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The Board of Works of the Kitchâ€" ener City Council last week investiâ€" gated the complaints of H. J. Johnâ€" ston and Grover Hagedorn, civil enâ€" gineers, against members of the city‘s ‘engineering staff being perâ€" mitted to do private work zwhlle in the employ of the cor ion and will submit a report to the memâ€" bers of the city council. The comâ€" plaintants said they had no fault alluwed on deposits of $1.00and upwards, Interest compounded hailfâ€"yearity. / KITCHENER POST OFFICE Is REMODELLED Kitchener‘s post ofifce which has been undergoing cons{donblo alterâ€" ations reâ€"opened in its remodelled quarters last (week. > It has been newly equipped with the most modâ€" ern accommodation in postal faciliâ€" ties. * 3 We Operate under Government Inspecâ€" tion. ‘ un en i en n en c on zc n ie 1nd The Waterloo Trust and Savings Company Waterloo COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED i wenmmnnnt e on nc eB up e mm it § _ Prices reasomable. & Goods culled for and delivered ZLet Us â€"Serve â€" Vou ° Rebinding books _ _ Bibles, Hymn and Prayerbogks a, specialty. Add more books to your home library by having your favorite magazine bound into books. _ Initialing Club Bags, Suit cases, etc. se . Bookbinder 570 King St. W. Phone 2686 Kitchener, Ont. The Moyer Trusses are giving good satisfaction. â€" â€" _ They need no under strap, and have soft sponge‘ rubber pads. * Smail Special Machinery Deâ€" signed and . Built Pay no attention to those flowery and exaggerated advem, tisements when you can get & better truss right here and for less money, with the privilege of ‘3;"“ it changed or fixed at any time. , + Took, Di« E..\ Phone 1229 CTtEetsener Made and fitted at 55 King St..‘ E.. Kitchener, near the Postoffice. J. C. Lehmann RUPTURE "STEELES GLASSES SATISFY" Galt Kitchener Woelfle Bros. Ltd. \‘~â€"â€"«â€"â€"ask your friends Machinists and Toolmakers Established 1906 ' Theâ€"vacancy caused by tho'dutl‘ of Herman Kraft has been filled by the appointment of Edward Poll as | police sergeant by the Police Comâ€" mission. He joined the Kitchener police force in June, 1921. He has been promoted to the rank . of patrol sergeant. ‘The commission has filled the vacancy on the force by the appointment of Herbert L. Gimble, who was chosen among 17 \ applicants. ~ Association of Boys‘ Work Segretâ€" of two directors from the Dominion of Canads. * PROPOSE TO EXTEND ‘! ACHIEVES SUCCESS | Miss Era Betzner, daughter of Mr. ‘uld Mrs. H. S. Betzner, since leayâ€" ing Kitchener prior to 1914 has uch}_eved marked success in her work. She has come into prominâ€" ence in the United States as author and director of pageants for nationâ€" al organizations. She just recently staged a gigantic pageant at the National Council of Young Woâ€" men‘s Christian Association at Milâ€" waukee, Wis. ‘The city engineer‘s department of the city of Kitchener is at present engaged in drawing sketches of possible ways of extending Weber St. Hast to a new roadway to run north from King St. just east of the new car barns.â€" At a meeting held last week the City Planning Commission was unanimous in the view that the original plan of proâ€" viding a street paralle St. should be followed. APPOINTED POLICE S$ERGEANT KITCHENER GIRL Miss Betzner was formerly physiâ€" cal instructor in the schools of Kitâ€" chener and was recently home on a brief visit. s ADDRESS BY A. R. LANG ¢ The entire Board wWas APPOMITON ON PUBLIC UTILITIES|a delegates to go to Toronto in reâ€" In the course of an address to gard to the Isolation Hospital quesâ€" the Young Men‘s Club by Aligust tion recently discussed. ~ R. Lagg, chairman of the Public *T _ Ttilities Commission of Kitchener,| STOCKDALE FOUND guicTy he traced the development of the on FOUR CHARGES As plant. He said that Kitchener took RESULT OF COLLISION its first _ step Towards municipal| Stanley Stockdale, a taxi driver ownership in 1903 when the gas of Waterloo, was arrested on Saturâ€" and electric plants were acquired. jay as a result of an accident at ‘This was followed in 1907 by th@ the corner of King and Scott Sts., purchase of the street railway. He stated that the: purchase price of the electric plant in 190\3 was $36,â€" 928 and the present equity $700,â€" 223, while the purchase price of the gas plant was $69,367 with the presâ€" ent equity $336,295. The purchase ‘pr}ce of the street railway was $85,â€" 500 and the present équity $176,713. NO BLAME ATTACHED TO TRAIN CREW IN DEATH . OF B. KOEHLER According to the verdict of the jury appointed to inquire into the death _ of _ Bernhardt â€" Koehler, superintendent of parks of the city of Kitchener, no blame is to be atâ€" tached to either the Grand River Railway crew or to the deceased. He came to his death through inâ€" juries sustained in a collision at jCounhnd Avenue G.RR. crossing also testified M. C. A., has been appointed WEBER sT. EAST Boys‘ its opening concert last week and made a favorable impression by the chestra _ was assisted by Gilbert Hutton, cellist, and Edward Evans, Welsh baritonse. .. d bers were rendered. The orchestra cousists of 41â€" musiclans. ‘The orâ€" MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF FORMER PARK SUPT. Brother ‘Masons, memibers of the city council and Kitchener park board, city officials, brothers of the Loyal. Order of Mooge, ml members of the Football Legion and numerous friends attended the n.-1 eral of theâ€"late Bernhardt Koehler, late Park Superintendent, held at Kitchener last week. Following serâ€" vice at the residence, a public serâ€" vice was held at the St. Andrews ‘chumh conducted by Rev. G. Taylor Munroe, assisted by Rev. Dr. H. A. \Snfllu. pastor of St. Peter‘s church. ‘The ritual of the Masonic Order was read at the gravé by N.D.G.M. George DeKleinhaus. The officiating clergymen paying high tribute to the work of the late supâ€" erintendent of parks who had been a helpful citizen. A wealth of floral tributes were received. 5000 PERSONS WERE VACCINATED IN TWINâ€"CITY According to the report ‘of the Medical Officer of Health of Kitchâ€" ener, 5,000 persons in the 'l‘wlP- City were vaccinated during the reâ€" cent outbreak of smallpox. Of this number 3,133 were vaccinated free ot charge by the Board of Health in the various schools. Although a mild epidemic of flu has been preâ€" valent, the health of the city has improved, said the medical officer }oi health. The work of Dr. Harvey, milk and meat inspector, was commended by the. Board. Dr. Harvey expressed appreciation of the cordial coâ€"operaâ€" tion received in his _work. ‘The entire Board was appointed a delegates to go to Toronto in reâ€" gard to the Isolation Hospital quesâ€" tion recently discussed. L The recently organized Kitchener Kitchener, in which Stockdale‘s taxi. is alleged to have collided with a small touring car belonging to Allan Brubacher ofâ€" Hawkesville. Both cars weré badly damaged by the collision. The entire front of Bruâ€" bacher‘s car was ‘wrecked, both wheels being broken off, the fenâ€" ders ‘crumbled and the entire front badly twisted. The Stockdale car 'm damaged about the fender and running board. In police court on Monday Stockâ€" dale was found guilty of driving an automobile‘ while under the influâ€" ence of liquor, of being intoxicated while in a public place, of failing to notify the police of the accident, and of occasioning actual bodily harm. On the first count Stockdale was sentenced to 7 days in jail, on the second he was fined $10 and costs, on the third the fine was fixed at $25 and costs while on the fourth count he was allowed to go on susâ€" pended sentence providing restityâ€". tion is made to Brubacher for the damage caused. The magistrate orâ€" dered that his taxi driver‘s license also be suspended for one month but he was relieved of this penalty after further consideration, as the ttaxi business is his sole means of ; livelthood. * A HAPPY CHILDHOOD / A MATTER OF HEALTH Let Baby‘s Own Tablets Keep . Your Children Well. ‘ Little children very quickly ‘“1 out of sorts. By prompt treatment they can usuaily just as quickly be sot, right again. Most of their troubles arise in the first place from the stomach or bowels; that is why a good cleaningâ€"out is the first thing prescribed by a doctor. , Formerly castor ofl was the means used to bring this about; nowâ€"aâ€"days Baby‘s Own Tablets do the same work, but without trouble to the parent or disâ€" . to the little one. Children take Baby‘s Own Tablets happlly because there is no nasty taste and because no griping afterâ€"pains folâ€" low their use. _ As a specin$ for childhood indtâ€" géstion, vomiting, constipation, colic, wold, teething paing, ete., there is nothing to equal Baby‘s Own Tabâ€" lets. ‘They never do harm and alâ€" ways do good. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers ‘or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr. Wil week. Although apparently ‘ in his usual health, he suffered an attack ot heart failure following his reâ€" turn.to his home on Thursday afterâ€" woon, and despite medical attention, passed away"at five o‘clock that The late Mr. Barraclough was born in Ingersoll in 1865 and while in his teens entered the ministry of the ‘Methodist church in 1882. In later yéars he occupied prominent pulpits in Victoria, B.C., and Moneâ€" ton, N.B., also serving forâ€" several years in Dawson City in the Yukon, 35 dozen â€"assorted Men‘s white at New Westminster, BC., Sarnia, and colored soft collars, sizes and St. John, N.B. He came to Kitâ€" ““"*'M‘"""sc chener from Lindsay in July last| [ : °N4 *410 @80R â€"~»~â€"â€"â€"» year. Since coming to the city he ‘:::‘:‘llmmwmw ‘ ® m :‘u been joint pastor witk Rev. Mr.| BJ . l shades, make 0 ol s cLennan of Trinity Church followâ€" Worth The. Special ...... & ing the uniting of â€"the thr # churches, the Methodist, the Presâ€" Pss :"’;‘Lf e‘ m e ut byterian and the Congregational. He Nurse Cloth _ materials, check showed himself energetic in his check and neat colored patterns pastoralâ€"work and was to~a large in sizes up to 14. Speâ€" 39c degree responsible for the opening clal for Weekâ€"end ........ of the south ward mission of the Boys‘ Blue Fox Serge Knickâ€" Trimity.‘Church. He was looked upâ€" ers, lined, well made, sizes 3 to on as one of the outstanding minisâ€" 8 years. Worth $1.25. 69c ters o;t the United Church. Although SpecifH .............â€"â€"ounu associated with Trinity church for ' SHIRTS C less than a year, he had accomplishâ€" Men‘s Dress Shirts, made ‘ed much excellent work in promotâ€" from good quality Percale and ing the interests of the church. He Zephyr m"fl‘l"u““tm was a man of high culture, being ‘m-in,dtch‘.‘.':fim:fie:.o W::th $3.00. ’lhe author of many beautiful poem§, Special for sl 69 ‘and possessed qualities which causâ€" Weekâ€"end .................. & ‘ed him to be highly regarded among omm isnn nemmmzm his parishioners and friends. I.n 4o 4s foanan Trant He is survived by his wife and two sons,. and also leaves four sisâ€" ters. } The funeral took place on Sunday altarnoon‘ when an impressive and largely attended service was held in Trinity United Church. Rev. G. B. McLennan, chairman of the Watâ€" erloo Presbytery, was in charge of the service. Scripture readings were given by Rev. W. H. Harvey and Rev. J. 0. Watt, of Waterloo, while prayer was offered by Rev. S. M. Roadhouse, _ pastor â€" of â€" Wesley Church, Galt. » Rev. J. P. Hauch conveyed the sympathy of the Twinâ€"City Mini sterial Association to the family and congregation. $ Rev. T. Albert Moore, D.D., who came from Toronto to attend the funeral, conveyed an impressive message to the family and the conâ€" gregation om behalf of the United Church of Canada. The memoriat address was delivâ€" ered by Rev. W. Pescott, D.D., of Hamilton, a former pastor of Trinâ€" ity Church. An impressive anthem was renâ€" dered by the choir while Mrs. G. J. A. Reany appropriately sang "Crossing the Burial was made at Lindsay, the remains being taken to that place the same afternoon. The pallâ€"bearers were Messrs. Geo. Harrison, E. D. Heist, H. J. Sims, Rev. A. Imrie, George Martin, A. B. Musselman, J. F. Honsberger, R. H. Sanford, D. E. Turner and Robt. Smyth. | Numerous beautiful 4loral offerâ€" ings were sent by organizations and friends. SAYS WAR IN EAST INEVITABLE Speaking _ before the Kiwanis Club of Kitchener last week Rev Stanton Lautenschlager who has been in China since 1918, said that the same underlying feelings of naâ€" tional hatred fear and: suspicion which brought on the world war in 1914 are looming in the Far East and that another great war between the United States and Japan is inâ€" .evitable. . He ‘reviewed the causes of the world war after which he told how these same causes of war were being encouraged in China and Japan. The people in Japan, he stated, were suspicious of the Uniâ€" ted States basing their fears on the feverish propaganda which is holng‘ eirculated in the United States that the big Republic is lacking in armaâ€" ment and preparedness in the air, on the sea and on land should war break out. He also said that the big problem in Japan was the task of finding some place for its rapidly growing population. Countries which have the. space have erected barriers against the Japanese so that she has no place to send her surplus population. s In China the fact that goods of all the nations enter that mutry‘ practically duty frre while high cus toms barriers are erected againgt Chinese goods is claimed as an inâ€" justice by the Chiness while the subject of concession forms andthâ€" umdmm.mfml,x the cause of most of thh recent breaks in China against the foreignâ€" ers in China was its industrial ox lmum‘&r‘mm ( Waliter Kress The death of Walter Kress, aged 16 years, som of Mr. and Mrs. Al vin Kress of Kitchener, occurred at the K.â€"W. hospital on April 27 after about a week‘s illness. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon. j Henry Carr _ A former resident of Kitchener passed away in Batavia, N.Y., on April 28 in the person of Henry Carr in his 87th year. He is surâ€" vived by his wife and one daughâ€" ter. The funeral was held at Mount Hope cemetery on Friday last. Rev. M. L. Wing of Listowel officiating. Henry M. Kinzie +~* $ ‘The death occurred at Blair on Sunday, April 25th of Henry M. Kinzie in his 74th year. the funeral being held the following Wednesâ€" day. Funeral services were held at The Store for ECONOMICAL people. : We save you money on every _ article purchased whether small or large % f Men‘s All Wool Worsted Hose, all shades, made from fine qual «its English ribbed wool. wc Worth 75¢. Special ...... Gents Furnishing Dept. umm--mmwz Hose, Black, Grey, Sand, and Brown shades. A dressy Hose for present wear. l!n!zsc price, special, pair ....... COLLARS 35 dozen â€"assorted Men‘s white and colored soft collars, sizes 13 to 17%%. Special Weekâ€" ® _ Just received a new shipment of Boys‘ Blouses, Percale and Nurse Cloth materials, check check and neat colored patterns in sizes up to 14. 899-39c clal for Weekâ€"end ........ Boys‘ Blue Fox Serge Knickâ€" ers, lined, ;all m:le,”m 3 to 8 years. orth® $1.25. Readyâ€"toâ€"wear Dept. LADIES‘ CcoaATs 85 new Ladies‘ Coats, made of a Wool Poiret, in both straight line and flared styles, neatly trimmed with tuck work and braid, a £00@ fitting and smart looking garment, shades sre Nacy, Sand and Rosewood. Sizes 16 to 44. These coats are wonderful, value. Worth $25. Special 514.75 DRESSY SUITS FOR THE BOY , Boys‘ new Spring Euits, made in the latest Grey check Radio Clothing Dept. OBITUARY Our Weekâ€"End Specials "Where You Get the Best Vaiues the home of his son, Isaiah Kinzie and at the Hagey Mennonijte church. Interment was made in the adjoinâ€" ing cemetery. . Mrs. Elizabeth Guse ‘The death of Ms. Elizabeth Guse occurred on April 28th at the home Of her daughters, Mrs. Elsa Arendt, Kitchener, aged 78 years. Two sons and two daughters survive. Her husband predeceased her. patterns, $ pleéce belted style, 2 pr.< Bloomers, lined, Governer fasteners. Do not overlook this, splendid value, sizes 25 to 36 Mrs. Mary Gingerich Mary Holm, relict of the ‘late Abraham Gingerich passed away on April 27th at the home of H. Gehâ€" man, Blair, after a several weeks‘ illness, in her 84th year. Surviving her are three sons and five daughâ€" térs, Ephraim, Bad Axe, Mich., Emâ€" manuel, Yale, Mich., Henry, Kitchâ€" ener, Sarah, (Mrs. Henry Kesselâ€" for Weekâ€"end ring, Verndale, | Minn., Elizabeth, (Mrs. W. Kraft) Cav#lier, North Dakota, Carrie, (Mrs. Peter Kraft) Clyde, North Dakota, Miss Maggie Ladies‘ ‘Blonde Gore Pumps, with fancy beaded buckle (covâ€" ering the gore). High, medium and olw heels. Worth $5.50. Special ............ $3‘75 200 pair of Ladies‘ Strap Slippers and Oxfords of Patent, Kid, and Calf leathers, good fitters, <all sizes in the lot. Worth up to $4.75. â€" Shoe Polish, black and 8 brown. Worth 15¢. Special | c _ Boys‘ Brown Canvas Shoes, leatherâ€" soles and heels, and leather trimmings. Worth up to $2.50. SDecial ...sllicllc.ssss. 89c Boys‘ good strong sturdy School Shoes, in black and brown leather, wide fitting. Worth $3.25. Trona‘....__..... 91.90 Shoe $16.85 $1.95) _ $1.95° $4.25 Men‘s black and brown calf leather Oxfords, Goodyear welt oo hn es e â€"toe. $5.50. Special ........... 33.75 50 boits fine quality Gingham in all the newest shades and patterns, 32 inches wide, 1& Worth 35¢ yd. Special 10 bolts Curtain Madras, & material that Hrapes. beautifuily and launders easily, 38 inches wide, in floral designs. 39 Worth 65¢ yd. Special [ b Curtain Panels in nice patâ€" terns, will make rich and effecâ€" tiveâ€"looking Curtains. Each panâ€" el is 1% yards wide, 2% yards long, and may be used either singly or in pairs. Dorth $2.00, 'i's dozen Pure Linen Tea owels with Red bordâ€" ers. Special, each ......... 22¢ Large sized colored â€" Bed Spreads in _ nice . designs. Worth $2.25 each. 1 Just received a shipment of Ladies‘ Balbriggan Bloomerns, Worth T5¢ a pair. 39¢ Special ..........:z.......c.> L We have grouped together a large table of Ladies‘® Combinaâ€" tions, some Porousâ€"knit, Dimity and Balbriggan. Several styles to choose from. Special to clear, each â€".............. 496 11 Aâ€" wonderful variety of new Hats in stock. We have just unâ€" packed a shipment of new Hats made in a beautiful variety of, shapes, and in this season‘s newest colors. There‘s a hat for every taste, at wonderful value. Worth to $8.00. Special of Doon and Mary Ann, (Mrs Giehman), Blair. ‘The funeral was held on Friday afternoon at 2 o‘clock from the restâ€" dence of her sonâ€"inâ€"law, Harry Gehâ€" man to the Doon cemetery. â€" Berlet â€" Kress® ‘The marriage took place on April 21st of Adolph Berlet and Lounise Kress, both of Kitchener, in St. Peter‘s Lutheran parsonage. Rev. Sperling officiating. The attendant were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Berliet. They will reside in Kitchener. Miller â€" Oppertshauser The marriage took place on April 27, in the parsofiage of St. Peter‘s Lutheran church, Kitchener, of Carl A .Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, and Eleanor Oppertshauser of Elmira. They will reside in EL mira. ‘ Millinery Dept. Staple Dept. WEDDINGS