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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

tory lessons as during this cam
paign. Every republic ever estab-
lished has either failed entirely or
degenerated at times into revolu-
tionary anarchy exeent the United
States. :. Add the United
States has lasted because of the
great wisdom of the trainers of the
Constitution and the intense respect
which the people have had for that
wonderful instrument. The Constitu-
ton provides for three distinct, CO.
ordinate branches of the Government,
the executive, legislative and ju.
dicial and that system has endured
because it has proved successful in
protecting the rights of aminorities.
Minorities in this country do not
undertake to start revolutions when
they are beaten, as they are prone
to in many other republics in this
hemisphere and as they have in the
tected and that if their views are
they know their rights will be pro-
old republics of the past, because
correct they will ultimately prevail.
La Toilette would lay the axe to
the foundation of the Constitution by
giving to Congress power to over
rule the Supreme Court. His pro-
position is SO revolutionary that,
while it appeals to some who are too
impatient to make long fight for
their opinions, it repels thinking
Americans with love Of their country
and respect for the Constitution in
their hearts. That, as DR.. Butler
points out, is why La Toilette OBJ
viously thinks it necessary to devote
so much time and no small amount
of Justification and misrepresenta-
ton to defending this plank in his
platform. 1t is only natural, of
course, for the Socialists and the
l. W. VS.. to support La Toilette,
because their first wish is to over
throw the Government.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
IMPROVEMENT BAND PLANS
ANNUAL BAZAAR AND SALE

The Improvement Band Of the
First Baptist Church has completed
plans for its annual bazaar and sale
of fancy goods and eatables, to be
held Thursday, November 20, in the
church building.
Mrs. John E. Schenck, the present
president, who succeeded Mrs. Chas.
Conover, when the latter moved to
Morrisville some months ago, is di-
recting the undertaking.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
DIR. MagiW Addresses
Hospital Clinic

New Hope-Dr. r. C. Magill, eye
specialist, addressed clinic of
the North Penn Clinical Society
at Grand View Hospital in Sellers
vile Wednesday afternoon of last
week. The Clinical Society is affil-
lated with the Bucks County Medi-
cal Association, and is devoted to
the discussions of medical and sur
gieal problems confronting the men,
hers of the clinic.
The subject of DR.. Magill's ad-
dress was "0ccular Muscles" One
interesting case cited by him was
that of man who had received a
sharp blow in the eye, injuring the
muscles to such an extent that the
iris disappeared, leaving the eye
completely blinded. This is very
rare case, only one having come to
his knowledge before, and was re-
ported in the Journal of Opthamol-
ogy. Happily DIR. Magill was able
to report complete cure.
Those present at the clinic were
DR.. John Weirback, DR.. II. P. Feig-
ley, DR.. Deibert, and DIR. Meyer, of
Quakertown; DR.. Herbert Meyer and
DR.. Herman, of Lansdale; DIR. Clar-
ence Paulus, Telford; DIR. H. C.
Grim, Trumbauersville; and DR.. An
thony Myers, of Blooming Glen.
The Grand View Hospital, where
the clinic was held, is an institution
which has made gratifying sue
cess from very humble beginning.
The hospital was begun few years
ago in two story frame dwelling
house, fitted out for only $1,000. Two
years later friend of the hospital
left $4,000 with which . two story
stone building was erected. Six years
later campaign for funds raised
$4,000, with which nurses home
was built and new equipment in
stalled. The hospital now has four
buildings with IL acres of ground,
and these are SO beds for patients.
Last year there was a balance of
$4,000 in the treasury.
Dir. Magill said that the hospital
occupies a commanding location on
a hill in Sellersville, and that it has
become center for that section in
the medical profession. He voiced his
wish that this community might
start such project.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

Mrs. John Ely spent day re-
Gently with her sisters Mrs. Jacob
S. Kitchener and Miss Sarah II. Gil
bert at Holicong, Pa.
Mrs. John Ely and Mrs Martha
Janney were among the guests at a
card party given Saturday after
noon in Lambertville by the young
people of the Tennis Club.
Mrs. Ellen Reinert of Centre
Bridge is visiting her nephew Jesse
Worthington and family on North
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Naylor enjoyed
the Pennsylvania Railroad excursion
to the National Capitol on Sunday
The train was three hours late re-
turning on account of wreck be-
tween Washington and Philadelphia
which held up the excursion train.
Miss Verna Purcell left on Tues
day when she will enter Strouds-
burg Normal School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Minor have
returned from their wedding trip
through the New England States.
They will reside with Mr.. Minors
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mil
nor of Ferry Street.
Don't forget the American Legion
Oyster Supper, Friday September
rs in Worthington's Hall from $50
to s p. M, daylight saving time.
Tickets 75c. Each ticket entities
holder to a chance ON " ton of coal
donated by A. Ely Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hooker of
Hatboro were visiting relatives in
town over the weekend.
Mrs. Simpson Kelley visited her
sister Mrs. Margaret Schlachter at
Horsham, Pa, one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Knowles and
son of Philadelphia were visiting
Mr.. Joseph Knowles on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kilroy of
Trenton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Slaughter.
Mrs. Devices Shallcross and child
rem of Washington, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Simon
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Worthington
are spending week at Atlantic
City.
Miss Marion Brown of Abingdon
Hospital spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown.
Mrs. William Burd and daughter
Sarah, of Point Pleasant, spent
Tuesday with her mother, Mrs.
Laura Stintsman.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Leedom at
tended the wedding of Miss Ada Fa-
bian of Newtown yesterday.
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Mrs; Theron Lee, of 1870 North
Union street, was taken to Phila-
delphia Hospital in the Fire Patrol
Ambulance Wednesday. Following
the extraction of tooth her face
became swollen, and it is thought
poison set in.
Billy Hunt is being complimented
on the new concrete paving before
his home and store on Coryell street.
This completes an even paving near
ly the entire block from the Canal
to Mr.. Hunts property.
Mrs. Fred s. Cummings, of 33 JEFF
ferson street, was visited last week
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Datis
Reed of Riverside.
Virginia Kerr, little daughter Of
Mrs. Gertrude S. Kerr, Of 80 York
street, is reported i'll with pneumonia.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

Resignation from Watson Dud-
bridge as member Of the Board of
Health, on account of moving from
town, was received and accepted. On
motion, DR.. l.. A. Hamilton was APP
pointed to fill the unexpired term,
The Treasurer was authorized Ia
borrow $65O000 on Tax Anticipa-
ton note.
The Street Commissioner stated
that in order to repair the fire by
draut on York street, it would be
necessary to shut off the water north
Of that point. The Clerk was in
structed to notify the residents
through the papers, that water would
be shut Off above York street on
Saturday, October 4th, from 900 A
NJ. until repairs are completed. The
Commissioner was instructed to have
shut off valve placed on the pipe
leading to the above hydrant, SO
that in the future repairs might
be made without having to shut off
water through the entire system.
The Clerk was instructed to have
notice placed in the papers agar
calling attention to the requirements
regarding permits required for OBJ.
structions on the streets and side
walks. This appears in legal notice
on the fourth page,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

The Company owns $50 acres of
the shale land surrounding the plant,
and it is estimated that there is
enough surface shale there to supply
the plant on l0-kiln capacity for
600 years. Mr.. Harvey showed us
voluminious reports from engineers
and biologists who had surveyed
the property, and these reports state
that there is enough shale above the
creek level to last 600 years at a
daily output of $4,000 brick.
The rich deposits of shale in this
section give promise for its be-
coming shale brick center of great
Importance to the building industry.
The location of this new plant here
means benefits to the entire com
munity, and operations there are
beng watched with keen interest by
local people. A new industry always
benefits town, and the opportuni-
ties for expansion in this plant give
promise for the future that are
highly gratifying.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

Jersey side of the Delaware also
took much business away from the
trolley line.
The Newtown branch was a big
money Garner the first year or SO,
because of the pleasure riders, but
its business in recent years had de-
clined to almost nothing. Fer one
thing its fare had been raised from
ten to forty cents, and the time Of
running from thirty-five to fifty
minutes. All these things helped
to kill off business.
Automobile competition is very
largely the cause of the dwindling
business of this trolley system, the
largest abandonment in this section
OF the country. In fact, some of the
western roads, and even a few in
Pennsylvania, are showing net in
creases of business.
Albert L. Johnson is dead, Tom
l.. Johnson is dead and Charles M.
Bates, who was its president for
number of years, is dead The latter
met accidental drowning in Long
Island Sound while on a steamer
trip to Boston last winter, according
to reports. And now the road is
dead--all victims directly or indi-
rectly of mistaken cause. Albert
Johnson died from overwork in pro-
noting cheap fare lines; Tom L.
Johnson from diabetes, augmented
by worry over the effort to maintain
cheap fare lines in various places,
which absorbed his one time fortune
he using it up in paying off bills
that he regarded as moral obliga-
tons. The johnson family lost a
half million dollars on the Lam
bertville, Newtown and Princeton
lines during their ownership, but
they paid off every dollar of debts
when they sold the local roads.
1t is unlikely now that any more
electric railways will be built in
this section, SO long as "flivvers'
can be bought for as little as IS
down, while first-class electric
railway would cost, at present. any
thing from $4,000 per mile up, in
stead of less than half that sum
twenty years ago. At one time
there was a movement on foot for
an electric railway from LambertviIle
TO High Bridge, via Stockton, Ser
geantsville, Sand Brook, Pennington
Sunnyside, Hamden and Clinton. Its
cost was estimated at $750,000, al
that time, and Western .electri,
railway man stood ready to place
S250,000 of his own money in it
! A cleveland banking house., rivals
of the Johnson interests, thought
| favorably of taking 100000 worth
of bonds, leaving 100000 to bs
raised from other sources. IL is
probable that il would have beer
constructed, except that an expected
traffic deal with the Trenton Lam
bertville line fell through with, and
the western man invested his coir
in steamboats, which automobile,
cannot fully compete with.
The passing of the trolley line /.
to be regretted, as it was sign
of enterprise that no autobus car
I duplicate. The most thoroughly
stranded traveller gains confidence
when he sees pair Of steel rails,
knowing that they must connect
up with civilization somewhere. An
auto tire track may only lead TO an
unnavigable detour.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Georgia Beatty wishes to
thank the many friends who so
graeiously rendered their assistance
during her recent bereavement in
the death and burial Of her hus-
band William H. Beatty.
She especially wishes to express
her gratitude for the generous for
al offerings sent to the home and the
church.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
TROLLEY ABANDONMENT ENDS
DREAM OF THE JOHNSON BOYS


Hunterdon County's only trolley
road ceased to function at midnight
last Saturday, and the ears that
have run for twenty years between
LambertyilleNew Hope and Trenton
made their last trip
Former patrons who misunderstood
the final notices to mean that the
cars would make their last runs
on Sunday, waited in vain Mt the
various stations, and said things
that--well, just didn't fit in with
the Sabbath atmosphere.
Morning papers are now coming
on the autobus, and mails are com
ing by train, as of yore, and the
old reliable system of man transpor.
tation has been re-established be-
tween the Lambertville and New
Hope postoffices.
Following so closely upon the
abandonment of the line between
Doylestown and Bristol it means
that Bucks County has lost about
forty per cent of its entire electric
railway mileage during the present
year, while Hunterdon County has
lost one hundred per cent--of the
only thousand foot of electric rail
way that it ever had.
Trolley cars are being run for
the present between Trenton and
Yardley until bus service can be
inaugurated, and the Blue Bell Bus
line is operating between Newtown
and Yardley, but the territory be-
tween New Hope and Yardley has
been left to the jaywalkers and the
eanalboats.
The Bristol-Doylestown line was
built by the late Thomas Chambers
of Newtown, and associates, ant
was known officially as the New
town Electric Street Railway. I'm
officially it was called "The Sunshine
Line" because the cars ran much bet
ter in nice balmy weather than they
did in the blizzardy kind--or ever
unreasonably cloudy weather.
This line was taken over by tn,
Sidney l.. Wright interests abou
fourteen years ago. Many i'm
provements followed, and in 1911
| the same interests took over TIL
| New Jersey & Pennsylvania Trac
ton lines between Trenton am
Princeton and Trenton and New
town, New Hope and Lambertvill'
| These later lines were the out
growth of scheme of the late Al
| bert l.. johnson, of trolley fam'
to link up New York and Philadel
phia. having ai''ess A.. st,'rted an es
tensive system in the Lehigh Valley
Mr.. johnson died at Fort Hamil
ton, N. Y, in 1901, from heart fail
ure, when only 80 years old. Hi
brother, Tom l.. Johnson, mayor o
Cleveland, one-time millionaire, an
a 3-cent fare advocate, directed at
fairs for ten years until his dealt
During this period the local lines gu
of Trenton were built. Experts es
timated that the Lambertville lin
would earn from $75, 900 to $4,000
per year, gross, but its best year
prior to 1912, did not reach 100000
sum just about large enough Il
keep the road out of bankruptcy
and it is unlikely that it has beer
that much the past few years. s.
many changes in fares and schedule
were made that the public lost tract
of them. The nutobus line on tn
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
Fire Patrol A mbu-
lance Makes First
Official Run

Lambertville-Mo Monday night the
new Fire Patrol Ambulance made
its first official run when George
Ham was taken to st. Francis Hos
pital. Mr.. Ham is Waterman for
the Pennsylvania Railroad and lives
at LOG Clinton street He developed
appendicitis, and it was found that
he would have to be operated upon
immediately He sought the services
of the Fire Patrol Ambulance. and
secured immediate response. John
Behan drove the machine, and was
accompanied by Phineas Thorne.
Mr.. Ham was operated upon by
DIR. Somers at st. Francis Hospital,
and is reported to be doing nicely.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

ing completion. The walls are up and
roof spans are now being erected.
This unit of buildings is located on
hill above the kilns, and adjacent
to the heaviest shale deposits. In
this way the shalc is easily conveyed
to the crushers, and by process of
gravitation the raw brick from the
moulders are conveyed to the kilns.
These are along the railroad sid
ing, and thus finished brick from
the kilns can be loaded on cars
with no lost motion whatever.
Ives l.. Harvey, president of the
Company, said yesterday that al
ready they had several offers from
contractors and jobbers to take their
entire output as soon as production
is started, But this, he said they
did not care to do. Located as they
are, convenient to both Philadelphia
and New York markets, the Com
pany can handle its own sales eco
nomically and save the middleman's
profits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
LAFOILETTE PROPAGANDA TENDS
TO AMUSE SENSIBLE PEOPLE

La Toilette and Wheeler, with that
recklessness born of the knowledge
that they will never be called upon
to make good are making the most
ridiculous promises-promises which
will probably fool the fools, while
they make intelligent men laugh.
For instance, in his campaign book
La Toilette promises, by public con-
troll of water power, to furnish the
farmer with electric current for 35
cents day, equal to the labor of
5 men and four-horse team" Every
intelligent man knows that that is
not only impossible but preposterous;
that the great cost of electricity is
its distribution where maintenance of
wires and loss by leakage constitute
by far the most tremendous factor
of expense; that until science has
devised some method of cheaper
distribution no man and no govern
ment could distribute electricity in
the amount indicated for 35 cents,
or even for $3.50 a, day; that were
such thing possible the demand
from the proprietors of small shops
and factories for cheaper electricity
would become so tremendous that
there would be no resisting it. And
intelligent men who analyze the
profit and loss sheets of the big cleo
trical power companies know that
they are not making inordinate pro-
fits at existing rates-and they en-
ploy the most expert engineers in
the world. But then, if one is never
to be called upon to make good his
promises and he is counting on. APP
pealing only to those too ignorant
to analyze those promises-Why not
promise everything in sight?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
Presented With Diamond Watch
Charm For 25 Years. Service

Lambertville-W Wallace P. Thorn
ton, local representative of the Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Co. on last
Tuesday celebrated the 18th ami
versary Of his service with the Com
pany. He was presented with a dia-
mond studded watch charm by the
Company in honor of his continuous
25 years service.
And he didn't even knock Off
for the day! He celebrated the oc-
casion by hustling harder than ever.
We congratulate Mr., Thornton,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25
ELECTION RETURNS FOR
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Kean Beats Edge BY l,os9 Votes


Altho Senator Walter F.. Edge de-
feated Hamilton +. Kean for nomi-
nation to the U. s. Senate by about
$4,000 majority over the whole of
New Jersey, Mr., Kean polled 1909
more votes in Hunterdon than did
Senator Edge. This was bitterly
contested fight, but Mr.. Kcan has
already stated that he accepts his
defeat and will do all he can for
the Republican parry at the General
Election.
The following figures include all
the voting precincts in the county
except Lebanon and Union. They
were given out by Mr.. Fell from the
County Clerks Office at 1890 day
light time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

The ward contests were as fol
lows: LIST Ward County Committee
tone man and one woman; priscil-
la Howell 10; Nelson Pidcock Ia;
Roy Ewing n; Reba Saunders 80.
Justice of the Peace Leon M. Ma
polean L; Priscilla Howell 1.
End Ward-County Committee-I.
L. Smith 1877; Emily Wesner Sc;
Charlotte g. Cooper So; w. f. Hay
hurst 6. Justice of the Peace Elmer
Carr 6; Elmer Smith s; Charles
Bair, Jr. d; Norbert Rosso 1; John
Swartz /.
3rd Ward LIST County Commit
tee-Nicholas Coombe 10; Lillian
Kroezen 10; Geo. Bowman Q; Samuel
Morse Q; Minerva Huff 2; John F6y
/; Mrs. J. Sklute 1; W. Dudbridge /;
l.. o. Jones /. Justice of the Peace
Samuel Morse 8; Elmer Smith q;
Samuel Bodine !; King Pyatt Il;
VIM. Bice ].
Bird Ward End County Com
mittee-Nelson Oblinger 1913; Kate
Buchanan 20; Jessie Regain 8; Jes-
sic Holcombe 5; Edith Udy 1.
Justice of the Richard
Slack, 2; Samuel Morse, l.; Charles
Slack, /; Percy Skillman, /.
DEMOCRATIC
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

Try "Cold Dog" at Cochran's
Soda Fount. Chocolate covered cone
filled with ice creaa-5c, Any flavor,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

As Nicholas Murray Butler points
out, there never was a time when
the people of. this country needed
so strilcingly to recall their his
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-09-25

( Washingfon's Tolerance
Every man who conducts himself
as a good citizen, is accountable
alone to God for his religious faith,
and should be protected in worship
ping God according to the dictates
of his own conscience.-George
Washington.