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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Coto Goes to Costa RIGA

The republic of Panama is officially
In mourning. President Porras has or
dered the flag displayed at half-mast
on all public buildings for one month
because Costa Rica gets the disputed
territory of Coto. Panama will not
seek by force to prevent It's neighbor
from occupying the district, because
the United States last week told her
that the terms of the White award
must be accepted and that warfare
between Panama and Costa RIGA
would not be permitted. Porras then
had no other course than TO yield,
though his political foes probably will
take advantage of his plight and at
tempt to GUST him from office. 1t Is
said they are trying to organize a
revolution, and this may give some &C.
cupation to the battalion of American
marines that was sent down Ito the
isthmus ostenslbly to protect American
property and lives If the Pahamans
did not give In.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
"WOODEN FLEET" SOLD

When bids for the wooden fleet"
were opened by the United States
shipping board there was but one bid
der for the entire fleet-the Ship Con-
struction and Trading company Of
New York. This concern offered to
take the POS vessels "as is" at 50. 100
each or a total of $4,000. Although
this was less than the estimated AVER
age cost of one of the ships, the board
agreed to accept the offer, Most of
the vessels have been lying idle In
the James river and it has been cost
ing the board almost $4,000 month
to care for them. Twenty ships were
reserved to be sold at highest prices
and fifty others may be kept for use
as pontoons for the building Of the
proposed bridge across the Hudson
river.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

1.-THE hull structure is, in general
principles, of standard type such as
used in Zeppelin airships and in
earlier British types, but very con-
siderable saving of structural weight
has been effected by large number of
improvements In Details"
This excerpt from the official British
plain the disaster which befell the
giant dirigible while on It's trial trip
last Wednesday. The saving of struc-
tural weight was effected at the ex-
pense Of the entire airship and the
lives of 46 of the men who manned
rupt change of direction when the YES
sci was above Hull strained the frame
work beyond its strength. 1t broke in
two In the middle and fell into the
Humber river with terrific explosions
Included in the dead were Commander
Louis H. Maxfield and Is more. of the
American crew which was to bring the
airship to the United States, and
British Air Commodore l. NJ. Maitland
and 20 Of the English crew. Only one
American, a rigger, was among the
survivors.
ZR-2 was the largest airship ever
constructed and was built by the Brit
ish government for the United States
navy. The price was to be $2000,000
OF course, as she had not yet been
turned over to the Americans the
financial loss does not fall on the Amer
team government. The catastrophe was
not great surprise to those In Eng
land who had watched the building
and tests of the airship. On several
preliminary trials defects and weak
nesses were uncovered, and the final
trial flight which ended so disastrously
had been postponed repeatedly though
the weather seemed entirely favorable.
1t is said that enlisted men of the
British air service stationed at How
den had offered to bet ten to one that
the dirigible never would get across
the Atlantic; that they declared it was
structurally weak, and imposslbly
large, with unreliable engines and a
liuhCn YIN ihNopdbAt VI StoiiuinS thC
strain of It's own 33 tons Of dead
weight while in the air.
News of the disaster reached Wash
ington while a congressional commit
tee was listening to arguments in
favor of an appropriation for the com
pletion of Fri, an American-bullt
companion ship of the ZR-2, on which
more than a million dollars already
has been expended. officers of the
naval bureau of aeronautics are conf
dent that the navy will be permitted
to continue its rigid airship building
program Notwithstanding the loss Of
ZR-2.
Plans for the Fri call for an air
ship of slightly smaller size than the
ZR-2, length of $40 feet diameter
about 80 feet, and gas capacity of ap-
proxlmately 100000 cubic feet The
total cost is estimated at S2,5o0,000.
Her designers have adhered more
closely than the British TO the struc-
tural plans of the Germans, who We're
the original builders of rigid airships
The naval gas extracting plant at Fort
Worth already has stored enough
helium gas to fill the envelope of
Fri Helium is far less dangerous
than hydrogen gas, being noninfamma-
Bile.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
GIVEN $69 TO
TAKE new
CHEVROLET

Lambertville- What was one of the
cheapest automobiles ever bought. to
the knowledge of this newspaper, was
Chevrolet touring car, now in the
possession of DIN Van Nest. His faith
er, M. CYAN Nest, has just recently
moved here from Pennington where
he disposed Of his business and pro-
perty there to open shop in Lam
he-tvjlle.
Before leaving Pennington, DIN Van
Nest was asked by friend to take a
chance on a Chevrolet touring ear be-
ing ratified off by the Pennington
Lodge of Odd Fellows. More to hello
TIRE friend sell his tickets that any
thing else, he took enc at 81 90. Then
he promptly forgot about it. A few
nights later the friend routed him out
Of bed with the information that his
ticket had won TIE car In due time
the car was turned over to MIN. Bat
that was not all. After a short time
a letter came from the manufactures
saying that the price had been reduc-
ed on Chevrolet cars, and that refunds
were being made to those who had re-
Gently bought cars. Accordingly check
was enclosed for $40. Deducting the
one dollar paid for the ticket, Van
Nest was paid $50. "to-boot" with the
car.
M. c. Van Nest has opened a
plumbing and steam heating shop in
the rear of 6 Coryell St. and DIN,
the son, is in business with him. The
advent of Mr. Van Nest in Lambert
Vile was attended by an incident
which testified to his ability and quail
ifications he has for his business.
Thirty-two years ago he installed a
heating plant in the home of Mrs.
AACAhy DAhy HSAc. 1HS pidHt AdQ Deen
in use constantly during the entire
thirty-two vars, and not until ow hal
it demanded attention. At the time Mr..
Van Nest installed this plant he was
in business in German Valley. Five
years ago he moved to Pennington
where he continued his business. He
is now prepared to extend his opera
lions on larger scale in all kinds of
piping, heating, plumbing and SINH
lar work.
The Baptist Church plant was in
stalled by Mr.. Van Nest, and for
twenty nine years he has dome the ma
iority of the installations for Gen. w.
Arnett who has conducted extensive
operations through this section of the
state. He is now installing new plants
for Miss Cynthia Lauer, in Lambert
vile.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Judge Boyd Renders
Important Decision

Of concrete interest In the South
and at least academic interest In the
rest of the country is the decision of
Federal Judge Boyd in Greensboro,
N. c., holding unconstitutional the
federal law imposing a tax of 10 per
cent on the profits derived from prod
ucts on which child labor is en-
ployed. Regulation of labor, Judge
Boyd ruled, is one of the powers re-
tanned by the states and not delegated
to the federal government. State
child labor laws are adequate to care
for the situation and provide pen
atty, not tax, as is proposed by the
act of congress, the decision said.
The attempt of the federal govern
ment to regulate labor within the
state is a usurpation of authority and
a violation of the sovereign rights of
the state. the Judge decided.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Bucks County
Farm Wealth

The Director of the Census an
nounces, subject to correction, the
following preliminary figures from
the census of agriculture for Bucks
county, Pa,
The number of farms in operation
in the county on January 1, 1920,
was STA, as compared with 5000 on
April Is, 1910, decrease of 81 per
cent. There were 1854 white and 30
colored farmers in 1920, against 5000
white and 20 colored farmers in 1910,
a decrease of 5.3 per cent in white
farmers.
In 1920 4,736 farms were operated
by OWNERS and managers, against
4,645 in 1910, an increase of 2 per
cent. Tenants numbered 978 in 1920
and /, 375 in 1910, a decrease of 2e.y
per cent. This shows more owners
and managers of farms operating
them, but the small increase in that
item does not fully explain the large
drop in the number of tenants. 1t is
likely that number of tenants have
gone out of the farming business en-
tirely, while some now own farms.
Bucks county's total acreage of
of farm land on January 1, 1920, was
1892, $50, while on April Is, 1910. it
was 1928 showing decrease of
5.S per cent in ten years. In improved
acres the decline was still more
marked-from 298, 126 acres in 1910
to 274,302 in 1920, or per cent.
Farms reporting domestic animals
in 1920 numbered 5,27S, and in 1910,
1888. The figures for domestic ami
mails in 1910 are not very closely
compared with those for 1920, since
the present census was taken in jan
uary. bfore the breeding season had
begun, while the 1910 census was
taken in April, or about the middle
of the breeding season, and included
many spring calves, colts, etc.
In 1920 there were 14,574 horses;
in 1910, 1926. Mules numbered sos
in 1920 and 401 in 1910. The number
of cattle in 1920 was 34,165 and in
1910 it was 35,022; sheep 2,062 in
1920 and 2,154 in 1910; swine, 40,620
in 1920 and 24,477 in 1910. The only
marked change either way is in
swine, where a big increase is
shown.
The principal crops harvested in
the county according to census fl
cures were:
Corn-1919, 50,O69 acres, and 1927,
074 bushels harvested; 1909, 47,969
acres, and 1892 44 bushels harvest
ed
lWheat-1919, SO,s94 acres, anc
516,S9S bushels harvested; 1909, 2S,-
OFT acres, and ISL bushels har-
vested.
Oats-1919, 2S,972 acres. and ILL.,
1863 bushels harvested; 1909, 2S,69(
acres, and 576,1SO bushels harvested
Hay-1919, 1883 acres. and 97,02l
tons harvested; 1000. 1856 acres
and 1882 tons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Community House
Narrows Activity
But Shows Commendable Spirit In
Offering Free Use of Rooms to
Worthy Causes.

Sergeantsville- At a meeting of
the Centenary Progress Committee of
the Sergeantsville M. E. Church, held
Wednesday night, resolutions were
adopted curtailing the community act
ivities of the Community House in
order TO comply with state regula-
tions in exemption from taxation.
One resolution specified that where
as the financial support received from
incidental rentals, etc. was not large
enough to defray taxes and expense
incurred, it resolved to limit activities
to conform with the laws and disci-
pline of the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, "solely
having in mind the moral and mental
Improvement of the men, women and
children of the community"
A further resolution demonstrated
the sincerity of the Community House
wherein they resolved that arrange
ments entered into with the Township
Committee and Board of Education
for the use of a room for their meet
ing, be cancelled, and that free use of
the game room of the House be ex-
tended to them After the apparent
bitterness of some who have contend
ed that the Community House be taxed
because of the above rental, it seems
that the action of the committee is
"heaping Goals of fire" on the heads
of its opponents.
A departure was determined in the
proffer to the Board of Election, the
use of the Game Room of the Com
munity House for voting place. This
offer is in line with actions taken by
churches in Boston, Mass. who have
given the use of their buildings as
voting places. This assures the proper
environment and orderliness which
should be assured to women voters.
The offer of the Community House
is for all future elections, and with
out charge.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
BUCKS CO. FAIR
NOW OPEN

Perkasie-The Bucks County Fair
opened here Wednesday and will con-
tinue thru Saturday night.
Some of the best attractions in the
, country have been secured The man
agement has put forth every effort to
make this years fair winner in
every respect. The big midway, bands
playing, the farm machinery in oper-
alton, will afford real fair for Bucks
county.
Saturday afternoon the horse show
will be held. This event is heralded
to be the greatest exhibition of horses
ever seen in Bucks county.
The fair is open at night until 1890
Standard Time.
One of THE big innovations this
year is the cattle judging contest open
to all Bucks county boys and girls
between the ages of IL and 10 years.
Agent N. E. CARRIER, of Doylestown,
supervised the work and the Judge of
live stock awarding prizes to the win
ners.
Another feature is the special ex-
hfbits open to all oranges in the
county. Special cash prizes and rib
bons will be awarded for the best dis
play of farm products by the grange
in the county.
Interesting lectures every day by
poultry and live stock experts, togeth-
er with demonstration classes is
another added feature this year. The
daily cattle parade at 2 o'clock, led by
the band, is one of the interesting
features of the Perkasie Fair.
Hundred of prizes will be awarded
to the successful exhibitors at the
fair. All told, it will be the big fair
event of Bucks county.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
PREDlrBUSz
mess BOOM
Sugarman's Indicator Service of
New York says Winter and
Spring will bring better
conditions.

Crop money, to our mind, is going
to be the big Bull card. Unlike last
year, the farmers now evidently de-
sire to market their crops as soon
as gathered, and while we advise the
holding for higher price of at least
a portion of the 1921 harvest, yet this
action by the farmers is bound to re-
lieve strained money conditions.
Building operations, according to our
QUESTIONABLE recently sent to all
parts of the country, lead US to the
prediction that before April, 1922, a
Reconstruction Boom of tremendous
proportions should be under way.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Pa. Railroad Fight
for Open Shop


The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany has again challenged the right
of the federal railway labor board to
dictate the roads policy in dealing
with It's employees, and has renewed
the fight for the open shop The
Pennsylvania, in an application filed
by Samue Rea, president, denied the
legality Of the boards refusal to rec
ognize recent election of representa-
tives of the railroads employees. The
ballots which selected them made no
provision for unions as such, and the
board ordered a new election. prescrib-
ing the form of the ballots. Agree
ments entered into subsequent to the
first election were declared void.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
A PATRIOTIC
CITIZEN MAKES
AN APPEAL
Mr.. Gordon Cooper,

Mr.. Gordon Cooper,
Editor,
Dear Sir,
During the past month Mrs. Hawk
and |, accompanied by our daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
&c. Faust, took two weeks motor
trip up the Atlantic Coast through
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachu-
ssets, New Hampshire and New York.
Outside of the fact that the roads
through these states were much su-
perior to ours, there was one thing
that struck us all with grea, 'nrce.
Every town, city and village nau some
kind of memorial or Roll of Honor
for its soldiers who served in the
World War.
| have read with interest the things
you have said along this question
wherein Lambertville has neglected
to honor its soldiers with any sort of
memorial whatever, and l take this
occasion to say that upon returning
to this town l felt ashamed that we
had had done nothing in this way to
show our appreciation.
/ want to start fund for such a
memorial. | herewith pledge myself
for SIS. to start the fund, if others
will respond in contributing their
share. As you have already attempt
ed to stimulate interest in this move
ment, | feel it appropriate that
make an appeal to you to continue
the appeal through the columns of
Your paper.
l am sure that the people of this
community will be glad to give to
such a worthy movement if their at
Itention is called to the matter.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) E. E. Hawk
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02

L 1AC OIllCA Ncy
WE WATCHED a cat
PURSUE THE black tip
| OF ITS tail
FOR FIFTEEN minutes;
AT THE end of
THAT WASTED quarter hour
PUSSY AROSE with
/ DETECTED AIR and
/ WALKED AWAY.
SHE WAS not the first cat
THAT HAD tried
TO KEEP UP with
THAT procession
AND FAILED.
BUT A FEW minutes
LATER one of our
OLD customers
CAME IN to order
SOME Printing
AND HE registered
HORROR when he
LEARNED the price
/ OF PAPER.
WHY IN THE SAM HILL
DON'T YOU
GIT back to pre-
| WAR PRICES?" roared he.
AND WE told him
ALL THE things the
/ PAPER folks tell us
WHEN WE pay them
ALL THE MONEY we
HAVE FOR a few more
WEEKS supply.
AND THAT if he
4 WOULD BE satisfied
TO BUY his food
OUT OF A BARREL
INSTEAD of a paper
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
DR.. Scott Presented
With Gold Watch

New Hope At Friday nights ses-
sion of Chautauqua, vice president,
Alfred L. Crimson, introduced DR..
Paul M. Pearson, founder and head of
the Swarthmore Chautauquas, and
the big audience arose and greeted
him with songs and cheers. After his
speech of greeting the local president,
DIR. ]. E. Scott, presented him with an
ebony gold-headed cane, suitably in
scribed. President Scott, who is re-
firing and will leave New Hope, was
in turn surprised when Mrs. Edward
Blackfan, representing the guarantors
presented him with gold watch. His
response was touching acknowledge
ment of his appreciation.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Paxson=Funk Announce
ment

New Hope Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Paxson, of Lumbervlle, Pa, an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Edna NJ, and Harry j.
Funk, also of Lumberville, Thursday
afternoon at luncheon.
Guests at the luncheon were Mrs.
Howard Flack, Mrs. Elmer Williams,
Mrs. Harvey Funk, Sr., Miss Mary
Paxson, of Carversville. Pa, Miss Re
becca Harrop, of Philadelphia; Miss
Florence Knight, of Abingdon, Pa,
Miss Florence Taylor, of Langhorne
Pa. Mrs. Clarence Martindell, Rush
land, Pa, Mrs. Charles Paxson, Mrs,
Willis Neeld, Gainesville; Miss Eliz-
abeth keenan,, of Doylestown; Mrs
Arthur Pickering, of Gardenville, Pa
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Have You Heard This2

A Sunday school teacher was trying
to explain the parable of the tares,
"Can you tell me any person who Is
like the evil one who sowed the
tares?" she asked.
A hand instantly shot up from the
foot of the class.
"Well, David" she asked, what per-
son are you going to say?'
please, ma am" replied David, my
mother"
"Why?" asked the teacher in aston
ishment.
Because" answered he, cycling his
patched clothes, "she sews tears
Roseleaf.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Chas. W. French
Arrested

Federal officials have punctured a
$50,000,00G financial bubble, they as
sert in the arrest of Charles W.
French, partner of John W. Worth
ington, already in custody, and num-
Der of his associates in various parts
of the country. These men, it is
charged, were selling stock in 20
companies, all organized by French,
and having total capitalization Of
more than $21,0o0,0OO. The federal
agents have seized about $27 1000, 900
In suspicious paper" and are getting
confessions from several of the gang.
Developments in the case are coming
daily.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02

fne peace treaty with Germany has
been completed and last week wa
shown to the members of the senate
committee on foreign relations a@d
also to other senators. All who saw
1t expressed their approval of the
pact, and 1t was to be signed in Ber-
lin. 1t must now be ratified by the
senate and the sreichstag. The treaty
provides for the resumption of diplo-
matte and commercial relations be-
tween the two countries, awards the
United States the fruits Of victory
specified in the Versailles treaty, and
provides for the payment by Germany
Of American war damage claims. A
similar treaty has been negotiated
with Austria and signed at Vienna.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
THE ETERNAL CIRCLE

! CUPSULE it would help:
| AND THAT the house
HE HAD JUST built
HAD ENOUGH paper
! IN THE FORM of wall board
! TO PRINT this newspaper
j FOR A COUPLE of years;
! AND THAT everybody
SEEMS TO be trying to
INVENT new uses for
THE SHORTEST supply of
| RAW MATERIAL we have
IN this country.
| AND WHILE we are
ON THE subject
LET US tell you,
Mr.. AND MRS. Reader
THAT YOU are not only
! PAYING more for
YOUR PRINTING
ON ACCOUNT of these
FANCY PACKAGES, but you
ARE PAYING from twice
ITO THREE times what
YOU SHOULD for your
FOOD, because of it.
| AND IF you'll just
SLIP THE suggestion
TO YOUR grocer
THAT you would be
| PLEASED to have
HIM SELL you fresh
FOOD in bulk,
WITH all the Vitamines
LEFT IN, and the
PAPER Mother Hubbard
Left off,
| YOU'LL begin to see
| A LIGHT, and
WE'LL thank you'll
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02
Guessed Near Enough.

have rather a variety of flowers
in my garden, and when picking them
l occasionally give a few sprays to
Grace, my neighbours daughter, who
seems to enjoy the gifts. At such
times I make it a point to impress
upon her the names of the flowers.
The other day l gave her some forget
me-nots, telling her what they were.
Her mother was out on the lawn, and,
running up TO her, Grace said: Mann
ma, look my think-of-mes." - Ex-
change.
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Nexdor-Is the stuff you planted
coming up all right?
Naybor-Yes, thanks TO you, old
chap, for letting your chickens run
round loose.-Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02

Irate parent-While you stood at
the gate bidding my daughter good
night did it ever dawn upon YOU
The suitor-Certainly not, sir! l
never STAYED as late as that,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-02

"Golf teaches me one thing"
"What is that?'
s"That no matter how well a man
plays he never succeeds in playing
as we'll as he should have"
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NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Structural Weakness Apparent
Cause of Tragedy of the
Giant Airship ZR-2.
FAULTS KNOWN IN ENGLAND

Congress Takes Thirty-Day Recess
After Discardlng Anti-Beer Bill
Panama Yields Coto to Costa
RIGA at Uncle Sans Com
mand, and Goes Into
Mourning.