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CONFINED TO HOME As a result of a sprain sustained while lifting a heavy package, Henâ€" ry Krueger, driver of the Dominion Express C6., is laid up at his home. AWARDED TENDER . J. C. Lippert & Co. of Waterloo were awarded the tender for five suits of clothes for the fire departâ€" ment, by the council, their tender of $149 being the lowest. DEATH OF INFANT CHILD Many friends will lympnt.hlu‘ with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Henhoeffer: of Londesborough, . wellâ€"known in the Twinâ€"City, in the death of their Ainfant son, who passed away‘ at their. home on Sunday morning, morning, aged fourteen months, "‘The remains were brought to Kitâ€" chener and laid to rest in the St. Unless you have perfect eyeâ€" sight you are handicapped in business and social circles. JANSEN OPTICAL CO. OQur eye examination will re veal it you need glasses or not. _ Jansen sight. Mary‘s 1 morning WEDNESDAY HALF HOLIDAY FOR WATERLOO STORES Commencing on Wednesday, May 5, the retail stores at. Waterloo will observe Wednesday afternoon .of eachâ€" week during the summer months as aâ€"half holiday. The buyâ€" ing ’u’bllc will, therefore,â€"plan to do their Wednesday shopping in the morning. ‘The retail stores of Kitchener will also close Wednesday afternoons during the summer months comâ€" mencing with the first week in May. 10 Frederick St., Kitchener, Established 1898 â€" Still Leading CHOIR HELD BANQUET ‘The choir of St. John‘s Lutherah Church held a banquet in Letter‘s Hall last week. It was the culminaâ€" tion of an attendance contest. Durâ€" ing the evening a bride, Mrs, J. Welker, nee Mary Roos, and Miss: Ruby. Roos, who is to ‘be married, were made the recipients of many lacceptable gifts. Mr. Harry Gerâ€" mann acted as toastmaster. A short address was also given by the presiâ€" dent, Mr. Schmidt. News of Interest Around Town ASSAULT CHARGE DISMISSED IN COURT An alleged "Jack the Hugger" case was heard in police court last week at Waterloo when Jack Craig of Hamilton was up on a charge cf assault. The charge which was made by Mrs. Fred Meirowski, of Esson St.. was dismissed, the parâ€" ties concerned not having any witâ€" nesses to coroborate their evidence. The complainant stated that after Craig wrote out an orq,er for a packâ€" age of stain remover which she bought, he kissed her, and every time she told him to "get out" he kissed her hgain. She told her busâ€" band about it when he got home and he reported the matter to the police. Magistrate Weir, in dismissâ€" ing the case, said he would not say which one was telling the truth. INTRODUCES NEW BREED or cows To ms'rmcf\r A new breed ‘of cows has r introduced into the district with the purchase by Lorne B. Weber, who resides on the Fairholme Farm, two miles north of Waterloo on the 8t. Jacobs highway, of eight head of Ayrshire cattle. Some outstanding specimen were recently purchased by Mr. Weber at the Poter Catrns sale â€" near â€"Brantford, including "Cairncroft Jock" formerly junior "Cairncroft Jock" formerly junior head sire &t the OCairncroft farm pear Brantford. The show winnings of this sire are numerous and inâ€" cluded the 1925 grand champlonship at Saskatoon and he was a winner as a yearling all through the West. He also won prizes at the Canadian Nationalâ€" Exhibition at Toronto and at the Western Fair at London. . These cows which will supply milk to a local dairy have a butter fat average running from 4 to 6 per cent. Other purchases that Mr. Weber has made includa "Lady Chain of Mabel Dals" which was bought from ‘the Oak Park Farm near Paris, As a test Mr., Wober has her milked three times a day. " Much interest is ‘boing taken in this now breed of cattle ‘by the R. C. cemetery on Tuesday give Mitizca . Wmo-sdewle-'i'-;'!'_““':n"l ‘~A new joint hedting system for will be installed by H. A. Gleiser at a cost of $3,825.00. This was the deâ€" cision ‘reached by the Waterice ‘Town Council at the regular moet ing held on Monday afternoon. It was also decided to plant trees at the rear of the town hall and to be known as a memorial park. for the Waterloco men who fell in the A ByLaw yill be prepared at the request of twoâ€"thirds of the grocers and butchers in town providing for the compulsory closing of stores every Wednesday at 12.30 P.m. from the first of May to $0th of Novemâ€" The council passed a resolution favoring the rescinding of agree ments with the county in respect to the North King Street and Erb St. West pavements.. _ s erty Committee, â€"in presenting his report, stated that it was the unaniâ€" mous opinion of the members that trees be erected at the rear of the Town Hall to serve as a Memorial Park to the local soldiers who fell in the Great War. A contract for the installation of a new heating system in the fire hall was awarded to H. A. Gleiser, ;plumber, whose tender was only $18.00 higher than one other outside tender. It was pointed out that at present the heating system was practically obsolete and that with the new system a saving of fuel of $300 to $400 annually could be efâ€" fected. & > 2 Will Not Purchase Deering Property On the suggestion of Chairman Bohlender of the property commitâ€" tee a motion was passed that no acâ€" tion be taken in regard to the purâ€" chase of the Peter Deering property along the mill race. Fire Losses Totalled $2075. Mayor Brill presented the report of Fire Chief Karges which showed that the fire losses for the year toâ€" talled only $2075. A large part of this was made up in _fire losses at the Waterloo Bedding Company facâ€" tory and the Kunz Brewery barn. To Purchase Firemen‘s Uniforms Memerial Park Chairman Bohlender of the Propâ€" Chairman John Bauman of the Fire and Light Committee in his reâ€" port recommemnded the purchase of five suits for the firemen at a cost of $149.00. The tender of John Lippert being the lowest, was acâ€" cepted. : To Contruct Sidewalk Clerk Zick presented petitions for sidewalks which were granted. One petition was for the construction of & sldeyalk on the westerly side of Moore Avenue, signed by Lincoln Stroh and others. Another petition called for a sidewalk on the easterly side of Charles street. Ratepayers EARLE C. SHELLEY WINS GOLD MEDAL County.â€"To Instal Joint Heating System for ‘The second annual public speakâ€" ing contest of the Waterloo Copeu was held on Thursday. of last week when Earle C. Shelley, of Kitchener, formerly of Chicago, II1., won the gold medal dofated by the Kâ€"W. Rotary Club, his subjectâ€"being "Our Flag." Norman A. Keffer, of Rdgely, Ont., was the winner of the silver medal also donated by that Club, with his address on "The Curse of the Ages." Dean Alexander Potter acted as chairman. ‘The judges were Dean W. Bher-‘ wood Fox, of the University of Western Ontario with which Waterâ€" loo College is affiliated, and T. H. Wholton, principal of the Galt Colâ€" legiate Institute and Technical Institute. Dean Fox, who is regisâ€" trar of Western University, referred to the loss the Waterloo institution had sustained in the death of Rev. Dr. Hoffmann. Other speakers were Walter A. Schults on "Canada‘s National Problem," Emerson Hall man,, son of ‘Rev. Mr. Halliman, of Kitchener, on "The Power of Influâ€" ence," and Henry Heldman of Kitâ€" chener on "‘The Youth of Today." Mr. and Mrs: Paul Samson, Miss Jeail Schorten and a class under the direction of Prof. Schorten also conâ€" tributed to the evening‘s program. Charles and Victoria streets and While cycling at Saturday evenâ€" ing, Irvin Martin, aged 20, son of Mrs. Pearl Martin, 141 Park St, ‘Waterloo, was knocked down by an automobile driven by Rdward Hrb, %9 Erb @t., the former sustaining lmmalmu\u bones were broken. _/ It is alleged by Martin that the Â¥rb automobile was béing drm-l on the wrong side of the road and that ho was dragged about forty man «up and took him. to lils. home tollowing the accident, Dr. Golger MET WITH ACCIDENT flooding / Councilior Rétz of the ‘Tree Comâ€" mittee said that a number ofâ€" dead trees had been removed on several streets. Chairman> Jacobi of the Garbage Committee, in reply to an inguiry from Mayor Brill, said that the new collector," Oscar Liphardt, was making progress in his work. Nulsance Must be Stopped ~â€" _ Deputy Reeve Bohilender referred io the garbage which was being the rear of the park by some II-I" known persons. This garbage inâ€"!* cluded dead dogs, cats, bodies oll' automobiles, etc. He decilared that|* this was a menace to the health of the people and was Hable to conâ€"|! taminate the water of the lake. m.- urged that this matter be brought, ! to the attention of the board of, ‘health with the request that M' take immediate action to have this,% nuisance stopped. On the m{c tion of Councillior Bohlender nu" council decided to offer aeward ol‘c $10.00 to any person furnishing ln-“ formation as to persons responsible ‘ . for dumping of garbage at rear ot' park and guilty persons will be . fined $25.00. l To Terminate Agreement 1 On motion of Reeve Dietrich and Deputy Reeve Bohiender it was deâ€" cided to take the advice of the town. solicitor, J. C. Haight, and terminâ€" ate the agreement between the County and Town in conmection | with the town bearing part of cost |of permanent roads constructed on | King Street North and Erb Street | West. It was the opinion of the members of the Council that by terâ€" minating this agreement the Town ; | wouldsave a considerable amount || of money in the years to come. l * To Pave Morley Street _ _ (| ‘Reeve Dietrich stated that properâ€" t\ ty owners on Morley street, from "| King to Caroline had requested him to petition the Council for a perâ€" manent road. As the town would‘ materially benefit, they smuted‘ that the property owners and the town bear oneâ€"half the cost. The matter was referred to the commitâ€" tee comprising councillors Bohlenâ€" der, Ratz and Snyder who will look into the matter and report at the next meeting. ‘The question of providing a comâ€" fort station for the public was brought up by Mayor Brill who ramed a committee to comprise counciliors Ratz, Ludwig and Bohâ€" lender to secure information as to the probable cost and report at the next meeting. In police court on Monday mornâ€"; ing John Hause was found ;ullty" of common assault and fined $1 and costs. The complaint was laid By Henry Shearer of near ‘Waterloo, and was the result of Shearer pullâ€" ing two cars driven by John Hause and his brother, Leander, out of a mudhole. The altercationâ€" ensued ‘whon the Hause brothers refused to pay the $2.00 asked for pulling the cars out, paying only $1.00. After giving him a beating, Shearer said they paid the extra $1.00. The Hause brothers, however, said they Hause brothers, however, claimed that when they refused to pay the extra dollar they were attached by Shearer and that they struck him ‘in self defence. Magistrate Weir stated that the evidence was somewhat contradicâ€" toy‘ but that the Hause brothers were evidently responsible for the accident. He also thought the $2.00 asked was by no means unreasonâ€" able.â€" Te then imposed the above The Waterlco market on Saturâ€" day was unusually well attended. and ummu.mmdw! duce on hand. Butter and eggs sold readity at 40 cents per pound and 25c and 26c per doren, while maple syrup was disposed of at $2.50 and $2.75 per gallon. Potatoes sold at $2.175 per bag, celery at 15¢ . per mm\film«sm at 6 and 10 centi, and apples at £5¢ per basket. Green onlons sold readily at 6 cents per bunch. A young man from Bamberg paid a fine of $20 and costs for being Intoxioated while in charge of & teum of horses. He settled out of PAID FINE FOR ASSAULT BIG MARKET AT WATERLOO Want Comfort Station FINED 1%0 AND Costs out the country. 1 _ This â€" widespread demonstration by some 5,000,000 workers will, um less speedily terminated, cause unâ€" told suffering, with the loss of millâ€" lMons in money. Premier Baldwin scored the Labor leaders on the ground that, in orâ€" dering the general strike, they were Winston Churchill; chancellor of the exchequer, asserted that if this conflict were fought out to itsâ€"conâ€" clusion it â€"could only mean the end of Parliamentary Government or its decisive victory. ‘Troops in Readiness. _ . ‘Troops have already been sent to various sections where disturbances are most to be feared, but it is the expressed intention of both authoriâ€" ties gnd the labor leaders to do noâ€" thing of a provocative nature. The men necessary to keep the mines from flooding will be held at their posts. The railway managers will run skeleton services and the Transâ€" atlantic steamship companies have promised to maintain theirâ€" sailings if that can possibly be gone. The labor men have agreed alsoâ€"to aid in bringing food supplies to the people, having emphasized that their fight is not against the people, lbut against the attitude of the Govâ€" ernment in the present crisis. iAuetloneer W. W. Frickey \ Makes Unusual Record on I Saturday Last. CONDUCTS SX . â€"SALES IN A DAY Walter W. Frickey, Waterloo‘s pular. auctioneer, on Saturday S{lflevedg.he unique distinction of conducting six sales in one day, a very unusual record. Commencing at eight o‘clock in the morning he was busily engaged disposing of the various effects required to be sold until late in the evening, briskly continuing the last sale until everyâ€" thing was sold. The sales were all 'woll attended and good prices were | realized. Previously sales have been conâ€" ducted in the daytime but on Satur« day a sale was commenced at 6.30 in the evening. It proved one of the most sucoessful sales of the day, over $950 being realized from the sale of household effects. >, Beginning at 8 o‘clock in the morning, Mr. Frickey conducted three different sailes of housshold effects, concluding at 11.45. He then till 245 pm. conducted a Bale for the Jacob Koch estate, selling A house and other property for $$200, -“._-““,, to St. Jacobs and from 1.30 and a quantity of housshold furnt ture in addition. Arriving back to Kitchener at 3 pm. he ‘conducted the sale of real estate and houseâ€" hold effects of the Herman Hertal estate, Lancaster St., the house and lot bringing $3060.> The sixth and concluding sale was that for Jack Britton, at 40 © Lancaster West, where the sum of $960 was trom the sale of household effects. red Labor of Gt. | Waterloo‘s Popular Auctioneer wALCTER W. FRICKEY tari} Friday afternoon, April 28, of John Schnurr of Linwood, in his 98th ‘ year, Waterlco County has lost one: of its oldest residents, and Wellesâ€"‘ ley Township, one of its earliest and Born in ‘Wurtemburg, Germany, on December 28, 1828, the late Mr. Schnurr sailed for Canada in 1854, his earliest years being spent in ]Hnwkuvulowuchmfiuwat \uu vldest and mokt â€" thriving centres in Waterloo County. 1 In the peaceful passing away on business in Linwood, and Miss Mellie at home. The, funeral service was held from his late residence at one p.m., on Monday, April 26, interment beâ€" ing made in Linwood Union Cemeâ€" tery in the presence of many symâ€" pathetic friends and neighbors of the bereaved and sorrowing family. Oneâ€"ton Truck, Stake Body and Cab > Cet 2i ie m the a | Sn raaiian i * Dobbins‘GCarage and Electric Co.~J Catherine Bredrecht, widow of thel late Henry Zimmermann, passed away Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Laing, 75 Albert Street, Waterloo. She had been confined to bed more or less for the past nine months. Mrs. Zimmermann â€" was born in Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany, on iAvrll tenth, 1844, and came to Canâ€" ada with her parents when she was seven years of age. She was married to Henry Zimmerman at New Hamâ€" burg in 1861, and moved to Waterâ€" loo from Bamberg in 1883. King Street Their union was blessed with eleven children of whom nine surâ€" vive; Menno of ‘Detroit, Mrs. C. P. Grierson of Porth, Mrs. H. J. Btratâ€" ford of Gravenhurst, Mrs. Alex Merâ€" ner and Mrs. Frank Roberts of Kitâ€" chener, Mrs. P. H. Roos, Mrs."Rosa Kumpt, Mrs. J. M. Laing and Deciâ€" ‘thr of Waterloo. She is also survived by two sis ters, Mrs. Henry Niergarth and Mrs. John Ziegler of Kitchener, and one brother, Werner of Spokane, Washâ€" ington. Another Brother, Henry of New Hamburg, died Sunday last. The funeral will be private and will be held on Friday afternoon at tw6 o‘clock from her daughter‘s resâ€" idence, 75 Albert street, Waterlo0. Intermenrit at Mount Hope cemetery. Deatlkh summoned Henry ~Brodâ€" recht, brother of the late Mrs. Zimâ€" merman of ‘Waterloo, at his home it New Hamburg on Sunday, May Ind, aged 84 years. ‘The late Mr. Brodracht came to, New Hamburg wit®â€" his parents from Germany then a lad of ‘nine‘ years. ~After toundry for many years and for a number of years was councilior and Schmidt of New Dundee in 1863 and their union was blessed with five children two of whom died in inâ€" tandy, ‘There survive his wile, a Anughter Mra. Oscar Merper of Kitâ€" chener, and two wons MoNally of Mrs. Catherine Zimmerman OBITUARY John. Schnurr Menry Brodrecht the s F u:md.l‘ s as one! w mm! and area Uived and ‘ r8, buildâ€"‘ ness, hv-'. round. _ , ‘garth of. Preston. Also sixteen ; children. The funeral was held on . Wednesday from the family restâ€" | dence ‘to the Trinity Lutheran church at New Hamburg for service ~and Riverside cemetery for interâ€" Brantford and Wilfrid of Detroit. Also one brother, Werner of Spokâ€" \ _A bright life was closed last week in the death of Herbert H. Rietâ€" koetter, son of Mr; and Mrs. Paul 'lmatkoottor, King St., Kitchener, .who passed away at the hospital ‘following an operation for appendiâ€" '!dth. at the age of 22 years. He r‘m been particularly active in conâ€" \'noctlon with the Luther League of ' ‘SL John‘s Lutheran church, being â€", president at the. time of his death. 1060.00 1120.00 1015.00 Ziegler of Waterloo and Mrs. Nierâ€" Following an acute afttack of ln-} digestion, Oscar Meyer who had just arrived from the west to visit his sick father at St. Clements passâ€" ed away suddenly at the home of his sister, Mrs. Stephen Heuser of Kitchener on Sunday. He was in his 41st year. s He leaves to mourn his loss, his sorrowing parents, Mr. and Hl‘l.‘ George Meyer, of St. Clements, four brothers, Anthonyâ€" and Otto of St. Clements, Albert of Gull Lake, Sask., and Clemens of Kitchener, «hd two sisters, Mrs. Stephen Hausâ€" er of Kitchener and Mrs. Alex Kroetsch of Waterloo. ‘The funeral was held on Tuesday from the residence of his brother, Anthony, at St, Clements, with mass at 9.40 at the St. Clements R.C. church and interment in the St. Clements cemetery. ‘A former resident of Kitchener passed away at Brantford on Sat: urday in the person of Rev. Julius Badke. He entered the Lutheran ministry over forty years ago and was pastor of The Bridgeport and ‘Conestogo churches, the Lutheran ‘thurch at Bridgeport being built up under his adminfstration. He was married to Elizabeth Rittinger of Kitchener and is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter. He was 76 years of age, being born in Germany. The funeral was held at Brantford on Monday. ‘The death took place in Kitchâ€" ener on Sunday of Elizabeth Bittâ€" ner relict of the late Jacob Bittner, aged 81 years. Two daughters, Mrs. Adam Steppler of Kitchener and Mrs. A. Thomas of New Hamburg survive. The funeral was held on Monday with interment at the Strasâ€" The death of Margaret Victoria‘ P + Clemenas, wife. of Isaish m=========- oceurred at her homs on Bunday, * e id‘ ‘m_“c..u.n.un.uucc-»«-gl u-mdmml“.‘gm Herbert H. Rev. Julius Badke Oscar Meyer Mirs. Tealah CtoroShe Elizabeth Bittner These prices include tax and * Aaron Emmianuel Seibelt passed away : suddenly t Brldqurt on April 30th, aged 74 years. He leaves three â€"lo;l and one daughter. The funeral was held on Sunday. t FRENCH WOMAN sENTENCED To Convicted of poisoning her lover and eleven other persons whom she had been called upon to nurse durâ€" for Better Vision ing illnesses, Antoinette Scierri, 85 years old}y has been sentenced ~to die on the guillotine by a French court. / It" is not probable, however, that, the woman will pay the extreme penalty for her crimes, as in alt cases since the war the president of the republic has commuted to life imprisonment death sentences passed upon women. By submitting to a simple @xâ€" amination you will appreciate the difference properly fitted The â€" circumstances . surrounding the crimes for which Mme Scierri was convicted were especially bruâ€" tal. It was charged that on the night glasses fon. of her lover‘s death she watched him die and then engaged in & drunken orgy. Robbery . was beâ€" lieved to have been the motive for most of the murders."* * PHONE 2777W, KITCHENER, RUSSIANS ARE ORDERED To EXTERMINATE GRAFT The Soviet newspapers publish & proclamation signed by M. Stalin, recently elected to the important presidium of the Communist party, and M. Kuibishey, head of the Suâ€" preme Control Commission, calling upon the Communist party to ex« terminate waste, graft, incompeâ€" tence, unproductivity of labor and kindred vices. The proclamation states that in holding the course for |maumm1-mn Russia cannot 6x« pect foreign help, but. must build Cordon‘s Good Classes with her own resources; hence the necessity of the most drastic econâ€" omy, severe suppression of all forms of extravagance and swift punishâ€" ment, regardless of social position. William Pfanner, 47 years old, born in Wellesley, Ont., and well known in business circles in Lock« port, N.Y., died on Wednesday of last week in a Buffalo hospital fol lowing an operation. He conducted a meat market in Lockport. ht Poor Subject CA "I don‘t know one good thing about that Brown girl, do you?" . "Yes, but that doesn‘t may entaerâ€" taining gossip." / â€" d Waterloo For Appointment. will make to your visâ€" Aaron Seibert DIED IN BUFFALO FOR MURDER old,