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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-08-03
CHAUTAUQUA'S
FINE PROGRAM

Tickets and programs for the 1915
Coryell's Ferry Chautauqua have
been distributed to the guarantors
and DR.. j. E. Scott, president of the
local association, says that the pros
poets for this season are very good.
DR.. Isaac L. Wood, a former pas.
tor of the State Street M. E. Church
in Trenton, will be the platform
superintendent, and his afternoon
lectures will be upon The Five Ma
tons in the Making" the Russian,
the German, the French, the Belgian,
and the Saxon.
DR.. Lincoln Writ will appear the
first evening. Thursday, August "a,
in The Conquest of the Arctic" He
spent three years in the frozen north
in discoveries and explorations. The
Choir Boys are the musical attraction
the first day.
On Friday, August %, Rosani,
the Prince of Jugglers, will enter
tain, and he gives splendid talk to
the boys at the close of his enter
tainment. The musical attraction
for this day will be Victor's Band.
DR.. Thomas E. Green, traveller,
author and lecturer or note, will
speak upon The Burden of the Ma
tons" on Saturday evening, and
the musical attraction will be the
Schubert String Quartet, a new or
ganization to appear at Coryells
Ferry Chautauqua.
On Monday evening, August %,
the College Players will present
Happiness" play by Allen Davis.
The Stroller's Quartet will furnish
the music at two concerts.
Rabbi Levy, of Pittsburgh, will
speak on Tuesday evening, and it is
said that he is the highest paid and
most gifted Jewish Rabbi in the
world. He takes the place of DR.
S. Parkes Cadman, who is chaplain
of a regiment now down on the
Mexican border. The Bijou Trio
will furnish music both afternoon
and evening.
DR.. Paul M. Pearson, of Swarth-
more, will give a recital, who is
Great ?" The Mikado" is the title
of a classic to be given in the even
ing, with an afternoon concert.
The Sunday program has not yet
been arranged. The Junior Chau.
tauqua will be a special feature.
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Lambertville Local News.

Harry Meyers sprained his ankle
quite badly night before last by
slipping on banana peel while at
tending the carnival on South Main
street.
Mrs. S. M. Niece is having her
home at Is North Union street, re-
papered and otherwise improved in
the interior. William Hunt is doing
the work.
Miss Emma Meginnes, of North
Main street, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes, at Willow
and Bank streets, Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hendricks
and children, and Stanley Holcome
and Miss Ella Thorne are encamped
at Washington's Crossing for a va
cation season.
j. F. Henderson, the new business
manager of the New Jersey North
ern Gas company has returned from
a visit in Jersey City, where he had
quite an experience in the explosion
of Sunday morning. He was thrown
from his bed by the force of the
shock.
Mrs. Nicholas F. Powers, of the
Lambertville House, is spending this
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar H. Bigley, in Doylestown.
Miss Davena Gordon has retired
to her duties at S. A. Fingers store
after a two weeks vacation season,
spent in the Poconos. She reports
that all but one or two days were
pleasantly cool there.
Mrs. Joseph T. Hart, of Jefferson
street has been entertaining her
cousin, Mrs. Lydia Fenton, of Car
versville, Pa.
Lewis M. Edwards, of Princeton
is substitute operator at the Strand
Theatre this week in place of Howard
N. Griffith, who is spending his va
The ShamiIa Drug Store "CaIox'
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LETTER FROM A
COMMISSIONER

An interesting letter pertaining
to commission government in Bor-
dentown, city the same size as
Lambertville, has been received by
Charles A. Malloy, who is the active
spirit in promoting a change in this
up-river city. 1t is from Samuel F..
Garrison, lawyer and member of
the city commission. 1t says:
The three members of the Board
of Commissioners were elected in
June 1918 and assumed control of
affairs on June II, 1918.
The Commission displaced til e
Mayor, Common Council composed
of nine members, the Board of Water
Commissioners composed of five men,
bers, the Board of Sewer Commits
sioners composed of five members,
the Board of Excise Commissioners
composed of three members and the
Board of Health composed of seven
members, totaling THIRTY men. 1t
can easily be seen that most decided
concentration of power and authority
took place when all the functions of
these several bodies were assumed
by the three commissioners. Never
so far as | know, did two or more
of the above bodies meet together
for the purpose of harmonizing the
interests of the tax payer. AS
matter of fact, each and every of
the said boards transacted business
without regard to the others, eX-
pending money without consideration
of the needs of the other depart
ments, and, in the case of the Elk
else Commission, imposing license
fees, without a proper knowledge of
the income requirements of the City.
1t was no wonder that our tax rate
was 1921 in 1912.
The tax rate in 1912 of 1921 was
made up of as follows:
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MUSICAL STUDENTS WANTED
Students in instrumental music are
desired, on piano or organ. Please
advise H. Kathleen VanPelt, New
Hope, Pa.
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Logan and Miss Minor remained for

|
the week.
Miss Helen Stockton has returned
home after spending two weeks will
relatives in Allenhurst, N. j.
Rev. j. Hastings Patterson, pastoI
of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS church
left Monday for Wardensville, w
Va. where he will conduct a month
evangelistic campaign.
Mrs. Elwood Fitzgerald, of New
town, spent Monday with Mrs. Johr
Pursell.
Mrs. Henry W. Turner has gone
to Virginia where she will visit Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Tomkins, of the
Tomkins Wild West Show, after
which she will join her husband, DR..
H. w. Turner, in Pittsburgh. for a
short while.
Mrs. Frank Foster spent Thursday
with relatives in Camden, N. j.
Misses Margaretta VanPelt and
Elizabeth Fell and Wilbur Tebo at
tended the funeral OF Preston Wy
koff in Pennington on Monday.
Rev. Herbert A. Sawyer, pastor
of the M. E. Church, stopped here
for few hours Monday en- route
from Chester Heights camp meeting
to Pleasure Bay, Conn.
The M. E. Sunday School will go
to Ellmaker's Island, Raven Rock,
next Wednesday,. Boats will leave
from Rockers hall at $50 am, GO
ing up the canal to Lumberville.
The return trip will be made in the
evening by moonlight.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Battye were
the guests of relatives in Trenton on
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Knowles has returned
from a two weeks visit at the home
of her uncle, Richard Carter, at Pine.
vile.
The primary department of the
M. E. Sunday School picnicked al
Delaware Grove on Tuesday.
Henry Mcdonnell of Wilmington
Delaware, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
John Mcdonnell.
John Donnelly of Philadelphia
spent the week end with his wife
and her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
G. Cryer.
Mrs. Howard R. Hooker enter
tanned the S. S. club at her home
on Ferry street Monday evening.
Mrs. Carroll W. Cox spent the
week end with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Hooker at Hatboro
Her son Roy returned home with
her, after spending week there.
Russell Fell of Philadelphia spent
the week end with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Conrad Fell.
Miss Martha Holcombe of Ringoes
spent Wednesday with her friend
Miss Elizabeth Fell on York road.
Mrs. G. w. Riley and children
Phyllis and Alice have been spend.
ing several days with relatives ir
Ogontz, Branchtown and EIkins Park
Pa.
Little Jannette Large, daughter
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Large celebrated
her first birthday last Thursday by
entertaining a few of her little
| friends.
Justice of the Peace Charles S
Roberts performed his first marriage
ceremony yesterday when Richard
0. Thomas and Miss Dorothy Brant
both former Highstown residenss
came here and were joined in wed
lock. Mr., Thomas is a telegraph
operator at Stockton, where they
will make their home.
The funeral of Claire Cunningham
Mitchell, two-year-old daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Mitchell, wa
held from the parents home thi
morning at 10 o'clock, and inter
ment was in the cemetery at Carvers
vile. The little girl died suddenl
on Tuesday morning from acute in
digestion.
Rev. j. L. Bowman, recent grad
,,ato Of Trp;afa ID CoIIoo.o ,,,;i
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FOR SALE $4,000 or $4,000 first
mortgage 41396 without deduction
for taxes on we'll located property
in Lambertville, cost 81, 900. APP
ply to Albert D. Anderson, Lam
bertville, N. j., or N. S. Con-
over, Lambertville, N. j.
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Total $3.50
YOU will note that THE CITY
TAX RATE HAS BEEN REDUCED
FROM 92c IN 1912 TO Acc IN 1915,
-52c-MORE THAN ONE-HALF.
This is the one rate over which we
have control, and it shows for itself.
The Sewer rate is high, but the fix
ed charges in the way of interest
and sinking fund are large and can
not be altered, under the law, until
until such time as the sewer debt
shall be paid off.
In order to produce the above re-
dection in the tax rate, the rateables
have not been largely increased.
Only new properties have been add
ed and adjustments made whenneces-
sary to equalize assessments. The
Commission has increased the mis-
cellaneous income of the City in
several ways, the largest addition
being and increase in the total liquor
license fees of $1400.00
We have combined some offices.
The City Clerk now performing the
duties formerly performed by the
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Total

By way of explanation, would say
that cost of operation and main
tenance, interest on bonded indebt-
edness and sinking fund requirements
of the Sewer Department is raised
exclusively by taxation, and that no
fiat rates nor sewer assessments are
charged or levied.
Since the Commission has been
in power, the tax rates so far as
controlled by the Commission have
been Systematically reduced, until
in 1915, the total rate was reduced
to $3.50, in spite of an increase of
the County rate in 1915 of 18c over
that of 1912. The details of our
1915 rate are as follows:
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Rev. J. L. Bowman, recent grad
uate of Juniata (Pa.) College, will
preach as candidate at the Am
well German Baptist church next
Sunday morning, and at Sand Brook
in the afternoon. The presiding
elder in charge, Rev. J. Kurtz Mill
err, of Brooklyn, will also be present.
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Summer Garden Cream and
Soft Drinks, to keep you cool these
hot days, at Roberts & Sons, 81
York street, Lambertville, N. j.
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WANTED-10-20 acres farm with
buildings, within miles of Lam
bertville. Box 20, Sergeantsville, N.
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The ShamaIia Soda Fountain
Bisque Ice Cream.
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The ShamiIa Drug Store Gallon"
The Oxygen Tooth Powder.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
DENY CHIHUAHUA CITY
WAS CAPTURED BY VILLA

Ell PAso. Tex. September 2O-Ru-
mors were current here today that Chi
huahua City was captured by Villa in a
second attack last night. Gen. Fran
cisco Gonzales. comma ndant at Juarez,
and Consul Garcia declared the rumors
were without foundation.
Consul Garcia and Gen. Gonzales
maintained that although wire commu-
nication had been hampered, messages
received early today indicated quiet in
Chihuahua City.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. September 20
Belief that Francisco Villa will soon
cut the Carranza line of communica ton
between Chihuahua City and Juarez, if
he has not already done so, was sug-
gested by Maj. Gen. Funston today
after he had read report on Villa s
Chihuahua engagement received from
Brig. Gen. Bell. at Eel Paso This would
give him control of the Mexican North
western railroad. and, the general
added. the garrisons to the north
would have to look out"
Evening star., 1916-09-20
FIRST TO GET NEW PENSION.
Mrs. Mary A. Lovejoy of Frederick
Md, Widow of Veteran.

The first widow to receive a twenty
dollar pension under the latest pen
sion law, signed by the President Sep
tember s, is Mrs. Mary A. Lovejoy of
Frederick. Md. according to informa-
ton received at the pension bureau.
Mrs Lovejoy is nearly hundred years
old, and was acquainted with Barbara
F'rietchie. She is the widow of Samuel
B. Lovejoy, who was private in the
5th Ohio Infantry. The new law opens
the pension rolls to widows of veterans
of the Mexican and civil wars and
grants them each $50 a month. The
first certificate issued bore the name
of Mrs. Lovejoy.
She is a native of Frederick and was
married in 1914. OF her ten children
only four are living. She is great
great-grandmother ana has never worn
spectacles.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
GIVES AMERICAN PEOPLE
LOW RANK IN THRIFTlNESS

ST. LOUIS. Mo. September 20.-The
American people rank last in thrift
ness. according to ]. Lioneberger Davis
vice president of the st. Louis Union
Trust Company. who addressed the con-
.vention of the National Association OF
Life Underwriters here today.
ut is significant he said, that in
the United States, where wages are
notorieusly high. only SO people out OF
each 1000 have saving accounts, whereas
in Australia there are 300; in England
BOZ; in Germany. BIZ: in France, 346;
in Gelgium. 391. and in Switzerland 554
1t also is significant that in Germany
France, England and Japan the number
OF depositors are greater than in the
United States. and that in Germany the
aggregate amount of savings deposits is
almost as large as the aggregate in the
United States, although Germany's pop.
ulation is only about two-thirds as
large as our own"
Evening star., 1916-09-20
CIVILIAN TO SUCCEED
TO MAJ. SCHLEY'S POST
| 11+i,ities Commission Searches for
| Good Man to Act as Its
Executive Officer.

With the transfer to New Orleans of
Mai Ju,ian L. Schley. assistant engineer
commissioner and executive officer OF the
nub,ic utilities commission. the commits
s;on will name as his successor a civilian
who will be paid aslary Of from $500
to $4,000 per annum
At the time of the organization of the
utilities board Maj. Schley's services were
made use of and he has continued since
a the directing officer Of that body On
account of the fact that engineer officers
assigned to the District service limited
details. it was deemed advisable to name
a civilian for the position of executive Of
ficer of the commission. in order that va
cancies might not occur so frequently.
For this post the commission is search
ing for the best man available. 1t Is
f1oned that a selection can be made before
Mai. Schiey departs for the south
Mai Schley began his duties as assist
ant engineer commissioner in October
1912 General regret was expressed by
District officials today over his approach
ing departure.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
NUMBER OF PNEUMONIA
CASES SHOWS INCREASE

Five cases of pneumonia deve,oned
here last week. and health officials +o.
day said the number of cases OF this
disease may be expected to increase
from now on. Scarlet fever and dinb-
iberia also show an upward tendency
1t is stated. while measles show a
slight increase. from lis to 717 cases
Whooping cough remains stationary
but still excessive, 1,4S9 cases remain
ing on the records at the close of the
week. The week passed without the
report of a single case of fnfanfue
paralysis.
Deaths last week numbered Ill. but
were far outstripped by the recorded
births. which numbered 175. The dis
tinguishing feature of the weeks rec
ord was the occurrence of twenty
eight deaths from diseases from the
heart and blood vessels, and ten of
chronic Inflammation of the kidneys.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR GEN. AL. MILLS
Bishop Harding in Charge Of
Rites at St. Johns Epis-
copaI Church.

Funeral services for Maj. Gen. Albert
L. Mills were held this afternoon in st.
Johns Protestant Episcopol Church, 18th
and H streets northwest Bishop Alfred
Harding. assisted by DIR. Edward S. Dun
lap of st. Johns Church. oficiated. Fol-
lowing the services the body will be taken
to West Point, the place of interment.
Bishop Harding read the lesson. and
was followed by DIR. Dunlap. who gave
the creed in prayers Bishop Harding pro-
nounced the benediction. The hymns.
Onward. Christian Soldiers" Peace,
Perfect Peace" and 20 Paradise. o Para
disc" were sung by a portion Of st.
Johns Church choir. The organist was
H. H. Freeman.
Government omcials Attend.
A number OF government officials
were present at the services. The pail
bearers here were: Lieut. Gen. S. Il. NJ.
Young. retired: Mai. Gen. II. l.. Scott,
Mai. ]. b. Aleshire, retired; Maj. Gen.
f. NJ Weaver. Maj. Gen. H. G.. Sharpe.
Brig. Gen. E. A. Darlington. Brig. Gen.
Col. Fl. p. Birmingham. Col w. D.
Beach. Col. g. W. McIver and Lieut.. Col.
John Pitcher. retired.
II is expected the party will arrive
at West Point at about II O'Clock to-
morrow morning. and will he met there
by a troop of cavalry and the body
escorted to the headquarters OF Col.
John Biddle. superintendent of the
Military Academy. 1t will lie in state
there until 3:45 o'clock, when 1t will
be escorted to the new chapel by the
Corps of Cadets.
Final Services in Chapel.
Funeral services at the chapel will be
In charge of Chaplain Horace p. Sill
yer. After the services the body will
be conveyed to the West Point eeme-
terry.
Pallbearers at West Point will be
Col. John Biddle. Col Gustav Phiebeger.
Lieut.. Col Writ Robinson. Lieut.. Col.
Edwin r. Stuart. Col. Cornelius De w.
Wilcox. Lieut.. Col. Edward A. kreger.
Lieut.. Col Meriwether l.. Walker. Lieut..
Col William II. Tschappart. Lieut.. Col.
Henry A. Shaw. Lieut.. Col I>ucius II.
Holt. Col. Webb c. Hayes Col John
vrooman, Col. William c. Rivers. DR.. j.
b. Emerson. Gen. George f. Dyer and
MacOmb G. Foster.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
Progressives Are Back
in the Republican Fold,
N. Y. Primary Indicates
BY N. o. MESSENGER.
st.fr correspondent ofsrhs Star.

Staff Correspondent of sThe Star.
NEW YORK, September 20.-The
essential fact in the primary elections
gressives have come back. 1t was
demonstrated beyond cavil on the vote
for Whitman for the governorship, who
received not only the republican nomi-
nation. but the progressive nomination.
The state of New York contains more
republicans than democrats on a count
of noses, when they all vote republic
an. 1t looks now as If they propose to
vote republican.
My democratic friends tell me: Look
out for the Wilson luck. In the last
days of the campaign he will turn a
trick that will pull US all through"
Democrats Not Dismayed.
They are not dismayed or cast down
The FORM" however, 1t must be ad-
mitted, is against them.
1 am trying to give you the broad
outlines of the countrywide political
situation. The primary vote in this
state and the vote in Maine shows that
the people are up on their toes and
keenly alive to politics Prosperity has
not dulled their sense OF what is ahead
of them.
Men here who know the state-and in
this connection am not giving you my
make a business of trying to guess con-
ditions-tell The Star correspondent
that it looks like a republican year in
New York. N. o. NJ
Evening star., 1916-09-20
CLASP HANDS IN FRIENDSHIP.
Confederate Veterans Restore Flag
to Ohio Union Regiment.

NEWARK. Ohio. September 20
Claspins hands over the faded and tat
tered folds OF the regimental banner
- the 18TH Regiment. Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. survivors Of the LIST Arkansas
Regiment of the Confederaey and the
remnant Of the Ohio regiment today
cemented the ties Of friendship between
the two sections when the banner cap
tured by the southern soldiers was re-
turned TO Ohio. Gov. Frank b. Willis
Of Ohio. Governor c. H. Brough
of Arkan nsas, Edward Kibler Of Newark
and NJ. f. Dunaway of Arkansas were
the speakers.
Nine of the survivors of the Arkansas
regiment. which captured the banner at
Ringgold. Ca. November 81, 1859, at
tended the ceremonies,
Evening star., 1916-09-20
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
w. C. and A. N. Miller, to build DWELL
ing at 31o5 Seth street northwest: :
architect. B. F Meyers; builder. W. C.
and A. n Miller: estimated cost. 5000.
Nargaret E. Duffy, to build shop in
rear of 1885 / street northeast; archi-
tect. T. McNamare; builder. B. Steel:
estimated cost. $500.
j. w Cromwell. to repair dwelling at
cost. s12a.
Tabulating Machine Company. to re-
nair warehouse at 1850 31st street
northwest: estimated cost. so.
Mrs Lottie Carl to repair dwelling al
e47 Massachusetts, avenue northwest.
estimated cost, Sloo
Mrs /. r. Burgess. to repair dwell
ing at 1924 L street southeast: esti-
mated cost, s1uo.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
Berlin Claims the Teutons
Have RepuIsed Attacks by
Russians on GaIician Front

BERLIN. September 20. via London.
-Todays official statement dealing
with the eastern front says:
Army group of Prince Leopold
West OF Lutsk. on the front held by
the troops of Gen. Won der Marwitz, re-
newed attacks by the enemy were only
local in scope. Not until evening did
the Russians make attacks in strong
waves. These assaults again failed.
with heavy losses. The enemy tempo
rarily penetrated our positions near
Szelwow. but was driven out.
Front OF Archduke Charleston the
Narayuyka "a tributary of the GnfIa
Lipa, In GaltciaJ stubborn fighting Is
continuing in our favor. Attacks by
the enemy were repelled
In the Carpathians. which are COW
cred with snow. Russian attacks con :
tinue. The enemy gained some local
successes.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
Denies Wife's Right to Alimony.

Arthur Y. Hillyard. through Attor-
neys Leo A. Rover and Martin J. Me-
Namara. today filed an answer to his
wife's petition for temporary aliE'ony.
and also filed cross-biH in the Su-
preme Court Of the District of Column
bta. Mrs. Eula Hillyard. the wife. re-
Gently filed a petition for alimony. The
husband today denies that he should
be held responsible for her mainte-
nance. Hearing on the appeal for all
mony is set for Monday by a ruling of
Justice Mccoy. while a hearing as to
the custody Of tho child Of the couple Is
set for October 6. Attorney G. w. Fow-
Ter represents the wife.
Evening star., 1916-09-20
TO AID SOLDIERS FAMILIES.
Plans for Benefit Ball Game at
League Park Progressing.

Plans for the base BAH game between
the Board Of Trade and National Press
Club teams. September 27. at the Ameri-
can League park. for the benefit of the
families of members of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia. are
we'll under way. Members of the Ma
tional Guard now stationed at Camp
Ordway are to be guests of honor.
Tickets have been sent to all members
of the Board of Trade and the National
Press Club. Chris Gockeler. secretary of
the board, today urged that every one
should attend the game. 1T is certain
ly not much to ask of those who are at
home to do their bit by contributing
to a worthy cause in this manner
Evening star., 1916-09-20
HELD FOR ALLEGED THREATS.
Michigan Man Said to Have SEM
Letters to President Wilson.

PITTSBURGH, September 20.-Ac-
cused of sending threatening letters to
President Wilson, Morris Diamond OF
Bay City, Mich, was being held by
the police today to await examination
by a physician as to his sanity.
Diamond, who was known as James
c. Wilson, was arrested by federal
agents, who decided after questionine e
him that he was of unsound mind
His first letter was sent to the Presi-
dent last November, and it was fol-
lowed by number of others. Dia-
mond, the authorities say labors un-
der the hallucination that the Presi-
dent is responsible because he is un.
able to secuer valuable property in Bay
City to which he lays claim. Diamond
came here from Cleveland week ago