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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-03-14
OY lNERS OF LOCAL UTILITY
BUYS BRANCHVILLE PLANT

The New Jersey Power e. Light
Company which supplies Lambert
vile and Stockton with electricity,
has added Branchville, Sussex Coun-
ty, to its list Of franchises. This
plant was privately owned by Char
les Crisman and family, and was
started more than twenty-five years
ago. The New Jersey Company plans
extensive improvements to the
Branchville plant with twenty-four
hours service.
Since the Lambertville franchise
was acquired by them they have re
duced the charge for service, and
except for unavoidable Interrupt
tions of short durations, have given
excellent service The local plant is
now maintained solely as an emer-
gency station, while the current is
supplied from Dover over high pow
err transmission lines. But it takes
several minutes to get the local
plant into operation, and this ac-
counts for the interruptions.
This company is constantly ex-
panding its holdings and improving
them with proceeds from sales of
it's bonds and stocks In this way
quantity production enables them to
give the best service at the lowest
possible cost, and at the same time
pay good dividend to its stock
holders.
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TO OBSERVE MUSIC WEEK IN
LAMBERTVILLE

A meeting was held at the home
of Miss Mary G. Brown, music in
structor in the local schools, last
Monday night to make arrangements
for observance here of National
Music Week beginning May 4th.
Representatives were present from
the schools and musical organiZa-
tons of this city and New Hope.
A publicity committee, composed Of
J. H. Herring, Raymond Stout and
j. ID. Jones, was appointed to work
up interest in the affair. Dennis
Strouse, is chairman of the band
committee and Paul Malloy, chair
man of committee to secure a
community orchestra.
A program is being arranged to
have musical events every. night in
that week, in various parts of this
city and New Hope. The closing
night of Music Week will be OBJ
served by community sing to be
held at a place to be announced lat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-03-14

in Kidding Lambertville and New
Hope of the "howl." You can do it
if you take these hints kindly, and
make it point to pass the sugges-
lions on to new owners of radios
who have not learned the fine points
of the game.
A great deal of the "howl" has
been caused unintentionally by those
who would not have done it had they
been properly informed. You have
all experienced this howl, and you
know how disagreeable it is. So let's
work together to eliminate it. If
can be of any service to you, please
call on me. | shall be very glad to
help in any way can to drive out
the howl so that every radio fan
can enjoy his set to the utmost.
NELSON RITTENHOUSE
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-03-14
MRS. LILLE BULL

Mrs. Lille Bull of Ingham
Springs, near New Hope, passed
away to her eternal reward at 800
A. M. Thursday morning, March 10,
in the Mercer Hospital at Trenton,
where she was taken about ten days
ago to undergo an operation. Fun
eral~ services will be held in the
parlors of the undertakers, Swayze
G. Margerum, 415 Greenwood Ave,
Trenton, on this Saturday afternoon
at 200 o'clock, and will be in charge
of the Rev. DIR. Willis A. Lewis,
pastor of the New Hope Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, of which the
deceased was member The de-
ceased leaves four children; Theo-
dore R.; Willis H.; Cora W; and
Helen E. Bull to mourn her loss.
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! poles. The school children climbed up
and touched the wires, the drift be-
ing packed so hard that walking
upon it was easy.
Railroads were tied up from four
to six days, and some even longer.
The little locomotives of that period
had to buck drifts in groups of five
or six, and in numerous incidents
the front one buekled up with fatal
results to the crew.
Telephone service wasn't hampered
much, because, in those days, there
wasn't much service to hamper The
Bell company had a single line run
ming through Hunterdon County,
with one or two public connections
in the more important towns, and
the average person had never used
phone at that time.
No person who witnessed the
storm of 1888 would cali any of the
SHOWS since that time real bliz-
lard, Judging by that standard. The
lir was full of fine, white powder,
1itingly cold, with the wind blowing
ueh gale that sounds carried but
l few feet. One man who escaped
1eing hit by falling church steeple
at Clinton by SO few feet that spec
ators from nearby window
thought he was under it, did not
know of the accident until the next
day. The jar that shook the nearby
house carried no sound to him in
the whirling blizzard That was
what made it so dangerous to hui
man life: Its fury deadened all other
sounds until falling trees, sagging
roofs aud cracking timbers carried
no warnings to the possible victims.
Some of the folks thought that
Tuesdays storm, coming on the an
lniversary of the great blizzard might
prove to be replica Of the earlier
storm, but at no time did it even
approach the ferocity of the earlier
storm.
Judging from the reports from
the surrounding country the past
three days, it is likely, though, that
the present storm did more damage
to wires, by far, than the blizzard of
sS, but this is due to the vast in
crease in the number of wires, and
not to the storms intensity.
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LAMBERTVILLE
PERSONALS

Mrs. Joseph Mathews, of Elm
street, has returned from visit
with her grandson, Paul H. Yos,
and family in Trenton. While there
she attended a concert at the Y. M.
C. A. at which Mrs Yos played the
organ.
Paul Q. Wilson, of this city, was
married to Miss Torell NJ Harris,
of Trenton, on Wednesday, Febru-
airy 81. The marriage was perform
ed at Elkton, Md, and just recent
ly became known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cooper were
dinner guests of MIR. and Mrs. w.
Scott Taylor, Jr. in Trenton Mon
day evening.
Mrs. F. w. Van Hart, of 81 York
street, has returned from Miami,
Fla. after a nine weeks visit in
that resort.
Miss Alice G. Hoffman, of l
Union street, was business visit
or in Philadelphia last Monday. She
is to have her Spring millinery
opening on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hamil, of 179
North Main street, were visited
Sunday by Joseph Genau, of Wash
ington, d. c.
Mrs. Edith Arnett, of Perry and
Clinton streets, was Trenton Wis
itor last Monday.
Mrs. Sarah johnson, of Raven
Rock, was visitor here last Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. laurent. Angevine
were weekend visitors in Stockton
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Angevine, on Bridge street.
f. w. Massey, of the Lambert
vile Iron & Steel Co., was busin-
ess visitor in Trenton Wednesday.
Mrs. Ida E. Pierson spent last
week in Pittston, Pa, visiting friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Minor were
visited Sunday at their home on
York street by Clarence Hackney
and family, of Trenton.
Adam Keiser, formerly resi-
dent here, but now of Easton, was
visitor here last Saturday.
Members of st. Elmo Commandery
will hold Ladies' Night social at
their lodge room Saturday.
C. F. Solliday, jeweler, was bus
mess visitor in Philadelphia on We'd
nesday.
Abram d. Cray was fined $6.25
before Justice of the Peace, Elmer
Smith, Saturday evening, for leaving
his auto parked five feet from the
curb at the corner of Union and
Coryell streets. The arrest was made
by Officer William Morse, who warn
ed Mr.. Cray at the time the car was
left on the street, but the warning
was ignored. The police are making
strong efforts to regulate traffic SO
as to afford the least inconvenience
to the travelling public.
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Senator Forced to
Reveal His Own
Telegram.

The orgy of undertaking contin-
ues undated in the national capital.
The latest report is that evidence
has been presented to Chicago
grand jury indicating that two men,
bers of Congress have accepted
brides in connection with obtaining
pardons and the House has adopted
a resolution calling on the Attor-
ney General for their names. Mean
while, Reps. Langley of Kentucky
and Zihlman of Maryland have an
nounced that reports have reached
them that they have been named be-
fore the grand jury but that they
are guiltless. Every rumor and
every unexplained scrap of evidence
is seized upon by the scandal-mon-
gers and magnified into something
sensational and APPALLING, but sensi-
BILE observers will not fail to re-
member that this is a presidential
year, that the Democrats are desper-
ate for an issue, that their most
probable candidate, McAdoo, has
been destroyed by the revelations
of his activities after he left the
cabinet, and that all the scandals
and the rumors of scandals should
be discounted accordingly. Once the
election is over, the skies will clear.
It's not unusual for the pillars of
the Republic to totter on their foun-
dations shortly before presidential
election--but happily they are al
ways found safe and secure when
the election is over.
Of course when Senator Walsh of
Montana goes so far as to drag into
the record private kilograms of the
President and attempt to besmirch
his name, patriotic citizens will be
indignant and will voice their in
dignation. And the conduct of the
Montana statesman (?) is the more
reprehensible when it is disclosed
that he himself sent a wire to
Edward L. Doheny attempting to in
terest Doheny in the development
of Montana oil lands and then, when
his blanket subpoena brought the
telegram to the investigating COM
mittee, attempted to conceal it and
was forced to disclose it and his
correspondence with Mr.. Doheny on
ly by the enterprising newspaper
men. Mr.. Walshs own letter, drag
ged to light in the same way, also
informed Doheny that his brother
John Walsh, was counsel for an oil
company, the American Republic
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WALSH NOW CHARGED With
MAKING 0VERTURES TO DOHENY

Corporation, J. S. Cullinan, presi.
dent. Walsh now says Doheny trieC
to get him into the oil business
but his own letters to Doheny clear
ly prove that it was Walsh who mi
tiated the subject and tried to get
Doheny to develop the Montana oil
fields. As the New York Times
(Democratic) remarks, at is hu.
initiating to think that we have
come to the point where every idle
tale and gratuitous suspicion about
the President of the United States
must be given resounding public
ity."
The best and most important news
in Washington these days, from the
standpoint of the plain people, is
the fact that the Senate has in
itiated an effort to put through a
joint resolution reducing the income
tax which the average citizen will
have to pay on March 10, by 25 per
cent. The House and Senate have
wasted so much time wind jamming
and trying to make political capital
out of scandals and alleged scandals
that there is no possible chance OF
passing the tax revision bill before
that date. But Senator Smoot has
determined to seek the cooperation
of the House in an effort to pass a
simple joint resolution which would
permit a 25 per cent reduction in
income taxes on March 10. Further
details of the tax reduction to be
concluded later.
Both Senate and House have gone
mad over the effort to make parti-
san capital for use in the campaign
and, as a consequence, are grossly
neglecting their regular duties. OF
course the various Investigations are
all being conducted by committees
so there is no need for the Senate
and House thus to waste their time
But unfortunately every time Sen
ator or Representative sees the
name of colleague on an investiga-
ting committee on the front page OF
a newspaper he becomes wild with
envy and tries to achieve like no
toriety by making some sensational
speech on the floor. AS conse-
quence, not one of the big appro-
priation bills has been passed by
the Senate and only a few by the
House. A year ago by this time both
houses had passed them all AL
want to adjourn before the nationa
conventions and there will soon come
mad rush, with grossly ill-consi
dered legislation and, more thar
probably, a number of "jokers" viii
slip through in the appropriation
bills, to afford basis for new scan
dals in another day. That is the wa.
improper legislation generally gets
onto the statute-books.
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DOES YOUR RADIO "HowL?"
Nelson Rittenhouse Makes Some
Timely Suggestions
Dear Mr.. Editor

Dear Mr.. Editor
| have been consulted a great
many times in the past month re-
garding the terrible "howling" of
radio receivers, which has been a
disagreeable experience for local
audiences. 1t will be greatly appre-
ciated if you will contribute space
in your valued paper to explain the
causes of this difficulty. This letter
is written with a desire to improve
radio reception and to help those
who have had the above difficulty,
without any desire to dictate. And
it is earnestly hoped that every
radio fan will take these hints in
the proper spirit and cooperate with
each other in preventing this "howl-
ing" not only for their own benefit,
but for the benefit of others.
THE CAUSE OF THE "HOWL"
"Howling" is primarily caused by
IMPROPER TUNING of the receiv-
ing set. When it is improperly tun-
ed, it not only destroys its own re-
ceiving but it interferes with the
reception of every other set within
a radius of a mile. Therefore, every
radio audience should learn how to
tune properly.
The "Regenerative Set" is the
worst offender-when improperly
tuned it becomes a powerful trans
mitter. And every time it "howls," it
howls into the receiving set of every
other radio within mile. REMEM-
Der that if the other fellow sent a
terrible screech into your ears while
you were listening to something
very interesting, it would destroy
your reception completely. That is
precisely what you do when you
improperly tune your set. So treat
the other fellow just as you would
like him to treat you.
Handle the ticker coil of your
receiver with the same care you
would exercise in handling the trig-
ger of a loaded gun. The ticker
coil, which is the rotor of the vario-
coupler in the majority of sets,
should be very carefully adjusted, SO
that point is reached where the
signal becomes clear. If you turn
it any farther your set will squeal
and you get no reception. In addi-
ton you destroy the reception OF
other radios around you. Turn the
ticker coil very slowly until you get
your signal, and if it starts to
squeak. turn it bak just wee Bit
AND LET 1T ABSOLUTELY
ALONE
1t is at this point that the very
highest application and selectivity
is attained yeu will enjoy the con.
cert, and so will others around you
Make it a point 10 do your part
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BATTYES MARRIED FIFTY
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Mr. and Mrs. James II. Battye, Of
the York Road, New Hope, were
married fifty years ago today
March IA, 1874-the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. DIR. Studio
ford, of Lambertville.
The affair is being observed rath-
er quietly today, the family reunion
being scheduled for Sunday, when
the children and various other rela-
tiyes and friends will be present to
help celebrate the joyous event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Battye have FIVE
children, Miss Kate Battye, at home;
Garfield Battye; Albert H. Battye,
of Trenton; Mrs. Alva f. Cryer, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Fred White
ley, of Lambertville.
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ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
Clergy
Clergy
Rev. I. J. Bensley, d. d.
Rev. A. w. Henzell, MISC.

The schedule of services for the
second week in Lent viii be as fol-
lows; Sunday, March 10th, Holy
Eucharist, 8 a. M. Rev. 7. J. Ben
sley. Morning Prayer and sermon,
1890 a. M, Rev. T. j. Bensley,
Holy Eucharist, Rev. A. w. Henzell.
Litany, $50 p. M, Rev, T. J, Ben
sley: preacher, Rev A, w. Henzell.
Tuesday, March 18th, Devotions,
8 p. M, Rev. A ~ Henzell preach
err, Re- q. }. Bsnsley; subject of
addle43, "The Reality of Sin"
Wednc dey surch 10Th. Holy
Euch ISL, $50 a. m, Rev. I. J.
Bensley.
Frid.y. March 2lst. Holy Euchar-
list, $50 a. M, Rev. A. w. Henzell.
Children's service, $50 p. M, Rev.
T. j. Bensley. Evening Prayer and
Meditation, 7.3o p. M, Rev. T. ].
Bensley
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THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO TODAY
SINCE GREAT BLIZZARD ENDED

Thirty-six years ago today March
IA, 1sSS--the great blizzard that
had ragged over this section of the
country for three days showed signs
of breaking. The same day was
sent the first wireless telegraph
call for help on record emanating
from the cahoose of Lehigh Valley
freight train at Three Bridges, Hun
terdon County.
Thus the famous blizzard of 'SS,
an epoch in the history of all the
"old timers was also marked by an
event that was forerunner of a
worldwide invention.
For some time the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company used wireless
telegraph on some of its more inn
portant passenger trains, an oper-
ator riding in one of the coaches.
which had raised metal roof Sec
tion, from which the message "jump-
ed across the short space to sim
gle wire line strung close to the
railroad track, and about the height
of the car roof This line extended
from South Plainfield, in New Jer-
sey, to Easton. Pennsylvania, until
it was taken down after the expert
ment was abandoned, due to the cost
of maintaining service, and the small
patronage received from travellers.
On March H. 1888, n train push
ing a snow plow carried caboose
that was wireless equipped Near
Three Bridges the train collided with
another in a deep drift, killing some
of the employees and injuring others
seriously. A call was sent out by
the wireless operator, picked up by
one of the regular operators, and
it brought relief train to the aid
of the unfortunates.
Railroads and highways and by
ways were showed full, and yet the
sleighing was practically obliterated
| by the entire removal of the snow
from sections of the roads not bless
ed with fifteen to thirty foot drifts
One of the largest drifts in this
section was in front of the Aquetonp
schoolhouse, at the top of the hill
above mgham Spring, on the OLD
| L.
the cross-arms of the telegraph
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NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH


DR.. Magill this week is manifest
ing anew his interest and generosity
toward the Carversville orphanage
The Lambertville people are again
generously supplying their talent
in the presentation of another play
DIR. Magill's class Is furnishing the
refreshments and our congregation
is supplying the autos for trans
portation.
Mrs. Evans has accepted the SUI
perintendency of the Sewing class
in the Junior Club, meeting every
Thursday night.
Misses Verna and Anna Steever
were weekend visitors at Ivyland
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ashton and
family motored to Germantown last
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Newhart
and family spent few days last
week visiting with Mrs. Newhart's
parents at East Stroudsburg, Pa.
DR.. Lynd, who was guest at the
Manse last week, said that when he
left Michigan week ago, there
were two feet of snow on the level.
We are glad he left it there.
The ladies aid meet this week at
Mrs. Sheetz's to quilt.
We noticed good many Lambert
vile people in our congregation
Sunday There is always warm
welcome for the Lambertville people
at our church.
Next Sunday Junior c. f. will
meet at p. m. under the leader
ship Of Miss Edith Higgins. We
invite all children Of Junior c. b.
age to be present.
Henson Evans class held its
social and business meeting last
Monday night at the Tennis Lodge.
Sixteen boys were present, and they
had an excellent time.
Mrs. Evans visited with friends
at Philadelphia and Hatboro this
week
The pastor accompanied the
Odd Fellows to Trenton on Sunday
to hold services at the !. 0, o. F.,
home. | count it a great privilege
to visit this home, it is one of the
very best in the country. A fine
building, well equipped and beauti-
fully kept. This is a good piece of
Christian work. The service was
conducted by Mr.. T. j. Walker. A
Male Quartette from Lambertville
furnished excellent music and an
eloquent address was delivered by
the Editor of the New Hope News.
Watch our Sunday School. There
are surprises coming
Friday night the monthly Sunday
School conference was held at the
Manse. Refreshments were served.
Speakers were Mr.. Ives Harvey,
DR.. Petrie and Mr.. Drueken Miller
of Mt. Airy. Mr.. John Simons pre-
sided. 1t was an excellent meeting.
Mrs. Ed. Slack of Brownsburg
attended our church Sunday morn
ing.
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NEW HOPE
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur E. Goslin and Charles
r. Sutterley were visitors in Phila-
delphia, on Sunday of last week.
j. Bishop and son Walter, of
South Main street, have returned
from weeks visit at their former
home in Wilmington, Del.
William Naylor and family, of
South Main street, have moved to
the farm of Edward Malloy.
Miss Virginia Camden, of Lans-
down, who has been holding dancing
classes here and in Lambertville.
reports increased interest in her
work.
Mrs. Charles Sutterley and Mrs,
p. F. Kelly and son John were
Trenton shoppers last week.
James McNeal has moved into his
new home on South Main street.
Miss Helen Ely is on visit with
friends at Glenside.
William w. Cottman, Jr. of River
Road, has returned to State College
to resume his studies. He has been
| ill at his home here.
Mrs. Watson Reeder, of South
Main street, was Philadelphia Wis
itor last Saturday.
The High School students staged
their play, "A College Town." at
Buckingham last Tuesday. But due
to the stormy night very few at
tended.
James Malcolm will sell his house
hold goods at public sale at the Har-
ry Worthington farmhouse, on the
River Road north of New Hope, ON
Saturday afternoon, March %.