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N. W. AVER & SONS JUBILEE.
Oldest Agency VIII He 80 Years
Old Next Week.

PHILADELPHIA. March 2s.-A milestone
in the history of American advertising
will be celebrated in this city Friday
evening, April 4. The largest ad-
vertising concern in this country-N.
w. Aver & Son--will mark the fftieth
year of the founding OF its business.
back TO 1869. n. w. Aver q
Son has passed through all stages of the
development OF advertising. To-day, with
advertising at its highest point, this hrn
as a leader in advertising thought and
progress. more than ever typifies its ia
nous motto. keeping Everlastingly at
II Brings Success
Men distinguished in many channels Of
the worlds work will honor the celebra-
ton with addresses. Among them will
be ex-President William Howard Taft.
Victor Lawson. publisher of the Chicago
Daily NeUs: Earl d. Babst, president OF
the American Sugar Refining Company !;
n. C. Kingsbury. vice-preeident Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, and Edward w. Box, editor of the
Ladies' Home Journal
1t is exne tod that moro than eight
hundred opie will attend the banquet
in the ba. room OF the Bellevue-Stratford
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CUMMINs FOR RAIL CONTROL.
Senator Favors Return to Owner,
and strictcst Supervision.

DIES MONIES. March 27--In an ad-
dress before the Iowa Legislature To-
day Senator Albert Il. Cummins gave
detailed explanation of his opinion that
the railroads of the nation should be
returned to private ownership, but held
under strlctest control"
Senator Cummins, who was the rank
ing Republican member OF the Inter-
state Commerce Committee OF the last
Congress, declared that the railway
Zines should be consolidated into not
more than eighteen systems and that
the return upon the capital invested in
railways should be guaranteed by the
Government. He characterized the re-
adjustment OF the railway situation as
the most important OF all the recon-
struction problems facing the nation.
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would solve the coal supply problem
and prevent such troubles as occurred
In the winter OF 1917-1S. The VI. n
]. Tracy Towing Company wrote that
It was not good business sense TO leave
New York without such tunnel. in
view of the weather and strike troubles
that have been experienced.
The Merchants Association, In letter
to the Governor. noted that the tunnel
will reduce port costs and be splendid
measure OF protection. The j. u. wall
lace Company, Inc dealers III meats.
poultry and provisions, % Barclay
street, pointed out that such n tunnel
would prevent these heatless Mondays.
Members OF the New York Milk Com
ference Board wrote to legislators that
go per cent. OF the citys milk supply
is brought across the river and tnat
a tunnels value In obvious.
Brooklyn's interest in the tunnel was
expressed by T.. ]. Shipiey, president OF
the shpley Construction and supply
Company who wrote that ut would es-
tablish for Brooklyn a continuous high
way for trucking from the railroads at
Jersey City. Hoboken and Weehawken
that IL would mean insurance to Brook
lyn against such definite misfortunes as
coal famines, food famines. freight en-
bargoes and freight delays, which we
have experienced for the last two
years"
How Brooklyn Would Benent.
Frederick Loeser & Co., Inc. stated
that the tunnel would be the means OF
saving much money as we'll as time TO
the business interests. land certainly
would be OF incaIcuiabIe value. should
we have again winter 80 severe as
that OF 1s17-1s."
/Gimbel Bros. in a letter TO Gov. Smith.
Said that as business men they knew that
the tunnel would be of the greatest bene-
At. an enterprise really national IN
chara cter. The Automobile Dealers As
coclation earnestly requested the Gov
ernor TO support the >bill, saying they
knew OF not a single engineer who did
not favor the project, the benefits "
which would accrue to the whole export
and import trade OF the United States.
John F.. O'Rourke, president OF the
O'Rourke Engineering Construction Com
pany, wrote tho Governor that his con-
Germ was ready TO submit bids at once.
Major Den. George w. Cocktails wrote
to Speaker Sweet that the tunnel could
be built within a cost OF $4,000 900.
There were hundreds OF similar letters
representing all kinds Of business all
urgently advocating the passage Of the
bill.
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ROADS TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.
Canadian Rail Lines VIII Set
Clock Ahead Sunday.

MONTREAL. March 27.-Despite the re-
ported decision Of Inc Government not to
reintroduce daylight saving this year, all
Canadian railways will operate under the
scheme. They were ordered to do so by
the Canadian Railway War Board to-
day The order states that the change
Will be made Mt ? a. M. on Sunday morn
ing the hour on which the daylight saw
States.
The Montreal Stool: Exchange and a
number OF large factories in Montreal
also will adopt the daylight saving
scheme.
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10000 Miles With a $1.9O
Repair Bill
A. S. BOWERS,
GENERAL MACHINE Work AND Oxy.AcETYLENe WELDING
CORNER BANK AND CHURCH STREETS
EASToN. PA.
PHONE 1904

March 10, 1919.
Garland Automobile Company,
1888 Broadway at ed ST., New York.
Dear Sirs: by your advertisement in the New
York papers that you have the agency for the Briscoe
automobile have 1915 model which purchased in
Newark, N. j. have driven IL 900 miles with
81 80 repair bill and average of rs to 80 miles per
gallon of gasolene. The paint this car is still
perfect There is nothing worn the at lcaSent
except the left hand rear hub which wish you would
send C. 0. D. at
There is agent in Easton, Pa, at present. I
have several friends who admire the performance of my
car. Am also in the market for later model myself
Please send your~agent's proposition and circulars
Yours truly,
RRA>~-ep>.
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cause present dock facilities on the
Manhattan shore are inadequate, because
dock deliveries are now dependent on
fogs, ice, strikes and other doubtful con-
ditions and because there Is severe ana
expensive congestion at the Jersey shore.
They wrote that terminal conditions ana
methods OF handling freight had not
changed in twenty-five years and that
tunnel relief was vital.
The Perkins GOODWIN Company. i'm
porters and exporters OF print paper,
wood pulp. &C., wrote that the vehicular
tunnel was of great importance 70 New
York business, and that trafiic obstruc-
ton between Manhattan and the Jersey
railroad terminals has been operating
strongly against the progress and devel-
oprent OF New York's commerce. They
ventured the prediction that within a
short time merchants would save by
means of the vehicular tunnel great
deal more than II cost
Carscallen 4 Cassidy, commission
merchants OF Jersey City, urged the bill
In behalf OF the farmers. who would be
able to get a better price for their hay
and grain and other farm produce than
they can get now while they are at the
mercy OF slow and expensive transporta-
ton conditions.
Derschuch 4 20, real estate, $50
Broadway. pointed out that vehicular
tunnel will mean an>incrcase In taxable
values more than enough to compensate
for the tunnel cost and that the tunnel
would create additional demands for
real estate, augment the city's popula-
ton, stimulate expansion OF industries
and increase business capacity.
The Simons, Shuttleworth & French
Company importers and exporters OF
fruits 204 Franklin street. believed the
tunnel would correct present loss and
delay due to congestion The Beach
Nut Packing Company Of Canajoharie
through Walter II. Lipe. vice-president,
pointed out that a tunnel would enable
a truck loaded at New Jersey
terminal to deliver any place below
Fifty-ninth street in Manhattan within
thirty-hve minutes and save a vast
amount Of money for manufacturers and
distributors
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Concourse Bids Vary Greatly.

Engineers from the offices OF the five
Borough Presidents attended the OPEN
ing yesterday OF sealed bids in the office
of Henry Bruckner. President of The
Bronx, for Improvements In the grading
OF the Grand Concourse. The highest of
six bids was in excess of 100000 and
the lowest about 100000. Interest was
chiefly in the estimates on materials
labor, &c, as the project is the first large
public enterprise taken up since the ar
mistlce. Ae
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1861 BrOadzvdv

Newark: Broad Street at Kinney
Jersey City: Boulevard at Carlton Avenue
Plain6eld: 628 Park Avenue
Paterson: 4S9 Broadway
Hartford: Washington Street at Park
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Springfield: 1884 State Street
New Haven: 2O4 York Street
New London: 391 William Street
PAtsheld, III West Street
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The Gansevoort Market Business
Mems Association mentioned the costly
delays of the present traffic situation.
delays fearfully accumulated by ice and
strikes, and stated that these conditions
would be relieved absolutely by
vehcular tunnel. The association spoke
Of it's vital interest in the project and
earnestly advocated passage OF the bill.
The Kings County Refrigerating Com
pany wrote that a vehiculsr tunnel
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ROD GUN NEWS
Ho WATER FOR LOCAL FROM A

Club, 500 feet az inches. Asburr n.
Fishing Club, 7,O7S feet lOh lnchss Nv
Long Island Casting Club, 6,s5s feet any
Analysing these totals. Ocean Citv.s
averaged for each member OF Iis ,esni
822 feet 10 inches. Asbury Park. 9Sa ~,
inches, and Long Island. g6s fse,,
inches; The hest individual score va.
Riday Of Ocean City, who totalied ISIe
feet az inches, which makes an sverssS
OF his hve casts, $50 feet q inch e'
In the hnal event-the longest cast a..
three In the open held-the casters wen
by the tension OF tho previous eyent "eVrrs
further handicapped by a change in ana u
direction Of the wind. which again vesrnS
directly across the course. cast below ,b,t.
usual form and another ixteen.vearHnIs
boy, Churchill Hungerford. Jr., won ~
event with a cast OF $50 feet inches ~
c. Berger of the Long Island Cinb 81.
second with 37S feet 4 inches. and DIG
mond Riday of Ocean City third with AZ
feet 4 inches. O'
se-the Ocean CITY Fishing Club not on,v
holds the Ocean city cup for another YEA
but won two out OF the three events ',b,t
comprised the tournament Of Associatinn -
Surf Angling Clubs. Vi
And now there Is much rejoicing In IN.
South Jersey Club. -" NV
Three Species at seabrisht.
Fishermen In the Linta, Captains Ma.
struck sea bass, blacEhsh and FTts
Tuesday. First prize was won nv W.
Mayer OF 504 Ocean View avenue. Woo%d'
haven, with a five and one-fourth nound
luke second prize was taken by j.
a four and one-half pound huke.
Fluke and Lafayettes at Rocknva,
Nat Aul. fishing from the iron pier ~,
Rockaway on Monday, caught forsy
lafa5 and six luke. 49,"
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MEADOW BROOK FOUR
TURNS HI TABLES
Beats Rockaways at Polo,
1912 to 3.

HEMPsTEAp, L l., NJ. Y, Aug. a.
Meadow Brook and Rockaway Hunt
Clubs polo teams tried conclusions to-
day on the Hampstead Plains with
Meadow Brook reversing her recent de-
feat and winning from Rockaway by a
net score of 1914 to 3 goals.
1t was a remarkably fast game and
for the nrst half a closely contested
match. Harry Payne Whitney. a former
International player, played the first
our periods under Rockaway colors, dis
playing his old time brilliant form SC
effectively that the score at half time
stood Meadow Brook II goal. Rockaway
one and a half. Whitney then retired
and misfortune followed Rockaway, de.
spite their defense play.
Playing for Meadow Brook were c. c
Rumsey. Thomas Hitchcock. w. j. Wat.
son Webb and Devereux Mllburn. Rock.
away lined up in the first fou chukkers
with F.. s. Prince, Jr., c. w. Hopping
II. p. Whitney N Malcolm Stevenson
In the last half Elliott C. Cowdin played
No. / for Rockaway n Hopping
Stevenson n Prince played In tn,
order named.
The match was on the international
Field and each player was exceptionally
we'll mounted. Whitney played full,
as handy polo as In any I~Hternationa
match and Hopping's work Indicated
him as one of the foremost forward,
playing to-day in America.
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FAVORITES WIN IN
SHENECOSSETT GOLF
Lake and Colket Favored to
Reach Ssmi-F;noIs.

NKw LONDON. Conn. Aug. 13.-The
FIRST match round in the annual Shene-
cossett championship took place to-day
with favorites coming through as usual
In most cases.
Harold Lake, who won the qualifying
round yesterday, had no trouble in elimi-
mating Robert Moore of New Orleans by
5 and 4.
7. C. CoIket cd, of Philadelphia, who
won the last tournament here, was not
in the qualifying round, but he won his
first match to-day quite handily from
c. P. Greenbough of Brookline by 4 and
8. Both Lake IND Colket. looked upon
as the likely ~fnalists, are in different
sides of the bracket. The summary:
II. s. Lake, Hartford. defeated Robert
Moore, New Orleans. by 5 and 4: Norton
Squire. Apawamis, defeated W: D. Mcdonald,
New York. by 4 and 5: W. NJ Goss, Water
bury. defeated Harold Judd. New Britain. by
2 and !: w. +. w~hittemore. Hartford. de.
feated E.. j.. Beard, Flushing. by l up H. l..
Burdick. Providence, defeated Rev. p. NJ.
KerridRe. New London, Conn, by 6 and !
n. @. CoIket. I'd, Philadelphia, defeated {. I.
Greenbough. Baltusrol. by 4 and s: c. Z.
Sherman. Providence. defeated w. h. Har,
per. Philadelphia. by l up; Dickson Bishop,
Pinehurst. defeated Lewis Tetlow. Watch Hill.
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AnzacS Meet Yankees
in Final of Doubles
Brookes and Patterson Will Oppose Griffin and John
ston in Tennis Match on Longwood
Courts To-day.

his game. looked good to-day. Bundy
also was In rare form, but his work
looked little better than mediocre N
comparison to that of Mclaughlin.
Johnston and Grimm.
Johnston and Griffin were slow to get
started. Both had a tendency to Wild
ness In the first two sets, but played In
real championship form in the last two.
Mclaughlin and Bundy, after having
won the first set, had the lead at 3-2,
S. and 7|6 in the second set, but
could not pull out the victory and lost
h set after twenty-six games had been
played.
In the third set Mclaughlin and
Bundy both got a lot Of bad tennis
out Of their systems. and the net re-
suit was that they failed to win a
game.
In the fourt set, in spite of the fact
that Johnston and Griffith were playing
the best they could. McLoughlin's beauti-
full work gave his team a lead of 81
and So. Once more the Mclaughlin
Bundy combination faltered n drop
ped three games. Mclaughlin and
Bundy led again at 6-5. but again lost
three in n row, and with these the set
and match. The last two or these games
"oA AOlB uAaNA OdI III POAhN
In the other semi-fnal round match
Brookes and Voshell were the star per-
formers. Voshell had his service work
Ing in excellent style and II gave
Patterson in particular a lot Of trouble,
but Brookes did not like It any too
well. incidentally Voshell was playing
a remarkable overhead game and
treated Patterson. whose strepsth lies
In that department, a dose of his own
medicine. The point scores:
BRooKEs AND PATTERSON VS.. ALBxAN-
DER AND vosHELL.
First Set.
Brookes and Patterson Pts.G.
49,
Second Set.
Brookes and Patterson. ...4 It54ti6Sse- 6
Alexander and yoshell. IA 4Ez2-
Third Set.
Brookes and Patterson
:,
Alexander and voshell-
T0-l2
JOHNSTON AND GRIFFIN VS.. M'LoUGH-
LIN AND BUNDY.
First Set.
Johnston and Grinin-
+4t+aRSs 49,
McLoughlin and Bundy-
42s 49, 6
Second Set.
Johnston and Griffin
ss-14
Mclaughlin and Bundy-
Il2i443O4a
SOL.
Third Set.
Johnston and Griffin
644 6 So
McLonShlin and Bundy-
n
Fourth Set.
Johnston and Griffin
o.3 So
Mclaughlin and Bundy-
6 o I 6 o o 9 ~
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earned him a host of followers inc half
an hour before post time Il was believed
that Man o. Var would be only a slight
f~avorite over Mrs. Jefford's colt. But
after the. crowd had visited the paddock
and inspected the two colts and heard
the opinion of the two trainers Man O.
Wal gained popularity and he was made
a 1 to 2 shot and heavily backed at that
small price.
As the eve contestants paraded to
the starter they made as pretty "A turf
picture as was ever taken. Man o. War
led the way majestically. with Golden
Broom second and The Swimmer leading
the others. At the barrier Man O. War
became fractions and so die his OPP
ponents. 1t could be plainly seen that
Mr.. Pettlngill was in for a tough job.
Twice LOTUS shot Man o. War through
the webbing, but each time he was
brought back. After what seemed to
the crowd like an hours delay the web
bling flew up. AS IL in anticipation of
the start Ambrose on Golden Broom and
Knapp on Upset sent their charges rush
ing under It, while Man o. Wal and
Donnacona were fatfooted.
Golden Broom Gets Early Lead.
Golden Broom had more early speed
than Upset and before the first furlong
had been covered was four lengths in
front To the thousands present. most OF
whom had seen him in his runaway race
last week, it seemed as II the race was
over. that Golden Broom would canter to
victory. But before the crowd ceased
shouting Look at Golden Broom, he'll
win by himself I" Upset closed in on
him and and Man o. Wal
| raced to their heels, with Man o. Wal
on the inside and In a pocket.
Rounding the bend Golden Broom and
Upset raced together, while Man o. Wal
| sped away from Donnacona and into
third position, at the heels Of Upset
Entering the home stretch Golden Broom
was still leading, but only his neck was
in front of Upset, and Man o. War was
close behind him next the rail and fight
ing for his head.
Lotus was holding Man o. Wal under
n tight pull. At the Ina furlong pole
Golden Broom began to falter. n Up
set went to the front.
AS Mrs. Jefords's colt began to drop
back, LOTUS found himself in a tN;ht
pocket, and It was not until Just before
the lnal sixteenth pole was reached
that Golden Broom dropped back far
enough to allow Lotus to get to the
outside.
When Strengthened out for home the
champion fairly devoured the ground
He gained with every bound and COM
ing from the proverbial nowhere
reached Upset's saddle girth five Jumps
from N Judges. In those five last
strides LOTUS fairly lifted his charge
along, and made him gain ground. but
not enough to take command, and the
purse and cup went to Mr.. Whitney's
colt.
The watervliet Handicap went tc
Richard T. Wilson'S Hannibal. He took
command at the start and never was
headed. At the judges he was eased
up five lengths ahead of Commander
Ross's Wal Pennant.
In the fifth race Eddie Ambrose, the
jockey employed by Mrs. Jeffords. was
thrown from Thomas F. Mcmahon and
severely cut and bruised about the legs
and body. He will be out Of the saddle
for several weeks.
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Man o. Wa, Although Beaten in Sanford Memorial, Ohchses Field of Juveniles
Sport Events To-day

DISQUALIFICATION W.. Cincinnati at
Polo Grounds. two games, start 1880
i. NJ. brooklyn VS.. Chicago Mt Eb-
bets Field. two games, start 1880
Y. NJ. Jersey City vs.. Toronto at
West Side Park, Jersey city. two
gnmes, start 1880 p. M. Newark vs..
Hochester at Federal League Park,
Newark, two games, start 1850 II. M.
RACING-At Saratoga track.
TENNIS - Invitation tournament at
Rockaway Hunting Club, Cedarhurst,
4. I.
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TRAFFIC CLUB GOLF OUTING.

The Traffic Club of New York will
descend upon the Hackensack Country
Club for its second golf outing OF the
season. Thirty-six holes of play are
scheduled with prizes for the best net
and best gross over the entre distance.
Prizes are also offered for the best
morning and afternoon rounds on both
gross and net bases. Play will be
divided into two classes, A and B. In
cluding in the former those handicapped
at IS or less and below that figure
In the latter.
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M PLAY TENNIS.
New Workers Advance in New
London Tourney.

NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. 13.-Tno
second round OF the women's tennis
tournament was played here to-day.
Miss Betty Peale of New York defeated
Miss Beatrice Ames OF Owego. N. Y.
6-1, Ga. Miss Gertrude Della Tore
Of New York defeated Miss Lois StumeI
of Chicago, 60. 6--1. Mrs. H.. c.
Yeiser OF Cincinnati won from Miss
Helen Van Week by default. Mrs. W. M.
Goss OF New Britain defeated Miss
Adelaide Donaldson of Hartford. 6-1,
IA a.
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REMER RESIGNS FROM MAO.

Richard F. Remer, regarded as with
out a peer as a walker among local ath-
letes. has resigned from the New York
Athletic CLUB, which organization he has
represented for the last ive years,
Remer hled an application yesterday
that he be registered as |"u~nattached."
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POSTPONE BICYCLE RACES.

The fifteen mile paced match race
between Oscar Egg. the Swiss bicycle
rider. and Alfred Goullett, which was
to be decided at the Velodrome in New
ark last night, was postponed on account
of rain but will be decided at the
Newark track tonight
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Special Despatch 70 TIE Sun.

Session, Aug. 13.-william NJ. John
ston and Clarence J. Grimm, both Of
a Francisco, national doubles cham
paons In 1915 and 1915, will meet Nor
man E. Brookes n Gerald Patterson
OF Australia tomorrow afternoon on the
LonSwood Cricket Club courts here in
the hnal round of the national cham
plonship tournament. The winners of
to-morrow's match will play against
william T. Tilden. I'd OF Philadelphia
n Vincent Richards OF Yonkers, pres
ent holders Of the American title, in the
challenge round for the doubles crown
on Saturday.
The Visiting Australians earned their
place In the final round by a straight
set victory in the semi final round over
Frederick b. Alexander of New York
and s. Howard Voshell of Brooklyn, tri-
state champions, at 10-S, 6-2, 14-I2
johnston n Griffin moved up by de-
feating Maurice z. McLouRhlin and
Thomas c. Bundy Of California, national
champions In 1912, 1918 and 1914, three
sets to one. at i-e, 14-12. 60, SIS.
Just o closely the competing teams
ran to form throughout the tournament
Is evident from the fact that close OBJ
servers OF the game had been practically
unanimous IN picking the finalists.
Another large crowd turned out to see
the days tennis and was RECALLED with
the most consistently spectacular play
oil the week. Featuring the afternoon
Was not so much the fact that a couple
OF teams won and another couple lost,
nor yet was 1t the fact that in both
matches the losers put up a more stub
born resistance han was expected, but
1t was the fact that Mclaughlin, the
Comet Of other days. played better ten
mis- than he has shown in the last FIVE
years
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ROD AND GUN.
MOTOR BOAT
OPERATOR

Wanted experienced man with
pilot license to operate 30 foot
"Elco" Motor Boat. Must be
familiar with Long Island Sound.
Good wages to right man.
APPLY. WARD,
6 West 3Sth Street.