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'walk. READING, MAY 4, 1922 I MORE BUILDING I And still the good work goes on. April shows increased activity in building operations, and more per mits issued than in the previous month or the corresponding period i last year. I True, the permits include S9 garbages for homeless autos, as against 47 dwellings for homeless families, but the report is eatisfactory never Building garages supplies employment for carpenters and bricklayers and to that extent aids in I bringing things back to normal. And it he building of four new workships indicates a move toward improved industrial conditions.

I All in all, the month's activity in I building is encouraging. It means a jLtuisy time ahead for the other eight months of the year. Paul Goebel, football captain, admits he has never been kissed. As he is six foot five, they probably haven't been able to reach him yet. CLEAN UP I In addition to other special activi ties the local health official, Dr.

Hain reminds us that this is clean up i week. It is important, no matter I from what angle we view it A good day's work brushing up the back jaid, or manicuring the cellar after the winter's neglect, is not a bad pre liminary to attending an evening concert pursuant to music week, i which is likewise under way. And if we mobilize the 'boys of the family for the one operation, and I then take them to the evening relaxation, we will be contributing our share to boys' week, which is also on the pi'ogi'am for the next few days. Altogether this first week in May promises to be a useful and active one tor those of Us who participate its activities. We will all be the better for it.

But should we, perchance, neglect any of. them, let it not be the clean up. Most of our premises need a epring tonic. And the ashman needs the money. So it works two ways.

The health officer fails to tell us to what extent the city is contributing" to the work. The municipal trucks bught to be 'busy gathering rubbish from vacant lots and hauling it to the dump. It would serve as an incentive for citizens to get busy on their premises. 1 Bandits raided a local film making Jnt the other day in search of whisky. We often wondered what made films so popular.

i THE MARKS' HEARING It would be interesting and per haps enlightening to know who engi neered the "hearing" of Charley Jlarks, who was so summarily sus pended recently from the office of prohibition enforcement agent in i this district. The exigencies of a I political campaign doubtless figured I in it. Hearings of accused persons are usually held for the purpose of hays' ing the prosecution present its I evidence to learn whether there is I' sufficient evidence to warrant hold ins the accused. In the Marks tase that order was Apparently reversed. The hearing of a public official was held without I l.otice to the public, in the privacy of a hotel room, and the witnesses i sit'inmoned were those for the (lei fill SC.

Judging from the evidence, the i Eivirtg of testimony must have been I painful and embarrassing for some of the witnesses. In the 'absence of any results from Mr. Marks' aclmin Istration of the office, it was pretty difficult for witnesses to say that his work' was satisfactory, but some I them got away with it. 5 It can hardly be that thev were I Ignorant of the fa'ct that right under I Marks' nose and without his knowledge, other agents came to Reading, raided 21 saloons, and confiscated several truck loads of liquor. And all of them pleaded guilty and paid heavy fines, or went to jail In default.

At the qonclusion of the hearing Prohibition Officer Davis was quoted as being very much "impressed" by the evidence, and all hands, including Tommy Seidel, then hurried away to a political meeting at Just because we knead more dough is no sign that the production of bread is increasing, or that it is coming down. PLAYING HOOKY Five mothers in New York City are sentenced to two days in jail for not making their children go to school. Recently several negligent parents in Reading were fined for the same reason. We move forward. Education now is compulsory, under the democratic system.

A few generations ago. schools were almost exclusively for the children of the rich. When autocracies were the rule, in stead of the exception, kings kept their subject people ignorant, know ing that education makes slavery of any kind impossible. Democracy, wisely recognizini education ag its mopt important de fense, makes schooling compulsory. After all, there is some" comfort in knowing that nothing is quite as bad as its rumor.

THE YELLOW WAR Chinese armies battle along a 130 mile front. It is a real battle, with i airplanes and artillery. No American pays much attention to it, because the Chinese are light ing among themselves. It would be another story if the bullets were coming our way. In was different 1.500 years ago, when an army of 20,000,000 Chinese pushed westward through Europe, to be defeated and driven back at the Marne.

That excursion has almost vanished from our histories. But the impression it made on our ancestors still runs in our felood as an instinctive fear of the Yellow Peril. Headline says: "Flirting is dangerous." certainly is taking big risks, for it may lead to marriage. A FISH STORY Drunkards and fishermen, either separately or in combination, will understand the rejoicing reported from India over a big crop of fish The fish berry, known to science as "cocculns is, about half an inch long. Its poisonous or narcotic principle is picrotoxin.

Hindus throw fish berries into rivers, fish eat them, get drunk and are picked up from boats as they Boat on the surface. Any angler who can beat that for a fish story, come forward. This one is true. 1 Ask your doctor. RECEIVES LETTER FROM RUSSIA General Secretary Edwards of the Y.

M. C. A. has received a letter, dated February 18, from E. T.

Colton, of Moscow, Russia, an American Y. M. C. A. representative among the schools and colleges iof Russia, in which the following suggestion is given: "Clothing is scarcely less needed here in Russia than food.

Secondhand garments are worth many times what the average American will ever think of giving in money. Destitution in dress next cold season will exceed this one. I have in mind the needs of students and professors, of whom there are at least 50,000." Then he goes on to say: "I believe our city association can gather 50,000 outfits at this time when members lay off their winter clothing." Mr. Edwards is acting upon the suggestion and is asking that between this and May 15 shoes and clothing fof men be sent to Y. M.

C. A. building, from whence it will be shipped to New York, and there, with outfits from other associations, made up into bundles' sufficient to supply every one of the 50,000 students and professors with an outfit. In order that clothing may reach Russia in the early fall, it is necessary that the local effort be made in the next ten days. The local association will especially ask its dormitory men to contribute clothing, but with this notice made public, through the papers, many citizens' will be willing to contribute clothing.

Of course, the clothing must be in fair condition. Mr. Edwards makes the request that citizens ant immediately and send what they have to give to Y. M. C.

A. building. PROBING OIL FIRES Kane, May 3. County Detective J. J.

Allison was here today investigating reports that a hand of boys, in quest of excitement, have set fire to a number of wooden oil tank? on leases in this region. A number of such blazes have occurred during the past few weeks. THE READING NEWS TIMES, READIN THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 4,1922 THEY WANT ALL TO WEAR POPPY A Suggestion from Foreign War Veterans for Memorial Day "A poppy in every buttonhole" is the slogan of. the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their Memorial day celebration. They declare: "The movement to make the Flanders poppy the interallied memorial flower, born in.

France at the haids of little children, many of them made orphans by the war, has spread with remarkable rapidity in America, Canada, England, France, Australia and New Zealand, and thus the Flan ders poppy has become a living sym bol of the souls of our dead, "Since the eventful day which brought to an end the world war, the sentiment has been expressed among the people of the allied na tions that there should be some tangible evidence of the reverence in their hearts for the heroic dead who have made peace possible. PROUD OF GREAT TASK "The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States feel proud that such a great eerious task has fallen under their direction and they will endeavor to prevent the commercial izing of Poppy tfay so that it may remain ever the lofty inheritance of their fallen comrades "The of Foreign Wars have recognized in the poppy idea the means of achieving four worthy ob jects: "The inauguration of the custom of wearing a Flanders poppy as memorial flower on Memorial day, and thus cherishing in perpetuity the memory of the sacred dead, "A means 5 of providing a relief fund for local organizations to meet the distress occasioned by unem ployment. "A means of extending the service bureau work of the national head quarters and state department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, "Extending much needed assist ance to the women of France by purchasing at areasonable price the product or their A POPPY DISPLAY HERE The Lt. Gen. Hunter Liggett Eost of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, of Reading, has made final arrange ments for the poppy display and for a general sale of poppies Memorial day and a few days before.

The preliminary order of poppies by the local post was 3,500, but a larger order will surely be needed in the nea future. Displays are to be made at drug stores and other stores on the main thoroughfares. The moving picture houses will have poppy decorations and Reading will be well decorated on the inter national Flanders poppy day. Boy and Girl Scouts will be on hand Memorial day to sell to those on the street, a special permit having been received from Councilman Dampman to sell on Memorial day. All sellers will be tagged officially, so that there will be no misunderstanding as to where the money returns from the sales go.

BOOKLETS IN SCHOOLS, Booklets will be distributed to the pupils in the public schools, telling the story of poppy day, and they will be urged to have poppies in their homes on Memorial day. The Liggett post poppy committee will hold several meetings to have the plan working by Memorial day, the committee consisting of Thomas E. Wolfe, chairman; Thomas I. Holt, secretary'; Wilson D. Addis, treas urer; Wilson H.

vveidman ana Ed win T. Lachman The Haage post poppy committee consists of E. Ellwood Brown John Auchenbach and Leroy Link, The Memorial day committee of Liggett post consists of George Stoudt, chairman; Howard Ester line, treasurer; Comrades Donald Quicksel, Jay Fields, Edwin Gehry, John Bums, Raymond Mountz, Theodore Rahn, secretary. MEMORIAL DAYVSERVICES. Services on the plot of St.

John Lutheran cemetery will be held before the general services at Charles Evans cemetery. Rev. John Dickinson, of St. Barnabas Episcopal church, will deliver the address. The Girl ScOut troop No.

2, of St will take part in the ceremony. The Ladies' auxiliary of the post will present a flag in memory of the fallen comrades. The National Guards, United Spanish War Veterans, Haage Post of Veterans of oFreign Wars are invited to participate in the exercises. On Sunday, May 28, services will be held at St. Barnabas Episcopal church.

This will be held in conjunction with the third anniversary of Rev. John II. Dickinson's pastorate, after being discharged from the A. E. F.

service as chaplain. In the near future the Liggett post expects a visit by the commander in chief and the adjutant general of the association. KNOBLAUCH SUES FOR $600 Philip Knoblauch, lately trading as P. and M. K.

Motor company, through Attorney E. H. Deysher, has brought suit against the Reading Motor Car Exchange, to collect $600 alleged to be due on a note transaction. DID HIM MORE GOOD Many men and women suffer from backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, sore murfeles and other results of kidney, troule because they neglected the first warning symptoms. Foley Kidney Pills aid the kidneys to throw out poisonous waste matter that causes pain and misery.

Stephen Lewis, Elriridge, Ky writes: "Foley Kidne yl'Uls did more good than al! the other medicine I ever took. I had kidney trouble ten I don't have any pain like I hart before I took them." Sold everywhere. Adv. OLIVET BOYS TO GIVE A PLAY AND A SKIT In connection with the minstrel show to be given at O. B.

C. No. 1 On Thursday and Friday, a play entitled "Jolly Climbers" will be pre sented with this cast: Warden Casey, fire warden stationed on the summit of Black mountain Stanley Adams. Bert Doscher Claude Shenberger. Bill Green Clarence Rhoads.

Jim Holland Ben Watts. 'Jack Rawlins Paul Peifer. Charley Dawson Charlie Gaul. Stephen Stanhope William Cre mer. Herbert Spencer Charles Schaef fer George Grei Clarence Bryan.

Dan Douglass Henry Delong. Will Kendle Wilfred Heckman. Tubby Barret William Beck. There will also be a skit entitled "School Days," with this cast: Teacher Charles Gaul. Italian Howard Hommas.

Pet George Parker. Hard Guy Frank Thompson. Hecker Frank Thompson. Coon Isaac Richardson. Mischief Ralph Trupp.

Jew Charles Schaeffer. Dumb Bell Charles Shuker. GREGG PLOT TOO LARGE FOR. MAYOR Difference of opinion as to what ought to be done to the triangular plot at Centre avenue and Oley and 4th streets, where the Gregg memorial is to be erected, were expressed in council yesterday, when Mayor Stauffer suggested that the point on the southern end be cut back so as to allow automobiles to park there. The other councilmen did not take well to the mayor's suggestion, and City Solicitor Bertolet explained that it would not be a proper place for machines to park because they would block the sidewalk crossing over the street.

PICTURES MANY AUTOS THERE. "The statue will be a new point of interest and it will create a traffic problem that we ought to take care of," said the mayor. He pictured many automobiles stopping at the point and parking along the curbs after the statue is in place. "There is no necessity for the sharp point on the south continued the mayor. "It ought to be cut 'back so that machines could park in the space." Mr.

Bertolet said that not more than two machines could be gotten into the space and that, furthermore, they would block the street crossing for pedestrians. "The memorial commission has gone over these plans and approved them," said Mr. Dampman. He was of the opinion that they ought to be allowed to stand as they are. INSIST ON CONFERENCE.

The mayor, 'however, insisted tnat a conference ought to. be held with the memorial commission to discuss that one particular feature, and he asked Mr. Bertolet to arrange for a meeting, when the councilmen and commission can view the place to decide about the point. The discussion arose when the contract for selling me guuers auu laying the sidewalk was about to be awarded. The mayor thought the award ought to be held up until his suggestion as to cutting down the corner is acted upon.

The contract, however, was awarded to Dominick Maurer Sons, the only bidders. Workmen have started to excavate in the triangle to lay the base for the monument. GERMANS URGE DISARMAMENT Genoa, May 3. The disarmament Question bobbed up today in a plen ary aession of the Genoa conference. Walter Rathenau, the German lead er, said the world's trade must be doubled before conditions could be bettered, but that this could not be done while the nations were "jump ing at each other's throats." Foreign Miniser Tchitcherin, or Soviet Russia, declared in a plea for general disarmament: "Only by a policy of peace can the nations balance their budget.

He said Russia must insist upon reservations to the report of the financial commission of the confer ence, as it carried provisions con cerning the League of Nations, which Russia did not recognize. NEED OUR CO OPERATION. Sir Laming Worthington Evans presented the financial commission's report, which he termed as important to the weld as was the Justinian code. Stabilising of the purchasing power of gold cannot be accomplished without American co operation, he said. The report, which was adopted, contains 19 resolutions, among which is a recommendation that the Bank of England call a meeting of the central banks of issue to regulate credit policy and study currency re forms.

The resolutions also urge an international flnacial convention to centralise and co ordinate the de for gold, which should be adopted as the standard for European currencies. The report of the transport commission was adopted and then the session adjourned. Washburn Child, the American ambassador, was among the visitors at the session. TRUCE IS URGED Dublin, May 3. In urging the ne cessity for a truce between the factions In Ireland before the Dail Eirpann today Commander Sean O'Hrgarty, nf Cork, said had heard rnports that IS men had been killed in the fighting at Kilkenny, TAKE A CHANCE, SAYS BARKEEP Real Beer Is StiC Being Passed Over Bars In Reading (Here is a bona fide interview with a Reading saloon "keeper name not given for obvious reasons.

It evidently gives the real facts about the prohibition law as it is observed in Reading.) "The Prohibitionists got their law, and we got our good beer, so we should said a saloonman to a Times Herald reporter yesterday, in discussing prohibition in Reading. "Yes; good beer is sold across almost every bar in Reading. Why shouldn't we take a chance? Steve Brodie did, and we can take one, too. It's little bit more expensive, but the people got the and are willing to pay 10 cents a shell for it, if it's good beer. And, believe 'me, it got the kick, so there.

IT'S OLD TIME STUFF. "The beer sold in Reading comes from a certain brewery in (the name of the town was given to the reporter.) "We pay $20 a barrel for it, and thus we must sell it for 10 cents a shell, or 20 cents a big glass. That seems a lot, but this is real, old tfme beer, and we don't waste a drop. The people coming to the saloons drink' every bit out of the glasses. I can you to a bar room now where they stand four and Ave deep when the beer comes in.

The saloon men are doing a landoffice business. No samples are given out. It must be drunk at the bar. "Yes, several saloonmen are protecting themselves, and have the bartenders put the money into their pockets instead of the cash registers, but, believe me, the saloonmen see to it that there is none put down into the bartenders' shoes. He got to como acrosg with every single dime at the close of the day.

"How does the beer come to thought you knew all this. Well, in the first place, you know that the state police have all been taken from the different stations, and thus trucks are not being stopped just now. It is safer to travel right now. The state cops were pulled to their barracks on account of the coal strike. "The beer comes by truck.

A truck Is usedV'and the beer is loaded in half barrels. The name is burned from the tiarrels that it is sent in. The owner of the truck solicits his business one day, then at evening leaves for the brewery. He returns the. next night, and his profit is $100 a load.

Of course, he takes his chance of the truck being confiscated and losing the load of real beer, but it is worth the chance. Some of the' truck drivers make three trips a week. "It may seem odd to some people, but at the eame time I know that one of the local breweries that is turning out slop for home consumption, is shipping beer out of town that is said to be right to the fare you well, and possibly under the same plan. "At any rate, Reading has good beer, honest to goodncss beer, and we should worry about prohibition." AIM TO SECURE VALUABLE FILES The attention of the Historical society of Berks county having been called to the work undertaken by the New York Historical society, in reference to the reproducing of the files of the early newspapers of the city of New York, an effort is being made to secure subscriptions to enable the Berk society to obtain a set of these valuables papers. It will take probably four years for the completion of the reproduced papers, and a set of them will be furnished every three months, at a cost of about $50.

The total, therefore, is estimated at $S00. The secretary of the Berks society, Cyrus T. For, has already received one subscription of $50 on the basis of there being 16 subscriptions of like amount to make up the $800. It is hoped that the other 15 will be forthcoming. The subscriptions can be paid in installments as needed for the securing of each set of the reproductions as issued by the New York society.

The papers that will be reproduced are, the New York Gazette for the years 1725 1744, andthe New York Jorunal, 1733 1751, covering a pcr ior of twenty five very important years in the history of this country. The work is limited to twenty subscribers at a total cost of $16,000, and the Berks society can consider fortunate if it is allotted one of the series of each paper. The weekly meeting of the Sisterhood bridge was held at the home of Mrs. Louis Levy, 1218 Eckert avenue. In the late afternoon refreshments were served.

Miil iiimiiiiir Gifford Pinchot, Republican Candidate for Governor 1 "would like to meet all the imen and women of Read ing and Berks county at the I Orpheum on Friday night. I I He will tell you why I I there should be a change in I the running of the State af 1 fairs. Sets free. i 1 1 i. 1 1.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i DO YOU E. the Neversink fire company decorated their building so elaborately for the WOMAN PRESIDES AT SCHOOL BOARD Mrs. Laura N. Bone had the unique distinction of being the first woman in Berks county to preside at a meeting of a school board. This honor was bestowed upon her Tuesday evening at the meeting of the Mt.

Penn school board, Mrs. Bone is vice president gf the board and pre sided at last evening's session in the absence of the president, C. A. Man willer. One of the most, imporant items of business transacted by the boarfl was the appointment of the teachers for the year 1922 23.

All of the former teachers, 11 in number, were re appointed by the board, with the ex ception of three, W. A. Morrow, KLINE, Smith Auction Rugs Are Bargains THE RUGS made by the Alex. Smith Sons Co. have for many years enjoyed the reputation of splendid quality, at a moderate price.

The annual auctions are held to dispose of the factory's surplus stock and buyers secure goods at most advantageous prices. Hundreds Rugs from the recent Smith auction are now here on our floors and are on sale at savings to correspond with the price advantage we gained in their purchase at auction. Here are some sample values: Tapestry Rugs, 9x12 Prices start at Axminster Rugs, 9x12 Ft. Ft. Prices start at Velvet Rugs, 9x12 Ft.

Prices start at Wilton Velvet Rugs, 9x12 Ft. Prices start at Extra Special Axminster Rugs; each. 27x5 Wach $1.98 Rrjyal Wilton Rugs, 9x12 Ft Prices start at $85.00 Grass Rugs, 9x12 Ft. Prices start at Rag Rugs, 9x12 Ft. Prices start at Many Specials to Be Had During the "Wear Ever" Aluminum Demonstration TV TOST "Wear Ever" Aluminum Cooking Utensils have a number of different uses.

That jsr of the things Miss Searight, factory service expert, is here to tell about. Don 'f hesitate to ask questions. Here are. a few of the Specials and this is" the fast week5 to get them. "Wear Ever" 1 Qt.

size, and values 2.15, "Wear Ever" 8 Qt $2.85 value; for 75c cover for ff HEN Miss Edith Winters and Edwin B. Yeich, who declined reappointment. The latter as principal of the school. His place wil be taken by Herbert B. Callin, of Cooperstown, N.

Xi Plans for commencement ex; ercises of the school were discussed by the board. Principal Yeich will be in charge of the program. The exercises will be held on May 29. It was decided by the board to purchase the supplies for the coming year from the J. George Hintz firm.

TO VOTE ON $60,000 LOAN. Among the other items of business discussed was the $60,000 loan, which will be presented to the voters of the borough at tho May primaries. The money is to be used for the erection of a large and up to date high school building. It is expected that the loan issue will be acted upon favorably by the EPPIHIMER CO. S12.75 $24.

7 5 $39.50 $4.95 $8.98 Brussels the See Stair Carpets, yard Us for Odd Size Rugs Special Prices KLINE. EPPIJIIMER Main Floor Stey Pans one, 2 for ohe 2 Qut. size, at i Preserving Kettle, $1.49 $1.45 "Wear Strainers; S1.65 Saucepan 35c. for epptimmkk co lliiscnu'ii! ft! Hj state firemen's convention, voters of "he borough. Plans will then be started for the building, as the present school facilities are entirely inadequate to accommodate the youngsters of the borough.

MARKS LIKELY TO KEEP PLACE "I think thoy made a very good case," was the comment of John T. Davis, state prohibition director, when asked his opinion regarding the hearing held Tuesday at the American House, this city, in behalf of Charles Ma'rks, Reading's suspended "enforcement" officer. He stated that a decision would be handed out by him early next week. "The stenographer who attended the hearing is now busy transcribing the notes of testimony," said Mr. Davis, "and just as soon as this is finished I will go over it and announce my decision.

I think I can do this early next week." 75c All at $1.00 Ever" each 89c With Cover, EPPIHIMER COW0WWw'Ww.