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Yes, Maine Went Republican King Alfonso Talks The Electron Is Real (Copyright, 1928) DANKS IN NEW YORK raised in terest rates to 7 per cent for "legitimate business," nothing to no with stock exchange speculation. And they say they would have to charge more than 7 per cent if there were too many demands for time money. That's how The New York Times described the situation. And this is what the law of New York state says, section 370: "The legal rate of interest shall not be more than $6 on $100 for one year." Every bank charging more than 6 per cent interest is violating the law, and knows it. In the case of private individuals, any bank charging more than 6 per cent would be unable to recover in court.

4 However, bootleggers defy the law, respectable business men despise tne Constitution. There is apparently no good reason why eminent bankers should not turn to usury for a little extra profit, and do their share to breed contempt for law. Borrowers should send three large gilt balls to be hung up above the Federal Reserve bank entrance, and similar ornaments to some of the big banks. MAINE went Republican by the biggest vote in history. Nevertheless, Wall Street was betting only 2'4 to 1 on Hoover Tuesday.

A little while ago the same street was betting 34 to 1 on Hoover. Maine is naturally Republican and has been dry a long, long time barring hard cider, etc. The wise Republican will not attach too much importance to Maine results. THE KING OP SPAIN has talked for moving pictures, his voice recorded by the Fox movietone. Millions will be interested in a real king, who casually says: "I am very glad to say Christopher Columbus was aided in coming to this country by my ancestors." He is a practical king, this Alfonso, with his mind on his subjects' welfare.

He urges American tourists to come to Spain, telling them they will find good roads, and, "You may drive as fast as you like. I myself, have driven too last for 24 years. Most important is the fact that talking picture will enable everybody to see. study ana know the most important people on earth. That really is progress.

rE ELECTRON, mysterious, theoretical, "smallest division of matter," is no imaginary "dot in space." It possesses definite size, revolving inside the atom, as our earth revolves within the solar system. We go around our sun once in 365 days. The electron goes around its sun, the nucleus at the centre of the atom, billions of times every second. You cannot imagine that, or believe it, and you need not, but science proves it to be a fact. Recent important discoveries are due to an Englishman, Professor Thomson, and an American.

Dr. DavJsson, of Columbia university, and the big telephone company laboratories. The electron may not interest moderns, but it interests science and will interest future ages more than this presidential election will, a good deal more. OV MAY NOT LIKE modern I crime, or the sawed off shotgun brigade. But it is romantic In its wav with its lovalties.

Enemies of Capone, known to his friends as "Scarface." killed Tony Lombardo, so the police say. And many gentlemen await an opportunity to kill "Scarface." Nevertheless. Caoone "paid his respects" to Lombardo in his coffin, and sent a large heart of red immortelles to the funeral. Accompanying Capone, as he visited the corpse of his friend, were half a dozen men, each with his right hand in his coat pocket, and. as everybody knew, a gun in the right hand.

That takes you back to ancient Rome when Patricians went out similarly protected. V7ILLIAM J. BOWEN, president of the Bricklayers International Union of America, denounces Communism, announcing that his union his In bank $3,865,000 and has paid $10,500,000 In benefits in the last 10 years. Organized capital, Intelligently managed, could have In organized labor a protecting force as efficient as Japan's Samurai were to the "higher ups" that they protected. And organized capital is beginning to realize that.

What difference does It make how much you' pay your workers or how few hours they work if the public pays the bill with a profit left over? ROAD SUPERVIS6RS ARE FOUND GUILTY (Jharged with failure to keep sign boards on roads In Longswamp township, Romaln J. Conrad, Charles D. Wehr and Frank Pauley, supervisors, were convicted by a Jury before Judge 8chaeffer yesterday. A. M.

Wagcn horst, of Mertztown, who brought the prosecution, testified that on'an automobile trip of SO miles In the township he found 132 sign boards were either missing, had no index finger or mark indicating the proper direction or were Illegible. Wagenhorst testified he served notice on the supervisors and that his warning 'was Ignored. The supervisors did not take the witness stand In defense of the charges. BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETS Starting a series of meetings to be held at the headquarters of each of the members of the Community Chest, the budget committee of the Welfare federation will hold Its September meeting at St. Catherine's orphanage at 2 p.

m. Monday. Stan Irr Bright is chairman of the com ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR $1,050,000 LOAN GIVEN FIRST READING "Old Ghost Come Back to Haunt Us," Says Maurer About Fund Transfer SCORES LINDBERGH VIADUCT Money Is to Pay for Land of Samuel Phillips, Taken For Bridge Introduction of an ordinance arranging for a loan of $1,050,000 for sewers, sewage disposal plant im provements, park land acquisition and installation of a new police tele graph and fire alarm system in the new city hall ana declaration by Councilman Maurer that a $47,000 transfer from general revenues to the department of parks and public property "is an old ghost come back to haunt us," featured yesterday's council meeting. After council Maurer explained that the $47,000 is required on November 15 to pay to the Pennsylvania Trust company for land of Samuel Phillips taken for the Lindbergh viaduct. "They made the bridge crooked to hit this piece oi ground and then they didn't pay for it," declared Maurer.

"I was shocked when this bill came In. I knew all about paying $47,000 for the land but I thought the old administration had taken care of it out of the $600,000 they appropriated for the bridge. This viaduct is a failure, nobody wants it and those that do use it run a risk of accident every time they go over. It is a miserable thing and now we must find the money to pay for it. I wonder if there is no end to this thing." Bids Are Received Council also received bids for the installation of the new police tele graph and fire alarm system, the Gamewell company of Massachusetts offering to do the work for $99,910, allowing $1,500 for the old equipment, and the Harrington Seaberg corporation of Illinois bidding $88, 734 with an allowance of $1,600 for the old equipment.

The Gamewell company offered to do the work in 200 days and the Harrington concern in 240 days. Members of council estimated $100,000 would be required for the work and arranged for that amount in the loan. Other items in the loan include: Improving sewage pumping and disposal plant, $186,000. Constructing house sewer trunk line to take care of Fourteeenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth wards, $350,000. Improving southern approach to the Schuvlkill avenue bridge and laying 600 feet of the trunk line underneath that point.

$80,000. Constructing storm sewers In the Eighteenth ward, $50,000. Acquiring and improving parks ana piaygrounas, ssu.uuu. Installing new police and fire alarm system, with central station in new city hall, $100,000. Pay city's share of Fifth street underpass, and pave street approaches to underpass and construct drainage system, sidewalks and curbs at that point.

$234,000. Final Action Loan Final action on the loan will be taken a month from now, the law requiring a period of four weeks be tween introduction of loan ordi nances and final passage. The bonds will be in denominations of $1,000. retired serially over a period of 30 years and will bear 4 V3 per cent interest, ine issue win oe dated November 1 and sold to the highest bidder. Petitions were received from the Glenside Fire company and from citizens of the Glenside district re questing that council admit the Community Fire company to the city fire department.

me communication accompanying the petitions stated that the company owns apparatus and a fire hall. No action was taken. Property owners along Cresmont street, between Lancaster and Fern avenues, requested that the street be opened, graded and Improved at their expense. Go to Convention Councilmen McConnell and Smith, City Clerk Glassmoyer and City controller Hoiunger were authorized to attend the convention of the League of Third Class Cities at New castle, September 18. 19 and 20, Councilman Snyder and Water En gineer Keiny were granted permls sion to attend the New England Water Works association convention at Montreal, Canada, the week of September 17.

Both trips will be paid for by the city. Permission was wanted the Read ing company to relocate its tracks on Seventh street, from Franklin to Spruce street, and to erect a platform and shelter shedding for pas sengers, in an ordinance finally passea yesterday. Edmund B. Epp was awarded the contract to sandblast granite walls at the new city hall for $2,800. BERKS MEDICAL BODY CHOOSES MEMBERS Dr.

Wayne W. Blssell. pathologist at St. Joseph's hospital, addressed members of the Berks County Medical society at the monthly meeting yesterday on "The Pathologist in Hospital and Community Medicine." New members elected to the society were: Dr. Paul Cahanowitz, 220 N.

Sixth Dr. Clarence E. Goode, 23 N. 23rd Mt. Penn: Dr.

Davis T. Hunt, 701 Penn West Reading; Dr. Wayne W. Blssell, St. Joseph's hospital.

The following are applicants for membership: Dr. Henry Eckert Mor rett, Wernersville; Dr. Edwin Kreuz er, Laureldale: Dr. Carl Becker. Boy ertown: Dr.

J. W. Leckie, Hamburg Sanitarium, and Dr. S. B.

Click, 410 N. Tenth st. DIVORCE IS ASKED AFTER ITS GRANTED When Joseph A. Basso. Spruce street, began suit for divorce from Katherlne Basso, Los Angeles, he learned that she had been divorced two years.

"Tell Mr. Basso he can marry anyone any time he la ready," she wrote. J. H. Jacobs, master in thm nm.

ceedlngs, recommended divorce for uasso on ine ground or desertion In his report, filed yesterday. The wife went to California to visit an aunt and did not return, the report states. a Council in Nutshell Ordinance providing for $1,050, 000 loan for sewers, parks, Fifth street subway and new police telegraph and fire alarm system introduced in council. Glenside firemen ask to be taken into city department. Three petitions presented by Fifth ward residents asking council to give them relief from odors alleged to come from a neighboring abbatoir and soot from two other industrial plants.

Opened bids for new police telegraph and fire alarm system. Authorized laying of mains on Crestmont street, between Prospect and Belvedere avenues, and on Morgantown road, between Fern and Belvedere avenues. Received ordinance transferring $47,000 from unappropriated revenues to the department of parks and public property to pay for land condemned for the Lindbergh viaduct. Abated 1927 city taxes on northwest corner Ritter and Windsor; south side Spring, between Lincoln and Windsor; east side Lincoln, between Windsor and Spring; northeast corner Windsor and Lincoln, property of the school board. Fassed finaly ordinance permitting Reading railroad to relocate tracks on South Seventh street and erect passenger shelter and platform for new Franklin street depot.

HURT ON PAY DAY Referee Seidel Hears Ten Claims; Reserves Decisions Claim for compensation for a man who was injured while going for his pay was discussed at a hearing before Thomas C. Seidel, compensation referee, at his office, 108 N. Fifth len cases in an were heard. Decisions were reserved. Joe Truckley, Birdsboro, claimed that a part of a cement mixer fell on him and injured his leg and head while he was on his way to be paid November 9, 1927.

The Kutztown Construction company was employer. In the case of Howard J. Stocker, 322 Chestnut vs. the Cassell grocery firm, in which Stocker claimed he received burns on the left arm, the company alleged he was not following the duties of an employe at the time of the accident. Charges Loss Use of Hand Loss of the use of his hand was claimed by Charles Paff in a modified petition in which Schuylkill college is named defendant.

His arm was fractured while he was shoveling coal July 3, 1925. The Pennsylvania Engineering Construction company claimed that Frank Tuscoldo, Temple, who frac tured an arm April 21, is able to work but refused to do o. George Waldman, 328 N. Eleventh has returned to work but refuses to sign final receipts, Stitzer Waldman, employers, claimed. Declaration that a disability re ceived in June, 1926, has returned, was made by Charles E.

Spohn, 928 ijocust in bringing a claim against the Reading company. He strained his side while lifting a coupler and has been paid to October 1, vjzi, ne said. Claim Disputed Loss of a hand was alleged by Baden Bailey, Temple, in asking compensation from the Berks Engl' neering company. He caught his hand in a saw November 2, 1927. The company denies the claim.

Denial of the claim of William Whitman, 947 Washington was made by Thomas DeMoss. The man was ruptured July 18. Claim of an injury. Victor Ang stadt. Stony Creek Mills, 'claims he received while hauling stone June 28, was made by Mrs.

Olivia Angstadt. R. H. Cunningham Sons claimed that Walter Stroch. Geigertown, Is able to return to work but Stroch denied that he can work.

JAIL SHORTCOMINGS ARE TOLD TO CLUBS "Nothing has been done at the Berks county jail since I have been an inspector, that a school boy could not have done, Charles T. Davles declared in an address to members of the Monarch and Reciprocity clubs at a joint meeting at the Daniel Boone hotel Tuesday. Davles deplored the lack of personal touch at the Berks county prison as "pathetic" and said that jails are a failure without the personal contact. He told of the "bath a day" prac tice for "bums" at the countv Drison and expressed the hope that a separ ate piace would be set aside in the new Jail for boys who are first offenders. 'How to give the men wbrk at the Jail is a problem," he "I invite suggestions on the subiect.

One would expect that we'd get some help from the outside, but Instead, wrenches are thrown Into our plans." SUMMARY OF 1 MS COMPENSATION in BERKS TAKES FIFTH PLACE IN PER CAPITA People Purchase $376.09 Worth of Goods Each During Year 1927 DAUPHIN COUNTY LEADS Total of $79,994,490 Paid to Stores During Twelve Months Period HARRISBURG, Sept. 12 Residents of Berks county spent more money per capita last year in making retail purchases than residents of all but four other counties of the state, according to a survey made by the bureau of statistics of the Pennsyl vania department of Internal affairs or retail ana wholesale mercantile business In Pennsylvania for 1927. Figures for the various counties were made public today by Secretary of internal Affairs James r. woodward. Per capita purchases In Dauphin county during the year amounted to REACH $3,000,000,000 HARRISBURG, Sept.

12 For the first time in eight year retail mercantile sales in Pennsylvania passed the three billion dollar mark in 1927, according to figures announced by the Penn sylvania department of internal affairs today. From 1920 to 1928 retail sales ran from $2,022,902,290 in the former year to $2,827,504,880 in 1926. In 1927, however, the total sales jumped to $3,027,167,190, the highest figure attained during, the eight year period. $431.89. The per capita purchases In Allegheny county followed closely with $430.17.

McKean county was third, with $423.59, while Philadel phia stood fourth with $418.51. Berks Was Fifth With $376.09 The lowest per capita was shown by the survey to be in Fulton county, per capita purcnases there amount ing to $87.37 for the year. The aver age per capita retajl purchased throughout the state last year amounted to $321.20. Retail merchants throughout Penn sylvania disposed of goods valued at $3,027,167,190, according to figures gatnered.Dy tne departments statis tical bureau. The volume of retail business last year was greater than during any year since 1920.

That year there were 138,178 retail mer cantile licenses in the state and last year the total was 184,497. The in crease was steady over that periwi 01 years, in 1320 tne volume of re tail business was $2,022,902,290, and the greatest volume from that year until 1927 was in 1926, when retail purchases In the state amounted to $2,827,504,380. Wholesale Fluctuates While retail sales showed a steady increase over a period of years, wholesale mercantile business fluctuated. In 1927 the volume of wholesale business was $1,686,148,360, the largest since 1924. when the total was $1,698,535,580.

In 1920 wholesale business sales in the state reached $1,647,589,980. while In 1921 the sales reached $1,787,979,580. The other years from 1920 to 1927 witnessed sales totalling less than the sales in 1927, Philadelphia led all of the counties In the state in the volume of retail business last year with a total of $840,237,300. Alleeheny county stood second with Luzerne was third, with Berks, fourth with S79.994.490, and Westmoreland fifth, with Fulton county was at the bottom of the list with retail sales amounting to $840,210 Wholesale business failed to reach the totals of the retail volume In any of the counties during the year. Like the retail business, however.

Phila delphia led in wholesale volume with S734.245.500, and second position was similarly taken by Allegheny county with $393,664,000. However, in whole sale business, Lackawanna county took third position with $40,925,400: Berks was fourth with $37,721,040, the position being the same as in retail sales, and Dauphin county stood fifth with $37,609,460. Fulton countv was without wholesale business. Whole sales in Forest county amounted to $10,740. Pike county was next to Forest with $64,500.

JURY VERDICT TODAY IN ROBBERY CHARGE Decision of a Jury whether Walter Olendzenski. alias Walter Olen. 837 Minor is guilty of hlehwav rob' bery will be announced this morning at 10 0 clock, when the Jurv sealed verdict will be presented. Olendzen ski is accused or robbing Thomas Bucher and Samuel Lafferty July 15. Bucher and Lafferty identified Olendzenski as one of two men who held them up In an alley near Lemon and Bingaman streets about 3 o'clock the morning.

Olendzenski declared that he was In Allentown at the time. THE NEWS RETAIL EXPE Million dollar loan measure for sewers, sewage disposal plant. Fifth street subway and new police telegraph and fire alarm system introdnced in council. Prison board by five to four vote asks Warden A. L.

Rhoads to resign before October 10. Raymond Flick, of Lehighton, who tat mute In Judge Marx's court Tuesday when his father, Milton Flick, was called for trial for offense which he is accused of committing is arrested on John Doe warrant. Wallace Rohlflng, 19, West Reading, convicted of Involuntary manslaughter by Berks jury trying prosecution arising out of the death of Floyd Benjamin Inman, Orpheum actor. Shartleiville grange carries off competition honors at Reading Fair. Judge Mays urges new firearms laws during trial of two eases charging carrying concealed deadly weapons.

Berks stands fifth in per capita retail expenditure, state surrey Indicates. President Coolldge "alms at reduction In treasury deficit. Governor Smith nails drunkenness story In "whisper" campaign and labels It slander. Herbert Hoover confers with president at White House. Bullets fly again as Philadelphia gangsters seek revenge on brother of man who shot down bandits.

Socks Selbold, Reading ace, loses lnnlng game to Newark, 4 3. Athletics take final game from Yankees, 4 3, cutting New York's lead to one and one half games. 1 Bobby Jones Is forced to 19th hole before winning to remain In national amateur golf tourney. Plucky, brown filly owned by Leo CahUI, of Elm Ira, N. sets world's record for three year olds over half mile track by racing toUe In 1.07 )i to with Trotter and racer futurity at Reading fair.

SPILLS AND 1 :5: I ISk. wwtwi I ZZZZZZ 1 ij if I "nuuuimujuuna WW, icr a a There were thrills aplenty yesterday at the fair, and people got a kick out of them as this "shot" of the grandstand shows. The boy taking the jump on the left is 13 year old John Fry, of Annville, youngest rider in the event Three guesses what the lower right photo is all about. It is Jack Nolan, well known Sinking Spring norseman, a second or two after his jumper hurled him from the saddle and wrapped him around the hurdle guard. Outside of a torn coat and a bad shaking up, Nolan escaped uninjured.

CLAIMS HE COULDN'T Court Told Machine Rolled Down Embankment After Crash Whether failure to locate within 10 minutes an automobile thrown over an embankment in a collision with his car constituted "failure to render assistance after an automobile accident," will be known today when John Snyder, defendant, yesterday Deiore judge scnaener. hears the verdict of the Jury. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bellman.

43S S. Fifteenth testified that they were pinned beneath their machine after ft rolled down the embankment and had to free themselves despite shouts for assistance. They declared that the defendant's car was halted within 60 feet of the scene but that he gave no aid. Snyder and two companions. Horace and George Keim, declared they searched for the other car and did not find it until after an ambulance had taken away the victims of the accident.

Judge Schaeffer drew from George Keim the admission that a hundred spectators gathered at the scene, attracted by the crash, and yet they could not find the wrecked car in time to render aid. They testified that when they reached the car others were there and there was no more assistance to give. They reached the car 10 minutes after the crash they said, me jury retired to del berate just before court was adjourned and was instructed to return a sealed ver diet today. SUSPECT FOUL PLAY IN SAUSSER DEATH Body of Reading Woman's Brother Found in River Howard E. Sausser.

53. chief phar macist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, whose body was found in the rear seat of a sedan resting on the Dottom 01 tne Delaware river at Camden yesterday was a brother of Mrs. William A. Wurst, 1319 Delaware wyomissmg, ann or tt. waiter Baus ser.

1110 Douelass st. Sausser, missing since Friday, when ne ien tne navy yard to play golf, was the victim of foul Dlav. nolice believe. Discovery of the tragedy was made when two Camden boys swimming off the Cooper street wharf aivea ana struck the submerged au lomooue. One of the vouths was no hnrflv Injured in striking the sunken car mac ne was taken to a hospital in critical condition and his recovery is uuuoLea.

rouce summoned alter tne two swimmers were Injured, dragged wio cur 1 rum ine river alter nrxt m. moving Sausser's bodv. Sausser was a native of Schuylkill nsven. nig moiner, a Drotner and a sister live in Rochester. OLIVET TRUEMEN PICK WM.

WINKLER LEADER William Winkler wu lifef msL dent of the Olivet Truemen tA Sill. cced William Crexner at the quarterly uiccMiiK i uuvct iiuD no, 1, viinton and West Olev streets, last niirht Other officers elected were: Vice presi uent, uenoy oponagie; secretary treasurer, Edmund Levan. Plans for fall and winter activities were discussed. It was announced that both clubs would be open for regular activities early In October. DRUNKEN DRIVER CHARGE BEING TRIED BY JURY Emit Oerth was placed on trial be fore Judge Schaeffer yesterday after noon on the charge of driving a motor vehicle while under the Influence of liquor.

James D. Becker, city police man toia 01 maxing tne arrest in tne southeastern section of the city after he followed the defendant to a saloon, attracted by his unsteady rait after he left the automobile. The trial will be continued today FIND AUTO HE STRUCK THRILLS FAIR'S A SUCCESS ssss FIGHT HOUR TO HAVE CASE DISMISSED Efforts to have dismissed charges against William H. R. McElpatrick, charged with a misdemeanor, resulted in an hour long conference in which two Judges and five attorneys took place yesterday afternoon.

Charles R. Matten and Harry R. Matten. reo resenting McElpatrick, wanted the case quashed. Assistant District At torney Schmehl was Joined by District Attorney Wolff and Assistant Rieser in combatting this.

Judge Shanaman, presiding In the case, was Joined on the bench by juage Mays during tne discussion. The case finally went on. the onoos ing attorneys addressed the jury and Shanaman will deliver the charge this morning. William Guiles is prose cutor. By GRAND JURY Musti Stand Trial for Involun tary Manslaughter, Result of Auto Accident Return of a true bill aealnst John B.

Tanger, charged with involuntary manslaughter, was made by the grand Jury yesterday afternoon. Tan ger, a son of Superintendent Tanger of the Reading schools, was driver 01 a car which figured in a crash near Stony Creek April 7, in which oonn Angstaot, tnis city was killed, ranger vanisned oeiore the coroner's inquest, April 23, and has been missing since. In his absence, papers in a civil suit for damages were served on his father and the youth was then declared a fugitive. The indictment will hang over him until he returns or is taken into custody, Dls trict Attorney Wolff declared. Other true bills returned vester day Included; Arthur Jameson, lar rceny: Joseph A.

Trout, assault and and battery; Stanley olonowskl. at tempted robbery; Clarence Bailey larceny; George Wessner, assault and battery; Leroy Wickel. asault and battery; J. M. Davis, issuing checks without funds; Sam and Frieda Omar, assault and battery; Elmer Kauffman, stealing: Isaac E.

Hoff master, larceny by bailee; Mack K. Middiesworth. keeping a bawdy house: Lucy Kremer and Effle Admv. assign ation Mack Middiesworth, unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor; Kitty koos, uniawiuuy possessing intoxicat ing liquor; Wiliam Enzman, unlaw fully possessing intoxicating liquor. True Bills Refused The following Indictments were Ignored: Gideon Rauenzahn, receiving stolen gooos; josepn Moser, Francis Mueller, Toney Bolegney, larceny; Amos Cook, unlawfully possessing intoxicating liauor: Benjamin Lewis, malicious mischief.

Fred Klink was found irulltv of failing to stop and render assistance after damaging another automobile by a Jury in Judge Shanaman's court Kenneth Eberly, Shilllngton. driver of the second car. said Kllnk's car struck his in passing. State Policeman W. F.

Jacklin was prosecutor. M. B. Richards was convicted of a statuory offense before Judge Mavs. The Jury recommended him to the mercy of the court.

James McOet tegan was prosecutor. Acquitted or Assanit Charged wltii aggravated assault and battery. Charles M. Blimllne was gcqultted In Judge Schaeffer's court, ut was ordered by the Jury to pay the costs, ouiseppo rriteui was prosecutor. Edwin Kruser was acquitted of fraudulent conversion of chemical preparations before Judge Marx.

The The prosecutor, Howard M. Brown ell, was ordered to pay the costs. A Jury in Judge Mays court yes terday found Charles Schoelkoff Siilty of a statuory offense. Betty effelflnger was prosecutrix. PROGRESS REPORTED "Progress" was the cist of report! from committees in charge of arrangements to entertain the Pennsylvania State Teachers' association here in December, at a meeting of committee chairmen at the school administration building yesterday.

Walter S. Frees, chairman of the general committee, presided. The next ceetiri wU be held October 1. 1 i uitm 11 TANGER INDICTED Keichti. 1 .1 1 mm Vis ss i uiiii1 "si JVS J.

Times Photos. Tells Jurors That State Legis lature Has Made Inadequate' Provision Urgent need of laws governing sale of firearms In Pennsylvania was stressed yesterday by Judge Mays as he summed up In the second of two cases charging carrying concealed weapons. "Here Is a case," he told the Jurors, "which shows to us how inadequately the legislature of our state has pro vlded in such matters. There is need of a strong law governing the sale of firearms, so that citizens can have protection. The act governing fire arms was passed in 1875." Ernest Krieger, of Camden, N.

the defendant, who said he was a guard at the Noe Equl Hosiery mill, contended that the weapon was not concealed, that it showed from under his coat, and that as a watchman he had the right to carry a gun. The Jurors retired to consider their verdict at adjournment time. They were told to seal their decision and report today. A directed verdict of "not guilty" was rendered in the case of Clifford Head, also charged with carrying concealed weapons showed that he had a revolver and some cartridges in a paper package he was carrying. JUDGE MAY URGE REMOVAL OF JAIL Weight of Judicial endorsement probably will be added to the request 01 tne county commissioners lor removal of the Berks Jail to the Esslck tract when President Judge Schaeffer addresses the Jury at 10 o'clock this morning.

Schaeffer requested the June grand Jury to approve the trans ler. Tne jury xoiiowed his recom mendation. Approval by the present Jury will open toe way to the removal. A workhouse will be built at the same time as the jail building and Schaeffer is expected to urge this plan as one 01 tne reasons for in: move, County Solicitor Matten and Commis sioners Savage, Rlngler and Blimllne will appear before the Jury. The Jury will Inspect the present jau and aimsnouse tooay.

WREATH IS DROPPED FROM AIR ON GRAVE While an airplane droned overhead the body of Lieutenant John O'Reilly Kelly was laid to rest yesterday in Gethsemane cemetery. Kelly was drowned at Detroit Sunday when a speed boat in which he was a passenger swerved sharply from its course and threw him into the water. During the recitation of solemn high requiem mass In St. Peter's Catholic church at 10 o'clock yesterday morning Lieutenant C. M.

Pea body, of Dover, N. close friend of O'Reilly, with Dr. 8. B. Hertzog, an other friend as passenger In his plane circled over the church.

While the procession was wending Its way to the cemetery the airplane acted as guard of honor and as the casket was being lowered into the grave Dr. Hertzog dropped a wreath. Representatives of the American Legion and friends and relatives of the deceased from nearby cities attended the funeral services. ESTATE BROKER HELD ON CHARGE OF FRAUD Charred with fraudulently convert. Ing $800 of a mortgage to his own use.

Earl Oerhard. West Reading real estate broker, was arrested yesterday! limlnary hearing Tuesday evening before Alderman Harry Wolf. Oerhard Is accused of the conversation by William Anntadt of Berkshire JUDGE MAYS URGES NEW FIREARMS LAWS ROHM C0 OF MANSLAUGHTER IN ACTOR'S DEATH Widow. of Floyd B. Inman, Vic.

tim of Auto Crash, Bows Approval to 'Jury DRAMATIC TINGE TO TRIAL! Members of Stock Company Sob in Corridors; Strain Oft Jurors Wallace Rohlflng, 19, West Reading, driver of the car in which Floyd Benjamin Inman, Orpheum actor, died July 1, was declared guilty of Involuntary manslaughter' yesterday afternoon. The Jury had dellverated four hours and 47 minutes. A slight, pretty woman In the public section of the court room smiled brightly as the verdict was pronounced. She smiled again, approvingly, and nodded to each juror as the six women and as many men filed past her seat in leaving the room a minute later. Journeying from her home in Alameda, to testify against Rohlflng, Mrs.

Inman, had remained to hear his fate. Drama, so pronounced when Mrs, inman testified Tuesday that Rohlflng had tolled off the speed of his car as "forty, forty five, fifty five.1' just before the crash, shook Jurors and witnesses again yesterday. Pol lowing the presentation of the verdict at 4.32 0 clock, three women Jurors asked to be excused fortt rest of the day because of tne emotional strain of the trialjfThey left for their homes as soon as their request was granted. Members of the Robeson Smith Stock company, playing at the Orpheum and of which Inman was stage director, sobbed when the verdict was announced. Several of them had testified in Rohlfing's be half.

During the long wait for the verdict, they talked in low tones with Rohlfing In the corridor or paced the tiled floor. Miss Noon Luncheon The jury retired at 11.45 o'clock and debated through the noon hour without food. At 230, the 12 came Into the court room with a verdict which Judge H. Robert Mays re fused to announce, but returned for further consideration. He declined to comment on this verdict, beyond stating that it was Improperly worded.

A rush to the court room followed the word that the jury had come in. Following Mays' order to retire again, one of the jurors, Mrs. Augusta Rick, asked for stenographic notes of the testimony. Mays told her this could not be permitted under court rules. sne then put a question to District Attorney woin, who replied that Tie was not allowed to answer.

"It wasn't my question." she ex plained. "Some one asked it In the jury room." Send lunch uo to this lurv room." Mays directed court attaches as the 12 men and women went out again. May Be Sentenced Saturday Rohlfine. who mav be sentenced Saturday morning, denied that he had announced the speeds of his car. Mrs.

Helen Moll, who had been riding with Rohlfing on the front scat, denied that the sedan was running at an excessive speed. "Not more than 18 or 20 miles an hour" was her estimate of the speed. Mrs. Moll, who had been Miss Helen Cartwright. daughter of one of the Orpheum actresses, was married Julv 20.

Miss Charlcie Hedee and Walter O. Marshall, both members of the Orpheum players at the time of the' accident, testified for the defense. WOlil conducted the prosecution. Stevens and Lee represented Rohlfing George Arentz, driver of the second car in the crash, was a witness. JEWISH YEAR 5689 STARTS TOMORROW, Services Will Be Held in Reading Synagogues JeWTV thrnilPhnnf: thn tcnrU USher In its rplphrn Hnn nf th vear.

caiipn in Hphrpw "Rnch u.h. hvv. A.CW A anah, with religious services tomor row evening, i ne year or 5689 of th Jewish calendar will be opened ujc services. Jewish conerecrattnn in RaaHtn yesterday announced the special de votions with which they will marl the holV ridVS ThA Rnfnm, gation Oheb Sholora, Perkiomen ave nue una inineentn street, will hold services at 7:30 p. m.

tomorrow and 10 a. m. fiftt.iirrintf rtn evi bbi Slanev will preaoh xears and Their Lasting Effect." On Saturday mora m.fr Frank rabbl emeritus, will deliver a sermon on "The Right Choice." Reform Judaism devotes one day to the observance of the holiday. Rosh Hftsnnnnh urvlra, n.m k.i KIU UCKUl vwui duccu, p. m.

tomorrow. They will continue Satur day morning at 7:15 o'clock. Special devotions will be held ml the vestrv rnnmi at and Sunday for boys and girls. Main services In thm WUi OS conducted by Rabbi Ws, assisted v. woiuieD.

me syna gogue has recently been renovated bv the. Khr T.ro.1 Of. u. s. vlOvGIUUUU.

AU ditional seats have been installed to mm nil Kugmentcq congregation. KIWANIS WATCH VAUDEVILLE ACTS Vaudeville art fmm ft. air entertained 160 Klwanians ani their truest if. thm mvi 2Sfita. of the Ktowto club muici ycnieruay.

On the nracrram mmrm yrl Puclarelll. sonrano? Mrin ta Mario, contortionists; the Four East vim, croDBts, and me west Beadlr High aohool orchestra. A. Lincc Frame. Henrv J.

Sh4 nt ww.n. VM.M Schwoyer. officers of the rau ccn gave oner taixs on exposition and lta beneflta tn community. Among the guests of the club MaJ. F.

B. Allen. Flemlngton. N. resident of th Flamlno ttn tt'r Judge of saddle horses at te rair.

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