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Six THE READING TIMES, READING, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20,.1913 PETER L. GLASE DEAD AT OLEY Well Known Merchant and Banker Succumbs to Week's Illness of Apoplexy Oley, Nov. L. Glase, postmaster under five Presidents and founP. L.

Glase, Son director der of of the Reading National and one of the best known residents of the died of apoplexy a few Oley Valley, minutes before 12 o'clock last night. was in the evening of He Thursday, stricken, His age was 67 months and 3 days. He is survived by a son, Charles H. the following brother and sisters: James L. Glase, Philadelphia; Hannah, wife of Calvin Oley, and Sallie, who has kept house for him for 14, many 1875, September marri On Annie, daughter of the late Abraham well-known farmer of near D.

Hill, a Pricetown. Mrs. Glase passed, away many years ago. Two daughters, Mamie and Ella, also preceded the father in death. As a young man he entered the genstore of his uncle, B.

A. Glase, at eral this place, where he served an apprenSome years later he was adticeship. mitted into the firm, continuings as a member until the spring of 1884, when he bought out the general store of E. S. Bear, of this place.

Some years ago he took into partnership Henry H. Fry, and the firm name was changed to P. L. Glase Co. In 1909 his son was admitted to the firm, and since then its has been P.

L. Glase, Son chame He served as the local postmaster for 18 years, under the administrations of Benjamin Harrison, William H. McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson. was presiwent of the Frieden's cemeboard and treasurer of Frieden's tery Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at this place.

He was a staunch Republican and a member of the following secret orders: Huguenot Lodge, No. 377, F. and A. Kutztown; DeMolay Commandery, Knights Templar, Reading; Oley Castle, No. 119, K.

G. and Minnehaha Lodge, No. 154, K. of Oley. In 1896 when Dr.

W. F. Hertzog, who helped to organize the Reading National bank in Reading, died Mr. Glase was chosen his successor as a director. He received his education the public schools of Oley and in Oley Academy.

He was born in Friedensburg, and was a son of William and Hannah (Leinbach) Glase. Peter Glase, his grandfather, was a resident of Alsace township, later of Oley township. William Glase, the father of Peter Glase, died in 1886, at the age of 66. RURAD READ ESTATE TRANSFERS Wilson W. Faust and wife to the Hamburg Board of Trade, ground, 100 by 100 feet, in Hamburg; consideration, $400.

same the Hamburg Piano Company for $1. Jonathan Barto to Calvin D. Barto, two plots of land in Topton, 40 by 150 feet and 20 by feet, respectively; consideration, $1,800. Arthur K. Smith to Ralph G.

Hill, two tracts of land on Mt. Penn; consideration, $52. Howard W. Endy and wife to Mary A. Borkert.

643 Pennsylvania avenue, West Reading, 25 by 150 feet, for $4,000. The meeting of Northeast W. C. T. U.

was held at the home of Mrs. H. Stocker, 737 North Ninth street, with the president in charge. Interesting papers on temperance subjects were read by various members. YOU RECOGNIZE IT In the First Cup Chaffless Old Glory Coffee.

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Write particulara and new Catalog Sample Box: Prepaid SIXTH CITY HOUSE, 6719 Hope Cleveland, Ohio. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS PROCEEDINGS COUNTY BILLS. Warrants for the payment of about $4,000 in bills contracted by the County Home during the month, were drawn at the office of Controller Hoch. Of amount, about $500 was paid in outdoor, relief. Among the largest items $1,540.14, to J.

A. Sunday Son, of Hamburg, for 14 steers; $245.25 to Horace Rothermel for four steers, and to C. D. Miller Son, for cement. For maintenance of Berks County inmates in other institutions, there were paid to the local Home for Friendless Children, St.

Catharine's Orphan Asylum, $87, and Children's Aid Society, of Philadelphia, $62. The Great Eastern Manufacturing Company, of this city, received $57 for garments, including two and onehalf dozen wrappers, half a dozen house dresses, etc. The drug bill to be paid to F. X. Wolf was $11.35, while $11 worth of liquors was purchased from Daniel M.

receive $11.40 for 38 ice. The Merchants' Ice Company, will The $98.32 of expenses of Steward W. J. Hollenbach include $30.10 for the traveling and expenses of the directors and officials in attending the convention of Directors of the Poor and Charities of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, on Oct. 14, 15 and 16 last.

Steward Hollenbach's bill also includes $52.95 paid to inmates in gratuities. Other items were $158.72 to the Reading Wholesale Grocery Company, for groceries; $193.63 to Savage for bran and middlings; $54.75 to Merritt for lumber; $79.50 to Charles A. Gring, for boots and shoes; $79.85 to the American Medicine Company for drugs, and $30 to Christman for tobacco. Hundreds of pounds of meats: and other provisions were consumed at the institution, according to Steward Hollenbach's report. The consumption of the administration building included the following: One hundred and fifty-one pounds of beef; 150 pounds veal; 36 pounds chickens; 45 pounds flour; 90 pounds sugar; 2 pounds pepper; 12 pounds tea; 13, pounds coffee; 3 pounds rairice; 190 bread; 93 pounds sins; pounds cheese; 4 pounds butter; 279 quarts milk; 12 quarts peas; 4 quarts apple butter; 6 quarts molasses; 16 bushels potatoes; 3 pieces of chocolate; 50 dozen eggs.

The hospital building consumed 763 pounds of beef; 728 pounds veal; 145 ham; 115 pounds sausage; 6,170 pounds bread; 34 gallons molasses; 48 bushels potatoes; 77 dozen eggs; 600 quarts milk; 8 quarts cream; 248 pounds coffee; 77 quarts peas; 253 quarts 135 pounds rice; 45 pounds essence of coffee; 758 pounds sugar; 90 pounds salt; 13 gallons vinegar; 10 pounds tea; 6 gallons jelly; 5 pounds pepper; 150 pounds lard and 200 pounds flour. Berks county will have $8,000 returned to it by the State from the appropriation made for the general primary election expenses and $400 from the appropriation for scalp fees, according to the decision of the Attorney General. COURT HOUSE NOTES. The County Commissioners handed out two good jobs at their meeting on Wednesday morning, when they appointed Dunkelberger, a salesman, of 1313 Buttonwood street, mercantile appraiser, and James Krick, of Spring township, county sealer of weights and measures. The position of appraiser is worth between $1,800 and $2,000 for a few months' work.

The appointment was made by Commissioner Kutz. The present appraiser is C. Herbert Schwartz, of Topton. The position of sealer of weights and measures has just been created and the Commissioners have not as yet fixed any salary, appointment was made Commissioner Rapp. For this position Commissioner Sandt nominated George C.

Dillon, of this city. The county commissioners voted an additional $15,000 appropriation to the Almshouse and $2,000 to the jail on Wednesday morning for the year 1913. This makes the appropriation, given the county home year and $24,000 for the jail. A vote of thanks was extended by the commissioners to Harry Otto, of the Jacob Otto estate, for a stove donated to the Boys' Home. BOYERTOWN LAD STABBED IN SCHOOLBOY FIGHT Boyertown, Nov.

school boy of tender age is today nursing a severe cut across his cheek, the result of an altercation that took place in the yard of the Lincoln school building. In the spirit of fun, one of the lads threw the other's cap into the street, an insult that was taken up by the cap's owner by means of his fists. Being bettered, the other lad reached in his hip pocket from which he drew an old razor and slashed it across his opponent's face directly below the eye, inflicting a deep wound. Seeing the damage, the slasher took to his heels. Friends of the injured boy carried him into the school building and later rushed him to the office of Dr.

W. E. Bates, who dressed the cut. The boy's father was then summoned and took him home. The school authorities severely reprimanded the guilty boy.

BERTODET NEW MAN FOR JUDGE The name of Wellington M. Bertolet, was presented by his friends to Governor Tener, on Wednesday morning, at Harrisburg, for appointment to the position of Judge of the Orphans' Court of Berks county. Mr. Bertolet has been active In Republican politics in Reading and in the state. He was graduated from the Reading High schools in 1900 and entered Harvard College, where, after three years, he was given the degree of A.

B. In 1904 he entered the Harvard Law School and aftr his graduation he studied law in the office of Snyder Zieber for two years. In 1906 he was admitted to practice in the Supremo Court and the Berks courts. Mr. Bertolet is a member of the School Board, president of the Playgrounds Association and the publisher, with Randolph Stauffer, of the Berks County Law Journal.

Both wings of the Senate committee make new changes in currency also considering means of protection against any possible financial stringencies that might result. Berks Turkeys in Fear and Dread of Thanksgiving Day Berks county turkeys were having their Thanksgiving dinners all of this week and next Thursday they will be nice and fat to grace the tables for the feasting which is usual on the coming holiday. Turkeys are not any too plentiful in the county, although it is believed that the are Just as large as they were ago. Most flocks, of the farmers are receiving 23 and 25 cents a pound live weight for the birds. Chickens, ducks and geese have also been getting an extra feed for the last few days so that they will be nice and BUILDING NOTES.

Two-story dwelling, 1116 Mulberry street, lot 18 by 100 feet, William P. Kistler to Edward A. Van Buskirk; $2,550. Two-story stone front dwelling, 1225 Windsor street, lot 14 by 100 feet, Daniel B. Rothenberger to Patrick Torpey; $2,375.

dwelling, 639 Church street, lot 20 Olivia K. Moyer to Henry H. Moyer; $1. Two-story frame dwelling, 605 Maple street, lot 15 by 100 feet, Catharine Peifer to Walter Suski; $790. piump for the slaughter which will start early next week.

Farmers are hopeful for some weather 80 that the dressed poultry can be better handled. Butchering will start in in earnest with the coming holiday and after this week is completed the farmer will have but little to do except sit behind the stove and keep warm. Berks county will go above the average thia year in the amount of pork produced, although it is said that there are not as many beef cattle on the farms as usual TO BECOME POSTMASTER OF LANCASTER FRIDAY Lancaster, Nov. 19. Louis N.

Spencer will become postmaster of Lancaster at midnight Friday. His commission, for some reason as yet unexplained, was delayed in transit from the Postoffiffice Department 1 in Washington. Protestant clergymen launched a protest against what they called an official atmosphere thrown around the annual panAmerican Thanksgiving mass in St. Patrick's Church. LATEST ORIGINAL Styles in Fashionable Portraits for Holiday Gifts An Early Order Insures You Prompt Service alike Houck's Photo Studio NINTH and PENN STS.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW LINE OF HEATERS and RANGES which will be sold at cut prices. Come and try our prices before buying elsewhere. R. SHOEMAN BARGAIN STOVE STORE. 224 Penn Street Open Evenings.

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643 Penn Street "Dog's head examined; Diagnosis rabies. DOG WAS MAD DIVORCE COURT Declaring that even though she ate at the same table and lived with her husband he paid absolutely no attention to her and ignored her, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Culler, of Penn street, in her divorce proceedings against William B. Culler, of North Front street, said that his treatment forced her to withdraw from his home.

Walter B. Freed, master in the proceedings, has adyised a divorce. The couple were married Nov. 29, 1905, and separated on April 10. 1911.

J. Howard Jacobs, master in the divorce proceedings instituted by Harry L. Gross, of South Eleventh street, against Lottie K. Gross, of North Ninth street, filed his report in which he advises a divorce. The couple were married on Jan.

4, 1906. The divorce proceedings of Dora E. Hunsicker against Harvey Hunsicker will be tried before a Jury according to a rule made absolute by the Court this morning on motion of F. A. Marx, attorney for the libellant.

The jury will decide whether or not the husband treated his wife cruelly and deserted her Oct. 20, 1911. Upon motion of Paul H. Price, attorney for the libellant, in the divorce proceedings of Enola K. Luigard against James M.

Luigard the Court granted permission to the libellant to discontinue the proceedings. In the divorce proceedings of William L. Swavely against Kate Swavely, a petition for alimony and counsel fees was presented by the respondent. On motion of W. B.

Bechtel the Court granted a rule to show cause why an order should not be made. Mrs. Swavely claims, that by reason of the conduct of the libellant, she is in poor and destitute circumstances. She states that her husband is engaged in a. lucrative business on North Fifth street.

Upon motion of F. A. Marx, attorney for the libellant, the Court appointed A. H. Schmehl master in the divorce proceedings of Stella M.

Griffith against Lee Griffith. On motion of William Rick, attorney for the libellant, Forrest R. Shanaman was reappointed master in the divorce proceedings of Emil C. Wagner against Kathryn I. Wagner, there having been no answer filed and no appearance entered of record by the respondent.

In the case of R. Pauline Steinert, i of Lower Alsace, against Arno Steinert, whose last known residence given as Brooklyn, the master, John M. Frame, recommends a divorce. Desertion was alleged. In the case of Emma E.

Troxell against Walter W. Troxell, both of this city, the couple were, married Sept. 29, 1891, and the alleges that her husband deserted her July 12, 1910. Oliver Lentz, master, recommends a divorce. Another case in which a divorce is recommended by the master, Lee Friday, is that of Lucretia I.

Brandt, against Howard B. Brandt. The parties reside in this were married April 11, 1904, at Barnegat, N. J. The wife alleges that her husband deserted her Aug.

15, 1910. H. Seidel Throm, master, recommends a divorce in the case of Ida May Wixon against William W. Wixon. The couple reside in this city and were married Sept.

28, 1906. The wife alleges that her husband desertled A her writ Feb. of 1, habeas 1907. corpus was granted by the Court to Homer N. Tweed through his attorneys, Dumn Schaeffer and A.

H. Kittleman, of Quakertown, where the petitioner lives. He claims that when his wife died on July 8, last, he permitted a son, Stanley M. Tweed, four years old, to remain with J. Alvin Knauer and Sallie K.

Knauer, a brother and sister to Mrs. Tweed, of Amity Township, until the father could make arrangements for a proper home for the child. The petitioner claims that he offered to pay whatever expenses were necessary and that the Knauers now refuse to give up the child. The six damage suits of the Pennsylvania Railway Company against the city to recover damages for the taking of the company's land for building the Penn street bridge, which were to have been tried next week, have been continued, due to the absence from the city of important witnesses. Henry D.

Kirst, a juror for this week's session of civil court was taken seriously ill, and excused from duty by the court. Judge Endlich heard the re-trial of the case of Samuel Goldsmith and Solomon executors of Isaac Goldsmith, deceased, against J. Henry Stocker and Katharine B. Stocker. The action is to recover on a note transaction.

The suit of Henry G. Herb against S. B. Wetherhold, listed for trial week, has been settled. CHARGES FORMER HUSBAND WITH KIDNAPPING SON Lebanon, Nov.

Edward Humm appeared before Alderman Miller, and made information charging Robert Ditzler, her former husband, with kidnapping her 8-year-old child. The severe law of 1901, with respect to kidnapping, has been invoked in the case, and constables here and at Reading are in search of the defendant, who is a railroader. At the monthly meeting at the Olivet Club there were 12 babies and 12 adults in attendance. Of the number of babies present, everyone had gained at least one pound and all were in exceilent condition. One new baby was enrolled.

AUMAN Undertaker and Embalmer MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT EVERYTHING THE BEST Courteous and Prompt Attention, Day and Night BOTH 247 PENN ST. PHONES READING The above telegram was received at city hall on Wednesday morning from Dr. J. B. Hardenbergh, of the University of Pennsylvania, showing that the dog shot by Officer Lively and George Happ on River street Monday morning was mad.

The dog is said to have bitten two men and several dogs in the southern part of the city, The Water Power Committee of the National Conservation Congress rejected Gifford Pinchot's plan for the conservation of water power. Three reports were submitted. The commitee reached unanimous agreement that compensation for water power privilege should be reserved to the state or Federal government from which the privilego emanates. GENERAL WEYLER QUITS HIS JOB Notorious Cuban Butcher Disagrees in Policy and Quits As Governor Madrid, Nov. General Valeriano Weyler, of Cuban fame, today resigned the governship of the province of Catalonia on the ground that he was a Liberal in politics and disagreed with policy of the.

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