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SLIDING SCALE ALSO REJECTED Coal Corporation Says Rejec tion Is a Fixed Habit of Union Leaders Altoona, uly 23. In a statement, based on reports through the newspapers that President John Brophy, of District No. 2, United Mine Workers, has rejected the sliding scale of wages as proposed by the Pennsylvania Coal Coke corporation with offices here, the company in a statement to be issued tomorrow morning says that "rejection, seems' to be a fixed habit of union leaders in this and that "refused to confer has become a second nature." The company in the bullein asserts that the miners of the distriot through their loaders have: "Rejected. a district "Rejected all proposals made at the president's national conference. "Rejected arbitration.

"Rejected their own demands as a basis for a provisional resumption of "Rejected a fact finding agency sug TROOPS DISPERSE A STRIKE CROWD Ride Into the Gathering and It Scatters Without Any Disturbance Washington, July 23. Troops of the 104th cavalry, Pennsylvania National Guard, on duty in the coal strike region, today were called upon to disperse a crowd in a street at the miners' camp at Cokeburg. Employ ing the tactics of the state police, the mounted soldiers rode into gather inn of about 20 men. It took them only a minute to scatter the crowd There was no resistance. Reports from all other points in the coal lelds were that the situation was quiet.

Colonel E. J. Stackpole, com mandine the 104th, made a tour of the region today accompanied by hi staff. While no official statement was made, it understood that the col onel made a survey to ascertain the location of mines which may resume operations in the immediate future. Indications that the soldiers are pre paring for a long stay was seen today at the camp site near Cokeburg.

Tiie gested by the president at Washington khaki clad cavalrymen were busy i. 1 1 1. iA. after howling for it for 12 months. "Rejected our invitation for an immediate conference on the sliding scale which offers them a basis of partnership without risk "to'them.

"Rejected a fact finding, agency as embodied in the sliding scale." The "sliidng scale" as proposed some days ago by the Pennsylvania Coal Coke company is said to mean pay for the miner with each rise in the price of coal above a fixed price, maintained by the company to be even above the scale of wages in effect prior to March 31 of this year. WORLD WAR VETERAN DIES AT DOUGLASSVILLE Doufflassville, July 23. Jolm Fisher, a veteran of the world war, died this morning at his His demise was very sudden. He was in the army three years. He had been In failing health since his return.

He was aged. 35 years, 9 months and 28 days. He is survived by his S. Mills Fisher and Jennie Fisher. Also these brothers and sisters: at home; Irene, wife of William Schaeffer; Edna, wife of Howard AVyning, West Leesport; Emma, Reading; William.

of Lester, Pa. Funeral on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. NEGRO TROOPS TO GUARD R. R. SHOPS Waco.

Texas. July 23. Two carloads of negro federal soldiers passed through Waco this afternoon on a jspecial train over the International and Great Northern line, bound, according to the negroes, for Fort Worth to guard the Tecas Pacific Hailroad shops. The negroes said they were from San Antonio. HAS ADDED YEARS TO HIS LIFE TIME from sun up until putting in a water line and running electric light wires to regional headquarters.

The motor detachment carrying tents failed to arrive today and in the meantime the troops are flndin shelter under, pup tents. At regimental headquarters it was reported the motor detachments had passed through Bedford and was expected here tomorrow. Brigadier General C. E. Shannon and General B.

Beary are due to arrive in camp in the mornin The soldiers' band gave a concert In Sokeburg tonight. The band leaders are making arrangements to play every night at one of the neighboring towns where the troops are stationed. TROOPS STOP MEETING Ebensburg, July 23. A meeting of striking miners at Heilwood, in the area controlled by the National Guard. was stopped today by a state trooper, who informed the organizers that Major Edgar McKinney, commanding the cavalrymen and machine gunners in Cambria, Indiana and Somerset counies, had placed a bon on open air gatherings.

The organizers told the miners to go home but said they would confer with the major row in an effort to gain his sanction for such meetings. Leading coal operators of the region at Jenners, Colver and Cone roaugh said tonight that with the guardsmen on duty they expected to reopen their mines immediately. The troops in this region are stationed near Ebensburg, where headquarters have been established; cav alrymen at Colver, Heilwood and Conemaugh, and machine gunners at Vintondale and Jenners. The Ebensburg, Heilwood and Vintondale mines have been operating since the strike began April 1 last, FUTURE COURSE IS UNCERTAIN (Continued from First Pare.) The commission, it was agreed, War Veteran Praises Plant jder tne ternls of the transportation Juice for Relieving Troubles "If it was not for Plant Juice I do not believe I would be. alive today for I had about lost all hope of ever getting over my kidney trouble and said Mr.

Samuel Michael, of 1834 Catherine street. Wil 1BS MR SAMUEL MICHAEL tiamsport, in a recent interview with The Plant Juice Man. Mr. Michael is 87 and a veteran of the Civil War, having been with Gen. Sherman at Gettysburg and having tak part in the battles of Atlanta and Chattanooga.

Continuing, he said: "I had suffered with my kidneys and rheumatism for 20 years. I had spent just about all the money I had for different medicines and treat ments and the best I can sav for any of them is. that they relieved me for a oay or so. "My wife had taken Plant Juice for catarrh and stomach trouble and it did her so much good that I decided to try it. Well, sir, toy the time I had taken three bottles of Plant Juice I began to pick up and then the medicine drove those rheumatic pains from my body.

My kidnevs are improved also and I am now able to get a good night's rest whereas before, I had to get out of, bed at all hours of the night because of my kidneys. I feel 20 years younger. In fact, even at my age, I feel now like I could run and jump like a boy. I think Plant Juice is a wonderful medicine, believe it has added 20 years to my life and both my wife and I are glad to slve an indorsement for it." Plant Juice is sold in Reading at TM American' Medicine" store, 710 Penn street. Adv.

act could require railroads to em bargo shipments of coal to ports and territories deemed to have greatest need for fuel. For a beginning it was expected that the coal rationing system would be applied only to assure railroads their, coal supply, maintenance of the transportation machine being considered the primary MANY SUGGESTIONS Every possible contingency in connection with the rail situation has been canvassed by President Harding in his conference with advisers in the cabinet and with members of the senate, it was understood, the suggestions placed before the govern men including even federal control both of railroads and mines as a step to be considered in the final emergency. Other suggestions were said to have been that the strike be left to wear itself out, the government maintaining a policy of protecting interstate commerce meanwhile; that labor representatives be charged in court proceedings with conspiracy to interrupt interstate commerce, and finally that railroad managements be required to yield on the seniority rule, while the railroad labor board be induced to modify some of the conclusions against which the Shop crafts have struck. To date every White House pronouncement has been of a nature supporting the railroad labor board, and the actions of Chairman Hooper. Opinion that any modification of this attitude was intended, lacked official support tonight WOOLEN SPREAD FOR SON An estate of $3,200 is left by the will of Jacob Eckenroat, late of Cumru townsbip, which was admitted to probate Saturday.

Letters were granted to a son, Franklin K. Ecken roth, who Is named executor. The estate is valued at $700 in personal Property and $2,500 In real estate, comprising a 24 acre farm In Cumru township. The entire estate Is left to the widow, Elizabeth, during her life. After her death he directs that "his son, Franklin take the farm for $2,000.

The woolen homespun spread, which formerly belonged to his father, Henry Eckenroat, he gives to his son, Franklin after the death of his wife. The remainder of his estate he directs be divdied equally among his six children. A portion of the will reads: "Tim furniture nnd household goods shall be peaceably divided among my six children." i A I T.I.M READIN PA MOND A I JULY 2 4, 1 9 2 2 Still "Mopping Up" in Mine Battle Area State police and deputy sheriffs are still "mopping up" in the hills of Washington county. seeking participants in the mine battle at Cliftonvllle, W. in which Sheriff H.

H. Duval and six others were killed. This photograph, taken by Bob Dorman, NEA Service staff photographer, shows officers rounding up men in Avella, for questioning. LAYING THE CORNER STONE (Continued from First. Page.) Rev.

W. C. Dunlap, pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran church, oltercd the prayers, which was followed by the laying of the corner stone by the pastor, Rev, Mr. Beck.

The stone was laid in the midst of shower of rain. IN THE STONE Included among' the articles which were sealed in the corner stone were the following: communion elements, common service book, 1922 Lutheran year book, list of Lutheran pastors of Berks county, oins of 1922, current issue of "The Luther an," tne Lutneran oman vv ona, the Foreign Mission, Saturday's issue of Reading newspapers, list of contributions to the general building' and also the corner stone fund, program of the exercises, con stitutions and by laws of the church, brief history of the church, report of Sunday morning's session of Sunday school, list of officers of the congregation and various socle ties of the church. The work on the construction of the new church, the cost of is estimated to be close to the $100, 000 mark, is progressing rapidly. The front walls have already been brought to the first floor level. The church has had a remarkable growth and today is one of the most progressive of the Lutheran churches in the city.

IN CUSTODY AT ALLENTOWN (Special to the News Times.) Allentown, July 23. Amy Schaef fer, aged 25, of Reading, is In jail here, charged with adultry. She was arrested with Frank Falwell, of Buffalo, a traveling salesman. The warrant was sworn out before Alderman L. Schuffert.

Neither of the par ties could enter bail. THE Sig S. Schweriner LAD OF THIRTEEN DROWNED IN POOL i (Special to the News Times.) Allentown, July 23. John Koenig, aged 13, was drowned in the Cedar Beech pool. He was swimming with brothers and sisters and they missed him.

They believed he had gone The parents went to the bathing houses and found the boy's clothing. The body has not been recovered. To drain the pool will take a week. Four ovens, of the Frefhofer bakery here were ruined tonight and 10,000 loaves of bread were destroyed, when the brick building in which the ovens were located burned down. One fireman Was burned.

The loss is said to reach $10,000 covered by insurance. WThen two automobiles, collided early Sunday morning on the Nazareth Pike, five people were injured. They are all in the Bethlehem NEW BERLINYILLE Ralph Gerhart, who had been employed at the Boyertown Burial Casket Co. as a casketmaker, left this place the past week and is now employed at Catasauqua making burial caskets for a burial casket company at that place. The ice cream festival held at this place last Saturday evening by the basketball team was well attended.

The Keystone band of Boyertown furnished the Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rhoad? and Stanley Rhoads, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwanger, of Amityville; visited Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Geisinger, of near Hennings ville, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herbst, of Bechtelsville, were the guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Herbst. Mr. and Mrs. David Trout, orient the past few weeks at their bungalow at Spring Forge.

The farmers of this vicinity have started to harvest their oats crop. lis a Feat to Fit Feet" WILL NOT DO PICKET WORK Troops at Johnstown to Be Used ly in an Emergency Johnstown, July 23 Late this even, ing Captain George O. Calvert, in charge of 102 cavalrymen and machine gunners stationed on the old Woodvale baseball grounds', stated that the troops in Johnstown, will remain here for an indefinite period and there is no intention of sending any of them away unless an emergency arise that will demand their presence elsewhere. "In the meantime," says Captain Calvert, "these troops will do no picket work for either the strikers or the oper a tors." Chief of Police Charles E. Griney tonight declared that the local police force will work independent of the National Guard and that It will handle the local situation without any aid from cavalrymen or machine gun ners.

He said that their aid was not solicited by ihim or the local fores. EDITOR'S DROWNING overturned. Specialist Sig. S. Schweriner the fo) mm DUE TO HEART FAILURE Ticonderoga, N.

July 23. Acci dental drowning, with an athletic heart as a contributory factor, caused the death of William A Caldwell general early service editor in the New York office of The Associated Press, who was the victim of a canoe accident on Lake George near here yesterday. While no autopsy was per formed, the attending physicians, Prs Sargent and Cummings, of this vil age, and Coroner John Brcen decided that in the light of the facts some heart attack or fainting spell un doubtedly prevented Mr. Caldwell who was formerly a celebrated college athlete and a powerful swimmer, from saving himself when his canoe Says: s7 CONTINUES DAILY WITH BIGGER BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Many lots are being assembled, and are marked for quick selling, and by grouping them gives you a good run of sizes to select from. OUR RAY SERVICE is doing a wonderful research work daily.

Of all the discoveries made by this instrument it is surely WONDERFUL. It relieves many a doubtful mind, and assures you perfect fit and comfort. This extra service is positively free to each and every person. In this BIG SHOE SALE are included such good Shoes at Hurleys, Stetsons, Nettletons, Burls, Reeds, Ebberts, Zieglers and all our regular lines, including those EVER DEPENDABLE CAIWIILEVERS (For Men, Women and Children), which makea great pleasure of many an OUTING, VACATION, PLEASURE TRIP, HIKE or WALK, because of their exceptional EXTRA FEATURE FITTING QUALITIES and COMFORT. EVERY HIGH and LOW SHOE re sponds to QUICK ACTION, which means a Big Cash Saving of Dollars and Dollars at MOM SEN BIG! SHOE SALE 432 PENN SQUARE No Charges or Memos During Sale DEATHS OF THE DAY BRUBAKERt Magdalena, wife of Jacob H.

Bru baker, aged 59 years, 11 months and 11 days, died at 12.05 p. Saturday, of a complication, at her residence, 739 Mulberry street. Mrs. Brubaker was born in Newberry township, York county, and was a daughter of Jacob and Eliza Cassel, both deceased. She had been making her home in Reading for the last 12 years.

She was a member of the Church of God, of Middletown She leaves, besides ler husband six children: Erastus, Clarence Charles Cassel Harry S. and Margaret, wife of Gerhard Newman, all of Reading; also a stepdaughter, Emma Ulr'ch, of Lorain, O. Two brothers, Samuel G. Cassel, Reading, and Clinton Cassel, Conewago township, York county, survive, as well as one granddaughter and two grandsons. DESMAN Bernard Liesman died at 12.40 a.

m. yesterday, at his residonce, 1148 Perkiomen avenue, after an illness of two months. He was born in this city and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Liesman.

and was 65 years, 8 months and 27 days old. Ho was employed by the Parish Manufacturing Company and was a member of the Hampden Fire Company, and of K. G. E. He is survived by his widow.

Anna Lies man, and by his brother, Francis, and a sister, Mrs. M. Braun, both of this city. HARNER Katherine L. Harner, wife of the late Morris L.

Harner, died at the residence of her son in law, Dr. Walter A. Rigg, 220 South Fifth st. She was 66 years, 10 months and IS days of age. Undertaker Auman has ROWE Harry Jerome Rowe, ged 8 months and 4 days, died at the Reading hospital yesterday 1 noon.

The child I was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rowe, of 632 Gordon street. WALLEY, Mrs. Ida R.

Walley, wife of George Walley, 147 Buttonwood street, died at her home Saturday at 1.25 of a complication of diseases, aged 57 years, 10 months and six days. Walley was sick for more than two years, and was. bedfast ever since last Christmas. She was the daughter of the deceased Joel and Susan H'gh. Mrs.

Walley was a native of Reading. She was a member of Grace U. E. church. Beside her husband, Mrs.

Walley is survived by the following children: Gertrude, wife of William Berg; Percy R. and air of Reading; Grace and Marian, at home, and Helen, wife of Arthur Welsh, of Reading; also by three grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Samuel, Mark, Maud, wife of Francis Clouser, and Dora. 1 UMBENHAUER. Henry S. Umbenluiuer, 205 Nortn 2d street, died Friday at the Reading hospital of a complication of He was admitted to the hospital 16 days ago.

At the time of his death, Mr. Umbenhauer was 69 years, 2 month and 7 days old. Many will remember Mr Umbenhauer as the buyer of the muslin and white dress goods department of the C. K. Whitner department store.

lie was with the Whitner firm for about 35 year, starting as a salesman. He was active in various circles in Reading. He was a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagles, of the Historical society, of the Blue Mountain Eagles, Climbing club and the Farm bureau. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran churclv. He is survived by the following: His wife, Mary; a daughter, Sue, wife of Alfred E.

Bailey; a son, William; a sister, Kate, wife of John Dunkel berger; and four brothers, Isaac, William, John and Daniel. Wool fleece contains about four per cent of potash, and the United States bureau of chemistry is endeavoring to save the 24,000,000 pounds that are wasted each year so that it may be used for fertilizers. No Chance for Loss When Paying With Proteetm Chech npHE Protectu Check System, JL which we haveadoptedfbr the uk of our deposftora, especially beneficial for Factories, Mills, Shops and Busmen Finns for Py Roll use. In this desk size check book, the checks are put in a loose leaf cover, the Protectu cutter is attached to the inside of the cover, the check is filled out and torn off at the per' forated line in the usual way; then placed under the stationary cutter and torn at the amount required. Saves Time No machine is required.

The cut' ter is always with the check book. The protection is absolute. Protectu Checks may also be obtained at this bank in a pocket size, cutter attached to cover, all complete. Three CHURCH CHOIR HAS SWIMMING PARTY A private "splash party'' was held at Barn's Nat a twin m. 134 Nortli 5th street, after the regular closing: hours.

10 to 12 o'clock by the choir of St. Paul's Lutlv eran church. 16th street and Perkiomen avenue. Swimming races, water polo and fan cy diving: conteHts wer? held, and the women pxeelled the men in most of the feats attempted. Tliis group was composed of the following young men and women: Hilda DeVoe, Harriet Son tiers, Elsie Jones.

Emily Sonders. Irene Matz, Charles Herman. Kathryn Mit tenberger. Kern (iriffith Edna FranU, Kdna Miller. Catharine Beyerle, Alma Haupt, Harold Sheader.

Jari Jones J. WertRate. Samuel Kerschner, James Quern. Harry Printz. Clarence Belss wangrer.

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