The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-16

in 1918 they were $213,21840.
Notice has been served by the Nor
rfs County Traction Company on the
Board of Aldermen at Morristown that
it had applied for the privilege of in
| creasing its cent fare rate to cents
| throughout its system and the 3 cent
fares for school children to 31a cents,
| these rates to become effective Febru-
| airy 1.
After five years of successful serv-
Ice in the internal revenue department
former Congressman Allan B. Walsh
mas resigned for the purpose of open
Ing offices and carrying on the profess
sion of federal tax consultant and ad-
wiser. During the past year Mr.. Walsh
has been the agent in charge for the
state of New Jersey. His salary was
$500, and, with the travelling and liv-
ing allowances made, the berth was
worth about $4,000 year.
The United Grand Lodge of Masons
of New Jersey has elected Samuel W..
Gordon of Trenton as its grand mas
ter. There was a contest for this office
between Mr.. Gordon and j. FL. Tanner
of Morristown, and on the vote the for
mer received 134 ballots to 68 polled
for Tanner.
In the Newark City Hospital an op-
Grafton was performed upon the face
OF an East Orange man to prevent the
spread of anthrax, virulent poison.
The East Orange health authorities is
sued a warning that all new shaving
brushes should be sterilized, the case
in the hospital having been traced to
that source The new brush used by
the victim in shaving responded posi-
lively to scientific tests to locate the
germs.
As an unexpected aftermath of the
drive against radicals in northern New
Jersey more than a score of natives of
Russia appeared at the county clerks
office In Paterson to take out their first
citizenship papers. Twelve of the 40
persons taken in raids were sent to
Ellis Island to await deportation pro-
ceedings. The others were released.
Burglars started their new year bust
ness at Magnolia before daylight.
Stealing Elwood Rulons new altomo-
bile, they drove to the American store,
from which they carried the big safe to
the car and drove away with it. George
Gesnaker found the safe a few hours
later on the White Horse pike, blown
open and robbed of the $40 that was in
it. Rulon's car was found at Ninth
and Penn streets, Camden
AS soon as arrangements can be
completed and contracts made Samuel
Schwartz of Plainfield will begin the
erection of a S275,000 theater on the
Terry property on East Front street,
which he purchased. When finished
the theater will be used for the presen-
tation of plays, vaudeville and motion
pictures and will be operated by the
| Strand Amusement Company of New
York. The seating capacity will be
$500.
Violators of the state net weight law
in Newark may now be sent to Jail.
This has been made possible by means
of an amendment to the laws of New
Jersey relating TO weights and meas
ures Superintendent John II. Sullivan
states that the change will mean fewer
| violators of the net weight law. Many
dealers, short weight dealers, took the
chance because they could well afford
to pay the fine. Now that the privilege
of paying a fine has been taken away
and the offender may be sent to Jail
dealers will be less liable to take the
risk.
Instead of the annual picnic, the
| Gloucester County Firemen's Associa-
ton will hold a banquet, and report
will be made at the January meeting
at Wenonah by Dr. Reading, the chair
man.
The big flag unfurled at the unveil-
| ing Of the service mems memorial at
Pitman was made and presented to the
borough by Charles NJ Simpson, Sr.. a
| former resident and now fiagmaker
| In Philadelphia and who had two sons
and three grandsons in the service.
Paulsboro started the new year with
| the smallest amount of delinquent
taxes in the history Of the borough.
There is only S54 uncollected.
A hall is to be built at Clementon as
headquarters for Republicans,
Mrs. Claire Feeney, wife of William
| Feeney and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Rockhill of Shrewsbury, died
at the Monmouth Memorial Hospital,
Red Bank, from what Is thought TO be
wood alcohol poisoning. 1t is known
that Mrs. Feeney drank some wine the
| day after Christmas.
The new municipal officials and gov
erning bodies elected at the November
election in New Jersey were organized
for the year, and in nearly every case
the necessity for meeting financial
| situation is faced. Taxes are already
considered as burdensome by the prop
erty owners, but there is such a de-
mand for improvements and for ad-
vances in salaries Of municipal en-
| ployees that the officials are deeply
concerned over the serious problem of
keeping budgets within reasonable linn
itations A period of prosperity I'M
paralleled, however, may aid in the So
luton of the problem which the new
bodies will endeavor to work out.
Assessed valuations In Haddonfield
have increased by leaps and bounds,
according to Assessor William Harri-
son, who said the increase would
amount to half a million, bringing the
| total ~, 70 cz n0O OO0 or NOVA