Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania • Page 5

Reading is THE WINNER defeats Crescent Team, of Pater son, Which Posed at the Princeton Outfit. By Associated Prew. Princeton, N. Jan. 31.

Reading Jcfeatea Prinoton in an extra period here tonight by a score of 25 to jo. Princeton led at the end of the first half. The second period ended In a tic, 18 to 18. It was in the extra live minutes that Reading won out. The lineups of the teams were as fol Reading 25.

Princeton 20. Jiesslng fouward ierat. forward MeNabb Roland centre Kinkaide ..4 guard Peiffer miard .1 Wallum Goals from Field Blessing 2, Ferat 1, Roland 3, Love 1, MeNabb 2, Henry 2, Wallum 2. Goals from Fouls Ferat 12, Roland 1, MeNabb Referee Strat ton. Time Two 20 minute halves and an extra five minute period.

BASKETRALL NOTES. Reading is again tie for the first plane, havitig won 15 games and lost six. Trenton is Reading's closest competitor for the pennant. Determined to do all in its power to down Reading in the race for the pennant the Princeton team was supplanted by the Crescent team, of Paterson, and it was this; quintet that Reading downed last evening. Now let's see whether the Princeton people will present the same team against Trenton on Saturday evening.

Reading plays anqther game In Princeton this evening, and the chances are they will again have to face the Crescent team, of Paterson. The schedule of the league, for the balance of the week, is as follows: Tonight Reading at Princeton. Thursday DeNeri at Jasper. Friday Princeton at Gcrmantown. Saturday Jasper at DeNeri, Trenton at Princeton.

CENTRAL ALLEYS. Reliance and Ivy Leaf were the opposing team in the contest of the Central Bowling League, on the Central alleys, last evening, and some fair 'scores were made The best individual playing of the match was by Dick, of Ivy Leaf, who rolled for a total of 514. Ivy Leaf won the contest by a margin of 275 pins. The scores made were as follows: RELIANCE. Kurtz 149 119 138 406 107 358 139 421 136 415 161 470 Plank ....146 Seibert 147 Rtuh 129 Brown 160 105 135 150 158 731 IVY LEAF.

667 681 2079 I H. Whitman' 192 Hammer 118 Hagy 142 126 158 166 184 116 450 156 400 tDS 477 191 513 151 514 Fritz Dick 156 179 806 '776 772 2354 ROUNDUP ALLEYS. There was some fine bowling seen on the Roundup alloys, last evening, in the Professional League tournament, the contestants being Reliance and Shamrock. Good scores were made by both teams, and the contest was not decided until the last ball was rolled. Reliance was the winner by the small margin of 18 pins.

The scores were as follows: RELIANCE. Rich 135 231 160 546 153 472 155 438 184 547 162 539 DiNino 163 Miller 139 Bigg 191 Gingrich 199 156 144 172 178 847 881 SHAMROCK. Strausser .164 Nuss 177 175 McClain 161 166 Albright 168 167 Miller 161 182 814 25f2 197 519 171 523 816 854 834 2524 FINE SCORES WIN. KEGERISE LOSES MATCH WENTZEL BY MARGIN PINS. TO OF On the private alleys, at the Roundup, last evening, a special match for a purse of $10 was rolled by Wentzcl and Kegerise, and some of the best bowling of the season was seen.

Wont gel won by a margin of 35 pins. In only one game the match was the score less than 200, and that was the third for Kegerise. Had ho played in his usual form he would no doubt have won out. The scores made were as follows; D. Wentzel 223 203 223 651 Kekerise 228 202 186 616 THE POOL PLAYERS MODEL PARLORS.

In the first game of a four cornered contest, last evening, in which Fritz and Darkes were the opposing men, some good playing was seen. Fritz secured an early lead but toward the close Darkes shot in better form and cut down Fritz's margin. It was too much to overcome, however, and Fritz won out. The scores by frames were as follows: Fritz 11 12 10 6 7 8 5 0 9 4 375 Darkes 2 2 58779 11 68 0 65 The game this evening will be between Herr and Kramer. LAX TOURNEY.

In the game, last evening, in the tournament at the Lax cigar store Smith defeated Kauffman by a score of 75 to 68. TOMMY GETS A BATH. Tommy Collins is again an inmate of the almshouse. Tom was found at Centreport, nearly starved and in bad shape, and Constable Moyer took him to the county institution. When told he must take a bath before he could bo tnken in, Tommy fought hard, but Anally consented.

The district attorney's oftioe will start proceedings to have a eorttnission appsir.ted to inquire into Tommy's mental condition. BOWLING 159 1S6 154 489 173 516 AT TKE HOTELS Farmers ffW. T. Doe ley, Pottsvllle; Chas. Wallace, Camden; J.

Frank Wallace, Perkasle; Geo. E. Cutter, New York. Folgefs Mr, and Mrs. H.

E. Godfrey, Madame Valesca, New York. American J. W. Elsenhart, York; G.

Miller, L. Gpldmeler, New York; C. H. Elliott. Jamestown, N.

S. Warne, Allentown; J. Grey, W. Long, s. J.

Weil, A. Freeman, B. J. Cook, Dalrymple, J. D.

Walls, R. C.Coston, Philadelphia; C. Y. Booth, Wilmington; J. L.

Relchora, Hagers town; J. R. Yates, Jersey City: F. J. Daly, New Brunswick; C.

A. Plumen, Chicago; S. Griffiths, Easton. Merchants Jas. Clark, S.

M. Pajau, W. M. Ford, M. McCoIium, Philadel phia; Sam'l T.

Bordncr, WernersvIHe; John T. Sheehan, New York; J. W. Campbell, TIios, P. Ryan, Lancaster; Geo.

L. Cote, Maiden, Mass. Brighter N. Reed, Robt. Rogers, Gen.

S. Sartin, Mrs. C. H. Manin, Jesse Bingham, H.

T. Schlechter, Philadel phia; Joseph J. Hartman, Lebanon; P. G. G.

Hasskari, Pottsville; T. Bil ling, Lanier, N. Y. Mansion E. Shellenberger, C.

W. Todd, J. W. Beta, A. C.

Williams, J. E. Cummings, S. E. VanSant, T.

F. Mc Kerma, J. K. Scattergood', A. J.

ShakeB peare, R. J. Ross, Wm. Daley, S. L.

Webster, A. C. Wade, W. L. Pat on, AVm.

B. Severn, Philadelphia; G. M. Chaffee, J. P.

Barstow, Providence; Chester Buch, G. H. Reiff, Harrisburg; T. B. Lefkow, C.

A. Hummer, Chi cago; A. M. Larren, Pittsburg; C. E.

Clapp, Haerstown, E. Fisher, Kingston. Chas. E. Hayes, Trenton, N.

H. E. Baltimore; W. H. Atkinson, Rochester; A.

E. Wal rodt, Sam. Friedman, R. E. Sommers, S.

G. Wasch, H. F. 'Baer, J. M.

Jacoby, W. W. Higgins, Frank Ruddich, H. C. Henderson, M.

R. J. H. Bryan, New York. City Chas.

Geiger, T. Pettingal, GeoD. Sartin, Edward J. Connell, H. E.

Francis, A. B. Cody, E. R. Busey, Philadelphia; C.

J. Cams, Perry Sinder ly, New Tork; D. M. Ballif, Myers town; 3, S3. Smith, York; A.

Wesley, Boston. Penn W. Gorton, H. M. Davis, J.

C. Cams, Jerry Sender ly, C. S. Calhoun, G. F.

Coshland, D. Sallinger, F. W. Baker, F. P.

Babcock, New York; John Voll, F. Aerson, Lewis J. Grubb, T. Burt Sol. Katz, Joseph Wainwright, Philadelphia; H.

Laiser, Pittsburg; M. Black, Fort Wayne; C. Osborn, Chicago; H. C. Rinke, Al lentown; Harry Krauth, Providence; F.

Hase, Boston; Fred. Oppenheim, Bound Brook, N. Jos. J. Kern, Brooklyn.

Allen J. D. Slechter, Geigersville; D. L. Weber, Philadelphia.

St. Cloud F. C. Spoud, Philadelphia; W. L.

Force, Allentown. Berks County A. T. Moore, Pitts Irnrg; Geo. S.

Gibson, Dr. D. B. McLean, PInlaripJphia; Frank R. Goming, Wllkes Barre; Geo.

Klinefelter, York; R. J. Patterson, New York. Union C. G.

Martin, Will H. Martin, Martinsville; Hechler, S. C. Mills; Herman Althouse, Yoder, James Rothenberger, Oley; Thos. H.

Wentzel, Lebanon; Jacob Hoch, Lyons; Francis Savage, Sinking Springs. TURNER MASQUERADE. A SPLENDID AFFAIR AT WHICH THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF PRIZE WINNERS. A splendid social event was the masquerade ball of the Reading Turn Verein. last evening.

The walls were gorgeously decorated with the Ameri can and German colors and suspended from the center of the ceiling to the balconies were gay streamers of divers shades. Along the walls were a number of pictures drawn after the old German style representing folk dancing. Dainty programs In the form of a parchment were issued and therein were the names of both this country's dances and those in vogue In Germany. The music was furnished bv the Philhar monic foand for the twenty dance num berB. sum of pi(j was given jn nrzes and the winners were as follows: German farm girls, $6.00 Mrs.

Helen Weber, Mrs, Marie Weinhold. Mrs. Olga Wolff and Mrs. Minnie. Hollanders, $5.00 Henry Hagreman and Mrs.

Harry Lerch. Maxim girls, $4.00 Mrs. Thomas Fessler and Mrs. George W. Robitzer.

Dolly Varden girls, $3.00 Misses EHa Smith and Eva McDonald. Snow girl, $2.00 Miss Ella Kleaw. Bathing girls, $2.00 Misses Mary Spon and Maggie Sponsel. Old Maid, $2.00 Miss, Marie Herbein, Snow Man, $2.00 John Kellers. Eskimo girl, $2.00 Miss Emily Zellers.

Hobo, $2.00 F. W. Leitenberger. Some of the other maskers were: Mis? Freda Eichler, "Christine from the Foersters William Rambo, Irish Muldoon; Laura Crum, gypsy gueen; Mary Encman, old maid; Marie Hafer, tambourine girl; Helen "Rosie Minnie Herbst, Ern estine Herbst, Nettie Otto and Esther Mexican senoritas; Grace Murry, Red Riding Hood, and Jennie Brendler and Rosie Wcisherer, forget me not girls. Those on the reception committee and the floor managers wore neat red turbans and from the left shoulder, there was hung a rosette made up of red, white and black ribbons.

The floor managers were Henry Focht, Arthur Custer, Henry Hagman, Paul Keifer, Harry Lerch and Charles Buckmiller. These were on the reception committee: Jacob Barbey, Otto Bautzo, Thomas D. Becker, Paul Diller, Hugo Eichler, Thomas Fessler, Walter Folger, August Grants, Augustus B. Hassler, Henry B. Hintz, George Huntzlnger, John E.

Jones, Darius Ketterer, William D. King, Wellington B. Krlck, Max Sanger, Richard Meinig, Albert Mertz, Fred Mertz, W. Oscar Miller, Jacob Nolde, C. E.

Pfau, Robert C. Rohm, John Rauch, Harry Redcay, William F. Remppls, William Roehrig, Charles L. Holland, M. Rothschild', August Schneider, Sigmund S.

Schwerlner, E. Thalhelmer, Ferdinand Tliun, Max Thun, John Weller, Oscar L. Woerner, Harry Yost and John Zellers. WISDOM VINDICATED. "Why are you so strong In your admiration of the wisdom of the plain people?" "Becaoso," answered Senator hum, "the plain people have kept me in oince lor tne past twaBty yearn." THE DAILV FOLLOWING THE BAND.

Pageantry Appeal to the Negro's Tropical Imagination. Once upon a time sa Philadelphia lawyer came south. He bad a pair of big spectacles, an Inquisitive mind, and lie wanted to know, says Harris Dickson In Success Magazine. With his southern friend be was hurrying to the courthouse. A negro parade blocked the street negroes in carriages, on horseback, on foot; negroes with swords and Axes, stumpy negroes with Masonic banners, lean negroes with Pythian devices.

Cat negroes with Odd Fellows' Insignia, miscellaneous negroes with miscellaneous emblems. The Pulladelphian pushed through the crowd and ran back in great excitement. 'What's it all about? What are they doing?" The southerner couldn't explain, but beckoned to a very intelligent young negro who, by the way, was a prominent politician and asked, "Tom, what's the occasion for all this parade?" The young negro laughed. "Now, jedge, you ought to know dat a nigger don't need no 'casion for a parade." Tom had spoken a mouthful. Pageantry appeals to the negro's tropical, imagination.

Churches and lodges furnish most of the social life that he knows. He does not ask why the brass band is playing, tie keeps step with the fellow that beats the drum and is happy. DANCING ROLAND. A Scotch Shepherd's Remedy For AM Kinds of Maladies. A highland shepherd, one.

Donald MoAlpin, a famous dancer, was reputed to liave cured his mistress of a mysterious malady by means of dancing a reel with her, and this story being nosed abroad gained him the reputation of being a successful physician. His humble cottage in Slockmuick, overlooking Strathspey, was besieged with crowds of patients who hoped to get rid of their ailments by a dance with Donald. The shepherd did not hesitate to take advantage of this stroke of good luck and soon had a large and thriving practice. The treatment adopted was very simple, the main features being as follows; In cases of indigestion moderate doses of medicated "aqua" were taken, followed by the ceum shuil, or promenade step. For catarrh Donald prescribed in order to produce perspiration a large dose of gruel mixed with honey and butter, followed by ceum crask, or highland fling.

All the different processes terminated in the patient being well wrapped up in warm blankets, and the doses of medi cine and dancing were repeated, ac cording to the patient's constitution and the nature of his disease. British Medical Journal. The Telephone and Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar missed a great deal in not knowing the telephone or at least in not using it if he knew it. One can see the telephone engineer attached to the Roman postofflce endeavoring, but without avail, to get an instrument installed lit the capitol and at the palace.

"I am instructed by the emperor to say that he does not desire these barbarian novelties, and so Thomas Alva Edisonus need not call again with his magician's apparatus." A signal blunder! We can imagine what would have happened. "Hello, 2187 Tiber! Is it thou, Artemidorus? I understand thou rangst me up this morning. What? Details of a plot? Go not to the senate today? Beware of Brutus? Go not near Casca? Right, and I thank Artemidorus. I will have an extra guard put on iustantly and the conspirators arrested." And so, though Artemidorus was unable 'o give his warning in the street, he gave it over the telephone, and Caesar's valuable life and with it the fortune of Rome were saved. St.

James' Gazette. A Gloomy African Pool, There Is a large, deep and mysterious pool in the valley of the upper Kafue river, northwestern Rhodesia. This wonderful pool lies in flat country, and one comes to it quite suddenly, its banks being concealed by dense forest. There is a small native village near the pool, and the inhabitants have a superstitious dread of it They refuse to drink the water or use it for any purpose whatever. To sit beside this still, pellucid pool of unknown depth, surrounded by precipitous walls in the heart of the tropical forest, would induce a feeling of awe in the breast of even the most civilized man.

London Mail. Sport and Athletics In America. Sport end athletics In America are vastly different terms. Sport should be play, not work. Athletics as practiced in general are too strenuous, too spectacular and too exclusive.

We are not an athletic nation. Far from it. We talk athletics, but there is too much grand stand and too little actual participation in games. Malcolm Kenneth Gordon in Century. Pootic Justice.

"Pa, did you ever hear of a real case of poetic justice?" "Yes. A man who once swindled me out of $600 in an irrigation scheme died of water on the brain." Chicago Record Herald. Not a Bit Conceited. Husband How conceited you are, Effie! You're always looking at your self in the glass. Wife I'm sure I am not.

I don't think I'm half as pretty as I really am. Illustrated Bits. The kingdom of Prussia gets out of its cultivated forest over $24,000,000 a year. BEFORE THE ALDERMEN Before Alderman Hermann, Bertha Rokoweckl charged her husband, John Rokoweokt, with non support of herr self and child. Minnie E.

Fox, wife of George W. Fox, living on Cotton Btrect, was charged, before the same alderman, with the nbandooajTt of her children, and will be given a hearing naxt TIMES, READING, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1910. Slcgc end Plolfora ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Coming Attractions. This' Afternoon and Evening 'The Power of Wednesday Hehry jiljller's Associate Players in "The SecvjUpt pj tfie House." TlyiKday Mrs''rJeJie'JKlh''Salvatlou Nell." Friday and Saturday Feb.

4 and 5, Matinee and Night Elizabeth Buch in Dream of Mystic Land." H. F. MacDonaid offers his society drama, "The Power of Truth," this afternoon and evening. Miss Beatrice the star, has won many friends as Helen Malvern and the other characters are strongly developed, adding to the clever work of Miss It is a curious fact that "The Ser vant In the House" seldom elicits ap plauso from an audience until the curtain has descended on the last act cli max. As a matter of fact the mem bers of the company use every effort to avert applause before the end of the play.

To them, holding their auditors ill breathless attention until the inevit able ovation at the end of the play is the greatest triumph they can achieve. Henry Miller's Associate Players will appear in this play tomorrow evening, A distinct novelty will be on view in 'Salvation Nell," which Mrs. Fisko will present, Thursday evening. For the first' time theatregoers will seei the streets of New York, not produced, but actually duplicated on the stage. The wonderful tenement street scene with its four story houses on all sides, its fire escapes, hurdy gurdies, fruit stands, saloons, pawn shopd, is one of tne larest ever staged.

Others are equally realistic. THE ORPHEUM. The opening performances of this week's show at the Orpheum were given yesterday and each act scored a distinct hit. Heading the excellent offering are Harvey and Case and the Alpha quartet in one" of the best musical comedy playlets of the season, Mr. Harvey and Miss Case are exceptionally clever artists and the selections by the boys composing the quartet are all rendered in a faultless manner.

Harry Earl God frey and yeta Henderson offer one of the best one act comedy fantasias of the "A Daughter of the Gods." Those two artists are well coast to coast and their offering is very entertaining from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Tops, Topsy. and Tops, in their combination comedy novelty, consisting of singing, dancing, acrobatics and featuring the $1,000 pug dog and Trixie, the famous posing dog, open the show in an admirable manner. LeRoy, offering the surprise novelty of the bill, is creating an immense amount of talk, while the Orpheoscope with two very interesting views and selections by the Orpheum orchestra round out a very pleasing vaudeville offering. THE FIRE ALARM BOXES 2 Berks County Prison.

4 Eighth and Penn. 5 Eighth and Windsor. 6' Twelfth and Greenwich. 7 Hockley near Gordon. 8 12 1J 14 15 10 17 IS 19 21 Front and Exeter, N.

Reading, Canal and Spruce. Third and Chestnut. Fifth and Spruce. Fifth and Bingaman. Sixth and Willow.

South and Mill. Seventh and Pine, Seventh and Chestnut. Thirteenth and Cotton. 5J8 East Reading. 24 Chestnut and Orange.

25 20 27 28 20 81 82 34 35 30 37 38 30 41 42 43 45 40 47 48 51 52 53 54 50 57 01 02 03 04 05 71 72 73 74 75 70 81 82 83 84 Twelfth and Franklin. Eleventh and Spruce. Ninth and Laurel. Eighth and Muhlenberg. Fifteenth and Mineral Spr'g Rd.

Fourth and Penn. Second and Penn. Third and Walnut. Fifth and Elm. Walnut and Reed.

Sixth and Penn. Third and Lebanon Valley R. R. Fifth and Washington. Tenth and Court.

Ninth and Walnut. P. Freight Depot, Eleventh and Elm. Ninth and Buttonwood, Tenth and Green. Thirteenth and Green Sixth and Douglass.

East Penn Shops. Ninth and Exeter. P. R. Round House Fifth and Greenwich.

Sixth and Perry. P. R. Main Depot. Eighth and Greenwich.

Tenth and Douglass. Pricetown Road and Windsor. Eleventh and Oley. River Road and L. V.

R. R. Front and Washington. Tulpehocken and Grean. Schuylkill Ave.

and Greenwich. Bridgeport. Front and Buttonwood. Pear and Oley, Third and Douglass. Fifth and Robeson, Front and Spring.

Third and Pine. Water below Spruce. 121 122 131 141 151 152 153 212 231 232 311 Front and Franklin. Auditorium. Third and Bingaman.

West Reading. Millmont. Maple and Cotton. Sixteenth and Ferklomen Ave. Seventeenth and Cotton.

Grand Opera House. Fifth and Franklin. Academy of Music. Orpheum. Y.

M. C. A. Building. Fourth and Buttonwood.

Sixth and Buttonwood. Front and Greenwich. St. Joseph Hospital. Bijou Theatre.

312 314 315 321 351 352 353 411 412 421 Luden's Candy Factory. R21 Tenth and Robeson, 523 531 541 012 021 Eleventh and Perry. Tenth and Amity. Third and Bern. Twelfth and Douglass.

Ninth and Oley. Eleventh and Snrlna 041 721 Tulpehocken and Butrbnwood. 812 Douglass and McKnlght. He Oidn't Know It. "What are you doing here?" "Waitin on prosperity." "Why, prosperity passed this way two months "You don't say! That accounts for the twitehln' In my J'lnts.

I had a idee that somethln' or other had run over me." Atlanta Constitution. eucxstes cja T3 tke (Continued) of Thorn stceet at Exeter street and on the south side of Bern' street at TJaorn street. Referred to the commit on highways. Directing property owners to lay pavements on the east sidevof Thorn street, from No. 1727 northward for 90 feet, and from 1745 Thora street to Bern street.

Passed. tFrom the Board of Water Commis sioners came a report on Common Council bills Nos. 41 and 42, both with favorable recommendations. The former for an Increase of the salary of the assistant superintendent of the Water Department from $1,500 to $1,800 a year, while the latter provides for an Increase in the salary of the superintendent and engineer of the Water Department of from $3,000 to $3,600 a ycac Among the matter submitted from Select Council was the report of Controller Dorward, setting forth the esti mates of the Various departments for the coming year and the amount of revenue the city will have. There were several resolutions and all were concurred in.

One of tnem created some It provides for the transfer of $8,000 from Item 14 to item 2, in the Department of Water. The concurrence was 10 yeas, 2 nays (Messrs. Butler and Jennings) while Mr. Keller did not vote. Mr.

Matthias had referred to the finance committee a resolution1 direct ling that the finance committee include in its estimate to the Board of Public Works a sufficient sum t6 provide for the paving of Fourth street from Chestnut to Spruce streets. At this time more 'Select Council business appeared and It was promptly cleared away. Among the resolutions, all of which were concurred in, was one directing the appointment of a committee of three members, two from Select and one from Common, to wait upon the Consumers Gas company in an effort to procure a reduction in the price of gas for domestic purposes. Another of the resolutions was one designating the banks and trust companies of the city as the depositories of city funds. This raised a question from Mr.

Lawrence, who saidthat if the resolution is passed it wilfrelieve the bondsmen for the city treasurer. City Solicitor Keiser, who was present, saia mat tne bondsmen are now not responsible in the event a bank or trust company having city funds on deposit becomes Insolvent. In other matters the treasurer and bondsmen are liable. This explanation was satisfactory anq the resolution was concurred In without further discussion. Mr.

Jennings had referred to the committee on finance a resolution directing that the finance committee include in its estimate to the police committee the sum of $3,000 to purchase an electric patrol wagon. This concluded the business 0f the session and adjournment was taken. MANY REQUESTS AND INQUIRIES. LIGHTS, POLICE VACATIONS AND PRICES FORM SUBJECTS OF SELECT COUNCIL INVESTIGA TION. At the meeting of Select Council, last evenine.

Messrs. Raser, Beard and Romig were the only absentees. The following resolutions were Intro duced: v. By Mr. Robitzer That the sum of $800.26, be transferred from item 1, De partment of Sewers to item 2, same department.

Passed. That the sum of $8,000, he transferred from item 14, Department of Water to item 2, same department. Passed, That the city release the properties at 40 North Ninth street and 38 Cedar street, formerly owned by I. Goldsmith now owned by H. L.

Goodman from the lien of the verdict in favor of the city gainst Mr. Goldsmith. City Solicitor Keiser said that in a suit brought against the city for dam ages by Mr. Goldsmith the city won and Mr, Goldsmith got the costs amounting to $58, for which a lien was flted. The passing of the resolution was to give the new owner a clear title.

It was passed. Mr. Close had passed a resolution to place Court, between Eighth and Ninth streets, in a passable condition. Mr. close had referred to the finance committee a resolution asking the committee to include in its estimate for the coming year a sum sufficient to pave Ppplar, between Washington and Walnut streets.

Mr. Close for Mr, Romig presented a resolution that the finance committee include in next year's appropriation a sum sufficient to pave Walnut, from Seventh to Eleventh streets. Referred to finance committee. Mr." Cummings presented these resolutions: That the city treasurer deposit all moneys of the city entrusted to his care as City Treasurer, in the following named banks and trust companies in accordance with S. bill.

No. 31, approved Nov. 30,, 1909: Farmers' Na tfbnal, Schuylkill Valley, First National, Second National, Reading National and Neversink banks; Pennsylvania Trust Colonial Trust Reading Trust Berks County Trust Co. and Commercial Trust Co. Passed.

That the committee on finance include In its annual appropriation to the Board of Public Works for the fiscal year 1910 1911, a Bum sufficient for the paving of Muhlenberg, between Eighth ana Tenth streets, and Cotton, between Ninth and Tenth streets. Referred to fmalice committee. That the committee on police be directed to Investigate the reason that the lights of the Metropolitan Electric Company do not burn regularly in the lower section of the city. Referred to police committee. By Mr.

Smeck That the finance com mittee include in their estimate for the year of 1910 1911, the sum of $8,000, to construct a storm water sewer on Oley rrom Hitter to second streets, to connect with the Second street Re ferred to finance committee. INQUIRY, ASKED FOR. Mr. Hull had referred to the police committee the following resolutions: That the police committee advise Councils what has been done In the locating and re location of "That the chief of police and police committee report to Councils as to the number of absentees on the police force since April 1, 1909, to the present date, giving the name of said officer, the date and number of days absent, and the reasons forsald absence. Also whether said officer or officers received pay for the time absent.

Also as to the advisability of appointing six sub stitute officers to take the place of any I QUARTETTE AT THE absentees, Hie pay of said substitute to be out of the pay of such absentees; also as to whether any members of the police force are frequenting 1 'speak easies, or other places contrary to the rules and regulations of the Police Department' In support of his resolution Mr. Hull said: "I presented! this at the request' of several officers who complained to me that at various times they were compelled to do extra duty without pay because several men were absent from their, posts and had no good reason to be off duty. They were afraid to go to the front to make any complaints because it would place them in a bad position. LOWER GAS RATES WANTED. Mr, Wunder had passed a resolution stating that as the present prices of Ras for domestic purposes, are considered too high, that' a committee of three, two from Select, and one from Common Council, be appointed, to confer with the Consumers' Gas with a view of securing greater Concessions in said rates, and discounts.

BONDS APPROVED. The bonds of the following named master plumbers, together with their sureties, were approved: Charles Drexel, Augustus Brehmer. Harry T. Rowe and James each with the Aetna Indemnity Com pany or Hartford, as surety; Ed ward Scull Co. and Elmer Cake, each with the American Bonding Company of Baltimore, as surety; Fritz Seitzlnger and Jacob Fries each with the National Surety Company of New York, as surety; Paul Lewis, with the Title Guaranty and.

sureiy uompany of scranton, as surety; Samuel Fritz and Engle Van Denberg, with the Fidelity and Deposit Company. Maryland, as surety: Thomas P. Moore, with the United States Fidelty and Guaranty Company, as surety; Herbert S. DeHart, with Joseph Trickel and Neil H. Rhode as surety; Benjamin B.

Yeich, With George Greffs and Caleb J. Bieber as surety; Ira G. Miller, with John Bachofer and Wesley A. Miles as surety; Amos F. Lorah, with Peter H.

Lorah and Jacob Nolde as surety, Frank Miller, 'with B. Kirschman and F. L. Clouser as surety; A. Heckman, with Frank P.

Esterly and C. A. Cole as surety; Heider Burk hard, with John Ganter and J. Gruber as surety; John Ankner, with John Martin and Charles Lauther as surety; William K. Bridegara, with Charles Auer and James Bridegam as surety; John C.

Jost, with "Charles Shell and J. W. Jost as surety. PAVING ASKED FOR. Mr.

Mast presented a resolution directing the finance committee to include in its next year's appropriation a sum sufficient to pave Twelfth, from Franklin to Chestnut streets. Referred to finance committee. Mr. Stoner introduced a resolution directing the finance committee to include a sum sufficient In its next year's appropriation to pave Buttonwood from Tenth to Eleventh streets. Referred to finance committee, Adjournment was then taken.

TO MATCH HOUCK AND LAVIM BOUT THAT WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED BEING ARRANGED FOR READING A. C. SHOW. While no date has been set for the next show of the Reading Athletic Club it will take place some time between February 11 and 15, in Academy Hail, The manager of Leo 'Houck, the fast lad from Lancaster, who has been fighting his way to the front, is anxious to have his man meet Paddy Lavln, Buffalo, who, also, is forging rapidly to the top of the ladder of pugilistic fame. It is possible, too, that the match will be effected for Walter the manager and matchmaker of the is now after the Buffalo man to Induce him to sign articles.

The bout will doubtless be one of the best that has ever been held in this city, in that the two men are fast with their left hands and both use tactics that are somewhat similar, i Houck's latest exploit was to defeat Mickey Gannon, the knockout artist, whom he met in Philadelphia on Satur day evening. A year ago Gannon de feated Lavin in three rounds. TROUBLES NOT ENDED. WOUNDED NEGRO TO BE ARREST 'ED AS SOON AS HE IS WELL ENOUGH TO LEAVE HOSPITAL. When James Poindexter gets out bt the St.

Joseph hospital, where he now is undergoing treatment for a cut in the right wrist, the radial artery being punctured, which caused him to nearly bleed to death on Sunday morning, warrants Issued by Alderman Kreider will be served on him. The warrants were sworn out by Robert Jason, who conducts aVrestaur ant on Buttonwood street near Eleventh, and they charge Poindexter with forcible surety of the peace and carrying concealed deadly weapons. Poindexter called at Jason's restaurant early on Sunday morning, in search of a woman and Is alleged to have kicked In the panel of the door and to have, threatened Jason. The prosecutor says the woman whom Poindexter was after was not at his place and that he had already closed up for the night when Poindexter came. Poindexter received the cut In the wrist, It is said, in breaking a rear window of the house on North Twelfth street, while searching for 'the woman, after he failed to find her at the restaurant.

Officer ORPHEUM THIS WEEK. Wickel found him at Twelfth and Elm streets on the point of collapsing from the loss of blood, and, with the assistance of another man, took him to the hospital, i 1 i THE RAILROADS CALLS FOR CREWS O.N THE READING STANDING OF READING DIVISION CREWS AND EXTRA MEN AFTER 4.30 A. M. Following is the standing of the Reading division crews after 4.30 o'clock this morning: S3, 66, 60, 59,, 64, 61, E7, 72, 7L 63. STANDING OF EXTRA MEN.

Enginemen Heltzlnger, Care. Firemen Paine, Epp, Helf rich, Reck. Ellicker, Frederick. Conductors Oswald. Brakemen Mast, Faust, Klock, Shadel, Eckert, Lengel.

HEAVY FOG. A fog settled: along the Schuylkill river last night and was very dense after 1 o'clock. Extreme care had, to be exercised in the running of trains because of the fact that objects more than 16 feet, away were indiscernible, MINES RESUME. The mines of the. Reading Coal Iron Company, which were idle on Friday and Saturday resumed operations, but it is doubtful whether they will work full time this week.

ARCH NEARLY COMPLETED. The concrete arch that is being cen struoted across the canal east of the station at Phoenixville, begun on October 14 last, is nearing completion. James McGraw, of Philadelphia, holds the contra'ct. The dimensions of the arch are 128x68 feet, enough space for four tracks and a footpath. It will take the place of the iron structure erected in 18S3.

Its foundations are 16 feet below the surface. About 10,000 baes of cement have thus far been used, and about 4,000 more will be required. ASSIGNMENTS. On the Schuylkill division of the P. R.

the following assignments have been made: C. Haakman and L. Shomo, flagmen; E. Hendricks, Joseph Koppe, A. B.

Pleret, A. V. Laden and J. W. Keys, brakemen.

Mr. Keys was assigned to duty on the Min ersville branch, while the following are firemen on the same division: C. A. A. Fretz, D.

McNichoJ, C. W. Hill, R. C. De wees and H.

M. Dunlap. TRAINMEN MEET. well attended meeting of the Bro therhood of American Trainmen was held at the Armory, at Pottstown, on Sunday Members from all points on the Reading system were present. Among the speakers were: William Scheffey, George Rowand, and George H.

Thomas. The next meeting will be held on May 29, at Shamokln. CARRY BROILER CAR. Trains Nos. 97 and 6, on the Reading, now carry a Pullman broiler ear between Philadelphia and Willlamsport in each direction.

STATE CONVENTION. The Btate convention of the Y. M. C. A.

will convene in Oil City, Saturday, Feb, 19, and will remain in sessien until the 22nd. A good sized delegation from the P. R. Y. M.

C. A Of this city, will attend. i NEW SHIFTERS. i It is expected that the first of the new shifting engines now being constructed at the Reading company's shops in this city, will be out next week. There are 10 of these to fe built.

AGENT TRANSFERRED. B. R. Beggs, for a humber of years division freight agent of the Reading at has been appointed an, assistant to the general freight agent, with headquarters in Philadelphia, NEW ENGINEER. Hiram Snavely has been appointed engineer of the Queen of the Valley, to fill the place of George N.

Watson, deceased. ALL WERE PLEASED. The speaker of Sunday afternoon's Academy meeting, Arthur Sehllchter, lectured last evening in Y. If. C.

A. hall. The main floor of the hall was filled with persons eager to hear the speaker who had been announced to lecture on the subject "To Laugh, to be Cheerful, to be Happy." There was lots of humor in the lecture and1 it was contagious. Underlying it all, however, were undercurrents that caused many to think seriously. Mr.

Sehllchter has made, during his visit to Reading, a lasting impression. He Is a capable speaker and knows well how to tell a story. TO HEAR COMPLAINTS. There will be a meeting of the griev ance committee of the School Board tomorrow everting, at which several mat ters will bo taken up and some com plaints of parents and teachers heard. at.