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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-02-26
RINGOES VICINITY
And Along the Neshanic Brood


Master Donald Young is very
sick.
Miss Della Buchanan is quite
sick.
Miss Ada B. Holcombe spent one
day last week in Somerville.
Mrs. David Bond spent Saturday
with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Fisher.
Miss Tina Hoff, of Quarkertown,
visited her aunt Mrs. William Case,
last week.
There were no services held at
either church in the village on Sun
day last.
Miss Magdalen Young spent last
Tuesday night with Miss Ruth Hill,
in Pennington.
Miss Rebecca Lake, of Trenton,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Dilts.
Miss Alice M. Young and Rectford
D. Case were Saturday evening
callers of Miss Edla Higgins.
Wallace Wilson, of Trenton, has
been i'll the past week at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Wilson.
Brewer Johnson and family of
Unionville, expect to move on the
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farm of Mrs. Martha Reeves, this
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. David V. Higgins,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Higgins
aunt, Mrs. Sarah Cray, at HopewelI
on Monday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Larson of
Hopewell and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hoppock of Pennington, have been
spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Munsion. Mrs. Munsion
has been quite sick, but is some
what improved.
Mrs. William Hullsizer, of Croton,
is spending some time at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clausen, near the village.
Miss Dorothy Snyder, of Lambert
vile, is visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Kitchin, of the Neshanic Valley.
David Bond, Charles Bond and
Harry Fisher attended the horse
sale of Amos Bond at Hopewell, an
Saturday last.
A number of young people from
this village attended the party
given by Theora Larue, of Copper
Hill last Friday evening.
While cutting ice on Alonzo
Emery's pond last Wednesday, the
horse attached to the pillow got
into the water, and they had quite
some trouble to get it out.
The stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dalrymple
last Tuesday night, and left them
little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Russell Higgins
and daughter Dorothy of Grover,
spent the latter part of the week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B. Higgins, of the Neshanic Valley.
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at the Sergeantsville M. E. Church.
Rev. W. D. Steckley, the pastor,
will begin series of evangelistic
sermons at the evening service,
and will continue each Sunday
until the close of the conference
year. The regular revival meetings
will be omitted.
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SERGEANTSVILLE
Delaware Townships Metropolis

Parkes has been i'll during the past
week.
Uncle" Everitt Hartpence is
somewhat improved from his recent
illness.
James P. Buchanan was the guest
of Farley Servis, at Raven Rock, on
Sunday.
The Epworth League of the M.
E. Church will give a play at an
early date.
Mrs. Charles Smith is making an
extended visit with friends at
Pennington.
Mrs. Jacob X. Wilson and sister
Miss Ethel G. Ent, have each been
laid up by heavy colds.
Edward Abbott is spending
week in Delaware County, New
York, purchasing cattle.
Miss Ruth Johnson injured her
wrist in an upset while out sleigh
riding last Saturday evening.
Samuel Worthington, living be-
tween this place and Copper Hill,
is improving from his recent illness.
Mrs. Bessie Tunison and son Ray
mond, of Cherryville, have been
making an extended visit with
friends in this vicinity.
Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Miller, of
the Amwell parsonage, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Pilger, at Fleming
ton, one day last week.
There has been no idle time for
those who felt inclined to shovel
snow all last week, as many of the
roads were drifted shut.
Charles E. Reading has returned
to his home here, after being laid
up with an attack of tonsilitis
while working in Trenton.
Lewis Lynn, who was employed
by J. Raphael, of Newark, is now
engaged on the farm of J. R. G.
Johnson, at Sergeant's Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rodenbaugh,
and daughter Elizabeth, of the
Wickecheoke Valley, spent Wednes-
day with relatives at Point Pleasant
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman,
of near this village, are the proud
parents of young daughter which
came to gladden. their home last
week.
Miss Elsie Cline will lead the
Epworth League of the M. E.
Church next Sunday evening, and
the subject will be A song of
trust and deliVerance," taken from
Pisa. 40.
The icehouses of this vicinity
have been stocked up with good
material the past week or so, quite
some of it coming from the Wicke-
cheoke Creek, at Pine Hill.
At the regular monthly business
meeting of the Trustees of the
local M. E. Church two members
will be elected. George Brewer
was recently elected secretary.
Owing to the drifted roads Miss
Dora Hoppock, teacher of Moore's
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is to represent merchandise just is in both quality and
price. You all know that establishment will run at
loss, and continue to do So
The Washington times., 1914-10-25

will be disappointed; perhaps that
the seeds will net be as represented,
and hundreds Of them in the mid
western beet country seriously con-
slider cutting out the beev crop next
year.
That would be indeed a calamity
al this time. Yet the lack of seeds
is not the only difficulty facing the
beet grow ers. They are confronted
by uncertainty about the price that
will be raia for their beetS at the
cutting plants, and that has much to
do with their uncertainty as to The
future. The general opinion is that
the price of sugar will continue nigh
for a considerable time, and that the
Leet grower is entitiei TO rather a
Ectter price than he has been given
lately. If he doesn't get it, and goes
out of business, there will be 4 yet
more serious shortage in the na-
tional sugar crop.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
Weeks Summary For
Your Scrdpbook

SUNDAY October lSThe Western battle line extends from
the North Sea Swiss frontier distance of about $50
Belgans have concentrated along line reaching
from Neupo to the French border driven Ger
and advanced far Roues The Duke of the
Abruzz Italian navy has been reorganized
MONDAY October sFghing battle line in the extending
along the Vsua 200 from Warsaw southwark
Gacia British waships give effective aid Begans between
Neuport Dmude Roumana sezes tranload of sup
plies from Germany Turkey Japanese cruiser Takacho
sunk in Kiaochow bay
TUESDAY, 2O-Gemans make upon
and Belgian which repused Austans claim victory Chy
row. Galicia New British submarine E3 by German
washp North Sea- Sunday Italy sends warshp Avona
for purpose of guarding her interests.
WEDNESDAY, October 2-Russians report on
Warsaw failed Relations between Turkey and Russia reported
breaking point and opinion expressed that Turkey
Italy and Austria refer dispute about mines
to The Hague Tribunal the
called for December Between the North Sea and La Basee,
France fighting great violence Russian
port that general forward has begun from Warsaw
Przemysl Lille reported burned by the Germans
FRIDAY 2-Russian report says battle of Vu
gun October and continued October 49, and in which
100000 Russians engaged resulted
victory the Russians and disastrous for the Ger
mans. Japanese begin bombardment of Tsng-ao.
British light daught monitors operating along Belgian coast
report progress Neupo and region between Ar
menteres and Lille and Germans claim have advanced north
of Dmude and around La Bassee Germans reported falling
Poland line of fortfcaton the river
Warthe
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
D|MPLES MAL|GNED,
CLUB LEADER WEEPS
Mrs. Mcknight, in Sobs, Quits
Race for President of Michi-
gan Federation.

God-given and not manufactured dim
pies are the kind that adorn the coun-
trnance of Mrs. Anna Caultield Nc
knight, a Michigan club women. who
will renew acquaintance with her Wash
Ington friends at the convention Of the
American Civic Association here, in
december.
Mrs. Mcknight. in one of the most
dramatic scenes ever enacted in ses-
sion Of the Michigan Federation OF
Wumen's club, in Adrian. Mich, yes
tcrday withdrew from the contest for
president and declared that untruths
told about her by fellOW-nember OF
the Federation ruined her chances for
election.
SUbbing and wringing her hands, Mrs.
Nick night charged Mrs. Emma Fox,
State parliamCntarian of the federation.
with making {. statement that her dim
PIES were manufactured She said
Il at q newspaper reporter told her that
Mrs. Fox stated Mrs. Mcknight had
worn dimples made in an office.
After her outburst, Mrs. Mcknight
who emdcavored to pacify her, she sank
in chair in the corridor, where her
sDhbing could be heard for almost an
hour
Mrs Mcknight. was active socially
and in art circles in Washington last
winter. She is prominent in the Ma
tion:II Federation of Women's Club.
Last June she spent some weeks In
Washington, acquiring information about
the Capital to be used in lectures on
civic art, a subject on which she is ex-
pcrtcd to talk at the coming c0nven-
ton of the American Civic Association.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
ODDITIES OF WAR.

War certainly turns topsy-turvy a
lot of everyday notions about simple
morals. The business of stealing
somebody else's ships is just now af-
fording a particularly fetching illus
tration.
At the beginning of the war a
good many ships owned by Ameri-
cans were sailing under the German
flag. Some of them were transferred
to American registry; but the ques-
tion arises, in the British admiralty
mind, whether the transfers are to
be regarded as in good faith. The
fact that an American corporation,
its stock held by Americans, owned
ship, does not necessarily carry
the right to fly whatever flag the
corporation prefers: not if the flag
be changed after the war begins!
That seems rather rough on the
American owners. But now note
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
RATHER A GOOD POINT

Christabel Pankhurst, speaking
; out the war and its causes from a
; ew York platform, declared that
l1e suffragists were, of course,
, aited in upholding the hands of the
,ritish government now, and would
, ,ntinue to give undivided fealty to
while the foreign enemy was in
I rms.
But" she added pointeGly, eve
ncline to the feeling that in the last
.ew years this government might
llore effectively have served the
ountry if it had been seeking out
German spies, discovering German
for siege guns in
and uncovering German
stores right in our midst, rather
: han devoting its energies to hunt
.ng down and locking up women who
wanted to vote"
Christabel has a perfectly unwom-
anly sense of humor.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
Gates Should Swing In.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
There should be some law enacted TO
prevent gates that open on the side
walks being swung out. Fully one-half
Of the gates in Washington swing out,
thus creating a menace to the public,
for they are generally left open, and on
the poorly lighted streets it Is an even
chance that the pedestrian will walk
into 1t and be thrown to the sidewalk
To old people especially fall of this
nature is q serious thing and frequently
sends the victim to bed for long
period.
In most cities there is a law to prevent
this public menace. 1t is just as easy to
have the gates swing inside, where they
are out of everybody's way, but people
won't voluntarily do SO. 1t should be
made a law with a sufficiently high fine
for violation to warrant its being en-
forced It Is well to talk about making
the Nations Capital a model city, but
evidences Of carelessness Of this char
acter will not tend to impress the Wis
itor to Washir gton very favorably. And
ii will impress him most unfavorably II
he stumbles over one Of these out
swinging gates and scrapes his shins.
Have the gates swing inside!
AN OLD MAN.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
THE MERCHANT MARINE

Within sixty days from the pas
sage of law for the encouragement
of our merchant marine engaged in
foreign trade, about % per cent of
tonnage Las been added to it. That
Is a pretty complete demonstration
of the practicability and the timeli-
ress Of the measures that were
adopted.
There is one thing t. be kept con-
family ir mind in connection with
this rena scence of the oversee fleet.
There will he jealousies and disaf-
fections as other countries zee the
evidence that a wiser policy prom
les yet more and more expansion.
The war viii provide opportunities
FOR these jealoTsies 20 formulate
themselves into very specific Difficult
'i"s and embarrassmcnts. American
o~ners will many times be discCur-
|ged about the annoyanccs of their
.usiless.
1t is necessary above all else, then.
hat there must he a firm determina-
on of our foreign office u strip
way techDicalitjcs and annoyances,
md get business done directly and
leanly. A good start has been made
j" prompt release Of one steamer
hcld by foreign authority. That
must be followed up ty insistence in
other pending cases.
This is the time to establish the
equal rights of American ships on
every ocean, TO fix preccdents that
viii sustain oOr shipmast ers in ali
tho future.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
Parole Law Badly Needed.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
Why has not some action been taken
by Congress on the recommendations
of W. II. Whitaker. Superintendent OF
the Workhouse, and L. f. Zinkhan,
Superintendent of the Washington Asy-
lum and Jail, that an 1ndeterminate
sentence and parole law be enacted for
the District? Both Of these men, who
certainly are in a position to know, have
said that many of the fixed sentences
now imposed for minor offenses amount
accomplish what the law intends
practically to a mere farce and do not
Men with sentences of from ten to
thirty days are sent to the workhouse
again and again for violating the ex-
else law. This means that they may De
cleaned up but not built up. An indeh-
mite sentence for inebriates would per-
NIT the authorities to aid in the physi-
cal restoration of these derelicts and
nIace many of them in a position where
thev would be self-supporting.
The question is one we'll worthy the
attention of our governing body.
READER.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
More Should Attend Citizens Gath
erings.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
To increase the influence of the vari-
Gus citizens associations throughout the
District, a substantial increase in the
attendance at the meetings of these as
sociations and an increase in the num-
Der of persons actively interested in the
different improvements advocated by
the organizations Is essential. Public
men attending these meetings have at
times remarked on the small attendance
which greeted them. These small gath
erings have had bad effect. They have
caused influential men interested in the
city's welfare to go away with the idea
that the great improvements urged by
the citizens are backed by very small
minority.
Probably the most practicable method
Of obtaining largely attended meetings
is to put forth efforts in a social direc-
ton to attract the people. Get the m
to the meeting place by offering a
dance, a recital, or some other form of
entertainment as an inducement. Then
get them interested in civic improve
ment Probably a little publicity on the
subject will enlist the good offices
of some one who might well apply the
suggestion. Respectfully, C. w. w.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
INFORM DIVORCE LAWS

The movement for a uniform di-
orce and marriage law has been un-
ler consideration by the Uniform
avs Commission in session in this
.ity. The question has come up at
very conference of governors. The
commission consists of delegates ap-
pointed by the State executives.
their work will be advisory, but if
hey whip into shape model divorce
end marriage law it is hoped their
state legislatures will approve the
model by making it a reality.
Today the divorce and marriage
Avs in this country are so much at
variance their effect is tragically
absurd. A man divorced in one
State is still recognized as mar
ried person in another State, and in
a third, if he has married again, he
may be bigamist,
To continue this conflict Of law in
so vital a matter is a reflection on
the good sense of our States. 1t is
UP to all States to fall in line and
transform our divorce methods from
comic paper jokes into serious bust
ness.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
A RAILROAD RESERVE
BOARD.

President Ripley, of the Santa Fe
system, comes forward with a sug-
gestion for accommodating the re-
lations of private capital and Gov
ernment supervision in the manage
ment of the railroads. He proposes
that the roads be divided into terri
torial groups, somewhat as the
banks have been distributed into re-
serve districts, and that board be
placed in supervision for each dis
trict, on which the Government
should have one or more directors.
In this manner Mr.. Ripley thinks
the advantages of close, economical
private management could be pre-
served, while at the same time a
Government veto on undesirable
proceedings would be insured.
The scheme looks radical and am
bilious; wherefore it will be of pos
sible interest that Senator DoHiver,
father of the Dolliver-Hepburn
measure that is the beginning of lat
ter-day railroad regulation, had al
most precisely that same plan in his
mind and firmly believed that the
time would come when it would be
adopted. Like Mr.. Ripley, Senator
Dolliver did not believe in Govern
ment ownership. He believed it
should be STAYED off as long as pos
sible, and hoped that some more sat-
isfactory alternative would be de-
Vised.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
What's on the Program This Week

ant Chapter, No. 13. Royal Arch: Wash
ington Commandery. No; l. knights lem
plar: Naomi Chapter. No 3. Martha. n"
/. and Rrookand. No. II. Order of the
Eastern Star.
Elks-Washington Lodge. No. l..
Odd FelIows-Eastern Lodge. No. Z. Fed
eral CITY. No. 90 Harmony. No. .. and
Friendship. No Il: Columbia Encampment
No l.
knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon Lodge.
No s. Union. No. q. and Columbia. No.
26: Friendship Temple No. 9. Pythian Sis
ters.
Italian Branch So'aIist Party a1 street
northwest SIS O'Clock.
THURSDAY
Meetings. evening:
MasonlC-Washington Cnmmanderv. No |,
Knights Templar: business meeting Kali
lipoliS Grotto. Chamber Of commerce rooms.
Odd FellOws-Columbia Lodge. No. TO- Excel
sior. No. IT, and Salem. No -.
knights of Enthusiastically meeting. Asca-
Ion Temple. Knights of khorassan.
Observation-Disclosures Tent. No. s.
Florida Everglades Home Builders. Su f
street northwest. SIS O'Clock
Elks-First stag oyster roast Of season
FRIDAY.
Meetings, evening:
MISUNDERSTANDING Lodge. No "A
Odd Fellows-Central Lodge, No l. Metroo-
lis. No. 16 and Phoenix. No. IS
knights of Pythias-Syracusians Lodge No.
10: Rathbone Temple. No. s. PYthian Sis
ters.
Local Northeast. Socialist Party. S1l e street
northwest. sis o'clock.
SATURDAY.
Meetings. evening:
Odd FellOws-Canton Washington. No. l..
Patriarchs Militant.
Social and luncheon. Socialist Party. s11 E
street northwest. SO o'clock.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25

always hesitate to talk about the large
number of aged and superannuated
teachers in the Washington teaching
force.
This shows a delicacy and considera-
ton on the part of these officials, but
1t should not be carried too far. Con-
gress should be apprised of the true
situation in many of our schools.
could cite individual cases. But these
would be easily recognized. There are
number Of decrepit teachers now
known to many perplexed parents. But
for those who wish to investigate this
matter seriously, the presence of these
aged and inf1rm teachers should be the
strongest argument for pensions.
Aside from humanity to the teacher
the pupils suffer. And in this cons1d-
GRAFTON for these aged teachers, and in
the unwillingness to dispense with them
after their undoubted long and faith
full service, the duty the community
owes these children should not be over
looked. A PARENT.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
Commends Times Milk Crusade.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
Your paper has always done splendid
work in bringing about the many much
needed reforms in Washington, and in
the crusade for pure milk your paper
has already done a great deal. But the
report of DR.. woodward, of the Health
Office. seems to me to indicate that
there Is yet a great deal to be accom-
plished before the citys milk supply
can be safeguarded
If milk Is to be allowed to come into
Washington from Virginia and Mary
land, supplied by $4,000 cows, only a
small percentage of which have been
tuberculin tested for colon bacilli, all
the District to keep the milk herds
healthful. will be nullified. l cannot
urge you too strongly to keep UP the
fight upon impure milk.
A TIMES READER
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
BEET SEEDS.

This country raises about three
Quarters cf a million tons annually
Of beet sugar. But it raises almost
no beet seeds. The American farm
er is not given much 70 doing that
sort of work. Why should he? Pco-
Dle who are willing to break their
backs and wreck their patience may
learn TO do those things. because
they must do them or starye; but the
.ordly Amcrican farmer need not
scratch living out Of a half-acre of
-round, becarsc he "an get more.
led be a fool to do The less profit
nile and more difficult WORK when he
Aidn't need to.
But one result of this condition is
that there are no beef seeds IN this
country. We can buy them from
Russia, France, Germany; but the
rest are the Germans; especially arc
they best adapted to our climate.
German supplies wcra for a time
supposed to be shut off; now it has
been promised that they will be
opened again.
But there is misgiving among the
best growerS They fear that they
The Washington times., 1914-10-25
Complains of Women's Courtesy.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
Some time ago there was published in
the magazine page Of your paper an ar
ticle on the incivility Of women to men.
with which / want to express my sym
pathy. 1t makes my woman's blood
boil sometimes to see the cavalier fash
ion with which half the women accept
civilities from men, without so much
as a casual thank you" Washing
toms civic manners are good: strangers
remark on the kindness and courtesy
with which they are given directions:
rarely do the men in the street cars
allow women to stand but unless
courtesy is met with courtesy there Will
come an end. Some mems chiVairy
NAV stand the strain Of bad manners
on the part of the women, but not for
always. and / don't think you can
hiame them. ELIZABETH FRANK.
The Washington times., 1914-10-25

what the British maritime interests
are getting ready to do to the Ger
mans, who had hundreds of ships
taken as prizes by the British in the
first weeks of the war. 1t is said
there are $50 of these now in British
ports, going through the processes
Of admiralty courts that will in due
time make them prizes Of war.
1t is proposed by British maritime
interests that American and British
capital unite in taking over these
vessels, sailing them partly under
the American and partly under the
British flag!
There is some question, it would
appear, whether Americans may sail
their own ships under their own flag;
but there is all willingness that
Americans should buy up the Ger
man prizes and sail these under the
American flag!
This is the logic and the morals
of war. The United States has in
the past subscribed to and insisted
upon the very rules that are now re-
lied upon by the British government
In fact, the decision that is relied
upon by the British in a very i'm.
portant case now pending against
an American vessel, is a decision OF
the United States Supreme Court
handed down during the civil wal
in the case of British ship trans,
porting cargo that though not billed
there was manifestly destined te
Confederate ports. The English &C.
quiesced in that decision at that
time, and now they merely ask US tc
give our gander the same sauce we
then served the English goose!