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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
Certificate of
Decrease of Capital Stock of
The SMITH & SONS co.

The location of the principal office in
this State is on North Union Street, in
the City of Lambertville, County of
Hunterdon, State of New Jersey.
The name of the agent therein and in
charge thereof, upon whom process
against this Corporation may be served
is William Smith.
RESOLUTION OF DIRECTORS.
The Board of Directors of the Smith
& Sons Company, Corporation of
New Jersey, on this 26th day of April,
A. D. 1917, do hereby resolve and de-
clare that it is advisable that the CAPT.
tai stock of said corporation be decreas-
ed from $50, 900, its present authorized
amount, of which 500 shares of prefer
red stock of the par value of $50 each
and 500 shares of common stock of the
par value of $50 are issued and out
standing, to One Thousand Dollars
ISL ,000) to consist of twenty shares of
the par value of $50 each, all of which
shall be common or general stock, and
do hereby call meeting of the stock
holders, to be held at the company's
office in the city of Lambertville, N. j.,
on the 2Sth day of April, 1917, at 10
O'Clock, A. M, to take action upon the
above resolution.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE.

The Smith & Sons Company, a cor
poration of New Jersey, doth hereby
certify that it has decreased its capital
stock from Fifty Thousand Dollars
$4,000, the amount heretofore author
lied, to One Thousand Dollars Isl, 000),
to consist of twenty (2O) shares of the
par value of Fifty Dollars $3.50 each,
all of which shall be common or general
stock said decrease of capital stock
having been declared by resolution of
the board of directors of said corpora
ton (above recited) to be advisable and
having been duly and regularly assented
to by the vote of two-thirds in interest
of each class of stockholders having
voting powers, at a meeting duly called
by the board of directors for that pur-
pose; and the written assent of said
stockholders is hereto appended.
In witness whereof, said corporation
has caused this certificate to be signed
by its president and secretary and its
corporate seal to be hereto affixed the
18th day of April, A. D., 1917.
WILLIAM SMITH, President.
ARCHIBALD G. SMITH, Secretary.
THE foregoing is published merely as
required by law, and has nothing to do
with the operation of the plant in this
town, which has been taken over by the
new and larger corporation, The Smith
& Sons Corporation, who will continue
to operate same to its utmost capacity
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
SURPRISE, DREAMS, FILTRATION, sCoRN
PRIDE, THOUGHT AND INNOCENCE.

Some one has said that screen star
does most of her acting through her
eyes. However, that may be, her eyes
are a most powerful asset toward
fame. With them she is instantly able
to register any of the emotions at the
command of her director. Sorrow,
pain, scorn, laughter, are all within
her power to produce merely with
shift of her eyes. Just study the lesson
above. Note the look of surprise In the
eyes of Jackie Saunders at the top,
and then down the line In regular or
der Bessie EytOn portrays dreams for
us, Peggy Adams filtration, Leonore
Ulrich scorn, Alice Brady pride, while
Myrtle Stedman gives a worthy pres
entation of thought. But none of us
can help lingering few seconds longer
at the look of innocence in the last pic
ture-they are Marguerite Clarks eyes
at their best.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
MOVIE GOSSIP.

Charlotte Walkers husband is the
playwright Eugene Walters. Louise Huff
is nineteen, married to Director Edgar
Jones and has blue eyes and blond hair
Billie Rhodes carries insurance on
her eyes. The careless way she has of
casting them about is rather dangerous
at that.
If the country sees action on the bat
tlefield there are a large number Of
motion picture extras who will know
just how to fall down after being
struck by bullets.
They play no favorites in movie
schools of acting.
Harold Lloyd, better known as Lone
some Luke in the comedies of that
name, has never tasted drop of IL
quor or smoked in his life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
Max Sees cowboys-rhinks 1t a Show

The idea that Europeans think all
Americans are either Indians or cow
boys was corrected by Max Under, the
comedian, while en- route to California
to film MAX In a Taxi" MaX'S train
stopped at a small Arizona town, and
Max was shown a group of typical
cowboys. "Where is the show being
held?" he asked. When informed there
was to be no show Max exclaimed,
"Why, l thought cowboys lived only
in your wild west shows"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
Max Adds Six Trunks to Wardrobe.

WAN ANUS SiN " w 0iobcs
While in California Max Under, the
European comedian, is determined to
do as Californians do. Arriving on the
sunny Pacific coast from wintry Chi
cago, Max found himself to be the only
person not QUILTED with summer sar-
torial embellishments. He found no
tailor in Los Angeles to whom he
cared to intrust himself, and hence
straightaway dispatched his secretary
to New York with orders for six trunks
of summer clothes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24

Doug Fairbanks asked to select the
type of woman who symbolized the
American woman said, Really l don't
believe that have come in contact
with any American woman that in
some way did not represent the ideal
type"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24
FATTY ARBUCKLE
FOUND HER ATLAST
He Secured Country For Girl
to Star With Him.
MAX GETS SIX MORE TRUNKS

Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fair
banks Meet Under Chilly Auspices,
but Each Agrees Not to Steal the
Others "StufF" Violet Mesereau
Isn't Best Dressed Actress, Perhaps,
but She Is Best Dressmaker.
A FTER having hidden her inimita-
"a BILE talents. as cOmedienne I'M
n der the proverbial "busher' for
many years, only to be found
by the man who is worth his weight in
laughs" after the whole wide country
had been secured for just "the right
GIRL" Josephine Stevens, charming
girl with great big 'boo'ful" eyes, has
made her premier screen appearance In
playing opposite Roscoe Fatty" Ar
buckle in his comedy, 1.-THE Butcher
Boy" By all the rights that any per-
son could ever enlist to aid him to
come well Endorsed to the stage or
screen Miss Stevens gets them most
rightfully. The daughter of Benjamin
d. Stevens, the late general manager
of the Klaw 81 Erlanger interests and
one of the best known figures in the
theatrical world during the past TWEEN
ty years, and Helen Beresford, also
well known in the world of the theater,
Miss Stevens by birth came by theatric
rights. AS baby Josephine, or JOAN"
many of the family's friends called
her, was the play doll" for famous
theater folk, and she enjoyed 1t.
Miss Stevens has beautiful head of
coal black hair wonderful pair of
big black eyes and the most expressive
lips. She is medium in stature, clever
dancer and the most spirited mortal
that "Fatty" has ever had opposite
him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24

NN'f'
When two lords of laughter meet
you'd expect the air to become chill,
while icicles formed on every nearby
object. Such is the psychology of hui
man nature, as both wait for the other
to start something. 1t happened when
Douglas Fairbanks visited Charlie
Chaplin. Doug admires Charlie, and
the latter likewise likes the Fairbanks,
ian type of light comedy. They first
shook hands, and then spared for
time. The mercury continued to tum-
BILE; then something happened. Either
Charlie coughed or cracked a smile,
thereby cracking the ice. They had q
glorious time showing each other their
various screen tricks, it is reported
But before they parted Doug agreed
he wouldn't steal Charles stuff if the
latter didn't try to copy Doug's ath-
letic thrills
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24

Memorial Day will be
here next Wednesday,
and you will find a COM
plete line of Meats,
Cheeses, and other It'd
bits ready for your pic
mic or other trip.
Fifteen varieties of
meats ready to serve,
either in bulk or sliced
thin.
Fifteen varieties of
cheese on hand, at all
prices and to suit every
taste. Our cheeses are
famous for their quality,
and everybody who buys
them comes back for
more.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-05-24

How Shakespeare Became Famous.
In Stratford during one of the Shaka-
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
The Herald's Open Forum

great exemplar. Germany, Are we to
suppose that Germany has any super
annuates in = 'Iyil service? While we
are preparing to render ourselves ''nt, %
as the English say, should not these in
competents be retired at once, say, by the
present Congress?
heard Mr.. Nesbit, insurance commits
sioner of this District say on a public
occasion that he knew OF a certain aged
government clerk who reached the Of
nee with unfailing regularity fve min
utter before O'Clock a. m. and was doing
in the ofice few minutes later. He had
been good one" in his time, but Il ex-
hausted all his strength lust to get TO
the office. Mr.. Nesbit told of a bureau
chief who asked one OF his chief clerks
why he was so slow getting work clear
ed from his once. He replied 81 would
rather not answer directly but would
like to have you come down to my de-
partment about II O'Clock a. m. as soon
as you can" Upon going down as in
vited, he found a lot OF aged ones, some
asleep. and others doing nothing.
The writer would like to see a retire
ment law applied to this class at once.
because he is one of this classl I viii
afford myself the satisfaction OF calling
on you at an early moment to request a
very brief interview on this topic.
would certainly be glad to see The Her
aid advocate this cause. The Herald
doubtless has means Of obtaining all de-
sired Information on such a subject.
A HERALD FAN.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
"HALTr

Did your great-granddad fight that Old
Glory might wave2
Did your grandfather die at Bull RUM
Did your daddy advance through tough
Cuban cane?
Did you hike meath the Mexican sun
Or did great-granddad hide with the
women and kids?
Or granddad for safe cover run?
Or father sit quietly home by his hearth ?
Or did they go forth with a gun2
Did the Belgians quit cold when the Teu-
tons advanced?
Did the Frenchmen their homeland pro-
tect?
Did the British jump into the thick Of
the fray?
Did the Russians their duty nesiect7
Did the game Montenegrins DO their
little bit?
Did Italians jump into the scrap?
Did Rumanians falter when legions of
Wiped their poor little land Off the
map?
VIII you back Up the nag. as your an
cestors did?
Show the world you're some scrapper
yourself:
Or be classed with the bunch that would
take TO the woods,
While the rife is laid on the shelf?
or are you as game as your lighting
foreoears,
American stalwsrt and true3
II you are. then come forward. and an
swer the call.
For the Army and Navy me- YotJf
Kenneth MacDouEall
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
Leaving Well Enough Alone.

1t will be a sorry service for the
people of this country if war is made
the pretext for taxing the newspapers
and magazines into a position oi
helplessness.
There seems to be no adequate con-
ception in Congress of what two and
a half years of war already ha:
meant to the newspapers of the
United States. 1t has meant a heavy
new burden of cable tolls; immense
ly increased costs of print paper; de.
creases of advertising in certain line.
because of the unavoidable disloca.
ton of business as effected by the
war, and the curtaiIment of normal
newspaper enterprise in the getting
and the display of news.
The newspapers have not done
grumbling about it, except regarding
the jumps in the prices of paper
which they have regarded as exorbi,
tant. One evidence of the increased
pressure upon them has been seen ir
the numerous jumps in the price ot
newspapers, in most cases doubling
the cost to the public. But the rea,
stress and strain of the war situation
have been borne without much pub
lie complaint.
Now it is proposed to place another
burden upon them, and upon tn,
magazines as well. We cannot be,
lieve that Congress viii assent to the
proposal when it knows all the facts
In a very real sense newspapers and
magazines are as necessary to tht
public safety and welfare as the gov,
ernment itself 1t assuredly cannot
under the classification OF a luxury
1t is a public utility; perhaps almost
an arm of the government, although
the product OF private enterprise.
For this reason it ought to be en-
titled to a somewhat different con
sideration from the mere money
making businesses Of the country
But it does not ask for such consid
Grafton; it only asks for an impartia
examination of its present condition
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
GEORGE VOURNAS.
Secretary. Loyalists in Washington.
INSISTS ON FREE SPEECH.
Farmer Says AEricuIturIsts Oppose
Press Gag.

Editor. The Washington Herald:
Farmers I am convinced, will heartily
commend the opposition OF the press
generally to that section Of the espion-
age bill which practically obliterates
the right of free speech. This certain
ly constitutes one OF our most cher
ished institutions 1t Is more than a
mere privilege. It's the STAFF upon
which our national body leans TO
worship the resultant of new free
dom" for church and school and State.
Perhaps no other single pillar of our
constitution is more indelibly i'm
pressed upon the American mind as
the radical and imperishable dis
tinction between new and old world
governments. Considering country and
the town the former with its bread
basket must win this war. How can
the farmers know and serve the truth
II only one side is heard. In our haste
to democratize Germany let us not
Kaiserize even so wise and good a
man as the President Of the United
States.
W r d
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
Forward Washington. "

Business men of Washington are
fully cognizant Of the fact that this
city, already regarded as the world
Capital, is destined to feel the great
est prosperity of its history during
the next year.
Alive to the nearness of this condi-
ton, the trade bodies of the city are
making elaborate campaigns with the
view of arousing the necessary inter.
est and cooperation among the citi-
zens of Washington.
Forward Washington" is the slo.
gan that has been adopted by the
Chamber of Commerce in its move.
ment to awaken the city, and the
members of the commerce body are
making concerted effort increasing
the membership of their chamber
thereby gaining both financial and
personal support.
Tomorrow night the Chamber i.
staging banquet at the Willard Ho.
tel as one of the moves of the cam
paign. Several hundred reservations
have already been made for the din.
ner, and the guest list includes some
of the most prominent personages in
official and civil life.
During the current week the. Cham
Der will also give series OF lunch
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
'No War for Amateurs. .

The President has added another
apt and vivid phrase to the literature
OF the great enterprise on which
the nation is embarked. It contain.
warning which is, needed in some
quarters.
There is grim satire in the words
this is no war for amateurs" which
the President uttered at the Red
Cross dedication yesterday. Germany
having made war a national business
she must be met at her own game
the devil must be fought with FIRE
There is no amateurism, no sports,
manship, in this colossal task the
American people have undertaken
It is strictly an affair of the surviva,
of the httest.
OF course there are various knight
Grants of war abroad in the United
States-just as there were in Britain
three years ago-who have not grasp,
ed the idea that this war is a coldly
scientific bit of calculation-that i
is fought in terms of wheat crops
gold reserves, shipping. and labora
tory inventions, rather than in term:
of valor in the field of battle. The
comparison between going to wal
now and going to war in "a and 'oS
is altogether too common among the
rank and file of Americans. 1t shows
a fundamental lack of grasp of the
world elements involved in this strug
gle.
1t is within the scope of amateur.
ism to let the powerful individual
forces in the country to work in theil
own way, to oppose the Capitalization
of authority in Washington which is
necessary even in the matter of the
food we shall eat or the clothes we
shall wear. The President rightly
appeals to "the practical genius oI
our people" to comprehend this fact
and act accordingly. Nothing is more
certain than that once the fact i.
comprehended, the nation will bc
ready for all the sacrifices it entails
The registration of 10000 ooc
youths under the conscription act
will be the first step in educating the
American people in the realities oi
the war. The organization of the
United States for war is going to be
the biggest piece Of constructive
work in its history. If there are
any amateurs" in the Presidents
Cabinet. we trust that he will moi
hesitate to apply his own doctrine
to them.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
vENIzELOs CONDEMNED.
Greek LoyaIIst Calls Ex-Premier q
sTraitor."

Editor, The Washington Herald: Re-
ferring to an article In the Washington
Times Of Monday, May T. 1917. in which
IL is stated that the government Of the
United States may recognize Venizelos
i'm Greece, I wish TO say that such a
recognition would be equivalent to the
recognition OF the revolutionary leaders
who sought control in Cuba recently. or
the bandit Villa in Mexico. for VeniEelos
Is traitor not only to the King. but to
the best interests of Greece
He has. by his villsinous misrepresenta-
tions. turned the friends OF Greece against
her. by making IL appear that their King
is interested in German propaganda,
while in reality he likes the Germans no
more than you Americans. Five-sIxths
OF the Greek population In the United
League and citizens OF the United States
There are over sixty leagues through
out the United States. who, in their
country, have sent kilograms to the
President and to the Secretary OF State.
Mr.. lansing. protesting against the
recognition OF the Greek traitor. Venize-
los
The Times stated that investigation had
failed to locate any OF the Loyalist's s
League. wish TO inform YOU that the
Loyalist League OF Washington is located
at SIG Ninth street northwest. to which
800 OF the Greeks in Washington belong.
We will gladly furnish any information
desired to prove our loyalty and devotion
to America.
GEORGE VOURNAS.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
THE CALL TO AMERICA.

-Four hundred thousand tons of shipping
lost
In seven days! One savage, crushing
blow
Can in a moment and at little cost
Destroy the work of toilsome ages slow.
What can we do?
The needed roads of commerce seem to
lie
Through peaceful open sea, but out OF
sight,
Below. there lurk an enemy Of high
Intelligence and frightful, ruthles,
might
What can We do?
The thought OF allies, weakened = the
waste
OF war. imperiled by the pressing pale
or submarine. stirs hot desire for haste
A sickening fear lest starving they may
fail.
What can we do? What can we do:
Speed the work on wooden ships and
steel.
Substitute in all things work for talk
Ship full loads Of meat. munition. meal
Spur to action any who may balk.
That we can do.
Give our navy to cooperate.
Send our sanding army to the front.
Husband wealth by working early. late
Train the youth to bear the future
brunt.
That we can do.
Fresh among the weary. fling our force
Flag OF freedom, red and white ant
blue
Head and hand and heart. each rich re-
source,
All and all devoted through and
through.
That we can do. That we can do
r. c. &C. W. UO
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
Representative Asks Probe
OF Letters Wheat Dealings

Representative Cox, OF Indiana, wants
to know "how Joseph Letter made the
S. 100000 he was reported to have cleaned
up recently in wheat" In a resolution
introduced in the House yesterday after
noon, Cox asks that the Federal Trade
Commission inquire into "the way and
manner in which Joseph Letter and
others cornered wheat on the Chicago
Board CT Trade so as to bring about an
abnormal high price of the same"
Declaring that he has not turned a
speculative penny in the grain market,
one way or the other, in seventeen years."
Joseph Letter, former wheat operator,
declared yesterday that any man who
speculates in grain or any kind of food
during the war crisis should be strung
from a specially constructed gallows"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

The prohibition members of ON
gress met yesterday and formu ated
plans to make the United States dry
as soon as possible. They did not,
however, suggest any measures to
meet the SI5o,ooo,ooo in taxes provid-
ed by the war revenue bill, nor the
other taxes which the liquor busi-
ness pays.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
CLERKS SLEEP AT DESKS.
zone of This Glass; Urges Retire
ment Law

Editor The Washington Herald: The
writer would not make a good penny-a-
liner. for he must state matters briefly.
Thanking you for your stalwart advocac cy
of the interests of government clerks in
the past I bring to your notice the fact
that there are a number-perhaps a large
number-of aged clerks in the govern
ment service who are not capable of rem
dering services equivalent to their sal
aries.
Preparedness is the burning question,
burnt into the intelligent brain by its
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

The machine gun and the torpedo
claim their victims in war times, but
peace has its enemies that swell the
mortality record. Twenty per cent of
the risks of large insurance COM
pany died from consumption. Some
thing for our health department: to
consider.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

cons in an effort to obtain new men,
bers.
Forward Washington" cannot but
be a popular movement and the
Chamber should receive all possible
support in its efforts to lift this city
to the height where it seems destined
to be placed.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

Judging from the first issue of the
Official Bulletin of the government.
real newspapers need have no fear of
being scooped by the official con-
temporary.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

This is no war for amateurs" says
President Wilson. There are quite a
few gentlemen on Capitol Hill who
are eliminated by the Presidents re-
mark.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
w. B. D.

There are approximately $3.50 deaths
annually in the United States due to ac-
cidents, and in connection with the car
rying on of dangerous Industries there
are 5000 deaths and 100000 injuries in
volving a disability Of longer than four
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

THE PRIZES.
You think the birds are free
To soar the heavens far,
And sing their songs Of Elee7
Well. so they are!
Yet for his food. and nest.
His stomach and his rest.
The bird has learned that he
Must toll lncessantly.
When all is said and done
Earth's prizes ali are won
Not as mere unearned spoil,
But by the dlnt Of toll.
tCopyriKht. lsn)
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13

Today is Mothers Day. Combine
charity with sentiment and buy a
posie for the French mothers.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
DOUBT THAT DIAZ IS DEAD,

Mexico City. May 12. - Surprise was
caused here today by inquiries as to re-
PORTS that Gen. Felix Diaz had been
killed in Mexico by his enemies. No such
reports have been received here, and
officials Of the Mexican State Depart
ment believe them 10 be untrue.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
THE PRIZES.

BY John Kendriek Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
ALINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. The YEAR

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