the workhouse for
yuturo'ns the Calvary Church services.
obtained decree OF separation yesterday
run John w, Schmidt. a wholesale cot
~ merchant under Il decision by Su-
Eeme Court Justice Cohalan.
Nrs Schmidt testified that her hus-
ssMn cnNa her an anti-fat remedy as a
,..Inday present. accused her OF flirting
me subway and told her he couldn't
Sllrness
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
Oscar strnus Mt wedding.

oscar Straus. who sailed last evening
by the Cunarder Lusltanla. will visit Lon
don, Paris and Berlin and Will be IN
Madrid in time to attend the wedding OF
Kermit Roosevelt. Mr.. Straus will return
90 New York in September.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
Colonel Clings TO Manuscripts.

Theodore. Jr., asked his father II he
wanted all the baggage to go with him
on the tug and the Colonel exclaimed
We'll. have my manuscript In this
trunk have stuck TO II by canoe and
through everything else and i am not
going 10 be separated from 1t now
The matters pertaining TO the customs
having been attended TO, the Colonel was
besieged by the reporters.
81 can't answer questions, he said.
Have you been Sick?
DO / look sick?" he replied quickly.
Yes. / have been pretty sick"
jungle fever?'
The Colonel nodded and then replied
!ncisively:
We'll. am worth several dead men
ct shall be here for ten days. he said
then / shall go to Spain to attend my
sons marriage. Next Tuesday | will
sneak before the National Geographic
Society in Washington. / will not only
tell about the river but ! will answer
any question on geography from any
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20

reputable man. It will be the only speech
that | VIII make before going away"
Quizzed on politics, the Colonel said /:
II don't know anything about politics
have been away for almost seven
months and | have heard nothing"
In answer to u question he said he did
not give out any interview In regard to
his plans for 1916. and he announced cm-
phatically
81 will not run for Governor. The In
terview which ! gave out in regard to
Panama and Colombia is correct"
The Colonel was asked about the COM
ment made in William Jennings Bryan's
the Commoner In regard to Roosevelts
discovery of now tribe of Indians in
Brazil
Did he do II with a trombone accom-
panmentT" asked the Colonel gayly in
reply.
The Colonel limped as he descended the
stairway TO the tug. He disappeared into
the cabin Of the Dalzeli. where he greeted
Mrs. Roosevelt. AS the tug swung away
from the ship he appeared and waved his
hat in answer to cheers.
The Aidan proceeded slowly up tho bay
TO her berth In the East River. Then
Prof Cherrie, who was one OF the three
Americans to descend the River of Doubt
was asked TO tell something of his ex-
periences. His hands. which were covered
with scars of insect bites, trembled, indl-
N'Nillh tlldt it apparently was SUN suffer-
Ing from the trip. At first he said there
was nothing to tell. He explained then
that tho Idea of exploring the River OF
Doubt had come from Lauer Muller. Min
lister of Foreign Affairs in Brazil.
THE suggestion was made at Rio ia
neiro," he said. THE Colonel thought
moment and then nodded his head In ap-
prevail. That decision OF course changed
our plans somewhat. as we had not thought
OF making such trip. II seems that Col
Rondon In surveying for n telegra pin line
across Brazil came on the headwaters
of the river and explored It for about 1850
kilometers. He. however. had no idea as
to where the river went.
Before we struck the headwaters of
the river Anthony Flala had left us to go
down the Tapajos River to the east.
Miller. who was going down the Gy-
Paran1. went with us and travelled down
the River of Doubt some miles before
striking out on his expedition.
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On n Blind Journey.

"H'il WI sNdTltu uOWn Win "a party
OF twenty-one. including three Americans
and three Brazilians and the native pad
dlers. We had no idea where We would
come out. Col. Rondon thought the
source might be that of the river the
mouth OF which Is called the Arepunan
This proved to be correct. but Lieut.
Lyras, who was with the party, insisted
that II ran into the Gy-Plraua, and he
did not change his mind until after we
had travelled down the river for a week
THE assertion Of Lander about the
river Is silly. OF course the river does
not run over a mountain. but 1t can run
through H. In way the course of the
river is Ike that in some OF the canyons
of Colorado. Tho river runs through
deep gorges and has innumerablc rapids,
We were on the river for practically sixty
days, and ~ that time covered about
1000 l,ilomcters tabout 500 mlesl
AT first we plotted the river carefully.
making astronomical observations When,
however, we met with misfortune We
deemed II necessary TO make all possible
haste downward. Even at that we took
observations at times. specially at various
tributaries
ITS as much river as the Hudson, 80
the professor said graphically. He did
not wish to comment ON the experiences
which he and his comrades had on the
trip down, desiring TO leave the whole
story to be told by the Colonel In his
speech next week. but he intmated the
hardships which he had endured were the
ha rdest Of his life, and when questioned
as to what the Colonel endured he simply
sighed thankfully. IL admitted they
reached the mouth of the river with only
three canoes.
Three natives were lost on the trr, two
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-27
PRESIDENT OF PENNY PHONE LEAGUE TAKES
WALLOP AT BELL PHONE co. METHODS :.

"Hold-up men who point a gun
at you in the street and make you
come across with your money are
honorable and respectable compared
with the Bell telephone monopoly"
This denunciation came from Nor
ton Johnson, president of the Penny
Phone League, today. He discussed
what the league is doing to get al
dermanic candidates on record for or
against the selling of the Automatic
to Bell interests, as proposed in a
measure now before the city coun-
Gil.
ITO pass the ordinance and give
the Automatic company permission
to sell out to the American Telegraph
and Telephone Company will be a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-27

Chicago & Milwaukee Railway. Boy
sustained loss of right leg and other
injuries.
Logan, o.-oiI gusher struck near
here in wild cat" territory. .
CIeveIand.-FoiLoWing conference
here, mine operators stated fatty that
mines in this state will close down
April 1, result of failure to reach
wage agreement with miners.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-27
DIARY OF FATHER TIME

The contemplated attempt to cross
the Atlantic ocean in a flying ma
chine in 1914 brings to mind the eff
forts made by John Wise, the first
aeronaut in the United States, to Sc
cure, in 1916, an appropriation from
congress to finance trip across the
ocean in a balloon.
John Wise was born on Feb. "a,
1903. He began experimenting in
Philadelphia in 1885 and, in 1887,
discovered that while passing
through a thunder cloud the cords
of his balloon gave forth musical
sounds and he heard voices on the
earth when he was a mile above it.
After twice seeking appropriations
from congress, he tried to get its aid
in building air ships from which ex-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-27

sell-out to the Chicago Telephone
Co., which is part of the A. T. & T.
Co. ...-
Higher rates for telephone service
would follow the sale of the Auto
matte. Wherever the Bell interests
get competition they lower their
rates. When they get competitions
killed off up go the rates"
Johnson produced figures showing
that in Richmond, Va, before COM
petition began the Bell rate was $72 81.
a year. While competition was ON
the rate was $12. After the CONF
peting company was knocked out the
old rate of $72 a year came back.
He cited fourteen cities and Bell
rates before and after competition.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-27
KITCHEN CONVERSATION

"The secret of success" the stamp
says, 'is sticking to il"
''To succeed" said the knife, "be
bright and sharp
Keep up to date" said the calen-
dar.
aspire to greater things" said the
nutmeg.
Don't knock-it's old-fashioned,"
said the electric bell. 49,. ,..
do a driving business" said the
hammer, and the barrel added,
Never lose your head" IT,
MAKE light of everything" OBJ
served the fire.
But always keep COOL" said the
ice.
With France accepting the peace
commission plan, Bryan's peace dove
will begin wearing something more
than pin-feathers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-27

plosives could be thrown at an enemy
on land or sea.
Up to 1859 he had made 230 as
tensions. On Sept. %, 1879, he as
cended from st. Louis and never re-
turned. The body of one member of
the party was afterward found in
Lake Michigan.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18
FARMER A LEPER FOR YEARS
He Had Always Supposed That He
Had Blood Poisoning In His
Feet

Astoria, Ore.-Risto Katajisto. a
Finnish farmer residing near Winlock,
Wash, on coming here for medical
treatment for what he supposed was
blood-poisoning in his feet, was star
tied to learn from the examining ply
stefan, DR.. Hartman, that he was af.
flicted with leprosy.
According to the local physician,
the case is of long standing, the dis
ease being manifested on all parts Of
the patients body. The man himself
admitted that he had been suffering
for five years with the disease, but did
not know it's nature, and had never
consulted a physician.
DR.. Hartman enlightened the man
as to the nature of his aiiment, and
told him he could offer no aid, and
Katajisto left for his home at Win.
lock on the evening train.
Dr. Hartman at once notified the
Washington state board Of health as
to his discovery. Katajisto is fifty
seven years old. and has a wife and a
number of children. He lives on a
small farm in the vicinity of Winlock.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

surmised that she was to be the
honeymoon ship" Then 1t was un
derstood that the swift little craft was
to make pre-nuptial cruise across the
Atlantic. through the Mediterranean
and up the Nile with the young couple
AMI their mothers. This would have
been following the course taken by the
late Col. John Jacob Astor on his
honeymoon trip which ended with the
sinking of the Inflated Titanic. But
young Astor said NO" to both these
reports and set the gossips still fur
Their specializing.
II Aston does not use the Mona he
has many other means of slipping out
Of the country. There are, first. his
numerous high-powered automobiles.
Then he has a crack hydroplane that
do rs 35 miles an hour, and if he carries
out his plans will soon own a hydro
aeroplane. Being an expert mechanic
he usually spurns the assistance of a
professional chauffeur.
But the Noma's engines have been
prepared for a long cruise. Entirely
new boilers have been installed. Can
tain Dangan OF the Mona has been in
structed by Mr.. Astor to fly no pen
nants when the yacht leaves the shin.
yards and steals up the Hudson to
RhineclifY
The landing is only few miles dis
tant from Ferncliffe and from Hope
land House, the graceful and stately
Huntington mansion on the estate of
the late William B. Dinsmore. Alto
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18
CURES PARALYSIS BY KNIFE
Noted Gotham Surgeon Shows Many
Child Cripples He Has
Helped.

New YOrk.-A new operative treat
ment for spastic paralysis, or paralysis
accompanied by spasms. which he de
clared had been successful, was eX-
planned here by DR.. William Sharpe at
a meeting of the Medical Association
Of Greater New York.
A dozen children, one paralyzed on
one or both sides. attended to show
what Doctor Sharpe had done for
them. The pride of the little ones. as
they showed how they we're able to
move once useless limbs. brought
smiles TO the medical men.
Doctor Shapes operation for the
disease, which is result of brain
pressure, due to cortical hemorrhage.
consists in decomposition by direct
operation on the skull. with removal
OF enough bone to give new brain
room Other methods have been de-
voted mainly to operations on the
spinal nerve roots. the injection Of
alcohol, or plastic surgery, such as the
lengthening of tendons. A girl of four
years, who never had walked up to
the time of an operation a month ago,
was able to toddle through the hall.
led by the surgeon
DR. William NJ. Leszyansky, in dis
GUESSING Doctor Sharpes report. said
he feared improv cement would be only
temporary. as in some other treat
ments of the disease.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18
HELEN D|NsNORE HUNTINGTON WILL
BECOME BRIDE Of VINCENT ASTOR
Young New York Multi Millionaire and Charming American Girl TO
Marry on April Couple Have Been Acquainted From In
tanCy-Mother of Prospective Groom Arrives From En-
rope to Witness the Ceremony.

New York.-On the last day OF Aprll
a most notable society event will take
place up the Hudson-the marriage Of
the head of one of the greatest Amen
can houses. Vincent Astor, and Helen
DinsmOre Huntington. daughter OF an
other line which has long been prom
nent In American affairs.
The recent arrival from Europe OF
the mother OF the bridegroOm-tobe,
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. the reiittlnS OF
t-e famous yacht Mona and announce
ment of the wedding so shortly before
the date set today are concentrating
the attention of society folk upon the
young couple.
Through the winter there was much
mystery about their plans. Many hint
ed at a secret wedding. 1t was thought
the Mona was TO be used for mys-
ferrous purpose.
This idea was fostered largely by the
simple tastes Of the young couple. Tho
bride-to-be has extracted from her be
trothed promise that they viii spend
most of their lives on the beautiful
banks of the Hudson, where she was
brought up and where Astor's 5000
acre Fernclife estate lies. She is not
unsociable. nor at all ignorant of ball
rooms, theaters and "doings." but she
cares not whit for the formal side of
society.
The wedding will be a country cere-
mony, either at Hopela.d House, the
mansion on the Huntington estate. or
in the little country church nearby.
Young Aston has not been very we'll
this winter. He has suffered from
pneumonia and bronchitis 1t will be
remembered that his mother almost
despaired of his life at the age
Of eight, when she hurried him off to
st. MoritZ.
From the life Miss Huntington has
led so far it is to be expected that she
and her husband will spend much time
in the open. The tall, blonde girl OF
twenty was brought up almost entire
ly on the big Huntington and Dinsmore
places along the Hudson, which were
once held by her grandfather William
u. Dinsmore, late president of the
Adams Express company. She went to
school in Dobbs Ferry. which isn't
great distance from her home, and she
has spent some winters in New York
city.
Her first quarrel with Vincent came
at the age of nine-he being then
eleven. She had planted an oak tree,
when three years old, with the aid of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob.
eTt p. Huntington. The tree had grown
for six years and she proudly took her
little visitor from up the road" out to
look at 1t. Aston remarked, with a
critical eye, it would take some years
for the tree to be big enough to climb
in. The visit ended abruptly right
there, but the next day Vincent sought
and obtained pardon over the tele-
phone.
At the time the Staten Island Ship
building company began to rip out the
fittings Of the Mona. it was naturally
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

IF you have beads, new fashioned or
old fashioned big or little, of any
sort or description, bring them out,
for now is the day of their triumph. A
visit to the largest stores. and to the
Jewellers. discloses beads from all
quarters OF the globe, and from crude
barbarous looking strands to finely
cut gems and matched pearls. Every
one is wearing beads, or wants to wear
them. They are shown in endless va
riety and are big feature in the new
seasons fashions
Since they may be had in all colors
It is quite the smartest thing to do to
have them match the color of the cos
tune or else to provide very strik-
ing contrast to It. And as all the
shades OF yellow are given greater
prominence than other colors, it fol-
lows that amber beads lead the gay
procession of bead trappings
After amber. either clear or cloudy,
jet is probably more worn than any
other single kind of bead. Short
strands of fine and beautifully cut jet
beads are round. graduated in size.
and cut with many facets. Long or
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

short strands OF medium sized beads
made of jet and amber in the same
size. strung alternately. rank with the
all amber. and all jet varieties in popu-
larity.
Long strands of large pearl beads
are chosen for wear with evening
dress. They seem to belong TO the
scheme OF things here. Satin yelled
with chiffon. filmy laces and pale elu-
sive colors suggest them. Amber and
jet one sees everywhere on the street
Amethyst beads, in short strands. are
worn as the short strands of amber
beads are. ON any occasion the wearer
may choose.
Besides these familiar beads there
are others which are becoming tamil
lar rapidly enough. Among them the
most striking is the vivid scarlet bead
of opaque cut glass which is worn
with visiting gowns or evening dress,
1t will look well with linen dresses
in white OF natural color. or in the
half bleached tones. This variety is
a newcomer and is gaining ground as
a promising novelty.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

sides his considerable business activ.
ity he has worked in municipal poll
ties against Tammany hall and has in
terested himself in social causes Elk
cept for a speed passion, expressing it
self in numerous hieh-pOWerod autolno-
bles and hydroplanes, with a hydro
aeroplOne in prospect. he Is quiet.
Woodworking young man. who seems
destined TO be a leader of the rising
generation.
Miss Huntington is two years his
junior, and possesses an open-air,
breezy type of beauty. Her tastes
are simple and run to dogs. horses.
boating and country life. She is a
daughter of Henry 2. Huntington. the
architect. Her great-grandfather as
sisted in founding the Adams Express
The members of her family
are very wealthy, although their for
tunes are far surpassed by the
Astors.
Mrs. John Astor, who divorced her
husband, was once called the most
aristocratically beautiful woman in the
United States. She spends most OF
her time abroad.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

conveyance There was 40 cents more
for her rousseau.
The coming wedding, set for April
so, is the absorbing topic in New York
society circles.
William Vincent Aston, son OF the
late Col. John Jacob Astor. who per
ished aboard the Titanic. is now TWEEN
ty-three years old and head Of the As
tor estate His fortune is estimated Al
between soventy-tivc million and one
hundred million dollars. Ills enormous
Manhattan real estate holdings are
very productive. Since young Astor
took hold on his fathers death, two
years ago, he has done great deal OF
building. erecting many large apart,
ment houses and loft buildings. BE,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

able counselors he inherited from his
father.
Ii the tale bearers are to be believed
Miss huntington isn't wasting her pen
MES these days, despite the fact that
her family has been in the millionaire
class many decades. 1t is related that
she came out OF the Carlton House re.
Gently and walked. Forty-seventh
street toward Fifth avenue. She was
gowned for fashionable wedding she
was toI ATTEND that afternoon, but first
she was going to visit her fiance, Just
then laid up with a cold Past taxi
after taxi walked the future mistress
of TIE Astor house until she arrived at
the corner of the avenue. Here she
waited patiently until an omnibus
came along. 1t was a cold day and the
interior was pretty crowded. but she
managed to wedge in. The taxi fare
could not legally have been over so
cents, but Miss Huntington. despite her
fine attire, preferred the other mode of
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

Showing the Interior Construction
Of the Beachy Head Lighthouse In
England and the Arrangement of the
Lenses.
lamp which is surrounded by sets of
lenses.
Electric light is used in the great
Hantsholm lighthouse in Denmark
which is situated in the Skager Rack
at the northwest coast of Jutland, this
point being a dangerous one for ma
riners on account of bad weather and
heavy seas. Ships in great numbers
pass this point In going from the
North to the Baltic sea-
The set of lenses is quite a compli-
Gated one. and the whole is mounted
on platform so as to rotate bodily
around the center arc lamp and thus
produce a succession of flashes. At
one side will be seen the powerful arc
lamp with its regulating mechanism,
which is here removed from it's posi-,
ton inside the lenses. 1t is naturally
a difficult matter to rotate such a
heavy body as the platform with the
lenses. Here it is mounted on a set
OF rollers so as to turn around, but I'm
other cases the problem is solved by
using ring shaped float under the
table and this is made to float In a
circular mercury trough so that the
mercury takes all the weight of the
table and allows II IN furn with vary
little friction.-Popular Mechanics.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

G ONE women discover after expert
~ menting that q certain definite
style of hair dressing suits them bet
ter than any other. When this dis
covery has been made it is a mistake
to adopt every new idea that comes
along. at the expense Of becoming
ness.
The lady with serene, broad, low
brow and straight eyebrows may en-
phasize these gifts of nature by
couture like that portrayed in the low
er one Of the three pictures given
here. 1t suits the character of her
face exactly. and suggests a serene
and beautiful personality. Besides. it
is style that is good for life
time. II Fashion demands a high
couture. she may vary the arrange
ment Of the back hair. but preserve
the front parting and uncovered brow.
with small change in the general eff.
feet.
For the girl with vivacious face,
and narrow. high forehead. a good ar
rangement of the hair is shown in the
figure at the right hand. A soft pom
padour Of loosely waved hair held in
place by a support, IL needed, In the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-18

gether it is pretty safe to assert that
Astor Will be often in the headlines
the next few months and that New
YORK newspaper reporters will have
seYc-I merry little chases 10 amuse
them.
McanW lille Astor is working hard TO
make money TO get married. like any
o'her young man. lie has run UP three
or TOUR new apartment houses. several
Io't buildings of fine character and A
unique bachelor chambers enterprise
Just of Times square which is mod
eled after the famous Albany of Lon
don He gets down to business in the
AStoT estate offices at No % West
Iwenty-sIAth street regularly at half
past nine or ten o'clock every morn
ing, and he stays there until what is
To be done is dcue. When il is neces-
sary he is 10 be- found there evenings
also. although the Astor monoy-mak-
ing machine is running very smoothly
under his direction and that of the