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OBITUARY WILLIAM R. YOUNG. William R. Young aged 25 years, 6 months and 18 days, died of a complication of diseases at his home, 625 South Fifteenth and a Half street Mr. Young was a hatter at the plant of Charles W.

Hendel Company and had been employed there about six years. He conducted a grocery store at Fifteenth and Muhlenberg streets about a year. Besides his mother, Mrs. Frederick Young (nee Smith), and his wife, Flora Grace (nee Daniel), these brothers and sisters survive: Amelia, wife of George Haag; Carrie, widow of Albert Reuther; Paul, Mary, wife of Howard Berkenstock; Annie, wife of Joseph C. Kraft.

Deceased was a memDer or ou John Reformed church, Union Fire Company, Reading Chamber, No. 26; Knights of Friendship and Court Progress, No. 116, Foresters of America. MARY E. HOLLAND.

Mary E. Holland, aged 23 years, daughter of Kieran and Kate (nee Coo. ney) Holland, died at 12.30 a.m., Thursday, at the home of the parents, 610 South Fifth street. Sines last August she was blind and was unable to walk. Besides her parents, there survive these brothers and sisters: William, Thomas, Kieran, and Kate.

Deceased was a member of St. Peter Roman Cathollo church. MRS. LESTER HEMMIG. Florence Margaret (nee Kegerise), wife of Lester A.

Hemmig, died at the residence of her father in law, C. H. Hemmig, New Holland avenue and Church street, Shillington, at 2 p. m. on Wednesday.

Her age was 31 years. She leaves, besides her husband and daughter, Olive, these brothers and sisters: Hiram Kegerise, Flying Hill; George Kegerise, Philadelphia; Charles Kegerise, Ephrata; Michael Kegerise, Mohnton; Elias Kegerise, First Cavalry, U. S. Army, Philippine Islands; Mrs. James F.

Steffey, Sedar Top; Mrs. Albert Eckenroth, Mrs. Martin Hill, Mohnton," and Mrs. Harvey Gring, Shillington. Deceased was a twin sister of Elias Kegerise, who is serving his second enlistment in the Regular Army.

GEORGE W. FRY. George Fry died at 4.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Catharine J. Still, of tuberculosis, aged 24 years, 9 months and a days.

He had been in ill health since November last. He was a member of I. B. P. O.

E. of No. 47, of this city, and the Washington Street Presbyterian Sunday school:" Deceased is survived by his father, Henry B. Fry, of Waco, Texas. MRS.

ABRAHAM G. BAKER. Catharine, widow of Abraham G. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.

W. Young, 628 Washington street, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon of heart trouble and infirmities of old age, aged 7S years, 5 months and 13 days. She had only been ill since Sunday. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Church of the Brethren (Dunk ards).

Deceased is survived by three children Jacob W. and Joseph W. Baker and Emma wife of J. W. Young six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

OTHER DEATHS. Edna Focht, aged 2 months and 14 days, died of convulsions at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Focht, 1015 Moss Haffach Zoncortia, the one year old child of Dominico Zoncortia, died at the home of the parenti, in Little Italy. THURSDAY FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Florence Resch, aged 22 years, wife of Albert M. Resch, took place at 8.30 a. m. from her late home, 121 Wunder street.

She had been married six weeks ago, on Wednesday. Following brief services at the house requiem mass was celebrated in St. Peter Roman Catholic church. The bearers were six cousins: William Und heim, Paul Bingaman, George Binga man, Charles Brophy, Charles McCol lough and Walter Beeler. There were many floral tributes.

Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. Undertaker Kern had charge. There was a large attendance at the funeral of Robert S. Moyer, proprietor of the hotel at Sixth and Buttonwood streets, who died as the result of injuries received while returning from a carriage drive. Services were held at his home, 402 North Sixth street, by Rev.

W. E. Harr, pastor of Faith Reformed church, at 2 p. in. A laige turnout from the Liberty Fire Company, headed by the Colonial Band, and a delegation from Muhlenberg Lodge, No.

1085. I. O. O. made up the long procession to the cemetery.

The bearers were selected from the two organizations. An extra carriage was used to convey the floral tributes to the cemetery. Interment was made in Charles Evans cemetery. Undertaker Tho. C.

Auman had charge. Rev. Thomas W. Dickert, pastor of St. Stephen Reformed church, conducted services at the funeral of Mrs.

Catharine H. Fritz, wife of John G. Fritz, at hor home, 216 West Douglass street, at 1.30 p. m. The bearers were: Thomas Moore, Charles Beck, Francis Weigley and Peter McQirillen.

Interment was made in Charles Evans cemetery. Undertaker Seidel ha dcharge. Rev. James R. Reed, pastor of the Bethel A.

M. E. church, held services over the remains of Harvey C. Scott at his home, 1059 Culvert street, at 3 p. m.

The bearers were: James Bell, William Stevens, John Morgan and William B. Ferguson. Interment was made In Charles Evans cemetery. Undertaker Seldel had charge. The funeral of J.

Oervaig Walter Bib bus, was held from the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Kutz, 433 South Eleventh street, at 10 a. m.

The services were In charge of Rev. F. K. Huntzinger. Interment was made in Charles Evans cemetery.

Undertaker Wolf had charo. The funeral of Charles M. Moser, the Infant son of Wellington and Maggie Moxwr, was held at the home of the parents, at Grill. Services were conducted at the house by the Rev. William O.

Laub. Interment was made in the Yocom cemetery. Undertagcr Sei flcl had charge. The funeral of Patrick Corbley took place from his home, 100 Exeter street, at 8 a. m.

Mass was celebrated In the Bt. Joseph Roman Catholic church. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. Undertaker Kern had charge. The remains of Viola S.

Schell, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mr. John P. Bchell, were Interred In the Spring Valley cemetery. had charge.

Undertaker Seldel The services at the Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Orr, at the home of the parents, 1 vFranklin, street, West Reading, were charge of the Rev. Thomas H. Leinbach, pastor of the St.

John Reformed church. Interment was made In the Aulenbach cemetery. Undertaker Henninger had charge. PERSONAL MENTION A Promos, proprietor of the Penn Pool Parlors, 10 12 North Sixth street, Is in Philadelphia, purchasing pool sup plies. Mrs.

Daniel J. Miller and sons, of 945 Madison avenue, returned from a visit of a week to her parents in Philadel phia. Dr. Frederick E. Howell has moved his office and residence from 305 North Fifth street, to 220 North Fifth street.

Robert Mumma, of Womelsdorf, has moved to this city and secured a posi tion with William H. Mader, 42 South Sixth street. Wilson Werley, Dauberville, was the guest of William H. South Sixth street. Ret.

H. S. Ecker and P. R. Y.

M. C. A. Secretary Gobrecht attended the quarterly meeting of the Presbytery at Norrlstown. Miss Adah Phillippi returned from a visit to Pennington Seminary, where she attended the 52d anniversary of the Alpha Omega Society.

Sho was the guest of Miss Jessie Hallinger. Miss Daisy Williams, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Mamie Taylor, Boston, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol.

H. Williams, 233 North Third street. Charles H. Schaeffer, attorney, left for a several week's stay at Sea Isle City, N. J.

He is much improved in health. George F. Burkey, of 152 West Oley street, left on a six weeks' trip through Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma, for the Fidelity and Casualty Company, of New York. BADGES WILL BE DRAPED FOLICE OFFICERS WILL GIVE EVIDENCE OF REGARD FOR TURNi KEY LEINBACH. Yesterday Coroner Robert E.

Stras ser viewed tho body of Turnkey Do.l las Leinbach, who died suddenly a.od unexpectedly at his home, 1705 Perkio men avenue, shortly before midnight, Wednesday. A certificate of death due to angina pectoris was issued. The death of Mr. Leinbach was a great shock to his fellow members of the police force and a big circle of friends, by whom he was held in tfiie highest esteem. The members of the police force will hold a meeting late this afternoon, at which a resolution of condolence on the death of Mr.

Leinbach will be adopted and arrangements made to attend the funeral in a body, from his late hoane, next Monday afternoon. As a mar'K of respect to Mr. Leinbach's memory the badges of all the members of the po lice department will be ordered draped for a period of 30 days. GAVEL BLOCKPRESENTED HANDSOME GIFT! RECEIVED BY THE BONA FORTUNA SOCIETY. A special meeting of the Bona For tuna Society was held at the honje of Miss Ella Kissinger, 241 North Third street, last evening, with a large attendance of the members.

The musicale to be given in the Staufer hall, Sixth and Franklin streets, March 25, was discussed. Elmer Faust created a surprise when he brought forth a large package and placed it before the president, remarking that he had a gift for the society. Whert, the president opened the package he found it contained a handsome marble gavel block, inscribed "Bona Fortuna Society," in gold. The block was made by Daniel Faust, father of the donor. The society tendered Mr.

Faust and his son a vote of thaiWks for the gift, which will always be put to active use at all meetings. TO FORM SUNDAY SCHOOL PLANS ALSO DISCUSSED FOR THE ERECTION OF THE CHURCH AT ROSEDALE. Tfitf resident.o of Rosedalo, a suburb located on the Kutztown and Temple pike, win hold a meeting in the Rose dale school house, this even inc. at o'clock, for the purpose of orga nizinp a Sunday school, and to discuss plans for a union church. S.

Morris, Manager of the l.losednle Land Company, donated a lot. to the residents for tho purpose of creating an edifice. A church is needed In this section as 950 lots havo been Uld and 28 houses erected during the pt) st sea nn. Three are in course of Erection and 40 more will be built in the spring, All lot owners are requested tf attend this meeting. Henry Bfier and Wayne S.

Dundore are at the head of the movement. A movement is also on foot to enlarge the present school house. GRAPHIC VIEWS OF DEATH VALLEY PICTURES CLEARLY SHOW WHAT IS FOUND IN THIS MOST REMARKABLE CORNER OK THE WORLD. The illustrated lectures by th(e Pacific Coast Borax Company, given 'In the Y. M.

C. A. Hall, have been drawing largo audiences daily. The trip through ''Death Valley" Illustrated by istereopti con and motion pictures, has Ibeon enjoyed by thousands of delighj.ed persons. The management had contemplated closing the exhibition of pictures with last evening' entertainnaent, but have now decided to remain In Reading over today and tomorrow, They will, as heretofore, give hree ex hibitions daily at 4.20 In tfcie afternoon and at 7.30 and 8.45 In (ihe evening, the last of the series bekng given on Saturday evening, at 8.40.

From Reading the men go to Eaeton, and thence to Allentown. CHI PHI WILL DIN Hi. A well attended meeting of the Chi Phi Society was held at the home of Fred Hartgen, last evening. President Claude Reed presided and Secretary Raymond Hartman recorded the proceedings. Arrangements werei made for the holding of tho second aniEiual banquet and commltteoa appointed.

Next meeting will be held at the. home of Claudo Hartman, on March 2S, TUB READING DAILY TIMES, READING, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1939. THE RAILROADS CALLS FOR CREWS ON THE READING STANDING OF THE READING DI VISION CREWS AND EXTRA MEN AFTER 4 A. M. Following is the standing Reading division crews after 4 this morning: 53, 60, ,52, 67, 65, 55, 66, 70, 61.

Extra fireman wanted for of the o'clock 69, 62, Broad Street Local. STANDING OF EXTRA MEJ. Enginemen M. Miller, Ash, F. Lelby, Rhoods, G.

Lelby, A. Hagner. Firemen Strauch, Fauth, Resch, Warfel. Gordon, Sterner, Weand. Conductors Krlck.

Brakcmen Holtiman, Buchanan, Njie, gellinger, Lee Miller, Ing. BRIGHTER OUTLOOK. A notice addressed to the Pennsylvania railroad men', at Wllliamsport, iS'Worded In terms that apparently Indicate a belief on the pRrt of the officials that a brisk railroad business Is shortly to be enjoyed. The notice calls upon all yard and road employes to go to their air brake room at Sunbury and make their rating for 1909. The signi.

flcant part of the statement Is the re' quest that the men go during the pres. ent dull period so that it will not be necessary to hold them off later, to make the rating, at a time when their services will be needed. A notice from Sunbury also adver Uses several vacancies to be filled for enginomen's'and firemen's runs. IMPROVED COKE CARS. In an effort to provide shippers of coke with an improved car which can be loaded and unloaded in the shortest possible time, the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg have specified that of the recent order for 2,200 new cars, 1,000 should be all steel cars of new design and of greater capacity than any coKe cars hitherto built for regular service.

The main novelity in these cars will consist of four with eight openings in the bottom of the car, making the car practically self clearing. With the doors all open there will bo an open area of eighty four square feet. This will greatly facilitate unloading. It has been found that three somewhat smaller cars could be unloaded by three men in' fifteen minutes from the time they were placed on the trestle until the engine moved them away. From the time the drop doors were opened until tho coke ran out of the car required one minute and forty five seconds.

The four hopper car la expected to do even better. To fa cilitate loading, it is planned that the old fashioned coke racks shall be left off these cars, and the sides of the cars will not be as high as in previous designs. This loss Is re paired in their greater length forty two feet of the new cars. The drop doors are to be provided with operating gear of special design. The total capacity of each of the new cars is 2,794 cubic feet, providing for a load of 100,000 pounds.

NEW NAME FOR STATION. Mt Pleasant, on the Chestnut Hill branch of the Reading company, is to be changed to Sedwick. Extensive concrete approaches, new driveways and a monumental concrete bridge have just been completed, making this sta tion on of the most imposing along the Chestnut Hill branch. At this station, on a restricted tract of 150 acres, situat ed on both sides of the railroad, 40 suburban homes of unusual plan and detail have been completed. DRINKERS MUST GO.

Another strenuous notice to the effect that railroads are putting, the rion drir.king order into effect, was given the other day when Beven Lehigh Val ley railroad engineers were diachao gedJ for violation of this all important rule. Railroad officials says that the company cannot afford to entrust lives and property to men who do not observe the regulations demanding the strictest sobriety. KILLED BY FALL. Andrew Lichanee, a laborer, 45 years old, employed by the P. R.

Company, fell off a lever ear at St. Clair on Wednesday afternoon 4.45 o'clock, striking his head against a rail. He died from tho effects of the fall several hours afterward. CLOSING COLLERIES. The Lehigh Valley collerles suspend, ed operations last evening for the week.

General Superintendent McGuire and several other Lehigh Valley officials made a tour of inspection of the coller. ies on Thursday. EXPRESS TRAIN DELATED. The Buffalo express on the KeaMng road was two hours late Thursday morning, having been delayed by slight wreck on the Shamokin division. The train did not reach this city until 7 a.

REPAIRING ARCH. The Reading Company havo sent a force of men to repair an at At cola, on the Ferklomen division The work Is being done under the direct.oii of the Supervisor at Allentown. THROWN FROM CAR. Guy M. Brenslnger, a shifter brake man on the Reading Railroad at St.

Clair, was thrown from a card and se verely injured about tho side. VOORIIEES GOES TO HOT SPRINGS Theodore Voorhees, vice president of the Reading, left for a month's stay at Hot Springs, Va. AUXILIARY ELECTS OFFICERS At the meeting of the Auxiliary to Typographical Union, No. 86, held at the home of Mrs. Frank Fischer, 1269 Cotton street, officers were elected, as follows: Mrs.

Herman Chrlgtel, president; Mrs. J. J. Helfrlch, vice president; Mrs. H.

P. DeGour, secretary; Mrs. Ira Beaver, financial secretary; Mrs. Frank Flschor, treasurer; Mrs. George Beyerle, chaplain.

GOVERNMENT SELLS WHISKEY. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Fred. W. Cranston sold five barrels of whiskey, made at the Neverslnk Dls. tlllery, to Hamilton Godfrey, this city, for MOO.

The liquor was wid by order of the government, for a tax of 1264.55. BIG STEP CHILDREN SPOILED HER ROMANCE YOUTHFUL WIFE DEMANDS THAT HUSBAND BANISH HIS FAMILY. New York, March 11. If her stepchildren will acknowledge her mistress, censor Of the cooking and arbiter in the home of Edward Klein, a wine merchant, of 1475 Third avenue, Mrs. Irene Klein wjjl go back there; otherwise she Will remain with mamma.

She made these stipulations yesterday in Harleb Court, whither she has summoned her husband to tell the truth about the af fairs In two flats Over the wine shop. Five children by Mr. Klein's first wife occupy one of the fiats In the building, which Mr. Klein owns, and Jrene Vogel Klein, whom he married April 2 last, after a seventeen days' courtship, theoretically presided over the other. BUT a dining room is used in common.

Mrs. Klein who is 21, pretty and weighs nearly 200 pounds, longed to sit alone at table with her husband, who is 60, and say soft things over the tea cups. The presence of her stepaaugnter Tina, 26, and four other stepchildren, two young women and two young men, blighted the honeymoon somewhat and Mrs. Klein wanted them to live by themselves. The wine merchant said he didn't object to the presence of his children, and why should his bride? "I think those nudels are cooked very badly," Mrs.

Klein ventured to say one day. She says her husband replied: "If the Cooking is good enough for the children it ought to be good enough for you." There is a $1,200 automatic piano in her parlor, and the stepchildren loved dearly to play It. Mrs. Klein suggested it be moved to their flat. Her hus hand would not hear of it, and the five Kleincttes continued to serenade the bride.

"She thinks too much of her mother and too little of mv 'Klein re If a project now under way among the different G. A. R. Posts and organizations is successful, the veterans of the Civil War "will inaugurate a custom this year of all attending one church on the Sunday preceding Memorial Day, instead of the several orders going to different churches. The move was discussed at the meeting of the Union Veteran Legion.

MASK CARNIVAL PRIZES. At a mask carnival, at the Mammoth rink, last evening, which was participated in by about 150 In costume, the following were awarded prizes: Best dressed lady, Stella Gable; second, Catharine Clausman; best dressed man, J. C. Dawson; second, William Keller, as "Teddy Bear;" for six year olds, best comic female, Carrie Mills; second, Floyd Fett, as "Topsy;" best comic male, Ralph Ashton, as "Prize Fighter;" second, Raymond Palm, as "Jewish Peddler;" best couple. Miss Schildt and Miss Green, as "Buster Brown Twins;" best group, "Cowboys," Leon Rohrbach, Walker Swarrer, Harry Swarrer, Joseph Sandman, Cecelia Rohrbach, Gertrude Schutt, Annie Griml and Georgianna Kerns.

1 Another mask carnival will be held on Thursday evening, March 25. a CAUGHT BY POLICE. Harry Mengel, a middle aged man, is locked up at police station, charged with the larceny of a suit of clothing from the Washington House. The theft was reported to tho police a day or two ago, and Detective Miller put on the case. Mengel waa at Seventh and Cherry streets and saw the officers first.

He started on a run down Seventh and the officers gave chase. On Muhlenberg street Mengel was overhauled and taken into custody. Tho stolen suit was recovered. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Two story brick dwelling, 547 North Tenth street, lot 16.24 by 110 feet, J.

Peter Dersch and Hannah Dcrsch to Florence Stott. Price, $2,200. Three story brick dwelling, 62S Franklin street, lot 30 by 90 John R. Hendel and wife to Henry W. Han gen, price, $6,000.

Two story brick dwelling, 718 Birch street, lot 13 by 100 feet, Lizzie R. Fretz and John N. Fretz, to Arlington Real Estate Company. Price, $1, BLANDON MILL TO START. Blandon, March 11.

The 11 inch mill will start operations next Monday. WORK RESUMED. TBy Associated Fis.l Wilkes Barre, March 11. After nino months of Idleness work was resumed today at the Hollenback col liery of tho Lehigh Wilkes Barre Coal Company. Four hundred men and boys were given employment.

ETHEL BARRYMORE TO WED. Noted Actress Confirms Report of Her Engagement. By Associated rress. New York, March 11. Miss Ethel Barrymore confirmed yesterday in Boston, the report of her engagement to Russell Grlswold Colt, TEMPLIN IN INDIVIDUALS.

In the individual bowling, at the American Bowling Congress, Pittsburg, Levi Tomplln, the Central team, this city, rolled three games yesterday afternoon, attaining this score: 178 206 179 563 MANSION BURNED. By Associated Tress. 1 Chicago, March 11. The J75.000 resi dence of the late Patterson McKin nle, of Evanstown, was destroyed by Are today. COMMISSIONER CONVICTED.

By Associated Trc sal Franklin, March 11. County Commissioner Harry Baumgardncr, charged with misdemeanor In office, was today found guilty as indicted. ARCANUMITES ENTERTAINED. Following the business session of Mt. Penn Council, No.

495, Royal Arcanum last nvenlncr. Pnif Unnrv mo name me vany wno piaceu it Weber entertained tho members With In bond is not disclosed. 'feats of magic THE ARMY DESERTER. He Is a Marked Man, and His Chanots of Escape) Few. I "The most persistently trailed lawbreaker in the United' States today Is the deserter from the army," said a captain of the United States army.

"From the Wme he is found missing at the post where be is stationed until the Inevitable hour when an officer of any a dozen different federal and civic denominations lands him in custody he is a criminal marked for punishment, and he is shrewd indeed If he escapes. "Four fifths of the deserters are foreign born and professional army de sorters with bad records left behind them In Europe. These men, as I tin guardhouse or in tho national prison for bad soldiers. "Beside the ehaaces of an escaping soldier to get away from bis punishment that of aa ordinary jailbreaker, hounded by civil officers, is a bagatelle. In the first place, a soldier In of out of uniform is a soldier In habits and carriage, with the telltalo step and mannerisms of the service.

The lockstep of the state prison will wear away because it Is only an incidental of prison life, and tho convict doing time can do it more or less perfectly, according to his inclination or the watchfulness of the guard, but the whole life of the soldier is soldiering, and he can never get away from It. "Now, tura a man so marked out In the world with a fifty dollar reward on his head and send to every village postofflcc, police station, constable, sheriff and United States marshal In the whole eountry his accurate de plied to his wife's impeachments. Mag crlptloa and ft pictunj of hlm two lsiraie nermann atuiucu uiu" vised that they make up. They left court together, but Mrs. Klein returned to her mother.

ALL AT ONE CHURCH NEW PLAN DISCUSSED FOR THE VETERANS' MEMORIAL attitudes and you have placed him in the predicament of the deserting soldier and narrowed his chances to at) infinitesimal bit of progress within fifty miles from the starting point without arrest." The captain said that more money was probably spent by the government in advertising a deserter than the re ward of $50 offered for his capture. Washington Herald. SIZING UP THE BABY. Varying Views of the Different Members of ths Family. This is what the Browns had to say of the latest addition to the family: The Mothpr Oh, tetf he the cutest, grandest, handsomest, smartest little fellow In the wholo world? Such eyes! Such features! Such shoulders! And hear him talk, wfll you? Why, he understands perfectly every word I say.

The Father There's a boy for you! Smith will brag about that kid of his, will he? Well, you Just wait until this youngster is a month old, and 111 take the conceit out of Smith! Little Bobby So thafs what the stork brought, eh? Gee, the stork must have ft In for this family! little Bella OH, ma, he's swallowed all his teeth, and all his hair's blowed off! Bachelor Brother I don't want to cause you folks any anxiety, but he's the smallest human being I ever saw outside of a dime museum. You want to feed hlm upon roast beef and porterhouse steak right away. Uncle Jack (a dog fancier) Is his nose cold? Hold him up by the back of bis neck and we'll see If he's got any nerve. Grandma There you go, spoiling the ma anin no lias lift) prpa nnrm? I suppose when he's a month old we shall all hove to stand on our heads to amuse him! Give me that infant this instant before he has colic and dies! The Family Cat Well, that settles my hash! It's either hunt a new home or becom a taiHoss feline inside of a month. Why, that kid's got a grip on him like a longshoreman's! The Baby Goo goo! Goo goo! Goo goo goo goo! Or, in otlier words, 'I'll make it good and hot for this family about mldnlghtl St.

Louis Republic. His Name Was Sufficient. San Malats, the famous Sicilian duel ist, seemed to have stepped into our prosaic modern life straight from the pages of Frantome. Ilis fame had done more than penetrate the four cor ners of Europe. It had reached bit own home.

Some misguided Sicilian bandits held up a coach one night and summoned its solitary traveler to come out. From the shadowy depths of the vehicle came two short sentences lu a cold, staccato voice: "Spread out your cloaks. The mud mut net epoil my boots when I descend." The cutthroats fled with the awe striking whisper of "San Malato" upon thfilr quivering lips. London Tel egraph. The Limit.

"What did the doctor say was the matter witt you?" "He said he didn't know." "Well, what doctor are you going to next?" "None. When a doctor dares to make such an admission as that he must be about as high in his profession as ho can get." London Mail. Following Directions. Mr. McRooney (sliphtly indisposed) Tis not enough av these pills yea got me, Norah.

It says, bogorry, "Take from two four iv'ry night," an, bad cess tnim, orve took tnim an, an 'lis only quarter past 3. Puck. Remarkable. "What was the most remarkable epl sode yon ev witnessed?" "Well, I once saw a woman close a street car door." Louisville Courier Journal. FRANKLIN WINS EASILY.

Trims Specht's Stars, in One Sided Game, 36 to 6, in West Reading. In Rohringer's hall, West Reading, Franklin A. A. defeated Specht's Stars In a one sided game of basket ball last evening. The score was 36 to 6.

Franklin scored at will and did some clover work on tho floor. Franklin A. A. is after games With any team in the city. FUNNY POIHTS IN LAW Odd Problems With Which Courts Have Had to Wrestle.

A QUEER QUESTION OF TIME. Curious Provision In an Ecctntrid Man's Will Upon Whieh Hangs ths Settlement of an Estate Are Duck Eggs Eggs, and Is Skimmilk Milk? One of the strangest problems ever submitted to the decision of the law was that growing out of the disnosi derstand it, deserted from armies in tion of the property of an Englishman, the old countries, came here In search the father of twin sons. It appears of work, didn't get anytklug to that this eccentric owned extensive them and Joined our forces only to get tracts of laad in Australia, the great tired and want to quit again. What part Of which he stipulated In his will they get la tho end Is a term In the should go to the first the two sons to attain the age of twenty one years The younger of the sons had emigrated to Australia, while his brother remained In England, It so happening that they were in opposite quarters of the globe when they came of age. The fine point involved in the case was this: Australian tlmt is some hours in advance of Greenwich, and therefore tti claim was made that the young man in Australia reached his majority before his brother at home had done likewise.

Which of the two brothers was legally entitled to the property? The question Is yet unsettled and bids fair to afford employment for the ex erelse of lawyers' wits for many years to come. Another hard nut for the lawyers to crack was presented by a case tried in Indiana some years ago. The question was in substance, Are eggs eggs, or are only hens' eggs eggs? Ludicrous as this may seem, the point involved some nice shades of meaning in thesa words, sufficient indeed to carry the case through several courts. A man had ordered of his grocer one dozen eggs. He seat ducks' eggs.

These were returned as not being what the customer had asked for, but the grocer refused to take them 'back. The customer, in turn, declined to, receive the eggs, and they were sent back and forth so frequently for several days, during which they became bad, that finally the grocer deemed himself Justified In entering suit against the customer for the value of the goods. The magistrate before whom the case was first tried ordered tho customer to pay, declaring, ridiculous as it may seem, that ducks' eggs were as much eggs as any others. Tho man appealed from this, and the next court reversed the decision on the ground that such an order as the one in question tacitly implied hena' eggs, it being pointed out that If any other contention was allowed any kind of eggs might be sent, such as pigeons' canaries' or even snakes' eggs. That settled it.

In a case in a southern court this Interesting question once came up: Are the grandchildren of a man also his children? In the legal sense tola question is not so funny as it seems, inasmuch as it has been seriously contended not only In the United States, but in Great Britain as well, what they are. Is skimmed milk milk? This point grew out of a case tried in Arkansas not very long ago. A man had asked at a dairy tot a glass of milk to drink i and was given skimmed milk, for which at the customer's complaint, I the dairyman was fined. In a higher court, however, this decision was re versed, it being contended that skim mod milk wan really much more milk than milk that was not skimmed, for the reason that the latter contained something that was not" milk at all viz, cream. Some of the oddest points at law are those growing out of the tender passion.

A jtttlge la a western ccmrt was once calkd on to determine the hour at which evening courtship should ceae. The cJreumstances were these: A merchant bad become much concerned at the late hour at which his daughter's lover lingered with her at the parental abode and so sought the aid of the law to expedite the young man's time of departure. In delivering his decree the learned Judge declared that 11 o'clock p. m. was the latest hour at which any; young man, fiance or not, should be tolerated in the young woman's home and that after such hour the parents would be entirely justified In forcibly ejecting him.

A queer case once turned up In a New England town. A young man had embraced his sweetheart so vigorously that he seriously injured her ribs. If be suffered any mental anguish as ths result of this contretemps, so likewise did he suffer In pocket, for as the re sult of an action brought against him by the young woman the youth was fined in ths sum of $500 damages for the injury done tho girl's ribs. New England also affords this amus ing casec A young Lothario of Maine during the course of his courtship was each evening hospitably entertained at supper by his sweetheart. Some time afterward, Us ardor cooling, the young man sought other fields to conquer.

Then what should the young woman do but sue the young man who had been so bountifully entertained for ob taln4ng the suppers on false pretenses. And, what is more, she succeeded In a Judgment. Edwin Tarrisse In New York Tribune. An Exception. Little Joe Say, papa, is It true that history repeats Kself? Papa So they ay, my boy.

Little Joe Well, mine don't when I'm trying to learn it Exchange. Men do less than they ought unlesi they do all that they can. Cariyle. VOTERS TO DECIDE. Arkansas Citizens Will Vote On Inhibition Question.

I Br Assoclsmd Press. Little Rick, March 11. Amended to provide for the submission of the question to a popular vote the State Senate yesterday by a vote f29 to 1, passed the House bill which in Us original form provided for state wide pro hibition. HE HATED LONG PRAYERS And Well He Might After His Agonize ing Experience. "It happened," said the colonel "that there were two colored preach crs inhabiting cells' in the penitentiary at Frankfort at the same time.

If I remember aright, both were sea fenced for polygamy, but old Sam Was a Methodist parson, while old Jaka was of the Baptist faith. It Seem that Sam hod done sometuing to great ly offend the warden, and the punishment decided on was an old 'fashioned lashing. Some weeks after the irtjiir came off the Rev. Sam, whom I had known from boyhood, was telling tns about it. didn't mind de whippln' so much, Mars Jack, ef it hadn't been for de way old Jake acted.

You see, de warden ho said to me: "Sam, I's gwiae to whip you and 'low de whip pin' will do you a whole heap uv good. I's gwine to let old Jake pray fer you, and de blows will continue to fall on your black hide while Jake's pra'r is a goln' on. When he comes to a final stop den de punishment will likewise end." 'Land sakes, Mars Jack, I knowed it was all up wid me den, for dat ignorant old nigger never did know when it was time to get up off his fcneeB! De fac' dat a po' human bein' was in distrees wasn't gwine to make a bit uv difference wid him. Well, sir, it was Jes' lik I 'suspected it'd be. Dey brought me out, and old Jake, da old villun, started in, and as fast as ha prayed de warden come down on ma wid a whip dat cut like a knife.

I never did want to hear a pra'r coma to nn end so bad in my life, bat It weren't any use. Every time I thought he was mos' through old Jake took a fresh hold, and down come de licks harder'n ever. Shorely it seemed to' me like he prayed a month, and, Mars Jack, I wants to tell you right now dat I am sot against long pra'rs for de rest uv my Washington Post. ROTTEN COTTON GLOVES. The Origin O.

One Time Popular Slang Phrase. The origin of "rotten cotton gloves," a phrase which for some years belonged to tie slang of England and America, Is worth relating. At a time when John le Hay was playing at the Prince of Wales' he was "command ed" to give his ventriloquial performance at a birthday entertainment an Sandringham. His two figures, the usual squeaky old lady and the usual rude old man, had been newly dressed for the occasion, that their clothes might not suffer too keenly by comparison with the rich surroundings. But when Mr.

le Hay had placed them in position and was about to begin his "show" he found to his disgust that his costumer bad forgotten to change the old man's dirty cotton gloves for a pair of new kids. The tone of shabbiness this gave to the male figure was too conspicuous to be Ignored by poor Mr. le Hay, and in an eternal half minute his quick wit found a way out of the trouble for him. "A nice thing," remarked the mala looking around at the royal audi ence with alarm, "bringing me to swell house like this in theso terrible gloves!" This caused so much amusement that the ventriloquist decided to make more of the "wheeze," and the badly behaved old gentleman's incessant grumble throughout the entertainment, "rotten cotton gloves," proved one of the chief successes of the evening. The "Hue" was In all Mr.

le Hay's subsequent performances lu America as well as in England, and if, shy, a man had bad a bad deal in Wall street or in Throgmorton avenue it was th usual thing to say that he had a "rot1 ten cotton deal." London M. A. P. A Bad Change. While holding a term of court at Augusta once Judge Walton sentenced a man to seven years in prison for grave crime, The respondent's counsel asked for a mitigation of the sen tence on the ground that the prisoner's health was very poor.

"Tout honor," said he, "I am satisfied that my client cannot live out half thai term, and I beg of you to change ths sentence." "Well, under those circumstances," said the judge, "I will change the sentence. I will make it for life instead of seven years." It is almost needless to add that the respondent chose to abide by the original sentence, which the judge permitted him to elect. Argonaut. Fine Old Spanish Emeralds. "Fine old Spanish emeralds" is a phrase which means something quite different from what it seems to imply.

There never was an emerald mined in Spain, but after the conquest of Peru tho conquerors brought home great quantities of loot, of which emeralds formed an important part. In this way the finest emeralds came into possession of the old Spanish families, and as very few had been seen. In Europe previous to that time all the best stones soon became classed as fine old Spanish emeralds. Today the expression still applies to the besl emeralds of any source. Japanese Justice.

When a dog barks at night in Japar the owner is arrested and sentenced to work ft year for the neighbors that were disturbed. The dog gets oil easier, being simply killed. Philadel phia Inquirer. Happy are the miseries that end ll joy. German Proverb.

FUEL CONFERENCE1 Interesting Gathering at University Illinois. Associated Prs. Champaign, March 11. General significance is attached to the dellbr lions of the Illinois fuel confer which began at the University of nois today, because of ttie espctf lention to be paid to mine ex preventives and rescue mea 1.