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THE READING, TIMES, READING, SATURDAY ORNING, A 2 2 1 0 2 6 Seven ATTRACTIONS AT TROUBLE WITH GIRLS IS PARENTS, SAYS JESSIE TAFT VAUDEVILLE AND FILM AT RAJAH FRANKLIN HOUSES READING CO. VETS' OUTING TODAY Will Spend Day Cruising Delaware River "Mistakes Will Happen." a comedy sketch by Billy Arlington and company for four, is featured again this afternoon and tonight at Rajah theatre, Keith vaudeville. Marie Walsh and Frank Ellis do a combination of comedy chatter and song; "Our's Is a Nice House, Our's is." "Tho Black Diamonds of Card ology," Brown and Demont, are. a pair of d.usky entertainers with' a new. line of talk.

Douglas. Charles and company, in ATLANTIC CITY. May 20 T). The trouble with most adolescent girls is their parents said Miss Jessie Taft, of the Pennsylvania Children's Aid Society, speaking today before the American Health Congress. she declared, "resent the growing up process and seek to prevent.it..

"We are afraid of sex; we try to keep experience from our girls and we are when a girls' school or college prevents normal contracts at a time when they are just ready for the transfer of love from their parents to a person of the opposite sex. Teachers and parents discourage normal natural sex Interest because it seems to them silly or dangerous and then wonder why other avenues of expression are found. "We even decide, on Mary's dresses and pick out the wall paper and furniture for her room. We can't trust her taste, arid we don't respect her right to havo any. We nag daily over carfare and lunch money and "Hell's Four Hundred." an exciting story of Broadway's gold diggers, co starring Harrison Ford and Margaret Livingston, is to be seen at the Arcadia for the final times today.

The program also includes Arthur Murray's, final Charleston reel and Al St. John in a comedy subject, "Fares The Princess offers Harry Carey in Bret Harte's exciting story of the days of '49, Man From Red Gulch." On the same program a comedy subject, "Two Lips from Holland." At the Strand this afternoon and tonight, Marty Dupree in a brand new musical merry go round, "The Broadcasters." timely musical tabloid intrducing ltadio Eight. The added attraction, "Chalk Marks." features Marguerite Snow and June El vidge on the screen. Hunt Stromberg presents Harry Carey in "The Texas Trail." at the San Toy. One of the biggest inno Members of Hie Reading Company Veteran Employes Association will hold their annual spring outinjr today on the Delaware Trains will leifve the outer, station at 7: 15 a.

m. and will arrive in Philadejpnia at about 9 o'clock. Boarding the river steamer "State of Delaware" at the municipal wharf at the foot of Chestnut in Philadelphia, the members Will embark on an all day down the river js far as Wilmington and Chester, returning to the Quaker city at 5 o'clock. Various potnta of interest including the Sesqui Centennlal site will be viewed from the ship. Music nil! be furnished by the Reading Trains will arrive i Reading about 8 o'clock 6n return trip.

a new and entertaining offering, and Phoebes Whiteside and in. a jazz fcpmbination of melody and danc complete the bill. MONTE BILL FILM COMING TO LOEWS TYPI A HYD PARK OMES vations, to be introduced by the Franklin Theatre Company is the Strand Singing Club which is to be organized next' Saturday morning. Lil.van Tashman. whe nlnvc the role of the blonde vampire in Monta ticu rretty toadies, a Metro Gold wyn Maycr production, coming to the everlasting forgetting and losing but we haven't the courage to put it all within her control even if she walks sometimes and goes without lunch because of carelessness.

say. she is responsible, but we don't really trust "her to solve her own problems in her own BAH AI A IS FORUM TOPIC SUNDAY IN CHURCH OF FATHER DEATHS I Heading TOM MEIGHAN TO PLAY AT THE STATE 2 vv Colonial next week, is rapidly becoming, one of' the most famous women of. the' Only a year agti she abandoned the stage for films, and though a free lance artiste, she has been working forty nine weeks ont of the last calendar In "Pretty Ladies" Miss Tashman plays a part which was hers in real life when she hucan hor thrntrlcal MRS. KATHERINE KEEN, 46, wife of James E. died at her home, 1148 Churchy yesterday.

Mrs. Keen was a lifelong resident of this city, She was a member of Reformpd church, and these Which is the most popular room in. Taramount's eastern studio Thomas Meighan denies the rumor that it is the cashier's office; but swears that the lunch room stands at the head career. She portrays a'musical com i euy tavonte. of the list in the hearts of all good Originating in Persia, the Baha'l Cause which seeks to ur.ifv all the religions of the world, now has some million adherents in civilized countries, Keith Ransom Kchler, representing the Baha'i Spiritual Assembly of New York, will lecture on "The Approach to World Problems" at the "Modern Religions in the Church of Our Father, Franklin street above Fourth.

Sunday evening at 7.45. Following Mr. Kehler's lecture there will tie the usual period of questions and free discussion. Jazz week is closing todav. The feature picture is Syd Chaplin in "Oh.

A hat a Nurse." Harrv Morton, "the put musician," and The Braminos, musical pierrots, are stage attractions. tnesptans. Says Tom, "In the restaurant, all troubles are One goes there to eat, drink (milk), and talk. That room is the one oasis in a desert of hard knocks, words, and work. And a welcome one it is'." organization.1):, mciianoia council.

No. 70, Degree of Pocahontas; Companions of Friendship, Pride, of Reading Camp, Royal Neighbors of America, and True Fraternity, No. 148, Dames of Maltaf' She leaves a husband and these children: George Harold and Keen, home; Mrs. Catharine Dalton. of Fail view, and Esther of Reading MRS.

HELEN FABER, 37, widow of Chester Faber, died at her home, 522 South Eleventh yesterday. She was born Phanesville, a daughter of Lifla and the late Purkin Walker. Mrs. Facet was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She leaves her mother and these chil Tommy's latest Paramount star TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS AT FRANKLIN THEATRES iiuk venicip i ne iw Klondike, is at the State Theatre air next week, Lila Lee plays opposite the star.

Lewis Milestone directed. The most Important screen role that has fallen to the lot of Elsie Lawson, in the course of her cinema career, is her part, opposite Adolphe Menjou, the star of Pat amount's "A Social Celebrity," showing today" and tonight for the last times. dren: Harry, Violetta 'and Dorothy The following week will mark the close of the series end of the "Pleasant Sunday evenings" at the Uni versalist Church for the season. The forum subject will be "Freet and LeRoy A. Born, general secretary of the Freethinkers Society of New York will speak on "The Challenge of Freethought to Theology." At the coming Sunday morning service the Rev.

L. Griswold AVil liams will preach on the theme of "The God of 'Main Street." ARCADIA WILLIAM FOX Presents "HELL'S FOUR HUNDRED" An Exciting story of Broadway's Gold Diggers Introducing HARRISON FORD and MARGARET LIVINGSTON Faber, at home, and brothers Arthur Murray's Charleston Lessen Comedy "Fares Please" with Al St John FILM OF SPANISH COMISG TO CAPITOL and sisters: Edward, Frank, Howard, Paul and John Walker, Mrs. Alice Rabold, Llzziw Gerhard nnd Mrs. Edith; Kramer, all of Reading. MRS.

CATHARINE S. SPATZ, 43, wife of John Spatz, 413 North Fifth died in' vStryker's hospital yesterday. She was a. member of tst. John's Lutheran church.

Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Kathleen, at home, and two sisters, Mrs. Daniel RieliL of Reading, and Mrs. Sarah Smiley, of Philadelphia. Undertaker Seidel. is in charge of the funeral arrangements.

PRINCESS Hunt Stromberg Presents HARRY CAREY In Bret Harte's Story of the Days of '49 "THE MAN FROM Ik ffi OFFICIAL COUNT SHOWS W. H. STRAUSS LOSER BY 39 VOTES William II. Strauss, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Legislature from Reading, lost by 39 votes, official figures computed yesterday disclosed. Unofficial figures compiled by The Times on election night, showed Strauss loser by 35 votes.

The official figures were: Comedy Subject "Two Lips in Holland" Spain land of golden sunlight, flashing eyes, and serenades forms a gorgcoun background for the new First National photodrama, "The Girl from Montmartre," at the Capitol Theatre next week, with Barbara La Marr and Lewis Stone in the featured roles. The play is declared to he an irirni WILD FLOWER CLUB TO HEAR TALK BY DR. WALKER STEPHEN Carl H. Mast Albert G. Baum.ui William H.

Strauss vehicle for the talents of these two 2219 1751 Robert Dr. Walker Lewis Stephen will ad Tho election officials, STRAND (Three Performances Today) MARTY DUPREE In a brand new musical merry go round "THE BROADCASTERS" Introducing Bennle Frank Murray and Lew Carron and the Radio Eight Tho Smartest Tabloid Show of the Vear dress the Wild Flower" Club of popular artists of the screen and1 to abound in exuberant entertainment. In Robert T. Kane's First National production, "Bluebeard's Seven WiVOS." fthowinir at the fanitnl and tonight, Lois Wilson plays tho role Of a llOl cake find flnninolr Thornburg and Calvin A. Bauscher, of Reading, and James K.

Kegcrpls, of Sinking Spring, will start compiling: tho figures on the gubernatorial and senatorial race today. Complete returns from' the county gave John S. Fisher a plurality of 1,4 10 over Edward E. Befdleman, candidate for the nomination for governor. Fisher received 6.919 votes and BcidIeman 5,509 votes.

tosser, and she manipulates this popular form of food in exactly the prescribed style. Southern Junior, High School on Tuesday mo'rn'Mg at 8:40 o'clock in the school auditorium. He will speak of forgotten uses and folk lore of Berks county's "medicinal plants and also describe how they received their local German or Dutch names. Mr. Custer, principal of the school, "flis invited; other school clubs to at teii'l.

Dr. Siphon's address will include murh talk bctrtre the Botanical delivered at'The University yf Pennsylvania last roontfv: Feature Picture "CHALK MARKS" with Marguerite Snow and June Elvidge LARGE AUDIENCE F. 4. M. GRADUATES SUBSCRIBE LANCASTER.Harf of th, members of.

the graduating class at Franklin and Marshall College have pledged $3,400 to the alumni building extension fund, it was announced here. The class of 1925 has subscribed $8,000 to the fund, it was SAN TOY Hunt Stromberg Presents HARRY CAREY in "THE TEXAS TRAIL" ENJOYS PLAYLET IN WOOD CHAPEL A well filled house enjoyed the performance, of the pageant "Its Radiant Hem," presented bv the Young People's Fellowship of Christ Episcopal Church, last night in Wood chapel, Fifth and Court streets. CHOOSE PASTOR TO CONDUCT SUNDAY SERVICES AT JAIL YOUR, THEATRE i The Rev. David II. Clark, pastor of Kausman Memorial Reformed Church, Wypmissing; will be in chargo of religious services at the a hi; scenes oi tnp pageant were laid around Shanghai." China, and I Misf or tune 6 ni "EvehTroM Those Who cure We all dislike unpleasant pictures and suggestions, but truth often appears in ugly form.

Many a man faces just what this picture so plainly shows but he is prepared; prepared for illness, for loss of position, because he owns his own home. His deed is his passport) for a feeling of security and it has borrowing power. Will you likewise be prepared in this great city of home owners and home lovers? Or will your illness and rent be "charges" for others to meet when misfortune comes? It's an old story but an everlasting truththat the independent man, the one who has a "standing" in the community is the one who owns his own home. Then, think of the investment angle. The farms of yesterday are the cities of today.

Some of the world's greatest fortunes were accumulated as the result of wise land buying, and fortunes as great will be made again. Read the chart below act today. Consult any of the reliable real estate dealers whose ads appear in the Want Ad and Real Estate columns of The Times and write your declaration of independence. Free yourself of paying rent. Own a home of your own.

county jail on Sunday, June 6. The Claris 'Was' appointed by tho cxecutivo committee of the Jtcading MimstM lal Association. WILMER VINCENT AJ A Hji I NOW PLAYING I Billy Arlington in Mistakes Will HaDDen Local preachers will conduct the LAST TIIVMHS TODAY SYD CHAPLIN "OH, WHAT A NURSE" were the product of real life and not imaginative fancy. Rev. Fred D.

Graves, author' of the pageant, with' his wife, spent quite a long time in Shanghai as missionaries. John Rorke played a dual part in the affair the lead in the first part of the program and changing during the performance from Mr. Hale," the American in China, to "Huang Chung Fang," a native. Elsie Schalck was "Mrs. Hale" in the performance.

services on the first and the third Sundays of the month, and laymen Sunday school teachers will conduct the servic.es on. the other Sundays, according to tho program outlined by the Rev. Clark. AND THE JAZZ SHOW BIG IjjMARIE FRANK WAI SH Ff I ic 3 OUR'S IS A NICE HOUSE, COMMtNCING MONDAY VICTOR HERBERT WEEK Metro Goldwyn. Mayer Present "PRETTY LADIES" WITH Zasu Pitts, Tom Moore, Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel and an all Star Cast 'The Story ithout An End" THE READING MADE MOVIE LOEWS MAGAZINE MUSIC ON THE STAGE THE CELEBRATED TENOR JOSEPH WETZEL IGNORE PASTOR'S PLEA ii V1 Strousw sent Haro Mover, Harold Dlehl and Earl Troutman to jail for thefts of silk from the Sunbury Converting Works.

The Rev. R. T. Rogers, of St. Matthew Episcopal Church, pleaded for SEEKS HER FATHER BETHLEHEM, 4 Mrs.

George Strasler has asked the police, newspapers and radio concerns 'to. assist in locating her father, who has been missing for seven ytars. The. man's name, is Edward cionce. If' he, is alive he is now about 52 years of age.

He is a mechanic by trade. twenty years ago herived in Allen lown. Residents in Bethlehem and Laston also knew'' him: The' last word received from him was several ago when a letter came from Baltimore. UUR'S IS l'm AND THREE MORE KEITH ACTS FEATURE wandering fires vM out the court declared fu.vuu kiik tnett were inexcusable. iney went to iail for from two months to a year.

I THIS IS LAUGH WEEK At WILMER 4. VINCENT'S PAP I TOT THEATRE Figure it out for yourself what the rent you pay, at present day Interest, will amount to in a very few years. Why you own a homo? ADOLPHE MENJOU PHOENIXVILLE PHYSICIAN DIES PIIOENIXVILLE, Mav 20 Dr. Howard Terry, aged 50, this irom niunity's best known physician, dropped dead at his home Wednesday of a heart attack. He was the town's only homeopathic doctor, and had practiced here since 1902.

Dr. Terry was graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1901 arid was a native of Philadelphia. He was a member of the Philadelphia City Club, Medical Club of Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware and Mont KOinery Medical Society, Pennsylvania Homeopathic Medical Society of American Institute of Homeopathic. GREENSBURG, Mav' Greens 'A SOCIAL CELEBRITY With Chester Conklin I'or 10 ir, Mo. Years Years iS 3.TIF.4.20 6.JIS2.73 30 4.743.04 S.3TP.27 35 i 5.535.SS 9,775.82 SO 7.908.40 13,985.46 9.490.08.

16.7B8.54 75" 20.94S.19 s5 13.444.28 28.741.2S 100 13,816.80 27,930.92 20 Years $11,035.63 13,243.78 15.449.91 22,071.20 26.4S5.56 33,106.95 37,521.21 44,142 00 25 Years 19.751.14 2.1.042.99 32.918.56 39.602.28 43.377.JU 55,951.55., 65.S37.12 NOW PLAYING BEnTyOIV AND BLANCHE SWEET 'BLUEBEAK7 WIVES' CATHARINE EI INEY TEACHES CHARLESTON AT 7:45 and 9:55 6 Other Attractions LLOYD TILBEY FREDDlE 'COE And Supplementary Program of 8 Additional Film and Musical BONNE ORCHESTRA (NEXT WEEK THOMAS MEIGHAN NEW KLONDIKE" burg high school pupils' who have won an expense paid trip to Bermuda through the courtesy of Chas. McKenna Lynch, are announced by Acting Principal Miss Edna McFer Jand. Pupils who will make trip arc: Miss Margaret Magner, selected as an honor pupil; Miss Lillian Edge, writer of the best essay submitted by a girl pupil; Renwick Mathews, writer of the best essay submitted by a boy pupil, and Earl Edwards, representing the best combination of athlete and student. Miss Ethel Lehman, Re ad i ng Ti A SOUTH TEMPLE HOME teacher of English in the high school, ielbe Mill Mn On Lancaster Pike, 1 mile beyond Qougleraville. 20 Minutes, by Auto from city over one of Pennsylvania's finest high, i Luncheon Afternoon Tea ii Dinner food.

home. Ike environment, re. fined entertainment. Bell or Lehjgh 86B9.R.3 Shlllington will he chaperon. TWO CAR SW IN PENN ST.

CRASH The automobiles of Seymour Fea therman, yo4 N. Eighth and. R. W. Scarlet, of Kenneth Square, were wrecked in a collision at Eleventh aid Pcnn streets yesterday.

Scarlet's 'sr bounded over the sidewalk after the impact, while Fcatherman's machine was hurled a distance of 30 feet. Police made no arrests'. A UTOMOb7lE KMLLS MOOSIC BOY SCRANTON, May 20 Melvcn Slone, four years old, 'of Mooalc, was lONIGHT CARL FENTON and hit RtcordMahing Orchftra of Nu) York. CRYSTAL PRICE ALWAYS 50c I JiH III I I I I I i.t. ti I I.i.:.iii:.

louea D.v an automobile on a new stretch of pavement nt what Is known as Oak Hill. The driver A. O. Tan nenljaum, took tho child to the hospital and then brought th.c mother and father of the victim to the swimming! I A MUSIC AND DANCING SATURDAY EVENING Lebanon Valley House, Wernersville, Pa ALL KINDS OF SANDWICHES I I. I.

For HORSHAM VOTES $100,000 LOAN l.AXSDALE, May 20 Taxpayers llorsluini township have' i.ni and I'Htered S. Corytistit, 1S2, Kei)3 Tune joworud the Board of Education to loat a born) Issue of $100,000 for the 1 Tcctwn consolidated school. constantly chn' Jfrnzen.th '0 mil. 0 suits is the 'v, ,4 Nmu. I time to buy..

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