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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
STILL ROOTS AT OF.

New York. October i3-Surrounded
by eight children forty grandchildren
and fifteen great-grandchildre Mrs.
Mary Bernert celebrated her ninety
seventh birthday ct her home In Flush
ing Mrs. Bernert Is baseball fan,
and was greatly disappointed when she
learned that tho Giants lost the worlds
championship She has followed the
tho Oldest woman baseball rooter. She
recalled stars OF the sixties as she told
Il reporter tonight that Bender. OF the
Athletics, Is one OF the best ball play
ers who over donned n uniform.
Mrs. Bernert was born In Franco, and
came TO this country when fourteen
years old. She was married seventy
years ago in st. Marys Catholic
Church, Grand Street. Manhattan. Her
husband, Michael. died forty years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
Appeal for United Church.

New York. October IA ringing ao-
cusation that secular differences are
vitally hindering missionaries work in
China and an appeal for an agreement
between the denominations. with the
ultimate aim of united church. were
contained in Il message brought from
the Orient and laid before the leaders
of the Protestant Episcopal faith to-
night by the Right Rev. Logan, III.
Roots. Bishop of tho Diocese of Han
kow. China. who preached in st. Thomas
Church.
The occasion was the regular tri-
ennial missionary service held in con-
nection with tho general convention.
Bishop Roots startled his hearers with
his denunciation of the obstacles he
declared denominational differences are
raising in the path of Chinese national
Christianity.
Neither the missionaries nor tho
Chinese themselves can solve this prob
lem OF Christian unity" Bishop Roots
said. The mind of the home church
must be given to this subject; it cannot
wait: it cannot be put aside; If it is
not done the Word of God will not go
out in China 1t should"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
FAIR AT DANV|LLE
OPENS TUESDAY
Especial to The 1imes-Dispa,cn.


Danville, Va, October 12-The nm
ishing touches to the Danville Fair.
which opens on Tuesday. will be made
tomorrow. Practically everything is
in readiness for the four-day event
There has been a marked increase in
interest shown in the fair tt.s year.
and farmers for many miles round
have made entries. The cattle exhibit
will undoubtedly be the best ever seen
here. One hundred new stalls had to
be constructed in order 10 meet the de-
mand for space at the fair grounds
Members of the local police force
are trying hard 10 solve the mystery
or the attempt to blow the safe of the
riverside Cotton Mill Company in the
office on Bridge street. early SATURDAY
morning. Tom Watson. the night
Waterman. who was arrested shortly
after the attempt hal been made. and
who is now in Jail after repeating his
story on two occasions when the po-
lice grillcd him, has decided to say no
more. and he will not talk about the
affair.
That the dynamiting was the work
or amateurs is clearly seen from the
way in which they worked. 4 hole
was bored through the combination
and the charge placed loosely in it,
When the spark reached the explosive
there was no resistance. and it simply
ignitcd and Jared out at either end
of the hole. The sum of s1o I'm cur
rency' was in the safe at the time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
BOYS LOOT HOUSE.
Two OF Trio of Robbers Arc Harc.
footed Youngsters.

iooteu Youngsters.
Ardmore Pa. October lathe beau
tlful home Of Township Commission
Frank P. Croft, at Merton, was broken
open, entered and robbed by three
little boys from Philadelphia, two of
whom were 'barefooted. while the Croft
family was at Valley Forge.
Station Agent Charles Reiner. To-
Gated near the Croft mansion. noticed
that one of the windows had been
smashed. and he set out to find tho
the Juvenile trio, their pockets bullying.
with plumber. and other articles too
big. carried in their hands. They
hailed from Fifteenth and Race Streets,
Frank Shanahan, seven years old: Paul
Hcrdman and Mesirov Varjobedian
each eleven.
Little varjobedian had an opera
ivory pig ornament, two penknives, a
little whistle and a golf ball. Young
Herdman also had opera glasses and
knives, n woman's wallet, two watches,
two sets of keys and IS.
In tiny Shanahans possession were
also found opera glasses and pen
knives. a golf ball. matchsafe and a
paper knife.
rho lads We're turned over to the
police, and will be given hearing
before Magistrate Lewis. They have
confessed. though the Varjobedian boy
was in dire terror until he learned his
error In supposing he would be sent to
the electric chair and put to death.
Mr.: Croft was summoned from VAL
ley Forge. He found his home had
been raided, as II by vandals, disk
covers and toy banks broken. and con-
siderable damage done. The boys said
they had just enough nickels on leav-
Ing home to pay their fares to Over
brook and that they then walked to
Merton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
BISHOP REFERS TO
EVENTS AT ALBANY
United Mass of Wealth and
Labor Unions Try to Win
by Violence.

New York, October 12-Prelates at
tending the general convention of the
Episcopal Church. occupied various pull
pits in this city to-day. Bishop Will
liam Lawrence. of Massachusetts. de-
livered the sermon at Grace Church
Bishop {. D. Williams. of Michigan.
preached at Mount Morris Baptist
Church, and Bishop p 4. Rowe. OF
Alaska preached at Trinity.
Bishop Lawrence who took for his
text ''fe Seek to Kill Me. Man who
Has Told You the Truth" touched up
on events at Albany
The politicians of to-day" Bishop
Lawrence declared. have made a man
feel that they can dictate to him and
make him evade the path Of duty
There are two great powers to-day,
not within the church, but In the
is the great united mass OF wealth
that sends to the Legislature certain
bills 10 put through.
The other is the labor unions. When
they find il is impossible TO put their
plans through, they resort to violence"
In the presence of distinguished
ministers of The Episcopal and other
faiths from all over the country and
mem bers OF the Seamen's Commission
Of the Episcopal General Convention
and persons interested In the seafarer,
the new Chapel of Our saviour on
Front trect, which takes the place of
the old Chapel OF our Saviour, land
mark of nearly a century was opened
with appropriate ceremonies this af
ternoon. The chapel is the product OF
the movement to aid the seamen moral
ly and spiritually. which began in
1921
Ilicbop 1ayI5 TT Graed Of Naw work
conducted the dedication service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
IN ARMY
MAY BE RESULT
OF HUERTA'SCOUP
(Continued FROM First PaeeA

lNoHtiuueu FROM FIRST PaEe.)
as deliberate murder. and that the
Senator Is probably only ono of a
number on the dictator's list of pre-
sc-;ptinrs."
1t is declared that the citizens OF
Mexico City are tired OF the turmoil
and the constant reign OF terror The
cafes and theatres are full OF agents OF
the Carranzista government In the dis
guise OF Huertaists. The clubs contain
very many secret followers OF Carran-
"a. and IL may be said that the whole
city Is honeycombed with people who
are only waiting for the recent intol-
crable overt acts OF Huerta to over
throw his hateful regime.
One of tho leading members Of the
Chrranzista headquarters said tonight:
I'VE know that there Is a great re
serve, and also that secret forces ia
vorable to Carranza are everywhere in
the City Of Mexico. and perhaps in
greater numbers In tho city of Vera
Cruz The fact as to the latter city
must be very well known to John Lind,
the special agent OF President Wilson.
1T is simply impossible that an anti
Huerta crisis should not be ecipitated
within the next forty eight hours. 1t
can only be followed by a call to Car
rama to proceed to Mexico in which
event we believe the Huertaist armies
In the north will follow him or that
CaFfdhza ana ms armies VIII concen-
trate and march on the capital"
The State Department received sew
oral official dispatches to day. but the
officials at the department.. in the alb
sence OF Secretary Bryan. described
these dispatches as mere combinations
or the news published this morning
from Mexico City
Army and navy officials say that they
have not received any special orders to-
day by reason of the developments in
Mexico.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
AND ALL OTHERS"
IMPORTANT WORDS
IN SULZER TRIAL
Sulzer decide to take the stand. But
there Is no nngsihilitN Of hIs lnInr sc.

Sulzer decide to take the stand. But
there is no possibility OF his doing SO.
The night heforc the defense rested
Harvey D. Hinman pleaded for two
hours with Sulzcr to take the stand
Sulzer frankly admitted to him for the
first time then. that he did not want to
face a cross examination.
Hinman's appeal failed.
Advisors of the impeached Governor
are beginning to doubt whether he will
ever issue the promised TRADE against
Tammany Hall. 1t is known he has
been threatened with criminal prosecu-
ton IL he does.
SulZer saw no callers to-day. Late
in the afternoon he went for a short
automobile ride with Mrs. Sulzer and
her sister.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
PLAN NATIONAL SURVEY.
study OF Industrial and Social Program
to he Undertaken,

New York. October 1.-THE National
Civic Federation, through Its Industrial
economics department, has decided to
undertake national survey of the in
dustrial and social program In the
country during the last few decades, to-
gether with an examination of eco
monte proposals of those who demand
that private ownership of the means of
production and distribution OF wealth
be abolished.
In this inquiry there will be included
n study Of the differences In the fun
damental aims and methods OF the
labor movement conducted by the
trade unions, the Socialists and the In
dustrial Workers of the World. An
advisory council of 400 representative
men and women of the nation will as
sist in this work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
Bracing Fall Weather
Promised This Week

Washington, October 12.-Bracing
full weather. with generally fair
skies, lis promised tho greater pnrt
Of the country for the coming week
by the Weather Bureau.
Temperatures will average near
or below normal, and precipitation
will be generally light and local,
except in the North Pacific States,
where rains will he freGuent,o the
weekly bulletin says. "Thc next
disturbance OF importance to cross
the country will appear In the Far
West Tuesday or Wednesday, Cross
the Middle West about Thursday
and the Eastern States Friday or
Saturday. This disturbance will he
attended by rains and he preceded
by general rise In temperature.
IL will be followed by considerably
colder weather, which will make Its
appearance I'm the Northwest about
Wednesday. There afe no indica-
lions Mt present of n disturbance,
In the West IndieS.n tt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13

General Greedy considered the import
ant point about them to be that they
often showed parallel lines of Ice
formation. tho result of compressed
snowfalls of several years. Such struc-
tural features. he had learned. are not
found on bergs coming from known
Arctic lands. although common I'm tho
Antarctic regions. The general rea-
soned that such bergs could only be
formed on level land OF considerable
extent. and that, as they did not come
from Spitzbergcn. Greenland or Grin
nell Land. they must have come from
an unknown land He expressed this
conclusion. In a published article in
1886. and In q book written by him
in 1906. said that within the main
North Polar basin. there is possibly
an extensive icc-covered land to the
north northwest of Melville Island"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
Possession In Name OF Car.

81. Michael, Alaska. October 1.-THE
Russian flagship Taimyr and it's con
sort, the Waygatch, which constituted
the Russian polar expedition. under
Commander Wiikitzky. which left
yladivostok June 10 OF this year.
reached st. Michael stormbound, Octo-
Der 8. and brought news Of the dis
covery north of Siberia. in latitude
81 north. longitude 1ot east, OF new
uninhabited mountainous land. possibly
q continent
The expedition landed with difficulty.
raised the Russian flag and took pos
session I'm the name Of tho Gear.
Commander wikitzky christened the
new land Nicholas Second Land"
The expedition sailed from Vladi-
vostok by way Of Petropovolok. and
East Cape and thence westward along
the Siberian coast TO longitude IS
east
Commander Wilkitzky says the shore
OF the new country. where the cxpe-
dition landed. and along which the YES
sells Travelled. is rocky, with high.
abrupt cliffs, formed evidently from
volcanic activity. Volcanoes OF the
, district possibly may have been active
recently ne said MANY high peaks,
he stated, were disccrnible inland from
the vessels. and what seemed TO be
vapor could be seen arising from one
OF these. The temperature taken from
the wateE near the shore line was 5lS
degrees Fahrenhcit. while that taken
on the shore was $40 Fahrenheit
The land was covered with snow al
most 10 the sea In July and August
the expedition saw much evidence OF
the presence on the land of reindeer
Many walrus were seen and bird life
was plentiful A number of polar bears
also were noticed Vegetation on the
new land. Commander Wilkitzky said
was scant.
The expedition. Commander Willsit-
zky stated. cruised northwesterly along
the margin OF the newly-discovered
land to latitude 81. logitude &c east.
/ II was forced to turn away from the
land by the solid ice pack. The expe-
/ the southeast At longitude 1o4 east.
4 latitude 20. the coast turns north
easterly.
In latitude 80 degrees. 40 minutes
/ north. the expedition was forced away
! from tho lana BY ice. and then IL trav
! eled eastward by Bennett. jeanette and
Henrietta Islands.
I The expedition was now in the open
Polar Sea. and continued east 10 long :
Bering Straits. on October severe
/ gale drove the vessels east OF the
/ Lawrence Islands.
| No evidence OF mineral was seen on
any OF the newly discovered land. The
! Ta!myr and Waygatch will proceed
/ from here directly 10 Vladivostok in
{. few days. having obtained an ample
| supply OF coal here. The officers and
crews OF the ships are being enter
tanned by the officers and men OF the
| Thirteenth Regiment, United States
| Infantry stationed here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
MAY BELFAST GREAT
DISCOVERY OF LAND
Report Of Success OF Russian
Explorers in Arctic Circle
Interests Scientists.
LONG AN INVITING FIELD
Major-General Greedy Believes
There Is Error in De
scribing Location.

Washington. October Remembers
Of the National Geographic Society
said here day that the reported
RUSSIAN discovery OF a continent 500
miles north OF Asia. il true, would be
the last great discovery OF land. They
pronounced it tho most important dis
covery within the Arctic Circle in the
last century.
The report from ST AIichaers.
Alaska that Commander Wilritzky. In
command Of the Russian government
steamers Taimyr and WayRatch, had
arriHed thcre and announced the dis
coHery Of body or land as large as
Greenland, extending beyond latitude
81 north and longitude 1872 east came
as a distinct surprise TO the members
or the society. IT was known that the
Russian government for years had
pursueq survey In the Siberian
Ocean. but no word had reached them
OF regular exploring expeditions into
tho frozen North. The expanse north
OF Canada, Alaska and Siberia has long
been regarded as an inviting field for
investigation. however. and tho Cana
dian government sent Viljhalmar Stef-
ansson into the area last summer on
three-year expedition.
MaJor-General y. W. Greedy. Arctic
explorer and scientist, thinks some err
ror must have been made In describ-
ing the location of tho newly found
70 doubt that an important discovery
had been made.
The general said to- day that. on De-
celnber is. 1891 tho Fran. In which
DR. Manson drifted In the Arctic re-
Efons. was In latitude S2.5o longitude
IDA, Just little north OF where the
southern extremity OF the land re-
ported discovered is said to be.
Snnsen Saw No Innd.
DR.. Nansen's party saw no land. and
SO confident was he that none existed
in the vicinity OF his vessel that he
has argued since that the uneSplored
portion of the Arctic Ocean Is a deep
basin. General Greeiy suggested that
II hardly seemed possible that CON
tinent of the size Of Greenland could
exist between thc drift path OF tho
Fran and Cape Chelyuskin. the north
crnnost point OF Asia
That uneXplored land about tho size
Of Greenland does exist within the
Arctic Circle north Of Alaska and
Eastern Siberia. as disting uished from
Western Siberia. where the Russians
are said 10 have discovered land. has
been the theory of scientists for years.
DR. Roland Harris, Of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey. years ago put forth
tho so-calied Harris theory that a
large area Of undiscovered land was
located within the circle His conten-
ton Was based on tidal observation
Admiral Perry. who was assigned by
President Roosevelt to make tidal ob
servations on his last trip 10 the Arc
lie regions for Dr. Harris bencht.
Or. Harris observed that At Point
Barrow. a good stream of the tide came
from the West and not from the North,
rs the hypothesis OF an extended and
deer polar basin would indicate. The
tidal hours ~ Arctic points also led
him 10 believe that large body OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
NO HEADwAY MADE.
Cucnrachn Slide Giving Engineers No
End Of Trouble.

Panama, October 12.-The Cucaracha
slide. in keeping with it's past record,
is giving the engineers no end OF
trouble to work cutting through 1t to
let the water from the filled section
Of Culcbra Cut into the unwatered sec
ton south 10 the Pedro Miguel locks
After forty -cight hours of unremitting
effort TO eNcavate a trench through the
barrier no appreciablc Roadway has
been made, as liquid mud flows into the
ditch about as fast as II is removed
\ change of plan was decided upon to-
day, whereby pumps will be installed
to excavate channel by hydraulic
pressure through the slide. On account
of this delay no dredges will be passed
through the Pacific locks Tomorrow
as previously arranged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
Perry Is OntImistic.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
Philadelphia, Pa. October I2.-Rear-
Admiral Robert T.. Peary. discoverer
Of the North Pole. is optimistic re-
gardirfg recent dispatches from Alaska,
which heralded the finding of an i'm
mense continent north OF Siberia. lie
bases his crcdcncc OF the report upon
the theory formed long time ago by
DR.. Harris, tho tidal expert OF the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey. who has declared that the tides
Of the Arctic Ocean tend TO show that
there is a large tract of land near tho
North Pole.
But Admiral Peary doubts the state
ment that the continent Is as large as
Greenland, az the dispatches from
Alaska would imply
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
Mes From Chewing Matches.

Coroner Taylor was notified yester-
day AFTERNOON OF the death OF q small
colored child at 1907 North Thirtieth
Street, who was victim of phosphor-
Gus poisoning caused when II got hold
of several matches and chewcd the
heads. He said there was no necessity
for an inquest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
WILSON DOES NOT
WANT CONGRESS
TO TAKE RECESS
(Continued From E,irst pagel


through joint resolution. As the
same result can be accomplished in the
way suggested By Senator Smith. the
easier plan was discussed to-day as
the moro likely one to be adopted
VIII Exert No Pressure
Meanwhile the President, having be-
come convinced that he cannot hasten
the Banking and Currency COMMITTEES
ana Knowing that that committee in
tends TO bring in a measure as soon as
the Importance Of the subject will per-
nit. there will be no more pressure
excrted from tho White House.
The Banking Committee will pro-
coed as in the past month, undisturbed
by outside influence. Hearings will
continue up until Saturday afternoon
next. Then the committee will go into
executive session to digest the evidence
taken and frame the bill TO be reported.
Senator Smith and other leading Demo
Gratis not members of the committee
hold that they are entitled to all the
time they want before the reporting
of the bill for study of the question, 30
that they. together with members of
the committee, will be able to deal in
diligently with the currency question
and enact beneficial measure He
will not heed the dictum of one man or
tolerate haste or illadvised legislation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
Favor Prompt action.

Washington, October 12.-Prepared
to appear tomorrow before the SEN
ate Banking and Currency Committee
In opposition TO certain features OF the
administration currency bill, thirty
five representatives of small banks,
with capital of s250,0o0 or less each.
arrived here tonight. Most Of the
States in the Union gro represented
Speaking for tho delegation, George
Rogers. Of Little Rock. Ark. chairman.
said the bankers favored prompt pas
sage of a currency bill, but unless some
changes were made in the pending
measure. II would mean the elimination
Of many small banks He denied that
small bankers were being used BY the
large ones 10 further the iatter's in
terests. After appearing before the
committee in the morning. the bankers
viii call on President Wilson and Sec
1etary McAdoo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-10

Figures showing that the per capita
cost of caring for inmates at the coun-
ty poor farm during the year 1912
amounted to s27.50 a month and that
these figures are fair average of the
per capita cost for some years past
are contained in a report just sub
mitted to the county court by ] H.
Wilson, expert auditor who looked in
to the conduct of affairs at the in
stance of the court The figures are
startling in view of the fact several
grand juries have submitted reports
indicating that members of the jury
believed the institution was self sup
porting The Wilson reports show
that despite the fact the coEnty has
$4,000 Investment the net disburse-
ments, not counting interest on the
investment run about $4,000 per an
mum.
For the year 1912 the report gives
the following data:
Total receipts, $1425.42: total dis
bursements $65O9SS; net receipts
$2GS.94; net disbursements. $5353.40;
average number of county poor, 1928
average disbursements per capita per
annum, S254.36; average disburse-
ments per capita per month; $21.1S:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
PENDLETON STUDENTS
MAKE CLEAR RECORDS

OF the sixteen graduates of the
Pendleton high school who were at
tending the University of Oregon last
semester, not one failed in making
nine hours of credit, the minimum re-
quired by the rules of the institution,
and only one of the sixteen failed in
passing in sixteen hours, the maxi
mum number allowed except in speci.
al cases. This one exception complet-
ed fourteen hours successfully and in
the other two was condition. Not
failure in any subject was encounter
ed by Pendleton boy or girl
These facts are brought out in a
report of Registrar Albert Tiffany OF
the university to Principal a. c.
Hampton of the local high school ana
in letter accompanying, the registrar
compliments the Pendleton high
school upon the way it has equip
ped its graduates.
The sixteen who attended the state
university last semester from this
city are Lyman G. Rice, Lawrence
Whitman, Harold j. Warner, Hawley
j. Bean, Tom Boylen, Jr., Clarence f.
Brotherton, p. Campbell, Crockatt,
Chester \. Fee, Claire Raley. Rather
inc Stanfield, Anita ]. Slater, Glen f
Storie. Grace Bean, Lynn H. Liver
more Hazel RAIDER and Claude Hamp-
ton.