Evansville Press from Evansville, Indiana • Page 1

EVANSV Big Results HOME Are practically certain from rrery Want ad jou place in The Press. Others say bo, too. 'Phone 122 and tell your story. City Circulation Exceeds That of Any Other Evansville Newspaper By Thousands Sworn daily average paid circulation for 1 1 A the year 1911 l.i5U Vol. 6 No.

214. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912. ONE CENT. Capt. Scott, His Boat and South Polar Regions ANOTHER DISPATCH SAYS SCOTT FOUND THE POLE Message to London Newspaper Announces That Amundsen Has Declared British Explorer Reached Antarctic Goal Excitement Intense in The English Capital.

Taft Wing of the Republican Party Replies to Offer Made By Progressives, Stating That Time is Tco Short and Other Reasons Prevent Accepting Proposition. The Sonntag reply was no surprise to the progressives. The progressives will formulate a reply to Sonntag's refusal Thursday afternoon and send it Friday. The executive and advisory board3 of the progressives have been called to meet Thursday afternoon to make the answer. Dist.

Chairman Wm, O. Bohan-non said Thursday if the vote was left to a fair primary, Roosevelt would win 10 to 1. expedition in the Antarctic regions, 1902-1904, planting the British flag at 82 degrees 17 minutes south. Ernest Shackleton, who in 19 08-09' reached "farthest south" 111 miles from the pole, was a member of Scott's first expedition. Scott's latest polar expedition has cost over 5200,000 subscribed by British people and government.

He sailed from London on the Terra Nova June 1, 1910, stopping at New Zealand on his way to Ross sea in the antarctic regions. The Terra Nova is the largest and strongest of the old Scottish whalers. She was built at Dundee in 1SS4; 1S7 feet long and 32 in beam. Since 190 3 the Terra Nova has been engaged in polar trips, having been in both the arctic and antarctic regions. mEXICQ CITY PREPARES FOR FIERCE FIGHT the I nilril Prms.

LONDON, March 7. A special to the London Daily Express from Wellington, New Zealand, today quoted Explorer Roald Amundsen as saying that Capt. Scott, heading the British expedition, had a Led the south pole. No definite word had been received up until noon today from Capt. Roald Amundsen, himself, the Norwegian explorer, who was reported today to hp at Hobart, Tasmania, as having reached there on his return voyage from the south pole.

The here is in-tt nse Le ause of he race between Scott and Amundsen, the former being an Knglisr-mnn. The editor of the Express said this afternoon ihar the Wellington correspondent was one of the most reliable men in the service ami that he had mplete confidence In the authenticity of the correspondent's message. Satisfied of the authenticity of the report that Scott reached the south pole, London and all Great Britain today prepared for a period of general rejoicing. Scott's wife and closest frpnds are anxiously awaiting word as to the whereabouts of the English explorer. Great rivalry existed between Scott and Amundsen and both were making strenuous endeavors to see who could go "farthest south." Leading geographers sa'd the chances were that the race for the pole would be a dead heat.

Capt. Scott is 4 3. Capt. Robert F. Scott is an officer of the British navy, the scion of a famous English naval family.

He commanded the "Discovery" DROPPING ICICLE WRECKS CHIN A WARE A hc-nvy icicle fell through the skylight of the Blackr.ian Lun-kenheimcr store Tne-rtay. showering a dozen patrons with broken glass. A show case containing china, silverware and cut glass was smashed. The damage will aggregate $4 00. A map of the antarctic regi; ns showing tiio difficulties overcome by Scott in his trip from M- Murdo sound to the pole; inset ar a.

1. talon no it ljft Zp.l- -1 sea; and the explorer himself. AFRAID, TAFT BOOSTERS HAUL Facts About the South Pole 1 The reply of Republican Dist. Chairman Sonntag to the communication of the Roosevelt progressive organization for a presidential preference primary was received Thursday at progressive headquarters in the Waverley building. Sonntag refuses to call a primary on the ground that it is not provided for under the law.

He thinks tliat there is not time for the arrangement for such a primary and says that it would have to be sanctioned by every county chairman. He admits that it would be a hard matter to run a primary without political crookedness. Winding up hisletter he says that the method auopted has been practiced for many years and heretofore no objections have been made. Here are some of the reasons the Taft standpatters do not want the primary: They have planned to pack the ward meeting places by (5 o'clock on the night of March 13, with the "riff rail" white aud colored voters. They have the organization which can run things and use road roller tactics on the progressives.

They have the money with which to have the paid attendance there before the Roosevelt men get to their suppers. They have draved the city hall employes into the Taft line by might of bread and butter, and will use them to herd men. Heil-man had them cornered in his office Thursday. They would have to spend entirely too much money to win in a. primary.

And because the Roosevelt supporters and the "Fair Voting League" had in mind a plan to employe the Davis-Houghland detective agency to watch the primary polling places. And for fear the Roosevelt supporters would outnumber the Taft supporters 10 to 1 and could win with a fairly conducted primary; whereas they will have to fight it out in the ward meetings. WOUNDED Ml RECENTLY TOOK OUT INSURANCE By the Fresa. ATLANTA, March 7. The condition of Eugene H.

Grace, wealthy builder, found Tuesday with a bullet in his side, was improved today. His condition, however, is critical. Grace's wife, who Is out on bond charged with assault with intent to kill, denies that she shot her husband, despite his statement. It was learned today that Grace recently had taken out a life insurance policy for $25,000 in favor of his wife. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOC5 CITY BRIEFS ooooooooooooooo Ilu.vlness was light In the city court Thursday morning and soon attended to.

Lark Spradley, Louis McGill and Carrie Fletcher were all there for disturbing the midnight slumber of their neighbor Jack Goodwin, 503 Fulton-av. He said that the stamping, and shouting and other such larking was not very soothing. The men each got J5 and costs and the woman was discharged. Stnte Deputy Buildiue Inspector Breetz Is In the city for the purpose of finishing up to inspection of factories recently begun. Th old W.

W. Gray private nar-age on Third-st opposite the Wells-Bijou theater will be occupied soon by the G. A. Beard company for the sale of Overland automobiles. There Is not a man In the Van-derburg--co.

jail to be tried in the circuit court for criminal offenses. The circuit court docket is almost clean. J. NEW CITIZENS. Mr.

and Mrs. John Blackburn, 613 Heinlein-av, a son, Henry Christ John; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Eisenhauser, 309 Gell-av, a son 5 Wm.

R. Ryan, 425 Geil-av, in the next block on the same day, a daughter. Rose Marie; Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, 2 Diamond-av, a son, Percy Arnold; Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Kuchs, 1122 W. Dela-ware-st, a son; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fisher, 517 Wabash-av, a daughter, Anna Catharine.

ANTARCTIC DASHES IN 1EAIIS GONE BY. Capt. Cook, British navy, 1772, was the first person to cross tho antarctic circle, went 71 degrees 10 minutes south. Bellingshausan, Russian, 182 0, 69 degrees 52 minutes south. James Weddell, British, 1823, 74 degrees 15 minutes.

Lieut. -Charles Wilkes, American, explored what is now called Wilkes Land, 1839. James Clarke Ross, British, discovered what is now Ross sea, 1840, 77 degrees south. G. S.

Nares. British, with first steamship to enter arctic circle, the Challenger, discovered the fact that animal life covered the floor the polar seas, 1874. R. F. Scott.

British, 1902-04. 82 degrees 17 minutes south. Ernest Shaklelon, British, 1908-09. 88 degrees 23 minutes south 111 miles from the pole. Mt.

Erebus belches steam and lava within the circle of eternal ice. It is probable that the south pole itself is buried under ice feet thick. Vegetation in the antarctic continent consists entirely of moss; the land animal life is limited to a species cf wingless Insect very primitive in form. The only human beings in the antarctic continent are explorers; no traces of native inhabitants have ever been discovered. Penguins, great, awkward birds exist along the coast in some parts.

There is little snow on the lower plateau, necessitating explorers carrying tents; the surface is smooth ice. Deep crevices in the Beardmore glacier render travel up it perilous. Scientists claim that centuries ago the south pole was a tropical region filled with plant and animal life. They also maintain that the pole is never at the same place for two consecutive years, that the earth wobbles around considerable each 12 months. COUNTY DADS GIVE FRANCHISE THE 0.

K. The county commissioners granted a franchise to the Evausville Henderson Owensboro traction line Tuesday afternoon. The line to be placed on Green River-rd will be partly in the county and partly in the city. There is no obstance now to delay the construction of the line. ill The Barber states delivered In yer tub fer a mud bath? "And that ain't all.

They can take this here same marvellous fluid and flavor it with chicory and serve It. to ye fer coffee and ye'll never know the difference except fer the taste." Ae the patient with furrowed scalp tottered feebly from the chair. Bill gently toyed with the lever on the cash register by way of jBftatal Uv the t'nHed Press. "MEXICO CITY, March 7. This city is making great preparations to defend it self against a threatened attack by the rebel troops under Orozco and Zacata.

Three thousand federal troop3 from' south of the city have been recalled. Orozco has sent word to his aides to tlie effect that he expected to be within striking distance of tlie capital by Tuesday ol next week. Machine guns are being placed at various points on the outskirts of the city for the contemplated attack. WALLENMEYER LOCATES SHORT WEIGHT SCALE A clever new scheme used by a grocer to defraud, that City Sealer Wallenmeyer had never befor-3 encountered or heard of, has no.v turned up. A light spring scales of -4 pounds capacity with a aial such as used iu the smaller markets was confiscated from a dealer in good repute on the West Side.

The only trouble apparent at first was the failure to weigh tho heavier standard test weight property even when the balance was right. On closer examination in the office the sealer found quito ychance that it was possible to so adjust the spring by the deft quick touching of a thumb screw to fix them to weigh half a pounci short. Wallenmeyer learned confidentially that theso scales wero only used this way in buying produce from the farmers. This is one instance where the farmers have been contributing to the grocer's greed rather than thtj consumer. LIE FOR STRIKE Il the TTii'el Prr.

COLOGNE, March 7. A country wide strike in the Prussian coal fields is exrected to begin next Monday. The government today began unusual precautions for preserving order by the concentration ot soldiers at all the principal ceil ters. TWO LOUISVILLE WOMEN GUESTS The Ladies' auxiMary of the Letter Carriers' Assn. met at the home of Mrs.

Harry Moser, 25 Emmett-st, Wednesday afternoon. After the business of the meeting was concluded lunch was served. The decorations were carried out In pink and white. Visiting guests of the occasion were Mrs. Ed Morris and Mrs.

N. Steinberg of Louisville, Ky. NEGRO SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY Clarence Cooksey, charged with house breaking was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary from two to 14 years Thursday in the circuit court and disfranchised for five years. The charge of burglary did not hold in court. BOND ISSUE TO BE RECONSIDERED A special meeting of the city council for the purpose of again taking up the bond issue has been called by Pres.

Eli D. Miller for Friday evening in the city PRUSSIA ALSO laud carrying Scott's party to Ko LONDON TO PARIS THROUGH THE AIR WITHOUT A STOP By 1 Vnlted rrei. i PARTS, March 7. Aviator Fal-ney today made a non-stop trip through the air witn uis aeroplane from London to Paris, flying 23" miles in 32 5 minutes. FEW OPERATORS DELAY SETTLING OF COAL STRIKE 11 br Ires.

of the great coal strike was pre vented today the uncompromis ing stand taken by the operators in South Wales. They refused to agree to a minimum wage scale. Premier Asquith and officials of the miners' union, however, feel confident that the strike will be ended before next week. Conferences of miners, operators and government officials continued today. ALL PROGRESSIVES DOWN IN HOWELL A count of noses at the progressive republican meeting at Howell Wednesday night showed that every business man who is a republican was present and for Roosevelt.

Oscar Tieman, grocer, -was elected president of the Howell club and Chas. Sutter was elected secretary. There were 75 present. Sam Crumbaker spok In the seventh No. 9 hose house was packed.

There were probably 150 present. Phil C. Gould and Chas. Harmon spoke. An organization was perfected at Ft.

Branch and Thursday one was put afoot at Petersburg. MORE OFFICE ROOM FOR PROGRESSIVES additional offices were secured by the progressive republicans Thursday on the fourth, floor of the Waverley building, making a suite of six rooms. Jndge Phil C. Gould and Clarence Haas are in charge of county headquarters in the additional three offices. Gould is devoting his entire time to the organization work in the county.

Bohannen is devoting his time exclusively to the district. Th Evnvlll Motorcycle club, just now In the' process of organization, will meet this week In the E. B. A. hall on Friday mgnc Fifty-five charter members are already enlisted.

The charter mem- fcershlp will held open for some time longer In the hope of making the number 10. THOUGHT THEY HAD RIGHT TO ARREST TOTS Br the l'nited Prfs. "WASHINGTON, March 7. The legal status of the Lawrence, strike and possibly ground for federal interference occupied the attention of the house rules committee today. City Solicitor Murphy of Law rence was questioned as to his grounds for prosecuting the women and children strikers who had the "neglected children" law of the state he believed the police had the authority to make the ar rests.

BARTHOLOME HAS LOST HIS DIPLOMA Simon Barthoiome, clerk of the board of works, has been dis missed by his wife from first-aid-to-the-injured duty in the household. Simon, while ministering to Simon, Thursday morning spilt the goose grease and is now in both pain and disgrace. He cot only ruined a perfectly good rug but is carrying a lame hand severely burned. PLUCK LIKE THIS MAKES GOOD MEN A young man with an ambition to earn a special university scholarship in medicine, Roy Comp-tion, by name, is now in the city renresentine the Leslie's Weekly and Judge magazines. Six hun dred subscriptions is tne price or the coveted prize, Compiton says, and he already has 500 of them.

He lives in Cincinnati and this is his first visit to this territory. He has planned, when the other hundred have been raised, to enter the University of Pennsylvania. BOAT SHAFT IS BEING REPAIRED The job of welding the broken steel shaft of the Steamer J. B. Richardson at the local wharf was begun Thursday morning, The shaft was first placed in per fect alignment by means of a massive beam framed above it; a furnace was built around the break and a jet of acetylene gas was turned on from two sides.

The metal, eight inches In ai ameter, is heated to the fusing point and when cooled is perfect lv welded. IVrry a Koi-co, farmr, is in St. Mary's hospital re covering from a severe surgical cp ration. It was reported In the Vincennes Commercial that Cun ningham was dead and his friends are relieved to find that It was a mistake. HAS ONE LITTLE FOURTH UF JULY ALL BY HIMSELF A wagonload of firecrackers were used by Supt.

Emil Rohner of the city crematory Thursday morning in a fireworks display all his own. The freak consignment of ref use was made up of some odds and ends of damaged stock from the Sturm-Stock store. In the lot were about 500 giant crackers a foot long and others from that size down to the more common sizes, besides red lights and other things. The big ones are now outlawed by the city ordinances which limits the size to three inhces." Nearly all of them had had the fuse destroyed by dampness or some other cause, and were dangerous on this account. They were set oft I nthe cre matory furnaces a shovelful at a time SIX OF FAMILY HAVE SMALLPOX The entire six of the family of Albert Wright, 34, coal miner, of 1009 Mary-st, who was' found to have smallpox Wednesday after the case had gone unsuspected for several days, has been vac cinated, even to a child 10 days old.

The father is now in the city detention hospital. The Wrights moved here only recently from New Harmony where six cases are now reported. WILL VOTE ON THE TWO TREATIES TODAY 11 he ulled Prww. WASHINGTON, March 7. A vote on the proposed arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France will be taken in the senate late this afternoon.

Sen. Lodge of Massachusetts, together with members of the foreign relations committee, offered amendments restricting the latitude of the proposed treaties. Supporters of the measure said this afternoo nthat they believed the bills would pass. IDA ROSSER GETS A DIVORCE DECREE A divorce decree was granted Ida Rosser In the superior court Thursday by Judge Hostetter. She is given the custody of their two children.

Jas. Rosserwas the defendant. O. R. Roberts was her attorney.

Thos, I it In, drunk, $5 and cost, and John Hirtling. $1 and costs for the same offense, were court entries In city court Thursday. THEIR 1 Why did the Taft crowd call off the Nagel speech fixed for Saturday night? Because it was discovered the progressives had gone them one better. When the progressives heard Nagle was coming Chas. Sweeton was called and asked if he would let the progressives have the Wells-Bijou theater Saturday night.

He said he would. This done, the progressives went after Jim Garfield and were arranging for him to speak here Saturday night in the theater. After his speech there was to be a free vaudeville show. The Etandpat crowrd heard of it and concluded that Garfield, a free show and sentiment was more than they could overcome. Thev did not want a frost for the secretary so he was told not to come.

It was the best they could do. As soon as they did this the progressives wired Garfield that he was not needed. WEATHER For Evansville and Vicinity: Snow or rain tonight and Friday; no material change in temperature. STEEL TRUST TO REPORT DEATHS By the United Press. GARY; March 7.

An ordinance is being prepared here, which will compel the report of deaths and accidents in the steel mills. The ordinance is being prepared by Chief of Police Martin, who said that the steel company was not compelled to repoit deaths or accidents in tl mills SOCIALISTS PLAN TO ATTEND COUNCIL The central committee of the socialist party in Evansville decided in their last meeting to bring to Evansville for a lecture on April 14, W. D. Haywood, who has been prominent in the defense of the striking workers at Lawrence, Mass. It was also resolved that hereafter a delegation of the socialists shall be in attendance at every meeting of the city council.

The first ward local of the organization has reported the addition of 20 new names to its This picture shows an explorer photographing aurora light. The south pole is situated on an antarctic continent larger than the United States and with an era of 5,000,000 miles. The pole is on a tableland about 10,000 feet above sea level. The great ice barrier is a glacier 700 miles wide and hundreds of miles broad in places; It varies from 100 to 300 feet in height. The breaking off of portions of this ice barrier each summer produces the greatest crop of icebergs in the world.

Bill the Barber clawed his victim's head wit ha comb set with needles and chortled in glee at the torture. "People," fce said, "has overlooked one of the greatest of our city's vast resources. What's the se of goia' all the way to Hot Springs or tome seaside in the south when ye can find poker fame handy in a Evausville hotel have tne sUaa tram actaa.