Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-15
ssiire Crumb and Con-
table Reg Hay by Stern
ISnpIication of Their Au-
,Sority Put Stop to
Anarchy.
.,..,ssion on New Species of
psoltr Product Creates
rsouine Disturbance in the
Homes, Hearts and Minds of
PEACEFUL Inhabitants.

..s.i correspondence Evening Ledger
.,gr NOTCH, N j., March l5'--Just
~ .r.rvthing looked rosy for a final
~ NJ tho boneless egg riddle the
I'm. I'm Of the law stepped in and con-
,h,nrs, Newt Bull had called n
s',,,' n, ,,oaed session of the Pine Notch
~ !, poultry Trade. barring all visit
4 ~ ,.,.sa,es and even excluding "the
s..,,n Of the press" Your corre-
had carefully drawn up three
! iss- ~. deslrnations of what a bone
flilnan, ar isn't, to be submitted to a
~ ssE !" facilitate matters he made q
Fie tbis document and sent one
*rFe ,och qualified member OF tho
5rpy y noullry trade, requesting In a
&ssia y ~ tbat the board give careful
lslhs s,.nS,,on nv, 10 the subject-matter OF the
5fnnosin,u.na and that the members come to
p,v..s s'iusls.s session of the board with their
E w ~. gs. ssttled and ready to vote on the
tM. n a moments notice.
s,.,,. ala YOUR correspondent reckon on
huN husojl that might result from such
N,sht he well to put in parentheSes
mt ,sst the poultry farms of Pine
gI u ars scattered over considerable
aei.,so aesa and that the town itself Is
ltahn ". esrtre of things to which news
~ NV. w ,ovly notwithstanding that Miss
Fss ~. Sveetbait, the Pine Notch CEN
ipaaSs I, gs.rop qirl Is somewhat of a gos-
- /. Thought TO contribute surreptl-
z y. ~ ,nca, items to Miss Pemple's Fort
4 ~. ruIletin.
p.ng XIV, sonIre Gerald Crumb opened his
wv. wv Seskly session of court yesterday
{ Y sr,cceedlngs we're portentous.
y ~ was not single case on the
~. NOR had there been since Lincoln's
.ass NV when a Belgian tramp was ap-
p-s. .s.rdsa in the act of removing IL
". ..ryrad hams from the smokehousc
Z 4 v1lsits Mops. cousin Of Storekeeper
- Tho tramp was removing the llth
w, w, 4 lie runabout, alleged to have been
! 4. ~. MA species bearing the autograph
& " y rr'r,y Ford when Constable Reg Hay
y. s.r,r,s him and rammed him in the dust.
& M n lha hams were recovered and the
60 .,s... vac fned what the runabout would
q ss w :, auction, Only the fact that he
-.se, Belrian-to be more specific, he
: "a Nv documents in his wallet that
5 4, Srandmother had once been engaged
!. ( m.yrv A Belgian-saved him from a
. mon sentence. ,
: n course, there were many delicate
5e,stIous Of jurisprudence involved;
F.. ss.reioFe, Squire Crumh had severe
.'.dsche for days and was rather glad
& kst his next two sessions of court found
! 4 docket empty. He was prepared for
i sse,her quiet session yesterday. when
|raeable Hay rushed in and demanded
: hlunctlon to restrain Newton Bull
. iIsu proceeding any further with the
tss.llon of the certainties or uncertain
& lis II boneless eggs.
E The TRAGEDY OF THE SITUATION.
Ms breskin' up families. ruinin' prop
& n an ralsin hob and snops generally;
piied Constable Hay. 1t"
sop!' roared Squire Crumb, thump-
s 4 with bis gavel until the splinters
] b. What do you mean by raisin' hob
. "a sncps-where In thunderation did you
.ls that word snops an what IN Con-
ahaAeeken does 1t mean?"
4lfS nursery rhyme word, your
Hmos" returned Constable Hay, "least-
fsa It comes to me thataway. As | re-
snhsf the rhyme 1t went like this,
There was an old man what raised no
crops
Nothing at all but hob and snops.'
1sisd to sing 1t as boy when l was
kaialag 10 drum"
adAlng of the sort" fumed Squire |
lqna Il know every nursery rhyme |
aH sger was invented an that's none o.
asa Don't you use that word snops |
ms tfy-bunal agin or I'll take your
z away from you. Now what is all |
y madness about boneless eggs an
=sa1n up families and ruinin' property |
= nlsin'-shut up. tell you that word
. profanity so far as this here
s3.asna goes and profanity is three
- = nne, peck o. potatoes an costs"
esl, your Honor, 1t all comes of Newt |
y aHd the board of poultry trade |
~ . ind deffy-nition to boneless
- Fnere's feller over In Bala named |
f,zpn Malone who raises chickens an
IS your honor's pardon-who raises
Asas an game-cocks-what ordered |
= aoten ooneless eggs from Newt Bull.
u one o them hurry-up parcel post |
- an Newt shipped the eggs an !