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BEST RADIO BETS 9:00 Singers Male Quartet WEAF, IS Station. 9:30 Famout Recording Artists WABC, 14 Stations Radio Programs Today, Paga 22. TODAY IN HISTORY Chili and Peru At War, 1870. Foreigners Leave Pekin, 1927. Section 2 Page Thirteen TIMES PHONE 6101 READING, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1929 TIMES PHONE 6101 Se tion 2 Page Thirteen Summary of the News Great fountain gushes at Seventh and Fenn streets when truck knocks fire hydrant loose.

Mystery of Hershcy "'torch murder" becomes deeper when police admit they are hunting; Kroyiokas Karolidos who really took out the. 525,000 insurance issued In name of Charles Kaldcs. By directing the drafting of an ordinance making the transfer of i Leinbach's hill to the city of Read it mgr. west Keadimr council takes first step toward annexation of the hill. Bar association asks city to delay action.

William Ehling, Gilberlsvillc, held in connection with death of Harry Corrcll, 50, Gllbertsville hog dealer, asks Montgomery county court for release from jail on $1,000 bail. National guards called out to guard textile plants at Raleigh, in. tiircatenect by strikers. Wets carry referendum in Wisconsin. Impeachment proceedings started in Louisiana house against Governor Long.

France to honor late Myron T. Ilerrick, U. S. envoy, as body Is taken from Paris to cruiser In Ilrrct 1 n(lIV in l.nmnnrn...l JK; journey. Mexican rebels again defeated after retreat from Jimenez, Calles declares revolt smashed.

What's Doing In Reading 1 i TODAY I EMBLEMATIC lodge. Independent Order fof Odd Fellows' eighty third anniver sary Banquet, Odd Fellows hall, evening. Speaker, the Rev. C. P.

Lewis, pastor ol I ji he Perklomen Avenue Presbyterian ii. hurch, on "Fraternity." READING DENTAL society, monthly puceting, Medical nail, p. ra. speaker. or.

m. v. KUdoipn, Fhliadeiphla. on Casting Gold Inlays." READING Company Club, at Reading Company y. M.

C. at speaker, Judge jl 'orrest B. bhanaman. ADDRESS by Ma J. W.

C. Weiss. Bethle jljiem, grand secretary for Pennsylvania of kjhe'Royal Arcanum, to members of Wyo frulsstng Council. No. 1534, on "Random Observations of Peculiar People, evening.

LIONS' Club, business meeting, Iris blub, Wyomissing, 6.15 p. m. FRIDAY. APRIL 5 PRELIMINARY Gifts' committee of 1929 ommunlty Chest, luncheon, 12:10 p. SiVyomlsslng club.

COMMUNITY Night at Southern Junior Kigb. school, at 8.15. SATURDAY, APRIL 6 BERKS Countv Alumni Association of Keystone State Teachdrs' college, Kutz iown, annunl banquet. The Berkshire, 7 Si. m.

Speaker, Judge F. A. Marx. SUNDAY, APRIL 7 READING Council, No. 793, Knights of 'olumbus, to honor Supreme Knight Jartln H.

Cnrmndv. at hannupt In St. Margaret hall, 7 p. m. READING Typographical Union, No.

86, $12 Court 2 p. in. I) MONDAY, APRIL 8 OPERA. "Manon," by French Italian Jpcra. company, with Hope Hampton, Urand theatre, evening.

LUTHERAN Inner Mission society rally, Vhitner's 6.30 p. m. Speaker, the Rev. G. R.

von Bosse, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. AMERICAN, Business Club, luncheon loon. American House.

Program by 'leading Tuberculosis association. TUESDAY, APRIL 9 i PLAT, "Apple Blossom Time," by mem org of the faculty of the Tyson Schoener rode school, in the school auditorium, ifth street south ol Spruce. 8 p. m. OPERA, "Alda," by French Italian 'pera company.

Strand theatre, evening. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 PLAY, 'Apple Blossom Times," by mem acle school, in ttie school auditorium, Itftli street, south of Spruce street, 8 m. KIWANIS club, luncheon, noon, Whit erT8. Speaker, Hayden Oliver, Scranton, firmer district governor of Klwanls. Soplc, "Klwanls Objectives." 1 EXCHANGE club.

"Fun and Booster" The Berkshire. I READING Retail Grocers' association, jiinual banquet, Whltncr's, evening. The Weather ASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday; warmer Thursday. 8. WEATHER BUREAU OFFICII Reading, April 3, 1929.

8 A.M. 12 Noon. 8 P.M. Sea level 30.41 cmpcraturc Dry bulb '6 Wet bulb 40 30.43 30.30 53 J5 0 33 N.W. 5 61 49 0 39 S.

7 'recinitatlon, 0 umiditv. net 55 direction N. oloclty 4 rpn( bpr rniir1il.inn.ClPr Clear Clear lTt(Tlipf. tpmnprfllnrp R7. At 4 :10 n.

m. LUWCIb LrilipUlltLUlC "Xly ttb l. III. Average temperature 51, wnich is 8 dc ees above rionnal. Same date last year: Highest 58; low it 37; weather partly cloudy utcrlipofr onrl lntt'put t.pnmpriitiirptt fnr 'lis dare 0)1 record are 73 In 1921 and in 1899.

Excess in temperature elnce April 1st, 3 degrees. Precipitation lor it hours ending 8 0, which Is .09 below normal. Deficiency in precipitation since April 0.26 Inches. Deficiency in precipitation since Jan. it, 1.12 Inches.

On and Off the Main Stem a Informal Lllllc Snapshots of Goings, Comings, and Doings Yesterday. PAUL MERKEL chatting with a friend in the thick of traffic in I the middle of the street at Fifth and Penn "DOC" SC1IAD talking Ito "BILLY IIINTZ in front of Flatter's new store BOB FRAME Ibuying ticket for movie REV. DR. ICIIAKLES RlhTLEK lOOKtflg at a (tooth paste display in a drug store window REV. I.

F. BERGSTRES SER breezing north on Ninth street Im his petrol wagon elwood h. 1DEYSHER puffing at a frayed stub Of a cigar LUTHER C. SCIIMEIIL, 2fnr heln when the elevator in the Berks uounty urusc company scans above the fifth floor OLLIE IFOCIIT in a brilliant spring top coat ENNETII wei A approaching Fifth and Washington in an awful hurry. IS HELD FOR MAYHEM rtrava tp 20.

Cherrv Hegress, given a hearing before Al hanniin Tliimn lust wn.1 held 1ll 111.... mder $SO0 bail on a larceny charge md committed to Jail on a charge if mayhem brought by Officer lark, who claimed she bit him, SEEK THIRD MAN mm MURDER TORCH MYSTERY Kroyiokas Karolidos Sought in Reading; Obtained Policy On Kaldes HALD0S HEARING FRIDAY Barber Expected to Waive Ex tradition; Police Mum on Evidence Mystery, aided by the silence of state police, continued to creep into the Hershcy "torch murder" case yesterday. Insurance policies taken out in the name of Charles Kaldes, now being sought, were actually taken out by a man named Kroyiokas Karolidos. Word leaked out yesterday that Karolidos is being hunted in Reading, Harrisburg and New York, but who he is and what connection he has with Kaldes or with Kostos Haldos, Reading barber under arrest in New York, was not revealed. It was only with reluctance that police admitted they are hunting Karolidos, and they still refused to divulge all the information given them by Nick Avronis and Peter Fisher, both Of whom were arrested in New York and taken to Harrisburg as ma terial witnesses.

Avronis is now held without bail, but Fisher was freed under $1,000 bond yesterday. Avronis and Fisher, it is known, claim to have seen Kaldes alive since September 23. Hearing Tomorrow Haldos will be given a hearing in New York tomorrow and is expected to waive extradition to this state. He will be charged with murder and conspiracy to defraud according to Assistant District Attorney Richards, at Harrisburg. Lieut.

William Bennett of state police has gone to New York today and will be at the Haldos hearing, but he will likely stay in the metropolis several days to continue his investigations. With the naming of Karolidos the Hershey case grew more complicated than ever. A burned auto belonging to Kaldes was found on the morning of Sept. 23, near Hershoy. In it was a corpse, with two deep wounds in the skull, and Kaldes' keys.

Blood pools were near the car. Haldos, beneficiary of Kaldcs' $25,000 insurance, payer of the insurance premiums and cousin of Kaldes, first said he thought the body was that of Kaldes. Then he was ques tioned by state police and said I he was not sure of the identification. He made preliminary claim for the insurance but never pressed for the money. raid funeral Kaldes had vanished from his Harrisburg rooms two clays before the burned car was found and in the belief, he said, that the corpse might be Kaldes, Haldos paid for the burial.

Police formed a theory that Kaldes and Haldos might has conspired to defraud the insurance companies when Avronis told them that he had seen Kaldes alive a few days ago and that Haldos told him, Avronis, that they had taken a corpse from a graveyard and burned it in the auto. Doctors said that a corpse was not burned, that the body was that of a man who had been dead a few hours, and police then asserted that murder had been committed. Now it is revealed that Karolidos and not Kaldes took out the insurance. Whether he did this with or without Kaldes' consent is not clear. If it was without Kaldes' consent, police will ask Karolidos if they find him what has become of Kaldes.

ACTRESS LOSES $2,000 DIAMOND For a $2,000 diamond which she lost out of a ring between the Pennsylvania railroad's city ticket office and the Park theatre yesterday. Mrs. Jean Claire last night offered a S500 reward. Mrs. Claire, who is a member of the vaudeville team of Jean and Harry Jones, which played the Park theatre the first half of this week, lost the stone after she had purchased a railroad ticket at the Pennsylvania office about 6.15 o'clock last night.

She discovered her loss after reaching the theatre, about 8 o'clock. Mrs. Claire will leave the city this morning, but asked that, should the stone be recovered, the person finding it should communicate with Henry Peyser, care of Loew's State Annex building, West Forty sixth street, New York city. THREE ROBBERIES REPORTED TO POLICE Three robberies were reported to police yesterday. Carpenter's tools valued at $200 were taken by thieves who broke into a house now under construction at 1532 Centre ave.

Robert Tobias reported to police that some one had broken into his locker at the plant of the Consumers' Gas company, Fifth and Canal streets, and stole $15 from the pocket of his trousers. Jimmying open a door, thieves entered the headquarters of the Penn Malt company, 106 N. Ninth and stole $9 from a cash register. RAISE $10 BANKNOTES Two raised $100 bills were passed on Reading bank tellers yesterday. Changedf rom $10 to $100, the notes 'were so cleverly executed that they escaped detection for some time.

Both left hand corners of the bills were changed, while the right hand corners were not tampered with. mmmmmmmmm Jss I 13 Jak. Members of the Reading hospital starf and board of managers and friends of Dr. John E. Livingood, shown here, last night tendered the physician a testimonial banquet at the Berkshire Country club.

Dr. Livingood, who has for a number of years been a member of the hospital staff, resigned to become associated with the Wyomissing Industries. About 75 persons attended last night's dinner. DR. JOHN LIVINGOOD AT niMM ni iii Hospital Board and Staff Fete Physician Who Takes Industrial Post As a testimonial to Dr.

John E. Livingood. who has resigned from the staff of the Reading hospital to become associated with the Wyomissing Industries, members of the hospital Livingood tendered the physician a at tho nrvtw r' Ik last night. About 75 guests were present. Dr.

Frank G. Runyeon was toast master. J. Heber Parker, president oi tne nospicai noara ol managers, responded to a toast on behalf of the board. Dr.

William S. Bertolet spoke for the hospital staff and Dr. Edward G. Meter for the department with which Livingood was identified. Others who responded to toasts were Dr.

James J. Quinev, who spoke on "The Dr. John M. Fisher, who represented Jefferson Medical college; Dr. Richard G.

Argens. who represented Temple university medical school; Dr. Louis J. Livingood, who spoke on "My Brother," and Dr. Livingood.

whose topic was "Reminiscences." Committee Named In charge of the affair was a committee consisting of Dr. H. H. Muhlenberg, Dr. Meter and Dr.

Erwin D. Funk. Those present were Miss Mary Lee Francis, Doctors R. M. Alexander.

W. W. Becker, J. M. Bertolet.

W. S. Bertolet, P. Cahanowitz, L. W.

Frederick, C. F. Freed, C. E. Goode.

P. E. Hack man, G. L. Haman, R.

J. Henderson, H. Hirshland, D. T. Hunt, J.

W. Kauffman, G. W. Kehl, W. A.

Leb kicker, H. M. Lcinbach, J. E. Livingood, L.

Livingood, E. G. Meter, H. U. Miller, H.

H. Muhlenberg, G. W. Overhol.ser. M.

J. Penta, R. L. Reber, H. J.

Rhode, E. W. Rothermel. F. G.

Runyeon. C. H. Shearer, H. P.

Shella bear. I G. Shoemaker, J. L. Wacner, F.

Werner, S. E. Worob. Zimmerman, I. H.

Hartman, W. R. Mover, E. C. Edgcrton, C.

Rentschler, M. De Wire. R. Travis, C. W.

Burr, F. Leavitt. M. G. Kessler, Homer L.

Morris. Richard G. Argens, Albert E. J. Lohmann, Joseph M.

Messick. John E. Neslcy and Erwin D. Funk, and Warren S. Adams, John Barbcy, Heber Ermentrout.

Joseph H. Has brouck, Gustav Oberlacnder, J. Heber Parker. I. A.

Seiders, Lawrence Mory, Isaac Ebcrly, Leon E. Thomas, John B. Raser, Irvin F. Impink, Henry J. Janssen, Frank S.

Livingood, Jacob H. Mays, Robert S. Loose, Rev. Frank Ruth. Landes F.

Miller, Harry C. Ul rich. Dr. Frederick Willson, Ferdinand Thun. J.

William Moyer and William M. Brcitingcr. WANTED IN POTTSTOWN John Watycha, alias John Wagner, 22, wanted in Pottstown on a charge of burglary, was arrested in Reading yesterday. He is said to be implicated in the robbery of a warehouse in Pottstown some time ago. when $2,000 worth of cigars and cigarets were stolen.

stolen. He was returned to Pottstown, where he was given a hearing and held without bail for court. MORE BUILDING PERMITS Thirteen more building permits were issued by the city last month than in March, 1928, according to the report of A. J. Grove, city building inspector, yesterday.

Last month there were 58 permits and in March, 1928, 45 were issued. There was an increase in the estimated cost of the building operations last March over the previous March of $358,625. The new prison will be built on the unit plan. The first unit of 140 cells can be added to whenever an increase in the number of prisoners makes it necessary. Hopkins spread blue prints of the prison on tables in the orphans court room in the court house this morning and commissioners and judges spent three hours viewing the plans.

In the afternoon the party, which included Judges Mays, Schaeffer, Shanaman and Marx. Commissioners Ringler, Savage and Blimline and M. D. Baldy, of the state department of welfare, visited the Essick tract. Hopkins' plans will be submitted to, state officials for approval, Prisoners in New Berks Jail To Be Housed in One Man Cells Prisoners in the new Berks jail, to be built on the Esslck tract in Bern township, will bj housed in 140 one man cells.

This was announced by County Commissioner Walter A. Ringler yesterday following an all day conference of the commissioners, judges and Albert Hopkins, New York architect, who is designing the prison. The building Is to be two stories high. Ringler also said the cost will be "somewhere between $500,000 and $750,000." "We'll have a closer estimate of the cost after we select the material for the prison," he said. "We have under consideration brick, concrete and stone.

Today we Inspected samples of the three FETED GAY WHITE WAY SETTING PLAIED FOR NEW CITY HALL Snyder Introduces Ordinance For Six 600 Candlepower Boulevard Lights SEWER CONTRACT AWARDED Agrees to Accept Portion of $648,420 Project Reading's new city hall is to have its own white light district with eight ornamental standards, each carrying a 600 candle power lamp, illuminating the streets around the converted high school. Councilman Snyder introduced an ordinance to provide for such lighting at the regular meeting of council yesterday. The lights, to foe similar In type to those on Mineral Spring road, are to Council in a Nutshell AUTHORIZED extension of the higli pressure system 12 inch water main on Court street from a point west of Eighth street to Reed street. Awarded Barber Asphalt company contract, for asphalt to be used in street repairing at $29.10 a ton. Bought a tract of land in the Maidencreek area from Amos R.

Estcrly for $4,200. Accepted resignation of Charles F. Witham as rodman in the department of engineering. Bought 3,000 pounds of explosives for use of the department of parks and public property to be used in excavating, removal of stumps and preparing ground for tree planting. Watched two men with a ladder fix clock in council chamber.

be furnished by the Metropolitan reason company which will be paid mommy lor au eight standards. ine con trace involved win cover a period of four years. Four of the lights are to be on Washington street, two on Eighth and two on Cedar street. Final passage of the ordinance is expected next week. Flah Emergency Lighting Provision was also made for lieht ing the interior of the new hall in case of emergency and the failure of the regular lighting system.

Contract was awarded the Philadelphia Storage Battery company for an auxiliary svs tem at a cost of $605. In case the regular lights go out, this emergency system automatically starts to lunc tion and the lights on it burn for two hours unless sMtched off in the meantime. T. M. Flanaghan, Philadelphia, low bidder was awarded the contract for construction of the main trunk sewer for the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth wards.

His bid for the job was $648,420. He addressed a letter to council stating that he would be willing to accept the contract for only part of the work if it was decided not to build it all at once. There is only $350,000 available for the sewer at present and so it was decided to award Flanaghan the contract but make certification for only $350,000. This means that the contractor will only build the sewer as far as can be paid for with the money available. The $350,000 was set aside in the councilmanic bond issue of $1,050,000, launched in 1928.

careful mm URGED BY SPEAKER Means Saving of Cash, Insur ance Man Tells Exchange Club Members 'Drive carefully and save money." This was the advice which William D. Hales, 'Baltimore, an insurance safety supervisor, gave members of the Exchange club at their weekly luncheon at The Berkshire yesterday. He spoke on "Accident Prevention." "All automobile owners and drivers should be aware," Hales declared, "that every motor accident adds to his insurance cost and that as cidents decrease, so does the cost, automobile insurance Declaring that automobile accidents are killing and injuring in one year as many people as lives in the city of Buffalo, Hales scored the hit and run driver and declared in favor of strict imposition of the penalties of violating the motor code. Wants Better Enforcement "Although thoughtlessness, carelessness, and ignorance cause many accidents," he said, "the laws and regulations are of no avail unless their full penalties are applied. When the penalties are properly carried out without fear or favor, accidents will be fewer." Hales declared that more than 80 per cent of the 2,000,000 injuries and 16,000 deaths hi industrial accidents in the United States in 1928 were caused by thoughlessness and that 99 per cent of all hit and run drivers are drunken drivers.

Hales was introduced by Earl K. Gerhard, West Reading Justice of the peace and representative of the Maryland Casualty company in the Reading district of which Hales is supervisor. Gerhard was chairman of the meeting. The club's next meeting will be held on the evening of April 10 at The Berkshire. No program has been announced.

A dance and card parjy will be held May 1. TALK ON INVESTMENTS GIVEN TO KIWANIS Speculation as a willingness to take a risk and investment as a desire for safety were the definitions which George S. Hummel. Reading, gave members of the Kiwanis club at a luncheon at Whitner's. Hummel, who is a dealer in securities and a member of the club, spoke on "Investments." The speaker related briefly the recent history of the stock market and illustrated with figures the market's upward trend.

E. H. Knerr was chairman of the meeting. Volcano of Water Drenches Penn Street to. iXwm Times Photo.

When a heavy truck hit a fire hydrant on the north side of Perm Just above Seventh street last night a volcano of water hurled its way into the air for more than half an hour, flooding the junction of Seventh and Penn streets and attracting hundreds of people to the scene. Damage done was confined to the broken hydrant, loss of water and possible delay of work on the Imbcr Brothers new store by flooding of excavations. Discord Over Judgeship EndsDem Harmony Session Three Candidates Extend Hand for Next Fall's Bench Nominations Meeting in an effort to select a standard bearer for the judgeship fight next fall, Berks Democratic leaders yesterday found three hands stretched out for the party banner, and three tactions backing their favorite candidates. It was a har mony meeting that ended in discord District Attorney Oliver M. Wolff, Harvey E.

Heinly, twice candidate for judge, and John P. Wanner, who ran against Wolff for district attorney at the last election, recited their claims to the hoaor at the meeting, held in the Americus club. The choice fell on none. Holders of all row offices in the court house, with the exception of Prothcnotary Nelson B. Rothermel, attended the meeting, which was held in the Americus club.

The party workers came with hope that the session would end party strife. In climb in? the stairs to the third floor hall many of them lost their breath and in the meeting most of them lost hope of healing the wounds. rnnilidates Called One by one. the judgeship candi dates were called into tne room, toia their tales, presented their reasons for believing they should be the party's choice, and went out, leaving the listeners to be their 'judges." Only one, Wanner, made overtures for harmony. He agreed to step out in favor of Heinly refused to make way for Wolff.

A fourth "candidate," Wilson S. Rothermel. lawyer, entered a stern and steadfast denial of reports that he aspired to succeed Judge Shanaman, a Repubican. when the latter's period of appointment expires next January 1. Shananman is expected to be the G.

O. P. choice for the position. Alter tne spcecnes, me enons xo patch together, the factions into a united party began. The supporters of Wolff were willing enough to as sist in the patching process, but wanted Wolff and Wolff only as tne inricrpchii i choice.

Likewise the Heinly and Wanner followers shouted loudly lor party narmony uui, i atu group insisted that only the name of its favorite would sound sweet on the lips of Berks Democrats next fall. Meets upposiuon It is understood that the party workers planned to select "unanimous choice" candidates for other offices, notably director of the poor. Poor Director J. Clinton Bach has met opposition in his effort to be reelected. Dr.

W. H. Ammarrell, of Birdsboro, has announced himself as a candidate and is said to have strong backing. E. C.

Hunter, former councilman, is also said to be preparing to enter the fight. gplpi a nominee for recorder which post Warren S. deputy recorder, and Harry ji nburg aspire, also was planned, ilie candidacy of Prothonotary Nelson L. Rothermel to succeed himself was to have been discussed. The judgeship mixup carried the meeting far beyond the original time limit, however, and the Democrats put off until Monday or Tuesday continuance of their efforts to pick a harmonious ticket LOST BOY Wa' ERS INTO ST.

1 IPH'S HOSPITAL While he pr( ly never heard of the song, "Sho the Way to Go must i been the thought uppermost in mind of four year old George KJ who wandered into St. Joseph's 1 pital yesterday lost. Nurss at the ospltal called Patrolman Haggerty," who took the boy to his home, 1211 Elm st. i FIRE THREATENS HOME The porch of the Eagles Mountain Home, near Egelman's reservoir, was partially destroyed by fire yesterday when sparks from a brush Are blew Into a pile of leaves under the porch and, fanned by a lively breeze, burst into flames. The Keystone Fire company was sent to the scene.

Extra School Board Session Arranged MEMBERS of the Reading school board will meet in special session after the March committee meetings next Tuesday night. It was announced by Oscar B. Heim, school secretary, yesterday. Although the vail for the meeting specified that "general business" will transacted, members of the board last night indicated that tiie controversy between the board and John C. Snyder, Selinsgrovc, contractor on the Thirteenth and Union streets grade school building, will be aired.

School Name Gone At New City Hall CHIP by chip, the Boys' High school was chiseled out of existence and into history yesterday. As a matter of fact, the Boys High school has not existed as a school since September, 1927. But, in spite of edicts of school boards and a new co cducational high school building, the legend, "Boys' High School," cut into cold granite over the entrance to the old building at Eighth and Washington streets, remained "as was" until yesterday. Then, the mallet and chisel of the stonecutters who are working to make a new city hall of the old high school pounded and pounded until the "Boys' High School" was no more. WEIIARIER BILL SCHEDULED TO PASS Opponents of Annexation Meas ure Satisfied with Amend ments Made by Committee HARRISBURG, April 3 Passage of a satisfactory plan of annexation for third class cities was virtually assured today when differences over the were reconciled at a public hearing today before the house committee on municipal corporations.

This bill, which sets up definite machinery for taking in boroughs of less than 10.000 population, tenvn ships, parts of townships and outlying lots, was reported for passage in the house an hour after the hearing. It will be up for final passage in the house on Monday night. Representing Lancaster, a city vitally interested in the annexation of outlying territory upon whicli is built a new railroad station serving it. Dr. H.

H. Appel, president of Franklin and Marshall college and president of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Prank C. Musser and Charles F. Bowman, chairman of the Lancaster Real Estate board, urged favorable action "to give the smaller cities an opportunity to grow." Drafted by League The Third Class Cities league drafted the Weingartner bill, and has agreed to the several amendments made in it both in the senate and the hcusCr A.

A. Cochrane, city solicitor of Chester and a member of the law committee of the Third Class Cities league, told the members of the house committee that "although this plan of annexation was a little severe and drastic, it is workable." "Third class cities," he said, "are in such great need for a plan of annexation that we will gladly accept this bill." Representative Edward Brown of Luzerne spoke for the opponents of the measure, declaring that if their amendment was adopted the measure would prove acceptable to them. The amendment, which provides that the written consent of a majority of the property owners of parts of townships must accompany a petition to a court for appointment of a board of viewers to investigate the proposed annexation, was adopted by the committee. Thus the last vestige, it is believed, of opposition has been removed. Dr.

Appel made a strong appeal for a method of annexation so that third class cities might expand, In his opinion, the "finer things will corns from the smaller cities in the next decade," and no attempt should be made to keep a growing city within its connnes. HELD FOR COURT AS DRUNKEN DRIVER Charged with driving an auto mobile while under the influence of liquor, Harry E. Mack, 432 Schuylkill was held for court under $500 bail by Alderman Dumn last night. Mack was arrested after his car crashed into a machine parked on Mulberry st. Carl Poor, of 1241 Mulberry owner of the damaged car, refused to say that Mack was drunk, explaining that he was "no authority on drunkenness." Patrolmen Seifert, who arrested Mack immediately after the accident, said he took him to Homeopathic hospital where he was pronounced under the influence of liquor.

Dr. Kawalski, who examined Mack, testified that "Mack was not In fit condition to operate an START LIBERTY FIGHT IN HOG DEALER DEATH William Ehling Seeks Freedom On Habeas Corpus in Cor rell "Rig Accident" NORRISTOWN, April 3. A fight for freedom was oesun in the Mont Komer.v county courts here today by William Ehling. Gilbertsville, held in the county prison here since last Friday in connection with the death of Harry Correll, 50, Gilbertsville hog dealer, last Thursday morning. Through his attorney, Julian Bar nard, Norristown, Ehling today asked the court for a writ of habeas corpus, which would release him from prison on $1,000 bail.

Ehling has been held since his arrest March 29. He is alleged to have been Correll's com panion on a business trip which the dealer took from Gilbertsville to Hoffmansville last Wednesday night. Correll's mangled "body was found in the wreckage of his sulky early Thursday morning. Sticks to Story All through his imprisonment in the Montgomery county jail Ehling has consistently stuck to his original story that Con ell fell from the rig onto the hard road and was kicked by the horse. Realizing that Correll was dead and beyond help, Ehling told police, he went home on loot, telling no one of the death of his companion.

Ehling was strenuously grilled by state and Montgomery county police for the first few days after his arrest but since then his imprisonment has been for the most part uninterrupted by police questioning. The writ which Barbard presented yesterday is returnable Friday, when it is likely that it will be argued in Judge Harold G. Knight's court. Correll was buried Friday in the Boyertown cemetery, but as yet a date for an inquest has not been set. NORTON TURNS DOWN RIPPER SUBSTITUTE HARRISBURG, April 3.

State Senator James E. Norton, of the Berks district, yesterday declined to sponsor a bill by which the present county prison board of nine members would be replaced by a fi.e man board. Senator Norton did not announce who asked him to introduce the measure, which was received at Harrisburg almost simultaneously with the passage of the Bausher prison board ripper bill by the senate yesterday. The Bausher bill would replace the nine man administration with a three man board. The prospect of the new bill's being introduced in the assembly are considered slight, because it is not believed that its sponsors will find anyone to father it.

It was expected that the Norton bill appropriating $6,500 for the purchase by the state of Sauconni Barrick, Rockland township territory in which Indians obtained flint for arrowheads, will be passed and sent to Governor Fisher for his signature. FIRE OBSERVER PLACED AT TOWER Because April is counted the dangerous month for forest fires, Arthur Good, Gibraltar, has been stationed at the Summit hotel on Mt. Penn as fire observer. He will be on duty from 9.30 a. m.

td 6 p. m. each day. Good reported two fires Tuesday, one a large blaze at Joanna, the other a smaller Are at Birdsboro. None were discovered yesterday.

Oliver E. Fryer, forest inspector, has requested that persons planning to burn brush notify Good, whose telephone number is 3 7149. Ma Said 'Yes9 But Pa Said Girl's Stage Career Nipped in Bud What might have blossomed into a brilliant careo' on the stage was nipped in the last night when a detective ced the' dancing and prancing in a Reading theatre of pretty Anna Norko, 17, who is said to nave ran away from her home in Bridgeport, to seek fame and fortune behind the footlights. It seems that Anna's pa didn't raise his daughter to be an actress. At any rate, his instructions to Bridgeport police were to "send Anna home." And that's Just what they wired Chief of Police Schearcr to do.

When found by Detective Weber at the Rajah theatre, where she has been a member of the chorus for two days, Anna was indignant. "My mother was perfectly satisfied for me to be an actress," she said. "Why, just this morning I received a special delivery, letter from her saying she TRUCK BREAKS HYDRANT; LIQUID Imber Brothers' Operations on New Building May Be Delayed AUTOS, TROLLEYS SOAKED Hundreds of Spectators At tracted, Many Suffer Wet Feet A volcano of water spouting: 15 feet into the air from a fire hydrant which had been torn loose by the wheel of a five ton truck turned the junction of Seventh and Penn streets into a lagoon last night, flooded excavations for the new Imber Brothers' store, drenched autos and street cars which ran the liquid gauntlet and attracted hundreds of spectators, many of whom paid with wet feet for the liquid "fireworks" display. From 7.45 until 8.20 o'clock the hydrant tore crazily at its connections, dancing in the fountain of water like a celluloid ball at a shooting gallery. Had it broken away, water bureau officials said, it would have been hurled into the air by the force of water at its base and possibly have fallen in the crowd with fatal results.

Huge Iron Key Required Finally the water supply was shut off by Edmund Drayer, foreman in the bureau of water, assisted by Matty Sullivan. The two men. called from home by police, ended the display by closing a valve in the street nearby. Police had been unable to close the valve because It needed a massive Iron key, five feet long. Contractors on the Imber Brothers' job said that work would not be delayed, but truckers who were carrying away material from the excavation said it will be at least 12 hours before the heavy trucks can go down into what appeared to be a swamp after the hydrant had ended its rampage.

Damage to the hydrant and for loss of water will be charged to the trucking concern, it was said at the water bureau last night. This is the Walter Faust company. Henrv E. Fauchcr, 332 Locust was driving the truck which hit the hydrant. Skids Into Plug "I was coming up with a load of dirt," he said, "and was turning into the street when one of the rear wheels slipped a little and I think the hub cap must have hit the hydrant.

It must have been a very light blow for the truck is not marked." The hydrant is located on the north side of Penn street about 20 feet east of the Reading company tracks at the edge of the sidewalk. At present it is under scaffolding erected by contractors on the Imbcr job. STUDY ENDOWMENT FOR CHRIST CHURCH Fund of Million Dollars gested for Future Sug Advisability of creating an endowment fund of from $500,000 to $1,000. 000 for Christ Episcopal church will be studied by a committee consisting of II. Seidcl Throm, G.

E. Potts, William Hie.ster, H. E. Haines, and J. M.

Kalbach, the vestry of the church decided at an annual meeting Tuesday night. "The endowment plan docs not apply to the near future but to the day when Christ church will be hemmed in on all sides by big business buildings," H. B. Hagy, clerk of the vestry, announced after the meeting. "The parish is irremovable under its deeds and, although will not be closed for religious services, it Is probable that the present property will be used chiefly as a center for social service work for the benefit of the entire municipality.

For the present, our efforts will be devoted to the creation of a nucleus for the fund and the encouragement of our members and friends who are in a position to do so to give substantial endowments in trust while they are living." LEWIS TO BE I.O. O.F. BIRTHDAY ORATOR Several hundred persons arc expected to attend the eighty third anniversary banquet of Emblematic lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at the Odd Fellow's temple, Eighth and Franklin streets, tonight. A program of entertainment has been arranged and the banquet will be followed by a short period of speech making. Among the speakers will be officers of the lodge, who will relate the order's history, and the Rev.

C. P. Lewis, pastor of Perklomen Avenue Presbyterian church, who is to speak on "Fraternity." The lodge was instituted on April 3. 1848, with a membership of about 100. The present membership is 258.

TO MERGE LODGES Plans to merge the Bingaman and Friendship commanderies, Knights of Malta, were announced yesterday. The consolidation will be effected within two weeks, with a combined membership of 900. The merged lodge will bo known as the Friendship commandcry. hoped I would make good on the stage. I don't know why my father wants me to come home." When she left her home In Bridgeport, the girl related, she joined a show at Trenton, N.

J. She left there1 three days ago to come to Reading. "I don't know why dad should raise so much fuss over nothing," Anna told detectives. "He knows I've always Wanted to be a great actress and I should think he'd like to see me succeed. And surely ho couldn't have objected to my being a mere chorus girl nearly every great actress ttarted that way." Weeping because her career on the stage had been interrupted while yet in its infancy and declaring that she still wanted to become a famous stags star, Anna was taktn to Bculah Anchorage last night pending further instructions from her father, FIREWORKS FOLLOW.