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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
HUNTERDON co. BANK TO HAVE
NEW HOME

FLEMINGTON - The Hunterdon
County National Bank, of this place,
is remodeling the building adjoining
their present building on Main street
for new quarters. Work is progress
ing rather slowly and the bank Off
Gals cannot say just when they will
move into the new building. Nor
could they say how much was being
spent on the work now being done.
Effort was made to ascertain the cost
Of the new vault, which is spoken of
as being thoroughly modern, but altho
it is a financial institution, they were
unable to say Cor didn't want to say
how much it costs.
The inside measurement of the new
vault is by IL feet; the security
vault is by feet; the deposit vault
is by 8 feet. The front door of the
big vault weighs seven and half
tons.
Two truck loads of materials on
these vaults were being conveyed to
Pennington over the York road Mon
day night. Due to the muddy condi-
tions of the ground beside the road
one of the trucks was ditched at Cop
per Hill and remained there during
the night.
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$279,26O.O8

A complete survey of the SHAME
full neglect" and ineficiency attending
the cure of the sick and wounded vet
Grams of the world war was presented
January 10 by the American Legion
in the form of a memorial to Presi-
dent Wilson, President-ele Harding,
all Senators and Congressman and to
the people of the United States
through the press and from the
mouths of three thousand volunteer
legion speakers.
In addition to the summary of de-
plorable existing conditions the
legion's solutions for remedy were
presented. These included the COM
bining of the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance, the Federal Board of Voca-
tional Education and the Public Health
Service under one head, responsible
directly to a member of the cabinet,
and the immediate appropriation Of
moneys for the construction of a large
number of hospitals.
The memorial was presented to
President Wilson by John Thomas
Taylor, chairman of the Legion's Ma
tional Executive Committee, and to
Senator Harding, by F. W. Galbraith,
Jr., national commander, in a confer
ence on the general situation of the
disabled at Marion, Ohio,
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CONGRESS TO HELP u. S.
DESPITE VIII SON

Congress Is determined to "reIieve"
American business and agriculture In
its own way, despite the opposition
of President Wilson As had been ex-
pected, the President vetoed the bill
to revive the War Finance corpora
ton, and first the senate and then
the house re-passed the measure over
the veto, by overwhelming majorities
in both cases. Mr.. Wilson said the
corporation was a war-credit agency,
not desirable or needed in peace
times; and that its revival would
exert no beneficial influence on the
situation, but would raise false hopes
among the very people who would
expect most, and would be hurtful to
the natural and orderly processes of
business and finance" The message
showed that our exports of domestic
products have increased greatly since
the armistice, and that it is mainly
Europe's inability TO make payment
that prevents still larger exports. Mr..
Wilson's views were admittedly those
OF Secretary of the Treasury HouS-
ton and a good many economists agree
with them; but, quite regardless of
party lines, most Of the members Of
congress evidently think otherwise.
Before the revived corporation can
make many loans for financing ex-
ports, it will be necessary for the
President to fill at least one of the
two vacancies on the board of dlrec-
tors, as Secretary Houston, ex-officio
chairman, is too busy to give much
time to the investigation of the ade-
quacy of securities. In any case, &C
cording to officials of the corporation,
it will be about two months before
the first loans can be authorized
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REDUCE INAUGURAL EXPENSE

President-elect Hardings Inaugural
ton will not be conducted with the
"JefferSOnian simplicity" demanded
by some of our eminent statesmen.
The Knox resolution providing fund
of $4,000 for the expenses of the cere-
mony was adopted by the senate, only
Borah, Fletcher, Gronna, Kenyon,
Norris, Mcclellan. Phelan and La Fol
lette voting against it, 1t may be
that the patriotic citizens who go to
the national capital for the doings of
March 4 will not be feeced so thor
oughly as usual. Senator McCumber
Of North Dakota says he will intro
duce a bill to prevent the charging of
extortionate prices by Washington
hotel and restaurant men during in
auguration week. Nothing has yet
been decided about an inaugural ball,
but probably one will be held, and
probably the use of the great pension
building will be granted for the occa-
sion by congress.
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EUROPEAN UNREST

The British government is showing
much greater interest in the estab-
fishing of trade relations with Russia
and in the renewed menace of spread
ing Boshevism than in Frances
alarm over the failure Of Germany
TO disband and disarm the civil mill
tia of Bavaria and East Prussia.
Italy, too, is not inclined to become
excited over the latter matter, and
consequently France has not yet act
ed on her threat to occupy more Ger
man territory. The Bavarians do not
believe the rest of the world would
permit further seizure of German ter
ritory, and they think France will
hesitate to occupy the Ruhr district
because such a move would tend to
unite the factions in Germany and
arouse a patriotic spirit, resulting
perhaps, in bloodshed. The German
government is not ready to resume the
discussion of reparations and has
asked that the reopenng Of the con-
ference be delayed. Both these mat
ters will be discussed by the allied
premlers in Paris on January 10, and
they will also take up the question of
the future attitude of the allies to-
ward Greece. The Greek government
is now showing a very conciliatory
spirit and is ready to give the allies
fun guarantees that Greece will carry
out the provisions of the treaty of
Sevres.
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ASK CHANGE IN
SCHOOL FUNDS

FLEMINGTON-The following let
ter and petition is being widely cir
culated in Hunterdon and is worthy
of considerations:
To Public Bodies of Hunterdon
County.
The accompanying resolutions are
designed to get Legislature to pro-
vide for a more equitable distribution
of school funds.
Under the present system sixteen
of the counties suffer financial loss,
and only five have material gain.
trust you will give this matter
serious consideration, and if you find
it or similar resolutions meets your
approval that you will adopt same,
placing the title of your organization
in blank space, and signed by your
officers, forward same to Hon. A. l..
Moore, Hampton, N. J.
Yours sincerely,
j. H. HOFFMAN,
County Superintendent.
To the Members of the New Jersey
State Legislature:
Whereas, for many years the law
# this State has directed that the
State School Tax; the Railroad Tax
siio OIdIS app IDi ldlIOll lOI oSlOOlS
shall be distributed to the various
counties of the State on the basis of
ratables, and
Whereas, owing to conditions that
bear little or no relation to school
needs the ratables of the various
counties of this State have undergone
such proportional changes-the
total increase of tax ratables in the
State during the past twenty years
being 2589 per cent.-fve counties
alone showing over per cent. of this
total increase and five other counties
less than 8 per cent, and
Whereas, during this same period
of twenty years the total number of
teachers has increased only 119 per
cent.-children enrolled only n per
cent, and days attendance only 106
per cent. 1t is clearly evident that
the ratables of the various counties
bear much less relation to the needs
of public education than at the time
of its adoption. 1t is further evident
that under our school law the only
taxing units are the State and the
various towns, townships, boroughs
and cities-and that the county unit
is only contemplated in the admins
tration of schools and not in financing
the same-and it is further evident
that taxable wealth bears little rela-
ton to school needs, and as basis
for distribution is unjust and inequit-
able; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we respectfully petit
ton your honorable body to provide
for and enact into law measure that
will equitably distribute the before
mentioned funds on basis connected
with the needs Of the school, having
in mind the two factors that enter into
every type of school, viz, teacher and
days attendance, both items accu-
rately secured each year without any
additional cost and without any posi-
bility of padding.
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BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MEETS

DOYLESTOWN-The Bucks County
Historical Society will meet tomorrow
at the Museum here. There will be
an all-day session. In the morning
annual reports will be made by the
officers and the election of new officers
for this year will take place.
DIR. John Ingham, of Philadelphia,
will read a paper, sketch Of Dr..
Jonathan Ingham."
Grier Scheetz, of Bethlehem, will
read a paper entitled Broom Max
ing"
"Ancient Methods of Threshing in
Bucks County" will be the theme of
DR.. Henry C. Mercer, of Doylestown.
Passing Events" is the subject to
be discussed by Frank K. Swain, of
Doylestown.
The Bucks County Historical is one
of the richest in patriotic love in the
country. Their museum here has at
tracted countrywide attention.
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BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Cuba must clean house. If she is
unwilling or unable to stabilize her
financial and political conditions,
Uncle Sam may find it necessary to
do it for her. That is the warning
the island republic received last week
from the administration in Washing
ton.
The serious condition of affairs in
Cuba has been matter of common
knowledge for some time, but our gov
ernments intention was made known
only when it was announced that
President Wilson had sent Judge Adj
vocate General Enoch II. Crowder to
Havana to confer with President
Menocal General CroWder went on
the battleship Minnesota and with
him was a staff of army officers. In
announcing his mission, President
Wilson said:
THE moratorium and financial
crisis in Cuba continues the solution
of which appears more difficult on ac-
count of the unsettled presidential
election. A continuation Of the pres
ent situation would prove most detri-
mental to the prosperity of Cuba and
harmful to the relations between the
United States and Cuba.
"As this cannot be but a matter of
the closest concern to this govern
ment because of the special relations
existing between the two countries,
the President has instructed General
Crowder to confer with President
Menocal as to the best means of rem
edying the situation"
Actual Intervention, which would be
under the Platt amendment, will be
avoided by the administration if pos
slble, If it Is necessary, it is not GER
tain that military forces would be
required
Cuba's troubles are both financial
and political. Last summer, when
sugar brought such high prices in the
United States, the island went sugar
mad and enormous fortunes were
made. Then came the sudden col
lapse of prices, and the cane mills
closed and Cuba, generally speaking.
went broke. The industrial situation
grew worse daily, and financial con-
Germs We're in great distress. Many
banks went into insolvency and a
moratorium was established, which has
recently been extended another month
All this is complicated by the polit-
zeal miXup in the island. President
Menocals term expires on May 20, but
no one knows who is to succeed him.
After the recent elections numerous
charges of fraud were made and the
winner has not yet been determined.
American bankers, who are vitality
interested in Cuba, disapprove of the
moratorium. Some time ago Albert
Rathhone was sent to the island as
financial adviser and he submitted to
the Cuban government number of
recommendations which were ap-
proved by our State department; but
apparently Menocal and his cabinet
have taken no action toward adopting
them The Cuban minister in Wash
ington was surprised by the sending
of General Crowder and Immediately
asked an explanation, but he did not
receive much satisfaction.
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EFFORTS TOWARD
DISARMAMENT

The senate foreign relations com
mittee is trying to determine the best
method of starting disarmament Of
the great powers, having before 1t
two leading plans. That Of Senator
Borah, as is well known, is to invite
Great Britain and Japan to negotiate
with the United States an agreement
to reduce their naval building pro-
grams 80 per cent a year for a term
of years. The proposition has
aroused much interest in the other
countries named and is approved by
many leading men. In the senate
committee it has been suggested that
France, Italy and perhaps some other
nations, should be included, but Mr..
Borah objects that this would com
picate the plan and probably bring
in the subject of reduction of
armies.
The other plan before the commit
tee IS proposed by Senator Walsh Of
Montana and supported by senator's
who favor the League Of Nations. 1t
is in the form Of a resolution request
ing the President to appoint delegates
to represent the United States in the
disarmament discussions to be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
league. The "irreconcilables" fear
that this would involve the United
States in recognition Of the league.
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CHILD WELFARE DAY

SERGEANTSVILLE = The P. T.
AS of Delaware Township are plan
ming to hold "Child Welfare Day.
in the Community House at Sergeants-
vile on the afternoon and evening of
January 10, beginning at 2 P. M. They
plan to have DIR. Warren w. Wilson,
of Columbia University, and president
of the Presbyterian Home Mission
Board, for the afternoon, and will
present an Illustrated lecture by the
State Department of Public Instruc-
ton in the evening.
All members of the community in
terested in the welfare of the children
in the township are invited.
The ladies of the P. T. A. are MAX
ing plans to serve supper to all visit
ing members of the community.
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THREE BALooNIsTs RETURN

There was rejoicing throughout the
country when word arrived from
Moose Factory, a Hudson's Bay com
pany post at the lower end of Hud-
sons bay, that the crew of the navy
balloon A-5598, missing since Deem
Der 10, had reached that place in
safety. The three men, their balloon
driven to the Far North by a furious
storm. landed in the Canadian forest
and made their way to the post, and
are now on the road back to civiliza-
ion, presumably none the worse for
heir perilous experience,
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GOMPERs BLUNDERs AGAIN

Speaking Of Gompers. it may he
well to call attention to the labor
chiefs Incorporate attack on the Su-
preme court Of the United States.
That august tribunal last week hand
ed down a decision to the effect that
labor unions or their members are
accountable to the antitrust laws
where they depart from their normal
and legitimate objects and engage
in an actual combination or conspiracy
in restraint of trade; in brief, this
is a decision against the legitimacy
Of the Secondary boycott" Mr..
Gompers promptly issued a statement
in which he characterized the de-
cision as elbow at the movement for
human freedom and progress" and as
serted that the court had "joined
forces with the anti-union shop move
ment"
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Hunterdon County
Budget, 1921

The following is the amended bud
get of the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers of the County of Hunterdon,
amended at meeting held on Janu-
airy 6, 1921.
On Thursday, January 20, 1921, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon at the
rooms of the Board of Chosen Free
holders, in the Hunterdon County Ma
tional Bank Building, in the Borough
of Pennington, is the time the budget
will be taken up for approval, and any
and all taxpayers of the county may
be present and enter any and all objec-
lions to said budget before its final
adoption:
Miscellaneous Revenue
Amount Estimated to be re-
ceived from Surrogate's
Office ................. 100000
Amount Estimated to be re-
ceived from Sheriff's
Office .................. 100000
Amount Estimated to be
received from County
Clerks Office .,......... 100000
Amount Estimated to be
received from Miscel-
laneous ................ 100000
State Motor Vehicle fund
for road repair -. 100000
Due from State Motor We
hicle fund for 1920. 49,. 3,712.70
Bethlehem Township for
Bristol Corner road. -. 9,775OO
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NEW HOPE BABY CLINIC

DR.. R. C. Magill will give talk
on Infant Care and Feeding at the
New Hope Baby Clinic on Thursday,
January 20, at P. M. All mothers
and those interested in the welfare
of our babies are cordially invited.
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news review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
President Wilson Sends General
CroWder to Cuba to Help
1t Out of Trouble.
Intervention NOT UNLIKELY

Congress ReViVes War Finance Cor
poration, Despite Veto-senate
Committee Debating Disarma-
ment Plans-GompeTs AS
sails Supreme Court
for Labor De-
cision.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

Somehow man can't help blaming
the postman a little when the friend
from whom he expects letter has
to write.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14

The sweetest melon is the one with
in range of the farmers shotgun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29

Even sick child loves the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup If the
little tongue is coated. or if your child
is listless, cross, feverish. full of cold,
or has collie. a teaspoonful will never
fail to open the bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the constipa-
tion poison. sour bile and waste from
the tender, little bowels and gives you
a well. playful child again.
Millions of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup handy. They know tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for gen1-
inc california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother!
You must say California" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.
Advertisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29

foreign capital must be available but
its use must be free from political ten
dencies, the report continues. "Pene-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29
TABLEAUX and TALKS
ON MISSION PROGRAM

A varied Christmas program of reci-
tations, tableaux and musical selec-
tions constituted the entertainment
At the North End Mission Wednesday
night The evenings program was
opened with a tableau of welcome to
the congregation. Following, was a
tableau representing evolution since
Washington's time. Persons took the
part of Washington. Lincoln, Betsy
Ross and Santa Claus. Special music
was given by the Loyal Temperance
Legion.
Judge Bond talked for a short time
to the children present and urged
them to go to Sunday school and stick
10 the policies of the Sunday school.
He also pointed out the wonderful
opportunity of the mission to serve in
a good capacity in the community.
Following Judge Bonds talk, Santa
Claus made his visit to all the children
with toy and book of some kind.
Rev. and Mrs. Propst extended thanks
to the Richmond people who made
possible the joy-making for the chill
dren of the community who were in
need of Christmas relief.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29
REPLICA OF FRIGkTE
CONSTITUTION" PUT
IN BOSTON CAPITOL

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. pa forty
inch model of the United States Frig
ate Constitution, conforming exactly
in every detail and proportion to the
original "old Ironsides" that is spend
ing her last. long furlough nesting
against dock in the Charlestown
navy yard, has been added to the IA
nous collection of miniature ships
housed in the Old State House here.
This little Constitution cost Lieu
tenant-Colonel William F. Spicer of
the marine corps eight years of work.
And so faithfully, so patiently and so
we'll did he build that his model has
been sailed on the ocean.
The ship has been pronounced perfect
in line, in sheer, in proportion, and in
every detail of hSr intricate rigging.
Colonel Spicer used CTS blocks in max
ing the tackle and 1892 bitches in the
ratlines. Two pieces of Mexican ma
hogany make the hull The A guns
are wooden, carefully chosen so that
their weight would not be too great to
permit the sailing of the vessel. The
upper works are of lighter wood, the
sails are of silk, and every one is to
scale.
Colonel Spicer said he made the
model because he loved the old frig
ate"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29
Everyday Adventures
That Puts The Joy Back Into Life

That Puts The Joy Back Into Life
When you've been holding down
an "in-between" job for the past
three months-just something to
tide you over till a real opening
shows itself
And you're growing mighty tired
of the feeling that you aren't get
ting anywhere at all, and you
don't cheer up a bit when you look
over the prospects for the New
Year
Because positions seem just as
scarce and workers just as numer-
Gus as they have been, but all the
same you make a good solid reso-
luton that you won't overlook any
bets in trying to find that elusive
opening you've been hoping for
And so you stop in at the Palla-
dunn office and tell your story to
a classified ad taker and he gives
you some good tips about describ
ing your qualifications and exper
ience in the most effective way
And the next day your little ad
appears in the Situations Wanted
column-and the next, a letter from
one of the business concerns you'd
been most anxious to get in touch
with appears in your mail
And the next day your name ap-
pears on that firms list of new en-
ployees-and Oh Boy
That Puts The Joy Back Into Life,
Copyright 1920
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29

tration of capital by any country which
has special political interests in 81
IBERIA threatens to imperil Russian in
terests as a whole. This could be pro-
vided by the conditions of the min
ing interests in Saghalien after its oc-
cupation by Japanese, the thrusting
out of Russian fish industries from the
Pacific coast by the pressure of Japan
and the peculiar manner in which
Japanese capital is used throughout
the far east by banks that possess
colonial tendencies.
Russia Needs Siberia
Having no colonies, Russia needs
Siberia for the migration Of the sur
plus population of European Russia.
This migration increases in years of
fuctuating economic conditions. In
1908 about 100000 people came over
the Ural mountains.
I'VE urge the infallible observance
of the agreement of 1896 regulating
the relations between the Chinese
Eastern railway and the Chinese gov
ernment, the organization of com
| bined Russian-Chinese police. the reg
ulation of legal rights of Russian citi-
zens in Manchuria on the basis of the
agreement of 1896 and the payment of
| debts for transportation of troops and
cargo for the inter-allied command
which amounts to some 1000, 900
] r1IblpS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-29

Capt. Edwin T. Pollock has been
named governor of Samoa. He was
born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, in 1870;
was appointed to the Naval
Academy in 1887, and was commits
stoned a captain five years ago. He
served on the New York, flagship
of Rear Admiral Sampson, during
the Spanish-American war, and
during the World war he command
ed the transport George Washing
ton.