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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
Frank Hellyer
Kills Himself

New Hope On Sunday night about
eight o'clock, Frank Hellyer, shot
himself, either Intentionally or acct
dentally, while in bed. Young Hellyer
was in the best of health and spirits
before retiring, and the suicide theory
seems hardly likely. Daily papers
have stated that he was Respondent
because of a love affair with the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gathers. But this is denied by them.
In fact they have asked this paper
to repudiate the statement. They say
that young Hellyer and Miss Gathers
We're merely boy and girl friends.
1t is altogether possible that the
two shots causing Hellyer's death
were accidentally discharged as he
was placing the gun under his pillow.
was suicide, and that belief has per-
sisted despite the absolute proof. 1t
provided better copy for newspapers,
and gave zest to discussions of it.
Frank Hellyer was an employee of
the Universal Paper Bag Co. and re-
sided with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra Magill. He was eighteen
years old, a son of Edward Hellyer
of lFallsington, formerly of Upper
Wakefield There were twelve chill
dren, he being the fourth, and two
others are already dead Mrs. Albert
Knowles of this place, and grad
uate nurse of jefferson Hospital in
Philadelphia, was one of his sisters.
George Hellyer, a brother, is en-
ployed in Philadelphia, as is Miss
Elsie Hlleyer, who is employed at
Lit Brothers. Other immediate mem
bers of the family are living in Fail
sington. Some of the sisters were
visiting with their grandparents on
Sunday, and to them Frank appeared
to be in normal frame of mind.
Ezra Magill, the grandfather,
with whom Hellyer lived, is retired
farmer.
The funeral was held at Falsington
from the Friends Meeting House at
2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial
was in Upper Solebury Cemetery un-
der the direction of Worthington.
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GERMANY TO
CONTROL POLAND

One of those popular elections which
do no; declLe aud speedily become ill
popular, ma. te said to character
iZe the piH .sc.te in Upper Silesia
Germany received heavy majority OF
the total vote, bur il came from the
larger towns and cenrers of pOpula-
ton. Polish strength was manifested
principally in the villages and among
agricultural groups, and the conten-
tion has arisen as To whether the re-
turns shall be interpreted by the whole
majority or by village and group units.
Various factors contributed to the Ger
man majority, the principal among
them being that military service is no
longer compulsory In Germany, where
as Polish citizens must serve two
years German factory and mine own
ers threatened to close their works If
Poland won the plebiScite. SO many
Polish employees voted in favor of
Germany through fear of losing their
Jobs; the Berlin government vaguely
promised to share the big landed es-
ldteS III NpINi ciies4d dHioHS tIe SulatI
land owners and Germany promised
amnesty TO all political offenders. AL
ready there has been violence In the
disputed territory and although the
interallied commission which super
vised the voting will have TO decide
the questions arising from 1t, any de-
cision can hardly create permanent
settlement.
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SOLEBURY MEETING
TO BOOST CONSOL-
dated VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL

New Hope The Community meet
ing held at Solebury to discuss the
consolidated vocational school plan
brought out the fact that it costs
$28. per pupil in this borough to edu-
cate school children as opposed to
$45. in Upper Wakefield Township,
and $51. in Solebury Township.
It was estimated that thru con-
solidated graded school in New Hope
the average cost could be brought to
about $50 per pupil. And this would
mean fifty per cent better school e.
quipment and teachers. Walter w.
Ely, a school director of Solebury,
said that there was no one of the
districts able to provide the vocat-
ional as could the combined district.
There are not enough pupils at Aaue-
tong, Lahagka or Solebury to build
such d school in those towns.
j. Cooper Pidcock, director of
the S5lebury National Bank, of this
place, and a dire n of the school
board of Upper Wakefield, said the
cost to the taxpayers would not be
Increased by this consolidation, as
some tli3ught. The decision will come
by vote, at the elections next Novem-
Der. Edward R. Johnson, of Centre
Bridge, d director of the Solebury
Board, warned against entering the
project on too small scale. He point
ed out that once begun it would grow
rapidly and should be planned ac-
cordingly. Mrs. Edw. BlGckfan read
an interesting paper on "The Value
of Community Meetings."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
HERDLEA FARMS
CATTLE CARED
FOR

New Hope 1t has developed that
cattle on the Herdlea Farms has suf-
fered from lack of food and care
since the disappearance of Anderson
T. Herd the New Yorker who started
the farm project. Mrs. Kate Pierce,
head of the Bucks County Branch of
the Women's Pennsylvania Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails, learned of the plight of the
cattle, and attempted to secure care
thru action of local authorities, but
failed. She thereupon enlisted the aid
of the Philadelphia branch, and they
compelled the caretaker, Luke Ash
ton, to keep the stock in a centrally
located building where there is suf-
ficient food until the property is dis
posed of by the receivers.
Herd, in the name Of the Herdlea
Farm SEQ. bought more than a thous-
during a period two or three years
ago. He had options on several hun
dred acres more, but dropped them
when the American Gay Products Co.
secured some of the property he de-
sired. He made extensive erections on
part of the property he had secured,
at the William Blackfan farm, later
owned by Stacy S. johnson. Several
contractors were employed on high
scale of magnificance, but the build
ing was never finished.
The Lear Mill property in Lambert
vile was purchased at the same time
and doomed likewise, but it is also
waiting for sherif's sale. Following
financial difficulties of some kind,
Herd left the country and has not
been seen since.
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j. S. ASKED TO
HELP LEAGUE


me question Of American participa-I
lion in the League of Nations con-
inues to bob up. Notwithstanding
the prediction platform of the Rel
publican party, Mr.. Harding's CAM
paign and Inauguration utterances, and
the result of the election itself, hav-
NJ put "A supposedly definite quietus
IN the matter, strong influences from
9reign nations and economic forces
t home are being eXerted toward
securing American entry into some
OFT OF covenant; possibly modiica-
ion of the one adopted at Paris.
Former Premier Yiviani of Franco
and Stephen Lausanne, a representa-
tive Partisan journalist. visitors to this
country during the next three weeks
will be in conference with President
Harding Secretary Of State Hughes.
other cabinet members and a number
of senator's and Representatives. The
great question agitating Washing
ton is the extent TO which their in
tluence viii prevail in formulating the
peace program which the President
shall submit to the coming extra ses-
sion of congress.
Domestic economic considerations
are involved in the fact that return
to normal conditions requires a mar
ket for American products abroad. a
stabiliZing of exchange rates and the
establishing of a more settled state of
affairs in Europe. Influences are not
lacking, both inside and outside the
administration, TO point out that these
things cannot be achieved without the
strong support of the United States,
acting in a league or some sort of de-
finite agreement with other countries.
a big straw in the strong wind Of
foreign influence is seen in a recent
decision of Great Britain to bring a
speedy termination to the Mesopo-
tamian problem by admitting the
United States into full rights with na-r
tioualS of the League of Nations inl
exploiting The oil resources of the
Asiatic country. Such conditions andl
influences confront the President and
the new congress, and the question Isl
being freely propounded if, under the
circumstances, the administration can
afford to definitely turn down some
form OF Il league.
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TAKE
FOOD SENT
OLD LADIES .

Lambertville- The meanness of the
man who would steil dime off
dead mans eye, has nothing on the
thief who stole the barrel of eatables
sent to the Home for Aged Women
at Newark by the Ladies Aid Society
of the First Baptist Church. The bar
rel was shipped more than month
ago by freight, and it might be that
like some instances of postal deliver
les, it is being detained. some an
tique curosities has been developed
by Mr.. Burleson during his reign of
ruin, and it may be that the railroads
are jealous of his reputation.
A claim has been filed by the ship
pers for the value of the barrels con-
tents, but it will, as usual, take
long time to collect it. The contents
were collected from the family lard
ers of the ladies of the Aid Society,
and was valuable.
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REDS READY
FOR PEACE

Red Russia is ROW at peace with
most of her neichhors and rapidly
concluding trade agreements. a strong
appeal has been made to President
Harding for resumption Of trade
with Russia. For the first time the
soviet government has officially dis
avowed any intention of interfering
in American internal affairs. thus
backing down from The manifesto Of
the Third Internationale which pro
posed to overthrow by force. if neces-
sary. the governments of the United
States and other nations and substi-
tute rule of the proietariat Opponents
In America Of resumption Of trade
point 10 the assertion once made by
Lenin that the soviet government
would not hesitate To repudiate prom
isps made to gain immediate ends.
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Judge is
Upheld
Judge Geo. K. Large Sustained

Judge Geo. K. Large Sustained
by Court of Errors and Appeals
Pennington The case of the State
VS.. Aaron Dichter, which is reported
in the March 18th issue of ''The At
lantio Eea1rtsr has created conaid-
cradle interest thruout the state since
1T deals with a branch of the criminal
law that is continually assuming
greater Importance. Aaron Dichter,
prominent druggist of Newark,
was tried and convicted of the crime
OF receiving stolen goods, before
Judge George K. Large, when he was
sitting In Essex last year. Because
OF Dlchter's prominence and social
position strenuous effort was made
by his counsel to escape conviction
and avoid serving the State Prison
sentence which the court had i'm
posed.
The opinion of the Court of Err
rors and Appeals says among other
things:
"Dichter purchased a large ouan-
tity of rubber bands, lead pencils and
erasers from a man named Gluthe,
VINO was Waterman at the Newark
plant of the Faber Company, the
manufacturers of the articles purch-
ased. Gluthe had stolen the goods and
sold them to Dichter at prices far be-
low their market value. Gluthe was
indicted Jointly with Dichter, and en-
tered plea of non vult. Dichter was
tried and convicted of receiving the
goods, knowing them to have been
stolen. He ttok a writ of error to
the Supreme Court, which he now
prosecutes. The assignment of error
are 80 in number, and relate to the
admission of improper testimony, the
exclusion of evidence, alleged error
In the charge of the trial court, fail
ure of the trial court to properly in
struct the jury, the violation of the
defendants constitutional right, and
the alleged lack of evidence of the
defendants guilt"
The Court then takes up each of
the thirty three assignments of Err
ror, and in every instance upholds
the decisions of Judge Large, as the
supreme Court had previously done.
While the case of state wide i'm
portance and lays down some law
that will be guide in the future
cases of this sort, it is of special
local interest because the decisions of
our county judge have been unani-
mously upheld by the Court of Last
Resort in this state after repeated
attack by some of the leading legal
talent of the Essex County Bar.
Judge Large served many days in
Essex County prior to the appoint
ment Of third Judge, and disposed
of great number of cases. While
numbmer of appeals were taken, none
of his decisions in that county have
been reversed
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
news review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Germany Has Communist Revolt
Resembling in Some Phases
Affair Of Year Ago.
Foreign and DOM site Pressure for
League Of Nations-More Elastic
Rulings on Volstead Law
Trouble over Vote in Upper
SiIesia-Soviet Russia
Wishes to Trade
in U. S.
BY e. =. cLIPSoN.

March madness again seized Ger
many few days more than one year
after the troubles instigated by Doctor
,>app and General Won Luettwitz in
1920. Although the kapp-Luettwitz
affair speedily was suppressed it was
ollowed by communist uprisings SINH
ar to the ones now taking place. Last
.,ear it started with monarchist
inge This time the movement APP
pears TO be almost entirely eenmu-
listic, financed, 1t is charged, by Rus
'ian gold.
Industrial districts of middle Ger.
.lany contain the center of the dis
rurbances which threaten the great
mmonia, potash, anthracite and cop
ler works. Involved are the impor-
ant cities. Dresden, Leipzig, Frel-
burg, Pluuen, Halle, Mansfield, Els
lpben and a number of smaller places.
Outside these areas the large shipping
city of Hamburg has been the scene
of violent occurrences.
Dynamite has been used extensively
by the revolutionaries and various
own halls and other public buildings
have been damaged. In several cases
prisons were stormed and their in
mates liberated. Banks have been
blown up in few places and their
safes raided. Some ar1nories and am
nunition stores have also fallen into
the hands Of the communists. Fight
,lg behind barbados and the use o.
lrb wire entanglements have been
eatures.
Although the loss Of life has been
considerable both among the govern
ment forces and the mutineers, while
the latter have gained control of i'm
portant areas and violence, robbery
md virtual anarchy prevail IN many
places, the trouble so far does not mp
near to equal that of last year. The
act that 1t is confined mostly to Prus-
sian SaXony, the center of radicalism
N Germany. does not indicate that II
will not spread
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
VOLSTEAD ACT
WEAKENED

Enforcement of nrab,bi+fon r,do,
tho yolsread law has baan hroada,a5
~. rooen+ rulinos vrha.l.ad in sa.e,..,I
pioces nv court acrinns and is +brasr.
80. a. 49, a,,-i,o ,-alt,,it,. ~ -
suit before the supreme courr ar
washington The most fnDor,a,,t oc-
o,,rroroa mn - +bis limo nos +ba o,a,-
onth borr -r1ino ~ forr,er A++o~ra,-
General Palmer mat haar and uina
mav he djsnensed on musicians, nra-
sorin+ions rho Same a. rytisl-, Inn, .ho
or,orn+ ,ar,ni,+ad asracis1I,- h.a~ i.
much creator Sere.oI fs5s-.,I M
bibt+io, directors hove a,-,,rassa7 .1io,,,
solves 70 tho arract hot tbfs oc+;n,
olo,,o With tho evident f,,r,,,,f,,,, .,s
me proHlnl'ioh department TO MAKE
me Iu4es aHtoIiuS prescriptions III
general more elaStlc' VIII III short
tline destroy the erect OF the NolStead
act some nave zone SO far as io
preulct that 1t VIII nor he long until
peer ana VINE are dispensed by the
siasS at SODA fountains Inc same
aulhorl'les also PreaIcr that White the
.s>ui' WIN De temporary success Tor
me ''quor FORCES u "'l' eAd IN hauohai
ID
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
New Bus Now Stops
at ''Sugar Bowl"

Lambertville- The new bus of the
Mercer Omnibus Co. is now receiv-
ing and depositing passengers before
the "Sugar Bowl on Bridge st.
The schedule now maintained is
on alternate hours. The first is at
6 am. from Trenton, and the last is
1 o'clock at night. Trenton: 6, 8, 10,
IL, 2, a, 6, 8, 10, IL. Lambertville:
7, 9, II, l, 3, 5, 7, 9, II, and 1.
When the old buses of this COM
pany stopped running it was predict
ed they would never run again. There
had been financial mix-ups resulting
from false purchases of second hand
buses by former officers of the COM
pany which rather demoralized the
organization. Three buses were pur-
chased without authority from the
stock holders and directors for $4,000
and reported for $500 according to
reports in Trenton papers. Theseepf-
ficials were ousted and charged with
malfeasance. Soon after the company
ceased operation. But under the guild
ance of E. A. Rembe, now residing
at st. Andrews Rectory, new bus
was secured and is now running on
the new schedule. Three more buses
are reported ordered and will be put
into operation as soon as possible.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
Asphalt Streets
for Lambertville
Ii State Aid Can Be Snn,1rnd

If State Aid Can Be Secured
Lambertville- Negotiations have
been going on for some time for an
agreement with the State Road Of
ficials whereby the principle streets
can be paved with asphault. These
streets are Main from the Mercer Co.
line to York. ard up York to the city
limit. And Bridge from Main to the
Delaware Bridge. These streets are
the main arteries of travel for state
traffic, and Indications ar that the
states aid will be secured. 1t is the
bas. news concerning civic affair to
be heard for long time.
To finance the building the city Of
ficials plan to issue bonds for ten
years. This spreads out the expense
SO that it will not be burden for
any one year. If this program goes
thru it is expected that the other
streets will receive the same atten-
ton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-01
Lambertville II. S.
Alumni Has
Banquet
Play Presented by T. R. Hunt,
Helen Holcombe, Edw. Pendleton


and Flora Williamson.
Lambertville- The High School AL
umni Asso. had it's annual banquet
and reunion on Wednesday night in
Jason S. Hoffman and his wife, of
Bennington, and City Superintendent
John M. Herring and his wife were
guests of honor. There were many
of the older classes represented, and
it is hoped that this representation
means that there will be an awaken
ing in interest that will result in
supplying the needs of the School at
present. There was no effort at an
elaborate program, but an atmos-
phere OF informality was created for
a comfortable enjoyment of the old
friends who saw each other after
several years. The more recently
graduated members were present in
greater numbe rsthan the others, and
the spirit of the entire affair was
gratifying. The alumni Four" pre-
sented a play following the dinner
members of the Association are
happily gifted in commendable tai
to the organization. Mr.. Hunt rs
well known in fraternal ciriles for
his histrionic ability, and is warmly
welcomed wherever he appears.
Those present were Herbert Rob-
rts, Grace Pierson, Anna Helms, Mrs.
Sylvester Maple, Amy Conover, Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. R. Hunt, George
Wooden, Jesse Regain, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Young, Mary Clary, Arthur
Fisher, Arthur Van Horn, Raymond
R. johnson, Emma Meginnes, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Hill, Paul Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Akers, Mildred
Holcombe, Walter P. Bodine, Ida Folk
ner. Eleanor Rogers, Della Phillips,
Marion M. Parker Adelaide Van
Horn, Evangeline D. Decker, Rob't
Hoppock, Mildred Kachlin9 Ellen
Hayes, Mrs. Israel Haselton, Ruth
Holcombe, Helen Holcombe, C. Bar
ton Barber, Ethel Smith, Mrs. Mar
garet Thornton, Marie Whitley, Ken
meth c. Massey, Walter F. Hayhurst,
Grace Strine, Nora R. Emery, Mar
garet Fields, Margaret Moonan, Flora
Bullock, Marion Bancroft, Howard
Stevenson, Edwin Pendleton, Mrs. H.
Van Horn, Beatrice M. Petrie, Flora
Williamson, Grace Kerr, Mira Hunt,
Egbert X. Price, Marion Schenck,
Mabel H. Wollaston, Olive Phillips,
Gibson Holcombe, Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred l.. Crimson, Margaret English,
j. Reading Funk, Van Dolah Bissey,
Lewis Fields, Jennie Trimmer Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Gibson Petrie, Blanche
Trimmer, Elizabeth Sproat, Cynthia
Lauer, Harry M. Dilts, Jmes Butler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman S. Conover,
Raymond H. Wesner, and Mrs. Ran
dolph Everett.
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THOMAS u. LOuDEN

Lambertvilie- Thomas E. Louden,
10 years OF age, and former resi-
dent OF this place, died Saturday,
March 26 at his late home in Easton
Ia. He lad been in poor health be-
cause of his age, and stroke of
paralysis on March Is FASTENED his
death. He leaves a wife and two
daughters: Miss Bessie A. Louden,
of Easton, and Mrs. Florence Meyer,
of Trenton. A brother in Trenton,
Samuel K. Louden, and stepbrother
In Camden, George H. Ensley.
Mr.. Louden was a vetran of the
years in the shoe business here. He
went from here to Florida a quarter
of a century ago, and then moved
to Easton in 1897
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He HAD SOMETHING COMING
Postmaster Quite Ready to Resign
After Satisfactory Financial Set
Element Had Been Made.

When J. X. Paulding was secretary
of the navy he wrote to the postmaster
of a small village in the South as fol-
lows "Sir: This department wishes to
know how far the Tombigbee river
runs up" The answer came back: 1T
don't. 1t runs down." The postmaster
general was informed of the affair and
failed to see the humor of it. He wrote
letter to the postmaster that said:
"Sir: Your appointment as postmaster
is hereby revoked. You will turn over
funds, ETC., pertaining to your office to
your successor"
In no wise put out the postmaster
once more took up his pen, and the
postmaster general received this: THE
revenue for this office for the quarter
ending September 30 has been 90
cents; its expenditures, same period,
for candles and Irvine, So cents. Please
instruct my successor to adjust bal
ance."
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OFF N. Y.
BUILDING

New York has taken a straightfor-
ward method of dealing with the rent
problem by releasing from taxatioBI
for ten years homes upon which con-
sUuction shall begin before April IL
1922. This strikes at the heart of the
question in that it is virtual guar
antee against construction losses. III
property comes down in price as re-
suit Of lower material and labor costs,
the owner Of home will have COM
pensation in the form of tax elimina-
ton. The maximum tax exemption isl
5000, which restricts the benefit to
the type of home sought by people Of
small means. Already boom in home
building is reported. The legislatures
Of Illinois and several other states are
struggling with the rent problem.
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rizes at Monday
Eve Dancing Club

Lambertville- On last Monday even
ing at st. Andrews Hall there was
a subscription dance given by the
Monday Evening Dancing Club. In
vitation was by card, and the com
pany numbered over hundred of
Lambertville residents.r Patronesses
were Mrs. Amos johnson, Mrs. Chas.
E. lWagg, Miss Elizabeth Sproat, and
Mrs. John M. Herring.
A feature of the evening was the
"Cake Walk" The cake was awarded
to the couple left on the floor. A box
of candy was awarded the couple
best initiating the old fashioned cake
walk Miss Flora Williamson and Mr..
Albert Reading ''took the cake" Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. R. Hunt received the
-onr,E
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New | rolley Rate
to Trenton

The Public Service Commission of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Bureau cf Rates and Tariffs announce
tha5 The Pennsylvania-New Jersey
Railway Company has filed new
local passenger tariff with the Pub
T. Service Commission, naming new
rates Of fare between Bristol, New
town, Doylestown, New Hope and in
oefme&iate stations in Pennsylvania.
The new tariff becomes effective
on April ~, 1921, and increases the
ash fare from SC per zone to 10c per
zone. Communication tickets good for
ingle cash fares will be sold at the
rate of 81. per strip of eleven tickets.