Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania • Page 1

jklnd word and never indulged in liquor, tobacco, profanity or late hours. "Didn't she ever, find any fault with you?" asked the judge. "Oh, yes," responded Hirsch, "she frequently said she could have loved me if only I beat her or at least scolded her once in a while." LOOTS BANK AS AX ACT OF WAR Mexican General (leans Out Vaults In Government's Name El Paso, Texas, March 10 General Kojas has looted the Juarez branch of the National Rank of Mexico of 20,000 pesos, which remained in its vaults. This wa.s admitted by Fernandez Alonzo, manager of the toraneh bank, today. The work of opening the vaults began Thursday and was Completed last night.

The outer door of the vault was wrenched off with crowbars, and the inner doors of the vault dynamited. Rojas declares that the money Iba longs to the government, and that he is its proper custodian. This Is denied by Alonzo, who is a Spanish subject. Most of the funds were removed at the time the garrison mutin INDEX TO OTHER PAGES Pages. Among the Ixwlges 6 Amusements 2 Business Notes 8 Calls for the Crews Church Services 5 County News 7 Court House 8 Deaths 2 Editorials 4 Funerals Slek and Injured Social Whirl 2 Sports 3 Weddings at 10.30 in the basement of the public house at Ninth and South streets, 690 South Ninth, J.

F. Tomaszewski, proprietor. Although at no time as suming dangerous proportions It proved to be a stubborn requiring mere than three quarters of an hour to extinguish. A passerby noticing smoke emitting from the cellar windows, was a moment later startled to see the wife and daughter of the proprietor dash wild lv out of the building, screaming "Fire!" He ran to Ninth and Laurel streets, and turned in an alarm from box No. 27, bringing out these companies of the department, Rainbow, Friendship, Liberty, Washington truck and Chemical, and Keystone Chemical.

Chief Miller was first on the scene in his car. The cellar windows were broken in and chemical and water streams played upon the blaze. As heavy volumes of smoke were rolling out of all the windows, it could ble doors, the entrance to the saloon, weer forced. At first the smoke was TTmiao ir imirmnn nf tVi Wave nnri too dense to admit anyone into Means committee, indicated today that; the room, but when the smoke cleared the Wool tariff revision which is, there was found to be no flame, except to be reported probably within ten days, will toe the last of the revision measures at this of Congress. The idea has been discussed iby leaders of tooth parties in both houses, and those who have conferred, have expressed the view that Congress was likely to be away from Washington before the gathering of the Republican clans at Chicago, on June 18, and the Democrats at Baltimore, on June 25.

PERFECT HUSBAND IS FREE Gets Divorce From Wife Who Could Not Stand Him Longer Oakland, Cal March 9. Edwin Hirsch, an Irvington merchant, has received a decree of divorce from Hazel Hirsch, who deserted him two ago, unable to endure longer his perfections. According to his testimony, Hirsch gave his wife every luxury within his means, placed no restraints on her amusements, never jealousy, never spoke an un that the floor had started to burn away from below. By 11 o'clock the blaze was well un jder control and the companies com menced to depart. A chemical stream was played upon the burning portion of the basement until 11.15 when the fire was declared out by Chief Miller and the gong sounded.

The blaze originated in a defective flue in the cellar heater, which quickly communicated with a heap of inflammable material nearby. Although the basement is badly damaged by the flames and the volume of water poured into it, the upper floors aside from damage occasioned by the smoke, and some water on the first. floor, 'are unharmed. Because of the high wind that could have fanned the flames into a raging fira, endangering the Reading Brewing Company plant to the north and the Reading Cold Storage plant to the west, the firefighters worked with a will to get it in hand. A great crowd was attracted to the fire.

Many people on their way to church, attracted by the alarm and the passing clanging apparatus, hurried to the scene of the blaze. The bluff to the south of South street, overlooking the burning house, known to residents of that, neighborhood as "Nanny goat" hill, was crowded with spectators. The loss will not exceed $300, all of which is covered by insurance. FIRE IX GROCERY STORE A small fire was discovered in the grocery store of R. C.

Regar, at 400 South Eleventh street, a few minutes after 6 o'clock. Such was the volume of smoke that emanated from the place that it was believed that if the firemen were not summoned at once there might be serious damage and an alarm was turned In from box 26. The fire was extinguished in a short time without a great deal of damage. TWO CARRIED OFF BY DEATH By Associated Press. Warren, March 10.

Joseph Wackerman, aged 74 years, an associate judge of Warren county, died today after an illness of three weeks. Mrs. W. M. Lindsey.

wife of former Judge W. M. Lindsey, of the Twenty seventh Judicial district, also died today from injuries received in a fall on an icy pavement several weeks ago. Mrs. Lindsey was formerly state vice president of the National Federation of Musical Clubs'.

BIG FIRE IN CLEVELAND (By Associated Press.) Cleveland, March 10. Fire that started early this morning in the store of the Union Paper Twine Company, raged all day, causing a loss estimated at $250,000. CONSUMERS EAGER TO STOCK UP ON COAL Over Eight Million Tons Said to Have Been Engaged for Delivery to New York Users During the Present Month Fear of General Strike (By Associated Press) New York, March 10. It is said that over 8,000,000 tons of poLl are being engaged for delivery in New York this month, and that on many orders premiums of from 75 cents to $1 a ton are being paid. Large users of fuel are said to be buying all the coal they can get.

It was denied that there was any inside information from either the coal miners or operators as to the prospects of a strike over the 'tie maud for increased wages, but that Etocklng was merely a precautionary measure. Captain Amundsen Thinks It Possible That Captain Scott Abo Attained the Goal CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE NORWEGIAN Will Tell of His Expedition in a Series of Lectures in Australia By Associated Press. Nobart, Tasmania, March 10 Captain Roald Amundsen, the riscoverer of the South Bole, said today that he thought it quite possible that Captain Robert E. Scott, the British explorer, had also attained the pole. He hoped so, at leaat.

His own base, he said, was 500 miles from that of the British not be ascertained to what extent the party, and his winter camp was near flames had advanced, until the dou the pole than Scott's. He had no idea at the time, that Captain Scott had started for the pole. Captain Amundsen has received thousands of congratulatory messages. He announced that he will remain here until the Fram sails. He will then begin a two months' lecture tour In Australia, and will join the Fram at Buenos Aires.

From that point he will proceed on the Fram to the Arctic ocean, by of Bering straits. Today Amundsen went for an automobile ride with Henry D. Baker, the American consul, and later dined with him. He was reticent concerning, his experiences at the pole, but said that the Shackleton expedition took a much more difficult route, than he did. AMUNDSEN FORWARDS STORY OF DISCOVERY Reserves Detailed Description of the Observations Made.

Until III Return to Civilization Bv Associated Press. i London. March 10 The summary published yesterday of Captain Roald Amundsen's narrative of his dis covery of the South Pole records with out any attempt at word painting his historic achievement. He declares that besides the successful attainment of the Pole, the expedition resulted in the determination of the extent and character of Rose Barrier, the discovery of the connection with South Victoria Land and probably King Edward Land with continuation In huge mountains, which probably stretch across the Antarctic continent. These mountains he named Queen Maud's Ranges.

"(Continued on Page Six) (By Associated Presi.) Wllkes Barre, March 10. Twelve houses and many graves in the abandoned St. Vincent cemetery were damaged by a cavefn of the Gaylord mines of the Kingston Coal Company, today, at Plymouth. The occupants of the houses were driven from their homes by the rum blings, which preceded the dropping of the earth. The damaged area ex tends for nearly a half mile.

PRESIDENT TO FIX TOLLS By Associated Press. Washington, March 10 The bill for the government of the Panama Canal Zone and the operation of the canal was agreed to Saturday by the House Committee on Interstate Commerce. It gives to the President authority to fix tolls within certain limitations, a maximum of SI. 25 a ton being prescribed, with a minimum not below an amount sufficient to maintain and operate the canal. No preference would be given to American ships.

KILLED BY PLAYMATE (By Associated Press.) Beaufort, N. March 10. Fifteen year old John Forlaw, son of a banker, was accidentally shot and killed today by his playmate, John Jones, aged 13 years, the son of C. D. Jones, collector of customs at this port.

The lads were practicing with an automatic revolver. MORE COLD AND SNOW PROMISED THIS WEEK Temperature to Rise Until About Wednesday, When It is Expected to Drop Again Ey Associated Press. Washington, March 10. Rains in the Southern districts and snows in the north, are predicted by the Weather Bureau, from a disturbance that now covers the Pacific slope. This disturbance will cross the Middle West about Tuesday, and will reach the Eastern states Wednesday or Thursday, "It will be preceded," says the bulletin, "by a general rise in the temperature over much of the country east of the Rocky mountains, during the ifirst part of the week, and It, will toe followed toy a change to.

cojder weather. CALIFORNIA REVELING IN FRUIT AND POLITICS Unusual Opportunity Offered for Land Investment in the Southern Portion of the State Hearty Welcome for the Settler (Special to The Times). Washington, D. March, 10. According to a census bulletin just issued the land in California suitable for farming is worth on an average S47.1B per acre, but where they grow fruits and vegetables, as in the north ern central portions of the state, it is worth from $50 to $100 per acre, and the southern part of the state, where dates, raisins, alfalfa, oranges, emons, deciduous fruits and early vegetables for the eastern markets are grown, the land is worth on an aver age from $50 to $125 "and over" per acre.

In short, the southern part of the state is the more valuable and It is a fact that much of the land there, is worth very much more than the cen sus reDorts indicate. Moreover, this very rich and fertile land is but part ly occupied and improved, so that there is very great opportunity for its development. Wants the World to See One reason why the San Diego Ex position is to be held in 1915 Is to permit the rest of the world to see this rich garden spot of the American continent, and to judge of its advan tages. San Diego, it is true, is located in the extreme southwestern corner of the state and of the country, but it is possessed of an ideal climate the finest, many say, to be found in the world. It produces all of the semi tropical fruits and plants that can be grown in the state.

Its gardens blossom all through the winter with choice roses, heliotropes, geraniums, callas all the favotites of the florists. The palm is indigenous. The olive, the fig, the vine, the orange and lemon make the winter air fragrant. Over all arches an ever blue sky, and at the city's feet break gently the long rollers from the placid Pacific. It is an elysium, an Ideal retreat where na (Continued on Page Six) CANT DIVORCE WIFE Court Refuses Relief to Mail Who I lr.s Two Hetter Halves, Roth Regarded as Legal Pittsburg, Mr.rrh 10.

Peter who recently' tried the experiment of living peaceably with two wives, both regarded as legal, yesterday was refused a divorce from Celie Sharp, the younger wife. Celia was not in anif. the. court he could not grant the decree until she appeared and agreed to it. Peter Sharp's first wife, Anne Catherine, became separated from him in the great Chicago fire.

Thirty years later, believing her dead, Sharp mar ried again. Last year Anne Gather! appeared and claimAd her husband. Sharp attempted to solve tha dilem ma by giving the two women equal rights in his home. Dissatisfied with the result he filed a divorce action against the newer wife last MAY MAKE BEDFORD DRY Court Still Holds I'p Four License Pleas for Aigunu nt at the May Term Bedford, March 10. Opinions were received from Judge Joseph M.

Woods last evening refusing all applications for liquor licenses in Bedford county, except four, which are continued for a hearing at the May Argument 'Court, on account of the Illness of Major R. C. McXamara. Last year but one license, that of the Bedford Springs Hotel, was granted. This year 23 applications were filed.

Edward D. Heckerman and Frank W. Jordan, druggists, and Dr. C. Dibert, who" pleaded guilty at November court to violating the liquor laws, must pay the fines and costs imposed In an order of court also filed last evening.

James S. Hrusstar Shirtmak trs, 709 Penn Street. Headquarters 1U1 ail K1I1U 01 SHIMS. CIA PRESIK I IS Yuan Shi Kai Takes Oath Of Office Before Gathering of Prominent Personages PROMISES FAITHFULLY TO DEVELOP REPUBLIC Ceremony is Solemn, Almost Pa thetic, and Typical of China's Traditions By Associated Press. pemng, March iu.

In the new foreign office, today, Yuan Shi Kai was formally Inaugurated provisional president of the Republic of China, in the presence of a great gathering of delegates, provisional envoys, military and naval officers and other prominent personages. Yuan Shi Kai, who was in military uniform, read a declaration promising faithfully to develop the republic, ob serve constitutional laws and retire when the National Assembly appointed a permanent president. 1 The ceremony was solemn, almost pathetic, and typical of China's AMERICANS ATTEND By Associated Press. London, March 10. According to a Peking despatch to the Dally Mail the secretaries and Military attache of the American Legation attended the nauguration of Yuan Shi Kai, DOSEVELT SCORES THE ADMINISTRATION Letter to His Campaign Man ager, He Charges Thai Officeholders Are Being Coerced Into Activity Against His Nomination By Associated Press.

1 Washington, March 10. Copies of a letter on the subject of preferential presidential primaries, written by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to Senator Dixon, director of the Roosevelt national headquarters here, were given out tonight by Senator Dixon. Colonel Roosevelt apparently endorses Senator Dixon's challenge to Director McKinley of the Taft headquarters for such primaries and scores Mr. Mc Kinley's reply that he did not favor "changes in the rules of the game, while the game was in progress," Colonel Roosevelt refers to nominations of federal officeholders which President Taft recently withdrew from the Senate, and infers that the President's actton was taken to provide an "example for politicians of the state." "Practically the entire body of professional politicians are pitted against us in this contest," the Colonel wrote, "and in every state and in every congressional district they are led by officeholders who, with the. example before them of what was done in con nection with nominations for local offices in North Carolina, are working as we have rarely seen them work in American political life." SIX KILLED IN.

A FIRE (Ey Associated Press.) Chicago, March 10 Six men were know to have been killed here in a fire which attacked a Clark street lodging house, and there Is a strong probability that more than twice that number of bodies will be found on the upper floors when the firemen can enter the building. FIND MISSINt; JEWELS IX 1 0 9 O. 14 0 RE A I MOND AY, MARC 11 11,1912 TEN CENTS A WEEK. CONGRESS LOOKS LONGINGLY FOR ADJOURNMENT Chafing Over the Delay in Actual Legislation, Leaders Are Growing Restless WOULD GO HOME BEFORE PARTY CONVENTIONS Last of the Tariff Revision Measures Will Be Reported Next Week By Associated Press. Washington, March 10 Curtailment "Of the Democratic tariff revision program, with a view to "speeding up" Congress to permit adjournment 'before the National conventions, is now the expressed demand of the Democratic majority in the Mouse.

The Republicans and Democrats In the Senate and House are chafing over the delay in actual legislation that threatens to crowd Congress later on. Democratic Leader Underwood, of PI THREATENS NINTHSTREET HOTEL Defective Flue Starts Blaze in the Cellar of Public House of J. F. Tomaskekski, Ninth and South Streets, Sunday Forenoon A Sunday blaze that occasioned considerable damage broke out ROPES RIS RIVAL WIS SUCCESSFUL BIG Hi DROPS 1110 MI J1WH i Twelve Houses and Many Graves in Abandoned Cemetery Disap pear, Preceded by Rumbling Noise, Near Plymouth, Pa. SAFE Woman "Never Thought of Looking There" lor $48,000 Gems New York, March 10.

After asking the police to so've the disappearance of $48,000 worth of jewelry from her room in an apartment house here, Mrs. II. S. Kingsley found her jewelry in her safe, which she opened at the suggestion of Deputy Commissioner Dougherty. "Gracious!" she said "I never thought of looking there." FOR REFERENDUM ON MARKET Wisconsin City Voters Resent Refusal by Counellnten La Crosse, March 10.

Following the action of the Common Council In refusing to submit the question of establishing a public market in La Crosse to a referendum, an effort is being made under the law passed by the last Legislature to get the signa tures of 15 per cent, of the voters in order to force a referendum on the (question before Monday night. PRESID If RETURNS TO WHITE LEAPED IN A HOUSE Conclud ief Visit to Chicago, Wher. Addressed the Spanish American Republican' Club, In Explanatory Speech By Associated Press. Chicago, Marcn l6. President Taft left Chicago for Washington at 6 o'clock tonight.

During the afternoon he spoke before, a. Bohemian audi ence on the West Side and before an audience of Polish people In South Chicago. i Earlier In the day the President met poiticlang and went to church. His visit to sections of the city populat ed largely by foreign born people was marked by enthusiasm. Last night President Taft gave a new definition of a progressive" In a speech at the banquet of the Swedish American Republican League, of He eliminated from consideration as real progres sives those who look to socialism for relief from present day evils In government, declared that his "distinguished predecessor" deserved most of the credit for awakening the public to the need for action, and argued that progressive is that progressive does," pointing to some the achievements of his administration as proof that it has qualified under that definition.

'The term said the President, "includes all of those who have been moved to efforts of reform by the necessity for legislative and governmental action to deprive cor porate capital and undue vested privilege of its political power and to bring about proper popular and gov ernmental control and regulation oi the use of capital In legitimate 'avenues and for legitimate purposes. 'Handsome Is that handsome does, said he, quoting. the old maxim. "An administration which has been suo cessfully progressive In deeds is en titled to the approval of the people. The present Republican administra tion, in what it has accompnsnea legislative and executive, action, Is able to point to many real steps of progress, both In the way or avoiding unnecessary disturbances of business.

in the wav of regulating the use ot corporate capital. and' privilege' 'and Dreventinsr its abuses, and in tne pre servation for the public of what be longs to it, as well as In ameliorating the legal status of certain classes of the people, and In increasing the Junc tions of the government tor tne Dene fit of the whole. PARACHUTE TBy Associated Press. St. Louis, MarcTi 10.

Albert Berry successfully leaped from a 'flying teroplane in a parachute today. The performance was the second of its kind in the history of aviation. He narrowly escaped death today, when the parachute became tangled under him. He succeeded in righting it tie fore reaching the earth. BALLOT IS 14 FEET LONG (By Associated Press.) New York, March.

10. In preparation for the primary election, on the 26th of March, whtn delegates to the national political convention will be elected, a clerical force of 40 men worked air day today on the ballots, some of which promise to be of cum bersome dimensions. One in the Twenty third Congressional District, which ready for the printer, is 14 feet long. MAN AND WIFE SUFFOCATE (By Associated Prsss.) Bridgeport, March 10 When firemen entered the home of Patrick Gill, today, to fight a fire, they found Gill and his wife dead in bed from suffocation. The fire started from an overheated stove.

ORIOLES HAVE MUSIC Miss Mae Adams, alto; Jasper Zimmerman, tenor, and P. H. Reider, basso, as the Oriole duo, entertained many members and their wives at the Oriole Home, Sunday evening. Next Friday evening a concert will be featured by the Oriole orchestra. I0MII IK AN EFFORT TO Ml III Men and Religion Forward Movement Advertised on Sporting Pages of Papers CONTRACTS ARE PLACED WITH NEW YORK DAILIES Calls Attention to Christian Conservation Congress to Meet April 19 24 New York, March 10.

The publicity commission of the Christian Conservation Congress, which meets here April 19 24, in connection with the Men and Religion Forward Movement, placed with all of the New York daily newspapers, tonight, advertisements of a religious nature, which will toe displayed on the sporting pages, daily, for the next six weeks. The innovation is one of many being tried here to bring home to the people the call of the churches for men. The movement is declared to be absolutely non sectarian. GIRL AVIATOR MEETS DEATH By Associated Press. Etampes, France.

Marc 10. Suzanne Bernard, a 19 ycar oId aviator, was killed here today while undergoing examination for a pilot's license. Sha had successfully passed most of the tests when, in attempting a sharp turn to the the machine was caught by an eddy and capsized. fell 200 feet and the woman was crushed oeneath. the motor.

DROPPEDON SHIP DECK By Associated Press. Boston, March 10. One longshoreman was killed and two seriously injured today when the support of a staging broke at a Charlestown pier, hurling them to the deck of the steamer Sagamore. BABY DID NOT EVEN AWAKE By Associated Press. Auburn, Maine, March 10.

Snatch ed from its crib, by a panic stricken mother, a baby was dropped out of the window of a burning building into the arms of, a four stor below, without injury and witli awaking it from its sleep during aV. today. EXPLOSION DURING FIRE KILLS SEVEN One Probably Mortally and Many Oth. ers Seriously Injured, at Sash Works Fire (By Associated Press.) Winnipeg, March 10. Seven persons are dead, one is possibly 'mortally injured and a number suffered serious injuries as the result of an ex plosion 'during a fire in the rear of the Badford Wright Company, Limited, wholesale sash and door factory, late' last night.

The loss to the. Radford Wright Company is SoU.UUO, fully insured. DIRECTORS HELD FOR COURT Henry F. Kramer, Edward 1). .1 latin and John Snipe, school directors of Muhlenberg township, were given a hearing before' Alderman Wolf on the charge ot conspiracy and fraud on onth 01 i'rol.

Amnion Y. Sehmeck, a teacher this afternoon. The defendants turnisheu bail for court. THE WEATHER Fair, Monday; rain or snow Tuesday or Tuesday night, warmer; light moderate northwest winds, becoming variable. Thermometer at 2 a.

m. 22, Clear. WOMAN LEAPS WITH CHILD FROM ROOF OF HOUSE Bodies Found Lying: on Pavement at the Rear of Four Story Tene ment Where They Lived III Health Believed to Have Caused Rash Act (By Associated Press) New York, March 10. A young woman dying and her baby boy dead ere found lying on the pavement of the rear of a four story tenement where they lived on the upper East Side, today. The Mrs.

Rose Strauss, aged 29 years, died later at a hospital without being able to explain the mystery of the case. Neighbors said the woman had been in grief because of the condition of her health. The police believe that with her child in her arms she deliberately jumped from the roof..