12 _ , MAJESTIC Powers Educated Elephants and Vaudeville. _ j COLONIAL, To-day Mitch Lewis Jn 'The Sign Invisible." Friday and Saturday Harold Lock wood in "Lend Me Your Name." Monday and Tuesday Norma Tal madge in "De Luxe Annie." , REGENT To-aay and to-morrow Pauline Frederick in "The Final Reckon ing." „ , VICTORIA To-day Elaine Hammerstein in "The Co-Respondent;" Government War Pictures of the U. S. and Al lies, and "The Woman in the Web," To-morrow The famous Fox Kid dies, Jane and Katherine Lee, in "We Should Worry;" Charlie Chap lin's Double in 'Straight and Nar row. PAXTANG PARK THEATER Musical Comedy. Powers' Educated Elephants are big in more than one way. They are large _ of size, and Educated Elephants likewise big at the Majestic drawing cards. These educated beasts began a three days' engage ment at the Majestic Theater to-day. They have been show ing at the New York Hip podrome and among the tnany attrac tions at that big playhouse Powers' Elephants made the biggest hit. They are educated to a rare degree. Four other splendid Keith acts are group ed around these animal performers, assuring vaudeville devotees of a good bill of entertainment for the week end. "Mitch" Lewis, the man who made and played Poleo in "The Barrier," makes his final appearance At the at the Colonial Theater to- Colonial day in "The Sign Invisible," a powerful drama of the northland. The direction of the pic ture and the photography is excellent, but the strong feature of this photo play is its story, one that holds the audience to the finish. A finely bal anced cast has been chosen for this production. Friday and Saturday Harold Lock wood will be seen in "Lend Me Your Name," a comedy drama piled full of laughs, excitement and romance. Small synopsis of this great mov ing picture play. Pauline Frederick has strong roles Panlloe Frederick in "Her Final ■t the Regent Reckoning." This is said to be one of the best motion pictures in which Miss Frederick has been seen. In the story, which is based upon the celebrated play of "Prince Zilah," written by Jules Claretie, the famous French author and playwright, Marsa. the role played by Miss Fred erick, is annoyed by a former lover, and to put an end to his persecution AMUSEMENTS Pardon Me! But if you have not seen the Harry P. Krivit Musical Comedy Company in "PARDON ME" at the P.A.X.T.A.N.G PARK-THEATER You liave missed the very best show in town MATINEE, 2.3O—EVENING, 8.30 Regent Theater Extra Extraordinary Pauline Frederick will be wen to line advantage la "HER FINAL RECKONING" No Advance in Admission They cronned iwordu one fight ing; for the honor of a woman the other flighting for HEIi body and (•on I. First Time Shown in Harrisburg SPECIAL SATURDAY SHOWS WILLIAM RUSSELL in Hearts or Diamonds A typical RUSSELL. A drill from Mart to flnlnh. ADMISSION 10c and 15c and War Tax ' VICTORIA TO-DAY ONLY EI.AINE HAMMERNTEIN In "THE CO-RESPONDENT" FIUDAY ONLY JANE AND CATHEKCNE LEE I the Fanioun Fox Kill dim I In "WE SHOULD WORRY" TO-MORROW ONLY DOIGLAS FAIRBANKS In "UOtBLE TROIBLE" Alou Friday and Saturday "lou Know Me"— BILLY WEST In "Straight and Narrow." Monday and Tueaduy, July 15-16 —W 1 111 n ill Ruaaell, In hla own pro duction "IP ROMANCE ROAD." Admlaalon. 10 and 15c and war tax PARKWAY 36 N. Third St. SOHLAND JI THURSDAY EVENING, Pauline Frederick W" f % V/ Pauline Frederick is billed to-day and to-morrow at the Regent in "Her Final Reckoning," which is announc ed as one of the best productions in which she has appeared. •, ♦ 1 after she is betrothed to Prince Zilah, she turns her wolfho'unds loose in her garden when the man cqmea one night to coerce her. The man is roughly handled by the dogs and the scene is said to be exceedingly thrill ing. As to-day's special attraction at the Victoria, the sensational New York motion "The Co-Respondent" picture. "The at the Victoria C o - r'e spon dent," which features Blaine Hammerstein. the noted film star, and niece of the fam ous impresario. Oscar Hammerstein. It tells the story of the taking to a small New England hotel of a very pretty young maiden, who, as the mock knot is about to be tied, dis covers the perfidy of the soon-to-be husband, and bounds a train straight for New York. It seems the maiden has been writing very good stories and selling them to a managing editor of an important metropolitan daily, and he gives her a Job on his staff, where she soon distinguishes herself, and does some clever work, which involves her would-be-husband in a sensational way. The attractions put on at the Pax tang Park Theater this summer are of a very high order. The Paxtang Harry P. Krivit Musical Park Comedy Company has Theater been producing high- class musical comedies at Paxtang for the past three weeks that have been a revelation to park theater patrons. The bill at the park this week is a fast, one-act comedy, entUled "Pardon Me," that keeps everyone In excellent humor for'one hour or more. All the musical num bers in the show were written by A. Seymour Brown specially for this bill. The songs are well handled by cap able artists and an excellent chorus. Letter to the Editor TELLS OF WATER RATES To the Editor of the Telegraph: Perhaps some good citizen of Har risburg might be able to explain to the enquirer, a manufacturer, why Mr. Hassler, of the Water Department, and a Commissioner, raised the water rate to forty-three cents per 1,000 cubic feet, from the former rate of five cents per 1,000 gallons, which had been in existence for a great many years, to all manufacturers in the city. It does not seem fair that manu facturers have to be subjected to a jump in water rates such as this, who use many hundred times more than the private house consumer. Another thing worthy of explana tion is why a consumer is obliged to pay a meter charge for water ran through a meter, already paid for and owned by him. If experts, rrom New York, can only determine a result like the .above, after charging an exorbitant price for their services, which manufacturers afterwards apparently pay. it is cer tainly not wise to employ them, as any high school boy could easily de termine how to save money by such methods, and be paid for same ac cording to his station in life. Might I ask what is done with the money obtained by this increase, as it was understood by the taxpayers that the Water Department was standing on its own bottom, and not Intended to help along other departments, which have shown a deficit. A TAXPAYER. Harrisburg. July 9, 1918. AMUSEMENTS COLONIAL LAST TIMES TO-DAY "BIG MITCH" LEWIS The Man Who Made the "Barrier" —ln— "The Sign Invisible" A Mlichty Drumn of the North. FRIDAY' SATURDAY HAROLD LOCKWOOD —lN— "Lend Me Your Name" Save a Couple of Dollars, Have Your Old Hat Done Over We clean and reblock it so that it looks like new. Join the Thrift Movement. We have a reputation for better work and lower prices than any place in the city. Columbus Hat Cleaning Parlors 41 Xorth Third Street Majestic Theater The Coolcat Theater In the City Vaudevllle'a Moat Remarkable Trained Animal Act. POWER'S ELEPHANTS DIRECT FROM THE NEW YORK HIPPODROME. Surrounded by Four Vaudeville's Best Selected Feature Attractions. DRYS WIN TEST IN U. S. SENATE; VOTE IS 36 TO 33 Passage of the "Bone Dry" Amendment by Congress' Now Is Forecast Washington, July 11.—Nation-wide prohibition for the duration of the war was forecast yesterday by of ficial developments. In what might be regarded as a test vote in the Senate, an appeal roni the fdecision of Senatqr Sauls bury, Delaware, president pro tem pore, ruling out the "bone dry" rider from the emergency agricultural ap propriation bill, was sustained by a vote of 36 to 3 3. This means that the rider will be included as an amendment to the appropriation bill. Prohibitipnists regard the result of the vote on the appeal to overrule the president pro tempore, a forerunner to victory for the cause of prohibition for the dur ation of the war at least. Another serious blow was struck the brewers yesterday when Fuel Administrator Garfield ruled that breweries "will not be able to count upon a supply of coal beyond that needed to utilize the materials now in the process of manufacture, in cluding malt already manufactured." The order is construed as untieing the knot that has entangled Congress on the nation-wide prohibition ques tion. Technically the vote was on the question of sustaining a ruling made by Senator Saulsbury, of Delaware, upholding the point of order made against the prohibition amendment by Senator Penrose on the ground that it was general legislation at tached to an appropriation bill. In the test vote both Senators Penrose and Knox voted to sustain the rul ing. The passage of the amendment by Congress would put an end to the manufacture of beer on November 1. and would prohibit manufacture of wines and sale of wines and distilled liquors after December 31. Fight to u Finish Indicated The prohibition issue will now be fought out to a finish in the Senate. The members of the upper branch of Congress have tried to dodge a slow down on the question for years, but the victory of the drys will force the Senate to go squarely on record on this issue. The vote yesterday was taken after a two hours' debate on .the question whether the food-produc tion bill, to which the "bone-dry" amendment is a rider, is a special appropriation measure or a general appropriation bill. A hurry call was sent out to the absentees by both the wets and drys, and as many of the Senators who were out of the city as could get here in time for the test vote rushed back to Washington. Thirty-nine Democratic Senators and thirty Republicans were present when the roll was called. Eighteen Democrats and fifteen Republicans voted to uphold the decision of the Chair, while twenty-one Democrats and fifteen Republicans voted to overrule it. Hiinkliead's Vote a Surprlne Senator Ashurst, of Arizona; Bankhead, of Alabama, and Myers, of Montana, Democrats, and Fer nald, of Maine, Republican, left the Senate floor when the calling of the roll started, but rushed back and voted when completion of the roll showed a vote of 33 to 32 against prohibition. Senator Bankhead had been classed with the wets and his vote was a surprise. Senator Smoot, of Utah, a dry, voted to sustain the chair and announced that he intend ed to vote against the amendment, insisting upon a special bill. A long debate on the "bone-dry" amendment is looked for before an actual vote on the issue is held. It was started immediately after the test vote yesterday afternoon by Senator Phelan, of California, who offered an amendment to the pro hibition rider exempting wines from i its provisions. FRENCH TROOPS TAKE CORCY AND RAILROADS [Continued from First Page.] center in the Flanders region. The Oerman guns are busy pounding the sectors of Hinges, on the south, and I-ocre. on the north *f the Lys bat tleground. In Picardy the area about Morlancourt is being shelled, Hun Aviators Outnumbered Enemy aviators, who had not been very active on the British por tion of the battle line, are quite ac tive in Flanders. British airmen in battles with the Germans have ac counted for ten of them, while an other fell before the British anti aircraft tire. British superiority in the air now is firmly established, and fighting scouts and bombing planes hive outfought and harassed the en emy on innumerable occasions re cently. French troops, in their latest gain south of the Aisne, have extended their lines around Corey and Long point, northeast of Villers-Cotterets. Enemp opposition at Cravignp farm has been overcome and French pa trols have pushed forward to the outskirts of Longpont and penetrat ed Corey, Prisoners were taken. Further southeast American aviators have been active around Chateau Thierry. Austrlans Fall Back Under Franco-Italian ressure the Austrian troops in Albania have re tired beyond the Berat-Fieri line in the direction of the Skumbi river and Elbasan, the nearest natural de fense southard. The evacuation of Berat, announced from Vienna, prob ably was due to the Italian progress around Fieri and the French advance between Lake Ochrida and the Tor morioa valley, up which the Aus trians also are retreating, pursued by the allied forces. The fighting in the Macedonian theater has spread eastward and the Bulgarians are making strong at tacks north of Monastir apparently to draw allied attention from Al bania. The Bulgar attacks were re pulsed with heavy losses by the French. There is great danger that the Bulgarian lines east of Lake Och rida will be outflanked should the allied forces reach the Skumbi at Elbasan. Crisis in Reichstag Reports that Admiral Von Hlntzfc, i strong pan-German, was to be named as successor to Foreign Sec retary Von Kuehlmann. resigned, have caused a small crisis in the Reichstag. The Socialists have de clined to vote the war credit, which cannot be passed without their aid, until the new secretary announces his policies. Apparently Von Hintze had been elected, but the action of the Socialists brought forth a more guarded semi-official announcement which declared the admiral had been "named." No official announce ment or von Kuehlmann's successor .has been mad* RARRISBURG Hfijftl TELEGRAPH PLAN OF FIXING WATER CHARGES IS EXPLAINED Consumers Confused at New Bills For the First Six Months of 1918 Because of the many inquiries about the new city water rates and service charges since bills for the first six months of 1918 have been sent to all property owners, water department officials made a state ment to-day in explanation of the charges as compared with the for mer system of minimum rates. Commissioner S. F. Hassler, super intendent of the department, in ex plaining the rates said: "Early this year when Council was considering the water rate increase, it was planned to increase the minimum charge from $4 to $6 a year, the rate which was in effect a few years ago and was later lowered. With the development of the serious water shortage due to a breakdown at the plant, an expert - engineer was em ployed to report on improvements which should be made and to pre sent a schedule of rates for water, based entirely on the cost of filter ing and pumping the water, plus the depreciation of the city's water plant equipment. The report of the ex pert Mr. J. W. Ledoux, was received by Council, and the new rates which were adopted were based on one of "his schedules, instead of being fixed s;t a $6-minimum charge Service Charges "The schedule inqjudes a 'ready to-serve' or service charge based on the sime of the opening in the meter. Many homes in the city are using water with a meter opening of one half or five-eighths of an inch. Re-* gardless of whether the property owner with a meter in his house used any water during the year, he is charged $4 if he has a meter of that size. This charge is made by the city because it at all times is ready to furnish the occupant of the prop erty with water, and in order to maintain a supply must have pumps in running order, a filter plant and reservoir. The charge is just what it is named—a 'ready-to-serve' one made because the city must be ready to serve water when it is needed, and consequently must keep up a water plant for that purpose. "In addition to the service charge which is made regardless of the amount of water used, every consum er in the city, both residential and manufacturer, must pay 43 a thou sand cubic feet for all water actually used, regardless of how much. "Under the new rates then, a resi dent using 2,000 cubic feet of water in a year and billed semi-annually, would pay each six months. $2.43 or a total of $4.86 for the year, ofi which $4 would "be the service charge ] and 86 cents the charge for the | water used. "Comparing this with the $6 minimum rate which was proposed it will be noticed that the consumer, first of all pays $1.25 a thousand cubic feet for water used; that he would receive a Hill in July for t1.25 and another one at the end of the year for *4.75, of which $1.25 would be for water used, and the balance to make up the minimum rate of $6. Last year" with the $4 minimum he would have paid only $4, so that the actual increase on the bill is 86 cents In comparison with last year, and $1.14 less than It would be if the city had adopted a $6 minimum. In other words property owners who used less than the amount of water allowed under the old minimum rate system have been benefited by the new rates instead of an increase to $6 a year. Large Concerns Affected "Other consumers who use more than the amount which was allowed under the minimum rate system have complained that there is a big in crease in rates for them. That is not true in the majority of instances. A consumer using 3,000 cubic feet of water at $1.25 a thousand, the old rate, would pay at the end of six months $3.75, while under the pres ent rate he pays $2, one-half the an nual service charge and $1.29 for the water (43 cents a thousand) or $3.29. "The large consumer is undoubt edly the one who is now paying for all water which is used. The old rate was a sliding one to large consumers and in some instances water was being furnished at a charge which was less than the actual pumping cost. "City officials in adopting the new rates did so because they were de termined to put the water charges on an equitable basis. The expert who was employed to present the schedule is one of great experience and with a reputation for a thorough and complete knowledge of water works. The schedule which he pre pared and which is now in force charges each consumer for the maintenance of the city's water sup ply equipment by a service charge, and then puts a charge of $.43 a thousand cubic feet on all water used, no matter in what quantity or for what purpose. Charge System Fair "There Is no more fair and just method in making ch&rges and Har risburg is one of the first cities in I the country with a municipally owned and operated water supply system which has adopted rates, babed upon the actual cost and operating expense of the depart ment and a depreciation charge for wear on equipment; and not on the estimate of the amount of revenue wanted for the city treasury. "Citizens who for years have paid for water under the old rates and who have not made a special study of the new ones naturally are slight ly confused, but I feel certain that when they give the question serious attention th£y will agree that the only business-like way to charge for water must be the one now in use. Wc have had many communications asking for information about the radical change in making charges and have furnished to other cities copies of the report and schedule which Mr. Ledoux prepared for Har ilsburg. Other public service com panies base their charges on a sim ilar estimate of the cost of operat ing and depreciation, and there is no reason why the city should not do the same in furnishing water." 54 Girls of Mercy Killed by Hon Bombs London, July 11.—In a recent Ger man raid on the Belgians, fifty girls were killed by airbombs launched upon an ambulance park at La Panne behind the Yser front. According to a special dispatch from The Hag'.. . . ■ ' V J L • • TY COBB "There's a great big open space over in left field; why don't he knock theball out there?" is the cry often heard from bleachers and grand stand. Yes. why doesn't he? What a scientific sport baseball would be if a player could place his hit every time! But this will never be, says TyrusCobb andTyrus ought to know. Supposing a batter could keep his eye on the ball from the instant it leaves the pitcher's hand unUl it ar rives, then he might be able to place his hit, thinks Ty, and likewise, "if every ball delivered by the pitcher cut the plate at a certain predeter mined spot. In fact, when a batter gets one in his 'groove' he is able to place with pretty fair accuracy" "But," points out Tyrus, "the wise pitcher is keeping the batter guesa 'n S —throwing him off his balance— keeping him from getting a toe hold. "Now, Willie Keeler," the pride of Georgia, continued, "perhaps was the best of the so-called place hit ters. Keeler combined several things to make this possible. "He gripped his bat far down to ward the middle and poked at the ball, rather than hit at it. His swing was short and naturally more ac curate than the longer swings of the average batter. "He was able to wait until the ball was almost upon him before poking at it. Many of Keeler's hits were poky little flies, just past the infield. "The delayed swing made it dif ficult for any pitcher to outguess Keeler. His record of going through a season without striking out is evi dence of this. "The angle at which the bat meets the ball Is the determining: factor in the ball's ultimate direction. "If the ball is met squarely in the middle of the swing it will go to center field, varying a trifle to the right or left, according to whether the batter is right or left-handed. "The left-handed batter hits naturally to right field. The right handed batter hits naturally to left field. . 'l*. t t e J batter meets the ball back of bis body, the angle at which the ball is met will send it into opposite fields." Open Hearth Tied For First Place With Electric Shop As a result of last evening's vic tory over the Universal Mill by the Open Hearth the latter Is now tied for first place with the Electric Shop, in the Central Iron and Steel League. McQuade was the boy on the burning deck last evening, his single In the eighth, combined with some bonehead plays by the enemy, beating Universal 5-4. The score: UNIVERSAL MILL R. H. O. A. E. Reisser, cf 0 0 2 0 0 Rodgers, 2b 1 2 0 0 0 Wolf, ss 0 0 0 1 2 Malsh, lb 1 1 5 0 0 C. Yost, 3b 1 0 2 2 0 C. ConnOr, p 1 o 1 2 0 Hccker, rf 0 2 0 0 0 H. Connor, If ... . 0 0 0.0 1 L. Yost, c 0 0 8 2 0 Totals 4 5 18 7 3 OPEN HEARTH R. H. O. A. E. Chellew, If 1 1 1 o 0 Enney, ss 0 0 1 5 0 Falk, 3b 1 1 0 1 1 MrQuade, 2 b ..... 1 1 1 o 1 Ersig. lb 0 2 9 0 0 Baine, cf 0 0 1 0 0 Hop'el, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Minnich, c 1 2 8 0 1 Shade, p 1 2 0 2 0 Totals 5 9 21 8 3 Universal Mill 102010 o—4 Open Hearth ■ 000131 x—s HARD WORK PUT HIM DOWN AND OUT itomach Rebelled Against Neg lect and Indigestion Made His Life Miserable is FEELINCTFINE NOW "I fooled with my health trying to work day and night, and I couldh't pet away with it," says J. C. Drey, a prominent horse dealer of North Seventh Btreet, Harrisburg, Pa., and well known hereabout®. "I used to work all day and half the night and would eat when I got a moment to spare and finally my stomach went all to pieces. "Then I went to pieces fast for I pot so I would rather miss my meals than eat and I felt rotten all the time. "Then along came Tanlac and presto! I was my old self again, ready for anything. My appetite came back a-humming, my Indigestion vanished like smoke and now I want to eat all the time and It takes all my will power to drive past a restaurant Tanlac sure Is a great medicine." Tanlac is also sold at the Qorgas Drug Store in the P. R. R. Station; In Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar macy; Ellzabethtown. Albert W. Cain; Greencastle, Charles R. Carl; 1 Middletown, Colin S. Few's Phar macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's Pharmacy; Mechanlcsburg. H. F. Brunhouse. The genuine Tanlac bears the name "J. I. Gore Co." on outside car ton of each bottle. Look tor it, I JULY 11, mn. GERMANS LURE SHIPS TO DOOM Insistence of Admiralty Re sults in the Destruction of Austrian Dreadnoughts lUUten Army Headquarters, June TO (Wednesday).—lnsistence by the German admiralty upon an Austrian naval expedition for the destruction of the nets in the Straits of Otranto, at the entrance of the Adriatic, and lor an attack on the allied naval forces, was responsible for the de parture from Pola of the two Au strian dreadnaughts which were tor pedoed by the Italians In the Adri atic on June 10, according to in formation gleaned from prisoners taken by the Italians in the recent lighting. They declared the second Austrian dreadnaught torpedoed was the Tegetthoff (Vienna admitted the loss of the Szent Istvan). They were unable to say what the extent of the damage to the Tegetthoff was, but declared it was certain she was badly crippled. The two battleships torpedoed were of the Viribus Unitis class, 20,- 000-ton vessels. As they steamed down the Adriatic, escorted by ten destroyers, they were attacked by two small Italian torpedo boats near the Dalmatian Islands. The leading battleship was hit by two torpedoes nnd the other by one, the Italian admiralty reported. The Italian ministry of marine declared on June 19 the evidence indicated both the dreadnaughts were sunk, one going down immediately while the other finally foundered while trying to reach Pola. The Austro-Hungarian admiralty, however, never has con ceded the loss of the second war ship. tj When Feet Ache—One Dip in this Oxygenated Water That's All You Need - Oxygen Is Nature's Refreshing, Soothing, Cooling and Healing Agent, Says Doctor Easy to medicate and mid oxygen to water at home by dissolving in It a simple compound which any druggist can supply at a very slight cost. Softens corns and callouses, too Without oxygen, even life itself could not exist, and the science of medicine has perfected many uses for its wonderful refreshing, healing and antiseptic properties. When soite. tender feet burn, smart, swell and perspire, or when the arches tire and ache so every step means pain, just try resting the feet for a few min utes in the medicated and oxygenated water produced bv adding a handful of the common saltrates compound to a foot bath. See how quickly this cools and refreshes tender skin while it draws all the pain and soreness out of aching muscles or sensitive Joints. The real and lasting foot comfort is so gratifying that no one can fully appreciate such amazing effects until he has actually felt them himself. The feet will soon be ren dered so strong and healthy that they prove capable of bearing any reason able strain ever likely to be placed upon them. High medical authorities have ad vised soldiers to use saltrated water and C. S. Turner of the Army Medical As Age Advances the Liver Requires OCCMion l Ught stimulation. CARTER'S LITTLE '**' 'T TLE LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION. >£l signature Colorless or Pale Faces &srft Carter's Iron Pills ———^■— Ice Consumers There is an Alspure Ice Store near you. Thousands of ice consumers are daily making use of the cash and carry ice plan whereby they save 40 per cent, to 50 per cent, of the cost of ice. These stations are now at: Race & Nagle Sts. 114 S. Dewberry St. (near Mkt.) South & Second Sts. (rear) 3rd & Delaware Sts. 3rd & Boas Sts. (rear) Green & Basin Sts. (near Reily) 4th near Hamilton Sts. sth & Woodbine Sts. 6th & Hamilton Sts. 7th & Woodbine Sts. Forster & Cowden Sts. 13th & Swatara Sts. 13th & Walnut Sts. 15th & Chestnut Sts. 18th & Forster Sts. 27th St., Penbrook, Pa. A large piece of ice may be purchased for 5 cents —as much as you buy from the wagons for 10 cents. Take your ice with you—save money for yourself and at the same time release men and equipment for war purposes. United Ice and Coal Co. Main Office—Forster and Cowden Streets Pictures of The Harrlsburg Telegraph has on exhibit at lta business office many fine pictures of Thursday's parade. So many requests have been made for prints that the newspaper has arranged to supply those who desire them. Prints may be ordered' by cash deposit of a at the business office, the purchaser having his choice ef photographs from one to thlrty-slx. BERKS COUNTY TO HAVE SEWAGE CO. Application in Unusual Casc< Made to Public Service; Late Capitol News ' No opposition of any decided character was made to-day to the application for incorporation of the Wyomissing Valley Disposal Com pany which seeks a state charter with a SIOO,OOO capitalization for disposing of the drainage of the big Wyomissing industrial and resi dential district near Reading. The application was the nrst of the kind to be presented to the Public Serv ice Commission and was heard he fore Major E.' M. Vale, examiner, who will make a report on it to the Commission when it meets in execu tive session next week. The com pany proposes} to build and main tain sewers in West Reading, Wyo missing, Mohnton, Shillington and Sinking Spring, the latter two In part, and in Cumru, Brecknecok and Spring townships. Philip Zieber, counsel for the new company, outlined the plans, includ ing the modern plant to dispose of the sewage and was followed by W. H. Desohant, the engineer, who gave the technical information and explained the difficulties attending satisfactory drainage. Ferdinand Thum, interested In the company, also testified regarding the need for the utility. West Reading was rep resented by Burgess Harry Good, Councilman C. W. Kerchner and At torney W. A. Witman, Jr., their chief concern being as to whether the new company could enter that borough without a franchise ordi nance. The hearing occupied com paratively little time and attracted some attention because the com pany is the first to enter the field. Corps recently stated that he was un ble to obtain the same immediate and ?^t , .^ factory results in any other wav. While serving in France he even found that saltrated water was used for trench feet" with excellent ef fects. due to the antiseptic proper ties of this remarkable medicated and oxygenated water. Therefore speaking from my own experience and from others' as well, I do not hesitate to say that no one. however many other methods of treatment he may have tried without success, need now feel discouraged, nor consider that there is any real necessity for limping about on feet hardly able to bear his weight. , NOTE—The saltrated water referred ' to above is prepared by dissolving a heaping tablespoonful of the refined Rodell bath saltrates in a gallon of water. Most druggists keep this compound already put up in pack ages of convenient sizes and at very moderate prices. Locally Kellers Store, G A. Qorgas, Clarks' Medical Store H. C. Kennedy always have it In stock.