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the companies profits for the current year, though in 919 "the profits of tS5 THE HIGH PRICE 1 OfGASOUE Federal Trade Commission Ascribes IX to the Greater Demand Washington, June 1. Recent advances in the price of gasoline and 'other petroleum were scribed "more to vrpytngr conditions of supply and demand in the light of emphasized and ptwalmtstic statements as to the futwie supply than to a combination in restraint of trade," by the Federal Trade Commission tonight in. a report to Congres. Strong; demand is the primary cause of the higher prices, the commission said, adding that conditions in the oil trade now appear to be greatly im proved with respect to production and imports. The commission said it unable to say whether thei prices of the re fined products, were "disproportionate" to advances tn crude oil prices, and likewise impossible to report on The Tear's Greatest Picture, Story and Actinfc COLONIAL Last Two Pays Today and Tomor rew Marshall NePan's Initial Su per Ficture "The River's End" Adapted from a Story of Adventure and a Story of Wonderfufl Love by James Oliver Curwood, Presenting LEWIS ST0r5 and MARJORIE DAW Added Attraction LARRY SEMON In His Latest Comedy Special "SCHOOL DAYS" Last Time Todaflr ARCADIA Eflgar Lewis Freaents a.

Powerfully Dramatie Story of Heart Revelation OTHER MEN'S SHOES Adapted from th Storj hy Andrew Soutar Frenen.ling: CRAUFORO KENT snd Bobby CVirtnolly Big Comedy Special, "SAUCE and SEN0R1TA8" Two Reels personal Direction Carr Schad, Inc. Musical Selections by Organist Manwiller STRAND Today Poors Open at 6 o'Clook ticlznick Pictures Presents Elaine Hammer stein In one of the greatest pictures she has ever played "The Woman Game" Beginning Tomorrow Th MQllon rollr Siipst Kejlal "The SIV.ENT AVENGER" with William lXincan Personal Direction Carr Schad lnu. SAN TOY Today Poors Open at o'clock William Fox Presents THEDA BARA In plcturizatlon of the Old Irish Love Story "Kathleen Mavoureen" Added Attraction JtJAKlTA HANSEN and GEORGE CHESEBRO in the 9th chapter "The Lost City" Fly icj TODAY ifirtl hwVM PBF6FMT i jTomMoore AND tXfcPPTtANAL ftAT "DUDS" SNUB POLLARD COMEDY" SELZNICK NEWS WILMER 4 VINCENTS HIPPODROME READING HOME OF VctidsYlll PERFORMANCES 240. Ni0M MS, S.00 4 Shews B. J0 tM, MO, 9.90 Drif Mt," 10e, 256 riCeS.

18c, 25o, 40o GUNDRY DIIICE MASONIC TEMPLE i SATURDAYS Ballmers' ClaM, Ki in, many of the large oil companies, whether producers, refiners or dls tributors of oil. were large." OPERATORS ALSO ACCEPT PRESIDENT'S PLAN Wasliinston, June 1. Anthracite miners and operators formally am nounced today acceptance of Presi dent Wilson offer for the appoint ment of a commission to decide their wage controversy. The announcement, which was made after the first conference of miners and operators with Secretary of Labor Wilson since the wnkes Barre meeting of the miner ex pressed approval of President Wil eon's plan. Secretary Wilson will no tlfy the President at once or tne ac tio nof the Joint conference, and the appointment of an anthracite coal commission Is expected to follow in a few days.

BODIES ARRIVE FROM FRANCE Pottsviile, June 1. The bodiesxof Privates Irwin D. Werdt and Jesse Knecht, Schuylkill county soldiers who were killed in Francearrived home and were buried with military honors, making Memorial Day doubly impressive. Werdt's body was sent to Williamstown and Knecht's to Tower City, the towns from which they enlisted and where their parents reside. Both died while exhibiting unusual bravery, and funerals were largely attended, especially by therl overseas comrades.

TOURED FOUR STATES Frank Hauck, of this city, and W. Tlbbitts, Of Grand Rapids, Mich toured four states for a total of 1, 390 miles on 53 gallons of gas and without a moment's delay from en gine trouble, or tire stoppage. They started rrom Kalamazoo ana came over the Harrisburg pike. Mr. Hauck said: "It was a very long ride, al though we did not ride at night, and I enjoyed it." DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM TODAY AND TOMORROW First Run Wm.

Fox Attraction The" Emotienal Celebrity lladfs iroctoell II In a Stirring Drama of Night Life "The Her of His Children" When East Meets West, in Levi' and Hate and Jealousy Story by Barbara LeMarr Deely Extra Added Attraction JUANITA HANSEN and GEORGE CHESEBRO In the 11th Instalment "The Lost City" The Most Exciting Wild Animal Story Every Screened COMING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Thos. H. Ince Presents Enid Bennett IN "THE WOMAN IN THE SUITCASE" Paramount Artcraft Pioturiiation A Story of Leva and Home and the "Double Standard" Musical Belctlons by Prof. Cas eiuerry GRANDEE DeLuxe Pictures Presents Leah Baird With JAMES MORRISON in the Society Bcandal "The Window Opposite" Seven Parts Added Attraction FRANCIS FORD In the 11th chap. "The MYSTERY OV 1.1." SCHUYLKILL Ave.

Theatre Today Doors Open at 6 o'clock William Fox Presents THEDA BARA lfl the Charming Irish Love fltory "KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN" THE COHVEHTIOIl, ing." OFCREDITHEH sr. Speaker Hopes This Country Will Not Erect a Wall of Selfishness Atlantic City, N. June 1. Addressing the annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men here today, William' Prendergast, former comptroller of New York City, said he hoped the day would never come when the people of Europe or any other continent would feel that in the Vision of their hopes and asplra tions they would find the "flag of our love, our pride and our destiny con cealed from, them by a wall of selfishness, narrow national spirit or poli tical expediency." "The idea has gone forth," he de clared, "that we have withdrawn fromythe concert of nations to whioh we pledged ourselves by our entry into the war and our participation in the terms of the armistice. The pre valence of this idea will do more to retard the construction of the world and give encouragement to the forces that would destroy representative government than the world war itself has done.

While ouf modern heroes fiddle over what the words "guaran teeing the territorial itegrity of i nation may mean, the world is burn Newton A. K. Bugbee, comptroller of New Jersey, said the Question that must be answered was whether funds needed here should be sent to Europe. Bankers have sent an appeal to the credit men to reconsider their eon viction that bank checks should be collected without exchange, EXPORT PRICES WILL ADVANCE Newsprint Paper to Take An other Upward Jump on July 1 Montreal, June 1. An advance in the export price of newsprint paper from $90 a ton to $110 for the three months beginning July 1.

to toe fol lowed by an advance to $130 for the final three months of 1920, ia shown in the schedule of the Canadian Ex port Paper Company, Limited, is sued here today. The price will be increased one cent a pound July 1, to 5 1 2 cents a pound, mill, and on Oc tober 1 to 6(1 3 cents a pound, mill. The Canadian company controls a large part of the export paper out put of five of the leading Dominion newsprint producers, doing an export business of $25,000,000 yearly. ENGAGEMENT OF HELEN TAFT ANNOUNCED New Haven, June 1. Mr.

and Mrs. William Howard Taft today announced fhe engagement of their daughter, Helen, to Frederick John eon Mr. Manning is an in structor In history in Yale University. He was a member of the class of 1916 In Yale and was until September. 1919, a first lieutenant in the field artillery of the United States Army.

The marriage will take place In Canada In July. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY The fiftieth weddins; atin'votsary o' Mr. and Mm. Charles Kaucher, was celebrated by the tmmsdtat. family their residence, IU'0 North Kiev Hith street.

They were married It. 370 by the late Rev. B. D. I.

this city. Mr. Kaucher for thirtv ears worked at rolt'ivr Iron In the Mlnt'1 street mill of the ftc.il'ne Iron Company. He was born at Lccsport, nd hit wife, (nee Miss Emma 1 Ke.l ler), was born in AIsaco township, w.h nt Children nearly of them re elding in Reading attended the gold en anniversary event. MASCOT BULLDOG BITES A FIREMAN Charles Sharp, a member of thn Reading Hoee Tire Company, was bitten in the face by Nellie, the bulldog mascot of the comnanv.

white playing with the animal, Tuesday af ternoon. The Reading Hose ambu lance is out or eervice. and the Ju nior ambulance was enllM ts tat mm to the Homeopathic hospital. HERE FROM PANAMA ON VISIT James stid wif. nt isioDai, i anams, canal Zone, are in jteaaing visiung the former's mother, Mrs.

Joshua Van Reed. 821 North Fifth street. Mr. Van TWd connected with the oneratimr denart ment of the ranama Railwav. ami naa oeen on me lathnww eleven years URGED FOR SUFFRAGE.

ChlcflSd. June 1. ftn mmim Coleman duPont iini.n.... i p. me Republican, national committee today unaTwmousny aooptea resolution ca.mng on states which have net done so, to pass the woman sunrage constitutional amendment.

CASTINGS FOR PERU The Kutstowh Foundry nnii chine Co. shipped four carloads Of castings, consisting of sugar pans, to uaiumore, rrom which place they will be loaded on ships for Callao Peru. HURT AT FREIGHT HOUSE. A heavy Jronbar fell on the right foot of Klnvber Fensteflmacher while at work In the P. It.

freight house Tuesday afternoon, crushing several tots. Tho Junior ambulance took bim to Hie Homeopithlo hospital. SCHUYf ILL AVENUE Ttifd Pr pn.ri nt tho Si hnrlklll Af. 1 i tniilrht In MMrt ptllht Irln iv t.oft.,tifHt irJih luvf ur of tn Mtim nm. I it I THE READING EWS I MES, READING, WEDNESDAY 1 UN 2, 1 9 20.

Seven ive, Store" CEO REDUCTIONS A "Always Reliable" 0 REDUCTIONS We have started a "STRICTLY CASH" SELLING CAMPAIGN to distribute over 200, 000 stock of Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods. 1 v. With the month of May we rounded out 7 years of wonderful merchandising! having established not only by far the largest exclusive men's wear business in this community but one of SEVEN of the largest men's wear stores in Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. This large volume of business was only possible by giving our customers the "SQUARE DEAL," HONEST VALUES AND HONEST REPRE SENTATIONS at all times, and now at the height of the Season we will offer to the trade this tremendous stock including EVERYTHING in the Stwe at 20fo A Financial Loss Naturally this must mean a financial loss 'vyhere prices are marked as low as our merchandise has been marked all season, but, regardless of the unpleasant taste, we are going to gracefully "take our merchandise'1 to bring about relief, and public good, to benefit the thousands of people in this community, by knocking the feet from under the burden of the High Cost of Living. Drastic Reductions We realize that, for a store like ours, where goods are always marked at a low margin, to make such drastic reductions will benefit the public to a greater extent at this time than any sale ever attempted before.

We will always be headquarters for the greatest values in clothing, Kats and furnishing goods. Hart Schaffner Marx and Society Brand Clothes Eagle and Manhattan Shirts B. V. D. and Cooper Underwear Neckwear Hosiery Straw Hats Collars Boys' Suits 20 REDUCTIONS ON EVERYTHING All Goods Exchanged Money Refunded CRO.

418 420 PENN STREET una Guaranteed Alterations.