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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
BUILDING STRIKE
HURTS CHICAGO

In the Chicago district the dispute
between building contractors and the
Building Trades council reached a
crisis. The unions having refused to
accept a reduction in wages of skilled
men from s1.25 to 81 an hour, the
Building Construction Employers as
ISOLATION and the Associated Builders
issued a formal lockout" order TO go
into effect on May l. AS result
work has stopped on about S1O,oOoOoO
worth of building operations in that
district.
committee Of the Illinois legisla-
ture has uncovered graft, fraud and
extortion in the building trades in
Chicago and vicinity and it is expect
ed the grand jury win indict many
labor leaders and others involved.
Every one who knows anything about
labor conditions there knew this
crookedness was being practiced, but
the trouble was to get the victims to
tell the truth Some of them. evil
IDENTIFY. have overcome their fears and
done so.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
PROPULSION OF BUSES

Lambertville This city now has
not only bi-hourly auto bus service
to Trenton, but also to Pennington,
leaving for the latter place at am,
standard time, and every two hours
up to 10 pm. land then 1915 mid
night. The return trips are made one
hour earlier.
An ordinance has also been passed
granting bus privileges to John 7.
Wilkins, presumably to operate line
to Trenton, although one line is now
running. Should the second line come
into service, it does not seem that
there would be much business left for
the Bucks County Railway, whose pa
irons now "enjoy" 65 cent fare for
sixteen mile ride. With 81 cent
fare to Warren St. Trenton. on the
railroad, and 45 cent fare to Tren-
ton on the bus line, but little will be
left for the trolley company.
At yesterdays meeting of the City
Commissioners a temporary permit
was granted the Mercer Omnibus Co.
to operate fleet of six passenger
cars on their Lambertville-Trent
and Pennington service. Other appli-
cations are pending. Whether all can
be operated to pay is question. But
their convenience will be worth hav-
ing. If there were good roads thru
Stockton, Rosemont and Sergeants-
vile to Pennington, bus line over
the route would unquestionably pay.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
!. 0. 0. F. GO
TO NEWARK

Tentative reports from 20 lodges,
with 166 lodges yet to be heard from
indicate that the proposed class of
1000 candidates will be considerably
larger, and that the degree demon
stration of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, at the Armory, Orange,
Essex County, on May 21st, will be
by far the largest gathering in the
history of the Order in New Jersey.
Grand Master Burton A. Gaskill
yesterday announced that 20 lodges of
the 166 in North Jersey have reported
a total of 400 candidates. The lar
gest number reported by any one lodge
was IS.
1t is now estimated that over six
thousand members of the Order will
take advantage of the extraordinary
demonstration and will crowd the
Armory to capacity.
The society of Odd Fellows is the
leader in numbers of the fraternal
beneficial Orders of the world; the
last statistics showing a membership
of over two and half million. In
New Jersey the Order has a member
ship of near forty thousand, which has
grown largely in the past few years.
In addition to the fraternal and ben
eficial side splendid Home for the
Aged is maintained in Trenton, and
an Orphanage at Newark.
Charles H. Baker of Newark, is
Chairman of the Essex County Com
mittee of Arrangements and is being
assisted by enthusiastic and hard
working assistants.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
AGAINST DAY.
LIGHT SAVING

Lambertville About fifty remon-
strances are said to be in circulation
against the daylight-saving at last
Thursdays meeting of the City Com
missioners by Thomas J. Walker, one
of this city's merchants and active in
baseball circles.
Many of the signers for the offic-
ial adoption of the new time are said
to have done so in the expectation
that it would further the interests of
local baseball, allowing an extra hour
for afternoon or evening games, but
is also alleged that many of the sig
ners of the several petitions were not
voters in Lambertville, and that 9TH
ers signed two, three or more petit
ions, making a duplication of names.
The fight will be on in full blast at
Thursday afternoons meeting of the
City Commissioners, and it is now as
serted by the anti's that they will
show up an overwhelming majority "a
gainst the adoption of daylight saw
ing.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
SENATE TO
DECLARE PEACE

That the Knox resolution formally
ending the state of war with Germany
and Austria Hungary will be adopted
by the United States senate seems as
sured. though the debate may be ex-
tended. The foreign relations commit
tee has made a favorable report on
the resolution, only Senators Pittman
of Nevada, Pomerene of Ohio and
Swanson of Virginia, all Democrats
voting in the negative. House leaders
have given assurance that the house
will follow the lead of the senate. Rep
resentative Fish of New York has in
troduced a resolution for withdrawal
of American occupational forces from
Germany Immediately on approval OF
the Knox resolution. 1t is not at all
certain that the Fish measure will meet
with approval. the disposition being
rather to leave The question of with
drawal to the administration.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
NEWS REVIEW0F
CURRENT EVENTS
Crisis Reached in Reparations
Matter, With the Germans
Still Evasive.
SIMONS MAKES new OFFER
Total War Damage Bill Formally Pre-
scented by the Allies-knox Peace
Resolution on Way to Passage
Naval Holiday Move Checked.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARo.

1t would be foolish to attempt to
predict what will be happening in and
to Germany in connection with the
PREPARATIONS dispute by the time this
reaches the reader. 1t all depends on
developments during the weekend, so
the most that can be done is to tell
what has taken place up to the time
of writing,
Early in the week the German gov
eminent, really alarmed by the prepa-
rations of the allies to enforce penal
ties, transmitted to Washington a re-
be submitted to the allied govern
ments as a basis for further negotfa-
lions. In this Doctor Simons proposed
Germany should engage to pay approx
mately ST., 100000 principal which
with interest would total about $780,
000,0000O0. The allies have fixed the
principal at S21, 600, 100000 and the to-
tai with interest at $4,000, 100000. The
suggested methods of carrying out the
engagement are too complicated for
discussion here, and indeed the allies
found them so vague that further ex-
PLANTATION was demanded. What France,
at least, considered a "joker'' in the
offer appeared in the conditions ap-
pended, reading:
Germany only considers these pro-
posals as capable of acceptance if the
regime of sanctions stops Immediately !;
If the actual basis of German produc-
ton is not further restricted and II
Germany is admitted to world traffic
andIs relieved from unproductive ex-
penses."
This of course meant there should be
no further occupation of German terri
tory and, presumably, that Germany
should be left in possession of all Of
upper Silesia.
Berlin also suggested that Gin case
the Uni ed States and the allies should
wish it, Germany will be disposed to
take over to the limit of her capacity
payment of allied obligations to the
United States with regard to their
debts to the latter" This plan has
been preached before but met with lit
tie favor either in the allied countries
or in the United States.
Secretary Hughes conferred with the
ambassadors of the allied governments
concerning the new propositions. and
they were discussed in the capitals of
Europe; and up to date the belief was
general that they were not good enough
to warrant the American government
in formally presenting them to the al
lies. At the same time it was felt that
the offer was worth further considera-
ton, especially in view of a persistent
report that Doctor Simons had assured
| Secretary Hughes of his willingness for
a reasonable amelioration of his pro-
posals Many of the diplomats in Paris
were said to believe conference, with
the United Sta es participating, at
which Germany would be permitted to
| discuss, instead of merely being die
tated TO, would result in important
progress being made toward a solution
of the reparations question. Lloyc
George told the house of commons the
new offer was thoroughly unsatisfac
tory.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
YORK ROAD
WIDENED

Lambertville Every user of the York
Road between this city and Fleming
ton, and there are several thousand
each week, will approve the work of
the Hunterdon County Freeholders is
having the sharp right-angle turn at
Larison's Corner widened to practic-
ally double width, the work of which
is about completed.
A strip of land was secured from
the property on the northwest or in
side corner, and the steel culvert I'M
der the highway at that point has been
heightened out to take care of the ad-
ditional roadway.
Several accidents have taken place,
and many others narrowly averted at
this point, and the building of the new
Larison's Corner Reaville macadam
road, now under way, will add to the
traffic congestion at that point.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
MORE TREES
FOR BUCKS

Harrisburg, Pa. More than 1900
young forest trees were planted on
private lands in Bucks county this
spring, according to a report issued
today by Clifford Pinchot, the States
Chief Forester. Trees were supplied
without cost to II planters in that
county by the Pennsylvania Depart
ment Of Forestery.
Throughout the State, more than
100000 seedlings were set out by
919 private land owners. There has
been big increase this spring, over
1920, in the number of seedlings
planted and in the total number of
land owners who set out trees. In 1920
there were $50 private planters who
set out 100000 seedlings in the
State
The largest number of seedlings
221,653, were planted in Indiana
county where there were 81 planting
operations. Cambria county was sec
ond with 172,83S; LackawanIla was
third with 160,501. The largest num-
Der of planting operations were con-
Quoted in Allegheny county, where 6e
planters set out S7,1S2 young forest
trees.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
DAYLIGHT SAVING
= DEFEATED

Lambertville- To offset the 600
name signed to petitions presented
to the Commissioners last week for
Daylight Saving, there were petitions
presented at yesterdays meeting con-
tanning more than $50 names opposed
to it. James Hogan presented the pc
titions of remonstrance, stating that
the 600 names signed to the petitions
for Daylight Saving included many
minors and others not qualified vot-
ers of the city.
TIL petitions considered last week
was presented by Thomas ]. Wal
ker, local merchant and president of
the Lambertville Athletic Asso. He
said that the merchants of the city
favored Daylight Saving. However,
the matter was not brought before
the Merchants Asso and no voice had
been heard from them. So the major
ity in the petitions ruled, and the
Commissioners voted unanimously a.
gainst the movement.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
HUNTERDON
GIRLS IN
PAGEANT

Edith C. Haver, Margaret G. Cor
coran, and Frances Mcbride, of Flem-
ington, Sarah Stryker, Mazda Lowden
and Hazel Hill of Ringoes, Margaret
English, and Jennie Vert, of Lambert
vile, students at the New Jersey
State Normal School at Trenton took
part in a patriotic festival entitled
''Three Centuries or American Demo-
crazy" which has been recently pub
lished in a volume called 1.-TWO Pa
triotic Pageants." Drama" the mon
thly review published for the Drama
League of America, makes this COM
ment:
1.-TWO Patriotic Pageants, written
by pupils of the New Jersey State
Normal School at Trenton, are pub
lished by Walter Baker and Com
pany of Boston in neat little volume.
Both pageants are the finished work
of a group and have been successfully
given by the group. Full detail re-
garding the productions is included
with the text. The first, Columbus, re-
quires about sixty participants and
may be given with very simple seem
cry. In four scenes and two symbolic
interludes one gets an outline of the
life and achievement of the great voy-
ageur and a feeling for it's signifi-
gance. The second, patriotic festi-
val, presents in four episodes and two
interludes, Three Centuries of Amer
lean Democracy. Both pageanst are
Distinctly disable and dictincly worth
doing"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
TEACHER RESIGNS
FOR BASEBALL TEAM

Sergeantsville Advocates of higher
pay for school teachers may find
food for additional thought in the
resignation of John Hauck, teacher
of the Kendall School at this place,
to go to Hartford, Conn. to take a
position on a baseball team.
Mrs. Harry Bodine has taken Mr..
Hauck's place. Presumably he found
baseball more profitable than school
teaching. No censure can be against
him for that. When labor unions are
by their actions "To h with the
public" when their strikes threaten
to starve and freeze humanity, there
can be no blame placed on a man or
woman who leaves teaching for the
more profitable vocation of stage and
diamond.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
THOMAS C VERT

Many friends and relatives attend
ed the funeral of Thomas C. Vert
who died Saturday evening at the
home of his niece, Mrs. Milton
Kurtz, Trenton. He was 65 years of
age, member of Masonic Lodge No.
1879 and of Odd Fellows Lodge No.
300 of New Hope. He resided here
until about six years ago. He was
a retired painter of the Pa. R. R.
He was employed with the road for
80 years. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at $50 in Tren-
ton. Interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery under the direction of
Thatcher. Bearers were Thomas
N. Ryan, Chas. Schemerhorn, P. R.
Slack, Grant Oblinger, and Clinton
Oblinger of New Hope, and Milton
E. Kurtz, Jr. of Trenton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
FRIEND OF BANK
HONORED

New Hope With the completion of
the new reception and directors
room at the Solebury National Bank,
there was hung a picture of the late
G. R@Middleton who was largely in
strumental in the organization and
commencement of the institution. 1t
is not generally known that Mr. Mid
dleton had much voice and interest
in this bank, but it is largely due to
his efforts that New Hope has one
of the most successful banks in the
county.
Although the pessimistic attitude
Of most people is that "the good men
do is often inferred with their bones"
Mr.. Middleton's memory stands for
a testimonial that mans good work
can live after him. C. r. Middleton
was a graduate of the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy. He was born
in Chicago, Ill. January 10, 1875. He
came to Lamhertville III 1899, and
lOI IUut OF I.NS Years WAY Sii PlOS Su
with Cochran's Drug Store and with
DR.. Clossen. He then bought cut the
Palmer Drug Store which then &C.
cupiei the present site CT the local
Post Office. After about five years
he bought TIE Robert Pollock building
IN the S. E corner of Bridge and
Main St. where he continued in bust
ness until he died in December 1918.
Mr. Middleton was not a wealthy
man in the accepted sense of the
word, and for this cause was not a
heavy stock holder in the Solebury
Bank. But he worked for years in
his efforts to stimulate interest in
The project. He was the first vice
president of the organization, and
continued in his position until his
death. He was a conscientious di-
rector and an inspiring personality
The bank does well to honor him as
they have.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
LOCAL MAN HAS
RECORD COW

Lambertville- In the latest Report
ed Tests of Holstein Friesian Cows
published bi-weekly by Malcolm H.
Gardner, Delavan, Wis. superinten-
dent of Advance Registry of the Hol-
j. F. Lambert, of this place, has one
of his pure-bred registered Holstein
cows listed.
This COW, Lambert Johanna Sc
gis, is reported as having made at
the age of three years and 2 month
a record of 523 lbs. of milk and 303a
lbs. Of butter in seven days.
Tests of this kind are supervised
by one or more representatives from
the Dairy Division of the College OF
Agriculture, present at each feeding
and milking, to weigh the milk and tc
test it for butter fat content. A dup
licate sample of this milk is forward
ed to the State College, where care
full check is made before the recorG
is rported.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
Soil Testing Laboratory Determining Hunger Soils
Lime Spreader Distributing By Test

THE Experiment Station of the
Maryland University; at College
Park. is now engaged in a vigo-
rous campaign for study of the lime
requirements of the soils of the farms
of this State-a kind of farming that
the farmers, themselves cannot do.
number of the other State col
leges of agriculture are giving this
same service in the testing of soils,
which enables the farmer to under
stand to what extent his soil is sour,
and how much lime it takes to neu-
tralize the harmful acids which af-
feet SO unfavorably the growth of
many. plants.
There are mysteries on the farm
to which the farmer has no key. Ac-
tually be is working with elements
about which he knows but little
There are three essential plant foods.
the names of which are very familiar.
hut which he has never seen, heard
smelled or felt. He knows that lime
is an essential element for some soils
and under some conditions, but here
again he is confronted with the prob
lens ~ discovering the needs of his
own particular farm. ,
II is farming of this kind which
the farmer cannot do. Although he
realizes the Importance of accurate
knowledge on just such subjects as
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
LABOR FIGHTS
ROADS

The railway workers of the United
States had their innings before the
railway labor board last week. B. NJ
Jewell was their first witness in their
effort TO retain the present wage
scales. He presented mass Of evi-
dence TO support the unions two prin-
eipal points-that living costs have
outrun pay rates and that wages in
the only other basic industries com
parable to railroading, coal mining
and stee. making, have not been re-
duced.
His argument also was framed to
show that the railroads have not op-
Grated with economy and efficiency, as
required by the transportation act
and that the same financial interests
which control the railroads also con
troll the production of fuel. timber
equipment. oil and other supplies and
that they have determined upon
policy of decreasing railroad expense:
bv reducing wages and at the same
time charging unwarranted and IN
reasonable prices for supplies which
the railroads must purchase"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06

these, and understands how to make
the application of such information
practical, he also realizes that for
farming of this kind he must depend
on the expert services of the scientist
who is just as much at home with his
beakers. retorts and chemicals as
the farmer is with his plow.
Consequently it is to the scientist
that the farmer turns for his knowl-
edge of soil fertility. He must I'M
derstand what acidity means and
must have knowledge of the proper
methods of counteracting it. He
must realize that with an acid condi-
ton of the soil it is impossible for
him to secure the complete benefits
from the use of commercial fertilizer
or manure If he discovers that lime
is essential on his farm, he must be
Informed of the proper quantity
necessary SO that no waste shall re-
suit from over application or none
of the beneficial results be lost by
applying too little
The Soils Department of the Mary
land institution is encouraging every
farmer in the State to send samples
of soil for analysis. This is done
free of charge and report sent to
each farmer indicating the amount
of lime required on the fields repre-
scented by the samples
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
PENNA. STATE
POLICE ACTIVE

Harrisburg, Pa. Troopers of the
Pennsylvania State Police arrested
more than 800 persons for various
offences during March, and recover
ed stolen property worth $91 ,432 "A,
according to a statement issued by
Major Lynn G. Adams, the Superin-
tendent. Last month the Police made
142 more arrests than during Febru-
airy, and the stolen property recovered
in March surpassed the figures fol-
February by almost $4,000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
NEW HOPE BOY
HONORED

New Hope Recent honors have
come to local boy at the Pennsyl-
vania State College in the elections
held by the students this spring. D.
E. MaGill, of this place, has been
chosen as Art Edior on the Penn
State Froth the humorous monthly
publication of the students. He has
also been elected cartoonist on the
Penn State Colegian, the semi-weekly
newspaper that is put out by stu
dent board. Both positions are tri-
butes to his cleverness as an artist.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
BUDGET WILSON,
VETOED PASSED

Almost without opposition, the Nc
Cormick budget bill was passed by
the senate. and a similar measure was
assured of passage through the lower
house. The senate bill. substantially
the same as the one President Wilson
vetoed, creates a budget bureau to
prepare estimates of departmental ex-
penditures ana requires the President
to submit an annual budget based on
estimated receipts. It also creates the
office of controller general for the
auditing and accounting Of all govern
mental expenditures.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
Spelling A SCANDAL.

81 hear that Bobbs drinks like a
fish,"
$50 he does. Never touches any
thing but water"
"You still insist that this is not
retreat"
"Yes, wellw shouted General
Dumkopf. "This is no retreat. This
is problem in rapid transit"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-05-06
TEACHERS ELECTED
In DELAWARE TSP.

The Board of Education of Della
ware Township has selected the fol-
lowing teachers for schools in that
township at a meeting held in Ser
geantsville on Saturday evening:
Moore's, Miss Dora H. Hoppock;
Sergeantsville, N. Voorhees, Myers;
Sand Brook, Mrs. Nellie Perigo;
Locktown, E. Smith. All of the teach
ers reside in Sergeantsville excepting
Mr.. Smith, who is a newcomer in
the Delaware Township schools.