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ur THE READING NEWS TIMES, READING TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH. 18, 1919 OBITUARY Y. M. A. RECEPTION CHURCH AGAINST FILBERT IN FAVOR OF OPEN SUNDAY EVENING BETHLEHEM STEEL INCOME FOR 1918 POLES PREPARE A NEWCAMPAIGN Berlin Hears White Falcons Will End MM AWARDED AN APPEAL FROM COMPENSATION Court Sustains Ruling of Referee in the Hain, Claim West Reading; Hattie, wife of Howard Bechtel, Detroit, Bertha, wife of Mabrey Yoder; E.

Harold and Stanley, at home, and Ruth wife of Alfred Bortz; also 19 grandchildren and two brothers, Reuben and Augustus, of Reading. He was a son of the late Henry and Catharine Wien and was born in Exeter township. He was a member of Schwarzwald Reformed congregation, a charter member of Camp 230, P. O. S.

of and St. Lawrence Castle, No. 463, K. at Reiffton. Funeral.

Saturday. B. Frank Hain B. Frank Hain died at 10.45 Monday morning of gastritis, after a few hours' illness. He complained of pains in his chest at 6, as he was about to arise, and his wife summoned their son, a physician.

Dr. Ira J. Hain, assistant physician in the city health bureau. His death was a severe shock to Sees Xo Reason Why City Should Xot Have Aimifeiiicnt Mayor Filbert said on Monday that he favors the bill pending before the State Legislature to allow Sunday moving pictures and other amusements. The mayor stated that when he was in Washington recently his gaze was met on all sides by signs of theatres open on Sunday and that if the National capital enjoys this form of entertainment on Sunday there is no reason why Reading and other Pennsylvania cities should be denied it.

There is likely to be opposition to the bill here, and it will come from the Reading Ministerial Association. The Reformed Ministers' Association held a meeting on Monday when tho subject was discussed. It was the sense of the meeting that a meeting of the general ministerial body of the city should be called to act on the subject. The officers of the Min isterial Association said during the morning that they had not been no tided of the action of the Reformed ministers and that no special meet Ing had yet been called. CASUALTY LIST The following casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary orces: Died from accident and other causes 33 Died of disease 20 Wounded severely 1 Missing in action 4 Total 75 Died from Accident and Other Causes Privates Lewis E.

Reynolds, Big island; Clarence Bishel, Clearfield; Benjamin Searfass, Palmerton. Died of Disease Privates Harry Mengel, Philadelphia; Paul Elmer Miller, Manns Choice; Samuel J. Payne, Philadelphia; Vincent J. Torpey, Philadelphia; Thomas A Umbokz, Gratz; Edward Veisen Titusville. Wounded Severely Sergeant Wm." J.

Murphy, Erie; Private George J. Ploumbo, Bradenville; Joseph Smith, Grange. Wounded (degree undetermined) 23 Wounded slightly 25 Total 4S Wounded slightly Major Thomp son McD. Baird, Wilkes Barre. Ser geant John T.

Baird. Philadelphia. Corporal Ray Andrews, Florence. Privates Herman A. Bixlor, Avon; William J.

Blade. Harrisburg. The following casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary Forces: Killed in action, died from wounds, died from accident and other causes. died of disease, 10; wounded severely, missing in action, total. 28.

Died from Accident and Other Causes Private Rene Tisset, Philadelphia. Died of Disease Sergeant Merrill B. Lupoid, Sunbury. Wounded Severely Private Na thaniel Curtis, Philadelphia. The following cabled corrections are issued as an appendix to the regular casualty lists at the request of the several press associations: Killed in Action, Previously Re ported WTounded (Degree Undeter mined).

Private Joseph Pietowsky, Dinsmore, Washington county. Died of Wounds, Previously Re ported Wounded (Degree Undeter mined). Sergeant Harry B. Schmitt, Philadelphia. Dead, Previously Reported Missing Action Private Raymond Swan boro, Beaverdale.

Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Previously Reported Missing in Ac tion Privates Edward Sossong, Dunmcre; George Tinsman, Philadelphia. Returned to Duty, Previously Reported Missing in Action Private Charles F. Stewart, Altoona. Wounded Slightly Corporal Martin Niklewski.

Nanticoke; Privates John Andrewchack West Newton; James W. Bell, R. F. D. No.

4, McDonald; Homer D. Fox, II. F. D. No.

1, Van; Howard G. Jewell Falls. Beaver STATE ROAHI) ADJOURNS HARRISBURG, March 17. The State Board of Education, which was to have held its monthly meeting today adjourned out of respect to the memory of Dr. Nathan Schaeffer, one of original members of tho board and until his death its president.

WATER PKOHE ASKED IIARIUSIU'RG. March 17. The Public Service Commission was today asked to make an investigation of the South Pittsburgh Water Company, it being claimed that it is not furnishing quality and quantity of water desired and that service connections have not been made. SOl'TfTEKN TRAFFIC CRIPPLED MEMPHIS. March 17.

Traffic over railroads entering Memphhj from the east virtually was at ri standstill today because of washouts due to yesterday record breaking rainfall. Officials Tell of Ileavy Amounts to Cover Plant Losses NEW YORK, March 17. Net income of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation for 1918 aggregated $57,188,769, compared with 979,360 in 1917, according to the annual report issued today. Net earnings, after allowing for extra depreciation charges, amounted to $15,930,390, against $27,320,736 the previous year, the striking disparity being largely due to increased cost of operations. Statements to shareholders by Chairman Charles M.

Schwab and President E. G. Grace emphasized the fact that the end of the war had necessitated the charging off of extraordinary amounts of profits to cover losses in values of plant and equipment installed for the manufacture of war materials. board, rendered an adverse decision. The company then appealed to court and again suffers an adverse decision.

The plaintiff's request to take off a non suit is refused in an opinion by Judge Endlich in the case of Oscar W. Brown against F. S. Wertz and P. S.

Wertz, executor of Augustus C. Wertz, deceased, trading as F. S. Wertz Co. A rule to open judgment is made absolute by Judge.

Endlich in an opinion filed in the case of Frank lin F. Massey, to the use of the My erstown Trust against Ida Wood Hermena M. Massey, J. Geisler and Daniel W. Bohn.

NON PARTISAN LAW SUITS OFFICIALS HERE Bill in Legislature to Amend Third Class City Rule Sentiment among the city officials of Reading and the public in general on some of the Third Class City leg islatlon, which is pending in the State Legislature, more particularly the wiping out of the non partisan form of holding municipal elections is De ing sought by James A. Gardner, city solicitor, of New Castle, and chairman of the law committee of the League of Third Class Cities. Mr. Gardner has communicated with Mayor Filbert and the councilmen and Solicitor Bertolet has been in structed to reply, stating that the non partisan feature of the law is satisfactory here. In his communication, Mr.

Gard ner views the I. W. W. and Bolshevism movement with some alarm. He says: 'If conditions in this city were such as they were many years ago, I think, speaking for myself, I would not strenuously oppose the change, even though I thought it would be inadvisable and not for the best interests of the cities.

There is very much unrest in this country at the present time. We have trouble with Bolshevism, I. W. and certain other persons whose disloyalty during the recent war, are so well known that they do not need to be mentioned. By our non partisan ballot, it re quires a majority of all the votes to elect a city official; by return to the partisan Primary Ballot, it is possible that candidates of a minority party may be elected.

This city passed through an experience of this kind just prior to the adoption of the Clark Act, and is not desirous for a return of the old method; and there are other cities in this state who are like situated, and if we are compelled to go back to the old method it may be expected that the candidates of some of the minor parties will succeed in carrying off some of our city offices. In fact, I do not think we could better serve these agitators at this time, than by changing our method of election, for with the nonpartisan ballot there Is an opportunity for the good people of each of our cities to unite In a common cause to elect good city officials. READING NAME ON BRIEF CASUALTY LIST John Wart'el Reported AVoundcd to Be John E. Warfel, of 222 Greenwich street, wounded, degree undetermined, is the only Pennsylvanian in the official casualty lists of Monday. This is the low record for this state's share in the daily lists published for almost a year.

From the date of the Allies' great offensive, July 18, 191S. Pennsylvania has been represented by at least one tonth of the losses in every daily list. For weeks at a stretch the percentage was an eighth or more. Even before July 18, Pennsylvania's losses were comparatively heavy, although no entire Pennsylvania units were engaged. From the fighting after July 17 the expeditionary force has listed 263,027 casualtes.

Pennsylvania's share in this total being 29,039, almost one ninth. NO OVERSEAS SHAMROCKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, March 17. For the first time in many years the White House today was without a supply of overseas shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day. White, House offi cials asumed that tho absence of President Wilson was responsible for the failure of T.

F. O'Connor and other Irish leaders to send their usual boxes. SPECIAL HOLIDAY Rev. John F. Kicrnan declared a holiday for the children of St.

Peter's parochial school, including the pupils of tho high school, and after they attended mass at 8 a. m. Monday, they were allowed to enjoy the day in honor of St. Patrick. a.

OTHER DECISIONS Judge Encllich dismissed the ap nea! nf the Reading Paper Mills from the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Board, affirming the award of Workmen's Compensation Referee Seidel in the claim of Freda M. Hain, in behalf of herself and children, for the death of her husband, John Hain, in an opinion handed down Monday morning. The appeal was taken on the ground that there was a total ab sence of competent testimony of injury to the decedent, in the course of his employment by the company, and that there was after discovered evidence of a material character. The plaintiff to the action is the Berks County Trust committee for the widow and guardian of John Albert and Beatrice A. Hain, minor children of the decedent.

The defendants are the paper mills and the American Mutual Liability Insurance the insurance carrier. The appeal was taken by the latter. "We have no right to reexamine the evidence before the referee or Board," says Judge Endlich, "but we are empowered to gather from the record returned on the appeal what was the basis of the findings and of the decision, and to judge of its legitimacy. They cannot be founded on hearsay evidence alone, and findings without evidence other than such as is incompetent constitute error in law. But material facts may be made out by circum stantial evidence.

If based on com petent evidence, direct or clrcum stantial, the facts found are con clusive upon this court. "If all we have here as to the cause of the decedent's injury were what he said to his fellow workmen on returning from the basement of tne mm, ana to omers later, it wuuiu not perhaps amount to evidence at all. but have to be rejected as hearsay. There is, however, more than this. There are the actions of the decedent indicative of great pain in the abdomen almost from the very moment when he returned from the basement, and there is the opinion of the medical men that a fall such as described by him was more likely to be the cause of his complaint than any disease." Other Decisions Judge Endlich, in an opinion in the case of the commonwealth against the Atlantic Refining Company, dismisses an appeal from mercantile assessments.

The. assessments resisted by the refining company and involved In the case were estimated assessments made by the mercantile appraiser in excess of the sworn statements made to him by the company. There was an appeal by the company from these appraisements and assessments to the county treasurer, who, sitting with the appraiser as a READING THIN PEOPLE Bitro Phosphate should give you a Binall, steady increase of firm, healthy flesh each, day. It supplies an essential substance to the brain and nerves in the active form In which It normally occurs in the living cells of the body. Bitro Phosphate replaces nerve waste and creates new strength and energy.

Sold by druggists under definite guarantee of results or money back. Adv. Try Making Your Own Cough Remedy Ton ran enve ahont tl, and hove a better rmwdj than the ready made kind. iittWty done. If yon combined the curative properties of every known "ready made'' cough remedy, you probably could not get as much real curative power as there is in this simple home made cough syrup, which is easily prepared In a few minutes.

Get from any drugsist 2Vi ounces of Pinex, pour it into a pint bottle and fill the bottle with syrup, using cither plain granulated sugar syrnp, clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup, as deaired. The result is a fiill pint of really better cough syrup than you could buy ready made for three timea the money. Tastes pleasant and never spoils. This Pinex and Syrup preparation jreta right at the cause of a cough and jrives almost immediate relief, ft loon em the phlegm, stops the nasty throat tickle and heals the sore, irritated membranes so gently and easily that it is really astonishing. A day's use will usually overcome the ordinary eough and for bronchitis, eroup, whooping cough and bronchial asthma, there is nothing better.

Pinex is a most valuable concentrated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, and has been used for generations to break up severe coughs. To avoid disappointment, ask your druggist for "2 ounces of Pinex" with full directions, and don't accent anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction or monev promptly refunded. The Pinex Ft. Wayne, Ind.

FOR SERVICE MEN All Who Served in Army or Navy Are Invited The welcome reception to men in the U. S. service to be held in M. C. A.

hall this evening, promises to be an event of exceptional inter est. There will be a buffet luncheon during the evening, and addresses by Lieut. Col. Martin and Ed ward J. Stackpole, both of whom were active in the Meuse Argonne offensive.

1 All who were in the service are invited to be present. Cards of invitation are free at the Y. M. C. A.

building. Lieut. Col. Martin was In com mand of the 110th Infantry. The regiment first went into the trenches July 4th and was in the front line except to change from one sector to another until the close of the war.

He served during the Spanish Amer ican war with the 10th Regiment in the Philippines and had been con nected with that regiment until it was made the 110th. He is a law yer by profession and expects to be discharged from the service before long. Capt. Stackpole is a son of E. J.

Stackpole, editor and publisher of the Harrisburg Telegraph and for mer postmaster of Harrisburg. WEDDINGS Thomas Schlegcl Miss Anna Schlegel and Harry Thomas were married by Rev. H. Kreidler at the residence of the bride's parents. Mrs.

Thomas is a daughter of John and the late Amelia Schlegel, of 1260 Church street. Gilbert Pearson Announcement of the wedding of Captain Leon B. Gilbert, of Reading, and Miss Lydla Pearson, of Waco, Texas, has been received here by relatives and friends of Captain Gil bert. Captain Gilbert is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Howard B. Gilbert, 257 West Oley street. Elkton Weddinffg Marriage licenses were issued at Elkton, to George D. Ebling and Dorothy Plock, Charles Snyder and Lillie Houck and William Strock and Annie Schultz, all of Reading. Marriage Licenses; Luigi Carosi, laborer, aged 28, of New York, son of Saverio and Lucia Carosi.

and Domeseica Clavaresi, aged 17, of 219 South Second street, Reading, daughter of Anthony and Perina Clavaresi. Charles I. Becker, farmer, aged 26, R. D. No.

2, Reading, son of Adam and Sallie Becker, and Katie M. Wegman, aged 26, of Temple, daugh ter of Lawrence and Mary Wegman. George Ehing, water tender, aged E2. of 616 Elm street, son of the late August and Kate Ehing, and Charlotte K. Eckert, aged 45, of 112 Reed street, daughter of Charles and El len Eckert.

STATE NOTES. Seated In the Nescopeck railroad tow er, iiinet At. snuman. aged droppea dead. The Derry Silk Mill, at Scranton.

has been sold to Charles Gromberg, formerly of New York, for $90,000. Annville held its first baby show un der the auspices the Home Economics Department of State College. Carnivals and circuses, which have been barred from Connellsville for a year or two, will be permitted this summer. With her husband at Conference. Mrs.

R. Sechrlst occupiel his pulpit in the Mifflin Lutheran Church Sunday. bo great is tne demand for living rooms in Uniontown that a Methodist church is being transformed Into eight apartments. Scientific analysis of their lands will be given farmers and gardeners of West morelund County by County Farm Agent Traeger. Conyngham.

the only town In the Le high field with a pre Kevolutlonary War m.story. has deckled to pave its streets this mimmer. Harry Shellehamer. of New Bloom field, who announced himself a candi ate tor tne nepuuuean nomination lor County Commissioner, is the tenth In the neid. There are 1,637 patients In the Danville State Hospital for the Insane.

riends of Irish liberty organized at McAdoo with a memberslp of 300. aimuury two silk mills will go on a i hour instead of a 60 hour week Monday. For tho first time since the influenza epidemic, all of the Fayette County schools are in session. Pottsvillo Council elected Hugh Dolan, a mine contractor, a member to succeed the late Councilman George Jungkurth. A nail wound suffered a year ago, caused the death of Isaac A.

Shelley, 77 years old, a farmer of Rapho township, near Marietta. Adams County towns which have been content for years to have their street lights turned out at midnight are contracting to have them burn all night. Despondent since the death of his wife several months ago, Emery Greber, a farmer near Ashfield, committed suicide 'With a shotgun. Tho Palmerton School Board has awarded the contract for the erection of 12 room school, costing $100,000, to e. V.

fitrovor, of Taking a small oil stove to bed with him to keep warm, John Kusick, a four year old Allcntown boy, started a fire that partly destroyed the house. Dr. Jeremiah A. Klotz, who a month ago returned from France, has purchased the property and practice of tho Inte Dr. John G.

Hersh, at East Greenville. Three thousand Lehigh County Christian Endeavorers will greet Rov. Dr. Francis K. Clark, of Boston, founder of the movefent, when he visits Allcntown Friday evening.

Miss Anna leopold, of Mauoh Chunk, deputy recorder of deeds of Carbon County for several years, has resigned and has been succeeded by Miss Jlayme Confer, of Mauch Chunk. Because Allcntown exceeded Its allotment In the Fourth Liberty Loan, the ci'ty will he permitted to select the name and sponsors for one of the new government cargo carriers soon to be launched. Hundreds of Knights of Columbus of the Lehigh, Wyoming and Schuylkill Valleys met at Coaldale to take part In the exemplification of the second and third degree there upon 75 candidates. Already more licenses for dogs have been taken out in Bucks County than In the whole of 181S. Students at the Doylestown High School have purchased a moving picture outfit for educational purposes.

A petition has been filed in Court at Doylestown for the appointment of Abraham C. Moyer as supervisor of Hill town township. Flumsteadville schools cleared $24 for athletic apparatus by grab bags at an entertainment and spelling Dee held in the school house. Doylestown electors nave filed a petition in Court asking for a decree authorizing the surrender of the present bor ough charter and incorporation under the general borough net. Miss Jane Watson, Mrs.

William W. ITui'lcv, Dr. Joseph DeR. Abbott and Theodore Pershing have been appointed by Judge Ryan a visiting committee to the Bucks County Home, A I A I Ilarry H. VanPcIt Harry Huber VanPelt died suddenly of comlications Monday afternoon at his home, 623 Ritter street He had just finished eating his dinner and was preparing for the afternoon 'routine when he dropped from the chair he was sitting upon, death being instant He had been ailing for the past year or more, but never missed any time from his work on account of sickness.

He was employed as a molder by the Reading Steel Casting and was a member of the Holders' Union Relief Association, Nevcrsink Tribe, No. 351, and the Orioles. Besides his wife, Elizabeth (nee Schlegel). he is survived bv one daughter. Catharine, and one son.

I Elwood; his parents, Mr. and Mrs, William VanPelt, and two sisters, Mrs. Susan Palm and Mrs. Blanche Shappcll, all of this city. Daniel T.

liesch Daniel T. Resch died at the Ho meopathic Hospital Monday after noon at 12.20 as the result of in juries received in an accident at the Oley street yards of tho Readin Railway. He was aged ES years, month and 5 days. He was employed with the com pany for some years, and in an un known manner fell beneath the front wheels of the engine attached to the shifting crew of which he was a member, and suffered severe lacer ations of the scalp and body, besides having a leg cut off. The Jun ior ambulance rushed him to the Homeopathic Hospital in an en deavor to save his life, but death followed shortly after his arrival at the institution.

Deceased is survived by his wife, Mary (nee Yately). and one son Charles one brother, Henry T. Resch, and one sister, Sarah, widow of Leon HeHne, all of this city. Mrs. Mary Madeira Mrs.

Mary Madeira died Monday afternoon at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Enos Morris, 652 Schuyl kill avenue, of a complication of dis eases after an illness of 22 weeks. She was bedfast practically this whole length of time and suffered terrible pains in her illness. She had been ailing for the past year or more bhe Is survived by two brothers, William and Herman, and three sis ters, Louisa, wife of Enos Morris, and Martha, wife of John Barth, of this city, and Kate, wife of Daniel Bender, of Lebanon. Samuel Wrlffht Samuel Wright died at the County Home Monday afternoon of old age and infirmities, aged 63 years, 8 months and 2 days.

He was a for mer resident of Blrdsboro and was a bricklayer by trade. Samuel Rcbcr Samuel Reber died at the County Home yesterday from general de bllity, aged 53 years, 6 months and days. He was a former resident of Reading. Elizabeth Kline Elizabeth Kline died at ths County Home Monday from old age and gen ral debilities, aged 88 years, 4 months and 19 days. She was a for mer resident of Berne township.

Caroline S. Brissel. Caroline wife of Charles S. Brissel, died of bronchial pneumonia, Monday morning at 8 o'clock, at her late residence, 1112 Cotton street, after an illness of two weeks. She was actively interested in all tho affairs of St.

Paul's Lutheran church and was a charter member of the congregation. She was also a well known member of the Missionary Society of the church. She is survived by her husband and one son, John also a sister, Mrs. Amandus Ernst, of Rosedale, Pa. Albert Ouhls.

Albert Oulds, aged 78 years, died of general debility at the homo of his daughter, Mrs. Paul Smith, of Philadelphia, where he had made I his home for the past two years. For many years he resided in this city, with his daughter, Mrs. Howard Yeager, 615 Pear street. He was a well known resident of this city where he was born and resided for 76 years, and following the occupation of a painter for various contractors, and was Jast employed by Kercher Moyer.

He was a mem ber of Grace Lutheran church. His widow, Amelia, (North), one son, Milton, of this city, and the two daughters survive. One grandchild also remains. His body was brought to this city today and taken to the home of Mrs. Howard Yeager, 615 Pear street, by Undertaker Auman.

Mrs. F. 'Pierce Miller. Adeline wife of F. Pierce Mil ler, aged 61 years, died of dropsy, Sunday night at 10.15 at her home, 1033 Cherry street.

She was bedfast two days. She resided in this city many years and was born at Centre Square, Lancaster county, a daughter of the late Nathaniel' and Louise Schaeffer. She was a member of the United Evangelical Church. Her hus band and one son, Harry, of this city, remain, besides two sisters, Margaret, wife of Forris Lorah, and Rona, wife of Samuel Wissler, both of Lincoln, Lancaster county. Gideon R.

Wien Gideon R. Wien, of St. Lawrence, aged 69 years, was found dead of paralysis of tho heart in his bod by his wife. He worked as a weaver for more than 50 years at the Brum bach woolen mills. He leaves, besides his widow, five sons and six da ugh ters: Clayton and uta, wife or Harry Hummel, Reading; Annie, wife of William Quimby, Rosedale; Elmer Seattle, John Reiffton; Kate wife of John Strause, Popular Waitress at Horn Mordent's Restaurant Says NuVimWas Wonderful Miss Mary Daily said: "I was weak, pale and nervous no appetite.

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I had done some doctoring without any benefit. Nu Vim is the medicine first, last, and all times for the tired and run down. I gladly recommend it to others." Nu Vim remember, to start with is all medicine and was made to tone up and put the stomach, livrr and kidneys in first class, working order, and it will do it. Try it only $1,00 per On sale at American Medicine Company, 710 Penn street. Adv.

of of of a is SUNDAY MOVIES Olivet Presbyterian Adopts Resolutions Scoring Rorke Bill xne iojiowing resolutions were adopted by the congregation ot Olivet Presbyterian church: Avhereas, A bill known as the Rorke bill, legalizing the giving ot paid entertainments on Sunday, is now ponding before the Legislature at Harrisburg, the congregation ot Olivet Presbyterian church in meet ing assembled Sunday, March 16th enters Its emphatic protest against tne passage of this bill for the fol lowing reasons: 1. The legalizing of Sunday en tertainments for profit, even on the limited scale proposed, in the bill would bring into our American Sun day an element of commercialism whjch would in the end impair the whole character of the day. 2. It would add greatly to the burden of the laboring people thousands of whom would be required to work on the day that by every right should bo safeguarded as a day of rest. 3.

It would be a reversal of the historic attitude of our Republic to. which the Sabbath, as a day of rest and worship, has been at once a bulwark of our liberty and a sign of our moral strength. 4. We believe that the Christian Character of our nation requires the continued incorporation in our laws of the Christian Sabbath as the divine heritage of mankind. Signed on.

behalf of the congre gation by Rev. Harry S. Ecker, min istor; John R. Mortimer, clerk of session. MAY BALK BERNST0RFF Former Ambassador Hints at Ger man Refusal to Sign Peace March 17.

"The sign ing by us of the food terms at Brus sels docs not necessarilv mean the peace terms will be signed," said Count von Bernstorff, former Ger man ambassador to the United States, in an interview. "It is too early to know whether the signing of the food terms will have any influence on the desire in high quarters to refuse to sign the peace terms and adopt a passive attitude of resistance to the Allies'." Judging from obviously inspired articles in the newspapers, the German delegates are not likely to sign. President Ebert has said he fore sees a possibility ot the German delegates not signing the peace terms, but does not think the terms will be so hard as to prevent sig nature. "If the peace is not signed," he said, "it will lead to (Bolshevism in Germany, and to a movement among German Intellectuals to join the Bolshevikl." ADDITIONAL COURT NEWS Birdsboro Robbery Case Joe Andrews was tried before Judge Endlich on the charge of rob bery, on oath of Joe Truckil, of Birdsboro. The prosecutor testified that on January 26th, last, the defendant was caught rifling the trunk of one of his boarders, was set upon by tho prosecutor and several other boarders and badly used up.

The defendant, in his defense, tes tified that he had only called at the prosecutor's house to sell him a watch, that an altercation ensued, and that he pulled a penknife to defend himself when attacked and badly4 beaten. Still suffering from his injuries, he was brought to the court room with his legs in band ges. Jury out. Pleads Guilty Costella pleaded guilty before Judge Endlich to the charge an indecent assault on six year old Herman Anderson. Ho was sen tenced to pay a fine of the costs, and given one year and six months' imprisonment at labor in the county jail.

Oscar Shearer, who pleaded guilty the charge of' assault and battery before udge Endlich, was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and the costs. Claude Harms, who pleaded guilty before Judge Endlich to a misde meanor, on oath of Erma H. Haas, was ordered to pay the costs and maintenance amounting to $400. Acquitted on John Mcrgct, charged with a mis demeanor on oath of Elizabeth Wil ims. and who was tried before Judge Endlich, was acquitted.

Found Guilty S. Adams, charged before Judge Schaeffer with a misdemeanor, was found guilty by a jury. RON COMPANY CHIEF ASSUMES NEW DUTIES Leon E. Thoma Takes His Office on Monday The election of Leon E. Thomas president of the Reading Iron Co.

takes effect immediately. Mr. Thomas assumed his new honor on Monday afternoon, and received many congratulations. He was elected at special meeting of tho board of di rectors late Saturday afternoon to succeed P. C.

Smink, resigned, and Mr. Smink was elected chairman of the board in place of Edward T. Stotesbury, of Philadelphia, who resigned. Mr. Smink was president for years.

Succeeded By J. E. McCnuley At a meeting of the board of directors of the Birdsboro Foundry Machine Company, Monday morning, the resignation of Mr. Thomas as president and general manager was accepted, to take effect April 1. John McCauley, assistant manager since 1910, was elected to succeed Mr.

Thomas. Mr. McCauley Is a resident of Reading, his home being at 413 Douglass street. Like Mr. Thomas, is married to a daughter of John Barbey, RIOTS IX SPAIV Three overseas soldiers, whose homes are at Harrisburg, were detained at police headquarters at noon Monday until an investigation is made into their magazine canvassing campaign in Reading.

Policeman Dillon found them soliciting on South Third street. They said that they had bought tho excjiisive right to canvass Reading from a man who tho name of "Wheeler." They also claim to have paid $100 for the privilege. BERLIN, Sunday, March 16 (By the Associated Press). Dispatches to Berlin newspapers from Graudenz allege that the Toles are preparing for a general advance nminst the Germans and have notified the German outposts that the armistice is no longer in effect. The dispatches say that the Poles are charged with 84 violations of the armistice.

The German authorities at Locken. near Allenstein, it is added, have seized a secret depot of Polish war supplies which was smuggled across the Polish frontier. A non commissioned officer and five civilians are reported to have been arrested for complicity in the plot. A report from Upper Silesia says that Lemberg, tho capital of Gaiicia, is faced with total destruction because of the Ukrainian bombardment of the city. Large portions of Lemberg already are In ruins or are burning.

Numerous casualties are reported to have occurred. RAILROAD NOTES A number of the clerks employed in the different yard offces of the Reading Railway Co. in this city have been suspended until the business situation improves. The inspectors and tailors will soon start out on their annual tour for the purpose of inspecting last summer's uniforms and taking the measurements for new suits for the employes on the Reading system. They will be at the outer Reading station on Monday, April 7, from 7 a.

m. to 6 p. m. Norman S. Reppert, who was employed as a clerk in the office of the division engineer on tho Reading division has taken a position with William Luden, the candy manufacturer.

No. 52 express on the Reading Railway, Philadelphia to Williams port, plunged into the rear end of a northbound freight on a curve just east of Mt. Carmel Junction, block ing traffic for several hours. Pas sengers on the express were hurled from seats, several being slightly in jured. The passenger engine was badly damaged and three freight cars hurled over an embankment.

Mr. and Mrs. John Dolon. of Mauch Chunk, have received the croix de guerre and citation issued by the French government to their son, Charles, who was killed In France while driving an ambulance. SAVE YOUR HAIR AND BEAUTIFY IT WITHDANDERIE Spend a few cents! Dandruff; disappears and hair stops coming out.

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If eventually why not nowT Adv. lAOl his many friends in the northwest ern section of tho city, where has resided many years. He had never been ill and had worked at his usual occupation of carpenter at the P. R. car shops, and had in tended to go to his employment Monday morning.

He was born in this county, a son of Rebecca (Gasser) and the late Adam Hain, and was educated in th rural schools. He learned the trade at which he worked when a young man. He was prominently identified with St Mark's Reformed Church and the organizations of the congre gation. He was also a member of the Knights of Malta, and the P. R.

Relief Association. The survivors are his widow, Am elia K. (Hertzog) and his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Hain; also one daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Wegley and one son, Dr.

Ham. Five grandchildren and these bro thers and sisters remain: Levi George, Ambrose, Ira and David, of this city, and Ella, wife of John Hoover, of Indiana, Pa. Montases. George, the six month old son of John and the late Selesia Montases, died of convulsions at the home of the parents, 730 North Front street, DEATH OF ARTIST NEW YORK, March 17. Kenyon Knox, noted artist, died today at his home here, aged 62 years.

DEATH ELSEWHERE Grover Miller, Conshohocken, 44. Mrs. Benj. Godsall, Barnesvllle. 63.

Mrs. Gordon Biehl, Pottsville, 22. Martin Livers, Intercourse, SO. David B. Kline, Kllzazethtown, 36.

Isaac Shellv, Sporting Hill, 77. Mrs. Wm. Reltzel, Lancaster, 28. Stephen Wilson, Lancaster.

65. Elizabeth Steeples, Stroudsburg, S2. Walter A. Reilly, Pottsville, i. Mrs.

Nellie Smith, Laureys, 58. Alfred Hawk, Northampton, 45. George D. Haag, Allentown, 27. Mrs.

David Bright, Flint Hill. 70. Mrs. Joseph Simon, Bethlehem, 53. Henry Zwelfel, Bethlehem, 53.

Mrs. Emanuel Claus, Lehighton, 70, Lois Blum, Allcntown. Georse Janenka. Allentown. W.

J. Thomas, prominent Hazleton business man. died. C. J.

Wolfe. 62. a Lewlsburg merchant, died at Danville. William S. Slack, 67.

tor many years prominent in Democratic politics, died at Sunbury. Charles J. white. i4. a i war vet' eran and for manv years a merchant at Sunburv.

died of a complication. Edwin F. Miller, 85, who founded and developed the borough of South Allentown, and who was an extensive slate operator, is dead. Dr. J.

H. Bowman, 61. leading Colum bia County nhysician. died. Klngiey D.

smith, one or the pioneers Lock Haven, aied, agea si Mrs. Emanuel Clauss died at Lehigh ton of a paralytic stroke, aged 70. Rev. John Davles, general secretary the Presbyterian board of ministerial relief and sustentation, and widely nown in that denomination, died in Philadelpnia. He was 64.

FUNERALS Services were conducted over the remains of Irvin Reber, at 3 p. by Rev. Mr. Starr, of Winfield, Union county, Pa. His funeral was held from Undertaker Seidel's funeral chapel, and was largely attended by relatives and friends from this city.

The body was in a black suit and reposed in an oak casket. Interment was made in Charles Evans cemetery. Rev. T. H.

Leinbach officiated at the funeral service over the remains Mrs. Adam Good, at her late residence, 216 North Twelfth street. The remains were in a cream dress and reposed in an oak casket. Interment was made in Charles Evans cemetery. Undertaker Cramp.

Services were held over the body Lemando Hinnershitz, at 10.30 a. by Rev. J. F. Moyer, at her late home, 1142 Chestnut street.

The body was in a black suit and reposed in a black cloth covered casket. Interment was made in Charles Evans cemetery. Undertaker Henninger. Rev. George P.

Degnan celebratccrfv requiem high mass in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, at 9 over the remains of Mary J. Gill, late of Philadelphia. The funeral was held from the parlors of Undertaker Dougherty and was largely attended. The body was in a white dress and laid in a white cloth covered casket.

Interment in the Catholic cemetery. GERMANY COMPLETES DELIVERY OF KAIL gtrOCK BERLIN, Saturday, March 15 (By The Associated press). Tho Tages Zeitung says it is informed that Germany has completed tho delivery to the allies of five thousand locomtives and 150,000 care as provided for in the armistice. The value of the rolling stock, it is said, Is three billion marks. The Prussian railways furnished three fourths of the locomotives and cars.

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